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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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• Mum who donated daughter's heart hears it beat again in transplant patient

  28-12-2024 11:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mum Amy Anderson was flooded with emotion after she heard her daughter Mia Hicks' heart beat again inside the chest of five-year-old Grace Westwood
  
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• 'My son's disappearance showed how little care there is for missing Black kids'

  28-12-2024 11:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror’s Christmas appeal is raising funds for Missing People which offers support to the families of people who have disappeared, and helps those who have gone missing reunite with their loved ones
  
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• Jamie Carragher names the two signings Arsenal must make in order to beat Liverpool

  28-12-2024 11:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jamie Carragher has made his Premier League title prediction (Photo: Getty)Jamie Carragher says Arsenal won’t win the Premier League title until they make two crucial signings which will address Mikel Arteta’s ‘biggest problem’.Following their 1-0 home win over Ipswich Town, Arsenal have moved up to second in the table but are still six points behind Liverpool who have a game in hand.With Manchester City floundering and Chelsea still rebuilding under Enzo Maresca, many b
  
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• Silent Witness star Emilia Fox rejects marriage proposal from boyfriend ‘every single day’

  28-12-2024 11:20 via metro.co.uk
  
  Emilia Fox’s boyfriend won’t stop trying to put a ring on it (Picture: David Venni)Silent Witness star Emilia Fox gets proposed to every single day – and says no every time.The actress, 50, has been dating TV executive Jonathan Stadlen since 2021 and admits she is keen to get married and believes in marriage but she’s not there yet.She told Woman & Home magazine: ‘Jonathan asks me to marry him every single day, but we’re not officially married.‘Just
  
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• London New Year’s Eve fireworks 2025: Where to watch for free in the capital

  28-12-2024 11:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  Wrap up warm (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)Each New Year’s Eve, fireworks light up the London skyline, delighting thousands of revellers.In fact, the annual light show has become so popular that tickets for the official viewing areas – priced at £20 to £50 each for 2025 – sell out months beforehand.Thankfully, you don’t need to pay to see the pyrotechnics and drones, as they reach up to 200m high and can be spotted across the city for free.Here is what y
  
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• Fog delays Manchester Airport flight as 'sick' passenger stranded on plane after 'nightmare' holiday

  28-12-2024 11:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  David Galloway, 58, and his partner Bev, 54, from Rotherham experienced a nightmare start to their holiday when plans to go to their original destination were cancelled
  
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• Top home gym equipment to start your January fitness journey without expensive memberships

  28-12-2024 11:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  If you’re too daunted to join a gym or want to avoid pricey memberships, these handy pieces of at-home workout equipment can help you kick off your January fitness journey
  
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• Simple tip to help you avoid dreaded ‘red wine mouth’ at parties

  28-12-2024 11:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Red wine tastes great but can mess up your lips (Picture: GETTY)Who is your biggest frenemy at a party? Red wine, that’s who.Delicious, warming and spicy to your face, while giving you the dreaded ‘blue mouth’ behind your back. Tsk, just when you think you know someone…You’ve made all that effort to look sensational, only to look like you’ve been snogging a Smurf later on in the evening. How long have I looked like this? Why did no one tell me? Why did I cho
  
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• From Liam Payne to Hollywood legends – all the celebrity deaths in 2024

  28-12-2024 11:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Liam Payne was one of many celebrities we lost this year (Picture: PA/Getty)It’s been a very historic year for the entertainment industry, having said goodbye to some of our brightest stars including the likes of Donald Sutherland and Shannen Doherty.The music world was rocked in October when One Direction star Liam Payne died suddenly at the age of 31.
  Cosying up to watch a Harry Potter film or two this Christmas will have renewed meaning after we lost one of our acting greats in Dame Ma
  
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• A stranger saw my T-shirt and told me about her bowel movements

  28-12-2024 11:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Fiona was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 1987 (Picture: Fiona Cumberpatch)As the crowd gathered at my local parkrun early one Saturday morning, I noticed a young woman making her way across the grass towards me. ‘I saw your T-shirt,’ she said, pointing at the Crohn’s & Colitis UK logo emblazoned across my chest. ‘I have Crohn’s. I’ve been up since 4am with a flare up, but nothing could stop me from coming here today.’ Impressed by he
  
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• Did she kill him too? Late husband of woman who made 'arsenic-laced' Christmas cake that killed her two sisters and niece will be dug up by Brazilian police months after he died 'from food poisoning'

  28-12-2024 10:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Zeli Terezinha Silva dos Anjos, from Brazil baked the cake that went on to kill her two sisters and niece. Now police are set to exhume her husband's body over fears he could have been poisoned too.
  
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• Met Office gives verdict on fog this weekend after hundreds of flights delayed

  28-12-2024 10:33 via metro.co.uk
  
  A jogger runs past the Port of Liverpool building during heavy fog yesterday (Picture: EPA/Adam Vaughan)Fog that has caused delays to hundreds of flights in the UK is set to linger into the weekend, say forecasters.Most of the country’s airports that have faced disruption due to murky weather over the past few days.And unfortunately for anyone travelling this morning, the fog will most likely persist today, according to the Met Office.
  In some parts of the UK, visibility could be as low a
  
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• Strange 'red orbs' spotted over New Jersey by plane passenger as drone mystery continues

  28-12-2024 10:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Americans have been gripped by the sightings of dozens of drones in the skies above New Jersey and New York with many conspiracy theories being shared to explain the phenomenon
  
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• Moments before death: The last images of doomed passengers caught up in some of the most tragic air disasters of all time who recorded haunting final footage before impact

  28-12-2024 10:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Haunting video from Azerbaijan Airlines Flight J2-8243 showed the pained final moments of those on board before the deadly crash near Aktau in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day.
  
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• London's cheapest pubs revealed: Map shows where punters can still get a pint for less than £2 in the capital

  28-12-2024 10:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Finding a cheap pint in London is becoming an almost impossible task. However, for anyone looking to enjoy a bev or two without breaking the bank, there are bargain boozers out there.
  
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• Inside Britain's deserted ghost shopping centres littered with boarded-up stores and rife with crime and some shoppers say they would be improved 'by a zombie apocalypse'

  28-12-2024 10:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the Kent commuter town of Dartford, locals say the town has slipped into a decline since the introduction of the sprawling Bluewater Shopping Centre in 1999.
  
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• Royal Navy's submarine service is plagued by 'gang bangs', drug dealers and lewd officers who celebrate 'rape lists' as crews share Top Trumps-style cards of worst offenders, whistleblower says

  28-12-2024 10:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vile 'initiation ceremonies' are reportedly carried out, where new sailors are terrorised and told to get onto 'their hands and knees' before being forced to perform sex acts on other experienced sailors.
  
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• Shoppers slam Tesco as supermarket replaces Christmas treats with 'ridiculous' item

  28-12-2024 10:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shoppers have hit out at supermarkets up and down the country as stores race to put out Easter Eggs only a day after Christmas. 
  
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• Emily Clarkson beams with joy as she announces birth of second baby girl

  28-12-2024 10:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  Emily Clarkson is now a mum of two little girls! (Picture: Instagram)Emily Clarkson is ending 2024 on a joyous high after welcoming her second baby.The social media star and Metro columnist, 30, announced today that her daughter ‘arrived a few days ago’ as she took to Instagram with a gorgeous snap.Lying in her hospital bed, Emily beamed widely as she cradled the newborn.Revealing her unusual name, she shared that her little girl is called Xanthe Fiadh Andrew.She wrote in the captio
  
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• Why I sold my PS5 to get a Steam Deck and never looked back – Reader’s Feature

  28-12-2024 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  More portable than a PS5 (Valve)A reader explains why he began to prefer PC handheld gaming over consoles, first with the Steam Deck and now with the Legion Go.As a day one adopter of the PlayStation 5 I was more than happy with the console. Like many, I’d been flat out through Covid, being an NHS worker, and my time had either been spent at work or on childcare duty looking after both my own children and, at times, my niece and nephew – as my sister and brother-in-law were also key
  
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• Wedding drama as major Coronation Street character proposes to their love

  28-12-2024 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Will it be a yes? (Picture: ITV)Last time Dev Alahan (Jimmi Harkishin) proposed to his beloved Bernie Winter (Jane Hazlegrove) on Coronation Street he got it spectacularly wrong.  Following the death of Bernie’s son Paul Foreman (Peter Ash) in September, Dev made some huge errors that ended up making Bernie’s grief even worse. He sent Paul’s ashes to the space launch company before Bernie had had time to say a proper goodbye. Then Bernie was livid to discover th
  
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• The romantic past of a beloved 100-year-old cinema, from proposals to film-themed weddings

  28-12-2024 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  The beloved Ritzy in Brixton, South London has been stealing hearts since 1911 (Picture: PA/Getty)When Nour and Kobina celebrated their 10-year anniversary earlier this year, they marked the occasion by visiting a Brixton restaurant which had played host to one of their first dates.As far as Nour was concerned, that was to be the highlight of the evening. But after the meal, her partner remarked that he still had some space for doughnuts – and though she was full, Nour agreed to accompany
  
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• The revolutionary countess who became first woman elected to UK Parliament

  28-12-2024 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  The figure of Constance Markievicz continues to loom large – particularly in Ireland (Picture: Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)If you wander the halls of the Houses of Parliament, you’ll see a few sculptures and other tributes to a person named Lady Nancy Astor.In the accompanying captions, you’ll read she’s notable as the first woman to take a seat in the House of Commons, serving for 26 years as the MP for Plymouth Sutton.You may also notice that these descriptio
  
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• Martin and Ruby issue significant update to Stacey in EastEnders

  28-12-2024 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Martin and Ruby have an update for Stacey (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)After an eventful Christmas, Martin Fowler (James Bye) and Ruby Allen (Louisa Lytton) have an update for Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) in upcoming scenes.This week in EastEnders, we saw Stacey struggle with her feelings for her ex-husband, who has had a troubling time after discovering that his other ex-wife Ruby gave birth to their son two years ago.She’d initially tried to pretend that she no longer had a
  
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• Editor picks top deals in Antler's Winter Sale with up to 40% off on premium luggage

  28-12-2024 10:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Antler's big Winter Sale is now live and you can save up to 40% off suitcases, luggage sets and travel bags in a variety of sizes and colours for all your holiday needs
  
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• EastEnders 2025 preview reveals death, destruction and devastation ahead in Walford

  28-12-2024 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  It’s set to be an explosive first few months of the year in Walford (Picture: BBC/Metro)Christmas might now be in the rearview mirror, but EastEnders is keeping its foot on the gas going into the New Year, lining up some apocalyptic scenes to kick-start its 40th anniversary celebrations. The BBC soap is celebrating a huge milestone in 2025, and while bosses are keeping their cards very close to their chest regarding what they have in store to mark it, we already know some exciting de
  
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• Urgent hunt for boy, 11, after woman sexually assaulted in broad daylight

  28-12-2024 09:57 via metro.co.uk
  
  The victim was approached on High Street in Woodford, Northamptonshire, at around midday on December 17 (Picture: Google)An urgent hunt is underway for an 11-year-old schoolboy after a woman was sexually assaulted in broad daylight.The victim was approached on High Street in Woodford, Northamptonshire, at around midday on December 17.Police said the young suspect touched her inappropriately before fleeing in the direction of Mill Road.He is described as a ‘white boy’ aged 11 or 12 w
  
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• Hallmark star Dayle Haddon dies aged 76 after suspected carbon monoxide leak

  28-12-2024 09:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  Dayle Haddon has died aged 76 (Picture:Gregory Pace/Shutterstock)Hallmark actor and model, Dayle Haddon, has died aged 76 after suspected carbon monoxide poisoning.
  The Canadian screen star, who rose to prominence in the 70s and 80s, was found dead in her son-in-law’s (actor Marc Blucas) home in Bucks County, Pennsylvania on Friday, per NBC10 in Philadelphia.
  Local authorities were first alerted after an unidentified man, 76, was spotted unconscious on the floor of a detached in-law suite
  
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• 80s film star Dayle Haddon dies aged 76 after suspected carbon monoxide leak

  28-12-2024 09:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  Dayle Haddon has died aged 76 (Picture:Gregory Pace/Shutterstock)Actress and model, Dayle Haddon, has died aged 76 after suspected carbon monoxide poisoning.The Canadian screen star, who rose to prominence in the 70s and 80s, was found dead in her son-in-law’s (actor Marc Blucas) home in Bucks County, Pennsylvania on Friday, per NBC10 in Philadelphia.
  Local authorities were first alerted after an unidentified man, 76, was spotted unconscious on the floor of a detached in-law suite on Frid
  
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