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• Bomb-backing editor Roy Greenslade doubted IRA 'rape victim' in newspaper article

  02-03-2021 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mairia Cahill said that after she was interviewed for a BBC investigation, Mr Greenslade wrote an article in The Guardian attacking 'the lack of political balance' in the report.
  
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• Four girls allegedly sexually assaulted by men on a jet ski at Altona beach, Melbourne

  02-03-2021 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Police allege the girls, aged 12 to 16, were approached by a man on a jetski at Altona beach on November 27 at about 6pm.
  
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• Covid stops the Queen from seeing Prince Philip

  02-03-2021 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The monarch, who is being kept regularly updated about her husband's condition, will not be permitted to visit him at St Bart's in London, where he was transferred on Monday.
  
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• Peaky Blinders stars Paul Anderson and Natasha O’Keeffe spotted filming on the set of season 6

  02-03-2021 23:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  Production is stepping up on the long awaited sixth season (Picture: SWNS)Production on Peaky Blinders season six is well underway, and new pictures have been released which show some of its biggest stars back on set.Paul Anderson and Natasha O’Keeffe were spotted filming new episodes of the hit drama in Manchester, back in costume to play their characters Arthur Shelby and Lizzie Stark.Harry Kirton, who plays Finn Shelby, was also seen on set as filming stepped up on season six.The set tr
  
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• How US nuclear missiles found a base in Scotland

  02-03-2021 23:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The controversial US nuclear submarines operated for more than 30 years and has a lasting legacy.
  
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• Nicola Sturgeon facing vote of no confidence over Alex Salmond case legal advice

  02-03-2021 23:40 via metro.co.uk
  
  Nicola Sturgeon is facing a vote of no confidence from the Scottish Conservatives (Picture: Getty Images/ PA)Nicola Sturgeon is facing calls to resign over her handling of the Alex Salmond sexual harassment case after legal advice given to the Scottish Government was published.
  The documents, shared today, show that legal counsel advised the Scottish Government to concede to Mr Salmond more than two months before their legal battle collapsed.
  But they went ahead with the case anyway, and were la
  
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• Live bomb with a fuse and a homemade gun are found at elementary school in Sacramento

  02-03-2021 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A staffer at Ethel Baker Elementary School in Sacramento found a bomb containing explosive materials and an improvised gun outside an office early Tuesday morning.
  
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• Manchester United get green light from Real Madrid over Raphael Varane transfer

  02-03-2021 23:34 via metro.co.uk
  
  Raphael Varane is on Manchester United’s summer shortlist (Getty)Real Madrid have given Manchester United the green light to sign Raphael Varane this summer, according to reports.It’s understood that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is looking to bolster his defence at the end of the season and is targeting a new centre-back to partner Harry Maguire.Sevilla centre-back Jules Kounde is on United’s shortlist, although the Premier League side are reportedly unwilling to trigger his £68
  
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• Blasts kill or maim 20,000 people in 2020 as civilian casualties rise 40%

  02-03-2021 23:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Afghanistan has jumped to the top of the explosive league of deaths and injuries as the Taliban stepped up attacks on civilians to try and leverage peace talks with America
  
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• Barber shop owner is allegedly stabbed in the arm and leg inside his own store at night

  02-03-2021 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two men remain on the run after a man was allegedly stabbed in a barber shop in Sydney's south-west on Tuesday night just after 6pm.
  
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• Top figures from the world of racing pose grotesquely on the corpses of thoroughbreds

  02-03-2021 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Morgan, a seven-year-old racehorse, suffered a fatal heart aneurysm and collapsed whilst training in June 2019. Photos show multi-millionaire trainer Gordon Elliott sitting on the animal's lifeless body.
  
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• Bill Burr voices support for fired Mandalorian co-star Gina Carano

  02-03-2021 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 38-year-old actress was let go by bosses on February 11 after she shared a social media post comparing the current political climate to that of Nazi Germany.
  
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• Rishi Sunak plans to extend furlough scheme to OCTOBER in his Budget

  02-03-2021 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In today's Budget, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak will extend the job protection scheme for an extra five months beyond the current deadline at the end of April.
  
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• Ex-Coronation Street star Ryan Thomas makes burger delivery luxury in Rolls Royce

  02-03-2021 23:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ryan Thomas turned into a delivery driver for the day (Picture: @ryanthomas84, Instagram)Ryan Thomas took meals on wheels to a whole new level of luxury as he delivered burgers in his flashy Rolls Royce. The former Coronation Street star gave his brother Adam a helping hand on Monday night while visiting his sibling’s restaurant The Spinn. While he may have popped in to grab a bite to eat himself, Ryan was eventually roped in to help with delivering takeaway burgers to Adam&rsquo
  
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• Donor dubbed 'the sperminator' fathers 78 kids and has 13 current pregnancies

  02-03-2021 23:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ari Nagel, from New York, US, revealed that in his early days as a sperm donor he used to have sex with women to get them pregnant, however he now delivers his seed in a cup
  
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• NY lawyer who was among first to be diagnosed with COVID insists he wasn't a super-spreader

  02-03-2021 23:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lawrence Garbuz, now 51, was the first person in New York to be named as having the virus last March. A woman who had traveled back from Iran was the first - but she was never identified.
  
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• British adventurer sets record after travelling to space and now the deepest underwater trench

  02-03-2021 23:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Richard Garriott emerged from the 36,000ft depths of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean yesterday after spending 12 hours in a deep sea vehicle.
  
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• Glow-in-the-dark sharks found off New Zealand coast

  02-03-2021 23:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The sharks live in deep waters and are thought to use light as a form of camouflage.
  
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• Dolly Parton glams up for Covid vaccine and urges ‘cowards out there’ to follow suit

  02-03-2021 23:17 via metro.co.uk
  
  Dolly Parton urged everyone to get the vaccine (Picture: Getty Images)Dolly Parton has delighted fans by revealing she’s got her Covid-19 vaccine, and urging ‘the cowards out there’ to do the same.The 9 to 5 hitmaker glammed up to get her jab, matching her mask to her sparkly dress as she posed for a snap.If that wasn’t enough, she also blessed us with a video, in which she declared she’s ‘old enough and smart enough’ to get the vaccine.‘I’m
  
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• Dolly Parton gets Moderna Covid vaccine after helping fund it and urges ‘cowards out there’ to follow suit

  02-03-2021 23:17 via metro.co.uk
  
  Dolly Parton urged everyone to get the vaccine (Picture: Getty Images)Dolly Parton has delighted fans by revealing she’s got her Covid-19 vaccine, and urging ‘the cowards out there’ to do the same.The 9 to 5 hitmaker glammed up to get her jab, matching her mask to her sparkly dress as she posed for a snap.If that wasn’t enough, she also blessed us with a video, in which she declared she’s ‘old enough and smart enough’ to get the vaccine.‘I’m
  
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• Dolly Parton gets Covid vaccine she helped fund while looking glamorous as ever

  02-03-2021 23:17 via metro.co.uk
  
  Dolly Parton urged everyone to get the vaccine (Picture: Getty Images)Dolly Parton has delighted fans by revealing she’s got her Covid-19 vaccine, and urging ‘the cowards out there’ to do the same.The 9 to 5 hitmaker glammed up to get her jab, matching her mask to her sparkly dress as she posed for a snap.If that wasn’t enough, she also blessed us with a video, in which she declared she’s ‘old enough and smart enough’ to get the vaccine.‘I’m
  
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• NHS staff could be forced to have Covid jab under radical plans being reviewed by ministers

  02-03-2021 23:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Mail can reveal that a review of vaccine passports will consider whether health staff who decline an injection could be legally obliged to have one.
  
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• Mexican authorities issue arrest warrant for former governor

  02-03-2021 23:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A federal judge in Mexico has approved an arrest warrant for the former governor of Nayarit, Roberto Sandoval and his daughter, Lidy, who are being accused of laundering money.
  
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• Viewers in tears as Stacey Dooley helps man discover long-lost family on DNA Family Secrets

  02-03-2021 23:13 via metro.co.uk
  
  Bill made an emotional discover on Tuesday’s show (Picture: BBC)Viewers were in tears during the emotional first episode of DNA Family Secrets, which saw Stacey Dooley help people discover more about their genealogy.The episodes focused on Bill, who was attempting to find out more about his dad.Stacey met with Bill, whose father was an African American GI based in Leicestershire during the Second World War.Bill’s dad – named Wibert Wiley – met Bill’s mother Betty an
  
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• DNA Family Secrets viewers in tears as Stacey Dooley helps man discover long-lost family

  02-03-2021 23:13 via metro.co.uk
  
  Bill made an emotional discover on Tuesday’s show (Picture: BBC)Viewers were in tears during the emotional first episode of DNA Family Secrets, which saw Stacey Dooley help people discover more about their genealogy.The episodes focused on Bill, who was attempting to find out more about his dad.Stacey met with Bill, whose father was an African-American GI based in Leicestershire during the Second World War.Bill’s dad – named Wibert Wiley – met Bill’s mother Betty an
  
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• Mother, 51, strolled two miles to get a coffee - but fell foul of the long arm of the law 

  02-03-2021 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Floss Knight, 51, walked two miles from her home to Borough Market, London, with a friend and her son to get a coffee. She claims she was approached by officers who put her in handcuffs.
  
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• Seven-time world champion Hendry loses comeback match

  02-03-2021 23:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Stephen Hendry loses his first match since coming out of retirement against Matthew Selt in the first round of the Gibraltar Open.
  
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• LA teacher's union leader blames 'white wealthy parents' for rush to reopen schools

  02-03-2021 23:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The United Teachers Los Angeles, which represents staff in the Los Angeles Unified School District, fears the reopening plan will favor 'white and wealthier schools'.
  
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• Calls for Nicola Sturgeon to quit over Alex Salmond revelations

  02-03-2021 23:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Newly published documents raise further questions about the Alex Salmond saga.
  
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• Furlough scheme extended until the end of September

  02-03-2021 23:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  The furlough scheme will be extended until the end of Septemberwith employers asked to contribute to workers’ salaries from July, the Chancellor is set to announce.Rishi Sunak will use Wednesday’s Budget to pledge continued support for businesses and individuals through the ‘challenging months ahead – and beyond’.He is expected to say that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, which has protected more than 11 million jobs since its inception, will remain in place fo
  
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• Andrew Cuomo's 'creepy' comment to female doctor who did his COVID test last spring

  02-03-2021 23:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cuomo, 63, was speaking to Dr. Elizabeth Dufort, inset, on May 17 last year.The video, main, resurfaced Tuesday and those watching it on Twitter branded it 'creepy'.
  
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• Barack Obama initially refused to back Joe Biden, new book claims

  02-03-2021 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new book claims Joe Biden did almost everything wrong during the 2020 election and ran a lethargic campaign that nearly went bankrupt
  
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• Self-employed support extended to September - and more people could be eligible

  02-03-2021 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Treasury say "many" people who became self-employed in 2019-20 will be eligible for the grant for the first time
  
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• Rishi Sunak urged to save Britain's pubs as figures shows one closes every hour

  02-03-2021 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Rishi Sunak is warned he must give struggling landlords a lifeline in tomorrow's budget as Britain's boozers are in the last chance saloon with nearly 12,000 licenced premises shutting for ever since December 2019
  
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• 'Look behind propaganda of shameless ego-tripper Sunak to see people hurting'

  02-03-2021 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Look behind the propaganda, self-serving mini movies and slick PR of the Chancellor with a giant ego and brass neck Rishi Sunak and we see people hurting
  
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• Joe Biden announces plan to get educators shots through federal program by March 

  02-03-2021 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  President Joe Biden announced a program Tuesday to get educators at least one coronavirus vaccine shot by the end of March.
  
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• Furlough extended to September as Rishi Sunak hands lifeline to workers

  02-03-2021 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Chancellor will confirm tomorrow that the job support scheme will continue into the autumn - but will become gradually less generous as lockdown rules are relaxed
  
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• Emmerdale spoilers: Andrea Tate’s surprising new romantic interest revealed

  02-03-2021 23:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Andrea has a new love interest in Emmerdale (Picture: ITV)Andrea Tate (Anna Nightingale) notices a spark between she and village newcomer Charles Anderson (Kevin Mathurin) in Emmerdale, but will romance blossom?Andrea hasn’t been very lucky when it comes to love.
  Her long marriage to Jamie (Alexander Lincoln) ended in disaster following the truth about her one-night-stand with Graham Foster (Andrew Scarborough) being exposed.However, it was her hubby’s relationship with Belle Dingle
  
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• EastEnders spoilers: Lucas Johnson uses dead son Jordan in huge twist

  02-03-2021 23:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lucas goes too far (Picture: BBC)Lucas Johnson (Don Gilet) in EastEnders is struggling to keep his anger and murderous rage under control. Now he’s discovered Chelsea Fox (Zaraah Abrahams) has set him up, Lucas has become a ticking time bomb as viewers wonder how long it’ll be until he ends up hurting or killing someone.There’s no getting away from Lucas’ evil side as in upcoming episodes, he decides to use his dead son Jordan for a plan in a huge twist.It was revealed in
  
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• Covid: Can I go on furlough and will it be extended?

  02-03-2021 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Furlough will be extended until the end of September, the Chancellor will announce on Wednesday.
  
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• Coronation Street spoilers: Kirk Sutherland is badly injured by Sean Tully

  02-03-2021 23:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Kirk is left in a bad way in Coronation Street (Picture: ITV)Kirk Sutherland (Andrew Whyment) lives a somewhat easy life in Coronation Street, but has recently been innocently caught up in Sean Tully’s (Antony Cotton) dodgy business scam after reminding Chesney Brown (Sam Aston) he still owes him money for some stolen makeup.As Chesney and Gemma (Dolly-Rose Campbell) continue to have problems of their own, Kirk once again finds himself involved with Sean, and is badly injured as a result.I
  
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• Budget 2021: What we know so far about Sunak's spending plans

  02-03-2021 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  From money for the arts to help for small firms, here are the spending plans announced so far.
  
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• 'Mean' police officer who lied about having cancer to get out of work sacked

  02-03-2021 22:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Former Police Constable Olivia Lucas, who served in the New Forest, lied to colleagues and supervisors about having leukaemia and that she was receiving treatment at a specialist hospital
  
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• Read Across America Day: Biden omits Dr. Seuss as six books banned for 'racist imagery'

  02-03-2021 22:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The White House on Tuesday declined to defend Dr. Seuss after President Joe Biden left the children's author out of a proclamation celebrating Read Across America Day.
  
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• Boris Johnson rebuked by Lord Coe for using tired mantra after confirming backing for 2030 World Cup

  02-03-2021 22:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Johnson said this week it was time to 'bring football home', with the Government set to plough £2.8million into a campaign to stage the tournament for the first time since 1966.
  
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• Weekend temperatures to plunge to -10C as Arctic air blasts Britain

  02-03-2021 22:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has predicted frost and freezing temperatures across Britain this weekend after a period of unseasonably warm weather throughout the country, with the hottest day of the year recorded under a week ago
  
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• Temperatures will plunge to -10C this weekend with Big Freeze forecast

  02-03-2021 22:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Britain is bracing itself for another Big Freeze after forecasters warned that a cold front making its way across the UK could send heavy showers and freezing temperatures across the nation.
  
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• Two people shot, one fatally, in 'domestic dispute' at counseling center in Baton Rouge

  02-03-2021 22:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The shooting erupted outside a counseling center near Picardy Avenue in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Tuesday afternoon following a domestic dispute, police said.
  
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• The documents that could sink Sturgeon: Full details of damning legal advice

  02-03-2021 22:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Scottish Government's probe of sexual harassment claims was 'unlawful' because of prior contact between the investigating officer and two complainants.
  
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• Leeds United’s stance on Raphinha transfer amid Liverpool and Manchester United interest

  02-03-2021 22:28 via metro.co.uk
  
  Raphinha is attracting interest from Liverpool and Manchester United (Picture: Getty)Leeds United are determined to keep hold of Raphinha and will not be entertaining offers for the sought-after winger in the summer transfer window.Raphinha completed a £17million move from Rennes to Elland Road last October and the 24-year-old has registered five goals and five assists in an eye-catching debut season in the Premier League.The Brazilian’s price tag looks more of a bargain with each pa
  
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