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• Campaigners battling to save 170-year-old oak tree facing the chop 'take the fight' to Aviva outside its UK HQ - accusing insurance giant of secrecy

  09-12-2025 18:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Activists gathered outside Aviva's London HQ, demanding the insurance giant goes public with its evidence for pulling down the 'King George Oak' in Wivenhoe, Essex.
  
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• 'King Charles hired me for royal event and I couldn't believe what he told me'

  10-12-2025 08:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Italian chef collaborated with Stanley Tucci to cater for King Charles and Queen Camilla, as well as the Beckhams, Helen Mirren and other famous celebrities
  
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• Trump to force all foreign tourists to provide FIVE YEARS of social media history before entering the US

  10-12-2025 07:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Trump administration has published a requirement for foreign tourists to give up a half decade of their social media history that may even apply to family members.
  
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• US fighter jets 'enter Venezuelan airspace' for 40 minutes as Trump threatens to overthrow President Maduro

  10-12-2025 07:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A pair of US Navy F/A-18 fighter jets flew over the Gulf of Venezuela - a body of water bounded by Venezuela and only about 150 miles at its widest point on Tuesday.
  
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• Truth behind the 'Gen Z' stare and why teens don't do smiley small talk

  10-12-2025 07:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Teens and 20-somethings have been accused of being rude for doing the 'Gen Z' stare – looking at you blankly when you talk to them. However, there are reasons behind this trend
  
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• Scandal-plagued Cracker Barrel forced to compensate students turned away from restaurant for being disabled

  10-12-2025 07:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Teachers from Dr James Craik Elementary School said the group was denied service and subjected to 'mistreatment' because of the students' disabilities.
  
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• Personal item may be a 'breeding ground for nasty bugs' - you touch it every day

  10-12-2025 07:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Staphylococcus aureus and E. Coli could be among the bacteria on your screen
  
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• Philadelphia TV station disguises identities of gang charged with shoplifting during trip to Florida by no-nonsense sheriff

  10-12-2025 07:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Philadelphia news outlet sparked backlash after disguising the identities of a gang of eight teenagers accused of ransacking a Dick's Sporting Goods store on a football trip to Florida.
  
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• Texas residents devastated as thieves snatch festive decorations

  10-12-2025 07:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A homeowner in Windcrest, Texas, was left devastated after their carefully curated festive decorations were stolen from their front lawn.
  
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• Nancy Mace denies calling cop an 'idiot' during allegedly profane tirade following minor airport mix-up

  10-12-2025 07:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The staunch MAGA loyalist, who is running for South Carolina governor, slammed a damning police report which she maintained was full of falsehoods.
  
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• Autopsy reveals chilling new clues in death of Royal Caribbean passenger who was 'served 33 drinks'

  10-12-2025 07:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An autopsy report provides shocking details of Michael Virgil's last moments aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise in 2024 after the case was deemed a homicide.
  
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• I jump up and down 50 times when I wake up — don’t knock it till you try it

  10-12-2025 07:30 via metro.co.uk
  I’ve never been much of a morning person… (Picture: Courtney Pochin/Getty/Metro)I’ve never really been much of a morning person. I love a lie-in and can easily rot away in bed until midday (or later) if left to my own devices.Alas, this only really happens on weekends, as the rest of the time my alarm goes off at 6AM.You can imagine then, that I struggle to get myself up and ready promptly each day. it usually takes a solid 30 minutes before I start feeling like a functioning
  
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• M6 closure LIVE: Lanes of busy motorway in Staffordshire shut after multi-vehicle crash

  10-12-2025 07:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Traffic officers and recovery agents are working at the scene of the multi-vehicle collision and traffic cameras show queues already forming due to the incident
  
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• Real reason Sussan Ley is keeping her mouth shut about the huge political controversy about Anika Wells - and Albo can't STOP talking about her

  10-12-2025 07:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anthony Albanese has doubled down on his backing of Anika Wells, taking aim at Opposition Leader Sussan Ley by reviving a past controversy, as she stays out of the spotlight.
  
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• Mum Emma Slack drowns during holiday in Greece after going for a swim with son

  10-12-2025 07:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Emma Slack went for a dip with her son but "lost her footing" after she got into difficulty as powerful waves struck at the coast on Corfu, one of Greece's islands
  
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• Why this happy snap of an MP's wife cost YOU $2,600

  10-12-2025 07:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Queensland MP is under scrutiny after he seemingly used taxpayer funds to fly himself and his wife to their 16th wedding anniversary 'mini break'.
  
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• Video Game Christmas Gift Guide 2025 – PS5, Nintendo Switch 2, and Xbox

  10-12-2025 07:00 via metro.co.uk
  Christmas is a time for… expensive video game gifts (Metro)
  Metro journalists select and curate the products that feature on our site. If you make a purchase via links on this page we will earn commission – learn more
  If you’re looking to get a loved one something video game related for Christmas you need to read this first, to save money and potential embarrassment on the big day.Buying video games as gifts has got a lot more difficult over the last few years. The central pr
  
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• In the field with bomb-clearers making Lebanon safer despite Israeli airstrikes

  10-12-2025 07:00 via metro.co.uk
  Metro’s foreign correspondent Gergana Krasteva travelled to south Lebanon where MAG is currently carrying out demining operations (Picture: Gergana Krasteva)Ahmad Mustafa’s hands are trembling. Standing in the middle of an olive grove in the village of Kfarmelki, he holds out a row of his own disfigured fingers – memories from a cluster bomb that tore through his body after the 2006 Lebanon War.‘During my recovery in hospital, I heard about a lot of accidents happening,&
  
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• Factory shuts down after 'human foetus' found on conveyor belt

  10-12-2025 07:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In a particularly disturbing story that's emerged from France, the body of an infant in a "degraded state of preservation" was discovered on a conveyor belt by workers
  
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• Europe’s most affordable ‘Twixmas’ getaway revealed: ‘Picturesque and full of history’

  10-12-2025 07:00 via metro.co.uk
  Swap the turkey sandwiches for pierogies this Twixmas (Picture: Getty Images)The period between Christmas and New Year — otherwise known as ‘Twixmas’ — is a funny one.
  We live in limbo, devouring leftover turkey dinners and watching festive reruns. In truth, no one really knows what to do with themselves.But what if you swapped the sofa for a last-minute break?
  New research by M&S Travel Money has crowned Kraków, the ‘picturesque’ and his
  
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• Cruise passenger’s death ‘homicidal’ after crew ‘served at least 33 alcoholic drinks’, lawsuit claims

  10-12-2025 07:00 via metro.co.uk
  Michael Virgil was aboard the cruise with his fiancée and seven-year-old child before he died (Picture: Dignity Memorial/Michael Virgil)A passenger’s death after he was allegedly served at least 33 drinks and later restrained on his family cruise has been ‘ruled a homicide’, according to a lawsuit.Michael Virgil, 35, died aboard the Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Seas that sailed from Los Angeles to Mexico On December 13, 2024.His fiancée, Con
  
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• The man you've NEVER heard of who Australia's richest person Gina Rinehart has trusted for 'more than three decades': 'An inspiration'

  10-12-2025 06:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Australia's richest person has lauded the little-known figure behind her multi-billion-dollar mining empire in an internal speech obtained by the Daily Mail.
  
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• Blue Badge warning as Brits reminded of three-month deadline

  10-12-2025 06:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  'Misuse' of a Blue Badge is considered a crime
  
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• Bonnie Blue's defiant five word message to Bali as she faces 15 years in jail

  10-12-2025 06:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bonnie Blue was arrested while allegedly playing a 'sex game' at a Schoolies event in Bali with a group of male tourists.
  
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• 'I tried Prezzo's new Christmas menu for £28.95 - I regretted one thing immediately'

  10-12-2025 06:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The menu, available this December, allows you to choose three courses for just £28.95
  
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• Moment cops corner CEO assassin Luigi Mangione in dramatic McDonald's bodycam footage

  10-12-2025 06:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dramatic body camera footage captured the moment Pennsylvania cops questioned alleged assassin Luigi Mangione and told him a witness thought he was 'suspicious.'
  
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• Japan earthquake UPDATES: Megaquake warning as huge tsunami could kill 200,000

  10-12-2025 06:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A huge 800-mile stretch of Japan is subject to the megaquake alert — the highest-level warning of its type — following the 7.5-magnitude earthquake that injured dozens this week
  
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• UK snow: Met Office delivers damning white Christmas verdict as temperatures to drop

  10-12-2025 06:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Odds for a white Christmas had fallen last week after the Met Office forecast snow during the festive season — and now meteorologists in the UK have fresh information
  
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• Naproxen and aspirin warning as NHS says 'do not mix' with common drug

  10-12-2025 06:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The NHS has urged people to avoid taking one common painkiller alongside other NSAIDs
  
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• M&S reduced coffee and cake gift hampers selling fast in £5 Christmas deal

  10-12-2025 06:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  People can get the bundle of tasty treats sent straight to someone special
  
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