All news by author: Florence Freeman

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Big Brother icon Spencer Smith now - sex act on screen to TV controversy
Spencer Smith, a former reality TV star, has taken a break from the limelight after his stint on Big Brother. However, he did make appearances on other reality shows such as Celebrity Four Weddings and even had his own TV series
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Strictly star Bobby Brazier reduced dad to tears with heartbreaking comment
Bobby Brazier's Strictly Come Dancing debut was a huge success, with his father, Jeff Brazier, visibly moved. Jeff had previously shed tears at the National Television Awards when Bobby dedicated his Rising Star award to him.
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Strictly's Carlos Gu's life off screen - incredible net worth and romance
Carlos Gu joined Strictly Come Dancing's raft of professional dancers in the latest series of the hit show and is competing with Irish TV personality Angela Scanlon
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Strictly star Layton William incredible and defiant message to cruel trolls
Layton Williams rose to the top of the leaderboard with his quickstep in week two but he admitted to feeling overwhelmed due to abuse by online trolls.
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Strictly star Eddie Kadi's record-breaking gig and his tough road to stardom
Eddie has opened up about his upbringing and the experiences that shaped him into the person he is today, and shared how he faced many rejections before finally achieving success and landing a spot on the latest season of Strictly Come Dancing.
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ess Glynne's comeback after festival fury and split from record label
BBC pundit Alex Scott has been reportedly dating Grammy award-winning singer Jess Glynne for two months. Jess shot to fame with her hit song 'Rather Be', which went straight to Number 1
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'Proof of time travel' as Henry Vlll spotted with 'Greggs steak bake' in picture
The famous portrait of the most infamous Tudor monarch - as well known for his marriages as his rule - has really got people talking
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Woman close to 105th birthday unveils the secret to a long life
Betty Regnard, resident at the Westhaven Care Home who will turn 105 on August 4, praised the drink for giving her a long and healthy life. She also added how the thing she is looking forward to most on her birthday is a cake
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Kate wows tennis legend Roger Federer as she beats him at Wimbledon
The royal joined Roger at the South-London tennis club to highlight the work of ball boys and girls at the Wimbledon tournament, and also showed off her impressive sporting skills.
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Prisoners taking comedy writing lessons in a bid to sell work to TV companies
Inmates at HMP Highpoint in Suffolk offers comedy scriptwriting courses, in addition to offer programmes, so prisoners can learn how to replicate sitcoms like Porridge
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You can get paid £51,000 to meet spies with MI5 and you only need two GCSEs
MI5 wants new agent handlers, who will travel across London to meet spies and gather 'intelligence which will keeps the country safe', but stresses they must have good people skills
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'I came to the UK with £200 and a bicycle – now my firm makes £7million a year'
Alex Landowski arrived from Poland 13 years ago with just his bicycle and £200, but now his tech firm, Medical Logistics, is making bumper profits and has 25 employees
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Emergency services lose one million working days as staff feel under pressure
New figures have revealed that the number of emergency workers taking sick days has increased by 40% over the last five years, with staff blaming cuts to staffing levels and equipment budgets
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Former police officer makes £500,000 a year from writing zombie thriller novels
Richard Haywood was on £38,000 a year as a police constable but now makes around half a million pounds a year from his highly successful book zombie book series, writing under the name RR Haywood
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Prison officers 'at breaking point' as sick leave for mental stress surges
The Prison Officers Association blames the issue on poor pay and jails being overcrowded, violent and short-staffed. National chair Mark Fairhurst wants trained counsellors employed on-site at every prison
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Abandoned cruise ship frozen in time on a seasick-inducing tilt
Bob Thissen, 35, and his team of Urban Explorers were able to capture new images of the Ms Astor, which spent over 30 years at sea taking passengers on pleasant cruises.
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Somali pirates lose gunfight with armed guards on cargo ship in dramatic footage
The attack, which is thought to have happened in 2012, saw the American guards fire several warning shots at the Somali pirates who attempted to hijack the large cargo vessel
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Schools use warning signs to keep children indoors in world's most polluted city
The tourist hotspot, Chang Mai, in Thailand, is popular among many travellers around the world, but it is now competing against other cities in having the world’s worst air quality
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1,600-year-old sword for warding off 'evil spirits' unearthed in ancient grounds
The sword, known as a dakō sword, was believed to have been used during the Kofun period in Japan to help ward off evil spirits for the most elite in the afterlife
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Smartly dressed man using a phone in 1940s war photo 'proof time travel is real'
Mobile phones had not yet been invented at the time the picture was taken in 1943, in Iceland's capital, Reykjavik. But some on social media have suspected a chap in the photo is in fact holding one
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Man who somehow survived plane crash says hospital staff didn't believe him
Jake Elven was on his second lesson learning how to fly when his plane started plummeting to the ground over The Oaks, near Camden in Sydney's southwest, Australia
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Menacing Tube 'serial killer' suspected of pushing 30 people in front of trains
Kieran Kelly, who died in 2001, is thought to have been responsible for more than 29 deaths around London in the 1970s after witnessing a suspicious number of "suicides"
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Pub with four-year waiting list after Covid is still clearing the backlog
Landlord, Sam Gregory, revealed his pub, The Bank Tavern in Bristol city centre, is still dealing with a four-year-long backlog caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and is eager to have it cleared
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Patient dies of rabies in first ever case in country after succumbing to disease
The overseas traveller was believed to have caught the illness overseas before landing in New Zealand. Health ministers have assured citizens there is no risk to the public
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Dad dies days after being struck by lightning trying to seek shelter from storm
Dirk Kotze, 56, was left fighting for his life after being struck by lightning while playing on a golf course. He is survived by his wife Hannelé, daughter Dané, and his two sons Tiaan and Duan