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'I tried to get VIP Barbie access - they'd been queuing from 3am'
The UK premiere of Barbie is taking place in London today and Courtney Pochin headed down to Leicester Square to see if she could secure a spot on the pink carpet - it didn't go well
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Calls to change newborn health checks amid concerns over focus on skin colour
Current health scores used by the NHS for newborns were devised in the 1950s for white, European babies, with experts worried it could be missing signs of illness in infants of ethnic minority groups
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British billionaire's last posted photos before dying aboard doomed submersible
British billionaire Hamish Harding was known for taking risks and travelling as exotically as possible, and his last four photos posted on social media reveal excitement and some doubts about boarding the Titan submersible
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Only eagle-eyed players can spot ten playful frogs hidden in this picture
Puzzle lovers have been challenged to spot ten playful frogs hidden in a lively picture of a garden scene, and you'll need the eyes of an eagle to pick out every single one
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Ryan Gosling discloses Margot Robbie's quirky on-set rule while filming Barbie
Actress Margot Robbie is bringing even more color to the Barbie World with bizarre mandatory rule on set while filming Greta Gerwig's upcoming movie
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Big Brother's Brian Dowling thought he was going to die on terrifying plane ride
The reality star was mid-air when a health condition flared up causing excruciating pain and leaving the star so convinced he was going to die he phoned his husband to say goodbye
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Symptoms of deadly virus that kills 40,000 each year that could soon be in UK
Experts have warned that dengue fever could become "endemic" in the UK if a risky experiment goes wrong. But some say it is inevitable that dengue will become established in the UK due to climate change, and that these experiments are vital for effective vaccines.
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Swimmers flee beach after spotting 'shark' - but it's something very different
There was commotion at Gyllyngvase Beach in Falmouth, Cornwall, but the animal was mistaken for a different creature, something experts say is a relatively common confusion
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Inbetweeners' James Buckley makes brutal reunion admission amid reunion hopes
James Buckley, who played Jay Cartwright in The Inbetweeners between 2008 and 2010, has given a blunt response on why he's unsure about reviving the E4 comedy show
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Great white sharks killing prey 'very close' to beaches leads to swimming ban
The threat of preying great white sharks has led the US Fish & Wildlife Service to issue a ban on beaches in Nantucket, Massachusetts. Sharks were seen hunting 'close to the shore'
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Mysterious flowers appear on a gravestone of woman 'who haunts village'
A ghost of a young woman called Betsey is said to roam a Cornish village with flowers mysteriously appearing on her gravestone each year on the anniversary of her death
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Morgan Freeman, 86, forced to skip interviews in London as he falls ill
Morgan Freeman is understood to have been scheduled to promote his new show Special Ops: Lioness alongside his co-stars Zoe Saldana and Nicole Kidman in the UK earlier this week
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'Insensitive' place couples should never propose, according to etiquette expert
An etiquette expert has shared the proposal spots that should be 'avoided at all costs' when it comes to the business of getting down on bended knee, including one particularly 'insensitive' location
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Earth's blue oceans are turning green in devastating impact of climate change
The colour shifts have occurred over 56 per cent of the world’s oceans, with scientists in the UK certain that the cause of it is down to human-induced climate change
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Measles warning as cases of 'highly' contagious disease soar across UK
Medical director Dr Neil O'Brien has called on parents to make sure their children are up to date on both MMR vaccinations, as cases of 'highly infectious' measles are starting to spike across the UK
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Strictly star Janette Manrara hints baby could arrive very soon in update
Strictly Come Dancing professional Janette Manrara is preparing to give birth to her first child with husband Aljaž Skorjanec and has said the unborn tot's arrival is imminent
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Teen detained at airport after trying to use popular travel hack to cut costs
Logan Parsons was trying to fly home to Charlotte, North Carolina, from Gainesville, Florida, but the cheapest ticket option was to get an American Airlines ticket to New York and jump out at the layover
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Queen Camilla tells of 'difficult' past job as she enjoys day out at Wimbledon
Queen Camilla is at Wimbledon today, where she has taken her seat in the Royal Box to watch two quarter-final matches - and during her day out, she made a surprising admission about her past life
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Zayn Malik finally reveals real reason he left One Direction in rare interview
Zayn Malik revealed the real reason he chose to leave the One Direction after five years with the chart-topping band during a chat with the Call Her Daddy podcast
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'My twins were killing each other in the womb - they were saved by a miracle'
Laura Watson, 29, was asked if she wanted to terminate her pregnancy when her twin girls developed a life-threatening condition in the womb and almost killed each other
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Rob McElhenney’s extreme weight gain before getting ripped for Always Sunny joke
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia star Rob McElhenney hilariously breaks down the extreme body transformations he was paid to do for the hit comedy series
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Margot Robbie explains lookalike joke cut from new Barbie movie
Margot Robbie stars in the upcoming Barbie movie, which is set to be released in cinemas on July 21, has explained a lookalike joke which was cut from the film
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Jeremy Kyle guest jailed for drug dealing 9 years after appearance on axed show
A former Jeremy Kyle guest has been sentenced at Hull Crown Court for drug offences after she was searched and officers found 14 wraps of class A drugs in her jacket
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Margot Robbie 'ready to start a family' with husband after six years together
Margot Robbie is reportedly "ready to have kids" after playing kids icon Barbie, which left her reminiscing about her own childhood and starting a family of her own
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'I bagged Taylor Swift tickets - clever queue trick helps you brave the storm'
After spending hours scouring the internet for the best tricks to secure Eras Tour tickets, Swiftie and Mirror writer Amber O'Connor reveals which tips worked for her