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• The Spring Statement is choosing to put thousands of kids in poverty

  26-03-2025 17:41 via metro.co.uk
  
  Rachel Reeves’ plans are estimated to put hundreds of thousands in povertyOver the last decade and a half, life in this country has become much harder.
  All of us bar the richest can’t have failed to notice. The cost of everyday essentials and bills have soared.  Rents are spiralling, with renters handing over more and more of their pay packet to their landlord every month.The price of energy bills, due to increase again from next week, is forcing families to choose between
  
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• MP claims £900 in ‘pet rent’ so she can bring her dog to London

  30-03-2025 11:14 via metro.co.uk
  
  Taiwo Owatemi poses with her pet dog Bella (Picture: Facebook)A Labour MP has claimed back £900 from the taxpayer in ‘pet rent’ so she can bring her dog to London.Taiwo Owatemi has regularly posted about her dog Bella on social media, and is a supporter of Battersea Dogs and Cats Home as well as other pet charities.The rent is a surcharge imposed by some landlords as a condition of letting a pet stay, intended to cover any additional risk from wear and tear such as damage to c
  
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• Jeremy Clarkson’s very unlikely replacement on The Grand Tour revealed

  30-03-2025 11:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Clarkson said he was leaving The Grand Tour because he was ‘too old’ (Picture: James Veysey/REX/Shutterstock)Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond may have left The Grand Tour, but the Amazon Prime TV show will live on.Last year, the former Top Gear trio announced their departure from the motoring series because they had grown ‘too old’ for the travel.Since then, Amazon has reportedly been on the hunt for their replacement and has found the perf
  
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• Usher seduces London’s O2 with near-flawless show – and does the unthinkable

  30-03-2025 11:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  Usher delivered a near-perfect show at London’s O2 on the first night of his Past Present Future tour (Picture: Redferns)The moment I watched Usher cheekily wink at The O2 audience while seductively feeding a woman cherries was when I knew what his Past Present Future tour was really about. After 30 incredible years at the top of his game, this show wasn’t about proving anything to critics and his peers or just going through the motions to make easy money. It was all about havi
  
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• Geri Horner says ‘there will be something’ from full Spice Girls line-up

  30-03-2025 11:06 via metro.co.uk
  
  Geri Horner says a Spice Girls reunion will amount to ‘something’ soon (Picture: Victor Malafronte/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)Geri Horner has promised that the full Spice Girls line-up will one day give the British public the reunion we’ve been waiting for.The singer-songwriter and popstar extraordinaire, 52, joined the legendary girl group when they formed in 1994 and took the world by storm in the second half of the 90s.Scoring nine number ones between 1996 and 2000 (includ
  
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• We lost our children in horrific circumstances – so we did something about it

  30-03-2025 11:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Martyn and Candace’s parents are campaigning for change (Picture: Supplied)Candace Lightner and Figen Murray have lived out every parent’s worst nightmare – the loss of a child. To compound their grief, both of their children’s deaths were completely avoidable.Here, Candace and Figen share their stories of how they fought through their devastation to campaign for lifesaving change, while Metro honours some of the other mums who have made a difference in memory of their c
  
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• I spent 96 hours in the USA’s ‘Sunset City’ — where two worlds collide

  30-03-2025 11:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  San Francisco is a melting pot of culture and cutting-edge technology (Picture: Getty Images/Westend61)There was something about the trams on dizzying, almost vertical hills, M&Ms on pizza and the lure of the Golden Gate Bridge.Growing up, San Francisco always fascinated me. But even as an adult, I struggled to understand this city of many contrasts.This is the place where hippie love blossomed and queer culture found its voice. It’s also where Big Tech first boomed, paving the way fo
  
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• 9 award-winning actors with infamously bad fake accents in blockbuster films

  30-03-2025 11:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  There are many great actors who have diabolical accents on screen (Picture: REX/Shutterstock)Hollywood actors are frequently required to change their accents on screen, and sometimes they do such a terrible job that we are compelled to remember it years afterwards.American actors frequently get a bad rap for appearing in British films with some of the most bizarre accents ever heard on God’s green earth.With so many accents across the UK, it can be a real challenge to pick up some of the
  
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• Urgent warning over fake drugs being sold to UK clubbers

  30-03-2025 10:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Brown powder may be mis-sold as MDMA (Picture: MANDRAKE)Fake MDMA appears the be doing the rounds in Manchester, where a batch has been found to contain a potentially deadly designer drug.It’s prompted an urgent warning from Manchester Drug Analysis and Knowledge Exchange (Mandrake), a harm reduction group at Manchester Metropolitan University.A warning on social media said: ‘Multiple samples of beige powder, potentially mis-sold as MDMA, confirmed by Mandrake, to contain synthetic
  
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• Garden centre bans staff from wearing 'political symbols' after shoppers left 'absolutely raging mad' over checkout lady's Pro-Palestine clothing

  30-03-2025 10:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The family, who visited Hayes Garden World in Ambleside, were left upset by the display, claiming the centre had shown 'no regard for the feeling and sensitivity of visiting Jews or Israelis.'
  
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• Sophie Turner returning to UK after bitter custody battle with ex Joe Jonas

  30-03-2025 10:54 via metro.co.uk
  
  After coming to an agreement with ex-husband Joe Jonas, Sophie Turner will return to the UK with their daughters (Picture: Getty Images)Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner is reportedly returning to the UK with her daughters in the wake of her custody battle with ex-husband Joe Jonas.Sophie, 29, had been locked in a bitter war with the Jonas Brothers star, 35, over custody of their two daughters, Willa, four, and Delphine, two.Following their 2023 break up, Sophie sued her ex-husband, citing par
  
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• Urgent 'do not eat' warning issued over salmonella fears as Lidl recalls Brit favourite savoury snack

  30-03-2025 10:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shoppers who bought the product have been instructed not to eat it and instead return it to their nearest Lidl store (pictured, file photo) for a full refund. No receipt is needed.
  
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• Iran threatens to strike the UK: Tehran's threat to target British forces if Trump attacks the Middle Eastern nation

  30-03-2025 10:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This comes after Trump sent a letter to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threatening military action if Tehran wouldn't agree to a new nuclear deal.
  
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• The great crypto crackdown: Police have frozen up to £6MILLION of digital currencies since getting powers to stop criminals funding terrorism and laundering ill-gotten gains

  30-03-2025 10:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Criminals have been increasingly using digital currencies such as Bitcoin to launder money, dodge taxes and fund terrorism. Ministers last April launched a crackdown on the 'emerging threat'.
  
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• Inside the 'worst shark attack in history' that saw US navy sailors picked off one-by-one after warship sinking with terrified victims forced to feed their dead comrades to predators to keep them away

  30-03-2025 10:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At first, sharks - drawn by the sound of explosions, the scent of blood, and the frantic splashing - focused on the floating dead. But it wasn't long before they turned their attention to the living.
  
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• Now Gen Z workers are too terrified to make phone calls - forcing top finance firm to introduce training on 'challenging' conversations

  30-03-2025 10:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The firm is launching the 'comprehensive learning and development programme' this year with the aim of boosting its worker's 'relationship skills.'
  
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• I was devastated when my husband died... then a mystery phone call 20 YEARS later left me stunned

  30-03-2025 10:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Maria Renshaw was left heartbroken when her accountant husband died two decades ago, leaving her with three children.
  
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• Rise of the catapult killer 'influencers': Children as young as 8 are brutally killing wildlife with slingshots during school time for social media clout - and police do nothing

  30-03-2025 10:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT The recent emergence of youngsters brutally killing wildlife with catapults for clout on the likes of Snapchat , Instagram and TikTok is a particularly sickening one.
  
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• Sickening six-word 'reason' vile paedophile father raped newborn baby to death

  30-03-2025 10:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  When monstrous paedophile father Hugo Ferreira, 37, raped his one-week old baby daughter he offered a devastating and sickening reason for his vile actions as the newborn's mother shopped for nappies
  
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• We live in one of the BEST towns its Britain - rich out of towners can't get enough of it - but here's why its miserable for us

  30-03-2025 10:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The West Yorkshire hotspot of Ilkley, known for its breathtaking scenery, boutique shops, and Michelin-starred restaurants, has long been a magnet for affluent homeowners.
  
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• Millionaire real estate agent Yael Abraham learns fate after 'squatting' in an 'abandoned house' and trying to claim it as her own

  30-03-2025 10:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lawyer and real estate agent Yael Abraham had been secretly squatting at two Rozelle homes in inner-city Sydney that the owner had inherited from her father decades earlier.
  
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• Yvette's Cooper vows to end 'jobs on tap' for illegal immigrants in gig economy with clampdown on fast food drivers and in beauty salons

  30-03-2025 10:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Home Secretary said those found to be illegally employing migrants who are blocked from working face up to five years in prison, huge fines or have their firms closed down.
  
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• Head of Prince Harry's charity claims 'toxic' team asked her to 'defend Meghan from press'

  30-03-2025 10:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sophie Chandauka, who has been the chair of Sentebale since 2023, made the bombshell remarks following a dispute with several trustees on the board
  
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• Inside Lord Byron's Mayfair 'sex mansion' where poet cheated on his young wife with his HALF-SISTER in scandal that forced national icon to flee his £30M Bridgerton-style palace

  30-03-2025 10:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Lord Byron's luxury Mayfair 'sex mansion' where he is thought to have cheated on his wife with his half-sister is up for sale for almost £30million.
  
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• Prince Harry lost Sentebale venue because duke 'wanted to bring Netflix camera crew with him', ex-charity head claims as she reveals what happened during her awkward exchange with Meghan at the polo - after branding his Sussex brand 'toxic'

  30-03-2025 10:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Sophie Chandauka has accused Prince Harry of 'harassment and bullying at scale' after calling the Sussex brand 'toxic'.
  
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• Fresh mystery over Shane Warne’s death after ‘sex item was removed from villa’

  30-03-2025 10:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Australian cricket legend Shane Warne died at the age of 52 (Pictures: Getty/Thai Police)Fresh mystery has emerged over Shane Warne’s death after a police officer claimed he was ‘ordered’ to remove a ‘sex item’ from the scene during the investigation.Australian cricket legend Warne died in March 2022 at the age of 52 after being found unresponsive in his villa on the Thai island of Koh Samui.Thailand police ruled out foul play in the shock death of the sportin
  
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• Why the Xbox 360 is still Microsoft’s most successful console – Reader’s Feature

  30-03-2025 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Xbox 360 will be 20 in November (Microsoft)A reader reminisces over the Xbox 360 console and it games, as Microsoft’s groundbreaking format prepares to celebrate its 20th anniversary.The Xbox 360 is eight months away from celebrating the 20th anniversary of its launch. The Xbox 360 brought us hundreds of classic games, along with the very popular Xbox Live Arcade and popular indie titles (such as CastleMiner Z, a personal favourite of mine) along with the introduction of party chat and pl
  
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• Two Emmerdale favourites sacked after committing crime at work

  30-03-2025 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  It was going to end badly, let’s be honest (Picture: ITV)Sarah Sugden’s (Katie Hill) foray into a life of crime in Emmerdale is about to take a turn.Sarah is loving the wild ride Kammy (Shebz Miah) is giving her, having involved herself fully in his farmyard thievery. She’s finally feeling alive.They met after she caught him trying to nick a quad bike from Butler’s, but instead of reporting him, she offered to join forces instead – for a 50% cut.Sarah also managed
  
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• The truth about Vicki’s return confirmed in EastEnders – and Sharon’s in for a shock

  30-03-2025 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Vicki Fowler is back – but not just for her uncle Martin’s funeral (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)Arriving back in Walford for Martin Fowler’s (James Bye) funeral next week, it soon becomes clear that Vicki Fowler (Alice Haig) has an ulterior motive.It’s been twenty years since she was last in the area, and a lot has changed in that time.Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) gets a huge surprise when her half-sister shows up in a black cab, just moments after a heart to
  
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• Sinister origins of 'British icon' Doc Martens will surprise fans of the world's most famous boot

  30-03-2025 10:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It's 65 years ago this week that the boot, worn by millions of Brits from policemen to punks, goths to New Romantics, was launched in Northamptonshire.
  
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