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• Airbnb’s ‘boring’ rule change just made booking a rental that much harder

  27-12-2024 07:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Airbnb has made a change that could impact your booking over New Year (Picture: Getty Images/Maskot)If you had hopes of booking a last-minute Airbnb to ring in New Year’s Eve – think again.That’s because the rental property company is rolling out anti-party technology to stop ‘disruptive’ and ‘unauthorised’ parties to celebrate the arrival of 2025.AI tech is being used to identify ‘higher-risk’ bookings of entire home listings by assessing t
  
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• What’s my horoscope for today? December 28, 2024 astrological predictions for your star sign

  28-12-2024 01:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  What’s in store for you today? (Picture: Metro.co.uk)With the Venus and Uranus shake up – there’s a strong sense of change in the air ready to shift your direction.
  Leo, you might find a surprising opportunity that pushes your career or passions forward in ways you didn’t expect and Virgo, this moment of clarity could point you toward something new and exciting.
  Libra, you may feel a surge of creative energy! Stay curious and see where it leads.Ahead, you’ll find a
  
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• It started with text messages, then he used technology to control my every move

  28-12-2024 01:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  As technology becomes a constant in our lives, abusers are finding new and harmful forms of control (Picture: Getty Images)When Ariah first met Tom* at work in London, she was quickly swept off her feet. ‘He sought out lots of opportunities for us to work together or go to lunch,’ the 32-year-old, who is going by a pseudonym, tells Metro. ‘He said he’d never met anyone like me before – that he had such strong feelings for me.’Things moved quickly and wit
  
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• Trent Alexander-Arnold ‘tells Liverpool he wants to join Real Madrid’

  28-12-2024 01:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Trent Alexander-Arnold could leave Liverpool as a free agent next summer (Shutterstock)Trent Alexander-Arnold has told Liverpool’s hierarchy that he wants to join Real Madrid next summer, according to reports in Spain.The 26-year-old’s current contract with the Premier League leaders is due to expire at the end of the season, meaning that he could leave Anfield as a free agent next summer.Liverpool have been keen to secure a new deal with the England international, however, an agree
  
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• Ruby breaks in Emmerdale as vile Anthony takes more vulgar action

  28-12-2024 00:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  She’s terrified (Picture: ITV)Much-loved character Ruby Fox-Miligan (Beth Cordingly) has been on edge ever since her father Anthony (Nicholas Day) arrived in Emmerdale.In an episode of the ITV soap which aired a few weeks ago, flashback scenes allowed us to discover why Ruby is so fearful of her dad. After Ruby’s 16th birthday party, her dad entered her bedroom and explained they were now alone in the house.The scenes then developed, allowing the audience to discover Anthony had bee
  
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• Emmerdale family destroyed as child is stabbed in knife horror

  28-12-2024 00:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Marlon and Rhona receive some heartbreaking news (Picture: ITV)Marlon Dingle (Mark Charnock) and Rhona Goskirk (Zoe Henry) fear the worst for April Windsor (Amelia Flanagan) in Emmerdale next week when Jacob Gallagher (Joe-Warren Plant) delivers some distressing news.April has had a traumatic time of late, after being caught in the middle of evil Jade’s revenge on Ross Barton (Michael Parr) and being dangled off the same multi-story carpark that her mum Donna fell to h
  
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• Revellers can now check their drugs at Victoria's first pill-testing service at the Beyond the Valley festival

  28-12-2024 00:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The four-day music festival, which kicked off on Saturday at Barunah Plains, is taking part in drug-testing trials for the first time.
  
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• Donald Trump asks Supreme Court to hold off TikTok ban so he can 'negotiate a resolution'

  28-12-2024 00:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  President-Elect Donald Trump has made a last minute plea to halt implementation of a nationwide TikTok ban.
  
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• Big Fat Quiz viewers slam Channel 4 for ‘uncomfortable’ Chris McCausland decision

  28-12-2024 00:42 via metro.co.uk
  
  Channel 4 viewers have called the format of a game show ‘offensive’ (Picture: Channel 4)Channel 4 has been criticised for the decision to run a series of visual rounds on The Big Fat Quiz of the Year while Chris McCausland was competing.The comedian, 47, was one of the guests on this year’s annual special, which was hosted by Jimmy Carr and also featured Richard Ayoade, Katherine Ryan, Rob Beckett, Judi Love and Maisie Adam.The contestants were tested on their knowledge of the
  
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• A year ago, a gripping ITV drama triggered outrage over the Post Office scandal. Lead campaigner Sir Alan Bates hoped a new Government would at last deliver compensation. Sadly, he was wrong...

  28-12-2024 00:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The letters tumbling onto the mat come from across the world - France, Australia, the US and many more - some just addressed to 'Alan Bates, North Wales.'
  
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• Farmers' anger at Labour mayor as Tube chiefs ban anti-inheritance tax adverts for having 'politically controversial' anti-Government message

  28-12-2024 00:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Transport bosses have been accused of 'trying to silence' farmers after they banned their anti-inheritance tax adverts from the Tube over their 'politically controversial' message.
  
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• I had a heart attack and collapsed while getting ready for work - but our BATHTUB saved my life because of amazing reason

  28-12-2024 00:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  On December 17, 1992 Fred McCann, 78, was in the shower when he suffered from a heart attack and collapsed.
  
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• Trump urges highest court to block TikTok ban so he can ‘negotiate a resolution’

  28-12-2024 00:21 via metro.co.uk
  
  President-elect Donald Trump (right) asked the Supreme Court to halt an impending TikTok (left) ban until after he assumes office (Pictures: AP/Getty Images)President-elect Donald Trump has asked the US Supreme Court to halt a ban on TikTok until he takes office so he can ‘negotiate a resolution’.Trump, who returns to the White House a day after TikTok must divest from its Chinese parent company or be banned, argued that he will figure out a way to ‘save’ the popular soc
  
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• Sugababes star Keisha Buchanan in car crash after ‘blacking out at wheel’

  28-12-2024 00:20 via metro.co.uk
  
   Keisha Buchanan has said she’ll share further details in the future (Picture: Instagram/Getty)Sugababes star Keisha Buchanan has spoken for the first time about a car crash that she was involved in last year.The 40-year-old revealed how she blacked out at the wheel during the scary ordeal.
  Now, 12 months later, she feels ready to speak about what happened and expressed gratitude for surviving the incident.On Instagram, Keisha posted a photo of the scene which showed pieces
  
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• Mikel Arteta reveals new Bukayo Saka injury blow after surgery

  28-12-2024 00:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  Bukayo Saka injured his hamstring in Arsenal’s win over Crystal Palace earlier this month (Shutterstock)Mikel Arteta has revealed that Bukayo Saka will miss more than two months after undergoing surgery on his hamstring injury.‘I would prefer to leave that with the doctor or himself but he had a procedure, everything went well but unfortunately he will be out for many, many weeks,’ Arteta said after Arsenal’s 1-0 win over Ipswich on Friday night.Asked for a more definiti
  
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• Moment jobsworth binman is caught on doorbell camera removing rubbish bag from top of bin at Christmas

  28-12-2024 00:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Hull resident posted a video of the incident to social media, tagging his local council with the comment: 'Remind me why I pay you over £130 a month [Hull City Council].'
  
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• Woke filmmaker shares bizarre reason he thinks Trump will ban Wicked movie

  28-12-2024 00:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Woke filmmaker Adam McKay has speculated that President-Elect Donald Trump will ban the widely popular Wicked film when he is in office.
  
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• Landlord's astonishing act of kindness divides Aussie renters

  27-12-2024 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An elderly tenant said the kind gesture 'changed my life completely' after her landlord died, leaving behind an eye-watering $18million fortune.
  
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• Fly-tippers blasted as huge rubbish pile filmed at Asda car park after Christmas

  27-12-2024 23:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  People dumped rubbish on Boxing Day at an Asda car park in Dunfermline with a massive pile now built up including boxes for Christmas presents, to the anger of local residents
  
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• Donald Trump in major TikTok ban move as he makes special request of Supreme Court

  27-12-2024 23:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
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• Mark Flekken injury latest after Brentford draw vs Brighton

  27-12-2024 23:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mark Flekken was forced off during Brentford’s draw with Brighton on Friday (Reuters)Thomas Frank is unsure over the extent of Mark Flekken’s injury after Brentford’s goalless draw with Brighton on Friday.The 31-year-old made several impressive saves in the first half at the Amex Stadium but was forced off after 36 minutes with a groin problem.Brentford are now due to play Arsenal on New Year’s Day and Frank says Flekken will be assessed on Saturday.‘On both Flekke
  
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• Boxer Paul Bamba dies aged 35 just six days after winning title

  27-12-2024 23:43 via metro.co.uk
  
  Paul Bamba has died at the age of 35 (DAZN)Boxer Paul Bamba has died at the age of 35 just six days after winning his first title.Bamba beat Rogelio Medina Luna in New Jersey last Saturday to win the WBA Gold Cruiserweight belt.A former United States Marine who served for seven months in Iraq, Bamba turned to professional boxing in 2021.Last month, Bamba became the first client of Ne-Yo’s new management company.‘It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of beloved son,
  
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• Plane crashes into truck and flips it at airport tarmac

  27-12-2024 23:42 via metro.co.uk
  
  A United Airlines plane hit a box truck at Miami International Airport on Thursday morning (Picture: Instagram/Only in Dade)A United Airlines plane struck a box truck and flipped the vehicle on the tarmac of a major international airport.CCTV footage from the scene shows the truck tipped over and lying on its left side next to the commercial jetliner at Miami International Airport.
  The unusual crash happened when the Boeing 737-900 ‘made contact with a catering vendor vehicle while being
  
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• Rumours of another royal wedding as non-royal invited to Sandringham Christmas

  27-12-2024 23:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The appearance of a non-royal at the Royal Family's annual Sandringham Christmas walkabout have sparked rumours that another wedding could be on the cards within the Firm
  
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• Fury as 'woke' MoD bosses threaten to strip the cross from chaplains' military cap badge in bid to make department more 'diverse and multi-cultural'

  27-12-2024 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The cross is set to be removed from the badge of Army chaplains in a 'woke' move condemned by a former military chief.
  
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• Shocking Boxing Day stampede at store after owner invites people to 'steal'

  27-12-2024 23:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Footage shows dozens of young people barging their way into a street wear store in Perth, Australia, with many knocked over in the doorway after they were invited to ransack the store on Boxing Day
  
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• Fifth of Brits ‘never’ attempt to speak a foreign language when abroad

  27-12-2024 23:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  The poll of 2,000 adults found 30 per cent of people often find themselves mispronouncing foreign words or phrasesA fifth of Brits ‘never’ attempt to speak a country’s native language when going abroad, according to a new poll.53% said they would rather point to something on a menu than risk the embarrassment of saying a word wrong.
  The poll of 2,000 adults found that 30% often find themselves mispronouncing foreign words or phrases.‘Gyros’, ‘tagliatelle&rsqu
  
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• One EuroMillions ticket holder wins £34million jackpot – check to see lucky numbers

  27-12-2024 23:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A single EuroMillions ticket holder has scooped the staggering £34million jackpot this evening - and another eight-figure jackpot is up for grabs for UK players in just a few days' time
  
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• As Trump’s inauguration looms, warnings spread around US universities

  27-12-2024 23:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump has promised to crack down on immigration ahead of his inauguration (Picture: Getty/X)There is fear and uncertainty across many US college campuses ahead of president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next month.Some schools have advised international students to return to campus early amid fears of another travel ban like the one Trump enacted during his first term as president.
  Such bans could affect a large proportion of the more than 1.1 million international students who
  
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• Joao Pedro avoids red card for his elbow during Brighton draw vs Brentford

  27-12-2024 23:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  Joao Pedro avoided a red card for his attempted elbow (Action Images via Reuters)Joao Pedro avoided a red card and a suspension after attempting to elbow Yehor Yarmolyuk during Brighton’s goalless draw with Brentford on Friday night.The incident occurred in the second half when the Brighton forward attempted to race clear of Yarmolyuk, who was pulling at his shoulder and his shirt.A frustrated Pedro then stopped and swung his right elbow at Yarmolyuk but it narrowly missed the Brentford m
  
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