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• Boris Johnson blasts 'gloomy' Covid economic forecast and vows NO income tax or VAT rise before 2024

  26-11-2020 15:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister made the comment as he addressed anxious backbenchers last night in the wake of Rishi Sunak's spending review, which revealed the scale of the problem facing the nation.
  
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• Married At First Sight Australia star forced to deny they’re returning to series for third time as fans fume

  19-01-2021 00:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  Married At First Sight Australia star forced to deny they’re returning to series for third time (Picture: Nine/Instagram)Married At First Sight Australia fans were left fuming over rumours that one of the show’s stars could be returning to the much-loved reality series for the third time.
  Elizabeth Sobinoff has already appeared on MAFS Australia twice – first making her debut in season six, where she married Sam Ball, and then returning for season seven and tying the knot with
  
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• Love Island stars Yewande Biala and Amber Gill hit back as Lucie Donlan alleges she was ‘bullied’ on the show

  19-01-2021 00:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  Love Island star Yewande Biala has responded to Lucie’s claim that she ‘bullied’ her on the show (Picture: REX)Love Island star Yewande Biala has slammed claims allegedly made by Lucy Donlan that she ‘bullied’ her on the show.The pair appeared on the ITV dating series in 2019 along with Amber Gill, who went on to win.Unearthed Instagram comments, seemingly from Lucie, were shared on Reddit and social media on Monday.In the comments she appeared to be responding to a
  
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• How Biden defended Hunter as he feared his scandals could ruin dad's White House run

  19-01-2021 00:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Joe Biden's youngest brother Frank, 67, spoke in a freewheeling interview to TC Scornavacchi on Monday, podcast host of TC After Dark.
  
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• Erratic weather batters Queensland bringing flash flooding and crazy storms

  19-01-2021 00:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Heavy rainfall with the potential to produce flash flooding and major river flooding may affect coastal areas between Innisfail and Bowen on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Bureau of Meterology said.
  
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• Victoria Beckham ‘proud’ as son Romeo, 18, lands first ever magazine cover on L’Uomo Vogue

  19-01-2021 00:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  Romeo Beckham went platinum blonde for the magazine shoot (Picture: L’Uomo Vogue)Victoria Beckham was a ‘proud’ mum as son Romeo Beckham posed for an artsy photoshoot for L’Uomo Vogue, appearing on a cover for the first time.The 18-year-old went platinum blonde for the pictures as he followed in his mum’s fashion footsteps.Romeo was photographed at The Timber Barn on the Munden Estate, just outside London, in December 2020 by Mert and Marcus.Romeo had the sultry mod
  
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• US burger chain reveals where they'll be opening their first Australian store, and it's in Sydney

  19-01-2021 00:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Australian fans of cult burger chain Five Guys are thrilled as they fast food joint reveals its first Australian location. The chain hopes the mid-year opening will be the first of around 20 new stores.
  
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• Queensland records zero local coronavirus cases as police say they plan to solve hotel mystery

  19-01-2021 00:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Queensland reported zero new locally acquired cases of coronavirus on Tuesday.
  
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• California suspends limits on cremations as one person dies from COVID-19 every eight minutes

  19-01-2021 00:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Air pollution regulators have granted a request from the Los Angeles County coroner to waive the usual limits on cremations, as 2,700 bodies pile up and a further surge is expected.
  
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• Ash the koala and Frankie the rescue joey become best friends at Australian Reptile Park

  19-01-2021 00:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Zookeepers were in awe when Ash the koala crawled down from her perch to introduce herself to Frankie, the baby kangaroo, and now weeks later the pair are inseparable.
  
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• Britain now has world's highest daily Covid-19 death rate as toll nears 90,000

  19-01-2021 00:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Oxford University research platform Our World In Data shows that the UK has a significantly higher death rate than the US, where more than 400,000 people have now died with coronavirus
  
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• Trump 'to lift COVID-19 travel bans on those flying from UK, Brazil and Europe'

  19-01-2021 00:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.
  
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• Arsenal’s Emile Smith Rowe names Manchester United star he looks up to as a player

  19-01-2021 00:27 via metro.co.uk
  
  Emile Smith Rowe has been in fine form for Arsenal (Picture: Getty Images)Arsenal youngster Emile Smith Rowe welcomed comparisons with Bruno Fernandes and said he looks up to the Manchester United superstar.Smith Rowe has been integral to Arsenal’s resurrgence in recent weeks, coming into the team on Boxing Day when the Gunners beat Chelsea 3-1.Mikel Arteta’s side have not lost since then, picking up four wins in the Premier League and recovering from their dire start to the campaign
  
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• I didn't ask for cash to get pardons says Rudy Giuliani

  19-01-2021 00:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rudy Giuliani denied Monday that he was asking individuals for $2 million in order to get President Donald Trump to pardon them.
  
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• Hospital apologises to pensioner, 94, for handing her a Do Not Resuscitate order without her consent

  19-01-2021 00:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After the Mail highlighted the shocking story of 94-year-old Lucy Jeal (pictured) who was given a Do Not Resuscitate notice, her hospital has apologised and told her to 'dispose' of it.
  
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• Children's bunk bed is recalled over fears of 'entrapment, fall and strangulation'

  19-01-2021 00:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Children's bunk beds have been recalled over fears of 'entrapment, falls and strangulation' which could result in serious injury.
  
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• Hunter spends time with the 'big guy': President-elect Joe Biden is seen with troubled son

  19-01-2021 00:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The president-elect's 50-year-old son left the Queen Theatre in downtown Wilmington, Delaware, with his father, the first time they have been seen together since November.
  
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• Heads of companies that make dangerous products used to build homes will receive harsher punishment

  19-01-2021 00:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bosses of companies which make dangerous products used to build homes face jail in moves to stop a repeat of the Grenfell fire. A tough new body is being set up by the Government.
  
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• New South Wales demands other states open their borders

  19-01-2021 00:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Premier Gladys Berejiklian last week accused other premiers of 'inflicting pain and suffering' by keeping their borders closed after two Covid-19 outbreaks in Sydney over Christmas.
  
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• Gwyneth Paltrow’s vagina candle explodes in woman’s home: ‘It could have burned the place down’

  19-01-2021 00:09 via metro.co.uk
  
  Gwyneth Paltrow’s vagina candle explodes in woman’s home (Picture: Instagram/PA)One woman has revealed how Gwyneth Paltrow’s vagina candle ‘exploded’ in her home.
  Gwyneth, 48, left fans pretty baffled last year when she released a candle titled, This Smells Like My Vagina, via her Goop lifestyle brand.While it may have seemed slightly unusual at first, it went on to sell out on the Goop website and has arguably become a fan favourite over time.
  However, one fan got
  
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• The Bachelor 2021: Where was Matt James’ season filmed?

  19-01-2021 00:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Matt James got to try and find love in the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Pennsylvania (Picture: ABC via Getty Images)The Bachelor 2021 had a completely different look as Matt James’ season swapped the West Coast for the East coast.Due to the coronavirus pandemic, filming had to take place in a safe and secure location with plenty of room, and producers picked the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Pennsylvania.The resort might look familiar to some eagle-eyed fans because it featured in The Bac
  
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• What WAS it like to live at Party Palace? As its owner sells up, he relives its raucous glory days 

  18-01-2021 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ever since he was 12 years old, James Perkins has been collecting - obsessively, passionately, unstintingly and, lately, increasingly secretively. Because his wife, Sophie, is fast losing her patience.
  
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• Tiger Woods' mistress Rachel Uchitel tried to convince his wife they weren't having affair

  18-01-2021 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Uchitel, the first of more than a dozen women who were identified as Woods' mistresses in 2009, lifted the lid on her relationship with the golf pro in part two of the HBO documentary Tiger , aired Sunday.
  
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• Archbishop of Canterbury says vaccine is ‘answer to prayer’ as he receives jab

  18-01-2021 23:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Archbishop of Canterbury received his vaccine as he is a volunteer (Picture: PA)The Archbishop of Canterbury has received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine as he urged others to do the same. The Most Reverend Justin Welby, 65, is a volunteer member of the chaplaincy team at London’s St Thomas’ Hospital. He tweeted a photograph of himself receiving the vaccine and said its development had been an ‘answer to prayer’. He wrote: ‘The rapid developm
  
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• 27-year-old soldier from Hawaii is the second of four to die at Fort Bliss, Texas, in three weeks

  18-01-2021 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A 27-year-old Fort Bliss soldier is the second of four recruits to die in three weeks at the El Paso, Texas, base, after a woman was found on New Years Eve and two men died in car accidents.
  
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• Mikel Arteta clears up Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang ‘illness’ as Arsenal beat Newcastle

  18-01-2021 23:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang grabbed a brace against Newcastle on Monday (Picture: Getty Images)Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta revealed that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had a ‘stomach issue’ during the win over Newcastle on Monday, although the smile on his face suggests it is nothing to worry about.The Gunners continued their positive run of results in the Premier League, thrashing the Magpies 3-0 at the Emirates to move into the top half of the table.A brace from Aubameyang and a strike f
  
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• Covid UK: Schools could be closed until after EASTER

  18-01-2021 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Earlier this month, Boris Johnson ordered schools to close until the middle of February, when a review will take place on whether they should reopen.
  
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• The Godfather's boy who is bringing down the Mob in the 'Ndrangheta mobster trials in Italy

  18-01-2021 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The culmination of a four-year investigation led by Nicola Gratteri, it is Italy's biggest mafia shakedown since more than 400 members and associates of the Sicily-based Cosa Nostra were tried in 1986.
  
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• No direct link between 33 deaths and Covid vaccine, Norway says

  18-01-2021 23:36 via metro.co.uk
  
  All deaths that happen within a few days of the vaccine are investigated (Picture: EPA/Getty Images)There is no evidence of a direct link between the vaccine and the deaths of 33 people in Norway who had received the jab, health officials have ruled. All 33 people were over 75-years-old and seriously ill before receiving the Pfizer vaccine, the Norwegian Medicines Agency said today.‘Clearly Covid is far more dangerous to most patients than vaccination. We are not alarmed,’ the a
  
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• Sunshine Coast Australia: Family find deadly brown snake in door

  18-01-2021 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The metre-long snake was found coiled in between the sliding doors of the family home as snake sightings increase nation-wide
  
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