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• Police officer sacked after crashing van into parked car while eating and driving off

  21-11-2024 13:27 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextPrevious PageNext PageA hungry police officer has been sacked after he crashed into parked cars while eating his lunch before driving off.
  PC Adejuwon Adebiyi was driving the Ford Transit police van in March when a box of food on the passenger seat began to tempt him.
  It caused a ‘significant distraction’ to the officer who began tucking into the unknown meal and swerve
  
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• Murder of Sara Sharif, 10, 'starkly illustrates the dangers' of home schooling, High Court judge warns

  18-12-2024 02:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A High Court Judge has said the murder of ten-year-old Sara Sharif has showed the 'dangers of unsupervised home schooling'.
  
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• One glass of wine a day could HALVE your risk of a heart attack

  18-12-2024 02:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study has shown that those who drink moderate amounts as part of a Mediterranean diet can cut the likelihood of a heart attack by half.
  
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• Christmas decorations could harbour FIVE TIMES as many germs as toilet seats

  18-12-2024 02:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Many festive ornaments including trees, wreaths and lights have been revealed to exceed what experts consider to be within the normal range of biological contamination - often by up to 30 per cent.
  
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• Two Romanian men are arrested at Heathrow Airport and charged after journalist was stabbed outside his home in Wimbledon

  18-12-2024 02:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pouria Zeraati was attacked in the leg as he approached his car in Queensmere Road in the south west London district on March 29.
  
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• Keir Starmer is facing ANOTHER cronyism row as he prepares to appoint 30 new Labour peers - including Sue Gray

  18-12-2024 02:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister is set to appoint Sue Gray as a Labour peer in the house of Lords, as part of a cohort of around 30 of his allies despite plans to cut the chamber.
  
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• HS2 costs could balloon to eyewatering £86BILLION - £9billion more than previous estimate

  18-12-2024 02:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Transport ministers confirmed the new calculation in a written statement last night from figures provided by the HS2 board.
  
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• You've got eyes of a hawk if you can find the faults in 1950s cartoon

  18-12-2024 02:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Give yourself a well-deserved brain break from the monotony of work or Christmas planning by attempting to find 12 mistakes in a picture from the 1950s of a family setting
  
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• Watchdog admonishes police for failing to realise how serious the leadup to the far-right summer riots were

  18-12-2024 02:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Police failed to realise the significance of a series of events leading up to the summer riots and there were gaps in intelligence linked to social media and the dark web, a watchdog has claimed.
  
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• Duke of Gawk! Woman recalls how 'creepy Prince Andrew wouldn't leave her alone at an official engagement'... then she saw a photo  

  18-12-2024 02:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This is the moment Prince Andrew was caught on camera appearing to unceremoniously stare down the top of a blonde office employee while on a visit to her company in the early 2000s.
  
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• 3,500 police jobs may be cut as Rachel Reeves' tax grab threatens funding for cops

  18-12-2024 02:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tory analysis of Policing minister Dame Diana Johnson's £1billion boost for police forces faces a funding gap of £218million next year, equal to the cost of employing 3,500 officers.
  
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• Mum's heartbreaking plea after daughter dies in Thailand after taking cocktail of drugs

  18-12-2024 02:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Rebecca Turner died after taking what she thought was cocaine in Bangkok - but it was actually a lethal combination of nine drugs, according to her mum Anita Turner
  
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• Heated moment Alan Jones comes out fighting after being heckled outside court - as he breaks his silence on sexual assault allegations

  18-12-2024 02:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Retired broadcaster Alan Jones has been heckled ahead of his first court appearance to face allegations of historical sexual assaults.
  
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• Royal Caribbean passenger filmed having violent outburst as cruise set sail dies hours after being detained

  18-12-2024 02:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A rowdy Royal Caribbean passenger who was caught on camera having a violent meltdown and ripping his shirt off died hours after being detained by ship security.
  
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• How Anthony Albanese is on a spending spree that's stopping you getting a rate cut

  18-12-2024 02:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Australia is set to be hit with bigger Budget deficits and more government debt as Labor goes on a pre-election spending spree.
  
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• HSC results are in - here's our guide to what to study if you want a decent salary after graduation, where you should go, and the unis and subjects to avoid

  18-12-2024 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As the Class of 2024 receive their long-awaited HSC results, here's Daily Mail Australia's guide to choosing a degree with an above-average starting salary.
  
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• Games Inbox: What is the worst video game of 2024?

  18-12-2024 02:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League – it’s definitely not the best game of the year (WB Games)The Wednesday letters page thinks the Switch 2 leaks might actually help Nintendo, as a reader is confused as to why people are arguing about Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.To join in with the discussions yourself email [email protected] NOTE: We are currently preparing our content for over the Christmas period and will need a number of Reader’s Features, so if you&
  
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• Frustrating circle and dot riddle seems impossible but there's a simple solution

  18-12-2024 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A so-called 'child-friendly' brainteaser has left Brits scratching their heads. But it turns out, there's a rather simple but cheeky way to solve it that requires you to really think outside the box
  
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• Ana Orsini's cause of death revealed after beloved CBS news anchor died suddenly at age 28

  18-12-2024 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ana Orsini's death was announced on Monday night by CBS affiliate KOLD News13 co-anchors Tyler Butler and Carsyn Currier.
  
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• Aussie mum undergoes gross operation after suffering permanent eye damage from virus that her son picked up from daycare

  18-12-2024 01:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Talitha Akamarmoi has exposed the serious health complication she experienced after contracting a cold sore her son had picked up from a daycare centre.
  
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• 'Bizarre' new rule baffles shoppers

  18-12-2024 01:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Business owner Shane visited the hardware retailer in Caloundra, on Queensland 's Sunshine Coast on the weekend to buy a garden hoe.
  
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• Thousands of Aussies still without power after a fierce heatwave - as cool change brings some welcome relief

  18-12-2024 01:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thousands of Aussies have been left in the dark after an intense heatwave saw temperatures soar to 42C and sparked blackouts in NSW.
  
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• NASA astronauts stranded in space get more bad news as rescue mission is delayed

  18-12-2024 01:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA's two stuck astronauts have been handed more bad news as their rescue mission is delayed again, turning their eight-day journey into a possible ten-month long ordeal.
  
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• Staff confiscate pupil's phone but it records them calling schoolchildren 'kn**head' and 'b***end'

  18-12-2024 01:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A letter signed by Alex Burnham - headteacher at Newhouse Academy, Heywood - has been circulated to parents following the incident in October
  
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• Assad's great escape: How Syria dictator fled the capital on private jet, dodged flight tracker, then switched planes at Russian airbase before flying to Moscow in Russian military plane

  18-12-2024 01:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bashar Al-Assad's escape from Syria as his regime came crashing down was planned by Russia and kept secret from even his closest aids and family members, sources have revealed.
  
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• Radar used in Russia-Ukraine war to be deployed to hunt drones amid 5,000 sightings

  18-12-2024 01:36 via metro.co.uk
  
  US officials have called on using the Robin Radar System to help identify drones spotted flying over New Jersey, New York and other parts of the Northeast (Pictures: X/@DC_Draino)High-tech radar technology used in the Russia-Ukraine war may soon be deployed to investigate mysterious drones flying over the Northeast US.The Robin Radar System has been floated by American officials to try to uncover the mystery of unidentified flying objects seen hovering over New Jersey, New York and surrounding
  
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• Grandfather, 76, is mugged outside his home before being run over by his OWN car - as boy, 15, appears in court for robbery

  18-12-2024 01:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Derek Hadfield, 76, was 'left for dead' his keys were stolen and he was run over by his own vehicle, leaving him with a broken shoulder.
  
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• Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie swerve Royal Christmas after Andrew and Fergie skip bash

  18-12-2024 01:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In a break from royal tradition, this year's Christmas celebration will be missing two much loved faces, as Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie make other plans
  
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• Heated moment Alan Jones is heckled ahead of his first court appearance to face allegations of historical sexual assaults

  18-12-2024 01:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Retired broadcaster Alan Jones has been heckled ahead of his first court appearance to face allegations of historical sexual assaults.
  
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• Moment DPD driver HURLS chronically ill boy's £100 Christmas present across front garden when no one answered

  18-12-2024 01:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This is the moment a delivery driver hurls a chronically ill boy's Christmas gift across a family's front garden after they failed to answer the door in time.
  
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