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American wrestling is coming to Yorkshire.

On Monday, get ready for the WWE RAW 'DX Invasion Tour' and on Tuesday, prepare yourself for The Undertaker's 'Rest In Peace Tour'.

It's a chance to see larger-than-life muscle-bound US wrestling stars in the flesh at the Sheffield Arena. Both events are to be televised, ensuring that the action and drama will be not lack any of its usual high-octane thrills and spills.

Monday night's antics will include a six-man tag team match with John Cena and D-Generation X squaring up against Randy Orton and Legacy. Other stars will include The Big Show, Kofi Kingston, MVP, Mark Henry, The Miz, Mickie James and Kelly Kelly.

On Tuesday, there will be a 'casket match' for the World Heavyweight Championship title, between The Undertaker and CM Punk. Other wrestlers will include Rey Mysterio, Batista, and Chris Jericho.

Tickets for each show cost £60, £40, £30 & £20 (subject to booking fee) and can be booked in person from the venue box office, online at www.sheffieldarena.co.uk or through the ticket hotline on 0114 256 56 56. Doors open at 6.30pm.


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Don't Swallow Your Gum: And Other Medical Myths Debunked

Dr Aaron Carroll and Dr Rachel Vreeman (Penguin, £7.99)

You should drink at least eight glasses of water a day. Sugar makes kids hyper. Eating at night makes you fat. Chewing gum stays in your stomach for seven years. You lose 40 per cent of your body heat through your head.

Every day, you hear or think things about your body and health that are just not true. Maybe you saw them on TV, read them in magazines or heard them from friends (or even a doctor).

This book is for anyone who has wondered about the truth behind these myths.

Funny, wacky and full of fascinating facts, Don't Swallow Your Gum explains why so many of those weird and worrisome things we think about our bodies are mistaken.


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Michael Jackson

The Remix Suite (Universal Motown)

Featuring contributions from the likes of Paul Okenfold, Akon, the Neptunes and Stargate, The Remix Suite is a salute by various DJs and producers to the King of Pop, who died aged 50 on June 25.

Described as "a fun, fresh and funky testament to the infinite appeal to the early works of Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5", it was put together by Universal Motown president Sylvia Rhone, who invited those concerned "to put their own unique spin on his work".

"From Michael's amazing vocals to the great melodies, grooves and arrangements – the material they had to work with is so incredibly rich," she added. "It's inspiration feeding inspiration and the results are fantastic."

As well as new takes on I Want You Back and Ben, there are several lesser-known works such as I Wanna Be Where You Are and Hum Along and Dance plus a superb Frankie Knuckles re-rub of Forever Came Today.

And if you'd ever wondered what Michael Jackson might have sounded like as a reggae artist, check out Salaam Remi's mix of ABC.


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Warming carrot and coriander soup

Serves 4

Ingredients

2 tbsp butter

2 small leeks (sliced)

1 medium sized potato (chopped into small cubes)

800g carrots (roughly chopped)

chopped coriander leaves

1 bay leaf

2½ litres of vegetable stock

teaspoon of dried chilli flakes (optional)

soured cream or yoghurt to serve



Melt the butter in a large saucepan. Add the potato cubes and leeks, cook for about three minutes until starting to soften and brown, then add chilli flakes and stir for another minute.

Add the carrots, and bay leaf, cook for another two minutes.

Pour in stock, bring to boil, simmer for 30 minutes.

Blend the soup in batches, return to a clean pan, then season to taste.

Reheat when ready to serve and add a swirl of sour cream or yogurt and serve with crusty bread or baked potatoes.

Top tip: To make your soup a little warmer, just add a bit more chilli (but not too much!)