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Fans of a US daytime soap campaign to find out why a gay couple have not kissed on-screen for months.

Shivnarine Chanderpaul leads the way as West Indies beat England by 61 runs at Edgbaston.

Johnny Depp's Pirates of the Caribbean sequel wins two prizes at the MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles.

The Magazine is compiling a people's history of modern Britain, in parallel to Andrew Marr's television programme about post-war Britain.

World Cup holders Australia reach their target of 92 to beat Ireland in Barbados.

Pierce Brosnan has agreed to be in the big-screen adaptation of the hit Abba musical Mamma Mia.

Actress Cameron Diaz accepts "substantial" libel damages from a US tabloid over claims she had an affair.

All the action from Saturday afternoon's FA Cup third round matches in which Swansea and Nottingham Forest pull off shock wins.

Christmas and New Year will be a busy time in TV soaps this year - particularly on Albert Square with the demise of Pauline Fowler.

Thousands of French try for the largest ever simultaneous kiss, as wacky record attempts are made worldwide.

As Doctor Who returns to TV screens, Billie Piper talks about how she loves playing his assistant Rose Tyler.

A parrot reportedly alerted a wronged boyfriend to his girlfriend's affair by squawking out her lover's name.

The police in the Indian capital, Delhi, will be installing security cameras to check crime.

What is the problem with ITV programmes and will it be able to bounce back from its ratings slump?

BBC News Online goes out with a truancy patrol - to see how one London borough is persuading children to turn up for school.

Thousands of Italian gay and lesbians stage a mass kiss-in to press for greater legal rights.

More than 5,000 couples enjoy a midnight kiss in Manila to set a world record and welcome Valentine's Day.

Nearly 9,000 Chileans gather in a Santiago street to kiss their way into the world record books.

Coronation Street has featured its first gay storyline for 43 years - but is it too little, too late?

This week in Planet Tabloid, tales of naughty nuns, smooching celebs, and our wildly popular pun-writing competition.

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