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• Almost no one can work out how to remove the ring from the string in tricky brainteaser

  23-12-2024 08:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A new brainteaser - that 99 percent of people are unable to find the answer to - has been shared to TikTok, leaving puzzle enthusiasts scratching their heads
  
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• Winging it to a £400m fortune: How Wingstop's UK founders who started franchise with no restaurant experience are set for bumper payout after selling Stormzy's beloved fried chicken chain to US private equity firm

  23-12-2024 12:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It started with a 'cold call' email - but now three Brits with no previous restaurant experience are set to cash in on a £400million fried chicken windfall.
  
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• New net zero ‘grocery tax’ could increase bills by £1,400,000,000 a year

  23-12-2024 12:38 via metro.co.uk
  
  It’s hoped the new levy on firms will help cut the huge amount of packaging produced in the UK – much of which ends up in landfill in the UK and abroad (Picture: Getty)A new ‘grocery tax’ on packaging used by retailers and manufacturers could increase shopping bills by up to £1.4 billion.
  It’s hoped the green levy, designed to meet the government’s net zero targets, will help cut the enormous amount of packaging used in the UK.The government projects th
  
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• Man opens £700 Harrods Christmas crackers and can't believe what's inside

  23-12-2024 12:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Crackers are a staple at Christmas dinner, but when YouTuber Robbie Knox decided to splash out on Harrods' £700 ones to share with his friends, he was left baffled by what was inside
  
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• Zara shoppers are just learning what circle, square and triangle symbols on tags mean

  23-12-2024 12:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A Zara shopper has revealed how to find the perfect fit instore, and it's all about the symbols on the tags. She claims that each shape carries a different meaning
  
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• How to watch NORAD Santa Tracker as Father Christmas travels across the world to deliver presents

  23-12-2024 12:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  NORAD will be tracking Santa Claus on his mission to deliver everyone's presents this Christmas Eve - here's how you can follow his progress as he rides across the world on his sleigh
  
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• Neighbour who trapped barrister's cat in a cage and waged years-long harassment campaign against him and his wife at their £1.3m home is ordered to pay £37,000

  23-12-2024 12:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Josie Hitchens terrorisedTim Sheppard, 56, and his wife Elena Garcia-Alvarez, 55, for over a decade after they moved into into their five-bedroom home in Finsbury Park, north London, in 2006.
  
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• Xbox handheld won’t necessarily be made by Microsoft claims new rumour

  23-12-2024 12:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  Is the future of Xbox outside of Microsoft? (Microsoft)The future of Xbox might be a wider partnership with third party companies, as rumours circulate about Microsoft’s plans at CES.One of the big questions hanging over the next console generation is Microsoft’s plans for Xbox, in light of the failure of the Xbox Series X/S.Over this generation, we’ve seen the company deprioritise the console in favour of pushing its subscription service, Xbox Game Pass, on other devices. Thi
  
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• Northern Line station that’s been closed for 18 months finally reopens

  23-12-2024 12:20 via metro.co.uk
  
  Kentish Town? We haven’t heard that name in, well, 18 months (Picture: Getty Images)Kentish Town Tube station will no longer be the London Underground station that time forgot.
  Since June 2023, the Northern line stop has been shut so Transport for London (TfL) could carry out repairs.
  This included, to quote TfL, fixing the ‘the most unreliable’ escalators on the network – a pair built in 1997.‘The two escalators at Kentish Town are in urgent need&nb
  
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• Weather maps show exact date mega snow bomb will blast millions of Brits in early 2025

  23-12-2024 12:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The UK is set for widespread snow in a brutal Arctic blast, as temperatures plummet to -7C in parts of the country after what is expected to be a mild Christmas this year
  
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• Katy Perry's pre-tour workout and secret behind her toned biceps

  23-12-2024 12:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The singer shared how she stays in incredible shape during a question-and-answer session at a concert
  
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• Robbie Williams, 50, planning to resit his GCSEs as he’s always felt ‘a dumb-dumb’

  23-12-2024 12:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  Superstar singer Robbie Williams wants to further and complete his education (Picture: Getty)Robbie Williams is looking to go back to school and resit his GCSEs after leaving education early for the bright lights of showbiz.However, the Rock DJ chart-topper will have to fit in any qualification aspirations with his 2025 world tour as well as promoting his eagerly anticipated musical biopic Better Man.But Williams, 50, whose single Forbidden Road from the new movie is up for best original song a
  
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• Warning as scammers set to target UK during the festive season, says Santander

  23-12-2024 12:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Santander said £1,999,444 was reported as lost to authorised push payment scams between December 25 2023 and January 1 2024
  
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• Dunelm's £20 'soft and cosy' bedding ideal for extra Christmas guests

  23-12-2024 12:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 'dreamiest' bedding could be just what your spare room needs as part of a Christmas refresh
  
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• Supermarket Christmas chaos as online orders are cancelled, home deliveries are late and furious customers are unable to use discounts on food shops

  23-12-2024 12:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The shopping chain has said its More rewards card is facing difficulties, with customers unable to get discounts on their shopping - while click-and-collect shopping orders have been cancelled
  
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• 'Our 40-strong family books out entire village hall so no one has to host at Christmas'

  23-12-2024 12:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Gale family, from Worthing, West Sussex, use Clapham and Patching Village Hall for Christmas because they say it saves people the stress of hosting all the relatives
  
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• We opened presents and discovered Mum had fallen for a Christmas scam

  23-12-2024 12:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  Books generated by AI are proliferating, and as I found out, it’s the future of literary scamming (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto)As my brother opened his Christmas present from our mum, a growing awkwardness spread across the room. He should have been unwrapping a copy of The Siege, Ben Macintyre’s acclaimed account of a gripping 1980 SAS operation. But what he actually had was an extended, repurposed Wikipedia entry about the event churned out by AI. ‘I understa
  
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• Urgent health alert as infectious disease mpox spreads in WA during the festive season

  23-12-2024 12:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Millions of Aussies have been warned to be aware of a viral disease.
  
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• Christmas market copycat attacks fear: German police arrest man threatening knife rampage days after five people were run over and killed - and say others may be planning similar slaughter

  23-12-2024 12:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The man, from northern port city Bremerhaven, was arrested on Sunday after he threatened a knife attack on the city's Christmas market in widely shared footage, according to German tabloid Bild.
  
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• Baba Vanga's predictions that came true in 2024 and what she got wrong

  23-12-2024 12:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mystic Vangeliya Pandeva Gushterova, better known as Baba Vanga, made several predictions during her lifetime, including the death of Princess Diana and 9/11 - and several for 2024 came true
  
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• Princess Charlotte and Prince George once broke huge royal Christmas tradition

  23-12-2024 12:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Like most households, the Royal Family follows their own traditions at Christmas - but not all of them always go to plan, as Princess Kate previously let slip a few years ago
  
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• King Charles shakes up royal Christmas – from new guests to banned food

  23-12-2024 12:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  King Charles has been ringing the changes throughout the royal family's traditions since he was crowned and the family's festive dinner at Sandringham is no different
  
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• Stunning penthouse where Spice Girls shot Wannabe and featured on Netflix's Buying London goes on the market for £8.5million

  23-12-2024 11:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Located inside a major railway station the three-bed property - featured on Netflix's Buying London - is far from ordinary.
  
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• Fury as Morrisons customers have orders cancelled and unable to get discounts on their Christmas shops

  23-12-2024 11:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The shopping chain has said its More rewards card is facing difficulties, with customers unable to get discounts on their shopping - while click-and-collect shopping orders have been cancelled
  
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• Terrifying moment crew scramble to safety with seconds to spare as cargo ship capsizes and sinks

  23-12-2024 11:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This is the terrifying moment the crew of a massive cargo ship were forced to scramble for safety after it capsized and sank. 
  
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• NHS warns dandruff sufferers to buy shampoo with specific ingredient to fix it

  23-12-2024 11:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dandruff is common at this time of year
  
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• Controversial banned horror with ‘riotously violent’ plot now available on Netflix

  23-12-2024 11:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextPrevious PageNext PageA ‘riotously violent’ horror film that was once banned is now available to watch on Netflix.The Hunt, released in 2020, follows 12 total strangers who wake up in a clearing with no idea where they are or how they got there.They’re soon plunged into a fight for survival as a group of bloodthirsty elites hunt them down for sport.However, tired
  
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• Chelsea star Kepa Arrizabalaga hailed for ‘amazing’ performance against Man Utd

  23-12-2024 11:48 via metro.co.uk
  
  Kepa Arrizabalaga is getting back to his best on the south coast (Picture: Getty)Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga has been hailed for his ‘amazing’ performance in AFC Bournemouth’s 3-0 win at Manchester United.Arrizabalaga, currently on a season-long loan at the Cherries from the Blues, was lauded by Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola on Sunday.Iraola was left delighted with Arrizabalaga after he made a series of important saves to help Bournemouth keep a clean sheet at Old
  
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• Stephen Hendry predicts which Class of 92 legend will retire first

  23-12-2024 11:46 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ronnie O’Sullivan has said he wants to keep playing for another decade (Picture: Getty Images)As the three Class of 92 legends of snooker approach their 50th birthdays, Stephen Hendry reckons it will be Ronnie O’Sullivan who hangs up his cue first.O’Sullivan, Mark Williams and John Higgins are still competing among the elite of the game, with the trio all still in the top 16 at 49 years old.The Rocket is number three in the world, Williams six and Higgins 14, so there is littl
  
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• Search for missing British woman underway after she vanished while partying at a street festival in St Lucia

  23-12-2024 11:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jemima Colenso, 33, has been living on a boat called Lola moored at Rodney Bay Marina on the north of the island. She was last seen at the Gros Islet street party on Friday, police said.
  
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