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• Shocking moment college student pointed gun at classmate inside packed classroom

  12-09-2024 22:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A cop who attended a Brazilian university is under investigation for aiming her gun at a student during a fight in the classroom.
  
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• Unglamorous street feature emerges as new symbol of wealth in ritzy California

  21-12-2024 13:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The practical object has emerged as a new status symbol in ritzy areas such as Malibu, with realtors even claiming that mentioning them in marketing materials could help sell homes faster.
  
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• Insider reveals heartbreaking words that saved drug addict First Lady's life

  21-12-2024 13:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Poor Betty Ford had no idea what was about to hit her. Still wearing her pastel pink bathrobe, surrounded by 12 of her nearest and dearest, she was about to hear the harshest truths of her life.
  
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• London black cab drivers take poorly children out from Great Ormond Street Hospital to see the capitals' festive lights

  21-12-2024 13:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The cars arrived donned with tinsel and Christmas lights to take eight lucky children and their families to the light displays, among them was three-year-old Alfie, from south-east London.
  
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• Professional wrestler who arranged to meet '14-year-old girl' after sex chats online tells arresting police: 'I am bang to rights'

  21-12-2024 13:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Steven Cavanagh, 39, believed he was chatting to a teenage girl but was instead talking to an undercover police officer posing as a decoy at his then home in Glasgow's Cardonald.
  
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• MATT GOODWIN: Exactly how Reform is plotting to take over Number 10 - and reshape our politics for ever

  21-12-2024 13:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Imagine this: It's May 2029 and Britain has just held a General Election . You turn on the television to find Nigel Farage standing outside 10 Downing Street.
  
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• The private school fraudster who tried to steal her former headmistress's £4m fortune with a DIY will - and nearly got away with it

  21-12-2024 13:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There are some scams that are so preposterous it is hard to see why anyone would give them a moment's credence.
  
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• BREAKING: Brit schoolgirl killed in horror propeller accident while snorkelling in Maldives

  21-12-2024 13:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Schoolgirl Jenna Chan, 15, was killed in a propeller accident while on a schooltrip to the Maldives while helping the Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme
  
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• Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie hatch plans for alternative royal Christmas amid 'spy' scandal

  21-12-2024 13:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: With their father not spending Christmas at the Sandringham Estate, a top royal expert explains why Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie will not be too impacted
  
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• I couldn’t wait for our cinema first date – then porn started playing

  21-12-2024 13:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  I literally spotted him across a crowded room (Picture: Rebecca Hardy)‘I bet he wouldn’t fancy me.’That was my first thought when I initially saw my now long-term partner, Andrew.We’re now in our early 50s – but back then, I had just arrived in London in the 90s, studying English and Drama at Middlesex Uni, when I headed to the student union.The moment I walked in, my eyes zoomed in on this dark-haired, lanky guy sitting surrounded by women. I felt the strongest of
  
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• Chilling reason why we'll never see the Doomsday Clock strike midnight

  21-12-2024 13:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Doomsday Clock is a symbolic device that has been maintained since 1947 by the members of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists which includes 13 Nobel Laureates
  
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• Inside Britain's saddest shopping centre: Town centre mall empty just DAYS before Christmas as depressed locals say 'it's a disgrace'

  21-12-2024 12:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCL: To venture into the shopping centre is like accidentally finding yourself on the set of a Christmas horror film.
  
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• Rapists are not monsters in shadows, they are among us, in our homes and workplaces

  21-12-2024 12:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lalala Letmeexplain is an anonymous sex and dating educator, author and qualified social worker and has written a column explaining the true significance of Gisele Pelicot’s bravery
  
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• UK's most-tattooed mum says 'scary' appearance means can't serve up Christmas dinner

  21-12-2024 12:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Melissa Sloan, 47, is covered in hundreds of tattoos covering almost all of her, but it has come at some cost as other people cannot look past her extreme appearance
  
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• Winter Solstice: Pagans, druids and tourists descend on Stonehenge to mark the shortest day of the year

  21-12-2024 12:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Revellers cheered and beat drums as the sun rose at 8:09 am over the giant standing stones on the winter solstice - the shortest day and the longest night in the Northern Hemisphere
  
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• Terrified teen 'begged for life' after being fatally stabbed in alleged 30-person brawl in Melbourne

  21-12-2024 12:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The fight between more than 30 people broke out in Kurunjang, Melbourne, just after 7pm on Friday.
  
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• 'I drank the oldest water on Earth and one thing surprised me about the taste'

  21-12-2024 12:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A geology professor has revealed her experience of drinking the oldest water on Earth, which was discovered in a Canadian mine and has been trapped for billions of years
  
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• Luna Park's incredible act to make sure NYE party goes ahead amid fears Sydney's famous fireworks could be cancelled

  21-12-2024 12:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Luna Park took the extraordinary measure on Saturday night, saying it was 'extremely concerned' at the timing of rail strikes.
  
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• Urgent warning to pensioners as winter fuel payment deadline is TODAY - here's how to find out if you qualify

  21-12-2024 12:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The clock is ticking for elderly people to claim the winter fuel allowance, with just hours remaining for pensioners to check their eligibility before Saturday night's deadline.
  
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• Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones hit lowest ever price in December sale

  21-12-2024 12:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  If you're looking for a new pair of headphones Amazon's just dropped a Sony WH-1000XM5 deal
  
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• Fearne Cotton reveals tumour scars she’ll ‘wear with pride’ after surgery

  21-12-2024 12:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  Fearne Cotton gives health update after the removal of two tumours (Picture: fearnecotton/Instagram / REX)Fearne Cotton has given a positive update after undergoing surgery to remove two benign tumours.Just three weeks ago, Fearne, 43, had the operation on her jaw and already she’s seeing improvement.
  The TV presenter took to Instagram, and revealed the healing process so far.
  After witnessing the quick changes, a grateful Fearne called the human body ‘incredible’ and said you
  
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• Scientist who helped design breathalysers banned from driving for failing one

  21-12-2024 12:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  Dr Richard Lacey, 70, admitted drinking a few glasses of wine and a couple of pints with his lunch before getting behind the wheel (Picture: Getty)A scientist who helped design breathalysers has been banned from driving for failing a roadside test.Retired Dr Richard Lacey, 70, admitted drinking a few glasses of wine and a couple of pints with his lunch before getting behind the wheel on November 23.His Peugeot later mounted a roundabout on the A479 near Talgarth, in Powys, Wales. Damage to one
  
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• ‘Sold too early’ – Jamie Carragher names his most underrated Liverpool teammate

  21-12-2024 12:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jamie Carragher believes Liverpool sold Danny Murphy ‘too early’ (Sky Sports)Jamie Carragher has named Danny Murphy as his most underrated Liverpool teammate.Murphy joined Liverpool in a £1.5 million deal from Crewe in 1997 and went on to spend six seasons at Anfield.The midfielder helped Liverpool win the FA Cup, the League Cup, UEFA Cup and the UEFA Super Cup before he was sold to Charlton Athletic for £2.5m in 2004.Murphy then went on to play for Tottenham and Fulham
  
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• I told my 7-year-old the Christmas secret and loved her reply

  21-12-2024 12:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  My oldest two kids found out the truth about Santa the old-fashioned way (Picture: Jen Barton-Packer)‘Santa Claus isn’t real?’ My seven-year-old, Ada, glared at me, mouth agape.‘But you emailed him last year and he sent you money to get presents,’ she added. ‘Was that a lie?’I swallowed hard. This conversation, which took place just a few months ago, wasn’t as straightforward as I had anticipated.
  Truth be told, I had assumed she had got the hint
  
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• EastEnders legend confirms new role just weeks after returning to Albert Square

  21-12-2024 12:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Louisa is stepping away from the show (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)EastEnders star Louisa Lytton is swapping the Square for the stage as she takes on a new role away from the BBC soap.The Ruby Allen actress, 35, reprised her part last month for an extended stint to coincide with the upcoming 40th Anniversary celebrations.She’s one of the latest in a long line of returnees who have reprised their Walford counterparts over last year.Her return story was ‘sealed’ whe
  
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• Caroline Flack’s mum ‘asks painful questions’ on fifth anniversary of her death

  21-12-2024 11:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  Caroline Flack took her own life in 2020 (Picture: Mike Marsland/Mike Marsland/WireImage)Almost five years ago, one of UK TV’s shining stars, Caroline Flack, took her own life.
  The announcement of the 40-year-old’s death sent shockwaves through the nation.Now, her mum, Christine Flack, is working with Disney+ to release a documentary on the anniversary of her passing, which will look closely at the final 24 hours of the former TV presenter’s life, attempting to answe
  
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• Manchester City ‘not expecting’ to sign two Arsenal transfer targets in January

  21-12-2024 11:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola’s squad has been ravaged by injury this seasonManchester City are not expecting to sign Bruno Guimaraes or Martin Zubimendi in the January transfer window.
  Last weekend’s spectacular Manchester derby capitulation represented another chapter in an extraordinary demise which has seen the champions win just one of their last 11 games in all competitions.
  A season ending injury sustained by Ballon d’Or winner Rodri sparked City’sdiabolical run of form which had
  
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• Ben Elton thinks critics of Mrs Brown’s Boys ‘don’t understand comedy’

  21-12-2024 11:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ben Elton has defended Mrs Brown’s Boys (Picture: BBC Studios/ Kirsty Anderson)Ben Elton has thrown his support behind Mrs Brown’s Boys and slammed the ‘insane’ criticism it receives.The comedy legend, 65, is best known for working as a writer on beloved series’ The Young Ones and Blackadder.However he’s now come to the defence of the divisive sitcom by Brendan O’Carroll, which has regularly come under fire.‘It’s insane this show is so abuse
  
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• Ben Elton really thinks critics of Mrs Brown’s Boys ‘don’t understand comedy’

  21-12-2024 11:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ben Elton has defended Mrs Brown’s Boys (Picture: BBC Studios/ Kirsty Anderson)Ben Elton has thrown his support behind Mrs Brown’s Boys and slammed the ‘insane’ criticism it receives.The comedy legend, 65, is best known for working as a writer on beloved series’ The Young Ones and Blackadder.However he’s now come to the defence of the divisive sitcom by Brendan O’Carroll, which has regularly come under fire.‘It’s insane this show is so abuse
  
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• Inside one of the world's smallest towns that just 52 residents and one bar

  21-12-2024 11:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The medieval hilltop settlement of Hum in Croatia is widely considered to be the smallest town in the world, at only 100 metres long and 30 metres wide, and has just 52 locals
  
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