http://www.tonightinmycity.com Nightlife Community Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:24:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en WE ARE PHONETIC PRESENTS MIAMI VICED @ PACHA, LONDON Saturday 1st May 2010 10pm - 5am Room 1 Room 2: Club Classics Michael Gray                   Rob Marmot (Pete Tong's Wonderland Resident) Rob Roar                           Martin Offiah Max Linen                         Darren Bouthier Scott Cuba                        Jonnie Meyers Daley Padley        ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/we-are-phonetic-presents-miami-viced-pacha-london/ Singer Boy George has said Culture Club may re-form in 2011 to mark his former band's formation three decades ago."I think we could do a one-off gig or maybe a small tour," he told BBC 5 live. "It's our 30th anniversary next year so we may do something." Culture Club ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/boy-georges-band-may-re-form/ JULIE MCKNIGHT brings star quality to London's finest clubscene on SAT 3RD APRIL The voice of "How Soon Is Now", "Diamond life", & "Finally" from collaborations with David Guetta, Sebastian Ingrosso, Dirty South & Kings Of Tomorrow! Beyond comparison, without limitation, exceeding every expectation, the global vocal mega star Julie Mcknight ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/plush-dafunk-presents-soul-sensation-julie-mcknight/ It has been announced that the highly anticipated Creamfields 2010 line up will be revealed exclusively on BBC Radio 1 on Friday 26th March from 8pm. The multi award winning festival which won 'Best Dance Festival' at last years UK Festival Awards, will take place on August Bank Holiday ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/creamfields-2010-line-up-to-be-announced-friday-26th-march-2010/ Concrete Butterfly is a new species of club night launching over the Easter Weekend for women and their friends bringing dirty tunes, exquisite drinks and vibrancy into the much-loved East End. Join us and the social butterfly collective as we spread our wings to land at Concrete - the chrysalis ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/concrete-butterflylaunch-night/ The end of the month brings with it another action packed Gallery adventure! Never ones to shy away from showcasing the best djs and music from across the globe we welcome Aly and Fila for their Gallery debut along with special guest Marcel Woods. Irish production talent John O Callaghan ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/the-gallery-presents-marcel-woods-aly-and-fila-and-john-o%e2%80%99callaghan-friday-26th-march/ ARTIST: A GUY CALLED GERALD TITLE: TRONIC JAZZ THE BERLIN SESSIONS LABEL: LABORATORY INSTINCT CAT NO: LI017CD RELEASE DATE: 10 MAY 2010 A Guy Called Gerald has spent the last couple of years flitting through shadows, turning up on labels like Perlon, Beatstreet and Sender like a peripatetic prophet of the Berlin underground, seeding the ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/a-guy-called-gerald/ Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland is still the number one film in the US and Canada, topping the North American box office chart for the third week.The fantasy took $34.5m (£23m) in its third weekend on release, swelling its overall US takings to $265.8m (£179m). Its nearest rival was family ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/alice-unchallenged-at-us-cinemas/ The Victoria and Albert Museum is holding its first ever exhibition of British quilts.The exhibition features about 70 quilts dating from 1700 to the present day, including examples from the V&A's unseen quilt collection as well as key national loans. Highlights include a sumptuous silk and velvet bedcover dating back ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/quilts-at-the-va/ A leading provider of housing and care for the elderly has accused the BBC of not having enough older people in its programmes, compared to rival ITV.The Anchor Trust has commissioned an "older faces audit" that claims only 20% of presenters and actors on BBC One are aged over 50. ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/call-for-more-over-50s-on-bbc-one/ US playwright Katori Hall has triumphed at the Laurence Olivier Awards, winning best new play for The Mountaintop.The play, about the final hours of US civil rights activist Martin Luther King, beat Enron, Jerusalem and Red to take the honours. Hall, 28, is the first black female playwright to win ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/mountaintop-takes-olivier-honours/ Eccentric pop star Lady Gaga has secured a chart double with both her single and album reaching the number one spots.The single Telephone, featuring Beyonce, climbed 11 places in the chart, while her album The Fame jumped four to return to the number one spot. The success comes amid controversy ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/lady-gaga-achieves-chart-double/ Britons raise cash for charity by doing the Sport Relief mile http://www.tonightinmycity.com/in-pictures-25/ A record label is launching a talent hunt aimed at religious orders around the globe in a bid to recruit a troupe of chart-topping nuns.London-based Decca wants to record an album of plainsong and chant in time for the Pope's UK visit in September. The idea for the album was ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/sister-act-record-label-in-talent-search-for-singing-nuns/ John Hurt is to receive an lifetime achievement award at an international film festival later.The 70-year-old actor will be given the Bradford International Film Festival (BIFF) accolade for his career that has spanned more than six decades. The star of Alien and The Elephant Man will be given his award ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/hurt-receives-lifetime-accolade/ Tributes have been paid to a singer songwriter who recorded alongside musical giants including Dusty Springfield, Pink Floyd and Ringo Star.Most residents on the isle of Mull were unaware of the musical past of Lesley Cox, formerly Duncan, which emerged after the 66-year-old died last Friday. Her career took off ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/stars-pay-tribute-to-the-singer-who-shunned-the-limelight/ A photographer has been chosen as the nation's official artist for the coming general election.Simon Roberts has been commissioned by the Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art to document campaigning activity in the run-up to polling day. Mr Roberts will be given special access to the campaign trail and ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/election-campaign-to-be-captured-by-official-artist/ Special episodes of Ashes to Ashes, Masterchef and Mock the Week will feature as part of the BBC's Sport Relief broadcast.Celebrities and the public are getting involved in the charity event, which raises money for global causes. Gavin and Stacey's James Corden has filmed skits with stars including Andy Murray ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/sport-relief-gets-up-and-running/ Batman: Arkham Asylum has been crowned best game at the Bafta 2010 awards.The British developed title headed off strong competition from Uncharted 2: Among Thieves that led the nomination field before the ceremony. The game, which sees the superhero tackle a series of old foes in the asylum setting. also ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/batman-takes-best-game-at-baftas/ Coronation Street star Ryan Thomas has been charged with failing to stop after his car crashed into a lamppost.Mr Thomas, 25, who plays builder Jason Grimshaw in the ITV soap, is accused of crashing his Chrysler at 0400 GMT on 31 October last year. It crashed into the lamppost and ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/actor-charged-over-lamppost-smash/ Laws involving children under 14 years of age working in the entertainment industry need to be relaxed, a report has recommended.The report, ordered by Children's Secretary Ed Balls, said current out-of-date licensing laws needed an "urgent and radical overhaul". The report said there needed to be fewer rules around currently ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/child-worker-laws-need-relaxing/ Film-makers in the US and India have formed a coalition aimed at fighting piracy in the South Asian nation - one of the world's biggest film markets.The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and leading Indian studios are joining the alliance. They warned that the "menace" of copyright infringement has ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/india-and-us-unite-over-piracy/ Former Coronation Street actor Bruce Jones, who played Les Battersby, has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving.Jones, of Alderley Edge, Cheshire, grabbed the steering wheel from his wife Sandra, Mold Crown Court heard. Appearing under his real name of Ian Roy Jones, he admitted the charge after his trial jury was ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/ex-soap-stars-dangerous-driving/ The son of British conductor Sir Edward Downes will not be charged with assisting his suicide.Director of public prosecutions Keir Starmer said there was enough evidence to charge Caractacus Downes but that it would not be in the public interest. Sir Edward died on 10 July at the age of ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/no-charges-over-conductor-suicide/ By John WilsonBBC Radio 4's Front RowAs crime scenes go, it has got to be one of the most beautiful.The Dutch Room of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston is lined with green silk wallpaper, from terracotta cobbled floor to oak timbered ceiling. On one wall hangs a Van ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/in-the-frame/ Will 2012 ceremony be better than Beijing handover? http://www.tonightinmycity.com/gomparts-14/ Having inspired an Oscar-winning film in 2007, Ian McEwan's novel Atonement is to be turned into an opera.The author revealed the plans at the Southbank Centre in London on Thursday during a discussion event with composer and Radio 3 presenter Michael Berkeley. Berkeley will write the music, with the poet ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/atonement-opera-in-the-pipeline/ By Barbara PlettBBC UN CorrespondentRoman Polanski's new political thriller The Ghost, which is opening in the UK, is about a former British prime minister who is threatened with being hauled in front of the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes. The title refers to a ghost writer roped in ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/blairs-ghost/ Katie Price is to pay "substantial" slander damages to her former manager over a claim she had an affair with Price's ex-husband, Peter Andre.The damages relate to a comment made on The Graham Norton Show last October in which Price said Claire Powell had had an affair with Andre, also ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/price-pays-damages-to-ex-manager/ Gerard Butler talks rom-coms http://www.tonightinmycity.com/hunting-for-laughs/ Entertainment correspondent Lizo Mzimba takes a look at Matt Smith's first outing as the 11th Doctor.As an episode this has a few boxes to tick. It has to introduce a new Doctor, a new companion and sustain the momentum the series has built up since its return in 2005. For ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/doctors-full-debut/ Musician Billy Bragg is to curate his own stage at this summer's Glastonbury Festival, organisers have announced.The 52-year-old will book the bill for the Leftfield tent, which returns this year after being axed in 2009. Bragg said his role would be "a bit of everything - curator, MC, performer, guitar ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/bragg-to-curate-glasto-stage/ A songwriter and music producer who claims he helped launch Lady Gaga's career, co-writing hits and securing a record deal, is suing the US pop star.Rob Fusari, who is credited on Gaga's album The Fame, alleges the singer denied him his share of song royalties and merchandising revenue. On Thursday, ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/songwriter-sues-protegee-gaga/ Sandra Bullock's husband Jesse James has apologised to his wife and children following accusations he had an affair.In a statement, the reality TV star said: "I am truly very sorry for the grief I have caused them." He added that "the vast majority" of the allegations reported were "untrue and ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/bullock-husband-sorry-for-grief/ Actor Fess Parker, famous for playing American pioneer Davy Crockett in Walt Disney's classic 1950s TV series, has died in California at the age of 85.The Texas-born actor launched a craze for coonskin caps and buckskin shirts with his sturdy turn as the US icon. Parker went on to play ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/davy-crocketts-parker-dies-at-85/ By Tim MastersEntertainment correspondent, BBC NewsA hot topic in Hollywood right now is how long cinema audiences should wait until they can watch a movie on DVD.The subject has been high on the agenda at the ShoWest convention in Las Vegas this week as the industry grapples with the impact ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/movie-industry-debates-dvd-releases/ By Torin DouglasBBC media correspondentDrastic cuts at a respected community TV channel in Manchester have raised questions about the future of local news and the reshaping of local media in the UK.Channel M, under the ownership of Guardian Media Group (GMG), pioneered the convergence of local TV, newspapers and online ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/shaping-the-news/ By Tim MastersEntertainment correspondent, BBC NewsNote: This story may contain minor spoilers.Matt Smith's debut in the new series of Doctor Who has had its world premiere, with Smith saying he is keen to stay in the role for a long time.In The Eleventh Hour, the newly-regenerated 11th Doctor crashes the ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/new-doctor-who-series-premiered/ Roman Polanski's lawyers have filed an appeal over alleged judicial misconduct in his 1970s child sex trial in the US.The appeal cites new evidence that a prosecutor was aware of misconduct by the judge handling the case in 1977. Polanski has been under house arrest in Switzerland since September facing ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/polanski-lawyers-file-new-appeal/ The administrator of Crystal Palace has said he would "welcome an approach" by rap star P-Diddy.The music mogul's publicist confirmed to BBC London that he is thinking of moving into the football business. Brendan Guilfoyle, administrator of the bankrupt Championship side, said he "would willingly fly to New York to ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/palace-perked-by-p-diddy-bid-talk/ Fame and fortune may have eluded him - or he eluded them - but US musician Alex Chilton, who died on Wednesday, has been hailed as a major influence on modern music.Chilton had a US number one aged 16, fronted the band Big Star, whose 1970s output is cherished by ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/unsung-hero/ The actor who played Les Battersby in Coronation Street grabbed the wheel of his wife's car and said he was going to kill them both, a court has heard.Ian Jones - also known as Bruce Jones - caused the Mercedes to swerve violently as they travelled at 60-70mph on the ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/soap-star-tried-to-end-it-all/ The soldiers who aren't appearing on British stamps http://www.tonightinmycity.com/gomparts-13/ February 2010 proved a record-breaking month for BBC iPlayer, with a rise of 81 per cent on February 2009 for the number of TV programme requests.Daily requests reached 3.5m in Febuary, while the month as a whole drew an average of 1.4 million users per day. The live episode of ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/record-breaking-month-for-iplayer/ Influential singer and guitarist Alex Chilton, who enjoyed a cult following with Big Star, has died aged 59.Chilton died in hospital in New Orleans after experiencing what appeared to be heart problems, a friend said. The musician topped the charts as a teenager and formed rock band Big Star in ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/cult-musician-chilton-dies-at-59/ HOUSETASTIC N FULL MOON PROMOTIONS PRESENTS ODDISEY @ BIJOU Manchester 2nd April 2010 10pm - 4.30am £5 TICKETS £7 GUESTLIST £10 ON DOOR OVER 21'S I.D WILL BE ASKED FOR. DJ LINEUP... D.J -JAY C - IN BED WITH SPACE D.J-NATALIE BROGAN - MANCHESTER, IBIZA & DUBAI D.J-MATT BOOTHROYD BLINDED BY THE GROOVE (HALIFAX) BK2BK D.J/PRODUCER-TORI LORD PLUS LIVE- PA- ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/housetastic-n-full-moon-promotions-presents-oddisey-bijou-manchester-2nd-april-2010/ SELENA GOMEZ FIRST UK SHOW 5th April O2 Shepherds Bush Empire London FIRST SINGLE NATURALLY RELEASED ON APRIL 12TH ALBUM KISS AND TELL OUT ON APRIL 19TH "An energetic rant against the glamorous life." - Rolling Stone Pop pandemonium is about to hit the UK when teenage singing and acting sensation Selena Gomez makes her live debut at ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/selena-gomez-first-uk-show-5th-april-o2-shepherds-bush-empire-london/ Actor Antonio Banderas has been appointed a Goodwill Ambassador by the United Nations Development Programme.The Mask of Zorro star will focus his attention on the Millennium Development Goals, a set of targets aimed at halving world poverty by 2015. "Poverty robs us of our potential as a people, preventing us ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/banderas-in-global-poverty-fight/ French photographer Sophie Ristelhueber has won this year's Deutsche Borse Photography prize.Ristelhueber won for her retrospective exhibition which was shown at the Jeu de Paume, Paris, last year. For the past 25 years, Ristelhueber has examined the impact of human conflict upon architecture and landscape in places such as Bosnia ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/french-photographer-wins-a%c2%82a30000-prize/ *SIMPLY SPECTACULAR... SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA LIVE AT THE BRAND NEW MAGNA CENTRE, ROTHERHAM* *With Kissdafunk, HABIT & Candypants* On Sunday 30th May, house legends the *Swedish House Mafia* will play the most awe-inspiring venue of their live 2010 tour, at the spectacular *Magna Science & Adventure Centre* in Rotherham, making it their first northern ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/swedish-house-mafia-biggest-uk-live-show/ THE BIG CHILL PRESENTS RADIOCLIT DOC DANEEKA / GREENA GIRL UNIT / OLIVER RANT The Big Chill House, Kings Cross, LDN **FREE BEFORE 10pm, £5 AFTER** FRIDAY 19TH MARCH 2010 THE BIG CHILL PRESENTS a monthly flagship event at THE BIG CHILL HOUSE in KINGS CROSS, LDN focused on bringing you some of the biggest and most ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/the-big-chill-presents-radioclit/ A deranged literary romp through some of the planet's finest gutters and discos... From Las Vegas to Moscow, New York to Shanghai, Discombobulated features fifty unbelievably wrong tales of high living and international low-cost slumming.  On the Wrong Side, the modus operandi is as follows: you combobulate, then you go to ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/dispatches-from-the-wrong-side-out-for-april-2010/ Going to Ibiza this summer? Fancy winning the chance of bagging a pass to Eden which entitles you to free entry on any night of your choice ALL season? Then read on... Eden hosts some of the most innovative club nights in Ibiza - last year Pete Tong's Wonderland saw an ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/win-the-%e2%80%98freedom-of-eden%e2%80%99/ BBC Radio 3 and World Service presenter Charlie Gillett has died after a long illness, aged 68.Known as a champion of world music, the Lancashire-born broadcaster passed away in a London hospital on Wednesday, his family has confirmed. He contracted an autoimmune disease, and last week suffered a heart attack. ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/bbc-world-music-dj-gillett-dies-2/ UK DATES MAY 2010: BIRMINGHAM, GLASGOW, LONDON, MANCHESTER TICKETS ON SALE NOW Grammy nominated R&B singer songwriter Melanie Fiona will join Alicia Keys on the UK dates of the forthcoming 'THE ELEMENT OF FREEDOM' tour. The Canadian born Melanie Fiona burst onto the scene in 2009 with her critically acclaimed debut album ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/alicia-keys-announces-support-act-for-2010-uk-tour-melanie-fiona/ The White Stripes frontman has revealed that he's recorded a new track with the Brooklyn rapper in a magazine interview. http://www.tonightinmycity.com/jack-white-records-with-jay-z/ Shooting of the long-awaited film version of JRR Tolkein's The Hobbit is set to begin in New Zealand in July.Actor Sir Ian McKellen, who reprises his Lord of the Rings role as Gandalf the Grey, revealed casting is taking place in LA, London and New York. Mexican-born film-maker Guillermo del ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/hobbit-filming-to-begin-in-july/ US fashion designer Bob Mackie is renowned for dressing Hollywood stars with his sparkling creations, earning him the title "the sultan of sequins".He made his name in the 1960s designing outfits for variety TV shows and in the course of his career his designs have won him nine Emmy Awards ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/talking-shop-3/ BBC World Service DJ Charlie Gillett has died after a long illness, aged 68.Known as a champion of world music, the Lancashire-born broadcaster passed away on Wednesday morning, his official website confirmed. The author and publisher had contracted a disease of the autoimmune system, and last week suffered a heart ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/bbc-world-music-dj-gillett-dies/ A Banksy poster that was censored for use on the Tube has been restored by an unidentified graffiti artist.Transport for London (TfL) banned the halo dripping with paint on Banksy's artwork promoting his film Forgive Us Our Trespassing. The poster was reworked and displayed without the offending drips. But within ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/tube-banksy-work-regains-its-halo/ The growth of illegal file-sharing could cost European countries 1.2m jobs and 240bn euros (£215bn) by 2015, an industry report claims.The study, commissioned by an industry body and endorsed by trade unions, studied the impact of web piracy in Germany, UK, France, Italy and Spain. It claims that without measures ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/net-piracy-takes-toll-on-jobs/ The ashes of the late Norman Painting, best known for playing Phil Archer in BBC Radio 4's The Archers, have been scattered in a private ceremony.The ceremony took place in the grounds of a local school in Leamington Spa, where trees were planted in his memory. The area in the ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/family-scatter-paintings-ashes/ X Factor finalists John and Edward Grimes - otherwise known as Jedward - have switched record labels and signed to Universal, it has been confirmed.The announcement comes a day after it was reported the duo had been dropped by Sony, with whom they released their first single, Under Pressure. However, ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/jedward-announce-new-record-deal/ The UK premiere of The Blind Side has been scrapped after its Oscar-winning star Sandra Bullock pulled out of the event, organisers have said.Warner Brothers said the star, who won the best actress Academy Award last week, will not travel to the UK due to "unforeseen circumstances". The premiere had ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/bullock-no-show-scuppers-premiere/ The Krankies are to return to pantomime in Glasgow for the first time since "Wee Jimmy" was almost killed in an on-stage accident in the city in 2004.Janette Tough, 62, suffered a fractured skull after falling from a mechanical beanstalk while performing in Jack and the Beanstalk at the Pavilion ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/krankies-back-after-panto-tumble/ An innovative folding plug has been named as the overall winner at this year's Brit Insurance Design Awards.The plug, designed by London student Min-Kyu Choi, beat a collection by the late fashion designer Alexander McQueen to receive the coveted accolade. The three-pin plug, which folds flat for storage, was one ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/folding-plug-wins-design-accolade/ British actor David Oyelowo is to play Martin Luther King in Precious director Lee Daniels' next film, reports say.The Spooks actor will star in civil-rights film Selma, about the historic marches the activist staged in the Alabama town in 1964. The Hollywood Reporter says Wolverine star Hugh Jackman has already ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/spooks-star-cast-as-luther-king/ The stars attend this year's Royal Television Awards, which took place on Tuesday night in London. http://www.tonightinmycity.com/in-pictures-royal-tv-society-awards/ TV bosses in the US have apologised after preview clips of the Playboy channel were accidentally played out on two children's channels.A Time Warner Cable (TWC) spokesman said an "technical glitch" was to blame for the mistake which lasted two hours in parts of North Carolina on Tuesday. The company ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/oops-red-faces-after-adult-channel-airs-on-childrens-tv/ Alicia Keys and Black Eyed Peas are to perform at a concert in South Africa that will officially "kick off" this year's World Cup football tournament.Shakira, John Legend and Angelique Kidjo will also appear at the event, to be held in Johannesburg on 10 June. The 2010 World Cup begins ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/keys-and-peas-launch-world-cup/ A painting owned by Andrew Lloyd Webber's Art Foundation, which was at the centre of a dispute about its Nazi-era history, is to go under the hammer.Portrait of Angel Fernandez de Soto is being offered with a pre-sale estimate of between £30m-£40m - the highest for any work of art ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/record-estimate-for-picasso-work/ The modern-day culture of the "new world" will be explored in this year's Edinburgh International Festival.Director Jonathan Mills said it would be a journey of discovery through the diverse contemporary cultures of the Americas and Australasia. The festival will open on 13 August with John Adams's nativity oratorio El Nino. ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/edinburgh-festival-plans-new-world-theme/ Harry Hill, Ant and Dec and Michael McIntyre will battle it out for a top prize at the Royal Television Society Awards, which take place later.The stars are up for best entertainment performance gong at the TV industry ceremony, hosted by Rob Brydon. Two Simon Cowell shows - Britain's Got ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/bbc-triumphs-at-tv-awards/ One of Coronation Street's most dysfunctional families are set to appear in the 1,000th episode of the Jeremy Kyle Show.The love triangle between David Platt (Jack P Shepherd), his older brother Nick (Ben Price) and Tina McIntyre (Michelle Keegan) will be played out. Platt will demand a lie detector test ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/corrie-family-to-join-kyle-show/ Booker Prize winner Hilary Mantel has been longlisted for this year's Orange Prize for Fiction.Mantel has been nominated for her historical novel Wolf Hall, based on Henry VIII's adviser Thomas Cromwell. She is joined on the 20-strong list by fellow Booker nominee Sarah Waters, previous Orange Prize winner Andrea Levy, ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/mantel-on-orange-prize-longlist/ Comedian Roy "Chubby" Brown has been cleared of assaulting a woman during a dispute in a Teesside supermarket car.The comic was accused of hitting 21-year-old Kelly Oliver after almost colliding with her grandmother's car in Middlesbrough last September. The 65-year-old, of Northallerton, North Yorkshire, was charged with common assault under ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/chubby-brown-cleared-of-assault/ You've wide remit of sound -where do all the influences come from? I grew up listening to lots of different styles of music, mainly Motown as that's what my mum would play all day cleaning the house. Apart from listening to the charts during the 80's I'd listen to a lot ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/richard-dinsdale-interview/ Cream once again return to the white isle this summer to take over Thursday nights at the award winning Amnesia. Renowned for delivering the biggest line up's on the planet Cream have done it again, persuading the mighty Paul van Dyk to return as exclusive resident ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/cream-ibiza-2010-line-up-announced/ Best-selling author Joanna Trollope has been given a lifetime achievement award for her services to romance at a ceremony in London.Irish author Maeve Binchy was also honoured for promoting romantic fiction by the Romantic Novelists' Association (RNA) at the Pure Passion Awards. Lucy Dillon's Lost Dogs and Lonely Hearts was ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/trollope-awarded-lifetime-honour/ Oprah Winfrey must defend a defamation case filed against her by the former headmistress of her girls' school in South Africa, a US judge has ruled.Judge Eduardo Robreno refused to dismiss the legal action on Monday, saying Nomvuho Mzamane had enough evidence to pursue her claim. The star allegedly made ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/winfrey-to-defend-defamation-case/ The late author and playwright Keith Waterhouse will be remembered during a thanksgiving service in London later.One of Britain's most prolific writers, he passed away in September, aged 80. Waterhouse made his screenwriting debut on the 1961 film Whistle Down The Wind, but he remains best known for the 1959 ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/stars-attend-waterhouse-memorial/ First came a poem on the scandal of British MPs' expenses.Next was a tribute to the men who fought in World War One, after the deaths of the last two British soldiers to live through the conflict. Now, poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy has penned a poem with the perhaps ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/laureate-ode-to-beckhams-achilles/ Fantasy film Alice In Wonderland remains top of the UK and Ireland box office for the second week in a row.Tim Burton's 3D movie, a twist on the original Lewis Carroll tale, has now taken a total of £22.7m in the UK. Martin Scorcese's psychological thriller Shutter Island debuted at ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/alice-stays-top-of-uk-box-office/ Fantasy film Alice In Wonderland remains top of the UK and Ireland box office for the second week in a row.Tim Burton's 3D movie, a twist on the original Lewis Carroll tale, has now taken a total of £22.7m in the UK. Martin Scorcese's psychological thriller Shutter Island debuted at ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/alice-stays-top-of-uk-box-office/ By Claire Prentice New YorkA collection of previously unseen letters written by the famously reclusive Catcher in the Rye author JD Salinger, who died in January, has gone on show at a New York museum.Out of respect for the author's desire for privacy, the Morgan Museum & Library has ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/letters-from-behind-the-veil/ Former EastEnders actress and Strictly Come dancing star Natalie Cassidy has announced she is pregnant with her first child.The actress, who played Sonia Fowler in the BBC One soap, is expecting with boyfriend Adam Cottrell. Cassidy, 26, told OK! magazine that their nine month relationship had been a "whirlwind romance". ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/strictly-star-cassidy-expecting-first-cha-cha-cha-child/ Pioneering dance duo Orbital are to headline the Glastonbury Festival's Other Stage this summer, 16 years after a legendary performance at the event.The Hartnoll brothers will appear at Worthy Farm on Sunday 27 June as part of the festival's 40th anniversary. Phil Hartnoll said their famed 1994 appearance was a ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/orbital-book-glastonbury-return/ Peter Graves - star of the classic TV series Mission: Impossible and disaster spoof movie Airplane! - has died in the US city of Los Angeles. He was 83.The actor had a suspected heart attack outside his home after a meal with his family, about a week before his 84th ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/mission-impossible-actor-dies/ The royalties that UK songwriters, composers and music publishers get from online sales are growing faster than the decline from CDs and DVDs.That is the finding of PRS for Music, the not-for-profit body which ensures such groups are paid when their music is played, performed or reproduced. It said UK ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/big-rise-in-online-music-revenues/ Rapper Tinie Tempah has held onto the number one spot for a second week with his debut single Pass Out.Rhianna remains at number two with Rude Boy while Justin Bieber's song with Ludacris, Baby, was the highest climber, up 185 places to number three. Despite being ahead in the first ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/tinie-tempah-holds-onto-top-spot/ Tributes have been paid to the owner of one of Wales' best known rock venues, who has died at the age of 66.John Sicolo opened TJ's in Newport nearly 40 years ago and was a favourite of the late DJ John Peel. Oasis, Echo and The Bunnymen, Manic Street Preachers ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/tributes-to-music-venue-founder/ Kate Garraway, Katy Brand and Debra Stephenson are set for the final of the celebrity competition Let's Dance later in aid of Sports Relief.There had been doubt over GMTV's Garraway taking part in the final as she had been injured, but a BBC spokeswoman said she would appear. Last year's ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/hound-crowned-lets-dance-winner/ Kate Garraway, Katy Brand and Debra Stephenson are set for the final of the celebrity competition Let's Dance later in aid of Sports Relief.There had been doubt over GMTV's Garraway taking part in the final as she had been injured, but a BBC spokeswoman said she would appear. Last year's ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/hound-crowned-lets-dance-winner/ The two remaining original members of pop group The Hollies are to miss the group's induction into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in New York.The group, who had more top 40 singles than the Beatles in the UK up to 1975, are being honoured alongside Abba, Genesis, The ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/hollies-miss-hall-of-fame-honour/ The struggle of keeping a car going on coffee beans http://www.tonightinmycity.com/big-bang-2/ The struggle of keeping a car going on coffee beans http://www.tonightinmycity.com/big-bang/ ITV1 daytime show This Morning will be screened seven days a week, programme bosses have announced.The flagship weekday show - hosted by Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield - will also be broadcast on Saturday and Sunday from next week. The two one-hour programmes will feature a round-up of some items ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/this-morning-to-air-at-weekends/ Actor Corey Haim's death is being linked to a major drug ring which has been illegally obtaining prescription drugs, US police have said.California Attorney General Jerry Brown said the star's name was discovered on records during an investigation into the illegal activity. He said that the problem of drug abuse ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/drug-ring-link-in-haims-death/ Take That star Mark Owen has checked himself into rehab days after admitting he had a drink problem and had cheated on his partner of five years.A spokesman for the 38-year-old said: "I can confirm Mark checked into a private clinic on Friday." "I have had issues for a long ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/take-that-star-checks-into-rehab/ The UK will choose its representative for the Eurovision Song Contest later.Six previously unknown acts will compete for the chance to perform Pete Waterman and Mike Stock's song in Oslo in May. After an initial round singing famous hits, three of the acts will be picked by Waterman to sing ... http://www.tonightinmycity.com/teenager-gets-uk-eurovision-vote/