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• Prison officer smuggled coke into maximum security jail after befriending killer

  30-01-2023 12:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  Prison officer Heather McKenzie is now facing jail time (Picture: Facebook)A prison officer who smuggled cocaine into a maximum-security jail after developing a ‘close relationship’ with a killer inmate is now facing time behind bars.  Heather McKenzie, 31, was working as an operations officer at HMP Shotts in Lanarkshire, Scotland, when she teamed up with convicted murderer Zak Malavin, 30.   An investigation was launched after officials noticed a ‘notable&
  
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• Cole Palmer trolls Aston Villa star on social media after Chelsea win

  01-12-2024 23:37 via metro.co.uk
  
  Cole Palmer stole the show as Chelsea thumped Aston Villa on Sunday (Picture: Getty)Cole Palmer trolled Morgan Rogers on social media after Chelsea defeated Aston Villa 3-0 at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.Palmer walked away with the Premier League Man of the Match award for his performance as he registered both a goal and assist in west London.After the game, Palmer posted an image on his Instagram story showing an interaction between himself and Rogers on social media app Snapchat.The private dis
  
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• Drug dealer caught hiding in a wardrobe after cops raid his home

  01-12-2024 23:34 via metro.co.uk
  
  Tallanius Bridgland has been jailed for more than five years (Picture: SWNS)A drug dealer who hid in a wardrobe when police came to arrest him has been jailed for more than five years.Photos taken from body camera footage show the moment police swooped on an address and found Tallanius Bridgland, 29, hiding in a walk-in wardrobe packed with clothes.Detectives from Kent Police had identified a mobile phone number in July this year, which had been used to contact a known drug user on multiple occ
  
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• I’m A Celebrity’s second star leaves in shock elimination

  01-12-2024 23:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  The second contestant has left the jungle (Picture: ITV/Shutterstock)After 16 days in the jungle and 7 trials, Dean McCullough was the second celebrity to be eliminated from the camp.
  I’m a Celebrity’s second contestant was evicted tonight after Loose Women’s Jane Moore, 61, was evicted last week.
  Presenter Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly announced that the star received the fewest public votes after revealing that Barry McGuigan and Dean McCullough were
  
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• I’m A Celebrity’s second star leaves after 16 days in jungle

  01-12-2024 23:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  The second contestant has left the jungle (Picture: ITV/Shutterstock)After 16 days in the jungle and seven trials, Dean McCullough was the second celebrity to be eliminated from the camp.
  I’m a Celebrity’s second contestant was evicted tonight after Loose Women’s Jane Moore, 61, was evicted last week.
  Presenter Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly announced that the star received the fewest public votes after revealing that Barry McGuigan and Dean McCullough w
  
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• Judd Trump downs Barry Hawkins to win brilliant UK Championship final

  01-12-2024 23:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  Judd Trump and Barry Hawkins put on a brilliant final in York (Picture: WST)Judd Trump has won the UK Championship for a second time after beating Barry Hawkins 10-8 in a brilliant final in York on Sunday.The two players put on a great show at the Barbican, having both come through extremely tough draws to get to the final.Trump has beaten Neil Robertson, John Higgins, Zhang Anda and world champion Kyren Wilson to reach the showpiece, while Hawkins has ousted Ronnie O’Sullivan, Dave Gilbe
  
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• Gregg Wallace accuser hits back after shamed MasterChef star blames 'middle class women of a certain age' for complaining about his sexually inappropriate antics and says 'he clearly hasn't learnt his lesson'

  01-12-2024 23:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wallace, 60, sparked a backlash on social media for the way he has dealt with the accusations that have seen him step down from MasterChef after nearly 20 years.
  
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• Now SNP ministers accused of ignoring fears of 'toxic culture' in rape crisis charity

  01-12-2024 23:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Concerns about the 'toxic culture' at a rape charity were ignored by SNP ministers, it has been claimed.
  
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• Urgent Marburg warning issued over spread of deadly ‘bleeding eyes’ virus after 15 die

  01-12-2024 23:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  People travelling between the UK and Africa have been given a stark warning by Travel Health Pro to be careful after cases of deadly diseases Marburg, Mpox and Oropuche continue to rise
  
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• Three dead after tourist bus crash in France: Eight others including a child, four, are fighting for their lives after coach smashed into cliff near ski resort

  01-12-2024 23:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The bus crash occurred tonight as the coach was driving in darkness close to the Pyrenees ski resort of Porté-Puymorens, near Andorra.
  
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• Prostitutes win the right to maternity leave, sick days and pensions in Belgium under the first law of its kind in the world

  01-12-2024 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  They will also be given the right to refuse clients and to say no to specific acts and cannot be sacked for these refusals under the rules.
  
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• Internet is divided over corporate holiday party faux pas - but who is in the right?

  01-12-2024 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Piper Phillips caused fierce debate online after revealing a holiday party faux pas that she believes is 'weird.'
  
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• Revealed: Graduate, 25, sends heartbreaking text to his mother before a snack with nuts put him in a coma

  01-12-2024 23:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Louise Cadman, 56, urged her 25-year-old son George Cadman-Ithell to get immediate help after he began feeling unwell.
  
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• The little-known story of America's most famous Christmas tree: a Depression-era tradition started by construction workers' families

  01-12-2024 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Each year, millions of tourists from around the world flock to New York City 's Rockefeller center to catch a glimpse of America's most famous Christmas tree.
  
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• Glampsite owner, 59, arrested after taking apart bird-scaring guns 'deliberately aimed at campers'

  01-12-2024 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nigel Marsh, 59, also says that rotting animal carcasses were 'thrown into the hedges' surrounding the property, causing a stench to drift over the camp.
  
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• Maura Higgins admits to ‘seeing’ a famous celebrity amid Pete Wicks rumours

  01-12-2024 23:06 via metro.co.uk
  
  Maura Higgins has confirmed she is ‘seeing’ someone outside of the jungle (Picture: ITV/Shutterstock)I’m A Celebrity star Maura Higgins has admitted that she is ‘seeing’ someone famous as she was quizzed by her campmates on the show.The former Love Island contestant, 34, admitted on the show on Sunday night that she was ‘missing’ a man she was seeing.The TV personality confessed that she was seeing someone before she came into the jungle but ‘didn
  
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• Quarter of England's farmland owned by just 2,500 toffs and fatcats, new figures show

  01-12-2024 23:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  There are more than 100,000 farm holdings in England, covering 22 million acres in total. But the Defra data show just 2,568 very large farms own or manage 5.6 million acres
  
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• ‘Humbled’ Pete Wicks makes vow to Strictly fans after he makes semi-final

  01-12-2024 23:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  Strictly Come Dancing star Pete Wicks is through to another week on the BBC show (Picture: BBC)Strictly contestant Pete Wicks has shared that he feels ‘humbled’ by the public’s support as he made a vow to fans after making it through to the show’s semi-final.The former Towie star may have come bottom of the leaderboard, but that didn’t stop him from storming through to the final five on Strictly Come Dancing thanks to a wave of votes.As with other weeks, the 38-yea
  
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• Anger as BBC allowed Gregg Wallace to remain on air - despite at least four complaints being made against him about inappropriate behaviour

  01-12-2024 23:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  BBC bosses were under mounting pressure to explain why they did not act sooner. And the presenter faced further backlash after dismissing his accusers as a 'handful of middle-class women'
  
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• Delta could soon offer new cabin class

  01-12-2024 23:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Delta Air Lines is looking to add more value for middle to upper-middle class fliers by reshuffling its fare classes next year. A new cabin class below comfort plus could be a possible offering.
  
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• Belle drops bombshell over Tom which confirms new misery in Emmerdale

  01-12-2024 23:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  It’s not quite the end (Picture: ITV)It seemed like the game was up for Tom King (James Chase) in Emmerdale when he was recently arrested and charged with coercive and controlling behaviour and assault. Not only did the police have evidence against him, but when he arrived to arrest him DS Foy (Robert Cavanah), alongside Jimmy King (Nick Miles), witnessed at first hand Tom showing his true colours, as he marched Amelia (Daisy Campbell) forcefully out of the house. ‘Until n
  
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• Sydney Harbour Tunnel closed: Overheight truck blocks traffic sparking commuter chaos

  01-12-2024 22:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sydney Harbour Tunnel has been closed to southbound traffic after an overheight truck became stuck.
  
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• Covid, flu, RSV and norovirus 'quad-demic' to hit UK and these are the symptoms to look for

  01-12-2024 22:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Four common illnesses - Covid, norovirus. flur and respiratory syncytial virus are doing the rounds in the UK, with concerned people urged to take their vaccinations
  
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• British man, 20, found dead at bottom of lift shaft in Turkey 'was discovered in just his boxers and his vape was covered in blood': Family says they fear his death is 'not accidental'

  01-12-2024 22:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tyler Kerry was on his first holiday abroad when the tragic incident occurred.He had been travelling across Turkey with his family when the group arrived at the popular resort city of Antalya.
  
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• Labour minister Liz Kendall is urged to refund taxpayer money used to heat her second home - after axing £300 winter fuel payment to pensioners

  01-12-2024 22:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liz Kendall, who lives in a £4million mansion in Notting Hill, west London , used £3,182 of public money to pay off energy costs for her second home in her constituency.
  
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• Keir Starmer under pressure as more than 20,000 small boat migrants have arrived in the UK since Labour came into power

  01-12-2024 22:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Official figures are expected to confirm on Monday morning that the milestone was reached yesterday, as two dinghies with dozens of migrants ono board were picked up in the early hours.
  
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• Marcus Rashford sends warning to Arsenal ahead of showdown after Man Utd crush Everton

  01-12-2024 22:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  Marcus Rashford scored twice in Sunday’s 4-0 win over Everton (Picture: Getty)Marcus Rashford has warned Arsenal he feels ‘energised’ and ‘ready’ ahead of Manchester United’s Premier League trip to the Emirates.United travel to north London on Wednesday after crushing Everton 4-0 on Sunday to mark Ruben Amorim’s first league win as the club’s manager.Rashford impressed in the victory over Everton – scoring twice – but the Englishman is
  
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• Twist after man's body is found in Plenty Gorge Park in Bundoora, Melbourne

  01-12-2024 22:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Police are seeking the public's assistance in identifying a man whose body was found in a Melbourne lake in October.
  
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• 'Racist' Karen is kicked off United Airlines shuttle bus for vile attack on father and his kids

  01-12-2024 22:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An unhinged woman was captured spewing vile racist attacks at a man and his family on a United Airlines shuttle bus.
  
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• Banker who bragged about six-figure salary is slammed for starting GoFundMe for her Miss New York campaign

  01-12-2024 22:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jordan McDaniel, a banker-turned-influencer based in New York City, is being met with criticism online for crowdsourcing a failed bid to be this year's Miss New York.
  
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