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The network has been facing criticism for airing increasingly sensationalist and crude material, and Gascoigne's confession is unlikely to quell those concerns

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Shock as Paul Gascoigne makes 'vulgar' Margaret Thatcher confession

Former Tory prime minister Margaret Thatcher. Photo via The National.

Former Tory prime minister Margaret Thatcher. Photo via The National.

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Tory MP calls for Margaret Thatcher Day to be celebrated in the UK

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Keeley Brown serves breakfast in The Miner's Arms, Coundon, as Margaret Thatcher's funeral plays on the television

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Keeley Brown serves breakfast in The Miner's Arms, Coundon, as Margaret Thatcher's funeral plays on the television

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Red was the order of the day at The Miner's Arms

CEREMONIAL JOURNEY: The Union Flag draped coffin of Baroness Thatcher is carried on a gun carriage drawn by the King's Troop Royal Artillery during the procession to St Paul's Cathedral

CEREMONIAL JOURNEY: The Union Flag draped coffin of Baroness Thatcher is carried on a gun carriage drawn by the King's Troop Royal Artillery during the procession to St Paul's Cathedral

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Dissenters in the minority as crowds gathered to pay their respects to Baroness Thatcher

People unfurl banners as they arrive at Easington Colliery Social Club for a party on the day of Margaret Thatcher's funeral - although which some insisted marked not her death, but the 20th anniversary of Easington Colliery's closure

People unfurl banners as they arrive at Easington Colliery Social Club for a party on the day of Margaret Thatcher's funeral - although which some insisted marked not her death, but the 20th anniversary of Easington Colliery's closure

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Miners stage 'knees up' on Lady Thatcher's funeral day

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Two miner's daughters toast Maggie's memory

The two front pages

The two front pages

From the Editor's Chair

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Two front pages for the two sides of the Thatcher debate

Members of Richmond Conservative Club watching the funeral of Baroness Thatcher

Members of Richmond Conservative Club watching the funeral of Baroness Thatcher

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Quiet turn-out at Richmond Conservative Club to mark Baroness Thatcher's funeral

The coffin bearing the body of Baroness Thatcher leaves St Paul's Cathedral, central London after her funeral service

The coffin bearing the body of Baroness Thatcher leaves St Paul's Cathedral, central London after her funeral service

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Baroness Thatcher honoured at St Paul's Cathedral

David Cameron speaks of an

David Cameron speaks of an

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Thatcher 'made Britain great again'

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Margaret Thatcher

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MPs to pay tribute to Margaret Thatcher in Commons

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Margaret Thatcher

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Easington's former miners to party as Margaret Thatcher is buried

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Margaret Thatcher

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Thatcher to be given ceremonial funeral with military honours

FACE TO FACE: Eric Fletcher, 60, with a scrapbook of cuttings fromhis Thatcher encounter

FACE TO FACE: Eric Fletcher, 60, with a scrapbook of cuttings fromhis Thatcher encounter

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Jobseeker who stopped Maggie in ‘wilderness’

PRIVATE TRIBUTE: Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher standing alone at San Carlos cemetery, on the Falkland Islands, on June 15, 1992, to remember the servicemen who lost their lives during the conflict

PRIVATE TRIBUTE: Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher standing alone at San Carlos cemetery, on the Falkland Islands, on June 15, 1992, to remember the servicemen who lost their lives during the conflict

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Falklands: To the victor, the spoils

THE EARLY YEARS: A young Margaret Thatcher at the start of her political career

THE EARLY YEARS: A young Margaret Thatcher at the start of her political career

Margaret Thatcher

A Prime Minister who pledged to bring faith, truth, harmony and lots of hope

SHOULDER TO SHOULDER: Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan enjoy a laugh before the meeting of the North Atlantic Council at Nato headquarters, in Brussels, in 1985

SHOULDER TO SHOULDER: Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan enjoy a laugh before the meeting of the North Atlantic Council at Nato headquarters, in Brussels, in 1985

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‘She did a great deal for world’

Billy Robson was 17 at the time of the ‘Murder of a Town’, as it was dubbed

Billy Robson was 17 at the time of the ‘Murder of a Town’, as it was dubbed

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She was reviled for the ‘Murder of a Town’

BITTER MEMORIES: Marilyn Johnson toasts Margret Thatcher's death with husband Jimmy, an ex-miner

BITTER MEMORIES: Marilyn Johnson toasts Margret Thatcher's death with husband Jimmy, an ex-miner

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We’ll raise a glass to Thatcher’s passing

EARLY INFLUENCE: Conservative party leader Margaret Thatcher with 16-year-old Rother Valley schoolboy William Hague, after he received a standing ovation from delegates at the Tory party conference in Blackpool, in October 1977

EARLY INFLUENCE: Conservative party leader Margaret Thatcher with 16-year-old Rother Valley schoolboy William Hague, after he received a standing ovation from delegates at the Tory party conference in Blackpool, in October 1977

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Her legacy is remembered in many different ways

IN THE BEGINNING: Margaret Thatcher waves from the doorstep of 10 Downing Street after she was swept to power in May 1979

IN THE BEGINNING: Margaret Thatcher waves from the doorstep of 10 Downing Street after she was swept to power in May 1979

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A history-maker both reviled and adored

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Divisive era that reshaped industrial landscape

North-East steel town that felt the icy blast of change

North-East steel town that felt the icy blast of change

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North-East steel town that felt the icy blast of change

THE WAR IS OVER: An Argentinian prisoner is searched in Port Stanley after British troops march into the town

THE WAR IS OVER: An Argentinian prisoner is searched in Port Stanley after British troops march into the town

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War in the Falklands: Maggie’s finest hour

PITHEAD PROTEST: Hundreds of miners carry the lodge banner as they protest in the shadow of Easington Colliery, east Durham

PITHEAD PROTEST: Hundreds of miners carry the lodge banner as they protest in the shadow of Easington Colliery, east Durham

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War declared in coalfields as miners strike to save pits

Margaret Thatcher makes her first speech as Prime Minister after her election in 1979

Margaret Thatcher makes her first speech as Prime Minister after her election in 1979

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The Iron Lady's Downing Street years

ON THE MARCH: Westoe Colliery banner leads the way on a lobby of Parliament in June 1984

ON THE MARCH: Westoe Colliery banner leads the way on a lobby of Parliament in June 1984

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Outrage and fury as Thatcher calls strikers the enemy within

The upper floors of the Grand Hotel Brighton, severely damaged in the aftermath of an IRA bomb, which was planted during Tory Party conference week.

The upper floors of the Grand Hotel Brighton, severely damaged in the aftermath of an IRA bomb, which was planted during Tory Party conference week.

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A night when the heavens caved in

STEPPING OUT: Margaret Thatcher on her wilderness walk, in September 1987

STEPPING OUT: Margaret Thatcher on her wilderness walk, in September 1987

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An economic dawn in the wastelands

SEAT OF POWER: Margaret Thatcher outside 10 Downing Street following her election as Prime Minister in 1979

SEAT OF POWER: Margaret Thatcher outside 10 Downing Street following her election as Prime Minister in 1979

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The world leader who transformed our lives

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End of an era as poll tax signals Maggie’s downfall

MOMENT WITH MAC: Mrs Thatcher with Harold MacMillan in February 1979

MOMENT WITH MAC: Mrs Thatcher with Harold MacMillan in February 1979

Margaret Thatcher

Setting the agenda with ideas and determination

FROM THE LEFT: Former Labour leaders during Margaret Thatcher's premiership, Neil Kinnock, left, who succeeded Michael Foot, centre, who succeeded James Callaghan, pictured at Labour's 2000 conference

FROM THE LEFT: Former Labour leaders during Margaret Thatcher's premiership, Neil Kinnock, left, who succeeded Michael Foot, centre, who succeeded James Callaghan, pictured at Labour's 2000 conference

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Still labouring while Maggie forges on

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher giving a three-fingered salute outside 10 Downing Street as she begins her third successive term of office

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher giving a three-fingered salute outside 10 Downing Street as she begins her third successive term of office

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A land of haves and have nots

Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher

The words of Mrs Thatcher

David Hopper, right, at the unveiling of a sculpture of a miner at the Miners Union building in Red Hills, Durham, in 2012

David Hopper, right, at the unveiling of a sculpture of a miner at the Miners Union building in Red Hills, Durham, in 2012

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Thatcher death 'a great day for all the miners'

Reaction: Margaret Thatcher 1925 - 2013

Reaction: Margaret Thatcher 1925 - 2013

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Reaction: Margaret Thatcher 1925 - 2013

Margaret Thatcher dies following stroke

Margaret Thatcher dies following stroke

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Margaret Thatcher dies following stroke