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• Coronation Street star confirms emotional outcome of Lauren trial story

  10-01-2025 10:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lauren faces the jury next week (Picture: ITV)Coronation Street star Cait Fitton has taken to social media to confirm that Lauren Bolton’s trial is set to be an emotional watch.The troubled teen faces the jury next week after killing Joel Deering (Calum Lill) in September 2024.Joel made Lauren’s life hell when he groomed her and left her for dead after a brutal attack, leading her to flee Weatherfield and go into hiding.When she learnt of poor Roy Cropper’s (David Neilson) ord
  
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• Here’s how to see a once-in-a-160,000-year comet next week

  10-01-2025 14:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas gliding over the Netherlands in October. This incoming comet may be even brighter (Picture: Hollandse Hoogte/REX/Shutterstock)Here’s something that you’ll kick yourself if you miss – a comet that only grazes the Earth every 160,000 years will be visible next week.Comet G3 ATLAS (C/2024) was first spotted in April 400 million miles away when it was 158,000 times dimmer than the faintest star.But by Monday, astronomers expect the comet 
  
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• 'What has Elon Musk got against Stacey Solomon?' X users complain about feeds being flooded by posts with fake news stories about the 'end of the TV star's career

  10-01-2025 14:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 35-year-old UK TV personality and singer is going from strength to strength, but you wouldn't know it from the wave of incorrect claims about her on the social media site.
  
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• Mikel Arteta speaks out on what Arsenal want in the January transfer window

  10-01-2025 14:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mikel Arteta only wants a big signing if Arsenal make a move in January (Picture: Getty Images)Mikel Arteta says there is a possibility that Arsenal could be active in the transfer market this month, but only if it is to bring in a player who can make an immediate impact in the first team.The Gunners are trying to hunt down Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table, currently six points behind the league-leaders, while this weekend they are concentrating on FA Cup action.Arteta’s s
  
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• The Masked Singer fans spot clues Pufferfish is one of the biggest popstars on the planet

  10-01-2025 14:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  Eagle-eyed viewers think they’ve unmasked Pufferfish already (Picture: ITV/Katelyn Mensah)The latest episode of The Masked Singer has sent fans into a frenzy, with many convinced that they’ve already sussed the identity of Pufferfish.The masked celebrity shocked the judges with an outstanding performance of Chappell Roan’s Good Luck Babe.Now, eagle-eyed fans have reassessed the cryptic clues provided about thesinger, which has led them to speculate that a chart-topping musicsi
  
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• Enzo Maresca gives huge update on Chelsea star’s future amid West Ham links

  10-01-2025 14:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall has not started a Premier League game for Chelsea since his summer move (Photo: Getty)Enzo Maresca has denied reports that Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall will leave Chelsea in January, with West Ham interested in signing him.Dewsbury-Hall played a starring role for Maresca’s Leicester City side last season as they won the Championship title and followed his manager to Stamford Bridge over the summer.So far however, the £30million transfer has not worked out for the midf
  
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• How Rachel Reeves' debt 'nightmare' has chilling echoes of 1976 when Britain was the 'sick man of Europe' with an economy in crisis that forced it to go 'cap in hand' for £2.3bn bailout

  10-01-2025 14:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Such is the extent of Britain's current economic troubles, Chancellor Rachel Reeves ' plight has been compared to that of her 1970s predecessor Denis Healey.
  
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• Coroner warns over poor information on suicide risks of anti-depressants after death of Lady Gabriella Kingston's husband Thomas

  10-01-2025 14:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thomas Kingston, whose marriage to Lady Gabriella at Windsor Castle in 2019 was attended by the late Queen, died by suicide after he shot himself in February of last year.
  
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• Gunman shot dead nine years after opening fire on diner over ‘Pizzagate’ conspiracy

  10-01-2025 14:46 via metro.co.uk
  
  Edgar Welch was shot dead during a traffic stop (Pictures: Aisling Le Gros)The man behind the 2016 ‘Pizzagate’ incident has been shot and killed after a traffic stop in North Carolina.Edgar Welch, 36, was killed nine years after he walked into a Washington DC pizzeria and fired three shots into the parlour, believing a child sex ring to be operating out of the basement.This past weekend, he was pulled over during a traffic stop in Kannapolis, North Carolina, when the officer recogni
  
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• Equestrian center becomes safe haven for more than 300 horses and donkeys as Los Angeles wildfires blaze on

  10-01-2025 14:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Los Angeles Equestrian Center has made it their mission to take in and rescue more than 300 horses and donkeys from desperate owners who are forced to flee the Los Angeles fires.
  
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• North Korean soldiers 'used as human mine detectors' in horror death march in Ukraine

  10-01-2025 14:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In freezing, icy conditions Russian and North Korean troops have attacked the village of Makhnovka, threatening to cut off some of Ukraine’s best-equipped fighting brigades
  
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• McDonald's workers 'asked disturbing sex question by bosses' as 700 take action

  10-01-2025 14:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  More than 700 current and former McDonald's workers are taking legal action against the fast-food chain over allegations of sexual and other harassment - with one claiming she was asked for sex in return for extra shifts
  
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• Arsenal ‘have contacted Manchester United’ over surprise £20m transfer

  10-01-2025 14:32 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arsenal have been linked with a surprise move for Marcus Rashford (Getty)Arsenal have approached Manchester United over a potential deal for Marcus Rashford, according to reports in Italy.United are open to selling Rashford this month after he publicly indicated in December that he is looking to leave Old Trafford in order to find a ‘new challenge’.Rashford’s brother and agent, Dwaine Maynard, travelled to Italy this week to hold talks with AC Milan but an agreement has n
  
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• What sentence will Trump get? The president-elect's expected hush money punishment explained

  10-01-2025 14:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An 'unconditional discharge' means no jail time, no probation, and no fines for Trump.
  
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• BBC show being hailed ‘the next Peaky Blinders’ contender for best TV of 2025

  10-01-2025 14:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  A new BBC crime drama is already being compared to Peaky Blinders (Picture: BBC/ Bad Wolf/ Sony Pictures Television/ Kevin Baker)A new drama series that ‘details the birth of the modern nightlife industry’ in post-World War I London is already drawing comparisons to Peaky Blinders.Due to air early this year, Dope Girls has been described as a ‘spiritual successor’ to the hit period crime drama, which ran between 2013 until 2022.This new BBC series has been ‘inspire
  
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• The shocking moment a driver misses careening vehicle by inches in Sydney highway crash

  10-01-2025 14:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The terrifying near-miss happened on a stretch of the M7 motorway in Sydney's west.
  
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• 'What if Elon Musk really did run the world?'

  10-01-2025 14:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The world's richest man is making politicians panic, says Fleet Street Fox. But what would happen if we dumped democracy and let the billionaire take charge?
  
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• I thought he would blow my mind in bed – within 2 minutes I was bored

  10-01-2025 14:21 via metro.co.uk
  
  My mind kept playing deliciously dirty scenarios of our entangled bodies (Picture: Rachel Adams 2023)A couple of years ago, I was standing outside Luke’s* flat , watching him fumble excitedly with the keys to his front door. My body was shivering with anticipation of what’s to come.After spending hours flirting with fleeting touches while on a date at a restaurant, we both hit our limit. All the way through dinner, my mind kept playing deliciously dirty scenarios of our entangled bo
  
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• Grooming gangs commit nearly two child sex abuse offences every day, police figures reveal

  10-01-2025 14:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The data, which comes from all 43 police forces in England and Wales, records 717 ' grooming gang ' cases in 2023 and a further 572 in the first nine months of last year.
  
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• Beloved LA tourist attractions destroyed by ‘apocalyptic’ wildfires

  10-01-2025 14:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  Flames from the Palisades Fire burn a building on Sunset Boulevard amid a powerful windstorm (Picture: Getty)Wildfires have blazed a trail of devastation across Los Angeles this week, with ten people confirmed dead in the worst infernos in the city’s history.Tens of thousands of residents have been evacuated from their homes, and the destruction has unfolded so rapidly that entire neighbourhoods, iconic landmarks and historic locations have been obliterated in a matter of days.Multiple fi
  
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• Gas supplies are 'concerningly low' and UK narrowly avoided POWER CUTS amid fears Labour's Net Zero will put the lights out during -20C cold snap

  10-01-2025 14:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The icy weather over the last few days has seen demand for gas-fired power station balloon, with energy firm Centrica saying Britain could run out of gas reserves in days.
  
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• Biggest myth about 'lazy' Gen Z debunked by career expert with dire warning

  10-01-2025 14:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A career expert has hit out at those who view Gen Z workers as 'lazy' or 'uninspired' and argues the real problem lies with universities and employers
  
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• Eddie Howe give update on Alexander Isak after Newcastle star suffers injury scare

  10-01-2025 14:13 via metro.co.uk
  
  Alexander Isak has been on fire this season (Photo: Getty)Eddie Howe has revealed that Alexander Isak will miss Newcastle United’s FA Cup clash against Bromley through injury.Isak is arguably one of the best strikers in the world right now, having recorded 19 goals and five assists in 28 appearances for club and country this season.The Swede’s efforts have helped the Magpies to fifth in the Premier League and they have one foot in the Carabao Cup final after their 2-0 win at Arsenal
  
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• Secretary sues employer over claims she was fired for 'whistleblowing' about office canteen serving 'mouldy cheese in her jacket potato'

  10-01-2025 14:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A former secretary at a company in Leicester has been cleared to pursue a legal claim after alleging that she was fired for complaining about being served 'mouldy cheese' in the staff canteen.
  
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• Glass a day of common fruit juice slashes fat and helps control weight

  10-01-2025 14:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Researchers discovered drinking 12 ounces of the juice daily for a week causes positive changes in a person's health
  
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• Czech suspect arrested over murder of Brit, 37, whose body was found in lemon grove days after he vanished in Benidorm is hauled to court in handcuffs

  10-01-2025 14:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 32-year-old scowled as he was led into the court building in the Costa Blanca town of Torrevieja flanked by two armed police officers.
  
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• Are you eligible for a Cold Weather Payment? Check to see if YOU can claim £25 as icy blast grips Britain

  10-01-2025 14:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As a bitter Arctic freeze engulfs Britain, with some communities bracing for heavy snow and -20C temperatures, payments have been triggered in a total of 51 postcode areas.
  
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• Woke Nike accused of 'covering up' claims amid sexual harassment lawsuit

  10-01-2025 14:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nike staff surveys about sexual harassment and discrimination were produced after damning testimony by former company executive.
  
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• Nearly half of UK renters are one month away from being homeless

  10-01-2025 14:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Emma Harris, 49, has been left struggling after she was made redundant in August 2024 (Picture: Emma Harris)Millions of people who rent are just one paycheque away from being homeless, a charity has warned.
  Shelter estimates that 1.7 million private renters don’t have enough savings to pay rent if they found themselves unemployed.
  This happened to software developer Emma Harris, 49, from Birmingham who was made redundant in August.
  She receives Universal Credit of £600, but rent for
  
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• Nearly 2,900,000 people are one paycheck away from being homeless, new data shows

  10-01-2025 14:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Emma Harris, 49, has been left struggling after she was made redundant in August 2024 (Picture: Emma Harris)More than 43% of working renters across the UK are only one paycheck away from losing their homes, new figures show.Data obtained by the housing charity Shelter from its latest YouGov polling shows this equates to 2.9 million people.For 1.7 million (26%) of private renters, they would immediately be unable to pay rent from their savings if they lost their job.Emma Harris, 49, who lives in
  
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