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Carnival goers must NOT take selfies by Grenfell Tower

Notting Hill Carnival goers must not take selfies by Grenfell Tower, warn police as 9,000 officers prepare and locals board up ahead of Europe's biggest street party in soaring tem [...]

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Amir Khan’s estranged wife Faryal praises Conor McGregor

Amir Khan's estranged wife has praised Conor McGregor for his devotion to his long-term partner in a sly dig at her own husband.Faryal Makhdoom Khan posted a tweet that included a [...]

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Flinders Uni students want more freedom to booze on campus

Flinders University students are revolting against a massive alcohol crackdown Students living on campus say the ban on alcohol is getting stricter by the dayThe South Australian [...]

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Social media of Kmart mothers secret to homeware success

Kmart's homeware range has seen a huge surge in popularity in recent years thanks to its stylish but affordable products.But cheap prices and sleek looks aren't the only reason for [...]

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Tiny hatchback almost squashed by truck at intersection

Running an amber light can get you a big fine, but it was almost a lot worse for one driver who followed the letter of the law.Shocking dashcam footage from NSW shows a tiny hatchb [...]

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Thousands flock to Filipino boy Kian Delos Santos’ funeral

Thousands of Filipinos have flocked to the funeral of a schoolboy who was shot dead by police and dumped next to a pigsty to protest President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal war on drug [...]

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Spurned lover surprises girlfriend with engagement ring

Andrei Pavel had splashed out on an engagement ring and bunch of flowers to surprise girlfriend Andrea Nagy at her workplaceA 25-year-old man punched his girlfriend in the face whe [...]

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Mother launches sickening attack on her PREGNANT daughter

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Sickening footage shot in Brazil shows the cruel mother attacking her daughterShe pins the 17-year-old down to the ground after telling her that she is pr [...]

Travel

Cheltenham’s No 38 The Park hotel is a luxe, leafy getaway

Rating: A friend has been going on about No. 38 The Park and its sister hotel No. 131, and the glories of Cheltenham itself. Arriving in a taxi from the station, I understand why. [...]

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Dareen Barbar, 39, leg amputated after cancer diagnosis

A mother-of-two who lost her leg to bone cancer when she was a teenager has revealed what life is really like living with a prosthetic limb.Dareen Barbar, who is now based in Dubai [...]

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Woman shares her heart break after having a miscarriage

A Melbourne woman has written about her harrowing experience with miscarriage to help others understand the emotions and the journey that women may go through.Elisa Mercuri, 30, fo [...]

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Groom interrupts wedding day to play a game of football

A Newcastle man has interrupted the biggest day of his life to captain his football team to victory.Just ninety minutes after Simon O'Brien married his sweetheart Catherine Reed at [...]

Health

Are health trends really good for you?

We've all been there: you took it too far last weekend, so now it's time to be 'healthy'.In 2017, that probably means turning to a green juice, avocado toast, or an acai bowl, all [...]

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Advertisers move away from using white, straight customers

Advertisers are moving away from using pictures of white and straight couples for fear of offending gay people or being accused of homophobia.Marketing departments are promoting di [...]

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‘Drunk’ Ryanair yobs are thrown off Ibiza-bound flight

Seven men were hauled off the plane for alleged loutish behaviour on the flight A witness who filmed the shocking incident said the men were arguing with staffThe pilot decided to [...]

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Female Japanese undertaker wins corpse-dressing contest

A 23-year-old undertaker has won a contest at Japan's biggest funeral exhibition testing the ancient art of dressing the dead.Rino Terai beat three other finalists at Tokyo's Life [...]

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3-bed property for sale in Cornwall for £55k

The 3-bed property is in the popular Cornish coastal town of Looe and comes with stunning views of the harbourIt has a price tag of £55k, and estate agents say it could be worth a [...]

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Air hostess forced to quit after posting about Rita Ora

An air hostess claims she felt forced to quit her job with Virgin Atlantic after praising one of the airline's first-class flyers.Charlotte Whittingham, 25, from Reading, served si [...]

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Labour MP Jess Phillips gets 600 rape threats in one day

Labour MP Jess Phillips in her Parliamentary officeA Labour MP says she has hit 'peak block, peak mute' on Twitter, receiving hundreds of death and rape threats a day for her attac [...]

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Great British Bake Off hopeful is former Afghan war hero

She's making her television debut on Tuesday as a contestant on the hotly anticipated Great British Bake Off. But Sophie Faldo, 33, is an Afghan war heroine who saw action on the [...]

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Kangaroo interrupts family barbeque to have a good scratch

Kangaroo seen scratching his lower body at a picnic sport in a Perth parkMarsupial vigourously addressed his itch in full view of families at barbequeHe had a good 20-minute scrat [...]

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Salim Mehajer’s cryptic Instagram post interesting reveal

Former Auburn deputy mayor council Salim Mehajer made the most of new bail conditions by jetting off to Los Angeles this week.But the controversial property developer and habitual [...]

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Democrats say Al Franken could be talked into running

Add another Democrat to the long list of 'potential' presidential candidates: Former Saturday Night Live comedian Sen. Al Franken could get talked into running, his political assoc [...]

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Man shot by cops arrested on aggravated assault on police

Joshua Cobin (pictured), 29, was arrested for aggravated assault against policeAuthorities in Arizona say they have arrested a man who was filmed being shot in the groin with a rub [...]

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Homeowner shoots intruder in Texas during hurricane

Police in Corpus Christi, Texas reported late Friday that a man was shot during an alleged burglary just as a Category 4 hurricane made landfall nearbyThe Corpus Christi Police Dep [...]

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Texans who stayed behind told to write name and SSN on arm

Residents who did not evacuate a Texas coastal town ahead of Hurricane Harvey have been asked to write their name and social security number on their arm to help identify their bod [...]

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Fire burns down Brisbane’s Inala shopping centre

A suspicious fire burned down a whole shopping centre, destroying up to 15 shops including the suburb's biggest doctor's surgery.The fire tore through Civic Centre on the corner o [...]

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Chaser star admits he got ‘no blowback’ for 2007 blackface

Comedian Chas Licciardello has surprisingly revealed that he and his colleagues from The Chaser escaped any criticism for using blackface on national television, despite other ent [...]

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Did McGregor have an erection at Mayweather weigh in?

Conor McGregor has set the internet alight on Saturday after a very revealing weigh-in ahead of his clash with Floyd Mayweather.After stripping down to his boxer briefs for the wei [...]

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Stormchaser’s live feed cuts out in hurricane-hit Texas

As the eye of Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas late Friday, social media users were briefly aghast after a storm chaser posted video that abruptly cut off leaving viewers wo [...]

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Sportscaster Drew Morphett dies 69 while watching football

Legendary sportscaster Drew Morphett has died at the age of 69. Highly-regarded sportcaster Drew Morphett died at the age of 69Morphett, who ha [...]

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Politicians slam Trump as he pardons Joe Arpaio

Ex-Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio (pictured) was pardoned by Trump on FridayLawmakers from across the political spectrum slammed President Donald Trump on Friday after he pardoned cont [...]

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Polkadot Passport Nicola Easterby turns travel into career

A young woman has revealed how she walked away from her comfortable life to go travelling around the world.Nicola Easterby, from Brisbane, had embarked on an adventurous gap year a [...]

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Hurricane Harvey hits Texas with 130mph winds

Hurricane Harvey has slammed into Texas as a monstrous Category 4 hurricane on Friday night, with winds of 130mph causing buildings to collapse with people trapped inside and leavi [...]

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Man confronts alleged price gouger during hurricane prep

A Houston resident confronted a man who apparently was trying to profit off the disaster preparations underway in Texas on Friday by selling water to Texans getting ready for Hurri [...]

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Judge dismisses embryo suit against Sofia Vergara

A judge dismissed the case between Nick Loeb and Sofia Vergara over their two frozen embryos in the latest step of the long legal battle between the ex-couple.The Louisiana judge s [...]