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• Rupert Murdoch's $3.4billion move is revealed in huge announcement: 'Incredibly exciting opportunity'

  23-12-2024 02:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rupert Murdoch has made a deal worth $3.4billion.
  
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• Assad’s wife to divorce dictator and move to UK

  23-12-2024 10:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  Assad’s wife Asma is reportedly looking to divorce the deposed dictator (Picture: Getty/Rex)The British wife of deposed Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is seeking to divorce him and move back to the UK, according to reports.The Assads fled to Moscow after their regime was finally toppled in December after 24 years in power.But Asma al-Assad, 49, is reportedly unhappy with life as an exile under constant guard in Putin’s Russia, and has asked a Russian court for permission to leave M
  
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• Jay Blades’ The Repair Shop Christmas special replacement revealed after coercive behaviour charges

  23-12-2024 10:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jay Blades’ replacement for The Repair Shop’s Christmas special has been revealed (Picture: BBC/Ricochet Ltd)Jay Blades’ replacement for The Repair Shop’s Christmas special has been revealed.The 54-year-old presenter’s future on the programme remains in doubt after he was charged with controlling and coercive behaviour.In October, Blades pleaded not guilty to engaging in the charges against his wife Lisa-Marie Zbozen, after allegations his behaviour had a serious e
  
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• Emmerdale legend ‘couldn’t be happier’ as she finds love after soap axe

  23-12-2024 10:17 via metro.co.uk
  
  Daisy has opened up about her new relationship (Picture: ITV)Former Emmerdale star Daisy Campbell has opened up about her new relationship, just days after leaving the ITV soap.The actress, 21, played Amelia Spencer for thirteen years before her dramatic exit last week, when the character decided to leave the Yorkshire village for a new life in the wake of Tom King’s (James Chase) sentencing.During a candid chat with Ranvir Singh on Lorraine last week, Daisy explained that she &lsquo
  
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• Urgent warning over baby spoons sold on Amazon which could cause choking hazard

  23-12-2024 10:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  It’s feared the spoons could be a choking hazard (Picture: Getty Images)Baby spoons sold by Aldi and Amazon are facing a product recall over fears they could be a choking hazard.The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is recalling Melii Baby Silicone Spoons amid reports that they could break apart while being used.This could pose a choking hazard to young babies eating with the utensil – although currently there are no reports of any injuries caused by the breakage.There have
  
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• Double tragedy for father whose sister was murdered by 'obsessed' flatmate before horror house fire started by e-bike battery killed his wife and two children

  23-12-2024 10:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A grief-stricken father, Scott Peden, recalls the heartbreaking moment he awoke to find his wife and his two children had been killed in a blaze sparked by an e-bike explosion. 
  
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• Urgent warning issued over water beads Christmas gifts for children

  23-12-2024 10:08 via metro.co.uk
  
  Water beads should be kept away from children under the age of five (Credits: Getty Images)Emergency doctors have issued a safety warnings to parents over water beads as we approach Christmas Day.Water beads, also known as jelly beads and water crystals, are a popular gift that children often receive over the festive period.The beads, marketed as crafting tools, homeware items or toys, are just a few millimetres big but can expand to up to 400 times their original size in 36 hours when exposed
  
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• ITV viewers desperate for 80s TV reboot with Freddie Flintoff to ‘return for good’

  23-12-2024 10:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  Freddie Flintoff brought back Bullseye for one night only but fans want more (Picture: ITV)They say you can’t beat a bit of Bully – and TV fans certainly agree.Freddie Flintoff was at the helm on Sunday night as 1980s classic Bullseye, which combined darts and quizzing for a bizarre and wonderful experience, returned for a Christmas special on ITV.Over the weekend, whole new generation got to experience the iconic gameshow – which saw teams made up of an amateur dart players a
  
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• Kim rushed to hospital after terrifying Emmerdale incident

  23-12-2024 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Christmas takes quite the turn (Picture: ITV)It wouldn’t be a proper soap Christmas without at least one character ending up in hospital, and in Emmerdale this year that character is none other than Kim Tate (Claire King). Kim and her husband Will Taylor (Dean Andrews) have been plotting and counter-plotting against each other for some time – a situation that Claire King refers to as ‘War of the Roses,’ after the 1989 comedy about an outrageously bitter divorce batt
  
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• 'Genius' 3p hack which will make Christmas with family so much easier

  23-12-2024 10:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  This cleaning hack will set you back a mere 3p and will eliminate odours almost immediately - perfect for having guests over.
  
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• Manchester United star insists Red Devils are ‘playing so well’ despite Bournemouth nightmare

  23-12-2024 09:57 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lisandro Martinez chats with Andre Onana during Manchester United’s defeat to Bournemouth (Picture: Getty Images)Lisandro Martinez insists that Manchester United are ‘playing so well’ despite the 3-0 defeat to Bournemouth at Old Trafford on Sunday.Ruben Amorim’s difficult start to life as Red Devils boss continued as the Cherries picked up an impressive win thanks to goals from Dean Huijsen, Justin Kluivert and Antoine Semenyo.A third defeat in four Premier League games
  
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• 'Doctor fobbed off my breathlessness - then I got devastating cancer diagnosis'

  23-12-2024 09:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  David Gold, 59, claims he was unable to get an appointment with his local GP and so went straight to Leeds General Infirmary, with symptoms of breathlessness, where he had tests
  
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• Iran could go ahead and build nuclear weapons after losses among its Middle East allies left it 'weakened', White House warns

  23-12-2024 09:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Iran could make moves towards becoming a nuclear power after it was severely weakened by wars in the Middle East, the White House has warned.
  
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• Housebuilders should put solar panels on every roof to lower buyers' bills, ministers urged

  23-12-2024 09:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Sunshine Bill would mean newbuild homes across the UK would come with solar panels on their roofs
  
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• Les Ferdinand makes bizarre claim about Bukayo Saka injury at Arsenal

  23-12-2024 09:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  Bukayo Saka was spotted leaving Selhurst Park on crutches (Picture: Getty)Former Tottenham star Les Ferdinand has bizarrely claimed that it is the ‘perfect time’ for Bukayo Saka to suffer an injury at Arsenal.Saka was spotted leaving Selhurst Park on crutches after picking up a hamstring problem in Arsenal’s 5-1 win at Crystal Palace on Saturday.Given his importance to the Gunners – with Saka registering 15 goal involvements in 16 Premier League games this term – M
  
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• Emmerdale ‘confirms’ chilling storyline as legend is killed off after 16 years

  23-12-2024 09:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  Leyla’s exit story has been ‘confirmed’ (Picture: REX/Shutterstock)Emmerdale have filmed an epic stunt that will see three favourites fighting for their lives – ‘sealing’ Leyla Harding’s (Roxy Shahidi) exit after 16 years.In October it was reported that the much-loved character character, who made her arrival way back in 2008, was being written out of the soap.Leyla is mum to Jacob Gallagher (Joe-Warren Plant) and the ex-wife of Liam Cava
  
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• Rumours circulate that Bashar al-Assad's British wife 'has filed for divorce after growing frustrated with her new life under severe restrictions in Moscow'

  23-12-2024 09:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Asma al-Assad, 49, is currently exiled in Moscow with the toppled dictator, having left behind their lives of luxury in Syria. The former first lady is said to be dissatisfied with her life under the guard of Putin.
  
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• Can I claim compensation if my journey home for Christmas is cancelled? All your refund rights explained

  23-12-2024 09:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Britain's great Christmas getaway is under way - yet travellers have been warned of potential disruption ahead, with delays on roads and railways.
  
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• British tourist, 71, is investigated after Thai prostitute's decaying corpse is found four days after entering his hotel room - but he insists he 'did not know she was dead'

  23-12-2024 09:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bearach Beataidh, 71, was reportedly seen with Duangta Khampongsom, 45, as he took her to his bedroom at a guest house in 'Sin City' Pattaya in eastern Thailand on December 18.
  
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• Woman is mowed down and killed by her OWN car in freak accident at Kambah Village shops, Canberra

  23-12-2024 09:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The woman car's hit the taxi in the carpark of Kambah Village shops in the Canberra suburb of Tuggeranong on Monday morning.
  
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• British woman missing in St Lucia after disappearing from street party while living on yacht

  23-12-2024 09:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jemima Colenso, 33, had attended the world famous Friday Night street party in St Lucia in the Caribbean when she disappeared on December 20, sparking a police search of the island
  
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• Tiger Woods makes prediction for son Charlie, 15, after historic hole-in-one

  23-12-2024 09:40 via metro.co.uk
  
  Tiger Woods was full of praise for his son, Charlie (Picture: Getty)Tiger Woods believes his son Charlie’s ceiling in golf is ‘unlimited’ after he made his first career hole-in-one during their runner-up finish at the PNC Championship.Woods made his first competitive appearance since the Open in July when he played alongside his son in the 36-hole family scramble event.Holding a lead going into Sunday’s action, Team Woods were caught by Team Langher – consisting of
  
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• HMRC helpline staff to strike for eight weeks in support of sacked colleagues

  23-12-2024 09:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Around 200 members of the Public and Commercial Services union at an HM Revenue and Customs office in Newcastle will mount a picket line
  
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• Aviva to buy Direct Line in £3.7bn deal, putting 2,300 jobs at risk

  23-12-2024 09:38 via theguardian.com
  
  Insurance takeover is likely to cast a pall of uncertainty over Christmas for many staff of combined groupBusiness live – latest updatesAviva has agreed to buy rival insurer Direct Line for £3.7bn, with up to 2,300 job cuts planned as the companies aim for £125m in cost savings.FTSE 100 member Aviva, the UK’s largest insurer, said on Monday it will offer the equivalent of £2.75 for each Direct Line share in cash and shares. Continue reading...
  
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• Brazil bridge collapse kills two with many injured as acid tanker crashes into river

  23-12-2024 09:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Two motorbikes, three lorries and a car were on the bridge connecting the cities of Estreito and Aguiarnopolis over the Tocantins River in Brazil when it collapsed
  
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• I'm Britain's longest-serving Santa... when I started in 1962 children would ask for a doll or board game - now they give toy lists running into thousands of pounds' worth

  23-12-2024 09:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ray Hulse, 80, from Bridgnorth, Shropshire, has been bringing festive cheer to children since 1962 when he first stepped into the role at a village hall in Tasley.
  
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• UK jobs market saw record number of vacancies in November with salaries rising

  23-12-2024 09:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Adzuna said there were nearly 880,000 vacancies, an increase of 2.3% from October, while the average advertised salary was £39,646 - a 6.5% year-on-year increase
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war live: North Korea preparing to send more troops to Russia, says South Korea

  23-12-2024 09:33 via theguardian.com
  Troops and weapons, including suicide drones, to be shipped to Russia to support war against Ukraine, say Seoul’s joint chiefs of staffHello and welcome to the Ukraine live blog. I’m Tom Ambrose and I will be bringing you all the latest from the conflict.We start with news that South Korea’s military said on Monday that it has detected signs of North Korea preparing to send more troops and weapons, including suicide drones, to Russia to support its war against Ukraine.Russian p
  
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• Locals win fight to save mysterious, medieval Spanish chapel from oblivion

  23-12-2024 09:32 via theguardian.com
  
  Home to vivid 16th-century frescoes, the Ermita de San Jorge is on the brink of being saved from centuries of decayA mysterious, dilapidated and exquisitely painted Spanish chapel into which knights on horseback may have ridden centuries ago to receive a wet and most unusual blessing could be on the verge of salvation after a decades-long campaign by local heritage groups.No one knows much about the crumbling and semi-subterranean Ermita de San Jorge, which sits in a hollow 7 miles (12km) from t
  
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• Michael Penix Jr’s sterling debut gives Atlanta sorely needed hope. What took so long?

  23-12-2024 09:30 via theguardian.com
  The Atlanta rookie finally took over for Kirk Cousins and showed the Falcons what they have been missing for almost two months: a legitimate starting quarterbackIt only took one drive to see the difference. The Falcons smoked the Giants 34-7 on Sunday behind a commanding performance from their rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr.It was Penix’s first start after the team ejected on the Kirk Cousins experience, with the Falcons expected to release the veteran this offseason. On the sideline,
  
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