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• Search for missing British woman underway after she vanished while partying at a street festival in St Lucia

  23-12-2024 11:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jemima Colenso, 33, has been living on a boat called Lola moored at Rodney Bay Marina on the north of the island. She was last seen at the Gros Islet street party on Friday, police said.
  
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• Successful Mum and son pub quiz duo 'barred' from boozer for 'offensive' team names

  23-12-2024 16:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  John Cullen, 30 and his 73-year-old retired mum Valerie have been banned from Lanigan's Irish Bar in Liverpool because of their team names, including one inspired by Prince Andrew
  
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• Nick Kyrgios declares tennis is ‘in the mud’ after new anti-doping breach

  23-12-2024 16:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Nick Kyrgios is set to make his own return to the sport after injury problems (Picture: Getty)Nick Kyrgios believes tennis is ‘in the mud’ after Max Purcell was provisionally suspended for admitting a breach of anti-doping rules.Australian star Purcell clinched Grand Slam doubles titles at Wimbledon and the US Open in 2022 and 2024 respectively.It was announced on Monday that Purcell has become the latest high-profile tennis player to face a suspension.The news comes after Grand Sla
  
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• Moment tyre explodes sending teen 6ft in air and leaving him fighting for life

  23-12-2024 15:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Abdul Rashid was flung 6ft into the air when a freak accident saw the tyre he was inflating for a school bus in Koteshwar, near Mumbai in India, suddenly explode
  
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• Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to murder of United Healthcare CEO

  23-12-2024 15:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Luigi Mangione is alleged to have murdered Brian Thompson, the CEO of United Healthcare, by shooting him in central Manhattan, New York City, earlier this month
  
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• 'My boyfriend almost beat me to death but I was so under his control it took me years to break free'

  23-12-2024 15:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  While Emmerdale's Belle Dingle saw her abuser jailed, for Esther Garrity who was beaten so badly she had an imprint of her boyfriend's boot on her face, it was the only the beginning of her nightmare
  
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• Bizarre moment cop dresses as Grinch to raid family of cocaine dealers

  23-12-2024 15:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Drugs police led by an officer dressed up as the Grinch raided a property in Peru where they captured three siblings, one known as the queen of the south, who were selling cocaine
  
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• Luigi Mangione denies murdering United Healthcare CEO

  23-12-2024 15:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mangione seen on the day of an arraignment hearing at New York Supreme Court (Picture: Reuters)Luigi Mangione has pleaded not guilty to murder and terror charges over the killing of United Healthcare’s chief executive in New York.The 26-year-old was shackled and seated in a Manhattan court when he leaned over to a microphone to enter his plea.He was formally charged last week by the Manhattan district attorney with multiple counts of murder, including murder as an act of terrorism.Go
  
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• Brave NHS medics to perform Christmas miracles helping preserve life in war-torn Gaza

  23-12-2024 15:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The selfless quartet are spending Yule in the stricken enclave working for humanitarian medical NGO UK-Med, which runs two field hospitals there.
  
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• Israel pager bomb plot was a DECADE in the making: Former Mossad agents reveal full scale and details of the plot that humiliated Hezbollah

  23-12-2024 15:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two former Israeli intelligence officials have revealed how the plot to embed Hezbollah's walkie-talkies and pagers with explosives was 10 years in the making. 
  
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• The drone map of Great Britain: Our interactive guide shows how sightings are pouring in as US airbases are buzzed in UK and New Jersey is hit by UFO panic

  23-12-2024 15:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At least seven previously unknown sightings of the aircraft have been reported to MailOnline by readers concerned about the invasion of drones seen above military bases across the world.
  
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• Ocado shoppers are left without Christmas essentials after delivery centre 'robot' malfunction and Morrisons customers rush out to buy food as online orders are cancelled

  23-12-2024 15:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scores of well-off Londoners left without key ingredients for their Christmas dinners due to a malfunction at the upmarket food retailer's £185million delivery centre.
  
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• Online fashion giant Boohoo sells London HQ for £49.5m to help clear debt

  23-12-2024 15:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The online fashion firm said it has sold the site, on Great Pulteney Street in Soho, to property fund Global Holdings UK
  
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• Grim development for Aussie woman Vanessa Crimmins accused of stealing backpacks and laptops in Bali after CCTV footage was released

  23-12-2024 15:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vanessa Louise Crimmins, 45, is accused of stealing two backpacks outside Popular Deli, a supermarket in North Kuta on October 30.
  
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• Plane crashes into field just moments after take-off - as emergency services rush to scene

  23-12-2024 15:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The aircraft plummeted from the sky at Fife airport in Scotland shortly before 12pm today.
  
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• Shoppers take to the streets Christmas rush to stock up on presents (and turkeys) in Britain's festive last-minute dash

  23-12-2024 15:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brits made up in wooly jumpers and scarves - and sometimes Santa hats - are on the lookout for the best deals ahead of the big day on Wednesday.
  
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• Dad's urgent e-bike warning to Christmas shoppers after heartbreaking family tragedy

  23-12-2024 15:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Scott Peden, 31, has warned people not to buy second hand e-batteries for their bikes this Christmas after his 'bargain' buy exploded, killing his partner and children in a house fire
  
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• Original Ghostbusters cast now from affairs and rare diseases to wife's tragic death

  23-12-2024 15:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Who Ya Gonna Call? Ghostbusters of course. As the iconic 1984 film is given an annual airing this festive season, we take a look at what happened to its original cast
  
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• 'Christmas is ruined after council fined me £1,000 because I used the wrong bin'

  23-12-2024 15:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Full-time carer Trisha Malone says she 'can't afford' to pay a £1,000 fine given to her by Birmingham City Council for using the wrong bin - and claims it could ruin her family's Christmas
  
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• The world’s shortest passenger flight takes just 90 seconds — and it’s in the UK

  23-12-2024 15:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  The journey connects two remote Scottish islands (Picture: Getty Images)When travelling, we’d all like to click our fingers and instantly arrive at our destination, but on the world’s shortest plane route, it’s practically a reality.While the world’s longest flight takes a grueling 19 hours, between New York and Singapore, the world’s shortest route takes just under two minutes.The journey takes around 90 seconds and connects the islands of Westray and Papa Westray
  
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• Boy, 15, killed in crash days before Christmas with ‘drug driver’ arrested

  23-12-2024 15:20 via metro.co.uk
  
  The fatal crash crash happened on New Street, Andover, just days before Christmas (Picture: Google)A teenager has died after he was mowed down by a driver just days before Christmas.
  The 15-year-old boy was travelling on foot in Andover, Hampshire, when a driver suddenly crashed into him with catastrophic consequences.
  The alarm was raised after reports that the driver of a silver Ford Fiesta had hit a pedestrian on New Street near ATS Tyres at about 6pm on Saturday.
  When they arrived on the sc
  
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• Boy, 15, killed when he was hit by ‘drug driver’

  23-12-2024 15:20 via metro.co.uk
  
  The fatal crash crash happened on New Street, Andover, just days before Christmas (Picture: Google)A teenager has died after being hit by a car being driven by a suspected drug driver.
  The 15-year-old boy was walking through Andover, Hampshire, when he was hit at 6pm on Saturday evening.
  He is believed to have been knocked down by a Ford Fiesta on New Street, near a branch of ATS Tyres.
  The teenager was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. It has now been confirmed that he died as
  
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• 'My husband was told his back pain was sciatica - four months later he was dead'

  23-12-2024 15:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Michelle Brady, 38, is now urging others to be more persistent with their GPs, after husband Stuart, 42, died of pancreatic cancer in September when complaining about back pain
  
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• Brit tourist investigated over dead Thai sex worker found decomposing in hotel room

  23-12-2024 15:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Pensioner Bearach Beataidh, from Northern Ireland, is being interviewed by police after the death of sex worker Duangta Khampongsom, 45, who was found in his hotel room
  
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• Mary Berry's secret Brussels sprouts weapon - and it makes them absolutely delicious

  23-12-2024 15:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Brussels sprouts are a divisive part of the Christmas dinner, but Dame Mary Berry has a secret ingredient that she adds to her veggies to ensure they're always a winner
  
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• Love Actually fans only just realising real reason Rowan Atkinson's character took so long to wrap present

  23-12-2024 15:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Fans of Love Actually have finally realised the real reason that Rowan Atkinson spends such a long time wrapping that present in his scene in the Richard Curtis movie
  
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• Just 25 percent of people can solve 'easy' 1% Club question

  23-12-2024 15:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The sequence — TETTFFSS* — initially seems simple enough, but when participants are asked to identify the next letter, the answers are far from obvious - the answer to many isn't obvious until revealed
  
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• Elevate your winter wardrobe with Saint + Sofia’s knitwear picks as chosen by a shopping expert

  23-12-2024 15:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  These stunning sweaters will see you through this season and beyond. (Picture: Metro/Getty/Saint + Sofia)
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  Are you ready to up your style game this December or even for 2025? Saint + Sofia’s winter knitwear collection is a true, masterclass
  
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• Why YOU could soon be dating Australia's youngest-ever murderer and never know - as child killer's sick obsession with finding a girlfriend ramps up

  23-12-2024 14:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SLD, a sexual psychopath who murdered toddler Courtney Morley-Clarke in January 2001 on the NSW Central Coast, has lifetime anonymity preventing the public from linking him to his horrific crime.
  
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• Turkey's new tourism plan after Brits dash to cancel holidays to the nation

  23-12-2024 14:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Turkey has reportedly had to take steps to sustain its tourism industry following an alleged increase of British tourists cancelling their holidays to the nation
  
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