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• BRIDGET PHILLIPSON: 'Nursery expansion is start of early years revolution'

  02-04-2025 01:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson writes for the Mirror about the government's childcare expansion - as she marks the start of 'a revolution in early years education'
  
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• Truth behind Michael Fabricant’s hair after Celebrity Big Brother star sparks theories

  04-04-2025 13:46 via metro.co.uk
  
  Michael Fabricant, and his iconic hairdo, is joining Celebrity Big Brother (Picture: UK Parliament/ITV)Sir Michael Fabricant is going into the Celebrity Big Brother house, and fans are already wondering about his famous hair.The iconic social experiment is returning to ITV on Monday, April 7 as hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best welcome a new group of famous faces into the house.Last year, reality TV star David Potts won the show, with a bunch of celebrities hoping to follow his success for the 2025
  
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• The infuriating boomer habit that’s making it even harder to buy a home

  04-04-2025 13:42 via metro.co.uk
  
  Getting on the housing ladder remains tough for the younger generations (Picture: Getty Images)As Gen Z and Millennials know all too well, getting on the housing ladder can often feel like an impossible task – so much so that we’ve been dubbed ‘Generation Rent.’Now, a new study shows that the older generations – specifically baby boomers – are overwhelmingly buying property using cash from a previous residence. Known as ‘cash buying,’ this tactic
  
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• Hillsborough families 'livid' as police watchdog finds top cops DIDN'T smear fans

  04-04-2025 13:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A 12-year inquiry has found no senior police officers were guilty of misconduct for falsely blaming misbehaviour by Liverpool fans for the FA Cup tragedy that killed 97 people in 1989
  
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• Ministers 'to water down Net Zero electric car targets next week' in bid to prop up UK industry after Trump tariffs

  04-04-2025 13:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  No10 refused to be drawn on claims that the zero emission vehicles (ZEV) mandate could be eased next week, with targets downgraded.
  
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• Marine Le Pen is 'guilty as hell' and deserves election ban, journalist Anne-Elisabeth Moutet tells the Mail's new 'Apocalypse Now?' podcast

  04-04-2025 13:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The ban has posed uncomfortable questions about France's democracy, with US President Donald Trump piling on pressure by echoing the slogan 'Le Pen must be freed'.
  
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• Mexico's deadliest cartel has 'death camps and hospitals' yet to be found

  04-04-2025 13:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A Mexican public security analyst warned more horror sites run by drug cartels could be uncovered. He explained how these other potential locations could look and what other terrifying buildings they could run
  
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• Inside the vile Incel message boards where men fantasise about killing and torturing women - and moan Netflix hit Adolescence has got them all wrong

  04-04-2025 13:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Netflix 's hit Adolescence has undoubtedly served as a harrowing wake up call as to how easily young people can be consumed with radicalising content online.
  
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• 'I dumped my husband after terminal cancer diagnosis to sleep with nearly 200 men'

  04-04-2025 13:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  When Molly Kochan received her devastating diagnosis, she decided to embark on a whole new journey and explore her sexuality. Now her story has inspired a new miniseries called Dying For Sex
  
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• Mine-clearing rat Ronin is named the most successful in history after sniffing out record 100 devices in four years in Cambodia - beating legendary rodent Magawa

  04-04-2025 13:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ronin, a giant African pouched rat, has tracked down 109 landmines and 15 other potentially deadly war remnants since his deployment to Cambodia in 2021.
  
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• We live in England's saddest town: Government injection of £200million is TOO LATE and we are destined to be forgotten folk living in a hell hole

  04-04-2025 13:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Once Barrow-in-Furness was a booming centre for shipbuilding and steelmaking, launching vessels that were the pride of the Royal Navy. Now it has a deserted high street full of boarded up shops.
  
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• British footwear firm forced to apologise after 'insensitive' campaign ignites fury

  04-04-2025 13:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Koi Footwear has come under fire after their latest campaign shoot involving fake medical aids was criticised for being "ableist" and "harming disabled representation"
  
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• Cheers for nothing! Kelsey Grammer's plan to bulldoze his 200-year-old British cottage will 'spoil idyllic village' where locals are being priced out by rich incomers, angry neighbours fume

  04-04-2025 13:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kelsey Grammer, 70, and his wife Kayte Walsh, 46, had earlier failed in a bid to build an extension but has now been told 'no prior approval' is needed to get rid of the cottage in Somerset.
  
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• Boy, 4, with speech difficulties 'strapped to classroom chair by his teacher'

  04-04-2025 13:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The family of a boy with speech difficulties have received a financial settlement following claims the youngster strapped to a chair by his teacher. The school continues to deny the allegations
  
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• This is what counts as a sexless relationship

  04-04-2025 13:28 via metro.co.uk
  
  How often do you get down to business? (Picture: Getty Images)When you’ve gone through a period of no sex in a committed relationship, it can raise all sorts of questions.Does my partner still fancy me? Is there something more sinister like cheating going on? How can I support them with their mental health? Will we ever get back to it?
  You might also be wondering if there’s a not-so-magic number that means a ‘dry spell’ now counts as a ‘sexless relationship’.
  
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• Boy, 16, stabbed to death in town centre in middle of afternoon

  04-04-2025 13:21 via metro.co.uk
  
  Police at the scene of the stabbing in Huddersfield (Picture: YorkshireLive/MEN)A 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death in Huddersfield town centre in the middle of the afternoon.
  Emergency services were called to Ramsden Street at 2.45pm yesterday to reports of a knife attack.A 16-year-old boy was taken to hospital with a serious neck injury. He later died in hospital.West Yorkshire Police has launched a murder investigation and a 20-year-old was arrested on suspicion of murder.
  Another man, ag
  
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• Barcelona announces new tourist zone to tackle chaos outside major attraction

  04-04-2025 13:21 via metro.co.uk
  
  Plans to reduce crowds outside a major Barcelona attraction have been proposed (Picture: Getty Images)Barcelona is creating a large public square outside one of its most famous attractions in an effort to ease overwhelming crowds of tourists. For years locals have complained about the congestion around La Sagrada Familia, the iconic basilica designed by Antoni Gaudi. Tourists often block the roads and pavements while taking selfies or group photos. Last year, tourists were banned from
  
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• Moment dad slaps and bites teen outside school and shouts 'do you want some?'

  04-04-2025 13:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mohammed Liaquat, 43, got out of his car and confronted a group of boys outside the school in Huddersfield - where he slapped one kid and grabbed another, shouting 'do you want some?'
  
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• Inside London’s newly re-opened 96 year old ‘people’s spa’

  04-04-2025 13:19 via metro.co.uk
  
  The spa facility was first opened in 1929 by the future King George VI and his wife(Picture: Contributed)A London council has reopened London’s oldest spa which has a history stretching back over 96 years.The new ‘Be Well the Spa’, also called the ‘people’s spa’, is one of the last remaining traditional Turkish baths in the city and has reopened after a massive renovation from Tower Hamlets Council.It’s also affordable – the prices are set by the
  
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• Brit, 59, is killed after being thrown off his electric scooter when he 'hit a pothole' in Spanish beach town

  04-04-2025 13:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 59-year-old, named only as Adrian, was reportedly on his way home from work in Orihuela Costa, south-eastern Spain on Tuesday when he hit a pothole.
  
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• Kevin De Bruyne announces Man City exit with emotional statement

  04-04-2025 13:13 via metro.co.uk
  
  Kevin De Bruyne joined Man City in 2015 (Photo: Getty)Kevin De Bruyne has announced he will leave Manchester City in the summer after 10 years at the Premier League champions.There had been much speculation surrounding the future of the midfielder who is out of contract at the end of the season and is linked with a lucrative transfer to the Saudi Pro League.In a statement on social media to City fans on Friday, De Bruyne wrote: ‘Seeing this, you probably realise where this is heading. So
  
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• Virgin plane passengers stuck at military base with 'no food' after mid-air emergency

  04-04-2025 13:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Virgin Atlantic Flight VS358 to Mumbai was forced to land at a military base in Turkey after a woman was taken seriously ill mid-flight - but the 200 passengers onboard were left stranded
  
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• Wearing Home Bargains' £4 'Jo Malone' perfume 'will get you compliments'

  04-04-2025 13:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jo Malone is known worldwide for its high-end fragrances, but Home Bargains is offering a budget alternative that fans say is 'just as good'
  
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• Britain should use Brexit freedoms to CUT tariffs and become 'Singapore-on-Thames' amid Donald Trump's trade war, says Jeremy Hunt

  04-04-2025 13:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Tory MP, who ran the Treasury between 2022 and July last year, said the US President's sweeping tariffs meant it was now 'make up your mind time' for the UK.
  
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• The first UK victim of Trump's Tariff: Firm lost £350,000 order from US customer at last minute because of new levy

  04-04-2025 13:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A businessman has lost a £350,000 deal with a US customer following President Trump's decision to hit the UK with tariffs on exports.
  
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• 'Lonely Prince Harry is hurting - he needs more than Meghan's flower sprinkles'

  04-04-2025 13:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry has faced a dramatic week with the war of words in the row over his Sentebale charity intensifying while wife Meghan Markle launched her eagerly-awaited brand As Ever. Royal expert Tessa Dunlop says the dispute will likely be a painful reminder
  
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• People are just learning what Q in Q-tip actually stands for after name change

  04-04-2025 13:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Q-tips founder Leo Gerstenzang opened a firm marketing baby care accessories in 1923 after watching his wife apply wads of cotton to a toothpick - and they continued to be used in almost every household 100 years later
  
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• Major breakthrough in murder of underworld figure 'Afghan Ali' gunned down just metres from crowds on Melbourne's Chapel St on a Friday night

  04-04-2025 13:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mohammed Keshtiar, known as 'Afghan Ali', had been walking with another man when he was gunned down by a drive-by shooter.
  
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• Grand National Supercomputer predicts upset 12/1 Aintree winner

  04-04-2025 13:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Paul Townend and I Am Maximus won the 2024 Grand National and our favourites to win in 2025 (Photo: Getty)The 2025 Grand National takes place on Saturday with I Am Maximus aiming for back-to-back victories in one of the world’s most famous horse races.The full list of runners and riders have been confirmed with the maximum number of horses lowered to 34 for this year’s race at Aintree.This has been done in an attempt to improve safety, though sadly one horse, Willy De Houelle, ridde
  
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• The world’s fastest chef-cooked healthy meal plan comes to London

  04-04-2025 13:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Our stomach is just rumbling looking at these delicious meals! (Picture: Wordseed/Metro/Getty)
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  Our schedules are busier than ever, and while we have all the best intentions to workout, eat a healthy diet, cook fresh meals daily, and avoid late ni
  
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