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Scottish singing sensation Amy Macdonald

Amy Macdonald is causing a stir in the music world

HER namesake may have been making headlines for all the wrong reasons lately, and she does cite Pete Doherty as a massive influence, but Scottish singing sensation Amy Macdonald seems happy to get her highs performing for her rapidly expanding army of fans right now. Read

Fashion shows a return to the ladylike look this season. Picture: Steve Collinson

Go figure for fashion

FLOATY makes way for a more body-conscious look this new season. Emma Johnson reports on the latest trends. Read

A Smart way to keep Rose’s memory alive

A Smart way to keep Rose’s memory alive

A bereaved father has found an unusual way of fundraising as a tribute to his daughter. Emma Johnson reports Read

David Guetta DJ from Paris

David’s a real go-guetta

THEY might prefix them with the word superstar, but dance DJs are not always the biggest fans of the limelight. Read

Hollyoaks actors Jessica Harris and Darren Osborne launch the new TV series calendars

Putting the North West in the Lime light

Emma Johnson learns about the film studio that has really put Merseyside on the map Read

I was a very angry person

Former wayward teen Jack Osbourne has helped a Warrington woman set her life back on track. Emma Johnson reports Read

Actress Reese Witherspoon in her vintage '50s Dior dress for the 2005 Academy Awards

Vintage: The ultimate fashion statement

EMMA Johnson reports on the style that has become the ultimate fashion statement from Hollywood to the high street. Read

Melville Shavelson

LUCY, Cary and Bob may have got the laughs, but they weren’t always the ones who crafted the words. For when Lucille Ball, Cary Grant and Bob Hope were looking for a gag man, they looked in Melville Shavelson’s direction. Read

Sixty minute makeover Katie Downes with stylist Bryan Foy and beautician Samantha Derbyshire. Picture: HOWARD DAVIES

A new look in an hour

EVERYTHING from your eyebrows to your toenails revamped in just 60 minutes. Can it be done? Emma Johnson reports Read

Ha!Ha! Bar and Canteen, Atlantic Pavilion and Anchor Hall, Atlantic Block (Block A), Albert Dock, Liverpool

Ha! Ha! Bar and Canteen, Atlantic Pavilion, Albert Dock, Liverpool

IN need of fresh air and food, Emma Johnson headed for a favourite place – the Dock Read

Despite the fashion pack's predictions we are unlikely to see the back of ultra-slim jeans like this Blizz style any time soon, according to Diesel's Phil Jagger

In Liverpool, slim is definitely still in

Despite a move towards baggy jeans, Emma Johnson discovers that skinnies are still a good fit Read

American singer, Pink, performing at the Liverpool Summer Pops

Summer Pops review: Pink, Aintree Pavillion

SHE has a reputation for being a feisty lady, and American megastar Pink pulled no punches on the sell-out crowd at Liverpool’s Summer Pops last night. Read

Pat Cross - after her Mother's Day makeover

What the doctor ordered

AFTER a family tragedy and severe illness, our Mother’s Day prize was just the tonic for Pat. Emma Johnson reports Read

US singer, Pink, performing

Music: There’s nothing girlie about Pink

CONTROVERSIAL American singer Pink brings her powerful message to Liverpool. Emma Johnson reports Read

Stylist Nicky Hambleton-Jones fronting Playtex's campaign to encourage women to wear the right size bra

A professional fitting for a better look

AS THE NHS is urged by the British Medical Association to recruit professional bra fitters, lingerie manufacturers Playtex are keen to impress just how important wearing the right size bra is. Read

Sail away on the Groove Armada

Their music plays on everything from adverts to Brazilian soaps. Emma Johnson meets the Creamfields headliners Read

Candie continues the musical dynasty

LIFE sounds pretty sweet right now for Candie Payne. She is the singer-songwriter on everyone’s lips, her debut album hit shops last month, and she is being hailed as the next big thing by everyone from Jonathan Ross to Jools Holland. Read

Festival line-up

GROOVE Armada are just one of literally dozens of artists and DJs heading to Daresbury on August Bank Holiday weekend for Creamfields’ second outing at the Cheshire site. Read

Fantastic line-up for Knowsley

Merseyside’s biggest-ever outdoor music event kicks off tomorrow at Knowsley Hall. Emma Johnson has the lowdown on what to expect Read

City refuses to be beaten by bombs

THROUGHOUT World War II, Liverpool took more hits from German bombers than any other British town outside London. Emma Johnson looks back at how the city reacted 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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