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Our Heroes & Douchebags of the Week

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Who - and what - we love right now (and what we definitely don't)

Heroes

The Saudi Women Who got behind the wheels and posted videos of themselves driving in a protest against the ban on female drivers. Activists say the public mood is changing, with more and more people - including men - publicly supporting an end to the ban; 17,000 people have signed a petition calling for women to be allowed to drive.

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Sesame Street For this amazing Homeland parody, which is, dare we say, more entertaining than the current series.

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Sheridan Smith She's been wowing on stage as Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream and this week bagged a Best Actress nomination at the International Emmys for her brilliant performance in Mrs Biggs.

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Douchebags

Funeral Selfies Yep, sadly, it's a thing. Check out this Tumblr of totally inappropriate snaps.

The global wine shortage News that demand for vino is outstripping supply has sent us into a spin - should we be panic buying Pinot Grigio before prices sky rocket?

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Russell Brand For using his guest editor spot at political magazine The New Statesman to write an essay that ends: "I will never vote and I don't think you should either." But comedian Robert Webb's rebuke cheered us up.

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