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How Brexit trade deal has different impact for Northern Ireland: Country is still in the single market and subject to some EU rules but DUP MP says agreement is 'golden opportunity' for fishing industry
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Britain today published the full text of its narrow trade agreement with the European Union just five days before its exit, laying out the future of the UK's relationship with the EU. The trade deal will have a different impact on Northern Ireland due to a protocol signed as part of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement. Northern Irish leaders voiced their tentative support for the deal announced by Boris Johnson (pictured right) on Thursday, with Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin saying it was the 'least bad version of Brexit possible'. DUP MP Jim Shannon (left) also said yesterday that, while the 'devil is in the detail', the agreement could be a 'golden opportunity' for the fishing industry....read
Hilarious moment online Brexit select committee meeting is interrupted by phone call leaving confused MPs struggling to hear each other
17/12/20 17:33The Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union was meeting to put questions to minister Michael Gove over Britain's no deal preparations, which he is in charge of.Boris Johnson says the UK will 'go the extra mile' in EU Brexit talks as he steps back from the brink of No Deal but warns they could still fail because the two sides 'are still very far apart on some key things' - as supermarkets prepare for panic-buying
13/12/20 08:20At the 11th hour the Prime Minister announced that talks that have been deadlocked for weeks would continue, having previously suggested that today was a hard deadline for progress to be made.'Merkel wants Britain to walk across broken glass': Chance of No Deal Brexit 'hits 80%' as Boris Johnson takes personal control of preparations before talks expire TODAY and UK insiders blame German intransigence
12/12/20 22:23Boris Johnson's move to seize personal control of Britain's No Deal preparations comes as Government sources put the chances of negotiations failing as high as 80 per cent.Michael Gove says Northern Ireland companies will not need to fill out forms to export goods to Britain as he claims the UK rejected EU demands for a 'mini-embassy' in Belfast
09/12/20 16:07Michael Gove today insisted Northern Ireland businesses will not need to fill out export forms to send goods to Britain when the post-Brexit transition period ends.EU can base staff in Northern Ireland: Michael Gove backs down and allows Brussels to have officials permanently based on island to oversee checks on goods
08/12/20 22:22Michael Gove agreed to the concession last night as part of a deal with the EU on how Northern Ireland's borders will operate from next month when the Brexit transition period ends.Michael Gove will SURVIVE Boris Johnson's New Year reshuffle: Downing Street says Cabinet Office Minister is doing an 'excellent job' on Brexit and the pandemic
03/12/20 00:57The Prime Minister's new press secretary Allegra Stratton told reporters Mr Gove was doing an 'excellent job' on both the pandemic and Britain's preparations for the end of the Brexit transition period.UK is STILL not ready for Brexit with just four weeks until transition period ends... as experts warn of a 'risk of serious disruption and delay' at borders
02/12/20 00:43Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove (pictured) yesterday hit out at Brussels for trying to take the 'lion's share' of British fish stocks as talks go 'down to the wire'.Covid data transparency row deepens as Michael Gove warns hospitals are 88% full - but doesn't reveal that official figures show the NHS is QUIETER than last winter
01/12/20 15:33The Cabinet Office Minister this morning insisted the figure was too high and claimed the Government's brutal tiered system in England is necessary to protect the health service.Michael Gove DENIES that Britons will need 'immunity certificates' to go to the pub - despite vaccine minister Nadhim Zahawi suggesting they could be required
01/12/20 09:06Michael Gove was asked during a round of interviews whether people could need to prove they had been given coronavirus vaccines to enter bars and restaurants. He replied flatly: 'No.'Now Michael Gove says scotch eggs ARE a 'substantial meal' and CAN be served with alcohol as Tier Two pubs roll out special Boris-themed £1.99 'main meal' menus to lure post-lockdown drinkers with just ONE day to go until lockdown ends
01/12/20 08:50Michael Gove initially said two scotch eggs would be 'a starter', 24 hours after George Eustice said one is a substantial meal - but Mr Gove later backtracked to agree with Mr Eustice.Only FOUR hospitals in the whole of England are busier now than last winter: As top medics blast No10 for 'brainwashing PR campaign' to scare people into lockdown, use our interactive tool to find out how busy YOUR local trust is
30/11/20 16:39Number 10 was today accused of running a 'brainwashing campaign' after analysis showed only four NHS trusts in England are busier now than they were this time last year - despite Covid warnings.STEPHEN GLOVER: Why has Michael Gove - one of Britain's brightest politicians - turned into such a zealot for lockdowns?
29/11/20 22:16STEPHEN GLOVER: Mr Gove was, until recently, seen as a social liberal and libertarian. One did not associate him with the expansion of State power. Covid has changed all that.Furious Tory rebels DEMAND Michael Gove publish his evidence after he claims the NHS - including Nightingale emergency hospitals - could be 'overwhelmed' by coronavirus cases without the Government's tier system
29/11/20 14:02The Minister for the Cabinet Office made the claim on Saturday as he tried to quash a Conservative revolt and persuade MPs to support the curbs when they are put to a vote on Tuesday.MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Revolt by MPs will help the cause of common sense
29/11/20 01:16MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: We were promised an end to chopping and changing only a week ago. Yet the Government continues to swerve and switch its position.'In a bad year the NHS habitually cannot cope': Lord Sumption blasts Michael Gove's claim that every hospital in England will be overwhelmed with Covid cases without Tier system
28/11/20 09:15Lord Sumption warned the new restrictions for England are not enforceable, after Michael Gove urged MPs to 'take responsibility for difficult decisions' to curb the spread of Covid-19.Boris Johnson 'overruled calls from Michael Gove to put London in Tier 3' after Tory MPs warned of economic meltdown in the capital
27/11/20 08:58London was put in Tier 2 when the allocations were announced yesterday, giving some relief to the battered economy and hospitality industry.Secret Cabinet Office Brexit memo warns of 'systematic economic crisis' with coronavirus compounded by flooding and strike action when Britain leaves EU
25/11/20 02:12The Cabinet Office dossier presents a perfect storm: 'severe flooding, pandemic influenza, a novel emerging infectious disease and coordinated industrial action, against a backdrop of (Brexit).'Britain records 11,299 Covid-19 cases in lowest daily figure for almost eight weeks but deaths rise to 608 in highest toll since May
24/11/20 16:12Today's infections marked a fall of 43.6 per cent on the 20,051 recorded last Tuesday and a drop of 27 per cent on yesterday's figure of 15,450.Church leaders plead directly to Ministers to reopen 'Covid-secure' places of worship for Christmas services
22/11/20 01:38Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove and Robert Jenrick, the Communities Secretary, have been handed a Faith Task Force dossier detailing the efforts made to render places of worship safe.Farewell (and good riddance) to government by The Quad: Boris Johnson is downgrading 'gang of four' - himself, Rishi Sunak, Michael Gove and Matt Hancock - to include more colleagues in decision-making
22/11/20 01:18The Quad's 'gang of four' is an elite inner circle comprising the Prime Minister, Chancellor Rishi Sunak, Health Secretary Matt Hancock and Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove.Tory lockdown rebellion grows: MPs say 'freedom is not just for Christmas' as they urge Boris Johnson to EXTEND relaxation of lockdown beyond holiday period and avoid 'cycle of restrictions'
19/11/20 00:44The Prime Minister is due to announce plans next week for a fresh series of restrictions, which would come into force on December 2 when the national lockdown expires.Boris Johnson REFUSES to apologise for £18billion 'cash for cronies' scandal and says No10 moved 'heaven and earth' to snap up PPE - as fury mounts over government's 'jobs for pals'
18/11/20 11:05Mr Johnson has denied his ministers wasted 'mindblowing' amounts of taxpayers' money, claiming that he is 'very proud' of the scramble to buy lifesaving clothing for the NHS.Lord Feldman's PR firm started working for coronavirus testing company that landed £28million government deal AFTER he advised ministers on Covid-19
18/11/20 08:55Lord Feldman insists he had no involvement in the award of the multi-million pound contract despite his business now advising Oxford Nanopore after he worked for the Department of Health.The £18BILLION coronavirus PPE scandal: Devastating report exposes chronic bungling and 'jobs for pals' in ministers' desperate rush to buy safety gear during pandemic
18/11/20 00:01A report by the National Audit Office found more than 1,300 contracts worth £10.5billion were awarded by the Government with no competition whatsoever - increasing the chance of money being wasted.Is the net closing in on the 'Chatty Rat' behind the Covid-19 leak? Officials are '90 per cent sure' one of Michael Gove's team tipped off newspapers that Boris Johnson was going to order a new lockdown, claims senior source
15/11/20 00:27Advisers working for Michael Gove are at the centre of the investigation into the 'Chatty Rat' whose Cabinet leak forced the Prime Minister to make an early announcement of the new lockdown.Is Michael Gove now out in the cold? Loss of Dominic Cummings leaves Boris Johnson's old 'frenemy' isolated
13/11/20 11:28Mr Cummings and the Cabinet Office Minister have a long history of working together across Government and, perhaps most crucially, as the brains behind the Vote Leave Campaign.DAVID MELLOR: They're sending us to hell in a handcart on the back of a dossier so dodgy even Tony Blair wouldn't have touched it
07/11/20 22:02DAVID MELLOR: Surely now is the time for UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to offer the courage of his hero Winston Churchill. We need it more than ever.Operation Chatty Rat catcher: GLEN OWEN reveals the inside story of the hunt to find the leaker who bounced Boris Johnson into lockdown
07/11/20 22:01GLEN OWEN: The men in dark suits rapped on the doors of the Cabinet 'doves' as the UK settled down to watch Strictly Come Dancing last Saturday evening.Ministers' mobiles searched in 'chatty rat' hunt: Michael Gove and Matt Hancock among those checked amid Boris Johnson's bid to nail the leaker who bounced him into second lockdown
07/11/20 22:01Boris Johnson sent security experts to the homes of UK Cabinet Ministers, including Matt Hancock and Michael Gove, to examine their personal mobile phones as part of a major leak inquiry.Pints ordered by text, football at school but not at clubs, and 30 guests at funerals but only six for weddings: The odd new rules we face in the new lockdown
03/11/20 23:43If you're sad about not being able to drink at your local pub during the new lockdown, there is a way to drown your sorrows at home - order your pints via post instead!If ministers don't know the rules what hope is there for the public? Two more cabinet members fluff their lines talking about what is allowed under new lockdown
03/11/20 20:07Michael Gove and Robert Jenrick are among those who have stumbled over the details ahead of the lockdown on Thursday as Downing Street faces criticism for making the rules too complex.Golf and tennis WILL be banned: Michael Gove apologises for suggesting the two outdoor sports could be exempt from new lockdown
03/11/20 09:12Michael Gove has today been forced to admit he got new lockdown rules wrong after suggesting golf and singles tennis could be given a reprieve under the incoming grassroots sports ban.More than 100,000 people sign teaching union petition to CLOSE schools - but Michael Gove says the government is willing to EXTEND lockdown to keep them open
02/11/20 00:22The National Education Union's petition to 'put schools in lockdown' gathered more than 100,000 signatures within hours of the Prime Minister's speech on Saturday night.I hope the scientists have got their sums right: IAIN DUNCAN SMITH fears collective failure in response to the virus will leave the UK and others teetering on the edge of economic and political disaster
01/11/20 23:49IAIN DUNCAN SMITH: Many of us are concerned that this looks like a re-run of the March lockdown. I feel we should have stuck with the levels of action in specific areas like in Scotland.Revealed: Rishi Sunak was reluctant to accept lockdown but did NOT threaten to resign during Downing Street's 24 hours of chaos as leaks forced Boris Johnson to address the public
01/11/20 22:28A source said there was a 'collective decision' to back a second lockdown, and that Rishi Sunak 'accepted it' - and he did not threaten to resign, as whispers around Westminster were suggesting yesterday.Could schools be next? SAGE expert warns classrooms may have to close to control Covid as Michael Gove insists they WILL stay open during winter lockdown - and Kier Starmer agrees despite backlash from unions
01/11/20 14:24Top scientists Sir Mark Walport and Sir Jeremy Farrar have warned that lockdown restrictions may need amending as schools staying open during lockdown could become problematic.Timeline of the 24 hours that shaped lockdown 2.0: How leak of plans for a new four-week shutdown in November and the subsequent political chaos forced Boris Johnson into action - and caused havoc on Strictly Come Dancing
01/11/20 13:10But the timing was not of his choosing - instead he was forced to rush out the announcement after his plans were leaked from a secret ministerial meeting on Friday.Christmas under full lockdown? Michael Gove reveals four-week November shutdown could be EXTENDED if it fails to tackle Covid second wave - and warns that without Boris Johnson's move the NHS would be 'full' by next month
01/11/20 09:00The Cabinet Office Minister raised the spectre of a gloomy December with pubs, restaurants and non-essential shops closed if the R rate does not fall enough.'This could be Boris Johnson's Suez': Tory civil war as anti-lockdown 'redwall' MPs accuse PM of being 'bounced' into shutdown and threaten to vote against move in Commons vote on Wednesday
01/11/20 01:16Tory MPs were furious that plans to plunge England into a second shutdown were leaked to the Saturday papers before the PM's announcement in Parliament.The moment Boris lost his battle against lockdown: How PM was told dead bodies would be stored on ice rinks in second wave and NHS chief warned of 4,000 deaths a day - as aides say 'I could have wept, it was so awful'
31/10/20 23:22It was the moment when Rishi Sunak finally lost his battle with Matt Hancock and Michael Gove to avert a crippling second national lockdown.Who's the lockdown leaker? Pro-restriction Matt Hancock is at the centre of leak inquiry after PM had to reveal new rules two days earlier than planned after Mail broke the news
31/10/20 22:31Health Secretary Matt Hancock was at the centre of a Government leak inquiry last night after the Prime Minister was forced to announce the second national lockdown two days earlier than planned.PM announces second lockdown to avoid 'medical and moral disaster': Non-essential shops will shut and travel is banned under restrictions that start on THURSDAY and run for a month with furlough scheme EXTENDED - but schools can still open
31/10/20 11:53Boris Johnson completed an humiliating U-turn by announcing blanket coronavirus restrictions for England at a prime-time press conference tonight..Boris set for U-turn as SAGE scientist warns of 4,000 deaths a day unless Britain goes into full lockdown immediately - except for schools and essential shops - for at least a month
30/10/20 21:59The decision comes after scientists presented No 10 with bleak figures showing that Covid is spreading 'significantly' faster than even their original 'worst-case scenario' prediction.ANDREW PIERCE: How darkly ironic that free school meals were a TORY idea... shot down by the Left
27/10/20 22:32ANDREW PIERCE: Henry Dimbleby - a close friend of senior Tory politicians - wrote a ground-breaking report on a new initiative to extend free school meals to Britain's neediest children.Government goes on war footing for Scots independence poll: Michael Gove 'orders creation of unit to combat Nicola Sturgeon propaganda' amid fears over soaring support for breaking up UK
25/10/20 08:23Michael Gove is believed to have ordered the creation of a unit to combat propaganda from Nicola Sturgeon (pictured), with alarm that many of her claim are going 'uncontested'.Theresa May recoiled like she'd found an ancient kipper in the fridge: HENRY DEEDES watches the former Prime Minister's incredulous reactions to Michael Gove's Brexit statement
19/10/20 21:30HENRY DEEDES: We had anger, we had insults. There was even a crosspatch cameo from Theresa May. Yes, after weeks of Covid caterwauling, it was back to good old Brexit.'What?!' Former Prime Minister Theresa May is caught on camera in House of Commons ridiculing Michael Gove's claims that Brexit will 'intensify' UK security
19/10/20 17:42The former prime minister was caught scoffing and repeatedly said 'what?' in disbelief as Michael Gove outlined how the UK will be expected to boost its security outside the EU.Matt Hancock reveals that millions more people in South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, the North East and Teesside could be heading for Tier 3 lockdown with talks due to take place THIS WEEK
19/10/20 16:56it came amid a continued stand-off with Greater Manchester as ministers sent an ultimatum to the mayor Andy Burnham, and mutinous MPs to do a deal today or face being forced into Tier 3.Has Brussels blinked first? Michel Barnier says he is ready to work on 'all subjects' and a legal text of trade deal after Michael Gove warns the UK WILL walk away unless EU is more flexible
19/10/20 08:58Michel Barnier appeared to make significant concessions by saying he is ready for 'intensified talks' - and crucially that they can start thrashing out legal texts in the most difficult areas.Boris warns Greater Manchester's ICU units will be overwhelmed by 28 October and it will pass peak of the first wave by 2 November as he 'offers Mayor Andy Burnham £100m' to settle row by the end of the day or else he will force the curbs through
19/10/20 08:32No10 highlighted the grim assessment, based on the SPI-M group's 'best case' scenario that cases are doubling every 14 days, amid bitter wrangling with mayor Andy Burnham and local MPs.Backlash as police get test and trace data: Michael Gove is forced to defend the move after officers were handed personal details amid privacy row
18/10/20 21:41Michael Gove was forced to defend police being given personal data through the NHS Test and Trace system amid a furious privacy row yesterday.Doctors claim Manchester will RUN OUT of hospital beds as Boris 'offers city £100m' to quell coronavirus lockdown revolt - but some Tories side with Andy Burnham in fight to stay out of tier three
18/10/20 21:38Adopting a 'carrot and stick' approach, the Government yesterday criticised Labour mayor Andy Burnham in public while offering him additional financial aid in private.UK coronavirus infections rise by 32% in a week to 16,982 with another 67 fatalities taking death toll to 43,646
18/10/20 13:54Today's case total of 16,982 marks a 32 per cent rise on last Sunday's total of 12,872. Scotland reported 316 cases after a 'short delay' this afternoon due to a 'capacity issue'.Dido Harding admits £12 billion test and trace programme is not a 'silver bullet' for solving coronavirus crisis as Michael Gove defends giving police access to self-isolation data
18/10/20 12:21NHS Test and Trace boss Dido Harding has admitted the programme is not a 'silver bullet' for solving the coronavirus crisis as Michael Gove defended giving police access to self-isolation data.Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham accuses Boris Johnson of 'exaggerating' severity of city's Covid outbreak as 'data shows cases have fallen for NINE days in a row' - but Michael Gove claims mayor is 'posturing' and must accept Tier Three restrictions
18/10/20 09:12Andy Burnham today accused Boris Johnson of 'exaggerating' the severity of the coronavirus outbreak in Greater Manchester.'The ball is in their court': Michael Gove claims the EU is 'not serious' about striking a free trade deal with the UK as he tells Michel Barnier to compromise if he wants talks to restart
18/10/20 07:04Michael Gove today told Michel Barnier 'the ball is in your court' if the European Union wants trade talks with the UK to resume.Defence minister Johnny Mercer calls on Treasury to fork out thousands of pounds for hero Commonwealth veterans who are forced to pay for visas to stay in the UK
16/10/20 23:22Defence minister Johnny Mercer says the MoD and the Home Office disagree on who should cover the bill for visas for Commonwealth veterans who served with the British military.Could a regional 'circuit breaker' STILL happen at half-term? Claims Dominic Cummings and Michael Gove are backing a broad crackdown in badly-affected 'urban areas'
15/10/20 09:30The Cabinet Office Minister and the PM's influential assistant are said to be pushing for a two-week closure from October 26 - but limit it to the worst-affected parts of England.'We need toilets all down the M20': Fears 39,000 lorries will be BLOCKED from bringing key goods to the UK and Kent will turn into a huge car park if Brexit trade talks collapse
14/10/20 12:49With two-day-long queues expected to halt the industry when the EU implement full import controls on UK, January 1, haulage executives have demanded facilities for welfare of their drivers.The bitter battle between Team Health and Team Wealth: ANDREW PIERCE has the inside story on the rift between Rishi Sunak and Matt Hancock
08/10/20 21:13ANDREW PIERCE: He is one of the most powerful and popular figures in the Government, but Chancellor Rishi Sunak chose not to attend the Cabinet sub-committee meeting on Monday.Now Tory conference is hit by tech glitches too: Virtual Q&A with Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak is delayed by 50 minutes after system crashes in 'complete shambles'
06/10/20 06:50As Rishi Sunak addressed the Conservative conference for the first time as Chancellor, the transmission went dead and he was left speaking into an empty vacuum.Michael Gove insists the Covid crackdown IS working as he defends tough measures to wrestle down the 'remorseless Darwinian enemy' - but says it's too soon to hang out the bunting just yet
03/10/20 21:34Michael Gove, former idol of free-market, libertarian wing of the Tory Party has become one of the leading Cabinet advocates of the 10pm curfew for pubs and restaurants.Michael Gove vows to move civil servants out of London 'closer to where the action is' as Tories plan second Conservative HQ in Leeds
03/10/20 14:47Speaking at the Tory Party conference, MP for Surrey Heath Michael Gove said it is time for civil servants to be 'closer to where the action is'.FIRST REVIEW: It's no joke - Spitting Image's new marvels of boneless spite are let down by lame scripts, writes JAN MOIR
02/10/20 21:01JAN MOIR: Perhaps it was predictable that the new Spitting Image show has cast the Home Secretary as a demented vampire who will say the unsayable, on every topic...We CAN do Brexit deal: Michael Gove insists agreement with Brussels is still possible... despite EU threat to sue over withdrawal agreement breach
02/10/20 00:25Michael Gove said that with mutual 'goodwill' an agreement could be reached ahead of the Prime Minister's deadline of mid-October, despite Brussels starting legal action against the UK.Michael Gove reveals lorry drivers will need a 'border pass' to enter Kent under post-Brexit port arrangements as he admits chaos could see 7,000 lorries queued at Dover
23/09/20 15:40Michael Gove today revealed lorry drivers will need permits to access Kent or face police action as part of a Government plan to avoid post-Brexit border gridlock.Warning of Brexit border chaos with 7,000-truck-long queues in Kent and two-day trade delays are outlined in doomsday 'worst case scenario' letter from Michael Gove to freight industry
23/09/20 05:48Channel ports, such as Dover, could see delays of up to two days, with queues up to 7,000 lorries after the Brexit transition period ends in December, Michael Gove has warned.'Winter (in lockdown) is coming': Internet users try to find the humour in Boris Johnson's doom-laden national address
22/09/20 20:51Social media users took the opportunity to mock UK's Prime Minister Boris Johnson with posts including a 'winter (in lockdown) is coming' jibe.Boris faces backlash: Police federation chief blasts PM's new rules as 'absurd' and 'a nonsense' as small business owners say they will go bust if workers stay home again
22/09/20 18:46National Chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales John Apter said today's announcement 'lacked any detail'.Backlash over PM's SIX MONTHS of curbs: Tories and businesses warn Boris will 'destroy jobs and personal wellbeing' as he brings in army to help enforce sweeping new rules to send UK back to WFH, roll out 10pm pub curfews and fine mask flouters £200
22/09/20 11:38Boris Johnson has announced a wave of new measures designed to crackdown on the spread of coronavirus as he imposed a 10pm curfew on pubs, bars and restaurants.Government U-TURNS on WFH: Now Michael Gove tells workers 'stay HOME if you can' as Boris Johnson prepares to reveal sweeping new 10pm curfews on pubs and restaurants today - but SAGE advisers warn 'plans do not go far enough'
22/09/20 08:12Michael Gove today confirmed the Government is ditching its back to work drive with people now being encouraged to work from home where they can.'He's dangerous': Tory MP's wife Sasha Swire renews attack on Michael Gove - after calling him 'bonkers' in her tell-all political memoir - saying he's a 'typical hack' who is 'dishonest with ambition'
20/09/20 14:05Lady Swire describes Michael Gove as 'bonkers' in her book and has now said she believes he is 'dangerous' and 'dishonest with his ambition' in an interview ahead of the release of her memoirs.Slashed by her poison pen: They're the wickedest political diaries since Alan Clark's. Now, in this blistering review, we reveal the full glorious carnage of Sasha Swire's character assassinations
16/09/20 22:04Barely a single senior member of the governments of Boris Johnson, Theresa May and David Cameron emerges unscathed in the memoirs of ex-minister's wife, Sasha Swire.It's sexist to say I have to think the same as my husband, says Michael Gove's wife Sarah Vine... after she argued that Britons should get on with their lives during Covid - while he was the driving force behind 'rule of six'
12/09/20 21:47Sarah Vine said there has been 'a whiff of religious zealotry in the way some seem to have revelled in the more draconian aspects of lockdown', - rules her husband Michael Gove has pushed though.Boris Johnson 'could drop plans to tear up parts of Brexit deal if EU limits Irish Sea checks' - as PM accuses Brussels of trying to break up UK's 'territorial integrity'
11/09/20 22:41Government sources hinted the prime minister (pictured) may stop trying to tear up his own Brexit deal if an agreement over Northern Ireland is thrashed out.European Parliament will BLOCK any trade deal with the UK if Boris Johnson tears up parts of Brexit deal, MEPs say, after Brussels also threatened food exports
11/09/20 08:56Leaders in Brussels said the Prime Minister's UK Internal Market Bill is a 'serious and unacceptable breach of international law' which puts at risk the trade negotiations.UK 'will NOT back down' in Brexit stand off: Michael Gove says No10 WILL push ahead with plans to tear up parts of the divorce deal despite EU threatening Boris Johnson with legal action leaving Britain teetering on brink of No Deal
10/09/20 15:05Brussels has given the Prime Minister until the end of the month to scrap his controversial proposals to override elements of the Withdrawal Agreement.Lord Howard becomes the THIRD former Tory leader to savage Boris Johnson's plans to override the Brexit divorce deal as he says the UK will no longer be able to criticise Russia or China for breaking rules if it shows such 'scant regard' for treaties
10/09/20 07:17Lord Howard today became the third former leader of the Conservative Party to criticise Boris Johnson over his plans to tear up parts of the Brexit divorce deal.Ex-Radio 4 boss says BBC stars' use of social media to express political views was 'out of control' before Tim Davie's clamp down
09/09/20 15:59Former Radio 4 boss Mark Damazer said BBC presenters' use of social media had grown 'out of control'. Mr Damazer said the BBC is 'trying to navigate a complicated country'.
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Denise Richards enjoys a date night with husband Aaron Phypers at an event in LA - after urging Tori Spelling to join OnlyFans
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Women rave about period pants that are the BEST for reliable, leakproof comfort: 'So discreet and super comfy' (and we've got an exclusive discount) SHOPPING
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Strictly announces Gladiator star Montell Douglas as twelfth contestant after unconfirmed celebrities are spotted sneaking into rehearsals
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Strictly's Tasha Ghouri can't wipe the smile off her face as she heads to rehearsals with Toyah Wilcox after she is revealed as bookies favourite
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Coronation Street star quits soap after three years on cobbles - with explosive exit storyline kicking off within months
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Gemma Collins hits out at Strictly Come Dancing and reveals the REAL reason she'll never do the show
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A Place In The Sun viewers 'worry' about presenter Lee Juggurnauth in latest episode
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Channing Tatum talks marriage and kids as he gushes about acting with his fiancée Zoë Kravitz
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'Firm, tone and hydrate': Women praise sell-out face cream that promises to deliver an 'instant uplift' in as little as seven days SHOPPING
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Travis Kelce's dad Ed hits back at Kanye West with withering response after rapper's new track referenced Taylor Swift and his son
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Beloved BBC game show returning to screens in just days with celebrity hosts after string of special episodes
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Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' daughter Suri Cruise, 18, is the spitting image of her actress mom as she steps out in NYC - weeks before college
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Jennifer Lopez tenderly kisses Jharell Jerome's forehead in first look of their upcoming film Unstoppable
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Ex-Emmerdale star Mica Keeble helps brides on their big day following bizarre viral Tik Tok trend
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Jade Thirlwall reveals she could have been a real life princess because her Little Mix bandmates tried to set her up with Prince Harry
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Huw Edwards is 'villain who was living a double life': BBC chair's eviscerating take down of fallen star in internal email to staff
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Emma Roberts dons a colourful polo top as she heads out to watch the Olympics Games in Paris
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Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds enjoy a date night after It Ends With Us screening - as she speaks on going head to head with husband at the box office
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Katie Price's boyfriend JJ Slater breaks cover as he heads to his car shirtless as star is bailed hours after arrest at Heathrow airport
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Beyond Paradise confirms return of major character as BBC drops first series three spoilers - and filming is already underway
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EXCLUSIVELizzie Cundy, 56, shows off her incredible figure in a skimpy printed bikini as she relaxes in Mallorca after suffering a mystery illness
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Love Island's Paige Thorne puts on a VERY cheeky display as she slips into a skimpy thong bikini during sun-soaked Florida getaway
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Katie Price RECAP: Latest court updates as judge tells ex-glamour models 'no holidays' as he warns her she faces PRISON if she swerves next court date
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EXCLUSIVELorri Haines recalls trauma of watching his parents spend all their money on alcohol while he was forced to go to school with holes in his shoes
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Jade Thirlwall transforms into a scorned bride in a corset and veil as she releases video for new version of her track Angel Of My Dreams
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Antiques Roadshow guest clasps hand to mouth and gasps 'I don't want to swear!' as she struggles to contain shock at value of record-breaking brooch
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Shawn Mendes reveals pregnancy scare that 'shook' him to his core in new song: 'I was about to be a father'
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Rihanna is left in HYSTERICS as she enjoys a thrilling inflatable boat ride with boyfriend A$AP Rocky during their holiday to Barbados
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Katie Price is bailed hours after she was arrested at Heathrow Airport - but still faces court today over enormous debt
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Lila Moss sends pulses racing in a skimpy black two-piece as she soaks up the sun in in Formentera with her mum Kate and boyfriend Yoni Helbitz
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Rita Ora shows off her incredible figure in a tiny bikini as she recovers from mystery hospital dash on holiday with Taika Waititi and Kate Moss
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This Morning fans slate 'worst opening to a show ever' and wonder if they're hallucinating after Josie Gibson and Craig Doyle's car crash intro
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Emily at the Olympics! Lily Collins styles sequined beret as she emulates her Netflix character to cheer on USA at Olympics in Paris
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BBC asks Huw Edwards to return more than £200,000 he was paid after being arrested over child abuse images
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Love Island's Jess is seen getting VERY cosy with bombshell Harry just days after Hugo split as worse-for-wear Islanders take to drinking in the streets
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Kym Marsh, 48, shows her youthful side in dog ears as she steps out with toyboy Samuel Thomas, 29, following their performance in 101 Dalmatians The Musical
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The Repair Shop fans panic as beloved BBC star 'goes missing' from new series - demanding 'where are they?!
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Dafne Keen stuns in a red figure-hugging halterneck dress as she steps out for the It Ends With Us London screening in Deadpool & Wolverine crossover
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The changing face of Blake Lively: Inside star's glamorous transformation from baby-faced teen to Hollywood leading lady
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Saturday Night Live movie FIRST LOOK: Trailer recreates the very first SNL episode from 1975 with 'chaotic scenes' and 'lookalike actors'
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Sabrina Carpenter, 25, turns heads in a figure-hugging gold dress amid mounting plastic surgery speculation
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Prince Philip's last gaffe revealed: Aled Jones discloses never-before-heard hilarious interruption Duke of Edinburgh would make
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Moment Travis Scott is seen in the back of French cop car as details emerge of 'drunk' 5am fight in Parisian five-star hotel that led to his arrest
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The Umbrella Academy fans 'want to cry, scream and throw up' after 'nauseating' age gap love scenes - demanding an apology from show creator
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King Carl Gustaf of Sweden tries out the famous 'no sex' cardboard beds all in the Olympic Village in Paris
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Taylor Swift beefs up security for her London shows after cancelling Vienna concerts amid terror plot - as 'Swiftonomics' uncover the cost of axed gigs
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Blake Lively says her new movie It Ends With Us is a story of 'joy, pain, possibility, and trauma' as she reveals what the role means to her
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Ekin-Su Culculoglu looks worlds away from her Love Island days as she debuts a major new hair transformation
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Moment Katie Price is met by police at Heathrow and arrested with son Harvey looking on and her head in a bandage after £10,000 facelift - as she faces court today
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EXCLUSIVERevealed: The WAG who has been helping Lauryn Goodman pen barbed social media posts and telling her how to behave in public. KATIE HIND reports
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ITV takes outrageous turn as Andi Peters compares himself to Olympic pole vaulter with racy manhood joke on Lorraine
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Downton Abbey bosses reveal it was 'terribly easy' to convince Maggie Smith that her character should be killed off
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Beaming Jeremy Renner is the picture of health as he's seen for the FIRST time on set of Knives out 3 alongside fellow Marvel star Josh Brolin
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Travis Scott looks 'hyped up' as he shouts and swears at Olympics crowd hours before being arrested
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Love Is Blind fans beg couple to 'take a DNA test' after string of worrying clues they're related - as stars admit 'I've got goosebumps'
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Emma Stone keeps a low profile beneath a beanie hat and shades as she revisits Cruella filming location in London - ahead of the blockbuster's sequel
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Strictly Come Dancing 2024 line-up: Every celebrity contestant we know so far as Tasha Ghouri and Pete Wicks are latest stars confirmed
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Good Morning Britain host 'grovels for his job' after technical gaffe - admitting to 'unplugging his microphone so he can go to the toilet' on live ITV show
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Tasha Ghouri is seen for the first time since her Strictly Come Dancing signing was confirmed as she arrives at a London studio
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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's endless separation is humiliating - and utterly exhausting. But MAUREEN CALLAHAN has a theory...
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Crown Prince Haakon meets the viral Norwegian swimmer dubbed 'the muffin man' - amid his stepsons arrest
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Love Island's Gabby Allen flaunts her jaw-dropping figure in a VERY racy red dress as she joins equally daring Faye Winter at the It Ends With Us premiere
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Colin Farrell reveals son James' heartbreaking misdiagnosis before doctors confirmed he was suffering from Angelman syndrome
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Claire Sweeney, 53, cuts a stylish figure in a hot pink dress as she enjoys romantic meal with boyfriend Ricky Hatton, 45, in Tenerife
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Gemma Collins hops on the Brat summer trend as she wows in bright green ball gown
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Abbey Clancy shares adorable family holiday snap with husband Peter Crouch and their three kids after jetting off to mystery location
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Meera Syal becomes the latest star to read a CBeebies Bedtime Story as she honours South Asian Heritage Month
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Sir Paul McCartney shares never before seen snaps from Wings' 1974 Abbey Road recording sessions featuring late wife Linda
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BBC Breakfast grinds to a halt as Naga Munchetty rocked by back-to-back technical blunders - seething 'well this is great!'
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Russell Brand is 'axed from his big-money role in the Despicable Me film series and replaced by a British comic after rape and assault allegations'
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Rapper Travis Scott 'arrested in Paris after fight with his bodyguard' hours after cheering on US basketball stars in Olympics semi-final
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EXCLUSIVERevealed: Eamonn Holmes' new girlfriend, 42, has a son with a retired coach driver aged 81
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Blake Lively looks radiant in a £30,000 floral frock after making her FIFTH outfit change of the day for the UK premiere of It Ends With Us
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EXCLUSIVEKatie Price is set to appear in court TODAY: Reality star spent night behind bars after being met by police as she returned to Britain
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ALISON BOSHOFF: Jealous Huw Edwards was 'poison' in BBC news room, claim ex-colleagues Would complain bitterly
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Princess Diana would have been 'broken-hearted' over Prince William and Prince Harry's feud, RICHARD KAY tells PALACE CONFIDENTIAL
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Jamie Lee Curtis pushes for cast and crew to wear name tags on film sets to help eliminate power hierarchies from forming
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Diddy's ex Yung Miami breaks silence over her relationship with disgraced rapper... following claims she 'transported pink cocaine for him'
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Bella Thorne commands attention in a power suit with a plunging neon yellow blazer at HollyShorts Film Festival - after slamming Ozempic use
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Olivia Wilde looks edgy chic in low-cut black dress and platform boots as she supports pal Zoe Kravitz's directorial debut Blink Twice in LA
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Colin Farrell reveals the heart-wrenching question he asked doctor after his son James, 20, was diagnosed with Angelman syndrome
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Naomi Watts reveals her surprising relationship with former co-star Simon Baker: 'I love you so much!'
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Justin Bieber looks unrecognizable in scruffy attire with his boxer shorts showing at posh Waldorf Astoria in LA without pregnant wife Hailey
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King Charles seethed at photographs of his mother posing with her hands in her pockets, but he and other royals do this too...
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Katie Price infuriates tourist who says their stay at five star hotel in Turkey was ruined by star using pool with 'blood all over her face'
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Michelle Keegan puts on a leggy display in a chic black minidress as she cosies up to husband Mark Wright on romantic trip to Paris
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Reese Witherspoon brings son Deacon Phillippe, 20, as her date to starry Blink Twice premiere in LA amid romance rumors with financier Oliver Haarmann
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The moment Scheana Shay gets BITTEN by King's Guard horse... as the Vanderpump Rules star becomes latest London tourist to ignore warning sign
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Zoe Kravitz and fiance Channing Tatum have the look of love as they make their red carpet debut at Blink Twice premiere in Los Angeles
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Ariana Grande exudes elegance in billowing pink gown and sky-high heels as she debuts campaign for her new LOVENOTES fragrance line
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EXCLUSIVEMeghan's brand troubles: Duchess of Sussex's new lifestyle venture American Riviera Orchard suffers setback over 'irregularities'
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Jennifer Lopez's close friends 'can't stand' Ben Affleck - and they say she's 'FURIOUS' that he 'humiliated her' amid ongoing divorce rumors
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Katy Perry's Lifetimes music video earns HIGH praise from fans after brutal Woman's World flop - as it's compared to her iconic Teenage Dream video
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Noel Gallagher, 57, vows to kerb his bad habits and give up drinking as former Oasis star admits he'll be 'f***ing lucky' if he makes it to 60
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Blake Lively stuns a tearful teenage superfan and her family by inviting her onto the red carpet and gifting her VIP tickets at premiere of It Ends With Us
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Ben Affleck works in LA amid rumored split with Jennifer Lopez as promotion of their upcoming film Unstoppable could make for 'awkward' and 'tricky' situation
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80s star looks exactly the same as she did when she quit Hollywood over 'nudity' to join the circus.. but can YOU guess who she is?
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Zac Efron reveals grand plans for the Australian property he bought during COVID... after star's mysterious hospitalization following pool incident in Ibiza
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Rumer Willis issues VERY raunchy response to 'trolls' who shamed her for promoting sex toys while being a mom
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'Y'all made me proud today': Snoop Dogg makes surprise call to Team USA's Gabby Thomas and other women's 200-meter final medalists after Paris Olympics triumph
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Olivia Attwood reveals her reaction after discovering husband Bradley Dack had cheated on her in early days of their relationship
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EXCLUSIVEKatie Price is ARRESTED and will appear in court TOMORROW as she is bundled into a police van after returning to the UK
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Baby Reindeer's Jessica Gunning says she's struggled to find work after playing obsessive stalker in hit Netflix series
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EXCLUSIVEBillions actor Akili McDowell, 21, had been seen 'armed and dealing marijuana' out of his Houston apartment before 'fatally shooting' 20-year-old rapper in parking lot
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Blake Lively claims husband Ryan Reynolds wrote 'iconic' scene in her new film It Ends With Us... as baffled screenwriter reacts
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Isabela Ferrer looks sensational in a chic black halterneck dress as she attends the UK premiere of It Ends With Us in London
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The celebrities who starred in Sex and the City alongside Sarah Jessica Parker before they were famous - can you recognize them?
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EXCLUSIVEThe war in Adele's old backyard... Homeowners slam tycoon and Turkish princess's plan to turn singer's old mansion into 13 separate homes
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Justin Timberlake and wife Jessica Biel look tense as they reunite before his Manchester concert in first sighting since DWI report
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EXCLUSIVETaylor Swift 'shaken' by Vienna terror plot - as insiders reveal why Travis Kelce can't be by her side after couple's 'wake-up call'
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Chart-topping British group are robbed of equipment and cash totalling £35,000 during work trip to Ibiza with French DJ David Guetta nd laptops and cash'.
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Travis Scott told police officers he was 'scared' of large law enforcement presence during arrest in Miami Beach: There's '50 cops around me!'
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'I swear by it': Katy Perry reveals the 'weird thing' she does before getting into bed .
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EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: King Charles is reportedly frustrated at his inability to get involved in soothing the national unrest
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Danny Cipriani's estranged wife Victoria Rose slams him for 'not having a heart' and 'carrying on with other women' in now deleted post
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Love Islanders clash at reunion party and reveal the real reason behind their frosty feud Tensions were high on Wednesday night
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Halsey flashes her taut tummy in new cheer-themed music video for Lucky after THAT beef with Britney Spears
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Nina Dobrev is 'a little ahead of schedule' in recovery from dirt bike accident with six more months to go: 'I'm doing pretty well'
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House of the Dragon tops the streaming charts for the first time with 1.27 billion viewing minutes... besting Suits and Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
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Taylor Swift fans in Vienna gather in their hundreds to sing together after the pop star's concerts were cancelled
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Corrie's Jennie McAlpine says she hasn't ruled out having a fourth child 16 months after welcoming daughter Doris
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Netflix fans slate horror film that is so terrible it 'leaves their eyes twitching' as it climbs streaming charts despite appalling Rotten Tomatoes score
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Teen Mom: The Next Chapter: Mackenzie McKee's boyfriend Khesanio tells her father that he wants to propose... and he gives his blessing
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Jesy Nelson breaks her silence on former bandmate Jade Thirlwall's debut solo single Angel Of My Dreams after Little Mix feud
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Taylor Swift fans rush to sell their tickets for as much as £600 for five concerts at Wembley Stadium - as pop star cancelled three Austria appearances
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Marc Anthony's Dominican Republic home catches FIRE in terrifying incident with three bungalows destroyed in blaze
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Catherine Zeta-Jones shares never-before-seen footage of her son Dylan to celebrate his 24th birthday Special day
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The Mallorca Files review: If the Beeb's Mallorca Files was a pedalo, Amazon's is a superyacht, writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS
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Emma Roberts shows her allegiance in Team USA shirt and white trousers while heading to USA vs Serbia basketball semi-final game at Paris Olympics
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EXCLUSIVEZara McDermott slips into a plunging swimsuit as she and boyfriend Sam Thompson FINALLY put split rumours to bed on beach day in Ibiza
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Patsy Palmer CONFIRMS her return to Albert Square as Bianca Jackson - and another show legend is 'hot on her tail'
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Colin Farrell reveals he 'burst into tears' when his son took his first steps ahead of his fourth birthday as actor discusses James' Angelman Syndrome
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Inside Jodie Comer's unexpected childhood friendship with a popular Team GB Olympian as her sweet message is unearthed
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Madonna celebrates her 66th birthday a week early by looking back on her romance with Jean-Michel Basquiat - and flashing her silk-covered bottom
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Lady Gaga shows off 8 carat engagement ring on romantic Malibu date with Michael Polansky as they negotiate $900m prenup
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Ariana Grande compares feeling of the spicy sauce to a 'lip plumper' as she crushes the Hot Ones challenge
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Molly Smith stuns in a blush pink velvet minidress as she joins Love Island boyfriend Tom Clare for the UK gala screening of It Ends With Us
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Anthony Hopkins celebrates International Cat Day by posing with an adorable kitten as he fundraises for animal rescue in Morocco
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Frankie Bridge's face drops as Loose Women guest swipes at her with 'backhanded compliment' - and fans insist 'she definitely doesn't like her!'
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Jessica Simpson teases new music as she poses in boho chic duster at recording studio - after opening up about sobriety
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Shakira enjoys romantic dinner with mystery man in Miami after saying she is not ready for a 'formal relationship' after ugly Gerard Pique split
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Love Island star Arabella Chi flashes her underboob in a VERY racy white co-ord as she attends the UK premiere of It Ends With Us
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Jennifer Lopez has her wedding ring BACK ON despite 'imminent' Ben Affleck divorce rumors - as she steps out with child Emme, 16, in LA
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Inside the lavish life of Kanye West's dentist as he's accused of getting rapper hooked on nitrous oxide Boasts many famous clients
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Selena Gomez sparks speculation that she is ENGAGED to Benny Blanco after eagle-eyed fans noticed a tell-tale clue on her Instagram