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• Moment tractor driver sends wave of Storm Bert floodwater smashing through shop windows as he speeds through Worcestershire street - leaving locals furious

  24-11-2024 20:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Locals were left livid and labelled the inconsiderate driver a 't***er' for causing a torrent of brown water to drench businesses in Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire.
  
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• Australia's birth rate plunges to its lowest in almost 20 years

  25-11-2024 00:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed the fertility rate has dropped to 1.5 babies born per woman, with just under 287,000 births registered in Australia in 2023 - the lowest level since 2006.
  
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• Privacy crusade peer Tom Watson lands job at US 'spy tech' firm which is at the centre of an NHS row over patients' data

  25-11-2024 00:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Labour peer has become a paid adviser at Palantir, which has a £330million contract with the NHS to create a data system, which sparked a row over patient privacy last year.
  
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• Aussie teen rages over Sydney property prices

  25-11-2024 00:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An Australian teen has exposed a major problem his parents' generation ignored-and now it's too late to fix.
  
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• Body found in the search for missing woman, 28, who vanished on Scottish island days ago: Heartbroken family open up about 'extremely tragic accident'

  24-11-2024 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hairdresser Shanahan MacInnes, 28, was last seen at 1.30am on Friday in the area of Balivanich on the Isle of Benbecula, in the Outer Hebrides.
  
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• South Korean man caught deliberately binge eating to get out of National Service

  24-11-2024 23:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A 26-year-old South Korean man who purposely put on weight so he could avoid military service, and his friend who devised a plan for him to pack on the pounds, have been given suspended jail sentences
  
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• Stomach-churning moment woman spots something horribly wrong with steak at restaurant

  24-11-2024 23:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A woman visited Lone Star Rib House Penrith with her husband and son and ordered a steak, but she was left disgusted after allegedly finding live maggots in her meal
  
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• I’m A Celebrity viewers flock to defend Barry McGuigan against shock ‘ageism’ and ‘sexism’ claims

  24-11-2024 23:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  I’m A Celebrity star Barry McGuigan has been supported by viewers after a shocking argument (Picture: ITV/Shutterstock)Tensions are continuing to rise in I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! 2024, with a switch-up in camp leaders causing Jane Moore to see red.At the start of the series, Coronation Street actor Alan Halsall and N-Dubz singer Tulisa Contostavlos were put in charge, meaning not only did they have to assign roles among their campmates, but they also got to sleep
  
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• Premier Inn of cocktails? Budget hotel chain is ridiculed after launching 'signature' cocktail to rival the Martini

  24-11-2024 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The cocktail, called the Dream Catcher, has been designed by Pritish Mody and is a short vodka-based drink in purple designed to evoke the 'otherworldly realm' of dreams.
  
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• Shocking moment floodwaters gush down streets of market town as emergency service crews urge locals to 'get back': Death toll for Storm Bert rises to four 

  24-11-2024 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The middle of Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, was seen submerged in water after the nearby Kyre Brook filled up and caused chaos.
  
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• Spiking is to be made a specific criminal offence for the first time - with bar staff set to be trained on how to spot tell-tale signs

  24-11-2024 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Drinks spiking sees perpetrators secretly administer knock-out drugs to victims without their consent, with some cases leading to sex offences, robbery or thefts.
  
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• Leicester City stars party in nightclub hours after Chelsea defeat and laugh next to Enzo Maresca message

  24-11-2024 23:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  Conor Cody and Harry Winks were partying in Danish nightclub hours after their defeat to Chelsea (Ekstra Bladet)Leicester City’s players were videoed parting in a Danish nightclub just hours after their 2-1 Premier League defeat to Chelsea on Saturday.Goals from Nicolas Jackson and Enzo Fernandez put Chelsea in front at the King Power Stadium before Jordan Ayew netted a penalty in injury time as a late consolation.The match turned out to be Steve Cooper’s final game in charge as Lei
  
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• Top plastic surgeon suspended after turning patients’ noses into ‘potatoes’

  24-11-2024 23:43 via metro.co.uk
  
  Olivier Gerbault has been accused of multiple hack jobs on patients’ nosesAn internationally renowned plastic surgeon’s career has nosedived after accusations that his surgeries ‘mutilated’ woman and turned their noses into ‘potatoes’.Olivier Gerbault, 58, dubbed the ‘nose maestro’ in France, was handed a two-year ban in November 2023 after patients complained to the country’s medical ethics committee that their noses were ‘massacred&r
  
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• Couple caught having sex on Sydney's Coogee Beach in front of shocked onlookers

  24-11-2024 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A frisky couple having sex on a popular beach gave stunned families and beachgoers trying to escape the heat more than the ocean to look at.
  
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• England’s Ellie Kildunne named World Rugby women’s player of the year

  24-11-2024 23:32 via theguardian.com
  Full-back was top try-scorer in last season’s Six NationsSouth Africa’s Pieter-Steph Du Toit wins men’s awardEngland and Harlequins full-back Ellie Kildunne has been named World Rugby women’s player of the year. The 25-year-old was top try-scorer during last season’s Six Nations, when England won the Grand Slam, claiming nine tries and winning player of the championship. And her thrilling attacking style has made her a genuine box-office talent in the women’s
  
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• UN says bystanders must step in to help end UK's violence against women epidemic

  24-11-2024 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  UN Women UK said more must be done to encourage members of the public to intervene, as Keir Starmer holds crunch talks in Downing Street about tackling Britain's violence epidemic
  
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• Thousands of bar staff in England and Wales to be trained to spot spiking

  24-11-2024 23:30 via theguardian.com
  Training for 10,000 hospitality workers announced as Keir Starmer hosts talks on tackling violence against womenThousands of bar staff will be trained to spot and stop spiking in England and Wales as the government steps up efforts to tackle violence against women and girls.About 10,000 hospitality workers will be trained in preventing and dealing with incidents of spiking by spring next year, Downing Street said before a meeting with police and hospitality leaders. Continue reading...
  
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• Drones spotted following British warship HMS Queen Elizabeth in Germany just days after the unmanned aircrafts hovered over US airbases in England

  24-11-2024 23:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Royal Navy flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth seemed to be tailed by an unidentified 1.5 by 1.5 metre drone at the entrance to the port of Hamburg, Germany, on Friday.
  
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• Dad of Brit prisoner of war captured by Russia reveals 'he'd fallen in love with Ukrainian girl'

  24-11-2024 23:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  James Scott Rhys Anderson's father Scott, 41, said he and other family members had begged his son not to go to Ukraine - but the 22-year-old couldn't be dissuaded
  
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• At least four dead amid ‘devastating’ flooding as Storm Bert batters UK

  24-11-2024 23:18 via theguardian.com
  Major incident declared in Wales and England and Scotland hit by power cuts due to rain, floods and windSeveral people have been killed as Storm Bert battered the UK and a major incident has been declared in south Wales.At least four deaths have been reported in England and Wales since the storm hit amid strong winds and flooding brought by heavy rain and thawing snow. Continue reading...
  
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• Highly paid prisoners are earning more on average than the prison officers who guard them, shocking figures reveal

  24-11-2024 23:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Last year's highest-earning prisoner had a net salary after tax of £36,715, while prison officers working outside London are paid £32,448.
  
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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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• Father of British ex-soldier, 22, who was 'captured by Putin's forces while fighting for Ukraine on Russia soil' says he's terrified he'll be tortured in captivity after he was paraded on TV

  24-11-2024 23:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 'mercenary' fighter, James Scott Rhys Anderson, was paraded in front of the cameras and a short video clip published by Kremlin-backed sources online.
  
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• Former Met Police chief helped Mohamed Al Fayed's younger brother evade a drugs scandal, ex-Harrod's security boss claims

  24-11-2024 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Disgraced Al Fayed and his aides were said to able to call on the help of former Met Commissioner Sir David McNee, according to the Sunday Times.
  
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• Cop29 climate deal worth £240BILLION is finally struck but excludes China - as developing countries say the sum is 'too little, too late'

  24-11-2024 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Developed countries including the UK, US and EU nations agreed to pay $300billion (£239billion) a year - up from the $100billion they pay now.
  
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• Laos poisoning victim 'went from confused to comatose in 30 minutes' reveals doctor

  24-11-2024 23:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A major, transnational investigation is underway to determine how six people fell ill and died after downing free tainted shots at a hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos, earlier this month
  
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• Fury as boss of Keir Starmer's 'viper's nest' union - the GMB - 'bullied and harassed' female staffers and even told one: 'We've got better lawyers than you'

  24-11-2024 23:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  General secretary Gary Smith, who endorsed Sir Keir for PM, was allowed to run for the role despite four counts of bullying and harassment against a female union rep being upheld in their entirety.
  
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• Coleen Rooney shocks I’m A Celebrity camp by revealing unlikely Donald Trump connection

  24-11-2024 23:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  Coleen Rooney is bringing all the best stories to the I’m A Celebrity camp (Picture: James Gourley/ITV/Shutterstock)Coleen Rooney’s stint in the I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! camp is the gift that keeps on giving.The Wag and TV personality, 38, has spent the past week living with Oti Mabuse, Danny Jones, Alan Halsall, and Tulisa Contostavlos after reportedly accepting a whopping £5,000,000 fee for her appearance on the show.So far, she’s been televisi
  
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• Woman, 49, dead after three-car crash in Nottingham: Police urging witnesses to come forward

  24-11-2024 23:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were scrambled to the scene on the A46 near Screveton, Nottingham , following reports of a crash involving two cars and a van at around 10.30pm yesterday.
  
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• Inside the wild YOLO nights at the drug-fuelled bars of the exotic 'new Bali' - where every traveller's worst nightmare is now unfolding as six people die after drinking 'contaminated' alcohol.. and the death toll is expected to soar

  24-11-2024 23:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Young travellers visiting the Vientiane Province of Laos do so with danger at the front of their minds. 
  
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