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• 29 of the best things to do in London this weekend (December 21-22)

  19-12-2024 17:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  It’s Christmastime in the city (Picture: Getty Images)That time between Christmas and the New Year is a strange time… you barely know what day it is, you’re eating Quality Street for breakfast and the pajamas are staying on until at least 3pm.
  But if you do fancy leaving the house at some point, we’ve got a whole host of plans sorted for you.For the days in the run up to Christmas, and the days after, we’ve got fun recommendations, from bao buns with a twist at Bu
  
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• Tony Buzbee, lawyer for Diddy's 'victims' is accused of shaking down celebrities as his embarrassing drunk driving mugshot re-emerges

  19-12-2024 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tony Buzbee, the Texas-based attorney taking on Sean Diddy Combs, and now Jay-Z, in lawsuits alleging sexual abuse has a dark past of his own, DailyMail.com has learned. 
  
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• Would-be terrorist with a massive haul of weapons is jailed for 10 years for plotting an attack on gay and transgender people

  19-12-2024 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A would-be terrorist with an 'armoury' of weapons including a crossbow and 14 knives has been jailed for 10 years for planning an attack on gay and transgender people.
  
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• Progressive ladies of the View left stumped on how to repair 'out of touch' Democratic Party

  19-12-2024 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Looking for an answer, the mostly progressive panelists looked to an unlikely source in Alyssa Farah Griffin - their lone Republican co-host.
  
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• Carabao Cup semi-final draw featuring Arsenal, Liverpool, Newcastle and Tottenham

  19-12-2024 23:42 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mikel Arteta is two wins away from silverware with Arsenal (Picture: Getty Images)The draw for the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup has been made and it is a blockbuster line-up in the last four.Tottenham were the last team to book their place in the semi-finals after a wild 4-3 win over Manchester United in north London on Thursday night.Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou said of the win: ‘We made it harder than it should have been, we were well in control, played really well, we looked like we w
  
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• British car production plunges to its lowest level in more than four decades - as automakers struggle to deal with falling demand

  19-12-2024 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Around 64,216 new cars rolled off UK production lines last month, down 30 per cent from last year, according to industry body the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
  
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• Eight hospitalised after double-decker bus has roof torn off by railway bridge

  19-12-2024 23:33 via metro.co.uk
  
  The scene in Culzean Crescent, Kilmarnock, where a double-decker bus crashed into a railway bridge (Picture: PA Wire)Eight people have been hospitalised after the roof was torn off a double-decker bus when it hit a railway bridge.Emergency services rushed to the scene in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, after the incident took place shortly before 2pm on Thursday.Photos from the scene show the top deck of the Stagecoach bus completely exposed as the destroyed roof lay on the road nearby.Police Scotla
  
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• Keir Starmer's refusal to compensate 3.8m Waspi women will affect more than 100,000 of his Cabinet's constituents, damning figures reveal

  19-12-2024 23:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sir Keir Starmer's refusal to compensate women hit by increases in the state pension age will affect more than 100,000 of his Cabinet's constituents, new figures show.
  
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• Phil Collins, 73, admits ‘drumming has taken a toll’ in rare health update

  19-12-2024 23:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextPrevious PageNext PagePhil Collins has shared a rare health update, explaining that it’s ‘still sinking in’ that he can no longer play the drums,The legendary musician has been in the spotlight for decades, thanks to his work with Genesis as well as his solo career.The 73-year-old has struggled with his mobility recently, following a spinal injury in 2007 –
  
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• Health warning as latest study reveals cooking oil linked to colon cancer

  19-12-2024 23:17 via metro.co.uk
  
  Experts have weighed in (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto)Colon cancer could be caused by certain types of cooking oils, a new study has warned.Oils like sunflower, canola, corn and grapeseed have been highlighted as oils of concern.The piece published in the medical journal Gut analysed 80 patients with colon cancers in the US.It found the cooking oils increased the risk of developing colon cancer in the patients aged between 30 to 85.The research found people should swap seed oils for oils t
  
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• Patient hospitalised with first 'severe' case of bird flu after contact with garden birds

  19-12-2024 23:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency after hundreds of dairy herds were found to have bird flu with dozens of infections in humans being recorded since March
  
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• Distressing final photo of disabled boy, 7, who died weighing 7 pounds on Christmas Day

  19-12-2024 23:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Deonte Atwell was found horrifically malnourished and with gaping bedsore wounds at his Fort Lauderdale home on Christmas Day last year.
  
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• Hunky Florida cop goes viral after running marathon... and fans are begging him to arrest them

  19-12-2024 23:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Spectators were quick to point out that West Palm Beach Officer Nelson Caceres looked very arresting in his finish line photographs posted by the department online.
  
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• Florida drawbridge operator who let elderly woman plunge to death jailed for probation violation

  19-12-2024 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Artissua Lafay Paulk, 46, opened the Royal Park Bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway on February 6, 2022 as 79-year-old victim Carol Wright was still walking across with her bicycle.
  
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• Gary Neville accuses Manchester United star of ‘wimpish’ mistake in chaotic Tottenham loss

  19-12-2024 23:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ruben Amorim couldn’t believe what he saw from his team at times (Picture: Getty Images)Lisandro Martinez was accused of making a ‘wimpish’ and ‘simply appalling’ clearance by Gary Neville during Manchester United’s wild 4-3 defeat to Tottenham on Thursday night.Spurs are into the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup after an error-strewn game in north London, with both goalkeepers having nights to forget and the Argentina international coming in for criticism.The
  
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• Emmerdale star ‘honoured’ to be at the centre of special hospital emergency episode

  19-12-2024 23:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  A daunting time (Picture: ITV)As 2025 begins in Emmerdale, so does an exciting new career path for Jacob Gallagher (Joe-Warren Plant).The character has been at university studying to become a doctor. When January kicks off though, Jacob will finally put all of his revising to the test when he embarks on his first placement in A&E.Discussing this standalone episode set in a local hospital, actor Joe-Warren Plant explained how Jacob’s first day plays out.‘He turns up at the hospit
  
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• Grieving mother breaks down in tears at sight of store owner who killed her teenage son over a Gatorade

  19-12-2024 22:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amy Garrity faced off with Taiseer Zarka inside a North Carolina courtroom on Thursday as he was sentenced for killing her son Mark Garrity, 27.
  
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• Furious Aussies slam Sydney Trains strike as travel chaos looms in the lead-up to Christmas and New Year's Eve - as Qantas shares an urgent message to travellers

  19-12-2024 22:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Angry commuters have slammed Sydney Trains and Buses as commuters face yet another round of potential strikes in the lead-up to Christmas and New Year's Eve.
  
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• Police probe whether employee 'who stabbed Michigan manufacturing boss' was Luigi Mangione 'copycat'

  19-12-2024 22:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Erik Denslow, the president of car part manufacturer Anderson Express Inc., was brutally stabbed by an employee during a Tuesday staff meeting in the company's Muskegon office.
  
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• Missing realtor Suzanne Simpson's family forced to hold funeral without body as 'killer' husband begs to see kids

  19-12-2024 22:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Suzanne Simpson, the missing 51-year-old Texas realtor will be laid to rest on Friday, although her body has yet to be found. A day before, her 'killer' husband, Brad Simpson, 53, asked to see their kids.
  
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• Tributes to ‘much loved’ footballer who died after train station assault

  19-12-2024 22:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  James Hitchcock died on Wednesday (Picture: Barton Town FC)Tributes have been paid to a football player by his family and club after he died three days after a ‘serious assault’ at a train station.James Hitchcock, 32, suffered serious head injuries after the assault at York railway station on Sunday night, but he died on Wednesday.The Barton Town FC player, who was married with a young son, died with his family at his side in hospital.His family have now released a tribute to Josh,
  
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• Glamorous Oklahoma teacher learns fate for making out with student and trying to get him to have sex

  19-12-2024 22:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Emma Delaney Hancock, 28, was handed down a stiff sentence for sending an underage boy nude photos and videos and making out with him inside their school on several occasions.
  
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• Heroic moment an Arizona third grader saves his classmate from choking on a grape

  19-12-2024 22:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Video footage has captured the heroic moment a brave third grader saved his classmate from choking on a grape.
  
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• Charity song mocking Keir Starmer over winter fuel payments could could storm charts today - but BBC still isn't playing it

  19-12-2024 22:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Freezing This Christmas, by Sir Starmer and the Granny Harmers, slams the Prime Minister for Labour 's decision to cut winter fuel payments for pensioners
  
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• Parliament's standards commissioner is urged to probe Keir Starmer's corruption minister Tulip Siddiq - over claims she and her family took £4 billion in bribes for Putin-funded nuclear power plant

  19-12-2024 22:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Parliament's standards commissioner was last night urged to probe Tulip Siddiq after the Treasury minister was named in an anti-corruption investigation in Bangladesh.
  
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• Evil grandpa takes twisted revenge on family after violent argument with wife

  19-12-2024 22:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Newell Mock, 67, shot his wife's daughter and son-in-law in a murder-suicide after engaging in a heated argument with her
  
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• Horror moment diner's fast food snack explodes like 'bomb' as he bites into it

  19-12-2024 22:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A diner was filmed as he was given a fried snack at a fast food restaurant in Curitiba, Brazil, having said how good it looked, but then when he took a bite it exploded in his face
  
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• Chart-topping star becomes dad for first time after year of health woes

  19-12-2024 22:20 via metro.co.uk
  
  George Ezra is celebrating Christmas as a first-time dad (Picture: Dave Hogan/Hogan Media/Shutterstock)Chart-topping pop star George Ezra has become a dad for the first time!The Paradise hitmaker and his girlfriend are believed to have welcomed a little one earlier this month.George, 31, is typically private when it comes to his love life, and the identity of his other half is currently unknown. But it’s thought to be a new romance.However, the Budapest singer was spotted beaming as he ca
  
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• Colombian politician caught on camera vaping during health reform session in congress

  19-12-2024 22:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Colombian congresswoman Cathy Juvinao was busted vaping during a session to discuss reforms in the health system on Tuesday.
  
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• You have a right to remain fat, says San Francisco's 'weight czar' as her hefty pay packet is revealed

  19-12-2024 22:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The San Francisco Department of Health's newly-minted 'weight czar' went viral for her proclamation that 'no one has to be healthy.' Virgie Tovar said this two years ago on a podcast.
  
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