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  Buster the trampolining dog from John Lewis Christmas advert has died

  Biff, who played the trampolining dog Buster in a John Lewis Christmas advert in 2016, has died. The boxer became famous for his role in the festive video which saw the parents surprise their daughter with a trampoline for Christmas. Biff, who celebrated his 12th birthday earlier this month, had started to have seizures which his owner revealed "we couldn't bring him back from, so we had to let him go".

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  Toy Story songwriter Randy Newman cancels European concerts after breaking neck

  The Oscar-winner said an operation was successful but he has had to take extended recovery time.

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  The Independent

  Randy Newman cancels European tour dates after breaking his neck

  ‘Recently, I noticed I was shrinking. People over whom I had towered now towered over me’

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  Elvis Costello isn’t erasing ‘Oliver’s Army’ over an offensive lyric – he’s safeguarding it

  STATE OF THE ARTS: The veteran singer-songwriter has retired one of his biggest songs over the inclusion of a racial slur. This is an effective act of political correctness, writes Louis Chilton – not self-censorship, but basic human decency

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  Aimee Mann: ‘Any woman my age is traumatised by growing up in the 60s and 70s’

  Aimee Mann: ‘Any woman my age is traumatised by growing up in the 60s and 70s’. As she releases an album inspired by Girl, Interrupted, the US indie icon reveals how a childhood kidnapping and her repressive southern childhood left her with PTSD

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  Someone old, someone new, someone borrowed, someone blue – take the Thursday quiz

  Someone old, someone new, someone borrowed, someone blue – take the Thursday quizFifteen questions on general knowledge and topical news trivia plus a few jokes every Thursday – how will you fare? The Blue Man Group – about to be referenced in one of these 15 questions … Photograph: Chris Pizzello/AP

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  St Vincent: Daddy’s Home review – master of reinvention warps the sounds of the 70s

  St Vincent: Daddy’s Home review – master of reinvention warps the sounds of the 70s. (Loma Vista Recordings)Playing with identity and touching on family matters, Annie Clark’s sixth album with wilfully twisted musical backing is hugely impressive

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  Tim Minchin: Apart Together review – Randy Newman-esque portrait of a man at a crossroads

  Tim Minchin: Apart Together review – Randy Newman-esque portrait of a man at a crossroads. In his first studio album, Minchin mixes bitter barbs and humour with self-introspection – and surprising vulnerability

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  Lime Cordiale, Le Pie, The Whitlams and more: Australia's best new music for November

  Lime Cordiale, Le Pie, The Whitlams and more: Australia's best new music for November. Each month we add 20 new songs to our Spotify playlist. Read about 10 of our favourites here – and subscribe on Spotify, which updates with the full list at the start of each month

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  Evening Standard

  The 10 best film soundtracks and scores of all time

  A film score is so much more than mere background noise. The best dictate mood, dynamic and pace in movies as much as any element of the filmmaking process, and can be as memorable as the films themselves.Some act as textures and atmospheric tones, supporting the main narrative. Others take on a life of their own, becoming a separate entity as acclaimed as the movies they originate from.

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