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• Keir Starmer to unveil watered down benefits reforms amid growing backlash from MPs

  17-03-2025 23:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister tonight signed off proposals from Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall which are designed to curb the growth in Britain's bloated benefits bill.
  
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• BBC axes another major soap after 23 years

  18-03-2025 14:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  River City has been axed after 23 years (Picture: BBC Studios/BBC Scotland)Scottish soap River City has been axed by the BBC after 23 years.The show, which follows the locals of fictional Glaswegian district of Shieldinch, will come to an end in Autumn 2026.On social media, a statement said: ‘After over 20 years telling the stories of the characters in Shieldinch, we’re sorry to bring you the sad news that River City will come to an end in Sept 2026.
  ‘We’re thankful to o
  
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• Van crashes into people on The Strand in central London as medics rush to the scene

  18-03-2025 14:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A van has crashed into people on The Strand in London as medics rush to the scene.
  
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• Labour's benefits crackdown: Liz Kendall announces it will be harder to qualify for disability benefits in attempt to cut £5bn from 'failing' system

  18-03-2025 14:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall is laying out moves to save around £5billion amid fears spiralling costs are 'unsustainable'.
  
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• King's College London crash: Van 'ploughs into pedestrians' as armed police pour into street

  18-03-2025 14:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The vehicle was seen to have crashed into pedestrians - we'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.
  
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• Hollywood star vomits on court of NBA game before he’s taken away in wheelchair

  18-03-2025 14:06 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 PageUS stand up comedian Tracy Morgan sparked concern among fans after he was taken ill at an NBA game on Monday and the whole incident was caught on camera.The Saturday Night Live star, 56, suffered the health scare while watching the New York Knicks take on Miami Heat at Madison Square Garden.
  While it’s unclear what illness struck Morgan – a long-
  
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• Chilling moment wannabe school shooter prepares to slaughter his whole family: Teenager practices firing gun before murdering his mother and siblings - then setting off in bid to shoot dead 30 children

  18-03-2025 14:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nicholas Prosper, from Luton, Bedfordshire, slaughtered his mother Juliana Falcon, 48, and his siblings Giselle Prosper, 13, and Kyle Prosper, 16, in September of last year.
  
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• Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition review – the Switch’s final must-have

  18-03-2025 14:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition – better late than never (Nintendo)The last big name Wii U game is finally ported to the Nintendo Switch, in a new version that makes a number of important improvements.One of the myriad ways that Nintendo is different to Sony and Microsoft is in its approach to buying other companies. It hardly ever does it and the few times it does, it’s usually small studios you’ve never heard of. But it usually works out well, with Retro Studios a
  
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• No10 slaps down David Lammy's claim Israel has broken international law in Gaza

  18-03-2025 14:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Foreign Secretary David Lammy told MPs on Monday that Israel had committed a 'breach of international law' by blocking aid into Gaza - but No10 distanced itself from the remark
  
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• Van ‘crashes into crowd of people’ at Kings College, central London

  18-03-2025 14:01 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 PageTwo people have reportedly been injured after a van crashed into a crowd in central London.Pedestrians were injured after a van hit a crowd outside the Bush House on The Strand.
  The emergency services were alerted after reports of a collision.The incident is not terror-related, the police told Metro.Ambulance crews and armed officers are on the sceneFootage
  
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• Celebrity Apprentice ‘bags two of Hollywood’s biggest stars’ for new series

  18-03-2025 14:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Celebrity Apprentice will reportedly feature appearances from three huge stars (Picture: BBC/Naked/Ray Burmiston/Rufina Breskin)The starriest show on TV this year is not poised to be a Netflix drama, butthe BBC’s very own Celebrity Apprentice.That’s right, the star power on Lord Alan Sugar’s reality TV show is said to be ‘off the scale’ after reportedly bagging two of Hollywood’s biggest stars and one of the UK’s most successful popstars.If reports are
  
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• Prince Harry's ugly cocaine admission and why it explains so much about Meghan's latest move: AMANDA PLATELL

  18-03-2025 14:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Meghan, the Ferrari of fabulousness, is motoring on with a new podcast. But she seems to have distanced herself from her husband. Could this be because of Harry's drug-taking past?
  
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• 'My throat closed after eating a McFlurry because of Covid'

  18-03-2025 13:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Hanna Newnham, 27, developed a rare allergy after recovering from Covid-19
  
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• Sam Thompson's heartache over Zara McDermott's speedy new romance with Louis Tomlinson after his five year relationship struggled to recover from Love Island beauty's cheating shame

  18-03-2025 13:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Zara McDermott has well and truly moved on from her five-year romance with Sam Thompson, enjoying a romantic date with One Direction star Louis Tomlinson this week.
  
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• DWP benefit cuts unveiled - with major changes to PIP

  18-03-2025 13:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  We'll be bringing you the latest updates on this Breaking Politics News story. Please check back regularly for updates on this developing story HERE.
  
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• UFC star who praised Adolf Hitler says ‘demons’ are trying to make him cheat on his wife

  18-03-2025 13:54 via metro.co.uk
  
  Bryce Mitchell fights Jean Silva at next month’s UFC 314 (Picture: Getty)UFC star Bryce Mitchell says ‘demonic dreams’ have been trying to make him cheat on his wife ahead of his fight with Jean Silva.The 30-year-old featherweight contender returns to the Octagon on April 12 to face off against Silva on a stacked UFC 314 fight card, also featuring Paddy Pimblett’s match with Michael Chandler.The eagerly anticipated Miami event comes after Mitchell was widely condemned ov
  
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• Man saw wife being killed with hammer by son in chilling Ring doorbell footage

  18-03-2025 13:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Frederico Canuzo attacked his mother Chintzia McIntyre, 48, dozens of times with a claw hammer and the attack was recorded and sent to his stepfather's mobile phone
  
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• Massage therapist guilty of sexually assaulting 10 women he was treating

  18-03-2025 13:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A massage therapist who sexually assaulted women while carrying out treatments on them is facing jail.
  
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• Schoolgirl, 16, died after A&E doctors failed to spot she was having her first ever asthma attack and sent her home, inquest told

  18-03-2025 13:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Billie Wicks, 16, tragically died after doctors at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead, north London, failed to spot she was having her first ever asthma attack, in September 2024.
  
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• Labour's benefits battle: Ministers face fury of their own MPs as they unveil bid to trim £5bn from 'unsustainable' spiralling bill - with crackdown on disability and incapacity handouts

  18-03-2025 13:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall is laying out moves to save around £5billion amid fears spiralling costs are 'unsustainable'.
  
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• Chilling moment wannabe school shooter Nicholas Prosper menacingly brandishes piece of wood as a gun before murdering three members of his family

  18-03-2025 13:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nicholas Prosper, from Luton, Bedfordshire, slaughtered his mother Juliana Falcon, 48, and his siblings Giselle Prosper, 13, and Kyle Prosper, 16, in September of last year.
  
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• 'World's most expensive dog' that is 'half canine half wolf' is snapped up for £4.4million by celebrity breeder in India

  18-03-2025 13:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Celebrity Indian dog breeder S Sathis, 51, splurged on the pooch called Cadabomb Okami, which is a cross between a wolf and a Caucasian Shepherd.
  
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• Shocking legal trick Dominican authorities may use in missing Sudiksha Konanki case to prevent Joshua Riibe from returning to US

  18-03-2025 13:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A pivotal hearing, scheduled for 2pm today, will be moot if the former high school wrestler from Rock Rapids, Iowa has been charged with an offence by the time it begins.
  
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• JFK assassination files' 15 huge 'bombshells', including secret Jackie letter and missing 'conspiracy' footage

  18-03-2025 13:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The JFK assassination files could include 15 bombshells like a secret letter written by Jackie and missing 'conspiracy' footage, according to an expert.
  
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• David Lammy vows to 'upgrade' relations with EU at meeting with bloc's foreign affairs chief today - as Labour MPs live it up on 'partnership' bash in Brussels

  18-03-2025 13:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Foreign Secretary, together with Defence Secretary John Healey, is due to hold talks with Kaja Kallas in London on Tuesday.
  
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• Nicholas Prosper shot dead mum and siblings after planning sick primary school massacre

  18-03-2025 13:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nicholas Prosper was hoping to become an infamous mastermind by planning a massacre school shooting, a court has heard. He was planning the evil crime before he murdered his family
  
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• Dangerous 'urine and faeces attacker' found dead as horrified neighbours learn his true identity

  18-03-2025 13:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sahnoun Daifallah, 58, was found dead in the bathroom of his home in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, as his neighbours shared their shock at his revolting criminal past
  
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• Hotel staff find live alligator left behind in room after owner 'loses him'

  18-03-2025 13:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Wally, a three-feet alligator, was found making himself comfortable under a bed at a hotel room in Michigan by shocked staff after he had been left behind by a guest
  
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• Death Row killer to be executed today by method deemed to cruel for cats and dogs

  18-03-2025 13:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jessie Hoffman was sentenced to death in 1996 at the age of 18 for the rape and murder of advertising executive Mollie Elliott. He has been on death row ever since
  
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• Netflix’s Adolescence reveals the dark emojis every parent should know

  18-03-2025 13:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Netflix series sheds light on hidden online dangers (Picture: Netflix/Getty)Netflix’s latest crime drama Adolescence is an eye-opener for parents, exposing the how teenagers use emojis online as coded messages.The four-part series follows 13-year-old Jamie Miller (played by Owen Cooper), who is arrested for the murder of his female classmate, Katie,  after being radicalised by incel and misogynistic culture online. One particularly unsettling scene highlights just how unawar
  
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