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Tony Abbott greets army reserve troops as he arrives in Nowra to fight fires

Tony Abbott has arrived at the Rural Fire Service in south coast of New South Wales, as he prepares for another day of battling blazes.




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Tony Abbott pours himself a beer after long day of fighting fires

Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott was seen treating himself to an ice cold beer at the Snow Goose Hotel in Adaminaby, after a long day of battling blazes in NSW. 




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Australian ambassador to the US Joe Hockey dishes on his relationship with Donald Trump at farewell

The party was hosted by Australian billionaire businessman Anthony Pratt, with former prime minister Tony Abbott and golfer Greg Norman among the star-studded guest list.




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Tony Abbott tells Heritage Foundation 'every extreme weather' is wrongly linked to climate change'

Mr Abbott said the fires were always going to happen in a country like Australia and hit out at those saying global warming was the cause as almost 'religious' in their beliefs.




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Tony Abbott calls for more 'middle-class' women to have children and says women on welfare have lots

Speaking at an event at Centre for Independent Studies in Sydney on Tuesday night, Mr Abbott said lower birthrate figures among the middle class were a 'real problem'.




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Tony Abbott's daughter Frances celebrates two year wedding anniversary

Frances Loch, 28, posted a photo of her wedding day that highlighted how much her life has changed since she wed Sam Loch on Valentines Day 2018 - most notably her radically different haircut.




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Tony Abbott calls for a 'complete shutdown' of Australia as the only way to limit COVID-19 spread

Tony Abbott said he believes Australia's response to the pandemic has been 'better' than other countries as the government has been thinking of a scenario such as this for many years.




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The Irishman review: Robert De Niro is fabulous and Joe Pesci quietly almost as good

The Irishman is three-and-a-half hours long and is out on Netflix towards the end of the month, raising the initially tempting prospect of watching it at home, maybe spread over two, even three nights.




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Motherless Brooklyn review: It's beautifully cast and very good indeed

Film noir - that knowing mix of murder, a crumpled private investigator in a brimmed hat and always, but always, a deadly dame - is one of my favourite genres.




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Jumanji: The Next Level review: Slowly the equally silly and enjoyable sequel begins to win us over

When he's in the right mood and in the right film, Danny DeVito is a class act.




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Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker review: Takes a complex path towards the inevitable ending 

At the media screening of what appears to be the last Star Wars film, a brief shot of the Scottish actor Denis Lawson at the controls of a Rebel Alliance fighter flashed up on to the screen.




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Little Women review: Beautifully cast and sporadically very funny

My mother, a former actress, adored Little Women and read the book aloud to my sisters and me, with different voices for each of the March sisters.




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The Gentlemen review: There may be a plot twist too many but Guy Ritchie is definitely back in town

By strange happenstance, Guy Ritchie's new film is full of actors I haven't always been very complimentary about being really rather good - with one disappointing exception.




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1917 review: There are moments of great tension, but it comes close to a point-of-view video game 

At first glance, 1917 seems a strange film, a First World War picture that arrives three years too late for a centenary, three months too late for Remembrance Day.




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Bombshell review: A film that powerfully captures a key turning point in social history

I first saw Bombshell a few weeks ago, and when I told people what a treat they had heading their way, they naturally wanted to know what it was about.




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The Personal History Of David Copperfield review: 'An unbridled joy'

As nomination season for the big film awards comes to a close, it is clear there are both winners - basically Joker, 1917, The Irishman and Once Upon A Time In Hollywood - and losers.




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Richard Jewell review: A surprisingly powerful and watchable film 

Amazingly, the great Clint Eastwood will be 90 years old this year, but there's little sign of his film-making career - now well into its seventh decade - slowing down.




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Dolittle review: An awful film in which Robert Downey Jr gives one of his worst performances

Until 2008, Robert Downey Jr was best known as the troubled actor who failed to live up to the Oscar-nominated promise he demonstrated in Chaplin & came close to wrecking his career with drugs.




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Will there be a Joker in the Oscar pack? Event's film critic tips tonight's big winners

Whisper this softly, but we might just be falling out of love with film awards. The television ratings for last weekend's Bafta awards were the lowest for 12 years.




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Emma review: It's so good... the only jarring note is hit by its lack of ethnic diversity

Before it hits what eventually turns out to be its totally delicious stride, there are moments when this new production of Jane Austen's Emma looks as if it's simply going to be too much.




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The Invisible Man review: It's disappointing

Let's begin with what this new version of The Invisible Man is not.




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Misbehaviour review: This is a film that raises complex questions 

We live in seismic times for the women's movement.




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Phone shop worker is electrocuted by mobile phones he was charging with extension cable in Thailand

Kanchamaiporn Saithong, 35, was found sprawled on the floor of his room lying on top of the two phones after he failed to turn up for work in the city of Chonburi.




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Pictured: Swedish kickboxer, 22, held over murder of Real Housewives of Cheshire star's shot brother

Flamur 'Alex' Beqiri, 36, has been linked to several gangland murders in Sweden where he was once one of the country's most wanted men. He died in a hail of bullets outside his home in London.




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Amber Gill puts on a very leggy display in a leather mini skirt as she walks with pal Anna Vakili

The Love Island winner, 22, put on a leggy display in a black leather mini skirt while leaving a radio station with pal Anna Vakili in London on Thursday.




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Francesca Allen jokes 'she's a really ugly blonde' but 'feels like a Kardashian' while wearing a wig

The beauty, 24, shared several short clips of her chatting about trying out a new hair do on Instagram on Wednesday night, but wrote on one of her posts: 'I'm a really ugly blonde'.




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Driver stuck on a level crossing battles to get his truck free as good Samaritans rush to help

CCTV footage captured the moment the passenger train struck the vehicle in Nakhon Pathom, central Thailand, on Wednesday night. The locomotive did not appear to slow down after the impact.




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Moment monkey rejects tourist's healthy fruit... but happily grabs handful of CRISPS 

A monkey refused bananas before accepting a handful of crisps by a tourist driving along Bang Saen beach, in Chon Buri, Thailand. He aggressively chucked the fruit on to their seat.




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Matildas embroiled in coronavirus crisis as matches moved from China because of the killer disease

Sydney will now host the Matildas' matches against China, Taiwan and Thailand after Asian Football Confederation moved games away from Nanjing due to coronavirus outbreak.




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Daredevil dog climbs up 10ft metal gate before squeezing between the bars and leaping to the ground

The daredevil pooch carried out the incredible feat in Hua Hin, Thailand. An amazed onlooker films as the hound slowly scales the gate before wiggling through a gap and jumping down the other side.




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Tiger pounces on squealing piglet after Thai zoo puts two pigs in big cat's enclosure

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Si Racha Zoo in eastern Thailand put on the 'tiger chasing piglet show' so visitors could watch the the tiny animals being chased by female tiger Saimai.




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Francesca Allen flashes her bright yellow bra under sheer shirt and peach power suit

With a sheer floral shirt revealing a bright yellow bra the Love Island star brought the sun to an otherwise rainy night as she stepped out for a sushi dinner at Amazonico, in Mayfair, London.




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British tourist undergoes medical treatment after RIPPING his penis

The unnamed holidaymaker in his 30s (pictured) called emergency services in the notorious red-light city of Pattaya, while yelling incoherently down the phone on Saturday night.




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The 'world first' transparent jungle bubbles in Thailand that let guests elephant-watch and stargaze

The pods, called Jungle Bubbles, have been installed at the five-star Anantara Golden Triangle Elephant Camp & Resort in Chiang Saen, northern Thailand.




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Josh Taylor insists he will not let alcohol derail his golden future after abusing nightclub bouncer

Britain's No 1 boxer Josh Taylor has vowed to never again let alcohol jeopardise that hard-earned status nor imperil his golden future.




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China sends planes to bring 'stranded' overseas residents back home to Wuhan

There are 117 nationals from Wuhan in Bangkok, Thailand, and a further 100 in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, who are understood to be desperate to get back to the coronavirus-stricken city 'as soon as possible'.




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Tangled love life! Two mating king cobras caught after getting tangled in a wire fence in Thailand

The footage was recorded in Phang Nga, southern Thailand, on Wednesday morning. The 8-foot-long male snake was found with his 7-foot-long female counterpart before they were eventually freed.




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Factory workers caught using MOUTHS to strip bones from birds' feet before selling them to public

The footage was recorded by hygiene officials who visited the factory in Nong Khai, northeast Thailand, on Tuesday. The workers raise the chicken to their mouths and begin tearing at them with their teeth.




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Exotic spas in Britain: Homegrown retreats are giving Britons the experience of a foreign holiday

The Good Spa Guide reports a steady increase in UK spa-break bookings in general but particularly in breaks offering a taste of Thailand or a massage Moroccan-style.




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'Cyclops' puppy is hailed as lucky by Thai villagers as owners name him after one-eyed Minion Kevin

Puppy Kevin was born on Sunday in Chachoengsao, central Thailand. Despite only having one eye the newborn dog appears to be otherwise healthy and is being bottle fed by his doting owners.




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Jilted husband hacks off love rival's PENIS and stabs him to death in Thailand 

Amornrak Jitkoh, 45, was furious after discovering local policeman Jumrus Doljue, 57, had been sleeping with his fortune teller wife, Nai.




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Free-runner leaps between scales Bangkok's 600ft Ghost Tower in hair-raising stunt

The GoPro footage was recorded by Oliver Nordin in January after he and a friend snuck past security to gain access to the abandoned skyscraper in Thailand's capital.




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Married At First Sight's Hayley spent $4,000 on a Bangkok boob job

She flaunted her sensational bikini body during her honeymoon with 'husband' David Cannon on Thursday's episode of Married At First Sight.




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Puppy looks like an evil movie villain due to his raised black eyebrow 

Lucky, the mixed two-year-old Chihuahua, was born in Bangkok, Thailand, and with an incredibly prominent, jet-black, raised eyebrow over his eye, he's often mistaken for a Disney villain.




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Reveller, 22, is left with burns after spilling a flaming tequila shot down her face in Thailand

Kamonwan Angsumadisron, 22, was drinking with friends in Phitsanulok, Thailand, when she spilled a 'sugarburn' shot down her face and was left with burns.




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Thailand's health minister says Western tourists should be kicked out

Anutin Charnvirakul's outburst came as Thailand faced steep losses over a drop in visitors from China. The death toll in China from the coronavirus has risen to 811.




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Ex-TOWIE star Harry Derbidge's fiancé reveals he has been tested for the killer coronavirus

Dean Rowland, who is thought to have spent two weeks 'exploring' the coronavirus-hit nation, posted a picture to Instagram of him wearing a facemask at Basildon University Hospital.




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Two British prisoners sent home from Thailand do NOT have coronavirus, tests confirm 

Tests have revealed that Mark Rumble (pictured, with boxer Ricky Hatton) and another prisoner at HMP Bullingdon in Oxfordshire do not have coronavirus.




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A&E medic has coronavirus: Virus fear grips UK as NHS hospital worker is among eight with deadly bug

The medic treated a 'small number' of patients at Worthing Hospital in West Sussex (pictured) on February 4 and 5 before they became unwell and 'self-isolated'.




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NHS 111 is NOT asking if patients with coronavirus symptoms have been to China

One of the UK's top doctors' unions, the British Medical Association, has reportedly complained to the NHS and Department of Health that the helpline tells potentially contagious patients to go to a GP.