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Russell Crowe reveals he almost turned down his Oscar-winning lead role in Gladiator

Russell Crowe revealed this week that he almost turned down a role that later won him an Oscar. 




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LeBron James passes Michael Jordan to go fourth on all-time NBA scoring list

LeBron James has surpassed Michael Jordan to climb into fourth place on the NBA's career scoring list, behind only Kobe Bryant, Karl Malone and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.




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New Orleans Pelicans 110-114 LA Lakers: LeBron James surpasses 33,000 NBA career points

LeBron James keeps on cementing his place as one of the greatest-ever NBA players after reaching another milestone on Wednesday night as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the New Orleans Pelicans.




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Russell Crowe joins in on basketball seating fiasco as Australia take on USA

Russell Crowe has joined in with basketball fans who are furious over the seating fiasco as Australia took on the USA in Melbourne on Thursday night. 




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Celebs swear by spin classes but few realise there can be health hazards ahead

SoulCycle is loved by A-listers and has opened in London. Although spinning burns lots of calories physiotherapist Sarah Bentley said poor bike set up can cause knee and back pain.




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Michelle Obama tells Essence Music Festival says she was stereotyped 'an angry black woman' in 2008

Speaking at Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans on Saturday, Michelle Obama said Republicans and Democrats turned the 'strength of a black woman' into a 'caricature'.




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Jameela Jamil reveals she missed THREE calls from Meghan Markle about her Vogue cover

Jameela, 33, was one of 15 women to be hand-picked by the Duchess of Sussex to appear on the September cover of British Vogue, which Meghan guest edited.




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'I can't make people not afraid of black people': Michelle Obama addresses racism in the US

Michelle Obama spoke says when her family - and other black families - moved to the South Side of Chicago in the 1970s, white families started moving out. 




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'From our family to yours': Obamas post sun-kissed family Thanksgiving photo

Former First Lady Michelle Obama posted a photo on Twitter showing her; her husband, former President Barack Obama; and their two daughters, Sasha and Malia, vacationing in a tropical setting.




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Friends actor Ron Leibman has passed away from complications of pneumonia at age 82

Friends and Tony Award-winner Ron Leibman passed away on Friday from complications of pneumonia at age 82. He had a career in TV and theater that spanned six decades.




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Reese Witherspoon gets into holiday spirit with Ava, 20, and Tennessee, 7

Reese Witherspoon was spotted stocking up on holiday supplies with her lookalike daughter Ava, 20, and son Tennessee, seven, at Target in LA on Saturday, preparing for a busy week of celebrations.




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Adam Sandler says he's 'never excited for romantic scenes' as Jennifer Aniston calls him good kisser

Most recently, Sandler starred as Aniston's husband in the Netflix comedy Murder Mystery. Before that, they starred together in the 2011 romantic comedy Just Go With It.




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Kate Langbroek reveals the one detail in THAT Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston photo everyone missed

Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston's friendly reunion backstage at the SAG Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night has the whole world talking.




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Jeremy Corbyn refuses to call assassinated Iranian general Qassem Soleimani a terrorist FOUR TIMES

Jeremy Corbyn last night refused four times to say Qassem Soleimani was a terrorist - and also described the Iranian general's killing by the US as 'illegal' . 




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Could top union shun Rebecca Long-Bailey? Unite's Len McCluskey said to be impressed by Lisa Nandy

Wigan MP Ms Nandy, who narrowly came third behind Ms Long-Bailey in the first round of the leadership campaign, is said to have impressed Mr McCluskey in a face-to-face meeting.




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Calls for Sir Keir Starmer to sack shadow minister Lloyd Russell-Moyle 

Sir Keir Starmer is facing calls to sack one of his Shadow Ministers, Brighton Kemptown MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle, for openly claiming that Tory governments conspire to 'murder' people.




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Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull slams colleagues and discusses suicide in tell all memoir

He went on the lead the party to political victory again in 2016, before he was overthrown once more by Scott Morrison in 2018 - a man who Mr Turnbull believes never should have been elected.




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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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Gabbard rips Clinton's catastrophic record in stinging rebuke to suggestion she is a Kremlin asset

Tulsi Gabbard asserts there is 'no basis in fact' to Hillary Clinton's claim that she is 'a favorite of the Russians,' being used by the Kremlin to help get Donald Trump re-elected.




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Hillary Clinton says she wants to hug Duchess of Sussex over racist and sexist treatment

Hillary Clinton said that the treatment of Meghan Markle over the past three years has been 'heartbreaking and wrong', accusing some criticism of having a 'racial element'.




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Trump calls Meet the Press 'Meet the Depressed' after Chuck Todd duels with loyalist senator

On Twitter, Trump thanked Sen. John Kennedy 'for the job he did in representing both the Republican Party and myself against Sleepy Eyes Chuck Todd on Meet the Depressed!'




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Evidence that backs Alexander Blackman to be cynically suppressed 

Covered in the censor’s black ink, this is the official report the Navy plans to publish into the shooting incident – with only Blackman’s name visible. The report draws ‘challenging’ conclusions about failures through the chain of command.




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Military failed drug OD Royal Marine after PTSD was missed for 2 years

Tragic David O'Sullivan, 25, from Abbey Hulton in Staffordshire, was finally diagnosed with PTSD just three days before he collapsed and died from a drugs overdose while on leave in 2012.




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Witnesses blocked from Marine A's court martial

Colonel Oliver Lee - one of the few top brass to emerge with credit (pictured in Afghanistan) – resigned in protest at the treatment of Sgt Blackman.




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Prince Edward, Sophie Wessex and Princess Anne video call veterans

Earlier this week, and ahead of VE Day today, Sophie Wessex, 55, Prince Edward, 56, and Princess Anne, all telephoned several veterans to learn about their experiences in the war.




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A wanton orgy of God-blessed beef

Kobe beef, the Japanese Black breed of wagyu (wa means Japanese, gyu cow) called Tajima-gyu, is some of the most sought-after and expensive flesh on Earth




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A magical Malaysian that passes every test

Normah's is everything you hope it would be. Good value, home-cooked Malaysian food, prepared by one of the nicest women you could imagine




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Hairdresser 'deliberately infected 10 lovers with HIV'

Daryll Rowe, 26, from Edinburgh, was accused of infecting two men with HIV in Brighton - but the number of alleged victims who have come forward has risen and now stands at ten.




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Edinburgh hairdresser ‘infected 10 lovers with HIV'

Lewes Crown Court heard Daryll Rowe (pictured right) texted one of his victims saying: 'Maybe you have the fever cos I came inside you and I have HIV, lol. Whoops!'




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Hairdresser 'laughed as he told victim of HIV infection' 

Daryll Rowe, who is originally from Edinburgh but was living in Brighton at the time, denies infecting four men with the virus and attempting to infect a further six men with the virus.




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Alleged victim of HIV hairdresser was AIDS charity worker

Daryll Rowe, 26, originally from Edinburgh, allegedly set out to spread the virus by pressuring his lovers into unprotected sex and claiming he was free of the disease. Rowe denies the charges.




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Victim of HIV hairdresser was 'starstruck' by him

An alleged victim hairdresser Daryll Rowe, 26, (pictured) accused of deliberately infecting his lovers with HIV said he was 'starstruck' by him at Lewes Crown Court today.




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HIV-positive hairdresser alleged to infected lover

Daryll Rowe, 26, from Edinburgh, is accused of infecting four men and attempting to infect a further six, but on arrest he claimed he had been framed for the offences, a court heard.




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Edinburgh hairdresser accused of infecting men with HIV

Daryll Rowe, 26, allegedly had sex with at least 10 men in Brighton he met on Grindr after being diagnosed as HIV positive and either refused to wear a condom or 'sabotaged' the contraception.




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Hairdresser who 'infected lovers with HIV' drank urine

Daryll Rowe, 27, insisted alternative therapies were better to treat the virus and read online that taking prescribed anti-retroviral would stop his urine killing it, Lewes Crown Court heard.




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Hairdresser in HIV case denies stash of sabotaged condoms

Daryll Rowe is on trial accused of infecting four men from the Brighton area with the virus and attempting to give it to a further six.




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HIV patients who are depressed have a greater risk of dying

Researchers at Northwestern University found that the proportion of time patients with HIV spend depressed is directly related to their likelihood of missing doctor appointments.




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Russell Tovey poses in pants for Terrence Higgins Trust's HIV campaign

Russell Tovey has delighted many a fan by shedding his clothes to pose for a portrait to raise money for HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust.




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Victims of hairdresser who infected men with HIV tell of their pain

Daryll Rowe, 27, originally from Edinburgh, infected five men from the Brighton area and the North East with HIV while five others narrowly escaped contracting the life-changing virus.




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France 3-0 Andorra: Kingsley Coman continues impressive form but Antoine Griezmann misses penalty

Kingsley Coman and defender Clement Lenglet scored in each half, with Antoine Griezmann missing a penalty for the second time in four days. Substitute Wissam Ben Yedder added a third.




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Lyon 1-0 Marseille: Houssem Aouar fires home side into French Cup semi-finals

DANIEL MATTHEWS AT THE GROUPAMA STADIUM: A hero from 12 yards. Then the fall guy within 11 minutes. Life as a goalkeeper can be cruel - just ask Marseille's Yohann Pele.




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Russell Watson on the 'proper ups and downs' of his 20 year career

It's 20 years since Russell Watson topped the charts with his debut album, The Voice, announcing himself to the world as the owner of the finest larynx this side of Luciano Pavarotti




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Alanis Morissette review: She exudes wry humour and her singing is rivetingly powerful

Mention 1996 to a music-lover and they will probably think of Oasis or the Spice Girls. But those bands, huge though they were, only had Britain's second- and third- biggest-selling albums of the year.




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Angela Rippon discusses equal pay, staying fit at 75 and how she stays unflappable

At 75, Angela Rippon is in remarkable shape: slim, quick, light on her feet. She maintains her fitness by playing tennis with singer Elaine Paige, doing Pilates and taking ballet classes




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From Sorry We Missed You to The Palm Beach Story: The best DVDs to enjoy at home

Just when you thought life couldn't get any worse, along comes the new Ken Loach movie. Sorry We Missed You (15, ★★★) tells of Ricky (Kris Hitchen), a labourer with plans to set up on his own.




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Dressed For War review: A meticulously detailed and fascinating book

Having owned every issue of Vogue published since September 1977, as well as having devoured numerous books on the subject, I had thought I was an expert.




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Kate Elizabeth Russell, Annalena McAfee and Nicolas Mathieu: This week's best new fiction

At 60, Eve Laing is a famous artist in crisis. She's working on what she believes is a masterpiece, but her marriage has ended in divorce.




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Kylie Jenner reveals she missed Paris Fashion Week show last year due to severe strep throat

The 22-year-old reality TV star spoke about her serious illness in a comment she made on a fan account on Wednesday.




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Kylie Jenner will donate 'essential supplies' to healthcare workers on the frontlines

'We are so grateful to the heroes who put their own lives at risk to save ours,' the 22-year-old billionaire wrote with her announcement.




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Kris Jenner donates thousands of bottles of water to essential healthcare workers in Los Angeles

Kris Jenner showed her personal appreciation to essential workers on Wednesday afternoon when she donated 'thousands of bottles of water' to Cedars Sinai Medical Center.