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• Belle Delphine ‘not apologising’ as she defends her actions after being accused of fetishising rape

  13-01-2021 13:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Belle Delphine boasts a following of more than a million (Picture: Twitter/bunnydelphine/YouTube)Content warning: Mentions of rape and sexual assault.YouTube star Belle Delphine has defended her actions after being accused of ‘fetishising rape’ by sharing shocking photos online without a disclaimer or warning.The 21-year-old, who boasts a following of more than a million, shared a string of photos on Twitter, which depict her being tied up in the back of a van and a man having sex wi
  
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• Mourners gather at Amar Kettule's funeral in Fairfield in Sydney's southwest

  16-01-2021 03:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amar Kettule was hit with a spray of bullets on a side lane near William Street in Fairfield in Sydney's southwest about 2.40am on Sunday.
  
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• Actor who found fame as Basil Brush's sidekick 'Mr Derek' left an estate worth more than £3million

  16-01-2021 02:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Derek Fowlds, also known to TV viewers as private secretary Bernard Woolley in Yes, Minister and then Yes, Prime Minister, died aged 82 in hospital last January.
  
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• Convicted rapist is one of FIVE men trying to exploit a Brexit 'loophole' to avoid extradition

  16-01-2021 02:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The High Court heard that there was 'no power to extradite any individual' to an EU country if they were arrested under a European Arrest Warrant (EAW) before Brexit.
  
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• Parents face up to SIX YEARS of disrupted sleep after the birth of their first baby, study finds 

  16-01-2021 02:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Parents' sleep schedules often do not return to pre-pregnancy levels for up to six years after the birth of a first baby, a study has discovered.
  
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• Chaos as two people on board a flight filled with Australian Open players test positive for Covid

  16-01-2021 02:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two people on board a flight filled with tennis players from Los Angeles have tested positive for Covid - with the safety of Melbourne hosting the Australian Open in serious doubt.
  
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• Motorist is jailed after knocking down and killing carer

  16-01-2021 02:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lyndsey Green, 30, was knocked down when driver Jason Lawlor 'lost concentration' and hit speeds of 50mph as he drove along a 30mph stretch of West Derby Road, Liverpool.
  
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• Defense Secretary Miller rants about his $200K a year job, F-35 flaws and blasts the Pentagon

  16-01-2021 02:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Acting defense secretary Christopher Miller said he can't wait to leave his job. Miller made the remarks in a rambling briefing with reporters as he returned to Washington DC from a trip around the country.
  
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• Afghan military translator who is trapped in a 'hellhole' Greek refugee camp is coming to the UK

  16-01-2021 02:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nesar, who worked for almost two years on the front lines in Helmand, said from the squalid Moria camp on Lesbos the news was 'a dream come true'.
  
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• Covid hole in economy 'is much smaller than feared'

  16-01-2021 02:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The economy fared much better than expected during the November lockdown, triggering predictions that a 'vigorous rebound' is on the cards.
  
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• Neo-Nazi groups allegedly targeted celebrity chef Pete Evans before infamous black sun cartoon

  16-01-2021 02:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A doctor who specialises in hate speech believes fallen chef Pete Evans was targeted by neo-Nazi groups before posting hiscartoon featuring the black sun last year.
  
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• Meghan and Harry's royal exit left 'a lot of hurt feelings on all sides'

  16-01-2021 02:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  ITV news anchor and friend of the royals Tom Bradby says Megxit was 'painful all round' and that their departure from royal life has not been an 'easy or comfortable situation'
  
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• Woodpeckers move their beaks 'like a drill bit' at a speed of seven metres a second 

  16-01-2021 02:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Biologists at the University of Antwerp in Belgium found that the woodpecker gets its beak stuck in tree trunks and then detaches itself by flicking its head at breakneck speeds.
  
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• Unai Emery praises Arsenal target Pau Torres

  16-01-2021 02:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  Villarreal centre-back Pau Torres is on Arsenal’s transfer wishlist (Getty)Unai Emery claims Arsenal target Pau Torres is destined to play for one of the biggest teams in Europe.The Gunners were linked with a move for the Villarreal centre-back a year ago but have since signed Pablo Mari and Gabriel Magalhaes.It’s understood that Mikel Arteta remains keen on signing a defensive partner for Gabriel and Torres remains on Arsenal’s shortlist.However, Arsenal face a lot of competit
  
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• Wintry weather is set to hit the Home Counties today

  16-01-2021 02:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The worst conditions are likely to be in Eastern England, where an amber weather warning has been issued between 5am and 2pm. Northern areas with lying snow saw temperatures plummet.
  
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• Speeding driver killed carer and left her pal 'learning to walk for second time'

  16-01-2021 02:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lyndsey Green died and her friend Nicola Worrall so badly injured she needed to learn to walk again after they were hit be speeding driver Jason Lawlor in Liverpool
  
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• Dad who had finally fulfilled his dream of becoming a father drowned in 'silly tragic accident'

  16-01-2021 02:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mark Hill, 40, drowned after his canoe overturned on Amberswood Lake, in Wigan, last year. An inquest heard he was drunk at the time as a coroner ruled his death as an accident.
  
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• Why Sony should make another PlayStation handheld console – Reader’s Feature

  16-01-2021 02:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Should there be a new PlayStation portable? (Sony)A reader makes an argument for Sony attempting a new portable console, to compete with the Switch and win back Japan.I know what you’re thinking. The Nintendo Switch already meets your handheld gaming needs. The big PlayStation games are meant to be experienced on your big 4K TV. Sony’s last attempt with the PlayStation Vita was a flop.Smartphones, tablets, and the Switch leave little room for another dedicated gaming handheld. And So
  
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• Weekend Hot Topic, part 1: Your most replayed video games

  16-01-2021 02:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Super Mario World – you can’t just play it once (pic: Nintendo)GameCentral readers discuss the single-player video game they’ve replayed the most, from Castlevania to Mass Effect.The subject for this week’s Hot Topic was suggested by reader Cranston and asked which game with an ending (so not counting multiplayer) have you come back to the most times and why?We had a lot of entries for this one, but the clear winner was Resident Evil 4, although it was helped by the numbe
  
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• My video game backlog at the start of 2021 – Reader’s Feature

  16-01-2021 02:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Doom Eternal – on the list (pic: Bethesda)A reader reveals how he did with his goal of completing a game a month from his backlog in 2020 and what he’s got left for 2021.Last year I explained how it was a new year’s resolution for me to complete more games, having finished only one game the previous year and giving up on games too quickly. The first part of the year was a success, as you can see in the first part of this Reader’s Feature.This feature is the follow up for
  
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• PAUL McKENNA reveals mind tricks to beat stress and banish lockdown blues

  16-01-2021 01:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PAUL McKENNA: Stress lies, I believe, at the heart of so much modern malaise - it causes insomnia, makes us bad-tempered, and makes us feel disconnected from loved ones.
  
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• New laws will make it easier to prosecute travellers who set up illegal camps across Britain 

  16-01-2021 01:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Home Secretary Priti Patel's tough measures will apply to trespassers on both private land and public spaces such as village greens and school playing fields.
  
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• Who is Drivers License singer Olivia Rodrigo? Meet the High School Musical: The Musical: The Series star

  16-01-2021 01:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  High School Musical: The Musical: The Series star Olivia Rodrigo is making waves (Picture:Getty/Rex)Olivia Rodrigo is the latest Disney star to see her star rising to greater heights after storming the charts with her single Drivers Licence.The actress and singer is best known for starring in the Disney+ series, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.However, her flourishing music career has opened the star up to a whole new legion of fans.Here’s rundown of everything you need to kno
  
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• Son of Only Fools and Horses actor Nicholas Lyndhurst dies of a rare brain condition

  16-01-2021 01:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archie Lyndhurst died his sleep after an intracerebral haemorrhage caused by acute lymphoblastic lymphoma/leukaemia at his family home in west London in September.
  
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• Students could sit mini-exams at home as Ofqual proposes teachers will assess final results

  16-01-2021 01:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Exam watchdog published plans that determine how teachers should assess students in the wake of exams being cancelled and suggests boards make papers available for teachers to use.
  
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• Academic says GARDENING has its roots in racial injustice

  16-01-2021 01:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The green-fingered ranks of Britain's gardeners are in for a shock - according to a new book, by pruning our roses or digging the vegetable patches, we are all somehow perpetuating the evils of racism.
  
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• PAUL THOMAS on... lockdown snowball fights 

  16-01-2021 01:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PAUL THOMAS on... lockdown snowball fights
  
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• Liv Tyler reveals she had Covid: ‘Being isolated in a room alone for 10 days is trippy to say the least’

  16-01-2021 01:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  Liv Tyler revealed she had battled coronavirus (Picture:REX/@misslivalittle/Instagram)In a lengthy Instagram post, Liv Tyler has revealed that she had Covid-19 and had to isolate from her family for 10 days.The Lord of the Rings and Armageddon actress was struck down with the virus on New Year’s Eve and was forced to isolate from her family for 10 days.Sharing a gorgeous photo of her finally being able to reunite with her children after isolation, Liv said: ‘Suddenly on The morn of t
  
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• Frank Lampard insists Ruben Loftus-Cheek has a future at Chelsea

  16-01-2021 01:19 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ruben Loftus-Cheek is currently spending the season on loan at Fulham from Chelsea (Visionhaus)Frank Lampard insists Ruben Loftus-Cheek has a future at Chelsea.The 24-year-old is spending the season on loan at Fulham and has impressed under Scott Parker.Loftus-Cheek made just nine appearances for Chelsea last season as he was recovering from a ruptured Achilles which he suffered in a post-season friendly in May 2019.The midfielder will be unable to feature in Fulham’s clash with Chels
  
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• Covid vaccine expansion with five million more Brits eligible 'from next week'

  16-01-2021 01:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Government insiders are reportedly poised to give the thumbs up for people over the age of 70 to be vaccinated, with nine out of ten over-80s already receiving their jabs in some parts of England
  
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