Pride And Prejudice - 30 great opening lines in literature

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice (1813) Picture: Alamy 'All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." Leo Tolstoy: Anna Karenina (1878) Picture: Rex/Wordsworth "It...

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Thierry Henry 'pushing me' to complete Arsenal buy-out, claims Alisher Usmanov who attacks club's owners

Arsenal shareholder Alisher Usmanov has said that former striker Thierry Henry is "pushing him" to complete a buy-out of the club. The Uzbek-born billionaire, who owns a 30 per cent stake in the north London club also had a swipe at the club's transfer policy which has seen Arsene Wenger build two teams,...

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Eurozone lending contracts for eighth month as cheap borrowing fail to revive spending

Loans to companies and households in the eurozone contracted for the eighth month running in December, showing low official borrowing costs are having little success in reviving investment and spending. Loans to the private sector fell 0.7pc from the same month a year ago, European Central Bank data...

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HS2: Government faces immediate backlash over new high-speed rail link

The Government is facing an immediate backlash from Conservative MPs after it disclosed its plans for the northern section of the controversial HS2 high-speed rail link. The 225mph trains will link London with Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds by 2033. It emerged that plans to connect the £32 billion train...

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R&B singers Chris Brown and Frank Ocean engage in brawl outside Westlake studio in LA: report

According to TMZ singer Frank Ocean was the victim, and he later took to Twitter to share that he had been 'jumped' by Brown. The incident comes several months after Chris Brown's infamous June 14, 2012 dustup with members of rapper Drake's crew.  Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown is under investigation...

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Jennifer Lawrence’s Dior malfunction: 'Silver Linings' star flashes a lot of leg at SAG Awards

Lawrence appeared to have stumbled twice before making it to the stage, exposing the mesh underlining of her gown. Jennifer Lawrence was the talk of the town yet again, but in addition to her award-winning performance in "Silver Linings Playbook," everyone was buzzing about what some would call a fashion...

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SAG Awards 2013: Red carpet fashion highs & lows

Jessica Chastain Awards season is in full swing, and Hollywood's A-list didn't disappoint on the red carpet for the 19th Screen Actors Guild Awards on Jan. 27, 2013. See what all the stars wore on the big night ... Jessica Chastain, who was nominated for Best Actress for her role in "Zero Dark Thirty," stunned...

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