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• Labour council to dim street lights in bid to cut costs - after splurging £25m on climate initiatives to meet Net Zero ambitions

  18-12-2024 13:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Debt-riddled Lambeth Council in south London has unveiled the move as part of a plan to drive down energy bills in a bid to save £70million.
  
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• Geri Halliwell wears white again while supporting husband Christian Horner at honours ceremony – but why?

  18-12-2024 16:35 via metro.co.uk
  
  Geri Halliwell was on hand to support Christian Horner during his honours celebrations (Picture: Aaron Chown/PA Wire)Geri Halliwell was seen sporting her famous ‘uniform’ as she supported her husband, Christian Horner, at the honour’s ceremony.The Spice Girls star, 51, rarely opts for a vibrant outfit these days, instead opting for a more monotone wardrobe, adding an almost bridal touch to all looks.Today, the pop star stood proudly next to her Red Bull Racing chief partner as
  
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• ‘Cringe-worthy’ Netflix series soaring up most-watched list despite being slammed

  18-12-2024 16:32 via metro.co.uk
  
  A Netflix disaster series is the most watched show on the platform despite dividing viewers (Picture: Netflix)Despite some being left ‘yelling at their screens’, Netflix viewers are flocking to a new disaster series.La Palma follows a Norwegian family holidaying on the Spanish island who, along with many others, face disaster when a young researcher discovers alarming signs of an imminent volcanic eruption.Created by Martin Sundland (The Quake), it stars Thea Sofie Loch Næss,
  
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• Legendary CSI: Miami star seen in rare pictures 12 years after quitting Hollywood

  18-12-2024 16:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  David Caruso kept a low profile while running errands in LA (Pictures: TheImageDirect)An actor from CSI: Miami looked unrecognizable in LA, 12 years after leaving the iconic franchise.David Caruso played Lieutenant Horatio Caine in the police procedural drama – a spin-off of the main CSI franchise – for over a decade, before the series came to an end in 2012.Following the cancellation, the 68-year-old stepped away from the spotlight and retired from acting, turning his attention to
  
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• Why is Holyhead Port closed and when is it reopening?

  18-12-2024 16:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  Holyhead Port will remain closed for weeks after storm damage (Picture: AFP/Getty)Christmas travel plans have been thrown in the air after Holyhead Port announced it will remain closed over the holidays.
  Holyhead Port, the busiest passenger crossing between the UK and Ireland, will be shut for almost a month during peak travel season.
  The port in Anglesey, Wales, sees around 2 million passengers each year.
  The announcement has left thousands of passengers in limbo just days before the Christmas
  
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• ITV Emmerdale Joe Tate’s comeback confirmed as fans ‘work out’ link to Kim plot

  18-12-2024 16:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  Kim could be set to see a familiar face this festive season in Joe Tate (Picture: ITV)Emmerdale fans have wasted little time in trying to work out the identity of the mystery man who is hellbent on destroying Kim Tate (Claire King)- and they think they’ve cracked the case!Kim, as fans know, is being targeted by husband Will Taylor (Dean Andrews), who wants revenge for the way his wife treated him in the aftermath of their split.Will has pretended to forgive Kim and even suggested that the
  
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• Criminology student, 20, is found guilty of murdering personal trainer Amie Gray on Bournemouth beach

  18-12-2024 16:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nasen Saadi, 20, has been found guilty at Winchester Crown Court of the murder
  of 34-year-old Amie Gray on Bournemouth beach and the attempted murder of Leanne Miles.
  
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• Mississippi wife's deadly courthouse revenge moments after divorce from 'domestic abuser' ex-husband

  18-12-2024 16:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tanya Saucier (pictured), 49, was arrested for killing James Ray Saucier, 62, Tuesday after they wrapped up a divorce hearing at the Pearl River County Chancery Court.
  
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• ‘I created Netflix’s Black Doves – I had to fight for the finale’

  18-12-2024 16:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextPrevious PageNext Page*Warning: This contains spoilers for Black Doves‘Let’s go full John Lewis advert’ are not normally words uttered by the showrunner of a Netflix thriller – but that was Joe Barton’s vision for the ending of Black Doves.The six-parter stars Keira Knightley as spy Helen who is out for blood to avenge her lover MI5 agent Jas
  
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• California Cybertruck owner reveals 'real' meaning of 'anti-Semitic' LOLOCT7 license plate

  18-12-2024 16:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The DMV was forced to apologize after activists StopAntisemitism highlighted the 'vile' license plate on a Tesla vehicle parked up in Culver City.
  
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• Ally McCoist condemns 'unacceptable' crowd abuse aimed at darts star Fallon Sherrock's boyfriend who broke down in tears as he crashed out of World Championships

  18-12-2024 16:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fellow Scot Menzies, who is the partner of darts star and trailblazer Fallon Sherrock, lost to world No 130 Leonard Gates in a shock first round defeat at the World Championships.
  
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• Trail of Google Street View clues that snared a killer: A mystery figure with a wheelbarrow, a 'body' getting stuffed in a car boot... the astonishing train of events that could solve a village murder

  18-12-2024 16:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Police believe the victim discovered his wife was having an affair, and that they hatched a plan to kill him. Police cited Google images from Tajueco, Spain in their investigation
  
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• Student who ‘wanted to know what killing felt like’ guilty of murdering woman on beach

  18-12-2024 16:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Nasen Saadi, 20, has been found guilty at Winchester Crown Court of the murder of 34-year-old Amie Gray on Bournemouth beach and the attempted murder of Leanne Miles (Picture: PA)A criminology student who butchered a physical trainer on Bournemouth beach ‘to know what it would feel like’ to kill someone is facing a life sentence after being convicted of murder.Nasen Saadi, 20, who called himself ‘Ninja Killer’, stabbed Amie Gray, 34, and her friend Leanne Miles, 39, afte
  
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• Romanian crime tourists swiped £63k of jewellery in shoplifting spree after being allowed into Britain despite Europe-wide rampage

  18-12-2024 16:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two Romanian crime tourists who committed a spate of jewellery heists across Europe have been jailed by Norwich Crown Court for 27 months each after being caught in the UK.
  
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• Criminology student guilty of murdering woman on Bournemouth beach

  18-12-2024 16:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Nasen Saadi, 20, has been found guilty at Winchester Crown Court of the murder of 34-year-old Amie Gray on Bournemouth beach and the attempted murder of Leanne Miles (Picture: PA)A criminology student who butchered a physical trainer on Bournemouth beach ‘to know what it would feel like’ to kill someone is facing a life sentence after being convicted of murder.Nasen Saadi, 20, stabbed Amie Gray, 34, and her friend Leanne Miles, 39, after ambushing the pair as they chatted by a fire
  
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• Chinese 'spy' at centre of Prince Andrew scandal introduced one of Britain's leading businessmen to Xi Jinping's close advisor

  18-12-2024 16:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Yang Tengbo accompanied Sir John Peace, the former chairman of Standard Chartered bank, during a visit to China in 2018, where they were photographed meeting Shen Yiqin.
  
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• Save up to 50% off last-minute gifts at Dunelm – including scented sets and foodie items

  18-12-2024 16:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  If you still need to get gifts, or decorative items for your Christmas gathering this year – Dunelm now has up to 50% off selected items. (Picture: Metro/Getty/Dunelm)
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  Life’s busy, we all know that, and expensive – but Dunelm is
  
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• Trump's brutal three word response when MSNBC journalist asked him for an interview

  18-12-2024 15:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Appearing on Lukas Thimm's live stage show So Many Issues, the 48-year-old Kamala Harris supporter first praised the president-elect for his accessibility compared to his Democrat counterparts.
  
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• Moment man burned evidence to try and cover murder of two teenage best friends who were stabbed to death in case of mistaken identity

  18-12-2024 15:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jamie Ogbourne, 27, and Bailey Wescott, 23, were jailed today for assisting the murderers of Max Dixon, 16, and Mason Rist, 15, in Bristol.
  
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• Moment light-fingered thief grabs TWO restaurant table lamps and pockets them while eating tapas meal

  18-12-2024 15:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Campo Blanco, in Whitefield, Bury, Greater Manchester, posted the shocking videos to their social media pages as they issued a direct plea to the customer.
  
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• Eerie graffiti sparks kidnapping fears in Texas as residents beg cops to 'do something'

  18-12-2024 15:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Graffiti tags with messages such as 'I am being held against my will' have appeared across Galveston.
  
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• Wealthy businessman and his wife deny culpability for groundsman's death while spraying weed killer from quad bike at their £2.5million country home, court hears

  18-12-2024 15:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Defence chief Nicholas Prest, 71, and his wife Anthea, 70, have denied culpability for their groundsman's death while he was spraying weed killer from a quad bike at their country home.
  
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• Mum has eyeball scooped out and replaced with 'marble' after lash glue horror

  18-12-2024 15:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES Kaitlyn Humphrey's cornea almost 'melted' off after she decided to use a new lash glue last year - forcing doctors to scoop out her eyeball and replace it with a 'marble'
  
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• BREAKING: Bournemouth beach murderer Nasen Saadi guilty of horror machete attack

  18-12-2024 15:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nasen Saadi, from Croydon, south London, murdered 34-year-old Amie Gray at Durley Chine Beach in Bournemouth on May 24, and also attempted to kill Leanne Miles
  
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• Couple suffer 'sleepless nights' after court pays £90k to person they were suing

  18-12-2024 15:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Gilly and Nigel Cutts purchased their "dream flat" in Arundel, Sussex, in December 2015 but soon started having problems after water leaked inside the Georgian building
  
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• UK airport warning to anyone flying over Christmas with this ‘forbidden’ item

  18-12-2024 15:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  Be careful with your packing this Christmas (Picture: Getty)If you’re flying somewhere for Christmas or New Year’s, there are certain festive items you’ll have to leave behind.That’s because the long list of items you can’t take in your luggage includes Christmas crackers and party poppers, so make sure to leave them out of your suitcase to avoid delays at the airport.Crackers contain gunpowder, which is flammable, while party poppers are also considered a dangerou
  
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• Southern Water: Thousands of residents in 10 postcodes without water – check yours now

  18-12-2024 15:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Southern Water has issued an apology following a 'technical issue' at a supply works that has left thousands of residents without water across 10 different postcodes
  
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• Neglectful mother is jailed for seven years after unattended seven-month-old son drowned in the bath while she played games on her phone

  18-12-2024 15:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Charlie Goodall fell over in a new bath seat that should never have been used in that bath and drowned because his mother Danielle Massey wasn't there to pick him up.
  
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• Police probe Natalie Rupnow's 'chilling last post' amid search for the Madison school shooter's motive

  18-12-2024 15:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Natalie 'Samantha' Rupnow, 15, killed a student, a teacher and then herself at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison shortly before 11am on Monday.
  
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• Xbox denies quitting Europe as report claims no Xbox Series X stock in Poland

  18-12-2024 15:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  Can the Xbox Series X be bottled into a handheld? (Microsoft)A limited supply of Xbox Series X consoles in Poland has led to concerns around Microsoft’s support in Europe, as the company shifts its priorities.After poor sales of the Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft has begun to shift its strategy towards being a broader Game Pass platform which can be accessed across multiple devices.This push has been clear for several years now, with many former Xbox exclusives making their way to other platf
  
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