Strictly's Greg Rutherford 'fears he can't have kids' after ballroom blunder
Some of the injuries being picked up by the boys in Strictly Come Dancing this year are enough to make your eyes water. Yesterday it was BBC sports presenter Ore Oduba explaining that his “downstairs” took an “absolute beating” during rehearsals for the show, and now Olympian Greg Rutherford has revealed that practicing the jive with partner Natalie Lowe left him fearing for his ability to become a father.
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Blair hints at return to frontline politics to save Brexit Britain
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair could return to a frontline role in British politics to try to prevent Theresa May's Conservative Party from destroying the country with a so-called "hard Brexit", he said in an interview. The only Labour prime minister to win three general elections, Blair was hugely popular during the start of his 10 years in power but his support for the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq severely tarnished his reputation. In an interview with Esquire Magazine, Blair said it was a "tragedy" that Britons were left with a choice between a Conservative Party intent on a hard Brexit and a Labour Party that he described as "ultra-left" and stuck in the 1960s.
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EU must be firm on 'hard' Brexit, warns Francois Hollande
French President Francois Hollande has insisted the EU must take a firm line with the UK after Theresa May signalled she backed a so-called "hard Brexit". Mr Hollande said Britain wanted to leave the bloc "but doesn't want to pay", which he argued was "not possible". Mr Hollande's stance reflects that of the German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has stressed the UK cannot have full access to the single market if it limits EU immigration.
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Theresa May pitches Brexit 'quiet revolution' to turn Britain's course
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - For Prime Minister Theresa May, Britain's vote to leave the European Union is a demand for the biggest change in at least a generation in the way the United Kingdom is run. This week May cast the Brexit vote as a "quiet revolution" that exposes the failings of modern Britain in a way that can no longer be ignored by a leader who looks to Margaret Thatcher, Winston Churchill and Clement Attlee for inspiration.
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IS severing children's limbs in Syrian stronghold of Raqqa
Families who have escaped from the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa have told Sky News they witnessed militants carry out countless public amputations, some of them against children. "Everything has changed," he says.
Sky NewsYahoo used child pornography and spam filter to scan emails of users for FBI – report
Yahoo is said to have used its child pornography and spam filter to scan all incoming messages of its users to comply with a secret court order of surveillance procured by the FBI. Although the motive of the order was to obtain messages containing digital signatures tied to a state-sponsored terrorist organisation, the mechanism gave access to all emails of users. A New York Times report details how Yahoo might have been compelled by an order obtained by the Justice Department from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in 2015 to carry out this scanning system.
International Business TimesWWE star John Cena apologises to girlfriend Nikki Bella's family: 'I'm very difficult to live with'
John Cena and Nikki Bella starring reality series Total Bellas premiered on Wednesday (5 October) and as expected the Total Divas spinoff show was filled with family drama and strict house-rules. In the premiere episode, the WWE champion's girlfriend undergoes a neck surgery and to help her with the recovery, Nikki's sister Brie Bella and the rest of the family move in with the couple. Click here to watch the series premiere on the official website of E! With so many wrestling stars living under the same roof and Cena laying down some strict house-rules, things got a bit difficult for new guests Brie and her husband Daniel Bryan.
International Business TimesBurger King customers discover foul-mouthed message on their Whopper wrapper
A pair of Burger King customers found a rather unwelcome message inside the packaging of their Whopper. Nancie and Martyce Murphy ordered a Whopper, a Whopper Jr., fries, onion rings and drinks from the branch in Naperville, Illinois- but they had an added extra in the form of the message that read “f*** you” on both their wrappers. Nancie posted pictures of the offensive packaging on her Facebook page, writing: “Upon pulling around to pay for our food my husband asked the evening manager Christian (he gave us his name) to please ensure that our food would be hot.
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Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey escorted back to hospital by police
Pauline Cafferkey, the nurse who contracted the Ebola virus, has been taken back into hospital, according to Sky sources. Ms Cafferkey, aged 40, was infected with the virus while working in Sierra Leone for Save The Children in 2014. The Nursing and Midwifery Council had argued that she had "potentially put the public at risk" after being cleared to fly home while in the early stages of ebola.
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Pound hit by 'flash crash' in biggest fall since Brexit
The British pound dropped to $1.1841 -- its lowest level since 1985 -- shortly after 8:00 am (2300 GMT on Thursday) in Tokyo trade
AFPRussia tells U.S. to think 'carefully' before hitting Syrian army
Russia's Defence Ministry said on Thursday the United States should carefully consider the consequences of strikes on Syrian army positions because such strikes would obviously threaten Russian servicemen. Commenting on Russia's S-300 air defence complexes recently deployed to Syria, the ministry said in a statement that their crews would hardly have time to detect the exact flight paths of missiles or from what direction they were launched. The ministry also mentioned a more sophisticated air defence system, the S-400, which safeguards Russia's Hmeymim air base in Syria.
ReutersZombie Boy reveals Lady Gaga doll collaboration
The tattooed star shot to fame after appearing in Lady Gaga’s music video.
SNAPPA CelebrityPart of missing Flight 370's wing has been found in Mauritius
The Malaysia Airlines plane disappeared more than two years ago.
SNAPPA NewsRead grieving mum's heartbreaking letter to bullies after she lost her son to suicide
“We need to wake up to the cruel world we are living in.”
SNAPPA NewsBritney Spears is thrilled as Brad Pitt is 'single' now
Britney Spears is very happy that Brad Pitt is now single following his split from Angelina Jolie on 19 September. The Toxic singer in the past had revealed that her first celebrity crush was the Allied actor. "My first celebrity crush was Brad Pitt," Spears said with a big smile.
International Business TimesJennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony Back Together
Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony are back together! Well, at least professionally that is. These exes are now business partners.
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Stars who promised not to wed until gay marriage is legal
In a world where plenty of celebrities are eager to get hitched within a week of their first date - lured by the prospect of a six-figure sum in exchange for the wedding snaps, no doubt - it’s easy to forget that some stars have principles. As Kylie and her British fiance Joshua Sasse vow not to tie the knot until same-sex marriage becomes legal in Australia, we look at other stars who made a similar stand.
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Master Victoria McCloud ruled that Malik’s case was not actionable.
SNAPPA NewsFormer Emmerdale star diagnosed with terminal lung cancer
Former Emmerdale star Leah Bracknell has revealed she is battling terminal lung cancer and has set up a fundraising page with her partner to help get specialist treatment. The 52-year-old mother of two, who played Zoe Tate on the soap from 1989 to 2005, said she was rushed to hospital last month after struggling to walk and breathe. Bracknell, who has been working as a yoga instructor in recent years, wrote in an emotional gofundme.com appeal: "Just over 5 weeks ago, I was feeling perfectly well, fit and healthy.
Sky NewsManchester United make Marcel Bout new head of global scouting as part of 50-man revamp
Marcel Bout has been appointed Manchester United's new head of global scouting as part of the continued revamp of their backroom team. Bout joined the club's staff in 2014 following the appointment of Louis van Gaal as manager. The Dutchman had been a close cohort of Van Gaal over the years, working alongside him at AZ Alkmaar and Bayern Munich before following him to Manchester.
International Business TimesSir Cliff Richard sues the BBC and South Yorkshire Police
Sir Cliff Richard has begun legal action against the BBC and South Yorkshire Police after he was investigated over sex assault allegations. Live television pictures, including shots from a helicopter, showed police searching Sir Cliff's Berkshire penthouse in August 2014 while he was on holiday. Claims - relating to a period between 1958 and 1983 - were made by four men but the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) dropped the case in June because of insufficient evidence.
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UK to buy unsold new homes to spur construction - trade magazine
Britain's government will buy unsold homes built by developers using a 2 billion pound fund announced earlier this week, a move designed to get construction firms to commit to bigger projects, a trade journal reported on Thursday. On Monday Britain launched a 5 billion-pound housing stimulus package, including plans to borrow 2 billion pounds to increase the pace of house-building which will now be used to guarantee housing developments. "It's about us going to a housebuilder and instead of expecting the normal build-out rate of 50 units a year, we'll say: 'We want you to build all 500 in one go, and what we'll do is guarantee to take them off you if you can't find a buyer'," Edward Lister, chairman of the Homes and Communities Agency, told Property Week.
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UKIP MEP Steven Woolfe claims party colleague 'came at me'
UKIP MEP Steven Woolfe has claimed a party colleague at the European Parliament "came at me and landed a blow" in a row over the party's leadership contest. Mr Woolfe, 49, is recovering in hospital after he collapsed and was briefly unconscious following the incident at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Thursday.
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US oil gushes above $50 for first time since June
Europes main indices were down slightly in afternoon trading as Wall Street opened in the red
AFPMauricio Pochettino not calling in the big guns for Tottenham's EFL Cup clash with Liverpool
Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino will call upon the club's youngsters once again in their EFL Cup fourth round clash with Liverpool. The north London side eased past Gillingham in third round tie at White Hart Lane in September, with Erik Lamela and Christian Eriksen the only first-choice options named in the starting XI that evening. 18-year-old Cameron Carter-Vickers, who Pochettino believes can go onto become one of the best centre-halves in the Premier League, was handed his first start of the season in that tie.
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