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• Tottenham complete record-breaking deal to beat Arsenal and Man City to wonderkid

  04-02-2025 23:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mason Melia has earned a huge move from St Patrick’s Athletic (Picture: Getty Images)Tottenham have agreed a deal to sign teenager Mason Melia from St Patrick’s Athletic in a record-breaking deal for a League of Ireland club.The 17-year-old will have to wait until his 18th birthday to join Spurs due to Brexit rules, but will do so in January next year after turning 18 in September 2025.The Irish Examiner report that the deal to take him to north London is worth an initial £1.6
  
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• Mel C teases promising update on Spice Girls reunion before huge anniversary

  04-02-2025 23:57 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Spice Girls reunion rumours are continuing to swirl (Picture: Tim Roney/Getty Images)Melanie C has dropped a huge update on the highly-anticipated Spice Girls reunion, vowing she’s ready to ‘start planning’ it.The 51-year-old singer revealed she’d love to reunite with her bandmates – Mel B, Emma Bunton, Geri Horner and Victoria Beckham – to mark the 30th anniversary of Wannabe, the group’s 1996 hit single.For years, fans have desperately been awaiti
  
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• Kate Middleton's toned down outfit sends a message of 'substance over style' as she dons high street polo neck and trousers for National Portrait Gallery visit

  04-02-2025 23:53
  
  That the princess was dressed in a chocolate brown blazer by designer Petar Petrov, a chic polo neck by Reiss, Jigsaw trousers, Sezane 'Bruna' earrings.
  
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• Revealed: The racy past of voice coach Leonie Mellinger who gave lessons to Keir Starmer

  04-02-2025 23:51
  
  Personal presentation consultant Leonie Mellinger, 65, was once married to the star of a series of smutty 1970s sex comedies.
  
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• Keir Starmer's having a voice coach during lockdown is 'arguably legal', says lawyer at firm which was co-founded by PM

  04-02-2025 23:49
  
  On Christmas Eve 2020, while London was under 'Tier 4 restrictions', the then-leader of the opposition sought the help of Leonie Mellinger to respond to Boris Johnson 's Brexit deal.
  
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• BBC Morning Live doctor urges people to do 'pinch' test for 'debilitating' condition

  04-02-2025 23:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The doctor said many people strain their joints every day and don't realise it could be triggering their pain
  
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• Foundations laid for tribunal to try Putin for Ukraine invasion, EU says

  04-02-2025 23:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Tribunal’s creation was first proposed days after the full-scale invasion, but lawyers have struggled to find the right courtroom for nearly three yearsInternational lawyers have “laid the foundations” for a special tribunal to try Russia for the crime of aggression, the EU has said, hailing a significant step towards holding Vladimir Putin and his top officials accountable for the invasion of Ukraine.In a statement late on Tuesday, the EU executive declared a breakthrough that
  
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• Up to 700 farm shops could permanently close putting thousands of jobs at risk

  04-02-2025 23:42 via metro.co.uk
  
  Scottish farmers held a tractor protest on Sunday over planned changes to inheritance tax (Picture: Getty Images)Hundreds of farm shops could be forced to close because owners say they are feeling the impact of the budget.
  Up to 700 could shut their doors over the next decade, the Farm Retail Association (FRA) warns, while farmers continue to face an uphill battle against the government.This includes fighting against the rise to employers’ National Insurance, as well as an end to inherita
  
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• Sunrise host Matt Shirvington reveals connection to family of teenage girl killed by a shark

  04-02-2025 23:38
  
  Sunrise host Matt 'Shirvo' Shirvington has revealed his tragic connection to the shattered family of a teenage girl who a shark fatally mauled - as her shattered father opened up about the dream his teen daughter will never realise.
  
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• Spending on flood defences set to rise to record levels

  04-02-2025 23:35 via bbc.com
  
  The money will be spent on projects ranging from tidal barriers and flood walls to nature-based solutions.
  
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• Keir Starmer hosts Danish PM under cloud of Donald Trump's Greenland grab threat

  04-02-2025 23:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Keir Starmer and Danish PM Mette Frederiksen met for talks in No10 amid a diplomatic spat over Donald Trump’s demand to take control of Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory
  
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• Radical pastor who compared Trump to Hitler is pushed out of liberal church by fed up parishioners

  04-02-2025 23:33
  
  Reverend Dr Ben Boswell has been asked to step down from his position at the liberal Myers Park Baptist in Charlotte, North Carolina .
  
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• Bear Grylls' bizarre friendship with Russell Brand after River Thames baptism

  04-02-2025 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Bear Grylls met Russell Brand while filming Running Wild With Bear Grylls and in May 2024 he was pictured hugging the comedian after he got baptised in the River Thames
  
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• Donald Trump says Palestinians would ‘love’ to leave Gaza and floats resettling them ‘permanently’

  04-02-2025 23:27 via metro.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump (right) meets with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) in the Oval Office of the White House on Tuesday (Picture: AP)President Donald Trump said that Palestinians would ‘love’ to leave Gaza and suggested resettling them ‘permanently’.
  Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump said that Gaza is ‘very dangerous’ and that Palestinians are there because they have no alternative.‘Oh I think they’d love to leave Gaz
  
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• Shocking moment predator on a motorcycle pulls over to grope woman walking down street

  04-02-2025 23:26
  
  The suspect can be seen in surveillance footage riding up alongside the woman and extending his right hand to grab her from behind.
  
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• Distraught mother of Lucy Letby victim hits out at 'disrespectful' campaign to free her - as medical experts trying to overturn serial killer nurse's sentence claim they 'did not find any murders' and 'no crime was committed'

  04-02-2025 23:26
  
  Letby's new legal team yesterday unveiled a report which claimed all of the 14 babies murdered or harmed by Letby, 35, were victims of bad medical care and died or collapsed because of natural causes.
  
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• Bribie island shark attack: Matt Shirvington reveals connection to family

  04-02-2025 23:26
  
  Charlize Smuda's shattered father Steven appeared on Channel Seven's Sunrise on Wednesday to share how he would remember his beloved daughter.
  
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• The Aga Khan dead at 88: Spiritual leader, philanthropist and one of the world's richest men passes away in Lisbon

  04-02-2025 23:25
  
  Most often in the public eye thanks to his racehorses, the British citizen was the spiritual leader of 12 million members of the Ismaili sect of Islam.
  
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• Antoinette Lattouf accuses ABC of a double standard after she was sacked from the national broadcaster

  04-02-2025 23:19
  
  After its lengthy court grilling of a journalist sacked over a post critical of Israel's actions in Gaza, the ABC is set to explain why her termination was legal and justified.
  
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• Mussolini: Son of the Century review – a brilliantly performed portrait of a pathetic monster

  04-02-2025 23:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Joe Wright’s portrayal of the rise of a ridiculous loser features a magnificently disgusting take on the titular fascist and is packed with lavish visuals – even if it does drag a tadBefore the real horrors of 20th-century fascism arrived, the long speeches were a sign that something was badly wrong: thousands of ordinary people at rallies, who don’t simply walk away when a man with obvious personality problems stands there spitting specious slogans, shows you when a country is
  
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• Donald Trump and Elon Musk's USAID closure has already taken a hefty hit to BBC charity finances

  04-02-2025 23:15
  
  The complete closure of USAID, which Mr Trump has said is 'run by radical lunatics', would blow a near 10 per cent hole in BBC Media Action's annual budget .
  
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• Shaun Murphy calls out ‘ridiculous’ gamesmanship tactic that is ‘ruining’ snooker

  04-02-2025 23:14 via metro.co.uk
  
  Masters champion Shaun Murphy feels one issue in snooker needs to be stamped out (Picture: Getty Images)Shaun Murphy believes toilet breaks have become a blight on snooker and an example of gamesmanship that has got out of hand.Players can obviously go for toilet breaks during matches, with even four-frame mini-sessions able to last a number of hours.However, the Magician believes that most of the time someone disappears from the playing area to go to the bathroom, it has ‘got nothing to
  
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• Bill Gates finally confirms he has a 'serious girlfriend' after calling Melinda divorce his worst mistake ever

  04-02-2025 23:12
  
  Bill Gates has finally confirmed his new romance with his 'serious girlfriend' just weeks after he revealed that his divorce from ex-wife Melinda French Gates was his worst mistake ever.
  
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• Serial killer Andrew Dawson who dubbed himself 'Angel of Mercy' chilling inspiration for murders

  04-02-2025 23:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Andrew Dawson is a convicted serial killer whose crime spree began in 1981 and ended in 2010, during which time he killed three people before being jailed for good
  
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• Record taxes in SNP budget  are a 'betrayal' of Scotland's workers and businesses, warn Tories

  04-02-2025 23:10
  
  The SNP 's Budget passed its main hurdle yesterday in what the Scottish Tories claimed was a 'day of betrayal' for workers and businesses.
  
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• Liberal 'mean girl' cruelly trolls press secretary Karoline Leavitt and her older husband

  04-02-2025 23:10
  
  Liberal influencer Suzanne Lambert has carved out a niche for herself by tearing down the makeup and style choices of prominent Republican women in the second era of Donald Trump.
  
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• David Pearce found guilty of murdering two models who died after cocaine party at his Beverly Hills home

  04-02-2025 23:09
  
  Christy Giles, 24, and Hilda Cabrales-Arzola, 26,overdosed on a cocktail of drugs before their lifeless bodies were dumped outside two Los Angeles hospitals on November 14, 2021.
  
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• Woman 'sexually abused by Rochdale grooming gang at the age of 13' told police how she would 'close my eyes and pray for it to be over', court hears

  04-02-2025 23:08
  
  A woman allegedly used as a 'sex slave' by a Rotherham grooming gang at the age of 13 told police she would close her eyes and 'pray it was over'.
  
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• Army of ICE agents arrive in military tank with battering ram to arrest 61-year-old migrant

  04-02-2025 23:07
  
  Alfonso Garcia Vega, 61, was apprehended at an address in Phoenix on Sunday as his horrified family looked on.
  
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• As every parent knows, laying down the law to a teen is a waste of time (because the mistakes we made were much WORSE)

  04-02-2025 23:06
  
  It's shortly after 10pm on Saturday when the phone rings. I'm consumed by a sense of dread. Nobody calls with good news at this time of night, do they?
  
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• Every criminal behind bars in Scotland costs taxpayers almost £50k a year amid soaring costs

  04-02-2025 23:04
  
  The annual average cost of keeping a convicted criminal in Scotland's jails has soared to nearly £50,000.
  
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• 13 VAR mistakes in Premier League so far this season

  04-02-2025 23:03 via bbc.com
  
  There have been a total of 13 video assistant referee (VAR) mistakes in the Premier League so far this season, say league bosses.
  
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• Vile abuser who dissolved pregnant teenage wife in bath of acid googled sick question

  04-02-2025 23:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Medical student Arnima Hayat was murdered by her abusive and controlling husband Meraj Zafar when she was just 19, and four months pregnant with their first child
  
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• NFL to ditch ‘End Racism’ messaging in highly controversial move ahead of Super Bowl LIX

  04-02-2025 23:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  The NFL has used ‘End Racism’ messaging at every Super Bowl since 2021 (Picture: Getty)The NFL has risked a potential backlash after reportedly deciding to remove ‘End Racism’ messaging from the end-zone borders at Super Bowl LIX.The powerful two-word slogan has featured at every Super Bowl since 2021, when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, the current champions, at Florida’s Raymond James Stadium.But this weekend’s eagerly anticipated
  
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• Young and healthy Australian woman dies

  04-02-2025 23:01
  
  A 'young, beautiful, healthy' Aussie woman has died suddenly just weeks after her dream trip to Japan.
  
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• Emmerdale’s Joe Tate reveals frightening true colours as he loses it with Noah

  04-02-2025 23:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Joe Tate can’t keep his mask on anymore (Picture: ITV)Joe Tate (Ned Porteous) has been somewhat of a question mark since he returned to Emmerdale – why is he suddenly so close to Kim? Why is he suddenly Mr Nice Guy? Why is he trying to get close to Noah Dingle (Jack Downham)?At least two of those are set to be answered after Joe gets a taste of his own medicine.He’s been up to no good with Dawn Taylor (Olivia Bromley) too, having an affair behind Billy Fletcher’s (Jay Ko
  
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• Dad defends daughter who stabbed two teachers and fellow pupil with five shocking words

  04-02-2025 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The girl was allegedly being bullied when she smuggled her dad's fold-up multitool knife in her trousers, before stabbing two teachers and a pupil at the Ammanford school last year
  
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• 'There's only one way to stop Grammy attention seekers Kanye West and Bianca Censori'

  04-02-2025 22:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Many have had enough of the controversy junkies who can't stop embarrassing themselves
  
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• Charles charges a King's ransom for 18th century dining experience at his Scottish mansion Dumfries House

  04-02-2025 22:56
  
  It is a period in history when Britain was the wealthiest nation in the world, Jane Austen was at the height of her literary prowess and the country was a powder keg of political and civil unrest.
  
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• Young dog owner, 20, goes into hiding after 'admitting torture of puppy' he adopted three weeks ago - with vets reduced to tears

  04-02-2025 22:44
  
  WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: The pup suffered multiple broken ribs and teeth, and was left with blood pouring from her head and mouth at the hands of the youth.
  
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• The Aga Khan dies aged 88 as tributes paid to direct descendant of Prophet Muhammad

  04-02-2025 22:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Aga Khan, one of the world's richest men who was a spiritual leader and philanthropist, has died at the age of 88 - We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story
  
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• Gogglebox star sparks concern from fans with worrying picture from hospital bed

  04-02-2025 22:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  A Gogglebox star has shared a worrying image from hospital (Picture: Channel 4)Gogglebox star Tom Malone Senior has sparked concern from fans after sharing a picture of a grisly-looking shoulder injury.The TV star took to Instagram with a snap of him in hospital, looking down at his arm as it was bandaged up and held in a sling.Despite the concerning image, he cracked jokes in the caption, writing: ‘Woke up with a nappy as a dressing, was caught off guard when the nurse said she had to ch
  
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• Branding transgender doctor 'a man' was simply stating fact, employment tribunal is told

  04-02-2025 22:34
  
  A nurse who was suspended after complaining about sharing a changing room with her trans colleague has said calling the medic a man was stating the 'truth'.
  
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• Troubled history of Detroit clinic where boy, 5, was killed when hyperbaric chamber exploded

  04-02-2025 22:31
  
  Thomas Cooper, 5, died on Friday while receiving oxygen therapy at the Oxford Center in the northern Detroit suburb of Troy, and his mother's arms were injured.
  
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• The Aga Khan, spiritual leader, philanthropist and one of the world's richest men, dies aged 88

  04-02-2025 22:31
  
  The Aga Khan, a spiritual leader, philanthropist and one of the world's richest men, has died aged 88.
  
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• STEPHEN DAISLEY: Christ turned five loaves and two fishes into a feast... the Lib Dems managed to turn four votes into an entire programme for government

  04-02-2025 22:28
  
  Preening like an especially self-satisfied Pekingese, Alex Cole-Hamilton sounded not only like the cat that got the cream but the cat that got the creamery built.
  
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• Purge begins as DOGE enters FBI to obtain names of 5,000 agents who worked January 6 cases and face firing

  04-02-2025 22:28
  
  The FBI is being forced by Elon Musk's DOGE to hand over the names of 5,000 officials who worked on January 6 cases.
  
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• Trump reveals he has left instructions to 'obliterate' Iran if it assassinates him

  04-02-2025 22:26
  
  President Donald Trump issued a chilling warning to Iran if the Middle Eastern nation tried to assassinate him.
  
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• NJ governor Phil Murphy makes stunning U-turn after ICE arrest threat - as neighbors reveal what they REALLY think of him

  04-02-2025 22:26
  
  New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is walking back his suggestion that he was harboring an undocumented migrant in his $9million home.
  
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• Could US criminals be sent to El Salvador's mega-jail?

  04-02-2025 22:25 via bbc.com
  
  El Salvador has offered to take in criminals deported from the US and house them in its mega-jail.
  
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