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• Cholesterol levels could be lowered with four foods - ‘alternatives to statins’

  25-11-2024 12:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Experts at the NHS recommend making changes to your diet before trying medication to lower your cholesterol.
  
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• Manchester City must pass crucial test to show they can beat Liverpool, while Ruben Amorim’s move might not help Arsenal

  25-11-2024 15:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  Manchester City’s run of five defeats has been hard to swallow for manager Pep Guardiola (Picture: Getty Images)Pep Guardiola is not able spend a penny on new players on Black Friday but it’s sure as eggs are eggs that he will be splashing out on fresh faces in the January sales.Manchester City have lost five consecutive matches for the first time since 2006 when Stuart Pearce was in charge and Saturday’s 4-0 humiliation against Tottenham was their heaviest ever defeat at the
  
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• Kevin de Bruyne reveals why he has put new Man City contract talks on hold

  25-11-2024 15:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  De Bruyne is in the final year of his contract (Picture: Alex Livesey/Getty Images)Kevin de Bruyne has put new Manchester City contract talks on hold after injury trouble this season, admitting he doesn’t know if he will still be at the Eithad next term.The Belgium international has entered the final year of his current deal with an extension briefly discussed in the summer.De Bruyne missed five months of action last season after hamstring surgery before returning to help his side lift a
  
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• Anne-Marie supports husband Slowthai as he arrives at court for rape trial

  25-11-2024 15:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Slowthai has arrived in court for his rape trial alongside partner Anne-Marie (Picture: Bradley Page for Daily Mail)British rapper Slowthai arrived at Oxford Crown Court today after he was accused of rape.
  The 29-year-old – who pleaded not guilty of two counts of rape last year – arrived in court holding hands with wife and The Voice star Anne-Marie Nicholson to face his trial.In May last year the musician – behind songs including Feel Away and Selfish – appeared at Oxfo
  
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• Jane Hazlegrove shares throwback to previous big Coronation Street role before Bernie

  25-11-2024 15:17 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jane has had two regular roles on The Street (Picture: ITV/Joseph Scanlon/Shutterstock)Actress Jane Hazlegrove has shared a sweet throwback snap to her first Coronation Street role, over three decades before she first appeared as Bernie Winter.Jane, 56, joined the ITV soap as the mother of Gemma (Dolly-Rose Campbell) and Paul (Peter Ash) in 2019.The star has had quite a busy few months on the cobbles – in the wake of Paul’s death to motor neurone disease – having clashed with
  
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• Doctor reveals horrific symptoms of woman who died drinking poisoned alcohol

  25-11-2024 15:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  Australian Holly Bowles, 19, (left) and her best friend Bianca Jones were taken to hospital after falling ill with suspected methanol poisoningOne of the six tourists killed by suspected methanol poisoning went from confused to suffering a coma within half an hour, according to the first doctor to treat her.Australian backpacker Holly Bowles, 19, died in hospital in Thailand on Friday, nine days after falling ill in the town of Van Vieng in Laos.She, her best friend Bianca Jones, who died on Th
  
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• Boy, 10, with a IQ higher than Einstein teaches his teacher and says school is ‘easy’

  25-11-2024 15:13 via metro.co.uk
  
  Krish Arora one day wants to be a mathematician (Credits: w8media)For one 10-year-old boy from London, school is far ‘too easy.’ Krish Arora, a twin from Hounslow, West London, is a genius – he teaches his own teacher, beats his mentor at chess and and is a whizz on the piano. A couple of weeks ago, he scored 162 on an IQ test – that’s two more than his ‘hero,’ Albert Einstein. He has now been accepted into Mensa, ‘a stimulating, intelle
  
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• Mark Wright reveals nasty head scar after bathroom fall ‘in the middle of the night’

  25-11-2024 15:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextPrevious PageNext PageMark Wright has shown off his scar after suffering a brutal head wound during his Las Vegas trip.The 37-year-old reality star turned presenter was in Sin City over the weekend for the Formula One, but had to be rushed to hospital after falling in the bathroom.‘Another year done, F1 in Vegas, what an experience. I’m coming home with a little scar,&r
  
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• £72m Arsenal flop lifts lid on ‘tense’ relationship with Mikel Arteta

  25-11-2024 15:06 via metro.co.uk
  
  Nicolas Pepe became Arsenal’s record signing in 2019 (Photo: Getty)Nicolas Pepe has opened up on his ‘tense and frustrating’ relationship with Mikel Arteta during his ill-fated spell at Arsenal.Unai Emery made Pepe Arsenal’s record signing in 2019, buying him from Lille for £72million.Having been a prolific goal-scorer and creator in France, it was thought that the winger would fire the Gunners back to glory.He made an okay start, notably scoring in Arteta’s
  
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• Woman suffered brain injury after being spiked at a bottomless brunch

  25-11-2024 15:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  Simone believes she was spiked at the brunch (Picture: SWNS)A mum has been left with a brain injury after a suspected spiking incident at a bottomless brunch in Gloucestershire.Simone White, 43, has now said she hopes spiking is made to be a specific criminal offence and taken ‘seriously’ after her ordeal in May, which saw her collapse after brunch with friends.
  The mum-of-three struggled with stuttered speech and walking and was diagnosed with functional neurological disorder (FND)
  
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• BBC’s ‘superb’ new period drama attracts over 4,000,000 viewers in its first week

  25-11-2024 15:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  Wolf Hall: The Mirror And The Light has been a ceritifed hit among fans and critics alike (Picture: BBC/Playground Entertainment/Nick Briggs)Grab your popcorn and settle in because BBC’s latest series is a must-watch for any period drama fan, at least according to the ratings.Released on November 10, the show, titled Wolf Hall features performances by Britain’s most loved stars, including Claire Foy and Mark Rylance and has gained so many fans that it’s even surpassed EastEnde
  
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• Man who suffered insomnia, visions of mushrooms and distress over his dead brother after accidentally eating poisonous fungi while foraging was found drowned in river

  25-11-2024 15:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shaun Ward nearly died after eating fungi in October last year but pulled through - only to be left wracked by insomnia, visions of mushrooms and 'distressing recall of his dead brother'.
  
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• McDonald’s confirms new UK menu item is return of ‘infamous’ sold-out favourite

  25-11-2024 15:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  The ‘infamous’ US menu item is returning to the UK soon (Photo by James Devaney/Getty Images)McDonald’s has had a busy few months, bringing back the McRib, launching a new burger and dropping the festive menu for 2024.And just when you thought they’d given all they could, they go and gift customers one more treat for the Christmas season. The fast food chain has just announced that the Grimace Shake is making an epic comeback, after it sold out earlier this year.You
  
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• Fury over Labour peer telling ministers to keep religious views out of assisted dying debate as MPs gear up for crunch vote on Friday

  25-11-2024 15:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Charlie Falconer, an ally of Sir Keir Starmer , hit out after Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said she would vote against proposed legislation on Friday.
  
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• Wealthy couple infuriate neighbours after converting £1.25m boutique hotel into noisy 'hot tub party' home without permission and using their garden as a helipad

  25-11-2024 15:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Once an award-winning boutique hotel, the huge Grade II listed building in the New Forest National Park was bought by Stephen Parker and Hannah Passmore for £1.25 million last year.
  
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• UK sanctions 30 ships in Russia's 'shadow fleet' saying they have been transporting billions of pounds worth of oil

  25-11-2024 15:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Foreign Office has unveiled the biggest UK package yet against Moscow 's logistical operation, designed to get around Western restrictions.
  
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• Transform your kitchen with the ‘easy to use and clean’ air fryer that’s now £80 off

  25-11-2024 15:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Small but mighty, this ‘fingerprint resistant’ air fryer is about to become your kitchen bestie. (Picture: Haier/Metro/Getty)
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  If you’re one of the very few people without an air fryer these days, then you might want to buy one i
  
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• Taxpayers shell out £453m in bill subsidy for one of UK's worst performing water firms

  25-11-2024 15:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The £50 a year subsidy for each South West Water customer over a decade came as the firm paid out more than £1.5 billion to shareholders and was fined for dumping raw sewage
  
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• Prince Harry and Prince William's favourite food as kids was surprisingly non-royal

  25-11-2024 15:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Prince William and Prince Harry might be royal but they had palettes just like all other young children when they were growing up, according to their former chef
  
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• Prince Andrew and Fergie still live together but author gives verdict on remarriage

  25-11-2024 15:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew have remained the best of friends despite their divorce in 1996 - and it has prompted speculation they will remarry in the future
  
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• Only those with a high IQ can solve this tricky airport brainteaser

  25-11-2024 15:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  If you can solve this brainteaser, you may want to consider a career as an air traffic controller - research has shown that tackling difficult brainteasers can improve overall cognitive function
  
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• How to get a deal this Black Friday rather than a dud

  25-11-2024 15:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Avoid the scams, and pitfalls of Black Friday so you can grab the bargain you really want (Credits: Getty Images)Like it or loathe it, Black Friday is almost impossible to avoid. An avalanche of emails and
offers persuading us to shop more has already hit our inboxes and as we approach the day itself, there will be more in store.According to Nationwide building society, we’ll spend an average of £278 during this discount period, with four-fifths of us planning to buy something
  
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• Trump news live: Betting odds reveal Cabinet pick least likely to be confirmed after Matt Gaetz withdrawal

  25-11-2024 14:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  U.S. POLITICS LIVE BLOG: Follow all the updates as Trump prepares for a second White House term.
  
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• Ryan Kobayashi cause of death is revealed as search for daughter Hannah continues in Los Angeles

  25-11-2024 14:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The father of missing Hawaii woman Hannah Kobayashi died from an apparent suicide in Los Angeles , where he had been searching for his daughter.
  
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• Ladbroke Grove shooting: Man, 22, arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after schoolgirl, eight, and male seriously hurt after gunman fires into car, missing woman and toddler, two, who were also inside

  25-11-2024 14:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Armed officers from Metropolitan Police were called to Southern Row, in Kensington at 5.34pm on Sunday following numerous 999 calls of shots being fired
  
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• Bizarre moment Jack Schlossberg sings to confused Dunkin' Donuts employees

  25-11-2024 14:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JFK's grandson posted a clip of himself bopping to 'Everywhere' in an almost-deserted New York City branch of the popular chain on Saturday.
  
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• Britain and France are 'not ruling out' sending troops to Ukraine as part of European coalition to support war effort amid fears Trump could pull US military aid to Kyiv, French report claims

  25-11-2024 14:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Discussions on sending troops from Western armies and private defence companies have been 'reactivated', Le Monde reports, after Macron faced opposition over the suggestion.
  
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• Barbara Taylor Bradford dies aged 91: Typist from Leeds became the 'Grand Dame of blockbusters' and the toast of New York society with her film producer husband

  25-11-2024 14:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The A Woman of Substance author died peacefully at her home on Sunday November 24 following a short illness, 'and was surrounded by loved ones to the very end', a spokeswoman said.
  
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• Bali Nine drug baron Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen told me his SECRET dying wish - after he became grief-stricken at the miserable fate of the hapless Aussie mules he recruited, reveals STEVE JACKSON, who illicitly grilled him in his fetid Bali jail cell

  25-11-2024 14:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Resigned to dying behind bars, Tan Nguyen worried less about his own fate than than the guilt he felt over roping naïve schools mates Scott Rush and Michael Czugaj into the foiled 'Bali Nine' drug ring.
  
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• Skins star reveals she refused sex scenes in popular 00s teen series

  25-11-2024 14:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  Kaya Scodelario first shot to fame playing teen Effy Stonem in Skins (Picture: Channel 4)Skins star Kaya Scodelario has spoken about gaining the courage to reject sex scenes in the hit 00s show.The Gentlemen star, 32, played Effy Stonem, the sister of Nicholas Hoult’s Tony Stonem, in the Channel 4 teen drama.Kaya was 14 when she was first cast in Skins and remained on the show for three years before being given her own spin-off series Skins: Fire.The show follows Effy as she starts workin
  
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