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• Grand plans to spend £63million on maintaining the fire-wrecked look for a Grade I listed mansion rather than restoring a 'great jewel of British architecture' is blasted as an 'act of barbarianism'

  23-12-2024 03:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Clandon Park, an 18th-century mansion, was left a charred shell after a fire in 2015 in what was widely regarded as the greatest disaster in the history of the National Trust.
  
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• Police release CCTV of man after ‘serious sexual assault’ in park

  23-12-2024 08:35 via metro.co.uk
  
  Cops release CCTV of man after the ‘serious sexual assault’ of a woman in a park during early hours attack in Nottingham (Picture: Nottinghamshire Police)Police investigating the ‘serious sexual assault’ of a woman in a park have released CCTV footage of a man they wish to speak to.The assault took place at Victoria Park, on Bath Street, Nottingham, at around 3am on Saturday December 21.Nottinghamshire Police previously said they were looking to speak to a man and a woma
  
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• Workaholics actor Waymond Lee dies aged 72 as Adam DeVine leads tributes

  23-12-2024 08:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Workaholics actor Waymond Lee has died (Picture: Comedy Central)Actor Waymond Lee has died aged 72.The Workaholics star, who played Waymond (Old Way Way) in the show alongside the likes of Adam DeVine, Anders Holm, Blake Anderson and Jillian Bell, has died after complications from ALS, which is also referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease.As reported by TMZ, his sister Norine Lee and wife Diane told the outlet that he died on December 18.It’s said Lee was first diagnosed with a degenera
  
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• Die Hard 2 actor Art Evans dies aged 82

  23-12-2024 08:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  Die Hard 2 actor Art Evans has died (Picture: Twentieth Century Fox)Die Hard 2 actor Art Evans has died at the age of 82.The A Soldier’s Story star died on Saturday after he ‘courageously managed’ diabetes for ‘many years’.His wife Babe said in a statement: ‘Art was not only an incredible actor but a devoted husband, friend, and source of light to everyone who knew him.‘His laughter, passion, and love of life will be deeply missed.‘While our heart
  
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• Fire crews tackling ‘significant’ fire in Birmingham with people told to avoid the area

  23-12-2024 08:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  Firefighters were called to Stratford Road earlier todayPeople have been urged to avoid an area of Birmingham where fire crews are tackling what has been described as a “significant fire”.West Midlands Fire Service called multiple crews to Stratford Road in the Sparkhill area and said the buildings affected were a mix of commercial and residential properties.Multiple crews have been sent to the blaze.https://twitter.com/WestMidsFire/status/1871069791194140930
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• Assad's British wife 'files for divorce' from Syrian dictator 'and wants to move to London'

  23-12-2024 08:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The British wife of Syrian tyrant Bashar al-Assad, who is currently in exile in Moscow, has reportedly filed for divorce and wants to move to London as she is not happy in Russia
  
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• Horror as Brits stranded in Dubai jails over Christmas - teenager to seriously ill pensioner

  23-12-2024 08:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As most families look forward to spending a few days together this Christmas, some are dealing with the glaring absence of their loved-ones - who are detained in Dubai
  
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• Our three little girls vanished into thin air. Then we got a haunting letter

  23-12-2024 08:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rachel, 17, Renee Wilson, 14 and nine-year-old Julie Ann Moseley left home at about 10:45am on December 23, 1974, to go Christmas shopping. They have not been heard from since.
  
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• Key Christmas decision meant Meghan Markle spent Christmas with royals after Kate snub

  23-12-2024 08:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Meghan Markle was welcomed with open arms by Her Majesty the Queen when she first started dating Prince Harry, so much so that the monarch broke a long-standing tradition
  
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• I tested a hangover supplement for my work Christmas party – but did it keep the sickness at bay?

  23-12-2024 08:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  I tested a hangover supplement for my work Christmas party – but did it keep the sickness at bay? (Picture: Myrkl/GETTY)
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  Ever since I was at university, I’ve had terrible hangovers.Maybe it was the stomach ulcer I got after a particul
  
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• 'We're a throuple - here's how we celebrate Christmas from sleeping arrangements to in-laws'

  23-12-2024 08:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Alana, Kevin and Megan have been in a throuple for five years, with the trio sharing the highs and lows of their relationship - including how they celebrate Christmas
  
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• Mum in stitches after finding out daughter's character in Christmas Nativity

  23-12-2024 08:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A Christmas nativity play has left parents in stitches as they found out what roles their children had been given - with one far more exciting than the other
  
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• Inside Royal Family's 12 cute Christmas traditions - from early lunch to game night

  23-12-2024 08:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Christmas festivities for the Royal Family are somewhat in-line with those celebrating across the UK, with traditional party games, a kickabout and plenty of gift-giving taking place
  
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• ‘I will drown myself in a toilet if I have to spend another year renting in my 40s’

  23-12-2024 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Joanne McNally is on tour again – but things have changed (Picture: Matt Crockett)Last year Joanne McNally took to the stage to talk about how everyone around her was getting married and having kids. A year on, she’s changed. And so has her stand-up.The comedian, 41, is touring again after her sold-out run of Prosecco Express last year – which was the booziest in the London Palladium’s history, breaking the venue’s wine consumption record. In short: she’s a l
  
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• Fate of Suki and Eve’s love story confirmed amid EastEnders wedding twists

  23-12-2024 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Suki and Eve’s wedding will go far from smoothly (Picture: BBC)While EastEnders fans still have the small matter of the soap’s explosive Christmas Day episodes to look forward to, the action is no less shocking as New Year arrives in Walford. The stage is set for Suki Panesar (Balvinder Sopal) and Eve Unwin’s (Heather Peace) wedding – but with Suki’s evil ex-husband Nish Panesar (Navin Chowdhry) still on the loose, its not likely to go without its hiccups
  
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• Coronation Street legend left to die in deadly sepsis twist

  23-12-2024 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Carla is rushed to hospital (Picture: ITV)Coronation Street legend Carla Connor (Alison King) is in deadly danger in upcoming scenes when she is left for dead after contracting sepsis.The factory boss was recently admitted to hospital with a bleed on the brain after being attacked during a robbery, but her health woes are far from over.In upcoming scenes, Roy Cropper (David Neilson) grows concerned when Carla appears to be confused, and it soon becomes clear that she is hearing things.He is qui
  
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• Charming village is right by one of UK's most beautiful lakes and walking trails

  23-12-2024 08:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A small village in the Lake District has everything you could want for a picture-perfect staycation in 2024 thanks to its gorgeous surroundings and brilliant pubs
  
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• Almost no one can work out how to remove the ring from the string in tricky brainteaser

  23-12-2024 08:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A new brainteaser - that 99 percent of people are unable to find the answer to - has been shared to TikTok, leaving puzzle enthusiasts scratching their heads
  
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• The surprising age when Aussie pay levels peak - and the kind of house you can really buy on that sort of money

  23-12-2024 07:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New tax data has revealed when Aussie workers are likely to earn the most money in their career.
  
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• Kathy Hochul is slammed for 'tone-deaf' comments praising New York subway's safety just hours after woman was burned alive on train

  23-12-2024 07:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kathy Hochul took a lashing from Republicans and Democrats for posting photos bragging about the safety of the New York City subway system hours after a woman was burned alive.
  
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• Historic four-bedroom home hits the market for $200k... but there's a creepy catch

  23-12-2024 07:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A slice of Pennsylvania heritage has just hit the market for $200,000 but it comes with some creepy history along with it.
  
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• International hitman plot behind execution of underworld figure Mahmoud Karam who went down with all guns blazing - as cops release shock new footage

  23-12-2024 07:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An underworld figure gunned down in a hail of bullets in a suspected ambush had a massive price on his head. 
  
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• Winds of 80mph to hit UK causing travel disruption with some flights cancelled

  23-12-2024 07:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  A plane crash-landed at Belfast City Airport due to extreme weather conditions (Picture: Andrew McCarroll/ Pacemaker Pres)Flights at Belfast City Airport have been cancelled this morning after strong winds caused a plane to crash-land on the runway last night.Four flights are cancelled and almost every departure before 10am has been delayed, with one flight to London Heathrow now due to depart four hours later.Over 100 flights from Heathrow were cancelled due to bad weather yesterday, with anot
  
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• Vegan Melbourne teacher seized by Putin's forces while fighting for Ukraine is trolled by cruel Russians -  as 'Aussie Cossack' demands his life is spared, to be a prisoner swap with him

  23-12-2024 07:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A former Melbourne school teacher caught fighting as part of Ukraine's foreign legion has become the butt of cruel jokes while languishing in a Russian jail. 
  
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• UK weather: Britain to be blanketed in snow within days as winter storm moves in

  23-12-2024 07:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Multiple regions of the UK will be blanketed in snow as temperatures drop around New Year's Day, new forecast maps show - though a White Christmas is looking less likely
  
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• I answered the phone on Christmas Day and my world fell apart

  23-12-2024 07:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Almost three decades on, the murderer who killed my little girl will be released soon (Picture: North News & Pictures Ltd)I smiled as I watched my three grandchildren excitedly open their presents from Santa.It was just before 11am on Christmas Day in 1997 and I was at the house of my son, Michael – then the phone rang. Picking it up, my son’s face dropped and all the colour drained from it.‘It’s Dad,’ he turned and said to me, before passing over the phone.The
  
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• Property billionaire Sam Arnaout snaps up landmark Sydney pubs in huge $200million swoop

  23-12-2024 07:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The property billionaire purchased the venues for his Iris Capital operation which describes itself as a 'fully integrated development and hospitality group.'
  
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• 'Extremely concerning' discovery made by TSA officers at Los Angeles airport

  23-12-2024 07:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Transportation Security Administration officers made what they described as an 'extremely concerning' discovery at Los Angeles International Airport.
  
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• The telltale sign working from home is now part of everyday life for working Aussies - despite infuriating the boss

  23-12-2024 07:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New data has shown one clear sign working from home has become the new norm for Australians.
  
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• AOC addresses pregnancy rumors after GOP Congressmember brazenly posed the question on House floor

  23-12-2024 07:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez addressed rumors that she is expecting a child in a video posted to her Instagram story.
  
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