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No Shame ; Jeremy Hunt Referred to Murdoch Lackey Michel As 'Daddy' and His Office Exchanged 191 Calls, 158 Emails and 1,056 Texts with Him.. Yet the Pm David Cameron Says He Was Still Right to Give Hunt the Supposedly Impartial Job of Deciding Whether Murdoch Could Take Over Bskyb..

DAVID Cameron yesterday defended giving Jeremy Hunt the job of deciding on News Corporation's pounds 8billion bid to take over BSkyB. The PM's backing came after the Culture Secretary's close friendship with key figures in Rupert Murdoch's media empire was laid bare at the Leveson Inquiry.

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Vice Thefts Cop Is Jailed ; Court

Yvonne Killer in Gaddafi Spy Link

LIBYA'S acting prime minister has claimed Colonel Gaddafi's former spy chief was "directly or indirectly involved" in the murder of PC Yvonne Fletcher - and knew the identity of her killer. During a visit to London to lay a wreath at the spot where she died in 1984, Abdurrahim El-Keib said Abdullah Senussi - who fled Libya last year to Mauritania - is the key to finally solving the case.

Butt Out of Euro Crisis, Bank Chief Warns Pm

DAVID Cameron was angrily told to keep his mouth shut by Europe's bank chief, it has emerged. European Central Bank boss Mario Draghi slapped down the Prime Minister at this week's heated EU summit after Mr Cameron demanded he pumped more money into the eurozone.

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Head of State? Touch It & See..

BARACK Obama bends down to let a little lad pat his hair in an iconic snap. Jacob Philadelphia, five, calmly asked the President if he could feel his hair.

Fruity Coke ; Drugs

COCAINE with a street value of pounds 6.5million was found on a container ship bringing bananas and pineapples to the UK. Customs officers discovered 65kg of the drug on the vessel Hope Bay in a joint operation between the UK Border Agency and Dutch authorities. It arrived at Portsmouth from Colombia on April 30.

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Polls Apart ; Egypt

THE Muslim Brotherhood's candidate for Egyptian president, Mohammed Mursi, is likely to face former PM Ahmed Shafiq in a run- off vote, early poll results show. Partial returns revealed Mr Mursi had 26% of votes with Mr Shafiq on 24%.

Mum in Care Cuts Win for Disabled Lad ; Council

A MOTHER has won an 18-month battle to stop spending cuts after a psychologist warned they could kill her severely disabled son. Lorraine Zavadil took on town hall chiefs when they tried to cut 70% from the pounds 119,000 a year it costs to look after her son Tarik by replacing four carers with agency staff.

Pounds 2.4m Cost of Nurofen Swap Scam ; Court

A PAINKILLERS addict who replaced Nurofen pills with his anti- psychotic medicine caused a scare which cost the makers pounds 2.4million, a court heard yesterday. Christopher McGuire, 31, swapped his prescription pills for Nurofen Plus before putting back the boxes at four London chemists.

Lloyds Head of Fraud Charged with Fraud ; Banker Accused of Pounds 2.5m Scam

POLICE yesterday charged an ex-Lloyds Bank security chief on suspicion of committing a pounds 2.46million fraud. Jessica Harper, 50, allegedly submitted false invoices to claim payments while head of fraud and security for digital banking.

Carol Cuts Loose in Heatwave

Is This Sad, Tortured Young Girl a Shocking Glimpse of Our Future? ; Tragic Tale of the Times: 63st Teen's Hell

GEORGIA Davis was last night battling for life as she lay alone in a specially reinforced hospital bed, struggling for breath, hooked up to a drip and unable to move her 63-stone body unaided. Britain's Fattest Teen's condition remained grave as medics tried to treat her for multiple organ failure caused by obesity.

Pram Mum 2nd Altered Road Victim ; Tragedy

A BRIDE-to-be killed by a lorry as she crossed the road with her baby son was on a stretch recently altered by the council. Mum-of-two Dawn Graves is believed to have died as she tried to save her 20-month-old son in his pram.

Bbc Scores with Pounds 179m Motd Deal ; Television

MATCH of the Day will celebrate 50 years on TV after the BBC agreed a pounds 179million deal to show Premier League highlights until 2016. The current contract was due to expire at the end of next season, but a three-year extension has now been agreed by bosses.

Leona's Drafted in for Robbie

XLfWj X FACTOR chiefs have called in Leona Lewis as a last- minute judge for auditions - after Robbie Williams insisted he would not be joining the panel. The singer had been expected to feature after Take That bandmate Gary Barlow said he was looking forward to working with him as a guest judge. But at a h training session ahead of Sunday's Soccer Aid charity football match, Robbie, 38, said: "I'm not on the panel with Gary." And on hearing Gary had said it would be "great" and "hilarious" w...

A Brit of a Strop ; Spears Storms Off X Factor Set

BRITNEY Spears has set alarm bells ringing after storming off the set of X Factor USA - on the very first day of filming. The troubled 30-year-old stalked off the stage after a hopeful butchered her 2011 single Hold It Against Me.