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Lupita Nyong'o is pretty as a picture in floral watercolor dress at film festival in Santa Barbara

Nyong'o added a pair of silver sandal heels and wore a silver headband. She completed her look with shimmery eye shadow and dark pink lip color.




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Border Force intercepts 22 migrants trying to cross the Channel in two boats

Two small boats with 11 migrants each travelled across the Channel towards the UK shoreline on Tuesday. Migrants from Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan, and the Philippines were on board.




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Will Dame Karen Pierce become Britain's next Ambassador to the US?

Straight-talker Dame Karen Pierce is currently serving as the UK's representative at the United Nations and would become the first woman to hold the coveted Washington job.




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Two pilots are awarded DFCS after flying 'Spooky' Hercules gunship for NINE hours to hold back ISIS

The aircrew of the AC-130U gunship 'Spooky 41' with Hurlburt Field's 4th Special Operations Squadron from Florida were honored at the military facility in Fort Walton Beach on Monday.




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ANDREW PIERCE: Keir Starmer gets help he could do without

ANDREW PIERCE: Lord Adonis has called Sir Keir Starmer, Labour MP for ember of Parliament for Holborn and St Pancras, Labour's 'only hope' and has urged people to join 'ASAP' and vote for him.




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ANDREW PIERCE: Chuka Umunna counts £30k cost of his Lib Dem switch 

ANDREW PIERCE: If Chuka Umunna lost in Streatham, which he represented since 2010, he would have been paid £33,500 redundancy with the first £30k tax-free.




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ANDREW PIERCE: Suspended Labour peer Lord Lea of Crondall's four-letter shame 

ANDREW PIERCE: The Labour Party suspended Lord Lea of Crondall last week after the House of Lords' standards watchdog found he sexually harassed two women working in Parliament.




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ANDREW PIERCE: No. 10's Dilyn bow wows the Garrick crowd

ANDREW PIERCE: How long before Dilyn the dog is standing in for Boris Johnson at Prime Minister's Questions? I ask because the Jack Russell-cross is back in the spotlight.




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ANDREW PIERCE: Corbyn must hand over the reins at PMQs as performances go from bad to worse

ANDREW PIERCE: As he plods painfully through his six questions, there is an embarrassed silence on the Labour benches. Some Labour MPs say there is a way out.




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ANDREW PIERCE: I know from experience how hard it is to come out, and I salute Phillip Schofield 

ANDREW PIERCE: Tears pouring down my cheeks, I posted the letter to Mum and Dad. I had finally owned up to myself that I was gay. My parents were staunch, working-class Catholics.




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ANDREW PIERCE: Will John Bercow get a peerage?

ANDREW PIERCE: John Bercow is reeling from allegations of foot-stamping bullying by David Leakey. His chances of a peerage 'are now zero', a senior Commons official has revealed.




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Does she deserve a peerage? The claims that could cost Karie Murphy the ermine, writes ANDREW PIERCE

Four men and two women, will today sit in judgment in an anonymous office in the Whitehall edifice that houses the Treasury on the most contentious set of peerage nominations for a generation.




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'Maharaja of the Dales' with the £2bn father-in-law: ANDREW PIERCE examines Rishi Sunak 

Despite being repeatedly tipped as a 'prime minister-in-waiting' since entering the House of Commons less than five years ago, Rishi Sunak has always been better known in India than Britain.




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ANDREW PIERCE: Just what has happened to Diane Abbott's charity? 

ANDREW PIERCE: Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott yesterday ruled out serving in the Shadow Cabinet of the next Labour leader.




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ANDREW PIERCE: Jack Straw's secret for handling the mandarins 

ANDREW PIERCE: Jack Straw - Tony Blair's first Home Secretary - revealed what Lord Baker, Home Secretary in Sir John Major's government from 1990-92, had told him when he took up the role.




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ANDREW PIERCE: Patel gets overwhelming support from Thatcherite Conservative Voice group

ANDREW PIERCE: Home Secretary Priti Patel was defended last week in a statement by 100 allies, including election guru Sir Lynton Crosby and William Shawcross, former chief of the Charity Commission.




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ANDREW PIERCE: Leftie Richard Burgon's secret life as a Tony Blair fan 

ANDREW PIERCE: In an interview with student newspaper Varsity in 2002, when he was chairman of the Labour group at Cambridge University, he backed the UK joining the euro.




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ANDREW PIERCE: Bold Rishi Sunak's rescue deal taxes the Left 

ANDREW PIERCE: Sunak's bold measures to tackle the economic devastation threatened by the coronavirus has found him allies in unexpected places.




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ANDREW PIERCE: Boris Johnson's little brother Labour's new leader

ANDREW PIERCE: Social media posts can be ever so revealing. Who is the unlikeliest fan of ­Labour's new leader Sir Keir Starmer?




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ANDREW PIERCE: For a karate black belt, Dominic Raab is wooden - but Boris Johnson can trust him

ANDREW PIERCE - Trust rust is key when talking about ambitious ministers who might one day fancy a permanent shot at the top job. He may be wooden, but Dominic Raab has Boris Johnson's backing.




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ANDREW PIERCE: Will Peer heed wife's demand to donate dosh?

ANDREW PIERCE - After her recent letter to the Times, Lady Marland has now left her husband, peer Lord Jonathan Marland with quite a conundrum to deal with regarding his personal wealth.




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ANDREW PIERCE: Cabinet hawks and doves are split on the UK's plan for how and when to lift lockdown 

ANDREW PIERCE: As countries across Europe start to ease themselves out of lockdown, there is a growing recognition in Boris Johnson's Cabinet that it, too, will have to make some hard decisions




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ANDREW PIERCE: Shamed Lord Truscott hunts down Covid spivs 

ANDREW PIERCE: Most politicians need a brass neck to survive in the Westminster jungle. But former Labour energy minister Lord Truscott is in a league of his own.




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ANDREW PIERCE: Spare us your winks and get a grip, Becky! 

ANDREW PIERCE: Sir Keir Starmer managed to find a place in his Shadow Cabinet for onetime 'Continuity Corbyn' candidate Rebecca Long-Bailey.




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Cycling legend Eddy Merckx in intensive care at hospital after falling off bike with friends

The most successful cyclist in history, Eddy Merckx, is in intensive care after falling during a bike ride with friends. He was admitted to Dendermonde hospital in Belgium on Sunday.




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Ray Massey: Mercedes-Benz unveiled its svelte and sporty new CLS, a style that owes its heritage to hunting

It's not every day an international luxury car company holds the global launch of its latest model in Britain — and brings over its top brass to do the honours.




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We're all dreaming of a supercar future: Aston Martin and McLaren lead the way as Brits' fantasy wheels

What would you splash out on if your numbers came up? According to new research, for British car fans, nothing but a Bentley will do.




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Road craters drive you mad? New Mercedes-Benz limousine scans road surface to brace itself prior to impact

Mercedes-Benz' new flagship S-Class limousine, pictured, could be the cleverest car on the road; it can 'see' potholes and bumps ahead, writes RAY MASSEY.




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Mercedes-Benz reveals its first-ever compact SUV, the aerodynamic GLA

All roads lead to Germany next week as the Frankfurt Motor Show gets under way. Mercedes-Benz will be showing off its first-ever SUV.




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Ray Massey's Mini test: Join posh van club with Mercedes-Benz Viano CDI Ambiente

This is not so much a van as a luxurious business-class aircraft cabin on wheels. I had to ferry three adults, two growing teenagers, and luggage.




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Mercedes-Benz's C-class saloon to set new standards for cars of its kind

Just in time to add to your New Year wish list comes Mercedes-Benz's latest version of its C-Class compact saloons. And what a high-tech feast it is.




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Supercar buyers may as well be on a different planet

Mike Flewitt, chief executive of McLaren, was speaking this week about the challenge of keeping his international high-octane customers satisfied




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Mercedes-Benz unveil CLA Shooting Brake just in time for Christmas 

Expect prices from around £25,500 to about £43,000 for the pumped-up CLA45 AMG, which will accelerate from rest to 62mph in 4.7 seconds, thanks to its 360 bhp, 2-litre turbo engine.




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The latest niche Mercedes is unveiled and will be on sale in the UK from June 

It's Mercedes-Benz's its answer to rival BMW's X6 sports utility vehicle. It will be launched at the Detroit Motor Show next month. The new GLE Coupe is to get sporty styling and improved suspension.




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Honda unveiled long awaited new NSX supercar this week at Detroit Motor Show

It's a petrol electric sport hybrid with aerodynamic low slung features. It has a combination of the 550bhp twin-turbo V6 engine at the rear and two of its three electric motors fixed on the axle towards the front.




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Aston Martin to lead the British supercars at Geneva Motor Show next week with the new two-seater Vulcan

The new two-seater Aston Martin Vulcan will set you back £1.8million. The V12 engine is the equivalent of eight Ford Fiestas. The Vulcan will reach top speeds of 200mph and 0-60mph in three seconds.




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Ford's stupendous new GT supercar looks set to challenge Ferrari in the race for peak performance

The new model is predicted to sell for a quarter of a million pounds. The two-seater was designed by Scot Moray Callum and unveiled at the Detroit Motor Show ahead of going into production.




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Amanda Holden flaunts her toned physique as she embarks on her daily exercise with her dog Rudie

The Britain's Got Talent judge, 49, opted for a simple grey vest and matching leggins as she listened to music during her walk in the sunshine on Monday.




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Lewis Hamilton would have won the Monaco Grand Prix if Ross Brawn had been on the pit wall... Mercedes' new regime was at fault

JONATHAN McEVOY: The Mercedes mantra has been that they win as a team and lose as a team, but responsibility for these calls surely lies with Paddy Lowe – the technical director.




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After the Monaco fiasco Mercedes deserve credit for getting Lewis Hamilton's pit stop just right at Silverstone

JONATHAN McEVOY: Mercedes were pilloried here and elsewhere for their embarrassing mistake on the pit wall in Monaco. So we should give them credit for the British Grand Prix.




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Bottas' inability to catch Vettel proves why Mercedes are unconvinced

JONATHAN McEVOY IN SAKHIR: What if it had been Lewis Hamilton charging down on Sebastian Vettel in those tense last few minutes of the Bahrain Grand Prix? Or Max Verstappen?




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Sebastian Vettel is in danger of becoming Ferrari's No 2 behind Charles Leclerc

JONATHAN MCEVOY - F1 COLUMN: Sebastian Vettel's nightmare scenario, the one that would end his career in grand prix racing, is to carry No 1 status at Ferrari in nothing but name.




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Bottas' Baku win shows who will partner Hamilton for Mercedes in 2020

JONATHAN MCEVOY’S F1 COLUMN: Valtteri Bottas has given Mercedes a headache after his victory in Baku on Sunday? I don't think so. He has made life perfect for them.




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Winston Churchill's granddaughter reveals her mother's mercy dash

On the evening of May 8, 1945, Winston Churchill could have been forgiven a little merry-making.




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Driver of stolen Mercedes strikes cyclist on Chapel St in St Kilda, Melbourne

The 43-year-old woman was cycling down Chapel St in St Kilda, Melbourne about 5.20am on March 17.




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JOHNNY NELSON'S VERDICT: Deontay Wilder bewildered by tactical masterclass from Tyson Fury

JOHNNY NELSON: Tyson Fury delivered a stunning performance to overcome Deontay Wilder in their WBC heavyweight title fight. Fury




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Big Brother star nearly killed in Mercedes car fire

Former Big Brother contestant Heath Tournier and his young family was just seconds away from death after he woke to a huge fire in his bedroom after their Mercedes Benz was torched.




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Macquarie University dr Juliana Chen reveals the simple tricks to overcome COVID-19 comfort eating

Australian doctor Juliana Chen has warned making unhealthy lifestyle choices during the coronavirus pandemic can have a negative impact on your health in the long run.




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SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Old Etonian mercenary Simon Mann has tips to handle coronavirus lockdown

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: He's the Old Etonian former SAS officer who achieved ­notoriety as leader of the so-called failed 'Wonga' coup.




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Chris Froome steps up recovery from horror break 10 months ago with intense ride on exercise bike

Chris Froome has shown off his spectacular recovery from his horror leg break 10 months ago as he posted a video pushing hard on the exercise bike.