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• Liam Payne's girlfriend Kate Cassidy joins mourners at tragic singer's funeral as Harry Styles leads his One Direction bandmates and Girls Aloud stars rally round Cheryl

  20-11-2024 14:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Payne died aged 31 on October 16 after falling from the third-floor balcony of a hotel in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires.
  
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• Snapchat WILL be banned for teens as Australia announces world first age limit social media reforms

  20-11-2024 16:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Reworked legislation slated to be announced on Thursday will the popular messaging app included in the Albanese government's youth social media ban.
  
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• British Storm Shadow missiles 'are fired into Russia for the first time': Western official 'confirms attack' after Moscow had issued WW3 warning

  20-11-2024 16:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The channels from inside Russia revealed 12 missiles were launched into the Kursk region on Wednesday.
  
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• Studio that used to belong to 80s pop icons hits the market for £6,000,000

  20-11-2024 16:06 via metro.co.uk
  
  This £6,000,000 space was previously owned by The Pet Shop Boys (Picture: Rightmove)Nestled between Old Street and Clerkenwell, you’ll find an unassuming former warehouse tucked behind a walled courtyard.And yet, as with many places in London, there’s a hidden history here that doesn’t immediately reveal itself.
  After they found fame in the 1980s, popstars The Pet Shop Boys set up their recording studio here in White Lion Court on Garrett Street – and now it’
  
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• Matt Gaetz arrives with J.D. Vance on Capitol Hill with decision on releasing his 'underage sex' ethics report looming

  20-11-2024 16:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz is back in Congress to convince senators why he should be confirmed as attorney general after suddenly resigning from the House a week ago.
  
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• Grafton jail escapee Darko Desic reveals the sad reason why he finally handed himself in after 30 years on the run and why he still feels like a prisoner

  20-11-2024 16:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In 1992, Darko Desic was serving time for growing marijuana in a northern NSW jail when he decided to escape, amid fears for his safety if he was sent back to his homeland.
  
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• Dramatic moment home explodes in Ohio, killing 2 people

  20-11-2024 16:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The terrifying moment that a house in Ohio completely exploded -killing two people and injuring another - was captured on a neighbor's doorbell camera.
  
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• Liam Payne's final touching act of charity: Fundraiser in One Direction star's memory will help children with cancer

  20-11-2024 16:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liam Payne 's final charitable act will be to raise vital funds for children with cancer after a fundraiser was listed on the star's funeral order of service.
  
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• Switch 2 will not sell out at launch as Nintendo stockpiles consoles says source

  20-11-2024 16:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Switch 2 edges ever closer (Nintendo)An insider claims to have shipment details for Nintendo’s next console, as the company looks to combat stock shortages of the Switch 2.Nintendo’s successor to the Switch is set to be announced before next April, but there have been many reports that it is already in production – which is perfectly believable.A semiconductor company previously claimed the next Switch, dubbed the Switch 2 by fans, started production in September, which wo
  
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• A guide to inflation and what it means for households and the economy

  20-11-2024 16:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Office for National Statistics said inflation rebounded from the three-year-low it recorded in September to surpass the 2% target rate set by the Bank of England and UK Government
  
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• Mystery over Putin's secret lover with 'limp' as Kremlin leader not seen for 12 days

  20-11-2024 16:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Vladimir Putin has not been seen or heard from officially since he made World War Three threats to the West but his secret lover Alina Kabaeva has been spotted at her gym
  
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• Uniqlo reveals there's a typo in the brand's name - but did you notice?

  20-11-2024 16:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Popular clothing brand Uniqlo confirmed there's a longstanding typo in the brand's name, much to the surprise of customers who had never noticed
  
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• Sickening moment cancer charity fundraiser tells woman 'I hope you get it' on her doorstep when she declines to sign up for monthly donations

  20-11-2024 16:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This is the sickening moment a charity fundraiser told a woman in Leyland, Lancashire, he 'wished she got breast cancer' after she declined to make monthly donations.
  
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• Pensioner ‘beat wife with saucepan then strangled her over hookworm obsession’

  20-11-2024 16:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Brian James, 81, is accused of murdering Carol James, also 81, at their bungalow in Bexleyheath, southeast London (Picture: Emily Manley)A pensioner hit his wife over the head with a saucepan before strangling her after becoming obsessed with the idea they were infected with the parasite hookworm, the Old Bailey has heard.Brian James, 81, is accused of murdering Carol James, also 81, at their bungalow in Bexleyheath, southeast London, last Friday, November 15.He phoned 999 shortly before 8.30am
  
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• Kate Cassidy says goodbye to 'love of my life': Liam Payne's heartbroken girlfriend who revealed after his death that they had planned to get married joins mourners at funeral

  20-11-2024 16:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ms Cassidy was seen arriving at St Mary's Church in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, ahead of this afternoon's ceremony.
  
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• Inside the minds of fans who defend the worst celebrities

  20-11-2024 16:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  No matter the controversy, terrible celebrities maintain devoted fanbases (Picture: Getty/AP)Celebrity culture has long been rocked by bad behaviour. But in the social media age, avid fans have bigger platforms than ever to defend their problematic favourites.When it comes to ‘problematic’, there tends to be two camps. The first are those celebrities who have faced allegations of abuse, assault, or criminal wrongdoing (with some even facing charges, although this is rare).In recent
  
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• Pizza Hut fined £33,000 and shut down after rats gnawed on jalapeno packaging

  20-11-2024 15:57 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ponders End’s Pizza Hut has been closed down (Source: NurPhoto)A Pizza Hut where rat droppings and evidence of an infestation were found has been shut down and fined more than £33,000.Pizza Hut’s Enfield branch, situated on High Street, Ponders End, was given a one-star hygiene rating after a council visit in October 2022 – any score below three is deemed to be non-compliant with food law.Council officers found rat droppings, poor pest-proofing, a ‘lack of cleanlin
  
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• Woman praised for refusing seat swap with crying mum who wanted to sit with anxious son

  20-11-2024 15:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The woman asked redditors if she was in the wrong after refusing to give up her seat when a mother asked to switch places so that her son, who she said had anxiety, wouldn't be alone
  
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• MPs have clogged up more than 7,000 toilets in the last two years

  20-11-2024 15:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  Dodgy loos across Westminster have ended up costing the taxpayer thousands of to have them unclogged. (Picture: Getty Images)Civil servants have cost the British taxpayer over a hundreds of thousands of pounds clogging up their own loos.Government buildings have suffered more than 7,000 blocked toilets and urinals in the last two years, data from the Cabinet Office and other departments have shown.Toilets used by new Tory leader Kemi Badenoch, Bridget Phillipson and Michael Gove have all gone o
  
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• Bizarre update in case of college swimmer who had n-word carved into his chest

  20-11-2024 15:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The young man, who was part of the Pennsylvania school's swim team, had the slur etched onto his body by a fellow teammate in early September.
  
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• Remarkable video of Nine legend Laurie Oakes giving his VERY blunt opinion of Alan Jones - before Karl Stefanovic fights back

  20-11-2024 15:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Laurie Oakes eviscerated Alan Jones during a fiery clash with Karl Stefanovic before the breakfast show host was forced to defend his relationship with the scandal-plagued shock jock.
  
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• Young Aussie reveals the grim, 'bittersweet' reality of how she was able to buy her first property - and it highlights an alarming trend on the rise in Australia

  20-11-2024 15:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A first-home buyer has opened up on the grim reality of trying to break into the real estate market and admitted she had to wait to receive a family inheritance before she could buy a property.
  
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• The 2025 wedding flower trend and aesthetic you’ll see everywhere

  20-11-2024 15:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  There's one floral trend you may be seeing in wedding bouquets during 2025
  
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• Should Labour U-turn on farmer inheritance tax? Take our poll and have your say

  20-11-2024 15:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Farmers are threatening 'direct action' over Labour's controversial inheritance tax plans, warning of strikes and empty shelves if the government sticks to its guns. With protests escalating, should the government back down?
  
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• Ann Summers cuts jobs as family owners pump in £5m to loss-making chain

  20-11-2024 15:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The lingerie and sex toy chain said it had made a 'small number' of its more than 1,000 workforce redundant to cut costs across the group
  
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• Urgent warning to anyone in UK clearing snow off driveways

  20-11-2024 15:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has put three warnings for snow and ice in place in the North, the Midlands, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
  
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• Serial rapist's daughter makes 'devil' father eight-word promise as he faces life in prison

  20-11-2024 15:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Serial rapist Dominique Pélicot, 71, was told by his 45-year-old daughter, Caroline Darian, that she will never go to see him in prison and he will end up alone 'like a dog'
  
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• Wetherspoons menu from 2005 resurfaces and fans are stunned by the prices

  20-11-2024 15:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  The pub chain is known for its budget prices (Picture: Getty Images)Wetherspoons fans were shocked to see how much prices have gone up after a 2005 menu resurfaced.The pub chain has always been known for its purse-friendly offerings, and remains a relatively cheap option.But people may be surprised to see that prices have more than doubled on several drinks and dishes over the past 19 years.
  A medium glass of wine (175ml) was just £1.95 in 2005, while a small glass of Chardonnay today wil
  
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• British soldier Daniel Khalife carried out 'hapless and slapstick' spying mission that resembled a Scooby Doo sketch, his own lawyer tells court

  20-11-2024 15:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 23-year-old has admitted escaping from prison last year, but continues to deny charges that he spent two years spying for Iran while serving in the British Army.
  
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• Ousted Squad member Jamaal Bowman branded 'racist' after going on bizarre rant about Star Wars franchise

  20-11-2024 15:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bowman, who lost the Democratic primary in June, vowed to 'spend the rest of my days denouncing this franchise' if the next film didn't adhere to his wishes.
  
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