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• HSBC UK staff pair up with Beaver and Cub Scouts to teach money skills

  18-11-2024 15:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The new volunteering programme comes after Scouts worked with HSBC UK to develop their money skills activity badge, with more than 150,000 young people having earned their badge since 2021
  
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• Biden gives billions to the World Bank for the 'world's poorest countries' before Trump's term begins

  18-11-2024 18:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Joe Biden is attempting to give the World Bank billions of dollars before Donald Trump takes over and wields a machete to international development funds through his America First agenda.
  
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• Crime boss jailed for killing 39 Vietnamese migrants who suffocated in the back of a lorry challenges £180,000 compensation order for victims' families

  18-11-2024 18:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A crime boss who is serving 20 years for killing 39 migrants who suffocated in the back of a lorry has returned to court to challenge the compensation order in the High Court.
  
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• Moment wild-eyed Texas man is arrested over horrific discovery at his home

  18-11-2024 18:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Michael Dean Davis Jr., 27, was arrested on November 12 outside of his Laredo, Texas, home.
  
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• Sabre-rattling Putin mouthpiece warns Brits of nuclear war 'before Christmas' after Biden gave Ukraine the green light to use long-range US rockets to strike deep inside Russia

  18-11-2024 18:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A former spokesperson for Russian President Vladimir Putin said today Western allies had taken a 'big jump' towards nuclear conflict by giving Ukraine such an approval.
  
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• New Lego Horizon set confirmed for 2025 and it’s perfectly affordable

  18-11-2024 18:17 via metro.co.uk
  
  As Lego goes it’s quite the bargain (Lego)Lego Horizons Adventures launched without any associated toy sets but there is one coming out in March and it looks really good.Lego is great but the one thing it isn’t is cheap. There’re usually good reasons for that, beyond Lego wanting to make a profit, as Lego bricks don’t grow on trees and neither do the licences needed to make sets based on existing properties.That’s why Star Wars and Marvel sets, for example, always
  
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• Huw Edwards 'tried to groom teenager by offering him a personal tour of BBC HQ after seeing him perform in his school uniform', documentary claims

  18-11-2024 18:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The ex-BBC News at 10 presenter - spared jail after admitting making indecent images of children - is said to have asked the sixth former to follow him on Instagram.
  
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• Russian armoured vehicles go up in flames one after the other as Putin's bungling troops send them into minefields in latest failed bid to reclaim Kursk territory

  18-11-2024 18:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Over the past 11 days, a staggering third of all Russian vehicles in Kursk have allegedly been destroyed by mines.
  
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• GTA 5 has had secret teasers for GTA 6 for at least four years

  18-11-2024 18:06 via metro.co.uk
  
  GTA 6 is set to come out next year (Rockstar)As people continue to speculate on when the next trailer will drop, a thread highlights all the breadcrumbs about GTA 6 in GTA 5 – but not all of them are convincing.
  After almost a year of silence from Rockstar on GTA 6, following the first trailer, some fans believe we’ll see new footage within the next few weeks.The theories around GTA 6 trailers have a knack for sounding like copium from starved fans (the latest is based on moon cycle
  
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• SAS: Who Dares Wins star Ant Middleton ‘suffers major blow’ for TV spin-off

  18-11-2024 18:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ant Middleton’s SAS series in Australia might be coming to an end (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock)SAS: Who Dares Wins star Ant Middleton has been dealt a ‘major blow’ after receiving bad news about a spin-off of the Channel 4 series.The military training programme, which started back in 2015, sees ordinary people and celebrities facing tough endurance tasks to prove their mettle to Ant and the show’s other chief instructors.Ant was involved with the Channel 4 show b
  
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• ‘Son of Concorde’ that can fly to New York in 3.5hrs reaches new heights

  18-11-2024 18:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextPrevious PageNext PageA plane dubbed the ‘son of the Concorde’ that could fly from London to New York in three and a half hours has completed its eighth test.The XB-1 jet, which engineers are hoping could reach supersonic speeds, has been undergoing test flights since March of this year.During a flight which lasted around 54 minutes on Saturday, the plane reached an alt
  
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• Terrifying moment pet lion attacks screaming man while he tried to take a selfie

  18-11-2024 18:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT The terrifying attack occurred just outside the lion's cage in Pakistan after the man got too close with his camera and ended up on the floor in agony following the mauling
  
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• Trans athlete and ex vet admits she would have an advantage if she competed against biological women even after five years of HRT

  18-11-2024 18:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Transgender athlete and Army veteran Sara Higdon (pictured) has admitted she would have an 'advantage' if she were to compete against biological women in sports.
  
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• Missing Hawaii woman Hannah Kobayashi spotted in troubling new surveillance footage in LA

  18-11-2024 18:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hannah Kobayashi, 31, flew from her home in Maui via Los Angeles on November 8. She was meant to board a connecting flight to New York City , but never arrived.
  
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• I’ve been to 50 countries — there’s only one I’ll never return to

  18-11-2024 17:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  Travelling 50 countries has taught me that there are wonderful people everywhere you goGrowing up an only child, my favourite toy was a cerulean globe that spoke to me about our vast and wondrous world.With the touch of a button, my prized possession sprang to life and demanded I locate far-flung cities with an interactive pen, my stubby seven-year-old fingers feverishly flitting across the Earth to stab Antananarivo (Madagascar’s capital) and Mongolia’s Ulaanbataar before the timer
  
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• Google makes unexpected change that will affect 2,000,000,000 Gmail users

  18-11-2024 17:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  (Credits: Idrees Abbas/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock)Google appears to be introducing a new feature to help users improve the privacy and security of their Gmail account.
  The feature, titled Shielded Email, was first discovered in Google’s Autofill settings but has not yet gone live, according to Android Authority.
  What is Shielded Email?Similar to Apple’s Hide My Email, Shielded Email will give its 2 billion Gmail users the chance to create a unique one-off email address alias each
  
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• GK Barry's biggest spats from nearly being sued by Love Islander to Loose Women 'feud'

  18-11-2024 17:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  GK Barry has left viewers in stitches in the I'm A Celebrity jungle as she delights fans of the show - but the star ruffled a few feathers as she shot to fame
  
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• A-list make-up artist's three easy steps to ensure your make-up lasts all day

  18-11-2024 17:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  With Christmas party season approaching, you'll want your make-up to look it's best - and stay looking it's best, without any smudging, flaking or slipping off. Here's how...
  
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• Doctor explains 'correct' way to eat strawberries and it might surprise you

  18-11-2024 17:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dr Karan Raj has shared a 'mic drop' moment over the popular fruit that has left many people questioning if they have been enjoying strawberries the wrong way all this time
  
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• Abbott Lyon introduces Stacey Solomon’s celestial-inspired jewellery collection in time for Christmas

  18-11-2024 17:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  We too would look this happy, unboxing Stacey’s Abbott Lyon collection on Christmas Day. (Picture: Metro/Abbott Lyon/Stacey Solomon/Getty)
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  Looking for the perfect Christmas gift or a little sparkle for yourself? Abbott Lyon has just launche
  
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• Tulisa's troubled childhood and how it's coming back to haunt her in I'm A Celeb jungle

  18-11-2024 17:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  N-Dubz singer Tulisa Contostavlos will be forced to sleep under the stars on ITV's I'm A Celebrity and face one of her biggest fears which stems from her tough childhood
  
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• Queer Christian ‘could never go to church again’ after being ‘groped’ at mass

  18-11-2024 17:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  A former member of an LGBT+ church said their experience being groped drove them away for good. Picture shows stock images of a church and a model, which are not connected to the incidents (Picture: Kate Finnerty/Metro/Getty)Pinned against a wall while being groped, John* knew he had to act.‘I wanted to move away from them, but they cornered me, gave me a hug, and then grabbed my arse’, they told Metro.This wasn’t the first time a leader at this LGBT+ church in the UK had been
  
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• Mother-of-four, 40, dies suddenly while on holiday with her family in Egypt

  18-11-2024 17:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liz Boardman, 40, had been on holiday in the Red Sea coast city of Hurghada when she passed away on November 11.
  
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• Eerie update in death of Walmart worker who baked to death in walk-in oven

  18-11-2024 17:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The charred remains of Gursimran Kaur, 19, were found inside the walk-in oven of the Walmart she worked at in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
  
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• Cops make tragic discovery after storming LA home to arrest influencer for murder of woman, 83

  18-11-2024 17:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cops swooped on a $1.1 million West Hollywood bungalow to arrest Garrett Bruno for the murder of Esther Abouab - but made a tragic discovery instead.
  
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• Two of Britain's biggest trade unions pitted against each other as GMB members who work at Unite plot four-day strike over 'bullying and victimisation' from bosses

  18-11-2024 17:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A group of workers in Unite's National Bargaining and Disputes Support Unit (BDSU) are to stage a four-day walkout over 'bullying and victimisation' from management.
  
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• Knox has made a career out of Meredith's murder – it's time to lay her memory to rest

  18-11-2024 17:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As Disney Hulu starts filming a new series about Amanda Knox, US editor Christopher Bucktin says Meredith Kercher's story should be about her, the life she led and the tragedy of its loss, not an endless PR campaign and gravy train for Knox
  
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• Welsh Government vows to change 'beliefs' and 'behaviour' of white majority in anti-racism action plan

  18-11-2024 17:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Welsh government made the pledge as it unveiled how it intends to make the country 'anti-racist' by 2030 and ensure 'all areas' of public life are transformed.
  
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• Police hunt blonde woman after boy, four, left fighting for his life in horror 'hit-and-run' crash - as BMW driver, 18, is arrested

  18-11-2024 17:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The child, who remains in hospital in a 'life-threatening condition' was struck by a BMW in the Lawrence Weston area of Bristol at around 1.51pm yesterday as the vehicle swerved off the road.
  
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• US government confirms existence of 21 unexplainable UFO sightings

  18-11-2024 17:38 via metro.co.uk
  
  A still from a previously released unclassified U.S. government video appearing to show unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) (Picture: AARO / SWNS)The US government has officially confirmed 21 unexplained UFO sightings as part of a new report.Both Congress and the Pentagon received a report this week detailing 700 new sightings of UAPs- the US government’s official term for UFOs.The report is complied by the the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), a branch of government set up
  
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