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• Miraculous rescue of Utah man trapped in avalanche after his brother spotted his fingers poking out of snow

  27-12-2024 01:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two Utah brothers miraculously survived a giant avalanche one of them triggered while they were riding snowmobiles through the backcountry on Christmas Eve.
  
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• Travel chaos at Manchester Airport as dense fog causes major delays to flights

  27-12-2024 19:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Passengers at Manchester Airport have been warned to expect delays of up to 80 minutes to departures and 100 minutes to arrivals, according to online traffic reporting system Inrix
  
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• Nuno Mendes responds as Manchester United submit offer to sign £34m PSG defender

  27-12-2024 19:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  Nuno Mendes is yet to agree a new deal with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG via Getty)Nuno Mendes is pushing to leave Paris Saint-Germain and has received an offer from Manchester United, according to reports in France.The 22-year-old joined PSG in a £34 million deal from Sporting CP in May 2022 after impressing during a season-long loan with the French club.Mendes came through Sporting’s academy and was handed his first-team debut by Ruben Amorim in June 2020. He then played a key role un
  
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• Wild boar wreaks havoc after sneaking into supermarket

  27-12-2024 19:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  The boar didn’t injure anyone, but caused chaos (Picture: SWNS)Shoppers were startled when they saw a wild boar perusing the supermarket aisles.Customers at Super Point Hypermarket in Kerala, India, were doing their normal shopping when a surprise visitor entered the premises.
  A wild boar managed to enter the shop and began jumping on carefully set-up displays on Christmas Eve.
  Terrified shoppers called the Kahangad Fire Department to help the situation, but even they couldn’t coax
  
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• Georgia father and son run after 'orange UFO orb' as they're taking out the trash

  27-12-2024 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A father and son in Georgia chased an 'orange UFO orb' after they spotted the mysterious light floating through the sky while taking out the trash.
  
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• Netflix finally adds movie fans have said ‘is impossible not to love’

  27-12-2024 18:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Netflix viewers can now watch a movie that fans have said ‘is impossible not to love’ (Picture: A24/ YouTube)Netflix has now added a movie that fans have said is ‘one of the sweetest and most touching’ they’ve ever seen despite its ‘preposterous’ concept.Released in 2021, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On is a mixed live-action and stop-motion animated mockumentary film.Based on the series of Marcel the Shell shorts written by Jenny Slate and Fleischer Cam
  
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• How fake log fire became Netflix's most watched Christmas show: Hour-long episode of crackling wood beats Squid Game in festive TV wars

  27-12-2024 18:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An hour-long episode of a crackling wood on a log fire beat Squid Game to become the biggest show on Netflix on Boxing Day in the UK.
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo sends message to ‘fantastic’ Ruben Amorim over Man Utd slump

  27-12-2024 18:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  Cristiano Ronaldo has lept to the defence of Ruben Amorim (Photo: Twitter)Cristiano Ronaldo has passionately defended Ruben Amorim, once again claiming Manchester United’s problems lie with the club’s owners.And the football legend even went so far as to suggest what he would do to help United if he were owner, shortly after revealing he intended to buy a ‘big club’ upon retirement.Ronaldo is one of United’s greatest ever players, scoring 145 goals and winning nine
  
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• Three women die after eating Christmas cake at family gathering as police launch probe

  27-12-2024 18:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  An investigation has been launched after three women died and a further three people were hospitalised after they ate Christmas cake that was baked at a family gathering in Brazil
  
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• Three women die after eating cake at family gathering as police launch probe

  27-12-2024 18:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  An investigation has been launched after three women died and a further three people were hospitalised after they ate a cake that was baked at a family gathering in Brazil
  
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• CNN black sheep Scott Jennings reveals the liberal outburst that made him cringe the most in 2024

  27-12-2024 18:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scott Jennings has developed a reputation for being unafraid to voice some hard truths about Democrats despite appearing on
  
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• Exact date UK could get extra Bank Holiday day off in 2025 with four day weekend planned

  27-12-2024 18:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Brits could enjoy an extra Bank Holiday in 2025 to celebrate 80 years since the end of the Second World War - a Mirror poll shows most Brits are keen for an extra day off to mark the occasion
  
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• Queen Victoria's scathing attack over 'heinous' Jack the Ripper crimes revealed

  27-12-2024 18:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Queen Victoria unleashed hell in a recently uncovered telegram against her Prime Minister who failed to catch notorious murderer Jack the Ripper
  
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• Toddler came within a foot of falling into active Hawaii volcano after mother took her eye off him

  27-12-2024 18:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A toddler narrowly escaped serious injury at Kilauea Overlook when he ran towards the edge of the caldera on Christmas day.
  
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• Police hunt for schoolboy, 11, who 'sexually assaulted woman' in broad daylight

  27-12-2024 18:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The incident happened when a boy aged 11-12, approached a woman in Woodford, Northamptonshire, and touched her inappropriately, police said
  
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• The supersonic jet which could fly from London to New York in two hours

  27-12-2024 18:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextPrevious PageNext PageA new supersonic jet could take passengers from London to New York in less than two hours.
  Space Transportation, a company based in Beijing, is developing the aircraft to rival Nasa’s ‘Son of Concorde’.
  So far tests have shown the jet reaching 3,045mph – four times the speed of sound, South China Morning Post reports.
  The company said:
  
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• Snow maps show '2cm per hour' flurries will sweep UK on New Year's Day

  27-12-2024 18:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Snow is set to fall '2cm every hour' and blanket parts of Britain in the coming days, with purple weather maps showing exactly where will turn white next week
  
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• PlayStation fans discover incredible detail on PS5 controller

  27-12-2024 18:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  The devil is in the detail (Sony Interactive Entertainment)Some PS5 owners have found an Easter egg hiding in plain sight on the DualSense controller, four years after launch.This year has seen Sony celebrate PlayStation’s 30th anniversary in various ways, between special edition hardware and throwbacks to the original console’s start-up sequence.While 2024 has been a notable year for PlayStation nostalgia, the company has historically had a tough run in toasting its own legacy &mda
  
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• Netflix viewers can’t stop watching programme that’s not even a TV show

  27-12-2024 18:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  One of the most popular programmes on Netflix this week isn’t even a show (Picture: Photo Illustration by Chesnot/ Getty Images)Netflix viewers are tuning into hour-long videos of fireplaces this festive season rather than actual shows.Although subscribers usually rush to watch whatever TV series or film has recently been uploaded to the streaming service, this week they’ve seen clips of fireplaces fly into the Top 10 most watched programmes.First made available in 2013, the Crackli
  
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• Why the atmosphere at Sandringham was ‘different’ for the Royals this year

  27-12-2024 18:13 via metro.co.uk
  
  On-lookers spotted an unlikely friendship within the royal household (Picture: Stephen Lock)A mother and daughter who met members of the Royal Family at Sandringham said the atmosphere was ‘different’ this year.Karen Anvil, 46, and her daughter Rachel, 24, have been in the crowd at Sandringham for seven years in a row and said that one significant change from the royals was noticed by those in the crowd.The pair, who snapped the famous ‘fab four’ photo at Christmas in 20
  
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• 'Our Boxing Day walk was ruined after we made horrifying discovery in park'

  27-12-2024 18:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As most families enjoyed a relaxing day in or trip to the sales on Boxing Day 2024, one couple who ventured out as part of an annual tradition were met with a horror discovery
  
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• Bloody twist in mysterious unsolved murder of beloved mom and daughter in sleepy Maine village

  27-12-2024 18:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jean Robinson, 76, and her daughter, Allison 'Joy' Cumming, 53, were found dead on December 28, 2023, at Cumming's dog day care center
  
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• Netflix fans rate ‘one of the best TV series ever’ much higher than Squid Game

  27-12-2024 18:09 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextPrevious PageNext PageIf you’re loving Squid Game season two on Netflix then one of the best thrillers on the streaming service, Alice in Borderland, should be next on your watchlist.The Netflix adaptation of the popular Haro Aso manga first aired in 2020 and quickly cultivated a devoted fanbase.
  The Japanese sci-fi series follows ‘an aimless gamer and his two friends [
  
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• What are the Orange marches Queen Elizabeth referred to as ‘silly business’?

  27-12-2024 18:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Orange marches are an annual Protestant celebration (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)Queen Elizabeth once described Northern Ireland’s Orange marches as ‘silly business’, newly unsealed government papers have revealed.The annual Orange marches of Protestants in Northern Ireland are highly contentious – mainly with their Catholic counterparts.
  The parades, which take place on July 12, are a Protestant celebration of King William’s victory over Catho
  
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• Home Alone director Chris Columbus names actor who made him quit iconic comedy

  27-12-2024 18:06 via metro.co.uk
  
  Chevy Chase starred in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation in 1989 (Picture: Getty)Chris Columbus has opened up about his decision to exit an iconic Christmas movie, revealing that he struggled to work with the lead actor.The 66-year-old has directed some of the most beloved films around, including the first two instalments of the Harry Potter franchise and Mrs Doubtfire.Just days before he landed a job helming the first Home Alone movie, he was actually starting work on a very differen
  
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• New humanoid robot with wheels is unveiled

  27-12-2024 18:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  A new humanoid robot has been unveiled in China (Picture: Guangzhou Automobile Group)An ‘intelligent’ humanoid robot with legs and wheels has been unveiled by a Chinese automaker. Named GoMate, the ‘smart tool’ has a plethora of advanced features including autonomous decision-making and being able to navigate complicated environments. The robot was described as a ‘self-developed, third generation embodied intelligent humanoid robot’ by makers Guangz
  
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• Moment Brazilian lawmaker is assassinated while talking to family outside his home

  27-12-2024 18:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gunmen executed Brazilian councilman Marcos Araújo, 58, and wounded his mother-in-law, Marina Maia, 75, in an attack in the northeastern city of Tabuleiro do Norte on Thursday.
  
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• Feel real good! Join Slimming World for free with this great offer

  27-12-2024 18:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  We’ve teamed up with Slimming World to offer you the chance to join your local group for FREE, saving you £5/€9.
  
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• Nick Knowles learning to ‘walk normally’ after major operations for Strictly injury

  27-12-2024 17:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextPrevious PageNext PageNick Knowles has given a major update into his recovery following a serious injury obtained on Strictly Come Dancing.The presenter first became injured in October while changing a tyre on a roadside, meaning he had to pull out of training for a whole week and received a pass to the next show.Once back in rehearsals, he badly hurt his knee but still managed to
  
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• ‘Tantrums, toffs, Taylor and turds – the best, worst and dirtiest of 2024’

  27-12-2024 17:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mirror columnist Brian Reade sees out the year with his glorious round-up of its winners and losers, and the big talents we bid a fond farewell to
  
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