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Leeds University hockey team holds a 'chav' social night

Members of the Leeds University Union women's hockey team encouraged partygoers to dress up as 'lower class' people and that 'ASBO behaviour' was expected during their social night.




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Police launch urgent hunt for missing 12-year-old boy from Leeds

George Blanchard, 12, (pictured) was last seen at 12.12pm on Monday in the Chapeltown area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, but has not been seen since and police are becoming 'very concerned'.




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Farnley mother 'starved 18-year-old son to death in house of horrors'

Jordan Burling, 18, of Farnley, Leeds, died as a result of malnutrition in June 2016. He weighed around six stones when paramedics found him lying on a filthy mattress, wearing a soiled nappy.




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Milk in a teapot stunt backfires as market is told 'we won't be visiting you'

Leeds-based Headingley Market inadvertently kicked off a national debate when tweeting an animation which showed a teapot being poured with milk already in it.




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Colin Tizzard's Native River to miss Cheltenham Gold Cup and Grand National due to tendon injury

The British defence of next month's Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup has been weakened after 2018 winner Native River was ruled out of the race.




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Craig Brown reviews a book examining the golden age of luxury travel

Ah, the Golden Age of Travel! This is not a book to be read while you are standing cooped-up on a crowded staircase for ten minutes as part of Ryanair's 'Priority Boarding'




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Craig Brown loves 93-year-old Jan Morris's beguilingly dotty diary

Now aged 93 ('well past my sell-by date'), Jan Morris has taken to keeping a diary, or something like a diary, but more public, as it is clearly written for publication




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Downing Street hints it will drop post-Brexit migrant salary threshold

Downing Street today gave a strong hint a government plan to impose a minimum earnings threshold on migrants who want to come to the UK after Brexit will be dropped.




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Tory backlash over Boris Johnson's plan to ditch £30,000 minimum earnings threshold for migrants

Boris Johnson's plan to scrap a minimum earnings threshold for migrants who want to move to the UK after Brexit has sparked a backlash among Tory MPs.




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Teacher 'told Hispanic student to 'go back to her country' for not standing during national anthem

A Hispanic student, who is a US citizen, says she was told by a teacher in Chicago to go back her country because she wouldn't stand during the national anthem at an assembly at her school.




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How Scott Morrison's government forced Holden out of Australia by dropping subsidies

Scott Morrison raged against the sudden scrapping of Holden in Australia, but he must have forgotten the Coalition Government forced the car marker to close its factories in 2013.




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Foreign NHS staff saving lives from coronavirus risk missing out on visa extension plan, MPS told

The Home Secretary announced last month that 2,800 medics will have 12 months added to visas. But the Health Committee heard today many workers doing 'essential' tasks would not be covered.




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Coronavirus UK: Mo Farah still going for Tokyo gold next year after Olympic Games were postponed

Mo Farah insists he will be prepared to race at the rescheduled Olympics next year. The Tokyo Games were postponed last week due to coronavirus.




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Hold on tight, Mike! Zippy Zara gets in the driving seat as the Tindalls do Top Gear

Fearless Zara then climbed behind the wheel of a red Toyota GT86 coupé for the show's Star In A Reasonably Priced Car feature on the test track at Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey.




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Cold War centrifuge that spun thousands of British pilots in G-force training will now go on display

A stomach-churning 122,133 tests were performed on the Farnborough, Hampshire, centrifuge which operated from 1955 until its decommissioning in March 2019.




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Jeremy Clarkson plans to open a shop at his Cotswold country estate

Neighbours say the plans could impact the village store and butcher. They also claim development would blight an area of outstanding natural beauty in West Oxfordshire.




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Richard Hammond wants to turn 200-year-old barn at his £2m Cotwolds castle into 'party venue'

The former Top Gear host and his wife Mindy have submitted plans to upgrade a barn at their property that dates back to the 15th Century - with five luxury bedrooms, a bar and a pool for friends.




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Jeremy Clarkson must build homes for bats and owls as part of work Cotswolds farm renovation

Jeremy Clarkson has been warned to take care not to disturb protected species as he renovates a derelict building at his Diddly Squat Farm in the Cotswolds (pictured).




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Alex Jones playfully scolds Paddy McGuinness after he accidentally destroys The One Show set

The comedian, 46, was on Wednesday's The One Show to promote Top Gear but his interview was quickly scuppered when he kicked the table, causing a piece of curved perspex to snap off.




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Jeremy Clarkson reveals an enormous stash of pricey French champagne at his Cotswolds home

The former Top Gear presenter is adjusting to a fifth week of enforced lockdown as the country battles to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19.




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Autumn is put on hold with Britain set to bask in 79F temperatures as heatwave brings Indian summer

Temperatures have remained approximately one or two degrees warmer across the UK today as southerly winds bring a late warm spell dubbed the 'Indian summer heatwave'.




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Britain will blow hot and cold this week with 70F Indian summer then -6C Hallowe'en

The Met Office forecast a warm plume from the continent to bring sunny spells, with highs of 19C (66F) by Thursday. But Government weathermen said polar air is set to arrive from the weekend.




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Britain suffers 'coldest night of winter' so far after -7C plunge

Millions of homes all over the UK could be affected by the pressure, which could be the highest since 1957, meaning viewers may miss out on shows like Dancing on Ice and Doctor Who.




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Brrritain shivers through coldest night of the winter

Freezing temperatures of less that -7C are expected to sweep across the UK after the high pressure which brought widespread mist and frost, gives way to freezing fog patches across parts of England.




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Water-ravaged regions told a little rain will cause MORE floods as deluge hammers the UK

Communities battered by torrential wind and rain are warned that a tiny amount of rainfall could cause further flooding as Britain is hammered by terrible weather for the third weekend in a row.




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UK WEATHER snow and ice across UK Manchester Bradford Chilterns Cotswolds Glasgow

Met Office forecasters warned of up to four inches of snow from the Shetland Islands down to Nottingham and across to Northern Ireland overnight.




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Winter comes back this weekend and spring is put on hold as bitter chill brings deep freeze

The Met Office is warning of high pressure systems from the Atlantic and northern Europe crossing towards the eastern parts of the UK from Friday afternoon.




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Health: My golden rules for staying healthy 

Sadly, this is my last column as I feel that I should be spending more time doing my bit for the NHS in these exceptional times




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INTERIORS: In with the bold

Who knew that green and pink would work together so well? Welcome to the Insta-famous home of the design duo who are changing our approach to décor




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Elsa Hosk braves the cold as she strolls arm-in-arm with beau Tom Daly

The model, 31, appeared in good spirits as she stepped out with her beau, bundled up in a black and white jacket with slick trousers. Elsa was dressed to impress for the wintry outing.




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Atletico Madrid have sold just FIFTY tickets for their Spanish Super Cup semi-final

The tournament, which will feature four matches in the Middle East for the first time, has been extremely controversial since it was announced last year. And Atletico Madrid have been struggling to sell tickets.




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Spanish Super Cup in ticket sale farce as it's revealed less than NINE per cent have been sold

The four Spanish clubs involved in the revamped Super Cup tournament in Saudi Arabia have sold less than NINE per cent of available tickets, it has been revealed.




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Trump says Saudi Arabia 'deposited $1billion in the bank' to have U.S. soldiers in kingdom

President Trump claimed on Friday that Saudi Arabia has 'already deposited $1billion in the bank' so that the United States would continue to station troops in the desert kingdom.




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Lauren Sanchez disclosed Bezos affair in texts to her brother who sold them to the National Enquirer

Prosecutors have obtained documents including a May 10, 2018 text message sent from the phone of Bezos' girlfriend Lauren Sanchez to her brother Michael Sanchez, containing her texts.




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Scott Morrison is told he needs 'war plan' to deal with coronavirus pandemic at G20's 'Zoom' summit

Prime Minister Scott Morrison joined US President Donald Trump and other members of the G20 through a video link-up overnight.




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The billionaires from Bombay: The Reuben brothers are ready to back a bold new era at Newcastle

Should the Reuben brothers play an integral part in Mike Ashley departing Newcastle United, Ant and Dec might suddenly find they have competition as the Toon's favourite double act.




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Stone me! A house with a four-billion year-old boot scraper

Andrew Ziminski has devoted himself to preserving Britain's greatest structures. The stonemason of 30 years, examines wonders including Stonehenge in a new book.




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The one battle he could not win: Soldier turned MP Dan Jarvis

Former paratrooper Dan Jarvis, who is now Labour MP for Barnsley Central, has penned a memoir revealing the horrors of war and the heart-wrenching death of his first wife Caroline.




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Like a Disney fairy tale: 4-year-old cancer survivor gets dream vacation after all

McKenna May, a Ohio girl who has spent most her life battling cancer, will get to visit Disney World after family members raised funds for her to take the trip.




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'I should end up dead': 19-year-old pleads for capital punishment after murdering Good Samaritan while high on PCP

Jason Jones says that he doesn't deserve to live after shooting dead the man who tried to prevent his Dallas crime spree.




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Victoria Beckham 'told to ditch her chauffeur' after fashion empire plunges £36m in debt

Victoria Beckham has reportedly been forced to make dramatic cuts after her eponymous fashion label plunged £36million in debt.




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Victoria Beckham's new £590 colour block sweater looks identical to West Ham's old kit

Victoria Beckham's £590 cropped sweater in blue and red looks identical to the West Ham football team's old kit, which was husband David's local club when growing up in East London.




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Harper Beckham parties with Stormzy at older brother Brooklyn's lavish '£100,000' 21st birthday bash

Taking to social media, Victoria shared a variety of snaps from the festivities including an adorable clip of Harper, eight, taking to the dancefloor with Stormzy.




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Brooklyn Beckham shares more snaps from his '£100K' 21st birthday bash at £6M Cotswolds home

The celebrity offspring continued to treat fans to a peek at his epic bash as he shared more snaps onto Instagram on Sunday.




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Inside Brooklyn Beckham's '£100K' 21st birthday bash at his £6M Cotswolds home

The son of David and Victoria Beckham partied with his close friends at his £6 million Cotswolds home during his 21st birthday bash, said to be worth £100,000, on Saturday evening.




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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry 'are planning £3m Costwolds bolthole near Soho Farmhouse'

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are thought to have been inspired to build a three-bedroom home at the Cotswolds retreat Soho Farmhouse by David and Victoria Beckham.




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David Beckham playfully draws a VERY rude doodle on his wife Victoria's new Marigolds

The former footballer, 44, had found his wife's new marigolds which she had branded with her 'VB' initials and defaced them with a very crude symbol.




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Richard Pusey claimed to 'understand jihad' and told local figure to 'commit suicide' before crash

Richard Pusey, 41, was pulled over for allegedly travelling at 149km/h on the Eastern Freeway near Kew in Melbourne at about 4.50pm last Wednesday.




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Cyclist who was knocked off his bike after undertaking a turning Honda is told he WASN'T at fault

The pair collided when the cyclist tried to undertake the car on Collins Street in Melbourne's city centre on February 24.




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Osher Gunsberg says coal-powered stations are like using an old Nokia 3210 instead of an iPhone

The Bachelor host, who has become a vocal environmental activist, criticised the push by some MPs to increase Australia's coal capacity.