Sir Elton John was hired for a reported £1million ... Also on the bill were Rocket Man, I Want Love and Can You Feel The Love Tonight. Commissioning a star to impress party guests is not uncommon ...

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Fold this paste through the couscous and peas until everything is well coated. 4 Arrange the rocket over a serving platter, cover the leaves with the couscous and peas, then scatter over the ...

“The entire episode was about helping our brethren in Massachusetts,” said historian John Ragosta, who wrote a book on Henry ... Men in Virginia’s militias soon embroidered their heavy canvas shirts ...

Charm Syndrome Man is always charming at first. He uses this charm to gain control over a woman. Once he has achieved that control, Charm Syndrome Man may or may not continue to charm his partner.

Fiona Scott, 30, thought she had found the perfect man in Chris Dudley. So when he proposed, she didn't hesitate to accept. But days later she made a shocking discovery. Chris, also 30 ...

There's a new addition to the house today in an episode entitled Lost And Found. Young Harry the duck is scared when he can't find his family, who have all flown south for the winter, leaving him ...

One man's paradise is another man's hell, as becomes clear in this episode. Yuen-Wei Chew is a financial analyst with a one-bed flat in the Barbican, 60 grand to blow on doing it up and a vague ...

A male-to-female transsexual lost her battle today to have her marriage to a man 22 years ago declared legal by the highest court in the land. Elizabeth Bellinger, 56, underwent a sex change ...

Call-outs to fires would still be free, however. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has written to local authorities - who are responsible for fire services - telling them to consider the extra ...

Tara Fitzgerald as the girl who shows she can blow anything a man can, and louder, brings a feminist touch to the revolt. Does it sound very like The Full Monty which came soon afterwards?

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe fired off a salvo at Prime Minister Tony Blair today, telling him to "let me keep my Zimbabwe" and defending seizures of white-owned farms. "We have fought for ...