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• Tom Cruise leads moment of silence for Val Kilmer after Top Gun co-star’s death

  03-04-2025 21:35 via metro.co.uk
  
  Tom Cruise shared a heartfelt tribute to Val Kilmer after his death (Pictures: Getty / Rex)Tom Cruise remembered Top Gun co-star Val Kilmer by leading a heartfelt moment of silence, following his death this week.The 65-year-old, who famously played Iceman in the 1986 action film alongside Cruise, died in LA on April 1, after being ‘bedridden’ for years.His cause of death was confirmed as pneumonia, his daughter told the New York Times, sharing that he had previously recovered from a
  
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• Strictly’s Jamie Borthwick accused of ‘boasting about explicit sex act’ on tour

  17-04-2025 12:02 via metro.co.uk
  Strictly Come Dancing star Jamie Borthwick has been accused of ‘boasting about an explicit sex act’ (Picture: PA Wire)Strictly Come Dancing star Jamie Borthwick has been accused of ‘boasting about an explicit sex act’.The EastEnders actor, 30, took part in the BBC competition last year, where he was partnered with Michelle Tsiakkas.He then joined the likes of Love Island’s Tasha Ghouri, JLS singer JB Gill and Wynne Evans on the Strictly live tour.Evans was reported
  
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• Full list of products UK holidaymakers are banned from bringing back from EU

  17-04-2025 12:00 via metro.co.uk
  Certain items have temporarily been banned from the EU (Picture: Getty Images)A temporary ban on cheese and meat products from the EU has been introduced by the government to stop the spread of foot-and-mouth disease.The ban was introduced on Saturday and means people arriving into the country from the EU will face restrictions bringing in a range of products.These range from meat from pigs, cows, sheep and goats and dairy products like milk, butter, cheese and yoghurt.The restrictions apply to
  
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• Stroke victim now disabled after ambulance took two hours to arrive instead of 18 minutes

  17-04-2025 11:54 via metro.co.uk
  Susan Harding before and after her stroke (Picture: Robert Christensen)A fit and healthy woman ended up in a coma for four weeks and permanently disabled after a ‘sickening’ wait for an ambulance.Susan Harding’s partner Robert Christensen called 999 three times after she suffered a stroke just before Christmas last year.But it took two hours for paramedics to arrive.The ‘worse than horrific’ delay was 6.5 times the NHS England response guideline of 18 minutes.Rober
  
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• Thibaut Courtois says Real Madrid needed £14m striker vs Arsenal instead of Kylian Mbappe

  17-04-2025 11:53 via metro.co.uk
  Thibaut Courtois claims Real Madrid missed Joselu after their defeat to Arsenal (RTVE)Thibaut Courtois has criticised Real Madrid’s tactics following their Champions League defeat to Arsenal and claims the team missed the presence of Joselu in attack.Carlo Ancelotti’s side are now out of the Champions League after Arsenal sealed a 2-1 victory at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday night.Arsenal held a 3-0 advantage from the first leg of their quarter-final tie last week, however, Mad
  
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• Inside Michelle Trachtenberg’s health battle as cause of death confirmed

  17-04-2025 11:47 via metro.co.uk
  Michelle Trachtenberg had been ‘sick for quite awhile’ before her death (Picture: Theo Wargo/ Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)In the lead-up to her death, Michelle Trachtenberg was ‘thrown a lot of curveballs’ when it came to her health.In February the Gossip Girl and Buffy the Vampire Slayer star was found dead aged 39 at her apartment in New York.Although her family had requested an autopsy not be performed because of religious reasons – they are Orthodox
  
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• Channel 4 star who broke girlfriend's jaw and pulled out her hair in front of her children as part of five-year campaign of terror is jailed

  17-04-2025 11:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
   A Channel 4 reality star who broke his girlfriends jaw and pulled out her hair in front of her children in a five-year campaign of terror has been jailed. 
  
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• Model admits: I did it. I walked into an upmarket Japanese restaurant and chucked a lamp at my ex-boyfriend's head

  17-04-2025 11:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Property developer Dean Contos was dining with his current partner at Tanuki in Sydney 's Double Bay two months ago when part-time model Natalie Marangos walked into the restaurant.
  
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• Pub 'banter ban' is needed so anxious staff can feel safe at work, Labour minister claims - despite warnings it could let workers 'sue employers for hurt feelings'

  17-04-2025 11:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Peers are anticipated to try and block the 'banter crackdown', as Lord Young , warned the proposed anti harassment clause will have a 'chilling effect' on free speech. (Pictured: Lilian Greenwood)
  
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• ‘Special’ moment confirmed for beloved axed Amazon show and it will make you cry

  17-04-2025 11:40 via metro.co.uk
  We haven’t seen the last of Harold Bishop (Picture: Fremantle Media)Neighbours’ executive producer has confirmed that Harold Bishop (Ian Smith) will return for one final scene.Earlier this week, viewers of the Amazon Prime Video soap bid farewell to the iconic patriarch in scenes which were laden with an extra level of sadness.It was likely that this would be the final time we saw Harold in Erinsborough, following Ian’s terminal cancer diagnosis.
  The actor had r
  
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• New Nintendo Switch 2 small print limits cloud saves and removes VRR support

  17-04-2025 11:39 via metro.co.uk
  Lose your Switch 2 and you can kiss your Donkey Kong Bananza save data goodbye (YouTube)As well as excluding certain Switch 2 games from the cloud save feature, Nintendo has updated its website to remove mentions of VRR support.Ever since the initial hype of the Nintendo Switch 2 showcase, Nintendo has been undercutting itself with subsequent details; ones that have had to be dragged out of the company or uncovered elsewhere.There was rampant confusion over whether the physical versions of Nint
  
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• Full list of Morrisons stores that have closed with immediate effect

  17-04-2025 11:39 via metro.co.uk
  Shoppers outside the front of a Morrisons store in Hatch End, London. WM Morrison is the UK fourth largest chain of supermarkets (Credits: Getty Images)Morrisons has closed 16 stories with immediate effect as part of a major-shake that will see the end of dozens of cafés and other services.Hundreds of jobs were put at risk when the supermarket chain announced plans to close 2 café, and 100 other in-store services like 12 florists, four pharmacies and dozens and meat and fish count
  
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• Pretty 'must-see' village named one of UK's 'most beautiful place to visit'

  17-04-2025 11:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The charming village is on the travel bucket list of history buffs and nature lovers alike, and it's not hard to see why. Here's why locals and tourists love Bamburgh so much
  
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• Cage fighting bosses face jail after amateur boxer fatally floored

  17-04-2025 11:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Joao Victor Penha was just 23 years old when he lost his life during a UFC-style bout in the Brazilian state of Ceara - where prosecutors say the organisers failed to take proper care to keep him safe
  
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• Huyton stabbing: 'Family girl' knifed to death in 'domestic incident' pictured

  17-04-2025 11:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Merseyside Police were called to Knowsley Heights, Huyton, at around 10.30pm on Tuesday to a report that a woman had been stabbed following a 'domestic incident'
  
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• One of Britain's biggest high street shop chains announces it must close 50 stores next year

  17-04-2025 11:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The popular brand is set for a massive restructure next financial year. Around 150 new stores will open, while roughly 100 will be converted or relocated.
  
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• Madeleine McCann search given huge boost as cops get £108,000 to fund investigation

  17-04-2025 11:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Scotland Yard has now been given over £13 million by the government to fund Operation Grange - the specialist unit tasked with finding Madeleine, who vanished in Portugal in 2007
  
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• Met Office Easter weather warning as Brits told 'prepare emergency kit'

  17-04-2025 11:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A yellow weather warning for rain has been issued for southwest England - we'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.
  
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• Girlfriend asked partner about messages on his phone - then her life changed forever

  17-04-2025 11:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Harry Boulton, from Greater Manchester, left his girlfriend with life changing injuries after he punched her in the head when she asked him about suspicious messages on his phone
  
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• Liam Payne’s eerie final words to girlfriend Kate Cassidy revealed

  17-04-2025 11:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  Liam Payne’s final words to his girlfriend have been revealed (Picture: kateecass / Instagram)Liam Payne’s eerie final words to girlfriend Kate Cassidy have been revealed months on from his death.
  Payne died aged 31 on October 16 after he fell from his hotel balcony in Buenos Aires.The star was laid to rest on November 20 at a ceremony attended by the mother of his child, Bear, Girls Aloud star Cheryl.His fellow One Direction bandmates – Harry Styles, Louis
  
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• Delhi university sparks fury among students after smearing cow dung onto walls to keep classrooms cool in summer

  17-04-2025 11:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pratyush Vatsala, the principal of Delhi University, posted a video showing her plastering the manure onto the walls with her ungloved hand.
  
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• Hollywood star who’s worked with Brad Pitt breaks silence on saucy Coronation Street role

  17-04-2025 11:08 via metro.co.uk
  
  Carl Webster, played by Jonathan Howard, made quite an entrance on the cobbles (Picture: ITV)Carl Webster (Jonathan Howard) has made an inherently classic Coronation Street entrance, getting into a collision and a subsequent spat within seconds of making his on-screen debut.It’s no wonder actor Jonathan Howard, 38, feels like he is living the dream!
  Carl, as viewers will know, crossed paths with Abi (Sally Carman) at the Freshco’s car park when he attempted to take the parking space
  
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• St Tropez’s ‘fool-proof’ tanning mousse reduced from £30 to £12 ahead of Easter bank holiday

  17-04-2025 11:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  If you're looking for a new self tanner for spring and summer, Amazon has slashed the price of St Tropez's 'streak-free' and 'fool-proof' tanning mousse by 60%
  
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• Keir Starmer faces plea to stop wasting money on asylum hotels using aid cash

  17-04-2025 11:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  More than 100 organisations have written to Keir Starmer urging him to cancel asylum accommodation contracts and stop diverting cash from the UK's aid budget, which is being slashed
  
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• Gareth Bale explains why you don’t say no to Real Madrid after Trent Alexander-Arnold fury

  17-04-2025 11:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  Bale retired from football in January 2023 (Picture: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)Since retiring from football very much on his terms two years ago, Gareth Bale has put some distance between himself and the game he devoted his life to.The Wales legend bowed out at the relatively tender age of 33 having amassed a stunning haul of silverware at Real Madrid that included five Champions League titles and three La Liga crowns.  Bale did not hesitate to leave the Premier League to join arguab
  
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• Wife who 'assisted' husband's Dignitas suicide in Switzerland says it was 'beautiful death'

  17-04-2025 11:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A wife said her husband told her he wanted to die with grace in Dignitas instead of unable to move on a bed
  
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• 'I work in HR and there's one phrase you should use if someone is condescending'

  17-04-2025 11:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A man who works in HR has explained that there's something you should ask if someone tries to be condescending to you at work, and it will put them on the back foot
  
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• Easter travel chaos warning as millions of Brits face delays on trains, flights and major roads

  17-04-2025 11:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Travel misery could sweep the UK this Easter weekend as train services grind to a halt over major engineering works, while strike action is set to cause delays at one of the nation's busiest airports
  
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• Millions of households 'unaware' of semi-skimmed milk in fridge 'warning'

  17-04-2025 10:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  This Morning's Queen of Clean Lynsey Crombie has shared her expert advice on the best place to store milk in the fridge, and it seems not many people know about it
  
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• Dad's outrage after spotting parents treating playground like 'f****** pub garden'

  17-04-2025 10:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Matt Dunford, 50, was in Grove Park in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, where he had taken his son to play at the weekend - but he was confronted by dozens of parents drinking
  
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