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Plastic straws, drink stirrers and plastic-stemmed cotton buds could soon be banned from sale in England under a Government plan.

TV host Dale Winton has died at the age of 62, the star's agent has said.

More details have been released about the death of a woman who was partially sucked out of a plane window in the US.

The Prime Minister's pursuit of a "hostile environment" for illegal immigrants in Britain was seen in Whitehall as "almost reminiscent of Nazi Germany", the former chief of the civil service has claimed.

Magician David Copperfield has been forced to reveal the secret of one of his signature tricks after being sued by an injured British audience member.

Davina McCall has been leading tributes after the death of TV presenter Dale Winton.

Hip hop star Kanye West has broken his 11-month Twitter silence to write a philosophy book "in real time" in a bid to satisfy his "innate need to be expressive".

A masked man has been arrested on suspicion of stalking outside Taylor Swift's home in Beverly Hills, police have said.

Plastic straws, drink stirrers and plastic-stemmed cotton buds could soon be banned from sale in England under a Government plan.

Arsene Wenger admits he does not know whether Jack Wilshere wants to stay at Arsenal, but remains confident that the midfielder will sign the contract on offer.

Michael van Gerwen's eight-match Premier League winning run came to an end at the hands of Peter Wright as Raymond van Barneveld claimed a big win in Rotterdam.

A United Nations security team working with international chemical weapons inspectors has been targeted by gunfire and a small explosion in the Syrian town of Douma. 

Internet giants failed to predict the data privacy issues that have rocked companies such as Facebook, Bill Gates has said.