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Big Brother's Best Bits: Most iconic moments in show's 18 year history

When Big Brother first hit screens in 2000, the entire country was captivated by the ins and outs of a group of strangers locked in a bolthole while watched at all hours by cameras and given tasks




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Jade Goody's mum Jackiey remembers ten-year anniversary of her death

However, it wasn't long until the grieving mother, 60, awkwardly clashed with Dr Hilary Jones as they discussed cervical screenings and the HPV vaccination.




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Daughter who sent dad postcard from Vatican City in 1977 finally receives it in Perth 43-years later

Chrissie Beales, then 24, was on a yearlong holiday with her husband in Vatican City when she decided to send her Catholic father a postcard in 1977.




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Bear, bath and beyond: Ten-year-old bear Takoda enjoys splashing around in a tub at the Oregon Zoo

Video footage shows a 10-year-old bear named Takoda at the Oregon Zoo when he was caught splashing around and playing with a wooden block inside a 300-gallon tub of cool water.




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28-year-old woman loses 150LBS after being bullied for years

Danielle, from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, struggled with her weight for years. She was cruelly bullied during her childhood, which caused her to become incredibly introverted - and she sought comfort in food.




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A nation remembers: Donald Trump marks 75 years since VE Day ended World War II

Trump and the first lady laid a wreath at the national memorial to the fallen of the war in the National Mall, Washington D.C. Eight veterans, the youngest 96, had traveled to be there.




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Four-year-old boy is airlifted to hospital after being bitten by a venomous snake 

A young boy has been flown to Brisbane after he was bitten by a snake in northern New South Wales.




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Mother speaks out about how her baby was swapped at birth at Timaru Hospital thirty years ago

Two baby girls were switched at birth at the Timaru Hospital in New Zealand in March, 1990.




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A married teacher, 27, had 11-month long affair with a Year 12 student

The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal was told the teacher slept in a swag next to the student at a school camp in 2007 when he began to flirt with her.




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Traditional Aboriginal punishments are revealed as elder pays for the death of an 18-year-old girl

The body of Britney Watson was discovered in a wheelie bin just four weeks after she gave birth, with a 17-year-old boy accused of killing her and dumping her body.




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The winners of the German GDT Nature Photographer of the Year competition have been revealed

A stunning picture of a hare standing in a field at dusk has won the German Society for Nature Photography's 2020 Nature Photographer of the Year contest.




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Neurosurgeon Charlie Teo performs complicated brain surgery on seven-year-old Bella Howard

Bella Howard, seven, from Newcacstle in NSW was diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPG), a highly aggressive brain tumour found at the base of her brain on April 30.




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LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS: Christine Ohuruogu to run outdoors for the first time this year

Christine Ohuruogu runs her first outdoor 400metres of the year on Saturday when she will be reunited at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia.




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Mo Farah and Christine Ohuruogu crowned Britain's athletes of the year

Mo Farah and Christine Ohuruogu were yesterday named Britain’s athletes of the year at the British Athletics Writers’ Association’s awards in London.




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Christine Ohuruogu and Becky James take top prizes at Sportswomen of the Year Awards in London

Christine Ohuruogu has been named Sportswoman of the Year and Becky James has won Young Sportswoman of the Year.




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Tim Dormer celebrates 1 year engagement anniversary with Ash Toweel

Tim Dormer has celebrated his one-year engagement anniversary with fiancé Ash Toweel.




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Argentine pastor could face a year in jail for selling fake gel that cures followers of coronavirus 

Héctor Aníbal Giménez, a pastor in Argentina, is being investigated for selling a alcohol hand gel which he claimed cures the coronavirus.




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Vinnie Jones, 55, proudly marks seven years of sobriety

The footballer-turned-actor, 55, shared a throwback image with his wife Tanya, who passed away from cancer aged 53 last year, while penning an impassioned message




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Today Extra host David Campbell celebrates six years of sobriety

David Campbell celebrated six years of sobriety on Sunday. The 46-year-old Today Extra host tweeted that he had gone '2,190 days without a drink' and described being sober as 'a gift'.




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Heather Locklear's daughter Ava is 'giving her lots of support' as she marks one year of being sober

The Melrose Place actress's family are doing all they can do to help during quarantine, according to who spoke to People.




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Melanie Sykes celebrates three years of sobriety after revealing she is 'more present than ever'

The presenter, who found fame in a series of light-hearted ads for Boddingtons Brewery, kicked off her weekend by celebrating the milestone with her Instagram followers.




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Family Guy asks 'who will be this year's Bill Cosby and Roseanne?' at Emmys

During the sketch aired at the Los Angeles awards show last night, Peter Griffin said: 'The Emmys has always been great for rewarding great people. And who will be this year's Bill Cosby and Roseanne.'




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Eddie Murphy takes a dig at Bill Cosby and jokes about his kids as he returns to SNL after 35 years

The 58-year-old legend opened Saturday night's show by talking about his 10 kids, getting a joke off about Bill Cosby in the process. The three comedic legends joined Murphy on SNL.




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Alan Rickman has 'secretly wed Rima Horton 50 years after they first met'

The couple, who have been living together since 1977, married in a secret ceremony in New York recently, Alan, 69, has revealed to German newspaper Bild.




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The Simpsons paid tribute to David Bowie and Alan Rickman 3 years ago

A clip featuring late stars David Bowie and Alan Rickman in an episode of The Simpsons has resurfaced and has been posted online as a tribute.




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Tara Brown and 60 Minutes TV crew 'could still face 3 years jail time'

Tara Brown and the 60 Minutes TV crew could still face up to three years behind bars in a Lebanese prison for their role in the botched child abduction scandal if they are charged with kidnapping.




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John Richards has fought an 18-year campaign to save us from apostrophe howlers but has now given up

JANE FRYER: John Richards has impressively bushy eyebrows, two children, a grandchild, an amicably divorced wife, a passion for detective novels and a vast, exacting brain.




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World's new oldest man, 111, who retired 55 years ago has a cheeky message for Her Majesty

JANE FRYER: Bob Weighton, of Alton, Hampshire neither drinks nor smokes. 'I tried one of my brother's cigarettes when I was 12, was sick and I've never smoked since,' he says.




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BBC to give Sports Personality of the Year show a facelift

CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: BBC are making significant changes to their flagship Sports Personality of the Year programme that turned into a shambles in Liverpool last year.




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Taylor Swift throws shade at Kanye West 10 years after he grabbed her microphone at the VMAs 

Taylor Swift may forgive, but apparently never forgets. The singer referenced the moment when Kanye West interrupted her acceptance speech at the same show 10 years prior.




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Beyonce commemorates birthday by sharing several photos from 37th year including snap with twins

The pop megastar took to her personal website to share over 60 intimate photos from the last year of her life.




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Michael Brown: Celebrity stylist reveals the nine top trends of the year

An Australian celebrity hairstylist has revealed his trend insights for the year ahead - and shared some of his top secrets and tools for creating A-list worthy shine.




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Prince William and Kate Middleton are set to attend the BAFTAS for the fourth year in a row

Prince William, 37, and Kate Middleton, 38, are set to attend the EE British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Sunday 2 February for the fourth year in a row.




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Will building society fat cats cut their pay this year?

The interest building society customers receive has been cut to ribbons ever since the 2008 financial crisis. But Yorkshire's Mike Regnier, for example, will keep his £20,000 bonus from 2019.




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We waited 60 years to win £50,000 in the Premium Bonds draw

Last month retired school site manager Ken Medlycott (pictured with wife Sally) won a huge £50,000 - doubling his savings. The odds of him winning such a prize in a year were one-in-7,466.




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Adele tweets for the first time THIS YEAR to urge fans to vote in the general election

Adele has broken her Twitter silence, having not posted to the micro-blogging site since December 31 2018.




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Adele will release new music in 2020 after a five-year hiatus, her agent confirms

The singer, 31, is finally set to release a follow-up to her hugely successful album 25 according to her agent Lucy Dickins, and manager Jonathan Dickins.




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Jo Konta to sit out of the Fed Cup for a YEAR in blow to Great Britain

MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: Fed Cup captain Anne Keothavong will hope bad news does not come in pairs after Jo Konta told her that she will not be playing for Great Britain next month.




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Maria Sharapova unsure of 2021 Australian Open entry as she crashes out of this year's tournament

MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: Maria Sharapova's precipitous tumble down the rankings continued after she was bundled out of the Australian Open first round by Donna Vekic.




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Kim Clijsters beaten in first WTA match for almost eight years by Garbine Muguruza

Kim Clijsters was beaten by Garbine Muguruza on her return to the professional circuit after nearly eight years in the first round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.




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JONATHAN MAYO imagines 'the new normal' one year after Britain emerges from lockdown

Drawing on scientific predictions and the experiences of other countries to Britain emerging from isolation, JONATHAN MAYO imagines the 'new normal'.




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The Casapueblo hotel took artist Carlos Paez Vilaro 36 years to construct on a Uruguayan cliff

Casapueblo, located close to the wealthy Uruguayan beach city of Punta del Este, was built by the late artist Carlos Páez Vilaró - and there's not a straight line to be seen.




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Documentary Newtopia shows how a man quits the West to live with an Indonesian tribe for 3 years

Norwegian Audun Amundsen first went to live with the Mentawai tribe for a month in 2004. He returned in 2009 for a three-year stay, during which time he would learn their unwritten language.




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Last year was Europe's hottest year EVER recorded

Figures from the European state of the climate report from the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) also reveals 11 of the 12 warmest years on record for the continent occurred since 2000.




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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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Year 8 student tests positive for coronavirus at Adelaide high school 

A Year 8 student at an Adelaide high school has tested positive for the coronavirus - and authorities say she likely caught it from a teacher.




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Mothers who created a handbag business out of their garage turn over $1MILLION in their first year

Best friends who launched a handbag business out of their garages turned over $1million in their first year after the brand took off internationally, specialising in neoprene fabrics, gym and laptop bags.




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Petrol prices plunge to a near 20-year low across Australia due to coronavirus

Petrol prices have plunged to a 20-year-low thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Motorists paid 11 cents less for fuel per litre in the March at an average cost of $1.38 a litre.




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Married At First Sight: Stacey Hampton gets lip filler dissolved after eight years

Married At First Sight's Stacey Hampton has bid goodbye to very plump pout.




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Adelaide Kerry Ann Keen stole $340,000 from Catholic church collection plates jailed for five years

A thief who stole $340,000 from church collection plates to spend on lavish overseas holidays and Louis Vuitton shopping sprees has been jailed for five years.