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Denmark's Emmelie de Forest won Eurovision before an international TV audience of around 125 million, securing the coveted crown of euro-pop with a folksy ballad backed by flutes and drums.

Helen Mirren was crowned best actress at Britain's top theatre awards for reprising her Oscar-winning portrayal of Queen Elizabeth, while a play about a boy with autism was the night's top winner, taking home seven Olivier prizes.

The latest snow spectacular from Warren Miller films features a young skiier with a snowballing reputation.

Karaoke and musicals? The influences of Wanaka-based singer-songwriter Liv McBride might not closely align with the alt-country and folkish strains of Into The East's debut album, Fight From The Inside, yet it is clear she has spent more than a few years honing her voice and her craft.

Murder, drunkenness, theft and bigamy are just some of the bad behaviour exhibited by characters in Jane Austen's early writing, and she behaves badly too, on occasion. Charmian Smith talks to Jocelyn Harris and Terry MacTavish about ''Women Behaving Badly'', their Austen readings.

Actor Matthew Perry's latest TV show has been cancelled after one season, marking his third disappointing venture since he won fame on the hit comedy "Friends."

From the Greek legend of Cupid and Psyche to the Selkies of Scottish folk-lore, many cultures have cautionary tales of husbands and wives who conceal their true identities and flee when their secret is discovered by overly curious spouses.