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• Aussie couple who were swindled out of 15 YEARS of savings when scammers stole their $250,000 deposit share an urgent warning to first-time home buyers

  28-12-2024 06:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gold Coast couple Sarah and Laine Robinson almost became homeless after they unknowingly transferred 15 years of savings for their dream home into a scam account.
  
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• Travel chaos expected after £100,000 of high-voltage cable stolen during Christmas period

  28-12-2024 22:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Passengers using trains this weekend have been warned to expect delays after the cable was discovered missing during routine work due to be carried out over the Christmas period.
  
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• Rescuers race to save girl, 3, stuck 150ft down 700ft well for five days

  28-12-2024 22:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A rescue operation to save Chetna, a three-year-old who is stuck 150ft down a 700ft well, is now in its fifth day as teams struggle to reach the youngster who has gone 90 hours without food or water
  
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• Pictured: Hero parents who 'saved their daughter's life' before they were killed in Boxing Day 'hit-and-run' while family made their way to dinner

  28-12-2024 22:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anthony Hogg, 40, and Georgina Hogg-Moore, 39, died after the incident on Blanchardstown Road North in West Dublin while they walked with their daughter for an evening meal.
  
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• Woman knocked unconscious on the Tube after being smashed over the head with a glass bottle: Police probing attack

  28-12-2024 22:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  British Transport Police (BTP) said the woman was assaulted on a Central Line train between Shepherds Bush and Liverpool Street on December 2 at around 3.30pm.
  
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• Two mums decide to go public after one donates dead daughter's heart to save other's little girl

  28-12-2024 22:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Amy Anderson and husband Carl made the selfless decision to donate their daughter Mia's heart, liver, pancreas and kidneys after her death to save the lives of four people who needed urgent transplants
  
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• Woman spots late dad sitting in favourite spot on Google Street View 11 years after death

  28-12-2024 22:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Katie Scott, from Salford, Greater Manchester, discovered her father Arthur Scott, who died from complications of kidney failure, has been immortalised on Google Street View
  
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• The Weakest Link viewers ‘alarmed’ after celebrities struggle with general knowledge questions

  28-12-2024 21:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Weakest Link viewers were left in shock watching the latest episode (Picture: BBC/ Alan Peebles)The Weakest Link viewers have been left gobsmacked after a group of celebrities struggled through the quiz show.On Saturday night, the Party Show special aired on BBC, with host Romesh Ranganathan tasked with asking the group of famous faces a series of general knowledge questions.Those competing to raise money for their chosen charity were Scarlett Moffatt, Richie Anderson, Christine McGuinness,
  
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• Warning for Southern states as tornados touch down with 24million under threat and hundreds of flights canceled

  28-12-2024 21:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  States including Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi , and Alabama were all hit with tornadoes, high winds and hail on Thursday and Friday, with a similar band of bad weather to hit the states again today.
  
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• California businessman reveals why he's buying up tiny coastal town despite locals' fury

  28-12-2024 21:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A businessman and his family buying up property in a tiny coastal town in California has some locals worried. He spoke to DailyMail.com and responded to the negative talk about him.
  
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• Influencer, 21, who does dares for money dies on Boxing Day after being 'paid £700 to down an entire bottle of whisky'

  28-12-2024 21:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thankam Kanthee, known online as 'Bank Leicester' was paid 30,000 Thai baht, or £700 for downing the 350ml bottle at a birthday party in Thailand on the night after Christmas Day.
  
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• 'Mother and son' found dead after suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at home in Rochdale: Tributes pour in for pair

  28-12-2024 21:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Police discovered the pair in a property in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, yesterday. A man in his 60s was dead at the scene while a woman in her 80s later passed away in hospital.
  
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• New NYPD commissioner 'fires' dozens of top cops after ex-chief was accused of trading overtime for sex

  28-12-2024 21:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The reshuffle comes in the wake of explosive allegations against Chief Jeffrey Maddrey who stepped down last week after being accused of predatory behavior.
  
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• Incredible mystery of the 900-pound 'cursed' emerald that has caused chaos and misery across America

  28-12-2024 21:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An emerald believed to be the largest in the world - the 836-pound Bahia Emerald plucked from a mine in Brazil - is said to have wreaked havoc on the lives of those who claim to own it.
  
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• Two men dead and baby rushed to hospital after Audi and Mercedes crash in Northern Ireland: Woman remains fighting for her life after smash

  28-12-2024 21:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The collision, involving a Mercedes and an Audi, happened outside the village of Killylea just before 12.45pm on Friday.
  
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• Influencer-turned-millionaire Candice Miller's blunt response to landlords seeking nearly $200k in 'rent owed'

  28-12-2024 21:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Candice Miller, influencer-turned-millionaire, bluntly denied that she owes nearly $200k in rent for her luxurious Manhattan Park Avenue condo.
  
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• Meet the Democrats looking to lead the party forward after brutal 2024 losses

  28-12-2024 21:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Democrats begin the long journey to regain losses from the 2024 election by deciding their next party chair. Here's who is vying for the top job.
  
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• FLOURISHING AFTER 50: Is my marriage over, or am I overthinking it?

  28-12-2024 21:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This week, leading money educator Vanessa Stoykov answers Mike's fears that his marriage is over and that his wife's spending is also out of control.
  
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• At least 15 injured after high-speed train ploughs into fire truck

  28-12-2024 21:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  The damaged Brightline train after the crash in downtown Delray Beach, Florida (Picture: AP)At least 15 people have been wounded after a high-speed train ploughed into a fire truck in Florida.Three firefighters and a dozen rail passengers are among those injured in today’s crash in the town of Delray Beach on the southeast coast.The first-responders were conscious when transported to an area hospital, and some media outlets have reported that two of them are now in critical condition
  
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• Boxing Day horror as holidaymaker dies climbing Lake District mountain in dense fog

  28-12-2024 21:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A person has died while climbing in the Lake District on Boxing Day, with the climber travelling through dense fog before suffering a suspected fatal head injury
  
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• 'Gift of life you could offer others after your death by donating organs is priceless'

  28-12-2024 21:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  There are 7,900 people waiting for transplants, the highest number in a decade, and 280 of them are children. Last year 400 people died before organs were available.
  
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• Street seller dies in paid dare to chug entire bottle of whiskey for £700

  28-12-2024 21:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Thanakarn Kanthee, 21, was taken to hospital but died during the early hours on Boxing Day (Picture: Jam Press)A 21-year-old social media influencer has died after allegedly downing a whole bottle of whiskey as part of a paid dare on Boxing Day in Thailand.Thanakarn Kanthee, from the capital city of Bangkok, was offered £700 as a prize to chug 350ml of whiskey at a party.Known as ‘Bank Leicester’, he was known for taking on challenges to earn money to support his family.A vide
  
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• Evelyn’s emotional exit storyline confirmed as Maureen Lipman leaves Coronation Street

  28-12-2024 21:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  The beloved character is leaving (Picture: ITV/Metro)When Maureen Lipman announced she’d be leaving Coronation Street, she promised that it wouldn’t be a completely final exit. ‘I’m not going to die, but then I’ll be in and out of it because I want to have a bit of a life,’ she said. The legendary actress, who has played the part of Evelyn Plummer since 2018, recently became engaged to her partner David Turner, after proposing to him on a train journey.&
  
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• YOU decide who the Lockerbie bomber really is - Jim Swire's plea to viewers on eve of new TV drama

  28-12-2024 20:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lockerbie campaigner Dr Jim Swire yesterday urged the bereaved families of the bombing to 'make up their own minds' about the truth behind the atrocity.
  
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• MAGA meltdown as Elon Musk threatens 'war like you've never seen' with Republicans and vows to kick out 'hateful, unrepentant racists' from party

  28-12-2024 20:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Tesla founder and billionaire, who was recruited by US President-elect Donald Trump to co-lead his new Department of Government Efficiency, has expressed his support for the H-1B visa.
  
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• Moment WHO boss is dramatically rushed to safety and 'narrowly escapes death' as Israeli strike hits an airport in Yemen

  28-12-2024 20:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the footage from the airport in Sanaa, Yemen's capital, Mr Ghebreyesus can be seen relaxing in what appears to be a waiting room before all of a sudden he is rushed to his feet.
  
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• UK weather: Full list of counties to see snow as -17C mercury change sends Brits shivering

  28-12-2024 20:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Snow is forecast on New Year's Day with temperatures expected to drop significantly in the coming days - a stark contrast to the mild Christmas Day many regions saw
  
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• Bright orange 'UFO orbs' appearing over NYC have everyone asking the same question

  28-12-2024 20:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bright orange 'UGO orbs' were allegedly caught flying over New York City ,' raising concern among locals.
  
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• Mum backs Sara Sharif judge for use of Tony's Law during tragic murder case

  28-12-2024 20:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Paula Hudgell praised the judge in the Sara Sharif case for using tougher sentencing under Tony’s Law, which now allows life sentences for causing child deaths, increasing justice for victims
  
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• Bukayo Saka sends message to Arsenal fans after undergoing surgery

  28-12-2024 20:19 via metro.co.uk
  
  Bukayo Saka will be sidelined for over two months with a hamstring injury (Shutterstock)Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka has vowed to come back stronger after undergoing surgery on his hamstring injury.The 23-year-old was forced off during the first half of Arsenal’s 5-1 win against Crystal Palace on December 21 and missed his side’s 1-0 victory at home to Ipswich Town on Friday night.Arteta initially ruled Saka out for ‘many weeks’ but the Arsenal manager revealed after his s
  
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