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ALEXANDRA SHULMAN'S NOTEBOOK: Why do we never celebrate women with normal bodies? 

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: The American singer-songwriter Lizzo (pictured) stormed the Brit Awards, massive in her leather corset and again heralded as a torch-bearer for body positivity.




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ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: The complex dilemmas of combining power and pretty girls

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: I won't be so cravenly woke as to pretend that attractive youth isn't still admired in our society and that its currency doesn't still exist.




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ALEXANDRA SHULMAN'S NOTEBOOK: Should I risk going out - or drive myself mad at home?

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: Arriving at a lunch last week, my host introduced me to the other guests as 'a coronavirus denier'.This was because I went to a party with people who had been to Milan.




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ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: Coronavirus is killing conversation... and making me fell old! 

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: Despite our best efforts to prove otherwise, the coronavirus is making some of us consider that we might, in fact, be old.




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ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: Our hair dye and lipstick will get us through the coronavirus crisis

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: Paying attention to our appearance as the world falls apart isn't shallow - it fulfils a deep-seated psychological need.




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Alexandra Shulman's Notebook: Boris proves that being bouncy is bad for you! 

The shattering news that Boris had been admitted to intensive care will be remembered as one of the defining moments of the coronavirus outbreak, ALEXANDRA SHULMAN writes.




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ALEXANDRA SHULMAN describes how coronavirus has turned the idea of celebrity upside down 

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: Covid-19 is so powerful that it is tearing up life as we have previously known it. It is everywhere around us, dominating everything- yet we can't see it.




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Alexandra Shulman's Notebook: A gossip with your pals has NEVER been so important 

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: We might be horribly restricted in who we can see and chat to in the flesh but we are still in touch with our friends. Possibly more than usual.




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PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Diana would have knocked sense into her boys after their break-up 

AMANDA PLATELL: Aides aren't ruling out Harry and his wife opening an office in America, a perfect platform for Megs and her British Prince. But one that's so distant from Kensington Palace.




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Kelly Clarkson says Taylor Swift should 're-record all her songs' amid feud with Scooter Braun

American Idol champ Kelly, 37, has advised Love Story hitmaker Taylor, 29, to 're-record all her songs' amid her feud with producer Scooter, 38, over her master recordings.




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Kelly Clarkson will reunite American Idol's Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson on show

Clarkson, buoyed by her hit ballad A Moment Like This, bested Justin Guarini in the initial competition in 2002.




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Katharine McPhee puts her toned midriff on full display

She's been a married woman for over two months. But Katharine McPhee showed she's still not opposed to a flirty look when she knotted a graphic tee to reveal her toned midriff on an errand




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Ryan Seacrest 'would be interested' in working with original American Idol crew

It has been 10 years since Ryan Seacrest was joined by the original American Idol hosts on TV. But the radio personality revealed he 'would be interested' in reuniting with the OG panel, to People on Friday.




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Jennifer Hudson goes full Aretha glam in sequins, diamonds, and fur coat on the NYC set of Respect

The 38-year-old Oscar winner was the spitting image of the late Queen of Soul with her 1966-era flip wig




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Paula Abdul dazzles in one-shoulder lace dress before performance at Baby2Baby Gala in Los Angeles

Paula Abdul cut an elegant figure on Saturday as she appeared at the star-studded 2019 Baby2Baby Gala in Culver City, Calif. 




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Katy Perry is a tropical bombshell as she hits up Disney's Aulani resort in Hawaii for American Idol

Katy Perry shared a slew of snapshots from her current stop in Hawaii where American Idol's Top 40 contestants are expected to compete for a spot in the next round.




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Katy Perry showcases her new longer locks in smouldering Instagram snap

The American Idol judge, 35, looked sensational as she showcased her new longer locks in a smoldering Instagram uploaded on Sunday.




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American Idol: Katy Perry learns from psychic that she's met her 'soulmate' and shares pregnancy

The 35-year-old pop star learned that fiancé Orlando Bloom, 43, was her 'soulmate' on Sunday's episode of American Idol and shared her pregnancy news with her fellow judges.




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Jordin Sparks and her husband attend Mulan premiere... after she received stern warning from FTC

The 30-year-old Grammy nominee was one of 10 influencers to receive a letter from the Federal Trade Commission for 'deceiving customers'




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Katy Perry hints she could be headed for a Vegas residency during Facebook Live Q&A

Katy, 35, responded with a cheeky wink after a fan asked if the pregnant pop star had any plans for Vegas.




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Labour's Zarah Sultana apologises after saying she would 'celebrate' deaths of Tony Blair 

Labour MP Zarah Sultana, who is standing for Coventry South, used the 'extremistmuslim' hashtag and said 'try to stop me when the likes of Blair, Netanyahu and Bush die' in 2015.




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Spectacular 'Tomb of the Kings' in Jerusalem opened by French authorities for first time in a decade

Paying visitors to the French-owned archaeology-cum-holy site in Jerusalem's eastern sector can see the tomb's impressive courtyard which dates back over 2,000 years.




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Labour candidate is forced to apologise for 'extremely distasteful' old Twitter post

In 2012, Peymana Assad, who is standing for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner, tweeted: 'Some man I just met thought I was Israeli so I cracked the 10 lost tribes of Israel joke to him and he got gassed.'




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President of Louisiana bible college who was once knighted by France arrested for sexual assault

Federal prosecutors say 65-year-old Cornelius Tilton, of New Orleans, was seated next to a 19-year-old man on a flight from Tel Aviv to Newark Liberty International Airport.




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Plants emit an ultrasonic 'scream' when their stems are cut or water is in short supply

A team of scientists at Tel Aviv University have discovered that some plants emit a high frequency distress sound when they undergo environmental stress, something like a scream.




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Israeli student is subjected to sickening, foul-mouthed anti-Semitic tirade on New York subway

Lihi Aharon was riding the train from Manhattan to Brooklyn earlier this week when a fellow passenger launched the anti-Semitic abuse.




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Parents of student accused of lying about being gang-raped 'remain hopeful' ahead of verdict

The woman (pictured arriving at court) is accused of falsely claiming she was raped by up to 12 Israeli tourists in an Ayia Napa hotel on July 17, before making a retraction statement 10 days later.




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How Israel has turned on the 12 teenage boys accused of sexually assaulting a British girl in Cyprus

In Israel, where public opinion initially swung behind the 12 teenage boys accused of sexually assaulting the British girl at a an Ayia Napa hotel, sympathy for their plight is rapidly running out.




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Multiple bruises found on British teenager convicted of making up rape claims

The student, who faces up to a year in jail after being found guilty of lying, insists she was held down and raped by up to 12 Israeli youths at a budget hotel in Ayia Napa.




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Father of Israeli boy accused over Cyprus gang rape says British teenager SHOULDN'T be jailed

The father of one of the Israeli youths accused of gang-raping a British teenager in Cyprus has said she should be spared jail because she has suffered enough.




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Malka Leifer could finally be extradited to Melbourne to face dozens of child sex abuse charges

Former Melbourne school principal Malka Leifer could finally be extradited to Australia after she was deemed mentally fit to stand trial by an Israeli court on Friday.




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Professor is fired after saying Iran should bomb the Mall of America and the Kardashians' home

Asheen Phansey, a former adjunct professor at Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, was fired after suggesting Iran should target American cultural sites to bomb




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Diamonds pinched in spectacular heist in Germany offered for sale for £7.5million

The Dresden White Diamond and the breast star of the Polish Order of the White Eagle (both pictured) were two of the pieces thieved from Dresden's Green Vault in late November 2019.




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Vladimir Putin jokes Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad should invite Trump to Damascus 'to be healed'

President Bashar al-Assad tells Vladimir Putin in the video from a church in Damascus, Syria on Tuesday: 'If Trump arrives along this road, everything will become normal with him too.'




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The fad diets that DO work: Dietitian reveals the five food plans that get results

Australian dietitian Susie Burrell has revealed the five fad diets that do work - and the ones you should steer clear of if you want long-term weight loss results.




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WHAT BOOK would Wilbur Smith take to a desert island? 

Wilbur Smith is currently reading The Egyptian by Mika Waltari. The writer revealed that he would take My African Journey by Winston Churchill to a desert island.




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British teen 'gang raped' in Cyprus tells her full story

The young girl has described how her holiday fling with a handsome Israeli footballer she knew as Sam, in the party resort of Ayia Napa, Cyprus, descended into the terror of gang rape.




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Briton 'gang raped' in Cyprus tells her full story

The girl, imprisoned in a squalid Cypriot jail, was gang-raped by a group of young Israeli men while on holiday in the resort of Ayia Napa. She was held in Nicosia Central Prison for fives weeks.




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Star Wars-like Israeli drone defense system downs multiple targets with high-powered laser beam

Manufacturers of the Israeli-made Drone Dome C-UAS hailed the system a '100 per cent success' after it brought down drones that were zig-zagging sharply during tests.




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Former gay porn star claims his father tried to get adult girlfriend to have sex with him at 12

Jonathan Agassi from Isreal, whose real name is Yonatan Langer told BBC4's The Rise and Fall of a Porn Star how his life descended into prostitution and addiction as cameras followed him for 7 years.




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British teenager convicted of lying about Cyprus 'gang rape' is to tell the full horror of ordeal

The woman, 19, flew home in January after being handed a four-month suspended sentence over the events of July last year in an Aiya Napa hotel room.




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Homeland finale series recap: Carrie and Saul go head-to-head in nail-biting climax

After eight seasons and 95 episodes, Showtime's flagship drama Homeland finally came to a close last night




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Princess Diana's butler Paul Burrell says princes know they have different roles to play

Paul Burrell revealed that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are on a 'different trajectory' to the Sussex's, with Prince William heading 'to the boardroom' and Harry 'to the factory floor'.




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Royal chef says Princess Diana would spend Christmas alone as she felt sons should be at Sandringham

Darren McGrady, a former chef to the Queen who later worked for Princess Diana, said that the Army was enlisted to help transport the food and supplies to the Queen's Norfolk estate.




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Prince Harry wants to follow in his mother's footsteps, says Paul Burrell

Described as Diana's 'rock', Paul Burrell weighed on the royal rift ahead of the crisis summit at Sandringham later today, expressing his sympathy for the Queen who he said: 'I feel very sorry for.'




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Kitty Spencer's fashion tycoon husband is the ultimate socialite's catch

This week Lady Kitty Spencer, 29, revealed the 30 carat diamond engagement band which appeared to confirm her betrothal to fashion mogul Michael Lewis, 60.




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Princess Diana's former butler Paul Burrell says royals are 'a very strange family to marry into'

Paul Burrell told Good Morning Britain that it is very difficult for the outside world to understand what difficulties the Duke and Duchess of Sussex faced as members of the royal family.




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Paul Burrell shares an unseen letter from Princess Diana as he shows support for Harry & Meghan

Princess Diana's former butler has shared an unseen letter from the late royal, which voices her unconditional love for Prince William and Prince Harry.




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Paul Costelloe: Princess Diana wouldn't be upset about Megxit

Paul Costelloe, 74, from Dublin who worked alongside Princess Diana for 15 years told Evoke that Diana's priority was her children, and that she'd understand Prince Harry's desire to step back.




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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry 'spiteful' to not bring Archie

Dickie Arbiter, a press spokesman for the Queen from 1988 until 2000, told Nine News Australia there is 'no excuse' not to fly Archie over to the UK because he accompanied the couple to South Africa.