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Pope Francis bans ambassadors from blogging or criticizing his policies

In a document handed to more than 100 ambassadors in Rome for meetings with top Vatican officials, Francis told the envoys they had to 'live for the things of God and not for those of the world'.




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Nuns forced to become PROSTITUTES after they were 'abandoned' by the Catholic Church

Cardinal Joao Braz de Aviz confirmed the house's existence during an interview for the February issue of the Vatican's magazine Women Church World.




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Walmart backs 'debating' assault weapons ban, reveals it sells 20 percent of ammo

Walmart said Thursday in a quarterly earnings report that it would support a conversation around an assault weapons ban, even though the company no longer sells that category of firearm.




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NYC bank temporarily runs out of $100 bills as customers withdraw cash amid Wall Street crash

Frantic clientele at a Bank of America branch in the heart in midtown requested to retrieve tens of thousands of dollars to stockpile, which accounted for the shortage  according to The New York Times.




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Trump faces renewed backlash for 'abandoning' the Kurds in Syria

The U.S. military operation to strike ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was a success despite challenges posed by Donald Trump when he threatened to withdraw troops from Syria.




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Scout movement in Lebanon is youth wing of Hezbollah

The Imam Al-Mahdi Scouts, which has 45,000 members - boys and girls - is officially recognised by the World Scouting Movement but the group is actually grooming its young recruits.




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Cate Blanchett and her husband take the tube in London

EXCLUSIVE: Actress Cate Blanchett, 48, dressed down to blend in with passengers as she sat with her director husband Andrew Upton, 52, on a London Tube - and barely anyone noticed.




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Bank holiday London tube chaos ahead as RMT announces strike action

Tube maintenance workers will carry out a 48-hour strike from the morning of August 22, followed by another two-day walk out from the evening of August 24.




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Troubled Uber faces crisis talks in a second city as Manchester considers banning the taxi firm

Manchester's leaders accused the US tech firm of 'flooding' the city with sub-standard drivers and even said its licensing standards were being 'undermined'.




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Racy advert for over-fifties dating app Lumen starring Ulrika Jonsson is banned on the Tube

Ulrika Jonsson, 52, who is looking for love following a third divorce, appears in the ad for over-fifties app Lumen with the caption 'Be my stocking filler' - but it has been banned on the London Tube.




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Serena Williams's husband accused of thinly-veiled doping dig at Maria Sharapova

Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian nwas accused of making a thinly-veiled dig at Maria Sharapova after eagle-eyed Twitter users spotted him wearing an anti drug t-shirt in the stands of the US Open.




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Tennis star Maria Sharapova brands the Brisbane International a 'second-hand event'

Sharapova became the latest women's star to raise questions about the inaugural men's team tournament having a monopoly on Pat Rafter Arena in Brisbane this week.




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Maria Sharapova's fall from grace: Drug ban, injuries and now world No 147

MIKE DICKSON IN SYDNEY: Amid the dramatic recent history that Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova have at the Australian Open, it is easy to overlook a fifth anniversary taking place.




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US election polls and pundits should be banned

Allan Lichtman (pictured), from the American University in Washington DC, described election polls and pundits as 'useless' and 'worthless'.




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Daryl Murphy makes shock admission that he was banned for taking COCAINE while at Nottingham Forest

Republic of Ireland international Daryl Murphy has admitted to taking cocaine on a night out that led to him being banned by the Football Association.




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Serial shoplifter, 33, is banned from every shop in England except a Tesco Metro in Swindon

Anna Burns, 33, can only enter the Tesco Metro in Swindon town centre. She appeared in court yesterday where she was set to be sentenced for thefts from stores including Mothercare and Boots.




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Banks hit by five IT meltdowns a WEEK, locking out millions of customers

RBS and Santander had the most glitches - each suffering 18 - according to consumer group Which? Next came Barclays (17), Tesco Bank (16) and First Direct (15).




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Shoplifter, 33, banned from every shop in England jailed after she stole £60 of make-up

Anna Burns appeared at Swindon Crown Court, in Wiltshire, for another offence, and when she was bailed she walked 750 yards to a Boots shop and stole £60 of make up.




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Cat 'banned' from Tesco refuses to keep out as it takes up residence on the self-service checkouts

Ginger cat Pumpkin was a regular in Tesco's Drayton branch in Norwich, for well over a year before staff started 'gently encouraging him to go out', but he's recently returned to perch on the self-checkout.




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Tesco limits customers to just ONE item of milk, bread and toilet roll each as Waitrose bans couples

Britons donned gloves and facemasks on trips to supermarkets nationwide today, after the death toll from the virus reached 1,228 over the weekend.




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Now ALL husbands can shop: Tesco releases set of how-to guides targeted at men

The Malaysian government decreed that only the head of the household, or ketua rumah, is permitted to go to the supermarket in a bid to restrict the number of people in public places.




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Rory Stewart abandons bid to become next Mayor of London

Former Tory minister Rory Stewart was due to stand as an independent candidate, but his withdrawal increases the chances of incumbent Sadiq Khan being re-elected for a second term.




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Pregnant Vogue Williams enjoys a refreshing walk with son Theodore and husband Spencer Matthews

The model, 34, beamed as she shopped for essentials at her local Marks and Spencer's with her son Theodore, 20, months, and her husband Spencer, 31, in London on Wednesday.




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Emily Ratajkowski attends Paco Rabanne show at Paris Fashion Week

She was recently seen storming the runway as she displayed her modelling prowess during Milan Fashion Week just a few days ago.




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Sam Taylor-Johnson joins husband Aaron at Givenchy's PFW show

Sam Taylor-Johnson, 51, and husband of six years Aaron, 28, looked as happy as ever as they sat front row at the Givenchy Paris Fashion Week spring/summer '19 presentation on Sunday.




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Paris bans cars on first Sunday of every month to improve air quality

After a successful car-free day last month, Paris will now ban cars in the central 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th arrondissements between 10am and 6pm for the first Sunday of every month, starting on October 7.




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Salma Hayek posts gushing tribute to her billionaire husband’s generosity

Salma Hayek's husband, Francois-Henri Pinault, pledged the enormous sum less than 24 hours after the fire devastated the Notre Dame.




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Sofia Vergara and 'Instagram husband' Joe Manganiello hit Paris

The Modern Family star, 47, took to Instagram to post different snaps of herself sightseeing in Paris, France, recently.




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David Cameron wants Brussells to ban automatic weapons after Paris attacks

The Prime Minister will also demand more extensive sharing of ballistics data and action to take more firearms out of circulation in the Western Balkans.




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Josh Groban on why he performed in Paris after ISIS terrorist attacks

The 34-year-old singer has shared the reason he decided not to cancel his performance in Paris this month, following November's deadly terrorist attacks on the city.




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Eagles Of Death Metal doc made to help band after Paris

Colin Hanks made the documentary 'Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends)' to help the band cope.




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Snowflake students handed wristbands with their address on

Thousands of 'snowflake' students are to be issued with brightly coloured wristbands printed with their address and emergency contact details this Freshers Week.




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Leeds criminology student bantered on Facebook about lie

Sophie Pointon, 22, whose dream was to become a police officer, falsely claimed she had been groped in the back of the cab after a night out in Leeds and has been jailed for 16 months.




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Leeds woman 'stabbed after defying Muslim husband'

Sinead Wooding, 26, was found dead in woodland in Leeds earlier this year. Her husband, Akshar Ali, is on trial for her murder




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Jo Cox's husband opens up about his struggle

Brendan Cox is preparing to spend his second Christmas without his wife who was shot and stabbed to death by a Nazi sympathiser in Leeds in June 2016.




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Couple convicted of luring daughter to Bangladesh for marriage

A couple have been found guilty at Leeds Crown Court of luring their 19-year-old daughter to Bangladesh in an attempt to force her to marry her first cousin and have a baby with him.




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Leeds vet banned for life for keeping dogs in a 'pitch black dungeon'

Vet Gary Samuel, 49, was banned from keeping animals for life and struck off after inspectors found 24 dogs and eight cats to starve in his cellar at his surgery in Leeds, west Yorkshire.




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Couple jailed after luring daughter to Bangladesh for forced marriage

Leeds Crown Court heard the victim was taken to the south Asian country on the pretence that she and her family would celebrate Eid together, but was then told by her parents that they had set up a wedding.




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Comedian John Bishop wants the Grand National banned but used to own a racehorse

The animal lover said he is not against the sport but has changed his perspective on the historic race because of the number of horses which have died in the race.




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Grand National cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic as UK government plan to ban mass gatherings

The Grand National was dramatically called off on Monday night after new Government restrictions to fight the spread of coronavirus made it impossible to stage the Aintree showpiece.




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Chinese student lied to enter Australia defying coronavirus ban

A student bragged about how he snuck into Australia from China by lying on his arrival form, despite a travel ban to protect citizens from coronavirus.




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Lawyer who helped Melania Trump obtain US citizenship blasts president's immigration ban

Michael Wildes helped secure US citizenship for both Melania Trump and her parents Viktor and Amalija Knavs as well as a green card for Melania's sister Ines.




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Vaping firm's advert is BANNED for suggesting its products were endorsed by Sir Mo Farah

Sir Mo himself took to social media in March to make clear the advertisement by the UK-based company Diamond Mist had nothing to do with him.




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Box of banned drugs left in kitchen of flat Alberto Salazar shared with Mo Farah

EXCLUSIVE: The extent to which Mo Farah's controversial former coach Alberto Salazar left the Briton exposed to potential embarrassment is revealed.




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Meet Darling Brando: The 'hardest working boy band' you've never heard of climbing the charts

Darling Brando have amassed a huge fanbase despite largely flying under the radar.




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Christine McGuinness steps out with a bouquet of flowers after husband Paddy's surprise vasectomy

The RHOC star, 31, appeared in great spirits as she treated herself to a hair salon visit at The Style Lounge in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, on Wednesday afternoon.




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Paddy McGuinness reveals wife Christine has BANNED him from swearing

Paddy McGuinness has been banned from swearing by his wife Christine after their daughter Felicity, two, repeatedly yelled 's**t' at nursery.




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Police hunt a Jeremy Clarkson lookalike suspected of pinching a bank card

Officers at Kent Police released a CCTV image of a man who is the 'spitting image' of the 59-year-old former Top Gear host. Police said the man, is believed to have stolen a bank card from a handbag.




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Storms will strike today as band of heavy rain sweeps UK threatening flooding and travel chaos

Heavy showers may cause travel disruption across the north of England and Scotland with a chance of power cuts.




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Heatwave will return to the UK in time for August Bank Holiday weekend

The UK will be battered by more than a month's worth of rain in just one day today with forecasters expecting a three-inch deluge combined with 40mph winds - but better weather is on the way.