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A Proms spectacular with original WW2 Spitfire display will take place at Harewood House on Saturday night.

The evening will be an open-air picnic style classical concert featuring the English National Orchestra.

The performance will get off to a flying start with a breathtaking choreographed display to music by an original WW2 Spitfire, while conductor Jae Alexander leads the English National Orchestra through a programme of popular classics, film themes and all the favourites associated with Last Night Of The Proms.

The evening ends with a dramatic fireworks finale to accom-pany the flag-waving frenzy of Rule Britannia and Land of Hope & Glory.

Gates open at 5pm, and the event starts at 7.15pm,

Call 0113 2181000 for all bookings.

Children under four are free and shildren aged 4-17 pay their age.

On the evening adult ticket price is £31.


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CREAMFIELDS

10 years - the album

From being the first of its kind when it launched a decade ago, dance music festival Creamfields has maintained its position as one of the best annual outdoor clubbing events, taking the tunes as far and wide as Argentina, Poland, Czech Republic, Malta, Romania and Brazil.

At the end of the day, their success is all about the crowd-pleasing tunes from top DJs and dance acts, and this excellent 3 CD compilation rounds up the musical highlights of a decade of Creamfields. CD1 features big names like Faithless, Basement Jaxx and Mylo, CD2 is a head-melting selection of trance anthems and CD3 an eclectic mix from the fringes of chart-friendly dance including the likes of Dizzee Rascal, Axwell and Mason.


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Mock the Week Scenes We'd Like to See by Dan Patterson

Boxtree £14.99

Mock the Week is fast becoming a BBC institution: with 4 million viewers every week, it has made household names of Dara O'Briain, Frankie Boyle and Russell Howard and rivals Q.I. as BBC2's flagship comedy panel show.

Scenes We'd Like to See takes the show's most popular round, and replicates it in book form. From gloriously rude 'Unfortunate Names for Racehorses' to 'Unlikely Personal Ads' and excerpts that (sadly) never appeared in Harry Potter, the one-liners just keep coming in the fastest, funniest four-colour gift book of the year.

As recommended by www.waterstones.com


Nest building

So the Olympics are over and its time to return to normality, but if like me you were inspired by all the striking architecture of Beijing then how about decorating your pad to reflect all the gorgeous Chinese style?

To recreate this look begin with wooden floor and paint walls in a bright shade of red. In a small space or a room which doesn't get a lot of natural light then opt for this colour on just one wall and paint the rest cream.

Simple, thick furniture will really make this look. A style such as the Califa range at Barker and Stonehouse would be ideal.

Finish off the look by keeping all the accessories black and oriental in style.

Recommended by Claire Jobson, creative stylist, Barker & Stonehouse, Leeds


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Seared Tuna Steak

4 x 100g Tuna Steaks

8 x Pieces of Asparagus

4 x Free Range Eggs

12 Ripe Cherry Tomatoes

1 x Ripe Lemon

2 x slices of bread

20g fresh Parmesan (grated)

4 x Spring Onions

8 x Fresh Basil Leaves

Small bunch chives

A few rocket leaves

10 ml Balsamic

30ml Olive Oil

Salt Pepper


Peel asparagus with a potato peeler

Boil Eggs for seven minutes and chill in cold water

Blanche asparagus in boiling salted water for two minutes and then plunge into cold water

Make croutons, cut bread into cubes and pan fry in olive oil until golden brown, while still hot sprinkle with freshly grated parmesan

Chop tomatoes, asparagus, spring onions, basil and chives, add croutons, dress all together with lemon juice and a good olive oil

Cut eggs into wedges

Sear tuna steaks and season with salt pepper and lemon juice.

To serve, plate the salad, add the egg wedges and drizzle with a little balsamic vinegar, place the seared tuna on top

Recommended by Simon Gueller of the Box Tree Restaurant, Ilkley.