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• India headteacher forces 100 'humiliated' schoolgirls to remove shirts after 'Pen Day' celebration

  11-01-2025 23:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Around 100 schoolgirls at a school in Dhanbad, India, were ordered to remove their uniform tops after their pen day celebrations, when friends write on their outfits
  
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• At least 1,860 foreign nationals arrested over sexual offences against children in England and Wales last year

  12-01-2025 02:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Campaigner Dame Jasvinder Sanghera - who has received death threats for speaking out - said she had 'no doubt' grooming gangs were continuing to brazenly target youngsters.
  
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• Anger over 'wasteful, entitled' Hollywood stars including Kim Kardashian who broke water-saving rules to tend to their huge gardens - before fire hydrants ran dry as inferno struck LA

  12-01-2025 02:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fury against 'wasteful, entitled' celebrities grew as stars including Kim Kardashian, were accused of squandering vital water resources that could have been used to save homes. 
  
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• I'm sure I was drugged and raped too, says the daughter of the Monster of Avignon - as she says there is 'no way' he will be freed

  12-01-2025 02:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Caroline Darian says photographs of her asleep in bed - among thousands of images stored on a laptop to document the serial rape of her mother, Gisèle - show her in underwear she didn't own.
  
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• BBC TV licence fee 'could be scrapped by end of 2027 and swapped for tax under plans being considered by Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy'

  12-01-2025 02:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The BBC TV licence fee could be scrapped and replaced by funding from general taxation under plans reportedly being considered by Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy.
  
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• Labour must stop handing millions to Pakistan as country blocks removal of child sex abusers from Britain, former immigration minister claims

  12-01-2025 02:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Robert Jenrick (left) has called for the financial aid to stop and for a visa ban to be implemented until the country cooperates with the deportation of citizens living in the UK such as Adil Khan (bottom right)
  
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• Private school teachers threaten to strike as bosses of UK's largest academy chain are accused of offering a 'Scrooge-like' pay rise because of VAT being charged on fees

  12-01-2025 02:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of private school teachers at United Learning, which runs 90 state academies and 14 independent schools, are set to strike because state school teachers could receive triple their pay rise.
  
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• Small change at cafe sparks outrage - as owners are accused of going back to the 1960s: 'Disappointing'

  12-01-2025 02:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A small cafe in Western Australia has sparked outrage after introducing a small change.
  
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• Only people with perfect vision can see ink spillage in busy brainteaser

  12-01-2025 02:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  You've got just 13 seconds to find the minuscule ink spill in this brainteaser to prove you have perfect 20/20 vision. Otherwise, a trip to the opticians might be on the cards
  
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• A furious blame game has erupted over the cause of the LA inferno that has killed 11 and left thousands homeless. Now, as DAVID PATRIKARAKOS reveals, a new theory has emerged - and it could spell the end for Gavin Newsom

  12-01-2025 02:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The mood on the ground here is the same mix of rage and grief I've seen in Ukraine after a Russian missile strike or a particularly bloody battle. And almost everyonebelieves it was avoidable.
  
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• Push for new IVF laws after hundreds of couples trying to a baby left devasted by clinic's sudden collapse

  12-01-2025 02:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MPs have demanded action following the scandal around Apricity Fertility, which was not covered by fertility regulation.
  
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• Why I think Rockstar Games has the best video game villains – Reader’s Feature

  12-01-2025 02:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Rockstar do write a good bad guy (Rockstar Games)A reader complains that video game villains lack depth and proper reasons to hate them, while praising the bad guys in Rockstar’s GTA 4: The Lost And Damned.I don’t think video game villains hit as hard they should. Many of them appear to be evil for the sake of being evil and to give the protagonist an almighty foe to face off with, come the endgame. The best antagonists are irredeemable pieces of excrement, who you longingly wish to
  
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• Royal Marine commandos will officially be allowed to have beards - however strict rules will ensure soldiers cannot have 'caveman' facial hair

  12-01-2025 01:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Senior officers are set to scrap a ban ensuring commandos remain clean shaven at all times, however soldiers will not be allowed to have 'caveman' facial hair.
  
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• How the Left conspired to ban TV film exposing Bradford rapists 20 years ago, reveals DONAL MACINTYRE

  12-01-2025 01:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DONALD MACINTYRE: More than 20 years ago, I watched the filming of a documentary that followed the work of Bradford Social Services. 
  
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• Wes Streeting accused of 'playing the race card' and trying to silence debate on grooming gangs after warning of a far-Right terror attack if entire communities are 'tarred with the same brush

  12-01-2025 01:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wes Streeting was last night accused of 'playing the race card' over the grooming gangs scandal after warning of a far-Right terror attack if entire communities are 'tarred with the same brush'.
  
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• Grim twist after Aussie is killed in Los Angeles wildfire - as his heartbroken mum breaks down in tears in emotional TV interview

  12-01-2025 01:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The heartbroken mother of an Aussie killed in the Los Angeles wildfire broke down in tears as she recalled his final moments - as authorities face a grim task.
  
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• Ben Affleck sweetly hugs daughter Violet, 19, at his home in Brentwood as the deadly LA fires continue to burn

  12-01-2025 01:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ben Affleck was seen tenderly hugging his oldest child Saturday outside his home in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles.
  
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• Woman arrested on suspicion of murder after man in his 60s is found dead in his home on New Year's Day

  12-01-2025 01:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was found dead in his home on New Year's Day.
  
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• Max George reveals he made a heartbreaking decision while in hospital for emergency heart operation after fearing he'd die

  12-01-2025 01:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Max George has revealed he made the heartbreaking decision to write a will after fearing he'd die while in hospital for an emergency heart operation.
  
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• Fears tap water could be putting 27 million Brits at risk of dementia: Why drinking 'soft water' could lead to degenerative disease - as map shows worst-affected areas of the UK

  12-01-2025 01:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The first-of-its-kind study suggests people living in 'softer water' areas - around 40 per cent of the population, could be at increased risk due to lower levels of minerals like calcium and magnesium
  
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• Housekeeper's sick revenge on boss after being denied $500 Christmas bonus

  12-01-2025 01:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Florida housekeeper allegedly turned violent on Christmas Eve after being denied a $500 bonus, assaulting her 83-year-old employer and stealing checks, credit cards, and holiday gift.s
  
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• Wayne Rooney 'lands new coaching job just one WEEK after Plymouth sacking' - with plans to start next month

  12-01-2025 01:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Manchester United and England star Rooney was dismissed by Plymouth on December 31 with the club bottom of the Championship.
  
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• Off-duty SAS man who heroically rescued dozens of hostages in Kenya terror attack hired by Trump as one of his elite personal bodyguards

  12-01-2025 01:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Christian Craighead was thanked by Mr Trump during his first term in office after he led an operation to save British and American hotel guests who were being held captive in Nairobi, Kenya.
  
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• Minister's controversial academies reforms accused of being 'betrayal of Blair's legacy' in part of 'plot to succeed Keir Starmer'

  12-01-2025 01:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson faced claims her controversial school academy reforms are an attempt to play down her Blairite reputation and curry favour of Left-wing Labour MPs.
  
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• I don't want my teenage daughters to see my latest sex scenes, says Nicole Kidman following release of steamy drama Babygirl

  12-01-2025 01:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Australian actress plays a married middle-aged executive who has a highly erotic affair with a much younger intern in her latest film Babygirl.
  
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• Devastated Lily Allen checks in to £8,000 per week US trauma clinic as she 'spirals out of control' following collapse of her marriage - as her carefree ex-husband enjoys breezy lunch with Scarlett Johansson

  12-01-2025 01:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lily Allen has checked into an £8,000-a-week trauma treatment centre after telling friends she was close to a nervous breakdown after the collapse of her marriage.
  
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• When Maya Jama dumped Stormzy they claimed they had simply 'grown apart'. But now insiders say the truth could be more humiliating for Britain's 'King of Rap'

  12-01-2025 01:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When Maya Jama dumped her rapper boyfriend, Stormzy, fans were left heartbroken that music's golden couple had split - but insiders suggest there was another reason than simply 'growing apart'.
  
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• Special Forces secrets exposed... by the Ministry of Defence! Veterans slam officials for printing shadowy force's tests in magazine feature

  12-01-2025 01:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Veterans have been angered by the disclosing of precise details of the tests applicants must take to apply for the Special Air Service (SAS), the Special Boat Service (SBS) and other secretive units.
  
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• Alleged Albanian people smuggler claims he shouldn't be deported from the UK due to 'overcrowded Belgian jails'

  12-01-2025 01:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Adriatik Hysenlika is facing extradition from the UK after being handed a ten-year prison sentence for raking in at least £1million as the head of a trafficking gang.
  
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• Albanian people smuggler claims he shouldn't be deported from the UK due to 'overcrowded Belgian jails'

  12-01-2025 01:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Adriatik Hysenlika is facing extradition from the UK after being handed a ten-year prison sentence for raking in at least £1million as the head of a trafficking gang.
  
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