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Brazil’s Lula calls on Maduro to respect result of Venezuelan election
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Customers at Jack White’s Third Man Records shops in London, Nashville and Detroit, received a free gift with their purchases on Friday – a white-label
Canada wildfires drive hundreds from homes as more scorching heat forecast
Wildfires have forced hundreds from their homes in Canada’s westernmost province and officials warn weeks more of scorching temperatures will add pressure to fire crews
Eddie Howe confident ‘integral player’ Anthony Gordon will stay at Newcastle
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Toronto film festival: Jennifer Lopez, Hugh Grant and Mike Leigh head lineup
Major new films from the directors Mike Leigh and Angelina Jolie and actors such as Jennifer Lopez, Hugh Grant and Pamela Anderson are toplining this
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One day in 1957, Melvyn Hayes was on the set of a film called Woman in a Dressing Gown when a man sat down next
WSL opening fixtures: Manchester City visit Arsenal, Chelsea host Aston Villa
Chelsea will begin their push for a sixth straight Women’s Super League title against Aston Villa at Kingsmeadow but the most striking fixture in the
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Tony ‘Gad’ Robinson, bass, keyboards, backing vocals When the band formed we were just out of the same school and trying to find our way