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John Barnes declared bankrupt after Liverpool legend's firm ran up debts of £1.5MILLION
30/09/25 17:08
It emerged on Tuesday that the bankruptcy order was issued against Barnes, 61, by the High Court of Justice on September 23. The issue relates to his now-liquidated company, John Barnes Media. The ex-footballer had previously been banned from being a director for three and a half years....read
West Ham United co-owner David Gold left staggering amount of money in his will as devastating twist is revealed by documents released following his death
03/04/25 08:49Business tycoon David, who owed much of his wealth to soft porn and lingerie before becoming a famous face in football, died after a short illness in January 2023, aged 86.
Grieving father of autistic schoolgirl Caitlyn Scott Lee, 16, who took her own life at £44,000-a-year Wycombe Abbey School calls for a judicial review into the inquest of her suicide
17/06/24 10:46Grieving father Jonathan Scott-Lee has called for a judicial review into the inquest of his daughter's death after Caitlyn, 16, took her own life after becoming over-anxious about detention.
Robinho 'should serve nine-year prison sentence for rape in his homeland', national authorities claim, as they insist they 'must uphold conviction of Italian authorities'
14/11/23 23:33GERARD COUZENS: Last November Italian authorities asked Brazilian officials to make the former forward do his prison time in his homeland after his extradition was ruled out for legal reasons.
Ed Sheeran was a 'whirlwind' of 'melodic and lyrical ideas' when he co-wrote hit Shape of You 'from scratch' and at 'extraordinary speed', High Court copyright battle hears
10/03/22 17:00Ed Sheeran, who 'can write 26 songs in a week', was a 'whirlwind of ideas' when he co-wrote hit Shape of You at 'extraordinary speed' and 'from scratch', the High Court heard.
Prince Harry says he was given 'insufficient information' over decision to change his tax-payer funded police bodyguards when he and Meghan are in the UK, High Court hears
25/02/22 19:14Prince Harry is bringing a legal challenge against the Home Office after being told he would no longer be given the 'same degree' of personal protective security when visiting the UK from the US.
Sarah Everard campaigners threatened with £10,000 fines over Clapham Common vigil will tell High Court that Met Police breached their human rights
18/01/22 18:02Members of Reclaim These Streets had hoped to raise awareness and provoke change by organising a gathering of women on Clapham Common, near where Sarah was kidnapped.
Heir to the Littlewoods empire WINS High Court battle against his brother to claim a share of the family's billion-pound fortune left in their late mother's trust fund
05/01/22 15:54A grandson of one of the brothers behind the Littlewoods pools empire today won a High Court fight with his sibling over part of the family's billion-pound fortune.
TALK OF THE TOWN: Lingerie tycoon Michelle Mone is being taken to the High Court after allegedly calling a wealth manager a 'waste of a man's white skin'
02/01/22 00:00Baroness Bra Michelle Mone, 50, has been accused of defamation, libel and slander by Richard Lynton-Jones, 42, who she allegedly called a 'waste of a man's white skin.'
Even Insulate Britain protestors are surprised when judges do NOT send seven of them to jail for blocking roads - including priest, 79, who told court she would go straight back to demos if she is not locked up
15/12/21 13:25Lord Justice Dingemans and Mr Justice Johnson handed down sentences at the Royal Courts of Justice in London today after National Highways took legal action against protesters.
Insulate Britain will strike again next year, High Court hears as protestors including priest, 79, face jail for blocking roads while one ignores court date to go on new demo instead
14/12/21 11:27Nine people were due to face contempt of court proceedings at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, but two protesters did not appear this morning.
US government WINS its legal bid to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after promising NOT to hold him in hell-hole supermax prison on 17 charges of espionage
10/12/21 10:24The US government has won its High Court bid to overturn a judge's decision not to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is wanted in the US on 17 espionage charges.
Family loses legal battle to save their pet husky Aspen from death row after he killed Bert the guinea pig and a chicken while going for a beach walk
09/12/21 07:51Distraught family's desperate appeal to save their beloved Husky's life failed, after a two year court battle ended. The dog bolted when let off the leash and killed a chicken and a guinea pig.
Grieving widow, 35, faces High Court battle to use her dead husband's frozen sperm for IVF baby - because of a paperwork error made 11 years ago
07/12/21 15:38Jade Payne, 35, from Northamptonshire, has to prove to her fertility clinic that her 35-year-old partner Daniel, who died two years ago, wanted her to have his child through IVF.
'Associate of ex-Spanish King Juan Carlos threatened his ex-lover at London hotel and intruder at her Swiss apartment left book on Princess Diana's death on a coffee table', High Court told as he seeks immunity from harassment case due to his royal status
06/12/21 21:23Juan Carlos, 83, is seeking immunity from the English courts over allegations he caused his ex-lover Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn 'great mental pain'.
Civil servants' union LOSES High Court challenge over PM's decision to back Priti Patel after standards probe into bullying allegations
06/12/21 12:22The FDA union brought a judicial review over Boris Johnson going against the findings of his then-adviser on ministerial standards last year.
Ex-wife of billionaire Ritz co-owner Sir Frederick Barclay asks for the 87-year-old to be JAILED for failing to pay her millions after one of Britain's biggest divorces
02/12/21 20:28Lady Hiroko Barclay, pictured outside the Family Division of the High Court in London claims her husband should be committed to prison for contempt of court for ignoring an earlier order.
'Loyal' son who is fighting his sister in High Court over their late father's £100m fortune was left out of his will despite 'offering to donate one of his lungs to save his life'
17/11/21 13:42A 'loyal and respectful' son was left out of his tycoon father's £100m will, despite being offering him one of his own lungs to save his life.
Christmas in the CLINK for eco-mob: Eight Insulate Britain activists are jailed for up to four months while ninth is locked up for six months after defiantly telling judge 'jail me, or I'll block motorway AGAIN'
17/11/21 10:49Nine Insulate Britain activists were today jailed at the High Court for breaching an injunction designed to prevent the group's road blockades on the M25 around London.
Paedophile football coach Barry Bennell won victim's trust by warning his father about scout who sexually assaulted boys, High Court hears
11/11/21 14:31One of Bennell's victims told Mr Justice Johnson how his father had been 'warned off' Frank Roper, a scout formerly linked to Blackpool who was convicted of sex abuse offences and is now dead.
Pro-Gaddafi fanatic led plot to open fire on protest outside Libyan Embassy that saw WPC Yvonne Fletcher shot dead 37 years ago, High Court hears
10/11/21 02:48Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's aide was a 'leading participant' to use extreme violence by gunfire' at a Libyan Embassy protest where a policewoman was killed 37 years ago, court hears.
Victim of paedophile coach Barry Bennell tells High Court he created 'an environment a young person was attracted to', at his home and his world 'revolved around him'
08/11/21 17:48The man told Mr Justice Johnson that football had been his world, and his world had revolved around the coach, who is now serving a jail term after being convicted of child sex crimes
How thousands of Australian backpackers could be in for a WINDFALL as British traveller wins high court case over 15% 'tax discrimination'
03/11/21 10:32Australia's highest court has sided with a British backpacker and found a levy imposed on working holidaymakers discriminatory on the basis of nationality.
Estranged wife of Sir Frederick Barclay returns to High Court for latest stage of divorce dispute after judge ruled she should be handed £100m following marriage split
29/10/21 16:36Sir Jonathan Cohen had ruled in May that Lady Hiroko Barclay (pictured this week leaving the High Court) should receive lump sums totalling £100 million following the breakdown of a 34-year marriage.
Psychiatrist withheld evidence from Julian Assange's first extradition hearing that he had fathered two children with lawyer Stella Morris while in the Ecuadorean embassy, High Court hears
29/10/21 07:50Michael Kopelman (pictured), of King's College London, was accused of failing to reveal Assange had babies with his lawyer Stella Moris in the Ecuadorean Embassy.
'We won't lock Julian Assange in supermax jail': US prosecutor pledges any prison sentence handed down will be served in the WikiLeaks founder's native Australia as officials bid to overturn extradition ban
27/10/21 14:23The WikiLeaks founder (pictured) appeared at the hearing on screen from Belmarsh Prison in south-east London due to a change in the dosage of an unspecified medication.
Brazil senators ask high court to SUSPEND President Bolsonaro from social media after he claimed Covid vaccine was linked to AIDS
26/10/21 16:09Brazilian senators on Tuesday called for President Jair Bolsonaro to be barred from social media indefinitely for falsely citing 'official reports' linking Covid-19 vaccines to AIDS.
Two asylum seekers, aged 24 and 25, who pretended to be children WIN High Court battle against council who doubted claims and left them in a hotel for adults before carrying out age check
25/10/21 16:04Asylum-seekers who posed as children won a High Court battle with a London council for leaving them in adult accommodation - despite them both now being ruled as being over 24.
Motorists should be forced to drive slower than 10mph when Insulate Britain holds its roads protests, eco-zealots tell High Court
19/10/21 12:12National Highways should reduce motorway speed limits to as low as 10mph when Insulate Britain protests on a carriageway, Dr Diana Warner, a member of the campaign group, told the High Court.
Soldier, 32, who is suing the MoD for £3.7m over trench foot that left him 'struggling' to walk 'faked condition by packing his feet in ice blocks', High Court hears
19/10/21 09:57Brian Muyepa (pictured), 32, says he suffered severe non-freezing cold injuries after being left in wet boots for five hours after a training exercise in a Welsh tunnel in winter 2016.
TFL gets High Court injunction banning eco mob from protesting at 14 locations in capital after activists blocked M25 and roundabout near hipster enclave for three hours
08/10/21 07:54TfL has been granted a High Court injunction to ban the controversial protesters from obstructing traffic in various locations across the English capital, such as Vauxhall Bridge and Tower Bridge.
Jeremy Vine begins High Court defamation case against ex-local radio presenter he says harassed him on YouTube and Twitter
05/10/21 14:43The BBC Radio 2 presenter, 56, attended the preliminary hearing at the High Court in London on Tuesday. He is suing 41-year-old Alex Belfield, who operates a YouTube channel.
Celebrity psychic, 38, who counts Love Island and Coronation Street stars among her clients, LOSES High Court trademark battle with rival seer over online 'Archangel courses'
29/09/21 13:49Celebrity seer Claire Stone, 38, failed to foresee her losing a High Court trademark battle with rival psychic Alexandra Wenman - who had used the 'Archangel Alchemy' tag for over 10 years.
High Court grants SECOND injunction barring Insulate Britain from blocking roads to Dover after 39 protesters GLUED themselves to petrol tankers - making a mockery of Priti Patel in her running battle with the eco mob
24/09/21 07:44Protesters glued themselves to tankers as they blocked roads at the Port of Dover this morning. The group previously shut down parts of the M25 around London five times in just over a week.
'This ruling condones discrimination': Campaigners with Down's syndrome vow to carry on fight after judges rule mothers CAN still terminate babies with the condition up until birth
23/09/21 09:55Heidi Crowter, 26, from Coventry, is one of the three claimants who brought legal action in the hope of removing a section of the Abortion Act they believe to be an 'instance of inequality'.
Scrap king's son wins bitter High Court battle against his sister over their late father's £4million fortune - despite plans to cut him out of the will before he died
22/09/21 09:53Gary Goodwin made the successful bid in the High Court over his late father Tom's (pictured) £4million fortune.
Prince Andrew strikes back at High Court over sex case: Duke challenges ruling that he can be served with papers... but lawyers say it's just another delaying tactic in his battle with US accuser
16/09/21 21:13In what is being seen as another delaying tactic by Prince Andrew, who is currently at Balmoral with the Queen, his legal team said it would look to overturn the decision on a legal technicality.
No escape: Prince Andrew is seen with Fergie at Balmoral hideout after High Court agreed that he WILL be served court papers in Virginia Roberts rape case - meaning royal could face having to give evidence in US court
15/09/21 12:36The High Court in London has accepted a request by Virginia Giuffre's legal team to formally contact Andrew about the civil proceedings launched in America.
Superdry sues Asos in High Court claiming online giant copied its 'Osaka' branding on T-shirts and sweatshirts
05/09/21 20:50In court documents seen by us, the company highlighted five items on the Asos website, including Asos, Topman and New Look branded clothes, which use the word Osaka.
Sex Pistol Johnny Rotten LOSES High Court fight with former bandmates Steve Jones and Paul Cook over new TV series that could land them £5m each
23/08/21 09:00The punk group's former drummer Paul Cook and guitarist Steve Jones sued the band's ex-singer Johnny Rotten to allow their songs to be used in TV drama Pistol, directed by Danny Boyle.
Knocking on heaven's door: Geronimo the alpaca awaits his fate after owner lost High Court battle to save 'TB-infected' pet... as government 'says they will not kill the animal before 5pm tomorrow'
19/08/21 07:08Helen Macdonald says she has been told by Defra that officials would not attempt to enforce the destruction warrant at her farm in Wickwar, Gloucestershire before 5pm on Friday.
Five-year-old boy with chest problems is set for David and Goliath High Court battle to force operators of landfill site near his home to clean up the air he breathes
16/08/21 17:01Mathew Richards, five, from Silverdale, Newcastle-under-Lyme, suffers from chest problems due to having breather in hydrogen sulphide gas coming from a landfill site all his life.
Eurovision flop James Newman and three members of Rudimental WIN High Court copyright row against Voice UK contestant who claimed 2013 hit 'Waiting All Night' 'substantially reproduced' 2006 song
16/08/21 12:28James Newman was sued by Kelly-Marie Smith over claims that his chart-topping hit Waiting All Night was copied from a song she recorded in 2007 called Can You Tell Me?.
Sri Lankan asylum seeker family is denied a High Court bid to stay in Australia after three years in detention - but still have one hope left
12/08/21 01:12The litigation guardian of Tharnicaa Murugappan had sought special leave to appeal to the nation's highest court, but that was declined on Thursday.
Doorstep lending woe as the High Court backs Provident Financial's compensation scheme
04/08/21 21:03Customers of doorstep lender Provident Financial are set for just a fraction of the redress they are due after the High Court backed its compensation scheme.
Dozens of jihadists are set to claim right to return to UK after High Court judges ruled it was unlawful to strip grandmother ISIS suspect of her British citizenship
01/08/21 11:43The woman known only as D4, from the north of England, had her rights as a UK national revoked in 2019 over national security fears - but judges have ruled the Home Office's decision was 'unlawful'.
Campaigners WIN High Court battle over 'unlawful' £1.7 billion two-mile Stonehenge tunnel project
30/07/21 15:50Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site (SSWHS) challenged Transport Secretary Grant Shapps' decision to back the scheme to overhaul eight miles of the A303, including the tunnel.
Property tycoon who shared 'grossly offensive' effigy of Grenfell Tower being burned on a bonfire faces a second trial as High Court quashes his acquittal
30/07/21 13:55Paul Bussetti was accused of sending a 'grossly offensive' video on WhatsApp. The High Court in London today quashed Bussetti's acquittal and ordered a retrial.
EDL's Tommy Robinson faces ruin after he is ordered to pay £100,000 in libel damages to Syrian teenager who was filmed being attacked at school - and still faces another £500,000 in costs
22/07/21 13:11The English Defence League founder - whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon - was sued by Jamal Hijazi, who was recorded being bullied in the playground at a school in Huddersfield.
Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook tells the High Court that the band are probably 'gone for good' amid legal row with Johnny Rotten over use of their songs in Danny Boyle film
20/07/21 17:21Paul Cook (pictured) and the band's former guitarist, Steve Jones, are suing the British band's former lead singer Johnny Rotten.
EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Tory grandee Beaverbrook to 'fight my corner' in High Court property battle
15/07/21 23:34As Tory treasurer, Lord Beaverbrook was responsible for raising millions for the party. But now he finds himself in a furious High Court battle over a property deal gone wrong.
Final bid to save Geronimo the alpaca after FOUR YEAR legal row: Owner goes to High Court in last attempt to stop animal being slaughtered after it twice tested positive for TB in 2017
14/07/21 11:40Helen Macdonald's alpaca Geronimo was ordered to be slaughtered after twice testing positive for bovine tuberculosis (bTb) at her Wickwar, Gloucestershire, farm in 2017.
Woman with Down's Syndrome, 26, and mother who was advised to have her son terminated because he had the condition begin High Court fight to change abortion law
06/07/21 12:54Heidi Crowter, 26, and Máire Lea-Wilson are challenging the UK Government over the legislation which allows terminations after 24 weeks if 'severe foetal abnormality' is detected.
Founders of collapsed fashion label Ralph & Russo that made Meghan Markle's £56k engagement gown and dressed the A-list 'plundered millions to fund luxury lifestyle', High Court papers claim
03/07/21 21:01Ralph & Russo plunged into administration in March. Forensic investigators are now trying to discover what became of around £60 million pumped into the company by investors.
High Court rules transgender women CAN go into female prisons: Judges rule government's policy is lawful despite claims from inmate it raised risk of sex attacks
02/07/21 15:19A female prisoner, known only as FDJ, brought a legal challenge against a Ministry of Justice (MoJ) policy which allows prisoners to be housed according to their gender identity.
EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: F1 tycoon Eddie Jordan's superyacht High Court showdown
01/07/21 23:29RICHARD EDEN: Ex-F1 team owner Jordan, 73, claims he was promised a 50-50 share of profits on sales of luxury vessels to buyers he found, after a dispute with Sunseeker over 154ft yacht, Blush.
Government's £27 billion road development scheme which includes Stonehenge tunnel is ILLEGAL after officials ignored its impact on climate change, High Court hears
29/06/21 12:14In March 2020, the Department for Transport (DfT) set out its Road Investment Strategy 2 (RIS2) for major roads in England from April 2020 to March 2025.
Children put on puberty blockers were 'inevitably' given cross-sex hormones when they reached 16, High Court hears as NHS gender clinic battles to overturn ban on life-changing drugs
24/06/21 13:03The High Court ruled that children under 16 with gender dysphoria can only consent to the use of hormone-blocking treatments if they can understand the 'long-term consequences'.
Coleen Rooney steps out wearing a hooded jacket as she grabs coffee days after Rebekah Vardy's High Court case against her began
24/06/21 10:55Coleen Rooney was spotted picking up a takeaway coffee in Alderly Edge, Cheshire, after Rebekah Vardy's High Court case against her began last week.
Decision to build £1.7bn Stonehenge tunnel is 'illegal' due to Grant Shapps dismissing expert fears it would damage Neolithic site with no 'proper evidential basis', High Court hears
23/06/21 15:43UK campaign group Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site (SSWHS) has challenged Grant Shapps' decision to green-light the £1.7 billion project because it says advice from experts was ignored.
Send female drug addicts to rehab not jail, says ex-High Court judge Baroness Butler-Sloss in bid to curb re-offending
21/06/21 18:17Baroness Butler-Sloss made the call at Westminster as the Government was pressed over progress on efforts steps to reduce the number of female inmates.
Supreme Court sides with athletes in compensation case by ruling that NCAA limits on education-related benefits for Division I football and basketball players are unenforceable
21/06/21 14:26The United States Supreme Court sided with former college athletes in a compensation lawsuit against the NCAA, but that doesn't mean that players will be getting paid anytime soon.
Actor Jamie King loses bid for £10m damages against NHS after claiming trauma of seeing his five-day-old son die of brain damage cost him his acting career and a role in Dunkirk
17/06/21 18:46Jamie King, 39, who has appeared in hit shows Mad Men and The Tudors, had told the High Court he had lost a role in the film Dunkirk because of the trauma of watching his five day old son die.
Supreme Court unanimously BACKS Catholic charity sued by City of Philadelphia for refusing to let same-sex couples foster children on its books in one of Amy Coney Barrett's first major rulings since being appointed by Donald Trump
17/06/21 14:41The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously sided with a Catholic foster care agency that refused to place children with same-sex couples against the city of Philadelphia.
'You've RUINED our city!': Outraged Londoners blast Sadiq Khan and vow to move out of the Capital as Mayor overturns High Court ruling on 'illegal' Low Traffic Neighbourhoods - then causes MORE misery for motorists as he vows to extend cycle lanes
17/06/21 12:14Mr Khan's Transport for London won its bid to overturn a High Court ruling which found that the LTNs in London are unlawful when Lord Justice Bean ruled in their favour.
Deaf woman, 36, is suing Cabinet Office at High Court for 'injury to feelings' over lack of sign language interpreters at government Covid briefings
16/06/21 17:53Katie Rowley, 36, from Leeds, said the Government breached obligations to make broadcasts accessible to deaf people under equality legislation.
Wife was within her rights to divorce her tech consultant husband, 64, because he worked too much and missed holidays, High Court rules
15/06/21 08:00Marion was clear to leave Charles Ayeh-Kumi (pictured together) from Farnborough, Hampshire, in 2018, the judge ruled.
Billionaire family behind Littlewoods football pools empire is embroiled in High Court battle over who is entitled to millions tied up in trust fund
11/06/21 21:00The Moores, the family behind the Littlewoods football pools and retail empire, are ranked among the top 140 wealthiest people in the UK.
EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Wolseley duo have £1m High Court battle on their plate over rent row
10/06/21 23:08RICHARD EDEN: Chris Corbin and Jeremy King have been hit just as badly by the pandemic as less starry venues and are heading for a £1million High Court showdown with one of their landlords.
Government broke the law by awarding £560,000 contract to firm whose bosses were friends of Dominic Cummings, High Court judge rules
09/06/21 11:07Campaigners took legal action against the Cabinet Office over the decision to pay more than £500,000 of taxpayers' money to market research firm Public First amid Covid.
Former High Court Justice Michael Kirby reveals how he told his mother he was gay just before she died - and her hilarious and VERY Australian response
09/06/21 04:53The 82-year-old Sydneysider gave a candid interview while speaking with comedian and artist Anh Do on Tuesday's episode of Anh's Brush with Fame.
High Court judge rules life support treatment can be withdrawn for seriously ill two-year-old girl despite parents wanting to keep her alive and take her to Israel
28/05/21 16:53Alta Fixsler suffered a brain injury at birth and her doctors say she cannot breathe, eat or drink without medical treatment. A judge ruled it is in her 'best interest' to withdraw treatment.
'Dog-whistling' Jeremy Corbyn aide provoked Twitter 'pile-on' against Countdown's Rachel Riley and calls for her to be SACKED by Channel 4 over her 'sarcastic' suggestion Labour leader was a 'Nazi', High Court hears
12/05/21 14:39Ms Riley, 35, is suing former Corbyn aide, Laura Murray, whose 2019 tweet accused the Countdown star of suggesting the former Labour leader was a Nazi who 'deserves to be violently attacked'.
Rachel Riley was libelled by ex-Jeremy Corbyn aide who 'dog whistled' her followers with tweet that 'incited hate' and caused a Twitter 'pile on', as Countdown star tells court 'Labour Party was fostering antisemitism'
11/05/21 12:29Rachel Riley, 35, claims a 2019 tweet published by Laura Murray, a senior aide to the then Labour leader, caused her serious harm.
Police were wrong to block Muslim preacher Louis Farrakhan who once called Jews 'termites' from giving speech at event organised by Nation of Islam in London because it was a breach of human rights, High Court rules
10/05/21 19:25The Metropolitan Police and a London council have been ordered to pay tens of thousands in damages after a High Court judge found they infringed the rights of Muslim group Nation of Islam
Woman with Down's Syndrome, 25, and mother who was advised to have her son terminated over it gear up for High Court fight to change abortion law
06/05/21 12:31Heidi Crowter, who has Down's Syndrome, and Máire Lea-Wilson, whose son has the condition, will take their legal fight to the High Court in July in bid to change the UK's abortion law
Bank manager wins High Court fight with brother over being cut out of their 'deluded' mother's £325,000 will after 76-year-old died believing daughter had stolen her set of Harry Potter books
06/05/21 09:04Jean Clitheroe, from Essex, left her fortune to her son and cut her daughter out, claiming she would 'fritter it away'. After a judge ruled the will was invalid, son John tried to overturn the decision
Hospitality bosses LOSE High Court legal challenge to speed up the return of indoor dining in England after claiming there was no justification for scheduled May 17 reopening
04/05/21 09:47Lawyers for Punch Taverns founder Hugh Osmond and Greater Manchester night-time economy adviser Sacha Lord had claimed there was no scientific justification for delaying.
Civil servants' union wins right to challenge Boris Johnson in High Court for backing 'shouting and swearing' Priti Patel in bullying row
27/04/21 15:28The Association of First Division Civil Servants (FDA) launched judicial review proceedings in February over the UK Prime Minister's decision to back Priti Patel over her bullying row.
Postmaster, 45, cries as the High Court quashes her criminal conviction for theft and false accounting which saw her jailed when she was pregnant
23/04/21 23:25Sitting in the High Court in London as her name was read out yesterday, it took Seema Misra a few moments to compute that her criminal conviction had finally been quashed.
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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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Serum? Primer? Setting powder? TikTok viral brand Wonderskin launches its first-ever foundation - and it does it all
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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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Find your perfect pour for less: Waitrose Cellar's best wine picks for dinner parties and beyond
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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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Pregnancy-safe skincare, finally simplified: Meet the brand designed for every stage of motherhood
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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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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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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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Detachable belt, timeless lapels, and four neutral colours - here's why this wrap coat is already becoming an influencer favourite
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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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Half-term made easy: Butlin's launches fun-filled family breaks - and the prices may surprise you
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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
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Pregnant Cardi B goes wild as boyfriend Stefon Diggs stars in New England Patriots victory
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Comedian Eddie Kadi 'signs up for I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here' after Strictly Come Dancing appearance
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Dawson's Creek star James Van Der Beek shares sweet family Halloween snap amid stage 3 cancer battle
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Jennifer Aniston's boyfriend Jim Curtis makes rare comment on romance as he says you can 'find love more authentically' later in life
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EXCLUSIVEPsychic Sally Morgan reveals the A-list star who turned on her when she predicted the end of her Hollywood marriage
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Kaia Gerber, 24, and her mother Cindy Crawford, 59, look identical in figure-hugging sparkly dresses at LACMA Art & Film Gala
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50 Cent is buying up a Louisiana city to spark a downtown revival
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Pregnant Sophie Habboo shows off her blossoming bump in a white mini dress as she throws VERY lavish baby shower for her friends and family
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Anthony Hopkins, 87, suspects he may have a neurodivergence diagnosis but insists 'these labels are all nonsense... it's fashion'
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Sweet moment a young William jumps into his Uncle Andrew's arms at his wedding to Sarah Ferguson reveals just how close the pair once were
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Russell Crowe, 61, reveals why he will never marry girlfriend Britney Theriot, 33, amid engagement rumours
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EXCLUSIVEThe 'harsh' truth about Tess Daly's Strictly exit: Insiders tell KATIE HIND the REAL reason she is following Claudia off the dancefloor
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Celebrity Traitors' Cat Burns reveals she felt 'so lost' after split from long-term partner Jodie Rockett and admits she didn't know if she'd ever get over first heartbreak
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Suki Waterhouse wows in floral gown as she makes rare red carpet appearance with fiancé Robert Pattinson at his Die My Love premiere
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From Pop Idol to Pope Idol! Scottish singer Michelle McManus shares the stage with Pope Leo as she performs new hymn in Rome
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EXCLUSIVEHe's the breakout star of the TV smash who's identified both remaining Celebrity Traitors. Now Faithful Joe looks certain to become a 'big dog' himself... on BBC sofa
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Sex drugs 'found at party' disgraced Andrew hosted for Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell new Royal book claims
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'Shrieking' Meghan Markle celebrates LA Dodgers' World Series win alongside an unimpressed Prince Harry - but fans criticise Duchess for 'not being in the moment'
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Benson Boone cancels Birmingham gig less than an hour before he was due to take to the stage as he admits he has 'tried everything to revive my voice'
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Chris Hemsworth enjoys casual reunion with his brother Liam in Byron Bay while his wife Elsa Pataky goes trick-or-treating with their children
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Director Sam Mendes reveals actresses set to play Fab Four's wives in new Beatles films
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Celebrity Traitors star Kate Garraway reveals she is seeking life-changing diagnosis after show wrapped
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Lamine Yamal, 18, 'has split from pop star girlfriend Nicki Nicole, 25' - as Barcelona star 'dismisses rumours he cheated during their relationship'
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'I've been in Vogue, I'm signed to the same agency as Kate Moss, but I can't get work because of Mounjaro': Plus size models reveal they're having to get other jobs
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Spook-tacular Strictly! Lewis Cope achieves the first 40 of the series as he blows the judges away with his sensational couple's choice dance
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Purist Strictly judges anger viewers and BBC bosses as they defy public vote: KATIE HIND
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Claudia Winkleman wore this brand over TEN times on Strictly Come Dancing and Celebrity Traitors - here are her top picks
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Idris Elba and his wife Sabrina 'targeted by stalker as couple report distressing incidents to the authorities'
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Demi Moore and Doja Cat have all eyes on them as they lead the A-list stars at 2025 LACMA Art and Film Gala
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Lorraine Kelly admits she is 'upset' by the 'seismic' changes to her daytime show after ITV cuts
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Taylor Swift shows off engagement ring and her long legs on girls' night out... after Travis Kelce's ex girlfriend takes swipe
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Strictly's Vicky Pattison cries live on air after praise from judge Motsi Mabuse
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Emilia Clarke wows in a daring lacy black dress as she poses for snaps with Christina Milian at the Global Gift Gala after 'split from DJ boyfriend'
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Anthony Hopkins, 87, 'puts his California estate on the market for £5.1 million' after devastating wildfires destroyed his home
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Chanelle Hayes 'QUITS her nurse job after just a year to launch OnlyFans career' following nine-stone weight loss
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Maisie Smith is closer than ever to boyfriend Max George almost year on from heart operation but admits he still has his 'hard days'
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Bradley Walsh 'main favourite in the running for Strictly host' after Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman's shock decision to quit BBC show
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Miles Teller battles a hangover and tries to recall his wild Halloween night during SNL hosting gig
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EastEnders star Shona McGarty 'splits from fiancé David Bracken' - a year after he proposed
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The 1% Club viewers baffled as contestants struggle with 'toughest ever question' - but would you have got it right?
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Bill Maher, 69, and Al Pacino's baby mama Noor Alfallah, 31, reignite romance rumors at star-studded Halloween bash
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Katy Perry confirms Justin Trudeau romance mid-concert as she shuts down marriage proposal from fan
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Georgia Harrison confirms she's given birth! Love Island star welcomes baby girl with boyfriend Jack Spacey
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SNL pokes fun at Trump's White House renovation with HGTV-style makeover as Miles Teller portrays Property Brothers in chaotic comedy skit
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Woke BBC bosses 'wanted to sack a Top Gear host because line-up was too white' despite record viewers
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Hollywood star Jessica Alba blends in with the locals as she explores the Gold Coast on a bike
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Strictly's Amber Davies' boyfriend visits the West End star at rehearsals just days after Nikita Kuzmin was pictured kissing her forehead
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North West stuns fans with glam Halloween costume as Kardashian kids celebrate holiday in style
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Demands for Andrew to reveal everything he knows about Jeffrey Epstein intensify - as top ex-prosecutor calls for fresh POLICE probe into ex-prince
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Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo get matching tattoos to celebrate 'Wicked month' ahead of upcoming Wicked: For Good release
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry take children Archie and Lilibet trick or treating in Santa Barbara with Duchess donning butterfly costume
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Tess Daly 'stepped down from Strictly Come Dancing to prioritise spending more time with her family'
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Aaron Chalmers' ex Talia Oatway hits out at the Geordie Shore star in furious rant as she claims he has 'zero interest' in their disabled son Oakley, 3, and she is a solo parent
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Meet Claudia Winkleman's husband Kris Thykier: Strictly star's rarely seen spouse, 53, is a BAFTA-nominated film producer, feminist and 'bit of a Viking'
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Strictly fans praise La Voix as she takes over Tess Daly's hosting duties on the hit BBC show - after pleading for Claudia Winkleman's role live on air
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William and Kate settle into their new eight-bed mansion in Windsor Great Park after moving during half-term
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Diddy's twin daughters, 18, strike sultry poses as Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders for Halloween - just hours after dad's first prison pic surfaces
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Julia Fox defends blood-soaked Jackie Kennedy costume amid intense backlash
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EXCLUSIVEI'm a psychic medium and here's what happens when you die: Sally Morgan reveals what to expect in the afterlife and how to protect yourself from malevolent spirits over Halloween weekend
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As Kaye Adams bully row rumbles on, BBC takes SECOND presenter off air after 'cheeky message' was posted in studio before live show
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Kris Jenner steals the spotlight from Khloe Kardashian as she flaunts facelift and killer curves in sexy Halloween look
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Alan Carr's Celebrity Traitors 'genius game plan' revealed by dumped co-star Kate Garraway ahead of finale
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Justin and Hailey Bieber's son Jack is his dad's TWIN as he channels pop star in throwback Halloween costume
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Kym Marsh is seen for the first time with new boyfriend after loved-up couple confirmed romance - 8 months on from split with Samuel Thomas
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Dove Cameron joins Stella Maxwell, Paris Hilton and Sara Sampaio as they sport racy Halloween costumes at Vas J Morgan's star-studded party
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Sarah Ferguson is 'more on edge' than Andrew and 'may flee UK': Ex-Duchess 'blaming herself' as she and disgraced royal hunker down in Royal Lodge 'surrounded by Amazon deliveries'
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EXCLUSIVE80s star who dated the Queen's duke godson after Bond girl and Dallas villain roles is unrecognizable... can you guess who?
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Winnie Harlow hits back at haters who mock her Vitiligo by dressing as a Neapolitan ice cream for Halloween
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Amanda Owen left devastated as she announces heartbreaking family loss at Ravenseat Farm
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I worked with Laura Kuenssberg at the BBC - she showed her true colours at work drinks when the cameras stopped rolling
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Tulisa shows off her impressive abs in gym selfie after secretly finding love with billionaire cannabis mogul
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Paul O'Grady confessed to pals he 'wasn't going to be here for much longer' weeks before he suddenly died
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Meet self-proclaimed nepo baby Keira Knightley's parents - the theatrical duo you've probably never heard of but whose connections opened the doors to fame and wealth for their daughter
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Sugababes singer Mutya Buena admits she was 'forced to pull herself together' for the sake of her daughter as she struggled with drugs and alcohol at height of fame
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Lily Allen pokes fun at David Harbour's 'mistress' as she dresses up as children's book character 'Madeline' for Halloween party in Los Angeles
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Move over Halloween, Mariah is back! Queen of Christmas officially launches holiday season with iconic video as she continues annual tradition
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Kim Cattrall defends her decision to turn down the Sex And The City spin-off series as she insists 'you have to be brave and stubborn to say no'
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Strictly's Craig Revel Horwood pays a touching tribute to Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman after they announced their exit from BBC show
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Geri Halliwell and husband Christian Horner could be forced to tear down their pergola and gazebo after being built without permission and ruining an 'unspoilt' view of a historic church
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Gemma Collins transforms into Wicked's Glinda for Halloween as she continues to display impressive three stone weight loss
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1000lb Sisters star is MARRIED! Amy weds in haunted tavern on Halloween as Tammy poses beside bride flaunting weight loss
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Romeo Beckham channels dad David for Halloween in a white T-shirt and jeans as he leaves party after rekindling his romance with Kim Turnbull
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EXCLUSIVE'I don't want to die. There's no cure... it's terrifying': Made In Chelsea star Sam Vanderpump opens up on his devastating liver failure, how he was rushed to hospital 48 hours from death... and his secret wedding plans
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I'm A Celebrity start date revealed as ITV drops first look trailer with Ant and Dec hosting twisted Christmas dinner
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Mrs Hinch opens up on her 'abusive' trolling as insiders reveal the truth behind her and Stacey Solomon's 'fallout'
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EXCLUSIVEHarry Potter's Jessie Cave says money woes and tough acting world led her to hair fetish OnlyFans - but insists the work is 'not easy money' and she says no to 90% of requests
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Maya Jama and boyfriend Rúben Dias 'eye up £4m prize draw mansion in Cheshire'
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Diddy seen in prison for first time as he walks through yard with gray beard after starting new job behind bars
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Georgia Toffolo shows off her bruised face after getting salmon sperm injections
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'Newly-engaged' Dove Cameron and Damiano David channel Rocky Horror's Frank-N-Furter and Riff Raff as they attend Vas J Morgan's Halloween bash
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Jennifer Lawrence dresses up as a cow for new baby's first Halloween... days after revealing infant's gender
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Lorraine Kelly gives a rare insight into her 33-year marriage to husband Steve Smith as she reveals the naughty text messages he sends her while she presents her ITV show
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90s pop star looks unrecognisable as they take to the stage for UK tour 24 years after name change - can YOU guess who it is?
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'There is absolutely no way Harry will give up on this relationship': Psychic Sally predicts what could be next for Meghan and Harry
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Camila Cabello puts on a loved-up display as she holds hands with her billionaire boyfriend Henry Junior Chalhoub at LA Halloween party
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Big Brother winner Cameron Cole left with a black eye and cut face after horrific homophobic attack
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Heidi Klum the Halloween queen reveals latest costume as she morphs into iconic mythological character
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Olivia Attwood cheekily flashes her bottom as she dresses up as Toy Story's Jessie at Heidi Klum's legendary Halloween bash
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EXCLUSIVETruth about Lily Allen, David Harbour and the P**** Palace: As industry insiders blast 'vindictive' Lily, KATIE HIND'S investigation reveals truth about apartment
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Sam's big secret: The Golden Bachelor host Samantha Armytage using Barry 'Bear' Myrden romance rumours as a decoy 'to hide new love interest'
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How Andrew's 'rude' comment about Kate sparked bitter feud between ex-prince and William - who 'couldn't wait for the day' when Charles finally threw him out
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Naomi Campbell wows in a risqué look while Lottie Moss transforms into Pamela Anderson and Maya Jama sports sexy pirate look as they lead the British stars dressing up for Halloween
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I won £110k on The Wheel - my celebrity partner refused to help me in crucial moment so intense I've blocked it from memory
