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• Who is Knickerbocker Glory on the Masked Dancer? All the clues, hints and theories

  29-05-2021 20:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  Who’s behind the Knickerbocker Glory mask? (Picture: PA)The Masked Dancer has officially kicked off and Knickerbocker Glory has already impressed the judges.Strutting their stuff to Telephone by Lady Gaga and Beyonce, they definitely brought a spoonful of sugar to the competition.They competed against Zip in the battle rounds, as Davina McCall, Jonathan Ross, Mo Gilligan and newbie Oti Mabuse kept a close eye on their moves.As the 12 celebs battle it out, who could be revealed as the intri
  
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• WWE fans beg icon to ‘come home’ after confirming shock AEW exit

  26-03-2025 17:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  Saraya, FKA Paige, could be set for a huge WWE homecoming (Picture: AEW)WWE fans are on red alert after Saraya confirmed she has left rivals All Elite Wrestling.The 32-year-old British superstar, who made her name as Paige in WWE before making a sensational in-ring return as part of AEW in late 2022, has now revealed she is a free agent after partying ways with Tony Khan’s company.She stressed there is ‘no bad blood’ between her and AEW – but it was time to move on.As sh
  
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• Only road through UK town closed for six months because of repairs to mayor’s £1,000,000 house

  26-03-2025 17:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  Repairs need to be done to the plasterwork on the Grade II-listed building (Picture: SWNS)Locals in Britain’s smallest town are fuming as the only route through the town centre will be closed for six months – so the mayor can repair his home.The road through Fordwich, outside of Canterbury, Kent, will close between April and September for ‘essential’ work on Mayor Barney Riggs’ Grade II-listed property.
  6,000 drivers per day use the town’s main road, but will
  
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• ‘I got very close’ – John Terry reveals he nearly managed club before deal collapsed

  26-03-2025 17:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  John Terry came ‘very close’ to taking over as manager of Al-Shabab (Picture: Getty)Chelsea legend John Terry says he came ‘very close’ to becoming the manager of Saudi Pro League outfit Al-Shabab in 2023, only for the deal for fall through ‘at the last minute’.Terry brought an end to his illustrious playing career at Aston Villa in 2018 and is remembered as one of English football’s greatest ever central defenders.Shortly after his retirement, Terry re
  
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• Lidl just launched its ‘best ever’ bakery item — and it’s only 89p

  26-03-2025 17:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  The instore bakery has a cult following (Picture: Getty Images)Aside from its bargain prices and unpredictable central aisle, Lidl is well-known for one thing: its in-store bakery.The retailer’s bakery has a cult following and several impressive accolades under its belt, including being crowned the nation’s favourite in 2024.Shoppers go wild over the All Butter Croissant, with 122 of them selling every single minute. However, a new item just launched and if reactions are anything to
  
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• Warning issued over impending scam bot invasion

  26-03-2025 17:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  Scams are set to explode as early as next year, with ‘agentic AI’ doing the work for criminals (Picture: Getty)If your inbox is full of dubious group chats about crypto, you might think scams are already widespread.But the levels we see are about to go ‘crazy’, as criminals increasingly turn to scam bots to do their work for them.At a conference on cybercrime in Westminster today, industry professionals gathered to hear about how the world needs to ‘build an army o
  
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• Nationwide five day warning to claim free £175 payment

  26-03-2025 17:19 via metro.co.uk
  
  Nationwide is axing its financial incentive to switch banks (Picture: Getty Images)For customers switching to Nationwide to claim that £175 cash reward, time is running out.The UK’s biggest building society announced the current account offer is being axed on March 31, meaning you need to act quickly to claim the free money.The incentive aims to encourage customers to switch current accounts to Nationwide from their previous bank, and was initially introduced on September 25, 2024.N
  
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• Comedy festival cancelled on opening night after audience member dies

  26-03-2025 17:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  An audience member has died while attending the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (Picture: Supplied to Daily Mail Australia)The opening night of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival has been cancelled after the death of an audience member.The largest comedy festival in the world, the event takes place over a month in the Australian city after first being held in 1987.It kicks off each year with the Allstars Gala, which features a star-studded line-up of household names. This year&
  
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• Chelsea reveal the greatest team in their history after fan vote

  26-03-2025 17:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  Frank Lampard and John Terry are unsurprising picks in Chelsea’s greatest XI (Picture: Getty Images)As part of Chelsea’s 120-year anniversary celebrations fans of the club have voted for the greatest team in the Blues’ history.There are plenty of great names to choose from, although it is of no surprise that the majority come from when Chelsea became a serious title-winning force on a regular basis in the mid-2000s.The west Londoners had won trophies in the past, but their gol
  
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• Prince Harry's charity Sentebale issues loaded statement praising 'people in the field' after Duke's shock resignation

  26-03-2025 17:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Duke of Sussex dramatically quit Sentebale as patron last night amid a boardroom battle, with the chairwoman Dr Sophie Chandauka then appearing to criticise him for 'playing the victim card'.
  
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• All the unanswered Trump assassination attempt clues that may prove you have not been told the TRUTH about Butler

  26-03-2025 17:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The release of the JFK files is frustrating Americans who want to know what is behind the two assassination plots against Donald Trump in the lead up the his election as the 47th president.
  
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• Aspiring doctor, 21, died in university gym after 65kg bar fell on top of him in front of horrified onlookers in 'accident', coroner rules

  26-03-2025 17:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Norfolk Coroner's Court heard how fitness fan Mohammed Farraj, 21, had failed to set the correct position for locking brakes on guide rails on a Smith Machine while doing a calf raising exercise.
  
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• The shocking side effects of my prescription completely changed my personality

  26-03-2025 17:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  I came away from my first neurologist’s appointment with more questions than answers (Picture: Ben Sailsbury)I was 21 and doing some work at university in Liverpool when I passed out on the floor. My friends called paramedics. When I woke up, I had no idea what had happened.That was my first experience of having an epileptic seizure. I wasn’t diagnosed with epilepsy until I had a second seizure a few months later. I wasn’t born with it and I don’t have a family hist
  
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• Grab a blooming bargain with up to 40% off garden must-haves in Amazon’s Spring Sale

  26-03-2025 17:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Grab a blooming bargain with up to 40% off garden must-haves in Amazon’s Spring Sale (Picture: Getty/Metro/Amazon)
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  Spring has sprung – and so have the Amazon Spring Deal Days – aka the perfect time to stock up on garden essentia
  
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• Everything you need to know about PIP changes and Universal Credit as Labour slashes £5billion off welfare budget and Rachel Reeves blasts 'broken system' in Spring Statement

  26-03-2025 17:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chancellor Rachel Reeves today announced further welfare cuts as she confirmed changes for personal independence payment (Pip) and Universal Credit.
  
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• Trump breaks silence after Yemen war plan texts revealed and hints at who is responsible for shock leak

  26-03-2025 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump dismissed the contents of the messages contained in a Signal chat where his top intelligence, national security and defense officials were discussing attack plans on Yemen.
  
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• Pig liver successfully transplanted into human for first time at Chinese military hospital

  26-03-2025 17:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Breakthrough by Chinese scientists could lead to pig livers being used to keep people alive while they await a suitable human donor which can take months or even years
  
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• Disney World sued after worker 'filmed under 500 women's dresses in shops'

  26-03-2025 16:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Former Walt Disney former employee Jorge Diazvega is being sued alongside the famous family resort. Disney is accused of "failing to take appropriate action" over Diazvega
  
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• Homeowner is told to bulldoze his £50,000 extension because its colour 'harms the area' - but he is furiously refusing to back down

  26-03-2025 16:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ex-joiner Andrew Jolly, 64, spent thousands building a dormer for himself and his wife Alison, and has now been ordered to bulldoze it after retrospective planning permission was refused.
  
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• Incredible way parents were able to guide Colorado teens to safety after they got lost during hike

  26-03-2025 16:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two Colorado teenagers got lost while hiking at Roxborough State Park and called 911 around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday.
  
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• 'Rising star' female prison governor, 42, had relationship with drug dealer who bought her a Mercedes after she released him on licence, court told

  26-03-2025 16:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rising star Kerri Pegg, 42,'didn't play by the rules' and while governor at HMP Kirkham in Lancashire began a relationship with an inmate Anthony Saunderson, it is alleged.
  
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• Britain's wealth gets squashed under Reeves: Brits face an extra YEAR of flatlining wealth, a record tax burden... and the only thing propping up GDP is mass immigration

  26-03-2025 16:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In its latest outlook, the OBR said it does not expect real GDP per person to return to 2022 levels - before the energy crisis hit - until 2026.
  
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• Pete Hegseth gives astonishing response to leaked war messages scandal amid soaring pressure to resign

  26-03-2025 16:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Democratic senators on Wednesday called on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to resign after details of his Signal chats were published in The Atlantic magazine.
  
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• Charles Bronson ‘calls up pub to sing Frank Sinatra’ during karaoke night

  26-03-2025 16:51 via metro.co.uk
  
  The karaoke night was held at the Hilderthorpe pub in Bridlington and was organised by Julie Shaw (Picture: REX)The UK’s longest serving prisoner, Charles Bronson,took part in a pub karaoke from behind bars, it has been claimed.The 72-year-old, who is locked up in HMP Woodhill in Milton Keynes, performed a rendition of Frank Sinatra’s My Way, to pub goers at the Hilderthorpe pub in Bridlington on Saturday.Bronson dedicated the song to Ronnie Kray, an infamous London gangster.Julie S
  
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• Bagpiper whose son vanished in 2021 died scuba diving in Hawaii... then a shocking discovery was made at his home

  26-03-2025 16:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Henry Frantz, 74, died while diving off the coast of Maui on March 10 and his family came to his home in Decatur, northeast Atlanta, on march 16 to settle his affairs - and got a huge shock.
  
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• Full list of bills rising in April and how you can beat the hikes

  26-03-2025 16:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  Looking to shave off a few pennies come April? (Picture: Getty Images)April is almost upon us – and with it comes yet another increase in household bills.From the first of the month, a whole range of utilities will be getting more costly, including energy, water, council tax, and, alas, the TV licence.Along these lines, Brits could see their expenses rise by an average of £32.17 per month, totalling more than £360 each year.
  This amounts to a whopping £10,200,000,000 in
  
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• I was given a £100 parking fine – but I was at a funeral on the other side of town

  26-03-2025 16:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  Maurizio and Brigida Capoccia were determined not to pay Euro Car Parks for the mistaken fine (Picture: Belinda Jiao)A pensioner was handed a £100 fine saying he had parked at a north London Sainsbury’s while he was at a funeral miles away.Maurizio Capoccia, 66, from Enfield, was left shocked when he received a surprise fine from Euro Car Parks saying his blue Suzuki had spent hours at the supermarket car park on Friday, January 27.The pensioner, who lives with his wife Br
  
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• Moment 'road rage' drivers start walloping each other with metal poles in savage fight on busy high street

  26-03-2025 16:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Footage which has gone viral on social media shows a woman and a lorry driver clashing in the middle of a road in Erdington, Birmingham .
  
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• Man City star claims Arsenal youngster has already reached ‘world-class’ status

  26-03-2025 16:48 via metro.co.uk
  
  James McAtee was blown away by Ethan Nwaneri on England Under-21 duty (Picture: Getty)James McAtee revealed he was blown away by the quality Ethan Nwaneri exhibited on England Under-21 duty earlier this week.The Arsenal teenager has enjoyed a stellar breakthrough season with his boyhood club, making his mark both in the Premier League and Champions League.Nwaneri was, perhaps, unlucky to miss out on being parachuted straight into Thomas Tuchel’s senior England squad but made up for that d
  
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• Doctor's chilling reason for trying to 'kill wife by pushing her off Hawaii tourist spot on hike'

  26-03-2025 16:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Gerhardt Konig was arrested after being chased on foot down a motorway at the end of a six-hour manhunt. His reason for reportedly attacking his wife is shocking
  
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