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• For years I’ve asked ministers what they expect refugees to do. They never have an answer | Diane Taylor

  10-01-2025 12:05 via theguardian.com
  It’s all very well to talk of ‘smashing’ the gangs. But until there are other routes, the dangerous crossings will keep happeningAnother day, another pledge from the government to smash the people-smuggling gangs. The foreign secretary, David Lammy, has lined up alongside the home secretary, Yvette Cooper, to promise stronger measures to get rid of those who continue to bring desperate people across the Channel in flimsy dinghies. Lammy’s latest policy is a new sanctions
  
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• Much loved bakery with 13 stores to close for good after 120 years

  10-01-2025 15:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Oddie’s bakery was first opened by William Henry Oddie in 1905 (Picture: MediaWorldImages / Alamy Stock Photo)A family-run bakery will close all of its stores after 120 years in business.Oddie’s has 13 shops across the east of Lancashire, including Nelson, a town of 33,000 where it’s based.Its freshly baked bread and pies are so renowned, the then-Prince Charles popped by for its 100th anniversary in 2005.Even as it expanded to Burnley and Colne, the business remained in the h
  
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• M&S shoppers are just realising they can nab a free birthday gift

  10-01-2025 15:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  Marks & Spencer customers might be able to claim a free birthday gift (Picture: Getty Images)If there’s one thing shoppers love, it’s a bargain – which is why many will have signed up to supermarket reward schemes like Tesco Clubcard or Sainsbury’s Nectar.These schemes will let you shop at exclusive prices and turn points into vouchers which get you money off, but members of the M&S Sparks scheme have just discovered another fun perk.A video has gone viral online
  
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• ‘I was on Come Dine With Me – the reality is more like an 18-30s weekend on acid’

  10-01-2025 15:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Channel 4 programme has delivered moments of TV gold (Picture: Channel 4)Come Dine With Me has been lighting up the TV schedules for 20 long, glorious years, and we can’t imagine a world without it.It’s become a British institution in that time – as much a part of the fabric of UK life as talking about the weather, drinking tea, or being randomly fascinated with the price of Freddos.The format of the show couldn’t be simpler: five strangers host dinner parties on fiv
  
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• Fringe Manchester United player confirmed for rare start against Arsenal

  10-01-2025 15:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ruben Amorim is giving his back-up goalkeeper a chance at the Emirates (Picture: Getty Images)Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has confirmed that back-up goalkeeper Altay Bayindir will start in the FA Cup third round clash with Arsenal on Sunday.The Red Devils go to the Emirates this weekend looking to build on their impressive performance in the 2-2 draw at Liverpool last week.It may have only been a point in the Premier League, but it was a much-improved performance from Amorim’s
  
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• BBC show branded ‘completely unwatchable’ triggers complaint from epilepsy group

  10-01-2025 15:38 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Rap Game 2025 is peppered with flashy editing (Picture: BBC, Getty/editing by Metro)A BBC reality show pitting rappers against each other has triggered a complaint from an epilepsy group over its flashy special effects.  The Rap Game features ‘disorientating’ rapid sequences of flickering imagery and pattern changes to ramp up the talent contest.The latest series of the show features many of the giants of the British urban music scene including hosts DJ Target and Krept and
  
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• Justin Baldoni claims Blake Lively sent him to basement at It Ends With Us premiere

  10-01-2025 15:37 via metro.co.uk
  
  Justin Baldoni has claimed he was sent to a basement during the New York It Ends With Us premiere (Picture: John Nacion/Variety via Getty Images)Justin Baldoni has claimed that Blake Lively’s team ‘sent him to the basement’ during a premiere of It Ends With Us because he ‘wasn’t allowed to be seen.’
  The film, based on the Colleen Hoover book of the same name, was released in August- 2024 and saw Lively, 37, face intense criticism afte
  
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• RuPaul ‘seriously considering’ quitting Drag Race UK after The Vivienne’s death

  10-01-2025 15:36 via metro.co.uk
  
  ‘The Vivienne was one of RuPaul’s brightest stars’ (Picture: Dave Benett/Getty)RuPaul Charles is said to be ‘seriously considering’ stepping down from Drag Race UK after the tragic death of its first winner, The Vivienne.The Vivienne, whose off-stage name was James Lee Williams, died aged just 32 earlier this month – the official cause of death is not yet known.In 2019, Williams won the inaugural series of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK and later became the firs
  
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• Pictured: Mother, 24, charged with murdering baby at home in Rugby - as father, 26, is accused of possessing 100 indecent images of children

  10-01-2025 15:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kinga Wydrzynska, 24, is accused alongside partner Michal Stasiak, 26, of killing their child, Isabella Stasiak, in Rugby, Warwickshire.
  
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• Landlords will soon be banned from asking for more than one month’s rent upfront

  10-01-2025 15:35 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Labour government is introducing a new policy with the Renters’ Rights Bill (Picture: Getty Images)Moving house can often strike fear into the hearts of renters without thousands of pounds in savings to cover hefty rent and deposit fees, but now, landlords will soon be banned from asking for more than one month’s worth upfront.The Renters’ Rights Bill will now make it illegal to ask tenants to pay more than one month plus a deposit equating to six weeks’ worth of ren
  
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• Charity shares harrowing photos of animals injured in devastating LA wildfires - as deer, dogs and cats are rescued while owners desperately search for their missing pets

  10-01-2025 15:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pasadena Humane - an LA-based animal shelter - said it has taken in over 300 animals due to evacuations, while its staff and volunteers are 'working nonstop' to help with their care.
  
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• Moment cocaine-dealing son of world-renowned violinist Nigel Kennedy is caught running drugs for multi-million-pound county lines gang - as dealers are jailed for total of 96 years

  10-01-2025 15:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sark Yves Amadeus Kennedy, 29, was a key member of a multi-million pound crime gang running the 'H' and 'KAM' drug lines.
  
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• BBC star who appeared on Jonathan Ross show dies suddenly from flu aged just 56 after doctors put her in induced coma

  10-01-2025 15:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Entertainer Kerry Wilson, from Trentham, Staffordshire, lost her fight for life at the start of this year at the age of just 56.
  
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• WWE star pulled from SmackDown after losing over 2 stone in one week

  10-01-2025 15:21 via metro.co.uk
  
  Braun Strowman won’t be at SmackDown this week (Picture: WWE/Getty Images)A major WWE superstar has confirmed they won’t be part of tonight’s SmackDown on Netflix.Braun Strowman, 41, only made his return to the blue brand in December after almost three months on the sidelines due to a torn groin injury, but he wasn’t part of last week’s broadcast.Now, the former world champion has addressed his recent absence and confirmed he won’t be part of tonight’s
  
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• Emma Raducanu ‘bitten by ants’ with her hand and ankle swollen at Australian Open

  10-01-2025 15:21 via metro.co.uk
  
  Emma Raducanu decided not to use an antiseptic spray over drug testing fears (Picture: Getty)Emma Raducanu has been left with a swollen hand and ankle after being ‘badly bitten by ants’ at the 2025 Australian Open in dramatic scenes.The British tennis star, world No.60, is unseeded at Melbourne Park and is set to face Russian 26th-seed Ekaterina Alexandrova in the first round.Raducanu’s preparations for the first major tournament of the year have not been ideal, with a ‘
  
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• Sat Nav users could be fined £1,000 for little-known placement mistake

  10-01-2025 15:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Using a Sat Nav while driving can land you a £200 fine and six points on your licence, as well as other punishments if you've installed it in the wrong place
  
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• LA wildfires: Chilling evacuation alert sent to 10million residents – by mistake

  10-01-2025 15:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The message warned millions of residents they were in the path of Los Angeles' deadly wildfires and should prepare to evacuate immediately - sending neighbourhoods into a frenzy
  
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• LA fires double tragedy after amputee dad tried to wait for ambulance for disabled son: Latest victims named

  10-01-2025 15:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anthony Mitchell, 67, was found by the side of his son Justin, who was in his early 20s and suffered cerebral palsy, in Altadena, as his family said he 'was not going to leave his son behind, no matter what.'
  
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• Man Utd boss Ruben Amorim speaks out on Kobbie Mainoo transfer speculation

  10-01-2025 15:14 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ruben Amorim has addressed rumours surrounding Kobbie Mainoo’s Manchester United future (Picture: Getty)Ruben Amorim does not want to sell Kobbie Mainoo – but admitted it will be hard for Manchester United to keep all their homegrown players.United are keen to tie down the talented central midfielder to a new deal but the grim reality of their financial situation has presented challenges.
  Reports in the week suggested that while they are not actively looking to sell Mainoo – o
  
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• Russia responds to Trump's claim he's setting up talks with Putin to 'get that war over with'

  10-01-2025 15:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to meet with President-elect Donald Trump, the Kremlin said on Friday.
  
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• Elderly woman, 75, killed and eaten by neighbour's pigs in horror Christmas Day attack

  10-01-2025 15:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Investigators believe 75-year-old Rebecca Westergaard Rigney was killed and eaten by pigs at her home in rural Ohio - but police leaders have said the case isn't straightforward
  
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• New mum of twins fined £100 after parking space buggy struggle

  10-01-2025 15:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kelly Kitchen said there were no parent and child parking bays available and she has to open both rear car doors fully in order to get her boys out of the car in their car seats
  
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• Samsung’s new TV will ‘allow parents to spy on their children’

  10-01-2025 15:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  Samsung’s latest TV screen (not pictured) uses AI to connect to other smart devicesPrivacy groups have raised the alarm over a new television set powered by artificial intelligence that ‘spies’ on children.
  Samsung unveiled on Monday its new Neo QLED TV range that will ‘go beyond conventional TV watching’.‘Vision AI’ will ‘keep a watchful eye on loved ones, detecting unusual behaviour in both pets and family members’.Samsung said: &lsqu
  
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• ‘I can’t believe the difference’ – meet the game-changing moisturiser proven to outperform tretinoin

  10-01-2025 15:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  This miracle worker can banish wrinkles, dark spots and pigmentation in a matter of weeks! (Picture: The Skin Diary/Metro)
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  Ok, so we’re supposed to be embracing the natural ageing movement but, what if wrinkles are getting to you or pigment
  
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• From assassinations to kidnappings – moments that nearly broke the royal family

  10-01-2025 15:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Royal commentator Jennie Bond remembers one of the most shocking events she had to cover in her career - when she saw Queen Elizabeth at her most vulnerable
  
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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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• Zara Tindall and brother facing Princess Anne inheritance blow with '£2.3m bill'

  10-01-2025 14:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Princess Anne's children, Zara Tindall and Peter Phillips, each have a property on the Gatcombe Park estate, said to be worth a whopping £6million
  
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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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