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• Billionaire Aussie businessman Gerry Harvey launches a scathing attack on Chinese online giants Temu and Shein

  16-01-2025 16:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The stinging attack comes as the Aussie billionaire called for a government inquiry into the two companies which have created a 'very difficult situation' for local competitors.
  
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• Trump taps Mel Gibson, Sylvester Stallone and Jon Voight for a brand new role

  16-01-2025 19:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Trump has rewarded some his biggest supporters in Hollywood by naming them as 'Special Ambassadors'.
  
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• Woman who stabbed trans teen nine times in 'sickening' Snapchat attack jailed

  16-01-2025 19:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The transgender victim was mercilessly stabbed and beaten after being lured to Harrow Leisure Centre in North London in an ambush organised over Snapchat, while one bystander robbed her handbag
  
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• ‘We were domestic slaves – now we save other victims from abuse and rape in the UK’

  16-01-2025 19:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Real Britain this week meets the former victims of modern slavery who have united to save other women from the same fate and escape their wealthy abusers
  
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• David Lynch, Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive director, dies aged 78

  16-01-2025 19:38 via metro.co.uk
  
  David Lynch has died (Picture: Getty)David Lynch has died aged 78, his family confirmed.The celebrated director was behind the likes of Mulholland Drive, Elephant Man and beloved TV show Twin Peaks.Confirming the news of his death, Lynch’s family wrote on Facebook: ‘It is with deep regret that we, his family, announce the passing of the man and the artist, David Lynch.‘We would appreciate some privacy at this time. There’s a big hole in the world now that he’s no l
  
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• Kiena Dawes' mother reveals the heartbreaking question her granddaughter keeps asking her - as her daughter's vile abuser ex-boyfriend Ryan Wellings is jailed

  16-01-2025 19:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alongside her heartbreaking final message, Kiena Dawes also left her nine-month-old daughter with a friend, who has been looked after by her mother Angela ever since.
  
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• Coleen Rooney says ‘supportive’ Wayne Rooney is embracing different role after I’m A Celebrity

  16-01-2025 19:35 via metro.co.uk
  
  Wayne and Coleen Rooney have been married since 2008 (Picture: JMEnternational/Getty Images)In the noughties, Coleen Rooney simply had to walk out of Cricket boutique in stilettos, jeans and a nice top to cause a commotion.Those of us who are now of an age that requires a serious skincare regime quite likely remember that time well. Perhaps a few of us even spritzed ourselves in her ‘Coleen x’ fragrance, wore her George range, read her autobiography Welcome to my World, indulged in
  
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• Influencers Myka and James Stauffer who rehomed adopted autistic son seen in new home videos from damning documentary

  16-01-2025 19:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ohio family vloggers, Myka and James Stauffer, are seen on home videos in a new damning documentary that details their influencer life leading up to them rehoming their adopted autistic son, Huxley.
  
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• An inside look at Trump's bigger and better inauguration: From a garbage truck parade to the YMCA

  16-01-2025 19:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump 's inaugural festivities are attracting a number of colorful characters, the country's most famous garbage truck and will feature several performances by The Village People.
  
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• Neo-nazi satanist jailed for encouraging girls to kill themselves

  16-01-2025 19:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Neo-Nazi satanist Cameron Finnigan was jailed for encouraging suicide online and possessing terror material (Picture: PA)A satanic neo-Nazi has been jailed for six years for encouraging girls to kill themselves and self-harm.Cameron Finnigan, 19, joined a satanic extremist group known as 764 in late 2023 and encouraged a girl to hang herself ‘for me’ so he could share footage of it in a group chat.He was arrested in March 2024 and pleaded guilty to encouraging suicide, possessi
  
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• Evil, be gone! Thatcher discovers centuries-old shoes to 'ward off witches' hidden in roof

  16-01-2025 19:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thatcher Chris Fellows said he had to take the 'rest of the day off work' after he found centuries old shoes used to ward off witches in a roof
  
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• Utah man dies in freak horror accident outside his stunning home

  16-01-2025 19:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Justin Seymour, 54, had been working on the channel outside of his $800,000 home in St. George on Wednesday when disaster struck.
  
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• WWE fans buzzing over ‘unprecedented’ new deal with TNA Wrestling

  16-01-2025 19:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  WWE icons The Hardy Boyz are part of the TNA Wrestling roster (Picture: TNA Wrestling)WWE has announced a huge multi-year partnership with longtime rivals TNA Wrestling, and fans are buzzing.The two historic wrestling promotions are joining forces with the goal of ‘creating unprecedented crossover opportunities’ across both TNA and NXT, as well as ‘select’ WWE premium live event and TNA pay-per-views.Already, fans have seen the likes of Joe Hendry and Jordynne Grace appe
  
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• Washington Post cartoonist 'made child porn using AI'

  16-01-2025 19:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Darrin Bell, 49, was arrested Wednesday morning at his Sacramento home after being accused of uploading 134 videos of sexual abuse of children.
  
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• Insiders reveal Trump's plot to turn California 'Republican Red' after Gov Newsom's botched wildfire response... and it involves a high-powered MAGA attack dog

  16-01-2025 19:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump is convinced the devastating California wildfires will help him turn the traditionally left-wing state Republican.
  
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• ‘Dreadful’ 2019 horror movie soars up Netflix chart despite scathing reviews

  16-01-2025 19:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  A horror movie with an all-star cast is currently flying up the charts on Netflix, despite being panned as a ‘dreadful mess’.Ma was released in May, 2019, with Octavia Spencer in the lead role as a lonely woman who befriends a group of teenagers, allowing them to party in her home before she begins terrorizing them in a brutal twist.The Oscar-winner was joined in the cast by Diana Silvers, Juliette Lewis, Luke Evans, Missi Pyle and Allison Janney, while Tate Taylor served as director
  
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• Stopping greedy Taylor Swift touts isn't a Tory thing to do, fumes ex-minister

  16-01-2025 19:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lord David Frost has fumed that Tories should be supporting 'economic freedom' as he spoke against a crackdown on touts flogging tickets to acts like Taylor Swift for thousands of pounds
  
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• Justin Baldoni sues Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds for $400,000,000 over It Ends With Us saga

  16-01-2025 19:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  Justin Baldoni has reportedly filed a lawsuit against Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds
  Justin Baldoni is suing Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds for $400million amid the ongoing battle over It Ends With Us.The Jane the Virgin actor served as director and star of the drama last year, alongside the Gossip Girl actress – based on the successful novel of the same name by Colleen Hoover.Despite the box office success, the flick was plagued by rumors of tension between the cast on set, which ramped
  
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• Coleen Rooney is supported by husband Wayne while attending the launch of her new wellness range - after reducing Cat Deeley to hysterics on This Morning when she revealed her youngest son blew her I'm A Celeb cover

  16-01-2025 19:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The WAG, 38, flashed a hint of her toned abs in a stylish navy lace co-ord as she posed with her spouse during the launch at White City House in London.
  
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• Major update after Glasgow double-decker bus ploughed into bridge with 7 hospitalised

  16-01-2025 19:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A 57-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with a bus crash in Scotland which left seven people in hospital, including one in critical condition
  
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• Nintendo Switch 2 explained: release date, price, games, and new Joy-Cons

  16-01-2025 19:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  So, when can we get one? (Nintendo)Now that Nintendo’s announced the thing, we run down every important detail about the Switch 2, from its new Joy-Cons to its games.There has been a lot of chatter about the Nintendo Switch 2 over the past several months. So much so that it felt like we already knew everything about it before Nintendo properly revealed it.While the first trailer was brief, and lacked any narration or text to explain what was being shown, it still managed to confirm a numb
  
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• Laughs as Tories blasted as 'bunch of snowflakes' over 'bizarre quest'

  16-01-2025 19:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Bridget Phillipson hit out at free speech advocate Liz Truss after she wrote to Keir Starmer demanding he stops saying she crashed the economy
  
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• Steven Bartlett’s ‘biggest regret’ on Dragons’ Den is now worth £40,000,000

  16-01-2025 19:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  A company that Steven Bartlett has regrets over has been ‘catapulted’ to success after Dragons’ Den (Picture: BBC)A company that appeared on Dragons’ Den three years ago now have a valuation of £40,000,000, after the ‘monumental’ impact of the BBC One competition.Fussy founders Matt Kennedy and Eddie Fisher walked out of the Den after securing investments from Peter Jones and Deborah Meaden.They’d managed to impress Sara Davies, Touker Suleyman an
  
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• Nintendo fans rejoice as video game company finally announces the Switch 2…with some major upgrades

  16-01-2025 18:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New photos and video of the Nintendo Switch 2 caused a frenzy on social media, leaving viewers salivating: I'm in paradise.'
  
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• The modest terrace house where Tony Slattery ended his days: How comedian went from Thameside apartment where he found 'scrunched up' £100k cheques under the sofa to rented 'two-up two-down' - as fundraiser is started for his funeral

  16-01-2025 18:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Donations are pouring in to help pay for Tony Slattery's funeral after the 65-year-old star suffered a fatal heart attack at his rented home in suburban north London.
  
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• Arsenal ‘in talks’ to sign Benjamin Sesko? Transfer expert reveals the truth

  16-01-2025 18:47 via metro.co.uk
  
  Benjamin Sesko has scored 13 goals across 25 games so far this season (Picture: Getty)Football transfers expert David Ornstein has revealed the truth amid reports that Arsenal are ‘in talks’ to sign Benjamin Sesko in January.United Stand journalist Sam C claimed on Thursday that the Gunners have opened discussions with RB Leipzig over a possible move this month.‘EXCLUSIVE: Arsenal are in talks with RB Leipzig for Benjamin Sesko,’ he posted on his X account, ranking up ov
  
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• UK zoo issues urgent warning after gorilla enclosure break-ins spark devastating consequences

  16-01-2025 18:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Zookeepers with Bristol Zoo Project have said repeated attempts to break into its old Clifton site have been "really distressing" for the family of gorillas that live inside
  
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• Old Etonian guilty of trying to kill ex by throwing her down a well

  16-01-2025 18:37 via metro.co.uk
  
  Camilla Welby was the victim of attempted murder by her ex Douglas Clifton Brown, 56 (Picture: SWNS)A man accused of threatening to throw his former partner down a well has been found guilty of attempted murder.Douglas Clifton Brown, 56, a former student at Eton, argued with Camilla Welby in the car after drinks at a friend’s house at 10.30pm in August 2023.After this, he then attacked her and Clifton Brown who was driving, changed routes by driving to High House Estate near Congham, Norf
  
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• Inside The Traitors filming location where hit BBC gameshow will be set for 5 more years

  16-01-2025 18:34 via metro.co.uk
  
  Fans couldn’t be happier that The Traitors is back (Picture: Cody Burridge/BBC/PA Wire)The Traitors fans have two reasons to celebrate – the third series is well underway and also, the BBC have reportedly made a bold choice that indicates the longevity of the series.Ardross Castle in Alness, north of Inverness in the Scottish Highland, is a location that viewers have got used to seeing on their screens and may continue to do so for the foreseeable future.The soaring popula
  
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• Mystery as Rudy Giuliani fails to show for his contempt of court trial

  16-01-2025 18:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rudy Giuliani failed to show up for a trial to decide whether he can keep some of his valuables after he was found guilty of defamation in a $148million judgment.
  
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