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The ad for the singer’s new album linked sexuality to a sacred symbol, the advertising watchdog says.
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Sepideh Qolian tells how confessions are extracted from detainees, in a rare letter from Evin prison.
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One of the officials, the former military police commander, has been arrested, local media reported.
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The Macron government’s reforms immediately prompt calls for strike action by unions on 19 January.
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Health managers say Wednesday’s walkout in England and Wales will be harder to cope with.
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Mr Biden says he is “surprised” by the papers, which reportedly include material on Ukraine and the UK.
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Footage has surfaced online showing people with South African army uniforms setting ablaze corpses.
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Early Life and Career
The actor and comedian Leslie Townes Hope, better known as ‘Bob’ Hope, was born on 29 May 1903, in Eltham, London. He was the fifth of seven sons of William Henry Hope, a stonemason, and his […]

Is it worth killing time in Killingworth? We bet nobody has ever made that joke before…

Killingworth is best known as one of the 1960’s rounds of New Towns. The New Town sprung up around what had been Kil […]

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Ingredients

2 large potatoes (approximately 450g/1lb), preferably a waxy variety
1 tbsp olive oil
salt, to taste

Method

Leaving the skins on, cut the po […]