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• Kentucky sheriff accused of fatally shooting judge Kevin Mullins in his chambers at Letcher County courthouse

  20-09-2024 00:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  District Court Judge Kevin Mullins was fatally shot inside his chambers at the Lechter County Courthouse at around 3pm on Thursday, and a local sheriff has now been arrested for his murder.
  
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• The reason Arsenal transfer target Dusan Vlahovic missed Juventus game against Atalanta

  15-01-2025 08:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  Dusan Vlahovic could be an option for Arsenal in the January transfer window (Picture: Getty)Juventus manager Thiago Motta refused to be drawn on the future of Dusan Vlahovic after the Arsenal transfer target missed last night’s game against Atalanta.The Italian giants are on the verge of agreeing a deal for Paris Saint-Germain misfit Randal Kolo Muani in an attempt to add more firepower to their forward line.
  In order to free up a space in their squad, Juventus are said to be willing to
  
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• Urgent warning over dog toy that can cause ‘werewolf syndrome’

  15-01-2025 08:34 via metro.co.uk
  
  The FSA said the chews can elicit alarming symptoms including panic attacks, aggression, spasms, epileptic fits and in some cases death (Picture: Food Standards Agency)Dog owners have been warned against feeding their pets a certain brand of chew bones that can cause sudden behavioural changes known as ‘werewolf syndrome’.The Food Standards Agency (FSA) said the China-made chews can elicit alarming symptoms including panic attacks, aggression, spasms, epileptic fits and in some case
  
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• I travelled Uzbekistan before it was ‘cool’ — go before everyone else does

  15-01-2025 08:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Metro’s Alice Murphy spent seven days in Uzbekistan and discovered a fascinating country with something for every travellerUzbekistan is having a moment. Featured in prestigious lists including the New York Times’ Places to Travel in 2025, and CN Traveller’s Best Places to go in Asia, Metro‘s Alice Murphy was ahead of the curve when she explored the Silk Road country in April 2024.With growing interest in destinations such as historic Bukhara and otherworldly Khiva,
  
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• Inflation rate drops from 2.6 per cent to 2.5 - but experts say prices will rise faster later in the year

  15-01-2025 08:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) annual inflation fell to 2.5 per cent in December from 2.6 per cent in November, the Office for National Statistics said today.
  
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• Carl Woods makes brutal statement about failed IVF attempt with Katie Price

  15-01-2025 08:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  Katie Price’s ex Carl Woods has said he is relieved their IVF treatment failed (Picture: David Fisher/ Rex/ Shutterstock for NTA)Carl Woods has said his failed IVF treatments with Katie Price ended up being a ‘blessing in disguise’.The 46-year-old former glamour model dated the Love Island star, 35, for about three and a half years before breaking up in 2023.During their relationship, the pair underwent IVF treatment to try and have a child together, her sixth, but ultimately
  
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• Trump lawyer Alina Habba sparks controversy after fawning over right-wing influencer as Ben Shapiro urges MAGA to dump the 'evil con artist'

  15-01-2025 08:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alina Habba's fawning interview with a prominent right wing influencer has Ben Shaprio begging Donald Trump's MAGA movement to dump the man.
  
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• Coronation Street’s future confirmed with ‘truth’ of ‘soap crisis’ revealed

  15-01-2025 08:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  Coronation Street has been at the centre of a lot of media reports (Picture: Metro/ITV)It’s a soap that’s been at the centre of a lot of negative discourse from the start of the year, the news cycle around it dominated by announcements of cast departures.
  And, although it’s not the first time a mainstream soap – including the ITV show itself – has been hit by a wave of exits in a short amount of time, it has been claimed that the soap is in crisis.
  There’s no
  
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• Biden's 'sneaky' and 'dirty' plot to slow down Trump on Day One... despite promising a 'smooth' transition

  15-01-2025 08:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  President Joe Biden enacted a series of roadblocks to Donald Trump's agenda to slow down the president-elect in his first days in the White House, despite his public promise to cooperate.
  
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• Kamala Harris mocked for word salad message to LA fire victims in waning days of administration

  15-01-2025 08:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kamala Harris has delivered one of her infamous 'word salad' messages to victims of the Los Angeles fires in the final days of her administration.
  
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• Who is Meghan Markle's pal Abigail Spencer in her new Netflix show?

  15-01-2025 08:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A host of Meghan Markle's nearest and dearest feature on her new Netflix show, but who is her pal Abigail Spencer?
  
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• Emmerdale star confirms key family to be ‘blown apart’ following death

  15-01-2025 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  It’s the end of the road for Anthony (Picture: ITV / Aisling Legros)An Emmerdale family is set to be ‘blown apart’ in upcoming scenes after a brutal murder.Next week, Anthony Fox (Nicholas Day) is set to be found dead, having been killed by a mystery assailant.With the abuser having racked up a number of enemies, the hunt is on to find the killer.In emotional scenes over the past few weeks, Ruby Fox-Miligan (Beth Cordingly) has struggled to cope with her father’s overbea
  
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• Emmerdale revisits Aaron’s sexual abuse at the hands of his dad Gordon in emotive scenes

  15-01-2025 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Aaron’s past resurfaces (Picture: ITV)Aaron Dingle (Danny Miller) will be reminded of his past in upcoming episodes of Emmerdale as he makes a discovery about Ruby Fox-Miligan’s (Beth Cordingly) father Anthony (Nicholas Day).It was revealed towards the end of last year that Anthony sexually abused Ruby when she was a child, and she hasn’t told a soul.In recent instalments of the ITV soap, Ruby conducted a DNA test to find out for certain if Caleb (William Ash) is Steph’s
  
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• EastEnders’ Priya has earned iconic status as a lioness matriarch – now give her a storyline of her own   

  15-01-2025 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lioness Priya has made quite the impression (Picture: BBC)It’s been just over a year since Priya Nandra-Hart’s (Sophie Khan Levy) arrival turned Ravi Gulati’s (Aaron Thiara) world upside down in EastEnders.  On first impression, spiky Priya gave the mouthiest Walford women a run for their money and offended the locals with her seemingly care-free attitude.  Yet, it didn’t take long for us to see there was much more to her than a penchant for causing t
  
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• Coronation Street kids in danger from killer as Leanne takes shocking action

  15-01-2025 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Abi spirals, David fears and Leanne takes drastic action next week (Picture: Metro/ITV)
  Things are getting out of control in next week’s Coronation Street, with Abi Webster’s (Sally Carman) ordeal leading to erratic action, while a srunk Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson) gets out of hand.
  Still haunted by the death of Mason, which has triggered memories of Seb, Abi creates cause for concern for her loved ones.Then things only get worse.
  Elsewhere, Leanne’s vendetta against Toyah
  
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• Husband of woman 'poisoned by Christmas cake' noticed something 'bad' when he had slice

  15-01-2025 07:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Maida Bernice Flores da Silva, 58, Neuza Denize Silva Dos Anjos, 65 and Neuza’s daughter Tatiana Silvia Dos Santos, 43, died after eating the cake, laced with arsenic, before Christmas
  
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• Captain Tom’s family slash price of £2,250,000 mansion and take him off listing

  15-01-2025 07:48 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Grade II-listed Old Rectory is described in its original sale listing as a ‘magnificent seven-bedroom property’ (Picture: PA/Getty)Captain Sir Tom Moore’s family have cut £250,000 off the asking price for their country mansion and removed any mention of his name from the listing in a renewed bid to sell the property.The Grade II-listed Old Rectory, described in its original sale listing as a ‘magnificent seven-bedroom property’, has been on the market sin
  
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• Disturbing new evidence of 'trophies' uncovered in case of accused serial rapists Alexander brothers

  15-01-2025 07:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alarming evidence has been discovered in the case of the Alexander brothers, who are accused of drugging and raping dozens of women over nearly two decades.
  
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• Chris Wakelin’s Masters debut arrives amid stress of daughter’s premature birth

  15-01-2025 07:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  Chris Wakelin will make his Masters debut in difficult circumstances (Picture: Getty Images)Chris Wakelin will be focussed on his Masters debut on Wednesday but his attention has been elsewhere in the build-up after his first daughter arrived eight weeks early.The 32-year-old was due to become a father in the second half of February, but his partner gave birth on 20 December, which has clearly led to a difficult and emotional time for the family.The new arrival is still in hospital but doing we
  
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• The enduring controversy over the Lockerbie bombing

  15-01-2025 07:41 via bbc.com
  
  A new Sky series on the 1988 disaster has again put the spotlight on the case, which has divided opinion for decades.
  
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• Parents should be entitled to miscarriage bereavement leave, say MPs

  15-01-2025 07:39 via bbc.com
  
  Paid leave should be extended to parents who lose a pregnancy before 24 weeks, a report by MPs says.
  
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• Specific condition could qualify patients for over £200,000 from DWP

  15-01-2025 07:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Certain patients may be able to get between £17,000 to over £200,000 depending on when they were diagnosed
  
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• Packing a suitcase inside a suitcase — the bizarre way to dodge baggage fees

  15-01-2025 07:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  People will do almost anything to avoid extra baggage charges (Picture: Getty)We’ve all been there — sitting on top of a suitcase at the end of a holiday, trying to squeeze the zip shut on all the new purchases.Buying souvenirs is part of the travel experience, but airline baggage policies make it difficult to indulge in retail therapy without paying the price for an overweight suitcase.It means travellers are resorting to extreme hacks to avoid baggage fees, but you don’t hav
  
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• I can’t understand why people use this one word when discussing cancer

  15-01-2025 07:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Annie finds herself wondering why cancer causes these often extreme reactions (Picture: Vicki Head)I don’t know if it’s a cultural thing, but as life limiting illnesses go, cancer seems to be unique. It engenders fear into many, some people not even able to call it by name, preferring euphemisms like ‘the big C’. It inspires anger, and even aggression, and is seen as the enemy.  I was diagnosed with breast cancer in June this year and in July I was to
  
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• Commuters face severe delays on part of the London Overground

  15-01-2025 07:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Commuters are facing delays on one of the main Overground lines this morning due to a faulty train in north London.The Mildmay Line runs between Richmond and Clapham Junction and goes to Stratford.Trains are at a halt right now between Richmond and Clapham Junction and Gospel Oak while crews repair the train.
  All other routes on the Overground have good service.The Elizabeth Line is also facing minor delays between Hayes & Harlington and Heathrow terminals due to a signal failure.The line is
  
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• Screamers & headers on the floor - FA Cup third-round goals

  15-01-2025 07:22 via bbc.com
  
  Watch the best goals from the third round of the FA Cup, including strikes from Trent Alexander Arnold, Bruno Fernandes and Joao Felix.
  
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• LA fire department failed to deploy 1,000 fighters and dozens of engines in advance of devastating blaze

  15-01-2025 07:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A damning new report claims the Los Angeles Fire Department refused to deploy 1,000 firefighters and dozens of water-carrying engines ahead of the devastating Palisades blaze.
  
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• Tourism tax 'could stop schools visiting Wales'

  15-01-2025 07:10 via bbc.com
  
  A few extra pounds in taxes could stop some children being able to enjoy trips in Wales, Scouts warn.
  
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• The Papers: Kate's 'relief to be in remission' and 'Siddiq quits'

  15-01-2025 07:10 via bbc.com
  
  Wednesday's papers focus on the Princess of Wales entering cancer remission and Tulip Siddiq's resignation.
  
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• Twenty evacuated after unit block roof suddenly collapses in Cabramatta

  15-01-2025 07:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Almost two dozen residents have been evacuated after the roof suddenly caved in at an apartment block in Sydney's south-west.
  
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