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Rachel Bilson is 'very happy' with her 'hilarious and fun beau' Bill Hader

The 41-year-old actor and Rachel, 38, made their red carpet debut as a couple at the Golden Globes earlier this year, and according to a source close to the duo, they are 'still going strong.'




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Would YOU have an electric facial? Aesthetician reveals secret behind her A-list clients' glow

Hollywood-based Melanie Simon has worked in the beauty industry for 20 years and has an enviable client list which boasts Jennifer Aniston, Margot Robbie and Eva Mendes.




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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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Michael Douglas wears colorful tropical shirt to accept award at film festival in Colombia

The veteran Hollywood star, 75, was honored for his life and work with an India Catalina Award by the Cartagena de Indias International Film Festival in Bolivar.




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Ricky Gervais on THAT controversial Golden Globes 2020 speech

Ricky Gervais has discussed his explosive Golden Globes 2020 speech in January and revealed the motives behind the TV moment, seen by around 200 million people worldwide.




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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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Merkel says Germany 'takes responsibility for Nazi crimes in Greece'

Merkel, who is in Athens for a two-day visit, said Germany was 'aware of our historical responsibility' and 'how much suffering' it had caused Greece during the Second World War.




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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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Merkel tells May there is still time to negotiate Brexit deal with EU

German Chancellor Angela Merkel heaped pressure on the PM by insisting the UK must provide solutions to the impasse after the House of Commons delivered a huge rejection of her deal.




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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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Merkel boasts Germany and France have taken first steps towards 'a European ARMY' after signing pact

Chancellor Angela Merkel said the pact, inked in the ancient western German city of Aachen today, aims to build a 'common military culture' between Germany and France.




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Angela Merkel brands Britain's relationship with the EU 'patchy'

The German Chancellor Angela Merkel accused the UK of seeing ties with other EU member states mainly in terms of trade.




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ALEX VON SCHOENBURG: We Germans owe Britain a great debt

Alexander von Schoenburg - editor of Bilt, Germany's largest newspaper - makes an impassioned plea to EU leaders to allow Britain to exit the European Union with its head held high - it's the least Europe owes it.




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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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Angela Merkel 'will make Britain stare into the abyss'

Diplomatic sources said the German Chancellor would back concessions but only at the last possible moment - insisting 'that is how she works'.




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Angela Merkel jibes that Britain is working MORE closely with the EU since Brexit

German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivered the dig as she insisted there is 'still time' to thrash out a Brexit deal despite the deep political standoff.




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Donald Tusk under pressure to apologise after Brexiteer comment

Incandescent Brexiteers hit back at the 'inflammatory' statement by Mr Tusk. Cabinet ministers rounded on Mr Tusk, with Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom calling on him to apologise.




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100,000 jobs could be at risk in Germany if the UK leaves EU with a no-deal Brexit, study warns

The findings, which suggest car workers would be most at risk (pictured, the Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg), give voice to Brexiteer hopes that EU leaders will have to give ground in Brexit talks.




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May meets Merkel at Egypt summit amid Brexit scramble

The Prime Minister - who in public today defied EU calls to accept delaying Brexit was the 'rational solution - is battling to stave off a Cabinet revolt on Wednesday.




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Germany says it will abandon its NATO spending commitments

Berlin's budget plans will see defence spending drop well below the two per cent of GDP expected from NATO members in what U.S. envoy Richard Grenell (pictured) called a 'worrisome signal'.




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Brexit latest: Merkel ally dismisses May's call for second short delay

The EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said Mrs May's new strategy would work if her decision to accept cross party talks and pivot to soft Brexit pays off.




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Body language expert analyses Theresa May's chat with Angela Merkel

Body language expert Judi James said the 'huge spatial gap' between Theresa May and Angela Merkel in Berlin today gave the suggestion of 'further separation rather than unity'.




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Theresa May and the German leader burst out into laughter together at EU summit  

Body language expert Judi James suggested May's 'pantomime over-reaction' showed her desire to gain approval from the German leader, 'like you would your boss'.




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SIMON WALTERS: Alas, brave Theresa is nearly toast

SIMON WALTERS: Brexiteer Tory MP Henry Smith was putting it a bit strongly when he said yesterday that Theresa May could be ‘toast’ by tomorrow if the Brussels summit went badly.




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A German sweetie! If you like marzipan, you'll love Lubeck

Lubeck is a tiny delight of a medieval city, an hour from Hamburg. The Daily Mail's Kate Johnson visited its most famous sweet shop, Niederegger, where they have floors or truffles and marzipan.




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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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Prince Charles urges politicians to protect Britain's historic 'bond' with Germany

Prince Charles is asking politicians to protect Britain's historic bond with Germany. Some see the move as a push for a softer Brexit as he says he wants the friendship with Germany to continue.




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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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YouTube star goes viral with hour-long anti-Merkel rant ahead of EU elections

In the hour-long video German YouTuber Rezo, 26, takes aim at Angela Merkel's CDU and its policies on climate change, the rich, and drug laws, prompting responses from CDU heavyweights.




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Merkel warns of 'the spectres of the past' amid battle for soul of the new Europe

The German Chancellor Angela Merkel said there is 'work to be done' to halt extremists' rise in Europe and that young people must be made aware of history.




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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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Sheridan Smith goes retro with victory rolls at D-Day celebrations in Portsmouth

Sheridan Smith honoured war veterans on Wednesday with a dazzling performance at the D-Day celebrations in Portsmouth. 




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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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Donald Trump bids fond farewell to the Queen at end of UK state visit

Donald Trump and his wife Melania, who moved on to Ireland this afternoon before going to France tomorrow, joined the monarch and Prince Charles to speak to World War Two veterans.




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Trump gives Merkel a pass after digs at him but insists Germany must contribute more to NATO

President Donald Trump passed on an opportunity to criticize German Chancellor Angela Merkel, saying 'she has to say what she has to say' about him to stay in power.




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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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Trump weighs in on Democratic debate, tells Merkel he would rather spend time with her than watch it

President Trump blasted the latest comments by Democratic debate participants during a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Japan.




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Merkel, 64, brushes off concerns over health after she was twice seen shaking

Mrs Merkel said at the Group of 20 summit in Japan which included a long-distance flight and negotiations with other leaders: 'I'm convinced... it will go away again.'




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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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Germany will BAN children from school if they have not had measles jabs in a bid to wipe out disease

Children will only be admitted to kindergarten or school if they have had the jabs, Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Wednesday.




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A 32ft wide MOAT is set to be built around the Reichstag to protect it from terrorists

Plans have been drawn up for a 32ft wide, 8ft deep trench to keep potential terror threats away from the seat of German democracy in Berlin.




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EU vows it WON'T bow to Boris Johnson's Brexit pressure and will step up its own No Deal planning

Brussels believes the new Prime Minister wants to use the October 17 European Council meeting, just two weeks before the UK is due to quit the bloc, to force concessions.




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Boris Johnson planning whirlwind trip to Berlin and Paris to deliver Brexit demands in person

The plan is believed to be under consideration by Boris Johnson in order to avoid Brexit dominating the G7 summit set to be held in Biarritz, France, from August 24-26.




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Trump administration's pleas to Europe to take back jihadis failing

The White House and State Department are pressuring governments in Europe to take back thousands of jihadis and their brides captured when ISIS collapsed - and having no success.




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Boris Johnson insists he is 'confident' the EU will buckle and give into his Brexit demands

Boris Johnson today insisted he is 'confident' the European Union will ultimately buckle on Brexit and agree to renegotiate the terms of Britain's divorce from the bloc.




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Germany is heading towards a RECESSION, the Bundesbank warns

German GDP fell by 0.1 per cent between April and June and today the Bundesbank in Frankfurt said that 'industrial production is expected to shrink markedly in the current quarter as well'.




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Boris promises to 'go at it with a lot of oomph' in Brexit talks

The Prime Minister was bullish tonight as he promised 'oomph' in negotiations and said he will tell EU leaders the Irish backstop 'is going to come out' of the withdrawal agreement.




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Angela Merkel's allies warn Boris Johnson deleting the backstop is 'impossible'

Leading allies of Angela Merkel have warned Boris Johnson deleting the backstop from the Brexit deal is 'completely impossible' as the PM flies into Berlin for crunch talks.




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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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Boris was twitchy and anxious behind his veneer of cordiality says body language expert JUDI JAMES

Body language expert Jude James says Boris looked anxious today in Berlin as the PM met Angela Merkel for a meeting about reopening Brexit negotiations.