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• Kevin Bacon reveals why he’s banned the iconic Footloose song from being played

  14-03-2025 15:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  Kevin Bacon doesn’t want to hear Footloose anymore! (Picture: CBS via Getty)Kevin Bacon has revealed he’s banned Footloose from being played in his presence after being asked to dance ‘like a monkey’ too many times.The American actor, 66, starred in the 1984 film Footloose that saw him play Ren McCormack – a Chicago teenager who tries to overturn a ban on dancing in a small Utah town.Footloose was a major success, becoming the seventh highest grossing film of 1984
  
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• Inside ITV star Siobhan Finneran’s private life and romance with fellow TV detective

  16-03-2025 17:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Siobhan Finneran has a low-key life away from the cameras (Picture: REX/Shutterstock)Siobhan Finneran, lead of ITV’s new thriller Protection, appears to have struck up a sweet romance with another popular TV detective.The British actor, 59, has been involved in several staple shows, from BBC’s hit crime drama Happy Valley opposite Sarah Lancashire to Downton Abbey’s grouchy Miss O’Brien.
  If you are an avid TV watcher, you will have come across something the Bafta-winning
  
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• Pete Wicks seen out with blonde bombshell reality star after Maura Higgins split

  16-03-2025 16:42 via metro.co.uk
  
  Pete Wicks and Becca Edwards were seen out in London together (Picture: Backgrid)Pete Wicks has been seen out and about with reality star Becca Edwards following his recent split from Maura Higgins.The Strictly finalist, 36, was all smiles with the 31-year-old, who took part in the MTV show Ex on the Beach in 2017 and is now a social media influencer.
  The pair were seen, both dressed in all black, entering the trendy restaurant Mazonico in London.
  While its unknown if Pete and Becca w
  
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• Walkers drives crisps fans wild with return of ‘greatest ever’ discontinued flavour

  16-03-2025 16:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  Walkers is bringing back another axed crisp flavour (Picutre: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)It’s a good week to be a Walkers crisps fan, as the snack giants just brought back a discontinued favourite – Worcester Sauce flavour.The crisps, which were axed in 2023 and feature the iconic taste of Lea & Perrins, have finally returned to shops nationwide after Walkers admitted they’d made a mistake only bringing them back in one shop in the West Midlands.But that’s not all&
  
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• Man’s face severely burnt after he was set on fire in Times Square

  16-03-2025 16:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  The arsonist is still on the run after setting a man on fire this morning (Picture: Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images)A man has burns across his face and arms after an arsonist set him on fire in New York City’s Times Square in the early hours of Sunday.The 45-year-old victim was pictured shirtless, arms cross and staring in shock as he was wheeled into the back of an ambulance.It is unclear at this point whether the 3.55am attack was targeted or random.The suspect – still on the
  
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• Celtic fans left raging by what Rangers star did during Old Firm derby celebrations

  16-03-2025 16:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  Rangers scored a late winner to beat Celtic (Picture: Sky Sports)Celtic fans were left raging by how Vaclav Cerny celebrated Rangers’ late winner in the Old Firm derby.It appeared as though Celtic had salvaged a draw after coming from 2-0 down to level the Scottish Premiership match at 2-2.Rangers raced into a two-goal lead thanks to first-half goals from Nicolas Raskin and Mohamed Diomande.Daizen Maeda gave the Celtic Park faithful hope shortly after the half-time break before Reo Hatate
  
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• 'My traumatic birth made me so guilty - I was convinced I was a terrible mum'

  16-03-2025 16:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of thousands of women have traumatic births each year in the UK - and many struggle to bond with their babies as a result. Child psychotherapist Marie Derome says it's time for action
  
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• 'My mum's dying wish saved us £3,500 on her funeral - and it was still magical'

  16-03-2025 16:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It’s not just the cost of living that is rising, the cost of dying isn’t getting any cheaper either. One woman has shared how she cut costs and still had a great send off for her mum
  
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• 'I developed Tourette's syndrome after being bitten by a mosquito in Thailand'

  16-03-2025 16:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ross Constable, from Manchester, returned from Thailand and suffered from skin sheeding, distorted memory and developed Tourette's after he was bitten by an insect
  
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• Popular coffee creamer is recalled in 30 states after multiple drinkers 'felt sick'

  16-03-2025 16:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The FDA issued an urgent warning after more than 75,000 bottles of a popular coffee creamer were recalled in 30 states after they were linked to spoilage.
  
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• Dog trainer shares 'one thing' owners need to do when pet pulls on lead

  16-03-2025 16:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A dog trainer has taken to social media to share the 'only tip you need' to stop your pet from pulling on the lead - and thankful owners say it's a 'game changer'
  
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• Nigel Farage 'held secret talks with Dominic Cummings about how Reform UK can replace the Tories' - as poll shows voters in more than half of seats back him as a better PM than Keir Starmer

  16-03-2025 16:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The two men put aside their past differences to discuss how Mr Farage's party can replace the Conservatives on the right of British politics, sources said.
  
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• Ofsted inspector wins five-year legal battle after 'wiping water from pupil's forehead' at school

  16-03-2025 16:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Andrew Hewston, an Ofsted inspector, reportedly made a child uncomfortable by wiping his hand on the head and back of a pupil in October 2019 - but an Appeals judge says it was not a sackable offence
  
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• Will the Carabao Cup final go to extra-time or straight to penalties and is VAR in use?

  16-03-2025 16:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  The trophy will be decided at Wembley today (Picture: Getty)Liverpool and Newcastle United collide in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley this afternoon.Arne Slot’s side are back after winning the competition last season after beating Chelsea in the capital.While the Premier League title appears to be in their grasp, Liverpool’s Champions League hopes came to an end against Paris Saint-Germain midweek.
  But there is still hope for a domestic double in Slot’s first season on Mersey
  
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• Weather map reveals where temperatures will hit 19C next week - with spring sunshine set to cover the UK for four days after shivering 8C weekend chills

  16-03-2025 15:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Forecasters have predicted that an upturn in temperatures this week could see the previous hottest day of the year eclipsed
  
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• Starbucks drive-thru horror as scalding coffee falls on driver and causes 'disfigured' genitals

  16-03-2025 15:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Delivery driver Michael Garcia was awarded an estimated £38.6million after a scalding hot coffee fell in his lap during a horror incident at a Starbucks drive-thru
  
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• Murdered InfoWars reporter Jamie White refused to move out of unsafe Austin neighborhood, friends reveal

  16-03-2025 15:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  InfoWars reporter Jamie White, 36, had been living in an unsafe neighborhood in south Austin, but refused to relocate despite warnings and safety concerns, friends tell DailyMail.com.
  
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• Key evidence against 'orgasmic meditation' cult leaders was fake, prosecution admits as case teeters on the brink of collapse

  16-03-2025 15:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A federal indictment against two former leaders of an 'orgasmic meditation cult' could be thrown out after the prosecution were forced to admit key evidence could have been fabricated for Netflix.
  
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• Council dumps millions of maggots to tackle huge rubbish piles as landfill 'almost full'

  16-03-2025 15:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  An Australian startup is helping the City of Sydney to divert food waste from landfill by chucking in up to 15million maggots to consume the huge rubbish scraps
  
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• 'We could go under': Locals blast plans for 'industrial' seaweed farm the size of 180 football pitches off 'iconic' Cornwall coast loved by Love Actually star

  16-03-2025 15:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: A proposal to build two 50 hectare sites - equivalent to 180 football pitches - near Port Isaac on the North Cornish coast were met with anger by locals when first introduced last year.
  
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• Locals in Clacton reveal whether they are STILL backing Nigel Farage... and what they think of Reform's VERY bitter civil war

  16-03-2025 15:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nigel Farage's very public spat with Rupert Lowe has been gleefully hailed by some as the beginning of the end for the Reform Party.
  
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• 'This is Whitby...not Las Vegas!': Furious locals in seaside town blast plans for 24-hour casino in town centre

  16-03-2025 15:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Those living in the North Yorkshire fishing town are in revolt over plans to convert its remaining bank into the round-the-clock gambling venue.
  
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• Wes Streeting warns of mental health 'overdiagnosis' as he defends DWP benefit shake-up

  16-03-2025 15:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Government is understood to have dropped plans to freeze the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) from upcoming reforms designed to reduce the size of the welfare bill
  
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• Shock poll shows just how low the Democrats have fallen with Trump in office

  16-03-2025 15:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Democratic Party's favorability has hit a brutal record low as Democrats are deeply divided over how the party should respond in President Donald Trump's second term.
  
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• North Macedonia nightclub fire in pictures - harrowing scenes after blaze kills 59

  16-03-2025 15:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Terrifying photographs have captured the devastating scenes that took place at Club Pulse in North Macedonia on Sunday, after 59 people were killed in a fire at a concert
  
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• Six Nations champions France can improve before bid for 2027 Rugby World Cup glory

  16-03-2025 15:40 via metro.co.uk
  
  Antoine Dupont and his France team-mates get their hands on the Six Nations trophy (Picture: Getty Images)So what did we learn from a dramatic final day of explosive Six Nations action, with one eye on the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia which is starting to shimmer on the horizon?Well France will be celebrating their first title in three years with maybe a degree of frustration that they didn’t complete the Grand Slam after losing 26-25 as England staged a late rally at Twickenham in F
  
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• My 15-year-old daughter was lured to a man's flat before she was brutally raped and killed by his friend... ten years on her groomer has been recalled to prison - he should never have been released in first place

  16-03-2025 15:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Luke Harlow was caged for his part in the horrific murder of schoolgirl Kayleigh Haywood in 2015.
  
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• I'm furious after snobby council jobsworths said my 0.9m garden fence was TOO HIGH... it's a complete joke

  16-03-2025 15:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: David Grange was stunned when Stockton Council ordered him to remove his modest 0.9m-high railing after just two neighbours complained about it.
  
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• British tourist missing after fire rips through diving boat off Thai island

  16-03-2025 15:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  Alexandra Clarke, inset right, is missing after a fire engulfed a dive boat in Thailand (Picture: AsiaPacificPress via ViralPress)A British tourist is missing after a fire broke out on a dive boat off the island of Koh Tao in Thailand.Alexandra Clarke, 26, a backpacker from Lambeth, in London was reportedly using the toilet when the blaze started in the engine of the wooden vessel this morning.
  According to officials, 16 tourists were onboard the boat, called Davy Jones Locker, as well as
  
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• Howay the London Toon! Newcastle United fans hit the beers and invade the capital ahead of Wembley's Carabao Cup final with Liverpool

  16-03-2025 15:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Toon Army was in full swing as thousands draped in Newcastle flags and scarves invaded the capital.
  
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