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  1. Ten years after I watched the infamous Calais Jungle camp being torn down, I've never seen so many migrants lining the coast - all hell-bent on heading to Britain: SUE REID

    I have been reporting on migrants in Calais for some 20 years. But I have never seen more of them here than in recent days - each and every one planning to get to England.

  2. Picturesque cottage from Dawn French comedy The Vicar of Dibley is on the market for £375,000

    Now the charming cottage next door to vicar Geraldine Granger's house in the show is on the market - with bids starting at £375,000.

  3. Pair share lead in Bermuda, Aussie five shots behind

    Two players share the lead going into the weekend at the Bermuda Championship, with Aussie golfer Cameron Davis just five shots behind.

  4. ALISON BOSHOFF: Did Andrew Lloyd Webber's new-found sobriety shatter his 50-year friendship with Tim Rice?

    Earlier this year, Andrew Lloyd Webber made the confession of his life: he was an alcoholic.

  5. France braced for more riots as half a million set to protest

    Demonstrations will be held across France, with attacks likely on public buildings and state symbols as well as 'opportunistic lootings'.

  6. Canberra scores in major deal with Spilt Milk festival

    Local hospitality and accomodation venues are celebrating the move.

  7. Beaches shut after oil tanker 'hit in missile strike' near Strait of Hormuz causes huge spill close to UAE tourist resort

    Authorities said it has affected beaches around the city of Umm Al Quwain, a northern emirate near the Strait of Hormuz.

  8. Travellers who bulldozed greenbelt land and moved in caravans in 'Bank Holiday land grab' are ordered to rip up their work

    Locals were outraged after the rural site on Townsend Avenue in Merseyside was dramatically transformed by the travellers a week after the August Bank Holiday.

  9. France braces for day of far-Left chaos: Shopkeepers and terrified civilians arm themselves ahead of rioting and looting expected in Paris when protests return tomorrow

    Shopkeepers and terrified civilians are arming themselves in Paris ahead of fresh protests scheduled for this weekend.

  10. Melania Trump brokers ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine to allow elderly to evacuate city of Oleshky on 'brink of disaster'

    First Lady Melania Trump has brokered a localized ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine to help the predominantly elderly population of the Ukrainian city of Oleshky