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Britain now shows every sign of becoming a failed state. I should know... I grew up in the crumbling Soviet empire: FRANK FUREDI
19/10/25 00:28
How do you go bankrupt?' novelist Ernest Hemingway once asked. 'Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.' Nation states fail the same way. First comes a long economic and social decline - and then a terrifying collapse into chaos....read
Dominic Cummings says Nigel Farage will be Britain's next Prime Minister - if he can build right team around him
18/10/25 09:19Cummings says the Reform UK leader will succeed if he can extend his reach beyond being a 'one man band with an iPhone ' to bringing in 'genuinely talented people'.
China isn't just spying on No 10! Experts reveal how your smart device could be hiding secret spyware that risks all your data being sent back to Beijing
16/10/25 23:42Cyber experts and China watchers told the Mail that smart devices - from TVs and mobile phones to switches and doorbells - risk giving Beijing access to our own private secrets.
Report: Chinese stole secrets from No.10 for years
16/10/25 07:00Former No 10 aide Dominic Cummings said on Wednesday that the communist superpower stole 'vast amounts' of material, including some with the highest security classification.Chinese stole state secrets from No.10 for YEARS: Catastrophic blunder heaps fresh pressure on Starmer over collapsed spying case - as government releases key documents
15/10/25 20:15Former No 10 aide Dominic Cummings said on Wednesday that the communist superpower stole 'vast amounts' of material, including some with the highest security classification.
China 'stole vast amounts of classified material from UK government' for years but breach 'was covered up'
15/10/25 14:46Dominic Cummings said he and ex-PM Boris Johnson were notified of the 'serious' breach - involving 'extremely dangerous' information - in 2020.
Pub renamed The George Orwell and projects 'Big Brother is watching you' slogan to punters in protest over Labour's digital ID cards
30/09/25 17:55Signage with Sir Keir Starmer 's face has been placed on the building of the rebranded The James Atherton boozer in New Brighton, Merseyside.
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Keir Starmer's pledge to wage war on the Blob
14/03/25 01:31DAILY MAIL COMMENT: The rhetoric will have gladdened the heart of any meritocratic small-state Conservative.
Dominic Cummings 'offered to make Jeremy Corbyn prime minister if the Labour leader helped get Brexit done', book claims
02/02/25 11:57He met up with Corbyn's former spokesperson Matt Zarb-Cousin at Indian restaurant Dishoom, where he discussed how the MP for Islington North's could become the next PM.
ANDREW NEIL: We're ruled by the most useless government in living memory. Elon Musk threatens their monopoly... bring it on!
13/01/25 01:45Elon Musk and Dominic Cummings are in cahoots to upend British politics as we've known it, bringing down Keir Starmer in the process.
Dominic Cummings and Elon Musk won't be able to upend UK politics, senior Tory warns - amid claims former No 10 adviser is helping to orchestrate Tesla billionaire's attacks on British politicians
12/01/25 21:33Dominic Cummings could persuade Elon Musk to back the Tories, Nadine Dorries claimed after it was revealed the controversial pair were communicating.
MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: The last thing we need is meddlers like Elon Musk and Dominic Cummings causing chaos
12/01/25 00:06MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Elon Musk, no doubt a brilliant businessman, is interested in involving himself in our politics, first with Nigel Farage and now with Dominic Cummings
Elon Musk and Dominic Cummings 'in plot to sabotage UK politics': Former No 10 adviser is helping orchestrate Tesla billionaire's attacks on Keir Starmer, government sources claim
11/01/25 22:00Boris Johnson's former No 10 adviser is planning a new 'StartUp Party' which he hopes will smash the traditional Westminster system and is understood to be communicating with Mr Musk on WhatsApp.
Keir Starmer's aides 'revive Dominic Cummings idea of unit to cull Treasury power'
21/12/24 23:58Advisers to the Prime Minister have discussed reviving Dominic Cummings' idea of setting up a Downing Street economic unit to curb the power of the Treasury.
Starmer writes gushing letter to civil servants saying they are 'admired across the world'... days after swiping that too many are 'happy in the tepid bath of managed decline'
10/12/24 13:42Keir Starmer has circulated the 800-word missive around Whitehall as he tries to quell a furious backlash.
Boris Johnson was forced out of No 10 after former aides briefed journalists about lockdown parties, book claims
11/11/24 09:06Dominic Cummings, his former chief adviser, was said to have been at the centre of moves to oust the then PM when he was sacked after clashing with Carrie Johnson.
Boris Johnson was trapped into 'lying' about Partygate by Cummings aide, new book claims
09/11/24 22:40The book, by political writer Tim Shipman, confirms Boris Johnson's claims that he was the victim of a 'political assassination' by his former advisor at Number 10 Dominic Cummings
'Worst in Europe' nightclub Klute once owned by the family of Dominic Cummings will reopen this weekend - six months after it suddenly closed
11/10/24 14:17Klute, in Durham, gained a reputation for being the 'best worst night out' while it belonged to the uncle of Boris Johnson 's former advisor.
NADINE DORRIES: The inside story of how Sue Gray, the woman who now runs Labour, took down the Tory Big Beast Starmer feared the most
21/06/24 17:44If any proof were needed that Boris Johnson was the victim of a stitch-up, it was the astonishing news that Sue Gray was to become the Labour Party's chief of staff, appointed by its leader, Sir Keir Starmer.
BBC's Newsnight is being reduced to 'yet another talk show' by being turned from heavyweight programme into 'half an hour of debate', veteran journalist warns
12/05/24 14:09Investigative reporter Michael Crick has joined a backlash against changes to the flagship BBC2 current affairs programme as part of corporation-wide plans to save £500million.
Tories 'could be left with fewer than 100 MPs' after the general election if Nigel Farage returns to frontline politics, claims Dominic Cummings - as ex-No10 adviser plots a new party to replace the Conservatives
09/05/24 16:48The ex-No10 adviser suggested the Conservatives could 'easily be driven down to double digit seats' should Mr Farage take on the leadership of his Reform UK outfit.
Durham disco named the worst in Europe closes down after 50 years as Dominic Cummings (who used to work there) pays tribute to 'the best nightclub outside Moscow'
27/04/24 15:55Klute in Durham, known for its sticky dancefloors, cheesy tunes and packed atmosphere, reportedly shut its doors for the final time on April 20.
SARAH VINE: Women bore the brunt of lockdown. Now they're suffering yet another unintended human cost while the useless Covid Inquiry settles petty political scores
23/04/24 16:15Figures released this week show that alcohol-related deaths jumped by a third between the start of the pandemic and the end of 2022. Is anyone really surprised?
Your chance to tour garden of Number 10 Downing Street: Where Churchill relaxed in WWII, David Cameron and Nick Clegg had media love-in and Dominic Cummings faced questions after lockdown drive to Durham - as ballot for June visit opens to public
18/04/24 07:48With its L-shaped lawn and rose beds commissioned by Margaret Thatcher, the garden at Number 10 has played host to some historic moments. Above: Winston Churchill in the garden in 1943.
REVEALED: How Dominic Cummings is orchestrating the destruction of the Tory party - with MPs claiming Rishi Sunak is 'on the brink'
23/03/24 17:04'We only need a couple more letters and the PM will be gone.' Those were the words of ex-Cabinet Minister Simon Clarke in recent days as he urged Tory MPs to submit letters of no confidence.
A police interview, picnics during the Covid crisis and an 'ill-judged' Monica Lewinsky joke: How Leo Varadkar went from youngest ever PM to 'electoral loser' during roller coaster career as he quits in Irish 'political earthquake'
20/03/24 18:07The Taoiseach has been accused of flouting Covid guidelines, was forced to apologise for a number of gaffes, and faced police questioning over an alleged confidential document leak in 2021.
BBC Newsnight to host more Question Time-style live debate shows in relaunched format in bid to revive its falling viewing figures after audience halved to 300,000 since 2020
13/03/24 09:38The BBC One news and current affairs programme will be led by Jonathan Aspinwall, who has worked for the corporation for 27 years, with Victoria Derbyshire confirmed as the main presenter.
'We should have had an EARLIER lockdown': Moment fictional NHS doctor in heavily politicised ITV Covid drama Breathtaking slams Government's response
21/02/24 12:42In the final segment of ITV 's gripping three-part Covid drama, Dr Abbey Henderson decides to expose the horrors she saw during the height of the pandemic.
A little dear for Downing Street's glamorous Gazelle as Boris Johnson's ex-deputy chief of staff gives birth
04/02/24 00:53Cleo Watson, nicknamed 'the Gazelle' in political circles because of her long legs, was spotted pushing a pram around the streets of North London last week after recently having her first child.
Is 'Dark Arts Dougie' secretly pulling the strings behind Tory plot to topple Rishi? Spotlight falls on adviser named by Nadine Dorries as key man in cabal that decides when to axe Conservative leaders
27/01/24 16:54When Nadine Dorries published The Plot last November, she set out her argument that the Tories have been controlled for 20 years by a shadowy cabal that decided when to topple their leaders.
General election will happen 'in the second half of the year' Rishi Sunak reveals, as he moves to kill speculation about May poll
04/01/24 12:36Rishi Sunak has said that his 'working assumption' is that he will hold a 'general election in the second half of this year'.
Rishi Sunak will urge voters not to throw away the 'great progress' made and vow to put 'more money in people's pockets' as he hits the road to speak to voters ahead of this year's election
04/01/24 00:47Rishi Sunak will hit the road in the Midlands to speak to voters and answer their questions as Labour also fires the starting gun on its New Year election campaign.
Rishi Sunak faces calls for an inquiry into his 'secret' meetings with Dominic Cummings after the PM met with the former Boris Johnson adviser to discuss bringing him back to run the Tories' election campaign
02/01/24 00:35Mr Cummings confirmed the meetings took place in December 2022 and July 2023 in a blog post, claiming he had turned down an offer to 'work secretly' for Mr Sunak.
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: PM's task for 2024... Get Britain working!
31/12/23 23:34DAILY MAIL COMMENT: There is 'blue sky' thinking and there is sheer madness. Bringing Dominic Cummings back into the Tory fold would be firmly in the latter category.
Rishi Sunak told to cut ties with Dominic Cummings: Top Tories' anger after 'toxic' ex-aide claims PM met him secretly twice... and offered him role running election strategy
31/12/23 22:00The Prime Minister met Boris Johnson 's ex-chief adviser in Yorkshire and London despite previously ruling out ever working with him.
Remember this Rishi? Moment Sunak insisted Dominic Cummings would have 'absolutely nothing to do with any government that I lead' - amid claims PM 'held secret talks with ex-aide to bring him back to No10'
31/12/23 13:29A clip from the Tory leadership contest in 2022 shows Mr Sunak play down rumours that Mr Cummings had any role in his campaign and would have no role in his government.
Dominic Cummings reveals how Rishi Sunak held secret talks to bring him back into Downing Street - but the former No10 chief accused the PM of not 'taking government seriously'
30/12/23 21:39The former No10 chief said his price for returning was that Mr Sunak would need to enforce radical reforms and that when the PM objected, Mr Cummings said he would 'rather the Tories lose'
Pit your wits against Quentin Letts and Boris Johnson in the most erudite quiz of the year
23/12/23 02:00They're both brilliant writers and both joined the Mail this year, but Boris Johnson and Quentin Letts have something else in common - over the past six months they've helped expand our vocabularies.
Sage was the decision-making 'trolley' which couldn't make up its mind during the pandemic, not Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak tells the Covid Inquiry
12/12/23 21:31The PM said that although advice provided by the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) was 'valuable', it was 'underappreciated' how 'uncertain the 'science' itself was'.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set for a grilling on his 'opposition to Covid lockdowns' at inquiry next week
09/12/23 01:54Rishi Sunak will be interrogated about his lockdown-sceptic views at the Covid Inquiry next week, The Mail understands.
Boris Johnson says he never offered to be injected with coronavirus on television at the start of the pandemic
09/12/23 01:52Boris Johnson has denied offering to be injected with Covid on live TV at the start of the pandemic, contrary to what Lord Edward Udny-Lister has claimed.
Boris Johnson recalls his own hospital ordeal and says it is 'simply not right' to claim he didn't care about other people's suffering in an emotional second day of evidence at the Covid Inquiry
08/12/23 01:38Hugo Keith KC, quizzed Mr Johnson about rule breaking in No 10 during the pandemic and put it to the former PM that 'you knew how it would look but you didn't care that much'.
Boris Johnson blames No10's WhatsApp backbiting on lack of women in top team and officials being 'frazzled' by Covid - as he says he has apologised to ex-mandarin Helen MacNamara for not 'calling out' macho culture
06/12/23 15:31Boris Johnson played down claims that the 'toxic' atmosphere had damaged the performance of government as he gave evidence to the official inquiry.
Rishi Sunak 'wanted to close schools instead of shops in Autumn 2020': Extraordinary details of Cabinet wrangling emerge at Covid Inquiry as Matt Hancock claims tougher measures could have avoided pupils being forced to stay at home at start of 2021
01/12/23 10:07The Covid Inquiry heard extraordinary details of Cabinet squabbling about how to handle a surge in cases as Matt Hancock gave a second day of evidence.
QUENTIN LETTS: In six hours of Matt Hancock's evidence at the Covid Inquiry all we really found out was that he loathes the The Man He Would Not Name... Dominic Cummings
30/11/23 21:53During Mr Hancock's six hours at the Covid Inquiry witness table, not a single rude word was said, though a few were implied.
Matt Hancock tells Covid Inquiry his 'single greatest regret' was to not overrule scientists who said virus couldn't be spread by those without symptoms... and says he should have followed his 'hunch'
30/11/23 13:34The former health secretary claimed the UK's scientific advisers told him there was no 'concrete evidence' the virus could spread between people with no symptoms.
I'm NOT a liar, Matt Hancock tells Covid Inquiry: Ex-health secretary furiously rejects claims he misled colleagues about pandemic plans as he attacks 'malign' Dominic Cummings - but admits he didn't read minutes from meetings of SAGE experts in early 2020
30/11/23 08:07Matt Hancock furiously denied lying to colleagues and attacked 'malign' Dominic Cummings today in stormy evidence to the Covid Inquiry.
Ex-chancellor Sajid Javid accuses Dominic Cummings of acting as 'prime minister in all but name' in No10 with a 'preference for loyalty over experience' before the Covid pandemic as he reignites feud with adviser who cost him his job
29/11/23 12:55Mr Javid reignited his feud with Boris Johnson's former chief adviser - who cost him his job running the Treasury in early 2020 in a power struggle - as he gave evidence to the official Covid Inquiry.
Michael Gove suggests Covid was man-made but is slapped down by inquiry chief who says: 'We're not going to go there'
28/11/23 16:44The senior Tory, who was chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster when the pandemic began, said Covid was a 'novel virus' which 'presented a different set of challenges' for the Government.
Michael Gove warned 'we're f***ing up as a government' in the early days of Covid as official inquiry is shown WhatsApp messages he sent to Dom Cummings discussing who 'should be shot' over failure to tackle pandemic
28/11/23 12:47Mr Gove sent a series of expletive-laden messages to Boris Johnson's chief of staff Dominic Cummings voicing his concern at the slow pace of action to limit transmission in March 2020.
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Did Mary Berry help open the diplomatic gates to Gibraltar for Princess Anne?
21/11/23 01:12EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Because of Spanish objections, Princess Anne - patron of Gibraltar's Literary Festival since 2016 - has not been allowed to visit the actual event... until now.
UK lockdown needed to be 'earlier, harder and broader', Sir Patrick Vallance says but admits there was no scientific basis behind 'rule of six'
20/11/23 18:40Asked about the phrase today at the Covid Inquiry, Sir Patrick Vallance, No10's ex-chief scientific adviser, repeated his view that the UK didn't act fast enough during the first wave in March 2020.
'Highly likely' that Eat Out To Help Out cost lives, claims Sir Patrick Vallance as Rishi Sunak is accused of saying the Government should 'just let people die' to avoid another lockdown
20/11/23 18:02Sir Patrick Vallance, No10's ex-chief scientific adviser, today said it is 'highly likely' that people died because of the policy, adding that all ministers were aware that such schemes were risky.
Matt Hancock had a 'habit of saying things' which weren't true, Sir Patrick Vallance tells Covid Inquiry as he calls shamed ex-Health Secretary 'over-enthusiastic'
20/11/23 16:13No10's ex-chief scientist, tasked with advising ministers throughout the pandemic, blamed the former Health Secretary's 'over-enthusiasm' for making bold claims he 'didn't have a basis for'.
Radio 4 Nick Robinson's flippant 'apology' in row over Boris's non-existent gold wallpaper... but Tories tell him to put record straight live on air
11/11/23 22:35The Radio 4 Today host last week challenged an account by former Cabinet Minister Nadine Dorries, right, that the wallpaper never existed.
'Couldn't you have just driven to Barnard Castle?' Twitter users have little sympathy for Dominic Cummings as the ex-No 10 adviser reveals he had to have an emergency eye operation
08/11/23 22:10The former No 10 adviser, whose infamous drive to Barnard Castle to test his eyesight while the UK was still under restrictions sparked outrage, posted a selfie of him wearing an eye patch tonight.
'Furious' Sadiq Khan moans about being blocked from attending emergency COBRA meetings on Covid until only a week before lockdown - as No10 staff complained they'd also have to invite other mayors like Andy Burnham
08/11/23 14:28In his witness statement to the official probe into the pandemic, the London mayor revealed his anger about being barred from high-level meetings until 16 March 2020.
Ex-Cabinet Secretary Lord Sedwill apologises for 'thoughtless' suggestion about holding chicken pox-style Covid parties at the start of the pandemic saying he didn't expect the idea 'to become public'
08/11/23 14:13Lord Sedwill admitted making the remark but insisted he was only highlighting the way that society would need to develop immunity naturally.
NADINE DORRIES: It brings me no joy to expose the party I love. But the sinister ringleaders now trying to dismiss my book inflict more damage than I ever could
06/11/23 22:47I was told by a well-connected source exactly how No 10 Downing Street would react to my book. And when I say No 10, I don't mean our Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak.
NADINE DORRIES: Not convinced by my exposé of how Boris was forced out by a sinister clique inside No 10? Iain Duncan Smith told me the very SAME men did the SAME to him
06/11/23 22:19In the final extract of Nadine Dorries' exposé of the dark forces at the heart of the Tory Party, she reveals how Iain Duncan Smith was brought down by a confected scandal about his wife's salary.
NADINE DORRIES reveals how Sue Gray's dislike of Simon Case and her snub for the role of the Civil Service's top dog led to her acrimonious defection to Labour
06/11/23 00:35NADINE DORRIES: I am sure, given that Michael Gove has put his neck out so often to back Sue Gray, that it would be useful for him to have someone on the inside of Labour HQ.
ALEXANDRA SHULMAN'S NOTEBOOK: Men as top dogs? I see a bunch of noisy puppies
04/11/23 23:28It cannot be denied that women frequently consider their male colleagues as if they were like a classroom of small children needing to have a watchful eye kept on them as they rush recklessly into things.
NADINE DORRIES: It was as if Dominic Cummings arrived in Downing Street thinking he was Prime Minister
04/11/23 22:00NADINE DORRIES: From what I was told, Dominic Cummings arrived in No10 actually thinking he was the Prime Minister, and even if he wasn't, that he had the authority to act as though he was.
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Shady cabal scored an own goal ousting Boris
04/11/23 02:20It sounds like something from the pages of a gripping political thriller. Deep in the corridors of Westminster, a sinister cabal tugs the strings of power.
'I had a duty to consider harm of lockdown', Boris Johnson tells Covid Inquiry as former Prime Minister said he had to balance the competing needs of the country
03/11/23 22:42Boris Johnson has told the Covid Inquiry he had a 'duty' to weigh up whether lockdowns would do more harm than good.
REVEALED: The poison plotters in No. 10 - Nadine Dorries unveils the shocking story of a shadowy clique that has been manipulating the Tory Party for 20 years
03/11/23 22:00NADINE DORRIES: My intention when I started to research this book was to tell the story of how Boris Johnson was ousted from power.
Sex parties and the ruthless Tory clique who secretly make - and then break - Prime Ministers: Revealed in Nadine Dorries' bombshell book, the assassins who wanted Boris out of No 10 - straight after his landslide
03/11/23 22:00In The Plot: The Political Assassination of Boris Johnson, Nadine Dorries identifies Michael Gove , Dominic Cummings and a powerful adviser called Dougie Smith as members of 'the movement'.
JAN MOIR: From the Red Arrows to No 10, it's like one long episode of Men Behaving Badly
02/11/23 23:01JAN MOIR: The government should be a place where we might expect superior manners and exemplary conduct, but it has turned out to be a dank pit of boorish male behaviour
Cabinet minister Michelle Donelan warns 'misogyny' on display in Dominic Cummings' foul-mouthed Covid WhatsApp messages - in which he referred to a top female official as a 'c***' - risks putting women off entering politics
02/11/23 12:15The Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary admitted she was 'concerned' about the language used by senior Downing Street staff during the Covid crisis.
Caprice slams 'experts' who ridiculed her call for tougher border controls at start of Covid crisis - after Dominic Cummings admitted she was right and Whitehall fears over 'racism' blocked action
02/11/23 11:49Caprice Bourret welcomed former No10 aide Dominic Cummings' recognition that her suggestion of restricting travel and containing the emerging virus had been 'correct'.
STEPHEN GLOVER: Instead of this giant blame game, the Covid Inquiry should really be examining whether lockdown was ever worth it
01/11/23 22:02STEPHEN GLOVER: The Covid inquiry is degenerating into a blame game, with various factions accusing one another in increasingly shrill terms of failing in their duty.
'WE ARE F***ED!' Director of No10's 'nudge unit' reveals Downing Street colleague leaned over and scribbled over his note saying country was 'not ready' for 'unstoppable' Covid wave during gloomy March 2020 meeting
01/11/23 17:34Dr David Halpern, head of the UK Government's 'nudge unit', said the 'penny dropped' among officials about the incoming Covid wave in a March 2020 meeting.
Matt Hancock 'repeatedly failed to tell the truth' to ministers and officials during Covid crisis and ex-health secretary aped playing cricket shots as he claimed everything was 'fine'
01/11/23 14:16The ex-health secretary was slated for his 'nuclear levels of confidence' and revealed to be widely seen as 'untruthful' across Whitehall when he was in post.
Ex-civil servant Helen MacNamara slams Dominic Cummings over 'violent and misogynistic' WhatsApps branding her 'that c***' as he tried to get her axed during Covid - as she swipes at 'toxic' culture in No10 in evidence to official inquiry
01/11/23 12:52Giving evidence to the Covid inquiry, ex-deputy Cabinet Secretary Helen MacNamara painted a grim picture of the 'macho' culture in Downing Street early in the pandemic.
Inside Downing Street's Covid WhatsApps: Dominic Cummings' foul-mouthed rants about 'f***pig' ministers and Boris Johnson's lockdown angst laid bare in extraordinary trove of messages shown to inquiry
01/11/23 11:58The messages show how Dominic Cummings referred to Cabinet ministers as 'f***pigs' and 'morons', and branded senior civil servants as 'c***s'.
Helen MacNamara: Civil Service ethics chief fined by police for bringing karaoke machine to riotous, debauched Covid lockdown-busting Downing Street party - and who incurred the 'misogynistic' wrath of Dominic Cummings
01/11/23 11:18The mother-of-four was in charge of making sure the government upheld the highest standards of behaviour while the country was reeling from the privations of the pandemic in June 2020.Ex-civil servant Helen MacNamara slams Dominic Cummings over 'violent and misogynistic' WhatsApps branding her a 'c***' as he tried to get her axed during Covid - as she swipes at 'macho' culture in No10 in evidence to official inquiry
01/11/23 10:41Giving evidence to the Covid inquiry, ex-deputy Cabinet Secretary Helen MacNamara painted a grim picture of the 'macho' culture in Downing Street early in the pandemic.
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: The Covid inquiry has become a circus
01/11/23 01:05What did Mr Cummings do to combat the most serious health crisis in a century? He undermined Boris Johnson with negative briefing, leaks and all manner of backstabbing.
QUENTIN LETTS: Heaven knows how Boris Johnson put up with husky-voiced Cassandra Dominic Cummings for so long
31/10/23 22:45QUENTIN LETTS: Mr Cummings is a one-man demoraliser, a ceaseless castigator, a husky-voiced Cassandra. Heaven knows how Boris Johnson put up with him so long.
Dominic Cummings feels the heat at the Covid Inquiry as he is accused of poisoning the pandemic response with toxic briefings against his colleagues
31/10/23 22:41In an explosive and expletive-riddled four-hour hearing at the Covid Inquiry, Boris Johnson's former chief aide was confronted over a string of vicious messages.
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Beloved TV personality looks unrecognisable in funny snap dressed as Beatles icon Paul McCartney - but can you guess who it is?
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Traitors presenter Claudia Winkleman looks unrecognisable without her trademark heavy fringe and eyeliner in throwback student snap
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Lauren Goodger reflects on her celibacy journey as she shares post about 'meaningless exchanges not serving the soul'
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Prince Harry announces trip to Canada... just as brother William stages his glittering Earthshot Prize in Rio
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Can a scent help boost attraction? Meet the 'functional fragrance' redefining confidence
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Katie Price displays her extremely tiny waist as she undergoes intimate treatment - after being rushed to hospital over worrying weight loss
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Jonathan Ross reveals truth about Celebrity Traitors feud with Ruth Codd after being branded a 'f***ing snake' in blistering behind-the-scenes rant
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Strictly's Ellie Goldstein is praised by Mencap for 'showing what people with a learning disability can do' after exit
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EXCLUSIVECoronation Street's Catherine Tyldesley insists soap bosses are listening to disgruntled viewers and taking show back to its 'golden age' following plummeting ratings
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A great deal for book lovers: Your reading list just got more manageable thanks to Amazon Audible's limited-time offer
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Taylor Swift 'beefs up security by $2M' amid fears for her safety
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Jennifer Lopez is snapping up her own diamond rings these days... after 4th marriage to Ben Affleck implodes
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How Jennifer Aniston found her happy ever after with Hollywood hypnotist Jim Curtis after string of failed romances and IVF struggles
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Nepo baby Apple Martin dresses as David Bowie in a skintight gold bodysuit for Halloween after her live singing performance was panned
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Pregnancy-safe skincare, finally simplified: Meet the brand designed for every stage of motherhood
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Anthony Hopkins, 87, admits he believed alcoholism would 'kill' him as he laments walking out on his first wife and estranged baby daughter
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Nicole Scherzinger settles with Pussycat Dolls founder after failed tour
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Strictly's Amy Dowden reveals she's undergoing a second mastectomy this week amid breast cancer battle
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Denise Richards, 54, dresses up as a flirty Tinkerbell proving she is single and ready to mingle after ugly split
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Country or coast? New property prize draw could see YOU win a historic dream home worth £2.5million or a Cornwall dream home
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Josie Gibson showcases her jaw-dropping weight loss in skintight catsuit for Halloween - after shedding 5st by 'moving more, eating less and educating herself'
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George Clooney gives rare insight into life with wife Amal and their twins - as he details his relationship with his kids, lauds his 'beautiful' family and brands himself 'very lucky'
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Gemma Collins, 44, 'plans to relocate to Dubai and leave Essex behind' as she brands UAE the 'perfect place' to start a family
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Morgan Freeman, 88, sparks concern among fans with 'frail' and 'confused' appearance on Jennifer Hudson Show
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Detachable belt, timeless lapels, and four neutral colours - here's why this wrap coat is already becoming an influencer favourite
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Reese Witherspoon reveals how Jennifer Aniston stays friends with exes and 'refuses to burn bridges' - as her best pal goes public with new boyfriend Jim Curtis
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Robin Hood viewers 'already hooked' as Sean Bean drama debuts with blood-soaked premiere - raving 'what an amazing start!'
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Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker celebrate son Rocky 13's second birthday at Disneyland
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Gigi Hadid makes rare sighting with dad Mohamed, 76, and his much-younger girlfriend, 41, in LA
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Kendall Jenner turns 30! The supermodel's mom Kris marks the milestone with sizzling tribute
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Rachel Stevens' ex Brendyn Hatfield breaks his silence on split and says he's focusing on 'healing' - after she alluded to 'gaslighting' and 'unkindness'
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Katy Perry sizzles in sexy costumes on stage in Italy as she breaks cover after ex Diplo's claims that he dated both the singer AND her new beau Justin Trudeau
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Crop-top wearing Lily Allen enjoys another night out after sending secret messages to ex David Harbour with THAT hilarious Halloween outfit
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Kim Kardashian mourns death of childhood 'lifer' friend at age 44 with heartbreaking post
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Sacked Hollyoaks star Sarah Jayne Dunn enjoys a bumper payday as she rakes in more than £1.5 million from her racy OnlyFans career
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Producer who turned Top Gear into global success launches blistering attack on BBC for 'trying to f*** over' original hosts
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Dane Bowers posts gushing tribute to his Laura Anderson lookalike girlfriend Nicole as the pair celebrate their first anniversary
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Tulisa sets pulses racing as she slips into a sexy leather cat costume for Halloween after finding love with billionaire cannabis mogul
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EXCLUSIVEAmerican Pie vet Tara Reid, 49, SPLITS from boyfriend, 43, after 6 years together
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Comedian Jason Manford criticises 'entitled' villagers in wealthy Cheshire Golden Triangle for objecting to plans for riding school for deprived children
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Prue Leith, 85, reveals she tried weight-loss jabs but 'didn't shed an ounce'... despite losing her appetite and suffering depleting energy levels
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EXCLUSIVEBianca Censori turns heads as she touches down in Melbourne, Australia, wearing only underwear and gold tights - but husband Kanye West is nowhere in sight
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Justin Trudeau's rapper son sounds worse than ever in latest music video despite father's burgeoning romance with Katy Perry
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When is Celebrity Traitors back on? BBC schedule shake-up explained ahead of nail-biting finale as weekly episodes halved
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Keira Knightley reveals unlikely reason she has NEVER watched herself in Pirates of the Caribbean - as co-star Orlando Bloom calls for a new movie
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Sydney Sweeney faces fresh humiliation as fans dredge up film clips to mock her 'atrocious' performances
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Iris Law displays her toned torso in skimpy bikini bottoms and a sheer beach top as she soaks up the sun before celebrating her 25th birthday
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I was on the platform when the Huntingdon train attacked by knifeman arrived - what I saw left me sleepless and so sickened I still can't eat
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Jessie Wallace posts rare snap of lookalike daughter Tallulah on her 21st birthday as EastEnders co-stars rush to share their congratulations
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Meghan is mocked for her new Christmas recipe... boiled water! Duchess baffles fans by preparing 'mulled' drink - missing some very key ingredients
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Antiques Roadshow expert fizzes with excitement as 'pulse-racing' Picasso artwork makes show history - and fetches eye-watering valuation
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Sir Gareth Southgate comes under fire as ex-England manager says row over flying St George's flag risks wrecking national 'unity'
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Tess Daly's fans call for her lookalike daughter Phoebe to replace her on Strictly Come Dancing as they pose together during filming
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Good Morning Britain fans slam 'rude' Andi Peters for 'trying to embarrass elderly couple' during 'painful' competition phone-in
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EXCLUSIVEWe're celebrities, get us out of here! Ant McPartlin and wife move out of £6m home after losing battle to fell trees when angry neighbours objected
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Prince William puts Andrew drama to one side as he arrives in Rio de Janeiro for his prestigious Earthshot Prize
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Jennifer Lawrence reveals she suffered 'really bad' postpartum anxiety following the birth of her second child - after admitting discussing motherhood is 'scary'
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Clair Norris 'to make epic soap return in more glam role' just months after EastEnders axe as Bernie Taylor
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Jennifer Aniston finally goes Instagram official with love guru boyfriend Jim Curtis
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Britney Spears DELETES Instagram after series of 'bizarre' posts amid clash with ex-husband Kevin Federline
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Amber Davies breaks down in tears as BBC brings back 'missing' part of Strictly Come Dancing after weeks of fan complaints
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Excruciating moment MAFS UK star Steven is exposed by wife Nelly's friend for secretly using dating app - and she fumes 'this marriage is well and truly OVER!'
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Sir Rod Stewart, 80, makes a rare outing with his model son Alastair Wallace, 19, as they watch his beloved Celtic play Rangers in Glasgow
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JAN MOIR: Paddington blinks his little button eyes and the packed West End crowd claps, cheers and roars its approval
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Ellie Goldstein is the latest celebrity to be sent packing from Strictly Come Dancing as EastEnders' Balvinder Sopal survives her THIRD dance-off
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EXCLUSIVEWilliam and Kate throw party for builders and staff who helped them leave 'cursed' cottage early
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Hollywood comedian leaves Sunday Brunch hosts scrambling to apologise after VERY rude jibe in middle of live broadcast
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Lily Allen reveals what was underneath THAT 'Madeline' Halloween costume in sizzling snaps after her ex husband David Harbour broke his silence
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Deborra-Lee Furness' bold move after split from Hugh Jackman - and why the actor is not happy about about
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BBC bosses 'are fast-tracking Claudia Winkleman's new celebrity talk show' after quitting Strictly Come Dancing
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Meghan Markle 'wants to become a billionaire', says royal expert, after Duchess was seen cosying up to the brains behind Kardashian brands
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Ariana Grande enjoys sweet embrace with co-star Ben Stiller as she shares Focker In-Law behind-the-scenes snaps
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Inside Prince Charles and Princess Diana's miserable trip to Seoul that earned them the nickname 'The Glums'
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Holly Willoughby has an 'absolute blast' on a free family holiday to Universal Studios in Orlando as she shares a glimpse into her jam-packed trip
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Sydney Sweeney SCREAMS at ex-fiancé after sneaking into his car for late-night rendezvous
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Harrison Ford torches Trump over climate policy despite owning and flying private jet
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Wills, the cover star! Prince of Wales says he 'thinks constantly about the world his children will inherit' just days after his shamed uncle Andrew was stripped of his title
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Jack Osbourne 'signs up for new series of I'm A Celebrity months after the death of rocker father Ozzy'
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Christine McGuinness turns up the heat in a strappy LBD and sleek wig as she shares her 'dark side' with fans for 'horror in Hollywood' Halloween look
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Bella Hadid privately celebrates her 29th birthday with BFF Hailey Bieber amid health woes
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Jacob Elordi enjoys date night with mystery woman who looks just like ex Olivia Jade
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Diplo makes wild claim he dated both Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau
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Eva Longoria insists she doesn't regret her failed marriages or experiences of hardship at the start of her career because she 'loves her struggle'
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Kanye West's wife Bianca Censori breaks Instagram silence after six months - and she's coming for SKIMS
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Louise Thompson shares two photos a year apart as she celebrates having no emergency surgeries for 12 months after near-fatal labour
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Reese Witherspoon opens up on battling postnatal depression in secret after giving birth to her first child at 23
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Hilary Swank tugs at the heartstrings as she reflects on 'how far' she has come since growing up in a trailer park
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I won't ever forget what I saw at Andy Cohen's party. He may admit he's hooking up with guys on every dating app... but this is the truth about men like him: KENNEDY
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Gabby Allen shows off her figure in a plunging black corset and fishnet suspenders as she transforms into a sexy raven for Halloween
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Alan Carr claims he is 'the most hated man in the UK' and flees to the US ahead of the Celebrity Traitors finale
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Strictly's Craig Revel Horwood shows off his incredible home complete with a pool as he continues huge renovation of £1.8m Northampton mansion
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Law & Order star becomes real-life hero as he thwarts abduction of 'intoxicated' teen by man she rejected
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Nina Dobrev mocks her own broken engagement to Shaun White with eyebrow-raising Halloween costume
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Olivia Bowen's fans admit they couldn't get through new episode of her Parenthood reality show without crying as 'brave' star shares traumatic birth scenes
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Whitney Houston fans slam Winnie Harlow for 'turning her pain into a Halloween costume'
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Aussies left furious after Oasis brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher mock the Australian accent during Melbourne concert
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The truth about life in Britain's girlbands: All Saints, Atomic Kitten and Eternal stars reveal tales of fat camp stints, and being forced to have abortions
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Prince William and Princess Kate say they are thinking of the Huntingdon victims after Saturday night's 'horrific events'
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This is exactly how to get Claudia Winkleman's Traitors wardrobe including the £28 Sainsbury's skirt that could easily be mistaken for her Prada one
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Prince William says he is looking forward to visiting Brazil as he jets in for The Earthshot Prize - just days after Rio de Janeiro drug raids left more than 130 dead
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Period drama dubbed 'the BBC's best kept secret' and 'top of its genre' is now free to stream on iPlayer - as fans rave 'how have I not heard of this before?!'
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Liz McClarnon, 44, gives birth: Atomic Kitten star welcomes her first child with husband Peter after a 'early and scary' labour and years of 'painful IVF'
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David Harbour breaks his silence on Lily Allen divorce and his 'pain, slip-ups and mistakes' as he insists 'there are people I want to love and be good to' in the future
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Stephanie Davis fears she 'won't wake up from surgery' ahead of her breast implants removal and says she wishes she'd 'never of had them done'
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CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Game of Wool: Britain's Best Knitter: Stylish Tom Daley is the perfect host for the Great British Knit Off
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Dua Lipa looks stylish in a snake print coat as she links arms with fiancé Callum Turner during a date night in New York City
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Sydney Sweeney struts out on stage at major NASCAR race just hours after screaming at her ex-fiancé in LA
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F1 star Charles Leclerc announces engagement to model Alexandra Saint Mleux as she flaunts VERY pricey ring
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Tess Daly gushes over 21 years of memories with lookalike daughter Phoebe at the Strictly studios as she shares sweet snap
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David Harbour reveals the advice he has given his young Stranger Things co-stars as Millie Bobby Brown's harassment and bullying claim emerges
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SNL takes a swipe at Andrew losing his Prince title as he becomes laughing stock across the pond
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Sarah Paulson details the mortifying moment she 'spit a chip' into Kim Kardashian's eye
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Shaughna Phillips gives birth! Love Island star welcomes her second child with boyfriend Billy Webb following his release from prison
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Jessica Simpson shares raw confession as she marks 8 years sober: 'Alcohol blocked my dreams'
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EXCLUSIVEShe was a pinup who acted with Scarlett Johansson and was on Baywatch... can you guess who she is?
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Brookside's most UNHINGED storylines as soap returns with blood-soaked Hollyoaks crossover - including incest romp that sparked mass complaints
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Lewis Cope reveals what his girlfriend REALLY thinks of his Strictly partner Katya Jones as pair scoop perfect score for BBC show's 'best ever dance'
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EXCLUSIVEKimberley Walsh, 43, reveals the body part she once hated as she shares the exercises that helped her feel good in her skin after having three children
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Lily Allen looks downcast while partying in LA as her ex husband David Harbour breaks his silence on his 'pain, slip-ups and mistakes'
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Lilibet the California cool Princess! America-born royal breaks the stuffy regal mould as she runs around in bare feet in her favourite pink leggings
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Demi Moore, Paris Hilton, Kristen Wiig and Dixie D'Amelio all opt for racy 'naked' dresses as they pose at the 2025 LACMA Art and Film Gala
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Business as usual for Charles! King powers through Andrew scandal for church at Sandringham - but he and Queen take time to send 'deepest sympathy' to Huntingdon victims
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Jennifer Lawrence reunites with Robert Pattinson after confessing she once fed him out of the garbage
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EXCLUSIVEElliott Wright reveals why he's really selling his €7.5m Spanish restaurant loved by celebs following arson attack and tragic death
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Chris Hughes's sports star ex-girlfriend Annabel Dimmock welcomes first child with her multi-millionaire partner Alfie Best Jr
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David Harbour says he 'fell in love' with 'extraordinary creature' Winona Ryder on the set of Stranger Things
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Sarah Ferguson's strange habit revealed as former Duchess told Ruby Wax she's a 'practical person' in bizarre 1996 interview