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‘Coronation Street’ is set to lose three more stars as the soap attempts to cut costs during the recession.Barmaid Poppy Morales, newcomer Paula Carp and Norris Cole’s girlfriend Mary Taylor will all be axed as they haven’t been a hit with viewers so bosses feel they can no longer keep them on. A source said: “It’s a real shame they’re leaving but …

Nigella Lawson nearly became a MI5 spy.The tv chef was approached by bosses at the British security service when she was studying at Oxford University in the 80s but decided against joining up because her father, MP Nigel Lawson, did not want her to.Nigella, 49, was targeted because she was taught by Elizabeth Manningham-Buller, who was MI5’s direc…

Primeval is not facing the axe according to the Itv show’s co-creator Adrian Hodges.The series, which sees dinosaurs appearing in the present day, was, according to some media, under threat last week due to the recession.It was reported that Itv were going to have to axe to show due to high production costs.However Hodges told TotalSciFionline.com …

The dashing, devil-may-care captain of the original Starship Enterprise, James T Kirk, has been named the best ever Star Trek captain in a new poll of fans.
 
The saucy Sixties spaceman played by William Shatner beat off competition from serious Shakespearean actor Patrick Stewart, who played Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the 1980s, and Kate Mulg…

While Ian McShane may be best known for his television roles in Lovejoy and Deadwood the British actor is back on the big screen this week, well his voice is anyway, in new stop motion animation picture Coraline.The Lancashire born McShane studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) until 1962 when he left before graduating to appear in his…

At a press conference at Filmhouse in Edinburgh this morning, Artistic Director Hannah McGill announced the full programme details for the 63rd edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF).This year the Festival, which runs from 17 - 28 June, will host twenty-three World premieres, and sixteen International premieres including the pr…

Epitaph Records is proud to confirm the worst kept secret of 2009, the signing of one of hardcore-rock’s most notorious bands Every Time I Die.  With the ink on the contract barely dry, the band is eager to enter the studio this spring to record their debut for the label, which is expected for release this Autumn.   “To be given…

Encompassing influences from folk music to country and acoustic soul, ‘Everything You Are’ was written on the road - airport lounges, hotel lobbies, tour buses, dressing rooms, you name it - while Sam was touring the US in his ‘day job’ as guitarist in KT Tunstall’s band. Thousands of miles away from home, dealing with…

Rap entrepreneur Nelly is expanding his business credentials to launch a new fragrance and body care range.The Hot In Herre hitmaker, real name Cornell Haynes, Jr., is already head of an empire that includes his energy drink Pimp Juice and his women’s fashion line Apple Bottoms.He is broadening the appeal of the label by teaming up with Romane Frag…

Ten Years After, Jefferson Starship and Country Joe McDonald are among the acts heading back to ‘the garden’ this summer for a 40th anniversary Woodstock celebration.The acts will perform at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, New York - which was built on the site of the 1969 festival.Also on the bill for the 15 August concert are the …