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• British public urged to wear face masks again in UKHSA's flu H3N2 strain update

  10-12-2025 14:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  People are being encouraged to consider wearing a face mask as NHS battles "unprecedented flu wave"
  
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• The ‘useless’ Tube line home to London’s most expensive mortgages

  11-12-2025 14:59 via metro.co.uk
  The Tube line with the most expensive mortgages has been named (Picture: Getty Images)Ever looked around on your commute and wondered how much your fellow passengers are paying for their mortgages?Well, you’re in luck, as we now have the definitive answer on which London Tube line has the most expensive monthly payments.As ever, it’s mind the mortgage gap, as the Circle line has been named the priciest for homeowners across the Underground network, with an average payment of £
  
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• Skyrim fans blast ‘unplayable’ Nintendo Switch 2 port over its bad frame rate

  11-12-2025 14:59 via metro.co.uk
  Bethesda is selling the Switch 2 port at £52.99 (Bethesda)Aside from barely feeling like an improvement over the Switch 1 version, Skyrim’s Switch 2 port suffers from very noticeable input lag.Bethesda really can’t stop re-releasing The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, can it? Just as it had run out of new platforms to port the game to, Nintendo came along and released the Switch 2.Considering Skyrim is already on the original Switch (and runs surprisingly well, even in portable mode)
  
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• Warning issued as spiking incidents rise by 9% in London... with just one in 20 leading to a charge

  11-12-2025 14:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The force saw a huge surge in charges being brought over the crime , but it is believed only a fraction of cases are ever formally reported.
  
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• Play as Kim Kardashian in Fortnite and shoot fellow celebrities in the face

  11-12-2025 14:42 via metro.co.uk
  These are noticeably sexier than most other Fortnite skins (Epic Games)Multiple skins for Kim Kardashian are coming to Fortnite this weekend, although you can unlock one slightly earlier in a special contest.We should really stop being confused whenever a real-life celebrity is added to Fortnite, allowing them to run around with guns and shoot the likes of Darth Vader and Homer Simpson, before doing the floss dance in victory.From musicians like Sabrina Carpenter to footballers like Neymar Juni
  
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• This is how much Tube travel will cost in all Zones after fare rise is confirmed

  11-12-2025 14:41 via metro.co.uk
  Underground ticket prices are going up in the new year, the London Mayor has announced, with travel in Zone 1 going up by 20p (Picture: Anadolu/Getty Images)Londoners face a hefty Tube fee increase in the new year, including peak journeys in Zone 1, which are hit by some of the highest rises.
  The cost of travelling on the London Underground is set to go up by up to 7.1% for some ticket types when the new fares kick in from March.
  It is part of the annual fee review, which has seen ticket prices
  
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• 'Royal Mail delivered Christmas parcel but you'll never believe what was inside'

  11-12-2025 14:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  David Oliver Jordan shared a video about his Christmas shopping nightmare after Royal Mail delivered his parcel. He was floored by the discovery he made when he looked inside
  
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• Meghan and Harry warned as couple accused of 'meddling' in politics AGAIN by praising Australia's social media ban for under 16s 

  11-12-2025 14:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Australia is the first country to impose national age limits on social media, with 10 major platforms, including YouTube and Instagram, required to block anyone under 16 from creating an account.
  
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• Dramatic moment thief sprays fire extinguisher at police during high-speed chase

  11-12-2025 14:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This is the dramatic moment a car thief tried to evade police by spraying a fire extinguisher during a high-speed chase.
  
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• Grim milestone for Reeves as she officially has two of the top 10 biggest tax-raising Budgets on record... after warning she might come back for more

  11-12-2025 14:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rachel Reeves' latest package ranks seventh in an historical database compiled by the Treasury's OBR watchdog.
  
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• What you need to know about H3N2 'virus K' flu - symptoms and recovery time

  11-12-2025 14:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The mutant strain has lead to a record level of cases across the country
  
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• You can now watch all 10 episodes of ‘riveting’ Tudor period drama for free

  11-12-2025 14:30 via metro.co.uk
  Rebecca Ferguson stars as Queen Elizabeth (Picture: BBC/Company Pictures & ALL3MEDIA/Ed Miller)Key Pointssummary__ai-icon
  Channel 4 offers all 10 episodes of The White Queen for free streamingThe drama is based on Philippa Gregory’s novels and stars Rebecca FergusonSet during the Wars of the Roses, it explores intrigue among England’s queensCreated with AI assistance. Quality assured by Metro editors.Channel 4 promises seduction, betrayal and murder in equal measure with their l
  
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• Ring doorbell captures moment 'legendary' postman's true colours shine through

  11-12-2025 14:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A man from Barnsley has shared the moment his local postie's true colours shone through when he spotted something wrong with the front door and delivered parcels inside with humorous banter
  
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• British hacker who swindled £2m in crypto from US businessman to buy his mother a diamond necklace is jailed

  11-12-2025 14:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Corey De Rose (pictured), 26, has been handed a 28 months prison sentence after he targeted Reggie Middleton, CEO of crypto-currency technology company Veritaseum.
  
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• We must prepare for war with Russia ‘on scale our grandparents endured’, Nato warns

  11-12-2025 14:25 via metro.co.uk
  A destroyed car lies near apartment buildings damaged by Russian military strike in the frontline town of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk region (Picture: Reuters)Each of the 32 Nato member countries – including Britain – must prepare for a war on a scale ‘our grandparents and great-grandparents ​endured’.Nato chief ‌Mark Rutte today urged allies to step up their defence efforts to prevent a war waged by Russia.
  In a speech in Berlin, he said too many allies do not
  
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• The long blue line: Huge police convoy tears through suburb as hundreds of officers launch 'sustained and relentless offensive against criminals'

  11-12-2025 14:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More than 250 police officers were involved in the large-scale operation today in the Liverpool suburbs of Stockbridge Village and Huyton.
  
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• High-flying professional killed her son and drank bleach in ‘manic episode’

  11-12-2025 14:22 via metro.co.uk
  Akanksha Adivarekar (pictured) killed her son before drinking drain unblocker (Provider: Charlie Moloney)A successful healthcare consultant who killed her four-year-old son by stabbing him in the neck 11 times has been sentenced to a hospital order.Akanksha Adivarekar had got into bed with her son, Agustya Hegishte, while he slept and stabbed him on the morning of June 10, a judge was told.The 37-year-old, an online influencer, then placed Agustya’s body in the bath, where she cuddled him
  
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• When actors have got eerily close to their characters in the name of method

  11-12-2025 14:20 via metro.co.uk
  From Heath Ledger to Natalie Portman, here are some of Hollywood’s most haunting stories of method acting gone too far (Picture: Shutterstock/Metro)We’ve all heard that old Hollywood chestnut about the the dreaded ‘method acting’, but what actually happens when actors get too close to their characters — close enough that it starts bleeding into their real lives?
  Jeremy Allen White is the latest to admit the toll it can take.
  While filming ‘Springsteen: Delive
  
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• Chelsea receive major transfer boost in pursuit of £70m Premier League star

  11-12-2025 14:19 via metro.co.uk
  Chelsea have been credited with a strong interest in Nottingham Forest centre-back Murillo (Picture: Getty)Nottingham Forest star Murillo is reportedly ‘open’ to the prospect of upping sticks and seeking a new challenge next summer, with Chelsea and Real Madrid circling for the defender.Murillo has made 88 appearances in all competitions since joining Forest from Corinthians in a deal worth in the region of £15million back in 2023.The Brazilian was given Forest’s Player
  
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• Inside Simon Cowell’s transformation as he claims to do 1,000 push ups a day

  11-12-2025 14:16 via metro.co.uk
  Simon Cowell is taking his health seriously (Picture: Dominic Lipinski/Getty Images)Simon Cowell has revealed all in a chaotically candid new interview, discussing his physical transformation in depth.From Botox to Cuban heels, the X Factor judge shared how he’s dramatically changed his appearance over the past few years after feeling ‘puffy’.He’s presenting a new trimmer image after losing three stone, ready for new Netflix series, The Next Act, which has just dropped i
  
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• Grieving widower, 71, took his own life on railway line weeks after unexpected death of his beloved wife of 40 years - and left a note saying he could not carry on without her

  11-12-2025 14:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Geoffrey Evans, 71, walked out from his home in Plympton, Devon, late one night in July 2024 and made his way to the tracks near the Plymbridge Road overbridge.
  
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• Heartbreaking questions of tragic Yusuf's siblings after five-year-old's death

  11-12-2025 14:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Yusuf Mahmud Nazir's uncle has revealed that the young boy's cousins and brothers have been asking when the five-year-old is coming back among other heartwrenching questions
  
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• 'Exceptional' Army Captain in dock for defending his girlfriend by tackling man who groped her at Army Christmas bash

  11-12-2025 14:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Captain Alexander Caine 'lunged' at the Army party guest after his partner told him that the man squeezed her bottom, a military court heard.
  
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• Jailed female shoplifter is banned from wearing wigs after using the hairpiece as a disguise during crime spree

  11-12-2025 14:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rachael Cole, 44, has been jailed for 36 weeks for stealing £964 worth of goods from shops in Hook and Liphook, Hampshire, between 10 November and 1 December.
  
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• Sam rushed to hospital after violent fight in BBC iPlayer early release

  11-12-2025 14:07 via metro.co.uk
  Will Sam finally get on the straight and narrow? (Picture: BBC)EastEnders fans are in for an emotional and explosive episode tonight as Sam Mitchell (Kim Medcalf) faces a brutal confrontation, a heartbreaking confession, and a sudden hospital dash after her cancer struggle continues to come to light.After weeks of secrecy and spiralling behaviour, Sam’s world collapses when Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden), Ricky Branning (Frankie Day) and Julie Bates (Karen Henthorn) confront her over her
  
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• Grass verge outside home in 'highly coveted' neighbourhood goes up for auction...for £9,500

  11-12-2025 14:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The baffling strip of land, a 225m² patch of grass, runs directly outside a privately owned home in one of Poole's most desirable postcodes on Bullfinch Close in Dorset.
  
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• Jennifer Lopez gives glimpse inside $52 million mansion with Christmas video

  11-12-2025 14:04 via metro.co.uk
  With just over two weeks to go until Christmas it’s no surprise to see celebrities joining in the festive fun. Sticking up the decorations, wrapping gifts — all the things that prove when it comes to Christmas they’re basically just like us. Well, apart from the fact they do it in multi-million dollar mansions, of course. One big name who’s been showing off their Christmas preparations is Jennifer Lopez, and in doing so she offered us a glimpse inside her palatial Bel Ai
  
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• Heavily pregnant woman's horror final moments before 'mum stole tot from womb while having affair with baby dad'

  11-12-2025 14:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING, GRAPHIC DETAILS: A 22-year-old and her unborn child allegedly suffered horrific torture and violence at the hands of the one person she should have been able to trust
  
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• NATO urges 'prepare for war like our grandparents saw' in chilling WW3 warning

  11-12-2025 14:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  NATO Secretary General Rutte said today that Europe must be prepared for 'the scale of war our grandparents and great-grandparents endured' as the alliance is Putin's 'next target'
  
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• BREAKING: NATO urges 'prepare for war like our grandparents saw' in chilling WW3 warning

  11-12-2025 14:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
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