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• British backpacker who hit and killed father-of-two while riding an e-scooter in Australia is jailed for four years

  12-12-2025 08:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alicia Kemp from Redditch, Worcestershire, fatally smashed into the back of 51-year-old Thanh Phan while riding through Perth 's city centre.
  
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• House blown to pieces after gas line ruptures and triggers huge explosion

  12-12-2025 21:03 via metro.co.uk
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next PageThis is the terrifying moment a gas line explodes in a residential area in the US, causing three buildings to go up in a fireball.At least six people were injured after the gas line ruptured in Hayward, California, at around 9.30am local time on December 11.Footage of the incident, which appears to have been captured by a doorbell camera, shows the moment of
  
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• Universal Studios guest savagely attacked by park dog as she sought help with severely autistic child, lawsuit claims

  12-12-2025 20:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jennifer Rhodes is seeking $5 million in damages for her alleged injuries. She claims there were know warning signs that the animal could be dangerous.,
  
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• Medical examiner reveals cause of death for disabled man, 32, who died on terrifying new Universal rollercoaster - but key questions still remain

  12-12-2025 20:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kevin Rodriguez Zavala died of blunt-impact injuries while aboard the Stardust Racers ride at Universal Epic Universe in Orlando on September 17. His death has now been ruled an accident.
  
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• Emmerdale confirms Christmas wedding with a twist for popular couple 

  12-12-2025 20:55 via metro.co.uk
  A lot is going on over Christmas! (Picture: ITV/Metro)Christmas in Emmerdale this year is going to be tense and dramatic, with Celia Daniels (Jaye Griffiths) and Ray Walters (Joe Absolom)’ reign of terror still ongoing and Aaron (Danny Miller) and Robert (Ryan Hawley) in deadly danger. So it’s good to know that there’s something celebratory to look forward to. In Friday (December 12)’s episode, Jacob Gallagher (Joe-Warren Plant) confirm
  
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• Tories demand probe over claim Angela Constance broke ministerial code...As deputy first minister says she 'absolutely' has confidence in her

  12-12-2025 20:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  John Swinney's independent advisers have been urged to launch a probe into whether the Justice Secretary breached the ministerial code.
  
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• Ominous fleet of Iranian-linked tankers off US coast spark alarm about Trump's widening war with Venezuela

  12-12-2025 20:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A menacing 'shadow fleet' is operating in the Caribbean, brazenly transporting sanctioned oil just miles from the United States coastline.
  
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• Parent reported by drag queen teacher over gender critical posts is cleared

  12-12-2025 20:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A clinical psychologist hauled before a misconduct panel after a drag queen deputy head complained about a string of gender critical social media posts has had the case against her thrown...
  
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• Trump sued over East Wing demolition in new legal battle meant to crush his grand ballroom dreams

  12-12-2025 20:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The National Trust for Historic Preservation on Friday sued President Donald Trump over the destruction of the White House 's East Wing, calling his ballroom project 'unlawful.'
  
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• Trump orders FEMA aid to Washington as residents cling to car roofs in catastrophic state flooding: Live updates

  12-12-2025 20:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Washington is under a state of emergency after days of torrential rain have caused historic floods.
  
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• Met Office issues ‘threat to life’ warning ahead of heavy rain this weekend

  12-12-2025 20:37 via metro.co.uk
  Flooding and heavy rain could cause travel chaos in parts of the UK this weekend (Picture: Max Willcock/BNPS)Flooding and heavy rain could cause travel chaos in parts of the UK this weekend, and forecasters have warned of the potential ‘threats to life’ from fast-flowing rivers.The Met Office said flooding and travel disruption are expected on Saturday – with parts of western Scotland and north-west England due to experience ‘heavy and persistent rain’.The washout
  
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• Graham Linehan calls Father Ted star Ardal O'Halnon 'a coward' in transgender row - as comedy writer announces he is appealing over his conviction for throwing a trans activist's phone

  12-12-2025 20:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Irish comedy writer also accused the actor, who played Father Dougal McGuire in the Channel 4 comedy, of letting down his wife and daughters over his stance.
  
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• Peer urged Tory leader to 'hold the line' against Reform... then defected

  12-12-2025 20:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The leader of the Scottish Conservatives has revealed that a peer who defected to Reform UK expressed support for his strategy just five weeks ago during extraordinary clashes on a TV panel show.
  
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• 'I may be off to the House of Lords but I can't afford to heat my home after being cancelled because of my views', Olympic swimming champion and campaigner Sharron Davies reveals

  12-12-2025 20:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A total of 34 new life peers were announced this week, most destined to join the Labour benches. Sharron Davies, 63, will be one of just three new Tory peers, and no she didn't foresee this coming either.
  
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• Come in from the cold... giant turtles saved after washing up on Scots beaches

  12-12-2025 20:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A pair of giant sea turtles normally found in warm waters off South America made a rare appearance on Scotland's southern coast this week.
  
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• Funeral directors told they face jail after decomposing bodies found in mortuary

  12-12-2025 20:20 via metro.co.uk
  Hayley Bell (left) and Richard Elkin (right) lied about cremating the body of an 87-year-old man (Picture: Solent News)Two funeral directors have been convicted of preventing the decent burial of a body and fraud offences.Richard Elkin, 49, and Hayley Bell, 42, could face jail time after a decomposing body was found in their mortuary room.
  The pair were found guilty at Portsmouth Crown Court of intentionally causing public nuisance between June 27, 2022, and December 11, 2023, an
  
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• Energy company spends 10 years chasing single mum for debt that isn’t even hers

  12-12-2025 20:15 via metro.co.uk
  Mahala Simmons said she ‘can’t cope’ anymore (Picture: Getty Images)An energy company has spent the past 10 years chasing a single mother-of-two for debt that belongs to the previous owners of her house.Mahala Simmons, 48, a pharmacy worker from Great Bentley, a small village near Colchester in northeast Essex, bought her house in October 2015.
  But the house-warming gift she didn’t expect was a bill for around £300 from the electricity and gas supplier Scottish Pow
  
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• 'Human Barbie's' body will be exhumed after family suspects grim murder

  12-12-2025 20:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Barbara Jankavski Marquez, 31, was found dead at the home of lawyer Renato Campos Pinto De Vitto near Sao Paulo, Brazil, with her family claiming she was killed
  
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• 'I tried 50p hack to remove the mould from my bathroom and it actually works'

  12-12-2025 20:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  White vinegar can tackle mould on walls by killing spores at the root, according to paint expert Lucy Steele. The natural kitchen ingredient offers an effective alternative to harsh chemical sprays.
  
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• Moment Sudanese migrant tries to snatch terrified 17-year-old girl off the streets - as he is jailed for kidnap plot

  12-12-2025 20:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Abdulmawal Ibrahim Adam, 28, was sentenced at Swindon Crown Court on Friday after admitting to the crime .
  
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• Russia war chest hit by huge Ukraine fireball in chilling WW3 alert

  12-12-2025 19:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ukraine's war-planners smashed Kremlin refineries in a second night of drone attacks, as the British government warns WWIII may come and the entire country may go on a war-footing
  
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• Mother-of-two, 44, is 'left unrecognisable' after attacker throws flammable liquid on her and sets her alight on her doorstep

  12-12-2025 19:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alexis Lee Campion was at her home in Oak Downs, Clondalkin, West Dublin, when she answered her front door, where she was dosed in accelerant and ignited.
  
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• Brazen burglars stole 600 'irreplaceable' items from Bristol Museum in two heists

  12-12-2025 19:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Most of the 'high value' Bristol Museum artefacts were taken when the burglars returned to the scene of the crime to help themselves for a second time
  
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• Tourist, 43, stabbed by female stranger while shopping in Macy's flagship NYC store

  12-12-2025 19:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A California woman visiting New York City was stabbed inside Macy's Herald Square while changing her 10-month-old baby's diaper in a seventh-floor restroom.
  
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• Hero border officer fights off cartel smuggler with his bare hands before shooting him dead as he tried to haul drugs across southern border

  12-12-2025 19:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A hand-to-hand fight between a US Border Patrol agent and a cartel smuggler on the US-Mexico international boundary turned deadly after the agent shot the smuggler, officials allege
  
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• CHRIS HUGHES: 'Britain facing the shadow of war in chilling WW3 warning'

  12-12-2025 19:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  "Britain's war machine grinds into gear as the whole of the UK is warned we face the "shadow of war' and a massive effort is being thrown at trying to halt march to global conflict"
  
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• Armed police fired 19 shots to kill XL bully dog that launched fatal attack on great-grandfather, 84, inquest hears

  12-12-2025 19:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  John McColl died from his wounds after being mauled by the animal on a residential street in Warrington, Cheshire, on February 24.Criminal charges have bought the inquest to standstill.
  
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• Nick Fuentes' secret twin sister: Inside the elusive 27-year-old's life... and her VERY surprising views

  12-12-2025 19:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A self-proclaimed virgin, Nick Fuentes has described women as 'baby machines.' But there is one young woman in his life who he references repeatedly, and without any apparent malice.
  
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• Mohamed Salah back in Liverpool squad for Brighton game after ‘peace talks’ with Arne Slot

  12-12-2025 19:29 via metro.co.uk
  Mohamed Salah and Arne Slot have shaken hands after their recent fallout (Picture: PA)Mohamed Salah will return to Liverpool’s squad for Saturday’s game against Brighton after ‘peace talks’ with Arne Slot, according to reports.Salah sensationally claimed he had been ‘thrown under the bus’ by Liverpool and had ‘no relationship’ with head coach Slot in a dramatic public interview following the 3-3 draw at Leeds United last week.The Egypt internation
  
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• Jeffrey Epstein photo dump IN FULL - all 19 pictures released with Trump bombshell

  12-12-2025 19:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  House Democrats have today released a selection of photographs from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein, some of which show President Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton and Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew
  
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