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• M&S hopes to grow fashion and homeware business further after online sales surge

  05-09-2024 13:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The high street stalwart has seen sales bounce higher over the past year amid the continued revival of its clothing arm
  
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• Manchester United agree £31.4m fee to secure Ruben Amorim’s first signing

  28-01-2025 17:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  Manchester United are set to sign Patrick Dorgu (Getty)Manchester United have agreed a €37.5 million (£31.4m) deal with Lecce to sign Patrick Dorgu, according to reports in Italy.The versatile wing-back is now set to become the first signing of Ruben Amorim’s reign as United manager.According to Sky Sport Italy, United have agreed to pay €30m (£25.2m) up front, plus a further €7.5m (£6.2m) in add-ons.The 20-year-old is in his second season with Lecce follo
  
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• Win a week in a dreamy ski chalet in the French Alps

  28-01-2025 17:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  This could be your home for a week (Picture: SkiBeat)How does this sound: you’re snuggled up in a warm, cosy chalet, surrounded by blankets of thick snow, relaxing with a glass of wine after a day on the slopes.
  If this would be the antidote to your winter blues, then we’ve got the perfect prize for you.
  Metro have teamed up with Ski Beat to give one lucky winner and their even luckier travel companion a chance to experience the ultimate winter getaway from the UK’s leading sk
  
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• The best protein powders that actually taste good – and have nutritional benefits

  28-01-2025 17:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Want to increase your protein intake? Then these are some of the best powers on the market. (Picture: Metro/Getty)
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  Protein powders are loved by many fitness enthusiasts as a way to increase, and reach, the recommended protein intake, as well as s
  
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• EastEnders legend ‘gutted’ to miss out on big Gavin and Stacey role

  28-01-2025 16:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  The cast of Gavin & Stacey reunited in the 2024 finale (Picture: BBC)It’s almost impossible to imagine anyone else playing any of the characters in Gavin & Stacey, but one EastEnders star has revealed just how close she came to being in the hit sitcom. Natalie Cassidy – best known to millions of soap fans as Walford’s Sonia Fowler – has told of how she auditioned for the part of Smithy’s sister Rudi. The character was eventually brought
  
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• Arsenal receive major Sverre Nypan transfer decision update

  28-01-2025 16:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arsenal are hot on the case of Rosenborg’s Norwegian midfielder Sverre Nypan (Picture: Getty)Arsenal have been told Sverre Nypan is set to make a decision on his future imminently.
  The Gunners are among a number of club’s tracking the Rosenborg midfielder and had been confident of signing him ahead of a number of Premier League rivals.Nypan did attend Manchester City’s win over Chelsea on Saturday, sparking speculation he could be set to join his compatriots Erling Haaland and
  
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• William Saliba names the Arsenal teammate who is ‘like a brother’ to him

  28-01-2025 16:51 via metro.co.uk
  
  William Saliba has a lot of time for his centre-back partner (Picture: Getty Images)William Saliba says his central defensive partner at Arsenal, Gabriel, has become like a brother to him during their time together in north London.Saliba first signed for the Gunners in 2019 but after loan spells at Saint-Etienne, Nice and Marseille he broke into the first team in 2022.Gabriel had already established himself in the middle of the Arsenal defence at that stage, having joined from Lille in 2020 and
  
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• 'Panicking' Rachel Reeves is 'rushing' to announce a third runway at Heathrow to 'distract' from Britain's flagging economy, claim Tories

  28-01-2025 16:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Chancellor will tomorrow deliver a major speech in which she is expected to offer her backing for an expansion of Europe's busiest airport.
  
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• Jaw-dropping final words of IRS agent accidentally 'shot and killed by coworker' while training

  28-01-2025 16:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The final words of Internal Review Service (IRS) Special Agent Patrick Bauer, 47, have been revealed after he was tragically shot and killed on August 17, 2023.
  
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• If you live at this house number, your property could be ‘cursed’

  28-01-2025 16:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  Wondering which number is the worst on the street to live on? (Picture: Getty Images)When viewing a property for the first time, you might be focusing your attention on the interiors and looking for any glaring issues that could cost you down the line.But as soon as you enter, you might want to focus your attention on the front door itself as one flat number is associated with a specific ‘curse.’Have you ever lived in flat number one? If so, you might have had more visitors than you
  
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• Terrifying moment rabid bear attacks Pennsylvania man and leaves him infected with deadly disease

  28-01-2025 16:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A wild bear 'aggressively' chased after a man and attacked him in Pennsylvania , leaving him infected with rabies.
  
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• Moment smirking migrant denies raping his Grindr dates and even claims HE is a victim because he is gay on 24 Hours in Police Custody

  28-01-2025 16:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Mohammed Altaher case featured in the latest episode of Channel 4 's 24 Hours in Police Custody on Monday night and shocking footage was shown of his interview withdetectives.
  
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• International hockey star who coached at £57k-a-year boarding school 'stabbed his interior designer wife to death to cash in on her £180,000 life insurance after he began having an affair'

  28-01-2025 16:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mohammed Samak, 42, is accused of stabbing interior designer Joanne, 49, at their home in Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire, after the couple 'drifted apart' and he struggled to find work.
  
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• Arsenal told they will ‘win the Premier League’ if they sign one player

  28-01-2025 16:38 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arsenal are challenging Liverpool for the Premier League title (Picture: Getty)Ex-England striker Les Ferdinand believes Arsenal will ‘win the Premier League’ if they sign one player before the transfer deadline.Arsenal trail Premier League leaders Liverpool by six points with 15 games remaining.The Gunners have come agonisingly close to winning the title over the past two seasons, finishing narrowly behind Pep Guardiola’s record-breaking Manchester City team.Man City’s
  
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• Husband who murdered pregnant wife 25 years ago faces fresh charges as body found in garden

  28-01-2025 16:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mother-of-three Debbie Griggs, was killed by her husband Andrew more than two decades earlier, while pregnant with his child at the age of 34, but a new discovery means he could face fresh charges
  
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• Glamorous Texas judge, 33, reveals shocking marriage secret in soul-baring Vogue article

  28-01-2025 16:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Harris county judge Lina Hidalgo, 33, wrote a soul-baring piece for Vogue about her journey with depression.
  
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• The 'nerd with a terrible haircut that nobody took seriously' who created DeepSeek... and is now invited to the top table of China's political elite after humiliating US tech giants

  28-01-2025 16:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liang's success at challenging US hegemony in the sector has seen him hailed a national hero in China, and earned him an audience with the country's prime minister Li Qiang last week.
  
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• Mars admits 'mistake' over popular brand as fan pressure sparks return

  28-01-2025 16:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Fans launched a huge campaign to reinstate Milky Way Crispy Rolls after they were axed by manufacturers Mars Wrigley in 2022. After rumours swirled online an official statement has been made
  
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• Male actors occupy 75% of screen time in finance-related films and TV shows

  28-01-2025 16:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A range of films and series about finance and investing from the past 15 years were analysed, such as The Wolf of Wall Street, The Big Short, Margin Call and Wall Street
  
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• Spain holiday warning as 'thousands' of aggressive WILD BOAR besiege Brit tourist hotspot

  28-01-2025 16:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Thousands of the animals are roaming the Costa Blanca town of Calpe, near Alicante on the Mediterranean coast after coming down from the surrounding rocky hills and are strolling through the streets
  
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• 'Show off' boy racer killed friend in horror crash while waiting to do speed awareness course

  28-01-2025 16:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Adam Ali was racing at more than twice the speed limit during wet weather when he smashed into the lamppost in Audenshaw, Manchester, killing 16-year-old Ben Burbidge
  
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• Family stunned to learn that the father they thought was 'just a cook' had secret wartime life in elite paratrooper unit tasked with rescuing British POWs, as hidden medals go on sale

  28-01-2025 16:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The medals belonged to Captain Leslie Scott, part of a special unit made up of just 360 Allied parachute-trained special forces volunteers, many of them German-speaking.
  
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• UK snow maps show nine hour Arctic blast could bring 16 inches in just one day this week

  28-01-2025 16:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  New weather maps have shared what areas are most at risk of being hit by a snow blast. Several major UK cities have been highlighted on the map
  
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• Moment tourist wakes up in hospital and starts punching doctors who saved his life

  28-01-2025 16:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A tourist was discovered unconscious in Bangkok, Thailand, and rushed to Sirindhorn Hospital where he woke up and started attacking the doctors and nurses tending to him
  
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• ‘Trump didn't end diversity and inclusion efforts in the U.S - it was already dead’

  28-01-2025 16:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Justice, decency and fairness all scorched as Donald Trump runs riot within a week of taking office, says Mirror columnist Darren Lewis
  
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• 'Wear mask' as 'highly contagious' virus sweeps UK - symptoms

  28-01-2025 16:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Symptoms are similar to those of a cold or flu and cases are rising
  
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• Boy, 17, is arrested after woman 'raped on river pathway' - as police urge witnesses to come forward

  28-01-2025 16:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Police began investigating following a report that a woman was sexually assaulted on a river pathwayin Ashford on Friday.
  
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• Doomsday Clock moves one second closer to midnight in latest Armageddon prediction

  28-01-2025 16:13 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next PageThe Doomsday Clock has been moved forward to 89 seconds to midnight.It comes as last year, the clock remained at 90 seconds, with conflicts in Ukraine, Israel, Gaza and increasing tensions between China and Taiwan cited as a reason for the stagnant clock hand.
  But the re-election of divisive figures may have contributed to this year’s decision, with Do
  
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• TV fans have days to watch ‘masterpiece’ historical drama before it leaves Amazon Prime

  28-01-2025 16:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next PageFans of an acclaimed historical drama hailed a ‘masterpiece’ have mere days left to watch it before it’s removed from Amazon Prime Video.Outlander, which was adapted from Diana Gabaldon’s bestselling book series, originally aired its first season in 2014.The story follows World War Two medic Claire (Caitriona Balfe) who is transported
  
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• Doomsday clock time changed to 89 seconds to midnight as world on brink of nuclear war

  28-01-2025 16:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The apocalyptic clock was first used in 1947 and has been used ever since to examine the likelihood of a man-made catastrophe - and it says humanity is still at great risk
  
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