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• How much it costs to run Christmas tree lights explained as energy bills to rocket again

  19-11-2022 08:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Brits who are struggling to tackle soaring energy bills may be in luck this Christmas, as the cost to decorate your home with fairy lights is much cheaper - you'll just need to use a specific kind
  
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• ‘There’s no joy’: EastEnders star reveals she’s less healthy after weight loss

  18-12-2024 09:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  The star’s appearance has changed in the space of only a year (Picture: Instagram/@the.confidentmama)Former EastEnders star Melissa Suffield has revealed she feels ‘no joy’ after losing weight.The actress, known for her role as Lucy Beale, runs a parenting blog and shares body-positive posts on her social media, encouraging her followers to embrace their true selves.Last year, Melissa’s life changes when she was diagnosed with SIBO – small intestinal bacterial over
  
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• ‘This beauty!’ Beth Cordingly shares love with real-life partner who is TV legend

  18-12-2024 09:48 via metro.co.uk
  
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  Emmerdale star Beth Cordingly has shared the birthday love for her real-life partner Ian Kelsey. The actress, who plays Ruby Fox-Miligan in the ITV soap, has been in a relationship for three years with Ian, who previously appeared as Dave Glover in the village between 1994 and 1996.The pair have been forced to spend time apart in recent weeks, as Ian has been back and forth from China. Beth revealed that he was there for his birthday on Tu
  
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• Christine McGuinness reveals unique holiday plans with ex Paddy McGuinness

  18-12-2024 09:35 via metro.co.uk
  
  Christine McGuinness has revealed how she will spend Christmas with her ex (Picture: Getty)Christine McGuinness has revealed that she and Paddy McGuinness have a clever way of operating during the festive season to ensure their children aren’t ‘overwhelmed’.
  Christine, 36, and Paddy, 51, split in 2022 after being tying the knot over a decade earlier in 2011.Despite splitting many years ago, Christine revealed that she will still be spending the festive season with her ex for t
  
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• Nigel Farage says X owner Elon Musk is 'right behind' Reform and kicked off 'negotiations' about a $100m donation when they met at Trump HQ in Florida

  18-12-2024 09:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The party leader met Mr Musk at president-elect Trump's Florida headquarters on Monday. Mr Farage said they had discussed money and that there will be 'ongoing negotiations'.
  
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• When are the soaps on over Christmas? Full festive schedule revealed

  18-12-2024 09:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  It’s Christmaaaaaaaas! (Picture: Michael Adams/BBC/Lime Pictures/Fremantle Media/Metro)With TV schedules in disarray once again this Christmas, you may well be wondering when you can tune into the soaps.It’s set to be a busy time for both the BBC and ITV as they serve up a jam-packed Christmas television menu, including the much-anticipated Gavin and Stacey finale, the return of 80s gameshow phenomenon Bullseye and a new instalment of Wallace & Gromit.This means that Coronation
  
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• Awkward moment Channel Nine is forced to make a grovelling apology after embarrassing blunder during a segment on Alan Jones' sexual assault trial

  18-12-2024 09:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Broadcaster Alan Jones on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to 34 charges linked to alleged indecent assaults against young men spanning almost two decades.
  
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• TV series with impressive 98% Rotten Tomatoes score suddenly available for free

  18-12-2024 09:28 via metro.co.uk
  
  The first two seasons of an Amazon Prime comedy series are now available to watch for free (Picture: Emily V Aragones/ Prime Video)Ahead of the release of the next season of a hit comedy series, Amazon Prime has made the first two available to watch for free.First released in 2021, Harlem follows four girlfriends who met while attending New York University and are now in their thirties, living in Harlem.It explores their efforts to balance ‘love, life, and their careers as working profess
  
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• Rail firm brings in airline-style baggage restrictions - urging passengers to limit themselves to just one 'sensible-sixed' suitcase as the make Christmas journeys

  18-12-2024 09:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Great Western Railway has urged customers to stop bringing 'super-sized' suitcases with them which 'blocks aisles, exits and seats'.
  
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• Kemi Badenoch's idea to change how you are taxed unravelled - how it could damage you

  18-12-2024 09:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Labour said Tory leader Kemi Badenoch's idea for a flat rate of income tax could mean a whopping £34billion tax giveaway for top earners, paid for by increasing taxes of others
  
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• Ed Miliband says he is 'very sympathetic' to calls for solar panels on all new homes

  18-12-2024 09:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Energy Secretary emphasised the importance of 'clean power' such as solar panels and wind turbines for the UK’s energy security
  
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• Heartbreaking words of three-year-old forced to drink 'yucky milk' bleach by her evil mother

  18-12-2024 09:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A three-year-old's heartbreaking final words are revealed by her older sister after their mother forced them to drink a bleach concoction.
  
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• Royal Caribbean cruise ship's 'unruly' drunk passenger dies after being detained onboard

  18-12-2024 09:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Michael Virgil, 35, died after allegedly threatening to kill others onboard in an 'unruly' outburst that began less than an hour after the Royal Caribbean cruise set sail from San Pedro
  
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• Couple ordered to tear down £20,000 garden shed vow to defy council's request

  18-12-2024 09:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Martin Keyes and partner Catherine Curran have vowed to fight the decision all the way to the courts - and say 'under no circumstances' will the shed be coming down, despite the council's orders
  
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• UK's longest road that covers 410 miles and cuts through 17 counties

  18-12-2024 09:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The UK's longest road is a scenic route that winds its way through 17 counties and serves as a crucial transport link connecting major cities and towns across the nation
  
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• ‘The fire goes very quickly’ – Why Oleksandr Usyk rematch could be one war too many for Tyson Fury

  18-12-2024 09:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  At 36, Fury has been in some brutal wars over the years (Picture: Getty)It was the biggest stage in heavyweight boxing and for the first time in a 16-year career, Tyson Fury was second best.As the ‘Gypsy King’ surrendered his WBC title to the new undisputed king of the division in Oleksandr Usyk last May, boxing’s landscape was redrawn with his place at the top of the table gone, temporarily at least.Fury’s odyssey back to the summit of boxing was a glorious one. After r
  
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• Emmerdale confirms unexpected Christmas tragedy as legend reels in 20 pictures

  18-12-2024 09:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Belle begins to wonder if Piper is really dead after she comes to realise that she never saw a body (Picture: ITV) Belle begins to wonder if Piper is really dead after she comes to realise that… Vinny is by her side as they dig up the beloved dog's grave only to discover there is no body inside (Picture: ITV) Vinny is by her side as they dig up the beloved dog's grave only to… There are harsh words exchanged between Brenda and Wendy at Heath's memorial concert (Picture: ITV) There
  
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• Carla Connor in shock as jealous Lisa Swain goes too far in Coronation Street – but not all hope is lost

  18-12-2024 09:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lisa took things too far (Picture: ITV)This article contains spoilers for tonight’s Coronation Street, which has not yet aired on TV but is available to watch now on ITVX.Carla Connor (Alison King) got quite a shock in recent Coronation Street scenes when Lisa Swain’s (Vicky Myers) jealousy got the better of her.Earlier this week, Lisa was left feeling hurt when Carla failed to acknowledge their romance in public, though the women soon reconciled when Carla explained her position an
  
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• Bin collections to change in just 3 months - with new rules coming in for every home

  18-12-2024 09:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The new rules on recycling and household waste are set to be introduced in England in 2025, with a timeline showing when the changes will be implemented across the country
  
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• ‘Happy-go-lucky’ British student stabbed to death near canal in Amsterdam

  18-12-2024 08:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  Danny Castledine, 22, was knifed 44 times near the Singel canal during a stop in the Dutch capital (Picture: PA)A ‘happy-go lucky’ British student was stabbed to death during a trip to Amsterdam.Danny Castledine, 22, was knifed 44 times near the Singel canal during a stop in the Dutch capital while he and a friend made their way to a music festival in Belgium in June 2022.Assistant coroner Nathanael Hartley concluded he was unlawfully killed following an inquest in Nottingham on Tue
  
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• Man who 'planted bomb that killed Putin's nuclear general' makes chilling confession during arrest

  18-12-2024 08:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The suspect has been named as Akhmad Kurbanov, 29, from Uzbekistan, and in a confession video after his arrest by the FSB said he was offered $100,000 [£78,700] and a new life in Europe
  
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• Huge blow in Kyran Durnin murder investigation as details of suspect's 'suicide' note are revealed after he was found dead a week after his arrest

  18-12-2024 08:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anthony Maguire, 36, who was questioned by detectives before being released without charge last week, was discovered dead at his home in Drogheda , Co. Louth yesterday morning
  
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• Keely Hodgkinson caps off the year of her life: SPOTY and Team GB star who overcame a childhood tumour that left her deaf and unable to run is on track to earn millions as major brands queue up to sign Britain's golden girl

  18-12-2024 08:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Keely Hodgkinson pipped darts superstar Luke Littler and England cricketer Joe Root for this year's Sports Personality of the Year award.
  
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• Intelligence officials reveal source of mysterious drone invasion in three-hour classified briefing with lawmakers

  18-12-2024 08:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Intelligence officials have revealed the source of the drone invasion that has plagued New Jersey residents in a three-hour classified briefing with lawmakers.
  
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• Pope Francis assassination plot foiled by UK intelligence services

  18-12-2024 08:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Excerpts from the Pope's upcoming autobiography detail the moment Vatican security officials were informed he was the target of a suspected double assassination attempt
  
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• Gary Lineker replacement Kelly warned Cates new BBC colleague is ‘a bit of a handful’

  18-12-2024 08:41 via metro.co.uk
  
  Kelly Cates is set to join the BBC from Sky Sports. (Photo by James Baylis – AMA/Getty Images)Kelly Cates has been warned she has made an error leaving Sky Sports to host Match of the Day by Richard Keys.The 49-year-old is set to join the BBC’s Match of the Day line-up when Gary Lineker leaves.Cates will form part of a three-person presenting team alongside Mark Chapman and Gabby Logan from next season, with former England striker Lineker stepping down.The triumvirate will share pre
  
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• They're getting ready for a VERY Merry Christmas! Revellers hit the town with office party season in full swing ahead of the festive season

  18-12-2024 08:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brits could be seen packing out the bars and pubs of Leeds, Newcastle and Cardiff in a variety of different Christmas outfits.
  
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• Man killed while walking on M25 moments after he had been arrested

  18-12-2024 08:36 via metro.co.uk
  
  The M25 was shut for most of the day after the man’s death (Picture: Rob Welham/McLellan)A man who died after being hit by a car on the M25 had just been taken into police custody.
  The man, who was in his 20s, was on foot when he was hit between the Cranham interchange at junction 29 and junction 28 for Brentwood on Thursday.
  Moments earlier he had been arrested on suspicion of drug driving by Essex Police after failing a test at the side of the road.
  The man was hit by a car just moments
  
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• Man killed on M25 was ‘walking on road’ and had been arrested minutes before

  18-12-2024 08:36 via metro.co.uk
  
  The M25 was shut for most of the day after the man’s death (Picture: National Highways)A man who died on the M25 in Essex was on foot on the motorway when he was killed and he had just been arrested.
  A man in his 20s died on the M25 after he was hit by a car on the motorway between junctions J29 and J28 on Thursday.
  Essex Police had just stopped the man on the clockwise carriageway when the fatal incident happened at about midday.
  He had been asked to take a roadside drug test before he w
  
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• Disney axes transgender storyline from Pixar series Win or Lose

  18-12-2024 08:35 via metro.co.uk
  
  A transgender story arc has been removed from Disney show Win or Lose (Picture: WFLA)Disney has explained why it cut a transgender storyline from its upcoming Pixar animated TV series Win or Lose.The series follows a middle school softball team named the Pickles in the week leading up to their championship match, with each of the eight episodes focussing on a different character.One of the later episodes featured a transgender arc although Disney has now confirmed it has been axed. The characte
  
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