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To most of us in the western world, Instagram is largely a harmless social media site where we boast about our vacations, upload silly stories and post the occasional selfie. However, in the Middle East, the photo-sharing network is responsible for dozens of people's arrests. Their crime? Posting pictures and videos. In Iran, in southern…
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When Walter Carr's car broke down the night before he was due to start his new job, he was faced with missing his first day. However, he refused to be beaten and swore that he would make it to work. So he walked. For 20 miles. After he asked a…
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If you know anything about the Royal Family, you'll know that they're bound by strict rules of protocol. Rather than blabbering to the press about what they think of the political climate, they keep schtum, rather than going bare-legged, the girls wear skin-coloured rights, and rather than PDAing all of the place, the couples…
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While everyone's attention should be on the newlyweds, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, the rumour mill can't help but go into overdrive whenever Meghan Markle's estranged family rears its head. Prior to the nuptials, Meghan's half-brother, Thomas Markle Jr., wrote a scathing letter to Prince Harry. Her half-sister, Samantha Grant,…
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Last week US president and top image when you Google the word "idiot" Donald Trump visited the United Kingdom. In London, his arrival was greeted with hostility, anger and massive protests. Brexit bitterly divided the UK, but Brits of all political stripes united to mock Trump - and point out…
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You know, you would think that life was pretty rosy for Kourtney Kardashian. After all, she's a member of one of the most famous families on the planet, she's rich as Croesus and gorgeous to boot, and her Instagram snaps are beloved by her horde of fans. Not only that,…
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On the whole, modern medicine has undoubtedly had a positive impact on society as we know it. Old diseases that wiped out our ancestors many moons ago are no longer life-threatening and, every day, we get one step closer to finding a cure to some of the worst diseases to have…
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How much do you REALLY know about your partner? That's the question most people in a relationship fear to answer, because you just never know what you remember and what you might have forgotten. Nobody wants to be a loser in that kind of memory game, and I can say…
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On October 1, a shooter stationed in the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino opened fire on a crowd attending an outdoor country music concert. It was the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history. 59 people were killed, and 851 people were injured. The gunman was…
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The old adage goes that one should spend three months worth of their salary on an engagement ring. Whether you're willing to give up a quarter of your year's earnings on a diamond ring for your future spouse is ultimately up to you, though it seems you might not need…
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We like to think of film casts as one big happy family, but sadly this isn't always the case. Case in point: Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and Tyrese Gibson. After starring together in The Fast and the Furious series, you'd expect the two actors to be in each other's pockets.…
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If there's one thing that social media has taught us lately, it's that bigoted judgements and instances of racial profiling are still depressingly commonplace in the supposedly-woke United States. Case in point: the alarming number of minorities in the US who have had the cops called on them for no…
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Social media is often a beautiful thing, connecting people from all over the world. But at other times, it can be utterly soul-destroying. This was proven recently when a 10-year-old girl who was put on suicide watch after a vile Instagram poll about her was launched by trolls. Mia-Lili, a…
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Although the royal wedding was two months ago, the effluvia surrounding the newly appointed Duke and Duchess of Sussex refuses to die down. Whether we're scrutinising Meghan Markle's sartorial choices or rehashing all the tearjerking moments from the ceremony, one thing is for sure: the erstwhile Suits actress has to…
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When it comes to the most annoying people on the planet, you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who can feasibly compete with Logan Paul. The YouTuber, who found fame through his daily vlogs, made headlines last year after he uploaded a video from the "Japanese Suicide Forest" in which he…
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A court has heard how a male model phoned a designer to confirm that he would not be attending a photo shoot due to the fact that he had stabbed another model to death. George Koh is alleged to have called to say that he could not attend the shoot…
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Here's a question for any divorcées reading: If you had the chance to utterly roast your ex onstage in front of hundreds of people, would you take it? Well, of course you would! Just imagine being given the opportunity to completely rip into your old partner for their every misdemeanour…
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Has the public ever fallen in love with a member of the royal family as quickly as Meghan Markle? It's hard to say. Prince Harry and William's mother Diana Spencer once set the benchmark for popularity, and even later William's spouse Kate Middleton managed to win us all over with…
