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Walkabout chain’s bars
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Pope Francis appears to have been captured on video performing an exorcism in St Peter’s Square
Video The Pontiff appears to have been captured on camera performing an exorcism in St Peter’s Square
Injured singer George Michael fell from his vehicle on to the carriageway of the M1 motorway, an eyewitness has claimed.
Incredible footage has captured the moment a grinning Russian soldier had an AK-47 machine gun bullet removed from his head with a pair of pliers.
Video He has been dubbed ‘the Russian Terminator’ for his ice-cool conduct as a friend struggles to remove the bullet
The latest scandal to hit The Toronto Mayor, Rob Ford, is an alleged video of him smoking crack cocaine that’s been seen by three journalists who all identified the Mayor
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Assange appearing on the embassy's balcony in August
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The Marks & Spencer company logo hangs outside the company's flagship store on Oxford Street in London
CEO under pressure to turn around high street stalwart
Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist and founding member of The Doors who had a dramatic impact on rock 'n' roll, has died. He was 74
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TV grabs from France 2 footage taken during Israeli-Palestinian clashes
Netanyahu-commissioned report claims film was fake, but boy's family say they will exhume body to prove he was killed
A new state-of-the art, ultra-luxurious underground station is being built in Saudi Arabia
Gallery Riyadh's King Abdullah Financial District metro station will be designed by British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid
David Karp, the 26-year-old high school dropout worth $275million
David Karp sells social network he founded to Yahoo!
Labour MP Tom Watson
Labour MP Tom Watson urges Theresa May to investigate 'suppressed' documents
Onwards: UKIP are hoping to take off
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Ed Davey wants Britain to play a key role in tackling climate change
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Voice of America staff prepare Burmese President Thein Sein before a Washington appearance
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Arrested Development tries to relive the glory days
Student Jason Kelly wears the new England shirt
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Justin Bieber with his pet monkey Mally
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'Thor' actor Tom Hiddleston

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Michael Jackson performing during his HIStory World Tour. The Jackson family is reportedly suing AEG LIve for $40bn in damages
Singer has made more money in death than he ever did alive
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Album debuts at number six
James Bond's specially modified Breitling Top Time wristwatch used in Thunderball, 1965, the watch composed of a stainless steel chronograph timepiece, by Breitling, Ref. 2002, case no. 984343, manufactured in 1962 and then modified, the black dial with applied baton hour markers, luminous hands, sweep centre seconds, two subsidiary dials for constant seconds and 45 minute registers, and outer silvered tachymeter scale, in circular case with two chronograph buttons in the band, case 35mm wide, case and dial signed, mounted in glazed water resistant type case with screw down bezel and case reverse, by Valley Tool Company, 47mm wide, signed V.T.C., made for Sean Connery as James Bond in the 1965 United Artists/EON Productions film Thunderball. To be auctioned by Christie's on 26 June 2013. Estimate: £40,000 - 60,000
Seean Connery used it as a geiger counter in 1965 movie - now the £25 bargain could sell for £60,000
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