James Durbin -- that mythical creature with the tail from season 10 -- returned with blonde ambition to scream "Higher Than Heaven, " off his debut album Memories of a Broken Disaster.

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In reality, a drawer full of costume jewelry, broken chains, errant earring backs and muddled memories may turn out to be next month's heating bill.

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And if there were any bitter memories of Mr Huhne's alleged (broken) pledge not to stand against the former Lib Dem leader in 2006, he was now anxious to stress their mutual closeness.

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