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Oscar Pistorius battled adversity to become South Africa's golden boy

In the months following the London 2012 Olympics, Oscar Pistorius - the world's most famous Paralympian - was an angry, anxious and bitter man.




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Oscar Pistorius if jailed faces being held with Czech inmate on trial for torture

A cell has been set aside for Pistorius in a wing of just six cells at Pretoria Central prison, which is guarded by a special task force and where Radovan Krejcir, pictured, is being held




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Oscar Pistorius was once an inspiration... now he's a broken man jailed for manslaughter of Reeva Steenkamp

MARTHA KELNER: Oscar Pistorius was once the most famous and inspirational Paralympic athlete in the world. But now he is in prison for five years and his world has fallen apart.




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Oscar Pistorius was 'trigger-happy' and 'would have killed someone sooner or later', insists Reeva Steenkamp's mother

Reeva Steenkamp's mother believes Oscar Pistorius 'would have killed someone sooner or later' and that her daughter's 'bad luck' conspired against her.




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Reeva Steenkamp's mother wants to ask Oscar Pistorius why he killed her daughter

Reeva Steenkamp's mother June is steeling herself for the inevitable day she and her husband Barry finally meet Pistorius and have the opportunity to ask him in person why he killed their daughter.




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Oscar Pistorius's brother reveals tantalising details of jailed athlete's life behind bars

In a wide-ranging interview, Pistorius's older brother Carl, 29, has provided the most detailed picture yet of his brother’s new life at Kgosi Mampuru prison.




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Oscar Pistorius could be BAILED today with judge to rule on appeal

Prosecutors in Pretoria have applied to appeal the decision Judge Thokozile Masipa to acquit the Paralympian of murder and instead sentence him five years in prison for manslaughter.




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Oscar Pistorius 'lost it' when he learned murder acquittal would be appealed

A fellow prisoner at the Kgosi Mampuru II jail in Pretoria said the double-amputee athlete 'got up and stomped' after hearing the ruling on the radio, adding that he was p***** off.'




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Oscar Pistorius jail demands revealed as he's told he could be in prison for YEARS

Leading lawyer William Booth claims Oscar Pistorius (right) faces a clash of legal battles which means he ‘could sit in jail for a very long time’. He is in Kgosi Mampuru II prison in Pretoria, South Africa.




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Oscar Pistorius' six-year jail sentence to be appealed for murdering Reeva Steenkamp

The National Prosecuting Authority said it will appeal the sentence given to the 29-year-old Paralympian which would see him eligible for parole in just three years after the 2013 Valentine's Day murder.




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Jailed Oscar Pistorius has trademarked his name

Olympian-turned murderer Oscar Pistorius has trademarked his name from behind bars, hinting that he plans to cash in on his notoriety once he is freed from jail.




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Bullets Oscar Pistorius fired at Reeva Steenkamp revealed

EXCLUSIVE: Footage from a chilling new documentary, reveals for the first time the bullets that were used to kill Reeva Steenkamp, 29, on Valentine's Day in 2013.




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Oscar Pistorius' murder sentence doubled in South Africa

Oscar Pistorius (pictured in 2016) has had his  jail sentence for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp increased from six years to 13 years and 5 months by a South Africsa appeals court.




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Teenage girl killed after a 'drunk driver' driving on the wrong side of the road hit her parked car 

Nga Roimata Beattie-Rihari died about 7.45pm Sunday in Moerewa on New Zealand's North Island when a 43-year-old man allegedly  veered onto the wrong side of the road and hit her vehicle.




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Billionaires fled for doomsday bunkers in New Zealand as the coronavirus crisis escalated

Quick-thinking Silicon Valley billionaires booked flights for New Zealand as soon as the COVID-19 crisis began to escalate.




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Essential worker left in tears after being pulled over for speeding by a 'power-hungry' cop

The female nurse, who did not want to be named, copped a ticket while driving a branded vehicle in her work uniform on Gordonton Rd in Hamilton, New Zealand, on Tuesday morning.




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Toddler's cheek is ripped open 'like a can opener' after being mauled by a pet dog called Biggy

Leo Hamilton, two, was sitting on the floor next to his father's 6-year-old dog, Biggy, at his grandmother Port Levy home, southeast of Christchurch, when he was mauled 'out of the blue' around 8pm Tuesday.




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Drake hangs with LeBron James at Uninterrupted Toronto launch as lineup for his OVO Fest is revealed

The Canada native and Los Angeles Lakers forward have teamed up on the business endeavor which James started four years ago.




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Lebron James 'grilled NBA boss Adam Silver during closed-door meeting on Morey's Hong Kong tweet'

During a closed-door meeting in China last week, LeBron James pressured NBA commissioner Adam Silver to punish Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey for his support for Hong Kong.




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LeBron James channels Johnny Depp in elaborate 'LeDward Scissorhands' Halloween costume

On Halloween, LeBron James channeled Johnny Depp in his iconic 1990 film role Edward Scissorhands. The NBA legend dubbed himself 'LeDward Scissorhands'.




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Inside Lakers' flight back to LA as they learned of Kobe's death and LeBron James led a team prayer 

Details have emerged from the Lakers' team flight back to Los Angeles on January 26, when they learned Kobe Bryant had died, prompting LeBron James to lead a group prayer circle.




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Teenage star Cori Gauff aims to keep Wimbledon fairytale going against Simona Halep

Cori Gauff's Wimbledon fairytale heads into the second week but her biggest test yet is waiting for her in the fourth round. She takes on former world No 1 Simona Halep in the fourth round.




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15-year-old tennis sensation Coco Gauff opens up about skyrocketing to fame at Wimbledon

Cori 'Coco' Gauff, 15, says her time at Wimbledon was a 'roller coaster' where she was the 'wildcard' that stole the show after beating her idol Venus Williams in the very first round.




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Meghan Markle's Michelle Obama interview revealed

In her Q&A piece with Obama, Meghan wrote that she sent the former first lady a list of 'simple' questions over email and was bowled over when she replied quickly with long answers




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Wimbledon star Coco Gauff meets her 'idol' Michelle Obama in her Washington D.C. office

Teenage tennis star Coco Gauff, who became the breakout star of this year's Wimbledon, was invited to meet the former First Lady, 55, at her office in Washington D.C. yesterday.




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A toothy, pigtailed Michelle Obama grins in rare childhood photo with big brother Craig

The former first lady, 55, shared the cute snap on Instagram on Thursday. She and her brother Craig, now 57, smile outside in the photo taken on the South Side of Chicago, where they grew up.




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Ellen DeGeneres chats with Michelle Obama after getting called 'one of the meanest people alive'

Though the 62-year-old talk show host seemed charming-as-ever while on the phone, days prior a viral Twitter thread left people calling Ellen 'one of the meanest people alive.'




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Friends cast's epic reunion 'took a lot of planning' and was filled with 'lots of laughs and hugs'

Friends cast's recent epic reunion 'took a lot of planning' according to sources and was held at Courteney Cox's Malibu home with a night full of 'lots of laughs and hugs.'




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Unsealed documents reveal Harvey Weinstein planned to open a SEX ADDICTION CENTER

The disgraced movie mogul, 67, outlined his idea for the facility in a public statement which was set to be released in 2017, before it was scrapped by his PR team.




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Harvey Weinstein said Jennifer Aniston 'should be killed'

Emails exchanged between Weinstein and his team were unsealed on Tuesday, showing his response to the flood of sexual abuse allegations that sparked his downfall in October 2017.




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Arsenal news: Ian Wright baffled by Unai Emery's tactics during Liverpool defeat

Emery opted against playing his star strike partnership of Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, dropping the Frenchman for new boy Nicolas Pepe.




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Sam Skinner ruled out of Scotland's World Cup plans after tests return on hamstring injury

Sam Skinner has been ruled out of Scotland's World Cup plans following a recent injury picked up on international duty. The Exeter Chiefs second row had scans after limping off with a hamstring issue.




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Nathan Lyon bitten by mother cricket... few Englishmen will weep for Australia's sledger-in-chief

If England could have chosen an Australian cricketer to make the fatal fumble that may just have handed them the Ashes then the name of Nathan Lyon would have been on many lips.




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Bury expelled from the Football League

Bury have been thrown out of the Football League in a move that is expected to spell the end for the 134-year-old outfit. Late on Tuesday night the EFL announced that the Shakers had been ejected.




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Grimsby Town's Carabao Cup clash with Macclesfield called off due to torrential storm

Grimsby Town's Carabao Cup clash against Macclesfield was called off just before half-time due a torrential storm. A replay of the second-round tie will have to be rescheduled.




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Jacare Souza PULLED just hours before UFC 249 after testing positive for coronavirus

The middleweight was supposed to fight American Uriah Hall in Jacksonville, Florida on Saturday after the original bout on April 18 was cancelled due to the pandemic.




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Jeremy Corbyn is ridiculed for 'talking tripe' over claims he is a CRITIC of the Iranian government

Jeremy Corbyn was mocked by Tory MPs this afternoon after he claimed to have 'long spoken out against the Iranian government's human rights record'.




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Lisa Nandy says she WOULD serve in shadow cabinet led by Sir Keir Starmer or Rebecca-Long Bailey

Lisa Nandy today declared she would be willing to serve in a shadow cabinet led by either of her Labour leadership rivals if she fails to pull off a shock upset.




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Britain's best kebab houses are revealed as Jeremy Corbyn is booed at national awards ceremony

Thousands of members of the public voted for the 150 finalists to face the judges, who included the Labour MP Carolyn Harris, Conservative MP David Warburton and journalist Ash Sarkar.




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'My voice will not be stilled': Jeremy Corbyn vows to continue campaigning from the backbenches

In a valedictory message to thousands of devoted followers on social media the outgoing opposition leader, 70, said he would continue to campaign on issues close to his heart from the back-benches.




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Scott Morrison's rise to power revealed in Plots and Prayers

'Plots and Prayers: Malcolm Turnbull's demise and Scott Morrison's Ascension' has lifted the curtain on the turbulent 2018 leadership challenge.




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Texts between Malcolm Turnbull and Mathias Cormann revealed over leadership vote to Scott Morrison

Malcolm Turnbull has blasted former political ally Mathias Cormann as 'weak and treacherous' for his key role in the leadership spill which ousted him as Prime Minister.




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2GB broadcaster Alan Jones wants Malcolm Turnbull expelled from Liberal Party over coal stance

Sydney radio 2GB broadcaster Alan Jones wants the Liberal Party to expel former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull for suggesting it was 'nuts' to build a taxpayer-funded, coal-fired power station.




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Tulsi Gabbard wants to meet Hillary Clinton face-to-face after 2016 loser called her Russia 'asset'

Tulsi Gabbard said Monday she wants to confront Hillary Clinton after the failed 2016 presidential candidate perpetuated a conspiracy theory that she's a 'Russian asset.'




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Hillary Clinton appalled by Facebook political ad policy

Hillary Clinton slammed Facebook's political advertisement policy, saying it is 'appalling' that voters are being misinformed by potentially false information ahead of the 2020 election.




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Hillary Clinton is asked how she killed Jeffrey Epstein in interview on The Daily Show

In the interview, Hillary Clinton talked about Trump's presidency, her thoughts on his Ukraine dealings and how she managed to murder an incarcerated pedophile, Jeffrey Epstein.




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Google whistleblower's wife, 29, is killed in a car crash

Misti Dawn Vaughn (inset), 29, the wife of Google whistleblower, Robert Epstein, who exposed meddling in the 2016 election, died Friday just days after she was injured in a car crash in California.




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Obama called Donald Trump a fascist during 2016 election

Kaine, then the Democratic VP candidate, was caught on camera telling his running mate Hillary Clinton of the remark, in footage included in the new Hulu documentary about her.




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Plot to cover up evidence that could vindicate Alexander Blackman revealed

Military chiefs are plotting to cover up a damning report that could help free Sgt Alexander Blackman jailed for murder with top brass planning to 'sweep under the carpet' evidence that could clear the Marine.




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Jailed Sergeant Alexander Blackman's wife's fury as military chiefs fob her off

Sergeant Blackman, who is thought to be the only British serviceman jailed for murder on the battlefield, is serving life for shooting a fatally wounded Taliban insurgent in Afghanistan.