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• Homeless man's jaw-dropping transformation after stranger's act of kindness

  02-12-2024 07:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The homeless man's incredible transformation left TikTok viewers in tears after a kind stranger's gesture. It was posted on the Empowering Cuts page which boasts 492,100 followers
  
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• EastEnders return confirmed for major character – just weeks after saying goodbye

  02-12-2024 09:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  An unwelcome return (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)This article contains spoilers for Monday’s episode of EastEnders, which airs tonight on BBC One but is already available to stream on BBC iPlayer. Nish Panesar (Navin Chowdhry) has made a chilling return – and has already put ex-wife Suki’s (Balvinder Sopal) wedding to Eve Unwin (Heather Peace) in jeopardy.The last time we him in Walford was in the back of a police car as he took responsibi
  
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• Elton John's battle with blindness: How 77-year-old star's husband David Furnish guided him around premiere as he was supported by stars including Liz Hurley after revealing he 'can't see'

  02-12-2024 09:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There were emotional scenes at the red carpet of The Devil Wears Prada: The Musical last night, after Sir Elton John revealed he can no longer see.
  
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• Major Emmerdale exit ‘confirmed’ as star leaves after a year

  02-12-2024 09:41 via metro.co.uk
  
  The character only arrived at the start of the year (Picture: ITV)After almost a year, Ella Forster (Paula Lane) is reportedly set to leave the Emmerdale village.Paula – best known for playing Kylie in Coronation Street – made her arrival on the ITV soap in January of this year.Ella was introduced during a gala event that Mandy (Lisa Riley) and Paddy (Dominic Brunt) attended. After leaving her job, Ella arrived in the village and joined the team at the surgery as their receptionist.
  
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• Nearly 4.5m households are facing a mortgage timebomb, warns Bank of England

  02-12-2024 09:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The central bank emphasised that UK lenders remain in a strong position to support households and businesses, even if the economic backdrop deteriorates.
  
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• Breakthrough after suspected source of poisoning that killed Brit in Laos revealed

  02-12-2024 09:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  Simone White and five other foreign tourists died from methanol poisoning in Laos (Picture: ViralPress; Facebook; ABCPolice have arrested the owner of a factory in Laos thought to be the source of the methanol poisoning that killed six tourists – including a British woman.
  The plant, outside the capital Vientiane is believed to have made the Tiger Vodka and Tiger Whiskey that they drank in the popular backpacker town of Vang Vieng.Six foreigners – who were all staying at Nana Backpa
  
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• 'Turkey surgery held me hostage and demanded £8k payment after botched surgery'

  02-12-2024 09:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mum Holly Guest travelled to Turkey to undergo multiple plastic surgeries - known as a "mummy makeover" - but claims she faced a number of complications afterward and was left scared for her life
  
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• Neville names two ‘amazing’ mistakes Guardiola made vs Liverpool

  02-12-2024 09:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  Manchester City are 11 points behind Liverpool (Picture: Getty)
  Manchester United legend Gary Neville says Pep Guardiola made two costly mistakes with his team selection against Liverpool.Manchester City, the defending Premier League champions, were beaten 2-0 by table-topping Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday.The Reds now have a commanding 11-point lead over City, with just 13 matches played.
  Guardiola was clearly irked during the match and responded to chants of: ‘You’re getting sack
  
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• Cottesloe Beach fire: Two sailors make miracle escape as boat engulfed in huge inferno

  02-12-2024 09:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Terrifying footage shows dark black smoke rising high into the sky above the waves off Cottesloe Beach in Perth, Australia as two men were rescued with just moments to spare
  
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• Australian Venue Co boss breaks silence after Australia Day ban sparks outrage- - as The Project host Steve Price launches epic spray against 'woke' companies trying to shut down the national holiday

  02-12-2024 09:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A hospitality giant has issued a grovelling apology for saying it won't be holding Australia Day celebrations in its more than 200 pubs and clubs nationwide because it 'causes sadness'.
  
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• High street retailers suffer worst slump in sales since Covid as Christmas discounts fail to increase shoppers' spending

  02-12-2024 09:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  UK retail sales fell 5.8 per cent in November compared to last year amid continuing cost-of-living pressures and 'wider economic anxiety', according to accountancy firm BDO.
  
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• JonBenét Ramsey cops make bombshell admission and reveal hope of solving case

  02-12-2024 09:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police officers in Boulder, Colorado, are hoping to solve the case of JonBenét Ramsey's murder, 28 years after the six-year-old beauty queen was brutally killed in her home
  
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• It’s war – again! Coronation Street re-ignites Gail v Eileen with fresh clash

  02-12-2024 09:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Gail Platt and Eileen Grimshaw famously brawled in the Street back in 2005 (Picture: ITV)Ask any Coronation Street fan what one of the most memorable scenes of the last three decades is, and there’s a high chance they will answer with the infamous street brawl of 2004 involving Gail Platt (Helen Worth) and Eileen Grimshaw (Sue Cleaver). Well, those fans will be delighted to hear the ITV soap is revisiting their feud in the lead-up to Gail’s exit later this month. Actress H
  
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• Archaeology breakthrough as entire city 4,000-years-old found beneath Saudi Arabia

  02-12-2024 09:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Researchers have found a ‘lost city’ buried beneath Saudi Arabia - experts say the Bronze Age settlement appears to be extremely developed for such an ancient city
  
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• 'My son sent me heartbreaking 4-word text - hours later he was in a coma'

  02-12-2024 08:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  George Cadman-Ithell, 25, had just graduated from university when he texted his mum when he realised the snack he was eating contained walnuts, two months on he is in a vegetative state in hospital
  
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• Blockbuster sequel with lukewarm 65% rating breaks box office record with $386,300,000

  02-12-2024 08:57 via metro.co.uk
  
  Moana 2 has broken box office records already (Picture: Disney via AP)No one knows how far it goes, but Moana 2 is already smashing records at the box office.The highly anticipated sequel, hailed by Metro as an ‘absolutely stunning film’ in our four-star review, stormed to an impressive $386.3million (£304m) haul worldwide over its opening weekend despite scoring just 65% on Rotten Tomatoes.At $221m in the US, the film has smashed the highest five-day opening of all time in th
  
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• Amputee Tony Hudgell has surgery to help him walk after sick abuse from parents

  02-12-2024 08:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Pride of Britain winner Tony Hudgell has had surgery to help him walk again after child abuse from his birth parents led to him needing to have his legs amputated
  
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• Neighbours Harold Bishop legend Ian Smith, 86, diagnosed with terminal cancer

  02-12-2024 08:46 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ian, 86, has played Harold Bishop on Neighbours since 1987 (Picture: Prime)Neighbours legend Ian Smith has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and has stepped down from his iconic role as Harold Bishop.The 86-year-old, whose portrayal of the beloved Ramsay Street stalwart made him one of TV’s most recognisable faces, received his diagnosis – a cancer known as pulmonary pleomorphic carcinoma – earlier this year.
  ‘I found out a few months back that I have cancer,’ he
  
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• Warning to UK drivers over 2025 vehicle tax hike for older cars

  02-12-2024 08:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  Cars that spew more pollution will pay more (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto)Owners of older classic cars could face eye-watering tax hikes next year.Vehicle Excise Duty (VED), often known simply as road tax, sees people who drive or keep their cars on public roads pay an annual fee.
  But the charge is set to increase for almost all petrol and diesel owners in spring.First-year VED rates will double, meaning that brand-new polluting models may pay thousands more to be behind the wheel.
  Cars re
  
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• Typhoo Tea is saved: Britain's oldest tea company is rescued from administration by vapes and batteries maker Supreme

  02-12-2024 08:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Typhoo Tea, Britain's oldest tea company, has been rescued from administration by vapes and batteries maker Supreme.
  
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• Woman, in her 50s, is fighting for her life after horror three-way crash involving driver in his 70s

  02-12-2024 08:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The crash involved a black Ford Fiesta, a white Seat Ibiza and a black Land Rover. Emergency services rushed to the scene on the A35 between Dorchester and Winterbourne Abbas.
  
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• Influencer roasted over 'insane' dress she chose to wear for family Thanksgiving

  02-12-2024 08:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Influencer Brigette Pheloung left her 618,000 Instagram followers talking when she unveiled her extravagant Thanksgiving outfit for 2024. So would you ever wear it?
  
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• Much loved tea brand saved after being bought out for £10,200,000

  02-12-2024 08:38 via metro.co.uk
  
  Typhoo tea has been acquired after going into administration (Picture: Getty)A beloved British tea brand has been saved from the brink of collapse by a vape manufacturer.
  Fans of Typhoo Tea were left shocked after the century-old firm filed for administration last week after recording almost £40,000,000 losses last year.The tea brand began looking for a buyer and after a two-week search, the vapes and drinks manufacturer Supreme announced it had taken over Typhoo.
  Supreme confirmed today
  
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• Who is David Mayer? Adventurist and heir to billion-dollar fortune apparently ignored by ChatGPT

  02-12-2024 08:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  David Mayer de Rothschild, 46, has caught the attention of internet users for being seemingly ignored by ChatGPT.
  
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• Alan Shearer singles out ‘absolutely fantastic’ Man Utd star after Everton win

  02-12-2024 08:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  Premier League legend and ex-England striker Alan Shearer (Picture: Getty)Alan Shearer singled out ‘absolutely fantastic’ Amad Diallo for praise after Manchester United thumped Everton to hand new boss Ruben Amorim his first Premier League victory.United could only draw 1-1 with newly-promoted Ipswich Town in Amorim’s first game in charge but put four past struggling Everton at Old Trafford on Sunday.Marcus Rashford opened the scoring on 34 minutes before Joshua Zirkzee double
  
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• Queensland shark attack horror as spearfisherman mauled in 'unique incident'

  02-12-2024 08:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The spearfisherman was taken to a hospital for treatment after his sustained injuries to both arms and a hand that left him with serious bleeding, according to officials
  
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• Aussie tenant slapped with ridiculous rent fee during cost of living crisis

  02-12-2024 08:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sydneysider Jessica received an email from her soon-to-be property managers about the new payment options, which she claims make it more harder to pay rent without incurring a surcharge
  
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• Trump's Defense pick Pete Hegseth's drunken strip club escapades and rampant sexual harassment revealed in new scathing whistleblower report

  02-12-2024 08:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, faces allegations of financial mismanagement, sexism, and repeated intoxication during his leadership of two veterans organizations
  
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• Viral Oompa Loompa faces being homeless this Christmas after fire rips through home

  02-12-2024 08:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kirsty Paterson, who played the Oompa Loompa during the failed Willy Wonka Experience in February, is living in a hotel with her parents after their home was destroyed by a fire
  
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• Biden accused of extending Hunter's shock pardon to cover his alleged corruption at Burisma in 2014

  02-12-2024 08:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  People digging in to Joe Biden 's shock pardon of his son Hunter have taken noted of some of the finer details that may connect to his time on the board of Ukrainian gas company Burisma.
  
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