Mr O'Donnell said that in the wild, Stanley could go for up to 10 days without food so they were not too worried he would starve, but they were concerned he could be injured if he landed on a power cable.

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Sir Tom Stoppard completes the Parade's End shortlist with his nomination for the BPG Writer's Award, while Masterchef: The Professionals and the Great British Bake Off go head-to-head in the Best Factual Entertainment category, alongside Paul O'Grady: For The Love of Dogs and Who Do You Think You Are?

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Fallon decided to go for home two furlongs out on the Aidan O'Brien-trained horse and was never in any danger of being caught.

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The Queen will even go to Bourke, a dusty town which is a byword in Australia for the remote outback - "Back o' Bourke" means the back of beyond or middle of nowhere in Aussie-speak.

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