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• iPhone 6 release LIVE: Thousands queue at Apple stores to be first to buy smartphone

  18-09-2014 23:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Queues at Apple stores across the are stretching around the block as fans wait patiently for iPhone 6 to go on sale. We'll have all the updates as they happen
  
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• Gabriel injury update provided by Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta ahead of West Ham clash

  29-11-2024 10:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  Gabriel is a doubt for Saturday’s match against West Ham (Picture: Getty)Gabriel Magalhaes remains a doubt for Arsenal’s Premier League clash with West Ham after feeling discomfort late on in midweek, Mikel Arteta confirmed.Gabriel scored Arsenal’s third as they claimed a confidence-boosting 5-1 away win against Sporting Lisbon on the champions League on Tuesday.However, there was late concern for the defender who had to leave the field late on and was replaced by Jakob Kiwior
  
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• How to protect yourself during Black Friday 2024 online shopping

  29-11-2024 10:42 via metro.co.uk
  
  Try your best to make informed decisions before buying things this Black Friday (Picture: Getty Images)It’s almost that time of year again folks… Black Friday is nearing and as such retailers are launching tempting sales and deals to mark the occasion. Many people will likely be doing their research, preparing to snap up the best bargains – but those who aren’t after anything specific might find themselves spending money they hadn’t planned to, and buying thi
  
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• Fans ‘shocked’ by BBC blunder that could have been mortifying

  29-11-2024 10:42 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Archers have been involved in an unfortunate web error (Picture: BBC/Geof Thompson)A fan of The Archers has caught out the BBC soap in an unfortunate blunder that could’ve turned disastrous.The world’s longest-running soap has been on air since 1951 and was originally launched as a bid to educate farmers post-World War II.Now they’re tackling more contemporary storylines, with a plot following residents of Ambridge being scammed into buying fake holiday lets online.The ide
  
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• The moment I’m A Celebrity medics forced to step in for Tulisa not shown on ITV

  29-11-2024 10:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextPrevious PageNext PageI’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! star Tulisa Contostavlos was ‘horrified’ and needed to be seen by medics during her Bushtucker Trial.The former X Factor judge and N-Dubz singer, 36, is currently appearing on the ITV reality series.Although BBC Radio 1 presenter Dean McCullough was voted to undertake many of the first trials, earlie
  
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• Model daughter of British businessman is held hostage after being abducted along with her husband and 11-year-old child outside a restaurant in Brazil

  29-11-2024 10:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The  model daughter of a British businessman is recovering after a terrifying kidnap ordeal in Brazil.
  
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• Brits to splurge more than £3bn today as shoppers rush to bag Christmas deals in Black Friday sales - but many prefer to buy from the comfort of their own homes

  29-11-2024 10:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The majority of UK shoppers will stay at home with £1.92billion of today's total to be spent online, up 3 per cent on last year. Offline sales will rise 10 per cent to £1.26billion - giving a £3.18billion total.
  
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• Emmerdale confirms unexpected Tom King twist after arrest – and the nightmare is just beginning

  29-11-2024 10:27 via metro.co.uk
  
  Tom still thinks he holds all the cards – and he’s determined to make his presence felt (Picture: ITV)Emmerdale spoilers follow for Friday’s (November 29) episode that is now available to view on ITVX. The episode in question will air on ITV1 on at 7:30pm.Tom King (James Chase) might finally be in a prison cell but he isn’t planning on going down without a fight, as he instructed his solicitor Ollie to move to Operation Plan B in the wake of his arres
  
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• UB40's Ali Campbell reveals Scottish hotel turned him away because of clan hatred that dates back more than 300 years

  29-11-2024 10:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Red Red Wine hit-maker was travelling from Land's End to John O'Groats when he decided to stop at a hotel in the Scottish Highlands close to Inverness.
  
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• Model daughter of British businessman kidnapped and held hostage by thieves

  29-11-2024 10:19 via metro.co.uk
  
  Luciana was held hostage with her husband and youngest child (Picture: Instagram)The model daughter of a British businessman is recovering after a terrifying kidnap ordeal in Brazil.Luciana Curtis, who has worked with the likes of Beyonce, was taken hostage with her photographer husband Henrique Gendre and their 11-year-old child as they left a restaurant in Sao Paulo.The armed robbers that ambushed them held them for around 12 hours and reportedly took stole their car and money from their bank
  
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• Former model who killed her best friend in drink-driving crash after having 12 drinks is jailed for four years

  29-11-2024 10:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jennifer Thomas, 46, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of 50-year-old mother-of-two Sheila Dunne in February of this year.
  
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• Walton on Thames Black Friday ram raid as Range Rover driven at speed into jewellers

  29-11-2024 10:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Walton-on-Thames raid is believed to be linked to a similar incident in Kingston, and was witnessed by several locals who said the suspects drove into and looted the shopfront
  
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• TikTok star found dead in car crash after being reported missing more than 10 days ago

  29-11-2024 10:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jiare Schneider, 31, who vanished on November 15 after visiting a strip club, was discovered in a car that crashed into the woods after last being seen on the road where he died.
  
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• EastEnders star pays tribute to late TV legend

  29-11-2024 10:11 via metro.co.uk
  
  Her impact is still spoken about (Picture: BBC)Former EastEnders star Shona McGarty has been reflecting on working with late soap legend June Brown.June, best known for her role as Dot Cotton in the show, died at the age of 95 back in 2022.The star died at her home in Surrey with her family by her side, with an EastEnders spokesperson paying tribute to the iconic actress.The statement at the time read: ‘We are deeply saddened to announce that our beloved June Brown, OBE, MBE, sadly passed
  
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• British POW, 22, captured fighting for Ukraine is paraded on Russian TV and forced to repeat pro-Putin propaganda as he reveals he is facing 30 years in prison

  29-11-2024 10:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  James Scott Rhys Anderson, 22, was seen bent double by an armed guard as he was hauled from his detention cell to face interrogation by Vladimir Putin's propagandists
  
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• Labelling lone bananas as 'sad singles' pulls at empathetic shoppers’ heartstrings

  29-11-2024 10:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A simple sign showing a banana with a downturned mouth, and the message 'we are sad singles and want to be bought as well', encouraged compassion in customers, who were moved by the idea of abandoned bananas longing for a home
  
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• Amazon workers prepare to strike in more than 20 countries on the busiest days of the year

  29-11-2024 10:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Black Friday and Cyber Monday are at risk of major disruption in more than 20 countries, including the US, Germany, France, Spain, the UK and Italy.
  
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• Serena Williams’ husband Alexis Ohanian undergoes surgery following cancer scare

  29-11-2024 10:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  Alexis Ohanian has revealed he had thyroid surgery to prevent ‘suspicious’ nodules turning into cancer (Picture: Alex Ohanian/Instagram/Getty Images)Alexis Ohanian has revealed he’s undergone surgery on his thyroids to prevent them turning cancerous.
  The Reddit co-founder, 41 – who is also tennis superstar Serena Williams’ husband – detailed his Thanksgiving ordeal on social media.
  Alongside pictures of himself in a hospital bed post-surgery, Alexis wrote: &l
  
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• You're defrosting your car wrong – common method could actually cause damage

  29-11-2024 10:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As the temperatures start to plummet, many of us are looking for ways to defrost our cars quickly in the mornings. But one method should be avoided at all costs
  
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• Ram raiders drive Range Rover into shop and flee with bags full of jewellery

  29-11-2024 10:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Thousands of pounds worth of jewellery was stolen in the raid (Picture: UKNIP)Ram raiders smashed through the doors of a jewellers and plundered luxury items worth tens of thousands of pounds in a robbery on the Eve of Black Friday. The thieves rammed Fleur jewellers in Walton-on-Thames High Street in a silver Range Rover before plundering shelves and escaping in a getaway car parked nearby. The raid on independent jewellers left the shop facade smashed with broken glass strewn across
  
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• Town full of British tourists named Spain's 'worst seaside town'

  29-11-2024 10:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Spanish seaside town of Puerto Banus has been named the worst in the country, according to a new survey - but it still attracts nearly one million Brits a year
  
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• Emmerdale confirms new Cain ordeal as Coronation Street legend faces court in 25 new soap spoilers

  29-11-2024 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  The soap serve the shocks and the drama next week (Picture: BBC / ITV / Amazon Prime / Lime Pictures)The soaps serve the high drama next week, with December kicking things off with a bang all across the genre, as confirmed in my brand new batch of spoilers.Cain Dingle struggles with the guilt of his betrayal in Emmerdale as wife Moira returns home, while EastEnders sees the comeback of Eve Unwin, who makes a decision about soulmate Suki Panesar.But is good news on the cards?
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• 18 best Black Friday 2024 deals from our experts – including Apple Airpods and Dyson Airwrap

  29-11-2024 09:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  To get you to get the most for your money this Black Friday 2024, the Mirror's team of shopping experts are bringing you all the best deals and offers as soon as they drop
  
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• UK finance watchdog waters down 'name and shame' plans after backlash

  29-11-2024 09:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Financial Conduct Authority said it is making the changes after a 'strength of feedback' on its original plans to 'name and shame' firms it is investigating
  
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• 'I took my wife to Dignitas - she told doctors one powerful thing before death'

  29-11-2024 09:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As MPs debate the Assisted Dying Bill in parliament, Dave Sowry tells the Mirror what it's really like to take your loved one to Dignitas, and why he believes others should be allowed the same 'peaceful' death
  
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• Liam Payne’s ex fiancé Maya Henry returns to social media after vicious trolling

  29-11-2024 09:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  Liam Payne and Maya Henry were engaged to be married before calling time on their relationship in 2022 (Picture: Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Elton John AIDS Foundation )Liam Payne’s ex fiancé Maya Henry has returned to social media following the One Direction star’s death.
  The model, 23, was in the process of taking legal action against Payne when he died at the age of 31 after falling from his Buenos Aires hotel balcony.
  Before his death, Henry issued a cease and desist l
  
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• Gambling addict lost £250k after emptying bank account on payday every month

  29-11-2024 09:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Colin Brown, 42, said his gambling addiction was so bad that he spent his entire salary on bets, which left him buried in debt - and forced him to sell his house
  
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• Distraught Coronation Street fans launch petition to save iconic character being killed off

  29-11-2024 09:48 via metro.co.uk
  
  Debbie Webster is being killed off in a dementia storyline (Picture: ITV)Devastated Coronation Street fans have launched a petition to save Debbie Webster (Sue Devaney) after it was revealed the character is set to be killed off after 40 years. Earlier this week, Metro exclusively revealed Debbie will be at the centre of a heartbreaking final storyline after she is diagnosed with dementia.The news was met with a big reaction from fans of the ITV soap online at the time, with some now going
  
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• EastEnders legend ready to return after years of dismissing comeback

  29-11-2024 09:47 via metro.co.uk
  
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  Former EastEnders star Michelle Ryan has dropped a hint that she’s finally ready to return to the show.The actress is best known for portraying Zoe Slater in the BBC One soap. She left the show in 2005 and hasn’t been seen since.Daughter to Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace), Zoe has been mentioned a number of times since her departure, but fans have always been desperate for her to head back to Walford.Recently, Michelle reunited with he
  
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• Boston Logan airport chaos as four planes collide on tarmac with 'cracked wings and loud bangs'

  29-11-2024 09:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Travel chaos erupted at Boston Logan International Airport on Monday after the two incidents, which took place hours apart, saw planes with broken wings and pilots sent to hospital
  
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