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• Queen Mary 2 norovirus outbreak sees 200 cruise passengers fall ill - it's heading for UK

  01-04-2025 14:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nearly 10 percent of the more than 2,000 passengers travelling aboard the Queen Mary 2 have been struck down during an outbreak of the ultra-contagious sickness bug
  
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• LIVE: Election 2025: Peter Dutton accuses Albo of being 'too late to everything' after 'trainwreck interview' on the fate of Darwin port - as he defends the unpopular policy scaring off women voters

  05-04-2025 02:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Follow Daily Mail Australia's liveblog of the federal election campaign. Australians will head to the polls on May 3.
  
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• Lifeline for car makers as Starmer prepares to water down EV sales mandates

  05-04-2025 02:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Although the deadline for shifting to electric vehicles will stay in place, ministers are expected to soften fines and are considering easing the interim targets along the way.
  
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• Tenant floored by landlord's request they pay an extra $110 every MONTH for an essential utility

  05-04-2025 02:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Victorian landlord requested their tenants pay a further $110 each month for a payment that is their responsibility.
  
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• The secret enclave dubbed the 'new Hamptons' with less snobby locals who all drive the same car

  05-04-2025 02:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This picturesque region has blossomed into a haven for those seeking a sophisticated yet unpretentious lifestyle - earning it the affectionate nickname of the 'new Hamptons.'
  
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• Universities review trans policies after Sussex Uni's record £585,000 fine for failing to uphold free speech as feminist academic was 'hounded out' by activists

  05-04-2025 02:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Universities are reviewing their transgender equality policies in the wake of a record fine handed to the University of Sussex after feminist Professor Kathleen Stock was hounded out of her job.
  
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• Let's take a breath: Definitely not 'happy' Starmer embarks on diplomatic mission to talk allies out of any big retaliations over tariffs

  05-04-2025 02:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister last night began a flurry of diplomatic calls designed to coordinate responses to President Trump's 'Liberation Day' announcement on tariffs
  
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• UK weather today: Met Office gives forecast following hottest day of the year with 23C high

  05-04-2025 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Friday was the hottest day of the year so far with 23.7C registered in Otterbourne, Hampshire and the Met Office understands it will remain warm throughout the weekend
  
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• Switch 2 game prices are the fault of gamers not Nintendo – Reader’s Feature

  05-04-2025 02:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mario Kart World is not a cheap game (Nintendo)A reader argues that complaints about the price of Mario Kart World are misplaced, given how Call Of Duty and EA Sports FC are the same price.In the lead up to this week, there were a lot of people talking about how it’s hard to predict Nintendo, but in the end I think it went pretty much as expected… except in a few specific areas. In many ways you could say the Nintendo Direct was a success: the console was reasonably priced, it&rsqu
  
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• Grand National 2025 tips: AP McCoy, JP McManus and Ed Chamberlin reveal their picks

  05-04-2025 01:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Paul Townend on I Am Maximus won last year’s Grand National at Aintree (Getty)AP McMcoy and JP McManus are both backing I Am Maximus to win the 2025 Grand National on Saturday.The full list of runners and riders has been confirmed ahead of the main race at Aintree, which starts at 4pm BST.I Am Maximus was a 7-1 joint favourite last year and stormed clear to win the 2024 Grand National by seven and a half lengths.The Willie Mullins-trained horse, owned by McManus, is looking
  
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• GUY ADAMS: How Russell Brand, once a darling of the Left adored by Ed Miliband, moved to America - then cosied up to Trump's MAGA allies

  05-04-2025 01:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The day before he was charged, Russell Brand used his podcast 'Stay Free' to discuss two of the more high-profile women on his romantic CV.
  
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• 'It was like being in a police state': The deplorable truth of what REALLY happened when six police officers turned up to arrest a couple over WhatsApps about their child's school

  05-04-2025 01:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amid the horror of being told she was under arrest, Rosalind Levine remembers a flash of another, visceral, emotion.
  
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• Fury at plans for 'simply absurd' new cycle lane cutting through one of London's busiest roundabouts in Sadiq Khan's latest attack on motorists

  05-04-2025 01:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Transport for London (TfL) wants to alter the Holland Park Roundabout next to Westfield shopping centre between Shepherd's Bush and Notting Hill to bring in adapted cycle routes, signals and crossings.
  
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• I'll never tire of stopping men in the street and telling them to get their prostates checked out: Soho House founder NICK JONES launches a major Daily Mail campaign

  05-04-2025 01:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Three years ago Nick was diagnosed with a large and aggressive tumour on his prostate, which was urgently removed.
  
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• Terrifying moment shark swims up on two unsuspecting snorkellers off Florida beach

  05-04-2025 01:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A frightening video of the sea (pictured) just off the American city of Stuart shows the shark just metres away from the unwitting swimmers - despite them being in shallow waters.
  
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• Wordle today: Answer and hints for popular word game on Saturday April 5, 2025

  05-04-2025 01:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Here are some tips and tricks to help you find the answer to the Wordle edition of Thursday April 3, 2025 - the popular word game was played some 4.8 billion times in 2023 alone
  
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• Dramatic images show huge blaze raging at wildlife spot - as witnesses warn it is 'spreading rapidly'

  05-04-2025 01:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Snaps show a huge blaze has lit up the night sky in orange in the West Midlands county as crews tackle the flames.
  
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• Trump posts brutal clip showing Houthis being decimated in air strike

  05-04-2025 01:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump triumphantly celebrated a recent drone strike against Iran-backed Houthi terrorists in Western Yemen.
  
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• Toppling of the giants: Rachel Reeves launched a purge - and across Whitehall portraits of these great historical figures have been replaced by works of 'female empowerment' and even a Communist

  05-04-2025 01:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As the nation marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day next month, Churchill's descendants will take part in a service alongside the Royal Family in Westminster Abbey.
  
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• The people of Myanmar can’t seem to catch a break. Here’s my plea to the international community | Thin Lei Win

  05-04-2025 01:03 via theguardian.com
  
  We have had to be resilient because no one has come to our aid. Myanmar needs tangible support before the humanitarian crisis claims even more livesTwo thoughts entered my head as soon as I saw that Myanmar, my home country, had been hit by an earthquake: “Is everyone OK?”, followed by, “We just can’t catch a break”.My loved ones thankfully turned out to be badly shaken but physically OK. There were material losses but nothing compared with what so many others are g
  
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• Disgraced nose surgeon with two dead patients and a LOT of dirty laundry breaks cover with his glamorous girlfriend - after he was hit by devastating new allegations

  05-04-2025 01:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A disgraced surgeon who has been cleared to practice again after two of his patients died was seen with his glamorous girlfriend following a television sting.
  
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• What’s my horoscope for today? April 5, 2025 astrological predictions for your star sign

  05-04-2025 01:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  What’s in store for you today? (Picture: Metro.co.uk)Today is about timing and knowing when to take the plunge.Virgo, a bond is growing fast, go with it. Libra, one move could change everything.
  Scorpio, the spark is there, but trust takes time. Sagittarius, your next big thing is close, but sort the details first.Ahead, you’ll find all the star signs’ horoscopes for today Saturday 5, April 2025.Like checking your horoscope every morning? You can now sign up to
  
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• Emmerdale confirms the truth about John Sugden at last as massive secrets are revealed

  05-04-2025 01:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  John Sugden’s secrets are set to finally be revealed (Picture: ITV)John Sugden’s (Oliver Farnworth) big secret is finally set to be revealed in Emmerdale next week after plenty of speculation from fans.John hit our screens last summer as the brother of Victoria Sugden (Isabel Hodgins), and it soon became clear that there were things he was hiding.In upcoming scenes, viewers will finally find out exactly what kind of secrets and lies John has been keeping from his family through a se
  
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• Channel small boat migrants top 30,000 since Labour came to power, as Tories accuse PM Sir Keir Starmer of 'betraying the British public'

  05-04-2025 01:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There were scores of migrant arrivals in Dover this morning after UK Border Force vessels intercepted dinghies in the middle of the English Channel.
  
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• Alcohol is linked to cancer and kills over 20,000 a year – so why do we still drink?

  05-04-2025 01:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Alcohol consumption is linked to some cancers (Picture: Getty Images)Buying the first round of drinks at his uncle Jimmy’s wake, Peter raised a toast of whisky. At just 67, Jimmy died last month after three years of treatment for colon cancer. Peter, 36, who misses his uncle terribly, is currently under NHS consultant care to see if Jimmy’s death – the sixth in his family to die from colorectal cancer – qualifies him for genetic testing or early screening.Colon
  
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• 9 health tests that could 'save your life' especially in later years, say experts

  05-04-2025 01:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Conditions like aneurysm and high blood pressure may not show symptoms until it’s too late
  
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• Why the Left-wing establishment may have sown the seeds of a new French Revolution with its treatment of Marine Le Pen

  05-04-2025 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Walking the streets of Henin-Beaumont, it doesn't take long to see why Marine Le Pen made this former mining town her political stronghold.
  
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• EastEnders horror for Sonia as Bianca’s shameful secret is publicly exposed

  05-04-2025 00:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Bianca Jackson has made a huge mistake (Picture: BBC)EastEnders’ Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer) is forced to come clean to her sister Sonia Fowler (Natalie Cassidy) over her shameful secret next week. Recent scenes on the BBC soap saw Bianca go against Sonia’s wishes and give an interview to a journalist about their ordeals at the hands of Reiss Colwell (Johnny Freeman). Over the last year, fans saw twisted Reiss smother his comatose wife Debbie to death and let Sonia take
  
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• How one family baker is now making millions from his £2 a loaf sourdough

  05-04-2025 00:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Every day, Jason and his team put aside 'enough to fill four family cars' - which they then combine with dough to kick-start fermentation for the next batch of bread.
  
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• Coronation Street confirms first look at devastating diagnosis as legend reels in new spoiler videos

  05-04-2025 00:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  An emotional week on Coronation Street as a big storyline kicks off (Picture: ITV)Coronation Street fans should prepare for an emotional week on the cobbles, as confirmed in our new spoiler videos, with one of the show’s most-loved characters receiving life-changing news.Debbie Webster (Sue Devaney), as viewers know, is set to get diagnosed with early onset dementia and our preview clips reveal a first look at the moment the hotelier is told that dementia is a possibility.
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