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Claire Sweeney in Shout! the musical

THEATRE: Something to shout about

A big Liverpool date was all it took to persuade Claire Sweeney she had to do Shout! Emma Johnson reports Read

Fashion Victim: So what happened to the glamour?

SO FINALLY, after a completely fun-free January, thanks to the writers strike in the US, we got the first proper awards show of the season at the weekend. Read

Fashion Victim: Walking tall could be as good as a workout

BRILLIANT. Finally, scientists have admitted something that I have known almost since I could walk. High-heeled shoes are good for you. Read

Fashion Victim: It’s all about the happy couple

SO HERE it is, our very first Style City weddings edition, and we hope it will help all you brides- to-be (and bridegrooms) make those all-important decisions about the biggest day of your life. Read

Wedding trends unveiled

Wedding trends unveiled

EMMA Johnson discovers the only limits on how you celebrate your big day are your imagination and budget. Read

Basement Jaxx (left: Felix Buxton, Simon Ratcliffe)

Music: Basement Jaxx - We write club music with soul message and melody

WHEN it comes to dance music, the Chemical Brothers may be loved by serious musos and Groove Armada have the advertising game pretty much sewn up, but neither act comes close to Basement Jaxx for mass market appeal. Read

Fashion Victim: Asda’s new offering doesn’t work for me

SO ASDA has finally gone and done it. After bringing out cheap as chips wedding dresses and frocks which can make you cool like Coleen for under a tenner, the supermarket giant has launched an outfit for work that costs a fiver. Read

Anthony Hannah is taking the controversial route to solo stardom

ANTHONY HANNAH was not even born when Radio 1 DJ Mike Read branded the track “disgusting”, but tomorrow night the 18-year-old X Factor graduate will stand up in front of a 10,000-strong Echo Arena crowd and tell them to Relax. Read

A Starring role

WHAT a week for Liverpool. All eyes were upon us at the start of our Capital of Culture year, and we have been filling the pages of the paper with reports of all the fantastic celebrations. Read

Fashion Victim: All the usual suspects make the list

FEW things are more satisfying to read for a shameless celebrity addict like myself than lists of best and worst dressed stars. Read

Make a monkey of the boss and succeed in business

THE politics of the office are thought to be a matter peculiar to western culture. For the office politician to be able to deploy his or her Machiavellian tactics and chicanery, it is necessary to have a large corporate setting to manoeuvre among staff and management. Read

30 Seconds To Mars frontman, Jared Leto

Jared Leto: I’ve always been inspired by bands that express emotion

EVERYONE wants to be a rock star, or so the saying goes. Even movie stars. Read

Fashion Victim: Giving the weather the cold shoulder

CHANCES are that, as you read this, the weather is absolutely miserable. Read

The Living Room on Victoria Street

The Living Room, Victoria Street, Liverpool

CAN you believe that it is almost eight years since Liverpool’s Living Room restaurant opened its doors to a city in desperate need of some swanky dining establishments? Read

Sorry, there is no magic diet formula

WE HAVE done the pre-Chrismas shopping, the at-Christmas eating and the post-Christmas sales madness. So all that remains now on the great festive checklist is the post-New Year working out. Read

Personal trainer Emma Robertson

Lose weight, feel great

IS ALL that festive bingeing weighing heavy on you? Emma Johnson has tips on how to beat the Christmas bulge Read

Fashion Victim: My new take on the world of hosiery

I THINK I am becoming unhealthily obsessed with tights. The first thing I think when I wake up is do I have any that are actually intact before I move on to assess whether the denier of the box-fresh pair is high enough to protect my modesty when paired with whichever impossibly short Primark mini-dress I would like to wear that day. Read

David Morrissey as Colonel Brandon in BBC's lavish new production of Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility: Once more into the breeches, dear friends

ONE of Liverpool’s most respected actors will grace our Christmas screens in a lavish adaptation of Sense and Sensibility. Emma Johnson reports Read

Pop group, Girls Aloud

Girls Aloud hit machine keeps on rock ’n’ rolling

IF THE tabloids are to be believed, Girls Aloud are an intimidating bunch; bitchy, loud and not afraid of voicing their often contro- versial views. They like a drink, too, as the papers like to point out on a daily basis when they print pictures of the girls falling out of taxis and nightclubs. Read

A second chance for Tom’s superb food

A gloomy Sunday, but Emma Johnson won’t let rain stop play Read

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Specialising in shoes (and Daniel Craig), Features Editor Emma Johnson is a fashionista who loves a bargain and casts a critical eye over Planet Fashion in her weekly column. Tel: 0151 472 2456

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