Public unaware of 'huge' progress in cancer treatment and survival
Less than a third of people believe cancer is a disease that can be managed for years, a survey for cancer experts suggests.

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Bye bye, Big Bird: Sesame Street puppet star dies at 85
Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who brought boyish vulnerability to Big Bird during 50 years on the children's television show 'Sesame Street' and even made Oscar the Grouch loveable, has died aged 85.

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Banana drama as starving artist eats $120,000 work in gallery
Art is said to be in the eye of the beholder, but in the case of David Datuna it moved rather rapidly from his mouth to his stomach.

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Johnson in 'drive for the line' as polls lead shows no majority
Britain's political parties embarked yesterday on a final hunt for votes ahead of this week's general election, making last-ditch appeals to shore up support and persuade their backers to go to the polls.

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Bob Hawke 'asked me to keep my rape secret'
Former Australia prime minister Bob Hawke pleaded with his daughter not to report being raped by a Labour MP because he feared the case could damage his political career, it is claimed in court documents.

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