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• Brisbane woman Dani Duchatel drops dead in front of her parents

  26-05-2023 02:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Daniella Jade Duchatel, 26, went into cardiac arrest just hours after enjoying dinner and a card game at her parent's Moreton Bay home on Sunday night.
  
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• Charley Webb on mum’s ‘traumatic’ dementia after Julie Goodyear diagnosis

  09-06-2023 12:40 via metro.co.uk
  
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  Former Emmerdale actress Charley Webb has detailed her mother’s battle with dementia days after Julie Goodyear’s diagnosis was revealed.From 2002 to 2021, Charley, 35, portrayed the role of Debbie Dingle in the ITV soap opera.But back in 2008 her family was rocked by the news that her mum Helen had dementia aged just 64.Now, a few days after Julie’s diagnosis was shared
  
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• Coronation Street star joins EastEnders cast – and it’s bad news for killer Nish

  09-06-2023 12:38 via metro.co.uk
  
  Nish has yet another person on his back (Picture: BBC)There’s a new face heading to EastEnders next week, and Nish Panesar (Navin Chowdhry) is not going to be happy with her presence.
  Viewers are going to recognise Samantha Seager, however, as she is known for playing long gone Jodie Morton in Coronation Street.
  She starred as a member of the short-lived Morton family, who made their debut in 2007.
  Jodie starred for just one year, but managed to pack in passion with Dev Alahan and Lloyd Mu
  
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• Swimmer screamed for help as he was mauled to death ‘in 20 seconds’ by shark

  09-06-2023 12:37 via metro.co.uk
  
  Still from video footage show Vladimir Popov’s head and a fin and, inset, the shark thrashing about (Picture: East2West News/Reuters)A man screamed ‘papa, help me’ before being killed by a shark in front of his distraught dad and shocked onlookers in Egypt.
  Russian national Vladimir Popov, 23, was mauled to death by the tiger shark in the waters off the Red Sea resort town of Hurghada.
  A video of the attack has been circulating online and shows Mr Popov thrashing about in the w
  
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• When is the next UK general election? Here’s what we know

  09-06-2023 12:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  Who would you vote for in the next general election? (Picture: arl Court/Getty Images)After May’s local elections,Rishi Sunak and the Conservative party are likely feeling a little nervous about the next general election.Mr Sunak became the Tory leader on October 24 – following previous competitor Liz Truss stepping down as PM after just 44 days.The win made Mr Sunak the UK’s third Prime Minister in just three months – however, many have been left wondering when the publi
  
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• Job hunter told to abide by ‘strictly vegan office’ rules – is it legal?

  09-06-2023 12:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Would you take the job? (Picture: Getty)Carnivores need not apply for this job – at least if they don’t want to be banished outside every lunch time.A job hunter recently shared a series of questions he’d received from the hiring manager at a potential workplace to Reddit.‘Applied for a job, received this in an email. Can they really force this upon me or not hire me based on this?’ asks the post’s caption, alongside a series of screenshots detailing one stand
  
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• Everywhere in the UK that WON'T get blasted by this weekend's 30C heatwave

  09-06-2023 12:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Brits have been told to brace for heatwave temperatures of 30C in the next few days, but not everyone will be feeling the warmth as some areas stay cool and wet
  
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• Dad and dog with same cancer make most of heartbreaking last days together

  09-06-2023 12:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dad-of-three Simon O’Brien, 48, discovered he had kidney cancer just months after his pet pooch Bella, an eight-year-old Labrador, was diagnosed with the same disease
  
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• Millionaire 'gunned down' in Hollywood Hills after high roller poker game at LA mansion

  09-06-2023 12:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A millionaire dad of five was gunned down after a poker game in the Hollywood Hills. Israeli dad and Miami resident Emil Lahaziel, 39, was shot after a heated argument with another individual
  
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• Soldier sues MOD for £13million 'after being shoved off 20ft balcony on boozy night'

  09-06-2023 12:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lucca Brunozzi, 22, a former soldier, is suing the Ministry of Defence for £13 million over an alleged drinking culture which led to him suffering horrific head and back injuries
  
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• Shawn Mendes clears up confusion after being accused of ‘distastefully’ using Canadian wildfires to promote new song

  09-06-2023 12:28 via metro.co.uk
  
  Shawn Mendes is back, but some fans aren’t too happy about his new song (Picture: Getty; Shawn Mendes/Twitter)Shawn Mendes has caught fans completely off guard by announcing a new song last night – except not all are happy with his marketing campaign.
  After stepping away from his tour last summer to look after his mental health, it appears the 24-year-old Treat You Better hitmaker is back.
  Posting on social media last night, the Canadian singer uploaded a picture of the New York skyl
  
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• France stabbings: Friends say attacker was 'weird' but still baffled by his violence

  09-06-2023 12:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A lone knifeman, who police have now identified as Abdelmasih Hanoun, 31, rushed a playground and started his attack on children in strollers at 9.45am local time yesterday in a park near a lake in the town of Annecy, France
  
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• 2 million kids eligible for free school meals with numbers up 40% since Covid

  09-06-2023 12:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said the numbers should 'serve as a wake-up call about the appallingly high levels of childhood poverty'
  
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• ‘Doctor’s told me my daughter’s stage four cancer was constipation’

  09-06-2023 12:21 via metro.co.uk
  
  Little Ella could have been born with her cancer (Picture: SWNS)‘She was crying with pain curled up in bed,’ remembers Claire Formby, mother to Ella Formby-Smith, who’s just three years old.Claire, a 38-year-old NHS worker, feels let down by the care given to Ella at Warrington hospital because she claims they missed her daughter’s cancer.Doctors at Warrington Hospital told Claire Ella was simply constipated when the three-year-old actually had stage four neuroblastoma &n
  
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• Common ingredient found in energy drinks ‘may slow ageing process’

  09-06-2023 12:21 via metro.co.uk
  
  Some energy drinks have taurine added to them, due to its hypothesised effect on mental and athletic performance (Picture: Unsplash)A substance added to many energy drinks has been found to slow the ageing process in animals, prompting further research.Scientists have called for a major clinical trial of taurine, a nutrient found in foods with protein, such as meat or fish.A team of international researchers found that taurine supplements slow ageing in mice and monkeys – extending life an
  
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• Hurling the silver ball is the top traditional UK event - that Brits have never heard of

  09-06-2023 12:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Many centuries-old events, such as Weighing in the Mayor in High Wycombe, and the Jack in the Green festival, leave Brits baffled
  
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• 'I had to swap seats five times on a nightmare flight - I'll never offer again'

  09-06-2023 12:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A passenger has admitted they'll 'never' offer to switch seats again after a goodwill offering meant that he was forced to switch seats on the aircraft 'five times' before takeoff
  
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• Man City fans get into the party spirit in Istanbul before Champions League final

  09-06-2023 12:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  Man City fans have wasted no time in getting the party started (Picture: @jfg96_/PA)Manchester City fans have already started to party on the streets of Istanbul ahead of the side’s Champions League final clash with Inter Milan on Saturday.The first wave of fans could be seen wandering around the centre of the city on Thursday, setting off sparklers and singing club songs.They will soon be joined by thousands of other City fans, hoping to witness their team bring home its first Champions L
  
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• Don't instantly smash car window to save hot dog - here's what you should do instead

  09-06-2023 12:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It's human instinct to want to immediately help a suffering animal - but there's one important step you should always take before rescuing a hot dog
  
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• Boy, 12, killed in car crash while riding his bike in Birmingham

  09-06-2023 12:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  The boy was killed in crash Coventry Road at the junction with Berkeley Road (Picture: BPM Media)A 12-year-old cyclist has died after being struck by a car in Birmingham yesterday.The boy was hit near a junction between Coventry Road and Berkeley Road in South Yardley shortly after 6.15pm.A 32-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and being unfit through drugs.He remains in custody.Detective Sergeant Paul Hughes, of West Midlands Police, said: ‘We are
  
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• Labour cools £28,000,000,000 plan to invest in green prosperity

  09-06-2023 12:09 via metro.co.uk
  
  Labour had pledged £28billion a year in Green projects (Picture: Getty / BBC)Labour has scaled back its plans to invest £28billion a year to make the UK economy ‘more green’ if it wins the next general election. Back in 2021, shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves made the promise to do so should Labour win power when the nation takes to the polls next year.But now Ms Reeves has backtracked on the pledge, claiming Labour cannot commit to spending figures until the economic
  
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• Call Of Duty season 4 rebrands Warzone and teases The Boys crossover – launches next week

  09-06-2023 12:09 via metro.co.uk
  
  Call Of Duty – so now there’s two games called Warzone? (Picture: Activision)A meaty blog post from Activision lays out everything you need to know about Call Of Duty season 4, including its new Vondel map.While this year’s Call Of Duty game wasn’t announced at Summer Game Fest, Geoff Keighley and Activision did share a trailer for the next season of content for Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2.0.Although going forward, Warzone 2.0 will just be referred to as Warzone, which
  
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• Young couple expecting a baby boy are killed in car crash with lorry

  09-06-2023 12:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Josh Alexander, 21, and Jessica Poole 18, who was around four months pregnant, died when their white Vauxhall Corsa collided with a white DAF truck in Woodchurch, Kent, at about 5pm.
  
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• Killer shark circles man and eats him alive before it's beaten to death by mob

  09-06-2023 12:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Russian man had gone swimming off one of Egypt’s Red Sea resorts when a tiger shark emerged in the waters near the city of Hurghada and grabbed him then mauled him to death
  
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• Disposable vapes must be banned to protect children, says commissioner

  09-06-2023 12:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  Dame Rachel de Souza said there need to be stricter regulation of the ‘Wild West’ e-cigarette market (Picture: Shutterstock)The children’s commissioner has called for disposable e-cigarettes to be banned in a bid to stop young people from vaping.Dame Rachel de Souza said there need to be stricter regulation of the ‘Wild West’ market.‘I am concerned by the rise in the number of children vaping in this country, particularly given the risks it poses to
  
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• Moment tractor-trailer stuck on a railroad is smashed to pieces by oncoming train in North Carolina

  09-06-2023 12:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The truck's trailer had been lodged on the railroad crossing in Wingate, North Carolina, yesterday when the smash happened, causing the train to derail.
  
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• Giant hogweed burns force mother to return early from her Spanish holiday and wear gloves when out

  09-06-2023 12:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A mum was forced to fly home early from her holiday in Spain last month after suffering horror burns on giant hogweed - leaving her needing to wear GLOVES whenever she leaves the house.
  
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• Labour performs major U-turn on its plan to spend £28billion a year on a green power revolution

  09-06-2023 12:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed the plan, which would pump the massive sum into jobs and Net Zero targets if the party takes power, would be postponed due to the economic downturn.
  
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• Naga Munchetty cuts BBC Breakfast report short after gatecrasher’s inappropriate drugs remark

  09-06-2023 12:00 via metro.co.uk
  
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  BBC Breakfast’s Naga Munchetty, Charlie Stayt and roving reporter Hannah Miller had to think on their feet when a festival-goer gatecrashed an interview.The pair were speaking to Hannah, who was situated at the Download festival to speak about the news from the UK music festival. This included talking about the fans who were forced to abandon attending the event due to the roa
  
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• Emmanuel Macron visits British family whose girl was among children stabbed in France

  09-06-2023 12:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  President Macron and his wife Brigitte are travelling to the town of Annecy to be at the side of the victims and their families who have been left traumatised by yesterday's savage attack.
  
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