Amy WinehouseVoice coach Anne-Marie Speed outlines extraordinary demands made of actor Marisa Abela to play role of singer Singing, dancing, playing piano: six actors who had to train for their roles Intense gym sessions, consulting nutritionists and multiple coaches tweaking every aspect of your performance might sound like the life of a professional endurance athlete but increasingly the same demands are being made of actors – especially those trying to transform into well-known singers.

TV reviewTelevisionReviewActor Sally Phillips sets out to explore the pros and cons of the new NHS test but, as the mother of a child who has the condition, she is impassioned rather than impartial ‘This is Olly, my son,” says actor and writer Sally Phillips, over footage of her grinning 11-year-old cracking jokes to his siblings at the dinner table. Aside from being an amateur standup, paint-flinger and epic hugger, Olly has Down’s syndrome, a condition he was diagnosed with at 10 days old.

OECD This article is more than 1 month oldCentral banks ‘risk tipping UK and other developed countries into recession’This article is more than 1 month oldStance on inflation poses threat to ‘soft landing’ forecast for global economy, says OECD Business live – latest updates Continued tough action by central banks to tackle stubborn inflation risks tipping Britain and other developed countries into recession next year, the west’s leading economic thinktank has warned.

TelevisionE4’s latest flagship drama, a sexy whodunnit set in the rural home counties, is tipped to ‘do a Skins’ for its young cast A farm near the Berkshire village of Lambourn is about to play host to a second gruesome killing. The first happened some weeks earlier, when a boy was discovered under the wheels of a tractor. But there’s no mystery about today’s murder. Jordan Stephens, one half of hip-pop duo Rizzle Kicks, is standing in a scrapyard preparing to slaughter Mambo No 5.

WomenPerhaps you've never even considered the question, but armpits are the latest part of the female anatomy to be targeted by the beauty industry. Where will it end?On any given day, before I leave my flat, I do three things: first, I check my teeth for stray poppy seeds. Then I have a quick look at my hair, making sure my afro is even on all sides. And last, but by no means least, I check my underarms.