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• Cash security guard attacked by thug armed with 18 inch machete as two men jailed over robberies

  14-01-2021 11:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Adrian Treleven, 26, and Remelle Stewart, 18, targeted Loomis and G4S workers transporting cash - but got away with nothing despite striking three times.
  
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• Hundreds evacuated in Manchester as major river set to burst banks

  20-01-2021 21:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  Storm Christoph has brought severe flooding to parts of the UKAround 300 homes are being evacuated in Manchester amid fears the banks of a major river will burst overnight, leaving homes flooded and putting lives at risk.
  Authorities have been keeping close watch on rainfall data as Storm Christoph continues to batter regions in the north.
  They believe the River Mersey may not hit its peak until 4am on Thursday.Councillor Greg Stanton told the Manchester Evening News: ‘With that being sign
  
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• Entitled man groped woman as he’s ‘used to getting a positive response’

  20-01-2021 21:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  Nicholas Arai-Tetsola, 23, claimed he usually got a positive response as he was ‘good-looking’ (Picture: Central News/ Getty)An ‘entitled’ man who groped a woman while she was on the phone to her husband told a court he was used to getting a ‘positive response’.
  Nicholas Arai-Tetsola, 23, admitted assaulting his victim at Bank station, in London, on September 16. He had approached her on the escalators and squeezed her bottom with his ‘full hand’,
  
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• Gogglebox stars Sophie and Pete Sandiford seen in cute throwback photo with famous family relatives

  20-01-2021 21:20 via metro.co.uk
  
  Gogglebox stars Sophie and Pete Sandiford share throwback photo with famous family relatives (Picture: Facebook/Channel 4)Gogglebox stars Sophie and Pete Sandiford have previously revealed they have famous faces in their family, with an old photo of them with their great uncles – the Chuckle Brothers – surfacing on Facebook.The siblings, who are famed for their funny one-liners and impressive collection of mugs on Channel 4’s Gogglebox, are actually related to Paul and Barry Ch
  
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• Ole Gunnar Solskjaer provides Victor Lindelof injury update as he misses Fulham clash

  20-01-2021 21:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  Victor Lindelof has an ongoing back problem (Picture:Getty Images)Victor Lindelof was not involved in Manchester United’s trip to Fulham in the Premier League on Wednesday night and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirmed it is an ongoing problem with his back that has kept him out.The Swede has missed a lot of action over the last 18 months with a recurring back issue, rarely keeping him out for long, but clearly continuing to be a problem.Solskjaer confirmed that it, again, is not serious but he
  
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• Second boy, 14, arrested after restaurant owner was hit and killed by own car

  20-01-2021 21:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mohammed Islam, 53, died from the impact (Picture: MEN/PA)A second 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was hit by his own car during a robbery.Mohammed Islam, 53, died from the impact, which happened while he was delivering food in Stockport on January 8.
  The boy arrested today cannot be named due to his age.Another 14-year-old boy was previously charged with murder, as well as numerous driving offences.Mr Islam, who owned the Marple Spice restaurant in Marple an
  
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• New president stands with Obama, Bush and Clinton to lay wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

  20-01-2021 21:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier besides past presidents and first ladies from both parties.
  
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• The Bachelorette’s Clare Crawley asked out by a former contestant right after her split from Dale Moss

  20-01-2021 21:09 via metro.co.uk
  
  Clare Crawley is already getting date offers from members of Bachelor Nation following her split from Dale Moss (Picture: ABC/Instagram)The Bachelorette’s Clare Crawley and Dale Moss are over for now, but the reality star is already getting asked out by Bachelor Nation’s Spencer Robertson.Despite believing she had found the one in Dale, the 39-year-old is once again a single lady after the pair’s split was confirmed on Tuesday.Dale, 32, announced the end of the pair’s eng
  
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• Philly DA's office admits wrongdoing in release of serial criminal who 'shot dead college graduate'

  20-01-2021 21:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Milan Loncar, 25, was shot dead last Wednesday night while walking his dog about a block from his home in the Breweryton neighborhood of the city.
  
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• EastEnders star Jake Wood has his Instagram account hacked

  20-01-2021 21:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  (Picture: BBC)Jake Wood’s fans were left mystified earlier today when his Instagram profile suddenly disappeared and now the EastEnders star, who is about to exit as Max Branning, has confirmed that his account has been hacked.
  The actor, 48, previously was very active on social media, but a representative for the star has since confirmed he’s attempting to regain access to his account.Jake’s online disappearance came just two weeks after he warned fans that a ‘cretin&rsq
  
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• Biden is coming! Gun owners line up outside stores across the U.S. amid fears of harsher gun control

  20-01-2021 21:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gun stores are facing a shortage in firearms and ammunition as Second Amendment-lovers attempt to stock up ahead of any new gun control policies from the Biden adminsitration.
  
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• Donald Trump fans dance in Mar-a-Lago streets as Biden is sworn in

  20-01-2021 21:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The crowd - which was mostly maskless - danced, laughed and hugged as they waited for Trump to arrive in Florida with his children. Almost all of the Trump clan has now made Florida their home.
  
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• Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner leave Washington DC for Miami

  20-01-2021 21:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner are leaving Washington behind for sunnier skies and following her father to Florida after signing a lease at Miami's coveted Arte Surfside building.
  
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• Second boy, 14, is arrested on suspicion of murdering Indian restaurant boss

  20-01-2021 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mohammed Islam, who owned Marple Spice restaurant, was killed in Romiley, Stockport, on January 8 following a bungled carjacking.
  
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• Boris Johnson hails inauguration of Joe Biden after 'bumpy period'

  20-01-2021 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister said America's leadership is 'vital' to the rest of the world, from tackling the climate crisis to the coronavirus pandemic, as Mr Biden took the oath of office.
  
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• Tiger King’s Carole Baskin fears people still want her dead despite Joe Exotic’s failed Trump pardon

  20-01-2021 21:00 via metro.co.uk
  
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  Tiger King’s Carole Baskin is still living in fear for her life despite breathing a sigh of relief that Joe Exotic has been denied his request for a pardon from Donald Trump.Exotic, real name Joseph Maldonado-Passage, was hoping to be granted clemency from his 22-year sentence for animal abuse and the murder for hire plot of his rival Baskin.
  The former zookeeper’s team were
  
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• Tiger King’s Carole Baskin fears people still want her dead despite Joe Exotic being denied Trump pardon

  20-01-2021 21:00 via metro.co.uk
  
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  Tiger King’s Carole Baskin is still living in fear for her life despite breathing a sigh of relief that Joe Exotic has been denied his request for a pardon from Donald Trump.Exotic, real name Joseph Maldonado-Passage, was hoping to be granted clemency from his 22-year sentence for animal abuse and the murder for hire plot of his rival Baskin.
  The former zookeeper’s team were
  
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• Hero Capitol Police officer Eugene Goodman escorts Kamala Harris

  20-01-2021 20:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hero Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman, who led a MAGA mob away from the Senate chamber on January 6, escorted Kamala Harris on Inauguration Day.
  
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• 'Beauty is Your Duty' 80 years on - Churchill campaign would spark outrage today

  20-01-2021 20:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: We take a look at back Britain's women were told to keep calm and lippy on in an iconic wartime campaign by Winston Churchill which would cause outcry today
  
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• Major rivers burst banks as hundreds told to flee their homes

  20-01-2021 20:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
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• A star is born: Who is Amanda Gorman after her inauguration reading?

  20-01-2021 20:55 via metro.co.uk
  
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  Amanda Gorman became the name of everyone’s lips after she recited a powerful poem at part of Inauguration Day events at Capitol.The 22-year-old became the sixth poem to perform at a presidential inauguration as President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and the entire world watched on.The talented Youth Poet Laureate wrote the moving poem titled The Hill We Climb, but what
  
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• Moment officers scramble through bushes and over fence to arrest burglary suspects

  20-01-2021 20:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bodycam footage shows police officers chasing an alleged burglar through fields near Catthorpe, Leicestershire, after three men pretended to be police while robbing a home in Birmingham.
  
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• Arsenal make contact with Real Madrid over Martin Odegaard loan deal

  20-01-2021 20:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta wants to bolster his squad this month (Picture: Getty)Arsenal have made contact with Real Madrid over a January deal for Martin Odegaard, according to reports.Gunners boss Mikel Arteta wants to bolster his squad at the Emirates this month and has identified Odegaard as a top target.Odegaard, 22, was signed by Real Madrid in 2015 but has only made eight league appearances for the La Liga giants, being sent out on three loan spells during his time in the Spanish capita
  
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• Joe Biden takes control of nuclear codes as Trump’s are deactivated

  20-01-2021 20:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  The power to launch a nuclear attack has passed from Donald Trump to Joe Biden after the inauguration (Pictures: Reuters/Storyful)Joe Biden has taken control of the ‘nuclear football’ after Donald Trump’s decision to skip the inauguration caused a logistical nightmare over the handing over of the all important codes. The bags – which contain the equipment a president needs to authenticate a nuclear strike – were pictured being carried through the corridors of t
  
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• Mum's emotional words after inquest of girl struck dead by loose car wheel

  20-01-2021 20:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Former Cleethorpes schoolgirl Amelia Wood died at Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham after she was airlifted to the hospital having been struck by the loose wheel of a Land Rover
  
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• Kim Jong Un impersonator arrested on 'firearms charges' in Hong Kong

  20-01-2021 20:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Kim Jong Un impersonator, who also goes by the name 'Howard X', said he was arrested by ten police officers who raided his home in October 2020.
  
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• Pink seesaws placed between Mexico-U.S. steel border wall picks up London museum's top design award

  20-01-2021 20:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A set of three pink seesaws installed between the United States-Mexico border wall was named the Beazley Designs of the Year 2020 by the London Design Museum on Tuesday.
  
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• Brexit fears for Northern Ireland trade as transition period won't be extended

  20-01-2021 20:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  There are currently grace periods for goods going from Britain to Northern Ireland - but they are due to expire in April and July
  
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• Boy, 17, knifed to death dreamt of becoming a pilot, devastated mum says

  20-01-2021 20:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Anas Mezenner, 17, died after he was repeatedly stabbed in Haringey, and is the first teenager to be murdered in the capital this year and the seventh victim of a killing in London
  
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• British husband claims hotel masseuse slept with his wife in TripAdvisor review of Caribbean resort

  20-01-2021 20:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In an astonishing TripAdvisor review, the husband alleged the hotel masseuse 'seduced' his wife and 'spent the night with her' at the luxury resort on the Turks and Caicos Islands.
  
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