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• Ibiza boat fire: Six tourists and their dog saved from blazing vessel by quick-thinking Good Samaritan

  02-07-2015 22:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sunbathers on Cala Jondal beach looked on in horror as black plumes of smoke pumped from the "La Belle Equipe"
  
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• ‘I’m seeing double!’ EastEnders fans stunned by second Phil Mitchell

  21-11-2024 12:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Fans spotted Phil’s twin in the background of a recent EastEnders episode (Picture: BBC)EastEnders fans were left seeing double this week as a moment involving Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) sparked hilarity. Eagle-eyed viewers spotted Phil’s secret twin hiding in the background of a scene during Monday’s episode. Phil was catching up with his ex-wife Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) in the café as he helped her track down Ruby Allen (Louisa Lytton). In the ba
  
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• 00s pop star ‘resents’ her Christmas hit and was ‘threatened’ into performing it

  21-11-2024 11:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextPrevious PageNext PageLily Allen has revealed that she was pressured into creating her hit Christmas cover of Somewhere Only We Know – and made nothing from the hit.
  Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver discussed Christmas number ones on their podcast Miss Me?In their latest episode titled Netflix and Kill, Lily revealed that she didn’t want to make her Christmas hit which was
  
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• Harry Potter fans ‘incredibly disappointed’ after HBO says JK Rowling has right to ‘personal views’

  21-11-2024 11:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  HBO has come under fire for its support of JK Rowling (Picture: Getty / Rex)HBO has faced backlash after telling fans JK Rowling has a right to her ‘personal views’ after confirming her involvement in the Harry Potter series.
  The new TV series, from showrunner Francesca Gardiner and director Mark Mylod – will re-adapt the bestselling children’s fantasy franhcise with a fresh new cast.It has sparked plenty of discourse from whether a new show is actually necessary to who
  
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• Danger to life weather warnings in place ahead of more snow this weekend

  21-11-2024 11:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  Met Office warns of danger to life weather with even more snow forecast over the weekend (Picture: Rex/Metro.co.uk)Heavy snow will continue to fall throughout the UK this weekend as the Met office has issued danger to life warnings in some parts of the country.A yellow weather warning for frequent snow showers, possible hail and icy conditions is in place for much of north and west Scotland until midday, with the Met Office warning of difficult travelling conditions.Between 2cm and 5cm (up to 2
  
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• Coronation Street legend forced to step down from show – with ITV star replacing her

  21-11-2024 11:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  Beverley played Liz McDonald in the ITV soap (Picture: Getty Images)Coronation Street’s Beverley Callard has been forced to step down from a stage show after a shoulder injury.
  The actress, who portrayed Rovers Return landlady with iconic status Liz McDonald, was due to appear as the Wicked Stepmother in this year’s Christmas panto at the Rhyl Pavilion Theatre in Wales.However, Beverley has had to pull out of the show following a shoulder injury, with the panto replacing her with fe
  
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• Drenched by Chumbawumba, an affair with his secretary, a scandal over croquet and THAT punch: John Prescott was an unrepentantly colourful figure, writes DOMINIC SANDBROOK

  21-11-2024 11:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  John Prescott was an unrepentantly colourful figure. Asked how he would like to be remembered, he once replied: 'As an aggressive bugger.' He was certainly that.
  
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• Brits are paying eye-watering prices for nuclear bunkers – here’s why

  21-11-2024 11:27 via metro.co.uk
  
  Recent global tensions have given a rise to sales of nuclear bunkers in the UK (Picture: Triangle News)Global nuclear tensions and the threat of World War Three seem to be closer than ever after President Joe Biden has allowed Ukraine to use US long-range missiles on Russia. The strikes have prompted Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman to say they could lead to a ‘nuclear response’, and fear of escalatio
  
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• All the times Captain Tom's daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore was 'misleading' on camera: From denials over six-figure salary to questions over where book deal money went

  21-11-2024 11:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Charity Commission accused Hannah Ingram-Moore of making 'disingenuous' public statements on ITV's This Morning in March 2022 and Piers Morgan's TalkTV show last November.
  
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• Children In Need chairwoman Rosie Millard quits over charity's grants to youth transgender group hit by child abuse scandals - just days after BBC telethon raised £39m

  21-11-2024 11:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rosie Millard, 59, accused the charity of 'institutional failure' in an explosive letter that announced she would be stepping down after six years.
  
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• Britain braces for 'sabotage and subversion' from Putin after Storm Shadow missiles were fired on Russia for the first time - as Defence Secretary faces fury for making CUTS to military

  21-11-2024 11:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts have cautioned that the UK should expect 'more sabotage and subversion' after the West defied threats from the Kremlin to support Ukraine.
  
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• Video of glamorous guests enjoying a luxury boat party enrages Aussies - here's why it shows 'everything wrong with Sydney'

  21-11-2024 11:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The clip was posted to TikTok by the Scouting Australia Podcast which is hosted by buyer's agent Sam Gordon and property investor Jimmy Ibrahim.
  
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• Real-life Godfather scene plays out in Sicily as severed horse's head is dumped on businessman's property in gruesome mafia warning

  21-11-2024 11:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Officers from the organised crime unit which specialises in rackets were called by the unidentified construction contractor after he made the grizzly discovery in the cab of a bulldozer.
  
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• 'A betrayal of everything Captain Tom stood for': Fury as lockdown hero's daughter Hannah Ingram Moore and her husband are found to have 'misled' public after pocketing £1.5m from book deal and gave none to charity

  21-11-2024 11:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ex Liberal Democrat MP Norman Baker told MailOnline: 'Captain Tom won the hearts of the nation with his selfless activity at his age, and generated much admiration.'
  
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• Get firmer skin fast as 'snail serum' anti-ageing cream hits £10 in Black Friday sale

  21-11-2024 11:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  COSRX's Advanced Snail 92 All-in-One cream is discounted by over 50%, and shoppers have been raving about it, with one saying their skin went from 'meh' to 'marvellous'
  
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• Banana taped to a wall sells for £6,200,000 at auction

  21-11-2024 11:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  The piece of art is called ‘Comedian’ (Credits: EPA)A banana duct-taped to a wall has sold for $6.2 million at an auction in New York.The piece of conceptual art is called ‘Comedian’ and was made by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan.
  The art was this week bought by Justin Sun, the founder of a cryptocurrency platform.
  However, Mr Sun didn’t buy the actual Comedian, he just bought a certificate giving him the right to duct-tape a banana to the wall and call it Comedi
  
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• One vegetable group 'better to slash blood pressure', study finds

  21-11-2024 11:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Focusing your veg intake on one particular group could be better for your blood pressure
  
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• 'John Prescott went ballistic first time I met him – I was nearly his 2nd punch victim'

  21-11-2024 11:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  From a true hairdryer treatment to dawn handshakes at train stations: What John Prescott taught me about hard work, grit and determination
  
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• Aldi launches controversial new Christmas sauce that will divide supermarket shoppers

  21-11-2024 11:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  The supermarket has just made Christmas controversial (Picture: Getty Images)Love them or hate them, Brussels sprouts are a festive staple that no Christmas dinner would be complete without. But this vegetable is about to get even more controversial, as one supermarket has taken things to the next level — by turning it into a hot sauce. The ‘one-of-a-kind’ Brussels Sprout Kimchi Hot Sauce by ‘condiment connoisseurs’ Sauce Shop will hit Aldi’s shelve
  
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• Emmerdale legend reunites with ‘boyfriend’ co-star: ‘Did you miss me?’

  21-11-2024 11:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  Alfie Clark and Max Fletcher were reunited (Picture: Instagram)Emmerdale star Alfie Clarke has reunited off-screen with his former co-star Max Fletcher. Aflie, who plays Arthur Thomas on the ITV soap, was delighted to catch up with Max, who appeared as Arthur’s boyfriend Marshall Hamston. After an evening together, the pair posed together for a photo that Alfie shared on Instagram on Wednesday. Captioning the snap, Alfie wrote: ‘Did you miss me @maxfletcher2008.&rsquo
  
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• Couple and two kids escape huge house blaze after Christmas decoration catches fire

  21-11-2024 11:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Callum Watkins and wife Bethan Watkins had just put sons Harri, four, and Hadley Rhys, two, to bed on Sunday when they were forced to flee their Llanelli, Carmarthenshire home
  
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• Britain’s cheapest flat is on sale for just £1 — but there’s a catch

  21-11-2024 11:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  A one-bedroom flat has joined the market in Birmingham for just £1 (Picture: Loveitts)These days, building up to our first property often takes years of saving – unless you’re buoyed by generational wealth or happen to win the lottery.If you’re looking for a unique opportunity to get on the property ladder, a one-bedroom flat has hit the market in Birmingham for just £1. But naturally, there’s a catch.The third-floor flat needs a considerable amount of modern
  
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• Richard Gere shocks morning talk show host with an obscene gesture live on air

  21-11-2024 11:08 via metro.co.uk
  
  Richard Gere shocked Savannah Guthrie with an obscene gesture live on air (Picture: NBC/TODAY)Richard Gere shocked the host of an American morning show by making an obscene gesture unexpectedly live on air.
  The actor, 75, was on the Today Show to promote his role in The Agency, an upcoming espionage political thriller series for Paramount+ with Showtime.Speaking to host Savannah Guthrie, the actor suddenly flipped her the bird after a clip from the show played.
  Guthrie was shocked.
  ‘You j
  
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• Gardeners urged 'do one thing' now as snow blankets UK gardens

  21-11-2024 11:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As snow and ice sweep over the UK, gardeners are being warned to take a few simple steps to protect their plants and gardens. Experts are providing timely advice to minimise damage
  
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• I’m A Celebrity fans work out how Tulisa Contostavlos has got around the show’s makeup ban

  21-11-2024 11:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Tulisa Contostavlos’s put together appearance has led to some questions (Picture: ITV/Shutterstock)I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! requires famous faces to strip back to basics, but viewers have quickly spotted Tulisa Contostavlos is looking less jungle, and more red carpet.While living down under, beauty items are a contraband item and so contestants have to go without beauty products and makeup.There have been exceptions such as Georgia Toffolo, who was given a me
  
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• 'I lost my leg in crash but driver was only fined £500 - something needs to change'

  21-11-2024 10:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dean Fellow's life changed forever while out on his motorbike, when a car went through a junction, wiping him out and leaving him with devastating injuries that culminated in him losing a leg
  
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• Ring girl breaks silence after going viral at Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson fight

  21-11-2024 10:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sydney Thomas admits her newfound fame is ‘overwhelming’ (Picture: Instagram)Ring girl Sydney Thomas has opened up about her newfound fame after going viral at the Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson fight last weekend.Some boxing fans declared Thomas ‘the real winner’ after a disappointing bout between Paul and Tyson, which led boos and allegations it was fixed.Thomas, 20, was one of five ring girls working at the event in Texas along with Virginia Sanhouse, Lexi Williams, Delia Sy
  
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• Tributes to girl, 14, who died after collapsing at rugby club

  21-11-2024 10:51 via metro.co.uk
  
  Seren-Ella Jenkins died on November 15 (Credit: GoFundMe / Google Maps)
  This is the first picture of a 14-year-old girl who collapsed and died at a south Wales rugby club.Seren-Ella Jenkins collapsed on Friday evening at Amman United Rugby Football Club.She was treated by an air ambulance, which arrived at 9.55pm, and airlifted to hospital but unfortunately died the next morning.
  Police are probing Seren’s ‘unexplained’ death.Seren’s schoolfriends have now set up fundras
  
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• Soaring AI demand sends Nvidia profits rocketing up by 109% making it the world's most valuable company

  21-11-2024 10:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Revenue jumped 94% year-on-year to $35.1 billion, when analysts had forecasted sales of $33.2 billion
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn and Diane Abbott branded Putin's 'useful idiots' as they lead leftie bleating over Ukraine's use of UK Storm Shadow missiles in Russia - with ex-Labour leader asking if we are now 'at war with a nuclear power'

  21-11-2024 10:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The former Labour leader and his close friend and ally spoke out as Kyiv used the powerful weapons outside its own borders for the first time after being authorised by Sir Keir Starmer.
  
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