9 h. ago Day broken Amanda Bynes made a haunting request to me on the side of the street. It brought tears to my eyes... but explains so much, says KATIE HIND

Little would shock the fans of Amanda Bynes, the child star of the Nickelodeon TV network in the late Nineties and early Noughties.

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14 h. ago My disturbing meeting with fragile Amanda Bynes makes me fear for her life. Her haunting request brought tears to my eyes, says KATIE HIND

Little would shock the fans of Amanda Bynes, the child star of the Nickelodeon TV network in the late Nineties and early Noughties.

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14 h. ago My disturbing meeting with fragile Amanda Bynes makes me fear for her life. Her haunting request brought tears to my eyes... it explains so much. I can't believe what I witnessed, says KATIE HIND

Little would shock the fans of Amanda Bynes, the child star of the Nickelodeon TV network in the late Nineties and early Noughties.

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15 h. ago Noughts & Crosses at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre: depressingly relevant

This adaptation of Malorie Blackman’s novel feels timely and necessary, although the tone can be patronising

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19 h. ago Visually, it’s dazzling but Noughts & Crosses wilts under the weight of its YA source material

Stage adaptation struggles to capture the emotional resonance of Malorie Blackman’s searing novel

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19 h. ago Noughts & Crosses review – Malorie Blackman’s thought experiment confronts the audience anew

Regent’s Park Open Air theatre, LondonCallum and Sephy are a modern Romeo and Juliet, forced to grow up fast as they wade through the crushing racial and class structures that pin them in their opposing places‘Do you ever wonder what it would be like if our positions were reversed?” Callum asks his prison guard. “If we whites were in charge instead of you Crosses?” Malorie Blackman’s seminal 2001 novel flipped racism on its head. Bringing the story for young adults to life on stage, Tinuke Craig’s zippy, large-scale production confronts the audience anew.This modern Romeo and Juliet remains one of the most striking tales written for teenagers. The production is well suited for schools, giving young people the language and imagery to talk about racism here and now. But adapted by Dominic Cooke in 2007 for the RSC, the choppy script favours faithfulness to the book over inventiveness in exploring its new form. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Noughties popstar was 'really sick' at height of fame as she begged medical team for 'quick fix'

Ashley Roberts has opened up about her gruelling stint in Pussycat Dolls

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44 h. ago Noughties popstar admits 'I could not stop' in heartbreaking alcohol addiction battle

Michelle Heaton has opened up about her years battling a drinking problem before checking into rehab in 2021

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64 h. ago Shirtless Romeo Beckham debuts new pink buzzcut as he channels dad David's noughties 'do

The model, 22, posed shirtless by a lavish pool showing off his new hairdo which resembled the football icon's look in the early 2000s.

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3 d. ago Noughties pop legend unrecognisable 23 years after controversial lesbian kiss

Julia Volkova, one half of Russian duo Tatu, looks nothing like her former self 23 years after the pair smooched in the rain in the music video for All The Things She Said

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5 d. ago Tens of thousands of Oasis fans rush to Cardiff for band's first gig in 16 years as every pub full

Oasis, one of the biggest bands of the 90s and noughties, are playing the first night of their long awaited reunion tour tonight [4 July] in Cardiff, Wales

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5 d. ago Millennials look away! Return of noughties fashion leaves older generations with 'PTSD' as Gen Z revive disc belts, bandage dresses and peplum tops

From ballerina pumps to Capri pants, A-listers such as Hailey Bieber, Molly-May Hague and Nadia Bartel are bringing back the style of the early noughties, much to the dismay of Millennials.

Culture

6 d. ago Singer's life spiralled into cocaine, booze and loneliness after massive noughties hit single

Daniel Powter's hit Bad Day was the anthem of 2005 - but the Canadian singer's life spiralled out of control in the years that followed as he battled addiction and personal turmoil

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9 d. ago ‘Glastonbury’s definitely still medieval!’: The Libertines’ Pete Doherty and Carl Barât interviewed at the festival

Astrolabe stageThe wild men of noughties indie on their return to the site to play the Pyramid stage, Pete Doherty’s opinions on Oasis – and their regretsOn the final day of Glastonbury, the Libertines are due on the Pyramid stage for an afternoon show. But first, their co-frontmen, Pete Doherty and Carl Barât, make a stop by the Astrolabe stage for the last of Guardian Live’s in-conversations at this year’s festival. “They are the greatest British rock band of the last 25 years,” says Guardian critic and today’s host, Miranda Sawyer. And Doherty and Barât are two of the most notorious hell-raisers in indie-rock. But this is a changed band, perhaps, who stop for a photograph with Mr Tumble before they walk onstage.They kick off the talk with fond memories of Glastonbury, a place that has long been “part of the mythology of the band,” says Doherty. For him, it was running into his sister, AmyJo, having not seen her in three years. “I heard this couple fighting in the mud.” But then h...

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1 week ago Nine things we found hilarious in the 90s and noughties, but weren't as funny as they seemed at the time

The 90s and noughties were undoubtedly a funny time.

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1 week ago 17 of Scotland's most popular lost nightclubs and music venues you may remember, from the 60s to the noughties

Scotland has had some amazing nightclubs over the years, from quirky indie venues to cavernous superclubs.

Culture

1 week ago Major crisps brand brings back iconic flavour 20 years after it was discontinued

After two decades of pleading, crisp fans' wishes have been granted as the return of a 90s and early noughties favourite is set to return this summer

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2 w. ago Coronation Street star shows off noughties transformation as she responds to 'replacement' claims

Sydney Martin has showed off her noughties transfomation as she got ready for another day of playing Betsy Swain in the ITV soap

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2 w. ago What happened to EastEnders' 'Italian stallion' Marc Bannerman: Noughties lothario was axed from soap over co

For a certain generation of EastEnders fans, Marc Bannerman was famous for playing 'Italian stallion' Gianni di Marco.

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2 w. ago Duffy 'secretly working on new music' after terrifying kidnap and rape plot

Noughties star, Duffy, is preparing to step back into the spotlight after she quit fame when she was tragically raped and kidnapped in a harrowing ordeal, which she first revealed in 2020

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