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Star takes barbs for Passion play
As people relaxed at Easter weekend, Michael Sheen endured incarceration in a police cell, slept rough up a mountain and was crucified, then resurrected in front of hundreds of onlookers.
![Liz Hurley, 'Warnie's' Indian cheerleader (+ photos)](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Liz Hurley, 'Warnie's' Indian cheerleader (+ photos)
Elizabeth Hurley turned heads at an Indian Premier League cricket match....
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Wine: Ageing gracefully
A hush descends over the table. A small group of wine enthusiasts watch with due reverence as the cork is gently pulled from the 1968 bottle of French first growth Chateau Haut Brion.
![The delicate fabric of high society](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The delicate fabric of high society
Its intricacy, expense and craftsmanship once made it a must-have for England’s elite. Denise L’Estrange-Corbet traces the history of Honiton lace, a famous feature of royal births and weddings.
![Family: NZer cocaine accused was duped](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Family: NZer cocaine accused was duped
Sharon Armstrong, former Maori Language Commission deputy chief executive, has been detained in Buenos Aires.
![Lily Allen's hen night to be at The Ritz](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Lily Allen's hen night to be at The Ritz
Lily Allen will throw a lavish bash at The Ritz hotel in London for her hen party.
![Sandwich heirs after slice of the action](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sandwich heirs after slice of the action
The Earl of Sandwich has opened a sandwich shop in London, 250 years after his ancestor is said to have invented the snack.
![Ex-All Black playing host to happy pair](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ex-All Black playing host to happy pair
Rugby legend Zinzan Brooke will be helping to make the big day run smoothly for a couple who share their wedding day with William and Kate.
![Celebrities and the royal wedding](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Celebrities and the royal wedding
Paul Henry hasn't got time to think of the royal wedding. He's heading back to America on the day of the nuptials and until then he's flat tack getting his memoirs to the publisher.
![Royal wedding 'an absurd act' - Jerry Seinfeld](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Royal wedding 'an absurd act' - Jerry Seinfeld
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld has ridiculed the royal family and its traditions on British television, insisting Prince William and Kate Middleton "aren't special people".
![Kiwi saddles up for royal wedding escort duties](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwi saddles up for royal wedding escort duties
Kiwi Trooper Blair Newton will escort Prince William and Kate Middleton back to Buckingham Palace after their wedding.
![It all started with Queen Victoria](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
It all started with Queen Victoria
The European mainland's royalty are soon to descend on London for the party of the year. But who are they?
![Dress (and price) fit for a princess](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dress (and price) fit for a princess
You can bet that one would shop at Selfridges for one's wedding attire if one happens to be attending Prince William and Kate Middleton's nuptials.
![Parents who stumble on words may help children learn language](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Parents who stumble on words may help children learn language
Parents who stumble over their words need not worry - it may even help their children learn to talk.