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• Full list of WHSmith stores closing in 2024

  08-11-2024 17:19 via metro.co.uk
  
  A host of branches will be shutting up this year (Picture: Getty Images)WHSmith has announced it is closing some branches across the UK as it expands across airports and train stations.So far this year, branches have been closed in Scotland, Kent, Manchester and other locations and more are expected to follow.But 15 new branches are expected to open at UK airports and train stations.We take a look below at the store closures and openings.Which stores are closing?This is the full list of store cl
  
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• Matty Healy and fiancée ramp up the PDA with steamy snog on streets of Sydney

  08-11-2024 19:24 via metro.co.uk
  
  Matty Healy and Gabbriette Bechtel only had eyes (and lips) for each other (Picture: Media-Mode/SplashNews.com)The 1975 star Matty Healy didn’t seem to care who was watching as he passionately locked lips with his fiancée on the streets of Sydney, Australia.Matty stepped out for date night Down Under with his wife-to-be, US actress, model, and influencer Gabbriette Bechtel.
  The songwriter and Gabbriette were spotted enjoying an outing on a dinner date in the upmarket suburb of Surry
  
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• Dwight McNeil injury latest ahead of Everton trip to West Ham

  08-11-2024 19:19 via metro.co.uk
  
  Dwight McNeil is carrying a knee injury ahead of Everton’s trip to West Ham (Reuters)Dwight McNeil is a doubt for Everton’s Premier League trip to West Ham due to a knee injury.The 24-year-old was forced off in the closing stages of Everton’s 1-1 draw with Fulham last month due to a knee issue.McNeil was able to play a full 90 minutes in Everton’s 1-0 defeat to Southampton last weekend, however, Dyche revealed before the game that the midfielder was working closely alongs
  
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• Special Counsel Jack Smith puts Donald Trump's January 6 criminal case on ice after blowout election victory

  08-11-2024 19:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Special Counsel Jack Smith has asked the judge overseeing Donald Trump's January 6 criminal case to halt further proceedings after his astounding Election Night victory.
  
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• 'When kids lack the fuel to learn, their health and mind suffers'

  08-11-2024 19:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Youngsters at Rimrose Hope school are among up to 140,000 in primary and secondary establishments eating at least one piece of fresh fruit or veg a day thanks to the Tesco Fruit & Veg for Schools.
  
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• Sara Sharif begged for water and said she felt sleepy as she lay dying in her father's arms, he tells murder trial

  08-11-2024 19:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Urfan Sharif, 42, claims he returned home to find the 10-year-old Sara Sharif 'limp' in stepmother Beinash Batool's arms.
  
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• Ex NFL star turned chef Tobias Dorzon is shot in robbery as he returned from dinner in Maryland

  08-11-2024 19:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NFL star-turned chef Tobias Dorzon has been shot during an attempted robbery.
  
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• The hairdresser to the stars who found fame with his trend-setting styles: How Trevor Sorbie transformed hair industry with his iconic creations and counted Grace Jones, The Beach Boys and Dame Helen Mirren among his famous clients

  08-11-2024 19:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Trevor Sorbie, the Scottish barber's son who grew up to become a pioneering figure in British hairdressing, did not do things by halves, counting numerous household names among his clients.
  
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• Score 50% off sitewide in the Oodie early Black Friday sale

  08-11-2024 19:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ready for snuggly season? Oodie are offering an unmissable 50% off absolutely everything – an early Black Friday deal that’s not to be missed (Picture: Oodie)
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  While this winter’s cold weather was somewhat delayed, the brisk morni
  
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• Hollister shoppers desperate to buy 'cute' £40 Christmas jumper

  08-11-2024 19:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Christmas fans have fallen for Hollister's winter offering with two festive jumpers wowing shoppers on TikTok
  
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• Man on the run after FBI thwarts Iranian plot to assassinate Donald Trump

  08-11-2024 18:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  President-elect Donald Trump has been the victim of several assassination plots ahead of the election (Picture: AP)A man is on the run after an Iranian plot to assassinate president-elect Donald Trump was thwarted by the FBI, the US government said.Two men, Carlisle Rivera and Jonathan Loadholt, have been arrested in New York, while a third suspect, Farhad Shakeri, is believed to be hiding in the Iranian capital of Tehran.They have all been charged with being hired to kill th
  
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• 'Lessons in empathy can lead to big changes in our children's behaviour'

  08-11-2024 18:57 via mirror.co.uk
  Dr Miriam Stoppard on the news that empathy is a skill that can be taught, with lessons leading to positive changes in kids' conduct and emotional awareness
  
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• People can’t get over Jeremy Allen White’s new facial feature on set of Bruce Springsteen biopic

  08-11-2024 18:54 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Bear star Jeremy Allen White will star as Bruce Springsteen in a film about his life (Picture: FX/Backgrid)The Bear star Jeremy Allen White has freaked fans out with his new look – starring as Bruce Springsteen in an upcoming biopic about the iconic singer.The actor, 33, plays The Boss in an upcoming film about his life and early career – itself an adaptation of Warren Zanes’ 2023 book of the same name, directed by Scott Cooper.Titled Deliver Me From Nowhere, the biopic is
  
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• 'Doctors told me to terminate my pregnancy twice - but look at my son now'

  08-11-2024 18:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A 16-week scan revealed that Jess's baby was at high risk of Down's syndrome and there might be defect with his heart, but after two miscarriages Jess was prepared to give her child a chance
  
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• Phones4U founder John Caudwell says it is 'not important' for him to die a billionaire

  08-11-2024 18:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Phones4U founder has opened up about everything from what motivated him from a young to his views on fellow billionaires, including X owner Elon Musk
  
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• 'My husband is having an affair, but he won't admit it and it's making me miserable'

  08-11-2024 18:39 via mirror.co.uk
  Agony aunt Coleen Nolan has advice for a reader who's been married for 30 years, but has a strong suspicion her partner is seeing another woman
  
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• 'I had a tumour removed from my throat - now my gag reflex is in my ear'

  08-11-2024 18:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Bella Johnson, 30, noticed she was suddenly losing weight when she was 14 but found herself on the "brink of death" with a huge tumour lump in her neck that needed to be removed
  
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• Paraplegic man and son teach police officer a lesson for misusing disabled parking spot

  08-11-2024 18:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A man has shared how his father, who is paraplegic and drives a specially adapted car, taught a police officer a lesson after they parked in a disabled parking bay
  
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• PS5 Pro scalpers are losing money but they’re still scamming fans elsewhere

  08-11-2024 18:28 via metro.co.uk
  
  PS5 Pro doesn’t enhance scalping (Sony Interactive Entertainment)Sony’s PS5 Pro has been a failed endeavour for scalpers trying to profit from the console, as an accessory becomes more sought after online.The PS5 Pro might have been met with an understandable sea of negativity when it was announced with a £699.99 price tag, but the console is still expected to sell well to its niche audience.Sony’s previous mid-generation upgrade, the PS4 Pro, only accounted for around 14
  
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• Disabled woman's mobility scooter stolen from outside home by heartless thieves

  08-11-2024 18:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Bonnie Gilroy, who relies on her mobility scooter to get around, had the vehicle stolen next while it was parked next to the disability ramp outside her home in Edinburgh by sick thieves
  
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• Masked gang fired shotgun at terrified staff while robbing computer shop

  08-11-2024 18:19 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextThis is the moment a masked gang raided a computer shop and fired a shotgun at terrified staff.CCTV footage shows the four men carry out their audacious robbery at City Computers Smethwick, West Midlands last year.
  Two staff members were inside and suffered non-life threatening injures, including a gunshot wound to the arm and a wound to the neck.
  Three of the gang plus two other
  
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• Trump election results live: Kamala Harris' massive 2024 campaign debt revealed after concession speech

  08-11-2024 18:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  U.S. POLITICS LIVE BLOG: Follow all the developments as Trump prepares for his second term in the White House.
  
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• Shocking moment grinning Iranian people-trafficking kingpin is hailed by band as 'first class smuggler' and 'the best agent' - as he is jailed for 17 years

  08-11-2024 18:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A shocking video clip has shown Amaj Hasan Zada , an illegal immigration kingpin grinning shamelessly as he is hailed by a band as 'a first-class smuggler' and 'the best agent'.
  
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• Amsterdam's 'black night': Dutch admit they failed Jewish community after targeted attacks by 'Arab migrant mobs' on Israeli football fans - 'just like WWII'

  08-11-2024 18:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Dutch King shared his 'shock' at the events with the Israeli president, saying: 'We failed the Jewish community of the Netherlands during WWII, and last night we failed again.'
  
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• Britain's Tiger King who starred in hit ITV show is mauled by a 13-stone puma at his own sanctuary and airlifted to hospital

  08-11-2024 18:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Terrence Moore, 78, was mauled by the 13-stone beast at The Cat Survival Trust in Welwyn, Hertfordshire and then airlifted to hospital on Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Arsenal hold talks with two former players over replacing Edu as sporting director

  08-11-2024 18:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  Edu has left Arsenal after five years (Photo: Getty)Two former Arsenal players are reportedly being eyed up to become the club’s new sporting director following the shock resignation of Edu.It was announced on Monday that Edu had left his post at the Emirates and is expected to take up a role at Evangelos Marinakis’ group of clubs which includes Nottingham Forest.His shoes will be big ones to fill, with Edu’s signings over the last five years key to the Gunners’ revival u
  
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• Ray Parlour compares Arsenal star to club legend Dennis Bergkamp ahead of Chelsea clash

  08-11-2024 18:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arsenal skipper Martin Odegaard was out of action for 12 matches through injury (Picture: Getty)Ray Parlour has likened Martin Odegaard to Arsenal legend Dennis Bergkamp and believes the midfielder should start against Chelsea, even if he is only ’80 per cent’ fit.Odegaard missed 12 games for Arsenal in all competitions after suffering ankle ligament damage while on international duty with Norway back in September.It is no coincidence that Arsenal’s poor run of results coincide
  
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• Russia loses its EIGHTH general of the Ukraine campaign: Notorious commander ran a 'concentration camp' that tortured soldiers who refused attack orders

  08-11-2024 17:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Major-General Pavel Klimenko, 47, was riding a motorbike when he was hit near the Ukrainian town of Krasnohorivka, according to reports.
  
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• Supermodel Georgina Cooper dead aged 46: Shocked fashion world mourns one of the faces of 90s 'Cool Britannia' and friend of Kate Moss after her death on Greek island

  08-11-2024 17:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tributes have poured in from fellow catwalk stars including Jade Parfitt, Erin O'Connor , Jodie Kidd and Helena Christensen , who called her a 'ray of light' whose 'achievements in the industry were huge'.
  
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• Nicky Campbell falls foul of the phone thieves: Crook tries to grab startled presenter's mobile as he makes call near Oxford Circus

  08-11-2024 17:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The incident happened today near Oxford Street in London and the presenter's phone was snatched out of his hand before he quickly took it back.
  
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