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Early in 1956, an officer from Scotland Yard’s Special Branch voiced his suspicions that a flat in Kensington was being used for “immoral purposes”. Chief among his grounds for concern were frequent visits by “persons of various nationalities” and the fact that its female resident was a “known Communist”.

When Southampton go to Denmark next week, to the 11,800-seat MCH Arena in Herning, they will have to put in everything they have to come home with a ticket to the Europa League group stage. After a tight, tiring draw here this play-off tie is balanced against Ronald Koeman’s side and in favour of the resourceful Danish team, who gave them a tremendous game here.

A man has been tasered by police on an EasyJet plane at Gatwick after he reportedly tried to take two pieces of luggage on board and then refused to hand over his man bag.

A man has been Tasered by police on board an aircraft at Gatwick airport after reportedly wanting to take two pieces of hand luggage onto the plane.

Q. Will Rafa Benitez be more than just an interim coach at Real Madrid?

LONDON (Reuters) - Annual pay rises in Britain remained stuck at 2 percent in the three months to July and show little sign of picking up soon, a survey showed on Friday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Annual pay rises in Britain remained stuck at 2 percent in the three months to July and show little sign of picking up soon, a survey showed on Friday.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles County Sheriff's investigators will present evidence pointing to a misdemeanor manslaughter charge against transgender reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner in connection with a fatal Malibu car crash earlier this year, the Los Angeles Times reported on Thursday.

It’s been one month since the State College Spikes issued an apology to their fans for Corey Feldman’s appearance at the July 19 game.

The Mexican Treasury Department on Thursday lowered its economic growth forecast for 2015 to between 2 percent and 2.8 percent.

A recent sexual assault allegation against a Charleston-area Uber driver hasn’t deterred some female riders from wanting to use the transit service.

(Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co reported a drop in revenue for the fourth straight quarter, hurt by weak PC sales and lower demand from corporates for its services.

Mark Ludes always gets the beef, turkey and sausage combo sandwich.

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They’re just not the same. This is the dead rubber consensus. Spin it how you will, for Australia this week at best constitutes a modest face-saving exercise in the name of a couple of very worthy retirees. There’s no undoing what’s been done.

Josh Duggar of TV’s "19 Kids and Counting" admits cheating on his wife after reports that he had subscribed to the Ashley Madison affair website. Jane Ross reports.

Brody Koerner is good with numbers. He earned an accounting degree at Clemson in just three years.

This was almost Test cricket as it used to be, were it not for the absence of tension that has stripped the Ashes finale of significance. England, understandably, could not quite replicate the intensity of Edgbaston and Trent Bridge, and Australia were always going to struggle to deliver the same ineptitude with the bat they had shown in the Midlands.

On Friday I’m tackling my first Grange Fair story.

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Fort Dorchester’s football roster has several players that are currently or soon will be major college prospects.

Funnel cake. Hot sausage. Barbecue. Ice cream. Cotton candy.

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SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Senators conducting a special inquiry into possible corruption inside the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) agreed on Thursday to probe the private financial records of its president Marco Polo Del Nero.

Ben Stokes said England were “very happy” with the way they bowled despite a rare day of Australian ascendancy on the first day of the fifth Test here.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two more women came forward on Thursday to accuse Bill Cosby of sexually assaulting them in the 1970s, joining dozens of others who have made similar accusations against the veteran television star.

For the first time in more than 50 years, an American flag is flying at the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Turkey needs to do more in the fight against Islamic State militants and has indicated it is willing to go beyond its recent decision to allow U.S. planes to conduct air strikes from Turkish bases, Defence Secretary Ash Carter said on Thursday.