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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle attended plaque unveiling for fallen Afghanistan hero

Prince Harry was remembering Ben Reddy, 22, who was killed when K Company of 42 Commando came under fire from militants in Helmand in Afghanistan on March 6, 2007.




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Meghan Markle appears to tell Prince Harry 'aww how nice' when he receives standing ovation

Royal fan Instagram account noted how Meghan Markle, 38, turned to Prince Harry, 35, and said 'aww how nice' as he received standing ovation at Mountbatten Festival of Music on Saturday.




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Bombshell helmet camera footage shows an Australian SAS soldier shoot DEAD an unarmed Afghan man

The confronting video, aired by the ABC's Four Corners on Monday night, was shot from a dog handler's helmet camera in the Afghanistan village of Deh Jawz-e Hasanza in May, 2012.




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Australian soldier accused of executing Afghan man stood down pending investigation

The disturbing footage appeared to show an Australian soldier 'execute' a man as he cowered in a field  in the village of Deh Jawz-e Hasanza, in Afghanistan.




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Afghanistan war veteran, 50, sues MoD for £1.5m

Catherine Braddick-Hughes, 50, served in the Army for 22 years until 2018. She was wounded in combat in Bosnia and Afghanistan but claims a firing-range incident ended her career.




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Taliban pledges not to kill healthcare workers as fear of a coronavirus spreads in Afghanistan 

A Taliban spokesperson said they will cooperate and coordinate with international health organisations and WHO to combat the virus. Afghanistan currently has 22 confirmed virus cases.




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Afghanistan veteran took his own life after being 'let down' by the system, Coroner finds

Former Australian Army private Jesse Bird, 32, was found dead in his Melbourne home in June 2017 after the Department of Veterans' Affairs knocked back multiple pleas for assistance.




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Emotional moment street sings Happy Birthday to 98-year-old neighbour from their front gardens

This is the heart-warming moment an entire street in Redditch, Worcestershire sings Happy Birthday to a 98-year-old neighbour after hearing she'd celebrated alone the day before because of the lockdown.




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Green Beret Adam Smith reveals how CBD helped him through suicidal thoughts and PTSD

Kentucky native Adam Smith turned to selling CBD products to veterans after he discovered the benefits of cannabis over powerful opoiods sometimes prescribed to ex-service members.




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Afghan interpreters STILL can't get visas to come to UK

The Government vowed in March last year that translators who helped British soldiers in the fight against the Taliban could bring their loved ones to join them in the UK.




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Nurse who served in Afghanistan alongside her son is now fighting coronavirus in Cheshire hospital

Joan Glen, 61, from Cheshire, who served as a nurse in Afghanistan in 2007 is now doing gruelling 12-hour shifts in full PPE equipment as a theatre nurse treating Covid-19 patients.




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How George W. Bush rejected diplomacy with the Taliban to launch Afghanistan invasion after 9/11

A new documentary about George W. Bush sheds new light on the events after the September 11, 2001 attacks, which turned Bush into a wartime president.




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Rihanna dons mask with coat and tights for Interview magazine

Rihanna spoke to her Ocean 8 co-star Sarah Paulson during her Interview cover story for summer 2019. The 31-year-old posed in a gimp mask with red lipstick, nylons and a coat.




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Cate Blanchett looks effortlessly stylish in white coveralls as she carries daughter Edith in NY

Cate Blanchett was spotted enjoying a day out in New York City with her daughter Edith Vivian Patricia Upton on Tuesday.




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Cate Blanchett's 'special call out' to volunteer Australian firefighters

Cate Blanchett has thanked volunteer firefighters for their efforts in battling the ongoing bushfires that have crippled Australia.




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Cate Blanchett rocks a leather jumpsuit in the first photos from the set of Nightmare Alley 

Cate Blanchett was spotted for the first time on the set of Guillermo del Toro's upcoming remake of the classic noir thriller Nightmare Alley.




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Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara are seen in gorgeous period costumes on the set of Nightmare Alley

They previously costarred in Todd Haynes's Oscar-nominated period lesbian love story Carol, and are now filming an exciting new project for another esteemed filmmaker.




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Builder boots rat 30ft through the air like a football after his mate smashes it with plank of wood

The two men were filmed attacking the creature on a building site although it is not yet clear where the footage was taken. Animal charity PETA are now calling for the men to be tracked down.




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Wall Street opens higher on strong retail sales data a day after Dow took dire 800 point plunge

U.S. stocks opened higher on Thursday as a surge in July retail sales and Walmart's robust results eased fears of a recession in the world's largest economy, one day after a massive sell-off.




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Brazen Boots worker, 42, who stole £16,000 was caught pocketing cash 130 times on store's CCTV

Russell Libranda, 42, was caught on CCTV neatly folding bank notes in half before slipping them past the open till drawer and in to his trouser pocket - all while customers stood waiting for their receipts.




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Adorable moment a Beluga whale appears delighted after soaking patrons at a Connecticut aquarium

The heartwarming moment was filmed over the weekend by a tourist visiting the famous marine park in Connecticut.




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Gang member filmed repeatedly stabbing rival waiting at traffic lights is jailed for 11 years 

Dashcam footage caught the moment Tyriq Richards-Tindle, 20, ran out into the road armed with a knife on Monday, July 8 this year after spotting his sworn enemy in a car in Luton.




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Martin Scorsese joins fifth wife Helen and daughters Cathy and Francesca at The Irishman screening

Martin Scorsese, 76, was accompanied by Helen Morris, 72, and his two daughters Cathy, 53, and Francesca, 19, during a red carpet appearance at the 14th Film Festival in Rome on Monday.




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How to visit Oslo for under £100 a night

Even though Oslo has been voted the most expensive city in the world three times, there are plenty of options for those without bottomless pockets, says the Daily Mail's Harriet Sime.




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Sea turns red with blood as dolphins are slaughtered in Taiji, Japan

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Distressing footage recorded in the town of Taiji, southern Japan, shows a pod of 32 striped dolphins being driven into a cove before they are slaughtered.




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Dog wears sunglasses as it rides a miniature car through a marketplace in Thailand

Footage shows the canine appearing to drive an open-top black-and-white vehicle as it slowly passes stalls in Chiang Mai, in the north of the country - much to the bemusement of shoppers.




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People's Vote campaign chief Patrick Heneghan cleared over allegations of harassment

Patrick Heneghan was forced to step down after harassment allegations were made against him by three female members of staff. But now Mr Heneghan has been exonerated.




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Gripping new TV drama views the Profumo scandal through the eyes of Christine Keeler

A new BBC1 six -part drama recounts John Profumo's 1963 affair with Christine Keeler, through the eyes of the aspiring actress. Their dalliance became the biggest scandal of the century.




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Rihanna rolls through the airport with a bizarre CLEAR suitcase and $2,950 coat

Rihanna left little to the imagination as she strolled through John F. Kennedy International Airport with a completely clear suitcase on Tuesday.




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Tiger Woods relives his Masters miracle... and how his children fought to wear the green jacket!

As the countdown begins to his return to Augusta National, the 44-year-old on Tuesday revealed hitherto unknown nuggets regarding that fabulous Sunday last year and its tumultuous aftermath.




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Moment that terrified teen dives for his life through car window to escape knife attackers

The terrified man dodges repeated thrusts and jumps through window in Leeds. Attackers then turn on a second man who they batter to the ground before they make off themselves in a second car.




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LORD ASHCROFT: Norway's barbaric slaughter of hundreds of majestic minke whales

Wednesday will mark the beginning of Norway's whaling season. Ships will target minke whales living along the country's fjord-lined coastline. Demand for whale meat in the country has declined.




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Ryder Cup captains Padraig Harrington and Steve Stricker urge golfing world to fight coronavirus 

Ryder Cup captains Padraig Harrington and Steve Stricker have issued a joint letter stressing Europe and the US must remain united in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.




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Melanie Griffith goes sans face mask while on walk through neighborhood amid coronavirus lockdown

Melanie Griffith stepped outdoors on Saturday afternoon sans any personal protective equipment for a leisurely walk around her Los Angeles neighborhood.




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Chris Martin braves the open air sans mask while enjoying a solo bike ride around his neighborhood

Chris Martin braved the open air on Tuesday sans recommended facial mask, while enjoying a socially distanced bike ride around his Malibu neighborhood.




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US stocks open higher as more states prepare to lift restrictions

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 358.51 points, or 1.51%, to 24,133.78 as investors cheered news that more countries and U.S. states were looking to ease lockdowns.




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Award-winning contemporary home dubbed the 'Ghost House' goes on sale for £2.5million

The home - dubbed the 'Ghost House' thanks to its glass build and because it's hidden from view as you approach it - is on sale in the village of Moreton Paddox in Stratford-upon-Avon for £2.5million.




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Mayor de Blasio will close more than 9 miles of streets to cars across four NYC boroughs

More than 9 miles have been designated as part of the Open Streets initiative designed to 'provide greater social distancing among New Yorkers.'




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Are YOU posh enough to wear a powerband?

AMANDA PLATELL: Of late, no posh girl worth her pink Himalyan salt has stepped out without a £300 piece of croissant-shaped fabric (prices can rise to an eye-watering £900) atop their shining heads.




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PLATELL'S PEOPLE: JK Rowling is as brave as Harry Potter to take her fight to the gender trolls 

AMANDA PLATELL Was J.K. Rowling channelling her fearless hero Harry Potter when she took on the trans rights lobby?




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AMANDA PLATELL: Our royals have never been so crucial to us - nor Harry and Meghan so irrelevant

AMANDA PLATELL: Can it be only a few months ago that the Monarchy was facing down Megxit, in what appeared to be one of its worst existential crises since the abdication?




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AMANDA PLATELL: Britain must not become a nation of snitches on neighbours

AMANDA PLATELL: We have always been a nation of curtain twitchers. But, who'd have thought nearly 200,000 people would report their neighbours for breaking lockdown rules?




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Thomas moves up to second in Tour de France after rivals caught out by large split in the peloton

Geraint Thomas and Ineos team-mate Egan Bernal profited hugely as French rival Thibaut Pinot was caught in a group who lost 100 seconds on the 217.5km stage from Saint-Flour to Albi.




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Wheel high! Incredible video shows cyclist jumping OVER Tour de France riders

Valentin Anouilh, 21, spent six months training for the stunt which saw him soar over the heads of the elite riders as they sprinted through a valley near Saint Flour, Auvergne.




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Cycling news: Sir Dave Brailsford insists Team Ineos are ready to hit Tour de France heights

MATT LAWTON IN NIMES: The tone was one of defiance; the message that Team Ineos are not dead yet. As Sir Dave Brailsford was quick to point out, they sit second and fifth.




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France shuts down a nuclear power station in case it overheats in record high temperatures

Forecasters also predicted new temperatures highs in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, where the mercury is set to reach 104F (40C) for the first time on Thursday.




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Thibaut Pinot's Tour de France dream dies as Frenchman retires through injury during Stage 19

Thibaut Pinot's dream of becoming the first French winner of the Tour de France for 34 years is over after the Groupama-FDJ rider was forced to abandon early on stage 19 to Tignes.




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RAY MASSEY mini test: High marks in French

French car-maker Citroen has piled in with a practical five-seater cabriolet that allows the whole family to enjoy wind-in the-hair motoring, writes RAY MASSEY.




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BMW has high hopes for the new generation of its X5 off-roader

The luxury 4x4, which BMW dubs a sports activity vehicle, broke cover this week. It goes on sale here in November, writes RAY MASSEY.




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The ultimate off-road experience? Ray Massey drives the new Range Rover Sport through a decommissioned Boeing 747

My test drive of the new Range Rover Sport was exacting enough, before I tackled the decommissioned jumbo at Cotswold Airport, near Cirencester, Glos.