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• I noticed an unusual bruise on my son's eyelid after he fell over in our backyard. Days later a sinister diagnosis would change our lives forever

  22-11-2024 02:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The mother of a young boy has revealed how 'unusual' bruising on her son's eyelid led to a life-changing diagnosis.
  
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• Guy Ritchie’s big budget TV set ‘targeted by thieves in costly heist’

  22-11-2024 09:11 via metro.co.uk
  
  Guy Ritchie’s film set has been hit by thieves (Picture: Ian West/PA Wire)Guy Ritchie and his new big budget series have been targeted by thieves.The legendary filmmaker is currently in London working on Paramount+ show The Associate – which stars the likes of Helen Mirren, Tom Hardy and Pierce Brosnan – but a real life heist has rocked production.In something out of his 2000 crime comedy Snatch, two men reportedly turned up in a Toyota Prius and distracted everyone while a th
  
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• The Osbournes producer Cal Boyington found dead at home aged 53

  22-11-2024 09:06 via metro.co.uk
  
  Cal Boyington has died age 53 (Picture: Alexandra Wyman/WireImage)The Osbournes producer Michael Carlton ‘Cal’ Boyington has died at his home in San Pedro, California, at the age of 53.
  Boyington, a Hollywood talent agent and reality TV producer who worked on The Osbournes between 2002 and 2005, died on Monday after being found unconscious in his home, according to his brother, B.G. Dickey.
  His brother confirmed that a cause of death has not yet been determined but that me
  
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• US fast food chain that ‘blows McDonald’s out the water’ is opening new restaurants in UK

  22-11-2024 09:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  The chain has some unique items, like the ‘Breakfast Baconator’ (Picture: Wendy’s)When it comes to fast food, many people often gravitate towards the likes of McDonald’s, KFC, and Burger King, but if you only ever go to one of these, you’re missing out.There’s a whole host of other options to choose from in the UK, with numerous US and Canadian chains recently setting up shop here.And a few places that had already launched have announced expansion plans, mean
  
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• Omaze winners celebrate with steak dinner after scooping stunning £500k home

  22-11-2024 09:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sarah Perry, 49, has won an Omaze £500,000 country home in Powys, Wales, and her husband Richard admits he was "flabbergasted" as he didn't even know she had taken part
  
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• ‘I’ve gambled away £750,000 – so why did lenders keep giving me money?’

  22-11-2024 09:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ali wasn’t even allowed to legally vote when he took out his first bank loan to pay for his gambling habit. (Credits: Getty Images)As a nine-year-old, Ali Robb was fascinated by the bright lights of the seaside amusement arcades where his parents took him to play on the coin pushers each summer.He was enticed by those two penny pieces piling up, edging precariously close to the precipice, knowing that they could all fall down any minute and he would make the big win of 20p.
  By the time he
  
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• Emmerdale character pays as Coronation Street confirms tragedy in 25 new soap spoilers

  22-11-2024 09:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  A dramatic week awaits in all corners of soapland, with tragedy and sadness aplenty (Picture: BBC / ITV / Lime Pictures / Prime)The soaps serve up high doses of high drama next week, as confirmed in my new spoilers, with a number of tragic events on the cards all across the genre, plus the moment we’ve been waiting for.
  The moment I’m referring to is of course Emmerdale’s Tom King getting his comeuppance, which finally arrives next week as the abuser is taken away for more que
  
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• Police 'detain hostel owner' at centre of 'methanol poisonings' in Laos after five backpackers including British lawyer, 28, die from 'drinking toxic shots'

  22-11-2024 08:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The hostel owner at the centre of alleged methanol poisonings in Laos which has led to the death of five people has reportedly been detained by police.
  
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• UK snow forces school closures as 'unsafe to open' ahead of Storm Bert havoc

  22-11-2024 08:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Storm Bert is set to wreak havok across the country - bringing heavy rain, strong winds and disruptive snow to parts of the UK throughout this weekend, the Met Office says
  
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• Horror as man is hit by a train after jumping onto the tracks at Sydney's Central Station

  22-11-2024 08:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A person has reportedly jumped onto the tracks at Sydney's Central Station.
  
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• 'Hate' incidents being probed by police include a child who said a classmate smelled like fish, a woman likening another to a Rottweiler and the 'homophobic name Leonard'

  22-11-2024 08:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Police forces have been blasted for investigating 'hate crimes' that include calling someone a Rottweiler or being called a 'Leonard' over a row about a hedge.
  
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• Laos methanol poisoning: Hostel owner held by cops over deaths of 5 tourists including Brit

  22-11-2024 08:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  British lawyer Simone White, 28, from Orpington, Kent, died on Thursday after drinking shots laced with methanol and became the fifth victim in backpacker town in Laos
  
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• Gay man's chilling video before being gunned down in Tampa Bay dog park... as murder suspect claims bombshell text messages change everything

  22-11-2024 08:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A chilling video of a gay man taken a day before he was shot in a Tampa Bay park is released while the murder suspect hopes a series of incriminating text messages will change everything.
  
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• Full list of school closures across UK after fourth day of snow and ice warnings

  22-11-2024 08:40 via metro.co.uk
  
  Several schools are closed today (Picture: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)Schools across the UK have been forced to close for a fourth day after freezing weather conditions cause snow and ice.The Met Office has put yellow weather warnings for snow, ice and rain in place across all of Scotland and Northern Ireland, the south west of England, coastal, north and central Wales, and the north east, north west, and central England.And it’s only set to get worse as Storm Bert batters the UK with
  
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• Nancy Mace's stunning takedown of rainbow flag-waving protester who stormed Georgetown conference

  22-11-2024 08:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nancy Mace shot back at a transgender activist after she confronted the Congresswoman over her campaign against allowing transgender women from using women's bathrooms.
  
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• Budget hammer blow to shops: Retail sales slumped 0.7% last month as jittery Brits feared huge Labour tax raid - with business warning of job cuts and price rises to come

  22-11-2024 08:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Retail volumes were down by 0.7 per cent, far more than expected, as consumers waited for Chancellor Rachel Reeves to drop the hammer.
  
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• Ant McPartlin admits being ‘unprofessional’ in frustration over Dean McCullough on I’m A Celebrity

  22-11-2024 08:17 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextPrevious PageNext PageAnt McPartlin has admitted to getting frustrated on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! and acting unprofessionally.
  During last night’s episode, Dean McCullough faced yet another bushtucker trial as the public once again voted for him to tackle it.
  Before taking on Lethal Labs, Dean, 32, was subject to some stern words from self-described
  
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• Met Police force set to lose 2,000 officers as result of budget cuts

  22-11-2024 08:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  London’s Met Police is set to scrap 2,000 officer roles and a possible 400 civilian staff jobs as it cuts its annual finances - with some police stations already reducing their hours
  
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• Laos poisoning victims were at ‘mafia-run’ bar hours before being taken to hospital

  22-11-2024 08:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Simone White (left) and Bianca Jones (centre) have boh died after they were poisoned. Holly Bowles (right) remains critically illA bar in Laos which allegedly poisoned and killed five people including a British woman openly sells hard drugs to customers, it has been claimed.At least seven tourists were taken to hospital after drinking shots laced with methanol in Vang Vieng.
  Simone White, from Kent, was backpacking through the country and staying at the Nana Backpacker Hostel and bar when she b
  
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• Hostel owner ‘detained’ after five killed by poisoned booze including Brit lawyer

  22-11-2024 08:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Simone White (left) and Bianca Jones (centre) have boh died after they were poisoned. Holly Bowles (right) remains critically illA hostel owner has reportedly been detained by police after five people including a British woman were poisoned and killed with methanol.
  At least seven tourists were taken to hospital after drinking shots laced with methanol in Vang Vieng.
  Simone White, from Kent, was backpacking through the country and staying at the Nana Backpacker Hostel and bar when she became il
  
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• 'World's healthiest fruit' you've never heard of has anti-cancer properties

  22-11-2024 08:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Cherimoya, also known as the "custard apple", has been crowned the healthiest fruit in the world and is second overall on a BBC list of the "world's most nutritious foods".
  
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• ‘Without them, we’re nothing!’ EastEnders legend heaps praise on ‘extraordinary’ colleagues

  22-11-2024 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Harriet Thorpe joined the cast of EastEnders last year (Picture: BBC)EastEnders star Harriet Thorpe has heaped praise on her soap colleagues ahead of a huge week for her character Elaine Peacock. The stage and screen veteran took over the role of Linda Carter’s (Kellie Bright) mum from Maria Freidman last year, as Elaine was re-introduced as the new co-landlady of The Queen Vic. Since joining the soap, Harriet’s character has navigated a number of challenges after her part
  
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• Tom King’s last supporter abandons him as the truth is out in Emmerdale

  22-11-2024 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  At last (Picture: ITV)It’s been a really, really long time coming but at last, the clock has stopped for Tom King (James Chase) in Emmerdale.Over the last year and a half, Tom has abused Belle Dingle (Eden Taylor-Draper). When they were in a relationship, Belle was subjected to being watched via CCTV cameras, being hurt physically and mentally as well as being isolated from her friends and family in the village.Once Belle ended her marriage, things sadly stop. The lack of evidence surroun
  
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• Teenager transforms into man after barber gives him new dramatic haircut

  22-11-2024 08:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Haircuts can really turn you into a new person – and now one client looks completely different after a barber dramatically transformed him in a post which has gone viral on TikTok
  
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• Ofgem energy price cap goes up again - what it means for your bills

  22-11-2024 08:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Ofgem price cap does not put a limit on how much you can pay for energy - instead, it sets the maximum unit price you can be charged for gas and electricity
  
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• Meghan Markle's one-letter nickname for Prince Harry and how long she's been using it

  22-11-2024 08:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Meghan, Duchess of Sussex has a sweet nickname that she uses for her husband Prince Harry, that she has been using for a long time now, and it is made up of only one letter
  
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• Jake Paul vs Daniel Dubois would be pathetic and a kick in the teeth to every heavyweight

  22-11-2024 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Dubois is the IBF heavyweight champion of the world (Picture: Getty)In his latest Metro column, heavyweight contender and Olympian Frazer Clarke looks down a troubling road for boxing with legitimate world champions now queuing up to fight Jake Paul.Watching Jake Paul beat Mike Tyson, there was only one word to describe it: sad. It wasn’t enjoyable at all. It shouldn’t have happened and I’m just glad Mike got out of it without getting hurt. I have to give Paul respect in that
  
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• I left London for the suburbs — within a month I was begging to go back

  22-11-2024 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  We swapped London life for life in a commuter town (Picture: Courtney Pochin)In 2018, when I first moved to London, I was a bit of a walking cliché — a 24-year-old girl from a small town no one had ever heard of, with dreams of living in the big city and making something of herself.I’d grown up in a small town in Norfolk, and always longed to be somewhere bigger and brighter, with a bit more going on. New York was where I truly wanted to go, but moving there is pretty co
  
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• ‘I fell in love with Arsenal again because of Mikel Arteta – five years on this is why I still trust the process’

  22-11-2024 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextPrevious PageNext PageA little under halfway through Mikel Arteta’s five years at Arsenal.Feeling a little delicate, I sat down on my sofa for the 12:30 kick off. I
  was wearing a white jumper, and only remember that because I never
  wear white on a match day out of superstition. But that day, something
  about it felt right. A new year, a renewal, a new beginning.Arsenal were fa
  
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• Betsy strikes a deal that puts her life in serious danger in Coronation Street

  22-11-2024 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  It’s a risk (Picture: ITV)Mason Radcliffe (Luca Toolan) was previously the scourge of Coronation Street as he made young Liam Connor (Charlie Wrenshall)’s life a living hell.  More recently he’s seemed to be trying to make amends and get his life back on track, something that Stu Carpenter (Bill Fellows) was trying to help him with.
  But when you come from a troubled background like Mason’s it’s difficult to shake of your past and the arrival of his brothe
  
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