News archive from Monday, 16 April 2012
Matilda steals the show at Oliviers
Matilda the Musical has swept the boards at the Olivier Awards with its "four little miracles" in the title role sharing the limelight and the gongs. The girls, Cleo Demetriou, Kerry Ingram, Sophia Kiely and Eleanor Worthington-Cox, were...
Matilda steals the show at Oliviers
Matilda the Musical has swept the boards at the Olivier Awards with its "four little miracles" in the title role sharing the limelight and the gongs. The girls, Cleo Demetriou, Kerry Ingram, Sophia Kiely and Eleanor Worthington-Cox, were...
Matilda steals the show at Oliviers
Matilda the Musical has swept the boards at the Olivier Awards with its "four little miracles" in the title role sharing the limelight and the gongs. The girls, Cleo Demetriou, Kerry Ingram, Sophia Kiely and Eleanor Worthington-Cox, were...
Taliban's 'spring offensive' reminds Kabul its reach
When crackles of Kalashnikov fire interrupted his afternoon language class, Taghi Sefari barely looked up from his books. Kabul is, after all, a city used to violence. But when three loud blasts echoed through the school moments later, the veneer of...
Ofsted joy for Helmshore primary school
By Vanessa Cornall , Reporter STAFF and pupils at a Rossendale primary school are celebrating being rated as outstanding by an education watchdog. Ofsted Inspector Geoffrey Yates found Helmshore Primary School was performing ‘outstandingly’ in each...
Homeland: season one, episode nine
SPOILER ALERT: This blog is for people watching Homeland on Channel 4. Don't read on if you haven't seen episode nine – and if you've seen further in the series, please do not leave spoilers Rebecca Nicholson's episode eight blog...
Doncaster Rovers gift Portsmouth lifeline but they won't stay afloat long
Black humour attended the Keepmoat on the centenary of the Titanic disaster. When Doncaster went two up in five minutes Portsmouth's fans burst into "We're going down with the Rovers". And when Bristol City went ahead at Birmingham that is...
Stricken Wasps left staring into unknown after defeat at Harlequins
Dai Young, Wasps' barrel-chested director of rugby, is not used to fighting a foe he cannot see, or even understand. "What happens if we don't get a buyer?" he murmured, almost to himself. "I don't know, to be honest with you." A...
Gary Gold buoyed by Newcastle's first win on road for 14 months
Newcastle may yet require some outside help in avoiding relegation, but they go into the final two games of their league season with the future still in their own hands and determined to make life extra difficult for the champions, Saracens, who visit...
Toby Flood's England prospects rising along with Leicester's fortunes
Toby Flood and Leicester must be pinching themselves. As recently as last month the fly-half was surplus to requirements in an England back line dominated by the Farrell family and Leicester were fretting over their play-off prospects. Suddenly it is...
London Irish's Mike Catt could do a job for England in South Africa
Mike Catt, the London Irish attack coach, has emerged as a leading candidate for a similar role with England when they play three Tests in South Africa this summer. If he is given a job the Port Elizabeth-born former England international is sure to...
Matilda steals the show at Oliviers
Matilda the Musical has swept the boards at the Olivier Awards with its "four little miracles" in the title role sharing the limelight and the gongs. The girls, Cleo Demetriou, Kerry Ingram, Sophia Kiely and Eleanor Worthington-Cox, were...
Matilda steals the show at Oliviers
PLANS to dual the A1 between Felton and Morpeth could be scuppered if a scheme to build a holiday complex is given the go-ahead. D-day for bid to build cattle barn News Local News District News Regional News National News Business Businesses News...
Matilda Sets New Record As It Sweeps Oliviers
Matilda the Musical has swept the board at this year's Olivier awards ceremony at The Royal Opera House in London. The musical version of Roald Dahl's novel won seven of the 10 awards it was nominated for - a new record - with its four little leading...
Guns N' Roses Reunite For Hall Of Fame Event
One of the biggest bands in music history Guns N' Roses reunited before thousands of fans as they were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame. But there were boos for frontman Axl Rose after he refused to attend the ceremony. The rockers...
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