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• Gina Rinehart's incredible act for Donald Trump is revealed and why she wants Australia to 'watch and learn'

  10-01-2025 05:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gina Rinehart has taken out a full page ad in Donald Trump's favourite newspaper to congratulate the President-elect.
  
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• Real reason Boris Johnson made adviser Charlotte Owen a life peer at just 30-years-old

  10-01-2025 11:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Former PM Boris Johnson faced a backlash after awarding his ex-aide Charlotte Owen a life peerage when she was just 30 in a controversial resignation honours list in 2023
  
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• Home Bargains shoppers swoon over 'lovely' £12 matching Valentine's Day pyjamas

  10-01-2025 11:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Shoppers shared high praise for the new Valentine's Day loungewear set, with fans commenting on the "cute" designs and "soft" fabric
  
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• Commuters facing ‘nightmare’ at tube station after escalator closes for six months

  10-01-2025 11:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextPrevious PageNext PagePassengers are forced to walk down the escalators for months to catch a Tube at a London Underground station.
  The Blackhorse Road Underground station escalators in Walthamstow have been shut for urgent repairs.
  The closure is set to last until the summer, raising concerns for disabled passengers and over ‘chaos’ for commuters travelling on the Vict
  
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• Groom bursts into tears as unexpected message starts playing while he's at altar

  10-01-2025 11:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Weddings are such beautiful occasions and the love can often reduce guests to tears - and millions of strangers were left in tears after hearing a message played at the altar
  
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• 'Entitled parents brought their sick toddler on plane - they should be ashamed'

  10-01-2025 10:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A man has taken to social media to issue a public service announcement to all parents who travel with their children - but not everyone agrees with his point of view
  
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• Plants that are 'offensive and repulsive' to rats - and they're easy to grow

  10-01-2025 10:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Instead of laying out traps or poisons that could harm the animals, a pest control expert has recommended a range of plants that are 'offensive and repulsive' towards rats
  
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• Debenhams £55 makeup kit with 'everything you'll ever need' reduced to £13

  10-01-2025 10:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  People have claimed the 12-piece set of 'soft' brushes feel lovely on the skin and come with a handy organiser too
  
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• Girl, 2, dies after being given alternative medicine by GP due to antibiotic shortage

  10-01-2025 10:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The tragic case of two-year-old Ava Hodgkinson has led the governement to consider changing laws allowing pharmacists to offer alternative medication if another isn't available
  
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• Which FA Cup games are on TV this weekend? Full BBC and ITV schedule

  10-01-2025 10:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ruben Amorim gets his first FA Cup experience on Sunday (Picture: Getty Images)The third round of the FA Cup is already underway and there is a packed weekend of knockout action to come.Thursday night saw Everton, Fulham and Cardiff City progress to the next round thanks to wins over Peterborough, Watford and Sheffield United respectively.The competition looks a bit different this season as replays have been scrapped, meaning matches that are level after 90 minutes go to extra-time and potentia
  
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• Police want to speak to these two men after boy, 7, went missing six months ago

  10-01-2025 10:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  The two men are wanted to help in the investigation (Picture: Met Police)Detectives have released images of two men they want to trace in connection with an investigation into a missing seven-year-old boy last seen in southwest London six months ago.Karima Mahmoud, 43, was with her son Adam Glanville on June 3 last year in Richmond when she became involved in an apparent argument with two men.Now, police have said they want to trace as they may have information to aid the search – but the
  
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• Ashley Young responds after being denied chance to play vs son Tyler in FA Cup game

  10-01-2025 10:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ashley Young is ‘gutted’ after missing out on the chance to play against his 18-year-old son Tyler (Shutterstock)Ashley Young says he is ‘gutted’ after he was denied the chance to play against his son Tyler during Everton’s 2-0 win over Peterborough in the FA Cup on Thursday night.The father and son duo were set to make FA Cup history by playing against each other in their third-round tie at Goodison Park.Both started the game as substitutes but while Ashley Young,
  
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• $100,000,000 ‘scariest film of the decade’ finally free to stream

  10-01-2025 10:47 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextPrevious PageNext PageA chilling new horror film dubbed the ‘scariest film of the decade’ is finally available to stream at home – if you dare.Longlegs, directed by Osgood Perkins, follows FBI Agent Lee Harker (Maika Monroe) as she is assigned a serial killer case that spans decades.The killer brutally annihilates entire families, but with a twist – it isn&r
  
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• Police issue warning with two more wild Lynx on loose near Scottish village

  10-01-2025 10:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  The two lynx spotted in the Cairngorms National Park before they were captured (Picture: Royal Zoological Society of Scot)Two more wild Lynx have been spotted near a village in the Scottish Highlands, with police warning people to keep there distance.The force said it received reports the animals had been seen in the Dell of Killiehuntly area near Kingussie in the Cairngorms National Park at about 7.10am today.They believe the sighting is connected to the release of two lynx seen in t
  
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• Heartless yobs beat up homeless man using crutches outside church before stealing phone

  10-01-2025 10:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Swansea Crown Court heard how Brandon Dobbs and Morgan Kemble, both 20, met the homeless man in Swansea and turned on him after being offered guidance on buying drugs
  
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• River Island collabs with photographer Joe Horner to launch stunning floral fantasy occasionwear

  10-01-2025 10:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  Items from photographer Joe Horner’s range for River Island have us in a chokehold! (Picture: River Island/Joe Horner/Metro/Getty)
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  Get ready to turn heads at your next big event because River Island has just dropped its most enchanting coll
  
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• Greggs store puts massive padlock on fridges to try and stop thieves in London

  10-01-2025 10:37 via metro.co.uk
  
  Staff at the Greggs Store in Leicester Square have been on high alert with thieves circling the stores (Picture: @SNSVIP/TikTok)A Greggs store in London has padlocked its drinks cabinet apparently in a bid to beat the army of shoplifters targeting the high street food chain.Staff have been on high alert with thieves circling the stores, famed for their sausage rolls, and grabbing items while they are serving other customers.The brazen criminals are often out of the shop and out of sight before
  
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• Golf fan wins $100,000 after making hole-in-one over Bryson DeChambeau’s house

  10-01-2025 10:37 via metro.co.uk
  
  One golf fan hit the shot of his life in front of Bryson DeChambeau (Picture: YouTube)An amateur golf player hit the shot of his life to make a hole-in-one over Bryson DeChambeau’s house and win a life-changing $100,000 prize.DeChambeau took social media by storm earlier in the year when the two-time major champion set himself the task of making a hole-in-one over his glass windowed, $2,000,000 Texas home.Eventually, the LIV Golf star achieved the impressive feat after 16 days and 134 att
  
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• Hunt for two men over mysterious disappearance of mum and her seven-year-old son

  10-01-2025 10:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Officers say the unnamed two men they now want to speak to had an altercation at the time Karima and Adam were last seen together in June, in the Richmond area of London
  
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• Dragons’ Den fans spot moment Steven Bartlett gets ‘destroyed’ after spreading health misinformation

  10-01-2025 10:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextPrevious PageNext PageDragons’ Den viewers have quipped Steven Bartlett was ‘destroyed’ after being slammed for sharing health misinformation.The entrepreneur and podcaster, 32, is the founder of the social media marketing company Social Chain and hosts The Diary of a CEO podcast.In 2021 he then joined the BBC business series, which gives other entrepreneurs the o
  
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• Coronation Street star confirms emotional outcome of Lauren trial story

  10-01-2025 10:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lauren faces the jury next week (Picture: ITV)Coronation Street star Cait Fitton has taken to social media to confirm that Lauren Bolton’s trial is set to be an emotional watch.The troubled teen faces the jury next week after killing Joel Deering (Calum Lill) in September 2024.Joel made Lauren’s life hell when he groomed her and left her for dead after a brutal attack, leading her to flee Weatherfield and go into hiding.When she learnt of poor Roy Cropper’s (David Neilson) ord
  
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• Two people charged with murder after death of baby found in cardiac arrest at home - as man, 26, also charged with possessing indecent images

  10-01-2025 10:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Officers were called to a house in the New Bilton area of Rugby, after reports that a baby had suffered a cardiac arrest, on Tuesday 7, Warwickshire Police said.
  
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• Teaching union to ballot members over 2.8% pay offer from Government

  10-01-2025 10:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Members will be asked whether they would be willing to take industrial action if the Government does not commit to a significant and fully funded pay rise
  
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• Coronation Street seals future of three TV legends amid wave of cast exits

  10-01-2025 10:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  A number of stars are leaving the soap (Picture: ITV)Amid a number of cast exits in Coronation Street, it’s been reported that three popular members of the show certainly won’t be going anywhere.In the past few weeks, Charlotte Jordan, Sue Cleaver and Colson Smith have been confirmed as the next three people leaving the ITV soap.Their departures come after Corrie fans said goodbye to Helen Worth (Gail Platt), Luca Toolan (Mason Radcliffe), Kate Ford (Tracy Barlow) and Maureen Lipman
  
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• Abandoned Audi that sparked Regent Street bomb panic had been left with charging cable plugged in for a week - as traffic wardens continue to ticket it even after it was blown up

  10-01-2025 10:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Frightened shoppers were seen fleeing the iconic London shopping street on Wednesday after suspicions had been raised about the vehicle.
  
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• Police hunt for two men in appeal to find missing mother, 43, and son, seven, who vanished from Richmond seven months ago

  10-01-2025 10:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Karima Mahmoud, 43, and Adam Glanville were last seen together on June 3 in Richmond, West London. Police have now released an image of two men they think may have information on the disappearance.
  
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• Government says 'no need' for emergency intervention as financial markets continue to slide

  10-01-2025 10:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The value of the pound fell to its lowest level in over a year on Thursday, while UK borrowing costs jumped to their highest since the 2008 financial crisis
  
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• LA wildfires: Haunting drone footage shows homes reduced to ash by horror blaze

  10-01-2025 10:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  An estimated 5,300 structures have been destroyed and 10 people have died as the Palisades, Eaton, Kenneth, Hurst and Lidia fires continue to rip through California
  
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• Man and woman in their 20s charged with murder after baby dies

  10-01-2025 10:13 via metro.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called to reports of a baby suffering a cardiac arrest in the New Bilton area of Rugby (Picture: Google Maps)A man and a woman have been charged with murder after a baby died in Warwickshire.
  Emergency services were called to a house in the New Bilton area of Rugby to reports of a baby suffering a cardiac arrest.The baby was taken to hospital but sadly died, said Warwickshire Police.A 26-year-old man and 24-year-old woman from Rugby have both been charged with murder and
  
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• Hollywood star Alec Baldwin sues prosecutors who tried to get him jailed over fatal movie set shooting

  10-01-2025 10:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Actor Alec Baldwin has sued the New Mexico prosecutors who tried to imprison him for the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of his film, Rust
  
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