http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/ View the latest entertainment news from the Sunday Mercury. Great reports covering celebrity news, TV, film, music news and lots more. en-gb Sunday Mercury no View the latest entertainment news from the Sunday Mercury. Great reports covering celebrity news, TV, film, music news and lots more. Entertainment news http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/celebrity-news/2009/07/09/apprentice-stars-kate-walsh-and-philip-taylor-are-not-getting-married-66331-24113553/ Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:13:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/celebrity-news/2009/07/09/apprentice-stars-kate-walsh-and-philip-taylor-are-not-getting-married-66331-24113553/ Press claims Apprentice star Kate Walsh is to get engaged have been dismissed by someone who should know - her mum. Celebrity News http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/celebrity-news/2009/07/08/monty-python-to-make-a-comeback-66331-24102310/ Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:15:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/celebrity-news/2009/07/08/monty-python-to-make-a-comeback-66331-24102310/ Monty Python stars are to stage a major reunion for the first time in more than a decade to mark the show's 40th anniversary, it was announced today. Celebrity News http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/celebrity-news/2009/07/08/harry-potter-star-daniel-radcliffe-on-love-loss-and-diet-coke-66331-24102305/ Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:12:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/celebrity-news/2009/07/08/harry-potter-star-daniel-radcliffe-on-love-loss-and-diet-coke-66331-24102305/ An earnest young actor bursts into the room, grabs my hand in a shake and says: "Hi, I'm Daniel." But he doesn't need to make an introduction. Celebrity News http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/celebrity-news/2009/07/05/i-saw-michael-jackson-at-birmingham-s-odeon-with-the-jackson-five-in-1972-66331-24075330/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:58:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/celebrity-news/2009/07/05/i-saw-michael-jackson-at-birmingham-s-odeon-with-the-jackson-five-in-1972-66331-24075330/ SHE was a teenager from a sleepy Midland village and he was to become one of the greatest performers the world has ever known. Celebrity News http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/celebrity-news/2009/07/05/birmingham-snapper-s-memories-of-meeting-michael-jackson-at-the-odeon-66331-24075335/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:45:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/celebrity-news/2009/07/05/birmingham-snapper-s-memories-of-meeting-michael-jackson-at-the-odeon-66331-24075335/ FORMER Birmingham Post & Mail photographer Derek Millward met Michael and the rest of The Jackson 5 in Birmingham. Celebrity News http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/celebrity-news/2009/07/05/michael-jackson-inspired-sutton-coldfield-man-to-work-with-status-quo-peter-andre-boyzone-and-james-brown-66331-24075336/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:35:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/celebrity-news/2009/07/05/michael-jackson-inspired-sutton-coldfield-man-to-work-with-status-quo-peter-andre-boyzone-and-james-brown-66331-24075336/ MICHAEL Jackson’s first-ever UK show sparked an enduring love affair with music in Steve Hughes. Celebrity News http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/cd-reviews/2009/07/05/slow-club-yeah-so-66331-24070123/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/cd-reviews/2009/07/05/slow-club-yeah-so-66331-24070123/ SLOW CLUB CD Reviews http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/cd-reviews/2009/07/05/david-bowie-vh1-storytellers-66331-24070124/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/cd-reviews/2009/07/05/david-bowie-vh1-storytellers-66331-24070124/ DAVID BOWIE CD Reviews http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/cd-reviews/2009/07/05/white-denim-fits-66331-24070125/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/cd-reviews/2009/07/05/white-denim-fits-66331-24070125/ WHITE DENIM CD Reviews http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/cd-reviews/2009/07/05/florence-and-the-machine-lungs-66331-24070126/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/cd-reviews/2009/07/05/florence-and-the-machine-lungs-66331-24070126/ FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE Lungs (Island) CD Reviews http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/cd-reviews/2009/07/05/pope-tall-tales-cheap-thrills-66331-24070127/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/cd-reviews/2009/07/05/pope-tall-tales-cheap-thrills-66331-24070127/ POPE CD Reviews http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/cd-reviews/2009/07/05/road-kings-dust-gasoline-66331-24070128/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/cd-reviews/2009/07/05/road-kings-dust-gasoline-66331-24070128/ ROAD-KINGS CD Reviews http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/cd-reviews/2009/07/05/rob-thomas-cradlesong-66331-24070129/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/cd-reviews/2009/07/05/rob-thomas-cradlesong-66331-24070129/ ROB THOMAS CD Reviews http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2009/07/05/review-bruce-springsteen-at-hyde-park-london-66331-24070130/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2009/07/05/review-bruce-springsteen-at-hyde-park-london-66331-24070130/ IT WAS as The Boss stumbled on the steps, returning to the stage after a trademark foray into the crowd that he came clean. Gig Reviews http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/07/05/strangely-irresistible-phil-seduces-dawn-in-eastenders-66331-24070131/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/07/05/strangely-irresistible-phil-seduces-dawn-in-eastenders-66331-24070131/ I’VE said it before and I’ll say it again. What on earth is the strange power that Phil Mitchell holds over the women of Albert Square? TV News http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/07/05/coming-up-in-coronation-street-from-july-6-66331-24070132/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/07/05/coming-up-in-coronation-street-from-july-6-66331-24070132/ DID Jason really think that David would quietly accept his relationship with Tina? He sent rival Gary Windass to prison, remember, so you can imagine he gets just a little wound up when he finds out who’s seeing his ex. Especially as Jason is his brother-in-law. TV News http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/07/05/coming-up-in-emmerdale-from-july-6-66331-24070133/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/07/05/coming-up-in-emmerdale-from-july-6-66331-24070133/ NATASHA and Mark’s romantic break has the opposite effect this week. Their kids booked them into a posh hotel so they could spend time together, but they come back ready to announce their divorce. TV News http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/07/05/coming-up-in-home-away-from-july-6-66331-24070134/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/07/05/coming-up-in-home-away-from-july-6-66331-24070134/ wADEN thinks the time is right to propose to Belle, and puts down a deposit for a ring, even though he’s strapped for cash. Then Lou’s boat is sunk, putting him out of a job and worried how he’s going to pay for it. When he’s approached by dodgy loan shark Clint, he agrees to borrow money in exchange for providing inside information about the football team. Which is one way to beat the credit crunch. TV News http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/07/05/coming-up-in-hollyoaks-from-july-6-66331-24070135/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/07/05/coming-up-in-hollyoaks-from-july-6-66331-24070135/ wTHIS proposal has come out of nowhere! Darren and Hannah haven’t even kissed, so why is he asking her to marry him? Actually, the pair are already wed! It turns out that Hannah, keen to shed her goodie-goodie image, went to Denmark for the weekend. She got very drunk and apparently tied the knot with Darren. She’s furious when she sobers up, but relieved when Darren tells her they didn’t sleep together, so they can get an annulment. But then he decides to propose for real, when he discovers that marrying Hannah could mean him getting The Dog back. TV News http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/07/05/coming-up-in-neighbours-from-july-6-66331-24070136/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/07/05/coming-up-in-neighbours-from-july-6-66331-24070136/ wREMEMBER Helen Daniels? Older viewers will, but for newer fans, she was a legend in Ramsay Street. Her legacy continues, as Elle and Lucas find her lost will under the floorboards. Elle is stunned when it refers to a mystery child, which turns out to be Anne’s baby. TV News http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/07/05/chilling-new-torchwood-mini-series-is-full-of-action-66331-24070137/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/07/05/chilling-new-torchwood-mini-series-is-full-of-action-66331-24070137/ AN ORDINARY day turns into a nightmare when every single child in the world suddenly stops dead. Then a message is sent to all global governments, with the sinister message: “We are coming.” TV News http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/07/05/what-charlie-brooker-loves-and-hates-on-tv-66331-24070138/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/07/05/what-charlie-brooker-loves-and-hates-on-tv-66331-24070138/ CELEBRITY comedy panel shows are popular with TV producers because they’re cheap and easy to make yet usually attract high ratings. TV News http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/07/05/it-s-time-to-call-it-a-day-on-big-brother-66331-24070150/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/07/05/it-s-time-to-call-it-a-day-on-big-brother-66331-24070150/ I NEVER thought I’d utter this sentence, but here goes. Isn’t Big Brother a waste of time? TV News http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/07/05/celebrity-masterchef-takes-itself-too-seriously-66331-24070151/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/07/05/celebrity-masterchef-takes-itself-too-seriously-66331-24070151/ MUCH as I love MasterChef in all its forms, including the current Celebrity version, it doesn’t half take itself seriously. TV News http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/07/05/mark-evans-goes-inside-nature-s-giants-and-it-s-very-smelly-66331-24070152/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/07/05/mark-evans-goes-inside-nature-s-giants-and-it-s-very-smelly-66331-24070152/ IT’S a good job that smelly-vision hasn’t been invented yet, otherwise Mark Evans’s new TV series would have viewers swiftly turning off. TV News http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/celebrity-news/2009/07/05/rapper-the-game-to-replace-mr-t-as-ba-baracus-in-the-a-team-66331-24075263/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/celebrity-news/2009/07/05/rapper-the-game-to-replace-mr-t-as-ba-baracus-in-the-a-team-66331-24075263/ RAP music star The Game is set to play BA Baracus in the forthcoming A-Team movie. Celebrity News http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/celebrity-news/2009/07/05/queen-guitarist-badly-bruised-after-stage-fall-during-we-will-rock-you-66331-24075337/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/celebrity-news/2009/07/05/queen-guitarist-badly-bruised-after-stage-fall-during-we-will-rock-you-66331-24075337/ ROCKER Brian May has been left badly bruised by a bizarre accident at the Birmingham Hippodrome. Celebrity News http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/film-news/film-reviews/2009/07/05/public-enemies-15-66331-24075357/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/film-news/film-reviews/2009/07/05/public-enemies-15-66331-24075357/ GIVEN the state of the economy and the part banks played in causing a recession, it’s interesting to ponder what the reaction would be to a charming criminal who robbed them of their cash. Film Reviews http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/film-news/film-reviews/2009/07/05/ice-age-3-dawn-of-the-dinosaurs-66331-24075358/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/film-news/film-reviews/2009/07/05/ice-age-3-dawn-of-the-dinosaurs-66331-24075358/ HHH Film Reviews http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/film-news/film-reviews/2009/07/05/public-enemies-15-66331-24093634/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/film-news/film-reviews/2009/07/05/public-enemies-15-66331-24093634/ GIVEN the state of the economy and the part banks played in causing a recession, it’s interesting to ponder what the reaction would be to a charming criminal who robbed them of their cash. Film Reviews