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PFW: Kaia Gerber debuts long wig with short fringe on Prada

Kaia Gerber is one of the most sought after models during Paris Fashion Week, walking the runway for the likes of Chanel, Sacai and Valentino. 




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Cristiano Ronaldo out with his girlfriend in Paris amid rape claims

The 33-year-old Portuguese footballer was seen leaving celeb-favoured eatery Cesar in Paris with partner Georgina Rodriguez, mother of his youngest child, on Sunday night.




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Trump and Melania head to Paris for Armistice Day with the Macrons

The president and first lady Melania Trump are on their way to France for a program celebrating the 100th anniversary of the cessation of hostilities in World War One with other world leaders.




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France braces for 'ULTRA-VIOLENT' protests, with 89,000 cops on the streets and shops boarded up

A dozen Berliet VXB-170s will be deployed against thousands of demonstrators who have pledged to bring chaos to the capital, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe confirmed.




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France plans for no deal Brexit with customs and border recruitment

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said events in London meant Britain crashing out in 71 days was now 'less and less unlikely'.




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Dita Von Teese dons sheer gown with suspenders

The 46-year-old ex-wife of Marilyn Manson showed off her famous curves in a sheer gown with a tight corset middle and billowing sheer skirt which displayed her suspenders underneath




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Emma Watson shakes hands with Macron at Gender Equality meeting

Emma Watson attended the first meeting for the G7 (Group of Seven) Advisory Council For Gender Equality with French President Emmanuel Macron in Elysee Palace, Paris on Tuesday.




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May to fly to Paris for No Deal Brexit talks with Macron

Mrs May is risking civil war with her own party by pursuing a softer Brexit with Boris Johnson calling it a 'surrender' and warning his party leader: 'It cannot, must not and will not happen'.




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Public figures and celebrities around the world react with shock and horror as Notre Dame burns  

The world stood helpless as Notre Dame burned on Monday and hundreds of French fire fighters worked to put out the blaze. While they fought the fire, a host of stars and politicians took to social media.




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How Australians could donate to help with the restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten said Australians should be encouraged to 'contribute to a restoration fund' to revive the 12th century Gothic structure in Paris.




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Notre Dame fire incorrectly tagged with 9/11 attack details on YouTube

YouTube accidentally tagged clips of the fire engulfing Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris with details about the 9/11 terror attacks in New York. The error came from a fact-checking feature.




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ROBERT HARDMAN is among first witnesses inside ravaged Notre Dame

EXCLUSIVE by ROBERT HARDMAN: I can faithfully report that the Cathedral of Notre Dame is not entirely destroyed. Because I am standing inside it – alongside the French prime minister.




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Tourist tries to track down man pictured with girl outside Notre Dame cathedral just before fire

Brooke Windsor, from Michigan, photographed the unknown man swinging the child with Notre Dame cathedral in Paris in the background. She now wants to find the mystery man.




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May says church bells across England will ring out in solidarity with France after Notre Dame fire

The bells of Westminster Abbey rang out on Tuesday in solidarity with France after the devastating fire that gutted Notre Dame Cathedral, Theresa May said.




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Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell in Paris with underage sex slave in photo

Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell seem carefree as they walk through Paris in a photo taken two decades ago by Virginia Roberts, their 'underage sex slave.'




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Paris opens Jeffrey Epstein probe after child sex abuse victim group gets 10 witness statements

Investigations will focus on potential crimes committed against French victims, in France and abroad, and on French suspects connected to alleged Jeffrey Epstein crimes, Prosecutor said Friday.




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Lily Allen combines tracksuit with £7.5k Chanel bag in Paris

The Smile songstress, 34, cut a casual figure while bundled up in a tracksuit as she puffed a cigarette outside Gare du Nord station while also toting a £7400 Chanel bag




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Second night of riots as Paris locals react with fury over 'racist' police attacks during lockdown

Anger erupted in the French capital last night and during the early hours of Monday morning over alleged 'racist' police attacks. In response, police used tear gas and baton charges.




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London 2012 Olympics: Laura Trott with David Beckham

They are the new king and queen of the track cycling. And it seems Laura Trott and Jason Kenny are ready to rule Britannia together for many years to come.




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Victoria Pendleton complains teammates Laura Trott and Jason Kenny 'get away' with having a relationship

Victoria Pendleton's relationship with coach Scott Gardner sparked such an outrage with her management and teammates that he was forced to resign.




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Katie Archibald will go head-to-head with British cycling pursuit team-mates Laura Trott and Elinor Barker for Team Scotland

When it comes to race day, Katie Archibald likes to be organised. From what time she awakes, to when she will eat and warm up, no stone is left unturned.




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Laura Trott refuses to go to war with Great Britain team-mates, despite lining up against them for Commonwealth Games

The double Olympic champion won team pursuit gold at London 2012 alongside Dani King and Joanna Rowsell, but all three will be lining up for England in the individual pursuit in Glasgow.




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Laura Trott claims her second goal of Track World Cup with victory in women's omnium

Olympic champion Laura Trott won Great Britain's fourth gold of the Track World Cup in London - and her second of the three-day event - with victory in the women's omnium on Sunday.




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Laura Trott announces engagement to Olympic cycling champion Jason Kenny on Twitter 

The 22-year-old tweeted: 'Merry Christmas everyone :) I've had the most amazing couple of days thanks to @JasonKenny107 and the whole family #engaged X'




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Laura Trott 'gutted' with omnium silver at cycling's Track World Championships as Great Britain finish titles without a gold

Laura Trott and Great Britain experienced the unfamiliar feeling of returning from a Track World Championships without a gold medal following the final day of the titles.




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Laura Trott SLEEPS with her gold medal... and checks it wasn't all a dream

Britain's most decorated female Olympian Laura Trott, 24, slept with her gold medal after her volodrome heroics last night in Rio and found it this morning to realise it wasn't all just a dream.




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Laura Trott wins historic fourth Olympic gold with omnium triumph

MATT LAWTON IN RIO: Laura Trott had said she rather liked the sound of being Britain’s greatest female Olympian last week and a challenge to her status was met with a swift, sensational response.




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Laura Trott swaps Lycra for glamorous look at event with her fiancé Jason Kenny

Olympic cycling champion Laura Trott swapped her kit for a more glamorous look when she attended an event in Manchester on Saturday.




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Cyclist Laura Kenny admits to battling with 'mum guilt' on Instagram

The Essex-born cycling star, 26, a four-time Olympic champion, took to Instagram to ask followers if the 'mum guilt' over leaving her son Albert, nine months, will ever go away.




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Laura Kenny crash: Four-time gold medalist left with cut under eye in first event in the omnium

DAVID COVERDALE IN BERLIN: Kenny was left with a bloodied face after crashing in the omnium scratch race at the Track Cycling World Championships on Friday.




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Madonna tributes Paris massacre victims singing with son David at Place de la Republique

Along with her son David, the 57-year-old singer paid a moving tribute to the victims of the Paris attacks in the city on Wednesday evening.




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Paris attacks 'would not have happened' without encrypted apps hiding terror plans'

Michael Rogers, the head of the NSA, said encryption apps - which hide the content of messages from security services - make preventing terror attacks 'much more difficult'.




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ISIS threatens UK with 'harder and more bitter' attack than Brussels

The explosions come just a day after the Belgium Interior Minister warned of possible revenge attacks after the arrest of Paris massacre suspect Salah Abdeslam in the city last week.




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Paris attack plot suspect found with arsenal of weapons and explosives is charged

French national Reda Kriket has been charged with membership of a terror organisation, after police discovered a cache of assault rifles, handguns and explosives at his home in Paris.




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Dramatic moment Belgian police arrest three Paris attack suspects at gun point as two more are charged with terrorism-related offences over the Brussels bombings

Armed police swooped during a daylight raid in Uccle, Brussels as part of continued investigations into the atrocity, which left 130 people dead and hundreds wounded.




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Paris Attacker Salah Abdeslam is CHARGED with attempted murder over shootout in Brussels

An Algerian Islamist suspect was killed and four police officers were wounded in the shooutout, which led to Abdeslam's arrest three days later in Forest, Molenbeek, after a four-month manhunt.




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Belgian forces spotted Paris attack mastermind posing on Facebook with ISIS flag

Although Belgium's national terror threat centre was told about the photo in October, security officials failed to take a closer look, it has been claimed.




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Snowflake students handed wristbands with their address on

Thousands of 'snowflake' students are to be issued with brightly coloured wristbands printed with their address and emergency contact details this Freshers Week.




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Thug blasts Leeds clubber in the chest with a shotgun

Shocking footage shows the victim, a 42-year-old man, being set upon outside the Nite Trax club, in Chapeltown Road, Leeds, shortly before 1am on August 29, last year.




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Girl with epilepsy died after refusing to take medication

Megan Robertson (pictured) was found slumped in her bedroom by her sister, after complaining about the side-effects of anti-seizure tablets, Wakefield Coroners Court has heard.




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Reading and Leeds Festival lineup sparks Twitter fury

With Glastonbury cancelled this year, hundreds of fans stumped up £220 to attend Reading Festival before knowing the lineup. Pictured: Pop star Dua Lipa, one of the unlikely acts performing.




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Gran left in Leeds hospital corridor for six days with spinal fracture

MBE nurse Enid Stevens was taken to A&E in St James's Hospital in Leeds, West Yorkshire, with a spinal fracture. She was wheeled out into a corridor and left there for six days.




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Headhunter slams under-25s without a job in LinkedIn spat

Josh Harrison, from Leeds, said it is the easiest time in history for young people to get a job. He was responding to a blog post by entrepreneur Jack Parsons, 24.




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Patient is diagnosed with killer MERS virus in Leeds

The patient, who hasn't been identified, was moved from Leeds to a hospital in Liverpool for treatment after being diagnosed with MERS - a respiratory illness spread by contact with camels.




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Tiger Roll takes first step on road to Grand National with fifth-placed finish in Boyne Hurdle

Tiger Roll took an encouraging first step back on the road to the Randox Heath Grand National when just pipped for fourth in the Boyne Hurdle at Navan.




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Bookmakers set to announce plan to bet on 'Virtual Grand National' with profits going to NHS

The bookmaking industry are close to announcing a plan to bet on Saturday's Virtual Reality Grand National with any profits made going to the NHS Charities Group.




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Military helicopters land at Grand National racecourse Aintree to stock hospital with equipment

Soldiers were pictured alongside the aircraft this afternoon and then seen scoping out the site, which is less than a mile from Aintree Hospital in Merseyside.




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An eerie silence grieves the city of Liverpool's £60million loss with the Grand National cancelled

DOMINIC KING: It's the jarring sight of the Blue Anchor that first strikes you. This huge pub, a furlong from the Melling Road, is usually such a bouncing venue for the three days.




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A Cider With Rosie rehash that only makes you long for the original

Laurie Lee died in 1997. A couple of years ago, David Parker, who made a documentary, found his recordings of Lee in a mis-labelled box and presented them to Penguin




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Test your wits with Craig Brown's festive literary quiz

Our book critic tests your knowledge of the best boosk released in 2019, with this fun, challenging literary quiz