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• Train companies face shake-up over 'heavy handed' policing of fare dodging

  13-11-2024 18:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Transport Secretary Louise Haigh said: "Make no mistake, deliberate fare-dodging has no place on our railways and must be tackled, but innocent people shouldn't feel like a genuine mistake will land them in court."
  
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• Moment burglars steal £500,000 worth of luxury stock from Belgravia handbag shop in just four minutes

  14-11-2024 12:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shocking footage shows the trio dressed in black smashing through the front window and stealing the luxury items inside the Sellier store in west London.
  
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• Britain faces shortage of taramasalata and soups as hundreds of staff go on strike in pay dispute ahead of Christmas

  14-11-2024 12:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Industrial action in Spalding, Lincolnshire, at Bakkavor - one of the UK's largest producers of dips, soups and ready-meals - has led to shortages of the creamy Greek dip, made from cod roe.
  
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• 'Woke' Christmas pantomime axes bangs, lashes, strobe lights and scary moments - and has 'chill out room' for audience if it gets too much

  14-11-2024 12:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The production of Beauty and the Beast is set to come to a posh west London theatre - but with lights on throughout and none of the normal bangs and lashes in its last special performance.
  
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• Russia releases footage of 'British Challenger 2 tank being destroyed by a drone inside its borders'

  14-11-2024 12:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Footage shared by the Troika milblogging Telegram channel showed how an FPV drone swooped down on the British armour seen protruding from some bushes
  
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• British factory worker, 42, accused of helping Dutch girl, 14, kill herself dressed up as Star Wars characters for conventions and once played online game for 28 hours straight, court hears

  14-11-2024 12:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Christopher Ballard, 43, told Bradford Crown Court that he believed the teenage girl's messages to him about taking her own life was her 'pretend role play'.
  
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• MOTD's woke Gen Z reboot: Bosses plan huge shake-up including putting highlights online HOURS before 10.30pm in bid to appeal to young fans who 'just want goals and highlights' - as Alex Scott becomes new favourite to take over from Gary Lineker

  14-11-2024 12:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The footballer turned pundit, 40, was all smiles in an oversized white fur coat as she left Claridge's and overtook Mark 'Chappers' Chapman as Gary Lineker 's expected replacement.
  
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• Trump’s ‘reckless’ attorney general choice sends shockwaves through Washington – US politics live

  14-11-2024 12:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Republicans express shock and concern after far-right Republican congressman Matt Gaetz nominated by TrumpPresident Joe Biden heads to South America on Thursday for a curtain call with global leaders after over 50 years in US politics, but the man he tried and failed to keep from returning to power is likely to be the focus of many meetings: incoming US President Donald Trump.Reuters reports that Biden will hold private meetings with Chinese president, Xi Jinping, and the heads of Japan, South K
  
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• Cop29 live: Planet on course for 2.7C temperature rise, report warns, with ‘minimal progress’ in 2024

  14-11-2024 12:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Join us for all the latest developments from day 4 of the climate summit in AzerbaijanJosh Gabbatiss, from Carbon Brief has published an update on social media about where negotiations at Cop29 have got to.You may have seen talk of new texts about the climate finance negotiations doing the rounds.These proposals have been produced by the co-chairs and circulated among negotiators and civil society observers, but for some reason they are not being published on the UNFCCC website. Continue reading
  
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• Australia 0-0 Saudi Arabia: World Cup 2026 qualifier – live reaction

  14-11-2024 12:39 via theguardian.com
  Updates from the crunch match at AAMI ParkAny thoughts? Email or get in touch on X @martinpeganThe national anthems are complete, the players are in situ and we’re about to get underway…Saudi Arabia present a familiar opponent, who had the better of the Socceroos in qualifying for the previous World Cup under French coach Hervé Renard. Much has changed since then, and Jack Snape was on the ground as Australia’s coach Tony Popovic backed his side to play with restored co
  
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• ‘Yesterday a missile hit. Tonight, we have poetry’: the writers drawing crowds on Ukraine’s frontlines

  14-11-2024 12:38 via theguardian.com
  As Ukraine remains under Russian bombardment and the election of Trump adds a new level of fear, its residents are turning to the power of literature to console and inspire in even the darkest daysAs a film-maker and a poet, I like strange, whimsical contrasts, and as a Ukrainian I often feel that our daily routine exclusively consists of them. For example, the day starts with news about the election of a new US president, and we are in the hotel in Zaporizhzhia sadly singing along to Summertime
  
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• Hospital waiting times in England fall to lowest level in five months - UK politics live

  14-11-2024 12:38 via theguardian.com
  
  The waiting list for routine hospital treatment in England has fallen to 7.57mMary Lou McDonald, president of Sinn Féin, has said Keir Starmer must set out the circumstances in which he will call a referendum on a united Ireland.McDonald, who is campaigning to be Ireland’s new prime minister as part of a general election campaign, said she would produce a green paper on unification within 100 days of taking office, if successful.The British government needs to start now indicating f
  
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• Blood Show review – splattering violence becomes gross-out comedy

  14-11-2024 12:38 via theguardian.com
  
  Battersea Arts Centre, London
  Ocean Chillingworth’s show depicts a brutal fight that turns into something altogether messierThis much we know from the title: there will be blood. We’re given plastic ponchos to wear, if we want, in case of splatter (washable). The small performance area, lined with seats, houses a white armchair, a metal coffee urn and a forlornly potted tree. On the chair sprawls the bloody corpse of Ocean Chillingworth, hair, face, body, arms, hands, legs, feet all
  
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• Australia v Pakistan: first Twenty20 international – live

  14-11-2024 12:38 via theguardian.com
  Updates from the first T20 of the series at the GabbaThe crickets starts in Brisbane at 6pm/7pm AEDTAny thoughts? Email or get in touch on X @Jimbo_CricketHopefully the worst of the storms are passing to the north of the ground. We may be able to get a shortened game in, I’ll bring you any official news as soon as we get it.The latest we can start is is 8:30 PM (AEDT) Time) and that’ll be for a 5-over Slogapalooza.He pauses when I ask what would have happened to him without cricket.
  
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• Simple five-minute chocolate mug cake recipe is the 'best' ever tasted

  14-11-2024 12:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A chocolate mug cake is a quick and convenient pudding that can be effortlessly prepared in a mug and cooked in a microwave in next to no time. Plus there's next to no washing up!
  
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• Sally Dynevor reacts as famous TV star daughter celebrates milestone birthday

  14-11-2024 12:27 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sally’s daughter Hattie is also a TV star (Picture: Instagram / Sally Dynevor)Coronation Street star Sally Dynevor has made a sweet post in celebration of her famous TV star daughter’s 21st birthday.The Sally Metcalfe actress took to Instagram to share a birthday message to daughter Hattie Dynevor, alongside a picture of her presents.‘Happy 21st to our beautiful Hattie Dynevor,’ she wrote, adding: ‘We love you so much.’Soap fans will recognise Hattie as Libby
  
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• ITV bringing back I’m A Celebrity’s ‘golden years’ with this major change

  14-11-2024 12:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextI’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! seems to have avoided having any politicians in the jungle this year, after immense backlash.This year, the likes of Coleen Rooney, Tulisa and GK Barry are heading into the jungle in a few days, and we’ve already had a first look at what’s to come.National treasures Lioness Jill Scott and reigning cham
  
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• Wincanton 'kidnapping': Girl 'chased down street and bundled into car'

  14-11-2024 12:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The girl, believed to be in her mid-to-late teens and roughly 5ft 5ins tall, was witnessed by members of the public being chased by a man and forced into a vehicle in Somerset
  
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• 'My dad thought Nigella Lawson was private messaging him – he soon learned hard way'

  14-11-2024 12:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  After setting her dad up on TikTok and Instagram, singer Ines Rae shared the moment she was forced to tell him the celebrity cook hadn't in fact been sending him personal messages
  
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• Monaco Grand Prix’s long-term future resolved with F1 extension until 2031

  14-11-2024 12:25 via theguardian.com
  
  Race remains on F1 calendar after six-year deal agreedContest has been part of motor sport scene since 1950Formula one’s iconic Monaco Grand Prix will remain on the calendar until at least 2031 after a six-year extension was announced on Thursday, with a date change to June that also avoids future clashes with the Indianapolis 500.The race around the streets of Monte Carlo was part of the first world championship season in 1950 and has been present since 1950, with the exception of 2020 du
  
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• Wealthy Londoners hide their £30,000 handbags in least relatable hack ever

  14-11-2024 12:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  You can’t have anything nice in London, according to TikTokers (Picture: TikTok)Crime rates in London have been steadily rising in recent years, with city-dwellers concerned about phone thefts and thieves on e-bikes.But one issue many of us don’t have to worry about is protecting our £30,000 designer bags from being stolen.In a TikTok video, posted by @bagista.uk, one woman shows off perhaps the most unrelatable hack ever: how to keep her newly purchased Birkin bag safe.In the
  
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• Met Office maps show three snow scenarios next week including 'prolonged' wintry blast

  14-11-2024 12:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Met Office says there are three possible snow scenarios for next week - and one would bring 'prolonged' snow across a large swathe of the country
  
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• Woman released without charge after three found dead in care home

  14-11-2024 12:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  Three people died, and seven were taken to hospital, after a suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at a care home in Swanage (Picture: Jamie Lashmar/PA Wire)A woman arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after three elderly care home residents died in Swanage has been released without charge.The 60-year-old, who has not been named, was previously released under investigation.Now a decision has been made not to charge her in connection with the deaths of two men, aged 74 and 91, and an 86-year-old w
  
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• New England manager Thomas Tuchel ‘turned Chelsea outcast into the best in Europe’

  14-11-2024 12:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  Thomas Tuchel will take over as England manager next March (PA)Former Chelsea assistant Jody Morris believes new England manager Thomas Tuchel turned Antonio Rudiger into the best centre-back in Europe during their time together at Stamford Bridge.Rudiger joined Chelsea for an initial £29 million fee from Roma in 2017 and played a season under both Antonio Conte and Maurizio Sarri before Frank Lampard’s arrival two years later.During his time under Lampard, Rudiger dropped to Chelsea
  
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• Brainteaser has no wrong answers - but your reply could signal chilling revelation

  14-11-2024 12:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A brainteaser has sparked a debate on social media as players try to figure out how a woman suddenly died - and your answer is said to reveal a lot about your personality
  
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• Paul Merson defends Arsenal duo after criticism from England captain Harry Kane

  14-11-2024 12:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka will play no part in England’s Nations League matches (Picture: Getty)Paul Merson has leapt to the defence of Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka after Harry Kane threw shade at some of his England colleagues for pulling out of the latest Nations League squad.Arsenal duo Saka and Rice were among a group of nine players which withdrew from England’s squad for Lee Carsley’s final two matches as interim head coach before Thomas Tuchel begins work.Trent Alexande
  
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• Former Manchester United striker hammered on professional tennis debut at 45

  14-11-2024 12:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  Diego Forlan made his pro tennis debut in Montevideo on Wednesday (Picture: Getty Images)Diego Forlan’s professional tennis debut ended pretty swiftly as he and his doubles partner were beaten 6-1, 6-2 in under an hour.The 45-year-old played alongside Argentine player Federico Coria against Bolivian duo Boris Arias and Federico Zeballos at the Uruguay Open in Montevideo.Forlan and Coria got a wildcard to play in the ATP Challenger Tour event, which is the rung below the ATP Tour.The former
  
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• Minister pledges better protection for UK airline passengers

  14-11-2024 12:14 via theguardian.com
  Louise Haigh says she hopes to ensure a repeat of the air traffic control failure of August 2023 never happens againBusiness live – latest updatesAirline passengers will benefit from tougher enforcement of consumer protection laws following an inquiry into the August 2023 air traffic control meltdown, transport secretary Louise Haigh has said.She said she wants to ensure “all passengers feel confident when they fly”. Continue reading...
  
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• Who is the TikTok viral fish and chip shop diva? Fans in awe of 'iconic' server

  14-11-2024 12:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The internet has become 'obsessed' with a simple TikTok video of a woman working in a fish and chip shop serving a customer - as they all call her a 'diva' and 'iconic'
  
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• Trump trade drives down pound and euro; gas prices hit one-year high – business live

  14-11-2024 12:13 via theguardian.com
  Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsReeves to announce ‘megafunds’ shake-up of local government pension schemeTracy Blackwell, chief executive of Pension Insurance Corporation, has backed Rachel Reeves’s pension reforms, as “a step in the right direction”.Blackwell told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that new pension “megafunds” will benefit the taxpayer.“We think it’s a really important step in the right direction.
  
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