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• Real Sociedad chief speaks out on Martin Zubimendi future as Man City hover

  23-12-2024 16:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  Martin Zubimendi remains a Premier League target (Picture: Getty Images)Real Sociedad director of football Roberto Olabe does not expect any ‘scares’ over Martin Zubimendi in January, despite Premier League interest and a release clause in his contract.The 25-year-old was a target for Liverpool over the summer but he rejected the move to Anfield in order to stay with Real Sociedad.However, that decision has not put off Premier League clubs as Manchester City are now heavily linked w
  
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• BREAKING: Barnsley crash: Man killed and baby fighting for life after car smashes into pedestrians

  23-12-2024 20:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A car swerved off the road and ploughed into a wall in the Worsbrough area of Barnsley - leaving one man dead and a one-year-old boy fighting for his life in hospital
  
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• Ruben Amorim tells Manchester United to sign £62m Chelsea transfer target

  23-12-2024 20:32 via metro.co.uk
  
  Man Utd boss Ruben Amorim plans to sign the long-term Chelsea target (Pictures: Getty)Ruben Amorim is ‘dissatisfied’ with his current options at Manchester United and has urged his bosses to sign long-term Chelsea target Victor Osimhen, according to reports.The initial excitement that was provided by Amorim’s arrival at Old Trafford has given way to a familiar feeling of disappointment and frustration among United fans.Manchester United sealed a morale-boosting victory over lo
  
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• Mum died after hospital staff made paracetamol mistake as coroner rejects 'natural causes'

  23-12-2024 20:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mum-of-two Laura Higginson was given the staggered overdoses of paracetamol across a number of days before medics realised their mistake - and died from sepsis days later
  
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• Teen has never eaten Christmas dinner with family as rare condition 'fills him with rage'

  23-12-2024 20:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Grayson Whitaker lives with misophonia, a rare condition that results in extreme emotional reaction to everyday noises, with the sound of people yawning and breathing filling him with anger
  
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• Delivery driver who died on the way to extra shift ‘didn’t want to let anyone down’

  23-12-2024 20:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  Marc Thomas has been remembered as a ‘much-loved’ dad, brother, grandad and father (Picture: NCJ Media)A ‘much-loved’ grandfather died in a collision on the way to work after picking up an extra shift because he ‘didn’t want to let anyone down’, an inquest has heard.Asda delivery driver Marc Thomas, 50, died in the one-vehicle collision in Bishop Auckland on September 9.
  Shortly before 8 am, his Ford Fiesta left the road and came to a stop in a bush, Co
  
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• Moment former CNN star Don Lemon's leading questions backfire during live interview

  23-12-2024 20:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Don Lemon found himself in an awkward exchange when his questions about Elon Musk's supposed influence over Donald Trump backfired during a street interview in New York City.
  
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• 'We live in Southport - one thing gives us hope after three girls killed in horror tragedy'

  23-12-2024 19:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Many across Southport are still reeling from the horrific events in July, when three little girls lost their lives and the nation erupted into a series of violent riots
  
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• Gang who smuggled £42m of drugs into Britain in inflatable boat are jailed after being found with 500kg of cocaine in van outside hotel

  23-12-2024 19:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Daniel Livingstone (left) was arrested with 524kg in a van outside the hotel in Lelly, East Yorkshire, where he met drug smugglers Mark Morgan (bottom left) and Didier Tordecilla Reyes (top left).
  
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• Luigi Mangione speaks in court as he answers to terrorism charges for CEO shooting

  23-12-2024 19:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO assassin sported a smart look as he was brought into court in Manhattan.
  
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• British tourist probed after woman’s body found in his hotel room

  23-12-2024 19:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextPrevious PageNext PageA British tourist is being investigated after a Thai woman was found dead in his hotel room.Bearach Beataidh, 71, was last seen kissing and holding hands with Duangta Khampongsom, 45, as the pair walked into his hotel room in Pattaya, Thailand, on December 18.Bearach, from County Down, Northern Ireland, was captured on CCTV emerging from the room on December 2
  
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• Sobbing girl says seven devastating words after dad diagnosed with terminal cancer

  23-12-2024 19:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Stuart Brady and his wife were forced to tell their three children about their father's terminal cancer diagnosis "without even having the full information ourselves"
  
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• Notorious drill rapper Digga D 'helped import 60kg of cannabis from the US' before he was arrested on an Instagram live stream, court told

  23-12-2024 19:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Drill rapper Digga D has admitted importing 3.6 kilos of cannabis and social supply but prosecutors maintain there were significant commercial transactions involving up to 60 kilos.
  
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• The death of the Christmas party: Revellers are choosing to stay at home as festive season hits full swing, experts say with streets of UK quieter after booze-fuelled antics of previous years

  23-12-2024 19:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Industry experts have admitted there had been a serious decrease in footfall this year, as prices have increased and more people are feeling strapped for cash.
  
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• Marina Fogle is blasted for being 'tone-deaf' after revealing she's stopped heating her private swimming pool

  23-12-2024 19:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Marina, who is married to TV presenter Ben Fogle, this week celebrated the 'spine-tingling amazingness' of taking icy plunges at luxurious Oxfordshire home.
  
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• Ewan McGregor wins planning battle as the Star Wars actor bids to renovate lodge at his £2million 18th Century Scottish mansion

  23-12-2024 19:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The actor, known for Trainspotting and Star Wars, submitted an application to revamp the building at his Carse of Gowrie property in Perthshire, Scotland earlier this year.
  
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• 'Now "diversity" means "stay at home if you want to live longer" in Germany': Thousands gather to voice fury over Christmas market massacre as AfD condemn authorities for 'deporting nobody'

  23-12-2024 19:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Members of the far-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD) could be seen holding a rally near the site of the car-ramming attack.
  
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• Nationwide ‘locks down accounts’ leaving people without access

  23-12-2024 19:24 via metro.co.uk
  
  The bank will cease to offer trust accounts as of today (Picture: Getty)Nationwide has blocked ‘lifeline accounts’, leaving users without access to vital funds as the bank will stop offering the account type altogether beginning today.
  Many of the trust accounts, accessible by a third party nominated by the account holder, have been effectively ‘axed’, alarming users of the popular bank.
  The accounts are most often used by those with disabilities and learning challenges.
  
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• Trump to give America's tallest mountain new name

  23-12-2024 19:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  President-elect Donald Trump said he would rename Mount Denali reversing a change made by former President Obama in 2015.
  
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• Furious widow of murdered police officer slams Biden for blocking execution of his killer

  23-12-2024 19:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The widow of Bryan Hurst, an Ohio police officer who was murdered in the line of duty in 2005 has slammed President Joe Biden's decision to save his killer from the death penalty.
  
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• Famous war widow weeps as she's spared jail for drunkenly attacking and biting husband

  23-12-2024 19:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Christina Plumb was handed a suspended sentence after a court heard how the war widow kicked and bit her second husband during a row at their £1.3 million eight-bedroom home
  
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• Full list of Christmas benefits pay dates for DWP and HMRC

  23-12-2024 19:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  Christmas can be anything but relaxing for many families (Picture: Getty Images)Christmas can be an expensive affair as many want to treat their loved ones or visit family and friends.
  Many have been budgeting to try to be able to afford all the additional expenses this festive period on top of the daily necessities.
  Christmas time can be particularly stressful for those relying on state benefits or a pension, and the ongoing cost of living crisis is not helping.
  Some pensioners have reported n
  
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• Man, 56, dies and one-year-old boy left fighting for his life after car crashes into two pedestrians

  23-12-2024 19:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The incident happened on West Street in the Worsbrough area of Barnsley at around 11.40am on Sunday, when a blue VW Polo hit a wall and two pedestrians.
  
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• Why one of the most famous frontmen in music history was despised by his bandmates

  23-12-2024 19:06 via metro.co.uk
  
  Talking Heads broke up acrimoniously in 1991 (Picture: Larry Hulst/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)David Byrne is a name synonymous with innovation and creativity in music – but he’s also more than a little controversial.
  As the eccentric frontman of Talking Heads, Byrne redefined the boundaries of art rock, crafting a body of work that many believe to be one of the most impactful in music history.However, behind beloved tracks like Burning Down the House and the existential musi
  
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• 'Smelly' Scotch egg row boils over: Fury as butcher is forced to stop making snack after 160 years because neighbours complained about the pong from deep fat fryer

  23-12-2024 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Appleton's Butchers in Boroughbridge had been batch cooking dozens of scotch eggs every day before grumblings about the smell prompted a visit from the council.
  
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• Baby boy fighting for his life after car slams into him and kills man

  23-12-2024 19:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  The scene of the crash where a blue Volkswagen Polo hit the man and the babyA man has died and a baby boy is fighting for his life after a car slammed into them in South Yorkshire.A blue Volkswagen Polo crashed into a wall after hitting the pedestrians on West Street, in the Worsbrough area of Barnsley.Police were called at 11.40am on Sunday. There was nothing they could do to save the man and he was pronounced dead on the spot.The one-year-old was rushed to hospital in critical condition where
  
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• Jamie Carragher tells Liverpool to sign ‘superb’ Bournemouth star after Man Utd thrashing

  23-12-2024 19:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jamie Carragher has been very impressed by one Bournemouth player (Photo: Getty)Jamie Carragher says Liverpool must buy a left-back in January, naming Bournemouth’s Milos Kerkez as the perfect signing.The Liverpool legend’s comments came just before Kerkez’s side’s impressive 3-0 win at Manchester United on Sunday, a result that has left Cherries’ fans dreaming of Europe.Bournemouth have gone from strength to strength since the arrival of manager Andoni Iraola 18 m
  
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• Christmas Day weather: Met Office's hour by hour forecast with exact timings and temperatures

  23-12-2024 19:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Brits hoping for a white Christmas on December 25 will be in for a surprise with most parts of the country set to see the mercury tipping into the double digits
  
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• O2’s festive deal offers a free Chromebook Go or Fitbit Versa 4 with upgrades

  23-12-2024 19:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  This is how O2 customers can claim a free gift this Christmas. (Picture: Metro/O2/Getty)
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  O2 is making the festive season extra special with incredible deals on some of the most sought-after smartphones, as well as additional perks in the form of
  
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• It takes 9 days to put my Christmas decorations up — it’s a meticulously planned mission

  23-12-2024 19:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lorraine has been collecting Christmas decorations for over 40 years (Picture: Mads/Lorraine Gordon)For over 40 years, Christmas-obsessed Lorraine Gordon has been collecting decorations – she now has so many, that decking the halls in her Surrey home takes around nine days.‘I used to be a decorator, and I’ve collected them over years and years,’ Lorraine, 61, tells Metro. ‘I’m not very good at throwing things away.’Every home she’s ever lived in g
  
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