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• Arsenal legend Ian Wright makes title prediction and names Premier League’s ‘best player’ on current form

  27-11-2024 10:41 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arsenal great Ian Wright is still backing the Gunners to win the Premier League (Picture: Getty)Ian Wright says he is sticking with his prediction that Arsenal will win the Premier League title, despite their slump in form during Martin Odegaard’s absence from the side.Odegaard’s frustrating injury layoff coincided with a desperately poor run of results for Arsenal, with Mikel Arteta’s men already dropping points in six matches at this early stage of the campaign.The north Lon
  
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• Car crashes into hospital building with people trapped underneath

  27-11-2024 13:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  Police, fire and the ambulance service were called to Torbay Hospital at 10.47am this morning (Picture: Getty Images)Three people have been injured after a car crashed into a portcabin at a hospital.Police, fire and the ambulance service were called to Torbay Hospital at 10.47am this morning.The driver was freed from the car but two other people were left trapped underneath.Devon and Cornwall Police said: ‘The incident is ongoing but the hospital remains open.‘Both casualties are no
  
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• Woman accused of murdering man and wounding woman in ‘out of the blue’ stabbings

  27-11-2024 13:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  Alan Geary was attacked in Navenby Walk in Bow, east London, shortly after midnight on Saturday, November 23 (Picture: Google)A young woman killed a man and wounded a woman in two ‘out of the blue’ stabbing attacks, the Old Bailey has heard.Fatima Umar, 21, is charged with the murder of 46-year-old Alan Geary and the attempted murder of a 56-year-old woman, who has not been named.Mr Geary was attacked in Navenby Walk in Bow, east London, shortly after midnight on Saturday, November
  
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• Human Vs Hamster is a real TV show viewers are calling ‘the best thing ever’

  27-11-2024 13:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextPrevious PageNext PageHuman Vs. Hamster is a real thing, and it might be your new favourite game show.The trailer might feel like something of a fever dream, but the new Max series already has people gripped with some viewers hailed it ‘the best thing ever’.If you’ve ever looked at your pet hamster running on its wheel and thought “I could beat that”,
  
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• Who is Premier League referee David Coote? Career, personal life and controversies

  27-11-2024 13:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  David Coote is at the centre of controversy (Picture: Getty)From relative obscurity to public ignominy, Premier League referee David Coote has landed himself in hot water after several high-profile scandals.The Professional Game Match Officials Limited initially suspended Coote pending an investigation after a video emerged on social media appearing to show him calling Liverpool ‘s**t’ and former Reds manager Jurgen Klopp an ‘absolute c**t.However, several other inci
  
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• Martin Lewis claims more than 1 million people could be eligible for £5,644 payout

  27-11-2024 13:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  If you need help around the home then you could be eligible for a weekly payment of more than £100 per week (Picture: Rex)With financial support for pensioners dwindling after winter fuel payment cuts, every penny is crucial, but Martin Lewis is on the case.It turns out that a possible 1.1 million people are currently missing out on the £5,644 a year government payout they’re entitled to.Our savvy Money Saving Expert shared in his weekly newsletter that if you’re of stat
  
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• Quirky city ‘straight out of Harry Potter’ is second most picturesque in world

  27-11-2024 12:54 via metro.co.uk
  
  The city of York has been crowned one of the world’s most picturesque (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto)It’s already no secret that the people are nicer up north, but now the city of York has been crowned one of the most picturesque in the world.The historic North Yorkshire city has been named the second most beautiful place to visit in winter worldwide – in addition to its recent rankings as both the friendliest place to visit and Brits’ favourite UK city.The research,
  
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• Smithfield's 900 years of blood and guts: How traders at London's oldest meat market worked in Dickensian 'filth and mire' for centuries - as gruesome executions took place yards away

  27-11-2024 12:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Smithfield Market was, wrote Charles Dickens in Oliver Twist, a place where 'filth and mire' rose 'nearly ankle-deep', as the 'reeking bodies of cattle' massed all around.
  
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• Mother's 'indescribable' heartache over death of autistic son, 12, who was killed while walking on the M62 after his drink-driving father crashed and left youngster behind as he fled

  27-11-2024 12:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Callum Rycoft, 12, was stuck by a car as he tried to cross the busy motorway with Matthew Rycroft last August, who continued walking without looking back for his son.
  
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• Travellers' anger as police block their children from Manchester Christmas markets and put them on trains to Grimsby

  27-11-2024 12:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Travellers have accused police of 'discrimination' after videos emerged of officers putting children onto trains to block them from going to the Christmas markets.
  
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• It's the bleepdog! Robot hound costing £25,000 to become new sheepdog style farmer's helper around the fields

  27-11-2024 12:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cornish farmer, Malcolm Barrett, has teamed up with experts at the University of Plymouth to put the powers of the bionic hound to the test.
  
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• Loyal dog waits for days after owner falls off bike over frozen river and is swept away

  27-11-2024 12:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  Belka sat and waited in hopes her owner would return – but he never did (Picture: East2West)A loyal dog refused to leave the place where her owner fell through the ice into a frozen river.
  Photos have shown Belka sitting by the place where her owner, who was bicycling, plunged into the icy waters in Bashkiria, Russia.After a four day search for Belka’s owner, the body of the 59-year-old was discovered downstream in the Ufa River.Even after the body of Belka’s owner was fo
  
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• I love children but made my husband get the snip and have pledged NEVER to start a family… here's why, reveals JESSICA LORIMER

  27-11-2024 12:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  My cousin had a baby two months ago. Looking at pictures posted online, I felt a swell of pride on her behalf. But did it provoke a twinge of maternal longing for myself, too? It did not.
  
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• Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson calls on regulator to investigate why nearly twice as many private school pupils are getting extra time in exams compared to state students

  27-11-2024 12:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Figures show 27 per cent of pupils at comprehensive schools in England got extra time, compared with 42 per cent of their privately-educated counterparts.
  
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• Wife and daughter of the man behind one-hit wonder The Pushbike song battle it out in court over his £1million will

  27-11-2024 12:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Guitarist Freddy Wieland died aged 75 of cancer in 2018, leaving behind ex-wife Karen, their daughter Amber, plus his two daughters from a previous relationship, Jasmine and Jade Wieland.
  
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• Teenager, 18, almost died from meningitis after 'catching it from sharing a vape and drinks' on a night out

  27-11-2024 12:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sian Alderton, 18, was left comatose has said she almost died from meningitis and believes she caught it after sharing a vape and drinks on a night out in Norfolk.
  
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• Canadian carpenter, 64, is sentenced to life in Dubai jail after he was caught carrying medical use CBD and cannabis to help with painful symptoms of his Addison's disease

  27-11-2024 12:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Maurice Kevin O'Rourke, from Mississauga, Ontario, uses CBD oil and cannabis to manage the chronic pain caused by the rare and life-threatening Addison's disease.
  
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• Locals' shock over decision to close Luton's Vauxhall factory after 120 years - as one worker reveals he found out on WhatsApp that 1,100 jobs are at risk

  27-11-2024 12:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stellantis, which also controls the Fiat, Peugeot and Citroen brands, has blamed government EV sales targets for the decision to shutter the factory, which first opened in 1905.
  
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• Female fire worker sues for harassment claiming her male boss is a 'sexual predator' after he said his wife had a Mulberry handbag just like hers

  27-11-2024 12:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tayba Amber made the accusation against Martin McCarthy after his remark during a meeting about her return to work from sick leave, an employment tribunal in Leeds heard.
  
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• Rebekah Vardy says she’s on ‘stress diet’ as Coleen Rooney looks set to win I’m A Celebrity

  27-11-2024 12:38 via metro.co.uk
  
  Rebekah Vardy said she had a lot ‘going on at the moment’ (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)Rebekah Vardy has said she has lost weight as it’s ‘all been too much’ as Coleen Rooney emerges as an I’m A Celebrity frontrunner.Earlier this month, the 42-year-old reignited her feud with Coleen, 38, after their infamous Wagatha Christie defamation trial two years ago.She could not resist taking a series of swipes about Coleen’s stint in the ju
  
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• Jamie Oliver says you've been cooking pasta sauce wrong - it's all to do with onions

  27-11-2024 12:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  TV chef Jamie Oliver has shared a simple trick that he learnt from a Nonna to maximise the flavour of your pasta sauces - and it all starts with the onions that being used
  
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• Couples end up with wrong IVF babies in mix-up but have a heartwarming solution

  27-11-2024 12:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Daphna Cardinale and husband Alexander were "devastated" to discover the child they had been raising was not theirs as their second daughter was born to another family
  
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• UK is ready for 'all eventualities' should Trump impose import tariffs on goods

  27-11-2024 12:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds did not specify what measures he would take, but he emphasised the UK's preparedness
  
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• ‘Secret city’ underneath Greenland’s ice sheets uncovered in new satellite images

  27-11-2024 12:35 via metro.co.uk
  
  A radar instrument captured ‘Camp Century’ recently (Picture: Nasa)Deep below the thick ice of Greenland lies a labyrinth of tunnels that were once thought to be the safest place on Earth in case of a war.First created during the Cold War, Project Iceworm saw the US plan to store hundreds of ballistic missiles in a system of tunnels dubbed ‘Camp Century’.At the time, US military chiefs had hoped to launch a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union during the height of Cold War
  
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• Mum cleared of witch monument murder duped vulnerable men in 20-month theft spree

  27-11-2024 12:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A court heard that Angela Newlands, 34, embarked on a crime spree in Forfar, Scotland, that lasted for more than 20 months between August 29, 2022 and May 11, 2024
  
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• I’m A Celebrity’s Alan Halsall’s brother makes feelings crystal clear over Tulisa ‘romance’

  27-11-2024 12:35 via metro.co.uk
  
  Loved ones of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! stars Tulisa and Alan Halsall have commented on romance rumours (Picture: ITV/ Shutterstock)The brother of Alan Halsall has weighed in on rumours of a potential romance with I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! campmate Tulisa.The Coronation Street star, 42, is appearing on the current season of the ITV reality series alongside the former X Factor judge and N-Dubz singer, 36.Last week they spoke about romantic relationsh
  
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• Tributes for 'much-loved' grandfather, 75, who died after being swept away by swollen river during Storm Bert

  27-11-2024 12:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brian Perry sparked a huge search when he went missing close to the River Conwy in North Wales while on a walk with his wife and pet dog on Saturday.
  
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• Women disgusted to discover 'almost all men' are guilty of grim toilet habit

  27-11-2024 12:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A viral discovery on TikTok and Reddit has left women reeling as men's toilet habits have been exposed. But some blokes have hit back and called it 'completely normal'
  
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• Gen Z's fear of answering their phones is hampering efforts to compile official UK job stats that could help solve the nation's worklessness crisis, says top Bank of England economist

  27-11-2024 12:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Huw Pill made the claim as the Office for National Statistics came under increasing pressure over the quality of some of its work.
  
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• 'Miserable' office's Christmas decorations labelled 'most depressing ever'

  27-11-2024 12:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A man who received a snap of his fiancée's office's Christmas decorations couldn't help but share the miserable offering to Reddit, where users tried to find a positive amongst the festive gloom
  
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