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• Ex-Pussycat Doll Kimberly Wyatt wins Celebrity MasterChef

  24-07-2015 23:43
  
  A former Pussycat Doll has cooked her way through the final of Celebrity MasterChef to be crowned the winner.
  
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• VIDEO: Celebrity Masterchef winner crowned

  24-07-2015 23:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kimberley Wyatt, Rylan Clarke and Sam Nixon battle for the title in Friday's Celebrity Masterchef final.
  
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• See inside Versace's designer flats

  24-07-2015 23:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's first Versace-branded flats go on sale
  
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• Focus turns to The Economist after FT sale

  24-07-2015 22:39
  LONDON (Reuters) - The Economist Group could become the latest British media business to undergo a change of ownership this year as its co-owner Pearson focusses on education, bankers and industry sources said.
  
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• Tim Farron apologises after fake and malicious 'gay cure' tweet

  24-07-2015 22:37
  
  New Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has apologised after a post on his Twitter feed suggested gay people could be "cured".
  
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• John Bercow: I'll use chauffeur-driven cars only when 'absolutely necessary'

  24-07-2015 22:25
  
  John Bercow has pledged to use chauffeur-driven cars only when "absolutely necessary" after racking up a £172 bill travelling to a conference just 0.7 miles (1.1km) from Parliament.
  
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• VIDEO: '£206 for one-mile rickshaw trip'

  24-07-2015 22:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A rickshaw rider in London has been questioned over the amount he charged taking tourists between Oxford Circus and Marble Arch.
  
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• We would never have known John Bercow claimed £172 for a taxi were it not for the Freedom of Information Act

  24-07-2015 21:34
  
  Discovering fresh details of the Speaker’s travel and accommodation costs would never have been possible but for the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act.
  
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• Tour de France 2015: Spectator spits on Chris Froome during Stage 19 hill climb

  24-07-2015 21:34
  
  British cyclist Chris Froome has been spat on by a spectator as he climbed towards La Toussuire during Stage 19 of the Tour de France.
  
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• Justice for sale: Big companies could soon escape prosecution for corporate corruption - by paying their way out

  24-07-2015 21:34
  
  A new era of US-style plea deals for corporate corruption moved has moved nearer after it emerged that prosecutors had begun private negotiations that could allow a small British exporter to escape prosecution for alleged bribery.
  
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• New Clutha Bar Reopens After Helicopter Crash

  24-07-2015 21:33
  
  The Glasgow pub where 10 people died after a police helicopter crashed in 2013 has reopened to the public in a special ceremony. Tributes were paid to those who lost their lives in the Clutha bar tragedy - with emergency service workers and Nicola Sturgeon in attendance. The First Minister told Sky News: "Tonight is a night of mixed emotions.
  
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• New anti-EU campaign receives £20m boost from millionaire supporters

  24-07-2015 21:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A NEW campaign seeking to persuade voters of the case for Britain quitting the European Union is to launch this autumn.
  
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• War with Isis in Iraq and Syria: Turkey joins West as a reluctant ally - but what took it so long?

  24-07-2015 21:09
  
  This week, Turkey made a significant foreign policy shift by saying it would allow US planes to use its air base at Incirlik to attack Isis positions in Iraq and Syria. In addition, for the first time, Turkish aircraft have been in action against Isis across the border in northern Syria.
  
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• Judge overrules Theresa May and allows convicted terror prisoner to be freed

  24-07-2015 21:09
  
  A man believed by police to pose a threat to the UK is to be released from prison after Theresa May lost a court case to keep him in jail until he can be deported.
  
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• Chaos at in Calais is costing UK businesses £750k every day

  24-07-2015 21:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE chaos in Calais is costing UK businesses £750,000 a day as truckers find themselves stranded by strikes and migrant invasions, industry chiefs have revealed.
  
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• World's first transgender model agency to open in LA

  24-07-2015 20:48
  
  The world’s first modelling agency catering especially to transgender clients is to open an office in Los Angeles.
  
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• Cheshire flour mill explosion: Victims' relatives search for owner of company that operated blast-stricken building

  24-07-2015 20:48
  
  Charles Boden is not normally shy of the limelight. And rightly so, for agriculturally speaking his flock of pedigree Texel sheep, not to mention his 80-strong herd of prize-winning Charolais cattle are celebrated national champions.
  
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• Michael Buble, beef wellington and cheesecake: Recipe for a perfect dinner party

  24-07-2015 20:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE key to hosting the perfect dinner party is to keep it simple, according to experts.
  
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• 32 stone Derek now a slimming champion

  24-07-2015 20:29
  
  A charity worker lost nearly 18st after being called a "salad-dodger" in the streets by youths.
  
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• Northern Ireland abortion laws are putting women's lives at risk says UN report

  24-07-2015 20:28
  
  A United Nations committee of 18 independent experts has expressed concern about “highly restrictive” abortion laws in a report on Northern Ireland.
  
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• Unseen Frank Sinatra: A unique look into the singer's photo album - as compiled by his granddaughter

  24-07-2015 20:20
  
  Walking across New York's Central Park arm in arm, Amanda Erlinger and her grandfather could have been members of any close-knit family enjoying a stroll. Except that Erlinger's grandfather was Frank Sinatra, who in later life, in the mid-1990s, would visit Erlinger – the daughter of Nancy Sinatra and her husband Hugh Lambert – when she was at college. They loved to explore the city together. "Believe it or not he could do it in those days," Erlinger, now 39, says. "He'd be approached by fa
  
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• British Airways: Judge's baggage claim gets him booted off BA competition case

  24-07-2015 20:16
  
  The patience of Job and the wisdom of Solomon are excellent characteristics for a judge. But when an airline loses their luggage, can’t find it for two weeks, and doesn’t apologise or explain, a judge might be forgiven for forgetting such qualities.
  
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• Married At First Sight gets second chance to say 'I Do' with new series

  24-07-2015 20:02
  
  The first series might only have created one happy couple but viewers will nevertheless get a second chance to say “I Do” to Married At First Sight after Channel 4 commissioned another series.
  
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• Kenyan billboard critical of Obama's stance on abortion 'censored' ahead of his important visit to the nation

  24-07-2015 20:02
  
  A Catholic pro-choice group has said their billboard, critical of Barack Obama's stance on abortion, has been taken down by the Kenyan government ahead of his important visit to the country.
  
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• Karma Nirvana: Spending a day at the helpline advising terrified girls being pushed into forced marriages

  24-07-2015 20:02
  
  The email was made up of just one line: “I need help asap please : (.”
  
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• Foraging: How the British rediscovered their taste for chasing after wild food

  24-07-2015 20:02
  
  “Here’s a great find,” said my guide, ducking deftly through the brambles. “Here,” she said, pointing just where my foot came crashing down. What I had perceived to be a weed was Fat Hen, of the spinach family which makes a great soup. Luckily for it, considering my lumbering size sixes, a weed it is, and it can be found just about everywhere.
  
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• Chilcot: Iraq inquiry needs 'additional assistance' from Government to complete its work

  24-07-2015 20:02
  
  The Iraq Inquiry will require “additional assistance” from the Government to complete its work, chairman Sir John Chilcot has said.
  
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• Barack Obama accused of interfering in British politics after recommending UK remain in EU

  24-07-2015 20:02
  
  Conservative MPs accused Barack Obama of interfering in British politics after the US President said the UK must remain in the EU to enjoy influence on the world stage.
  
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• New Clutha Bar Reopening After Helicopter Crash

  24-07-2015 20:02
  
  Tributes will be paid to those who lost their lives in the Clutha bar tragedy - with emergency service workers and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon expected to attend. Three Police Scotland staff and seven of the pub's customers were killed when the aircraft came down on a busy Friday night in Glasgow city centre – with an initial air accident investigation report suggesting engine failure was responsible. However, Elaine Russell warned there are still many unanswered questions surrounding
  
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• High street gun alert sparked by...tennis racket

  24-07-2015 19:58
  
  A gun alert which saw armed police swoop on a quiet high street was triggered by a tennis racket.
  
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• Inside Niger's boom in people smuggling: Sneaking people across the Sahara to Libya and eventually Europe is big business in Agadez

  24-07-2015 19:47
  The smuggler walked through the back door of the convenience store and into the metal shed where the migrants were hiding. It was a Monday in one of the world’s human-smuggling capitals, the day when trucks crammed with Africans roar off in a weekly convoy bound for Libya, the threshold of Europe.
  
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• 11 best mineral foundations

  24-07-2015 19:47
  
  Since American brand bareMinerals first entered the cosmetic-consciousness on daytime telly infomercials, hoards of women have been taking to the internet and effusing to friends and family, sharing their stories of “conversion”. In theory, mineral foundations are great: natural, non-comedogenic and potentially problem-solving for sensitive or break-out prone skin. But they’re also super-noticeable when they’re wrong: cakey, drying and accentuating pores, fine lines and flakey patches �
  
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• Fugitive Vicar 'May Be In Mainland Europe'

  24-07-2015 19:40
  
  A fugitive vicar convicted of stealing £24,000 belonging to the church may have travelled to mainland Europe, police have said. Simon Reynolds, 50, went out for lunch during his trial at Sheffield Crown Court on Thursday and did not come back. A jury went on to find the Church of England vicar guilty of stealing fees for marriages, funerals and churchyard monuments.
  
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• Soldier dies in hospital after 2012 Aghanistan shooting

  24-07-2015 19:39
  
  A soldier has died in a Birmingham hospital from wounds suffered more than three years ago in Afghanistan.
  
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• Council apologises to victims of Aylesbury child sex ring

  24-07-2015 19:36
  
  Buckinghamshire County Council has apologised to the victims of the Aylesbury sex ring for "letting them down", admitting that indications had "probably" been there.
  
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• Hunt For Man Who Tried To Pull Off Woman's Hijab

  24-07-2015 19:26
  
  Officers from the British Transport Police said the man also shouted abuse at the passenger travelling between Matlock and Derby on Saturday. Investigating officer PC Joseph Jenkins said: "The victim was extremely distressed by this shocking incident, as I'm sure was everyone else who witnessed it. Rob Greensmith, crime prevention manager from East Midlands Trains, added: "We do not tolerate this kind of behaviour and are taking this incident very seriously.
  
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• Benidorm makes unlikely bid for Unesco World Heritage status

  24-07-2015 19:22
  
  The Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal, the Pyramids of Giza. And now, perhaps, Benidorm. Three are monuments to human achievement, endeavour and industry, and one is Spain’s most famous cheap and cheerful package holiday destination – rarely are they ever mentioned in the same breath.
  
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• Google hires Greek ruins on Sicily for top-secret strategy 'camp'

  24-07-2015 19:12
  
  The internet colossus Google has decided there is no point in hiding its light under a bushel. For the company’s latest high-powered executive team-building dinner it is said to have hired out a space in Sicily’s Valley of the Temples, where the most important Greek deities were worshipped.
  
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• Soldier shot in Afghanistan in 2012 dies in hospital

  24-07-2015 18:58
  
  A soldier has died in hospital in Birmingham from wounds he suffered more than three years ago in Afghanistan.
  
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• Soldier Dies After Being Injured In 2012

  24-07-2015 18:54
  
  A soldier has died in hospital in Birmingham from wounds he suffered three years ago in Afghanistan. Lance Corporal Michael Campbell, from 3 Royal Welsh, died from injuries after being shot in the stomach while on patrol in Afghanistan in April 2012. Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said: "The tributes of his comrades describe LCpl Michael Campbell as a popular and committed soldier devoted to his Regiment and a dedicated family man.
  
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• Hulk Hogan apologises for using 'offensive language' after WWE sacking amid racial slur claims

  24-07-2015 18:49
  
  Hulk Hogan has apologised after he was sacked from World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) amid claims he had been recorded using racial slurs.
  
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• Fears GCHQ could be spying on MSPs - Telegraph.co.uk

  24-07-2015 18:49 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  Fears GCHQ could be spying on MSPs
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  GCHQ could be spying on MSPs and other politicians after reportedly changing guidance on snooping restrictions. Nicola Sturgeon, the Scottish First Minister, has demanded urgent assurances from David Cameron after claims the spy agency told staff that ...
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• Bercow defends £31,400 travel expenses

  24-07-2015 18:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  House of Commons Speaker John Bercow defends claiming £31,400 in annual accommodation and travel expenses amid criticism.
  
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• English people with rare eye condition may be forced to move to Scotland to 'save their sight', says charity

  24-07-2015 18:33
  English people living with a rare eye condition may be forced to move to Scotland or Wales to “save their sight”, the country’s leading charity for the blind has said, after the NHS refused to fund routine access to treatments. 
  
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• Litvinenko suspect 'may have wanted to know more about inquiry'

  24-07-2015 18:32
  
  The prime suspect in the killing of Alexander Litvinenko may have offered to give evidence to the public inquiry into the spy's death just to find out more about the proceedings, the hearing was told today.
  
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• Ministers 'knew about rail delays'

  24-07-2015 18:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ministers were warned before the election that major railway upgrades might have to be delayed, the BBC has learned.
  
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• Labour will become nothing more than a pressure group if Jeremy Corbyn is elected as party leader

  24-07-2015 18:10
  
  I remember my first encounter with Jeremy Corbyn well because it was the first time I attended a party conference. In 1981, he was the warm-up act for Tony Benn, chairing some of the fringe meetings where the darling of the hard left delighted his followers by offering them the pure milk of socialism.
  
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• Baby monitor hacked – Man hears eerie voice coming from high tech baby camera

  24-07-2015 18:10
  
  A family in Canada reportedly discovered that someone was watching their baby sleep through their own monitor.
  
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• Marvel versus DC: Who will win the battle of the cinema superhero?

  24-07-2015 18:02
  
  The box office success of Ant-Man is proof, as if it were needed, of how brilliantly the Marvel universe makes the transition to the silver screen. Indeed, the slew of recent superhero films there seems to herald a new Golden Age for costumed crime fighters.
  
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