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• Inside UK’s most deserted shopping centre with just three shops open

  23-12-2024 18:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Just days before Christmas and the Riverside Shopping Centre in Evesham is deserted (Picture: Roland Leo)The days before Christmas are synonymous for many with bustling high streets, full of people buying last minute gifts.Sadly for the Riverside Shopping Centre, in Evesham, Worcestershire, such times are very much a thing of the past.
  The once buzzing centre, which opened in 1988, now only has three businesses left – Home Bargains, a small mobile phone shop and a cafe. The remaining 40 o
  
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• One in five young motorists are on the road illegally after lying about being main driver on policy to dodge record high insurance premiums

  24-12-2024 00:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A staggering 21 per cent of male drivers and 15 per cent of female drivers aged 17 to 35 are using older motorists to falsely state they are the main driver to lower the cost of insurance.
  
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• Urgent search is launched for parents in St Marys after child is found on her own

  24-12-2024 00:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The girl was found on Kenny Avenue at St Marys, in western Sydney, at 8.30am on Tuesday.
  
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• Biden's demented Christmas wish: Comfort for child rapists and killers but pain for you! MAUREEN CALLAHAN reveals the hidden torment driving Joe's raging temper tantrum

  24-12-2024 00:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Remove him. Now. It's been sold by Democrats as a mercy to allow disgraced President Joe Biden to ride out his term. How much harm can he do?, they ask. A lot, it turns out. An ungodly amount.
  
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• BBC's reporting caused illegal abortion trial to collapse after 'misleading' news broadcast, judge says

  24-12-2024 00:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sophie Harvey, 25, previously stood trial accused of procuring her own miscarriage when she was 19.
  
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• Thames Water spent millions of 'clean-up' money on other costs including bonuses and dividends, it is claimed

  24-12-2024 00:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It was also reported managers held talks to assess the risk of a backlash if it emerged cash for work such as cutting river pollution was spent elsewhere.
  
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• Priest is charged after being accused of despicable act with teenager he met online

  24-12-2024 00:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 77-year-old was arrested at Pendle Hill, in western Sydney , at 12pm on Monday.
  
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• Young soldier, 20, killed teen while speeding home from McDonald's 3 weeks after test

  24-12-2024 00:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Joseph Pickett, 20, was driving three pals home from McDonald's when he lost control of his BMW and crashed into nearby trees on a bend - killing Laionie Kennard, 18, who was sitting in the back
  
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• The main reason Aussie shoppers lose the plot and attack retail staff over the festive season is revealed

  24-12-2024 00:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Sydney menswear store manager, Craig, has revealed how Christmas is the worst time for staff, as abuse rises astronomically forcing many owners to seriously consider shutting up shop for good.
  
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• Mum tapes seven-year-old's mouth shut and locks her in dog cage under Christmas tree

  23-12-2024 23:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Rose Anderson is alleged to have kicked the girl in the dog cage and claimed she did so in an attempt to "discipline" the child following concerns about her behaviour at school
  
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• Christmas Day revellers put on notice following wild scenes at Aussie beach

  23-12-2024 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Beachgoers have been urged to act responsibly this festive season after a popular Sydney park was left covered in rubbish last Christmas.
  
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• Former President Bill Clinton, 78, hospitalized

  23-12-2024 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former President Bill Clinton, 78, was hospitalized Monday and is undergoing testing after developing a fever.
  
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• Keir Starmer wishes for peace in the Middle East in his first Christmas message as Prime Minister

  23-12-2024 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Labour leader said he hopes for peace in the Middle 'as the birthplace of the Christmas story' and that he is looking forward to a 'brighter future' after a turbulent start to his time in Number 10.
  
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• How carols were the Slade and Cliff hits of Victorian days

  23-12-2024 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While we have the likes of Slade and Cliff Richard, in the 19th century the hits of the day included Silent Night, O Little Town of Bethlehem and Good King Wenceslas.
  
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• Former US President Bill Clinton hospitalized

  23-12-2024 23:42 via metro.co.uk
  
  Former US President Bill Clinton has been admitted to Georgetown University Medical Center after developing a fever (Picture: Getty Images)Former US President Bill Clinton, 78, has been hospitalized with a fever.‘President Clinton was admitted to Georgetown University Medical Center this afternoon for testing and observation after developing a fever,’ wrote his deputy chief of staff Angel Ureña on X (formerly Twitter) at 5.40pm ET on Monday.‘He remains in good spirits a
  
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• Eldest, youngest or in the middle? Which child is 'genuine, agreeable and fair', according to experts?

  23-12-2024 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers examined whether personality traits are linked to birth order or how many siblings a person has.
  
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• 'I was told a week before Christmas I may have just months to live - I kept smiling for my daughter'

  23-12-2024 23:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Bryony Thomas defied the odds after a devastating pancreatic cancer diagnosis. Five years on, she’s raising awareness and funds to help others survive the deadly disease
  
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• Keir Starmer shares emotional first Christmas message as PM - 'you are not alone'

  23-12-2024 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Keir Starmer has published an emotional and moving first Christmas message as Prime Minister in which he talks about 'the hope and joy of this special season' - read in full below
  
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• Keir Starmer publishes emotional first Christmas message as PM - ‘you are not alone’

  23-12-2024 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Keir Starmer has published an emotional and moving first Christmas message as Prime Minister in which he talks about 'the hope and joy of this special season' - read in full below
  
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• Bill Clinton rushed to hospital as former president, 78, in fresh health scare

  23-12-2024 23:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Former President Bill Clinton was rushed to hospital where he is being observed and tested after developing worrying symptoms, an aide for the Democrat has said in a statement
  
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• Bizarre video of Rudy Guiliani dressed as Santa Claus with a woman on his lap in desperate bid to sell coffee

  23-12-2024 23:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former mayor Rudy Giuliani is still hustling to sell his signature coffee brand, sharing a Christmas-themed advertisement on social media on Monday.
  
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• Two men found guilty of murdering their neighbour after bludgeoning him with a hammer in a row over rubbish - then phoning 999 a DAY later saying the 68-year-old was found dead on his sofa

  23-12-2024 23:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Franklin Ingram was killed by his neighbours Martin Carty and Mark Sothcott, at Carty's flat in June. However, it took more than 18 hours for either of them to call the emergency services.
  
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• Miraculous moment crash victims walk away after out-of-control car plows into bus station lounge

  23-12-2024 23:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Frightening video footage captured the moment a group of people miraculously walked away after being struck by a car that crashed into a bus station lounge in Brazil on Monday.
  
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• Uncontacted Amazon tribe seen for very first time in astonishing new photos

  23-12-2024 23:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Massaco people - who are named after the Amazonian river that runs through their community - have been seen up close for the first time thanks to a local organisation
  
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• Hyundai recalls Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6 vehicles over fears fault could cause an accident

  23-12-2024 23:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The issue could result in battery drainage and also a loss of motive power.
  
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• ‘Bad call’ – Manchester United told they made £25m transfer mistake

  23-12-2024 23:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe (Picture: Getty)Old Trafford legend Jaap Stam believes his former club Manchester United made a mistake selling Scott McTominay to Napoli.McTominay completed a £25m move to Naples last summer, ending his 22-year association with the Premier League giants.The Scotland international first joined Manchester United at the age of six and spent 15 years in the club’s academy before making his first-team debut in 2017.McTominay had racked up 255 ap
  
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• Shocking new scandal rocks family of iconic 'richest little girl in the world' Doris Duke

  23-12-2024 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  From the moment she was born, Doris Duke captured the world's attention. Now her family has been thrust back into the spotlight, after one of her heirs was ordered to pay $2.2 million over theft claims.
  
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• Succession star Kieran Culkin recalls harsh insult by director on first acting job aged 6

  23-12-2024 22:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Kieran Culkin’s first professional experience was memorable but not for a good reason (Picture: Matt Winkelmeyer/WireImage )Child star Kieran Culkin has revealed he was called an ‘idiot’ at the age of six by the director of his first acting gig.
  The 42-year-old actor – who is the younger brother of Home Alone star Macaulay Culkin – was shooting a commercial and can still remember the moment all these years later.Kieran revealed he was in a commercial for ‘som
  
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• Flatlining economy could force Rachel Reeves to break her pledge and come back with ANOTHER tax raid, experts warn

  23-12-2024 22:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Yesterday's figures from the Office for National Statistics ( ONS ) represent the latest evidence of Labour's dismal economic record.
  
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• Woman bursts into tears at work after opening 'worst ever' Secret Santa present

  23-12-2024 22:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The woman burst into tears when she opened the 'terrible' Secret Santa gift from a colleague - and even considered lodging a complaint after she was met with sympathy online
  
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