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Sky Broadband has decided to block access to file-sharing site The Pirate Bay

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Sky Broadband has decided to block access to file-sharing site The Pirate Bay (TPB). It follows Virgin Media and Everything Everywhere which have already taken...
Barack Obama has caused an outcry in Poland after referring to a Nazi death camp as "Polish"

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Barack Obama has caused an outcry in Poland after referring to a Nazi death camp as "Polish". President Barack Obama made the remark at a...
Rare pink diamond Martian Pink has been auctioned for $17.4 million

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Rare pink diamond Martian Pink has been auctioned for $17.4 million - far higher than expected - after six minutes of frenzied bidding in...
Robin Gibb’s funeral will take place next week, on June 8

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Robin Gibb’s funeral will take place next week, on June 8, it emerged today. Only “close family and friends” will attend the event, but a...
Mary-Kate Olsen is reportedly dating Nicolas Sarkozy's younger half brother, Olivier

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Former child star Mary-Kate Olsen is reportedly dating Nicolas Sarkozy's younger half brother, Olivier. Sources say Mary-Kate Olsen, 25, has been dating the 42-year-old asset...
Jessica Simpson has posed up with her daughter Maxwell Drew Johnson on the cover of People magazine

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Jessica Simpson gave birth to her first child Maxwell Drew Johnson nearly a month ago but has resolutely refused to share any pictures of...
Paolo Gabriele, the Pope's butler, has been charged with illegally obtaining private papal documents and memos

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Pope Benedict XVI has broken his silence on the Vatileaks scandal, expressing his anger at the way some parts of the media are covering...
Goodman Gallery in South Africa has agreed not to display the controversial painting of President Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed after reaching a deal with the ANC

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Goodman Gallery in South Africa has agreed not to display the controversial painting of President Jacob Zuma after reaching a deal with the ANC. The...
Kim Kardashian says staff at Heathrow airport took several handbags and “priceless” sunglasses she inherited from her late father, Robert Kardashian

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Kim Kardashian has sparked a new row over Heathrow baggage handlers after she accused British Airways workers of stealing “irreplaceable” items from her luggage...
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has lost his extradition appeal at UK Supreme Court

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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has lost his extradition appeal at UK Supreme Court. Julian Assange, 40, fights against extradition to Sweden to face accusations of...
Charles Taylor, the former president of Liberia, has been sentenced to 50 years in jail by a UN-backed war crimes court

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Charles Taylor, the former president of Liberia, has been sentenced to 50 years in jail by a UN-backed war crimes court. Last month Charles Taylor...
Tuatara, a reptile living in New Zealand, has a unique way of chewing its food, say scientists who have studied its jaws in detail

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Tuatara, a reptile living in New Zealand, has a unique way of chewing its food, say scientists who have studied its jaws in detail. This...
Andie MacDowell celebrated her 54th birthday last month, but she certainly looks younger than her years

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Andie MacDowell celebrated her 54th birthday last month, but she certainly looks younger than her years. In fact, Andie MacDowell seems to be getting younger...
Pregnant Tori Spelling was spotted yesterday wearing a very daring monokini as she enjoyed a family BBQ in Los Angeles

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Pregnant Tori Spelling was spotted yesterday wearing a very daring monokini as she enjoyed a family BBQ in Los Angeles. Tori Spelling, 39, who announced...
Sharon Stone was spotted getting more than a little frisky on the beach with her Argentinian boyfriend Martin Mica in Los Angeles

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Sharon Stone was spotted getting more than a little frisky on the beach with her Argentinian boyfriend Martin Mica in Los Angeles yesterday. Sharon Stone,...
Republican Mitt Romney has secured his place as the challenger to Barack Obama in November's US presidential election, following a primary in Texas

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Republican Mitt Romney has secured his place as the challenger to Barack Obama in November's US presidential election, following a primary in Texas. Projections show...
Research In Motion (RIM), the company behind the Blackberry smartphone, has warned it will make a loss in its latest quarter and make "significant" job cuts

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Research In Motion (RIM), the company behind the Blackberry smartphone, has warned it will make a loss in its latest quarter and make "significant"...
Seventeen people are now known to have died and another 350 were hurt in the 5.8 magnitude earthquake that hit northern Italy yesterday

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Seventeen people are now known to have died and another 350 were hurt in the 5.8 magnitude earthquake that hit northern Italy yesterday. The tremor...
Chagas disease, a little-known illness caused by blood sucking insects, has been labeled the ”new AIDS of the Americas” by experts

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Chagas disease, a little-known illness caused by blood sucking insects, has been labeled the ”new AIDS of the Americas” by experts. The parasitic illness has...
Google announces that Chromebook and Chromebox, its computers using Chrome operating system, have been updated with faster processors

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Google announces that Chromebook and Chromebox, its computers using Chrome operating system, have been updated with faster processors. The Samsung-manufactured laptop and desktop PCs include...
Facebook shares have fallen below $29 for the first time since their flotation to a new low

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Facebook shares have fallen below $29 for the first time since their flotation to a new low. The shares were launched at $38 less than...
Samsung signalled that it had faced issues in manufacturing blue models of the Galaxy S3

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Customers who pre-ordered new smartphone Samsung Galaxy S3 face weeks of delays in receiving their handsets. Samsung signalled that it had faced issues in manufacturing...
Cassandra Bankson posted a video on YouTube showing her red and blemished skin before applying make-up and how she managed to make her face look flawless in just ten minutes thanks to her beauty tricks

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Cassandra Bankson, a teenager from California, hoped that by sharing her problem with acne and how she has learnt make-up tricks to hide it...
George Lagen, a top traveller from Chicago, is protesting United Airlines after the airline company took away some of the “perks” that he became accustomed to while flying

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George Lagen, a top traveller from Chicago, is protesting United Airlines after the airline company took away some of the “perks” that he became...
Major Western countries have decided to expel senior Syrian diplomats following the killing of 108 people in the Houla region of Syria on Friday

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Major Western countries have decided to expel senior Syrian diplomats following the killing of 108 people in the Houla region of Syria on Friday. France,...