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• King Charles turns 76 – but who is the oldest member of the Royal Family?

  14-11-2024 12:06 via metro.co.uk
  
  Many members of the Royal Family have been in the public eye at Remembrance events over the past few days, but you might not know who the oldest royal is (Picture: @theroyalfamily)Today, King Charles III celebrates his birthday. Born on 14 November 1948, His Majesty turns 76 years old.Many of us would jump at the chance for a second birthday celebration, after he celebrated his official birthday with Trooping the Colour – a summer parade – in June.Similarly, his mother Queen Elizabet
  
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• ITV reveals major Big Brother announcement 25 years after first ever series

  14-11-2024 21:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Big Brother is back again! (Picture: ITV)Big Brother fans have reason to celebrate, as there is no sign of the original social experiment ending anytime soon.The ITV reality show will return for its third series on the broadcaster, which is extra special as it marks 25 years since it began in the UK.On top of the ‘civilian series’, there will be a second helping in the form of the all-star version, Celebrity Big Brother.This spring, viewers will watch a new batch of famous faces take
  
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• Trump makes decision on JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon being in his Cabinet

  14-11-2024 20:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday announced whether JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon would be part of his administration.
  
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• Texas man plotting '9/11-style' terror attack on US soil for ISIS is arrested in Houston

  14-11-2024 20:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The FBI arrested a Texas man on suspicion of supporting ISIS and planning a terrorist attack on US soil. 
  
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• The countries offering citizenship 'by ancestry' to Americans who want to leave after election

  14-11-2024 20:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Many countries offer dual citizenship to people who can prove they have relevant ancestry through their parents or grandparents, providing an option to Americans who wish to leave the US.
  
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• Oprah finally explains the controversial $1 million Kamala Harris fee

  14-11-2024 20:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Billionaire entertainment mogul Oprah Winfrey finally detailed the controversial $1 million fee paid to her production company for a town hall event supporting Kamala Harris.
  
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• EastEnders confirms new information about Ruby – and it will change everything

  14-11-2024 20:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ruby will return soon (Picture: BBC)Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) and Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) made quite the discovery about Ruby Allen (Louisa Lytton) in EastEnders tonight, days before her return.A few months ago, Sharon was sent to prison for contempt of court. There, Sharon came across old enemy Chrissie Watts (Tracy-Ann Oberman), who revealed she had previously shared a cell with Ruby.To facilitate Louisa Lytton’s maternity leave in 2021, Ruby was locked up as a result of Je
  
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• Armed officers guard Paris stadium for 'high risk' Israeli football match after days of violence amid 'Jew hunt'

  14-11-2024 20:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAS-style special forces and up to 6500 other security agents will be on duty at the Stade de France on Thursday evening.
  
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• Whoopi Goldberg mocked for claiming she's struggling financially in latest anti-Trump rant

  14-11-2024 20:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The View host, 69, was mocked following this week's edition of the show as she described herself as a 'working class American' who was struggling, despite a $45 million net worth.
  
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• Shocking reason Wisconsin father threw his baby against a wall

  14-11-2024 20:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jalin White, 20, admitted to the act last week, in the wake of his child abuse arrest.
  
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• Girl, 17, hit and killed on the M5 after being struck by vehicle after escaping police car is named

  14-11-2024 20:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tamzin Hall, from Wellington, was hit on the motorway between Bridgwater and Taunton in Somerset on Monday night.
  
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• Boy, 14, who dreamt of playing in Major League Baseball suffers tragic consequences after steroid injection

  14-11-2024 20:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A 14-year-old boy with dreams of becoming a Major League Baseball player died in the Dominican Republic after his trainer allegedly injected him with steroids.
  
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• Republicans demand to read scathing ethics report into Matt Gaetz sex allegations

  14-11-2024 20:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Republican senators are eager to get their hands on a secretive ethics report into Donald Trump's attorney general nominee Matt Gaetz's alleged drug use and sexual misconduct. 
  
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• Police find 20 human skulls inside home in grisly discovery as cold case takes major new twist

  14-11-2024 20:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Cecil Villanueva was carrying two bags and "made alarming statements" as he "discarded objects from the vehicle, some of which appeared to be human bones," the sheriff's office said
  
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• Nurse is struck off after planning to falsely accuse male colleague of sexually assaulting her as 'revenge' for reporting her abuse of care home residents

  14-11-2024 20:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ruxandra Sarbut confided in another member of staff that she would claim the whistleblower had lifted her up and groped her backside.
  
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• Teenage girl killed in horror crash on the M5 after leaving police car is named

  14-11-2024 20:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  The victim has been named as 17-year-old Tamzin Hall (Picture: Emily Manley)A 17-year-old girl who was killed after exiting a police car in the middle of the M5 has been named.Tamzin Hall, from Wellington, died after being hit by a vehicle travelling southbound between junction 24 for Bridgwater and junction 25 for Taunton shortly after 11pm on Monday 11 November.She exited the police vehicle after it pulled over on the northbound side of the motorway while transporting her.A mandatory referral
  
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• Premier League warned it must drug test referees after David Coote scandal

  14-11-2024 20:24 via metro.co.uk
  
  Coote has been suspended pending a full investigation (Picture: AP)The PGMOL [Professional Game Match Official Ltd] has been urged to introduce drug testing for referees after footage emerged appearing to show David Coote snorting a white powder.On Wednesday, an eight-second video clip was released of a man alleged to be Premier League referee Coote snorting a white powder from inside a hotel room. The Sun claim the footage was recorded the day after the 42-year-old was on duty during the Euro 2
  
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• Burglars steal £500,000 worth of luxury goods from London store in four minutes

  14-11-2024 20:21 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextThis is the moment £500,000 worth of designer goods were stolen from a West London store by three men.The video shows them dressed in black smashing through the front window and stealing the luxury items inside the Sellier store in Belgravia.Two of the men can be seen breaking into the store and taking as much as they could.This included clothes and other luxury items that w
  
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• Teenage girl killed on M5 motorway while exiting police car named as cops issue fresh update

  14-11-2024 20:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tamzin Hall, 17, died at about 11pm on Monday after being hit by a car on the M5 between junctions 24 Bridgwater and 25 near Taunton in Somerset
  
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• Zayn Malik abruptly reschedules Edinburgh shows ‘due to unforeseen circumstances’

  14-11-2024 20:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  Singer Zayn Malik has postponed dates for his two Edinburgh gigs (Picture: Gotham/GC Images)Zayn Malik has rescheduled two of his Edinburgh shows ‘due to unforeseen circumstances’ less than a week before they would have taken place.The former One Direction member, 31, previously postponed his US leg of his Stairway To The Sky tour over the ‘heartbreaking loss’ of band member Liam Payne in Argentina last month.On Thursday, Malik shared an Instagram story saying: ‘Due
  
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• Overwatch Classic is an unexpected reminder of how good Overwatch 2 is

  14-11-2024 20:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Overwatch: Classic – you can never go back (Blizzard Entertainment)As Blizzard turns back time, to the launch of the original Overwatch, the new retro mode only goes to show how good we have it with Overwatch 2.While it’s easy to convince yourself that live service games are a recent trend, the truth is the most popular games have been around for a long time. Fortnite’s Battle Royale mode has been rocking for over seven years, Overwatch is eight years old, and even the comparat
  
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• Airport meltdown left thousands stranded after engineer's password horror while working from home

  14-11-2024 20:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Civil Aviation Authority report said the engineer was working from home and that it took them nearly two hours to get on-site to resolve the problem that left thousands of holidaygoers stranded
  
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• 10 best Time Out London deals – from housecleaning to Japanese inspired afternoon tea

  14-11-2024 20:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Take advantage of this offer and start enjoying the capital! (Credits: Getty Images)Looking for 10 things to do in London? Luckily, there’s lots to do in this city for cheap! At least… There is now.Metro has teamed up with Time Out to bring you the best deals across the capital.Every Friday, 10 new deals will drop, available in the Metro newspaper, on Metro.co.uk, and on our socials. You’ll also find them in our weekly London newsletter, The Slice, in your
  
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• Terror attack rocks Brazil ahead of G20 summit

  14-11-2024 19:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shocking footage captured the moment a 59-year-old man armed to the teeth with explosive blew himself up at the Supreme Court in Brazil on Wednesday ahead of the G20 summit.
  
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• Glastonbury coach packages sell out in just 32 minutes after fans complained they were stuck in online queues in scramble for tickets to next year's festival

  14-11-2024 19:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of thousands of festival lovers have entered a ticket bloodbath in the hopes of making it to Glastonbury 2025.
  
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• Europe's strongest man Luke Stoltman 'splits from wife' after she accuses him of cheating on her with fellow powerlifter while their nine-month-old son was being treated in hospital

  14-11-2024 19:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Luke Stoltman, 39, of Invergordon, Ross-shire, is currently Europe's Strongest Man and has won the national title five times.
  
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• Criminals' phone calls and car journeys could be tracked as extra punishment

  14-11-2024 19:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Prisons minister James Timpson is expected to visit Spain to look at their use of tagging as Labour considers new options to punish offenders in the community to ease jail overcrowding
  
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• Bluesky crashes as millions flee Twitter to liberal social media site in protest of Elon Musk in Trump cabinet

  14-11-2024 19:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liberal-leaning social media site Bluesky has crashed as two million new users joined after Twitter owner Elon Musk was named to Donald Trump's cabinet.
  
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• Knives out for Kamala Harris as defeated campaign begs for money: Insiders tear into 'appalling' cash plea after failure of celeb endorsements

  14-11-2024 19:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The knives are out for Kamala Harris as donors and campaign staff question how she could raise $1 billion, blow the election and wind-up millions of dollars in debt in the aftermath.
  
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• Trump news live: Matt Gaetz's wife Ginger's cryptic photo hints at his Attorney General plans

  14-11-2024 19:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  U.S. POLITICS LIVE BLOG: Follow all the developments as Trump continues to send shockwaves through the GOP with his cabinet nominations.
  
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