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Come dine at Downton: Kedgeree

Kingly kedgeree, lobster cutlets and cocktails the Crawleys would have quaffed, in this extract from the new Downton Abbey recipe books




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Lionel Messi wins record sixth Ballon d'Or as he edges out Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk

CLAIRE BLOOMFIELD IN PARIS: It was a mixed for Liverpool as Virgil van Dijk was pipped to the Ballon d'Or by six-time winner Lionel Messi, but Alisson was crowned the world's best goalkeeper.




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Nick Kyrgios edges out Stefanos Tsitsipas to book place in Citi Open final

The Australian notched up his fourth win against a top-10 player this year as he downed his Greek opponent 6-4 3-6 7-6 (7) in two hours and eight minutes.




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Kyrgios pledges $200 for every ace he hits this season to victims of bushfires

Nick Kyrgios has pledged $200 for every ace he hits this season to victims of the ongoing Australia bushfires.




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HOT OR NOT: Tennis bad boy Nick Kyrgios shows he has another side with Australia bushfire pledge

It's time for another Hot or Not as Sportsmail's Riath Al-Samarrai reveals what's been making him feel warm and what's left him with a chill this week. Nick Kyrgios (pictured) has shown he has a good side.




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Matthijs de Ligt edges ever closer to Juventus after Ajax omit him from pre-season tour of Austria

Ajax have announced their star defender Matthijs De Ligt has been left out of their squad for their summer tour to Austria pending 'a possible transfer'.




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George Calombaris adds a fake rooftop hedge to his backyard gym

MasterChef judge George Calombaris enraged an elderly neighbour when he built a backyard gym behind his Melbourne mansion that she called a 'monstrosity'. Now he has added a rooftop hedge.




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Ash dieback disease plaguing British forests could be stopped by hedgerows

Scientists from the British Ecological Society found the fungal disease is far less severe in the isolated landscapes such as in hedgerows.




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Deceptively difficult emoji quiz puts your knowledge of capital cities to the test

Nikki Spiers, 31, who lives in London, is known for creating social media's viral emoji quizzes. She has posted a new challenge, asking puzzlers to name 20 capital cities using emojis.




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Niagara Falls' iron scow moves for first time in 101 years, moving it closer to Niagara Falls ledge

Canada's Niagara Parks said an October 31 storm moved the iron dumping scow from its original position (inset) to its new location (main), an estimated 164 feet downriver.




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England forward James Graham pledges brain to trauma research 

England's James Graham has become the first active player to pledge his brain to science upon his death to aid research into concussion.




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Manny Pacquiao pledges to lead coronavirus fight in his role as a senator in the Philippines

The 41-year-old revealed he is 'not afraid to die' during his efforts to help citizens cope with the ongoing pandemic, but fears that looting will increase in his homeland as the crisis worsens.




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Ivy boss Richard Caring pledges to feed thousands of medical staff by opening up kitchens

Hospitality mogul Richard Caring, 71, together with his wife Patricia and The Caring Foundation, want to help feed those in need during this 'tunnel of darkness'.




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Scotland 17-22 New Zealand: All-Blacks edge past hosts

RORY KEANE AT MURRAYFIELD: Darkness descended on Murrayfield just before kick-off, but this was no blackout In a pulsating contest that ebbed and flowed.




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Sonny Bill Williams pledges support for Uyghur Muslims locked up in detention camps in China

Sonny Bill Williams said he doesn't fear backlash for his latest comments supporting the Uyghur Muslim community in China and said his only regret is he hadn't spoken out sooner.




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Orpheus Pledger and his new Bella Rogers get matching crown tattoos

They've been dating for over two months. 




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Home and Away's Orpheus Pledger shares tribute to the drama after his character is killed off

He rose to fame playing personal trainer Mason Morgan on Home and Away.




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Bolton Wanderers set for new owners as deal to sell club edgers closer after agreement is reached

Bolton's joint administrator has confirmed a 'heads of terms' agreement has been signed with the preferred bidder as the club edges closer to being sold. Wanderers were relegated last season.




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Former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino 'edges closer to Newcastle hotseat'

The Magpies are the subject of a £300million takeover bid backed by Saudi's Public Investment Fund, and if that is ratified the club would become one of the richest in Europe.




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Jim Carrey and James Marsden are in good spirits at Sonic The Hedgehog conference in Beverly Hills

The film almost didn't see the light of day after an intense backlash last year surrounding the CGI design of the title character.




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Elton John pledges $1m for bushfire victims at Sydney concert

Elton John told a crowd of thousands he had donated $1million to help bushfire victims during his Sydney concert on Tuesday night.




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SNP MP Steven Bonnar CROSSES his fingers as he pledges allegiance to the Queen

Steven Bonnar, the newly elected MP for Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill, crossed his index finger and his middle finger as he made a 'solemn affirmation' to the monarch.




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Megan McKenna nibbles on a wedge of watermelon as she lounges around in a barely-there bikini

X Factor : Celebrity winner Megan McKenna took a 'watermelon break' on Wednesday, seen lounging around on her Instagram page as she kicked back for New Year's Day.




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Fiorentina's Kevin-Prince Boateng pledges to create anti-racism task force in 2020

Fiorentina playmaker Kevin-Prince Boateng has pledged to take his own measures to finally putting an end to vile racist abuse in football, by creating his own task force.




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Pink donates $500,000 to Australian bushfire services as international stars pledge support

International stars have shown their support for Australian bushfire victims.




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Election 2019: Jeremy Corbyn pledges higher taxes for the rich

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn laid out a platform of tax hikes for the better-off and nationalisation of key industries in his first keynote speech of the contest.




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Labour pledge to nationalise railways and cut train fares

In its latest election giveaway, Labour unveiled plans to nationalise train operators alongside swathes of the UK economy, and cut season ticket fares.




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Poland vs Portugal, Euro 2016 tactical analysis: Cristiano Ronaldo and Co will edge tight contest 

Lewandowski hasn't lit up Euro 2016 and will need to regain his form from qualifying if Poland are to have any chance of getting past Portugal on Thursday.




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Labour is using every trick to get its support out in this knife edge election, writes JACK DOYLE

JACK DOYLE: In the red corner stands Jeremy Corbyn, a friend to Britain's enemies, whose hard-Left prospectus would lay waste to Britain's economy.




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Did photo of the Queen and heirs push Prince Harry over edge?

The photograph of the Queen, 93, alongside the Prince of Wales, Duke of Cambridge and six-year-old Prince George was taken in Buckingham Palace's throne room on December 18.




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Bride whose wedding was postponed 'tipped over the edge' when hotel double-booked them for 2021

Lindsay Johnston, 40, originally from Aberdeen, told FEMAIL she was due to marry Gordon Davidson, 46, originally from Harare, Zimbabwe, on April 8 in Perth, Scotland.




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doyoutravel Jack Morris under fire for his 'dangerous' picture hanging off the edge of a balcony

A travel blogger has come under fire on social media for posing in a 'dangerous' stunt after posting a picture of himself hanging off a hotel balcony in Bangkok, Thailand.




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Hillary Clinton edges back with a three-point lead a week after the FBI bombshell

Hillary Clinton has a three-point lead over Donald Trump at 47 points to 44, according to an ABC News/Washington post poll. Earlier this week Clinton had slipped behind Trump for the first time.




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Florida polls are tight but Democrats think they have edge in early voting

Things couldn't be tighter in 'Florida, Florida, Florida,' as the late Tim Russert coined it in 2000, with the Sunshine State looking to be the make-or-break it state for Republican Donald Trump.




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Hillary Clinton pledges to 'make history together' while Donald Trump blasts 'political establishment' 

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump released their final campaign ads on Monday night ahead of America going to the polls on Tuesday. The videos are remarkably different from one another.




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Friend of billionaire who pledged €100m to Notre Dame says donations should be 90% tax deductible

French billionaire François-Henri Pinault, who owns firm behind Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent and is married to Salma Hayek, pledged €100m to Notre Dame.




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Estate on edge of the BBC Top Gear test track is available to rent for a whopping £13,000 per month

The luxury estate in Surrey dates back to the 16th century and borders Dunsfold Aerodrome. The airfield was used during the Second World War and has more recently been home to the hit BBC show.




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Food for the brain! Fascinating book of 'uncommon knowledge'

Tom Standage reveals a series of fascinating little-known facts in a new book. The UK-based deputy editor of The Economist examines facts and figures, including what causes happiness.




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Bloomberg pledges $70billion plan to invest in African American communities

Michael Bloomberg has pledged a $70bn plan named after the neighborhood destroyed during the 1921 Tulsa race massacre (inset) in a bid to tackle racial economic inequality in America.




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Henrik Stenson edges out Jon Rahm to win Hero World Challenge

Henrik Stenson ended a two-year title drought with a one-shot victory in the Hero World Challenge. The former Open champion had not won an event since 2017.




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Boris Johnson pledges extra £210m for coronavirus vaccine research after G20 video call

Boris Johnson and counterparts including Donald Trump, Xi Jinping of China, and Vladimir Putin linked up for a discussion on how to coordinate the response.




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Greece's overcrowded migrant camps are 'on the edge of catastrophe'

Dunja Mijatovic, Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights, said at the end of a visit to Greece that 'urgent measures' are needed to address the 'desperate conditions' in which migrants live.




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Rihanna's charity pledges $5 million to help at-risk communities and health workers combat COVID-19

The money will help 'work with on-the-ground partners' that include Feeding America, The WHO's COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund and the International Rescue Committee.




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Motorola's new $1,000 Edge Plus phone comes with a headphone jack, 5G connectivity, and a 108-megapixel camera — you can get it on May 14




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Coronavirus: Rugby shutdown will leave the game on a knife-edge... clubs need contingency plans

CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: Very few sports have the monetary resilience to withstand this crisis and rugby certainly isn't one of them.




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American billionaire hedge-fund manager Julian Robertson took $800,000 in COVID-19 aid from New Zealand's government to pay the staff at his luxury resorts

Hedge-fund billionaire Julian Robertson received a total of $1.2 million NZ ($800,000 USD) from the New Zealand government to pay employees at his luxury resorts.Not unlike the Paycheck Protection Program that helps American businesses affected by the coronavirus crisis, New Zealand's wage subsidy has been hit by allegations of fraud and favoring large businesses. Robertson has amassed a $4.4 billion fortune running hedge fund Tiger Management.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.A billionaire former hedge-fund manager took hundreds of thousands of dollars from New Zealand's government to pay the staff at the luxury resorts he owns there, data from New Zealand's Ministry of Social Development shows.Julian Robertson's luxury resorts and golf courses received more than $1.2 million




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You can take the GMAT at home starting April 20, and top business schools including Harvard and MIT Sloan have already pledged to accept online test scores

Graduate school application season has been hindered by the coronavirus outbreak, causing in-person standardized testing to be shuttered. Starting April 20, the GMAT will be available online for students seeking to take the test. Top schools, including Harvard and MIT Sloan, have either waived the test requirement or said they would accept online scores.But candidates in China, Iran, Cuba, Sudan, Slovenia, and North Korea won't have access to the online version.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way students work, learn, and interact with each other. And many graduate schools have shifted application requirements, relaxed deadlines, or taken the entire process virtual, including top-notch institutions like NYU Stern and Berkeley's Haas.But




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Jake Gyllenhaal says Heath Ledger 'refused' to do the Oscars because of a Brokeback Mountain joke 

Gyllenhaal recalled how Ledger stood his ground while talking to Another Man magazine, recalling he didn't find anything funny about the heart-wrenching love story between two cowboys. 




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Kate Upton's husband Justin Verlander pledges to donate MLB paycheck to different charity each week

It shouldn't be much of a burden on the power couple, as Verlander signed a two-year, $66million contract extension last March, the highest-ever average annual salary for a pitcher.




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Ashleigh Barty edges closer to becoming first Australian woman to be ranked world No 1 in 43 years

Ashleigh Barty is one match away from becoming the first Australian to be crowned women's world number one in 43 years after progressing to the final of the Nature Valley Classic.