PSYCHEDELIC Liverpudlians and fresh favourites The Coral recently crowned their unbroken streak of magnificent work with their Singles Collection, a two-disc compilation that also includes a treasury of previously unheard demos, outtakes and rarities which treat the listener to all...
Emily Booth is a hard worker. As presenter of the seminal gamer show Bits, face of late-night Channel 5 weirdfest outTHERE, Hollywood interviewer, on-the-ground reporter at British horror extravaganza FrightFest, B-movie heroine and star of the upcoming Doghouse, she seems...
IT seems strange that the World Acrobatic Championships are a competitive event. It is, of course, understandable according to mundane logic – at the end of it, someone will have had the best performance, and they will walk away with...
JAMES McCARTHY has the world at his feet, with clubs from Barcelona to Rangers and Celtic chasing his talent. But the 17-year-old reckons Hamilton is home and has vowed to stay with the Accies as he continues to learn his...
Visits by the British Army to UK schools and universities during times of conflict have caused controversy with students, teachers and the public. The chances are that you have sat through one. The British Army says it is invited to...
Their stereotype is one of political apathy, but with some analysts predicting turnout for the US presidential contest in November could break records by going as high as 130 million, younger voters are now a significant factor in the electoral...
UNFORTUNATELY, Scotland has the reputation of being “the sick man of Europe”. The nation’s notoriously bad diet – often high in fat, salt and sugar – is a major cause, according to the government, while smoking and excessive drinking also...
We know that Batman loves to lurk in the shadows. But when The Dark Knight instantly became the biggest blockbuster of the year, there was no sign of a video game tie-in. Other movies such as Iron Man, The Incredible...
TEN STEPS TO A GREENER LIFESTYLE 1.WORMS: Worms? How can those little slimy things save the planet? Well worms just love cooked food and your leftovers at dinner time. Get your mum or dad to look at getting a wormery...
Our first major stop, our first few days ... our first experience of being ripped off. Shortly after arriving in Bangkok, we got pulled into a scam of sorts. We were led to believe we were in a “Tourism Authority...
FANCY winning a cutting-edge digital media player and doing your bit for the environment at the same time? fresh has teamed up with the Go Greener campaign and Trevor Baylis to give away five Eco Media Players (worth £100 each)...
KATIE McGRATH is tired, with justification. “We’re on night shoots at the minute,” she tells me in a southern Irish lilt far removed from the regal tones we hear in Merlin, the new retelling of the youthful exploits of the...
