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• MP’s cheeky dig at Dominic Cummings with Barnard Castle eye test chart

  27-05-2021 12:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  Conservative MP Dehenna Davison appeared in front of a Barnard Castle eye test chart while speaking virtually in the Commons (Picture: PA)An MP had a subtle dig at Dominic Cummings by appearing in parliament in front of a Barnard Castle eye test chart.
  Conservative Dehenna Davison was appearing virtually from her study just before health secretary Matt Hancock was grilled over allegations made by the former Downing Street insider.
  Mr Cummings was embroiled in a media storm last year after d
  
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• Snow closes Manchester airport runways as weather warnings cover the UK

  06-01-2025 08:47 via metro.co.uk
  
  Manchester Airport runway is closed this morning (Picture: X/AJMArsenal)Heavy snowfall has ground the country to a halt this morning as commuters are urged to brace for snow showers, ice and rain.Manchester and Bristol airports closed their runways for several hours due to heavy snow, while there were stranded vehicles and collisions hace blocked key roads across northern England.A number of schools throughout the north of England, primarily in Yorkshire, are also closed today with mor expected
  
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• Gary Lineker says frustrating Arsenal star ‘needs coaching’

  06-01-2025 08:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ex-England striker Gary Lineker (Picture: Getty)Gary Lineker believes Gunners forward Gabriel Jesus would benefit from specific ‘centre-forward coaching’ at Arsenal.Following a lengthy goal drought, Jesus has improved his record in front of goal recently with six goals in his last five appearances.Jesus did not score in the second-half of last season and then went 11 games of the 2024-25 campaign without a goal.Five goals in the space of four days against Crystal Palace gave Jesus a
  
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• Full list of UK school closures after snow causes chaos across country

  06-01-2025 08:27 via metro.co.uk
  
  Heavy snow has caused widespread disruption across the UK (Picture: Shutterstock)Many children across the UK will see their Christmas break extended today as numerous schools have been forced to close due to heavy snowfall.After a weekend of severe weather, including temperatures plunging to -11C in some places, snowstorms have wreaked havoc on the country’s roads, rail networks, and airports, which has seen flights at Manchester and Bristol airport grounded until further notice.With seve
  
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• Police launch murder probe after man, 63, is found dead at his home on New Year's Day with his loyal dog still by his side

  06-01-2025 08:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  William McNicholl's body was found by officers on January 1 after they were called to a property in Hawthorn Drive, Ipswich, shortly before 6pm.
  
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• Demi Moore family ‘weeping’ as she wins first Golden Globe aged 62

  06-01-2025 08:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextPrevious PageNext PageDemi Moore left fans and her own family in tears with an impassioned speech about worth as she won her first ever acting award at the Golden Globes.The 62-year-old actress finally won an acting prize after a career spanning four decades, and she was ‘in shock’ but ‘humbled and so grateful’ to beat the likes of Wicked star Cynthia Erivo
  
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• Ariana Grande leads tributes to ‘phenomenal’ RuPaul’s Drag Race star The Vivienne

  06-01-2025 08:09 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ariana Grande paid tribute to The Vivienne on social media (Picture: Getty)Huge stars including Ariana Grande have paid tribute to RuPaul’s Drag Race’s The Vivienne after her death aged 32.James Lee Williams, who won the first series of the BBC show and placed third on skating competition Dancing On Ice in 2023, died at the weekend.On her Instagram Stories, Grande shared a picture of The Vivienne, who was given the name owing to her love of Vivienne Westwood clothing, alon
  
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• Woman ‘arrested’ after relatives die from eating poisonous Christmas cake

  06-01-2025 08:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  Deise Moura has been arrested on suspiscion of killing her relatives witha poisonous Christmas cakeThe daughter-in-law of a woman who baked a poisonous Christmas cake which left three of her relatives dead has been arrested by police on suspicion of murder.Mum-of-one Zeli Dos Anjos, 61, is in hospital fighting for her life after baking and eating a cake which also killed her two sisters and niece.The family tucked into the food during a festive gathering at Zeli’s home in Torres near
  
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• Body of missing Texas man discovered after he tried climb icy Mount Whitney 'on a whim'

  06-01-2025 08:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Taylor Rodriguez, a 29-year-old Texas man, tragically died after attempting a solo climb of icy Mount Whitney during dangerous wintery conditions. Rescuers found his body at 12,000 feet.
  
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• These under-£11 skincare essentials saved my skin this winter

  06-01-2025 08:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  These under-£11 skincare essentials from Aveeno saved my irritated, damaged skin this winter (Picture: Aveeno)
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  On the hunt for your winter skin saviour? I may have found it.Maybe it was the cold weather or maybe it was my accidental overuse
  
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• Young Coronation Street character dies in devastating scenes as star exits

  06-01-2025 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mason did not survive the harrowing attack (Picture: ITV)This article contains details of Monday January 6’s episode of Coronation Street which is available on ITVX. It also contains discussions around knife violence.
  Coronation Street has confirmed the death of a leading character in harrowing scenes, with teenager Mason Radcliffe’s stabbing having the worst possible outcome.
  The youngster, played by Luca Toolan, was attacked by zombie knife wielding Logan and Matty while protectin
  
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• Two people taken to hospital after stabbing on major road in London

  06-01-2025 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were at the scene of Kilburn High Road last night after a stabbing in the area
  (Picture: UKNIP)Two people have been taken to hospital after a stabbing on a major high road in north London.Emergency services rushed to the scene in Kilburn High Road last night at around 5.45pm after they received reports of a knife attack near the North London Tavern, according to UKNIP.Two people were treated at the scene before being taken to hospital. Their conditions are not known.Last nigh
  
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• One mother’s desperate 28-year fight to find her missing son

  06-01-2025 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  On a cold winter’s night in 1996, teenager Damien Nettles vanished without a trace (Picture: Val Nettles/Metro.co.uk/Adam Williamson)
  ‘People have told me he was cut up and fed to the pigs, that he was chopped up and put in a lobster pot, that he was thrown overboard in the middle of the Channel, that his head was kicked like it was a soccer ball, that he was stuck with a pitchfork…’ says Val Nettles, reeling off just some of the horrifying rumours she has heard in the
  
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• I spent 72 hours in the ‘Red City’ where sober tourism is booming

  06-01-2025 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Marrakech, Morocco’s ‘Jewel of the South’ (Picture: Metro)Scooters spinning around corners. Vendors chattering next to sacks of spices. The scent of orange rind drifting on the breeze as someone shouts ‘Oi, fish and chips’ at my English boyfriend.I’m in Marrakech to investigate ‘sober tourism’, a growing trend among Millennials and Gen Z, who are drinking less than older generations.Morocco is not known for its champagne lifestyle; it’s a Mu
  
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• Evil Anthony delivers grim health news in Emmerdale as Cain’s fears intensify

  06-01-2025 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ruby begins to collect DNA (Picture: ITV)Ruby Fox-Miligan (Beth Cordingly) is further haunted by her past in Emmerdale this week, as vile dad Anthony (Nicholas Day) reveals some health news.As viewers of the ITV soap know, Anthony raped her as a teenager and she has done everything in her power to avoid him throughout adulthood.Flashback scenes allowed us to discover why she had such a strong reaction to his recent arrival in the village, when we were taken back to her teenage years.I
  
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• Jamie Carragher names the ‘one thing’ that could stop Liverpool winning the title

  06-01-2025 07:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher (Picture: Getty)Jamie Carragher fears there is ‘one thing’ that could stop Liverpool from winning the Premier League title.The Reds have opened up a healthy seven-point lead at the top of the table as they look to clinch their 20th league title and first since 2020.Liverpool saw title-chasing Arsenal drop points at Brighton on Saturday but failed to fully capitalise on the result as they too were held to a draw by struggling Manchester United.Arne Sl
  
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• Deep freeze moves across US as 63 million people face bone-chilling temps and major snowfall

  06-01-2025 07:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Snow Storm Blair has ramped up across the US, as the bone-chilling system moves onto the east, impacting 63 million Americans across the nation.
  
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• Two men dead after boat capsizes near Point Connor in South Australia

  06-01-2025 07:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called to a beach near Point Connor south of Beachport on South Australia's Limestone Coast after reports that a boat had capsized
  
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• Severe delays on London Underground Metropolitan Line after signal failure

  06-01-2025 07:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  Commuters on the Metropolitan Line are facing delays this morning, including minor delays in Uxbridge(Picture: Getty Images)The Metropolitan Line on London’s tube network is part suspended this morning after a signal failure at Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire.Transport for London has warned commuters there is no service between Moor Park and Amersham / Chesham and severe delays between Watford and Harrow-on-the-Hill as they fix the issue.The rest of the line is facing minor delays.Else, wh
  
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• Queensland detectives swoop on brothers suspected of killing Chloe Jade Mason, shot dead in Caboolture street

  06-01-2025 07:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Queensland homicide detectives squad, with the assistance of specialist units, arrested brothers Codye Thomson, 29, and Kaine Thomson-Gleeson, 32.
  
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• I avoid social events unless I think they are good for my bank balance

  06-01-2025 07:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  I’m 32 now but I aim to retire by 58 with a pension pot of at least £500,000 (Picture: Samson Dada)My life motto has always been: Buy what you need, and invest the rest.This attitude towards money has helped me accumulate over £100,000 in retirement savings since my mid-20s from a workplace and private pension.I’m 32 now but I aim to retire by 58 with a pension pot of at least £500,000. I’ll use this pot to purchase a retirement cottage and perhaps go on Euro
  
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• Elon Musk 'locks reporter from X' after article sheds light on Tesla owner's alleged alter ego Adrian Dittman

  06-01-2025 07:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A journalist was suspended from X after reporting debunked rumors of Elon Musk using the alias 'Adrian Dittmann' to praise himself.
  
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• Ruby Franke's eldest daughter Shari makes bombshell announcement ahead of tell-all book about twisted mommy blogger

  06-01-2025 07:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Disgraced YouTube star Ruby Franke's eldest daughter, Shari, made a bombshell announcement on Instagram last week - just days before she releases her tell-all book.
  
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• Would you drop Of Mice and Men from the exam syllabus? The answer isn’t black and white | Nels Abbey

  06-01-2025 07:00 via theguardian.com
  The book will no longer be studied at GCSE in Wales because many find the racial slurs upsetting. That’s culture war fodder, but it shouldn’t beIn years to come, we might call it the Steinbeck problem. Of Mice and Men is one of the most banned books in the United States and will no longer be studied at GCSE in Wales from September – a reaction to the racism and use of racial slurs within the text.Is this something to mourn, or cause for wild celebration? It is complicated. Inde
  
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• Shrinking trees and tuskless elephants: the strange ways species are adapting to humans

  06-01-2025 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  As people have shaped the natural world, so wildlife – from mahoganies to magpies – has had to evolve to surviveFrom the highest mountains to the depths of the ocean, humanity’s influence has touched every part of planet Earth. Many plants and animals are evolving in response, adapting to a human-dominated world. One notable example came during the Industrial Revolution, when the peppered moth turned from black and white to entirely black after soot darkened its habitat. The bl
  
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• Man with same haircut since school trims long locks – and looks dramatically different

  06-01-2025 07:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Plucking up the courage to trim your long locks can be a difficult process, but one man finally took the plunge – and he looks very different. People are gushing over his new appearance
  
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• London is Europe’s most congested city, with drivers sat in traffic an average 101 hours last year

  06-01-2025 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The capital beats Paris and Dublin, in second and third place, as traffic congestion gets consistently worseMuch like its gridlocked traffic, London’s position as the most congested city in Europe has remained unmoved, with it coming top of the list ahead of Paris and Dublin.Drivers in the capital spent an average 101 hours sitting in traffic last year, a 2% increase from the previous year, according to the transport analytics company Inrix. Continue reading...
  
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• Little Shop of Horrors review – classic rock musical gets exuberant modern-day treatment

  06-01-2025 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Crucible theatre, Sheffield
  The singing is strong and the killer plant has a delightful touch of pantomime dame, but some of the schlock comic elements are slow growersEver since the extraterrestrial botanical monster named Audrey II first landed on film as a B-movie, its story’s stage and screen iterations have fed off each other, metabolising from a black-and-white crime caper in 1960 to an off-Broadway musical, then transposed back to film in the cult schlock horror movie of 1986.This p
  
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• FTSE 100 bosses make more money by noon today than average worker in a year

  06-01-2025 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Bosses will hit milestone marginally quicker this year on the third working day of 2025 with median hourly pay of £1,298, says High Pay CentreThe chief executives of FTSE 100 companies will have made more money in 2025 by midday on Monday than their average worker does in a whole year, according to the latest measure of inequality between bosses and their employees.Median pay for FTSE 100 chief executives is £4.22m, 113 times the median full-time worker’s pay of £37,430,
  
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• Wisconsin shooter's baby-faced accomplice breaks silence after being accused of plotting attack that killed two

  06-01-2025 06:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alexander Paffendorf, who has been accused of helping Wisconsin teenager Natalie Rupnow plan a school shooting, appeared in court to face the consequences of his actions on Friday.
  
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