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Actress Caroline Aherne has died at the age of 52 after a battle with cancer.
The star was best known for her work in The Royle Family, The Mrs Merton Show and The Fast Show.
Yet another tragic loss...
A gun and suicide bomb attack on Istanbul's Ataturk international airport has killed at least 28 people and injured up to 60.
The Istanbul governor gave the new toll after...
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I suppose that its quite an easy thing to comment on, no place can be security tight that only fresh air gets though, but then again, if you say goodby to family and friends then three minutes later...
On Monday July 4, the NASA Juno spacecraft will end its nearly 5 year-long trip through space to Jupiter the largest planet in our Solar System. It will be interesting to see if it survives its first...
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Jupiter's magnetosphere is truly phenomenal. If we could see it, if it was luminous, Jupiter would appear in our sky to be of a similar size to the Moon!
Wow! that is scary, even at that distance...
Well unfortunately (from my perspective at least) it looks as if the 'remain' vote will get a narrow victory in the referendum if the Mori Polls are to be believed. Unfortunately it does look as if...
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Returning to the exchange rate, the HSBC yesterday was showing 11.63 to the £. The exchange houses were offering 13 to the £, but have heard that 14 is still on offer at some. So still seems quite...
A deep ocean search vessel hunting for the remains of an EgyptAir jet that crashed in the eastern Mediterranean last month has identified several main locations of its wreckage, the Egyptian...
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Good they finally found the wreckage. Another aviation tragedy :( :( :(
I have never approved of boxing, just two men trying their hardest to hurt the other whilst hoards of fans spur them on.
Cassius Clay later known as Mohammed Ali though was in a different league,...
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I thought that you had said your final farewell ST? But I suppose a boxing post would encourage you into the ring for a fight.
Anyway, back to what is really sad, the loss of a truly great sports...
Hospital Shut Down After Egyptian Girl Dies During Circumcision.
A 17-year-old girl has died while undergoing female circumcision in Egypt, prompting health authorities to shut down the hospital and...
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With my friends brothers all having new arrivals, all girls, all had this done, plus the insertion of ear studs as soon as they were born, another ''tradition''. My friend is totally against the...
We ‘wos ‘wobbed – Australia cheated of Eurovision – Major diplomatic incident expected.
We had the best song, the best dress and the best voice - but I must admit maybe not the best stage...
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It was on our radar 25 years ago, but my career was about to take off so we forgot about it, when our family went there it rekindled our desire. We were going to go 6 years ago, before coming to...
Although I've no firm views on the in/out debate over Britain's membership of the EU, I'm intrigued at the way Brexit supporters are now reviewing their opinions of certain individuals based solely,...
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So staying in the EU is all about Money is it...?
In many cases it is, everything we are being told is how detrimental leaving will be for the UK's economy. The pound sterling weakened due to...
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President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has insisted that revenue from the Suez Canal has increased since the opening of the “New Suez Canal” project last August, rather than decreasing, as...
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There are some things which are essential to living contentedly in Egypt if you are a foreigner.
Healthy doses of scepticism and cynicism are amongst them.
The number of injuries resulting from a fire that erupted in the crowded Cairo neighbourhood of al-Ataba late Sunday has risen to 74, the health ministry said.
The fire broke out late at night on...
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Three dead, 91 injured in massive Cairo fire: Health ministry.
Three people died and 91 others were injured in a massive fire that broke out in the early morning hours on Monday at a popular street...
Just seen on Sky News, 8 Police Officers have been murdered in Helwan Cairo. What the hell is happening to Egypt? The Country needs a term of peace and stabilisation, instead all we get is violence.
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Black, White, white, black, black white, green red. :lol:
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