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• Brave disabled girl, 13, 'loses her smile' after year of lockdown shielding pain

  23-02-2021 12:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Teenager Annie has lost half her bodyweight in lockdown and her distraught mum Emma Lewis, from Bushey, Herts, has said they have had a year from hell shielding her children from a virus she fears would kill them
  
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• Moment police officer is attacked after shooting Taser at man

  25-02-2021 20:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  Footage of the scene was captured from a nearby carShocking footage shows the moment a man attacked a police officer, despite him trying to discharge his Taser.
  The suspect appears to try to slap the policeman, as witnesses film from a nearby car.
  The incident happened on a residential street in Horley in Surrey.The male passenger is heard to say to the female driver: ‘Has he just Tasered him? Go on. Go forward. Go forward.’The suspect is seen to grab the officer, who is wearing a fa
  
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• Eddie Murphy reveals he turned down Coming To America sequel idea starring Michael B. Jordan

  25-02-2021 20:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  Eddie Murphy wasn’t into the idea of a Coming to America sequel starring Michael B Jordan (Picture: Courtesy of Amazon Studios)Eddie Murphy has revealed that the Coming to America sequel could have been very different if he had agreed to a pitch he received from Black Panther director Ryan Coogler.The iconic comedian is reprising his role as Prince Akeem in the highly anticipated follow-up, Coming 2 America, however, there was once an idea for a sequel to focus on Michael B. Jordan instead
  
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• Hollyoaks spoilers: John Paul McQueen arrested for abuse as evil George Kiss turns the tables

  25-02-2021 20:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  George’s actions resulted in John Paul being arrested in Hollyoaks (Picture: Lime Pictures)John Paul McQueen (James Sutton) was left completely and utterly speechless in Hollyoaks tonight (February 25), as he was arrested for assaulting boyfriend George Kiss (Callum Kerr), in spite of the fact that he never did such a thing.
  Viewers will know that George injured himself on a cupboard door earlier this week, but upon taking a trip to the hospital to have his injury treated, he started to ma
  
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• Australian news is back on Facebook after new media law is passed in the Senate

  25-02-2021 20:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook has reversed its controversial ban on Australian news a week after removing millions of posts as a new media law is passed by the government.
  
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• Pelosi rules out more Congressional action against Trump saying 'he's gone'

  25-02-2021 20:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Congress has no further plans to punish former President Donald Trump after he was acquitted on impeachment charges by the Senate earlier this month.
  
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• Mick Norcross laid to rest in private funeral as teenage son pays tribute

  25-02-2021 20:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mick Norcross was laid to rest in a private funeral (Picture: Rex)Mick Norcross has been laid to rest in a private funeral, a month after his death.The Towie star was found dead at his Essex home on January 21, at the age of 57.His family have now said their final goodbyes at a ceremony on Wednesday.Mick’s son Mason, 19, shared a touching tribute to his late dad on Instagram, sharing a string of photos of their bond.‘To my dad today is the day we put you to rest,’ he began. &ls
  
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• De Blasio calls for investigation into sexual harassment claims made against Gov. Cuomo

  25-02-2021 20:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lindsey Boylan -who worked as a special advisor to Cuomo in 2018- charged that the Governor asked her to play strip poker and kissed on the lips without her permission.
  
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• Criminal investigator says he’s finally got his hands on Donald Trump’s tax returns

  25-02-2021 20:08 via metro.co.uk
  
  Manhattan Prosecutor Cyrus Vance, left, has finally gotten his hands on Donald Trump’s tax records as part of a probe into possible criminal behavior (Pictures: AP)Manhattan’s most senior prosecutor says he has finally obtained Donald Trump’s tax returns after the ex-president spent 18 months trying to block their release. Cyrus Vance announced he’d obtained the document on Thursday, after the US Supreme Court ordered Trump to hand them over on Monday.The documents, which
  
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• Teacher's aide is suspended after performing sex act on himself during zoom class with 8th graders

  25-02-2021 20:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Marc Shack has been put on administrate leave after footage was shared online of him engaging in the private act at the end of a history class Monday. He said: 'I thought I was logged out.'
  
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• Lady Gaga offers £500k reward for return of her dogs after walker shot in West Hollywood

  25-02-2021 20:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ryan Fischer had been walking Gaga's beloved dogs Koji, Miss Asia and Gustavo, in West Hollywood at around 10pm yesterday night when he was shot outside of his home.
  
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• Boris Johnson told to ditch 'very extravagant' manifesto pledges ahead of Budget

  25-02-2021 20:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tory ex-Chancellor Philip Hammond said the PM needed to tell the public some 'difficult home truths' about the dire state of the economy
  
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• Covid Scotland: Nicola Sturgeon snipes at Boris Johnson strategy

  25-02-2021 20:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nicola Sturgeon has taken a swipe at Boris Johnson over his response to the coronavirus crisis as she appeared to back claims that Scotland had done better than England.
  
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• The Boys season 3: Star Jack Quaid shares behind-the-scenes pictures as filming is officially underway

  25-02-2021 20:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jack Quaid plays Hughie Campbell in the superhero series (Picture: Jan Thijs/Amazon/Sony/Kobal/Rex)The Boys star Jack Quaid has shared behind-the-scenes pictures of himself and his co-star Erian Moriarty getting excited on set as season 3 filming gets underway.Earlier this month, Eric Kripke, creator of satirical superhero series The Boys, confirmed that production on the third instalment was set to begin after the second season premiered in September 2020.Eric shared the first photo from set ye
  
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• Girl and cop die after she is trapped in frozen Ohio lake and he has heart attack trying to save her

  25-02-2021 20:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ohio cop Jason Lagore, 36, died on Tuesday night after suffering an apparent heart attack during a rescue mission as he tried to pull a 16-year-old girl from a frozen lake in Rocky Fork State Park.
  
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• Alex Reid reveals he’s an anti-masker as he shares thoughts on Covid

  25-02-2021 20:00 via metro.co.uk
  
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  Alex Reid has said he is an anti-masker despite an overwhelming amount of research to prove their benefits during the coronavirus pandemic. The MMA fighter, 45, appeared on Fubar Radio with Bobby Norris and Stephen Leng where he spoke about his views on the coronavirus pandemic. While face masks have been proven to help slow the spread of the virus from person to person by bloc
  
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• Large jump in number of places where Covid cases are rising in England

  25-02-2021 19:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Earlier today a police chief said the public has been showing signs of "lockdown fatigue", with the number of fines for breaching restrictions rising in January and February
  
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• Mr Potato Head gets new gender-neutral name and makeover after nearly 70 years

  25-02-2021 19:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In a bid to break away from "gender norms" toy company Hasbro have announced that Mr Potato head is getting a new name for the first time in 70 years
  
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• Knife crime offences soared six per cent last year to go above 50,000 for first time

  25-02-2021 19:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has found that offences involving knives or sharp instruments rose from 47,388 to 50,019 in England and Wales.
  
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• White House trolls Ted Cruz, says he's not welcome on Air Force One for Biden trip to Texas

  25-02-2021 19:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The White House trolled Senator Ted Cruz on Thursday, saying he wasn't welcome on Air Force One when President Joe Biden travels to Texas because of coronavirus restrictions.
  
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• 'I am innocent': Actor Gerard Depardieu breaks his silence

  25-02-2021 19:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 72-year-old film star broke his silence on Thursday after Paris prosecutors confirmed he faced trial and prison for the attacks allegedly carried out in 2018.
  
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• Eddie Hearn rubbishes Tyson Fury comments and says Anthony Joshua fight is happening

  25-02-2021 19:51 via metro.co.uk
  
  The promoter insists an official announcement is imminent (Pictures: Getty Images)Eddie Hearn has totally dismissed Tyson Fury’s claim that no progress had been made over a deal for a unification fight with Anthony Joshua and says an announcement will be made soon.Although all the noises coming out of both camps suggest a deal is on the verge of being agreed, Fury claimed this week that he was ‘not optimistic’ the fight would go ahead and suggested Joshua was dragging his heels
  
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• Gavin Williamson's plan for A-Levels and GCSEs 'will be wide open to abuse'

  25-02-2021 19:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Education Secretary was fire-fighting in the Commons over his 'Wild West' system for GCSEs and A-Levels as critics queued up to warn that his plan could be even worse that last year's.
  
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• Activist, 52, jailed for six months after tweeting names of Alex Salmond accusers

  25-02-2021 19:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Clive Thompson, 52, of Rosyth, Fife, carried out a 'blatant and deliberate' breach of a contempt of court order banning identification of the women who gave evidence at Alex Salmond's (pictured) trial.
  
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• Dudley man, 43, found guilty of murdering five-month-old baby daughter

  25-02-2021 19:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Philip Peace, from Dudley, was accused of causing fatal injuries to his daughter Summer moments before he called an ambulance to rush her to Russells Hall Hospital.
  
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• Aston Villa fan from Norway unveiled as fantasy football expert who revealed Jack Grealish injury

  25-02-2021 19:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Henning - a 32-year-old Villa supporter who set up Twitter account FPL Insider - has refused to apologise forpublicising when a footballer has transferred a player out of their fantasy team.
  
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• Amnesty International chiefs admit 'undermining' Alexei Navalny in prank Zoom call

  25-02-2021 19:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pro-Kremlin jokers Vovan and Lexus pretended to be Alexei Navalny's campaigns chief Leonid Volkov while remonstrating with Amnesty's Acting Secretary General of Julie Verhaar.
  
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• Tiny London flat with bed in kitchen on sale for £115k - same as Leeds three-bed

  25-02-2021 19:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Both properties have been listed on Zoopla in the last 30 days highlighting the huge divide between huge London prices and elsewhere in the country
  
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• Mexican family demands ICE release of father-of-four hospitalized with a severe heart condition

  25-02-2021 19:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Non-profit organization Make The Road New York has called on ICE to release Edward Alonso, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico who was detained by the agency in January.
  
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• Halle Berry drinks wine naked in bed as she prepares to star in Netflix thriller The Mothership

  25-02-2021 19:41 via metro.co.uk
  
  Halle Berry is a mood, just so you know (Picture: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)Halle Berry was clearly in the mood to celebrate as she shared a snap of herself drinking wine in bed, after news of her latest film project was announced.The Hollywood star took to social media on Wednesday to mark hump day as she shared a snap of her holding up a glass of white wine while lying naked underneath her sheets.Halle, 54, simply captioned the snap: ‘There’s no wine-ing under these sheets&hel
  
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