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• X Factor star ‘on run from police after missing court on drugs charge’

  30-10-2024 11:54 via metro.co.uk
  
  The singer made the final live shows of the ITV competition (Picture: Ken McKay/Rex Features/Shutterstock)A former X Factor star is reportedly wanted by the police, who have issued a warrant for her arrest following a drugs charge.In 2008, Rachel Hylton appeared on the fifth series of The X Factor, singing Amy Winehouse’s You Know I’m No Good in her first audition for judges Louis Walsh, Cheryl, Dannii Minogue and Simon Cowell.Hylton, who was 26 at the time of her first audition, mad
  
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• New proof of Putin’s secret £1,000,000,000 palace ‘revealed by Strava app’

  30-10-2024 14:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  Dubbed ‘Putin’s Palace’ the mansion has its own vineyard and 16 storeys of underground passageways and its location has now finally been revealed after a data leak (Picture: east2west news/Shutterstock)A data leak through the Strava exercise app has shed new light on Vladimir Putin’s £1 billion clifftop Black Sea palace.The retreat – which the Russian dictator has always furiously denied owning – has been likened to the lair of a James Bond villain and e
  
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• More than 40,000 stolen Bluey coins found in raid on storage unit

  30-10-2024 13:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  The coins are valued at 1 Australian dollar each, which is equivalent to 50p (Picture: NSW Police)
  (Picture: NSW Police)Over 40,000 limited edition coins based on the children’s cartoon Bluey have been found by police in Australia after a raid on a storage unit.In July around 63,000 of the coins had been stolen from a warehouse in Sydney, two months before they were meant to enter circulation.
  They are valued at 1 Australian dollar each, the equivalent of 50p in the UK.Police have now foun
  
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• Almost 100,000,000 people are playing The Sims 4 as EA adds option to snog Death

  30-10-2024 13:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Sims 4 will never die (EA)More than 15 million new players have joined The Sims 4 this year, as EA reconfirms that there’ll be no The Sims 5.Earlier in the year, EA said that there was no plan to make The Sims 5 and instead they’d just continue to update The Sims 4, which was first released in 2014.Some fans were surprised at this, especially since it was assumed that Project Rene – which is currently being tested – would eventually become a new sequel. But that&rsquo
  
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• Fans reveal fears about reboot of ‘problematic’ 00s classic being too ‘woke’

  30-10-2024 13:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  Fans are worried about the reboot of the Scary Movie franchise (Picture: Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock)Fans of the Scary Movie franchise were delighted to learn that the newest instalment will see the original creators, the Wayans brothers, in charge after nearly 20 years.But many are worried that the magic of the raunchy originals just won’t work in a more ‘woke’ modern culture.There are plenty of moments in the first five horror-spoof films that have aged so poorly that it&rsqu
  
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• My dad was the secret tailor of London’s best dressed

  30-10-2024 13:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  It was a big deal for a Black man to have a shop like Dad’s at the time (Picture: Janette Miller)As a child, driving with my dad to Savile Row – the fancy Mayfair street known for bespoke menswear tailoring – was the norm for me.And, at the time, I thought it was so boring.I would sit in the car and wait while my dad, Lloyd Miller, a bespoke tailor and menswear and womenswear shop owner, perfected suits for his high-end clients. Dad felt it was a nice thing to be able to bring
  
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• Rachel Reeves drops 'tax bomb' Budget: Chancellor says Labour must 'invest, invest, invest' as she raids middle class and firms for bonanza on public sector pay and services

  30-10-2024 13:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the country had 'voted for change' and vowed to 'invest' as she mounts one of the biggest raids in history in the Commons.
  
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• Migrant dies crossing the Channel after falling into sea off French coast

  30-10-2024 13:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The man was among a dozen who fell into the sea off Hardelot in northern France, the French Maritime Prefecture of the Channel and North Sea said. Pictured: A boat in French waters in May.
  
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• I'm not California dreaming! Rishi Sunak makes light of claims he'll soon exit Westminster for America's West Coast in his last PMQs as Tory leader

  30-10-2024 13:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The former premier engaged in a final battle with Sir Keir Starmer in the House of Commons this afternoon before he stands down as Leader of the Opposition.
  
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• 2024 election live updates: Biden 'garbage' gaffe spurs Republican fury at Harris as Trump election odds soar

  30-10-2024 13:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With just over five days until Election 2024, Kamala Harris finds herself cleaning up a dumpster fire of controversy courtesy of President Joe Biden.
  
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• US Air Force captain Robert Prussak acquitted of kidnap outside Harrods and sex assault is charged with making indecent images of a child: Pilot, 57, arrested on separate charge moments after not guilty verdict

  30-10-2024 13:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Robert Prussak, 57, had been accused of abducting the schoolgirl outside of the Harrods department store in London on April 22.
  
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• Stand-off between retired bank worker who has turned down £40,000 to move and the council bosses who want to bulldoze his home will be settled by government

  30-10-2024 13:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nick Wisniewski, 68, is the sole resident of flats in Gowkthrapple, Wishaw, Scotland, which once held over 200 people across 128 blocks. He bought the home through the Right to Buy scheme 22 years ago.
  
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• Heartbroken father had to identify pregnant daughter's body after she fell from ninth floor flat, inquest hears - as her baby who was later delivered in hospital continues fight for life

  30-10-2024 13:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Emma Atkinson, 38, died just a month before her 39th birthday after falling 90ft from a window in the tower block in Leeds, West Yorkshire, on October 22.
  
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• Fight erupts on BA plane at Heathrow over a Donald Trump MAGA hat

  30-10-2024 13:34 via metro.co.uk
  
  The two passengers were said to have got into a fight over the Make America Great Again cap (Picture: Getty)A flight was delayed for two hours after a pair of American women allegedly began fighting over a Donald Trump MAGA hat.They reportedly came to blows after one of the pair demanded the other remove a red baseball cap which had the Republican US Presidential nominee’s Make America Great Again slogan on it.When she refused they allegedly squared up to each other before violence erupted
  
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• England’s ‘mesmerising’ natural wonder is completely free and tourists say it’s ‘just amazing’

  30-10-2024 13:34 via metro.co.uk
  
  The starling murmuration takes place in Dorset every year (Picture: Getty Images)Summer is over, and the nights are drawing in, but just because it’s dark out, it doesn’t we have to stay inside.Travellers are more eager than ever to experience the wonders of the great outdoors, with people seeking to witness natural sites IRL set to be a big trend for 2025.New statistics by the Expedia Group found that the Northern Lights are the top phenomenon travelers want to see, followed by
  
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• A urinal in their Treasury bathroom, whiskey at the despatch box and a five-hour Commons speech: How Chancellor Rachel Reeves' all-male predecessors shaped centuries-old role

  30-10-2024 13:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rachel Reeves vowed in the summer that, as Britain's first female Chancellor of the Exchequer, she would 'smash glass ceilings and urinals'.
  
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• 'Guilt-stricken' mother says Fairy non-bio laundry pod burned her 11-month-old son leaving him screaming when it didn't dissolve

  30-10-2024 13:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rosie Stewart claims her son Amias Vitorino was left crying while wearing the sleepsuit but she put it down to it simply being 'off'.
  
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• 'I rejected my boyfriend's proposal after 10 years of dating - he took way too long'

  30-10-2024 13:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A man is in turmoil after his girlfriend shut down his wedding proposal. He thinks his reasons for delaying the big day are justified, but others aren't convinced
  
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• Jurgen Klopp responds to criticism after taking controversial new Red Bull job

  30-10-2024 13:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jurgen Klopp’s new job has come in for criticism (Picture: Getty)Jurgen Klopp has defended his decision to take up a new role with Red Bull football despite coming in for criticism from two of his former clubs.The former Liverpool boss left the Premier League behind this summer but already has a new gig lined up as Red Bull’s global head of soccer.His new role, starting on January 1, will see the German responsible for Red Bull’s network of football clubs, including R
  
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• Shayne Ward might already have been ‘saved’ on Strictly Come Dancing

  30-10-2024 13:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu could have been saved by their dance (Picture: Ray Burmiston/BBC/PA Wire)Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu might have been handed a much-needed lifeline on Strictly Come Dancing.The pair have endured a tough time on the BBC series, landing in the bottom two on two separate occasions.However, their luck could change as they’ve been assigned the Quickstep, a style of dance beloved for its ability to get stars through the week with ease.An analysis of the 2,300+ dance numbers
  
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• Beauty queen claims Donald Trump groped her after luring her back to suite at New York's Plaza Hotel

  30-10-2024 13:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump 'leapt' on a blonde 6ft 1in pageant queen after inviting her up to his suite at a New York hotel for 'a private talk', the woman has claimed exclusively to DailyMail.com.
  
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• Animal lover, 88, is named as woman who was trampled to death by heard of cows as she walked her dog in the New Forest

  30-10-2024 13:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pamela Joyce Barnwell (pictured) was still working as a legal archivist when she was found lying on the ground with serious injuries after being charged at by the herd of cattle.
  
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• Rachel Reeves leaves to unleash her 'tax bomb' Budget on Britain: Chancellor brandishes her Red Box with Labour set to raise national insurance, capital gains AND inheritance tax

  30-10-2024 13:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chancellor Rachel Reeves posed with her Treasury team outside No11 ahead of what is set to be one of the biggest raids in history in the Commons at 12.30pm.
  
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• Emily in Paris star threatens to quit because it’s ‘turned into guacamole’

  30-10-2024 13:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lucas Bravo has slammed his Emily in Paris character (Picture: Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)Emily in Paris is everyone’s favourite Netflix guilty pleasure, but the show may go through a series change as one actor has said he doesn’t like what’s happened to his character.The actor in question was Lucas Bravo who plays Gabriel, Emily Cooper’s sexy downstairs neighbour who introduced her to French cuisine and helped her get out of a few sticky work situations.The
  
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• Russia 'fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000, -000,000,000,000,000,000' - more than all the money in the world

  30-10-2024 13:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The tech giant is facing claims from 17 Russian TV channels after banning their accounts on YouTube, which it owns, as a result of international sanctions.
  
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• Steve Bannon: I survived prison because my life's been nothing like Hunter Biden's - he won't last two days

  30-10-2024 13:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hours after being released from federal prison, Trump's former strategist Steve Bannon said he had a warning for the Biden family: Pardon Hunter before he has to serve a sentence.
  
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• Liz Truss' lavish life since Budget disaster - multi-million fortune and cushty work gigs

  30-10-2024 13:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to deliver her Budget, the Mirror takes a look back at 49-day Prime Minister Liz Truss' very comfortable life since her mini-Budget disaster
  
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• Disabled man, 74, strapped himself into his motorised wheelchair and drove off harbour wall just moments after he was seen feeding the seagulls in Dorset, inquest hears

  30-10-2024 13:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Retired electrical engineer Murdo Macleod Mackenzie plunged over the edge of a quayside wall at Poole Quay in Dorset in front of shocked bystanders.
  
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• Your last-minute Budget battle plan, by financial guru JEFF PRESTRIDGE. Act NOW and you can still save yourself thousands

  30-10-2024 13:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a few hours' time, we will finally discover how Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves intends to raise up to £35 billion in new taxes.
  
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• Police trainee, 21, killed himself after telling family he was being bullied at work and having nightmares about his boss trying to strangle him, inquest hears

  30-10-2024 13:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anugrah Abraham had nightmares about his boss from West Yorkshire Police 'trying to strangle him' and felt he was bullied at work before he died last year, Rochdale Coroner's Court heard.
  
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