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• Andrew O'Keefe is rushed to hospital after suspected drug overdose

  16-09-2024 05:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Andrew O'Keefe was revived by paramedics after a suspected drug overdose at a party in Sydney's eastern suburbs over the weekend.
  
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• MasterChef champion suddenly forced to shut down award-winning restaurant

  04-10-2024 10:42 via metro.co.uk
  
  Simon Wood said with ‘much regret’ he was closing Wood (Picture: Louis Cannell / SWNS)MasterChef winner Simon Wood has revealed he has had no choice but to close his Manchester restaurant Wood with immediate effect.The fine-dining establishment was previously recommended in the Michelin Guide and was awarded a double rosette from the AA Guide.The 48-year-old chef said he was forced to shut Wood down due to ‘spiralling business rates’ and rent arrears from Covid.On Instagr
  
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• BBC radio host mortified after huge blunder with terminally ill Dame Esther Rantzen

  04-10-2024 10:36 via metro.co.uk
  
  Dame Esther Rantzen laughed off a very awkward moment during a radio interview (Picture: PA)Radio DJ Amol Rajan made a real clanger when interviewing Dame Esther Rantzen this morning.The broadcaster was forced to apologise after a poor choice of words left him flustered – and Dame Esther chuckling awkwardly.In January 2023, the That’s Life! presenter, 84, announced that she had been diagnosed with lung cancer, which had grown and spread just months later, prompting her to reflect on
  
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• Minister Ed Miliband says he will back law change allowing assisted dying to end 'cruel' treatment of the terminally ill ahead of landmark vote by MPs next month

  04-10-2024 10:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Cabinet minister  branded the current law 'cruel' towards those who are in the late stage of a terminal illness and in great pain.
  
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• Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin lashes out at suggestion of axing pints for smaller glasses branding them 'daft' and declaring it would NOT encourage less drinking

  04-10-2024 10:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JD Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin has slammed 'daft' proposals to shrink the size of pints in an effort to reduce Brits' alcohol consumption, saying Britons will booze whatever the glass size.
  
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• Former Made in Chelsea star Georgia Toffolo and her ex-BrewDog CEO boyfriend James Watt say they have uncovered a 'shadowy world of dog food' and a 'kibble cartel' among vets

  04-10-2024 10:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Georgia Toffolo has been odds with the pet food industry describing it as the 'kibble cartel', saying that glycotoxins in dried kibble are harmful to dogs.
  
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• Hurricane Helene's youngest victims: Twin babies who died alongside their mother are named among the more than 200 dead as questions are raised over unheeded warnings

  04-10-2024 10:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The death toll has now surpassed 200 as rescueres continue to search for survivors from the storm - the deadliest since Katrina in 2005 which killed more than 1,800 people.
  
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• Tesco is 'lowering prices as quickly as possible' says boss with cuts on thousands of items as UK's battle against inflation eases

  04-10-2024 10:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tesco's chief executive said the retailer was 'in good shape' going into the Christmas period, shrugging off concerns customers were reining in spending amid uncertainty over looming tax rises.
  
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• Alexander Isak injury latest from Newcastle boss Eddie Howe

  04-10-2024 10:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  Alexander Isak has been suffering with a toe problem (Picture: Getty Images)Alexander Isak will miss Newcastle United’s trip to Everton in the Premier League on Saturday evening as he continues to struggle with a toe injury.The Swedish striker missed the draw with Manchester CIty last weekend and the Carabao Cup win over AFC Wimbledon in midweek.There was hope that the 25-year-old would return for the trip to Goodison Park this weekend, but manager Eddie Howe has confirmed that he will not
  
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• Rafael van der Vaart backs £6m former Tottenham star to become ‘a very big player’

  04-10-2024 10:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  Troy Parrott joined AZ Alkmaar in a £6.8m deal from Tottenham (Getty)Rafael van der Vaart has backed former Tottenham striker Troy Parrott to become a ‘very big player’.The 22-year-old joined Spurs at the age of 15 but made just four first-team appearances for the club.The Republic of Ireland international spent time on loan at Millwall, Ipswich Town, MK Dons, Preston and Dutch side Excelsior, where he scored 17 goals in 32 games last season.Spurs opted to sell Parrott in the s
  
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• Rafael van der Vaart backs £6m ex-Tottenham star to become ‘a very big player’

  04-10-2024 10:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  Troy Parrott joined AZ Alkmaar in a £6.8m deal from Tottenham (Getty)Rafael van der Vaart has backed former Tottenham striker Troy Parrott to become a ‘very big player’.The 22-year-old joined Spurs at the age of 15 but made just four first-team appearances for the club.The Republic of Ireland international spent time on loan at Millwall, Ipswich Town, MK Dons, Preston and Dutch side Excelsior, where he scored 17 goals in 32 games last season.Spurs opted to sell Parrott in the s
  
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• Complicated ancestry of America's 'most inbred family' who speak in 'barks and grunts'

  04-10-2024 10:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Photographer Mark Latia has chosen to forgive the Whittaker family after being lied to in a money-grabbing hoax - as social media users praise him for 'not giving up on them'
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's fresh 'humiliation' as aide quits after wading into row

  04-10-2024 10:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It has been revealed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's global communications secretary Ashley Hansen has decided to leave her role with the Sussexes - just days after she gushed about working for the couple amid the 'Duchess Difficult' row
  
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• Hollyoaks’ huge talent Isabelle Smith overwhelmed as more accolades rain down on her

  04-10-2024 10:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  Isabelle Smith plays Frankie Osborne in Hollyoaks (Picture: Lime Pictures)Hollyoaks actress Isabelle Smith has given a heartbreaking performance as Frankie Osborne and is now deservingly seeing award nominations rain down on her. The 22-year-old, who joined the cast of the Channel 4 soap earlier this year, was overwhelmed after learning she’d received recognition at two prestigious awards this week. Isabelle’s portrayal of Frankie – who has been sexually abused b
  
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• Toddler was murdered by mum's on-off boyfriend in 'cruel and brutal' act

  04-10-2024 10:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Darryn John Armstrong, 35, was caring for Ali Jayden Doyle, two, and her one year-old brother when he threw the little girl, causing a head injury akin to a high speed accident
  
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• Joel star reveals hardest Coronation Street scene he had to do – and it involved TV legend

  04-10-2024 10:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Joel approached Roy in the cafe (Picture: ITV)Coronation Street star Calum Lill has spoken out about the one particular Joel Deering scene that he found difficult to film.In last week’s episodes, Joel left a dodgy voicemail begging for forgiveness from ex-fiancée Dee-Dee Bailey (Channique Sterling-Brown). As the camera panned, we could see he had a bloody injury to the side of his face.Later, his car was found abandoned beneath a viaduct and DS Lisa Swain (Vicky Myers) bro
  
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• Rarely heard of symptoms of multiple sclerosis that only affect women

  04-10-2024 10:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Women in the UK are far more likley to develop MS than men. A range of factors can also mean the symptoms of the disease can affect women in a very different way
  
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• Mum fumes after being 'left with no heating' over previous tenant's unpaid £29 bill

  04-10-2024 09:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sarah Thomson, 38, from Midlothian, says she has been left without heating following a mishap with her bill. She claims the council failed to pay a previous tenant's debt
  
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• 90s TV legend reveals return to screens after ‘disappearing’

  04-10-2024 09:57 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mary is back! (Picture: ITV)Emmerdale’s Mary Goskirk is set to hit our screens again soon for a major storyline after ‘disappearing’ for two months, actress Louise Jameson has confirmed.After a dramatic year which saw Mary support daughter Rhona Goskirk (Zoe Henry) as she discovered that ex-husband Gus had stolen her embryos and had a baby, Mary took a back seat over the summer.‘They’ve given me such an easy summer, I can’t tell you,’ actress Louise joke
  
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• English teacher found half-naked in layby with pupil, 17, calls radio phone-in show to say her life has been ruined by sex conviction

  04-10-2024 09:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A shamed teacher who was found half-naked with her teenage pupil yesterday complained she has been left 'stigmatised' by her sex offence.
  
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• Private demand for new diesel cars is growing faster than for electric vehicles

  04-10-2024 09:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said registrations of new diesel cars for private buyers in September grew by around 17.2% compared with the same month in 2023
  
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• Dozens of zoo tigers and cubs killed after contracting bird flu in Vietnam

  04-10-2024 09:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A panther and 20 tigers - including several young cubs - had lost a lot of weight and weren't eating when they died, and were later found to be infected with the H5N1 bird flu virus
  
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• TV’s arguably most popular character may make Emmerdale return to bring down Tom

  04-10-2024 09:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  Little Piper could return (Pictures: ITV)The owners of the dog who plays Piper in Emmerdale have hinted at a return for the adorable pooch.Piper disappeared from our screens a few months ago after Tom King (James Chase) orchestrated a plan to make Belle Dingle (Eden Taylor-Draper) think she had died.Tom hit Piper with his car and later made out to Belle that he had spotted her at the side of a road. After staying up all night with Rhona (Zoe Henry) attempting to save the dog, Tom broke the news
  
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• Senior NHS hospital doctor dies when his car hits concrete barrier and plunges off bridge onto M3 motorway

  04-10-2024 09:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A motorist, who died after his car crashed off a bridge and onto a motorway in Camberley, has been named as a well-known senior NHS hospital doctor, Dr Nick Payne.
  
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• Former Made in Chelsea star Georgia Toffolo says she has uncovered a 'shadowy world of dog food' and accuses the industry of operating a 'kibble cartel' - but is accused herself of fear-mongering

  04-10-2024 09:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Georgia Toffolo has been odds with the pet food industry describing it as the 'kibble cartel', saying that glycotoxins in dried kibble are harmful to dogs.
  
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• Netflix axes huge 90s TV revival after just 2 seasons

  04-10-2024 09:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  That 90s Show won’t return for a third season (Picture: Netflix)Netflix have cancelled That 90s Show after just two seasons.Actor Kurtwood Smith, who reprised his role as Red Forman in the streaming platform’s revival of beloved sitcom That 70s Show, has confirmed it won’t be returning for a third run.In a post on Instagram, he wrote: ‘I know you have been asking me when season 3 is coming, but I have tough news… Netflix will not be renewing.‘I just want to t
  
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• Katie Price reveals full body transformation in Cyprus after £10,000 face lift and 17th boob job

  04-10-2024 09:37 via metro.co.uk
  
  Katie Price is on holiday in Cyprus, wearing a tiny orange bikini (Picture: PA/Backgrid)Katie Price was showing off her brand new body during her European getaway in Cyprus after recovering from her latest boob job and her sixth facelift.The former glamour model, 46, ran into trouble earlier this year when she jetted off to Turkey for a £10,000 facelift as she skipped out on her court date relating to her second bankruptcy.
  Now, having faced the music in front of a judge at the end of Augu
  
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• Kim Jong-un threatens to nuke South Korea 'without hesitation' if provoked after Seoul showed off bunker busting 'monster' bomb

  04-10-2024 09:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  President Yoon Suk Yeol warned Kim that using nukes would mean the end of his regime because the dictator would face 'the resolute and overwhelming response' of the South Korean-US alliance.
  
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• Israel-Iran LIVE: Massive explosion near Beirut airport as residents told to flee Lebanon

  04-10-2024 09:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Israeli air strikes in the Lebanese capital are intensifying, with massive blasts reported in the south of the city - including as strike hit just outside the city's international airport close to the suburb of Dahieh
  
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• All the gear, no idea: Prado 4WD's become stranded in the ocean near Noosa - as drivers are ruthlessly mocked by smug locals

  04-10-2024 09:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The submerged twin Prados were mocked by locals at Rainbow Beach, 120km north of Noosa Heads in Queensland, after they were swept away by waves on Thursday.
  
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