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• Sales mayhem as thousands queue to snap up Boxing Day bargains at Bicester Village - and Westfield is rammed too

  27-12-2024 11:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Frenzied scenes erupted across Bicester Village, in Oxfordshire, as hordes of shoppers joined huge queues to snap up some of the site's biggest discounts ever.
  
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• Moment boy, 8, is found floating inside a bubble in the middle of the sea

  28-12-2024 04:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A viral video shows the Christmas Eve rescue of a boy trapped in a bubble at sea after the plastic floatable device went adrift.
  
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• Migrant Sebastian Zapeta-Calil to face five charges of murder and arson over subway fire death of woman

  28-12-2024 04:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez emphasized his confidence in the case an in holding Sebastian Zapeta-Calil accountable for his 'dastardly deeds.'
  
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• Big Lots strikes deal with Gordon Brothers to keep stores open after bankruptcy filing

  28-12-2024 04:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A struggling discount retailer has secured a last-minute rescue deal that could save hundreds of stores and thousands of jobs, just weeks after the chain filed for bankruptcy.
  
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• Urgent warning to Aussies planning to launch a side hustle in 2025

  28-12-2024 04:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Aussies looking to start a side hustle in 2025 boost the income they make from their day jobs have been given one key piece of advice from an expert.
  
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• Mom who gave birth more than 50 years ago meets daughter for the first time after grandchild found her online

  28-12-2024 03:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A woman from Arizona reunited with her daughter after more than 50 years apart, thanks to her grandchild's discovery online.
  
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• Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane weather: Final blast of heat for the year sparks urgent weather warning

  28-12-2024 03:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Millions of Aussies will struggle through a final blast of heat for the year as temperatures in one state climb to a sweltering 40C.
  
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• 'It's still in shambles': Can Boeing come back from crisis

  28-12-2024 03:20 via bbc.com
  
  Safety issues with the Boeing 737 Max and mass employee strikes made for a challenging 2024.
  
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• Thousands of animals are blown up, poisoned or given deadly nerve agent during 'barbaric' tests at top secret military laboratory

  28-12-2024 03:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More than 2,000 pigs, rabbits, monkeys, guinea pigs and mice have been killed in 'barbaric' experiments at the secretive Porton Down research base in Wiltshire.
  
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• Quiz of the Year, Part 3: Which dance moves made Raygun famous?

  28-12-2024 03:17 via bbc.com
  
  Test your memory of 2024 in our four-part Christmas quiz. What happened in June, August and September?
  
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• Revealed: How doctors struck off in Britain for permanently disfiguring patients, sexual assault and financial dishonesty are allowed to continue practising medicine

  28-12-2024 03:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Surgeons who have committed serious misconduct, sometimes ending in death and life-changing injuries for patients, are continuing to operate on unsuspecting patients around the world.
  
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• Lady Victoria Starmer features as Tatler's latest cover star - as high society magazine hints at big 2025 plans for Britain's first lady

  28-12-2024 03:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Since becoming the British first lady, Victoria Starmer has avoided the spotlight. It will therefore be unwelcome news that she is the subject of the Tatler magazine's front page.
  
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• Starmer to offer hard-pressed Brits £6.6BILLION of cheap loans and grants to install solar panels on their homes

  28-12-2024 03:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It will be paid through the government's £6.6billion warm homes plan and is set to be allocated in next year's spending review.
  
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• Students' fury at missing out on surprise $1,000 gift handed to each of her classmates at graduation

  28-12-2024 03:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  University of Massachusetts Dartmouth graduates Emma Yell and her partner James Ristaino did not get a single penny when billionaire Rob Hale handed their classmates $1,000 each.
  
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• Billionaire Putin crony with 'links to King Charles' may never get inside humongous supermansion in exclusive London neighbourhood

  28-12-2024 03:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor (pictured with King Charles) is a citizen of Russia, the UK and Israel, and is currently based in Tel Aviv after living in London.
  
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• More than a million children are at risk from rundown schools 'collapsing on top of them' as they study

  28-12-2024 03:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new Guardian investigation found that thousands of public sector buildings, including schools, hospitals and courts, are in desperate need of repair.
  
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• Only a true puzzle champion can solves this tricky brainteaser

  28-12-2024 03:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Can you work out the missing number for an equation based on two previously given sums? Take it slowly and think about it logically and you should come up with answer
  
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• Georgia's pro-Western president refuses to leave and prepares for showdown

  28-12-2024 03:00 via bbc.com
  
  Salome Zourabichvili's term is due to end on Sunday, but she says she is her country's last legitimate institution.
  
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• Oldest Pearl Harbor attack survivor dies aged 105

  28-12-2024 02:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  Warren Upton died at a hospital in Los Gatos, California, on Wednesday (Picture: AP)The oldest survivor of the Pearl Harbor attack amid World War II has died at the age of 105.Warren Upton at a hospital in Los Gatos, California, on Wednesday after battling pneumonia, according to the state chair of the Sons and Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors, Kathleen Farley.‘It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Pearl Harbor Survivor Warren “Red” Upton, the last liv
  
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• Truth about TikTok shop: It's addictive, unbelievably cheap and you can buy everything from steak to loo roll. As sellers boast about making thousands, CLARA GASPAR reveals secrets of the bargains... and the dark side

  28-12-2024 02:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's approaching 10am on Wednesday morning. 'Four minutes girls! Four minutes to make a purchase! Go, go, go! Order before 10am for next day delivery,' shrieks a young blonde woman into her phone.
  
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• Councils to be given ability to issue fines for minor misdemeanours as critics fear they could lead to abuses of power

  28-12-2024 02:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Local councils are to be given sweeping powers to issue on-the-spot fines for minor misdemeanours such as climbing trees in parks.
  
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• Dame Judi reveals apple tribute to Maggie Smith

  28-12-2024 02:48 via bbc.com
  
  Dame Judi recalls good times spent with her friend and fellow actress, who died in September aged 89.
  
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• Man, 49, is charged with murder after two women, 24 and 38, are killed in Christmas Day knife attack that also left teenage boy injured

  28-12-2024 02:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A man has been charged in a double murder investigation after two women were stabbed to death in Milton Keynes on Christmas day.
  
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• Donald Trump to make history with second state visit to the UK hosted by the Royal Family

  28-12-2024 02:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump is to become the first elected politician in modern history to be hosted for two state visits by the Royal Family, it was reported last night.
  
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• Glamorous MAGA lawmaker suddenly quits role for 'family reasons' weeks after election win

  28-12-2024 02:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A glamorous MAGA lawmaker has mysteriously quit her role for 'family reasons' just weeks after winning re-election.
  
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• Moment binman removes bag from top of bin before leaving it on the side of the road - so who do YOU think is in the wrong?

  28-12-2024 02:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Hull resident posted a video of the incident to social media, tagging his local council with the comment: 'Remind me why I pay you over £130 a month [Hull City Council].'
  
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• Emmanuel Petit tells Arsenal to ‘forget’ signing £60m striker in January

  28-12-2024 02:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  Alexander Isak has been in excellent form for Newcastle United (Shutterstock)Emmanuel Petit has told Arsenal to forget about signing Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak in the January transfer window and has urged Mikel Arteta to target players outside of the Premier League.Isak, a £60 million signing from Real Sociedad, has been in sublime form for Newcastle in recent weeks, scoring seven goals in his last six appearances for Newcastle.Arsenal hold an interest in signing Isak, howeve
  
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• Whey aye! Geordies are the biggest cheese fans in the country with almost half eating at least 24lb every year

  28-12-2024 02:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A poll of 2,000 Britons found that 47 per cent of folk from the North East eat more than the UK average of just under 1kg per month.
  
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• Adorable Prince Louis follows in football-mad dad William's footsteps with Aston Villa shirt

  28-12-2024 02:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kate Middleton is reported to have enjoyed a kickabout with her youngest child Prince Louis who may have caught the Aston Villa bug from dad Prince William and brother Prince George
  
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• Race against time to save three-year-old girl stuck 150ft down 700ft well - as rain hampers daring rescue mission

  28-12-2024 02:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Three-year-old Chetna plunged 150 feet down a 700ft well on Monday in the Indian village of Kotputli in Rajasthan.
  
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