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• Neglectful mother is jailed for seven years after unattended seven-month-old son drowned in the bath while she played games on her phone

  18-12-2024 15:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Charlie Goodall fell over in a new bath seat that should never have been used in that bath and drowned because his mother Danielle Massey wasn't there to pick him up.
  
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• When is the Christmas Number One announced and how is it calculated?

  18-12-2024 18:38 via metro.co.uk
  It’s nearly time to find out 2024’s Christmas number one (Picture: Getty/Shutterstock)The Christmas Number One is a British institution, with huge artists from all genres hoping to one day claim the prestigious title.Wham! finally secured the top spot last Christmas with their 40-year-old track and reignited the dormant chart battle after five years of Ladbaby wins.The beloved track is in the chart race again but there are plenty of new songs in number one pursuit, mixed in with the
  
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• Molly-Mae Hague tears up over Tommy Fury in new tell-all series: ‘I’m alone in this now’

  18-12-2024 18:36 via metro.co.uk
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextPrevious PageNext PageMolly-Mae Hague choked up as she reflected on her shocking break-up with Tommy Fury in the trailer for her new documentary, Molly-Mae: Behind It All.
  The seemingly picture-perfect couple, both 25, met on Love Island in 2019 and went on to have a baby together, Bambi Fury, and get engaged. Then in August this year, they shocked the nation when they announced th
  
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• Nintendo Switch sells 46,600,000 consoles beating PS2’s lifetime sales in the US

  18-12-2024 18:29 via metro.co.uk
  Nintendo officially dominates the US (Metro/Sony/Nintendo)The Nintendo Switch has hit a huge sales milestone in the US, as EA Sports College Football 25 becomes the best-selling sports game ever.Sony’s suddenly very vague sales figures for the PlayStation 2 have made it difficult to ascertain whether the Nintendo Switch will surpass it in worldwide sales, but in one key country at least, it already has.Following the November 2024 US sales data from Circana, the Nintendo Switch has now hit
  
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• Thousands of pensioners at risk of missing Winter Fuel Payment this Christmas

  18-12-2024 18:28 via metro.co.uk
  Thousands of people have said they are concerned about their bills increasing (Picture: AFP)Tens of thousands of pensioners will not receive the winter fuel payment this Christmas due to a massive backlog in claims, forcing them to fend for themselves as temperatures plummet.The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is grappling with waves of new claims for pension credit after Chancellor Rachel Reeves said in July that those receiving the benefit will also be entitled to the winter fuel allow
  
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• Sergio Perez confirms Red Bull Formula One exit after dismal 2024 campaign

  18-12-2024 18:19 via metro.co.uk
  Sergio Perez looks set to be replaced by Liam Lawson (Picture: Getty)Sergio Perez has announced his exit from Red Bull’s Formula One team on social media after four seasons as Max Verstappen’s teammate.The Mexican endured a poor 2024 campaign – contributing just 152 points to Red Bull’s total of 589 – and finishing eighth in the drivers’ standings.It is thought that Liam Lawson will replace Perez in a promotion from junior team RB, according to Sky Sports, al
  
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• Gary Lineker sends classy message to Marcus Rashford after Manchester United transfer bombshell

  18-12-2024 18:07 via metro.co.uk
  Marcus Rashford is ‘ready for a new challenge’ away from Manchester United (Picture: Getty)Gary Lineker has passed on his best wishes to Marcus Rashford and hopes the forward ‘rallies’ to resurrect his Manchester United career.Rashford has been a shadow of his former self over the last 18 months and the attacker revealed this week that he was ‘ready for a new challenge’ away from Old Trafford.It’s been an extraordinary fall from grace for the 27-year-ol
  
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• Royal fans overjoyed as Queen Camilla spotted doing her Christmas shopping at luxury department store Fortnum & Mason

  18-12-2024 18:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Royal fans were left overjoyed when they spotted Queen Camilla doing her Christmas shopping at luxury department store Fortnum & Mason.
  
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• Full list of Shoe Zone stores at risk of closing as the Labour government's budget forces the retailer operating 297 shops to shut down UK locations

  18-12-2024 18:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Popular footwear retailer Shoe Zoe has announced that it will shut down 297 of its stores across the UK in a further blow to the High Street. The retailer has blamed the Labour government's budget.
  
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• Unexpected supermodel does drag as Elton John in new video for Step Into Christmas

  18-12-2024 18:00 via metro.co.uk
  This supermodel looks the spitting image of Sir Elton John… (Picture: Thomas Morgan)Prepare to see one actress and model as you’ve never seen her before, as she’s transformed into Sir Elton John for a festive video.But can you suss out who it is?To celebrate Christmas and Sir Elton’s timeless tune, Step Into Christmas, a runway star got involved in a reimagining of behind the scenes of the original version, which was released more than 50 years ago.It’s only Cara
  
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• DOGE's Elon Musk slams Republican 1,547-page spending bill: 'Ever seen a bigger piece of pork?'

  18-12-2024 17:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk, Donald Trump's pick to hack away frivolous government spending, publicly slammed Speaker Mike Johnson's spending plan after talking to him on the phone about it.
  
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• Rihanna's former bodyguard is shot and wounded in Dublin shotgun attack

  18-12-2024 17:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Geoffrey Keating, 46, was rushed to hospital with non-life threatening injuries after being shot by an unknown assailant this morning. Police are investigating the incident.
  
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• £11.5m superyacht is ravaged by fire after blaze mysteriously breaks out while moored

  18-12-2024 17:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 110-ft-long pleasure craft was moored in a port in Sotogrande, Cadiz, when harbour officials spotted smoke rising from the stern
  
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• Shocking truth about Texas father who set house on fire with three kids inside

  18-12-2024 17:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pedro Luis Parra Pulgar, 46, has been accused of 'intentionally' setting a fire to his home in Fulshear, Texas on November 6 while he and his three sons were inside.
  
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• Haunting final message of pilots killed in Kamaka Honolulu plane crash

  18-12-2024 17:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The victims killed in a tragic plane crash near near Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu have been identified, as the pilot's chilling final words were revealed.
  
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• Die-hard Luigi Mangione supporters brand new terror charges against him a 'witch hunt' as #freeluigi goes viral

  18-12-2024 17:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Die-hard Luigi Mangione fans have branded charges against him a 'witch hunt' after he was yesterday charged with murder as an act of terrorism
  
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• British Airways suspends all Abu Dhabi flights from Heathrow Airport amid Boeing issues

  18-12-2024 17:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Flights to Abu Dhabi from Heathrow have been suspended by British Airways - we'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.
  
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• Teen driver who killed friends after inhaling laughing gas at the wheel jailed

  18-12-2024 17:51 via metro.co.uk
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextPrevious PageNext PageA teenage driver who was filmed inhaling laughing gas moments before crashing into a tree, killing three teenage passengers, has been jailed.Thomas Johnson, 19, was speeding along the A415 in Oxfordshire at 100mph when he crashed, killing his friends David Hancock, 18, Ethan Goddard, 18, and Elliot Pulllen, 17, in June 2023.Moments before the fatal crash, foot
  
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• Why does Elon Musk keep interfering in British politics - and can he give Reform £80m?

  18-12-2024 17:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Why is Elon Musk, one of the richest and most influential people on the planet so interested in British politics - much less a relatively niche anti-immigration party with barely enough MPs to fill a Ford Focus?
  
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• Putin’s forces ‘burning faces of dead North Korean soldiers’ to hide their presence

  18-12-2024 17:46 via metro.co.uk
  North Korean soldiers are said to have been used in ‘meat wave’ assaults on Ukrainian positions in the Kursk salient (Picture: 95th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade Polissia)Russian forces are allegedly trying to burn the faces of dead North Korean troops to hide their presence on the battlefield.
  Thousands of personnel from Kim Jong Un’s regime are supporting Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, during which Moscow has suffered massive casualties. 
  
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• Kanye West covers face and clashes with ‘stupid’ lawyer in bizarre unearthed deposition video

  18-12-2024 17:45 via metro.co.uk
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextPrevious PageNext PageBizarre footage has come to light showing Kanye West discussing his ‘mental geniusness’ in a deposition from a recent lawsuit.The I Wonder rapper was previously sued by tech firm MyChannel in 2020, claiming that he broke the terms of his ‘oral partnership agreement’, and didn’t pay them.In a sneak peek for a new A+E series, Interr
  
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• First severe bird flu case confirmed in US

  18-12-2024 17:44 via metro.co.uk
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed the first case of severe bird flu in the US (Picture: Getty Images)A patient has been hospitalized with the first confirmed severe bird flu case in the US.The case was confirmed on Friday and announced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today.No details on the patient, who is at a hospital in Louisiana, were immediately released.‘While an investigation into the source of the infection in Louisiana is ongoing
  
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• British Airways has suspended another flight route to a major holiday destination

  18-12-2024 17:44 via metro.co.uk
  BA has suspended one of its long-haul flight routes for 2025 (Picture: Getty Images)If you’ve booked a flight from London to Abu Dhabi with British Airways in 2025, you might want to double check your ticket as soon as possible.That’s because the airline has just suspended its daily long-haul flight route from London Heathrow (LHR) to Abu Dhabi (AUH), following issues with its fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners.The affected tickets will have been issued by December 17, 2024 and will be
  
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• Prince William and Kate kick off Christmas holidays with George, Charlotte and Louis

  18-12-2024 17:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and little Prince Louis have officially broken up from school for their Christmas holidays. And their festive celebrations are already in full swing
  
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• Britain 'blinked first' after Putin's threat over 'unstoppable' Oreshnik missiles, says Kremlin

  18-12-2024 17:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Kremlin's ambassador to the UK, Andrey Kelin, said Keir Starmer's government was being cautious regarding further Ukrainian strikes deep into Russian territory after Putin's threat
  
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• People sharing hot pictures of Sydney Sweeney are missing the point

  18-12-2024 17:34 via metro.co.uk
  
  Trolls have deemed Sydney Sweeney unattractive, and less appealing than previously imagined (Picture: Getty)When Sydney Sweeney stepped outside last week, she probably had no idea she’d spark international headlines. However, the Euphoria and The White Lotus star’s simple act of sunbathing in the garden has led to passionate discourse, still brewing over a week later. Sweeney, 27, was pictured outside her Florida home wearing a bikini with her hair tied up in a messy bun.&
  
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• Major WWE show coming to YouTube in end of an era before Netflix move

  18-12-2024 17:33 via metro.co.uk
  
  The hard hitting SmackDown action is coming to YouTube (Picture: WWE)WWE has announced one of its flagship shows will air for free on YouTube next month.The professional wrestling giant is making the jump to Netflix in January 2025, with UK fans seeing all content – including Raw, SmackDown, NXT and every monthly premium live event – moving to the streaming service.Its current deal with TNT Sports will expire at the end of the year, with the January 6 episode of Monday Night Raw mar
  
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• Former BBC producer Sam McAlister - who worked on infamous Prince Andrew interview - pokes fun at Newsnight after 'fall out' with Emily Maitlis

  18-12-2024 17:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The journalist, from Guildford, was involved in the BBC Newsnight's 'car crash' interview with Prince Andrew in 2019, where he was questioned about his connection to Jeffrey Epstein .
  
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• Fit and healthy man's life ruined after horrifying night terror caused by rare disease

  18-12-2024 17:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ben Tarver, 29, began suffering vivid night terrors, hallucinations and seizures after developing Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis - but doctors don't know what's causing it
  
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• Lovers' Guide star Wendy-Ann Paige is dead: Sex guru, 61, was found at home by her devastated partner after she battled £70,000-a-year cocaine addiction

  18-12-2024 17:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lovers' Guide star Wendy-Ann Paige has been found dead at home in Southend at the age of 61.
  
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