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For years, the teen and pre-teen heart-throb was hunted and hounded by millions of devotees. Via: JANE FRYER David Cassidy struggled shake off goody image

The Met Office said heavy and persistent snow is forecast in Scotland overnight, with 2in (5cm) likely for many parts and up to 8in (20cm) on the highest ground. Via: Travel chaos feared as Britain faces eight inches of snow

Live updates from the first day of the Ashes series at the GabbaEmail Geoff here or Tweet him with your musingsRob Smyth: what England can learn from the Gabba in 1986Guardian writers give their predictions for the series 2.04am GMT 29th over: England 59-1 (Stoneman 25, Vince 32) Starc with Read more

Peter Dutton confirms ‘police operation’ under way, as refugees report they have been told to hand over phones and go within hours A police operation is under way on Manus Island, with Papua New Guinean police and immigration officers entering the former detention centre in an effort to move detainees Read more

Daniel van Santvoort acknowledges that allegations against Father Thaddeus Kotik should have been passed on to policeThe head of Caldey Abbey has issued an apology acknowledging that allegations of serious child sexual abuse made against a Cistercian monk should have been passed on to police.Daniel van Santvoort, the abbot at Read more

Media rights watchdog Reporters Without Borders says Cantlie is one of around 22 journalists and media workers still heldMedia rights watchdog Reporters Without Borders has called for renewed efforts to secure the release of British photojournalist John Cantlie held by the Islamic State group on the fifth anniversary of his Read more

Delay in launching rescue criticised as RAF aircraft carrying emergency life support pods lands in South American countryRelatives of those on board an Argentinian submarine that went missing in the South Atlantic a week ago have voiced their frustrations with rescue efforts, as hopes of finding the 44-member crew began Read more

The Chancellor said sacrifices made through years of austerity allowed him room to offset the economic gloom Via: Budget: Worst growth in decades pushes Philip Hammond to inject £25bn into economy

Natasha Gordon denies a charge of encouraging Matthew Birkinshaw to end his own life Via: Woman encouraged man to enter suicide pact then left him to die alone, court hears

UK imports majority of radioactive materials used in NHS medical imaging and cancer treatment from EU countries, Brexit could upset this crucial supply chain Via: Brexit could cause fatal delays for cancer patients who need urgent treatment, experts warn