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By Simon Trump for the Daily Mail. Miss Lion denies accusations of racism, bullying and homophobia. Miss Lion said Miss Farhan had misquoted Gandhi and made a cruel comment about a friend who had died. Charlotte was on the phone in floods of tears on several occasions. Accusations: Miss Lion, left, fell out with Lubna Farhan, third left.

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Lottie reportedly told Lubna Farhan, who has Pakistani heritage, "shut up, Ghandi" in a Whatsapp group chat. The company said it told Lottie, 19, her comments were "wholly unacceptable" and left her in "no doubt about our view on this". It comes as Lottie was branded "racist" for her message, which was sent in a WhatsApp group shared by the candidates and created after filming wrapped. A BBC spokesperson said: "While this happened on a private messenger service once filming had concluded, the BBC nevertheless still expects the candidates to behave appropriately. She told the Press Association: "My use of the word Gandhi was misinterpreted, it was as candidates in the group chat had been quoting Gandhi previously.

What is the latest detail that you have? The comments come as Brexit negotiations continue on a final day of efforts to get a deal ready for a crucial EU summit after Tuesday's talks ran into the small hours of the morning. Boris Johnson is running out of time to get an agreement in place so it can be approved by European leaders at the Brussels summit starting on Thursday. A Number 10 source said progress was still being made in the talks, which ran to about 1.