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• Five ways to spot if your banknote is fake

  16-09-2024 22:36 via metro.co.uk
  
  The switch from cotton-paper to polymer notes made it harder to counterfeit cash in the UK (Picture: George Clerk/Getty Images/iStockphoto)How easy to do you think it is to tell fake banknotes from the real ones?Counterfeit money accounted for 0.0025% of the 4.6 billion banknotes circulating in 2023, according to the Bank of England.That means £2.5 million worth of fake money was hiding among the £82billion of real ones doing the rounds.But fraudsters are touting their wares on socia
  
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• US tourist under official investigation for her 'heinous act' with a baby wombat: 'I can't wait for Australia to see the back of her'

  13-03-2025 03:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Immigration Minister has blasted a US tourist and 'hunting influencer' for separating a baby wombat from its mother in a video that has sent shockwaves through Australia.
  
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• Loma Linda University Children's Hospital evacuated as cops hunt armed suspect

  13-03-2025 03:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Southern California police department is investigating a report of a possible shooter inside the Loma Linda Hospital in Loma Linda.
  
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• Spiralling temperatures to 40C as Autumn heatwave strikes the east coast: What you need to know

  13-03-2025 03:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Bureau of Meteorology has issued heatwave alerts for NSW , Victoria and SA.
  
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• Holidaymaker catches pair of cheeky cockatoos in the middle of a brazen act

  13-03-2025 03:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The holidaymaker discovered the pair of cheeky cockatoos outside their hotel room in Queensland's picturesque Whitsundays.
  
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• Are these the stupidest road names in Britain? Locals take jabs at city streets given a hospital theme

  13-03-2025 03:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The SNP-led Glasgow council has received backlash after residents of Ashlar Village hit out at their decision to give streets on a new housing estate bizarre names.
  
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• Russia seizes hundreds of Ukrainian troops and threatens to treat them 'like terrorists'

  13-03-2025 03:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Vladimir Putin made a publicappearance in military uniform on Wednesday - hours after Donald Trump threatened to "devastate" Russia's economy in a chilling warning
  
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• King Charles shows his affection for Canada after receiving two senior figures from the country's parliament - amid Ottawa's trade war with Donald Trump

  13-03-2025 03:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The King once again showed his support for Canada after receiving two senior figures from the country's parliament yesterday.
  
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• Expat British pensioners were viciously beaten by kickboxing neighbours half their age in Thailand then feared THEY would be locked up after being found guilty of assault for their efforts to defend themselves

  13-03-2025 03:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Des and Mary Byrne, from Middlesbrough, were left battered and bruised in 2023 after a brutal assault over a planning dispute.
  
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• Is this the stupidest named estate in Britain? Locals take jabs at city's newest roads

  13-03-2025 03:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The SNP-led Glasgow council has received backlash after residents of Ashlar Village hit out at their decision to give streets on a new housing estate bizarre names.
  
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• Europe's 'hottest spot' in April has 24C heat and gorgeous sandy beaches

  13-03-2025 03:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Cyprus is Europe's 'hottest destination' in April with temperatures regularly hitting 24C. The island nation is also home to stunning beaches with turquoise waters and is a short flight from the UK
  
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• Grandfather, 63, died just days after getting a tiny cut between his TOES

  13-03-2025 02:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'Treasured' grandfather Christopher Bradbury, 63, from Stoke, Staffordshire, contracted an invasive soft tissue infection after he suffered a cut to his right foot on December 28, 2023.
  
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• Major British supermarket to start giving away food for free - with yellow stickers taking on a whole new meaning

  13-03-2025 02:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A major British supermarket is set to give away food for free rather than see items end up in the bin as the retailer pledges to hit targets for slashing food waste and net zero goals.
  
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• Oddity seen on Trump's hand sparks chatter he was wearing makeup to meet Irish premier

  13-03-2025 02:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The United States president met with Irish premier Micheál Martin and spoke to reporters in the Oval Office where photographs also showed a strange mark on his right hand
  
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• Major update on $5,000 DOGE 'dividend' checks to repay Americans for government waste

  13-03-2025 02:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The latest spending data suggests there will be additional challenges for the U.S. to save money despite DOGE efforts as the president suggested sending dividend checks to Americans.
  
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• The troubling story of who is REALLY behind some fake Harry Potter stores - as 'Wizarding' shops spring up everywhere, reveals TOM KELLY

  13-03-2025 02:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Over the past two years they have appeared like magic across London's best-known shopping streets.
  
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• I was in a row over a bus gate online...days later a police officer showed up at my house. Why aren't they using resources to fight real crime?

  13-03-2025 02:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A road scheme campaigner has accused police of allowing public debate to be 'weaponised' after an officer was sent to his home to grill him about an online spat with a rival activist.
  
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• Invasion of the 'squeaky blinders': Birmingham overrun with rats 'the size of CATS' feasting on food left in mounds of bin bags piled up because of bin strikes

  13-03-2025 02:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Rodents 'the size of cats' have been sighted by Birmingham residents scurrying around mountains of garbage that have built up since the start of the year
  
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• Ex-SAS soldier reveals REAL reason so many stars are targeted by burglary gangs and why they have only themselves to blame

  13-03-2025 02:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When David Webb walks to his office at security firm Valkyrie in Belgravia, he doesn't notice the fine garden squares, elegant white Italian-style stucco terraces, embassies or diplomatic residences.
  
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• Pit bulls maul four cops raiding their owners’ ‘drug den’

  13-03-2025 02:38 via metro.co.uk
  
  Two pit bulls attacked four police officers who executed a search warrant on a business that was suspected of illegally selling drugs (Picture: Webster Police Department)Two pit bulls were captured on video attacking four police officers as they carried out a raid on their owners’ suspected drug den.Chocolate Chip and Salami Mami were inside Mr. Exotix’s snack retail shop when cops busted through a glass door with their firearms and came face-to-face with the two dogs.Body came
  
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• Border Force officer accused of taking bribes and helping to smuggle $1.3million of cocaine into Australia

  13-03-2025 02:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An Australian Border Force supervisor could face life behind bars if she's found guilty of allegedly helping to smuggle $1.3million worth of cocaine.
  
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• Can you spot the best and worst desks in this office? Experts reveal where you should avoid sitting at work after tribunal ruled staff can sue if they think their desk is 'low status'

  13-03-2025 02:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  We've come up with the definitive guide to the desk you don't want to sit at - and it might be the one you're at right now.
  
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• Our tiny village has been dubbed the next Chipping Norton... but that's the last thing we want!

  13-03-2025 02:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fittleworth has been dubbed the next Chipping Norton, but with excellent views and picturesque cottages, residents say their village is better than the Cotswold tourist magnet.
  
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• Revealed: Convicted robber who wooed a disgraced prison guard is a born-again Christian - as dodgy officer flaunts new relationship with a woman

  13-03-2025 02:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MailOnline can reveal that convicted robber Daniel Brownley, who was pleasured by prison guard Katie Evans, 26, at HMP Doncaster, has become a born again Christian named Daniel Wild.
  
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• Throat infection symptoms explained after Sting spotted at event following diagnosis

  13-03-2025 02:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Police frontman, 73, was pictured at a charity event this week, just months after being forced to postpone a string of performances
  
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• The common spring habit that could see walkers face hefty £5,000 fines

  13-03-2025 02:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ramblers are now enjoying the bright weather - with temperatures threatening to reach 20C in many regions recently - as the change from winter to spring continues
  
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• Dramatic moment more than FIFTY prisoners break down jail door and cause chaos as they flee - with dozens still on the loose

  13-03-2025 02:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A manhunt is underway for over dozens of inmates who stages a prison break after 50 of them cracked through security doors and climbed to the roof of the jail before escaping. 
  
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• Glamorous state trooper slurs her words and refuses sobriety tests in bodycam footage of DUI arrest

  13-03-2025 02:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sarah Clasen, 35, was arrested on March 1 for the deadly crash that killed 20-year-old Jhoser Sanchez after refusing to take a sobriety test.
  
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• Border boss Tom Homan's ice cold reaction as protesters scream in his face in viral video

  13-03-2025 02:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tom Homan was visiting Albany at the New York State Capitol alongside state Republicans and spoke out against Democrats defending sanctuary city policies.
  
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• Astonishing survival tactic mom-of-three used to survive six days trapped in mangled car wreck

  13-03-2025 02:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brieonna Cassell, 41, was traveling through Newton County, Indiana , when she fell asleep at the wheel and careened off the road last Thursday.
  
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