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• Texas woman 'spent hours trying to flush dead female fetus down Whataburger toilet'

  24-12-2024 22:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mallori Patrice Strait, 33, stayed in the Whataburgerrestroom for hours before a manager called police.
  
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• Mission: Impossible star, 93, unrecognisable nearly 60 years later

  25-12-2024 12:08 via metro.co.uk
  
  Barbara Bain was pictured in Los Angeles ahead of Christmas (Picture: BACKGRID)Mission: Impossible star Barbara Bain has been pictured during a rare outing in Los Angeles.The 93-year-old is best known for her role as Cinnamon Carter Crawford on the TV series Mission: Impossible, which aired from 1966 to 1973.She starred alongside Steven Hill, Greg Morris and Peter Lupus for the first three seasons, as well as her husband Martin Landau who she married in 195 before divorcing in 1993.Her role in
  
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• Kate Middleton wears green for Christmas Day church service in Sandringham

  25-12-2024 12:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  Kate looked in high spirits with her family this morning (Picture: Victoria Jones/Shutterstock)Every Christmas Day, Kate Middleton gifts us with another fashion moment, and this year is no different.As is tradition, the Royal Family gathered together for the church service at St Mary Magdalene in Sandringham, Norfolk.Kate opted for an elegant ensemble, wearing a long green coat, in a dark forest green hue.She accessorised the look with a tartan scarf and heeled black boots.
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• London city banker turned Buddhist nun reveals the secret to happiness

  25-12-2024 12:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Emma embracing with HH Dalai lama in Dharamsala, in India, in March 2024Emma Slade was once a high-rolling banker, working in London, New York and Hong Kong and chartering accounts worth millions of pounds.But despite a flying career and decent salary, a life-changing event led her down a completely different path – one she says has improved her days for the better.During a business trip to Indonesia’s capital of Jakarta, she was robbed at gunpoint inside her hotel room.The Cambridg
  
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• Royal Family including King and Kate arrive at Sandringham for Christmas service

  25-12-2024 11:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextPrevious PageNext PageThe Royal Family, led by King Charles and Queen Camilla, arrived at the Sandringham Christmas church service – but there was no sight of Prince Andrew.
  The senior royals have arrived at the traditional family gathering at the Norfolk estate where Queen Elizabeth hosted 32 Christmasses before her death.
  Crowds had gathered to welcome Charles and Camilla o
  
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• British woman arrested for 'breaking glass table while attempting sex in hotel lobby before fighting with police' spends Christmas Day in Thai prison cell

  25-12-2024 11:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The blonde holidaymaker is said to have straddled her partner in the lobby before breaking the piece of furniture in Pattaya, Thailand , at 3am this morning.
  
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• Santa tracker 2024 RECAP: Father Christmas delivers more than 8 BILLION presents to kids around the world with the Norad map

  25-12-2024 11:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MAILONLINE BLOG: Recap the NORAD Santa tracker 2024 as Father Christmas embarks on his traditional whistlestop tour to deliver presents to children across the globe.
  
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• Royal superfans arrive early to catch a glimpse of Kate and the others when they take their Christmas Day walk to church

  25-12-2024 11:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Some royal superfans went so far as to camp overnight in Norfolk for a chance to catch a glimpse of the family at Sandringham when they take their walk to church
  
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• Legendary Beatles record producer Richard Perry dies on Christmas Eve aged 82

  25-12-2024 11:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Record Producer Richard Perry died on Christmas Eve (Picture: Earl Gibson III/Getty Images)Acclaimed record producer Richard Perry has died aged 82.He was famous for working with The Beatles, having produced Ringo Starr’s 1973 album, Ringo, to which all members of the Liverpool band contributed.This marked one of the closest things to a reunion the foursome had after their split.Perry is also credited on Carly Simon’s hit tune, You’re So Vain, and Sir Rod Stewart’s The G
  
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• Man fighting for life as car ploughs into people on famous Shaftesbury Avenue on Christmas Day

  25-12-2024 11:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Four people have been hurt, including one seriously, after a motorist allegedly drove a car on the wrong side of Shaftesbury Avenue, a busy road in the West End of London
  
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• Nigel Farage says he can help stop pals in Donald Trump's circle bringing in tariffs

  25-12-2024 11:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nigel Farage said it is 'more fool them' if Labour doesn't make use of his links to the Donald Trump administration amid growing fears the incoming President will bring in tariffs
  
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• Car ploughs into people in central London on Christmas morning

  25-12-2024 11:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  Police were called to Shaftesbury Avenue just before 1am this morning (Picture: Getty)A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after four people were hit by a car in London’s theatre district.Police were called just before 1am today after the crash and the driver had been said to be driving on the wrong side of the road on Shaftesbury Avenue.Four pedestrians have been taken to hospital with one remaining in a life-threatening condition, police said.The driver, a 31-year-ol
  
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• The Black British trailblazer who transformed thousands of lives

  25-12-2024 11:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Dame Elizabeth Anionwu has used a ‘bellyful of anger’ to expose ethnic health inequalities within Britain (Picture: Dame Elizabeth Anionwu Collection)‘I bet you are a twin,’ Dame Elizabeth Anionwu says with a warm smile as we begin our chat over Google Meet. Her calm presence fills my screen, and I laugh as I confirm her assertion. ‘That’s interesting’ she says next, setting the tone for a conversation full of warmth and easy rapport.In Yoruba culture,
  
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• Royal Family's weirdest Christmas habits and why Prince Louis eats at separate table

  25-12-2024 11:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Royal Family gathers each year at Sandringham for their annual Christmas celebrations - but the Firm has some very particular ways in which they celebrate the festive season that might leave you baffled
  
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• Ian Wright names two ‘perfect’ January signings for Arsenal

  25-12-2024 11:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ian Wright would love to see Omar Marmoush and Ademola Lookman at Arsenal (Picture: Getty)Arsenal legend Ian Wright has picked out Omar Marmoush and Ademola Lookman as his dream signings for the January transfer window, claiming the duo would be ‘perfect’ for his former club.The Gunners sit third in the Premier League table after 17 matches, six points adrift of leaders Liverpool, who have a game in hand over the rest of their title rivals.After a worrying slump between October and
  
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• ‘I lost the World Snooker Championship final – I’m even more disappointed now’

  25-12-2024 11:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jak Jones pulled off a string of upsets in Sheffield this year (Picture: Getty Images)Jak Jones was the surprise finalist at the World Snooker Championship this year and the disappointment of losing that match has only grown since.The Welshman arrived at the Crucible as a qualifier and produced a superb run, beating Zhang Anda and Si Jiahui before causing a huge upset against Judd Trump in the quarter-finals.He then beat Ronnie O’Sullivan’s conqueror Stuart Bingham before finally be
  
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• How the first female Tube driver paved the way for others

  25-12-2024 11:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Hannah Dadds has been heralded as a pioneer (Picture: TfL/Alamy)The first female Tube driver paved the way for more women on the London Underground. But 55 years after she started her career, women are still underrepresented in the industry.
  Hannah Dadds has been etched into British transport history as the first female Tube driver.
  She paved the way for hundreds of others after her, but campaigners have highlighted the ‘alarmingly’ low rate of women in transport jobs.
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• EastEnders Christmas Day preview confirms affair bombshell and love triangle twist

  25-12-2024 11:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextPrevious PageNext PageChristmas Day is never a peaceful time in Walford and this year is set to be no different in EastEnders, as a huge secret explodes in today’s two unmissable episodes. The reveal of Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) and Junior Knight’s (Micah Balfour) affair will take centre stage in tonight’s double-helping of Walford action, as the shockin
  
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• 'I've seen Coldplay live - you cannot miss their epic 2025 UK tour'

  25-12-2024 10:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Coldplay's 2025 UK tour is set to be one of the biggest musical events of the year, as the band and fans get ready to return to Wembley Stadium and the KCOM Stadium in Hull.
  
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• Exact route 550-mile wall of snow will take as UK braces for -5C cold snap

  25-12-2024 10:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Temperatures will plunge by more than 10C in the space of one week as Christmas Eve's 15C high - recorded in Cassley, Scotland, will feel a distant memory on a freezing New Year's Eve
  
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• Young girl feared to be ‘seriously injured’ after car crashes into bus

  25-12-2024 10:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  The crash happened outside a BP garage on the outskirts of Bournemouth on Christmas Eve at 8pm (Picture: BNPS)A young girl is believed to have been seriously injured after a car crashed into a bus on Christmas Eve.A blue Skoda Octavia drove ‘at full speed’ into the right hand front side of the double decker bus on the outskirts of Bournemouth, Dorset, it was reported.Witnesses said the male Skoda driver fled the scene, leaving a young passenger inside the vehicle with the engine on
  
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• Man and woman in their 30s taken to hospital after car crashes into bus

  25-12-2024 10:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  The crash happened outside a BP garage on the outskirts of Bournemouth on Christmas Eve at 8pm (Picture: BNPS)A young girl is believed to have been seriously injured after a car crashed into a bus on Christmas Eve.A blue Skoda Octavia drove ‘at full speed’ into the right hand front side of the double decker bus on the outskirts of Bournemouth, Dorset, it was reported.Witnesses said the male Skoda driver fled the scene, leaving a young passenger inside the vehicle with the engine on
  
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• Eamonn Holmes reveals new career project after GB News shake-up

  25-12-2024 10:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  Eamonn Holmes has shared a new career project (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock)Eamonn Holmes has been supported by fans after announcing a new career project.The 65-year-old presenter took to Instagram to update his followers, after the changes taking place at GB News.Eamonn joined the channel in 2021 after his stint on This Morning, and presented the breakfast programme with Isabel Webster.However, last week it was revealed she is among one of the presenters leaving, with Eamonn writing, &
  
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• Sainsbury’s and Matalan recall popular stocking filler over ‘chemical risk’ fears

  25-12-2024 10:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sainsbury’s is among the stores that stock the popular Christmas present (Picture: Bloomberg)Sainsbury’s and Matalan have urgently recalled the Beeline Belly Bar, a popular Christmas present, due to a ‘serious chemical risk’.The flower-themed body jewellery, which is a popular stocking filler, has been found to contain an ‘elevated value’ of nickel, a metal that can cause allergic reactions.Both retailers issued warnings saying that the high nickel content co
  
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• Southern Water: Hundreds of families without water on Christmas Day due to burst main as firm orders 'double delivery' overnight

  25-12-2024 10:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The leak has prompted responsible company Southern Water to say it is 'very sorry' for ongoing disruption in Strood and Rochester in Kent.
  
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• Thousands ordered to evacuate as 'uncontrollable' bushfire bears down on three towns in the Grampians amid 100km/h gusts and temperatures soaring past 40C

  25-12-2024 10:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Three towns in the path of a rampaging bushfire have been told to evacuate immediately.
  
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• Royals LIVE: Crowds gather in Sandringham for glimpse of King Charles, Prince William and Princess Kate ahead of Christmas Day service

  25-12-2024 10:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MAILONLINE BLOG: Follow latest updates from the Royal Family on Christmas Day as crowds gather in Sandringham.
  
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• Boyfriend accused of murdering teacher, 42, 'stabbed her 54 times in a dreadful and sustained attack', court hears

  25-12-2024 10:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Old Bailey has heard how a beloved secondary school teacher was allegedly stabbed 54 times in a horrifying sustained attack.
  
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• Rivals star Katherine Parkinson didn’t want Danny Dyer sex scene to feel ‘shameful and apologetic’

  25-12-2024 10:17 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextPrevious PageNext PageKatherine Parkinson shared her poignant approach to filming her sex scene with co-star Danny Dyer in the hit Disney Plus series, Rivals.The raunchy drama, based on Dame Jilly Cooper’s 80s bonkbuster, centres around the rivalry turned allyship between politician Rupert Campbell-Black (Alex Hassell) and fiery media personality Declan O’Hara (Aidan Tu
  
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• Katherine Parkinson reveals how she felt about Rivals sex scene with Danny Dyer

  25-12-2024 10:17 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextPrevious PageNext PageKatherine Parkinson has shared her matter-of-fact approach to filming a sex scene with co-star Danny Dyer in the hit Disney Plus series, Rivals.The raunchy drama, based on Dame Jilly Cooper’s 80s bonkbuster, centres around the rivalry turned allyship between politician Rupert Campbell-Black (Alex Hassell) and fiery media personality Declan O’Hara (
  
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