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Yassmin Abdel-Magied says she moved to London because nowhere else is safe

The controversial writer and broadcaster announced her decision to leave Australia for the UK during September 2017 after receiving an onslaught of criticism for a controversial post.




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Marco Rubio told to cancel his Yom Kippur fundraiser because of Hitler art

Republican White House hopeful Marco Rubio is facing demands to call off a fundraiser at the Highland Park, TX, home of developer Harlan Crow because of its collection of Nazi memorabilia.




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BEL MOONEY: My wife's leaving me because of her terrible menopause

This week Bel advises a reader who reveals his wife is leaving him because of her terrible menopause.




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BEL MOONEY: Is my son unfaithful because of his dad's cheating?

This week Bel advises a reader who is afraid her son's extra-marital affair is a result of his own father's cheating.




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Oscar Pistorius may stay in jail because he has NO ANKLES for electronic tag

Prison bosses in Pretoria have told the Paralympian that he can't take part in their tagging scheme because the device cannot be properly monitored if it is fixed to a prosthetic leg.




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Oscar Pistorius' luxury prison upgrade because 'he doesn't pose a threat'

News that Pistorius has been upgraded to category A status comes two years after he shot dead Reeva Steenkamp at his home in Pretoria on Valentine's Day.




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McDonald's could CLOSE because it's running out of ingredients needed for Big Macs and McChickens

McDonald's stores in New Zealand have announced they are having difficulty sourcing ingredients to make their famous burgers because of coronavirus lockdowns.




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McDonald's stores in Rotorua, New Zealand forced to shut their doors because they RAN OUT of food

Franchisees Rob and Linley Parry, who own the three restaurants in Rotorua, New Zealand , opened on Tuesday after the country eased coronavirus restrictions to level three.




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Orange juice set to be downgraded to a 2.5 health star rating because of high sugar content

Proposed changes to health guidelines will be discussed by the Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation on May 22.




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Film phone app Quibi launches, but will coronavirus see investors lose $2bn because it's not for TVs

Quibi, a short-form video app, began streaming 10 minute 'quick bites' of original content which users quarantined because of the coronavirus complained they can't watch on TV.




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Will Ferrell distracts players at his sons' soccer matches because they realize he is Buddy the Elf 

Will Ferrell revealed he unintentionally distracts players at his sons' soccer games because they realize he is Buddy from Elf during an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Friday.




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Christopher Steele 'wanted his dossier to go public because he was angry at James Comey'

Glenn Simpson and Peter Fritsch, who founded research firm Fusion GPS, say Steele - their employee - revealed the existence of his dossier to the press because he was angry with James Comey.




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Trump says he won't pardon Roger Stone now because he believes he will get a cleared on a retrial

Donald Trump on Thursday said he wasn't going to pardon Roger Stone for now and noted he thinks his long time adviser will get cleared on a retrial.




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Will Pucovski, 21, pulls out Australia Test because of mental health

Pucovski, 21, informed team management of his decision in Perth on Tuesday evening and it was agreed he could finish Australia A's three-day tour game against Pakistan.




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Bin Laden wanted to kill Obama because he thought Joe Biden was totally unprepared to be president

Declassified documents seized from Bin Laden's Pakistan compound as he was killed in May 2011 reveal his plans to throw the U.S. 'into a crisis' by killing Obama and leaving Joe Biden in charge.




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Agency nurses and carers in Cornwall are being laid-off because there is NO WORK

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust, which runs three hospitals, sent bank staff a text telling them their services would no longer be required. This comes as Nightingales struggle for staff.




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Australia is urged to take back three ISIS terrorists because Turkey can't afford to pay for them 

The Australians are among 959 foreign IS fighters and families in Turkish custody in northern Syria.




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NATO pulls personnel out of Iraq because of 'increased risk' following death of Qassem Soleimani 

NATO announced today they plan to withdraw 'some personnel' from Iraq, where they are running a training mission, helping security forces prevent ISIS from becoming a fighting force.




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Mexican official 'who was bribed by El Chapo' offers $2million bail because he fears coronavirus

Genaro García Luna, who allegedly took millions in bribes from El Chapo's cartel, wants a New York federal court judge to put him under house arrest over fears that he will die if infected with coronavirus.




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Michael Schumacher isn't the greatest F1 driver of all time because he wasn't a team player

Schumacher is the most successful driver to grace the sport after winning seven world championship titles before retiring in 2012 but Jordan says his legacy is tainted by his single-mindedness.




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JAN MOIR: Why is it OK to demean Priti Patel just because she's a Tory?

JAN MOIR: For her troubles, she has been labelled bossy, a bully, a madam. This from her enemies within and without - and also by Left-wing newspapers sticking the boot in.




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JAN MOIR: Are you stockpiling because of coronavirus? Just keep Spam and carry on... 

JAN MOIR: Are you panic buying yet? I was tempted to stick another pack of loo rolls in my supermarket trolley yesterday but resisted the impulse. Why? Because I want to be British about this.




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Power execs 'turn Chris Brown away from Starz series because of anger issues

The 27-year-old was reportedly livid after network execs stepped in to reject his role as a drug dealer on friend 50 Cent's series Power, after the rapper promised him the role.




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$50 to turn up for Jeb Bush's last Iowa rally because organizers need 'high energy seat fillers' - desperation hits the candidates with hours to first electoral test

The last desperate search for voters to back their causes was under way in Iowa - with the man trolled by Donald Trump as 'low-energy' apparently offering $25 an hour to come to his final campaign rally.




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Cristiano Ronaldo picked Manchester United in 2003 because every other club wanted to loan him back

Cristiano Ronaldo chose to join Manchester United in 2003 because every other club that was interested in signing the winger wanted to loan him back to Sporting Lisbon, Jorge Mendes has revealed.




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Gwen Stefani cancels Wednesday Las Vegas residency performance because she is 'unwell'

Singer Gwen Stefani shared some unfortunate news on Tuesday, revealing her Wednesday performance at her Las Vegas residency is canceled.




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British father faces having to sleep rough in Texas after being marooned because of the coronavirus

British man Daniel Lawrence, 40, from the UK is trapped in Texas after flights home to the UK have been grounded because of the coronavirus. He has four children waiting for him.




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Veteran, 83, who met Prince Harry and Meghan Markle jokes they 'singled me out because I'm handsome'

Monty Murrell, 83, from Basildon, who joined the army in 1954 before serving for seven years, was one of the many veterans who joined the Remembrance ceremony attended by the royals.




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Cheryl Tweedy will NOT return to X Factor because Simon Cowell wants her for BBC show

The Mail on Sunday can reveal that after five series, Cheryl Tweedy won’t be returning to the long-running ITV talent show – because she wants to star in something ‘new and fresh’.




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Queensland education minister says Schoolies may be CANCELLED because of COVID-19

Ms Grace spoke on Brisbane's Hit105 radio on Tuesday morning and said the annual party will be subject to the advice of experts closer to the date.




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China's economy shrinks by a record 6.8 per cent in the March quarter of 2020 because of coronavirus

China, Australia's biggest trading partner, has suffered its worst economic contraction since Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution ended in 1976. Here's what it means for you.




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Hairdresser wins £20,000 claim after bosses ordered her to pick up dog poo because she is Muslim 

Hairdresser and former model Tonie Bond (pictured ) has won more than £20,000 after being ordered by her boss to pick up dog mess from the salon car park when they found out she was Muslim




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SQM Research fears Sydney and Melbourne house prices could plunge 30 per cent because of coronavirus

SQM Research chief executive Louis Christopher fears COVID-19 shutdowns and a halt in immigration will cause Sydney and Melbourne house prices to plunge by almost a third by 2021.




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Mother suffering depression says she was denied mental health care because she is 'too pretty'

Jade Rowlands, 31, from Caerphilly in Wales, has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. She claims she was discharged by the health board 'because of my appearance'.




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Samantha Cameron reveals some women shun her luxury clothing line because of her husband 

The wife of David Cameron admitted her surname comes with 'baggage' and said: 'There are some people who don't shop with us because of who my husband is.




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'Today was hard': Bachelorette Angie Kent cries because she turned 30

Angie Kent revealed she 'cried a lot' because she turned 30 on Thursday. 




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Dancing with the Stars 'will finish a week early' because of COVID-19 pandemic

Viewers blasted Dancing with the Stars on Sunday after the contestants ignored social distancing restrictions designed to limit the spread of coronavirus.




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Channing Tatum says he's got a 'dad bod' because he doesn't work out as much anymore

Channing Tatum has revealed why he won't be performing in Magic Mike Live when it hits Australian shores next year: he's got a 'dad bod'.




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Channing Tatum and Jessie J's relationship faltered because the 'timing was off'

Busy film star and father-of-one Channing Tatum and British popstar Jessie J recently split after a little over a year of dating, and the reasons behind their breakup have recently surfaced.




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Eddie Hearn 'rejected chance to sign Tyson Fury because the Gypsy King was overweight'

Eddie Hearn held talks with Tyson Fury about becoming his promoter before the Gypsy King's return to the ring. He turned down the chance as he felt Fury would not make his return.




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Grandfather, 83, killed himself in lockdown because he feared catching coronavirus

Dennis Ward, 83, had felt vulnerable and scared of catching Covid-19, said his grandson James Parnaby, who confirmed he was found dead at his home in Kings Norton, Birmingham, on Saturday.




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Pagan soldier, 34, is first to serve with a beard because his beliefs say it's sacred and masculine

Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Hopper of the Nevada Army National Guard is serving in Afghanistan and has received a uniform religious exception to sport a beard based upon his Norse pagan beliefs.




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Widow of veteran who took his own life because of PTSD breaks down on This Morning

Alicia Davis, from Hampshire, fought back tears as she recalled how much her husband Jamie loved their children. Jamie took his ow life due to PTSD after serving in Afghanistan.




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Badgers are drowning in Storm Dennis floods because they are 'very reluctant' to leave their homes

The extreme wet weather has flooded many low-lying badger setts in North Wales and damaged the structures of those on high ground.




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Trump claims Obama has not endorsed Biden because 'there's something he feels is wrong'

President Trump responded to Bernie Sanders suspending his presidential campaign by questioning why President Obama never bothered to endorse Joe Biden during the Democratic primaries.




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Michael Cohen to be FREED because of coronavirus outbreak at his prison

Michael Cohen will be released from the Federal Correctional Institution in Otisville, New York, and allowed to serve out the remainder of his sentence in home confinement, his lawyer told CNN.




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Love Island: Luke T asks Siannise if her middle name is Adele because her mum is a fan of the singer

Fans were despairing of Love Island contestant Luke T on Sunday night.




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Lockdown could be needlessly prolonged because of ministers' obsession with 'irrelevant' R-value

The Government is relying on the 'R' figure - the average number of people a coronavirus patient infects - to tell them when it is safe to unlock the UK. But experts have said the measure it is 'too crude'.




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Petrol prices drop below 90 cents a litre for first time in almost a decade because of coronavirus

Adelaide is the home of the cheapest fuel with average unleaded prices now at 90.9 cents a litre, the lowest since 2012. In parts of Sydney, unleaded is selling for just 87.9 cents a litre.




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Adelaide lottery winner recently lost his job because of coronavirus

The Adelaide man was among hundreds of thousands of Australians made redundant when the pandemic hit, forcing the closure of many businesses and crippling the nation's economy.