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Queen of controversy Miley Cyrus advises Justin Bieber to pay to stay out of...
WE all know that Justin Bieber could use a few words of wisdom at the moment – but we doubt that a twerkaholic with a love of popping Molly and stripping for videos is the girl for the job. Reported...
View ArticleCarthage by Joyce Carol Oates – review
This exploration of war and family achieves a profound and poignant vision of American guiltIn a book club interview, Joyce Carol Oates described her 1996 novel We Were the Mulvaneys as an...
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Bristol man Darren Kenna-Jones who groomed girl on Facebook is jailed
This is Bristol -- A MIDDLE-AGED man who groomed a 14-year-old girl for sex, but claimed he was pretending to be her boyfriend so she could impress her friends on Facebook, has been jailed for 15...
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Burglar who targeted students at Exeter University jailed
This is Exeter -- A homeless burglar has been jailed after he smashed down doors in a student accommodation block to steal valuables from rooms. Gareth Preston was caught red-handed by a maintenance...
View ArticleThe Bridge's Kim Bodnia: 'Darkness, misery, evil – we do them best'
The Bridge 2 ends tonight, having rekindled our passion for all things Nordic. Its star Kim Bodnia, one half of TV's oddest cop couple, tries to get his head round the show's runaway success This...
View ArticleLilley's feeling 'quiche'
This is Nottingham -- IT'S the type of role that many young actors hanker for – a pivotal part in a hotly-tipped new TV series playing opposite an attractive, young starlet. But for the previously...
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Missing 14-year-old girl was found with 'sexual predator' she met on Facebook
This is Leicestershire -- A 14-year-old girl who went missing from home for three days was found with a man she had met on Facebook. The girl had sex with Daniel Alan Farmer (24) while spending a...
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Thug Matthew Wain broke teenager's jaw while robbing girl's phone in Chesterton
This is Staffordshire -- THUG Matthew Wain broke a teenager's jaw before leaving a girl in tears when he robbed her phone. The 18-year-old was yesterday locked up for 27 months after he bullied his...
View ArticleBoxer Handsome by Anna Whitwham – review
An accomplished debut set in the complex world of boys' boxing offers up memorable characters and pitch-perfect observation Bobby is a boxer. He's half Jewish, half Irish and as London as the river....
View ArticleSebastian Faulks' Birdsong coming to Salisbury Playhouse
This is Dorset -- Peter Duncan, George Banks and Carolin Stoltz will be heading the cast of the 2014 national tour of Rachel Wagstaff's stage play Birdsong, adapted from the novel by Sebastian Faulks,...
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Lincoln party girl Sophie is still searching for that tearful mystery...
This is Lincolnshire -- An abandoned engagement ring will not be sold or handed over to police, even though its heartbroken owner has still not been traced. Self-confessed party girl Sophie Reynolds...
View ArticleMaximilian Schell obituary
Actor and director who brought dark good looks and a commanding presence to his roles Austrian by birth, Swiss by circumstance and international by reputation, Maximilian Schell, who has died aged 83,...
View ArticlePhilip Seymour Hoffman: a career in movie clips
The actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has died in New York aged 46. We look back over his career in clips Philip Seymour Hoffman has died aged 46 in New York. Peter Bradshaw's tribute to the actor is here,...
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Man, 60, cleared of sex assault on girl, 13, while she was baking cake
This is Sussex -- A MAN with the IQ of a six-year-old has been cleared of sexually assaulting a young girl while she was baking a cake in his kitchen. Barry Kemp was charged with two counts of sexual...
View ArticleBritain's criminal justice system fails the vulnerable. We need a Victims'...
As former head of public prosecutions, I believe we need a radical review of how those who have suffered sexual abuse are treated The focus on the criminal justice response to victims of personal...
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WW1: Teenage recruit sneaked off to join the Army and ended up leading a...
This is Staffordshire -- PATRIOTIC 16-year-old Bernard Lilley travelled to another town to enlist in the army so his parents wouldn't find out – and ended up heroically leading seven men safely across...
View ArticlePhilip Seymour Hoffman: a vital stage actor who directed plays of chaotic grace
On stage, Philip Seymour Hoffman excelled playing characters driven by desire. As a theatre director, he pushed his actors towards abandon Although best known for his Oscar-nominated turns in films...
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Businessman Bernard Chapman, 64, jailed for 18 years for child sex offences
This is South Wales -- A successful businessman was jailed for 18 years today for raping a schoolgirl and calling her a "spiteful b****" when she went to police. Bernard Chapman, 64, conned everyone...
View ArticleSexual slavery in Mexico – a pimp tells his story
Sex trafficking entraps thousands of Mexican women every year. A jailed pimp, who claims to be reformed, explains his role Pedro's life as a sex trafficker began when he offered a sweet to a pretty...
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Man who raped child in Plymouth is jailed for 10 years
This is Plymouth -- A MAN has been jailed for ten years for raping and sexually assaulting a teenage girl. Scott Mitchell, aged 40, took advantage on two occasions of the youngster – who is still...
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