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• Billionaire Canva co-founder backs Facebook's ban on news and blasts Australian government

  23-02-2021 04:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cliff Obrecht who helps run the $7.6billion software company, said while the result was 'unfortunate' for Australian consumers, he supported Facebook for standing up to the government.
  
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• Exotic monkey escapes from zoo enclosure and climbs tree in bid to dodge police

  26-02-2021 23:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The little primate's getaway prompted a Gardai response after it left its enclosure at Dublin Zoo and went on the run from police who desperately tried to capture the monkey
  
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• Devastated sister of man fatally stabbed says she's 'broken' after his death

  26-02-2021 23:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mark Hoof was pronounced dead at the scene of Thursday's attack, while a 46-year-old woman was rushed to hospital. His sister Laura said his death has "left an empty space in all our lives"
  
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• QAnon Shaman accused Trump of using 'communication means to effectively groom millions of Americans'

  26-02-2021 23:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jake Angeli, the QAnon Shaman, is accusing former President Donald Trump of 'grooming' Americans as he attempts to gain his release from prison.
  
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• Las Vegas' infamous alcohol-fueled pool parties will return at 35% capacity on Monday

  26-02-2021 23:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pool party season is set to begin in Las Vegas as the pools at Park MGM, Bellagio, Delano, and Mirage will open this coming Monday in the morning.
  
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• Death of Hercules: Entire fleet of transporter plane favoured by the SAS is to be grounded

  26-02-2021 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The entire fleet of the transporter plane favoured by the SAS is to be grounded - despite fears the cost-cutting move will put soldiers' lives at risk.
  
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• Boris Johnson's fiancée Carrie Symonds tried to damage the careers of top women civil servants

  26-02-2021 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson's fiancee Carrie Symonds tried to damage the careers of Britain's top two female civil servants by manoeuvring against them and making offensive remarks.
  
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• The ghosts of our Falklands foes who found peace... at last

  26-02-2021 23:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The radio message was conveyed in the brusque, demotic language of the British squaddie. 'We've found a stiff on Mount Longdon, Sir. In the middle of a minefield. What do we do?'
  
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• SEC suspends trading of 15 penny stocks due to social media manipulation

  26-02-2021 23:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The order on Friday freezestrading in shares of 15 little-known companies, all of which appear to be defunct, and which until recently had been trading at $0 in over-the-counter markets.
  
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• Golden Globes 2021: Ava DuVernay and Shonda Rhimes lead stars calling out HFPA for lack of Black members

  26-02-2021 23:06 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ava DuVernay has led the stars calling out the lack of diversity (Picture: Getty)Ava DuVernay and Shonda Rhimes are among those calling out the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for not having any Black members ahead of the Golden Globes 2021.The director and producer have shared the same campaign image and hashtag, referencing the #TimesUp movement.
  The image reads: ‘Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Not a single Black member out of 87.’Bridgerton and Grey’s Anatomy produ
  
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• E-scooters are banned at night during year-long trial in Newcastle

  26-02-2021 23:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Newcastle council said the new fleet of 250 electric vehicles faces a curfew from 11pm to 5am following complaints people were driving them while drunk.
  
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• Primary schools warned against making children wear face masks by top scientists

  26-02-2021 23:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  Experts say masks could stop children from developing their communication skills (Picture: Reuters)The UK’s top scientists have warned primary schools against making young children wear face masks in the classroom.Only secondary school students are being advised by the Government to wear face coverings when social distancing cannot be maintained as schools reopen on March 8.However, some primaries have still ordered pupils to have them on at all times, except during sports lessons or when
  
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• Grieving relatives demand inquiry after loved ones have been wrongly certified as virus victims

  26-02-2021 23:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Demanding an inquiry, top medical experts and MPs also insisted they were 'certain' that too many fatalities were being blamed on the virus.
  
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• New soap could be launched in the UK with all star cast including Stephanie Beacham

  26-02-2021 23:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Stephanie has already expressed an interest in playing the leading lady! (Picture: Getty)Novelist Melanie Blake is determined to launch a new soap in the UK based on the setting Falcon Bay in her book Ruthless Women – and Dallas, Bad Girls and Coronation Street legend Stephanie Beacham has already expressed an interest in playing leading lady Catherine.
  Sunday Times bestseller Ruthless Women looks behind the scenes at theailing soap Falcon Bay – and the various brave, nasty, spiteful
  
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• Little Miss Swampy? She's Jerry Hall's posh great-niece!

  26-02-2021 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Blue Sandford, pictured, who stayed in tunnels near Euston Station in London during the anti-HS2 protests is the grand daughter of Texan model Jerry Hall's sister, Rosie.
  
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• EastEnders spring spoilers: Nancy Carter returns, new faces arrive, Kush Kazemi exits, and secrets are exposed

  26-02-2021 23:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  There’s so much going on in Walford this spring (Picture: BBC/Metro.co.uk)It’s been quite the year for the Walford residents in EastEnders so far. We’ve had secrets being revealed, we’ve waved goodbye to some characters, we’ve seen the end of relationships and the start of some new…quite surprising ones (yes, we are talking about Kat and Phil)…The next few months are no different as spring in Albert Square sets to be another season of huge storylines.
  
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• Drag Race UK’s Sister Sister clears up confusion over duplicate A’Whora look and blames lockdown for mishap

  26-02-2021 23:00 via metro.co.uk
  
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  RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star Sister Sister has cleared up the confusion surrounding an outfit she wore for the seaside fashion challenge that closely resembled A’Whora’s.On Thursday evening, Sister became the latest contestant to be told to ‘sashay away’ by head judge RuPaul after lip syncing for her life against Tayce.A couple of episodes prior, the queens ha
  
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• Dimitar Berbatov’s Premier League predictions including Chelsea vs Man Utd and Leicester vs Arsenal

  26-02-2021 23:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Dimitar Berbatov previews the wekeend’s Premier League action for Metro.co.uk (Picture: REX)It was an overwhelmingly positive week, Leicester aside, for our sides in Europe but the focus returns to the Premier League this weekend.The Foxes will be licking their wounds ahead of the visit of Arsenal to the King Power but cannot afford to feel sorry for themselves if they hope to maintain their Champions League qualification hopes.
  Elsewhere, the big game of the weekend sees Thomas Tuchel put
  
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• Man who helped Mick Philpott kill kids in fire released after half his sentence

  26-02-2021 22:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Paul Mosley will be out on licence in May after serving eight years of a 17-year sentence and claims he is innocent and was 'set up by Derbyshire Police'
  
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• Don Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle tell CPAC the GOP is the party of President Trump

  26-02-2021 22:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump Jr and Kimberly Guilfoyle previewed Donald Trump's return to the political stage when the duo addressed CPAC, declaring the president to be the future of the Republican Party. 
  
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• Lady Gaga breaks silence after ‘beloved’ dogs stolen as she praises ‘hero’ Ryan Fischer: ‘My heart is sick’

  26-02-2021 22:54 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lady Gaga broke her silence after her dogs were stolen in LALady Gaga revealed her ‘heart is sick’ as she broke her silence after her dogs were stolen.The Bad Romance singer’s French bulldogs, Koji and Gustavo, were taken in LA on Wednesday – with dogwalker Ryan Fischer shot in the shocking attack.Taking to Twitter, the 34-year-old spoke out over the ordeal, offering a sum of $500,000 (£358k) for their safe return.Alongside snaps of the pooches, she wrote: ‘My
  
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• Lady Gaga begs for return of ‘beloved’ dogs as she breaks silence over Ryan Fischer attack: ‘My heart is sick’

  26-02-2021 22:54 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lady Gaga broke her silence after her dogs were stolen in LALady Gaga revealed her ‘heart is sick’ as she broke her silence after her dogs were stolen.The Bad Romance singer’s French bulldogs, Koji and Gustavo, were taken in LA on Wednesday – with dogwalker Ryan Fischer shot in the shocking attack.Taking to Twitter, the 34-year-old spoke out over the ordeal, offering a sum of $500,000 (£358k) for their safe return.Alongside snaps of the pooches, she wrote: ‘My
  
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• Gogglebox’s Pete Sandiford engaged as he reveals exciting news on show

  26-02-2021 22:54 via metro.co.uk
  
  Gogglebox’s Pete Sandiford appears on the show with his sister Sophie (Picture: Channel 4)Gogglebox’s Pete Sandiford is engaged, with the star revealing the exciting news on the Channel 4 show.The TV star, who appears on the series with his sister Sophie to give his take on the week’s TV, chatted about the prospect of tying the knot with his girlfriend, Paige Yeomans.Pete and his sister chatted away about the news, with Sophie clearly thrilled for her brother.‘Do you feel
  
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• How to send your name to Mars on NASA’s next mission

  26-02-2021 22:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  NASA’s Perseverance rover landed on Mars on February 18 (Picture: NASA)On February 18, NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover landed on the red planet, carrying a tiny silicon chip engraved with 11 million names.The space agency is now looking for millions of new people to stencil onto their next rover.Fancy having your name land on the red planet?If so, here’s how you can sign up, and details on how much it’ll set you back.How can you send your name to Mars?NASA has announced th
  
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• Dele Alli 'breaks up with his model girlfriend'

  26-02-2021 22:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dele Alli's model girlfriend Ruby Mae, 25, was reportedly left 'incensed' over how much time the Tottenham and England star spent playing the online video game.
  
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• V'accine battle far from won with gaps in jab access needing to be filled'

  26-02-2021 22:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  We should heed the warning of deputy chief medical officer Prof Jonathan Van-Tam that the battle is far from won while figures show only 60% of black people over 70 have been vaccinated
  
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• Dog found stuck down well in deep snow 43 days after he vanished 20 miles away

  26-02-2021 22:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Springer Spaniel, named Milo, was reunited with his owners more than six weeks after he vanished, with sub-zero temperatures making his survival all the more miraculous
  
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• Prince Philip 'asked Charles to visit hospital to talk of Royal Family's future'

  26-02-2021 22:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Former Buckingham Palace official Dickie Arbiter claimed Prince Philip may have requested the visit from son Charles last Saturday as he prepares for him to take over the family
  
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• 'Nonsensical Shamima Begum ruling says if you're brown you're not really a Brit'

  26-02-2021 22:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  We don’t revoke the citizenship of other criminals, no matter how heinous - this ruling is the green light racial extremists have been waiting for and it makes me sick
  
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• 'Whatever you think about Harry, his James Corden appearance shows he's happy'

  26-02-2021 22:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It was great to see Prince Harry talking naturally on the Late Late Show with James Corden, he seems like a man with the weight of the world lifted from his shoulders
  
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