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Gambaccini has denied all the allegations made against him

The 64-year-old presenter denies the allegations made against him

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Senior official gives candid assessment of 12-year conflict

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Sebastian Hepher: The head fears tired children will be further exhausted by extra work

Extra work can 'further exhaust' tired pupils at the end of the day and hinder homework

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Hundreds of poor women in England die needlessly from breast cancer every year, experts have warned
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Funding drive begins for UK’s first 'floating paradise' bridge
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A terminal at Los Angeles International airport has been evacuated after gunshots were fired
The suspect is now in hospital in a critical condition after being shot during his arrest
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The German MP Hans-Christian Ströbele (right) met Edward Snowden in Moscow

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Power generators' switch from gas to coal sees 2.4-per-cent jump in 'carbon intensity'

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Ex-NOTW editor Andy Coulson 'knew what was going on', the jury in the hacking trial was told

Emails between ex-NOTW editor and executive are 'significant' in context of hacking trial, Old Bailey hears

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The lorry lies over the central reservation on the m25
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Tall order: de Blasio sees inequality as one of New York's biggest problems

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Police have been called to a branch of Asda after a man was seen wandering the aisles wearing a full Nazi SS uniform.
48-year-old man identifying himself on Twitter as a Nazi sympathiser has claimed responsibility
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Both Clintons have called for soothing party tensions
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JK Rowling's Casual Vacancy did not qualify for a list of Scotland's 50 best books

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David Cameron apparently has a passion for tennis
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Man of action: Tosh was a revolutionary

Peter Tosh is finally getting the recognition he deserves

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'Sometimes we’d do about £10m or £15m in a week': The hunt for the £198m fortune of Britain's most notorious drug dealer

The hunt for the £198m fortune of Britain's most notorious drug dealer

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Bill de Blasio: The favourite to become the next Mayor of New York proves that nice guys finish first

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Diane von Furstenberg has fashion all wrapped up

Von Furstenberg's signature wrap dress sits in the Smithsonian Institute, yet is still dressing women today. Next year, it turns 40
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Sylvia Anderson: Being Lady Penelope

She co-created Stingray, Joe 90 and, of course, Thunderbirds, for which she was also the inspiration for its leading lady
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Have we lost the ability to focus on a single task?

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Move over Bob Marley: Peter Tosh is finally getting the recognition he deserves

Peter Tosh: Move over Bob Marley

Tosh was the outspoken member of The Wailers who was sidelined by the Jamaican establishment. He is finally getting the recognition he deserves, says Ian Burrell
Kitchen island: Mark Hix's Barbados bites

Kitchen island: Mark Hix's Barbados bites

Barbados proves that you don't need many ingredients to make some seriously tasty dishes, says our chef
Kieran Gibbs: 'I thought Oh God, what is the doctor going to say? Is he telling me I can't play again?'

Kieran Gibbs: 'I thought Oh God, what is the doctor going to say? Is he telling me I can't play again?'

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Neil Taylor: I couldn't go out in Cardiff!

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