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March 11, 2010
Star of seminal 80’s teen classics The Lost Boys and Lucas, Corey Haim, has passed away at the age of just 38. The teenage heartthrob, whose career was stalled by rampant drug abuse, died early Wednesday morning in the Los Angeles suburb of Burbank at Providence St Joseph Medical Centre, ...
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March 10, 2010
You would not have seen him take the Oscar stage with best director Kathryn Bigelow but Nicolas Chartier did receive a shout-out from the platform and he did make his own acceptance speech of sorts.
Chartier, the now Academy Award winner for his production of The Hurt Locker, was just 20-years-old ...
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March 09, 2010
The Football World Cup has brought issues facing South Africa to the wider global community, with the topic of AIDS/ HIV being raised by authorities in the republic keen to capitalise on the international nature and awareness of the event.
South Africa’s government has made a worldwide request for one billion ...
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March 08, 2010
Former Prime Minister John Major has lashed out at his conservative contemporary Gordon brown over the latter’s use of British troops, which Major has labelled a party political prop. The timing of the outburst comes as Mr Brown was undertaking a secret visit to Afghanistan, where just this week two ...
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March 05, 2010
The Academy Awards are traditionally a time for friendly bartering and finger-crossing, but the actual stakes are much higher according to bookies.
Gamblers have taken to the Oscars in recent years with a dedication more suited to Las Vegas than Hollywood, and the odds-makers are quick to capitalise on the popularity ...
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March 04, 2010
Megan Fox polarises public opinion, and cast and crew members on any movie she is a part of. In a celebrity society that thrives on anti-celebrity creation, Fox has become the target for the paparazzi keen to cement an heir to the white-trash crown held by Anna-Nicole Smith and occasionally ...
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March 03, 2010
32-year-old Kristian Digby, the much-loved BBC television presenter, has died after an apparent sexual game went tragically wrong. Digby’s body was found in his apartment in east London by an ex-partner.
Paramedics were called to the scene at around 7.45am on Monday morning where they unsuccessfully attempted to revive the television ...
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March 02, 2010
A new bid for prison release has begun by one of Britain’s most infamous serial killers, known universally as the Yorkshire Ripper.
Peter Sutcliffe, who was charged with 13 counts of murder and seven of attempted murder, was jailed in 1981 for life. Sutcliffe has now applied with the London High ...
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March 01, 2010
The boycott by the largest cinema chain in the UK against Tim Burton’s latest fantasy fiesta, Alice in Wonderland, has thankfully been reversed. Or possibly not given the scathing reviews that emanated from its advance screenings.
Bosses at Odeon were able to reach an agreement with Disney to overturn the boycott ...
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February 26, 2010
According to latest media reports, next month will be a watershed period in the history of Auntie, with the BBC to make massive reductions to its operation.
The broadcaster will allegedly close half of its online services, close to radio stations altogether and reduce greatly the massive spending on US imports ...
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