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• Big Bang Theory’s Kunal Nayyar suffered panic attacks so bad he was too scared to look at car keys

  23-02-2021 18:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  Big Bang Theory’s Kunal Nayyar has revealed his panic attacks were so bad that he was too scared to look at his car keys.The 39-year-old actor, who played Rajesh Koothrappali in the beloved CBS sitcom, opened up about his mental health struggles with former co-star Mayim Bialik on her podcast Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown.‘When I began to struggle mentally, when I began to have those dark episodes, that was very shocking to me,’ Kunal began.‘My first panic anxiety was wh
  
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• Meghan Markle wears £22 blue dress on Late Late Show – and you can still buy it online

  28-02-2021 17:08 via metro.co.uk
  
  Meghan appeared on the show in the dress by Velvet Torch (Picture: The Late Late Show/Velvet Torch/Metro.co.uk)If you want to copy Meghan Markle’s style on a budget, this is your chance.The pregnant Duchess of Sussex appeared on a Facetime call with James Corden on The Late Late Show.Her husband, Prince Harry, appeared on the show and the host used his phone to give Meghan a call.Although we didn’t get to see much more than her shoulders, the screen showed she was wearing a blue dres
  
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• UK records 144 more Covid deaths as cases rise by 6,035

  28-02-2021 17:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  A further 6,035 cases of Covid have been recorded (Picture: Getty /PA)A further 144 people have died within 28 days of positive Covid test in the UK.
  There were 6,035 new cases of the virus recorded in the past 24 hours, meaning there has now been a total of 4,176,554 infections across the country since the pandemic began.
  There were 149 deaths across hospitals in England and 24 in Wales. The total of deaths is usually smaller on the weekend due to a lag in the recording of data.
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• Poldark’s Richard Harrington became Deliveroo driver to pay bills in pandemic

  28-02-2021 17:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  Richard Harrington got a job as a Deliveroo driver over lockdown(Picture:Getty/BBC)Poldark actor Richard Harrington worked as a Deliveroo driver during the coronavirus lockdown.The 45-year-old star, who played Captain Andrew Blamey in the BBC series, found himself without a job between March and September due to the pandemic, so took up work delivering takeaways to people’s doors in London.Richard said he was ‘thankful’ for the career change as it helped to keep him fit and hea
  
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• More than 500 people have already made it across English Channel since start of 2021 

  28-02-2021 17:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 87 people intercepted by Border Force in four separate incidents yesterday take the total of people who have crossed the English Channel already this year to 531.
  
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• Henry VIII castle collapses into sea as it is battered by storms a week before work was due to begin

  28-02-2021 17:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The east wing of historic Hurst Castle near Milford-on-Sea, Lymington, built by Hendy VIII dramatically crumbled away after the sea weakened its foundations following a story on Friday.
  
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• Childhood sweethearts rekindle relationship after bumping into each other in Spain 34 years later

  28-02-2021 16:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  What a story! (Picture: Gaynor Williams / SWNS)A pair of childhood sweethearts have rekindled their relationship after bumping into each other in a bar in Benidorm, Spain, after 34 years apart.Gaynor Williams, now 50, was just 16 when she met 19-year-old Dean Ryan, now 53, at a bar in Chester, Cheshire, in 1986.The pair became a couple and dated for 18 months before they split when Dean moved to Somerset, to become a performer.But 34 years later, in August 2019, they fell in love all over a
  
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• ‘He needs to keep working’ – Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta sounds warning over Gabriel Martinelli after latest omission

  28-02-2021 16:54 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Brazilian has been left on the bench in the Gunners’ last five league games (Picture: Getty)Mikel Arteta says Arsenal starlet Gabriel Martinelli ‘needs some time’ to get back to his best and has explained why he continues to overlook the Brazilian in recent matches.The 19-year-old was quickly thrown back into the Gunners’ team after returning from a long-term knee injury at the end of last year, but his game time has dwindled since then.Despite being on the bench in e
  
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• Ian Wright picks out three Arsenal players after impressive win at Leicester

  28-02-2021 16:51 via metro.co.uk
  
  Nicolas Pepe scored in Arsenal’s impressive 3-1 win at Leicester on Sunday (Picture: Getty Images)Ian Wright hailed the performances of Granit Xhaka, Nicolas Pepe and Willian after Arsenal’s 3-1 victory at Leicester City on Sunday afternoon, while also praising manager Mikel Arteta after his left-field team selection.The Gunners looked to be in for a tough day out at the King Power Stadium after Youri Tielemans opened the scoring for the Foxes after just six minutes.Arteta was under
  
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• Shocking pictures show how family pitched their tent on crumbling cliff edge just after landslips

  28-02-2021 16:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Coastguard rescue officers spoke to a family who put up a tent on a precarious section of the Cleveland Way, a national trail which runs 110 miles between Helmsley and the Filey Brigg in North Yorkshire.
  
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• Mum's amazement at making 'disgusting' rusty towel rail look good as new for £1

  28-02-2021 16:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A mum has shared the incredibly cheap and simple way she managed to spruce up the old and rusty towel rail in her bathroom and get it looking good as new
  
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• Hurricane names inspired by Frozen characters Olaf, Elsa, and Ana are on this year's list

  28-02-2021 16:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The World Meteorological Organization's list of names for hurricanes in both the Atlantic and Pacific basins includes Olaf, Elsa, and Ana - three characters from Frozen.
  
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• Australian businessman arrested in Morocco where he is fighting extradition to Saudi Arabia

  28-02-2021 16:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Usama Al-Hasani was travelling on his Australian passport when he was detained upon arrival in the Moroccan capital Rabat three weeks ago, allegedly at request of the Saudi Government..
  
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• Lucy Mecklenburgh blown away as fiance Ryan Thomas surprises her with new house in Manchester

  28-02-2021 16:40 via metro.co.uk
  
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  Ryan Thomas has officially outdone himself after surprising fiancee Lucy Mecklenburgh with a brand new house in Manchester. The former Coronation Street actor had been keeping the new property a secret from Lucy for months, but finally surprised her with the exciting news on Friday. Along with Ryan’s daughter Scarlett, the couple headed on a road trip to Cheshire where th
  
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• Cockfighting rooster fitted with knife kills owner after slashing groin

  28-02-2021 16:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  Two gamecocks, each with three-inch razor-sharp blades fastened to their left ankles, fight to the death (Getty stock photo)A rooster with a blade tied to its leg has killed its owner during an illegal cockfight in southern India, police have said.The animal, which was equipped with a three-inch blade, fluttered in panic and slashed 45-year-old Thangulla Satish in his groin last week, authorities confirmed. The incident occurred in Lothunur village of Telangana state, police Inspector B. Je
  
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• Brendan Rodgers provides Harvey Barnes and Jamie Vardy injury update after Leicester’s defeat to Arsenal

  28-02-2021 16:38 via metro.co.uk
  
  Leicester star Harvey Barnes had to be helped off the field on a stretcher (Picture: Getty)Brendan Rodgers allayed fears over Jamie Vardy’s fitness following Leicester’s 3-1 defeat to Arsenal but confirmed Harvey Barnes is likely to require surgery on his knee injury and could be out for six weeks.The Foxes took the lead early on as Youri Tielemans beat Bernd Leno with a clinical finish after some poor defending from Arsenal at the King Power Stadium.But David Luiz’s 39th-minut
  
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• Fiorentina star Nikola Milenkovic will push for Manchester United transfer if £30m bid is tabled

  28-02-2021 16:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  Nikola Milenkovic is valued at around £30m (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)Manchester United target Nikola Milenkovic is ‘open’ to a move to Old Trafford but will only push to leave Fiorentina when and if the Red Devils firm up their interest with a bid.The defender has 18 months to run on his deal in Florence and the Serie A club are desperate to tie their prized asset down to an extension.The 23-year-old’s situation has alerted United, who are keen to sign a ce
  
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• As homeowners in Spain, we worry that Brexit has ruined the expat reputation

  28-02-2021 16:20 via metro.co.uk
  
  Wanting to preserve the liberty of freedom of movement within Europe, we had voted Remain (Picture: Chris Whitehead)On June 24, 2016, we woke up to news that Britain had voted in favour of leaving the EU.
  Wanting to preserve the liberty of freedom of movement within Europe, we had voted Remain, so the news came as a crushing blow. Right until the final hour, we were confident Remainers would win. We instinctively knew that a Leave result would make things difficult for British expats and th
  
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• Biden wants Cuomo probe: Jen Psaki says president supports review into sexual assault claims

  28-02-2021 16:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Joe Biden wants an investigation into sexual assault and harassment allegations levied against Andrew Cuomo, Jen Psaki said, as a second woman came forward against the New York governor.
  
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• Leading Democrats Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi all stay silent on Cuomo allegations

  28-02-2021 16:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As of Sunday morning, Harris, Pelosi, Clinton and Senator Elizabeth Warren have all stayed silent. That's after a second former aide came forward with allegations against Cuomo Saturday night.
  
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• Cigarette prices likely to rise from Wednesday night due to the Budget

  28-02-2021 16:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Any 'sin tax' rises in the Budget will only be confirmed on Wednesday - but Chancellor Rishi Sunak has previously made clear the cost of tobacco will keep going up
  
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• Police narrow down how missing conwoman Melissa Caddick met her grisly end 

  28-02-2021 16:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Melissa Caddick was declared dead by police on Saturday after DNA testing revealed that her severed foot, wedged inside a sneaker, drifted ashore on Bournda Beach on the NSW south coast.
  
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• Nightclub promotes first event in a year and plans 00.01am start on June 21

  28-02-2021 16:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A nightclub in Leeds said there's "no point messing about" as it announced its Grand Reopening for 21 June, 12:01am - the same day PM Boris Johnson said nightclubs could reopen
  
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• Alistair Darling warns Rishi Sunak not to increase taxes

  28-02-2021 16:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Labour ex-chancellor said increasing levies now could threaten to 'derail' the UK's recovery from the coronavirus crisis.
  
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• Mikel Arteta praises ‘game-changer’ Willian and names three players who stepped up in Arsenal’s win over Leicester City

  28-02-2021 16:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Brazilian is now Arsenal’s leading assister this season (Picture: Getty Images)Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has praised Willian for overcoming a difficult period in his career and feels the Brazilian along with three more senior players really stepped up against Leicester City.Fresh from progressing to the last 16 of the Europa League in midweek, the Gunners faced a difficult trip to the King Power Stadium and found themselves behind early on after a strike from Youri Tielemans.But they r
  
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• Monty Don's incredible showpiece garden where he films Gardener's World is threatened by floods

  28-02-2021 16:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Monty Don's incredible garden is under threat as flood waters surround hiscountry estate. Don said his home is 'completely surrounded' by water after the nearby River Arrow burst its banks.
  
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• Battling dry and cracked winter skin? Here’s how to solve it

  28-02-2021 15:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  61% of those with dry skin find it worsens in the cold season (Picture: Boots, Escentual, Cult Beauty, Murad)If your skin suffers in the cold weather, it’s around about now – when you haven’t seen the sun in months – that any dry and cracked problem areas become especially bothersome.
  It’s common to notice your face or body become dramatically drier in the winter months – a study from skincare brand Eucerin found that 61% of those with dry skin find this worse
  
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• Baffled shoppers wonder if aliens behind car key fobs not working outside Tesco in Hertfordshire 

  28-02-2021 15:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Police say they received around 100 reports in three days from people using the Tesco supermarket car park in Royston, Hampshire.
  
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• Home Office calls out Nigel Farage for ‘incorrect’ Covid migrant claims

  28-02-2021 15:48 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Home Office responded to a tweet by Nigel Farage rebuking his claims as ‘incorrect’ (Picture: PA)Nigel Farage has been left red-faced after the Home Office called him out over a tweet claiming 12 migrants tested positive for coronavirus when they arrived at Dover.Farage told his 1.6 million followers yesterday: ‘Covid crisis in Dover this morning. One migrant boat with 12 on board and they all tested positive for the virus.’The leader of Reform UK, formerly known as T
  
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• Mum reveals why she teaches her five daughters that there is no such thing as virginity

  28-02-2021 15:45 via metro.co.uk
  
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  A mum-of-five says she is raising her daughters to believe that there is no such thing as virginity.
  Cayce LaCorte from South Carolina revealed that she is teaching the girls that the concept is a patriarchal construct which doesn’t determine worth.She says in the video: ‘It is a patriarchal concept used to control women and serves no purpose, other than making women feel bad
  
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