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Crumbling ancient towns, oodles of exotic charm and goats grazing in trees: The beauty of travelling from London to Morocco by rail on The Marrakech Express By Adam Alexander Published: 13:32 EST, 31 July 2014 | Updated: 13:32 EST, 31 July 2014 e-mail View comments Marrakech…the name simply purrs exoticism, doesn’t it? And yet it’s less than a four-hour flight from London and suddenly you’re there – standing in the ancient square of Jamaa el Fna - surrounded by snake-charmers, medicine-men, fortune-tellers, and men with wide-eyed monkeys on their backs.

Observer book of the weekPolitics booksReviewThe former PM’s biggest fan pins the blame for his downfall on a group of Bond-like Baddies known as The Movement in a pyramid of piffle acclaimed by David Icke The moment this piece is published, I will be tendering my resignation to the editor. I have failed him, I have failed the Observer and I have failed you, its readers. In my 30 years as chief political commentator of this newspaper, I have been oblivious to a conspiracy of sweeping and malevolent scope that has been machinating away to ruthlessly raise up and then ruin Tory leaders.

Play video content MOMENTS AFTER THE CRASH Investigators are probing a third commercial plane mishap within a month ... the latest was Friday night at LAX ... and multiple people were hurt. An American Airlines commercial plane collided with a passenger bus on the LAX tarmac, leaving five people injured. The empty jet was being towed from a gate to a parking area when it crashed into the shuttle bus, smashing into the front end and damaging the windows.

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Actress Frances Bergen died at Cedars-Sinai on Oct.2 following a lengthy illness. She was 84 years old. She was the widow of world-famous ventriloquist Edgar Bergen. She is survived by her daughter Candice Bergen (60), son Kris Bergen and granddaughter Chloe Malle (20).

Wimbledon 2023Marketa Vondrousova into semi-finals after fightback against Jessica PegulaCzech defeats No 4 seed 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 in epic matchVondrousova 4-1 down in third set but reels off five gamesMarketa Vondrousova revealed that a snatched phone conversation with her husband had helped her turn the tide in an intense tussle with Jessica Pegula, as the Czech went on to claim a place in the Wimbledon semi-finals. In a quarter-final with more twists and turns than a Netflix serial, two players who had never met before produced a contest that will have bolstered the reputations of both.

When one talks about pioneers in the hip-hop industry, the name MC Lyte often reverberates with a legacy of lyrical ingenuity and social advocacy. This trailblazing MC is more than her rhymes; she’s a cultural icon and a business powerhouse. As the calendar year inches into its final trimester, the net worth of this multi-talented entrepreneur, rapper, and actress stands at a laudable $12 million, as reported by CAKnowledge. Born as Lana Michelle Moorer in Brooklyn, MC Lyte rose above her humble beginnings to emerge as one of hip-hop's foundational female figures.

The attitude era saw Stone Cold Steve Austin climb up the ranks in WWE quickly. At the time his professional life was skyrocketing, Austin’s personal life took a different turn.  Austin was married to the English wrestling manager, Jeanie Clarke aka Lady Blossom, with whom he worked in WCW. Moreover, he has two daughters with Clarke. They split in 1999 as Austin started dating WWE star Debra Marshall, who he married in the year 2000.

This is the horrifying moment gunmen opened fire at a hotel bar in Rio de Janeiro, killing three orthopedic surgeons and wounding another. Footage of the barbaric attack shows three assailants hopping out of a SUV and shooting at the medical workers on Thursday.  Thirty-three rounds were let off in just 30 seconds - with one of the attackers seen returning to the vehicle for more ammunition before running back to continue shooting toward one of the doctors who was trying to flee.