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Critics' Choice Association plans plant-based menu for upcoming award show

Critics' Choice CEO Joey Berlin said that 'when planning this year's awards show, we wanted to be mindful of the impact that our event has on the environment.'




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Brad Pitt credits Bradley Cooper with overcoming his addiction

The actor, 56, made the surprise revelation after taking to the stage to accept Best Supporting Actor from his pal, 45, at the National Board Of Review gala on Wednesday.




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Beyoncé gets Bond fans shaken and stirred with excitement after posing with a martini

The Bey-hive were certain Beyoncé is at it again, after the 38-year-old singer posted a picture of herself sipping a martini on Wednesday.




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Paris Hilton's rumored boyfriend Carter Reum deletes Instagram one week after Golden Globes outing

The socialite-turned-entrepreneur, 38, debuted her relationship with Reum at InStyle and Warner Bros. Golden Globes after-party last Sunday.




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Jennifer Lopez goes from worst-dressed to a stand-out at the Critics' Choice Awards

Jennifer Lopez was one of the worst-dressed stars at the Golden Globes, but she made a stunning reversal at the Critics' Choice Awards with a gorgeous cream dress that highlighted her figure.




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Critics' Choice Awards 2020: All the winners revealed

The Critics Choice Awards can be one of the biggest predictors for Oscar gold.




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Russell Crowe's fire-ravaged farm is rejuvenated after a big weekend of rain

The Hollywood actor has remained at his sprawling 400 hectare Nana Glen rural property near Coffs Harbour on the NSW north coast after it was hit by the fires in November.




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Russell Crowe found out he won Golden Globe from his son while the family battled bushfires

The actor was at his sprawling 400 hectare Nana Glen rural property near Coffs Harbour on the NSW north coast when his son informed him he had won the award.




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Academy Awards will be (mostly) plant based with no plastic bottles

The Academy has revealed that the upcoming Oscars will be completely plant based and green after Joaquin Phoenix's push for Golden Globes menu change.




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'I tried to warn them!' Ricky Gervais hits out at stars for preaching at Oscars ceremony

The comedian, 58, took to Twitter saying he 'tried to warn' the A-list stars not to preach, while viewers watching at home called the event the 'wokest Oscars ever'.




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Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones share loved-up photographs to celebrate Valentine's Day

The actress, 50, shared a romantic tribute to her husband, 75, on Instagram, with a snap of them kissing while surrounded by heart shaped blowing bubbles




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Phoebe Waller-Bridge's stage version of Fleabag gets shortlisted for two Oliviers 

Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge is set to sweep up in the theatre world - as the stage version of her hit BBC comedy is up for two Olivier Awards.




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Taika Waititi and wife Chelsea Winstanley 'separated quietly two years ago'

New Zealand Thor director Taika Waititi and his film producer wife Chelsea Winstanley appear to have separated. 




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Ricky Gervais reveals he negotiated with lawyers ahead of the Golden Globes 2020

The actor, 58, said he had to check that he was not violating any libel laws or broadcasting decency standards when making a crude comment about Dame Judi.




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No deal ferry firm copied its terms and conditions from a takeaway

Seaborne Freight's website includes a long run of small print that featured a section about 'placing an order' that placed an obligation on a customer to check their 'meal' (pictured).




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Hackers leak private data of Angela Merkel and hundreds of other German politicians

The leak, which saw data from hundreds of politicians, including Mrs Merkel, posted on Twitter last month, affects all parties in parliament except the far-right Alternative for Germany.




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Irish PM Leo Varadkar admits his country's economy will be hammered by a no deal Brexit

Leo Varadkar joined a growing chorus of European leaders who demanded that Theresa May radically change her Brexit approach to get a deal through the deadlocked Parliament.




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Woman tipped to be next German chancellor begs UK to stay in EU, 'our friends who go to the pub'

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, who took over from Angela Merkel as leader of the CDU last month, has appealed for Britain to stay in the EU, calling it Britain’s ‘home’.




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Angela Merkel makes thinly-veiled dig at Brexit chaos in Davos speech

Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos the German chancellor (pictured today) said she feared the 'knowledge and insight' of politicians after World War II would be forgotten.




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JANET STREET-PORTER: Karl Lagerfeld was a misogynist vulgarian who recycled a woman’s genius 

JANET STREET-PORTER: Commercial success on Lagerfeld's scale entitles you to act the fool and everyone seems to turn a blind eye. Critics are silenced by your ‘genius’.




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Hitler's 'suicide note' in which he refused to flee Berlin up for auction

The German chancellor sent the historic memo to one of his favourite commanders, Field Marshal Ferdinand Schörner, who had urged him to flee the besieged capital.




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Angela Merkel's plane is dented by over-eager fan who left the handbrake off her van

The fan, who worked at Dortmund Airport in Germany, had been driving when she spotted the German Chancellor's aircraft and jumped out her vehicle to take a photo.




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BLACK DOG: How Angela Merkel stopped Theresa May from ordering German red wine

At a Berlin summit in 2016, Theresa May was offered a choice of red wine – one Italian, one German – and chose the latter. Angela Merkel told her: ‘Have the Italian wine like me. German red is no good.'




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Trump sits down for unscheduled chat with Merkel after they bump into each other in the UK

President Donald Trump had an unscheduled conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday while the visiting leaders were at a D-Day event in the UK.




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German police suspect pro-migrant politician could have been murdered by 'right-wing extremist'

German politician Walter Luebcke, who was known to have pro-migrant views, was found dead at his home in the city of Kassel. Investigators fear his killing had a far right motive.




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Global spy agencies 'are trying to get hold of Angela Merkel's medical records'

Mrs Merkel kept a low profile as she attended the G20 summit in Osaka following the latest incident. Her office blamed dehydration for the first attack and said the second was psychological.




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PETER OBORNE: Many wanted him to fail, but Boris Johnson triumphed in Berlin

PETER OBORNE: From his days as a Brussels-based journalist whose motif was his ridiculing of the Eurocracy and their policies, our new Prime Minister has long been a hate figure in Europe.




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GREG HANDS: Here's why we don't need the backstop

GREG HANDS: When I heard German Chancellor Angela Merkel had invited Boris Johnson to put forward new proposals to solve the Northern Ireland backstop in the next 30 days, I was delighted.




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Trump presses Merkel to accept captured ISIS fighters from Europe

Donald Trump urged German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the G7 in Biarritz, France to take back captured ISIS fighters who journeyed to the conflict zone from Europe.




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Trump skipped G7 climate session and thought meeting hadn't happened yet 

Trump was scheduled to attend the session on climate, biodiversity and oceans, but his chair remained empty while other leaders pledged a modest $20 million to help put out Brazil's jungle fires.




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Shoulders hunched and keeping distance: Why Scott Morrison was awkward at G7 summit in France

Isolated and uncomfortable, his body language was remarkably different from US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson who appeared at home and relaxed.




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Margaret Thatcher's dislike of German Chancellor Helmut Kohl embarrassed diplomats

The pair had a notoriously hostile relationship when they were both in power, and used language about each other which shocked diplomats.




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Angela Merkel pleads with Chinese premier to respect the 'rights and freedoms' of Hong Kong

Merkel, on a visit to Beijing, met with Chinese premier Li Keqiang and stressed that a peaceful solution is needed following as military trucks parked on the Hong Kong border.




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PETER OBORNE: Boris Johnson needs to dig himself out of trouble by getting rid of divisive advisers

PETER OBORNE:  If Johnson is to regain his poise, he needs a new set of advisers. He's lost four consecutive Commons votes and failed to secure a general election losing control of parliament.




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Angela Merkel says there is 'every chance' Brexit will be 'sorted out'

German Chancellor Angela gave the upbeat assessment amid signs of a renewed push in negotiations, with just 50 days until the UK is due to leave.




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Boris Johnson 'has Brexit blueprint' but he's terrified it will leak to public

Government sources said EU negotiators were being 'shown pieces of paper' giving the outline of Mr Johnson's plans, including the removal of the controversial Irish backstop.




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Boris Johnson was like a schoolboy on prize-giving day, says HENRY DEEDES

HENRY DEEDES: The very people who only recently were insisting no new Brexit deal was available, were now queuing to touch Johnson's cloak as if he was a latter-day prophet.




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Germany could be forced to DOUBLE its EU contribution to £28.5billion

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (pictured) has told her fellow EU leaders that the projected rise would make Germany the largest per-capita contributor, overtaking the Netherlands.




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Angela Merkel is named the world's most powerful woman by Forbes

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been crowned Forbes' most powerful woman for the ninth year running, closely followed by ECB head Christine Lagarde and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.




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EU President Ursula von der Leyen is embroiled in an evidence-tampering row

Ursula von der Leyen was under investigation for doling out millions of euros on consultants for defence contracts. The German defence ministry has been accused of sabotaging investigation attempts.




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Germany could introduce 80mph speed limits on the autobahn

Saskia Esken, a new left-leaning leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), has proposed setting a national speed limit of 80mph in a move to appease climate-conscious voters.




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Rise of the German far-Right: How the 2015 migrant crisis sparked a backlash that has seen AfD grow

The swing towards right-wing ideology began as a backlash to the 2015 migrant crisis, when Chancellor Angela Merkel threw opened Germany's borders to some one million migrants.




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Hundreds of Germans return to movie drive-ins for entertainment, as coronavirus testing ramped up

Movie lovers in their hundreds turned up at a drive-in cinema in Essen, west Germany, to enjoy a film from their car - while all other movie theatres in the country are closed.




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Germans will be fined £440 for STANDING too close to each other under strict new coronavirus rules

Chancellor Angela Merkel's government has ordered people not leave their homes unless they have an exceptional reason. A distance of at least five feet must be kept from others at all times.




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Europe on a 'knife's edge' as coronavirus lockdown measures are eased

European leaders are pushing ahead with plans to ease lockdowns and restart their battered economies amid fears of a second wave of coronavirus cases and deaths.




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Coronavirus Germany: Infection rate rises as lockdown eased

Germany has eased some lockdown measures but is seeing a rise in the number of Covid-19 cases, with infections rising for the fifth day in a row. Pictured: Graph of Covid-19 cases in Germany.




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Hillary Clinton's campaign claim Russia hacked DNC computers to help Donald Trump

The campaign says it 'can't know for certain' that the leak is the work of Russian president Vladimir Putin - but it keep suggesting it.




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Democratic National Convention opening disrupted by Bernie Sanders supporters

Delegates shouted 'Bernie, Bernie' and booed every mention of Hillary Clinton in the opening session of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Even the gavelling was a fiasco.




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Bernie Sanders supporter Sarah Silverman is booed as she backs Hillary Clinton

Comedian Sarah Silverman exposed the fissures in the Democratic Party by telling the raucous crowd that while she felt the Bern it was time to support Hillary Clnton.




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Bernie Sanders supporter Susan Sarandon mocked online for grumpy showing at the DNC

Susan Sarandon is a staunch supporter of defeated candidate Bernie Sanders, and was unable to hide her rage during speeches at the Democratic convention in Philadelphia yesterday.