4th 12 - 2009 | no comment »

Nancy reject wins West End role

I’d Do Anything reject Rachel Tucker has landed her first leading role in the West End show We Will Rock You.
The Belfast actress will appear from mid-September in Queen and Ben Elton’s hit musical at London’s Dominion Theatre, playing the role of Meat.
“It is a dream part. We Will Rock You is one of my favourite shows. I first saw it when I was a student at the Royal Academy and loved it,” she said.
“I am beside myself with excitement. I just can’t believe it.”
Rachel, 26, made it to the final four of the BBC programme which aimed to find a star for a new West End production of the musical Oliver. Actress Jodie Prenger won in the final.
Friends and family of Rachel took to the streets of Belfast to campaign for her, travelling around the city centre in an open-top bus.
Less than two months after her Nancy disappointment, she has secured a part in the long-running musical.
Now in its seventh year, We Will Rock You is based around the songs of Queen.


4th 12 - 2009 | no comment »

Lloyd Webber pens Eurovision song

Andrew Lloyd Webber is to help pick the UK’s next Eurovision entry, in a overhaul of the BBC’s selection show.
Lord Lloyd Webber will compose the UK’s entry and embark on a search for the singer or group to perform the song.
Graham Norton will host BBC TV show Your Country Needs You to find new talent for the 2009 contest, after a string of poor results for the UK.
Lord Lloyd Webber said: “Win, lose or draw, I am looking forward to every minute of it.”
The BBC show will follow a similar format to the successful How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? and I’d Do Anything, with Norton and Lord Lloyd Webber at the helm
In recent years the UK has performed poorly at Eurovision.
Last year, former X-Factor finalist Andy Abrahams came joint last, securing points from just Ireland and San Marino.
Russia’s Dima Bilan won the contest, sparking more accusations of “friendly” voting between neighbouring countries.
Lord Lloyd Webber, who has had number one hits with songs like Any Dream Will Do and Don’t Cry for Me Argentina, added: “In my life I have never shied away from the impossible and this looks like the biggest mission impossible of all time.
“But with the might of the BBC and the British public behind me (not to mention Graham Norton) who knows what will happen?”
Lord Lloyd Webber came aboard the UK’s 2009 Eurovision bid following last month’s announcement about changes in the contest’s voting system.
Next year, the points will be decided by a mix of jury votes and public votes. The contest will be held in Moscow in May.


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3rd 12 - 2009 | no comment »

Charlotte evicted from Eurovision

Charlotte Finlay-Tribe has become the second contestant to be eliminated from the BBC’s Eurovision contest Your Country Needs You.
The 17-year-old ended up in the bottom two after a public vote, but Andrew Lloyd Webber chose to save male harmony group The Emperors Of Soul instead.
“If you come back in a year’s time I will see you again and I think you’ll have a very serious career,” he said.
“I’m a bit upset but it’s been an amazing experience,” said Finlay-Tribe.
Four acts have now gone through to next week’s semi-final – including Jade Ewen from east London, pantomime actor Mark Evans from north Wales and identical twins
Francine and Nicola Gleadall from Sheffield.
One act will be eliminated on that show, with the UK’s Eurovision entrant to be selected in a live programme on 31 January.
Their song will be written by Lord Lloyd-Webber, who is hoping to revive the UK’s fortunes in the song contest after X Factor reject Andy Abrahams came in last place
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Residents have also formed opposition groups, including Highlands Before Pylons and Pylon Pressure, raising concerns about threats to tourism, house prices and health.
SSE said the £320m development was needed for the reliable transmission of electricity from renewable sources from the north of Scotland, which would be enough to
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3rd 12 - 2009 | no comment »

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Perth-based David MacLehose, from campaigners Scotland Before Pylons, said sufficient consideration had not been given to other options.
He said: “The European Union and Commission are pushing hard for member states to provide undergrounding for high voltage electricity communication where possible.
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The inquiry, which started in Perth in February, was set up after SSE submitted plans to erect new pylons along the route from Beauly, near Inverness, to Denny, near Falkirk.
Although it is due to end shortly, it may be at least another year before Scottish ministers make a decision on the £320m development.

Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) hopes to install 600 pylons in a line from Beauly to Denny.
A public inquiry into the proposals is due to end on Thursday.
However, campaigners claim vital questions – such as whether a sub-sea cable would be a better alternative – have not been addressed.
SSE has said that the new 137-mile power line is vital to the future of “green energy”.
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Evidence about the health risks of high voltage power lines is growing day by day, an MSP has claimed.
Labour backbencher Dr Richard Simpson compared growing evidence about the impact of power lines to the increase in evidence on passive smoking.
He made the case as members of a Holyrood committee considered a petition calling for regulations to deal with high voltage power lines.
The committee is meeting in response to plans for a new 137-mile power line.
Dr Simpson, an MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, said when he had called for a ban on smoking back in 2001, the evidence on the dangers of second-hand cigarette smoke was “not all that great”.
But he added: “Within a few years this parliament passed a ban on smoking.
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Dr Simpson said that an inquiry by a cross-party group of MPs had stated children living within 200 metres of such power lines were at increased risk of leukaemia.
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The political art-rockers turned pop-rock heroes are still going strong after more than twenty years.
The Manics emerged from Blackwood, fuelled by the radical socialist culture of the south Wales valleys.
They’ve outlived their own expiration date, survived personal trauma and enjoyed infamy, notoriety and success.
Some say their name comes from the book of the Monty Python film Life of Brian, which lists ‘manic street preacher’ as one of its characters.
The Manic Street Preachers were born, albeit with a different name, in 1986, when James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Sean Moore and rhythm guitarist Flicker formed Betty Blue, although they’d changed their name to Manic Street Preachers by the time they’d cut their first single, Suicide Alley.
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2nd 12 - 2009 | no comment »

Given assurances

He told BBC’s Newsnight that “the Scottish government was willing to publish every significant matter as far as this
decision making is concerned”.
Mr Salmond denied it was naive of the government to think Mr Megrahi would not be given a rapturous reception in Libya.
“The assurances were offered by the Libyans. These assurances were that the return would be low-key and sensitive, and we
were appalled and thought the return to Libya was wrong.
“I think when people offer assurances they should be taken and when they don’t keep these assurances, that’s not the fault
of the Scottish government.”
He would not be drawn on whether it was right or wrong for Prime Minister Gordon Brown to remain silent on the subject.
The BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg said the prime minister was in a difficult position.
“If he was perceived to support the decision, he would incur American wrath, but the opposite could infuriate the Libyans,”
she said.
Meanwhile, Buckingham Palace confirmed on Monday the Duke of York would not be going to Libya on a trade trip next month.
The justice secretary told parliament that assurances had been given by the Libyan government that Megrahi’s return would be
treated in a “low-key” manner.
Scottish ministers have maintained that the decision to release Megrahi on compassionate grounds – which has been strongly
criticised by the US government – followed due process and was the right one.
Going on the attack in parliament, Scottish Labour leader Iain Gray demanded to know whether any pressure was put on Megrahi
in his decision to drop the appeal against his conviction, ahead of the move to grant him early release.
“Last week, the Scottish Government made a wrong decision, in the wrong way, with the wrong consequences,” said Mr Gray.
“The cabinet secretary has mishandled this whole affair from start to finish.”
Scottish Tory leader Annabel Goldie said Mr MacAskill’s decision was not made in the name of Scotland – and said Megrahi
should have been allowed to live out his days in a safe house or hospice in Scotland, which she argued would have avoided
Thursday’s scenes in Libya.


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