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• People are being left terrified by a new 5,000ft high attraction in China

  27-11-2024 17:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextPrevious PageNext PageTourists in China are taking a leap of faith by climbing the country’s newest ‘Sky Ladder’ – or Tianti in Chinese.
  Mount Qixing, in Zhangjiajie Nature Park, has begun offering thrill seekers a chance to climb the mountain in a unique way.The ladder measures 551 long, between two cliffs towering 5,000 feet, according to CNN.Climbers use
  
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• It’s jobs we need
(and training) not benefits bashing

  27-11-2024 19:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Millions of Britons are out of work and training, will cutting benefits help the young and unemployed find jobs?(Picture: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)Have your say on these MetroTalk topics and more in the comments. Is Britain's job market designed to fail? Another day, another round of government announcements regarding people on benefits.
  Works and pensions minister Liz Kendall wants to ‘get Britain working again,’ highlighting the 2.8million out of work due to long-term sic
  
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• Trump tariffs could accelerate death of physical games claim experts

  27-11-2024 19:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  Make gaming worse again (Getty/Microsoft/Sony/Metro)Donald Trump’s second presidency could impact the way we consume games along with console prices, as potential tariffs threaten to affect costs across the US.While Donald Trump isn’t technically US president again until his inauguration on January 20, his policies have already sparked concern across the games industry.Trump previously said he will impose a baseline 60% tariff on all Chinese exports, in an attempt to encourage Ameri
  
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• Shaun Murphy into UK Championship quarter-final after ‘awful’ win over Ding Junhui

  27-11-2024 19:21 via metro.co.uk
  
  Shaun Murphy is into the last eight in York (Picture: Getty Images)Shaun Murphy felt his UK Championship clash with Ding Junhui was ‘awful’ but he doesn’t care as he won it 6-5 and is into the quarter-final.The Magician will take on Barry Hawkins in the last eight after he edged out Dave Gilbert by the same scoreline on Wednesday afternoon.Both Murphy and Ding struggled badly at times in their contest and then shone spectacularly at others.The Chinese superstar made three cent
  
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• Chart-topping singer suffers miscarriage while rehearsing for ‘biggest show of career’

  27-11-2024 19:20 via metro.co.uk
  
  Tones And I suffered a miscarriage days before her ‘biggest show’ (Picture: Gus Stewart/Redferns)Singer Tones and I revealed she suffered a miscarriage just days before she was due to perform in a huge show, ‘the biggest of her career’.The Australian singer rose to fame in 2019 with her hit song Dance Monkey which holds the record for most streamed song in history by a female artist.Tones, real name Toni Watson, keeps her life fairly private and secretly married her &lsq
  
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• £5,000,000 stately home that belonged to historic British record holder burned to the ground

  27-11-2024 19:14 via metro.co.uk
  
  Eight fire engines were called to the scene this morning(Picture: Surrey Fire / UKNIPA £5,000,000 stately home that that used to belong to the British land speed record holder has burned to the ground.Firefighters were called today to Headley Grove, Headley Hall, in Surrey at around 11am this morning.They used eight fire engines, one aerial ladder platform and two water carriers to try and put out the blaze at the grade-II listed building.There has been building work ongoing at the hall o
  
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• Center Parcs Whinfell Forest is evacuated after 'security incident' with staff at holiday park seen 'panicking'

  27-11-2024 19:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Center Parcs in Whinfell Forest has been evacuated following a 'security incident.'
  
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• Body language expert reveals the 'truth' over 'flaccid' Kamala Harris's rambling, bleary-eyed video message

  27-11-2024 19:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A body language expert revealed Tuesday what was really going on in a Kamala Harris video message shared with supporters earlier this week.
  
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• Cute cow onesie spotted at airport harbors a horrifying secret

  27-11-2024 19:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Officers were stunned to find out an adorable cow onesie packed in a flier's suitcase was drenched with an unlikely substance.
  
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• Watch Elon Musk's response to Trump asking if SpaceX booster can be relaunched after crashing into the sea

  27-11-2024 19:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk gave Donald Trump the side eye after the president-elect asked if a rocket booster can be reused despite it crashing as a fireball into the water.
  
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• Jealous teen girl, 18, stabs boyfriend, 19, to death after he refused to let her look at his phone

  27-11-2024 19:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tadarius Massey, 19, died in hospital in Orlando on August 14 after being stabbed in the shoulder and heart during a fight with Zoe Cooper, 18, at her home.
  
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• Pret A Manger unveils edible tribute to Jude Bellingham's stand-out goal at Euro 2024 in Birmingham shop

  27-11-2024 19:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The stunning display has been made out of mince pies and gingerbread to celebrate some of the nation's most joyous moments of 2024, and is one of three that has been unveiled across the UK
  
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• Evercade Alpha review – the ultimate Christmas gift for retro gamers

  27-11-2024 19:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Now that’s a retro Christmas present to covet (Evercade)If you’re serious about your retro gaming, then this feature-packed new cross between a console and an arcade cabinet is well worth hinting to Father Christmas about.Playing arcade games authentically at home can be an extremely costly pursuit, for those looking to indulge their 90s nostalgia. As well as needing the space for an arcade cabinet – and a bounty of available tinkering and maintenance time – deep pockets
  
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• Hilarious meltdown of pro-crime Portland activist after her iPhone was stolen 'by vagrants'

  27-11-2024 18:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Independent journalist Kevin Dahlgren captured the moment the unidentified woman pleads with several men who she believed had her phone.
  
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• Police bust £8,000,000,000 illegal streaming ring that broadcast Sky and Netflix

  27-11-2024 18:54 via metro.co.uk
  
  Over 22 million users worldwide benefitted from the streaming service (Pictures: Getty Images)An international law enforcement operation has shut down a piracy streaming network that serves over 22 million users worldwide.Codenamed ‘Take Down’, Italy’s Postal and Cybersecurity Police Service revealed that police officers carried out over hundred dismantled illegal streaming infrastructure in Europe and China.The piracy service had streamed to over 22 million users worldwi
  
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• Georgina Cooper is laid to rest: Husband of nineties supermodel pays tribute to the 'love of my life' as family and friends say their final farewells at her funeral after her sudden death at the age of 46

  27-11-2024 18:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mourners packed the Vinters Park Crematorium and spilt into the memorial gardens in Bearsted, Kent, to listen to eulogies paid to the Britpop-era star after she died in Kos last month aged just 46.
  
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• Lucy Letby's boss said 'you astound me' after killer nurse stopped from caring for babies

  27-11-2024 18:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Thirlwall Inquiry into killer nurse Lucy Letby's crimes heard from former hospital chief executive Tony Chambers, who said he told the 34-year-old 'you astound me' during a meeting
  
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• Ashley Cole names former England and Chelsea team-mate who was ‘on another level’

  27-11-2024 18:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ex-Chelsea, Arsenal and England defender Ashley Cole (Picture: YouTube)Ashley Cole says his former England and Chelsea team-mate Joe Cole was on a ‘different level’ when he first encountered him.Born less than 11 months apart, Ashley and Joe Cole grew up playing against each other at school level and were then regular opponents while at their respective academies.Joe Cole had long been viewed as one of the most highly-rated youngsters in England and was reportedly the subject of a &
  
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• Ilkay Gundogan makes Premier League title prediction ahead of Liverpool vs Man City

  27-11-2024 18:41 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ilkay Gundogan feels it’s a must-win game this weekend (Picture: Getty Images)Ilkay Gundogan admits Manchester City’s Premier League title hopes will be over if they lose to Liverpool on Sunday.It has been a nightmare spell for the champions, with five defeats and a draw in their last six outings across all competitions.Liverpool are already eight points clear of Manchester City at the top of the table after a brilliant start to the season and Gundogan feels the gap cannot get any b
  
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• ‘He does not want to listen’ – Ruben Amorim urged to drop Man Utd star

  27-11-2024 18:41 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ruben Amorim has been urged to make a change (Picture: Getty)Ruben Amorim has been urged to drop Alejandro Garnacho from his Manchester United lineup as the winger still has many areas he ‘needs to work on’.After a 1-1 draw in his opening game against Ipswich Town, Amorim is now preparing his new side for his first match at Old Trafford against Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League.With several players still working themselves back to full fitness, the Portuguese coach will need time to g
  
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• Traveller children ‘blocked from Christmas market and forced onto trains by police’

  27-11-2024 18:38 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextPrevious PageNext PageTraveller communities have accused police of stopping them from attending Manchester Christmas markets, instead hording children onto trains and out of the city.Young people from traveller communities across the country journeyed to Manchester last weekend to visit the city’s Christmas markets.However, when they arrived at Manchester Victoria and Piccadi
  
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• Center Parcs Whinfell Forest 'security incident' sees holiday site evacuated as staff 'panicking'

  27-11-2024 18:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Staff at Center Parcs Whinfell Forest were seen 'running around panicking' as an evacuation alarm was sounded amid a reported security incident at the holiday park
  
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• New blood test could help people with rheumatoid arthritis prevent flare ups by detecting warning signs in time to act

  27-11-2024 18:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The findings could help detect when a flare up is on the way, enabling patients to take medication to prevent an attack and manage their condition far better.
  
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• Senior Tories warn against 'blasphemy laws' after Labour MP urges Keir Starmer to ban the 'desecration' of religious texts and abuse of prophets of Christianity, Islam and Judaism

  27-11-2024 18:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tahir Ali, MP for Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley, urged action as he cautioned acts of 'mindless desecration' risk fuelling 'division and hatred' within society.
  
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• How world's oldest meat market Smithfield's will be transformed into £250million London Museum when it closes after 900 years

  27-11-2024 18:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The world's oldest meat market was established in 1850, and has been a pillar of the capital's infrastructure.
  
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• Inside I’m A Celebrity star Reverend Richard Coles’ relationship with famous actor after husband’s death

  27-11-2024 18:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! star Reverend Richard Coles faced the heartbreaking death of his husband just a few years ago (Picture: ITV)I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! star Reverend Richard Coles has gained a legion of new fans after signing up to the ITV reality series.The Church of England priest has charmed viewers with his commitment to deceiving his fellow campmates, his unlikely friendship with Maura Higgins and his willingness to candidly speak about
  
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• Police officer who tasered knife-wielding woman, 95, found guilty of manslaughter

  27-11-2024 18:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  Chief Constable Kristian White told the woman to put the knives down 21 times (Credits: PA/handout)A police officer who tasered a 95-year-old woman in an Australian care home has been found guilty of manslaughter.Great-grandmother Clare Nowland had left her room at the Yallambee Lodge care home outside of Canberra, Australia, with two steak knives in May of last year.She took the knives into another resident’s room, who said he did not feel threatened, before throwing one of the knives at
  
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• Downton Waggy: Dog owners naming their pets after being inspired by period dramas

  27-11-2024 18:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Posh monikers like Lord, Dukie and Duchess are among the top dog names in 2024, with owners also naming their pets after their favourite characters such as Benedict, Daphne and Lady Penelope
  
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• Spice Girls star shares very cheeky nude picture from her infra-red sauna

  27-11-2024 18:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Spice Girl singer shared her spa experience with fans (Picture: Mel B/Instagram)Mel B flashed her derriere in a very candid post on social media as she shared her ‘self-care routine’ with fans.
  The Spice Girls icon, 49, shared a cheeky nude on Instagram on Wednesday in a photograph of herself naked in an Infrared spa.The singer, whose full name is Melanie Brown, explained that that she stayed in the infrared chamber for 20 minutes before moving on to a seven-part spa experience
  
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• Moment distraught liberals hold group screaming event to vent rage at Trump election win

  27-11-2024 18:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Around 20 Minnesotans gathered in Klode Park off the shore of Lake Michigan near Milwaukee to get their 'primal scream' on as they grieved Kamala Harris ' lost in the 2024 election.
  
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