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• Nato warplanes scrambled after Putin’s missile bombardment near Polish border

  15-01-2025 09:14 via metro.co.uk
  
  Russia wreaked havoc on Wednesday with a missile and drone bombardment (Picture: east2west news)Nato warplanes have been scrambled today in response to Russia’s bombardment close to Ukraine’s border with Poland. Vladimir Putin’s Tu-22 and Tu-95 strategic bombers hit vital energy facilities in the coldest weeks of winter in Ukraine.Got a story? Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at [email protected]. Or you can submit your videos and pictures here.For more st
  
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• Blind passenger felt ‘vulnerable’ at London station after assistance didn’t turn up twice

  15-01-2025 12:40 via metro.co.uk
  
  Kelsey Trevett had a ‘whole weekend of drama after drama after drama’ (Picture: Kelsey Trevett)A Pride of Britain award winner was left ‘isolated’ and scared at a London station when night-time travel assistance failed to turn up twice.Kelsey Trevett, 23, who is blind, had to navigate unfamiliar Willesden Junction and Dalston Kingsland with only a walking stick after helpers were missing at 11pm at night.Kelsey who won Child of Courage title after losing their sight
  
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• PMQs LIVE: Keir Starmer faces Kemi Badenoch in the Commons amid alarm over the economy and Tulip Siddiq's resignation

  15-01-2025 12:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MAILONLINE BLOG: Follow live updates from Prime Minister's Questions in the Commons as Keir Starmer faces Kemi Badenoch in his weekly head-to-head.
  
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• Is Rachel Reeves plotting ANOTHER cash raid on farmers? Chancellor warned against taking money from flood defences and nature after IHT hit as she reins in public spending

  15-01-2025 12:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  But fears have been raised that she could hit farmers again this year by making cuts to the Environment Land Management (Elm) scheme.
  
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• How tragedy unfolded for Brit skiers on French 'death piste': Woman died after crashing into man while descending black slope with 2026m vertical descent that has claimed five lives in recent years

  15-01-2025 12:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The man the 62-year-old woman collided with had been stationary at the time after he had stopped on a 'bump' below the main track, according to officials.
  
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• Britain's top 100 employers named in new survey: From energy and transport firms to universities and councils, did yours make the list?

  15-01-2025 12:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The research conducted by Zensai analysed reviews of companies on Glassdoor - a platform where people can rate their company based on eight 'workplace factors'.
  
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• Terrifying moment two passenger jets come perilously close to a midair collision as they approach to land at Phoenix Airport before anti-crash system kicks in

  15-01-2025 12:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  United Airlines Flight 1724 and Delta Air Lines Flight 1070 came perilously close to colliding in midair with 400 people on board as they prepared to land at the Phoenix airport on Saturday morning.
  
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• Severe thunderstorms smash Australia's east coast leaving one man dead and shutting down Sydney Airport - as 100,000 homes without power amid urgent warning over dangerous winds, lightning and hailstones

  15-01-2025 12:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A man has been killed as severe thunderstorms smashed large swathes of NSW and Sydney, bringing the airport, public transport and sporting matches to an abrupt halt.
  
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• Celebrity chef announces 'very tough decision' to close Edinburgh restaurant - as he blames 'current economic climate'

  15-01-2025 12:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Celebrity chef Tom Kitchin has made the 'very tough decision' to close one of his Edinburgh restaurants after two years, explaining he had 'no option' amid rising financial costs.
  
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• Moment Labour councillor accuses Reform politician of sending photo of his 'private parts' in chaotic public meeting

  15-01-2025 12:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Labour's Aidan McGurran angrily made the allegation against Reform UK councillor Jaymey McIvor during a dramatic Essex County Council full meeting on January 10.
  
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• How Tony Slattery revealed his celebrity friends and hangers on dumped him when his 'money dried up' as he battled £4k-a-week cocaine and booze addiction and locked himself away in Thames-side flat

  15-01-2025 12:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The star known for 1980s and 1990s appearances on shows such as Whose Line Is It Anyway? stepped back from the spotlight while struggling in recent decades.
  
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• Prison nurse who helped inmates smuggle in mobile phone for drug dealing and told lags to 'delete chats, lads' avoids jail term because her family 'needs her'

  15-01-2025 12:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kimberly Finn was an agency nurse at HMP Durham when she agreed to pass a package to an inmate so he could give it to another prisoner, who she went to school with.
  
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• Households urged to use 99p item on patios and driveways this winter

  15-01-2025 12:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Using the supermarket ingredient on your patio or driveway could save you thousands of pounds in paving replacements and can be done in just a matter of minutes
  
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• Shrink your waist and lose belly fat with Amazon's £16 weighted hula hoop

  15-01-2025 12:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Using the item for 20-30 minutes a day has helped thousands lose weight and look slimmer - plus, it only costs £16 on Amazon
  
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• Cancer treatment warning issued over sunlight between 10am and 3pm

  15-01-2025 12:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  You may need to avoid sunlight if you have cancer or are recovering from treatment
  
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• 'My heat pump is a money trap': Father says eco-friendly boiler alternative quadrupled his bills and then broke down, forcing his family to live in thermals and onesies

  15-01-2025 12:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A father has warned against the increasingly popular air-source heat pump systems, blasting his as a 'money trap' that is quadrupling his bills.
  
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• Piccadilly Line will be partly closed until the end of the month – here’s why

  15-01-2025 12:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  Passengers at the end of the Piccadilly line have been without a direct Tube connection for weeks (Picture: AFP/Getty Images)A stretch of the Piccadilly line on the London Underground has been closed for weeks – but it is set to reopen soon.
  TfL closed part of the Tube line in west London after ‘significant’ leaf fall made the tracks slippery between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge stations.
  Passengers at the end of the line in Uxbridge have been without a direct Tube connection for
  
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• Millionaires lose war over neighbour's noisy wooden floor: Businessman and wife tried to force City banker in £1.1m flat upstairs to tear up 'unbearable' creaking floorboards

  15-01-2025 12:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Businessman Sergey Grazhdankin, 44, and his wife, Maria, claimed their lives in a gated art deco development in West Kensington, London became 'torture' after new neighbours moved in.
  
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• England cricketer moves to Dubai following ‘several attacks on his family home’

  15-01-2025 12:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  James Vince has played 55 games for England (Picture: Getty)England and Hampshire cricketer James Vince has ‘taken the decision’ to move to Dubai following ‘several attacks on his family home’.Vince’s property near Southampton was damaged by criminals twice last year, first in the early hours of April 15 and then on May 11.Vince and his family were believed to be inside the property when two cars on the driveway were damaged and the front windows of the house were
  
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• Germany suffers another 'sick man of Europe' setback as GDP falls for second year in a row while Brexit UK has seen growth with positive 2025 forecast despite Labour budget chaos

  15-01-2025 12:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Federal Statistics Office said today that Europe's largest economy had contracted by 0.2 per cent following a decline in 2023
  
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• Dad's warning about unusual symptoms after being diagnosed with 'less survivable' cancer

  15-01-2025 12:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Father-of-three Paul Marshall, 60, was diagnosed with stomach cancer, a less survivable form of cancer, just four days before Christmas - and has warned people not to ignore the symptoms
  
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• People are only just realising why the moon looks different in other countries

  15-01-2025 12:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  We all know our planet only has one moon, but eagle-eyed astronomy fans are only just realising that it doesn't look exactly the same to everyone–- as some countries see it completely differently
  
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• Netflix fans ‘can’t wait to binge-watch’ new show with their children

  15-01-2025 12:14 via metro.co.uk
  
  Netflix viewers are counting down to watch a beloved children’s show (Picture: msrachelforlittles/ Instagram)Netflix viewers are celebrating after it was announced a beloved children’s show would now be available on the platform.This week the streaming service revealed four episodes of Ms. Rachel would be released in a ‘curated compilation of her playful, research-backed videos for every stage of a child’s development, from early language skills to phonics and learning t
  
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• Dashcam captures garage worker weeing on Mercedes while it was in a car wash

  15-01-2025 12:14 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 PageA driver who thought his car was being picked up for a routine service got a nasty surprise when he checked his dash cam.Michael Hinsley was initially very pleased with the results once his Mercedes was returned from the dealership in Shrewsbury.But when he decided to take a look at the dash cam footage from earlier that day, he was ‘horrified’ t
  
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• Gardeners warned if they have squirrels in their garden they must act now

  15-01-2025 12:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Squirrels are often seen as pests by gardeners but in reality, they play a vital role in the garden's ecosystem and now is the time for gardeners to give them a helping hand
  
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• Who is Joao Fonseca? Meet 18-year-old tennis player taking the sport by storm

  15-01-2025 12:11 via metro.co.uk
  
  Joao Fonseca is hoping to follow in the footsteps of Jannik Sinner (Picture: Getty)Joao Fonseca is enjoying a meteoric rise in tennis and everyone wants to know who he is after his Australian Open victory over Andrey Rublev.The 18-year-old Brazilian star, currently ranked world No.112, conjured up a shock 7-6 6-3 7-6 first-round win over the Russian ninth-seed on Tuesday.It is just the latest career highlight for the teenage sensation, who started 2024 ranked outside of the top 700 but keeps cl
  
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• Moment young thugs wield huge zombie knives BEHIND bars - as prison launches urgent probe

  15-01-2025 12:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In terrifying footage posted on Snapchat , two inmates at Feltham Young Offender Institution, in west London , are seen unsheathing the deadly weapons before swinging them around.
  
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• Man wins court battle with parking firm over £268 fine - after it took him 24 MINUTES to pay a £1.20 charge

  15-01-2025 12:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Motorist, David Lockett, 59, from Huddersfield, has won a court case against a parking company after being fined £268 for taking less than half an hour to pay a £1.20 charge. 
  
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• UK weather maps show when and where Brits will face more freezing temperatures this weekend

  15-01-2025 12:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Temperatures are set to plummet this weekend around the United Kingdom with the mercury falling to minus figures in England and Wales, days after snow caused nightmares for millions
  
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• Relive Tony Slattery's funniest moments on TV and film as world remembers 'screamingly funny' star

  15-01-2025 12:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As a nation mourns the loss of the 'screamingly funny' star MailOnline has re-visited some of his best moments on TV and the big screen.
  
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