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• Bear’s deadly fate ‘sealed’ in Emmerdale as tragedy unfolds

  07-12-2025 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  Bear Wolf is in a bad way (Picture: ITV)Bear Wolf (Joshua Richards) is facing death after tragedy strikes in Emmerdale.Vulnerable Bear has been helplessly trapped by Ray Walters (Joe Absolom) and Celia Daniels’ (Jaye Griffiths) ever since they recruited him into their modern slavery ring in the summer and brainwashed him so that he couldn’t leave.They stripped him of his identity, dubbing him ‘Ted’ and removing any possibility of a reconciliation with his son from his mi
  
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• Two more people are arrested after 'woman targeted with pepper spray during suitcase robbery' at Heathrow Airport

  08-12-2025 17:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Officers have arrested a 24-year-old man in Lambeth on suspicion of robbery and assault and a 23-year-old woman on suspicion of conspiracy to commit robbery.
  
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• ‘Beautiful’ mother killed in suspected hit-and-run crash after driver fled on foot

  08-12-2025 17:46 via metro.co.uk
  Claire Laybourne was killed in the collision in Holystone (Picture: Northumbria Police)This is the first picture of a ‘beautiful’ mother killed in a suspected hit and run crash as police hunt the driver of a Skoda who fled the scene.Claire Laybourne, 39, died in hospital on Saturday after she sustained serious injuries in a two-vehicle collision at 10.40pm on Friday on the A19 at Holystone, North Tyneside.Northumbria Police said a Volkswagen T-roc and a Skoda Fabia were both travell
  
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• Rebecca Grossman's husband accused of hiding assets as he transfers $13.5M mansion to a trust as parents of brothers she killed sue over wrongful deaths

  08-12-2025 17:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Convicted child killer Rebecca Grossman faces allegations of hiding assets ahead of her January civil wrongful death trial, which could cost her millions.
  
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• Heroic dad used his final breath to save 7-year-old son's life during kayaking trip gone wrong

  08-12-2025 17:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hadi Ahmadi, 54, died saving his young son Artin's life after their kayak capsized in rough waters at Lake Perris, California, on December 6.
  
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• 'Gloating' killer's sick taunts as he boasts about murder and guns in prison rap videos

  08-12-2025 17:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Taylor Meanley was just 17 when he used a shotgun to murder Lewis Williams, 20, in South Yorkshire. He's since appeared in rap videos made behind bars under the name T Shotz
  
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• Teenage asylum seekers raped 15-year-old schoolgirl in park after she filmed herself being dragged away, in footage so horrifying it would 'cause a riot'

  08-12-2025 17:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Small boat migrants Jan Jahanzeb and Israr Niazal, both 17, are facing jail for raping the 15-year-old in a park at the heart of Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, on May 10.
  
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• Ex-West Ham star Thierry Nevers, 23, who boasted about selling drugs in rap videos is jailed for three years

  08-12-2025 17:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Before turning to drugs, Thierry Nevers, 23, joined the West Ham United academy on a three-year deal in 2021 and went on loan to Reading, Newport County and Bradford City.
  
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• Couple put behind bars over drug charges just weeks after fairytale proposal

  08-12-2025 17:35 via metro.co.uk
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next PageThis moment was supposed to be the start of a perfect new life for the couple – but little did they know, the police were closing in on them after both were linked to a £26 million drugs racket.The heavily pregnant 26-year-old, Saskia Steward, accepted the proposal from her fiancé, Jack Donegan, in October last year.But the couple, who wer
  
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• Earl Spencer's estranged wife settles bitter privacy battle with his new girlfriend - but he will foot legal bill

  08-12-2025 17:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 53-year-old has agreed to settle the privacy case - without accepting liability - on the agreement that the Earl with 'indemnify' her as part of their high stakes divorce settlement.
  
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• Fury as Sadiq Khan to hike Tube fares by 5.8% despite national ticket price freeze - how much will YOUR commute cost now?

  08-12-2025 17:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan revealed today that Transport for London (TfL) passengers will not benefit from the Labour Government's fares freeze next March.
  
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• Outrage as Biden's trans health secretary's name is quietly changed on portrait hanging in government building

  08-12-2025 17:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rachel Levine's portrait was hung in a hallway of the Humphrey Building - but during the government shutdown, passersby noticed that Trump officials changed her name to the one she was given at birth.
  
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• Lando Norris drops bombshell news about F1 future 24 hours after winning title

  08-12-2025 17:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  McLaren driver Lando Norris won the 2025 Formula 1 world championship after beating Max Verstappen by two points at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and has now confirmed his plans for next year.
  
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• Locals disgusted after condom found frozen in ice rink

  08-12-2025 17:16 via metro.co.uk
  Visitors to Calverley Grounds were disgusted at the discovery (Picture: Cover Images)A visitor says she was revolted after spotting a condom frozen in an ice rink in Kent.Katrina Rattray had been at the winter wonderland at Calverley Grounds in Tunbridge Wells when she discovered the condom with her husband.Each December and early January, the town centre park is transformed with festive food stalls and a large ice rink.Katrina had been visiting the venue with her partner, Mitchell, when the pa
  
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• A19 hit and run victim identified as devastated family pay tribute to 'beautiful soul'

  08-12-2025 17:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Claire Laybourne tragically died on Saturday, several hours after she was involved in a crash on the A19
  
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• One of Scotland's top cops is suspended over series of bullying allegations

  08-12-2025 17:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  One of Scotland's most senior police officers has been suspended over a series of bullying allegations, the Mail can reveal.
  
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• Mark Selby’s rocky road from retirement talk to a tenth Triple Crown title

  08-12-2025 17:09 via metro.co.uk
  It was a hard earned return to the top table for Mark Selby at the UK Championship (Picture: Getty Images)Mark Selby lifted the UK Championship trophy for a third time on Sunday night in a triumph that will go down as one of his finest given he was considering quitting snooker just last year.The 42-year-old beat Judd Trump 10-8 in a dramatic final in which he raced into a commanding 7-2 lead but then found himself wobbling at just 8-7 in front, before getting over the line.A third UK success, t
  
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• Man claims he was abducted by 'The Grays' aliens who stole sperm to make hybrid babies

  08-12-2025 17:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING: Sexual content. Julius Shields said extraterrestrials first made contact when he was 17 after he spotted glowing orbs floating outside his home
  
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• ‘I implanted a microchip into my body — but now I’ve forgotten the password’

  08-12-2025 17:02 via metro.co.uk
  A Missouri magician has learnt a valuable lesson after he implanted a computer chip into his hand to do some fun magic tricks – but then forgot the password. Now, he can’t use it. Zi Teng Wang, who is also a molecular biologist, shared his predicament on Facebook, along with an X-ray of his hand showing the outline of the microchip which is embedded in the meat between his thumb and index finger. (Picture: Zi Teng Wang) The RFID chip – known as a Radio Frequency Identific
  
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• Last-minute Christmas shopping? M&S offers next-day delivery on these festive hampers from £20

  08-12-2025 17:00 via metro.co.uk
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  This might have been the year you swore your festive shopping would be sorted early, and you’d have the presents bought and bowed up before Michael Bublé had even thawed.
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• 'Impossible' to read food labels force visually impaired Brits to avoid shopping

  08-12-2025 17:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A new study found eight in ten visually impaired Brits say food packaging is difficult or impossible to read
  
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• Gen Z women are more DIY-savvy than their male counterparts new study reveals

  08-12-2025 17:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A new study has found how Brits' DIY skills differ by gender and generation - and you can see how you stack up with a free online quiz
  
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• Inside filthy house of horrors where starved kids 'beaten for vomiting out of hunger'

  08-12-2025 16:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A couple have been charged over their alleged treatment of their three children after they apparently locked them in their rooms and left them to vomit from severe hunger
  
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• Rasmus Hojlund drops biggest hint yet over Manchester United future

  08-12-2025 16:58 via metro.co.uk
  Manchester United loaned Rasmus Hojlund to Napoli in the summer (Picture: Getty)Rasmus Hojlund has all but confirmed that he has no interest in fighting for his Manchester United future when his season-long loan spell with Napoli comes to an end.The 22-year-old striker completed a move to Naples towards the end of the summer transfer window in the hope of reviving his stuttering career after two up-and-down seasons at Old Trafford.A measly return of just four Premier League goals from Hojlund l
  
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• Foster mum accused of murdering boy 'called him a loser in text to wife'

  08-12-2025 16:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Brandy Cooney and Becky Hamber, who are facing murder charges over the death of a 12-year-old boy in their care, referred to him as a 'loser' and 'such an a**hole' in text messages recovered by police
  
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• All EastEnders cast returns, exits and new arrivals coming up in 2026

  08-12-2025 16:58 via metro.co.uk
  Changes are still taking place (Picture: BBC/Metro)2025 was one hell of a busy year in Walford, with the big 40th Anniversary celebrations sparking plenty of comings and goings in EastEnders.In September, we welcomed back Zoe Slater (Michelle Ryan) to Walford after a 20 year absence, and her recent scenes have been nothing if not explosive!This came months after high-profile returns such as Ross Kemp’s Grant Mitchell and a shock cameo from Anita Dobson as original Queen Vic landlady Angie
  
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• I’m a manager of a legal brothel — there’s an eight second rule I live by

  08-12-2025 16:57 via metro.co.uk
  Brothel manager Catherine De Noire shares all (Picture: Supplied/Metro)As Catherine De Noire perches on a plush brown leather sofa in her cream dress, she looks like she belongs in a board room, not a brothel.Yet that’s where she’s worked for the past nine years, as manager of a classy European brothel, featuring swanky bars, a tasteful reception area, and 100 rooms rented out by female sex workers.Catherine began working there at just 22 years old, after coming across a news articl
  
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• Two Algerian small boat migrants accused of snatching £82,000 of designer watches from black cab passengers facing trial next year

  08-12-2025 16:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ayoub Harek, 23, and Txomin Houre-Place, 30, rode up to their two victims on Lime Bikes before making swift getaways on the electric cycles, it was said.
  
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• ‘Hideous’ borough named least happy place to live in London in 2025

  08-12-2025 16:56 via metro.co.uk
  The least happy place to live in London has been named (Picture: Getty Images)Friendly neighbours who’ll offer up a splash of milk during desperate times, ample job opportunities, and green space right on the doorstep.These are just some of the factors that might influence how happy we feel in our local area. The numbers have been crunched, and the least happy – yes, technically the saddest – place to live in London has been named.It’s bad news for Barking and Dagenham,
  
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• Terrifying moment hiker plunges off cliff while trying to take photo

  08-12-2025 16:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This is the terrifying moment a tourist plunges off a cliff after stepping onto the edge while holding his phone.
  
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