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Idris Elba and Naomie Harris hail legacy of Mandela
British stars Idris Elba and Naomie Harris have hailed the legacy of Nelson Mandela at the premiere of a film about the former South African president's life.
Both Elba and Harris star in Justin Chadwick's big-screen adaptation of Mandela's autobiography of the same name.
"I think he means freedom and forgiveness. I think Mandela's legacy for me is forgiveness," Elba said.
Harris added: "He is an incredible individual who, despite having 27 years of his life taken away, still has compassion, understanding and forgiveness when he came out of prison. That's just extraordinary.
"It is healing for South Africa and the world as well."
The film follows the leader's life from his childhood, his 27 years imprisoned on Robben Island through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected President of South Africa in 1994.
Tides hit record levels in Hull
The Environment Agency says water levels of 5.8 metres are the highest ever recorded in Hull, as storm conditions have created a tidal swell.
Eight Severe Flood Warnings and 34 Flood Warnings have been issued by the Agency across the region.
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Water floods over the pier in Great Yarmouth
Army deployed to help flood effort in Norfolk
A small number of soldiers have been deployed by the army to help with the flood effort in Norfolk, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.
Thousands of homes without power after storm
Around 1,400 homes in Northern Ireland are still without power tonight after severe winds and rain battered the region.
Energy company NIE said it had restored supplies to more than 30,000 properties throughout the day and had drafted in emergency crews to help repair about 200 faults on the electricity network.
Many areas in Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Essex are also without power.
PHOTOS: Sea water breaks defences on Humberside
Viewers' photos of areas of the Humberside flooded as a result of tonight's storms.
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Seven severe 'danger to life' flood warnings issued
The number of severe flood warnings across the Midlands has increased.
The Environment Agency has now issued seven of the 'danger to life' warnings.
They are in place in the following areas:
- River Trent at East Butterwick
- River Trent at West Butterwick
- River Trent at Burton Stather
- River Trent at Keadby
- River Trent at Amcotts
- River Trent at Gunness and Flixborough
- River Trent at Burringham
World's biggest gingerbread house built in Texas
A Texas university has built the biggest gingerbread house.
The Texas A&M Traditions Club built the house with thousands of pounds of butter, sugar, eggs, flour and other ingredients.
The outside is decorated with 23,404 pieces of hard candy, including candy canes and lollipops.
The gingerbread house is more than 39,000 square feet, which easily exceeded the previous record of a 36,000 square foot gingerbread house inside the Mall of America in Minnesota.
Newcastle quayside flooding
Nigella denies stashing cocaine in hollowed-out book
Nigella Lawson denied stashing cocaine in a hollowed-out "fake book" alongside rings she exchanged with her late husband.
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