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Syria
Syria, located in the Middle East, has a rich history with ancient civilisations like the Assyrians and Romans. Its capital, Damascus, is one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Known for historic sites such as Palmyra and Aleppo, Syria has faced significant challenges in recent years due to conflict.
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Joe Biden repeatedly mixes up Syria and Libya while discussing ways of working with Russia in latest press conference blunder ahead of meeting with Putin
14/06/21 10:47
The 78-year-old gaffe machine spoke of working with Vladimir Putin to provide economic assistance to the people of Libya, prompting some confused glances from the press pack at the G7 summit in Cornwall, England. 'I'm hopeful that we can find an accommodation where we can save the lives of people in - for example, in - in Libya,' the president said, mentioning the north African country for the third time instead of Syria, in the Middle East. The White House later brushed the confusion off, confirming that it was indeed, Syria, the country where Russia and the US have been involved in a decade-long civil war, which the president was referring to....read
Notorious Australian ISIS bride who fled to Syria as a fresh-faced teenager walks free from jail after two months - despite being handed a seven-year sentence
11/06/21 04:04Melbourne ISIS bride Zehra Duman walked free from Turkish jail just two months into a seven year jail sentence, it was revealed today.
World Cup hosts Qatar 'funnelled hundreds of millions of dollars to al-Qaeda-linked terrorists fighting in Syria'
04/06/21 09:49Top Qatari politicians, charities and civil servants are alleged to have used a private office belonging to the country's emir to funnel money to Al-Nusra Front, a terrorist group fighting in Syria.
Jihadi who joined Syrian terror group plotting to kill Brits 'will be freed from prison four-and-a-half years early'
30/05/21 09:03A parole board has ruled Yusuf Sarwar, 29, of Birmingham, will be released next month after serving eight years of a 12-year sentence. In 2013 he travelled to Syria to join a terror group.
Syria's al-Assad brushes off Western accusations of election rigging to win fourth term as President with 95.1% of the vote
28/05/21 01:03Bashar al-Assad's government says the election on Wednesday shows Syria is functioning normally despite the decade-old conflict, which has killed hundreds of thousands of people.
Australian accused of fighting for Islamic State in Syria to be extradited to New South Wales to face terror charges
25/05/21 14:04Mohamed Zuhbi was arrested in Melbourne as he returned to Australia from Turkey. He was allegedly recruiting and helping foreign fighters travel to Syria since 2013.
Long stone 'runways' used as traps by hunters to corner prey some 2,000 years ago are discovered in South Africa
24/05/21 16:25Neolithic hunters built funnels made of stone walls to trap migrating gazelle. Though common in the Middle East, these killing floors have only been recently observed in southern Africa.
German army officer who 'posed as a Syrian refugee and planned to assassinate politicians in a false flag terror attack' goes on trial
20/05/21 10:28Franco Albrecht, 32, a lieutenant who was once entertained as a guest of the British Army at Sandhurst, lived a double life for more than a year while posing as a refugee.
Blond school captain who shocked Australia by allegedly joining Islamic terrorist group in Syria at just 18 is ALIVE - as he reveals his new identity 'serving Allah' in the war-torn nation
19/05/21 05:25Oliver Bridgeman was only 18 years old when he fled his hometown of Toowoomba to Syria after a Schoolies missionary trip to Indonesia in 2015.
Does Israel have its own 'ninja missiles'? Precision strike that killed Hamas 'terrorist' but left his car largely intact sparks speculation that IDF has weapon similar to six-bladed US rocket
18/05/21 10:09A bombed-out car in Gaza has sparked speculation that Israel has developed its own version of America's 'ninja missiles', after the strike killed the car's driver but left most of the vehicle intact.
Bella Hadid is accused of posting anti-Semitic 'explanation' to her 42m followers while Gal Gadot is criticized for backing Israel as celebrities stumble into Middle East crisis quagmire
13/05/21 01:30Bella and Gigi Hadid, whose father Mohamed was born in Palestine in 1948, are among the most vocal pro-Palestine celebrities in the United States.
Wearing a beanie and and hoodie, accused Islamic State terrorist 'responsible for recruiting foreign extremists' is LET BACK IN to Australia
09/05/21 22:51Mohamed Zuhbi arrived in Melbourne on a flight from Turkey about 4pm on Saturday and was taken into custody by counterterrorism authorities at the airport.Australian man who allegedly recruited for Islamic State is arrested after flying into Melbourne airport from Turkey
09/05/21 02:46Mohamed Zuhbi, 30, arrived in Melbourne on a flight from Turkey about 4pm on Saturday and was arrested by counterterrorism authorities at the airport.
ISIS bride Lisa Smith wins right to enter UK: Judge rules ex-Irish soldier, 39, who fled to Syria and married jihadi can now visit family in Belfast
07/05/21 11:56Lisa Smith, from County Louth, was charged with membership of an unlawful organisation under 2005 terror legislation last year. Today she won a court case fighting her exclusion from the UK.
British girl who was trafficked to Syria aged 12, raped and impregnated by her jihadi 'husband' is among dozens of former UK citizens trapped in refugee camps, charity claims
30/04/21 00:04A girl from Britain who was trafficked to Islamic State territory in Syria and then raped and impregnated by her jihadi 'husband' is among those stranded in a refugee camp, according to a charity group.
'He's got a lot of explaining to do': Mike Pompeo blasts John Kerry over claims he fed Israeli intelligence to Iran and told them to IGNORE Trump threats
28/04/21 04:13Kerry, Biden's climate envoy, is facing calls to resign or have his security clearance revoked after Iran's foreign minister said Kerry 'tipped him off'. Mike Pompeo said Kerry had questions to answer.
US special forces can be tracked on missions in Syria using commercially available phone data that shows them traveling to military bases in America and their HOMES
27/04/21 15:13US service members can be tracked on missions in multiple countries with commercially available phone data that also shows their travels to military bases and their homes in the US.
'He understands more than anyone what I've been through': Fiancee of serial conman who swindled her out of £850k tells of her 'match made in hell' after she married his ex business partner
26/04/21 11:37British mother-of-two Carolyn Woods was tricked by her liar ex Mark Acklom into believing he was an MI6 spy and duped out of hundreds of thousands of pounds in life savings.
MI5 'had evidence of extremist material on Facebook account of Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi's brother TWO YEARS before terror attack which killed 22 people'
25/04/21 11:06Ishmale Abedi, 27, was flagged by the MI5 in July 2015 when they searched his Facebook account. Ishmale shared an image of himself sitting with the son of Abu Anas al-Libi, a senior al-Qaeda figure.
'I feel like I've got out of prison': Sailor forced to live alone on a ghost ship in Egypt for FOUR YEARS due to red tape is finally allowed to go home
23/04/21 14:22Mohammed Aisha joined the crew of the MV Aman cargo ship in May 2017. Two months later the ship was impounded in the Egyptian port of Adabiya and a court made him legally responsible for it.
RAF Reaper drone pilot 'has nightmares about watching people burn to death and women and children lying dead in the street' after firing Hellfire missiles at ISIS targets in Syria and Iraq while 2,200 miles away in UK
22/04/21 09:14The officer said he would 'play God' by firing missiles at ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria from specialist cockpits 2,200 miles away at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire.
Air raid sirens sound at Israeli nuclear reactor as air force shoots down missile over the country - before hitting targets near Damascus in retaliation on tense night in the Middle East
22/04/21 00:58The incident, marking the most serious violence between Israel and Syria in years, pointed to likely Iranian involvement. Pictured: File photo of the nuclear site at Dimona,
French ISIS bride begging to return from Syria undergoes identical makeover to Shamima Begum in bid to convince the West she has rejected extremism - so are their new looks a sham?
07/04/21 08:06Emilie Konig, 36, a French ISIS bride who left or Syria in 2012, has appeared at a Kurdish prison camp in Syria wearing westernised dress as she begs to be allowed to return to her home country.
'No-one is laughing... delete it': England's Jofra Archer hits out at Bangladeshi author who bizarrely tweeted that 'Moeen Ali would have gone to Syria to join ISIS' if he was not a cricketer
06/04/21 15:32Nasreen, known for her writing criticising religion and oppression of women, commented on Twitter that England all-rounder Moeen would have become a terrorist if not for cricket.
Channel 4 rejects a jihadi bride's claim her mother was paid for documentary on ISIS women in Syrian refugee camp who were fighting to get back to UK
03/04/21 21:00The woman - who we have called Rachel to protect her identity - made the allegation during an interview with The Mail on Sunday in the Al-Roj camp in northern Syria last week.
Is Shamima Begum being sent illegal cash? Jihadi bride queues at a refugee camp 'bank' that pays out money from family and supporters... despite it being an offence to fund those who joined ISIS
03/04/21 21:00Shamima Begum last week joined a group of women who were crowded around a 'hawala' money exchange in the Al-Roj camp in Northern Syria, raising questions over where the money is from.
BAZ BAMIGBOYE: The truth about the lost hero of the White Helmets
02/04/21 01:08BAZ BAMIGBOYE: The couple had been married for just over a year when Le Mesurier, 48, was found dead in November 2019, apparently after falling from a balcony at their home in Istanbul.
Italian businessman who plotted his own kidnap in Syria and was promised 'women, alcohol and drugs' during fake captivity was actually seized for REAL and held for three years before being freed and then charged with fraud in Italy
31/03/21 23:55Alessandro Sandrini (pictured), 34, from Italy, had been told a gang would take him to a posh villa where he could enjoy 'everything he needed' including 'women, alcohol and drugs'.
Edinburgh University professor shared information with fake Russian spy in bid to discredit group investigating Syrian war crimes
26/03/21 14:25Epidemiologist Paul McKeigue had been attempting to expose details about the Commission for International Justice and Accountability.
Two years after their 'defeat' ISIS 'are still as dangerous and recruiting fighters from jihadist families living in displacement camps'
23/03/21 13:47Islamic State forces remain as dangerous today as when they were ousted from their last Syrian bastion two years ago, Kurdish forces have warned as they marked the anniversary today.
How could a fellow priest send me such a heartless message? In the final extract from his exquisite memoir about the death of his partner, the Rev Richard Coles reveals police probed vile hate mail he received even as he prepared to bury the man he loved
21/03/21 23:17Reverend Richard Coles received a hate email which said 'Your David is now a roast on a spit in Hell,' following the death of his husband David in December 2019.
Is Shamima Begum's new look a sham? ISIS bride has ditched the hijab for hair dye and watches GMB from her tent - but behind her makeover, troubling questions remain
19/03/21 22:00When pictures of Shamima Begum emerged this week, they were bound to cause consternation. Many would struggle to recognise the 21-year-old with her dyed hair and casual clothes.
EXCLUSIVE: 'I was expecting a happy place - it was hell on earth.' American-born ISIS bride tells how her son was made to eat grass for dinner and the morality police punished her for showing her pink Nikes under her burka in new documentary
18/03/21 19:55Hoda Muthana is one of the stars of a 90-minute documentary ' The Return: Life After ISIS ', which premiered this week at the South by Southwest film festival.
Court rules Priti Patel was WRONG to remove British citizenship from two British-Bangladeshi women and one man who 'went to Syria to join ISIS'
18/03/21 17:28It comes after the Supreme Court ruled last month that ISIS bride Shemima Begum cannot return to the UK to pursue an appeal against the removal of her British citizenship.
Shamima Begum says she wanted to kill herself when her three children died during her time in Syria as she begs UK to allow her back - and says she will have a foot-long meatball Subway to celebrate if she returns
18/03/21 00:55Begum said that she hoped British people would have an 'open mind about why I left and who I am now as a person' and urged the government to allow her to return home.Shamima Begum tells British people to 'give me a second chance and put aside everything you've heard about me' as the ISIS bride begs to return to UK in new documentary
17/03/21 11:20The documentary, filmed in in 2019, shows Begum and other ISIS brides including US-born Hoda Muthana and Canadian Kimberly Polman undergoing therapy at a prison camp in Syria.
Soldier is charged with murder after a bikie boss was shot by a sniper 300 metres away at a crowded drag race meet
17/03/21 00:22The former SAS trooper, 34, was arrested on Monday afternoon as dozens of police stormed his red-brick home in Waikiki in Perth's south.Mysterious military charity leader says he will stand by soldier accused of sniping dead a bikie boss and says his time in the Middle East would 'crush most people' - as his unlikely link to a Bachelor star is revealed
16/03/21 09:51The mysterious organisation Rebels bikie boss Nick Martin's accused hitman fought with in Iraq and Burma has vowed not to 'abandon' him.Inside the 'world's most fearless charity' that fought ISIS in Syria, paid pirates to smuggle medicine to war zones and rescued child sex slaves - but is now rocked by a top recruit's arrest for alleged bikie boss murder
16/03/21 05:08Shadows of Hope is rocked by the new that one of its start recruits is under arrest over Rebels bikie boss Nick Martin's murder at a drag-racing event in Perth in December.
Dramatic reinvention of exiled jihadi bride: Shamima Begum ditches her niqab for fashionable new Western look as she battles to return to Britain from Syrian camp
15/03/21 22:00Shamima Begum, 21, has swapped her black niqab and headscarves for fashionable sunglasses and casual clothes, as she fights to win back her British citizenship.
Orphan, 13, whose family were killed after going to Syria to join ISIS, says he wants to return to England 'because it's a beautiful country where you have money and McDonald's'
15/03/21 17:02Abdullah, 13, is stranded in a prison for minors in north-east Syria since. He has been in camps and prisons since 2019, when Kurdish-led forces launched an attack against Baghouz.
An Iraqi waved a knife in a throat-cutting gesture towards me. It was going to be one of those days: Far behind enemy lines, frozen and surrounded, the SAS soldiers were in a desperate race for survival, writes ANDY McNAB
15/03/21 00:45To mark the 30 year anniversary of Bravo Two Zero, the Mail is printing gripping extracts. It is the account of the SAS's most ill-fated missions during the first Gulf War.
Olympic Park tower sculptor Sir Anish Kapoor calls Britain's treatment of jihadi bride Shamima Begum 'disgraceful' claiming she'd be returned safely to the UK 'if she was white'
15/03/21 00:04Sir Anish Kapoor, who designed the ArcelorMittal Orbit artwork in London's Olympic Park, compared Britain to 'Soviet Russia' and described Begum's treatment as the 'divide and rule' of British Empire.
Syria's British first lady Asma al-Assad who shopped for £4,000 shoes while her country tipped into bloody violence 'faces war crimes prosecution in UK'
14/03/21 09:58Syria's British-born first lady Asma al-Assad could be prosecuted for war crimes in the UK for her role in the Syrian civil war after the Metropolitan Police opened a preliminary investigation.
PETER HITCHENS: Falklands hero Lord West is 'insulted' by the Foreign Office after he casts doubt on UN's 'sexed-up' Assad gas attack dossier
14/03/21 02:10PETER HITCHENS: Admiral Lord West of Spithead, 72, a decorated Falklands veteran and former First Sea Lord, was denounced on the record by the Foreign Office.
Nigel Farage is trolled on Cameo as Twitter user asks him to congratulate migrant for being granted asylum in UK after crossing Channel by boat
09/03/21 15:40Syrian activist and refugee Hassan Akkad sent Farage the request on Cameo and shared the exchange on Twitter after the former politician refused to record the congratulatory message.
Syria's President Assad and his wife have both tested positive for Covid-19 and are showing mild symptoms
08/03/21 12:21Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma have tested positive for COVID-19 after showing minor symptoms, the president's office said in a statement on Monday.
Calls to bring home dozens of Australian women and children - including the families of ISIS fighters - home from hellish conditions in Syrian refugee camps
07/03/21 05:51There are more than 40 Australian children, mostly aged six and under, with their mothers in a camp called Roj in Syria's northeast.
Britain 'plans to slash foreign aid to war-torn countries including Syria and Libya by up to two thirds' in 'devastating' blow to conflict-ridden populations
06/03/21 02:11Figures reveal that senior Foreign Office officials have discussed cutting aid to Syria by two-thirds - from £137million pledged last year to just over £45million this year.
Biden called off strike on a second military target in Syria last week when F-15s were just 30 minutes from the target after woman and children were spotted in courtyard
04/03/21 19:49President Joe Biden called off a second target strike in Syria last week after being warned a woman and a couple of children were in the courtyard at one of the sites.
Army guardsman, 29, who duped three women into paying him £33,300 after trading off his 'military glamour' on Tinder is jailed for more than two years
03/03/21 12:46Judge Jane Miller QC told the conman, of Lille Barracks, Aldershot, at Winchester Crown Court (pictured) his offending had been 'systematic, calculated and despicable'.
Denmark becomes the first European nation to tell Syrian refugees they must return home, saying the country is now safe
02/03/21 13:37Denmark has stripped 92 Syrian refugees of their residency permits after it determined Damascus and the surrounding area as being safe for people to return following the conflict in the country.
Thousands of adults and children have been tortured and raped during Syria's civil war, UN report finds, with crucifixion and electric shocks among more than 20 common forms of abuse
01/03/21 16:33The report on Monday said that men, women, boys and girls detained by government or pro-government forces had been subjected to inhuman treatment and torture, including rape.
PLATELL'S PEOPLE: ISIS bride Shamima Begum's crimes were sickening - but she's British all the same
27/02/21 00:45AMANDA PLATELL: Begum has now lost three babies to starvation and pneumonia. She is living under armed guard, in conditions far more squalid than she would face in any British prison.
Death of the faithful Hercules: Entire fleet of transporter plane favoured by the SAS is to be grounded - and its Airbus replacement 'could put our troops at risk'
26/02/21 22:02The entire fleet of the transporter plane favoured by the SAS is to be grounded - despite fears the cost-cutting move will put soldiers' lives at risk.
Mystery explosion hits Israeli cargo ship in the Gulf hours after US air strike on Iran-backed militia forces in Syria
26/02/21 15:44The Israeli-owned cargo ship was sailing out of the Middle East on Friday when it was hit by an unexplained blast, renewing concerns about escalating tensions between the US and Iran.
Biden and Jen Psaki are branded hypocrites after their old tweets slamming Trump's Middle East air strikes resurface following US bombing raid on Syria that 'killed 22'
26/02/21 11:36The US last night dropped seven 500-pound precision-guided bombs on targets at a border crossing with Iraq where Iran-backed militia were smuggling weapons.
'Upset and angry' ISIS bride Shamima Begum, 21, breaks cover in refugee camp in Syria wearing sunglasses, jacket and leggings after Supreme Court rules she CAN'T return to UK to fight for her British citizenship
26/02/21 06:50The jihadi bride kept a low profile as she walked through al-Roj refugee camp in Syria wearing a pair of sunglasses, a dark coat, leggings and white trainers.
Syrian intelligence agent is convicted for crimes against humanity in world's first case against torture by President Assad's government
24/02/21 12:01Eyad Al-Gharib, a former member of President Assad's secret police, was convicted of facilitating the torture of prisoners and sentenced by the Koblenz state court to four-and-a-half years in prison.
Islamic State's leader in Germany is jailed for ten years for funding terrorism and radicalising youngsters at mosques throughout the country
24/02/21 11:14A German court sentenced 37-year-old Iraqi Abu Walaa, who was accused of directing a jihadist network radicalising young people in Europe and helping them travel to Iraq and Syria.
Beast in the Middle East! Snow blankets Lebanon, Israel, Turkey and Syria amid freezing temperatures caused by a weakened polar vortex
19/02/21 12:00Large parts of the Middle East have been blanketed in snow after a 'wobbling' polar vortex sent Arctic air plunging south, causing rare snowfall on Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock (pictured).
Drill-rapping jihadi accused of plotting attack during pandemic sent undercover police officer photo of his ISIS fighter half-brothers in Syria who he recognised from another operation, court hears
17/02/21 18:01Undercover police officer Rachid spent nearly four hours chatting with Sahayb Abu (pictured) when they met in Surrey Quays, south-east London, on June 30 last year.
Britain is at growing risk of chemical and biological attack due to 'breakdown of world order' as states ignore international rules, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace says
09/02/21 01:42Ben Wallace, MP for Wyre and Preston North, said the internet could be to blame for the increasing threat of chemical and biological weapons in Britain.
Body of hero archaeologist who was beheaded by ISIS after refusing to tell militants where ancient treasures were hidden is discovered near Palmyra
08/02/21 16:03Khaled Asaad's body was one of three corpses found near the ancient city of Palmyra, according to official media, four years after it was recaptured from ISIS by Syrian government forces.
Man in his 20s is arrested at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of terrorism offences after arriving in the UK on a flight from Turkey
03/02/21 20:17The British man, who had arrived on a flight from Turkey, was apprehended at London's Heathrow Airport by counter terrorism detectives in a 'pre-planned operation' at around 6.10pm today.
British jihadi linked to more than 30 attacks around the world was the first tech-savvy terrorist as spies fear new generation could exploit Facebook's encryption plans
31/01/21 01:50A British jihadi was the first in a new generation of tech-savvy terrorists could exploit Facebook's end-to-end encryption plans. Hacker Junaid Hussain was 19 when he fled to Syria.
British SAS marksman kills five Islamic State fighters with a single sniper shot from 3,000ft away
24/01/21 20:01The highly-experienced special forces sniper is said to have used a Barrett .50 calibre rifle to shoot his jihadist target in the chest - exploding his suicide vest - during a mission in Syria in November last year.
Joe Biden will 'head to Cornwall for his first overseas trip' and plans to reverse Trump policies including controversial Muslim travel ban and Paris Climate Accord membership on day ONE
17/01/21 17:42Carbis Bay in Britain's most southerly county has a population of just over 3,000 and is set to host the G7 meeting in June. Joe Biden is set to attend.
REVEALED: Biden will reverse multiple Trump policies including his 'Muslim travel ban' and will rejoin Paris Climate Accord on his FIRST DAY in office - before 'heading to UK for his first overseas trip'
17/01/21 07:13Joe Biden will be keeping busy during the first days of his presidency after vowing to enact several executive orders right away while on the campaign trail.
'Life in Hull is the same as in Iraq' says refugee who wants council house after fleeing war-torn Middle East
13/01/21 10:15Intesar Hassan, 55, arrived in Hull in 2012 after fleeing conflict in Iraq and Syria. The mother-of-four has said life in the North East is 'hell'.
Horrifying video of 'elite' terrorists training to kill Westerners with the same jihadist group responsible for the Bali Bombings is uncovered by police
03/01/21 23:55A compilation video of the training, which was conducted in the period 2013-2018 and involved what has been described as a JI special force, has been released by Indonesian police.
Is ISIS making a comeback? Bus massacre in Syria that killed nearly 40 soldiers sparks fears of a resurgence of terror group
01/01/21 09:50The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Thursday for an attack that killed nearly 40 soldiers in Syria the day before when jihadists ambushed a bus in eastern Syria.
British-born Jihadi bride, 25, who lost an arm in a Syrian airstrike calls the children killed in the Manchester bombing 'victims of war'
31/12/20 16:59Samia Hussein, 25, who joined the Islamic State in 2015, was smuggled out of Syria earlier this year. In an interview she refused to condemn the bombing at a concern in Manchester Arena in 2017.
Israel 'launches air strikes against Iranian military targets in Syria killing six'
26/12/20 16:51Syria's official news agency reported explosions in the central Syrian town of Masyaf. Other Syrian media said Syrian air defences responded to an Israeli in the town.
Mist-shrouded churches, eerie shipwrecks and magical doorways: The incredible winning images in the Historic Photographer of the Year 2020 contest
22/12/20 19:17This year's awards called on photographers to scour their photographic archive and 'share their most astonishing imagery of those places which dominate our past'.
New York Times admits it got duped by fake terrorist: Executive editor, Dean Baquet, blames 'institutional failure' for making fantasist the star of its 'Caliphate' podcast - but stands by Pulitzer-nominated reporter who was conned by him
18/12/20 16:55The New York Times has admitted to 'an institutional failure' in the making of its podcast 'Caliphate' by giving 'too much credence' to a man now revealed as a fantasist pretending to be a terrorist.
France's 'most wanted woman' is jailed along with 13 others over the 2015 Charlie Hebdo terror attack after she helped plan the atrocity then fled to join ISIS in Syria
16/12/20 17:36Hayat Boumeddiene, wife of jihadi gunman Amedy Coulibaly, was among 14 people found guilty Wednesday over attacks on Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish supermarket in January 2015.
ISIS bride Shamima Begum WILL be arrested and must be treated as a security threat if she wins her legal battle to return to the UK, Met Police counter-terror chief Neil Basu says
15/12/20 16:53Neil Basu said people who had gone to Syria and made it back should expect to be investigated and face prosecution. Pictured: Begum.
Archaeologists rediscover 1600-year-old Roman figurine workshop in Israel 86 years after it was first found - because officials FORGOT where it was when village was abandoned in the 1940s
14/12/20 20:49An ancient Roman ceramic workshop was first discovered in 1934 and lost in the 1940s. Experts have rediscovered it after finding a trove of pagan figurines and oil lamps some 1,600 years old.
Deradicalisation of jihadis does NOT work, warns terror watchdog in call for offenders to be closely monitored and given regular lie-detector tests
14/12/20 10:04Jonathan Hall QC, the head of the terrorism watchdog, today said offenders were 'deceptive' towards probation staff and would say what they wanted to hear in mentoring meetings.
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Good Morning Britain viewers rage 'get some decent presenters!' as they call out Ranvir Singh and Kate Garraway for 'ruinous' habits
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My baby was taken from me when I gave birth aged 16 - the shame and trauma was so appalling I completely disassociated from my life
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Braless Lauren Goodger pulls out all the stops in racy leopard print top as she dresses up for night two of her family holiday with ex Charles Drury
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Rebecca Adlington hits back at mum guilt shamer who claims 'kids should always come first' after Olympic swimmer treated herself to a manicure
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Eve Sleep's mattress sale is as good as Black Friday - and it includes their customisable mattress for a firmer or softer night's sleep
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Olivia Attwood is all smiles as she gets up to mischief filming Celebrity Sabotage - after branding her engagement to Bradley Dack 'vomit-inducing'
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Nicola Peltz shares pictures of her love nest with Brooklyn as he lounges on their bed - while the rest of his family publicly support Cruz's gigs
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Jack P Shepherd's pregnant wife Hanni shares first pictures of her growing baby bump and reveals just how far along she is
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Eva Longoria packs on the PDA with husband José Bastón during a romantic lunch date in Marbella ahead of their 10th wedding anniversary
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The best anti-ageing hack? This clever LED eye mask promises to tackle crow's feet while you relax - and it's on sale
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John Boyega shares 'unheard testimony' about murder of 10-year-old childhood friend Damilola Taylor in heartbreaking new BBC true crime documentary
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Zendaya drops the biggest hint yet she's wed Tom Holland as she reveals the secret to a 'perfect marriage'
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Nicole Scherzinger gives Pussycat Doll tour a shameless plug on stage as she stuns in leather strapless dress at iHeartRadio music awards
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Ex-wife of Bargain Hunt's James Lewis is revealed after presenter, 53, found love with a man 18 years his junior
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How much would YOU spend on skincare? Inside Rodial's 'Millionaire' beauty edit - and it's jam-packed with bestselling buys
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Khloe Kardashian shows off her sleek new look in ab-flashing workout gear as mysterious 'scar' vanishes amid surgery rumours for Fabletics shoot
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James Bond contenders Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Theo James recreate Daniel Craig's 007 overlooking the London skyline at Fuze photocall
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Davina McCall, 58, and Jamie Theakston, 55, discuss their changed feelings towards death after cancer battles as presenter reveals she finds it 'liberating' to no longer be afraid of dying
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Zendaya slips into one of Cate Blanchett's favourite gowns for her 'something borrowed' look as she continues bridal method dressing on The Drama promo tour
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JK Rowling gives her verdict on Harry Potter TV series after first trailer - but fans remain firmly divided
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David Beckham's glam sister Joanne shows off her incredible glow-up while supporting nephew Cruz wearing a merch T-shirt at his penultimate UK gig
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Zara Tindall is all smiles as she gets back in the saddle for Barbury Horse Trials
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Princess Charlotte 'could attend prestigious Wellington College where fees start from £15,000 per term'
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Gladiators in show first as Bradley Walsh, 65, takes on challenges HIMSELF in ITV finale - leaving co-stars stunned
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Want your knitwear to last longer? How one small change in your at-home routine can dramatically extend the life of your clothes
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Olivia Attwood returns to work with a smile while ex Bradley Dack hits the golf course as pair are seen for the first time since she branded their engagement 'vomit inducting'
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Is Kanye West being uncancelled? Rapper flashes a smile as he steps out after finally releasing much delayed album Bully
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Arnold Schwarzenegger hits the gym with Joseph Baena as he shows shirtless love child how to make his muscles pop ahead of bodybuilding competition
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Medical drama with 97% Rotten Tomatoes score lauded as 'one of the best shows EVER' is finally streaming in the UK - and is perfect for a weekend binge-watch
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Why this century-old balm is still one of the most talked-about products in beauty - from editors to Victoria Beckham
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Cruz Beckham's biggest fans: Singer is supported by girlfriend Jackie Apostel and merch-wielding nan Sandra at his penultimate UK gig
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Ryan Thomas' daughter Scarlett films drunken Waterloo Road scenes - collapsing in the street for chaotic BBC storyline
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Ben Affleck is swarmed by fans after taking his child Fin to watch pal Daniel Radcliffe perform on Broadway
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When one stunt double isn't enough! Scarlett Johansson is joined by TWO lookalikes while filming dramatic scenes for The Exorcist reboot in New York
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The body oil beauty fans are calling 'confidence in a bottle' - it leaves legs hydrated, smooth and youthful
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Taylor Swift and fiancé Travis Kelce make their awards show debut at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards months before wedding
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Richard Osman announces huge changes to House Of Games ahead of Michael Sheen taking over as BBC forced into major rebrand
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Netflix fans go wild for teen drama dubbed 'the Australian Sex Education' and 'better than Euphoria' as 'captivating' new season drops
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EXCLUSIVEVenezuela Fury, 16, stuns in a metallic gold dress and wedding tiara as she kicks off hen do celebrations with Paris
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James Bond front-runners Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Theo James do their 007 hopes no harm at the UK premiere of Fuze
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EXCLUSIVEShocking truth about Jacqueline Jossa and Dan Osborne's split: Why HE left HER, the behaviour that made him walk... and the new 'blazing row' over 'betrayal'
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Crime series dubbed 'the best murder mystery on TV' is BACK - as fans binge-watch every episode and beg show bosses for more seasons
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Forget crash diets: This popular wellness app supports healthier habits - without calorie counting
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Olivia Dean joins Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Indiyah Pollack and Tallia Storm at the MOBO Awards as singer is named Best Female Act
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Claudia Winkleman's new BBC chat show may be flopping, but her outfits are still a hit - here's where to shop them
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Stephen Graham dedicates his MOBO Award to his beloved stepfather as he makes rare public appearance with his family
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Taylor Swift has legs for days in mint green as she joins Miley Cyrus and Nicole Scherzinger at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards
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Taylor Swift makes touching dedication to fiancé Travis Kelce as she wins astonishing SEVEN trophies at 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards
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Tori Spelling, 52, puts on a busty display in racy corset gown at 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards in Los Angeles
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David and Victoria Beckham in hot water with neighbours AGAIN for plans at their £12M Cotswolds home
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Travis Kelce caught singing Taylor Swift hit as NFL legend joins his fiancee at iHeartRadio Music Awards
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Myleene Klass showcases her jaw-dropping figure in a red bikini as she poses for snaps in Cape Town
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Michael Sheen 'signs up to Celebrity Traitors' as host Claudia Winkleman confirms series two line-up is secured
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Reason behind Kim Kardashian's Tokyo trip with F1 megastar Lewis Hamilton and kids revealed
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Miley Cyrus gets emotional about her Hannah Montana fame as she is honored as innovator at 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards in LA
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Love Story fact vs fiction: How accurate is the depiction of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette's romance
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Britney Spears alleges former bodyguard hacked her iCloud account amid DUI fallout
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Teddi Mellencamp tears up while presenting dad John with honor at 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards amid cancer battle
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'I hope and pray you have found peace': Emily Atack reveals the devastating loss of her ex Charlie Edwards as she pays a heartbreaking tribute
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The truth behind Love Island winners Samie and Ciaran's split: MOLLY CLAYTON exposes the flirty comments and messy love triangle
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TV presenter Alison Law says her 'Mounjaro journey took a toll on my health' as she reveals how she dropped to a size 8 on weight-loss jab
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Sophie Habboo shows off her toned figure in a black lace dress as she joins husband Jamie Laing at their Raising Chelsea series premiere
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Zendaya ditches her bra in a daringly low-cut gown as she joins co-star Robert Pattinson at the Rome premiere of new movie The Drama
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Kim Kardashian spotted on romantic Tokyo getaway with Lewis Hamilton amid blossoming relationship
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Leigh-Anne Pinnock wows in a racy black dress as she joins husband Andre Gray at MOBO Awards
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EXCLUSIVEPierce Brosnan and Keely Shaye Smith's nepo baby sends message to next Bond and dishes on 'incredible' dad
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Eurovision star Loreen reveals huge career change after becoming the first woman to win the song contest twice
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Megan Barton-Hanson bares her cleavage in a pink floral dress as she joins stylish Helen Flanagan at Celebrity Ex On The Beach launch
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Lauren Goodger clarifies her relationship status with ex Charles Drury as she slips into skimpy blue minidress to jet off on holiday
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EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Getty curse strikes again in Tholstrup plane crash
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Karren Brady, 56, showcases her looks in glamorous Instagram snaps after displaying unfiltered complexion on The Apprentice
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Katie Price shares video to try to 'debunk' claims about her 'conman' husband Lee Andrews
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EXCLUSIVEScreen legend who is one half of oldest living married couple in Hollywood makes rare outing at 96... can you guess who?
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Lionel Richie blasts stars tiring of fans when they get 'too famous' amid Chappell Roan's downfall: 'It doesn't work like that'
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Fired The Apprentice stars take parting shots at Lord Sugar in fallout from brutal double elimination after fan-favourite challenge
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Slash's ex-wife says Matthew Perry's 'Ketamine Queen' dealer 'is not a danger to society' in letter to judge urging lighter sentence
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Louis Theroux gives a positive health update on his alopecia and reveals his hair loss was at its worst while filming Netflix manosphere documentary
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Love Island: All Stars winner Ciaran Davies breaks his silence on his split from Samie Elishi as she 'grows close' to Tyrique Hyde
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iHeartRadio Music Awards 2026 WORST dressed: All the stars suffering fashion flops on the red carpet
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Taylor Lautner and wife Tay are expecting first baby as couple share sweet announcement
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Celebrity Traitors' Joe Marler left sobbing after suffering concussion so severe he forgot he had children
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Dan Osborne 'is panicking' after wife Jacqueline Jossa 'mentally checked out of the relationship'
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ITV drops first look at Graham Norton's new reality series that 'turns everyday life into a giant game show' with brutal twists
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Sarah Ferguson is stripped of her Freedom of the City of York title over her friendship with Jeffrey Epstein
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Charlie Sheen reunites with ex Denise Richards in rare snap with daughter Lola, 20... amid tension with Sami, 22
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Lisa Kudrow and Jamie Dornan floored as legendary Traitors star gatecrashes The Claudia Winkleman show
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Khloe Kardashian brings her children to Tokyo with sister Kim and her boyfriend Lewis Hamilton
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CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night's TV: Jo Nesbo's tortured Oslo detective was so much better in his novels
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American tennis star Danielle Collins nearly spills out of her bikini top as she poses in Miami - days after flirting row
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BRIAN VINER on The Magic Faraway Tree: Blyton's magical tale is a ripping treat for Easter
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EXCLUSIVEToxic behind-the-scenes truth of Savannah Guthrie's teary Today interview: Why star host has been left utterly 'devastated'
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Theo James makes a rare red carpet appearance with his wife Ruth Kearney at the London premiere of his new movie Fuze
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Romesh Ranganathan reveals his mum's BRUTAL response to his West End debut
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Sophie Habboo breaks down in tears as Jamie Laing reveals her traumatic birth complications led to an emergency C-section
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OPINIONYes, Kelly Osbourne is dangerously thin. But the online rumors are way off base... KENNEDY
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Jason Duggar condemns 'vile' brother Joseph after his accuser's shocking molestation claims are revealed
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Olivia Attwood brands her engagement 'vomit inducing' and says she if she was asked now she'd say no following bitter split from ex Bradley Dack
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EXCLUSIVESecurity guard at centre of Chappell Roan row was looking after Sabrina Carpenter when he confronted Jude Law's daughter
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Kylie Jenner lists Hidden Hills mansion for over $20million as her new mega compound is nearly complete
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Eamonn Holmes opens up about his 'terrible' health battles and admits he doesn't know if doctors will ever find a cure
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EXCLUSIVETruth about Nicole Kidman and 'infatuated' co-star Simon Baker's relationship'
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EXCLUSIVEPete Wicks' bust media firm in THREE year probe as liquidators investigate £120k debt
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This Morning star Dr Nighat dealt brutal blow as NOBODY turns up for her book launch - including her own family
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Chrissy Teigen chops off her beautiful long hair for the first time in decades... after revealing she's sober again
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BRYONY GORDON: This is the sickening truth about Huw Edwards. It's time someone said it - so I will
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Alan Ritchson drama continues as neighbor he punched breaks silence after police decided against charging actor
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Diddy's son King and girlfriend targeted in terrifying attempted home invasion... as Hollywood crime wave intensifies
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Mary Cosby resumes filming The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City... one month after son's heartbreaking death at 23
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Megyn Kelly slams 'actress' Hoda Kotb for crying during interview with Savannah Guthrie
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Sharron Davies and Laura Woods celebrate the Olympics BANNING trans athletes 'stealing prizes'
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Rio Ferdinand supports footballer son Tate, 19, with wife Kate as the teen signs for a talent agency in London backed by his dad after the couple fled Dubai
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Helen Flanagan turns heads in a plunging negligée as she prepares for Celebrity Ex On The Beach premiere
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Delta Goodrem enjoys a rare outing with husband Matthew Copley as he accompanies her to ITV studios ahead of This Morning appearance
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As The World Turns co-stars settle their divorce after 10 years of marriage but will still have to work together on their new soap opera
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Doctor Who writer Russell T Davies warns that his new show is 'woke on a colossal scale' and 'will be HATED' as he ditches BBC for new gritty Channel 4 series Tip Toe
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Chaka Khan is 73! The Queen of Funk gets well wishes from Cyndi Lauper, Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle
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Melanie Sykes says 'I'm learning to live with loss' in a heartbreaking health update as her alopecia battle leaves her 'two-thirds bald'
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Netflix drops trailer for Stranger Things spin-off series Tales From 85 and confirms it's just weeks away from hitting screens - but fans are already divided
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Beloved TV weatherman reveals heartbreaking reason he has started speaking in a raspy, halting voice
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EXCLUSIVEChannel 4 confirms Taskmaster return date as beloved comedy gears up for 21st series - and there isn't long to wait
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Will Smith makes a special announcement when visiting the president of Angola
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Khloe Kardashian punched Lamar Odom in the face for 'smoking crack' in house she had rented for him following his overdose
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FKA Twigs reignites legal battle with ex Shia LaBeouf as she sues over NDA from sexual battery lawsuit settlement
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LBC host left speechless as caller 'on £150K-a-year' says he should also get benefits because he had to cancel gym membership
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Netflix horror series dubbed 'one of the best of all time' debuts with whopping 90% Rotten Tomatoes score as critics rave over 'acting on another level and constant sense of dread'
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Andy Cohen blasts Sarah Michelle Gellar for calling RHOBH 'boring' and 'slow' in HIS studio
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Katie Piper's ex-boyfriend loses his bid for freedom: Vile thug behind Loose Women star's acid attack 'is not ready to be released' from prison
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Anya Taylor-Joy makes bold statement in pink crop top, fishtail skirt and HUGE hat as she joins co-stars The Super Mario Galaxy Movie event in Tokyo
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Has Fergie been hiding out with Priscilla Presley? Long-term pal and her circle of Scientologist friends are among the 'few' who have rallied around former Duchess amid Epstein fallout
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Charlie's Angels star Jaclyn Smith, 80, will spill about Farrah Fawcett and the wild '70s in her first tell-all memoir
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Cheryl Hines breaks silence on Chelsea Handler's claims she and husband RFK Jr. sold her 'toxic' home
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Sir Paul McCartney, 83, releases new music for first time in five years - as he revisits 'Liverpool memories' and pre-Beatles life
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This Morning's Ben Shephard poses with his rarely-seen 'very patient' wife Annie as they celebrate 22 years of marriage
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Ben Affleck treats his child Fin to a Broadway show starring Daniel Radcliffe
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Antonio Banderas reveals why he swapped his private jet and a Surrey mansion after a near-fatal heart attack for a Malaga flat where he is known to locals as José Hollywood
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Italian police seize €20million in assets 'embezzled' from Ursula Andress, 90, after Bond Girl was left 'devastated' at losing her fortune
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Zendaya and Robert Pattinson are praised for resisting a showmance to plug The Drama - after Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi's cringey PDA-filled press tour for Wuthering Heights
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Heather Graham, 56, reveals why she is still estranged from her FBI agent dad after 30 YEARS
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Kate Garraway and Robert Rinder overjoyed as Good Morning Britain colleague announces engagement live on air
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And Then A Clubcard Comes Along... Mariah Carey hits the grocery store for a weekly shop - as fans worry about the diva's well-known fear of artificial lighting
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This Morning's Cat Deeley rocks a £16 Sainsbury's top - and it comes with matching trousers to create a stylish spring co-ord
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Paris Fury going through a 'difficult' time after not seeing Tyson or son Prince, 14, for TWO MONTHS
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'90s actress calls on Perez Hilton to 'make amends' to those he hurt after he almost died in the hospital
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Josh Duhamel admits he felt he was in Fergie's 'shadow' during marriage to 'massive star'
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Seals & Crofts band member who worked on the '70s hit song Summer Breeze dies at 85
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Bruce Willis' mother, 90, celebrated as an 'icon' for her 22 years of volunteering for Los Angeles PD
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Karren Brady, 56, showcases her incredibly youthful complexion and svelte figure in chic new snaps - after dismissing Ozempic accusations
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EXCLUSIVEWhat Maura Higgins REALLY thinks of Olivia Attwood shacking up with ex Pete Wicks: Insiders tell DOLLY BUSBY about shock next step
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Savannah Guthrie dissolves into tears and APOLOGISES to her abducted mother as she fears her fame may have triggered kidnap