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Lauren Goodger downs a glass of Prosecco on Instagram... despite vowing to quit drinking alcohol

Lauren Goodger was filmed downing Prosecco on Instagram on Monday, one month after vowing to give up drinking alcohol.




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SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Dodgy Duke Alexander Montagu is searching for a woman to have his baby

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: He's been married three times, imprisoned in both the U.S. and Australia, deported from Canada and exposed as a bigamist in the High Court in London.




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SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Disappointment for Prince Charles as his beloved Mey Games are cancelled

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: First the Queen was told that her beloved Royal Ascot would take place behind closed doors; now the Royal Family has suffered another sporting blow.




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SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: David Hockney says smoking cigarettes could protect against coronavirus...

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: The 82-year-old painter is convinced that smoking helps protect against coronavirus. And he's written a letter to the Daily Mail to argue his case.




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SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Boris Johnson's prep school secrets... by the Miss who knew him best

The Daily Mail's Sebastian Shakespeare discusses pleas for Boris Johnson's speedy recovery, last wishes with Dame Olivia de Havilland, and why Mary Beard is not about to lose her Marbles.




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SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Old Etonian mercenary Simon Mann has tips to handle coronavirus lockdown

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: He's the Old Etonian former SAS officer who achieved ­notoriety as leader of the so-called failed 'Wonga' coup.




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SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE:Laura Carmichael casts off her corsets to star in modern-day thriller 

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: According to Laura, Julian Fellowes told her: 'Don't try and destroy an image that people have of you, that they enjoy.'




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SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Duke of Bedford is forced to flee Woburn Abbey with his family

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: I can disclose that Andrew Bedford, the 15th Duke, his wife, Louise, and their children have been obliged to leave Woburn Abbey in Bedfordshire.




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SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Tom Daley takes up knitting but it's sending his husband off the deep end! 

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Tom Daley's knitting hobby, which he took up to deal with self-isolation, is not going down too well with his husband, film producer Dustin Lance Black.




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SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: American fans left upset as Highclere Castle puts Downton Abbey tours on ice

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: The Carnarvons have gone out of their way to try to find a solution - but the road to Downton has hit a few bumps.




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SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Cotswolds hideaway favoured by Prince Harry pitches for more punters

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Soho Farmhouse, the £1,650-a-year very exclusive private members' club set in 120 Oxfordshire acres is opening its doors to an army of tent dwellers.




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SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: BBC's Sir Humphrey Burton lays bare the secrets of biggest names in memoir

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Sir Humphrey Burton is to spill the beans in a memoir, including anecdotes about acquaintances like Andrew Lloyd Webber and Leonard Bernstein.




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SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Ex-MP Harvey Proctor moves back into former property on Belvoir Castle estate

Proctor resigned as the Duke's private secretary and in 2015 moved out of his home after it was raided as part of Operation Midland, writes SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE.




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SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Not cricket? Elite club MCC plans to let wealthy fans join for £80,000

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE - Members of the MCC have been left outraged after talk of an extraordinary and 'radical' proposal started to filter among the masses.




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SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: David Beckham's body art proves tattoo much for the Chinese state

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: David Beckham likes to think he is a man of the people. However, the Communist state of China takes a rather different view of his body art.




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SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Why there's no encore for Fergie's West End venture 

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Fergie, who has just launched her own YouTube channel, 'Storytime With Fergie And Friends', declines to comment on the company's affairs.




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Bill Cosby's rep slams Eddie Murphy as 'Hollywood slave' who 'sold himself' in response to SNL joke

Bill Cosby's (left) publicist accused Eddie Murphy (right) of betraying African Americans just to gain approval from a white audience. Murphy poked fun at Cosby during his SNL monologue.




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Bill Cosby, 82, is denied early release from jail despite COVID-19 outbreak in his prison

The disgraced comedian, 82, is serving a three to 10 years at SCI Phoenix in Skippack, Pennsylvania after being found guilty of aggravated sexual assault in 2018.




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Alan Rickman's romantic £3m home plan by SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE

As thespian friends pay tribute to the late Alan Rickman, a further poignant detail emerges. The star, pictured, was planning to buy a new house, writes SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE.




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Twitter responds to Alan Rickman, David Bowie and Lemmy Kilmister's deaths

It features the Harry Potter and Robin Hood actor alongside glam rock legend David Bowie and rock star Lemmy Kilmister - all of whom have passed away from cancer within the space of three weeks.




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SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Tom Daley takes up knitting but it's sending his husband off the deep end! 

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Tom Daley's knitting hobby, which he took up to deal with self-isolation, is not going down too well with his husband, film producer Dustin Lance Black.




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Roxy Jacenko responds to 60 Minutes reporter Allison Langdon's questions over Oliver Curtis

The Sydney PR queen previously criticised Channel Nine reporter Allison after she addressed public 'cynicism' over her breast cancer battle




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Roald Dahl's daughter Olivia, seven, died after contracting measles leading him to despair

Roald was plagued by the feeling he had let his 'favourite child' down after Olivia contracted measles encephalitis, writes JANE FRYER. The first vaccine was licensed the following year in the U.S.




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Filmmaker responsible for BAFTA's sustainable 'gifting wallets'

Georgia Scott, 33, launched sustainable bag company, GroundTruth, with her two sisters, Sophia and Nina, in September 2019.




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BLOG FROM BRAZIL: The 20th anniversary of Ayrton Senna's death, £24,000 World Cup final tickets and Neymar's banana-eating response to racism organised by a PR firm

Joe Callaghan brings us the latest news and views from South America - as well as traveller tips for those heading out there - and provides a flavour of exactly how the World Cup in Brazil is shaping up.




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UK gyms set to stay closed until autumn despite Boris Johnson beginning easing of lockdown next week

Gyms in the UK are unlikely to reopen until at least the autumn with October being touted as a realistic return date for fitness fanatics, according to reports.




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NOAA says 2020 is likely to be the hottest year ever recorded, despite coronavirus pollution decline

A new report from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says there is a 75 percent chance that 2020 will be the hottest year in recorded history.




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Tragedy as a man's body is found in a river despite desperate attempts to save his life

Police and paramedics attended the Port Adelaide wharf in Adelaide's northwest on Saturday. Despite desperate resuscitation efforts by police the 53-year-old man died.




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Nuno Espirito Santo refuses to blame Wolves sub-par Olympiacos showing on reluctance to play tie

Pedro Neto's deflected strike earned a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie in Athens, but Wolves had fallen behind against 10 men following Ruben Semedo's red card.




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Coronavarius: Wolves to resume training on Monday despite Premier League being suspended until April

Wolves players will resume full training from Monday even though they have no knowledge of when they will play again.




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Guinness owner Diageo WILL pay a dividend to its shareholders despite the global lockdown of pubs

The group also said it had donated vast quantities of alcohol to help make over 8million bottles of hand sanitiser for healthcare workers globally.




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Cheltenham Festival set to go ahead as planned despite coronavirus outbreak 

Racing officials are confident the Cheltenham Festival will go ahead next month despite the disruption to travel caused by the spread of the coronavirus.




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Cheltenham Festival chiefs confirm meet will go ahead despite case of coronavirus in Gloucestershire

The latest case of coronavirus, the third in Gloucestershire, was diagnosed over the weekend and then announced hours before the start of the four-day fixture Festival.




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Racegoers arrive for third day of the Cheltenham Festival despite coronavirus fears

Glamorous women turned heads in vibrant colours and standout coats as they arrived at Cheltenham Racecourse this morning.




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Coronavirus British Horseracing Authority says racing will continue despite risk  

Racing in England will continue as normal despite most other sports closing down because of the coronavirus risk. The only limit in Scotland with meetings behind closed doors.




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Racing chief hints at early return despite sport facing criticism for staging Cheltenham Festival

Racing has faced criticism for staging Cheltenham just before the coronavirus shutdown, but the sport should be 'proud' if it is the first to re-start when restrictions are eased by the Government..




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Nicky Clarke admits he 'despairs' over 'horrendous' lockdown looks

Nicky Clarke has admitted he 'despairs' over the lockdown haircuts the British public are giving themselves amid the lockdown.




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Clip of BBC correspondent appearing in a spoof sex scene removed

BBC Ireland correspondent Emma Vardy filmed the clip with her boyfriend Aaron Adams as part of a parody of Queen classic I Want to Break Free to raise money for the NHS.




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Kate and William feel 'responsible' for helping and 'comforting people' during the covid-19 pandemic

Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine, told The Sun that Kate Middleton, 38 and Prince William, 37, are determined to use their influence to benefit the royal family.




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SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: BBC's Sir Humphrey Burton lays bare the secrets of biggest names in memoir

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Sir Humphrey Burton is to spill the beans in a memoir, including anecdotes about acquaintances like Andrew Lloyd Webber and Leonard Bernstein.




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Care homes STILL struggling to get enough PPE despite deaths of nearly 6,000 elderly residents

Bosses say the requirement to wear PPE at all times while working in care homes, coupled with increased costs, mean that supplies often run out extremely quickly.




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How politics and a craving for respect divided Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic

Of all the relationships among the game's top players in recent years, the one which exits between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic is probably the one with the least warmth.




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Andy Murray still set to play in Australian Open despite cancelling Miami training camp

Andy Murray still expects to play in Australia next month, despite abandoning plans to go through a two-week training block in Miami.




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Judy Murray 'signs up for Celebrity MasterChef' despite declaring in the past 'I cannot cook!'

Judy Murray will reportedly take part in Celebrity MasterChef 2020.




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Wayne Rooney got into fight on Manchester United night out despite being 'man marked' by security

Gary Neville has revealed that Wayne Rooney ended up having a fight during a Manchester United team night out despite being 'man marked' by a security guard.




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SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE John Bercow applied to All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis club

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: So keen is Speaker John Bercow to join the tennis elite, I can reveal he even made a bid to become a member of the All England Croquet And Lawn Tennis club.




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SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Commons Speaker John Bercow bags three foreign jollies in a month

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Thwarted from joining Wimbledon's exclusive Croquet And Lawn Tennis Club, John Bercow has enjoyed the consolation of three overseas jaunts.




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Andy Murray will have long career despite pelvic injury, claims Bob Bryan who had same surgery

MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: American doubles specialist Bob Bryan believes Andy Murray can still come back from the pelvic bruising injury which is once again keeping him out of tennis.




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SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Why Kate Middleton is a killer on court, by tennis ace Rod Laver

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Smashing news from Down Under. We all know the Duchess of Cambridge is a dab hand at tennis, having honed her skills at an exclusive London club.




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Commuters despair as trains into London Waterloo are disrupted on top of severe delays to tubes

London commuters faced chaos this morning with disruption between Waterloo and Clapham Junction, on top of severe delays on two tube lines, the overground, TfL rail and Thameslink.