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• John Higgins admits there are two players he expects to struggle against

  24-04-2025 10:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  Even John Higgins struggles against some opponents (Picture: Getty Images)John Higgins is happy to admit that there are two players he would rather avoid in tournament draws: Mark Selby and Judd Trump.The Wizard of Wishaw is back in brilliant form after winning the World Open and Tour Championship in recent weeks.He has arrived at the World Snooker Championship this year as one of the favourites to lift the trophy, which would be a remarkable achievement to do so, just shy of his 50th birthday.
  
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• Socialist billionaire is accused of forcing his California winery employees into orgies and threesomes

  16-05-2025 02:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hansjorg Wyss, 89, a billionaire Democratic donor, has been accused of trying to coax a couple in his employ to have orgies and threesomes with him and another woman.
  
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• Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Why a RecipeTin Eats cookbook has been drawn into the case

  16-05-2025 02:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Follow Daily Mail Australia's live coverage of accused mushroom chef Erin Patterson 's murder trial here.
  
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• Moment Keir Starmer was humiliated live on TV over his plans to send asylum seekers to the Balkans, as he is accused of being 'in full panic mode'

  16-05-2025 02:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Keir Starmer faced humiliation over his latest attempt at a migrant crackdown yesterday.
  
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• Now Eurocrats are making more demands ahead of Keir Starmer's Brexit 'surrender summit'

  16-05-2025 02:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Officials in Brussels believe the Prime Minister has surrendered more than he needed to - but the bloc is still asking for more, including that British universities offer cheaper fees to European students.
  
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• Aussie widow on the brink of homelessness after her property manager suffered a 'system error'

  16-05-2025 02:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A recently widowed Aussie mum is 'really worried' shewill be left homeless after a 'system error' meant her tenants were not informed they needed to move out of her Adelaide property.
  
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• How Britain's wokest prison has been taken over by paedophiles who prey on white collar criminals in reign of terror

  16-05-2025 02:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An investigation into HMP Five Wells dubbed 'HMP Woke' has revealed that the state-of-the-art jail has been overrun by rapists and child abusers.
  
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• Chris Brown is charged after alleged bottle attack on music producer at London nightclub: US Rapper to appear in Manchester court

  16-05-2025 02:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  US rapper Chris Brown has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent over an alleged attack of a music producer with a bottle at a nightclub in London two years ago.
  
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• Civil servants threaten legal action and strikes in transgender toilets row: Union says guidance is 'segregating our trans and non-binary members'

  16-05-2025 02:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Activists in Whitehall's biggest trade union are calling for 'possible industrial, legal and human rights challenges' to guidance which 'segregated' trans and non-binary' colleagues.
  
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• Games Inbox: Who is the best third party video game publisher?

  16-05-2025 02:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Who do you think is the best publisher? (Capcom)The Friday letters page tries to work out what’s been going on with Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders this week, as one reader gives up on the Xbox format.To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk
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  I agree with the reader yesterday, who said that Capcom, and other similar companies, improve their reputation simply by putting out good games and not being anti-consumer, whether you’re interested in a
  
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• Freedoms in Britain declining at a faster rate than almost anywhere in Europe as UK jumps up the rankings in 'nanny state' league... with Germany  last in 29-nation table

  16-05-2025 01:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Britain has moved four spots to become the seventh worst place in the continent to eat, drink, smoke and vape, according to the analysis.
  
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• The damning texts where Cassie ADMITS she 'loved' freak-offs that Diddy's team exposed in court

  16-05-2025 01:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Diddy's lawyer used the messages in an effort to paint Cassie as a willing participant in the drug-fueled sex sessions that could last up to four days.
  
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• Moment schoolchildren climb fence into garden and steal PUPPY from cage 

  16-05-2025 01:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The video shows a boy climbing over the 1.8m barrier and entering a pen holding a litter of puppies before swiping one on Wednesday at around 1pm.
  
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• MAGA demands immediate arrest of former FBI director after he 'called for assassination' of Trump

  16-05-2025 01:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former FBI director James Comey is under investigation for implying President Donald Trump 'should be assassinated.'
  
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• Two men arrested after leaving teenage boy to die after horrific hit and run in St Albans, Melbourne

  16-05-2025 01:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two men have been arrested after they allegedly fled the scene of a car crash, leaving their mate with critical injuries in the back seat.
  
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• Diddy's ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura told rapper in text messages she was 'always ready' to take part in 'Freak Offs', court hears

  16-05-2025 01:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The ex-girlfriend of Sean 'Diddy' Combs told him in text messages that she was 'always ready' to take part in sex parties, a court heard yesterday.
  
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• Breathtaking hypocrisy of junk food tycoon hauled out of RFK Jr hearing over screaming protest

  16-05-2025 01:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Critics slammed the ice cream tycoon for choosing to protest during the Health and Human Services Secretary's hearing.
  
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• Brits warned against using 'dangerous' nasal tanning sprays amid cancer fears

  16-05-2025 01:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Chartered Trading Standards Institute said the sprays can cause nausea, vomiting, high blood pressure and even changes in mole shape and size. Alarmingly, studies hint at a connection between these sprays and melanoma
  
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• BBC Question Time audience in hysterics as Fiona Bruce skewers senior Tory MP

  16-05-2025 01:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nigel Huddleston, who has been a Conservative MP for ten years, last night appeared on BBC One's Question Time, during which he faced a jibe by presenter Fiona Bruce
  
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• Dangerous detainee remains on the run after ESCAPING from van and stabbing officer ahead of his deportation from Australia: Do not approach

  16-05-2025 01:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The violent escape of an immigration detainee, who remains at large, occurred just a week after new management took over a detention centre.
  
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• Warrego Highway closed after major truck crash: What you need to know

  16-05-2025 01:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A wind turbine part has become stuck under an overpass on the Warrego Highway near Lowood in Queensland after a truck driver's mistake.
  
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• What’s my horoscope for today? May 16, 2025 astrological predictions for your star sign

  16-05-2025 01:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  What’s in store for you today? (Picture: Metro.co.uk)It’s not always about chasing the dream.Virgo, Libra, Scorpio and Sagittarius, today’s about what fuels you along the way — real connection, rest, joy and care.Nourish what keeps you going and you’ll get where you’re headed with more strength to spare.Ahead, you’ll find all the star signs’ horoscopes for today Friday 16, May 2025.Like checking your horoscope every morning? You can
  
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• Grim report raises concerns over Labour's vow to cut violence against women and girls

  16-05-2025 01:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Commons’ Public Accounts Committee (PAC) cast doubt over Labour’s ability to achieve its pledge to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG) in a decade
  
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• Channel small boat migrants are not checked against police database and can REFUSE to be interviewed, shock report reveals

  16-05-2025 01:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A watchdog expressed 'surprise and concern' that most organised people-trafficking gangs are treated as 'low priority' by police and are not being actively investigated.
  
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• Apple Music’s Matt Wilkinson: ‘We need grassroots venues so rising artists can have their start’

  16-05-2025 01:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next PageIf there’s anyone who knows the importance of grassroots venues to London’s music ecosystem, it’s Apple Music DJ Matt Wilkinson.The industry tastemaker firmly embedded himself in the London scene as a former new music editor at NME before bringing you the best emerging acts around over the airwaves on his daily radio show.And by night, you&
  
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• TGI Fridays overhauls menu in comeback attempt after closing dozens of US locations

  16-05-2025 00:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  TGI Fridays is revamping its menu as part of its ‘comeback story’ (Picture: Shutterstock)The popular American casual dining chain TGI Fridays is giving its menu a makeover in an attempt to bounce back from bankruptcy and restaurant closures.TGI Fridays on Tuesday announced it is revamping 85% of its menu as part of its ‘ongoing comeback story’ as it pushes to keep the doors of its 89 remaining locations in the US open.The chain filed for bankruptcy in November and has sh
  
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• Donald Trump says there will be no peace in Ukraine until he and Putin get together, as Russian despot snubs talks with Zelensky in Turkey

  16-05-2025 00:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump yesterday insisted there would be no peace deal agreed for Ukraine 'until Putin and I get together'.
  
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• Civil servants threaten legal action and strikes in transgender toilets row: Union says guidance is 'segregating our trans and non-binary members'

  16-05-2025 00:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Activists in Whitehall's biggest trade union are calling for 'possible industrial, legal and human rights challenges' to guidance which 'segregated' trans and non-binary' colleagues.
  
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• 60% of women are victims of the money mansplainers (that's a bit more than half, luv)

  16-05-2025 00:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  They save more cash than men, but six in ten women regularly experience financial sexism by having money matters 'mansplained' to them, according to a survey.
  
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• Iconic British furniture store set for return almost 20 years after it collapsed

  16-05-2025 00:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  MFI was known by people around the country until it shut down in 2008 (Picture: REX/Shutterstock)A cherished furniture chain is set to make a return next year after almost 20 years.MFI collapsed into administration in 2008 following the financial crash but is set to undergo a £3million ‘re-invention’ and open in the second half of 2026.It was once one of the largest suppliers of kitchens and bedroom furniture in the country but was obtained by Victorian Plumbing in May last ye
  
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