PUBLISHED: 16:24 07 December 2010 | UPDATED: 10:26 09 December 2010 John Lennon and Yoko Ono film their hot-air balloon movie in Lavenham in December 1969 Archant As the Swinging Sixties drew to a close, John Lennon cut himself adrift of The Beatles and, with his new wife Yoko Ono, was free to express himself …
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2010 Holiday Gift Guide
The holiday season is upon us again, which usually means it’s time to plaster on a fake smile as you unwrap yet another pair of Aunt Gert’s homemade macramé socks. This year, put in a good word with Santa, and revolt against boring gifts. You’re still figuring out what to do with that Old Spice …
Harry Potter star Emma Watson on growing up: Moment I cut my hair and became a woman
Without even a single drop of polyjuice potion, a magical transformation has taken place before our very eyes. A mousy schoolgirl has cast a spell over film audiences to become a superstar, fashion icon and sex symbol. When Emma Watson had her long hair chopped off, it was a rite of passage to mark her …
David Villa strikes twice as slick Barcelona thrash Real Madrid
José Mourinho always said that his side would lose one day but he did not expect to lose like this – not after enjoying the greatest start of any coach in Real Madrid’s history. His team, so impermeable before, were punctured. Five times. They were sunk. A 5-0 victory for Barcelona was described by the …
Wikileaks cables reveal China ‘ready to abandon North Korea’
China has signalled its readiness to accept Korean reunification and is privately distancing itself from the North Korean regime, according to leaked US embassy cables that reveal senior Beijing figures regard their official ally as a “spoiled child”. News of the Chinese shift comes at a crucial juncture after the North’s artillery bombardment of a …
Suzuki Kizashi: Tokyo to L.A. — The Hard Way
Day 1: TOKYO to KYOTO But if you really want to see the world, there’s still no better way to do it than by car. You can go where you want, at the pace you want. Road trips rule. And while seat 4B on the Kodama Bullet Train to Nagoya might seem a strange place …
Anti-graft watchdog urges halt to World Cup race
Anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International has called on FIFA to postpone the race to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups following fresh media allegations of corruption. The call from the campaign group came just before the executive committee of world football’s governing body is due on Thursday to designate the two host nations, in front …
Blatter praises South Korea’s 2022 World Cup bid
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has praised South Korea’s bid to host the 2022 World Cup, saying Monday that the sporting event has the power to bring divided North and South Koreans closer together. FIFA will announce the hosts for both the 2018 and 2022 World Cups on Dec. 2. South Korea is mainly competing with …
Portugal runs over World Cup champion Spain 4-0
World Cup champion Spain slumped to its worst defeat in 47 yearsWednesday when it was routed 4-0 by neighbor Portugal, its secondbig loss in a friendly in two months.While the Iberian pair used the match to promote their jointWorld Cup 2018 bid, Portugal got a measure of revenge for its lossto Spain in the second …
South Africans Abuse AIDS Drugs
Biotech JOHANNESBURG (AP) – AIDS patients in South Africa are being robbed of their lifesaving drugs so that they can be mixed with marijuana and smoked, authorities and health experts say.The concoction is called “whoonga” – less a word than an exclamation – and it adds a bizarre twist to the war on AIDS in …