UK news archive from 2014-01-12

News archive from 12 January 2014

Conor McPherson: 'TV is where the creative work happens now'

A scene from the revival of Conor McPherson’s The Weir, which is beginning a West End run. Photograph: Helen Warner There can be few playwrights as devoted to the magic of live theatre as Ireland's garlanded Conor McPherson, author of acclaimed plays...

Guardian, 00:13 in Showbiz

Did toxic wine kill Alexander the Great? Scientists 'find plant behind ancient leader's agonizing death...

167 View comments Alexander the Great built a legendary empire before his untimely - and mysterious - death at the age of just 32 in 323 BC. Some historians argued was death was due to natural causes, while others maintained he was secretly murdered...

Daily Mail, 00:37 in Science &Technology

Happy-Go-Lovely! British actress Sally Hawkins stuns in a white lace dress at the BAFTA LA Tea Party

She's known for playing dowdy women, but Sally Hawkins proved in real life she is every bit the glamourpuss on Saturday night. The 37-year old British actress arrived at the BAFTA Los Angeles Awards Season Tea Party wearing a stunning white lace dress...

Daily Mail, 00:37 in Showbiz

New series, same old problems: Kylie Minogue and Ricky Wilson turn the most likely star away... The Voice...

83 View comments You’d like to think The Voice UK 2014 will have more luck with finding a winner than the first two series. It would stop Simon Cowell from feeling quite so smug and after all, as a BBC show, we’ve paid for the whole fiasco which so...

Daily Mail, 00:37 in Showbiz

Where's the boy? Lindsay Lohan steps out without her 'British student beau', in fur and leather jacket with...

0 View comments She might be in the UK, but that doesn't mean Lindsay Lohan is going to spend all her time with her reported new British beau. The actress stepped out on Saturday night with a friend, but minus hunky Liverpool John Moores University...

Daily Mail, 00:37 in Showbiz

Dec WITHOUT Ant? TV host steps out to have his hair cut without famous on-screen partner

You rarely catch a glimpse of Dec without Ant, but the 38-year-old TV presenter was spotted on his own having his hair cut in central London. On a solo male grooming mission, the star, full name Declan Donnelly, looked casual and relaxed as he sat...

Daily Mail, 00:37 in Showbiz

Pregnant Tamara Ecclestone cleverly conceals her baby bump as she steps out for lunch at her favourite...

She is busy preparing for the arrival of her first baby. But like everyone who is pregnant Tamara Ecclestone needs to eat, and could not help but indulge in a lunch at her favourite Italian restaurant, Scalini, in Knightsbridge, on Saturday. The...

Daily Mail, 00:37 in Showbiz

Rebels clash in north Syria, bodies pile up in hospital - monitors

Peace talks are planned in Geneva on January 22 between Assad's government and political opponents who demand he step down after almost three years of bloodshed. But Assad faces little pressure to make concessions after consolidating his grip on...

Reuters, 00:47 in World News

EUROVIEW: Messi returns in style... and this is the most defining period of his career

It might seem contradictory at a club where the system is famed for producing winning players, but a large number of the coaches at Barcelona's youth academy know that it's extremely healthy for their pupils to lose. From time to time, at least. Think...