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• ‘Female’ penguin renamed after being misgendered for eight years

  02-12-2024 21:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  After ten years of living as ‘Maggie’, the penguin has been confirmed to be male (Picture: Birdland)A penguin living in a Gloucestershire park has been renamed after it was found she was actually male.Ten-year-old king penguin ‘Maggie’, of Birdland Park and Gardens, Gloucestershire, has been renamed after making a flirty first move towards another penguin.Male penguins often make the first move, so when zookeepers saw ‘Maggie’ move towards fellow penguin Fran
  
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• Donald Trump nominates billionaire investment banker Warren Stephens to be the next British ambassador

  02-12-2024 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump has nominated billionaire investment banker Warren Stephens to be the next U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  
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• Trump gets a surprise new supporter in crypto dealer who bought $6.2 million banana... then ate it

  02-12-2024 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The crypo dealer who went viral for paying $6.2 million for a piece of art work consisting of a banana duct taped to a wall has invested in President-elect Donald Trump as well.
  
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• Schoolgirl, eight, 'stabbed to death as she tried to protect her mother during late-night attack' at home in Ireland

  02-12-2024 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A young girl died as she tried to protect her mother from a late-night knife attack, it is believed.
  
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• Special prosecutor slams Hunter Biden's bid to dismiss his indictment after dad Joe's pardon

  02-12-2024 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Special Prosecutor David Weiss says Hunter Biden's tax crimes cannot be dismissed - despite his father's presidential pardon.
  
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• Commonwealth Bank slugs customers with ridiculous new fee to withdraw their money in shock announcement

  02-12-2024 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Commonwealth Bank said an email sent to customers on Monday that it would be closing its 'Complete Access Account' and migrating customers to its 'Smart Access Account'.
  
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• Urgent hunt for schoolgirl, 13, who vanished from Hatfield almost one week ago

  02-12-2024 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ruby, of Hatfield, was last seen on November 27, according to Herts Police.
  
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• How the cartels are using a 'death by one hundred cuts' strategy to cause chaos before Trump takes office

  02-12-2024 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mexican smuggling cartels have found a way to get migrants into the US even though Mexico has started to disperse migrant caravans headed north.
  
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• Labour's flagship pledge to make Britain the fastest growing economy in the G7 is 'potentially undeliverable', source warns

  02-12-2024 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Downing Street yesterday denied reports that Sir Keir Starmer will 'sideline' the pledge this week, while insiders acknowledged he will unveil a new focus on improving household incomes.
  
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• Civil servants on the frontline of tackling the small-boats crisis to be given their own 'well-being room' - in case they feel stressed or anxious

  02-12-2024 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  News of the perk sparked a backlash as it came just hours after it was confirmed that 20,000 asylum seekers have now crossed the Channel since Labour came to power.
  
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• Woolworths shelves empty across Australia in scenes akin to the pandemic

  02-12-2024 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Picketers will continue their around-the-clock presence at Woolworths warehouses and say they will be there until a pay agreement is reached.
  
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• Anguish for Alabama mom after husband dies and son, 7, is presumed dead after boating accident

  02-12-2024 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An Alabama mother is grieving the loss of her husband and likely her son, both of whom went out on a boat to go shrimping but never came back.
  
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• Britain's biggest ever drugs gang brought to justice: Criminal network which smuggled '£7BILLION' of cocaine, heroin and cannabis into UK hidden in crates of smelly onions are jailed for more than 200 years

  02-12-2024 23:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Eleven members of an organised crime group headed by 59-year-old Paul Green were given sentences totalling more than 200 years following the country's longest-running criminal trial ever.
  
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• QR code shirt sends social media into frenzy as people rave about where the link takes you

  02-12-2024 23:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Social media users are in a frenzy after a QR coded shirt allows shoppers to watch viral video clips.
  
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• Keir Starmer's talking shop! Fury as Labour government sets up 67 taxpayer-funded reviews, taskforces and consultations in their first 150 days - instead of actual policies

  02-12-2024 23:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At least 67 reviews, consultations and taskforces have been set up by Whitehall departments in the first 150 days of the new Government - nearly one every other day.
  
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• Failing Joe Biden has brutally exposed the limits of American power and left the world in chaos. It's time for 'Trumpian realism' - and the return of diplomacy to Washington

  02-12-2024 23:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to Secretary of State Antony Blinken,, America is in a 'much stronger geopolitical position today than it was four years ago'. This claim isa truck-load of tosh.
  
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• Easey Street murder suspect Perry Kouroumblis extradited to Australia

  02-12-2024 23:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The slaying of Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett at their home inMelbourne has been described as Victoria's most brutal crime.
  
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• Parents fuming as school pupils 'left vomiting on each other' in serious outbreak

  02-12-2024 23:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Telscome Academy outbreak was a "seasonal illness" the school said in a statement, with parents criticising the lack of communication after students "threw up on each other"
  
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• Trump threatens ‘all hell to pay’ if Hamas fails to release hostages before he returns

  02-12-2024 23:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  President-elect Donald Trump warned that Hamas ‘will be hit harder than anybody has been hit’ if they do not release Israeli hostages before his Inauguration Day (Picture: AP)President-elect Donald Trump has issued a fiery warning for all remaining Hamas hostages to be freed before his inauguration next month.Trump’s threat echoed his longstanding support for Israel and his prior calls for people taken hostage on October 7, 2023, to be released.
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• Migrant caravan hits the road in southern Mexico in hopes of reaching the US border ahead of Trump presidency

  02-12-2024 23:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A group of migrants have formed a caravan in southern Mexico in hopes of reaching the northern border region with the United States.
  
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• Now you can own a piece of Royal history… from Charles's indomitable Scots nanny who was sacked for defying the Queen over a PUDDING!

  02-12-2024 23:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  She was the 'no nonsense' Scots nanny, hired by the Royal Family to look after Prince Charles and his sister, Princess Anne.
  
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• Brit gran fighting for life after getting Covid on holiday she planned for two years

  02-12-2024 23:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Patricia Bunting, 76, is currently bedbound and unresponsive in a critical care unit in Orlando, Florida, after contracting the virus during what was supposed to be a joyful final trip abroad
  
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• I’m A Celebrity’s third eviction shocks fans with claims they ‘should have won’

  02-12-2024 23:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  The third contestant left I’m A Celebrity on Monday night (Picture: ITV/Shutterstock)I’m A Celebrity evicted their third celebrity contestant on Monday night as it was announced that Tulisa Contastavlos was the latest person to leave the jungle.After 17 days in the jungle, it was announced that NDubz star Tulisa would be the third celebrity to leave, following Dean McCullough and Jane Moore’s departure in previous episodes.
  Tulisa and Oti Mabuse were both at risk of leaving th
  
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• The unique way police escorted drunk backpackers to their hotel

  02-12-2024 23:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  Koh Phi Phi is known for its parties, and these two tourists indulged (Picture: Viral Press)A kindhearted policeman in Thailand found a unique way to carry two unconscious female backpackers to their hotel after a wild night, before tucking them into bed.The island of Koh Phi Phi in Krabi, Thailand, is known for its wild parties – and two tourists, German Sina Baumann, 23, and her Australian friend TahliBenson, 19, overindulged at the bars on November 29.Other attendees of the party the d
  
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• SNP has left the NHS 'fighting for its life', damning report warns

  02-12-2024 23:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scotland's NHS is fighting for its life after an official report found 'fundamental change' is needed and some services may have to be cut.
  
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• Morning Joe makes bold Trump prediction after cozying up to president-elect in Mar-a-Lago

  02-12-2024 23:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The remarks came during a heavily-editorialized rant from married broadcasters Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, who just weeks ago flew to Mar-a-Lago to meet with President-elect Donald Trump .
  
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• Revealed, how voters' trust in the SNP collapsed in just a year (but in future ministers won't even ask about faith in public services!)

  02-12-2024 23:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Levels of trust in the SNP government have collapsed amid growing concerns about the state of Scotland's public services.
  
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• GRAHAM GRANT: No solace for harried drivers and frazzled commuters who've been taken for a ride in SNP's go-slow Scotland

  02-12-2024 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  How many times have you wished that speed limits were lower while you're stuck in a traffic jam or behind an HGV?
  
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• Nicola staggered in EastEnders as she discovers Phil’s devastating secret

  02-12-2024 23:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Nicola causes trouble for Phil (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)Nicola Mitchell (Laura Doddington) stumbles across a shocking secret concerning Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) in EastEnders next week.Over this last year we’ve seen the hard man’s mental health decline after the breakdown of his marriage to Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace) and incarceration of son Ben (Max Bowden).Nicola’s discovery will signal in a new storyline for Phil, as we see him suffering from suicida
  
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• David Platt’s horror as Shona’s blood-soaked clothes are found in Coronation Street

  02-12-2024 23:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  David is horrified to find Shona’s blood-soaked clothes (Picture: ITV)David Platt (Jack P Shepherd) is left seriously worried in upcoming Coronation Street scenes when he finds blood-soaked clothes belonging to Shona Platt (Julia Goulding).Things have been tense between Shona and David ever since her son Clayton was rushed to hospital after a suicide attempt in prison.Unbeknown to Shona, David had known that Clayton was trying to get in contact with her, and even visited him in prison to
  
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