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• Woman who was drugged and raped by husband said policeman ‘saved her life’

  05-09-2024 12:33 via metro.co.uk
  
  Gisele has been attending each day of her ex-husband’s trial (Picture: AFP)A Frenchwoman who was allegedly raped by dozens of strangers invited to their home by her husband said the policeman who arrested him ‘saved my life’.Gisèle Pélicot spoke for the first time today at the trial of Dominique Pélicot and 51 other men accused of violating her over almost a decade.The Pélicots – who are both 71 – faced each other on Thursday in a pa
  
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• Man Utd renew transfer interest in £40m star after missing out on 2023 deal

  15-01-2025 11:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  Manchester United are eyeing a bid to sign Parma’s Zion Suzuki (Picture: Getty)Manchester United have rekindled their interest in Parma star Zion Suzuki, 18 months after missing out on signing the goalkeeper on the cheap.The Red Devils came close to wrapping up a deal for Suzuki in 2023, even agreeing a fee with the young ‘keeper’s then club Urawa Red Diamonds.But Andre Onana completed a move from Inter Milan to United that same summer and Suzuki opted to join Belgian outfit S
  
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• Mikel Arteta tipped to sell Arsenal star after agreeing £51m transfer deal

  15-01-2025 11:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta (Picture: Getty)Mikel Arteta has been tipped to sell an Arsenal midfielder after the Gunners secured a deal to sign Martin Zubimendi.It was reported on Tuesday that Arsenal had reached an agreement with La Liga side Real Sociedad to sign Zubimendi at the end of the season.Zubimendi, 25, rejected a move to Liverpool last summer after impressing in Spain’s Euro 2024 triumph in Germany. The defensive midfielder has also been heavily linked with Manchester City.Jorgi
  
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• Two-year-old boy dies at nursery in Bootle as police launch investigation into tragedy

  15-01-2025 11:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paramedics raced to the Early Learners Day Nursery yesterday following reports a child had suffered a medical episode. He was rushed to hospital but was later pronounced dead.
  
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• ‘Get your facts right!’ Kym Marsh slams fake account amid warning to fans

  15-01-2025 11:20 via metro.co.uk
  
  Kym has warned her followers (Picture: Joe Maher/Getty Images)Waterloo Road star Kym Marsh has shut down a scammer who created a hoax Facebook account in her name.The actress, 48, plays catering manager Nicky Walters on the BBC school-based soap, but is best known for playing Michelle Connor in ITV’s Coronation Street for thirteen years.In 2019, she departed the cobbles for what was then presumed to be a break.Michelle discovered that her partner Robert Preston (Tristan Gemmill) was livin
  
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• Migrant-smuggling mega tunnel found under US-Mexico border was promoted on TikTok

  15-01-2025 11:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Smugglers used short clips on the video sharing platform TikTok to tell potential migrants how simple it was to get across the border using the tunnel with people who had done the journey speaking to camera
  
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• MrBeast joins bid to buy TikTok to save it being banned in America claiming he's had offers from billionaires to make it happen

  15-01-2025 11:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sources close to MrBeast,whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, have said that his team is having conversations with 'multiple parties' who have 'expressed interest in buying TikTok'.
  
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• Inside Tasha Ghouri and Andrew Le Page’s relationship as couple split after Strictly final

  15-01-2025 11:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  Love Island stars Tasha Ghouri and Andrew Le Page have split after nearly three years together (Picture: Getty)Despite brushing off rumours they might become victims to the so-called ‘Strictly curse’ a few months ago, Tasha Ghouri has now appeared to have split from her partner Andrew Le Page.The couple met in 2022 on the ITV reality dating series Love Island, eventually finishing in joint-fourth place.Despite nearly being torn apart by Casa Amor, they were the first couple to expre
  
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• Ukrainian escapee survives 9 months behind Russian lines - how he did it is incredible

  15-01-2025 11:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ukrainian marine Gennadyi Zelenyi managed to survive behind enemy lines in Russia by capturing and eating dogs and pigeons as well as drinking water from puddles
  
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• Starmer faces Labour backlash over 'judgment' in making close friend Tulip Siddiq anti-corruption minister - after she was forced to quit over Bangladesh links

  15-01-2025 11:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tulip Siddiq announced her resignation to avoid being a 'distraction' to the government after a sleaze probe said her behaviour was 'regrettable'.
  
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• Millionaire couple lose latest legal fight over neighbour's noisy wooden floor: Judge rules against businessman and wife who tried to force City banker upstairs to tear up 'unbearable' creaking floorboards

  15-01-2025 11:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Businessman Sergey Grazhdankin, 44, and his wife, Maria, claimed their lives in a gated art deco development in West Kensington, London became 'torture' after new neighbours moved in.
  
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• Boots 'divine' designer perfume with 1,000 flawless reviews now half price

  15-01-2025 11:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The offer is only on for a limited time but could save shoppers £45 - making it an ideal moment to stock up
  
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• Gynaecologist breaks down Bonnie Blue's claim that she had sex with 1,057 men in 12 hours - and reveals the reality of 'physical strain' and 'intimate trauma'

  15-01-2025 11:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Like hundreds of social media users, a gynaecologist has also questioned the veracity of Blue's claim that she bedded '1,057 men in 12 hours'.
  
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• British skier killed after ‘crashing into another UK tourist’ in French Alps

  15-01-2025 11:13 via metro.co.uk
  
  It happened on a black slope in the French Alps (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto)A British woman has died after a collision between two skiers in France.The crash happened at the Les Arcs resort in the French Alps at about 10.30am on Tuesday.Local news site Le Dauphine described the collision as ‘violent’ and said it is thought the crash involved one moving and one stationary skier.They were on the black slope of the Aiguille Rouge – black slopes are the most difficult ski r
  
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• Tasha Ghouri's Strictly Come Dancing romance with pro dancer before they cut contact

  15-01-2025 11:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Strictly Come Dancing star Tasha Ghouri has split from her boyfriend Andrew Le Page, but before their Love Island romance started, she was linked to a professional dancer on the show
  
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• Jeremy Clarkson ‘sad’ after latest Top Gear development

  15-01-2025 11:11 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Clarkson shared his disapproval at the scrapping of rundown Top Gear vehicles (Picture: PA)Former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has expressed his dismay at the BBC scrapping some of the customised cars from his era of the show.The TV presenter, 64, hosted the popular motor show from 2002 to 2015 alongside Richard Hammond and James May during which time they modified plenty of vehicles.
  Many of the cars were housed in the National Motor Museum in the World of Top Gear exhibition for
  
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• Was Tony Slattery killed by his demons? Medics reveal how tragic comedian's HUGE drugs and booze consumption would have shattered his health - as devastated pals lament 'cruel irony' that he'd turned his life around before heart attack death aged 65

  15-01-2025 11:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Tony Slattery, 65, suffered a heart attack on Sunday night and died on Tuesday, his heartbroken partner of almost 40 years revealed.
  
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• Pep Guardiola’s close friend reveals reason for breakup of his 30-year marriage

  15-01-2025 11:09 via metro.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola saw his Man City side throw away a 2-0 lead against Brentford last night(Credits: REUTERS)A close friend of Pep Guardiola has provided clarity and an explanation for the break up of the Manchester City manager’s 30-year marriage.Reports in Spain broke on Monday claimed that the 53-year-old and his wife, Cristina Serra, had decided to end their relationship.The pair are understood to remain on good terms and the split has been described as amicable.
  Indeed, Guardiola was seen
  
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• Angelina Jolie’s son Knox, 16, towers over her in rare sighting of teen

  15-01-2025 11:06 via metro.co.uk
  
  Angelina Jolie’s son Knox towered over her during a shopping trip (Picture: SL, Terma / BACKGRID)Angelina Jolie was seen grocery shopping with her youngest children, and her teenage son towered over her.Stopping off at a store for some essentials, the actress, 49, dressed down and casual in a beige double-breasted coat.
  The Mr and Mrs Smith actress was joined by the youngest of her six children, her twin children Vivienne and Knox.The pair also looked causal as Knox opted for cargo trouse
  
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• Cleaning expert's 'best way' to kill off patio moss in five minutes

  15-01-2025 11:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Moss can quickly become a huge problem if left untreated, but there are simple and effective ways to get rid of it - and you don't even need to scrub hard to banish it
  
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• Women and girls keep being used for political gain - when will it stop?

  15-01-2025 10:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Politicians and pundits are hijacking the conversation around child sexual exploitation to score cheap political points, while the victims remain side-lined. Women and girls deserve better than this, says columnist Lauren Edwards.
  
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• Man ‘in trance stopped from igniting dead leaves in LA’ days after deadly wildfires

  15-01-2025 10:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  The man’s small fire was quickly extinguished (Picture: Paul Haddad)A man was stopped by heroic Los Angeles locals while trying to begin a small fire of twigs and leaves.The man, dressed in a black and white plaid shirt, was in a ‘trance’, witnesses said, as he claimed to light the blaze because he was ‘cold’.
  Paul Haddad filmed the exchange and told the Daily Mail the man acted as though he was making a cup of coffee, and not threatening thousands of residents wit
  
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• Diagnosed narcissist says you might be a psychopath if you can solve this riddle

  15-01-2025 10:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One riddle will tell you whether you think like a narcissist, sociopath, or psychopath, according to a popular TikToker who claims he has been diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder
  
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• Royal Mail sees Christmas parcel boost as £3.6bn takeover nears completion

  15-01-2025 10:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The owner of Royal Mail has said it remains on track to return to annual profit after a parcel boost over Christmas as its £3.6bn takeover by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky nears completion.
  
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• Paedophiles could face death penalty in US under new bills set out by Trump ally

  15-01-2025 10:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Trump is said to have given his backing to a new set of bills tabled by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, which would see the death sentence or life imprisonment for those charged with child sexual abuse
  
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• Gymshark's high rated 'squat proof' £48 leggings are 'sculpting' and 'comfy'

  15-01-2025 10:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Fitness fans have shared high praise for the seamless Gymshark leggings with one reviewer saying they 'love everything about' them
  
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• Iconic 80s group accused of 'selling souls' as they will play at Donald Trump inauguration

  15-01-2025 10:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump's inauguration day will see a performance from an iconic 80s group, whose fans are horrified by the band's decision to play at the 78-year-old's oath of office
  
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• Friends star reveals he served Sir Rod Stewart divorce papers: ‘I don’t think he knows’

  15-01-2025 10:46 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next PageSir Rod Stewart’s first marriage ended with a little help from Friends icon David Schwimmer but the singer has absolutely no clue.While Sir Rod celebrated his 80th birthday in style, the sitcom legend awkwardly revealed how he once served him divorce papers.Before his big break in 1994, David worked ‘so many jobs’ to pay his way through uni
  
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• Friends star David Schwimmer randomly served Sir Rod Stewart his divorce papers

  15-01-2025 10:46 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next PageSir Rod Stewart’s first marriage ended with a little help from Friends icon David Schwimmer but the singer has absolutely no clue.While Sir Rod celebrated his 80th birthday in style, the sitcom legend awkwardly revealed how he once served him divorce papers.Before his big break in 1994, David worked ‘so many jobs’ to pay his way through uni
  
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• Easy five-minute gardening trick keeps rats away from your garden and home

  15-01-2025 10:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Rats can be a nuisance in the garden and in the home, but there is a simple and natural way to get rid of them - and it only takes five minutes to work, according to gardening enthusiasts
  
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