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• Nintendo Switch 2 logo leaks as hopes grow for January reveal

  08-01-2025 19:09 via metro.co.uk
  
  Is there room for a 2? (Nintendo)Leaks of Nintendo’s next console have continued to snowball, with an insider posting what appears to be the Switch 2 logo on X.Nintendo Switch 2 leaks have accelerated to an everyday occurrence over the past few weeks, with images showing the console itself, the dock, and the seemingly magnetic Joy-Cons.These leaks have only grown in volume since the start of 2025, with replicas of the console and a rumoured April launch date recently popping up at CES in
  
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• Colson Smith reveals hardest thing about being axed from Coronation Street

  09-01-2025 10:37 via metro.co.uk
  
  Colson Smith is set to leave Coronation Street (Picture: Shutterstock)Colson Smith has opened up about what he’ll miss most after being axed from Coronation Street. Earlier this week, it was revealed bosses were writing out his character Craig Tinker after 14 years on the cobbles. Colson has since reacted to the news on the On The Sofa podcast he hosts with co-stars Ben Price and Jack P. Shepherd, who play Nick Tilsley and David Platt. Recalling the day he found out, Colson
  
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• Charles and Camilla send special birthday message to Kate

  09-01-2025 10:35 via metro.co.uk
  
  Princess Kate is turning 43 today (Picture: PA)The Princess of Wales is marking her 43rd birthday today after a tumultuous 2024.
  Birthday wishes are already flowing in for Kate Middleton as she looks to celebrate her big day with Prince William and her three children.
  The royal family has wished the Princess of Wales a happy day, with a message reading: ‘Happy Birthday to The Princess of Wales!’The X account also shared a photo of Kate smiling this past Christmas as she took a bouqu
  
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• Sister of man missing in Benidorm's heartbreaking nine words after body found and murder probe launched

  09-01-2025 10:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  John George, 37, was reported missing in December and a huge search was launched which came to an end this week as police in Spain confirmed a body has been found
  
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• B&M wows shoppers with 'cute' £5 candles that 'look like' £40 Neom brand

  09-01-2025 10:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Shoppers were thrilled to spot an affordable alternative at B&M - but many were quick to warn others about what ditching the big brand actually costs
  
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• Russell Brand due in court today for 'speeding offences' as comedian hires 'Mr Loophole' lawyer to represent him

  09-01-2025 10:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Russel Brand faces claims that he broke a 30mph limit on a residential road as well as speeding on the motorway and has hired the legal firm of Nick 'Mr Loophole' Freeman to represent him.
  
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• Netflix just added one of the most anticipated TV dramas of 2025

  09-01-2025 10:19 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextPrevious PageNext PageNetflix viewers can now watch a new American Western series that is one of the most anticipated dramas of the year.The six-episode series American Primeval stars Taylor Kitsch as Isaac, a traumatised man ‘struggling to overcome his demons’.Set in America in 1857, the series ‘examines the fight to gain control of the American West and the some
  
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• Moment lynx are captured after being illegally released into wild in the Scottish Highlands

  09-01-2025 10:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The wild cats were spotted on Wednesday afternoon around two miles from a wildlife park in the Drumguish area, near to Kingussie in the Scottish Highlands.
  
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• Man and woman found dead at home in ‘unexplained’ circumstances

  09-01-2025 10:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  Officers attended the address in Norwood Road, March, shortly before 2pm on Wednesday (Picture: Ella Millward)A man and woman have been found dead inside a property in Cambridgeshire.Officers attended the address in Norwood Road, March, shortly before 2pm on Wednesday.The call-out came after a report regarding a concern for the occupants.Detectives are treating the deaths as ‘unexplained’.A police spokesperson said: ‘Officers attended, and a man and a woman were found dead ins
  
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• M&S sales surge over Christmas after supermarket issues price rise warning

  09-01-2025 10:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The retailer boasted £4.06bn in sales for the three months leading up to December 28, with its food division contributing nearly two-thirds of this revenue and experiencing its largest ever trading day during this time
  
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• David Lammy vows to go after Chinese firms which make small boat engines used by Channel migrants as part of 'world first' sanctions regime

  09-01-2025 10:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Foreign Secretarytoday revealed that officials would also go after the suppliers of people smuggling networks, including Chinese companies.
  
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• Unexpected item in baggage area: Moment woman mistakes luggage conveyor belt for passenger walkway, falls flat on her back and is carried off into a hole behind airport check in

  09-01-2025 10:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The woman in Russia had checked in for an S7 airling flight from Vladikavkaz to Moscow 's Domodedovo airport before the bizarre incident occurred.
  
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• UK rejects demand from Donald Trump's new security chief to take back 'Isis Bride' Shamima Begum and other exiled British Islamists in Syria

  09-01-2025 10:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Foreign Secretary spoke out after a member of Trump's incoming administration signalled that he would want Britain to bring its citizens home.
  
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• Putin propagandist in coma and deemed 'clinically dead' after urging Russia to fire nuclear weapons

  09-01-2025 10:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tigran Keosayan, 59, who was sanctioned by Britain and other Western countries, had urged the Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin to use nuclear bombs and vowed Russia will take full control of Ukraine
  
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• Harrowing new drone footage captures hand-to-hand knife fight to the death on battlefield that ended in Ukrainian and his Russian killer paying their respects to each other - as fallen soldier is named

  09-01-2025 10:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The soldiers were filmed from above during the bloody blade combat, with Vladimir Putin 's soldier pulling his knife and viciously slashing his rival in the thigh.
  
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• Tesco marks ‘biggest ever Christmas’ as shoppers switch to supermarket from rivals

  09-01-2025 10:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The supermarket giant saw UK and Ireland like-for-like sales, excluding fuel and VAT, rise 3.7% in the six weeks to January 4 and record trading in the week before Christmas
  
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• Coronation Street’s Sydney Martin effortlessly slaps down Alan Sugar’s comments about EastEnders star

  09-01-2025 10:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Betsy Swain actress leapt to the defence of an EastEnders star (Picture: ITV/Danielle Baguley/REX/Shutterstock)Coronation Street star Sydney Martin has jumped to the defence of an EastEnders star after cruel comments from Alan Sugar on social media.The Betsy Swain star was applauded by fans after effortlessly shutting down the businessman in a single post, after he made nasty comments about young EastEnders actor Juhaim Rasul Choudhury.‘Nugget. Gets on my nerves and should go back to
  
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• Zlatan Ibrahimovic makes his decision on AC Milan move for Marcus Rashford

  09-01-2025 10:06 via metro.co.uk
  
  Marcus Rashford has fallen out of favour at Manchester United (Picture: Shutterstock)Zlatan Ibrahimovic is pushing for AC Milan to get a deal done for Manchester United outcast Marcus Rashford, although it will not be easy.Rashford has been linked with a string of clubs as his career at Old Trafford appears to be coming to an end.The England international has not played since a Europa League clash with Viktoria Plzen on 12 December, dropped by manager Ruben Amorim from every squad since except
  
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• Emile Heskey names Manchester United star as the ‘biggest flop of the season’

  09-01-2025 10:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  Emile Heskey wants more from the Manchester United star (Pictures: Getty)Ex-England striker Emile Heskey has named a Manchester United player as the ‘biggest flop of the season’.The Red Devils have endured another dismal campaign, slipping to 13th in the Premier League table after 20 games.Few United players have enhanced their reputations this season but Heskey has been most disappointed by club captain Bruno Fernandes.Heskey admits the Portuguese midfielder played well in last wee
  
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• David Lammy gives four-word message to Elon Musk over 'mistruths'

  09-01-2025 10:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Foreign Secretary David Lammy said 'it's creating bad faith' as he said freedom of speech must be based on facts on truths as he defended colleagues Keir Starmer and Jess Phillips
  
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• General Hospital’s episode warning amid LA fires as fans brand it a ‘disgrace’

  09-01-2025 10:03 via metro.co.uk
  
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  American soap General Hospital has issued a warning regarding an upcoming storyline amid the devastating fires in LA.As of this morning, at least five people have been killed in the California wildfires as Los Angeles continue to struggle with the most destructive fire in the city’s history.There are now six fires raging throughout LA and its neighbouring county Ventura, which firefighters say show no signs of being contained.T
  
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• Lammy shrugs off sabre-rattling over Greenland and Panama canal saying US president-elect is 'amplifying' rhetoric for impact

  09-01-2025 10:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  David Lammy suggested Donald Trump was 'amplifying' his positions on 'serious' national security issues.
  
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• Coronation Street star Luca Toolan’s famous dad shares love after Mason’s death

  09-01-2025 10:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Luca exited the ITV soap earlier this week as character Mason was killed off (Picture: ITV)Luca Toolan has received praise from his real-life dad following his powerful final scenes on Coronation Street as Mason Ratcliffe.
  Mason, as viewers know, tragically died on Monday (January 6) when he was stabbed by brothers Matty and Logan during a scuffle at the precinct.
  The scenes in question were met with acclaim from viewers, with star Luca in particular receiving praise for his powerhouse performa
  
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• The European holiday spots giving freebies for travelling by train in 2025

  09-01-2025 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Tourists can reap the benefits of travelling by rail in 2025 (Picture: Shutterstock)Train travel is having a renaissance, and tourists can now enjoy perks such as free spas and £50 off hotel rooms simply by choosing rail over other modes of transport.New train routes are springing up all over Europe, with daily services between Paris and Brussels launched in December 2024 and a low-cost train connecting Amsterdam and Berlin planned for later this year.This is in part thanks to holidaymake
  
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• Broken and hallucinating Abi reeling over Kevin’s cancer fears in Coronation Street

  09-01-2025 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Abi is haunted by what happened with Mason (Picture: ITV)There’s fresh agony for an already traumatised Abi Webster (Sally Carman-Duttine) in Coronation Street next week, as husband Kevin Webster (Michael Le Vell) reveals he thinks he could have cancer. Abi has been struggling in the wake of Mason Radcliffe’s (Luca Toolan) murder, having attempted to save his life after he was stabbed by his brothers Matty and Logan (Séamus McGoff and Harry Lowbridge). Poor Abi has
  
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• Got To Dance star Leon Heywood dies aged 45

  09-01-2025 09:57 via metro.co.uk
  
  Got To Dance star Leon Heywood has died aged 45 (Picture: Leon Heywood/Instagram)Got To Dance star Leon Heywood has died aged 45.The performer, who was a director of the Trinity Warrior Dance Academy from Derby, appeared on the second season of the Sky One competition in 2011.The group made it all the way to the finals, impressing judges Davina McCall, Kimberly Wyatt and Diversity’s Ashley Banjo.In a statement posted on Facebook on Wednesday, the academy shared the news of Heywood’s
  
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• Man and woman found dead inside home as police launch probe into 'unexplained' passing

  09-01-2025 09:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police in Cambridgeshire launched an investigation after finding the man and woman dead in a house in March on Wednesday afternoon, with the deaths being treated as currently 'unexplained'
  
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• Jimmy Carter state funeral in Washington: Live updates as day of mourning set for 39th president

  09-01-2025 09:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DAILYMAIL.COM BLOG: Follow live coverage of the state funeral of the 39th US president Jimmy Carter in Washington following his death at the age of 100.
  
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• Moment emotional TV star reveals he is preparing to pack up and flee his Los Angeles home under threat of California fires

  09-01-2025 09:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ross King, 62, said his area in the Hollywood Hills has been told to evacuate as the Runyon Canyon wildfire - referred to as the sunset fire - is ripping through houses.
  
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• Police launch appeal to find missing woman last seen alive near ferry port three weeks ago

  09-01-2025 09:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Donna, 59, was last seen near the ferry port in Hull three weeks ago and police are appealing for information about her disappearance.
  
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