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• Emotional moment Aussie families are reunited after escaping the carnage of Vanuatu where a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck leaving the holiday island in ruin

  19-12-2024 16:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Another plane full of Aussies touched down at Brisbane's International Airport on Thursday night a day after dozens of holidaymakers were flown home on repatriation flights from Vanuatu.
  
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• Jim Ratcliffe forks out another £79m on his Manchester United project

  19-12-2024 18:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jim Ratcliffe has injected more cash into Manchester United (Picture: Getty Images)Jim Ratcliffe has increased his stake in Manchester United, spending £79.3m on another 1.24 per cent of the Red Devils.The minority owner now holds 28.94 per cent of Manchester United, increasing his stake from 27.7 per cent, which he paid £1.2 billion for in December 2023.This is the final payment of the guarantee Ratcliffe made to invest £238m on infrastructure when he bought into Manchester U
  
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• Zoe Ball in tears at farewell lunch with team ahead of Radio 2 exit

  19-12-2024 18:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  Zoe Ball was seen experiencing all the emotions at her BBC Radio 2 farewell lunch (Picture: Topstar-WJ_Images/Backgrid)Zoe Ball was seen in tears as her team hosted an emotional send-off for her ahead of her final show on BBC Radio 2.The broadcaster, who was the station’s first-ever female breakfast host, announced last month that she was stepping down from her role to ‘focus on family’.Scott Mills will take her place, having already filled in for the mum-of-two during he
  
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• Trigger warning over 'alcohol misuse' infuriates Pirates of Penzance audiences watching English National Opera's revival of Gilbert and Sullivan's masterpiece

  19-12-2024 18:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Audiences of the English National Opera's revival of Gilbert and Sullivan's masterpiece at the London Coliseum were greeted with a 'trigger warning'
  
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• CNN's Kaitlan Collins feuds with Trump border czar Tom Homan on deportation program

  19-12-2024 18:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Incoming border czar Tom Homan got into a tenuous  back and forth with CNN's Kaitlan Collins over President-elect Donald Trump's deportation plans, which he says will begin 'day one.'
  
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• Australian waitress, 29, who vanished in London two weeks ago - before sending pals 'cryptic' texts - is found safe and well

  19-12-2024 18:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Australian waitress Jessica Parkinson, 29, who vanished from a south London backpacking hostel two weeks ago has been found safe and well.
  
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• Timothee Chalamet reveals moment he was cursed at by Saoirse Ronan on set

  19-12-2024 18:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  Timothee Chalamet has revealed a funny story about Saoirse Ronan and a bald cap (Picture: Maja Smiejkowska/PA Wire)Timothée Chalamet and Saoirse Ronan recently reunited and discussed their overlapping careers in a special interview.The pair are both in the running for awards on separate projects this year, with Timothee starring in A Complete Unknown and Dune: Part Two while Ronan starred in The Outrun and Blitz.But they’ve starred together on three past projects, includi
  
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• Student nurse died from sepsis on Christmas Eve after 'insufficient' number of beds meant she had to wait 12 hours in A&E, inquest hears

  19-12-2024 18:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A student nurse who died of sepsis on Christmas Eve was left waiting in A&E for 12 hours because of a shortage of beds, an inquest has heard.
  
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• 7 key moments from Keir Starmer's bumper grilling by MPs - from pensioners to Trump warning

  19-12-2024 18:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In an epic end-of-term grilling, MPs asked Keir Starmer about defence spending, tackling pensioner poverty, the housing crisis and US president-elect Donald Trump
  
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• Three major hospitals warn people to 'stay away' as A&Es rammed and beds full

  19-12-2024 18:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A hospital board has warned that it is "exceptionally busy" with "very high numbers of unwell patients" and it has asked for people to stay away unless you are seriously unwell
  
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• Truth about migrant hotels: They host tens of thousands of young men and cost billions. Now our investigation raises disturbing questions about exactly who's in them... and why the government is obsessed with keeping them secret: SUE REID

  19-12-2024 18:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Today, a Mail investigation reveals that every part of England, from Cornwall to Northumbria, Lincolnshire to the Welsh borders, now plays host to a migrant hotel.
  
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• Arsenal transfer stance on signing Marcus Rashford from Manchester United revealed

  19-12-2024 18:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Marcus Rashford’s Manchester United exit appears inevitable (Picture: Getty)Marcus Rashford’s Manchester United departure appears inevitable, but it remains to be seen whether or not Arsenal revive their transfer interest.The Gunners remain keen to strengthen their forward line but are likely to keep their powder dry until the summer.Scoring goals has been an issue so far this season with Mikel Arteta increasingly reliant on the output of Bukayo Saka.Kai Havertz has struggled to rep
  
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• Andrew Tate’s human trafficking trial collapses after ‘prosecutor missteps’

  19-12-2024 18:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Andrew Tate (L) and his brother Tristan Tate were set to go on trial in Romania (Picture: Daniel MIHAILESCU/AFP)Andrew Tate’s trial into alleged human trafficking in Romania can no longer go ahead because of ‘multiple’ mistakes made by prosecutors.Tate, 38, and his brother Tristan, 36, were both arrested two years ago and along with two women are charged with human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women.Andrew also faced an additional rape charge.But
  
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• Inside Sir David Attenborough’s first-ever BBC TV show on 70th anniversary

  19-12-2024 18:21 via metro.co.uk
  
  It was 70 years ago this week… (Picture: BBC Archives)This week marks 70 years since Sir David Attenborough made his first-ever TV appearance for the BBC on a show he could call his own.Sir David had hosted a BBC TV show before, called Animal Disguises, but this was only in a presenting role and was part of a larger programme on children’s TV.Zoo Quest was different. Sir David was a producer and presenter, convincing BBC bosses to let him share his passion for zoology with the coun
  
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• 'Idiot' Hamas supporter who threatened Keir Starmer with knife emoji on Twitter jailed

  19-12-2024 18:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mohammed Nafees Ahmed, 32, a self-styled 'keyboard warrior' from Tipton, West Midlands, threatened Prime Minister Keir Starmer with a knife emoji and said "your time will come"
  
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• How Jay Z and P Diddy's staggering empires nearly crumbled years before rape allegations

  19-12-2024 18:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jay-Z and P Diddy have partnered together over the past 30 years as icons in the music industry but are now facing allegations that they raped a drugged 13-year-old girl, which they vehemently deny
  
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• NHS nurse's desperate plea on hospital car parking fees - 'it's sort of blackmail'

  19-12-2024 18:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  More than 70% of health workers are being slapped with hefty car parking bills at hospitals - as nurse Martin Jackson talks to the Mirror about being hit with an 'extra tax'
  
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• Teenagers detained for murdering boys in mistaken identity case

  19-12-2024 17:59 via bbc.com
  
  Best friends Mason Rist, 15, and Max Dixon, 16, were stabbed to death yards from Mason's front door.
  
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• 'Rotting' bathroom smell you shouldn't ignore is first sign of dangerous fungus

  19-12-2024 17:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A musty smell could mean there is a bathroom leak, while a rotten vegetable odour could indicate mould. Experts have also warned that smells of rotten eggs and cabbage are signs of a bigger problem
  
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• Scientist who helped design breathalysers is banned for drink driving after failing a roadside test

  19-12-2024 17:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Retired Dr Richard Lacey, 70, mounted a roundabout in his car after drinking a bottle of wine and pints with his lunch.
  
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• Moment ram raiders use stolen vehicle to smash into a motor repair centre and steal £100k worth of luxury cars, as crook is jailed for three years

  19-12-2024 17:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Three balaklava-wearing burglars used a Volkswagen Polo to reverse into the metal shutters at the Newcastle Repair Centre, before storming into the building.
  
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• Keir Starmer says there's NOTHING he would do differently about Labour's disastrous first six months in power - as he admits he doesn't want to bring down immigration too quickly

  19-12-2024 17:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Despite even Labour MPs acknowledging a rocky start, the PM told the Liaison Committee he would not change a thing.
  
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• How slip up on shop trip to buy cider snared Bournemouth beach killer: Amie Gray's murderer Nasen Saadi's meticulous no-DNA, no cash plot unraveled by using bank card at store

  19-12-2024 17:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It was only after a large scale CCTV search that Saadi was eventually identified, all owing to one crucial slip up from the violence obsessed murderer - an innocent trip to a nearby corner shop.
  
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• BBC's Steve Rosenberg challenges Putin on his 25-year rule of Russia

  19-12-2024 17:57 via bbc.com
  
  Russian President Vladimir Putin was speaking at an annual end-of-year press conference.
  
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• Veteran Neil Cavuto quits Fox News after 28 years at network which saw him regularly criticize Donald Trump

  19-12-2024 17:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 66-year-old will have his last day on the air today presenting 'Your World' as his contract is up at the end of the month after he reportedly declined to sign a new contract.
  
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• Hospices welcome £100million funding boost - but warn pressures will continue

  19-12-2024 17:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The government has announced £100million for adult and children's hospices in England which it describes as the biggest investment 'in a generation' - but concerns remain
  
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• Drug addict who abandoned a schoolboy in the woods, then sparked a major search operation dodges jail

  19-12-2024 17:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A drug addict who abandoned a terrified boy in a desolate wood before sparking a major missing person search has dodged jail.
  
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• Heartstopping moment schoolboy plummets through open manhole on his family's driveway into 'sewage' - as furious mother accuses Thames Water workers of leaving it open

  19-12-2024 17:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Footage shows 12-year-old Corey Walker walking to get into his car before he screams and falls down an exposed manhole, which left him bloodied and bruised.
  
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• Grieving mother says wind farm worker crushed to death was 'full of hopes and dreams'

  19-12-2024 17:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A young worker crushed to death during the construction of an island windfarm 'loved life' and was 'full of hopes and dreams', his grieving mother said yesterday.
  
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• 29 of the best things to do in London this weekend (December 21-22)

  19-12-2024 17:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  It’s Christmastime in the city (Picture: Getty Images)That time between Christmas and the New Year is a strange time… you barely know what day it is, you’re eating Quality Street for breakfast and the pajamas are staying on until at least 3pm.
  But if you do fancy leaving the house at some point, we’ve got a whole host of plans sorted for you.For the days in the run up to Christmas, and the days after, we’ve got fun recommendations, from bao buns with a twist at Bu
  
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