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Our favourite live TV moment of the week by far ๐Ÿ‘ถ๐Ÿ˜‚
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It's 10 years since #OneDirection got together. Together @harry_styles @zaynmalik @louis_tomlinson @LiamPayne and @NiallOfficial sold over 50 million records worldwide. To celebrate - here's a #Thread of photos from the beginning.โ € Getty
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Stormzy has just announced a scholarship for Cambridge University. He'll help pay for two black students to go there this year ๐ŸŽ“๐Ÿ™Œ
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Here is the new @onedirection single. We will be playing it on @BBCR1 in 10 minutes. #DragMeDowm http://t.co/x5FxfjGYgb
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19-year-old Nusrat Jahan Rafi filed a sexual harassment complaint against her headmaster at a school in Bangladesh. Two weeks later, she was lured to the roof of her school, where a group set her on fire
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K-pop stars Jung Joon-young and Choi Jong-hoon have been sentenced to six and five years in prison for gang raping drunk unconscious women
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A fan of the murder-mystery game set in space? The developers of Among Us say they've been so overwhelmed by a spike in popularity for the original, they're going to focus on taking that to "the next level" instead.
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While the world's attention is on Texas, floods in Bangladesh, India and Nepal have killed 1,200 people and affected 16 million others
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Don't scream...๐Ÿคญ ...but K-pop superstars @BTS_twt are heading to the UK on tour... ...okay, you can scream now ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
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The Inbetweeners are back! Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison and Joe Thomas will feature in a two-hour celebration of the show.
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Hackers have taken control of printers around the world, printing messages in support of @pewdiepie
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True Blood star @AnnaPaquin 'claims' the breasts that were accidentally shown on BBC News At Ten
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New sex advice includes: ๐Ÿ†: Avoiding kissing ๐Ÿ‘: Wearing a face covering ๐Ÿ’: Choosing positions that aren't face-to-face during sex
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"I don't think he'll ever forget it" Fair play, @everton for surprising this fan with with Down's syndrome ๐Ÿ™Œ
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"Apparently the police had him cornered then he performed a pivot manoeuvre and escaped" ๐Ÿ˜‚ (Police have confirmed David Schwimmer was not in the UK at the time of the alleged offence)
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Most of London doing #clapforNHS just now
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David Beckham has defended kissing his five-year-old daughter on the lips in an Instagram photo
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Nasa has found SEVEN Earth-sized exoplanets orbiting a nearby star - & some might even contain water ๐Ÿ’ฆ
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Here's the full list of winners at the @BBCR1 Teen Awards, including Little Mix and BTS ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ #R1TeenAwards
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Moby wrote in his memoir that Natalie Portman was once "in my dressing room, flirting with me." But she says: "My recollection is a much older man being creepy with me when I just had graduated high school"
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Rebecca Ferguson asked to sing at Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony & will accept if she can sing Strange Fruit
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Chick-fil-A opened its first UK restaurant on 10 October - eight days ago. But following calls for a boycott over the company's donations to anti-LGBT groups, it's been announced that it will be closing once its six-month pilot is over
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@Harry_Styles @zaynmalik @Louis_Tomlinson @LiamPayne @NiallOfficial Ah - THIS T-SHIRT WAS THE ONE. If you didn't open your wardrobe and have this style in every colour, you missed out.
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A member of one of South Korea's biggest boy bands has died suddenly. Jonghyun, full name Kim Jong-hyun, was one of the five members of K-pop's Shinee. Police told the BBC suicide will be investigated as a cause of death possibility.
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Gaga, BTS or Drake - who will make the headlines at this year's Grammys? The awards take place tomorrow night, so we've created a special bingo card to play along with all the drama #Grammys2019
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Fair play, @everton for surprising this fan with Down's syndrome ๐Ÿ™Œ
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Swiss skier @Andriragettli 's acrobatic skills are UNREAL!!! The 19-year-old posted this video of him in "training".
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South Korean K-pop stars, Red Velvet, have performed for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his wife in Pyongyang. It's part of a rare summit between the two countries. ๐ŸŒ๐ŸŒ๐ŸŒ
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How @Skins produced so much young British talent http://t.co/RR6yCnLC4R http://t.co/Lzuat44QT2
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๐ŸŽคOne ๐Ÿ˜˜is all it takes - but here's five of them ๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜- that's five #Brits2019 between @DUALIPA and @CalvinHarris as they pick up best British single
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"I've had no surgery, so I can't take off these lips. I can't remove my 'fake bum implants'." Aga's had death threats from people accusing her of "blackfishing": pretending to be black - and benefiting from it.
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Some really sad news. Nicole Thea has died along with her unborn son. The 24-year-old social media star was eight months pregnant. No cause of death has been announced.
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Notice anything different about @tyleroakley 's @YouTube channel? You can read it. http://t.co/6gl2f3fjtR #HearMeOut http://t.co/C8pwEH3UnI
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"I think she had a little bit of guilt that it would affect my career but I think it's important for me just to stay disciplined and do it for both of us." Louis Tomlinson released a new single today about how losing his mum to cancer in 2017 has affected him #TwoOfUs
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Now with subtitles: @tyleroakley adds captions to his videos http://t.co/uzKU34wIyg http://t.co/F57NxTyaK2
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"I want to make my community more inclusive." @tyleroakley closed captions all of his videos. http://t.co/G4m9Xkx9VF
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"Olivia's mommy told me Olivia [] would have wanted to hear the hits" - Ariana Grande ๐Ÿ’— #OneLoveManchester
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This is why people are calling American businessman, Donald Trump, Lord Voldemort
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. @katyperry dedicates Part of Me to Manchester. Fans and police hug. ๐Ÿ’ž #BigWeekend
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The really lovely story of the mysterious Harry Potter plaque
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Baby panda alert! These 6-month-old twins were revealed for the first time at China's Chongqing zoo ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ˜
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This is the perfect video for #InternationalDayOfHappiness โ˜บ๏ธโ˜บ๏ธโ˜บ๏ธ Eight-year-old Tanitoluwa is a US chess champion. His family have been living in a homeless shelter for two years - but people have just donated ยฃ130,000 for them to move into an apartment โค๏ธ
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" @GretaThunberg wanted to sail because it's a good way to send a message to the world that there is no real sustainable option to travel. "She's not telling anyone how to travel, she's not telling anyone how to live their life."
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This is how you coordinate outfits ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿ‘Œ #BBCMusicAwards
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RIP Masaya Nakamura, the father of Pac-Man & founder of #namco , who has died aged 91 :v
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It's @LittleMix . They say their new album is all ready to go with a "brand new sound". #BRITAwards http://t.co/6JzKerWUq7
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Ellie Goulding is engaged! ๐Ÿ‘ฐ ๐Ÿ’Ž๐ŸŽ‰ (or should we say โ€œElenaโ€!?) The singer went old school with the announcement - using a personal ad in The Times. Sheโ€™s been dating art dealer Caspar Jopling for over a year.
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Scientists have created first ever autistic monkeys
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. @LittleMix at the #Brits - this never gets old ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ˜‚
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That time when Jade casually mistook their BRIT for a microphone ๐Ÿ˜‚ ๐ŸŽค LM HQ x
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Twitter reveals #OneDirection emojis as it launches global competition to find the countries with biggest 1D fans
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Keanu Reeves - one of the latest Hollywood superstars to appear as a video game character (Johnny Silverhand in Cyberpunk 2077) says gaming doesnโ€™t need legitimising. We chatted to Keanu about the relationship between gaming and movies, keeping secrets, and much more
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@Harry_Styles @zaynmalik @Louis_Tomlinson @LiamPayne @NiallOfficial If you don't remember 2010, cardigans were MASSIVE/bang on trend. If you didn't have a cardigan, specifically with a white t-shirt underneath, you weren't doing 2010 right. @Harry_Styles left a job in a bakery to join #1D & we've been grateful everyday since. Getty
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No limo. Camper van for these boys @Joe_Sugg @Caspar_Lee #HitTheRoad
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Hacking group Anonymous says it'll shut down jihadist websites in revenge for French attacks. http://t.co/dfq3ybJrRY http://t.co/Wemc2DqT4i
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David Beckham. Swoon! #RoyalWedding
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Art Attack's Neil Buchanan is DEFINITELY not Banksy. He's said so himself on his website - after being "inundated with enquiries over the weekend regarding the current social media story." (Although that's what the real Banksy would say...) ๐Ÿ“ธ Getty Images
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Can you do the Azonto or the Pilolo? Nick and Lloyd @dancegodlloyd are helping spread Ghanaian dance moves worldwide #afrobeat
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A new one? Heard of Japanese band @VAMPS_JPN ? Part of the new wave of far eastern metal. ( @hairydel ) http://t.co/0LJkXfjSZU
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Do you want a deep dive into the psychology behind BTS's new album Map Of The Soul? Of course you do. #BTS #BTSARMY @BTS_twt
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Police were met with a frosty reception after p-p-p-picking up the penguin. When they questioned the bird, officers were told it had been "winging it" but decided to "let this one slide". (Puns courtesy of @BBCR1 / @gregjames listeners)
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โ€˜Itโ€™s a day to invest into the black community because itโ€™s time for us to build our own economyโ€™ Saturday 27 June is Black Pound Day. This is what it's all about
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After winning best British single, @LittleMix say they're never (ever, ever) splitting up #LittleMixBRITs #BRITS
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The fireman who climbed on the roof was told to say "I love you" to Jessie to bond with the escaped parrot. But the bird replied with a string of swear words and flew off
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@Harry_Styles @zaynmalik @Louis_Tomlinson @LiamPayne @NiallOfficial Found this picture whilst digging out all the other beauties and it's 2010 in a photo. On the left: @wagnermusic On the right: @MattCardle Please don't turn this into #CaptionThis thing Getty
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Dan and Phil win Best Blogger at #R1TeenAwards
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We asked more #BiggestWeekend acts to spell the name of another artist backwards. Turns out @ddlovato isn't an easy one...
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Primark sets the record straight on pronunciation - it's "Pry-mark" not "Pree-mark"
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To some they are cute, cuddly and loveable. But according to the man who created them, they are "Frankenstein's monster"๐Ÿถ
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"Please stop showing up at my house. i will not hug you, i will not take a photo with you... It is extremely disrespectful & makes me feel very unsafe in my own home." @jamescharles has a message to some fans
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Look who's playing #sexorchocolate with us this week - @tyleroakley !
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KSI and Logan Paul are putting on the biggest event in YouTube history this weekend ๐ŸฅŠ๐ŸฅŠ
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During the #LondonMarathon this man proposed to his girlfriend ๐Ÿ’โค๏ธ
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German police have rescued a man being chased by a baby squirrel. The squirrel was taken into custody after it abruptly fell asleep. ๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿฟ
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Meet Larry Jefferson, a retired army veteran & the first ever black Santa at Minnesota's famous Mall of America ๐ŸŽ…
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Go behind the scenes with Hideo Kojima in our exclusive documentary all about his new game Death Stranding. We were there in the final hours of production ๐Ÿ‘‡๐ŸŽฎ @HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN | @Kojima_Hideo | @KojiPro2015_EN | @KojiPro2015
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Ryanair has been criticised for failing to remove a passenger from a flight after he racially abused an elderly woman
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Promoters say Ariana will be joined by Justin Bieber, Coldplay, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus and Take That at the Manchester benefit concert
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. @TheVampsJames spoke to us after another cat was found dead, reportedly a victim of the M25 cat killings
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@Harry_Styles @zaynmalik @Louis_Tomlinson @LiamPayne @NiallOfficial On to a 17-year-old Liam Payne. Like cardigans, a big ol' load of hair was also on point in 2010. And if you could use straighteners to get an extra bit of #styling , well, that was just THE BEST. (For clarity, we can not confirm if Liam has used straighteners on this #look )
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1Xtra DJ Sideman: "This is an error of judgement where I can't just smile with you through the process and act like everything is OK."
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Do you agree with @scott_mills that Rihanna looks like she is wearing an omelette? http://t.co/LTH99QiGZp #MetGala http://t.co/13H5Htd80M
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The @janoskians showed us their dog tattoos: 'Dogs are gonna bark. Haters are gonna hate' http://t.co/ysPa6dEfsr
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Daniel Howell has posted a YouTube vlog revealing he struggles with depression
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For the music and the awards all the chat backstage is about @Harry_Styles and those trousers #BBCMusicAwards
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During the England penalties, @Stormzy stopped his performance at the Merky festival to watch the final heart-stopping moment unfold โšฝ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐Ÿ‘‡
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The Mighty Boosh are back for a very special role - @noelfielding11 & @julian_barratt are the UK ambassadors for Record Store Day 2019 and theyโ€™re on a mission to make you "slow down and get physical". @RSDUK #RSD19 ๐Ÿ‘‰
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Seeing double-07 ๐Ÿค” Idris Elbaโ€™s snap with Daniel Craig at the #GoldenGlobes is too good #Bond (๐Ÿ“ธ: Instagram/idriselba)
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You're on fire tonight @AllTimeLow . They can't believe they won over AC/DC. Well done boys! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ™Œ http://t.co/xWBoLU0U1O
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Shawn Mendes, @TheVampsband and Dan and Phil were the big winners at this year's #R1TeenAwards
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The first award was picked up by @AllTimeLow at the #KerrangAwards for their joint tour with @youmeatsix . ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ™Œ http://t.co/iMNjHLwvfF
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Millie was most famous for her hit My Boy Lollipop, which is one of the biggest-selling ska songs of all time. The song was Jamaica's first million-selling single when it was released in 1964
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