Entertainment

Cirque Du Soleil Brings New Year Joy

The Spanish word for "joy", Alegría brings happiness to all who witness it and a ticket to this spectacular show will prove the ideal gift for anybody this Christmas. Already savoured by millions of spectators throughout the globe, Alegría evokes a stunning time and place where fantasy and magic were central to everyday life.

Dawn French In Royal Opera House Appearance

Actress Dawn French has begun rehearsals at the Royal Opera House for a role in the comic opera by Gaetano Donizetti La Fille du Régiment (The Daughter of the Regiment). This new production by The Royal Opera opens on 11 January 2007 with performances running until 1 February 2007.

A Happy Wii New Year!

Nintendo has plenty in store to keep your Wii Remote busy in the New Year. Whatever sort of games you like to play there is something for everyone on Wii, ranging from nail-bitingly addictive puzzle games to adrenaline-filled action titles. This selection will keep you tied up until Easter!

Get Into The Festive Spirit With Music

Cher, The Beatles, Meatloaf, The Beautiful South, Phil Collins… All of these artists have scored Christmas Number Ones in the album charts. So which act is the Christmas turkey and which is at the top of the tree? Decide for yourself by rediscovering the bestselling albums of Christmas past with the British Library’s Pop Goes The Library exhibition supported by The Official UK Charts Company. The display includes every album to reach number one since UK album charts began, including every album that has ever hit the top spot at Christmas time.

TV Internet Browser With Nintendo Wii

Nintendo’s wildly popular Wii home video game system not only revolutionizes how people play games, but it also entices new people into the world of gaming. On Dec. 22, Nintendo and Opera Software bring the Internet to the living room couch with a free trial version of the Opera Web browser. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can download a free trial Opera browser to activate the Internet Channel of the Wii Menu and begin surfing the Web.

Any Dream Will Do For New Talent

Following the success of How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?, Peter Fincham, BBC One Controller, today announced “Any Dream Will Do” which will search for the leading cast members in Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Joseph And His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.

Win A Luxury Sports Car With Online Casino

Beginning this week, one online casino will be offering gamers a once-in-a-lifetime chance to win a spanking new luxury sports car! Players can enter for their chance to win a life in the fast lane by simply waging 500 casino credits in order to win an entry ticket into the online draw.

Slade Is Most Favourite Christmas Tune

A survey has revealed that the 1973 hit Merry Christmas Everybody by Slade is the nation’s favourite ever Christmas number one. Second favourite in the poll of 4,000 people conducted by David Ormerod Hearing Centres was Do they know it’s Christmas by Band Aid from 1984, followed by Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen from 1975 and Stay Another Day by East 17 from 1994.

Leona Praised By Whitney

X-Factor winner Leona Lewis has also won the approval of international diva Whitney Houston. Leona covered several of Whitney’s songs during the X-Factor contest including her worldwide hit “I Will Always Love You”, and Whitney is reportedly interested in mentoring the 21 year-old starlet.

Unknown To Duet With Justin Timberlake

The Recording Academy announced "My GRAMMY Moment" as it continues its mission of discovering and nurturing music makers with a historic opportunity for unsigned artists to vie for a performance with Justin Timberlake on the 49th Annual GRAMMY Awards.

Cheryl & Nicola Turn Out For Elton Premier

A host of celebrities including Cheryl Tweedy and Nicola Roberts of Girls Aloud attended the Leicester Square premier of “It’s A Boy Girl Thing” last night. The movie – produced and executive produced by David Furnish and partner Elton John - stars X-Factor’s Sharon Osbourne, who also attended yesterday evening’s screening.

Emma Bunton Gets Booted From Strictly

Three couples became two as Emma Bunton and partner Darren Bennett were voted out of the competition during last Saturday night’s show, leaving Mark Ramprakash and partner Karen Hardy together with Matt Dawson and Lilia Kopylova with a place in the Strictly Come Dancing final on BBC One.