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Doha disaster: 2019 World Athletics Championships' woeful attendance and lack of atmosphere

From Christian Coleman winning 100m gold to Dina Asher-Smith picking up Great Britain's first-ever medal in a women's sprint event, each individual achievement has been undermined in Qatar.




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All Blacks accept 50 per cent pay freeze due to coronavirus outbreak

After the coronavirus pandemic shut down global sport, New Zealand Rugby and the players' association agreed to put on hold £12mi, or 50 per cent of the year's remaining forecast spend.




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Lady Gaga's new album features Australian K-Pop idol Rosé with her girl group Blackpink  

It's the international pop collaboration that is set to whip fans around the world into a frenzy. 




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LeBron James and others demand justice in Georgia shooting of unarmed black jogger by two white men

In the incident, Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was fatally shot by Travis McMichael as he jogged in Brunswick, Georgia February 23.




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Taylor Swift joins celebrities calling for action in case of black jogger gunned down by white men

'I'm absolutely devastated and horrified by the senseless, cold blooded, racially motivated killing of Ahmaud Arbery,' the pop superstar, 30, tweeted, adding the hashtag  #JusticeForAhmaud.'




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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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'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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Trump fans slam magazines like Vogue over lack of Melania covers

Conservative actor James Woods took to Twitter over the weekend to gripe that Melania, 49, has 'never graced our nation's major style magazine covers.'




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Jennifer Aniston, 50, weclomes the New Year in a black bikini on beach getaway in Mexico

The 50-year-old actress welcomed in 2020 at the beach resort of Tulum in Mexico where she was seen bagging rays in a tiny bikini that showcased her fabulous figure.




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Reese Witherspoon goes stealth in all black for her pre-Golden Globes run with a friend in LA

Reese Witherspoon was preparing for the big show with a run around her neighborhood in Brentwood Los Angeles. She kept an incognito look in all black for her run with a friend.




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Jennifer Aniston looks chic in a black blazer and  faux-leather trousers

The actress, 50, looked typically stylish in a smart black blazer and matching leather trousers while leaving exclusive enclave San Vicente Bungalows in West Hollywood.




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Tottenham news: Mauricio Pochettino concerned his Tottenham side lack a plan B

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino is concerned his squad lacks an attacking plan B following the departure of Fernando Llorente. Spurs' difficulty in breaking down Newcastle has raised concerns.




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Sheffield United 2-1 Blackburn: Blades secure Carabao Cup second round win

First-half strikes from Richard Stearman and Oliver Norwood helped Sheffield United beat Blackburn Rovers to reach the Carabao Cup third round.




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'I might need to write my name on my forehead': Black Labour MPs complain of racism in Parliament

Florence Eshelomi and Abena Oppong-Asare both took their London seats for the first time at December's general election. But they have been left less than impressed so far.




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Former Black Rod DAVID LEAKEY explains why he believes John Bercow does NOT deserve a peerage 

DAVID LEAKEY: I believe it is my public duty to say it would be a scandal if Baron 'Bully' Bercow were ever to take a taxpayer-funded seat for life on the red benches of the House of Lords.




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'It's not enough': Government blasted over lack of coronavirus tests for NHS staff and the public

Jeremy Corbyn and senior medical leaders tore into Boris Johnson's response as a senior ministers said they were now doing 8,000 tests a day and production would double within the next fortnight.




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Pete Buttigieg strikes back at rivals attacks on his lack of experience

Pete Buttigieg struck back at Bernie Sanders and the other candidates, telling a party event Saturday night in Manchester, New Hampshire, that Joe Biden's 'familiar playbook' can't defeat Donald Trump.




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100,000 call for pardon for Marine Sgt Alexander Blackman who shot Afghan fighter

More than 100,000 people have signed an e-petition asking for Sergeant Alexander Blackman to be freed and to have his murder conviction rescinded as he 'defended his country from a terrorist'.




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Daily Mail fights to overturn Alexander Blackman's life conviction

Sergeant Alexander Blackman – believed to be the only British serviceman ever convicted of murder on the battlefield – was locked up as a ‘political scapegoat’ for failings by top brass, say supporters.




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Marine Alexander Blackman's comrades were blown to pieces in 'hell'

Alexander Blackman, an Acting Colour Sergeant in the Royal Marines was judged to be of 'impeccable moral courage' until he was 'dismissed with disgrace'.




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Colonel resigned in protest at the betrayal of Sergeant Alexander Blackman

Only a few days before the Alexander Blackman shot a Taliban casualty, Oliver Lee (pictured) had been made the Marine's de facto Commanding Officer, although they had never met.




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Sergeant Blackman's wife makes heartfelt appeal for her husband's freedom

Claire Blackman, who says she is 'immensely proud' of her husband who 'lived for the Royal Marines', helped launch the campaign and thanked supporters around the world.




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Plot to cover up evidence that could vindicate Alexander Blackman revealed

Military chiefs are plotting to cover up a damning report that could help free Sgt Alexander Blackman jailed for murder with top brass planning to 'sweep under the carpet' evidence that could clear the Marine.




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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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Court martial panel for Alexander Blackman 'was split 5-2 over guilty verdict' 

Alexander Blackman was found guilty by only five of the seven jurors trying him, it was claimed yesterday. The other two officers on the court martial panel are said to have come under ‘very considerable pressure’ to change their not guilty verdicts.




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Read what Alexander Blackman endured and ask would you have SNAPPED? 

Commissioned by the Royal Navy’s Fleet Commander, Vice Admiral Sir Philip Jones, and conducted by a respected Royal Marine brigadier, the investigation into the court martial of Sergeant Alexander Blackman took almost a year longer than expected.




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From the migrant crisis to Alexander Blackman, will Western leaders ever learn?

Interventions in small Muslim states over the last twenty years, far from saving the West from the threats from dictators, have left Britain and America more at risk than ever.




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Only a retrial can fix Marine Alexander Blackman's injustice, DAILY MAIL COMMENT

Day Two of our campaign to secure a retrial for Marine Sergeant Alexander Blackman, pictured, and the disturbing questions mount over his conviction.




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Sgt Alexander Blackman's wife reveals how his imprisonment for 'murder' has devastated her

Being married to a convicted criminal can never be easy. How much harder, though, to be Mrs Alexander Blackman — certain that her husband has been the victim of a miscarriage of justice.




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MPs join fight to clear Taliban murder Marine Sgt Alexander Blackman

A number of senior politicians, including three MPs on the defence select committee, have demanded the troubling case of Sergeant Alexander Blackman be reopened.




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Mail readers boost legal fund for Sergeant Blackman to £73,000 in just two days 

Messages of support and financial contributions have poured in after the Mail revealed shocking evidence casting doubt on the jailed Royal Marine Alexander Blackman’s conviction.




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Frederick Forsyth drops dark hints about Sgt Blackman's court martial

Author Frederick Forsyth, 77, raises the possibility that the Taliban fighter shot by Sergeant Alexander Blackman may well have been dead at the moment that the Marine fired at him.




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Daily Mail readers have given us a glimmer of hope, says wife of Alexander Blackman

After speaking to her husband in Erlestoke Prison, Wiltshire, yesterday, Claire Blackman said he was overwhelmed to learn of the flood of support from thousands of people.




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Alexander Blackman being in prison breaks Sarah Vine's heart

My grandfather has been very much in my mind this week as I’ve read about Royal Marine Alexander Blackman, who is serving life for killing a mortally wounded Taliban fighter, writes SARAH VINE.




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Jailed Sergeant Alexander Blackman's wife's fury as military chiefs fob her off

Sergeant Blackman, who is thought to be the only British serviceman jailed for murder on the battlefield, is serving life for shooting a fatally wounded Taliban insurgent in Afghanistan.




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Bristol woman donates £1k to Sergeant Alexander Blackman appeal

Margaret Leathers, 90, from Bristol, delivered a stark dressing down to military chiefs for their ‘disgusting’ treatment of the ‘heroic’ marine Sergeant Alexander Blackman.




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Lord Burnett believes Sergeant Alexander Blackman court martial was 'flawed'

Lord Burnett, who was a Royal Marine commando for seven years, said the court martial which found Alexander Blackman guilty of murder for shooting a wounded Taliban gunman, was flawed.




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I'd follow Sergeant Alexander Blackman through the gates of hell, says marine

Cassidy Little said Sergeant Blackman’s life term for shooting a dying insurgent in Afghanistan – with eight years before parole – was disproportionate and ‘must be corrected’.




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Evidence that could win justice for Alexander Blackman

The leaked report will now form a major plank of Sergeant Alexander Blackman’s battle for justice, which was debated in Parliament yesterday.




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Alexander Blackman's wife watches as MPs demand justice

Four former marines – including his colleague Cassidy Little, who lost a leg while on patrol in Afghanistan – joined the family of Sergeant Alexander Blackman at Westminster Hall.




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DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Sgt Blackman and a good day for justice

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Six days after the Mail launched its Battle for Justice campaign, ministers have agreed to show fairness to Sgt Alexander Blackman, convicted of murder.




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Mum of war hero who died serving with Alexander Blackman defends Marine

Retired headmistress Serena Alexander said everyone in the unit was ‘dreadfully traumatised’ by the tour, which claimed the life of her son Sam, 28, (pictured) and six of his comrades.




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Alexander Blackman's legal campaign gets £50k boost from Lord Ashcroft

Amid an extraordinary outpouring of public generosity, the donation from the former Tory party deputy chairman is the largest single contribution to Sergeant Alexander Blackman's campaign yet.




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Marine Sgt Alexander Blackman given longer sentence than killers and pedophiles

Research by the Daily Mail shows that dozens of killers, rapists and violent attackers are escaping with much lower sentences than that of Royal Marine Alexander Blackman (pictured).




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Alexander Blackman's jailing is a 'scandal' as conviction review campaign grows

Lance Corporal Martin Gill, 22, was one of seven Royal Marines killed on the 2011 tour of Helmand Province which ended in Sgt Blackman ‘snapping’ under extreme psychological pressure.




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Alexander Blackman's commander Ewen Murchison posing with Cheryl Cole on nightmare day

On the same day that Miss Cole was entertaining troops, 90 miles away Sgt Blackman, pictured, shot a dying Taliban fighter and sparked one of the most controversial episodes of the Afghan war.




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Fund for Sergeant Alexander Blackman tops £750k as readers help his battle for justice

Sergeant Alexander Blackman, the Royal Marine jailed for murder declared a 'huge thank you' yesterday to Mail readers who have raised £750,000 in less than a month.




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FREDERICK FORSYTH asks what happened in the treatment of Marine Alex Blackman

Sergeant Alex Blackman went into hell many times for the corps and this country - and he gave the senior officer corps of the Royal Marines his total loyalty, writes FREDERICK FORSYTH.




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Troops vow to defy MoD chiefs' ban on joining Alexander Blackman rally

Defiant servicemen said they would join hundreds of veterans gathering outside Parliament today to demand justice for Sergeant Alexander Blackman, who was jailed for life for murder in 2013.




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Royal Marines defy MOD to join veterans call for retrial of Marine A Sgt Blackman

Royal Marine Sergeant Alexander Blackman, 41, received a life sentence two years ago for killing a wounded captive in Helmand province in Afghanistan in September 2011.