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Anne Frank museum defends Justin Bieber 'self-serving' and 'tasteless' comments

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Twitter gets a celebrity chorus for new music discovery service

Twitter is expanding, with the imminent launch of a music service.

Gentleman style? South Korean superstar Psy releases video for Gangnam follow-up single

Psy has released the long-awaited video to his new single "Gentleman", the follow-up to "Gangnam Style".

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Met Police Sergeant Jeremy Scott resigns over offensive messages about Thatcher death

A serving police officer who posted offensive messages online following Baroness Thatcher's death has resigned.

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Slave to government censors? Django Unchained pulled from Chinese cinemas on first day

It is the first Quentin Tarantino film to gain an official release in China. But when Django Unchained hit cinemas yesterday all screenings of the film were cancelled due to an unspecified technical problem – leading to speculation that the film has fallen foul of the country’s censors.

Labour's Chuka Umunna was unable to deny posting flattering updates to his own Wikipedia page

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Police ask Margaret Thatcher protesters to identify themselves

The Metropolitan Police has asked groups planning to demonstrate during or in advance of Margaret Thatcher's funeral to make themselves known to officers so that their "right to protest can be upheld".

The promotional flyers cost the church about £50 each

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Church launches video flyer in response to its depiction in the hit satirical musical, The Book of Mormon

Mitt Romney's Twitter following surged unnaturally

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Britons spend 62m hours a day on social media - that's an average one hour for EVERY adult and child

Britons spend an estimated 62 million hours each day on Facebook and Twitter, according to a new survey on social media habits.

Houston stabbing rampage: Students tackle knife-wielding campus slasher

14 victims attacked as twenty-year-old Dylan Quick rampaged around Texas college with 'razor-type' blade

Disunited in mourning: police fear Thatcher funeral may turn into security nightmare

Fears of civil disorder in capital as plans are revealed for partially state-funded ceremonial funeral, as MPs gather to pay tribute to Baroness Thatcher

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