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Bradley Wiggins deserves Sports Personality award, says Laura Trott

Laura Trott does not need long to think when asked to name a trio of contenders for Sports Personality of the Year. Her vote would go to Bradley Wiggins.




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Laura Trott and Geraint Thomas headline Cycling Revolution Series in Glasgow later this month

Cycling’s Revolution Series regularly brings together top-class fields and it will be no different when it rolls into Glasgow and the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome later this month.




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Serial gambler 'murdered a father and his daughter, eight'

Daniel Jones, 29, is accused of pouring petrol through the letterbox of the home which went up in flames, killing Andrew Broadhead, 42, and his daughter Kiera in West Yorkshire.




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Leeds Festival 'idiot' who dive-bombed tents is slammed as 'loser'

The video was shared to Twitter soon after the end of Reading and Leeds Festival. It has been widely condemned online with some questioning the safety of the man's actions.




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Killer serving life for snatching Leeds schoolgirl admits further sex attacks

John Taylor, who abducted and murdered teenager Leanne Tiernan in Leeds in 2000, pleaded guilty to 16 offences - included three of rape - committed against victims in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.




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Leeds policeman 'tasers pet dog Narla to death'

Terrasa Bolton claims that her American bulldog Narla was killed needlessly after the pet ran over to eight officers as they arrived at her home to arrest her partner.




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Secret emails expose the tricks by Betway to help its 'top losers' stay gambling

Ben Jones, 30, has been jailed for stealing £370,000 from his employer to fund his habit after chatty emails from Betway 'VIP manager' Simon Kent led him to stake £1million.




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Anne Tyler is a magician. You finish her delightful new novel feeling closer to life

Anne Tyler's prose style is clear and unshowy. Her sentences have no flourishes. You could almost say that their only identifying feature is their lack of an identifying feature




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Former British Army sergeant is stuck in Fiji and being prevented from returning to his wife

Ilaitia Cokanasiga, 48, from Fiji, said he felt 'immense pride' to have served with the UK armed forces but now feels 'betrayed' after he was let down by the government.




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Bali lockdown: Tourists use SCUBA gear as PPE, armed guards wander streets and beaches are deserted

Bali has reported nine cases of coronavirus and two deaths while Indonesia is expected to past 1000 cases and currently has a death toll of 55 people.




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Dozens of homeless people are sleeping at London's deserted Heathrow airport during coronavirus

One of the rough sleepers at Heathrow Airport, a professional woman in her 40s from west Africa, said the number of homeless people there had doubled since October.




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Gigi Hadid steps out in high-waisted leather trousers in Milan

Gigi Hadid was spotted in Milan on Wednesday following the news that Zayn's youngest sibling had tied the knot with her partner Martin Tiser on Monday in their home city of Bradford.




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Marathon at Tokyo Olympics moved 500 MILES AWAY as organisers fear repeat of World Champs farce 

Tokyo 2020 organisers have been forced to act in the face of serious warnings over the risk to the athletes in summer temperatures that regular exceed 35 degrees and 80 per cent humidity.




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Germany 6-1 Northern Ireland: Serge Gnabry scores hat-trick in Euro 2020 qualifier dead-rubber

CHRIS WHEELER IN FRANKFURT: A hat-trick from former Arsenal player Serge Gnabry sank Northern Ireland as their Group C campaign ended with a heavy defeat in Frankfurt.




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Top Gear: Paddy McGuinness teams up with Freddie Flintoff for first look at new series

Top Gear has given fans their first look at the all-new presenting lineup, as Paddy McGuinness and Freddie Flintoff join forces ahead of the new series' launch on Sunday.




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Top Gear FIRST LOOK: Freddie Flintoff joins Paddy McGuinness in new series trailer

Freddie, Paddy and Chris dial up the jeopardy and japes in new trailer for Series 28 ahead of their Nepal Christmas Special's TV premiere this Sunday




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Britons battered by Storm Dennis face MORE misery with four-day deluge

Hundreds have been evacuated from their homes since Storm Dennis hit on Sunday and five people have died after being struck by fallen trees or swept away in the deluge.




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Twitter users hilarious tweets about rubbish snow in London amid UK bad weather

Londoners bemoaned the 'pathetic' flakes that fell for just a few minutes this morning before joking that the city would still fall to its knees regardless - paralysed by the smallest bit of bad weather.




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More than 12 Saudi servicemen in US to be expelled after Pensacola shooting probe

More than a dozen Saudi servicemen training at various US military facilities will be expelled from the country, it was revealed Saturday evening.




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Trump's special adviser son-in-law 'could also have been hacked by the Saudi Crown Prince'

Jared Kushner, 39, (pictured with Trump) could also have been hacked by the Saudi Crown Prince like Bezos (inset with the prince), investigators say.




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Worshippers observe social distancing as they pray in virtually empty Grand Mosque in Mecca

Mecca's Grand Mosque - which is typically crowded during Ramadan as Muslims break their fast each night - was all-but deserted Monday as a few prayed while observing social distancing.




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WHAT BOOK would Joanna Scanlan take to a desert island?

Joanna Scanlan is currently reading Catch And Kill: Lies, Spies And A Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow.




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WHAT BOOK would thriller writer Clare Mackintosh take to a desert island? 

Clare Mackintosh is currently reading The Giver Of Stars by JoJo Moyes. The British thriller writer revealed that she would take Life After Life, by Kate Atkinson to a desert island.




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WHAT BOOK would novelist Sadie Jones take to a desert island? 

Sadie Jones is reading My name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout. The British novelist revealed that she would take Middlemarch, Nicholas Nickleby or Vanity Fair to a desert island.




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WHAT BOOK would novelist Sebastian Barry take to a desert island?

Sebastian Barry is currently reading Transcendence: How Humans Evolved Through Fire, Language, Beauty And Time by Gaia Vince. He said he was unable to read until he was eight.




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WHAT BOOK would TV presenter Timmy Mallett take to a desert island? 

Timmy Mallett is currently reading Peace In War by Edward Seago, The TV presenter said he would take The Secret Footballer series to a desert island.




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WHAT BOOK would biographer Hugo Vickers take to a desert island?

Biographer Hugo Vickers said he would take A. G. Macdonell's satirical interwar novel England, Their England, with him on a desert island.




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WHAT BOOK would novelist Annalena McAfee take to a desert island? 

Novelist Annalena McAfee said she would take Palgrave's Golden Treasury on a desert island. She said she is currently reading Self-Portrait, the memoir of the artist Celia Paul.




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WHAT BOOK would fantasy novelist Sarah J. Maas take to a desert island? 

Sarah J. Maas is currently reading Nalini Singh's A Madness Of Sunshine. The American fantasy novelist revealed that she would take Sally Thorne's The Hating Game to a desert island.




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WHAT BOOK would novelist Anne Tyler take to a desert island? 

Anne Tyler has recently finished reading Miriam Toews's All My Puny Sorrows. The American novelist revealed that she would take Eudora Welty's The Golden Apples to a desert island.




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WHAT BOOK would comedian and writer Robert Webb take to a desert island? 

Robert Webb is currently reading Carrie Fisher's Wishful Drinking. The British novelist revealed he would take Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy stories by Douglas Adams to a desert island.




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WHAT BOOK would farmer and writer Amanda Owen take to a desert island? 

Amanda Owen is currently reading The Bolter: Edwardian Heartbreak And High Society Scandal In Kenya by Frances Osborne. The British writer would take Swaledale to a desert island.




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WHAT BOOK would writer Emily Gunnis take to a desert island? 

Emily Gunnis is currently reading Elizabeth Is Missing by Emma Healey. The British writer would take The Wicked Wit Of Winston Churchill to a desert island.




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Harrowing account of: Facing death in the desert 

Claire Nelson who shattered her pelvis when she fell 20ft while hiking in California, reveals how she survived in the desert until she was found in a new memoir.




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Former Secret Service agent is teaching the rest of us how to take on the world 

Former U.S. Secret Service Agent Evy Poumpouras, has penned a memoir. The tome started with the idea of how to create inner strength and mental resilience.




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Conservative talk-radio host Dennis Prager bemoans the loss of racial slurs to describe black people

Twitter users have criticized Brooklyn-born conservative pundit Dennis Prager for voicing disappointment that he can't use racial slurs to describe Black people any longer.




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Strictly Come Dancing bosses have set their sights on Brooklyn Beckham for the next series

It is thought that the aspiring photographer, 20, who is the eldest son of David and Victoria Beckham, could 'win over new fans' with his 'cool image'.




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Victoria Beckham swaps her signature wide-legged trousers for spray-on jeans

The fashion designer, 45, swapped her signature wide-legged trousers for a pair of spray-on black jeans, showcasing her lithe pins to perfection.




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Victoria Beckham goes make-up free while advertising her new £180 serum 

The fashion designer, 45, took to Instagram to share a make-up free video of herself after applying the serum to her face to show her fans the results.




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Police pause in solemn salute for fallen hero Lynette Taylor who was farewelled in a quiet service

The first of four police officers killed in a senseless truck crash last week has been farewelled in a solemn send-off at Victoria's police academy. 




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Police officer Constable Joshua Prestney is honoured with a moving funeral service

Constable Joshua Prestney was killed on duty after a truck crashed into him and his three colleagues on a Melbourne freeway two weeks ago.




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Melbourne sports writer Mike Sheahan knew Dean Laidley was a cross dresser up to 12 years ago

One of Melbourne's most influential football reporters for more than two decades has revealed he knew Dean Laidley was a cross dresser for up to 12 years. 




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Former Bachelor stars reveal the truth about the 'scripted' reality series

Former Bachelor stars Rachael Gouvignon and Tiffany Scanlon have revealed some shocking secrets about the dating franchise on their new podcast, Keep It Real.




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The Voice host Emma Willis and judge Jennifer Hudson lead the glamour at launch of the new series

The TV host, 41, 42, looked sensational as she joined judge Jennifer Hudson, 37, at the launch of the new series of the TV talent show at the W Hotel in London on Thursday afternoon.




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The Voice UK: Lonnie Donegan's SON among hopefuls auditioning for new series

Lonnie Donegan's son is among the first round of hopefuls to take to the stage in the new series of The Voice 2019.




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The Voice UK final: Olly Murs STRIPS OFF to celebrate Molly Hocking WINNING 2019 series

The Voice 2019 rounded up on Saturday night on ITV with its grand finale that crowned Molly Hocking as the winner. 




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JOHN GRAY: Why the working class is deserting Labour

JOHN GRAY: The Conservatives are expanding their support among working-class people, while Labour's support among them is plummeting.




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The Voice UK FIRST LOOK: Meghan Trainor screams with delight in trailer for upcoming series

In the new promo video, the latest recruit to the show's line-up dazzles in a silver sequinned gown as she is finally unveiled in the impassioned video teaser




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Sam Mac reveals he took his cat Coco to the Logies and even treated her to ROOM SERVICE

He recently attended the TV Week Logie Awards with his mother as his date.  




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Conservative niece of Martin Luther King claims Kaepernick doesn't know who Betsy Ross is

Alveda King, a conservative pundit and pro-life advocate, questioned the quarterback's knowledge of the American flag maker after Nike announced that it was pulling a shoe.