The number of Irish women opting for breast reconstruction surgery after a mastectomy has doubled in the past year, according to a leading plastic surgeon. 

WHEN a celebrity couple has a new baby, the gossip pages debate potential names. From North West to Apple Martin and Brooklyn Beckham, the more famous the parent, the more unusual the name.

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THE modern Christmas song is a curious thing.

Weddings bring out the best and worst aspects of human nature.

A LOVELORN John Travolta pining for Olivia Newton-John may not, at first glance, represent film at its dazzling zenith, but film buff Garry Mulholland begs to differ.

Olivia Newton-John’s transformation from goody-goody to bad girl in 'Grease' has been named the top on-screen makeover by movie buffs.

SPEAKING on the phone from Toronto, Cameron Bailey, co-director of The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), admits he is managing four to five hours sleep a night as the festival approaches.

'Glee', the all-singing all-dancing TV hit show, is to be screened on Sky from this autumn.

JIM STYNES has taken a major step towards making what seemed an improbable recovery from cancer by having his last brain tumour removed in Melbourne.

Chart-topper 'You’re The One That I Want' is revealed today as the biggest selling duet of all time – more than 30 years after it was a hit.

Coldplay and Kylie Minogue were among a host of stars to perform at simultaneous charity shows in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia on Saturday, to benefit the victims of the recent bushfires and floods Down Under.

Olivia Newton-John has urged the media to leave her pal alone as he grieves the death of his son.

Breast cancer survivor Olivia Newton-John offered her Australian compatriot Kylie Minogue a shoulder to cry on after she was diagnosed with the deadly disease.

Olivia Newton-John has recruited fellow cancer survivor Sharon Osbourne to join her on a 21-day trek of the Great Wall of China.

Olivia Newton-John has sent a message of hope to cancer sufferer Patrick Swayze.

Comedienne Joan Rivers, actress Jane Seymour and singer Cliff Richard are among the stars signing up to support Olivia Newton-John's charity trek in China.

David Duchovny and his family braved the wildfires heading for his home in Malibu, California on Sunday and Monday, ignoring pleas to evacuate.

THOUSANDS of homes were at risk from wildfires raging through tinder-dry Californian countryside yesterday.

Thousands of homes were still at risk from wildfires raging through tinder-dry Californian countryside today.

Olivia Newton-John refused to tell her daughter about her cancer diagnosis because the youngster had just lost a friend to the disease.

Olivia Newton-John is suing record label Universal Music Group claiming she is owed more than $1m (€747,000) in royalties from the Grease soundtrack album.

Pop singer Olivia Newton-John is haunted by the fact she had just split with longtime boyfriend Patrick McDermott before his mysterious disappearance.

Grease is still the word – the musical has been named the most watched chick flick of all time.

Australian singer/actress Olivia Newton-John broke down on television yesterday as she told of her anguish following the disappearance of her long-term partner Patrick McDermott.

THE missing boyfriend of singer Olivia Newton-John was heavily in debt and embroiled in a legal dispute with his ex-wife over late child support payments, according to US court documents.

The US Coast Guard is investigating the disappearance of Olivia Newton-John’s long-time boyfriend, who failed to return from an overnight fishing trip off the California coast seven weeks ago.

Channel 4 viewers have voted feelgood rock’n’roll love story Grease as their favourite musical.

Chart star Robbie Williams is the music world’s biggest winner of 2003, according to a new list of the all-time greats today.

Pop princess Kylie Minogue let out a whoop of “Aussie, Aussie, Aussie” today after Australia reached the Rugby World Cup final by beating arch rivals New Zealand.

Pop princess Kylie Minogue has expressed sympathy for US star Britney Spears, who burst into tears on television this week when she was asked about her break-up with former boyfriend Justin Timberlake.

John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John are being asked to return in Grease 3, playing the characters they played in the original 1978 film.

John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John are to star in a sequel to hit musical Grease, it has been reported.

John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John are to star in a sequel to hit musical Grease, it was reported today.

Pop princess Kylie Minogue has shot past stars such as Whitney Houston and Prince to claim a place as one of the most popular chart stars of all time.