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Court set to rule on Brotherhood’s status
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Lighthouse earns its stripes once again
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WikiLeaks leaks film script
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Swimmer says food is key to her success
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Dalí sketch for Wallis to be sold
A 1958 Salvador Dalí sketch drawn for Wallis Simpson, while they lunched together in New York, is set to go under the hammer in Derbyshire on Friday.
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