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Airbnb superhost Nicholas David Weston jailed after raping teenage guest in Melbourne apartment

Nicholas David Weston was found guilty of four counts of rape over the horror stay at his Melbourne CBD apartment in November 2017.




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Ricardo Barbaro: Inside the 'evil life' of the Barbaro clan

A fugitive suspected of murdering his dancer girlfriend could be the third of his eight brothers to relish in what the Italians call 'the evil life'.




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Anti-vaxxers and 5G conspiracy theorists protest coronavirus lockdown in Victoria on Mother's Day

The protesters will demand the government lifts 'absurd' lockdown rules and reopen the nation immediately.




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Ricky Hatton warns Mike Tyson about returning to the ring as American considers comeback

The boxing icon has revealed his ambitions to return to the ring to compete in charity fights, and has recently been training to get into shape ahead of a potential comeback.




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Martha Kalifatidis debuts her new lighter brunette hair... as she aims to go white blonde  

Married At First Sight alum Martha Kalifatidis has debuted her lighter brunette locks.




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Fugitive suspected of murdering Ellie Price, 26, in Melbourne had just got out of jail

Ricardo 'Rick' Barbaro is on the run after police named him as a suspect in the death of his girlfriend Ellie Price.




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Woman who suffered a miscarriage in quarantine is forced to STAY in her hotel for five more days

The Melbourne woman was undergoing a 14-day mandatory COVID-19 quarantine at the Mercure hotel after returning from overseas when she miscarried on April 15.




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Stepmother of Ricardo Barbaro accused of killing girlfriend Ellie Price begs him to hand himself in

Ricardo 'Rick' Barbaro's stepmother Anita issued her 'deepest and most sincere condolences' to Ellie Price's family as she begged him to 'do the right thing' and hand himself in.




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CRAIG BROWN: Spaghetti for me please… and make it snippy! 

CRAIG BROWN: Hardly anyone seems prepared to acknowledge that though the scissors method may be unorthodox, it represents a perfect solution to a problem that has long plagued mankind.




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CRAIG BROWN: Crustaceans? They're all so VERY crabby... 

CRAIG BROWN: Sir, I was interested to read the open letter sent by leaders of Women's Aid and the Women's Equality Party.




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Yikes! Hope I don't catch Miley Cyrus! CRAIG BROWN on how coronavirus has taken its hold on Britain

CRAIG BROWN: Fresh from London, he informed me that the new Cockney rhyming slang for coronavirus is 'Miley Cyrus'.




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CRAIG BROWN on how easily offended Britain has become 

CRAIG BROWN Sir, I was both saddened and distressed by the views expressed by the distinguished parrot, Ms Pretty Polly, in her recent letter to your column.




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The greatest Beatles album you have ever READ! CRAIG BROWN's fresh take on the Fab Four

CRAIG BROWN: Hard to believe, but next month sees the 50th anniversary of the day The Beatles broke up.




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How America fell for the Fab Four: The Beatles arrived in the U.S. like a tidal wave

CRAIG BROWN: For the past six months the Beach Boys had been the most popular group in America. But from now on they would be obliged to live in the shadow of the Beatles.




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CRAIG BROWN: As comedian Barry Cryer turns 85...A top birthday treat, complete with parrots!

CRAIG BROWN: Today, I had been planning to turn the tables on Barry Cryer.




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CRAIG BROWN: Working out during the lockdown? Well, I did pick up a KitKat...

CRAIG BROWN: You get out of your chair with a groan, walk to the kitchen, pick up a KitKat, and return to your chair, sighing 'Oof!' as you sit down.




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CRAIG BROWN: Sneezy, don't be dopey, go and get Doc! 

CRAIG BROWN: WPC Snow White raids a woodland house and discovers an unlicensed gathering of up to seven dwarves failing to employ social distancing




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CRAIG BROWN: Is Huw Edwards just the chap to star in YOUR bad novel? 

CRAIG BROWN: These are strange times and many people who are otherwise perfectly healthy have started to feel the tell-tale symptoms stirring inside them.




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CRAIG BROWN: A toupee with a life of its own? Titter ye not! 

CRAIG BROWN: Death has its draw­-backs, particularly for those whose toupees survive them. Recently, an auction house in Bristol sold off items that had belonged to Peter Wyngarde (pictured).




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CRAIG BROWN: Ann Ziety is the celebrity queen of calm 'n' charm 

CRAIG BROWN: How to relax in these troubling times? Ann Ziety is the doyenne of Los Angeles relaxation gurus.




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CRAIG BROWN: From The Beatles to Wordsworth in three shakes of a lamb's tail for Macca 

CRAIG BROWN: Last week, there were two major cultural anniversaries. Two hundred and fifty years ago, on April 7, 1770, William Wordsworth was born.




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CRAIG BROWN: Sexism 1970s style from... Cosmopolitan magazine!

CRAIG BROWN: How times change! I've just discovered an article from the April 1972 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine.




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CRAIG BROWN: Stars' nick-nacks just ain't what they used to be! 

CRAIG BROWN: Rock stars, young and old, no longer feel the need to act like rock stars. Once upon a time, they were grubby and ill-behaved. Now, they are spotlessly clean and models of good behaviour.




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CRAIG BROWN: Coping with lockdown... Rule 1 - Step away from the fridge! 

CRAIG BROWN: Ann Ziety is the author of Just Relax and I Said, Just Relax, Weren't You Listening?'. Here is our first extract from her forthcoming bestseller, Coping With Lockdown.




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CRAIG BROWN: Malaria? I don't even know her. All your health questions answered by Dr Donald 

CRAIG BROWN: Q: I have an ingrowing toenail. What should I do about it, Dr Donald? DR DONALD SAYS: Nobody knows ingrowing toenails like I do, and that's a fact.




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CRAIG BROWN: Better than the Fab Four - who's taking the Mick 

CRAIG BROWN: Five years ago, I went to see a splendidly grim Icelandic film called Rams, about two hairy old sheep-farming brothers. Gummi and Kiddi refused to speak to each other for 40 years.




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CRAIG BROWN: Bad catarrh? Just swap it for a banjo! All your health questions answered by Dr Donald

CRAIG BROWN: Q: What is your recommended cure for insomnia, Dr Donald? DR DONALD: You've asked the right guy. You know what?




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CRAIG BROWN: It was the celeb wot dunnit! A-Z guide to the next 10,000 hours of Lockdown TV - Part 1

CRAIG BROWN COLUMN: Part One of an A-Z guide to the next 10,00 hours of Lockdown TV. From arms dealers to chief inspectors and ex-girlfriends.




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Trump reads from FDR and meets WWII vets with Melania and the Queen at UK commemoration of D-Day

The U.S. president quoted his predecessor as he took part in the British commemoration of the 75th anniversary of D-Day, led by Queen Elizabeth II, in Portsmouth, on the English south coast.




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Emmanuel Macron embraces Canadian PM Justin Trudeau as he welcomes him to the Elysee Palace

Emmanuel Macron and Justin Trudeau were pictured sharing a warm embrace in Paris today, as they met to discuss a new EU-Canada trade deal. 




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Trump hosts Trudeau in Oval Office meeting then Canadian PM has much warmer sit down with Pelosi

Justin Trudeau met with Donald Trump in the Oval Office to talk trade before receiving a much warmer welcome from Nancy Pelosi, who settled her basketball bet with the Canadian prime minister. 




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Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau beams in Toronto's Pride Parade

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau led the charge of revelers at the Pride Parade in Toronto on Sunday, where the thousands took to the streets waving rainbow flags.




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Ivanka Trump addresses world leaders during G20 Summit

'We must continue to prioritize women's economic empowerment and place it at the very heart of the G-20 agenda,' she said, watched on by her dad, as well as Justin Trudeau and Theresa May.




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Diplomacy in action! Ivanka discourses on 'male-dominated' defense industry with Theresa May

First daughter Ivanka Trump continued to engage with world leaders as she accompanied her father in South Korea.




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PIERS MORGAN: Ivanka's smarter, classier and way more qualified to run America than AOC

AOC's glib, sneering tweet struck me as particularly inappropriate given that she is herself arguably the least 'qualified' member of the House of Representatives in US political history.




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Camilla Duchess of Cornwall's family tree shows she is related to many celebrities

It's come to light that Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, might have relatives that are even more well-known than her distinguished spouse. Here at other famous familial connections.




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Trump sent Trudeau a magazine picture of the Canadian prime minister and scrawled 'looking good!'

Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have exchanged at least a few hand-written notes, according to a Monday report.




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Trump defends Trudeau against critics on Twitter who said he was submissive to US President

Trump took to Twitter to defend Trudeau after a Canadian critic accused him of being 'submissive' to the president after 'trash-talking' him to the press. 




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President Trump is intimidated by 'good looking' and 'smart' Justin Trudeau, is an 'orange fat blob'

'President Trump is very intimidated by Justin Trudeau because he's a good looking, smart kid and President Trump is like this orange fat blob,' said Scaramucci in an interview with ABC Australia.




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Scaramucci claims Justin Trudeau INTIMIDATES the president as he cranks up the insults

'The Mooch' claims Trump is a 'malignant narcissist' who 'needs the spotlight at all times,' and says Australia's PM should keep a low profile around him, like Trudeau, if he wants to be successful.




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'This is unreal': Bianca Andreescu reveals she got a message from Drake after winning US Open  

Bianca Andreescu has revealed that she received a message from Drake after winning the US Open. 19-year-old Andreescu defeated Serena Williams in the final last weekend.




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Justin Trudeau's re-election campaign hits turbulence as a bus collides with the wing of his plane

A coach carrying the travelling press pack drove into the jet's wing after the Prime Minister touched down in Victoria, British Columbia for the first rally of his tour on Wednesday night.




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Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wore brownface to 2001 party

A photo has emerged showing Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wearing blackface to a party 18 years ago when he was a private school teacher. 




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PICTURED: Justin Trudeau wearing blackface and an AFRO wig in high school

In the new photographs, Trudeau is dressed up as Jamaican singer Harry Belafonte to sing Day-O, a Jamaican song, at Jean Brebeuf High School at a talent show in the 1990s.




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PIERS MORGAN: Blackface Justin Trudeau should demand his own racist head on a plate

Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Canada and arguably the most woke, virtue-signalling and PC-crazed leader in the history of Mankind turns out to have a rather cracked halo?




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Canada's Justin Trudeau has exploited every 'woke' cause. So how can he survive?

TOM LEONARD: Accused of racism and the most shameless hypocrisy, Justin Trudeau risks being turfed out of office after a first term plagued by scandals and embarrassment.




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Justin Trudeau is mercilessly trolled online by conservatives and liberals for wearing blackface

Justin Trudeau was dragged on social media by both conservative and liberal pundits after three different instances surfaced of him donning blackface as recently as 2001.




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Tucker Carlson says he'd never let his daughter date a feminist because it means they're a 'creep'

Fox host and father-of-four said on Thursday's Tucker Carlson Tonight he would never allow his daughter to date a man who was a feminist, because Bill Clinton was and Ted Kennedy 'killed a woman'.




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Justin Trudeau apologizes for wearing blackface three times

Trudeau spoke at a press conference in Winnipeg on Thursday to apologize for the three incidents and ask for his constituents' forgiveness, saying he had let voters down and was embarrassed.




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Town hall questioner rips Justin Trudeau for REFUSING to say how many times he has donned blackface 

At a town hall meeting in Saskatoon on Thursday night, Trudeau faced tough questions about the imbroglio despite the crowd being stocked with supporters from his ruling Liberal Party.