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• Captain Sir Tom Moore asked for headstone to read ‘I told you I was old’

  23-02-2021 08:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  Captain Sir Tom Moore, 100, died on February 2 and his funeral will take place this weekend (Picture: PA/ Rex)Captain Sir Tom said he wished to have ‘I told you I was old’ engraved on his headstone as he talked about his funeral in the months before he died.The Second World War Veteran, 100, died on February 2 after contracting pneumonia and Covid. His funeral is due to take place this weekend, but only his close family will attend.His relatives have now released a chapter from his u
  
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• Nickmercs and Dr Disrespect brand Call Of Duty: Warzone Season 2 update ‘horrible’

  01-03-2021 18:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  How do you feel about the new season of Call Of Duty? (Pic: Activision)The likes of Nickmercs and Dr Disrespect are less than impressed with the latest Call Of Duty: Warzone update.Call Of Duty: Warzone and Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War recently received their Season 2 updates, which have brought more new content to the game alongside quality-of-life improvements.Ideally, a new season would not only attract new players, but also appease long-time players and encourage them to either continue
  
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• Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink rates Chelsea’s top-four chances after Manchester United stalemate

  01-03-2021 18:35 via metro.co.uk
  
  Thomas Tuchel remains unbeaten as Chelsea boss after his side’s draw with Manchester United (Picture: Getty)Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink said he was confident Chelsea would secure a top-four finish following the club’s goalless draw with Manchester United due to their impressive defensive record in the Premier League so far this season.Yesterday’s stalemate at Stamford Bridge meant the Blues remained in fifth place and missed out on the chance to leapfrog West Ham into the Champions
  
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• Arsenal legend Paul Merson identifies Thomas Tuchel’s major ‘problem’ at Chelsea following Manchester United draw

  01-03-2021 18:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Paul Merson has revealed Thomas Tuchel’s ‘problem’ at Chelsea (Pictures: Sky Sports / Getty)Arsenal legend Paul Merson believes Chelsea’s midfield is a major ‘problem’ for Thomas Tuchel and says it is ‘important’ for the new manager to find a solution before the end of the season.Chelsea have largely impressed since former Borussia Dortmund and PSG boss Tuchel replaced Frank Lampard in the Stamford Bridge hot-seat in January.The Blues are yet to su
  
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• Hassidic Jewish family of 22 says they were 'singled out' by airline who ordered them off plane

  01-03-2021 18:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Frontier Airlines removed all passengers from a flight that was about to depart Miami for New York on Sunday night after it claimed that members of a Hassidic Jewish family refused to wear masks.
  
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• Gillian Anderson glad Prince Harry knows The Crown is fiction

  01-03-2021 18:28 via metro.co.uk
  
  Gillian is delighted by Harry’s reaction (Credit:Getty)Gillian Anderson is pleased Prince Harry understands The Crown is fiction.The 52-year-old actress – who plays Margret Thatcher in the Netflix series based on the lives of members of the royal family – is overjoyed to hear that the Duke of Sussex has expressed his opinion of the show and realises that the creator Peter Morgan has twisted factual events to make the show more riveting.Speaking after her Golden Globe win for Be
  
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• David Cameron rules out a return to the political frontline

  01-03-2021 18:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  David Cameron today said the prospect of Donald Trump making a comeback is 'enough to keep us all spinning over' as he ruled out his own return to the political frontline.
  
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• Matt Hancock pleads for mystery person with Brazilian Covid to come forward

  01-03-2021 18:25 via metro.co.uk
  
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  Matt Hancock has issued a plea for anyone missing the results of their Covid test to get in touch amid the ongoing search for a lost case of the Manaus variant.Officials are currently seeking one person who tested positive for the ‘concerning’ Covid strain but who didn’t leave their name and address when they took their test.Speaking during this evening’s press co
  
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• Former teacher, 74, denies sexually abusing two boys at George Osborne's old school in the 1970s 

  01-03-2021 18:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  David Samson, 74, was employed at St Paul's Preparatory School in Barnes, southwest London in the late 1970s.
  
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• Woman ‘cuffed after queuing for coffee two miles from her home’

  01-03-2021 18:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  Two women in the footage can be heard arguing with police over whether their trip was ‘reasonable’ (Picture: Twitter/@Floss231)A woman claims she was ‘cuffed’ by police officers while waiting to get a coffee.Footage uploaded to Twitter shows two women surrounded by four officers wearing face masks on a London street.The customer claims she was handcuffed with her arms behind her back after queuing outside a coffee shop when she was stopped by police.Both women say in the
  
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• Passenger plane 'is forced to perform emergency landing after CAT attacks pilot'

  01-03-2021 18:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The plane bound for Doha, Qatar was forced to return to the capital city of Khartoum after the animal somehow got into the cockpit, according to local media reports.
  
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• Pennsylvania county blocks workers from sharing job-related info after COVID scandal

  01-03-2021 18:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chester County is requiring government workers to sign a new ethics policy with a strict confidentiality clause by this weekend in the wake of a scandal over its COVID testing program.
  
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• Journalist says 'incessant bullying' by Cuomo administration forced her to quit her TV job

  01-03-2021 18:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lindsay Neilsen says she left Albany-based News10 ABC in 2017 after five years. That came after she says she 'realized the accusatory calls were never going to stop'.
  
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• Actress Erica Watson who appeared in Precious and Empire dies of Covid aged just 48

  01-03-2021 18:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  Erica Watson, an actress and comedienne who appeared in Precious and Empire, has died of Covid at the age of 48 (Pictures: Erica Watson/Getty)A successful actress and comedienne whose work included a role in hit movie Precious has died of Covid aged just 48. Erica Watson was killed by the virus on Saturday, her family said. The Chicago-born performer had been living in Jamaica when she fell ill.
  Erica’s first big role was as Sheila in 2009 movie Precious, which tells the story of an abused
  
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• Love Island South Africa promises more diverse cast after launching with just three Black contestants

  01-03-2021 18:14 via metro.co.uk
  
  Love Island South Africa should feature more Black contestants in future episodes (Picture: Love Island South Africa)Love Island South Africa will feature a more diverse cast in future episodes, its TV network has promised viewers amid backlash over the whitewashed contestants. The South African spin-off series debuted over the weekend featuring only three Black contestants despite people of colour making up around 80% of the country’s population. DStv, which airs Love Island SA,
  
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• BBC producer turned interior design guru jailed for 21 months

  01-03-2021 18:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alexander Parkin who won awards for his work with the BBC, was jailed for selling crystal meth to clients of his interior business in an enterprise dubbed 'Changing Rooms on drugs'.
  
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• Vicar calls on CofE to SHUT 'virtually empty' churches and make them into housing

  01-03-2021 18:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Churches with small congregations could be sold off and converted into free and affordable housing with services held on Zoom, a reforming reverend has suggested.
  
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• Flight to LA is forced to stop at Phoenix after two women 'used racist slurs and spat on passenger' 

  01-03-2021 18:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kelly Pichardo, 30, and Leeza Rodriguez, 29, from the Bronx, New York, were on Flight 776 from Dallas-Fort Worth to Los Angeles,when they allegedly used 'disturbing and unacceptable' language.
  
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• Elizabeth Warren unveils plans for a wealth tax on Americans with net worths higher than $50 million

  01-03-2021 18:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sen. Elizabeth Warren is rolling out her plan to slap a 2 per cent tax on the wealth of people whose net worth is between $50 million and $1 billion, as Joe Biden's covid relief bill moves through Congress.
  
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• Black Golden Globes wins don’t make up for the lack of diversity behind the scenes

  01-03-2021 18:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  John Boyega won a Golden Globe for his performance in Small Axe (Picture: Getty Images)Tina Fey summed it up best at last night’s Golden Globes: Awards shows are stupid but even stupid things need inclusivity. On the face of it, Black talent cleaned up at this year’s awards with Daniel Kaluuya, John Boyega, Andra Day and the late, great Chadwick Boseman earning the top best and supporting actor accolades across the TV and movie categories. Their deserved achievements will u
  
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• Skateboarder and umbrella-wielding driver in bizarre road rage fight 

  01-03-2021 18:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shocking footage shows a driver pull his car up to the front gates of a south London school before taking out an umbrella to confront a skateboarder.
  
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• Women spend half hour a week on skin care for face but 5 minutes on rest of body

  01-03-2021 18:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Research of 2,000 women commissioned by Venus found 'how often people disregard the skin on their bodies and routinely forget to nourish their skin from the chin downwards'
  
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• Quarantine hotel guests ‘confused and angry’ after being told they can’t smoke

  01-03-2021 18:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  Travellers in London who have been subject to quarantine arrangements and (inset) the letter sent to guests at the Radisson Blu (Picture: Rex/Submitted/Metro.co.uk)Guests who were in hotel quarantine near Heathrow have told of how a letter about drink, drugs and smoking sparked a mini-rebellion.The blunt message was sent out to reinforce restrictions intended to guard against Covid-19 at the Radisson Blu Edwardian.A mum-of-two – who abided by the rules – told Metro.co.uk how others i
  
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• Ryanair passenger did fascist salute and headbutted crew when asked to wear mask

  01-03-2021 18:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Daniel Hendry, 25, caused chaos onboard the plane from Tenerife back to the UK (Cavendish)A drunken airline passenger who made fascist salutes at a Ryanair flight attendant and headbutted him after being asked to wear a face mask has been jailed.Daniel Hendry, 25, caused chaos onboard the plane from Tenerife back to the UK after he drunk three-quarters of a vodka bottle.He mocked Italian air host Samuel Proietti’s nationality and raised his arm in a fascist Mussolini-style salute as he rep
  
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• Thief, 26, 'struck lucky after he grabbed rucksack with £200,000 worth of luxury watches inside'

  01-03-2021 18:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Abdelwahab Tanout, 26, stole Hatton Garden jeweller Andrew Jones' backpack at Kings Cross railway station in central London on July 23 last year.
  
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• Milly may be a shelter dog, but she rescues me every single day

  01-03-2021 18:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  It’s been nine years since I got Milly and I have never once had to call the emergency services or see the inside of an ambulance. (Picture: DC Thomson & Co.Ltd)Until my little Yorkshire Terrier, Milly, came into my life, I felt like a prisoner in my own home. My health was so unstable that I’d become too scared to go out and being stuck within the same four walls day in, day out, left me feeling incredibly isolated and low.
  I’ve been an unstable diabetic, with Type 1
  
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• Drunken yob, 25, is jailed for 14 months for making fascist salutes

  01-03-2021 17:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Daniel Hendry, 25, called flight attendent a 'fascist' and raised his arm in a Mussolini-style salute during a flight from Ternerife to Manchester on January 29.
  
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• Drag Race superstar Cheryl Hole: ‘The Government has overlooked the importance of queer spaces in lockdown – we need to speak up’

  01-03-2021 17:56 via metro.co.uk
  
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  RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star Cheryl Hole has urged the Government to do more for LGBTQ+ venues amid the coronavirus pandemic.Many queer spaces have already taken a beating due to lockdown, rising rents and social distancing restrictions, and although Boris Johnson has said clubs will open on June 21 at the earliest, owners of these spaces have said they’re struggling financiall
  
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• Child molester, 80, who repeatedly sexually assaulted girl, 6, gets just 20 days jail

  01-03-2021 17:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  William Wiltse has been jailed for just 20 days after he sexually assaulted a six year-old girl on two separate occasions (Picture: Wichita County Jail)An 80 year-old pedophile who repeatedly molested a six year-old girl has been sentenced to just 20 days in jail. William Wiltse, from Wichita Falls in Texas, will spend less than three weeks behind bars after he admitted to twice undressing the youngster and fondling her eight years ago.The victim, whose relationship to Wiltse was not shared, tol
  
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• Fisher-Price sparks debate over play set designed to represent a home office

  01-03-2021 17:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The product left people divided, with some critics dubbing it "bleak", while others said that their children would love to play with it
  
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