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DEBORAH ROSS: A new domestic thriller... that's just like five we've seen already

The latest domestic thriller is Flesh And Blood , and already it's getting mixed up in my head with Liar, Cheat, Trust Me, Trauma, Gold Digger , etc. Their formats are so similar




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DEBORAH ROSS: What if Africans had colonised Britain and we were slaves?

Noughts + Crosses is an adaptation of Malorie Blackman's novel for young adults, so why it's being shown on a Thursday at 9pm rather than in the Doctor Who slot, I cannot say




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DEBORAH ROSS: Oh, Julian. It's the same old, lame old bonnety nonsense

This week not one but two new series from Julian Alexander Kitchener-Fellowes, Baron Fellowes of West Stafford, and you do wonder if he can be stopped




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DEBORAH ROSS: It's the most moving show on the box... I was in pieces

The one show we all really need right now, at this most difficult time, has to be one of my personal favourites, The Repair Shop




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DEBORAH ROSS: People coughed and no one scarpered. Imagine that!

Quiz, which told the story of Charles Ingram, who was convicted of cheating on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? in 2001, was a joy and a hoot. And also deeply fascinating




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DEBORAH ROSS: If you like violence, you'll love this. Me? No thanks...

I've given this (a generous) three stars because I know those who like this sort of thing will like this, so it works in that sense, but there's nothing new here




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DEBORAH ROSS: The book? Irritating. The TV drama? Just gorgeous

Normal People is terrific, absolutely gorgeous, up there with the best TV dramas of recent years, like Patrick Melrose and My Brilliant Friend, but possibly not Belgravia




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The Queen is seeking a 'talented £22k chef' to prepare 'diverse menus'

The Royal Family is hiring a new chef to join the royal household's kitchen and will be expected to deliver food 'to the highest standards', a new advert on the Buckingham Palace website shows.




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Prince Andrew 'sacked' by Queen and stripped of £249k salary

Andrew will fly to the Gulf to try to save his beloved Pitch@Palace charity - 72 hours after he had to quit public life - as a slew of big businesses pulled their sponsorship to avoid being associated with him.




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The Queen is hiring a £50k social media expert for Royal Family

The job listing, shared on LinkedIn with a salary of £45,000 - £50,000, revealed that the Queen needs a new Head Of Digital Engagement, based at Buckingham Palace.




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Coronavirus UK: Trooping the Colour alternatives considered

Officials at Buckingham Palace revealed this afternoon that a 'number of other options are being considered, in line with relevant guidance' ahead of the event on June 13.




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Tesco celebrates 100th anniversary with Back To The Future-inspired Christmas advert 

Supermarket Tesco have released a teaser of their upcoming Christmas advert, which stars a time travelling delivery driver meeting Winston Churchill on Downing St and Jim Bowen on Bullseye




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Tesco celebrates its 100th anniversary with time-travelling Christmas advert

The UK's largest supermarket has kept its festive advert closely under wraps and sent social media into a frenzy when a Tesco van was spotted on top of a house in Cheshire two days ago.




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Food bosses investigate Tesco over concerns its own brand honey 'is bulked out with cheap syrups' 

The National Food Crime Unit has launched a probe into the supermarket giant's own-brand version of the sugary snack. The unit was launched in 2014 following the horsemeat scandal.




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Aldi dominates the wins at the International wine awards with their £16.99 Chardonnay

Own-label wines from British retailers Tesco, Marks & Spencer and Morrisons all took home gold awards in the International Wine Challenge.




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Savvy shopper reveals how to make Christmas dinner for less than £2-a-head

Karen Eaton, from Dudley, told BirminghamLive her incredible hacks on how to cut the costs of the festive feast, which include buying products like cranberry sauce months in advance.




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Meet the woman who made a mint from posh nosh for pets

North London-based Henrietta Morrison, 51, founded Lily's Kitchen in 2009 and became the first to offer Advent Calendars for dogs. She shared advice on festive foods for dogs this Christmas.




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Nigerian inmate in Chinese jail who scribbled plea on Tesco Christmas card says he wrote in 10 boxes

The man, named only as Antoine, who got out the prison two months ago, heard one of his notes had been found by Florence Widdicombe in London (pictured) after he returned home to Nigeria.




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FTSE 100 bosses will have earned an average annual wage by 5pm TONIGHT, study reveals

Chief executives of FTSE 100 companies earned £3.46million on average in 2018, or the equivalent of £901.30 an hour. The shocking wage disparity was revealed by an institute and a think-tank.




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Tesco shopper is baffled to find £1.10 chocolate bars on display in locked 'thief-proof' boxes 

A Tesco store in Bristol has stored 100g bars of Aero mint, Dairy Milk and other chocolate bars in 'thief'-proof boxes'. It comes two months after Tesco kept Cathedral City cheese in boxes.




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Shoplifter, 33, banned from every shop in England jailed after she stole £60 of make-up

Anna Burns appeared at Swindon Crown Court, in Wiltshire, for another offence, and when she was bailed she walked 750 yards to a Boots shop and stole £60 of make up.




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Police launch desperate hunt for missing mother, 19, and baby

Maisey Roberts, 19, and her one-year-old boy Leighton Jones have not been seen since Tuesday, when they were spotted by the Tesco on Hawthorne Road in Litherland.




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Tesco recalls 15 varieties of Cow & Gate baby food over fears jars may have been 'TAMPERED with' 

Tesco and Cow & Gate said that 15 varieties of baby food sold nationwide may have been tampered with - though no other product from either company appears to have been affected.




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Cat 'banned' from Tesco refuses to keep out as it takes up residence on the self-service checkouts

Ginger cat Pumpkin was a regular in Tesco's Drayton branch in Norwich, for well over a year before staff started 'gently encouraging him to go out', but he's recently returned to perch on the self-checkout.




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Liam Gallagher's son Gene, 18, and the 18-year-old grandson of Beatle Ringo Starr in court

Gene Gallagher was pictured with the All Saints star and his half brother Lennon on a London street this afternoon after his court appearance where he pleaded not guilty to affray.




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Tesco delivery van slams into cyclist when the driver turns left across blue London bike lane 

Video recorded by another cyclist riding on Millbank, near Vauxhall Bridge in London, shows a Tesco delivery van turning into a cul-de-sac at the same time a bike is passing and knocking the rider off.




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British Tesco executive, 50, dies while paddle boarding off of Lanzarote 

Ofer Deshe, 50, was pulled out of the sea by surfers after getting into difficulties off spectacular Famara Beach.




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Woman redecorating her house got a £3.50 baby bathrobe for her dog

Christina Thygesen, from Stevenage, Hertfordshire told how she bought a £3.50 baby bathrobe from Tesco for her pooch in a bid to stop him rubbing his wet fur against her newly painted walls.




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Bruno Fernandes and his wife stock up as Man United's £68m signing goes on shopping spree 

After enjoying a perfect start to life at Manchester United, the club's new £68million signing Bruno Fernandes has decided it's time to get settled in off the pitch.




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DR MAX: Don't be a nation of Corporal Joneses - we all need to calm down about coronavirus 

DR MAX PEMBERTON: Enough already! We all need to calm down NOW! Even if the coronavirus, Covid-19, does become an epidemic in Britain, giving in to panic is never the sensible option.




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Liam Gallagher's son Gene, 18, arrives at court to face affray charge over 'late-night fight'

Gene Gallagher, 18, and Sonny Starkey were charged alongside Noah Ponte, 19, over an alleged late-night fight in Tesco Express on Heath Street, Hampstead on Friday May 17.




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Boy, 13, is sent home from school for selling squirts of hand sanitiser to fellow pupils

A teenage 'Del Boy' (pictured) who capitalised on coronavirus fears by charging fellow pupils 50p a time to use hand sanitiser was suspended from school in Leeds for a day.




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UK coronavirus death toll soars by 56 in a day to total of 233 as youngest victim is revealed as 41

The total deaths in England rose by 53 as a 41-year-old is thought to be the youngest victim in Britain since the outbreak began. The total number of confirmed cases in the UK has hit 5,018.




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Hole-in-the wall thieves use huge digger to rip two cash machines from wall in midnight ram-raid 

Thieves targeted the Tesco Extra store in Dover, Kent, yesterday at midnight. Kent Police said two vehicles were damaged as they tried to stop the robbers. No arrests have been made.




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'Selfish' Mercedes driver caught taking 30 rubber gloves from petrol station says he's sorry 

Steve Harrison captured footage of a Mercedes driver taking 15 pairs of gloves from a Tesco petrol station in Salford, Greater Manchester, prompting the motorist to apologise.




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Ocado buys 100,000 testing kits for staff costing £1.4million supermarkets ramp up safety

Ocado UK wants all of its workers to be tested regularly to ensure they are safe to drop off supplies to elderly or vulnerable customers who are 'shielding' for 12 weeks.




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Paedophile Travelex manager at Tesco Rochdale stole £70,000 on Christmas Eve and fled to the US

A former junior football club secretary abused a 12-year-old boy, then stole £70,000 and fled to America. David Aspden stole from a Travelex in Tesco, Rochdale in December 2018 and spent five months abroad.




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Coronavirus UK: Father's warning as Boy, 1, rushed to hospital

Peter Jones, from Devon, has warned people to stay inside after his one-year-old boy contracted coronavirus and was hospitalised.




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Police break up crowd not following social distancing rules at vigil for father killed in crash 

Mourners gathered in Gorton, Manchester, pictured, to pay their respects to crash victim Clive Pinnock, who died after being hit by a BMW in the city on Wednesday.




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Katie Price stocks up on supplies with Dreamboys pal Al Warrell

The mother-of-five, 41, and personal trainer, 23, were spotted at Tesco with a trolley full of essentials as they stepped out for fresh air.




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Horrified mother-of-one, 36, finds dirty blue surgical glove inside sealed pack of potatoes

Mother-of-one Biba Kutisova, 36, from Salisbury, set about immediately washing the potatoes to avoid any possible contamination from coronavirus.




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Sainsbury's predicts loss of more than £500m profits this year

Boss Mike Coupe has revealed that for five days running at the start of the lockdown food sales were higher than the busiest shopping days at Christmas leaving shelves largely empty.




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Milton Keynes pensioner amazed to see herself as a 14 year old in photo used for new VE day stamp

Bette Williamson, 90, from Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, couldn't believe it when her son told her she was on one of the VE commemorative stamps. It features a shot of her celebrating in 1945.




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Casey Edmonds, 26, caught COVID-19 in UK before returning to Australia

Casey Edmonds, 26, had just returned to Perth from a short trip to the UK when she began to feel ill in March. She was diagnosed with COVID-19 which she said made her feel sicker than she ever had.




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Is this tiny island with 100 residents on the River Thames the only coronavirus-free zone in London?

One of the capital's floating communities, Taggs Island, is tucked away from the city on a peaceful stretch of the river in Richmond upon Thames and is occupied by just over 100 residents.




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Heir who splashes £250,000 on motorbikes says homeless people are looking for a 'free handout'

Josh, 21, who boasts a £250,000 collection of rare motorcycles features in tomorrow's episode of Rich Kids Go Skint on Channel 5, where he spent three nights sleeping rough in London.




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Ex-public schoolboy, 19, dies from a drugs overdose at home

Former Winchester College pupil Maximilian Charles Saunders-Stoner, 19, was found dead at home in West Meon, Hampshire. A local shop owner said: 'I knew him very well. It is very sad.'




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Rush-hour traffic creeps up with another 1% rise on roads around London

Number 10's deputy chief scientific adviser Professor Angela McLean expressed concern at the figures at Tuesday's Downing Street press conference.




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Police called to seize two club cars worth over £100k each from ex-Charlton chairman Matt Southall

SIMON JONES: The ugly row behind Charlton Athletic's ownership has taken another twist after police were called in to recoup two club cars from former chairman Matt Southall.




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Joyriders wreck £60,000 Range Rover in horror car crash just moments after 'stealing it' in London

The two suspected thieves smashed the £60,000 vehicle on Brighton Road in Purley, south London, at 3.30am on Monday.