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Factory workers caught using MOUTHS to strip bones from birds' feet before selling them to public

The footage was recorded by hygiene officials who visited the factory in Nong Khai, northeast Thailand, on Tuesday. The workers raise the chicken to their mouths and begin tearing at them with their teeth.




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15 fascinating little known London Underground facts revealed 

We put 15 questions about the Tube to its Head of Network Delivery, Richard Jones. Here we reveal his answers – the inside track on the London Underground from a top insider.




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X Factor's 'Tesco Mary' Byrne shows off her incredible SIX stone weight loss

X Factor's 'Tesco Mary' Byrne has showed off her incredible six stone weight loss and brand new look. 




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Drug manufacturer says it will start to make experimental COVID-19 drug hydroxychloroquine in the UK

Accord Healthcare announced today it was importing 50 tonnes of raw chemical materials to its factory in Durham where it plans to produce the anti-malaria drug.




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The X Factor's Ella Henderson sports full head of rollers

As the singer plans to make her comeback into the limelight once again, she courted attention with her rollers when she left her Leeds hotel on Saturday.




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X Factor Australia's Joey Hadjia shares close-up snap of her VERY pert derrière

Former X Factor star Joey Hadjia, formerly Joelle, 26, took to Instagram on Saturday to share a very close-up snap of her pert derrière in a lengthy 'body transformation' post.




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X Factor's Dean Ray says he almost took his own life as he struggled with 'anxiety and depression'

Dean Ray scored a deal with Sony Music after he was declared the runner-up on  The X Factor Australia in 2014. 




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Love Island Australia: Cassie Lansdell auditioned for the X-Factor in unearthed clip

She's currently looking for her soulmate in the Love Island Australia villa.




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X Factor star who punched queue-jumper cleared of assault

Former X Factor singer Nellie Dargan, who moved Dannii Minogue to tears with the story of her troubled childhood, has been cleared of assaulting a man at Sydney's The Star casino.




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Nicole Scherzinger reveals shocking secrets from Pussycat Dolls' X Factor performance

Nicole Scherzinger just made a spectacular comeback performance with the Pussycat Dolls on The X Factor UK. 




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Former X Factor stars Jess and Matt Price reveal their family plans

Former X Factor Australia stars Jess and Matt Price have revealed their family plans and the secret to balancing marriage and working together. 




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Former X Factor stars Jess and Matt Price pack on the PDA

Former X Factor Australia stars Jess and Matt Price packed on the PDA in a series of photos shared to Instagram on Friday.




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Floor show: add wow factor to your space with statement flooring 

Try the latest statement tiles, rugs and parquet




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Thirteen more coronavirus cases linked to meat processing factory in Melbourne

The number of coronavirus cases linked to a Melbourne meat processing factory as grown to 62 after 13 new cases.




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Ex X factor host Olly Murs is delighted to join The Voice

Former X Factor host, 33, couldn't contain his delight when he shared a picture from his first day of filming in the studio for rival show The Voice on Instagram on Sunday.




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X Factor fans mistake The Voice's Becky Hill as contestant

The X Factor final kicked off on Saturday evening, with a stirring rendition of You've Got The Love from Pete Tong and the Heritage Orchestra and Becky Hill.




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Olly Murs says The Voice is better than The X Factor

Olly, 33, isn't backwards about coming forwards when it comes to discussing the difference between The Voice and The X Factor.




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Former X Factor winner Leona Lewis joins The Voice

Leona, 32, will join 2017 Voice UK winner Mo Jamil during piano rehearsals, with both offering the remaining contestants crucial advice based on their own talent show experiences.




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Wham! singer slams X Factor for its 'brutality' and says rejected contestants may suffer mentally 

Wham! star Andrew Ridgeley says he 'wouldn't be surprised' if the consequences were 'very harsh' for children who are rejected from X Factor, at Cheltenham Literary Festival, on Saturday.




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Olly Murs shares video of Caroline Flack from X Factor days

The singer, 35, took to Instagram and shared the slow-motion clip of the pair shaking their heads and pulling silly faces as he shared a fond memory of his late friend.




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Ayda and Robbie put on a cosy red carpet display after jibing fun at each other on X Factor

Ayda and Robbie Williams looked loved up as ever as they stepped out on the red carpet at the Pride of Britain awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.




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Brother of Sandy Hook victim calls out Joe Biden for 'factual inaccuracy'

JT Lewis, whose six-year-old brother Jesse was one of the 26 people killed in the Connecticut mass shooting, eviscerated the 2020 hopeful for making the claim in a new video released earlier this week.




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X Factor 2011: Kitty Brucknell sets the tone for the live shows in a bra top

Attending a press conference for the ITV show, Kitty showed off her incredible unique sense of style as she posed for photographers wearing a bejewelled bra top and bizarre sheet-style skirt, which had newspaper headlines drawn on in pen.




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X Factor 2011: Kelly Rowland watches Sophie Habibis perform at G-A-Y after live show

She chose Misha B over the former barmaid last week during a phone call from LA while she was sick




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X Factor: Amelia Lily looks every inch the pop princess in pink tutu and matching corset on the opening night of tour

So Amelia Lily didn't waste any time stealing the show at the opening night of The X Factor Live Tour.




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X Factor 2012 live tour: Little Mix look disgruntled after being upstaged by Amelia Lily

They were upstaged by runner-up Amelia Lily last night even though they were the winners of last year's X Factor.




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Jesy Nelson steps out dressed like a bizarre cartoon character as the X Factor tour rolls on to another city

The Little Mix band member looked like a mismatched cartoon character as she left her Liverpool hotel today after wowing the city last night on the X Factor live tour.




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X Factor tour 2012: Little Mix reach dizzying heights onstage

They may have won X Factor but Little Mix are no-ones puppets - although onstage they could be forgiven for looking like they were on strings.




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Tulisa and new boyfriend Jack O'Connell check into London hotel ahead of watching Little Mix perform on the X Factor tour

The couple tried to keep a low profile as they arrived at the venue casually dressed in jeans and joined by a large group of people.




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The X Factor live final moves from London to Manchester

It has been revealed that this year The X Factor will be staging their live final at Manchester Central.




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X Factor 2012: Louis Walsh hopes to capitalise on One Direction success with lookalike boy band Union J

Four-piece X Factor finalists have similar haircuts to the predecessors.




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The X Factor 2012: Tulisa gets it wrong in as Nicole stuns on first live show

In August Tulisa made the brave admission that her fellow judge Nicole Scherzinger knew better than her in regards to stylish picks.




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X Factor 2012: Nicole Scherzinger shows off a lot of leg in a daring split dress as she heads out

She's had a hectic weekend, but X Factor judge Nicole Scherzinger clearly wasn't ready for the party to end as she headed out in Mayfair after Sunday night's live show.




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X Factor 2012: Ella Henderson joins the cast of Dreamboats and Petticoats

She's currently making her dreams come true as she competes to be crowned the winner of The X Factor 2012.




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X Factor 2012: Lucy Spraggan drops out of The X Factor tour

Lucy Spraggan has confirmed she will not be appearing in The X Factor Live tour next year.




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Nicole Scherzinger wears menacing metallic Terminator glove on X Factor live show

Nicole Scherzinger wore an unusual metal accessory on the X Factor on Saturday night which looked like it could cause an injury if the star got into a fight with her fellow judges.




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Christopher Maloney's 'future on The X Factor tour in doubt amid furore over foul-mouthed tirade'

And to add insult to injury Christopher could also be facing a £100,000 fine for his alleged behaviour.




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Simon Cowell displays fuller face and double chin during X Factor live show

As one of the music industry's most powerful men, image is important.




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Christopher Maloney could get special treatment during X Factor tour due to unpopularity with the other singers

It's no secret that there's little love lost between Christopher Maloney and the rest of the former X Factor contestants.




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Back for Good! Christopher Maloney arrives at rehearsals for The X Factor Live tour

After weeks of will he or won't, it seems to be confirmed that Christopher Maloney will be on The X Factor Live Tour.




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James Arthur mobbed by fans as he takes a quick break during X Factor tour rehearsals

James looked slightly overwhelmed by all the attention as hordes of young women fought to get a picture with the singer.




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James Arthur mobbed by fans as he arrives in Manchester for The X Factor Live Tour

His life completely turned around in late 2012 when he was announced as the winner for the ninth series of The X Factor.




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Celebrity Big Brother winner Rylan Clark kicks off X Factor Live tour in Manchester

Essex native had been sneaking out of the Big Brother house for rehearsals.




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Rylan Clark takes time out of the X Factor tour to perform at a student night in Liverpool

Celebrity Big Brother winner Rylan Clark performs at a student night in Liverpool where he currently appearing in the X Factor tour. Not long after winning Celebrity Big Brother on Friday night, Rylan was whisked up to Manchester to kick off the tour on Saturday.




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Danniella Westbrook wears leopard print coat for night out with Hollyoaks co-stars at X Factor Live

She's in the middle of re-launching her soap career, and she's certainly not keeping a low profile.




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Ella Henderson wears two leopard print outfits as she steals the show at X Factor Live

She was the youngest and arguably most talented singer on last year’s X Factor.




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X Factor 2013 tour: Shirtless Rylan Clark gets a love bite from Union J's Jamie Paul 'JJ' Hamblett

He is well known for his provocative nature and obviously firmly embraces the 'what happens on tour, stays on tour' mantra.




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X Factor 2013: Sam, Shelley and Lorna make it into Sharon's final three while Louis picks Luke, Nicholas and Sam for the X Factor live shows

In the first episode of Judges' Houses, Louis Walsh selects his final three from the boys and Sharon from the overs categories.




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X Factor 2013: Miss Dynamix singer SeSe Foster announces pregnancy

There are countless surprises in store for contestants in this year's X Factor, but none as big as the news that one of SeSe Foster from Miss Dynamix is five months pregnant. The 22 year-old hopeful told TV bosses that she's expecting - just days before the show's live episodes are due to commence, this weekend.




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X-PELLED Factor: Fury as Louis Walsh denies fan favourite Paul Akister a place in the X Factor live shows

Fans of ITV talent show The X Factor are furious that Louis Walsh denied Paul Akister a place in the all-important live shows. The 61 year-old judge dumped the aspiring singer as the show whittled down its hopefuls from hundreds to the final twelve, last weekend.