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• Labour wipes out a tenth of defence budget boost through Rachel Reeves' hike in National Insurance

  24-11-2024 23:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ministers admitted the 1.2p rise would impact the Ministry of Defence directly - costing the underfunded department £216million in 2025-26 - equal to 8.6 per cent of the cash boost announced.
  
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• Influencer arrested for fleecing Target with cunning checkout barcode hack and flaunting goods on TikTok

  25-11-2024 02:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  TikTokker Marlena Velez, 22, is facing petty theft charges for allegedly stealing more than $500 from the Target store in Cape Coral, Florida on October 30.
  
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• ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS: Has a novelist ever invented a new cocktail in a story?

  25-11-2024 02:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In Ian Fleming's Casino Royale, James Bond orders a dry martini in a 'deep champagne goblet' but then changes his order and offers the barman his own recipe.
  
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• Terrifying map exposes 'national disaster' waiting to happen: 'Quite concerned'

  25-11-2024 02:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An expert has warned residents in one state should be 'quite concerned' after a shocking discovery was made by a contractor.
  
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• How the 'day out' is the new night out with punters drunk at lunch and back home by 8pm

  25-11-2024 02:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Drinking in the day, coupled with activities and bottomless brunches, is replacing the traditional big night out, with pubs and clubs seeing their busiest hours change from 9pm to 10pm to 3pm to 4pm.
  
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• Labour ministers are urged to abolish or reform the 'non-crime hate incidents' system - as officers spend tens of thousands of hours a year looking at reports

  25-11-2024 02:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Think-tank Policy Exchange says police are wasting thousands of hours every year on NCHIs, leading to calls for the system to be abolished or reformed.
  
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• Salad topping recalled in 20 states just before Thanksgiving over wheat allergen concerns

  25-11-2024 02:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A food company recalled a tortilla chip salad topper that was distributed to stores in 20 states because they were contaminated with a wheat allergen. Check if your state was affected.
  
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• Games Inbox: How powerful will the PlayStation 6 be?

  25-11-2024 02:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  Does Sony need a rethink? (YouTube)The Monday letters page wonders if Square Enix regrets making the Final Fantasy 7 remake trilogy, as one reader tries to imagine Mario Kart 9.To join in with the discussions yourself email [email protected]
  Go back to go forward
  As silly as it seems to seemingly everyone else, I think we just have to accept that Sony is going ahead with the PlayStation 6 sooner than we would’ve liked and we’re probably going to get an official announcement mu
  
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• Terrifying moment families with young children flee down emergency slides as holiday jet bursts into flames after landing at Turkey's Antalya airport

  25-11-2024 02:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dramatic footage shows dozens of passengers - including children - fleeing from the burning jetliner as sirens blared in the background.
  
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• The 10 most iconic video game final boss fights of the 90s

  25-11-2024 02:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  What do you think are the most iconic final bosses of the 90s? (Picture: Nintendo)GameCentral names 10 of the most iconic final boss fights of the 90s, spanning the SNES, Mega Drive, and original PlayStation.The final boss is an important element for most video games, especially those from the 1990s. It’s the last obstacle to overcome before you can truly say you’ve completed a game and can either be the ultimate test of skill or a power fantasy to reward players for making it that
  
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• Seven travel items are hidden in this tricky airport brain teaser - can you spot them?

  25-11-2024 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Those with a keen eye and a quick mind will be able to spot all seven of the misplaced items in this tricky airport scene - but can you find them all?
  
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• My message to abusers and rapists: The streets don’t belong to you

  25-11-2024 02:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  It is time we treated these appalling crimes as the national emergency that they are (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)Almost 50 years ago, women took to the streets in Leeds and other cities. The cause uniting them as they gathered and marched was a simple one: Safety. At a time when women had been told to stay at home because of a wave of brutal attacks on women in Yorkshire, they decided instead to demand the streets were kept safe. Safety from violence and abuse, an
  
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• Introducing This Is Not Right: Metro’s year-long violence against women campaign

  25-11-2024 02:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Today, Metro is launching This Is Not Right (Picture: Metro)Violence against women has escalated to new heights in recent years. The statistics are shocking. Between 2018 and 2023, there was a 37% increase in crimes related to violence against women and girls.We know that: • Over 100 women every year in the UK are thought to be killed by men.• Around the world, every 11 minutes a woman or girl is killed in her own home. • An estimated 1 in 20 adults is a perpetrato
  
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• Why a convicted murderer could soon be set free almost 40 years after Janine Balding was raped and killed by homeless gang-of-five

  25-11-2024 01:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the years since the murder there have been advances in DNA technology that a convicted killer argues will exclude him from the scene.
  
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• House of Lords peers blast 'weak' attempts to stop tech firms using news articles to train AI systems

  25-11-2024 01:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A report by peers recommends the Competition and Markets Authority should 'investigate allegations of anti-competitive practice' by big tech firms that are 'acquiring AI training data'.
  
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• England skipper Bobby Moore's missing 1966 World Cup-winning shirt is discovered in WALES

  25-11-2024 01:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The red No6 jersey, estimated to be worth more than £1 million, was last seen in his former wife's home.
  
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• Fox News pundit makes shock personal revelation while arguing against Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense

  25-11-2024 01:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fox News contributor Leslie Marshall spoke out against Pete Hegseth's nomination for Secretary of Defense by Donald Trump, making a personal admission that swayed her opinion.
  
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• Sick note Britain! Business chiefs urge Labour to end UK's worklessness crisis - as ministers set to unveil radical welfare reforms to get Brits back into work

  25-11-2024 01:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall said that claimants had a 'responsibility' to take a job or engage with training programmes in return for their benefits.
  
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• Negotiators make a final push to secure the world's first treaty to combat plastic pollution at UN talks

  25-11-2024 01:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A final round of UN negotiations on an international agreement to curb plastic pollution, with negotiators being urged to strike an ambitious deal at the talks in Busan, South Korea.
  
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• He's packed his sootcase! Barron Trump returns to Florida for Thanksgiving break and dines with dad and mom

  25-11-2024 01:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Barron Trump, the youngest son of Donald and Melania Trump, returned to Mar-a-Lago for Thanksgiving, dining alongside his parents at the bustling private members club.
  
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• Richard Marles' chief of staff Jo Tarnawsky launches legal action over claims she was forced out of her job after raising bullying complaint

  25-11-2024 01:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jo Tarnawsky resigned last month amid bombshell allegations of bullying in the nation's highest offices.
  
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• Fury as KFC drops pledge to stop using 'Frankenchickens' in the UK - because poultry industry cannot supply enough higher-welfare animals

  25-11-2024 01:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The fast food chain signed up to the Better Chicken Commitment in 2019, promising to work towards using slower-growing birds by 2026, but now it says it will not be able to meet its target.
  
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• Terrifying moment plane goes up in flames after nightmare landing which saw dozens of passengers and young children forced to evacuate on the tarmac at Turkey airport

  25-11-2024 01:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dramatic footage shows dozens of passengers - including children - fleeing from the burning jetliner as sirens blared in the background.
  
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• Tax expert used by BBC Verify to back its analysis of the inheritance tax row with farmers now says Labour's policy needs to change

  25-11-2024 01:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dan Neidle, who was quoted by the BBC's 'truth checking' unit, had criticised 'over-the-top coverage on the tax changes, but since said the Budget changes would hit farmers 'too hard'.
  
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• Police are wasting a staggering 60,000 hours-a-year on non-crime hate incidents, report reveals - which diverts officers away from their 'core mission of fighting crime'

  25-11-2024 01:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Think-tank Policy Exchange says police are wasting thousands of hours every year on NCHIs, leading to calls for the system to be abolished or reformed.
  
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• Ruben Amorim hails ‘smart and crucial’ Manchester United star after Ipswich draw

  25-11-2024 01:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ruben Amorim has warned his Manchester United players that they will ‘suffer’ (Optus Sport)Ruben Amorim believes Noussair Mazraoui will play a ‘crucial’ role in his Manchester United side following their 1-1 draw with Ipswich Town on Sunday.Amorim got off to the perfect start in his first game as United manager with Marcus Rashford putting the team in front after just two minutes at Portman Road.However, United required an excellent point-blank save from Andre Onana to s
  
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• Cyber warfare with Russia has become a 'daily reality' for the United Kingdom, Labour minister warns

  25-11-2024 01:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden will tell a Nato conference that the Kremlin has become 'exceptionally aggressive and reckless in the cyber realm'.
  
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• Labour's Budget tax bomb will hit growth, investment and jobs, business chiefs warn - as Rachel Reeves' £25billion National Insurance raid undermines her aim of boosting economic growth

  25-11-2024 01:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The CBI says that the £25billion National Insurance raid has pushed industries such as retail and hospitality into 'crisis containment' while other sectors are now focusing on 'damage control'.
  
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• What’s my horoscope for today? November 25, 2024 astrological predictions for your star sign

  25-11-2024 01:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  What’s in store for you today? (Picture: Metro.co.uk)The Libra Moon’s connection with Mars in Leo kicks off your week with a burst of energy.
  Aries, Gemini, and Sagittarius, it’s your time to take charge – step up, embrace the spotlight, and make things happen.
  Scorpio and Pisces, now’s the moment to assess your responsibilities and lighten the load – focus on what truly matters to you and reclaim what’s yours.Ahead, you’ll find all the star
  
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• Vladimir Putin warned UK won't back down in new 'arms race' amid cyber attack fears

  25-11-2024 01:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In a speech to NATO intelligence chiefs, Labour's Pat McFadden will warn that Russia could 'turn out the lights for millions' if it successfully carries out cyber attacks on the UK
  
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