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• Games Inbox: Was the Dreamcast better than the PS2?

  05-12-2025 03:20 via metro.co.uk
  Was the PlayStation 2 the best console of its generation? (Sony)The Friday letters page is outraged over the Total War showcase, as one reader is not surprised the NEX Playground has been a hit.Games Inbox is a collection of our readers’ letters, comments, and opinions. To join in with the discussions yourself email [email protected]
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  I know everyone is obsessed with the next generation right now but given all the problems we know it’s going to have, before it’s
  
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• Erika Kirk still supports Second Amendment despite husband Charlie's assassination: 'That's not a gun problem'

  05-12-2025 03:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Erika Kirk has reaffirmed her support for the Second Amendment despite her husband, conservative activist Charlie Kirk, being gunned down earlier this year.
  
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• Bizarre disguise used by fly tipper on Essex street leaves locals baffled

  05-12-2025 03:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  After one of the more unusual fly-tipping offences, the race has begun to unmask a person dressed in a purple dinosaur outfit in Southend-on-Sea, Essex which has left locals baffled
  
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• David Lammy refuses SEVEN times to say if Labour will do a Brexit U-turn and rejoin the EU customs union

  05-12-2025 02:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Keir Starmer has pledged to reset relations with the EU, while Chancellor Rachel Reeves has blamed Brexit for Britain's economic woes.
  
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• Owen Hargreaves claims Arsenal have the best four players in the Premier League in one position

  05-12-2025 02:50 via metro.co.uk
  Owen Hargreaves says Mikel Arteta ‘has all the ingredients’ to guide Arsenal to the title (Premier League)Owen Hargreaves believes Arsenal have the best four full-backs in the Premier League with Jurrien Timber being the standout performer for Mikel Arteta’s side this season.Arsenal currently sit five points clear of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League and ran out 2-0 winners against Brentford on Wednesday night.Arteta, however, is facing multiple injury concerns
  
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• Huge development as cops admit Dezi Freeman could be DEAD - after officers combed dense bushland with cadaver dogs for five days

  05-12-2025 02:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Skilled police officers hunting for fugitive gunman Dezi Freeman in dense bushland say they are now focused on recovering his body.
  
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• Winter is here! December Cold Moon signifies the change of season - and the final Supermoon of the year

  05-12-2025 02:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Breathtaking pictures show the glowing December Cold Moon in all it's spherical beauty from cities across the globe on Thursday night.
  
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• High-profile Melbourne man found guilty of raping his friend's girlfriend

  05-12-2025 02:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A high-profile man from a famous Australian family has been found guilty of raping a woman after drinking alcohol and playing beer pong at a family home in Melbourne.
  
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• Former teen pop star Justin Baren dies 'peacefully' aged just 40

  05-12-2025 02:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Justin Baren, a founding member of The Redwalls, passed away on November 28 - with his death causing widespread heartbreak among fans and loved ones.
  
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• Aussie woman Kate Tolo finds love with multimillionaire biohacker Bryan Johnson 18 YEARS her senior

  05-12-2025 02:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An Australian woman with humble beginnings in the coastal Queensland town of Mackay has found love with a multimillionaire in California.
  
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• Loyal dog wags his tail and tries to chase after cruel owner who dumped him out of car and drove off

  05-12-2025 02:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The viral video captured on a Ring camera showed a woman in Sweetwater slamming the door of her white sedan in the confused golden doodle's face before speeding off on Wednesday morning.
  
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• Three-year-old chess prodigy becomes youngest player to earn official rating

  05-12-2025 02:26 via theguardian.com
  Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha practises for four to five hours each dayIndian boy beats multiple adults to secure record-breaking statusIndia’s Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha has become the youngest player in chess history to earn an official Fide rating at the age of three years, seven months and 20 days.The chess prodigy edged out the previous record of compatriot Anish Sarkar, who was three years, eight months and 19 days when he reached the milestone in November last year. Continue reading...
  
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• City with America's worst traffic revealed, where average driver loses 112 hours a year on jams - and it isn't LA

  05-12-2025 02:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Last year, Chicago and New York City shared the title for the worst traffic congestion in the country, swallowing hundreds of hours of productivity and precious time from everyday Americans' lives.
  
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• Sarah Beeny holds showdown talks with council over her illegally built £3m 'mini-Downton Abbey' as neighbours insist it should be razed to the ground

  05-12-2025 02:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The presenter has been locked in a six-year battle with local residents and Somerset Council over planning applications to completely overhaul the rural estate she bought for £3million in 2018.
  
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• David Lammy refuses to say SEVEN times if Labour will do a Brexit U-turn and rejoin the EU customs union

  05-12-2025 02:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Keir Starmer has pledged to reset relations with the EU, while Chancellor Rachel Reeves has blamed Brexit for Britain's economic woes.
  
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• Cheers! Pubs to be allowed to pour pints until 1am if a British team reaches next summer's World Cup quarter final

  05-12-2025 02:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood wants to extend opening hours if the Three Lions - or any home nation - reach the quarters, semis or final. Landlords and industry leaders said it will boost the ailing sector.
  
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• The summer camp predator: How a father who ran a Christian charity drugged children with sweets before committing vile acts of abuse

  05-12-2025 02:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jon Ruben, 76, pleaded guilty to a string of charges relating to the drugging of children at a summer camp in 2024.
  
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• Democrats claim Speaker Mike Johnson among slew of top Republicans expected to retire following epic rift with Trump over Epstein files

  05-12-2025 02:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Congressional Democrats said cratering poll numbers and recent electoral losses are causing the Republican party to 'collapse in real-time' as 16 members were set to retire.
  
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• Widow's horror after man crushed to death at work by faulty forklift

  05-12-2025 02:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Chris Keegan was thrown from the seat of a forklift and became trapped between the forklift and a neighbouring trailer - tragically his injuries proved fatal and he died at the scene
  
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• Horses review – the most banned video game of the generation

  05-12-2025 02:00 via metro.co.uk
  Horses – not available on Steam (Santa Ragione)The most controversial video game of recent years is not your average horror game, as the creators of Saturnalia and Mediterranea Inferno take no prisoners.It is a long time since the idea of banning a video game was a legitimate concern. Even back in the 90s and early 2000s it wasn’t common, with Carmageddon, The Punisher, and Manhunt 2 being the only notable examples unique to the UK. On a global scale the biggest moral panics have be
  
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• US supreme court approves redrawn Texas congressional maps

  05-12-2025 01:52 via theguardian.com
  Major win for Trump as majority rejects lower-court ruling that found maps had been racially gerrymanderedTexas can use a redrawn congressional map that adds as many as five Republican-friendly congressional districts, the supreme court ruled on Thursday, handing Donald Trump a major win in his push to boost Republican seats ahead of next year’s midterm elections.In an unsigned order, the 6-3 conservative majority court granted a request by Texas to lift a lower court’s ruling that s
  
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• Truth about 'decline porn' king Kurt Caz, his bodyguard and his cash: His videos of a 'hellhole' Britain have millions of fans. Now we expose fakery controversy, his very surprising past... and where he REALLY lives

  05-12-2025 01:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's clear that YouTuber Kurt Caz has yet to be convinced of London 's charms. He opens his video about the capital with: 'Welcome to one of the most messed-up cities I've ever been in.'
  
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• Outrage after gym staff 'sides' with white suspect accused of stealing purse from black victim

  05-12-2025 01:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Instagram users were left outraged after a staff member at a Michigan gym appeared to side with a white suspect accused of stealing the contents from a black woman's Louis Vuitton bag.
  
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• Grand jury declines to re-indict Letitia James after judge dismissed first case

  05-12-2025 01:43 via theguardian.com
  Decision comes less than two weeks after judge ruled similar case against New York attorney general unlawfulA grand jury declined to indict Letitia James on Thursday, according to a source familiar with the decision, a decision that came less than two weeks after a judge ruled that a similar mortgage fraud case brought by federal prosecutors against the New York attorney general was unlawful.The move by the justice department to present the case again to a grand jury was seen as a signal of its
  
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• Christmas is unaffordable this year, hard-pressed families say - and it's all the fault of that prime Grinch Rachel Reeves

  05-12-2025 01:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Just weeks after the Labour Chancellor's long-dreaded budget , families across the country will be forced to take part in toned down celebrations because of spiralling costs and never-ending taxes.
  
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• Prince Harry should be stripped of his titles after Trump-mocking Colbert appearance to bring 'clarity' to Americans who just see a 'British prince insulting their head of state'

  05-12-2025 01:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Appearing for no discernible reason last night on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Harry took pot-shots at Trump calling him an 'elected king'.
  
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• Speaker Mike Johnson among slew of top Republicans expected to retire following epic rift with Trump over Epstein files

  05-12-2025 01:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Congressional Democrats said cratering poll numbers and recent electoral losses are causing the Republican party to 'collapse in real-time' as 16 members were set to retire.
  
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• Putin crushes hopes for a peace deal once more as UK eyes unlocking £8BILLION of frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine

  05-12-2025 01:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Speaking publicly for the first time about his talks with Donald Trump 's peace envoy Steve Witkoff, the Russian president held a hard line.
  
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• Doorbell footage captures moment earthquake struck UK town with 'shake and bang'

  05-12-2025 01:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A 3.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Silverdale at 11.23pm on Wednesday night with local residents recalling hearing a 'bizarre rumbling' and 'thunderous crash'
  
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• Female prison officer, 46, admits to performing sex act on an inmate

  05-12-2025 01:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rebecca Pinckard, 46, of Newmarket in Suffolk, was in a relationship with the inmate at HMP Highpoint in Stradishall between April and July 2024.
  
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• UK’s new digital-only immigration system creating exclusion and fear, study finds

  05-12-2025 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Obtaining an eVisa to prove their status or right to legally reside in Britain is causing migrants high levels of stress The UK’s new digital-only immigration system is creating stress, fear and exclusion for immigrants who rely on their status, a new report has found.The digitalisation of immigration status began in 2018 and in the middle of this year the government set out that nearly all migrants entering or legally residing in the UK would have to obtain an eVisa to prove their rights.
  
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• UK schools could be forced to close as 800,000 less children forecast in next decade

  05-12-2025 01:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A new study says predicted that a fall in the number of children in England over the next decade would be the most dramatic since the 1980s and could prompt school closures and teacher job losses
  
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• Rising racism blamed for collapse in number of foreign nurses coming to UK

  05-12-2025 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Number of overseas nurses and midwives registered between April and September was half that of a year agoThe number of overseas nurses and midwives coming to the UK is collapsing, figures reveal, with rising racism and changes to immigration rules blamed for the fall.Between April and September, 6,321 nurses and midwives from abroad joined the register of those licensed to practice in the UK, compared with 12,534 who did so in the same period in 2024. Continue reading...
  
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• Red squirrels expand across Highlands after 10-year reintroduction drive

  05-12-2025 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Rewilding charity helps bolster Scottish stronghold of species that once came close to extinction in UKRed squirrels have expanded their range across the Highlands by more than a quarter after a 10-year reintroduction programme moved hundreds to new homes.The species once came close to extinction in Britain when foresters killed them as pests and their natural habitat was destroyed. A deadly virus carried by invasive grey squirrels has hampered their recovery. Continue reading...
  
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• Happiest place to live in Britain 2025 is market town in 'beautiful setting'

  05-12-2025 01:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A study by Rightmove found living in rural areas makes people happier than in towns, while people tend to be more satisfied with where they live the older they are
  
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• GPs failing older people living with frailty, National Audit Office finds

  05-12-2025 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Of patients diagnosed with condition in 2024/25, only 18% were assessed for fall risk and just 16% had a medical reviewGPs are failing to provide adequate support for people living with frailty, an independent watchdog has found.Frailty is a syndrome related to ageing and in which body systems gradually lose their in-built reserves. Symptoms include exhaustion and people living with frailty are more likely to be housebound. Continue reading...
  
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• Daily horoscope December 5, 2025: Today’s predictions for your star sign

  05-12-2025 01:01 via metro.co.uk
  What’s in store for you today? (Picture: Metro.co.uk)Mars blazes through Sagittarius and aligns with Chiron today, creating a bold atmosphere where confidence comes easily. Communication will take many forms.Capricorn, Libra and Virgo, this is the perfect time to confront something that has long been brewing under the surface. Maybe it’s a family matter, or tension with a friend; the cosmos will help you talk it through.
  Healing conversations will come naturally, as you balance powe
  
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• Better buses finally on the way after years of decline says Labour transport chief

  05-12-2025 01:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander announced £3billion of funding for bus services - giving councils more freedom to bring in new routes, lower fares and make bus stops safer
  
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• Surge in graduates becoming teachers boosts recruitment for maths and sciences

  05-12-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  DfE figures showed an 11% increase in teacher trainees in England this year compared with 2024, the biggest rise after the pandemicA surge in the number of recent graduates signing up to become teachers has helped the government in England meet crucial recruitment targets in subjects including maths and sciences for the first time this decade.New figures from the Department for Education (DfE) showed an 11% increase in the number of teacher trainees this year compared with 2024, giving it the mo
  
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• President Trump and Melania light National Christmas Tree in dazzling ceremony with touching tribute

  05-12-2025 00:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have brought Christmas cheer to the White House for all to see.
  
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• BBC Question Time crowd gasp as Reform UK's Zia Yusuf branded 'typically rude'

  05-12-2025 00:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One member of the crowd in Dover, Kent was heard shout "that's rude" when Zia Yusuf took a swipe at a man in the audience who merely asked a question about immigration
  
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• Thomas Tuchel believes England have ‘team spirit’ to win World Cup as draw looms

  05-12-2025 00:53 via theguardian.com
  Tuchel: ‘We will be brave enough to dream about it’Coach could keep subs in dressing room in extreme heatThomas Tuchel says England will dare to dream of glory at the World Cup next summer and can deliver it if they bring a fighting attitude as he prepared for the draw in Washington DC on Friday.The head coach is more confident of victory now than he was when he took over at the start of the year, having got to know the players better and sailed through qualification with eight wins
  
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• Police plan to use draconian cameras that read emotions to help identify criminals and prevent suicides

  05-12-2025 00:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ministers launched a consultation yesterday on emerging technology that analyses 'motions and emotions' and could help catch criminals, prevent suicides and find missing people.
  
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• Volcanic eruption may have caused Europe's Black Death plague, scientists say

  05-12-2025 00:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Clues contained in tree rings have identified 14th Century volcanic activity as the 'first domino to fall' in a sequence that led to the devastating spread of bubonic plague.
  
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• Principal stood down before investigation is launched over photos she took at school camp - that parents are not allowed to see

  05-12-2025 00:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A primary school principal in South Australia has left her position over photos taken at a school camp - which concerned parents haven't been able to view.
  
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• Wealthy rancher's wife killed after baring her soul in divorce papers and pleading for increase to her 'measly' allowance... now her husband's home has been raided

  05-12-2025 00:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kerri Abatti, 59, pleaded with estranged spouse Michael for a small increase to her 'measly' budget just months before being shot dead at her Arizona home.
  
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• Professional gambler-turned-FBI informant wages legal war against Las Vegas' most expensive casino for running a 'racketeering enterprise'

  05-12-2025 00:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a sweeping legal complaint, FBI informant RJ Cipriani alleges that Resorts World became a hub for illicit cash, criminal schemes, and internal corruption.
  
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• Neo-Nazi Matthew Gruter lashes out at media as he touches down in South Africa with his wife and newborn baby after he was booted out of Australia

  05-12-2025 00:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  South African neo-Nazi Matthew Gruter, his wife Nathalie Faydherbe and their five-week-old daughter landed in Johannesburg on Thursday after being deported from Australia.
  
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• Amorim ‘angry and frustrated’ after West Ham’s Magassa denies Manchester United

  05-12-2025 00:23 via theguardian.com
  Until Soungoutou Magassa’s 83rd-minute equaliser Manchester United seemed to be flowering in the cold of winter on the way to a win that would have been their fifth in eight games.Instead Jarrod Bowen’s flick-on from Andy Irving’s corner from the right had to be cleared off the line by Noussair Mazraoui, only for the ball to go straight to Magassa, who drove home a first goal for the Hammers. Continue reading...
  
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• Speaker Mike Johnson among slew of top Republicans expected to retire as House GOP 'collapsing in real-time'

  05-12-2025 00:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Congressional Democrats said cratering poll numbers and recent electoral losses are causing the Republican party to 'collapse in real-time' as 16 members were set to retire.
  
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