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The Shrimp's dad threatened to shoot me... then I married Deneuve for a ten-bob bet! DAVID BAILEY'S rollicking memoir tells roguish tales as vivid as his era-defining photos

My first glimpse of Jean Shrimpton was when I poked my head round the door of my mate Brian Duffy's photographic studio. She'd been sent by a model agency and was posing for a Kellogg's ad. Duffy was using a sky-blue background, and you could see the sky behind her eyes, as if you could see through her head. I just fell in love with her eyes — the first thing I noticed — and said: 'Who's that girl?' Duffy said: 'Forget it, Bailey, she's too posh for you.' My first glimpse of Jean Shrimpton was when I poked my head round the door of my mate Brian Duffy's photographic studio. She'd been sent by a model agency and was posing for a Kellogg's ad I think we fell in love with each other straight away, although I was an odd choice for Jean. She'd been used to people who drove MGs and were called Ponsonby or something, and suddenly she'd met this East End bloke with a Morgan who couldn't even spell Ponsonby. Her father was a very succe

'Americans are sick of the Trump reality show': Hillary Clinton tells voters to 'cancel it for good' after Biden's town hall trounces the president's with 1 million more viewers

Hillary Clinton has mocked Donald Trump after it was revealed the president pulled in one million viewers fewer than Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden during Thursday night's dueling town halls. 'Americans are sick of the Trump reality show. Let's cancel it for good, shall we?' the former Secretary of State tweeted.  Biden's town hall shown on ABC won the ratings war despite Trump's equivalent being shown on all three NBC networks including MSNBC and CNBC.  Hillary Clinton has mocked Donald Trump after it was revealed the president pulled in one million viewers fewer than Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden during Thursday night's dueling town halls 'Americans are sick of the Trump reality show. Let's cancel it for good, shall we?' the former Secretary of State tweeted 'It's a result virtually no one in the business expected,' tweeted CNN. The Trump town hall averaged 10.9 million viewers on the NBC broadcast network

'You are Satan': Incredible moment grieving widow of bikie boss Mick Hawi confronts a former best friend at a busy shopping centre after she testified at the Comanchero leader's murder trial - as footage emerges of their extraordinary public row

The grieving wife of a former bikie boss who died in a hail of bullets has become tangled in a bitter falling out with a former friend who gave evidence at his murder trial. Mahmoud 'Mick' Hawi, former Comancheros national president, was shot dead in his black Mercedes parked outside a Fitness First gym in Rockdale, in Sydney's south on February 15, 2018. Last month in the NSW Supreme Court two men were found not guilty of murdering Mr Hawi. His wife, Carolina Gonzales bumped into her former close friend, Ophelia Haragli, at the Bankstown shopping centre last weekend. Extraordinary footage showed them both rowing in the mall, as their row spilled out after weeks of warring on social media.  Mahmoud 'Mick' Hawi, (pictured with wife Carolina Gonzales) former Comancheros national president, was shot dead in his black Mercedes parked outside a Fitness First gym in 2018 His wife, Carolina Gonzales bumped into her former close friend, Ophelia Haragli, at the Bankstown sh

Melbourne cops use coronavirus lockdown curfew to arrest 250 young men in crackdown on violent street gangs plaguing communities – seizing knives, tomahawks and SWORDS

More than 250 arrests have been made in the last month in a bid to disrupt youth street gangs in Victoria. Police took advantage of coronavirus restrictions keeping people locked inside their homes and assembled Operation Alliance on September 13.  Many of those targeted were young males in their late teens and early 20s who, like all Melburnians, are banned from leaving the house after 9pm. Victoria Police took advantage of coronavirus restrictions keeping people locked inside their homes and assembled Operation Alliance on September 13, arresting 251 people Many of those targeted were young males in their late teens and early 20s thought to be gang members There have been 251 arrests in the siege on youth gangs responsible for crimes including aggravated burglaries, serious assaults, car thefts and home invasions.  Deputy Commissioner Regional Operations Rick Nugent said: 'This has meant there are 70 serious offenders currently sitting in cells awaiting their court date, rather

'Lock him up!': Donald Trump agrees with supporters at Georgia rally who chant Joe Biden should be in jail following Hunter disclosures - then jokes he'll have to leave the country if he loses

President Donald Trump joined his supporters who cheered 'lock him up' after he tore into rival Joe Biden at a Georgia rally Friday night. He savaged his 2020 rival and once again spoke about jailing 2016 opponent Hillary Clinton, even as he ripped Joe Biden as a candidate and made a quip about leaving the country should he lose.   'Lock him up. You should lock them up,' Trump told a crowd at a nighttime rally with the election just 18 days away.  'Lock up the Bidens. Lock up Hillary. Lock ‘em up!' Trump continued. He had been prompted by 'lock him up' cheers from the crowd after he ripped Biden and his son Hunter. 'That Biden family is corrupt. It’s a corrupt family,' Trump said.  'These are a bunch of bad people,' he said. It was just one highlight of an under-the-lights rally where the president even joked about leaving the country should he lose the race, where he trails in the polls, to Joe Biden. In one riff after calling Biden the