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• Aston Villa will loan Jack Grealish to Nottingham Forest - IF they land Scott ... - Mirror.co.uk

  19-01-2015 23:26
  
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  Aston Villa will loan starlet Jack Grealish to Nottingham Forest if they land Scott Sinclair. But Villa are only willing to pay half Manchester City's £3million asking price for winger Sinclair. And Villa, whose owner Randy Lerner put the club up for ...
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• Nottingham Post published Strictly Come Dancing star Trent Whiddon shows off his moves in...

  19-01-2015 23:22
  
  Dancer Trent Whiddon may be set to wow the crowds as the Strictly Come Dancing show kicks off in Nottingham on Tuesday evening.But it was a more intimate affair this evening in Beeston as Mr Whiddon taught a handful of couples the moves that got him into the show's quarter final in the latest series.The session at the Wollaton School of Dance on High Road was only confirmed last Tuesday, but the places were snapped up within hours.Dawn Harrison, who runs the school, said: "It was.
  
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• AlexBritton published Coronation Street actress Anne Kirkbride dies

  19-01-2015 22:37
  
  Anne Kirkbride, who played Dierdre Barlow in the ITV soap Coronation Street, has died after a short illness.
  
  
  The actress starred in the soap since 1972 and played the wife of Ilkeston-born actor William Roache.
  
  
  Famed for her husky voice and large glasses, Kirkbride took some time away from the show last year and speculation was rife as to whether she would return.
  
  
  It was announced by ITV that Mrs Kirkbride has died in a Manchester hospital on Monday.
  
  
  William Roache who...
  
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• Multiple sclerosis inspires civil servant to become holistic therapist - Nottingham Post

  19-01-2015 21:02
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  Multiple sclerosis inspires civil servant to become holistic therapist
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  Originally from the south of France Miss Chesta moved to Nottingham in 1999 to learn English and loved it so much she stayed. In 2006 she had surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome but she now believes this was the start of her MS. Miss Chesta had spent ...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Multiple sclerosis inspires civil servant to become holistic...

  19-01-2015 20:00
  
  When Geraldine Chesta was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis she was inspired to radically change her career and lifestyle.In the last 14-months the 34-year-old has left her job of ten years at the Department of Work and Pensions and started up a beauty and holistic therapy business in West Bridgford – and this month she's also switched to a gluten and dairy free diet.Miss Chesta, of Bulwell, said: "2015 is going to be my year, it's all about putting myself at the front and staying...
  
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• LucyBudge published Drunken man who downed 24 cans of lager bites police officer in...

  19-01-2015 20:00
  
  A DRUNKEN man who had downed 24 cans of lager ended up biting one police officer and kicking another.
  Kevin Davey, of Gorse Court in Basford, was handed a suspended prison sentence of eight weeks at Nottingham Magistrates Court yesterday afternoon.
  The court heard the incident took place in the early hours of July 11 of last year, when the 31-year-old assaulted two police officers after lashing out because his handcuffs were too tight.
  Prosecuting was Neil Fawcett, who said that the police had..
  
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• LucyBudge commented Drunken man who downed 24 cans of lager bites police officer in...

  19-01-2015 20:00
  
  A DRUNKEN man who had downed 24 cans of lager ended up biting one police officer and kicking another.
  Kevin Davey, of Gorse Court in Basford, was handed a suspended prison sentence of eight weeks at Nottingham Magistrates Court yesterday afternoon.
  The court heard the incident took place in the early hours of July 11 of last year, when the 31-year-old assaulted two police officers after lashing out because his handcuffs were too tight.
  Prosecuting was Neil Fawcett, who said that the police had..
  
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• BenIreland published Row over cobs and buns being sold outside Arnold cafe

  19-01-2015 20:00
  
  AN INVESTIGATION into whether an Arnold café can sell cobs and buns on the street is underway as some traders say pigeons are feeding on the bread.Café Zero, in Eagle Square, at the bottom of Front Street, insists it is within its rights to sell the cobs and has done for two and a half years.The investigation, launched by Gedling borough and Nottinghamshire county councils, will also look into food hygiene at the café and emergency vehicle access.Sue...
  
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• Video of police car killing shown

  19-01-2015 19:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A mother is shown a video of the moment her son, a soldier from Nottinghamshire, was killed by a police car on an emergency call, at the inquest into his death.
  
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• DanRobinson published Calverton dad-of-three died after taking lethal overdose of party...

  19-01-2015 19:30
  
  Chef Kevin Brandon died after taking a lethal dose of party drug PMA – known as "Dr Death" – an inquest has heard.The 32-year-old, of Seely Avenue in Calverton, took four times the fatal amount of the drug – a more dangerous form of ecstasy, the hearing was told on Monday, January 19.Mr Brandon, a dad-of-three, was found lying in his bed by convicted murderer Michael Furniss on September 2, 2013.Furniss, who was last month sentenced to life in prison for shooting...
  
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• Notts sign Bolton full-back White

  19-01-2015 18:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Notts County sign defender Hayden White from Bolton Wanderers on loan until the end of the season.
  
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• A million tickets and counting... Voca People head for Nottingham - Nottingham Post

  19-01-2015 18:38
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  A million tickets and counting... Voca People head for Nottingham
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  Voca People is described as a “thrilling and unique musical adventure” that sees an eight-piece vocal harmony group singing Eighties hits from the likes of Madonna, Michael Jackson and Queen, among many others. The twist is, these singers are also ...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Notts Combination: Away wins send Aspley United and Radford...

  19-01-2015 18:13
  
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• Nottingham Post published EMPAL: Major shock as Manvers Arms beat Arnold Old Boys

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• Nottingham Post published Notts Youth League football round-up for January 17 and 18

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• Nottingham Post published Notts Sunday League: Trentside go 11 unbeaten on weather affected...

  19-01-2015 18:12
  
  Only eight games survived the frosty conditions in the Notts Sunday Football League. Just one of those was played in the Premier Premier, where Trentside extended their unbeaten run to 11 with a 3-0 home win over leaders Old Colonial.The hosts' Rorie Francis spurned two early opportunities to put them ahead before he opened the scoring after being put through on goal by Justin Edwards-Clarke.The scorer was then brought down in the box to win a penalty which skipper Leon Aikman coolly...
  
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• Leigh_Curtis published Notts County sign Hayden White from Bolton Wanderers

  19-01-2015 18:08
  
  Notts County have made their fifth signing of the January transfer window by recruiting Bolton full-back Hayden White on a youth loan until the end of the season.The Trotters defender goes straight into the Magpies' squad for the clash against Doncaster tomorrow night and will provide back up to Mustapha Dumbuya.White has made five appearances for the Trotters and has also spent time out on loan this season at Carlisle and Bury.A product of Sheffield Wednesday's academy, White turned down
  
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• NottmPostEG published A million tickets and counting... Voca People head for Nottingham

  19-01-2015 18:04
  
  Voca People is described as a "thrilling and unique musical adventure" that sees an eight-piece vocal harmony group singing Eighties hits from the likes of Madonna, Michael Jackson and Queen, among many others.
  The twist is, these singers are also comedians, wear bizarre costumes and present a show that is as much theatrical as it is musical.
  It ran at the Edinburgh Fringe last year and has enjoyed sell-out performances across the world where over a million people have seen it.
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• NottmPostEG published Hit West End comedy about Liz and Maggie heads for Theatre Royal

  19-01-2015 17:56
  
  A West End comedy that speculates on what the Queen and Margaret Thatcher talked about behind closed doors is coming to Nottingham.
  Handbagged, which runs at the Theatre Royal from October 19 to 24, picked up an Olivier Award last year and critics described it as "a phenomenon" (Sunday Telegraph).
  It follows the lives of Liz and Maggie, with one destined to rule, the other elected to lead. But who had the upper hand?
  Tickets are £13.50 to £29.50, call 0115 989 5555 or visit...
  
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• AlexBritton published Former Mansfield Town player fined over household waste disposal

  19-01-2015 17:55
  
  A former Mansfield Town player has been ordered to pay more than £1,500 for failing to dispose of his household waste properly.Colin Daniel, who played for the Stags until last year when he moved to Port Vale, pleaded guilty when he appeared at magistrates.The waste, which included cardboard boxes, bin liners full of plaster and a delivery box addressed to Mr Daniel, was fly-tipped on Old Newark Road in Mansfield. Daniel was accused of failing to dispose of his household waste...
  
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• Derby County v Nottingham Forest: Video appearing to show Fawaz Al Hasawi's ... - Nottingham Post

  19-01-2015 17:39
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  The video appears to show fans surrounding his Mercedes after the match at the iPro stadium on Saturday. Derby-born Ben Osborn scored the winner for the Reds in injury time to seal a 2-1 win for the Reds.
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• NottmPostEG published Bonington Players go Up Pompeii

  19-01-2015 17:39
  
  A stage version of a classic British TV comedy set in Roman times, written by a Carry On scriptwriter and starring Frankie Howerd, will banish the January blues... so say the Bonington Players, who will present Up Pompeii this week...
  
  The TV series Up Pompeii was especially written for Frankie Howerd by Talbot Rothwell, considered to be the most successful of all the scriptwriters on the classic Carry On films.
  First broadcast in 1969, the show was an immediate success, and spawned a 1971...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Midlands Regional Alliance: Melbourne Dynamo through to final

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• Nottingham Post published County schools football: Nottinghamshire teams on form

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• Nottingham Post published City schools football: Fernwood Under-11 girls provide high spot...

  19-01-2015 17:11
  
  Nottingham Under-11s suffered a 4-1 defeat after matching York until the last 15 minutes.In an even first half, the City boys restricted York to one attempt – a free-kick from the edge of the box from which they scored.Nottingham replied in the second period with a well-worked goal. The ball was then played wide and crossed in as a well-placed shot beat the home keeper.Nottingham put the effort in but heads seemed to go down after York converted a penalty and they then ran away with..
  
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• Nottingham Post published Notts Senior League: Selston see off rock bottom Kirton...

  19-01-2015 17:10
  
  NSL Senior Division champions Selston saw off last season's Division One winners Kirton Brickworks.The match followed the form book with Jay Cooper contributing four goals in Selston's 9-0 victory. Tim Moore and Joe Taylor got two apiece and Perry Marriott added the ninth.The win maintains Selston's three point lead over Wollaton, who won 2-1 at Attenborough.Jordan Alls put the visitors ahead but Danny Prance levelled. With time running out Ryan Bowen handed Wollaton all three points.West...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Central Midlands League: Bulwell end Mickleovers Sports unbeaten...

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• Nottingham Post published Midland Amateur Alliance: Woodborough United beat Beeston OBA to...

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• BenIreland commented Anti social Arnold teens targeted in local police crackdown

  19-01-2015 17:07
  
  "ROWDY" teenagers who gather in an Arnold alleyway and "intimidate people" and "drink" have been targeted by local police to protect residents.One 15-year-old girl broke her bail conditions as the force issued a dispersal order over the weekend.Three other youngsters were asked to leave the steps between Front Street and Smithy Crescent on Saturday and a further five were taken home and talked to by officers and their parents.Residents, businesses and pubs say the children worry..
  
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• RebeccaSD published Company buys £90k top-of-the-range truck for teenage...

  19-01-2015 17:00
  
  Teenager Antony Parkes has proved to his bosses he's got what it takes to be a good driver - and has been rewarded with a £90k top-of-the-range truck. Antony, of Glossop Avenue, in Mansfield, has been working as a mechanical apprentice with Ollerton-based Freelance UK Limited since the age of 16. Three years later, he has completed specialist HGV driver training to earn his Class 1 licence as well as specialist licenses for access equipment (cherry pickers and scissor lifts).Now.
  
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• Paxton and Skelton take pairs title

  19-01-2015 16:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Robert Paxton and Simon Skelton deny Paul Foster and Alex Marshall a fourth World Indoor Bowls title in Norfolk.
  
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• Nottingham brewery Castle Rock launches beer school - Nottingham Post

  19-01-2015 16:39
  
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  Nottingham brewery Castle Rock launches beer school
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  SWAPPING pints for pupils and pubs for classrooms, a Nottingham brewery is to teach the secrets of the trade to aspiring landlords. Castle Rock Brewery's beer school will see prospective licensees trained and tested in alcohol retailing and hospitality ...
  
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• Image issued after train sex attack

  19-01-2015 16:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A CCTV image is released of a man police want to question over a sex assault on a train travelling from Grantham to Newark.
  
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• PMBlackburn published Nottingham brewery Castle Rock launches beer school

  19-01-2015 16:25
  
  SWAPPING pints for pupils and pubs for classrooms, a Nottingham brewery is to teach the secrets of the trade to aspiring landlords.Castle Rock Brewery's beer school will see prospective licensees trained and tested in alcohol retailing and hospitality – with the aim of keeping good pubs going.The scheme will also see the brewery create a mock cellar at its site in Queen's Bridge Road to host the most realistic lessons in keeping ale and running a good boozer.The first personal licence...
  
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• Forest chairman car vandals filmed

  19-01-2015 16:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC obtains footage of two men vandalising a car owned by Nottingham Forest's chairman after their match against Derby County.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Derby County v Nottingham Forest: Video appearing to show Fawaz...

  19-01-2015 16:11
  
  New footage appearing to show the moment Nottingham Forest owner Fawaz Al Hasawi car got trashed at the East Midlands derby has surfaced online.
  The video appears to show fans surrounding his Mercedes after the match at the iPro stadium on Saturday.Derby-born Ben Osborn scored the winner for the Reds in injury time to seal a 2-1 win for the Reds.
  Tempers also boiled over following the final whistle when a pitch invader allegedly tried to strike Forest's Kelvin Wilson.
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• Nottingham Post commented Derby County v Nottingham Forest: Video appearing to show Fawaz...

  19-01-2015 16:11
  
  New footage appearing to show the moment Nottingham Forest owner Fawaz Al Hasawi car got trashed at the East Midlands derby has surfaced online.
  The video appears to show fans surrounding his Mercedes after the match at the iPro stadium on Saturday.Derby-born Ben Osborn scored the winner for the Reds in injury time to seal a 2-1 win for the Reds.
  Tempers also boiled over following the final whistle when a pitch invader allegedly tried to strike Forest's Kelvin Wilson.
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• Snow falls in Nottinghamshire ahead of forecast - Nottingham Post

  19-01-2015 15:37
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  Eyewitnesses have said the white stuff has been seen in Arnold as gritting teams get ready to tackle the roads. More than 20 teams of gritters have been out this weekend on all snow routes across the county and will be out again tonight. Temperatures ...
  
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• Playhouse panto best selling in its history - Nottingham Post

  19-01-2015 15:37
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  Nottingham Playhouse pantomime, Sleeping Beauty, which ended at the weekend after a ten week run, was the best-selling in the theatre's history. Chief executive Stephanie Sirr said: "We are absolutely delighted to go into 2015 on such a high.
  
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• TomNorton published Snow falls in Nottinghamshire ahead of forecast

  19-01-2015 15:25
  
  Snow has begun falling in parts of Nottinghamshire, days before it was forecast.Eyewitnesses have said the white stuff has been seen in Arnold as gritting teams get ready to tackle the roads.More than 20 teams of gritters have been out this weekend on all snow routes across the county and will be out again tonight. Temperatures are on course to fall below freezing with frost setting in overnight and lasting until tomorrow morning.According to forecasters, Nottinghamshire will remain cloudy.
  
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• jonmattos published Brian Clough Trophy is back at the City Ground with Nottingham...

  19-01-2015 15:17
  
  The Brian Clough Trophy is back where it belongs.After Nottingham Forest's late winner through Ben Osborn at the iPro Stadium gave them a 2-1 win over bitter rivals Derby County, boss Stuart Pearce was presented with the trophy live on Sky Sports.Now back at the City Ground, the club were today showing off the silverware in front of the Brian Clough Stand to celebrate their victory and the return of the trophy to its rightful home.After Robert Earnshaw's winner in the 1-0...
  
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• NottmPostEG published Playhouse panto best selling in its history

  19-01-2015 14:43
  
  Nottingham Playhouse pantomime, Sleeping Beauty, which ended at the weekend after a ten week run, was the best-selling in the theatre's history.
  Chief executive Stephanie Sirr said: "We are absolutely delighted to go into 2015 on such a high. It's a testament to the hard work and determination of cast, staff and crew who've provided a theatrical experience enjoyed by families across the midlands."
  Tickets sales were up by 6% from last year's Jack and the Beanstalk.
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• Unique memorial to war heroes goes on display in Nottingham - Nottingham Post

  19-01-2015 14:19
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  Unique memorial to war heroes goes on display in Nottingham
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  Relatives of the veterans were invited to embroider the names by artist Joy Pitts, who is previewing the picture at Bromley House Library in Nottingham this week. Families of men and women, who have served in the Armed Forces more recently, have also ...
  
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• LynetteP published Unique memorial to war heroes goes on display in Nottingham

  19-01-2015 14:00
  
  A UNIQUE memorial to Notts war heroes has been unveiled to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First World War.Military Boots is a work of art made up of labels stitched with the names of the brave men, who served in both world wars.Relatives of the veterans were invited to embroider the names by artist Joy Pitts, who is previewing the picture at Bromley House Library in Nottingham this week.Families of men and women, who have served in the Armed Forces more recently, have also been...
  
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• JemmaPage published Get Kate Middleton's royal blue look in Nottingham

  19-01-2015 13:52
  
  Pregnant Kate Middleton looked beautiful in an all-blue number as she stepped out for one of her first public appearances this year. The Duchess of Cambridge arrived at the Kensington Aldridge Academy, in London, wearing a pale blue cashmere coat that kept her baby bump cosy. The Royal attended a coffee morning to officially launch Family Friends, a charity set up to support disadvantaged families.The statement coat itself is from maternity label Seraphine and although it's currently out of
  
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• Wicked Whispers: Blue Monday won't affect Nottingham Forest as transfer ... - Nottingham Post

  19-01-2015 13:47
  
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  Apparently, today is the most depressing day of the year – as every third Monday in January is now known as 'Blue Monday'. While this may be true for all Derby County fans as many trudge back to work on the back of their team's 2-1 defeat to Nottingham ...
  
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• Take Me Out: Women queue up to date 'Blackout' Nottingham contestant - Nottingham Post

  19-01-2015 13:47
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  Take Me Out: Women queue up to date 'Blackout' Nottingham contestant
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  Twenty girls turned their lights off as Nottingham's second contestant on Take Me Out in two weeks, came down the love lift. But Mat, who claims he lives in a haunted house, told the Post that getting a unanimous “no” - known as a “blackout” on the ...
  
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• Corrie drops actress over age claims

  19-01-2015 13:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Coronation Street have dropped an actress who duped producers about her real age to win a part as a 14-year-old.
  
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• jonmattos published Wicked Whispers: Blue Monday won't affect Nottingham Forest as...

  19-01-2015 13:25
  
  Apparently, today is the most depressing day of the year – as every third Monday in January is now known as 'Blue Monday'.While this may be true for all Derby County fans as many trudge back to work on the back of their team's 2-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest on Saturday afternoon, those of a red persuasion will be feeling the opposite.And rather than it being 'Blue Monday' many will see today as being more like 'Red Monday', where City Ground fanatics can bask in their team's glory at
  
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• jonmattos commented Wicked Whispers: Blue Monday won't affect Nottingham Forest as...

  19-01-2015 13:25
  
  Apparently, today is the most depressing day of the year – as every third Monday in January is now known as 'Blue Monday'.While this may be true for all Derby County fans as many trudge back to work on the back of their team's 2-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest on Saturday afternoon, those of a red persuasion will be feeling the opposite.And rather than it being 'Blue Monday' many will see today as being more like 'Red Monday', where City Ground fanatics can bask in their team's glory at
  
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