Peter Andre Moves Into Tom Cruise’s Former Mansion
Peter Andre has forked out a whopping £5 million to buy the former home of Hollywood actor Tom Cruise.
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Baltic Sea gas pipeline partners withdraw merger bid in Poland
Russian energy company Gazprom, Anglo-Dutch group Shell, Austrian OMV, and German Uniper and Wintershall plan to build a pipeline formally known as Nord Stream 2, which aims to increase gas delivery capacity ...
AFPIs Mark Fowler Jr about to learn Grant Mitchell is his secret father in EastEnders?
Mark shocked viewers when he arrived in the soap on Thursday, and now he’s demanding answers.
SNAPPA CelebrityHere's how each country is doing at the Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympic Games are on, and the medals are flowing.
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Here’s What Would Happen If President Trump Ordered A Nuclear Attack
President Donald Trump could order a nuclear strike about as easily as you or I could order a pizza, experts have warned.
Rob Waugh's Yahoo BlogHugh Grant says affairs are key to a happy marriage as he admits he doesn't believe in monogamy
The 55-year-old actor has romanced women from Liz Hurley to Jemima Khan, but has never married.
SNAPPA CelebrityViewers not impressed with BBC's 'cringey' swimming pool karaoke
Viewers have taken to social media to slam the BBC's 'Pool Karaoke':
Entertainment news‘Charlotte Crosby Is A Disgrace’ Says Lillie Lexie Gregg
Charlotte Crosby has been labeled ‘a disgrace’ by her fellow reality star, Lillie Lexie Gregg, who says that her ectopic pregnancy last year was nothing more than a ‘publicity stunt’. Speaking about the reality star’s decision to talk about her experience so publicly, Lillie said: “I think it’s disgraceful that she’d talk about her ectopic pregnancy for publicity. Speaking about the ectopic pregnancy, Charlotte previously said: “I didn’t know what the hell was going on and I was in so much pain.
Amy NickellThe Most Popular British TV Shows In The 90s (According To Ratings)
The 1990s was a huge decade for British TV with more than 20 million viewers settling down in front of their TV sets for several episodes of their favourite shows. From a record-breaking Only Fools and Horses, to more than 19 million people watching a show about the misfortunes of others in You’ve Been Framed, the public were glued to the small screen. We looked into the most popular British TV shows in the 90s based on their ratings…
James LeyfieldGirl Who Fled London To Join Islamic State In Syria Feared Dead
A schoolgirl who left the UK to join Islamic State in Syria is feared to have been killed in an airstrike in the country. Kadiza Sultana was one of three teenage girls who fled east London and entered Syria via Turkey last year. The 17-year-old was living in the terror group's stronghold city of Raqqa and is feared to have been killed a few weeks ago, her family's solicitor has told Sky News.
Sky NewsTom Hiddleston laughs off Taylor Swift question
Tom Hiddleston saw the funny side.
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UK Construction Industry Dips Into Recession
The UK construction sector has fallen into recession for the first time in four years, official figures confirmed – adding to fears of a wider economic downturn. Britain's builders saw output fall by 0.7% in the second quarter - worse than an earlier 0.4% estimate by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and adding to a 0.3% decline in the first quarter. While the figures will not alter the ONS preliminary estimate that the UK grew by 0.6% in the April-June period, they will add to fears of a wider recession later this year.
Sky NewsRio official had a mind-boggling explanation for why the green diving pool hasn't been fixed
On Friday, Rio officials reportedly closed the pool following complaints that the entire facility "smelled like a fart." Some divers have complained about itchy eyes, though officials insist that there is no medical risk, despite the murky water.
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5 Instant Ways To Tell If Your Child Might Succeed In Life
It might even be possible to tell how successful a child is from the moment they are born, King’s College London researchers have suggested. A simple psychological test can predict whether children will become involved in crime, Swedish researchers say. Swedish researchers found that 13-year-old boys who couldn’t resist instant gratification had ‘a significantly higher risk of criminal involvement later in life’.
Rob Waugh's Yahoo BlogBollywood Star Shah Rukh Khan Detained By US Immigration
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has shared his frustration at being stopped by immigration officers "every damn time" he visits the US. The actor, also known simply as SRK, was stopped at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) - the third time he has been detained on arrival in the US. Senior US officials apologised to the Chennai Express star on social media, including US ambassador to India Richard Verma, who tweeted: "Sorry for the trouble at LAX @iamsrk.
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Brexit: Government Pledges Billions Of Pounds To Plug EU Funding Gap
Billions of pounds of taxpayers' money is to be guaranteed to organisations across the UK who face losing EU cash because of Brexit. The Government is pledging to plug the annual £4.5bn funding gap for farmers, universities and poorer regions across the UK. Chancellor Philip Hammond will say on Saturday that farm payments, funding for infrastructure projects and university research programmes will be guaranteed until 2020 "to ensure that people have stability and certainly in the period leading up to our departure from the European Union".
Sky NewsThe Celebrity Big Brother eviction is tonight - but who is at the public's mercy?
Things are getting tense in the Celebrity Big Brother house.
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Number of migrants arriving in Italy rises 12 percent in July - EU agency
More than 25,000 migrants arrived in Italy in July, 12 percent more than in the same period last year, EU border agency Frontex said on Friday. Most of the migrants who made the trip across the Mediterranean from North Africa were Nigerians and Eritreans, Frontex said. The number of migrants arriving in the January to July period was stable compared to last year at 95,000.
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Turkey seeks arrest of soccer striker Hakan Sukur, seizes assets
Turkey has issued an arrest warrant for one of its most celebrated soccer players, former international striker Hakan Sukur, ordering the seizure of his assets as part of an investigation into last month's failed coup, state media said. Prosecutors accuse Sukur of "being a member of an armed terror group", a reference to the organisation of the U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen whom Ankara says was behind the abortive putsch. Gulen denies the accusation.
ReutersSeveral killed in a series of explosions across Thailand
Among the injured were 10 foreigners in the seaside resort town of Hua Hin.
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US ‘Top Of The List’ In UK Trade Negotiations
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has recommended that Britain put the USA "top of the list" as the Government negotiates future trade and investment relationships. Britain invested £449bn in America in 2014, making it the single biggest investor in the US economy, according to the CBI's annual sterling assets report. As the Government negotiates Britain's exit from the EU, "a clear strategy will be needed to boost trade with partners old and new, across the globe," said Ben Digby, international director of the CBI.
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Japan to fund $2.4 bn railway in Philippines
Japan said the 38-kilometre elevated commuter line would connect Manila to Bulacan province to decongest the capital
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U.N. approves 4,000 more troops to secure peace in South Sudan capital
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council on Friday authorized the deployment of a 4,000-strong protection force in South Sudan's capital, Juba, as part of the U.N. peacekeeping mission and threatened an arms embargo if the government does not cooperate. The authorization follows several days of heavy fighting involving tanks and helicopters in Juba last month between troops loyal to President Salva Kiir and those backing former Vice President Riek Machar that raised fears of a return to full-scale civil war in the world's newest nation.
ReutersPeople are sharing their incredible photos of the Perseid meteor shower
Enthusiasts stayed up at night to capture these spectacular moments.
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Eurozone growth slows as Italy, France falter
Eurozone growth slowed to 0.3 percent in the second quarter from 0.6 percent in the three months to January
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