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• ChatGPT maker boss Larry Summers QUITS over Jeffrey Epstein emails in major statement

  19-11-2025 14:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Larry Summers quit his role at OpenAI after it emerged he had maintained a friendly relationship with Jeffrey Epstein even after the billionaire was convicted of child sex offences in 2008
  
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• Man Utd’s stance on selling Kobbie Mainoo after Bruno Fernandes injury

  22-12-2025 20:08 via metro.co.uk
  Kobbie Mainoo has been strongly linked with leave Man Utd (Photo: Getty)Manchester United will almost certainly not allow Kobbie Mainoo to leave in the January transfer window following Bruno Fernandes’ injury.Mainoo’s future at Old Trafford has been the subject of much speculation over the pasr few months, with the young midfielder seemingly out of favour with head coach Ruben Amorim.Yet to start a Premier League game, Lisandro Martinez – who recently returned from a lengthy
  
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• Anthony Joshua is Britain's most eligible bachelor, but can't find love: Single boxer, 36, earned £70M from Jake Paul fight - and any love interest has to impress the mother he still lives with and be ready to have SIX children

  22-12-2025 19:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anthony Joshua is a two-time world heavyweight champion who also won Team GB's crowning final medal at London 2012 - yet his private life has also prompted fascination.
  
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• Two men jailed for raping girl, 14, in Rotherham alleyway and graveyard

  22-12-2025 19:42 via metro.co.uk
  Mohammed Makhmood, 43, and Kessur Ajaib, 44, have been jailed (Pictures: PA)Two men who ‘deliberately exploited’ a vulnerable girl and raped her in Rotherham over 25 years ago have been jailed.Kessur Ajaib, 44, and Mohammed Makhmood, 43, sexually abused the teenager over two years, starting in 1999.The girl was aged 14 when she was attacked by Ajaib in the South Yorkshire town, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said.He made conversation with the girl and gave her alcoho
  
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• Avatar 3 manages $345,000,000 box-office opening – but there’s another Christmas release breaking records

  22-12-2025 19:39 via metro.co.uk
  Fire and Ash might be pipped at the box office (Picture: 20TH CENTURY STUDIOS)Avatar: Fire and Ash has had fierce competition as Marty Supreme breaks records upon its release.The third Avatar movie has made $345 million in its worldwide opening (£255m), making it the second-best Disney global opening of 2025 (coming in second to Zootopia 2).However, Marty Supreme has been breaking records too, showing there’s a little competition when it comes to which Christmas release will come ou
  
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• Ex-husband and five others charged with more than 60 sexual offences against woman

  22-12-2025 19:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Philip Young, 49, was charged with 56 sex offences including multiple rapes and administering a substance with intent to stupefy or overpower to allow sexual activity - as five others also face trial
  
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• Who was St Nicholas? The truth behind the Christmas' patron saint's origin story

  22-12-2025 19:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The jolly figure in red we picture today is far from the real St Nicholas, a slim 4th century bishop from Turkey whose legend evolved through centuries of folklore into our modern Christmas icon
  
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• Killer who dumped young woman in a suitcase at Heathrow loses release bid

  22-12-2025 18:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Youssef Wahid stabbed Fatima Kama, 28, when she was visiting London from her native Canada in 1999 and then fled the country after leaving her remains on a luggage trolley
  
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• Tourist killed beside wife in ski lift horror after chair slides 230ft before crashing

  22-12-2025 18:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story
  
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• Jamie Carragher tips Liverpool to bring back £35m star after Alexander Isak injury

  22-12-2025 18:41 via metro.co.uk
  Alexander Isak is suffered a suspected broken leg (Photo: Getty)There is a ‘good chance’ Liverpool will recall Harvey Elliott from his nightmare loan spell at Aston Villa, Jamie Carragher says.This comes after Alexander Isak suffered a suspected broken leg after scoring in the 2-1 win against Tottenham on Saturday.The striker had only just started to look a little bit like the player Liverpool splashed a record £125million on last summer, but is now set for a lengthy period on
  
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• Monster 100-tonne fatberg discovered taking over the sewers under London

  22-12-2025 18:31 via metro.co.uk
  Thames Water has warned clearing the mass could take ‘weeks to complete’Christmas is coming and the fatberg is getting… well fatter.Thames Water is warning Londoners to avoid putting their unclaimed Christmas gravy down the sink this year, as it could make a 100-tonne fatberg found in east London’s sewers stronger than ever.The giant fatberg was discovered in Whitechapel as Thames Water warns people to avoid blocking the drains this Christmas.It weighed in at about 100
  
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• Senior Reform candidate slammed over 'bacon' religion comment as Nigel Farage faces pressure

  22-12-2025 18:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A senior Reform UK candidate faces fresh criticism over 'unacceptable' comments suggesting non-Christians should eat 'bacon' to prove their sincerity to the religion
  
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• Daughter breaks silence after dad 'used her as bait' to lure mum to her death

  22-12-2025 18:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Alison Galvani suspected her own father had murdered her mum after her body was found inside a sleeping bag - Patrick's lawyer had denied the allegations that he killed her
  
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• Moment 'Britain's angriest cyclist' launches tirade of abuse after 'hitting dog'

  22-12-2025 18:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The new clip shows Abbott, 62, stop his bicycle to hurl abuse at members of the public after he 'struck a pet dog' - he was already banned from driving following another infamous road rage incident
  
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• Kristi Noem offers illegal immigrants Christmas bonus to leave by New Years Eve

  22-12-2025 18:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kristi Noem is doing her best to pad the Trump administration's deportation record before the end of the calendar year.
  
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• Aston Villa hero blasts Wayne Rooney for Premier League title race comment

  22-12-2025 18:19 via metro.co.uk
  Wayne Rooney does not see Aston Villa mounting a serious title challenge (Picture: Getty Images)Wayne Rooney has got himself in trouble with an Aston Villa hero after dismissing the Villains’ Premier League title hopes.Unai Emery’s side has been in tremendous form of late, winning 10 matches on the spin in all competitions.Villa actually had a sticky start to the campaign but have been unstoppable of late and are now third in the table, just three points behind leaders Arsenal and o
  
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• Indian doctor beats up patient with breathing problems after victim 'asked to be spoken to respectfully'

  22-12-2025 18:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A doctor at Indira Ghandi Medical College in Shimla (IGMC), northern India, was accused of physically assaulting the patient during the altercation on Monday.
  
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• Boy, 14, fighting for life and child seriously injured as tractor overturns on farm

  22-12-2025 18:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police were called to scene in Burnopfield, County Durham, at 8.25pm following reports that a tractor has flipped on a farm off the B6310
  
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• 'Perfect' daughter, 19, plunges to her death from abandoned building where Stranger Things was filmed

  22-12-2025 18:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leah Palmirotto fell just before 1am Friday while exploring a fenced-off property on Emory University's campus with her friends.
  
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• Driving Home for Christmas singer Chris Rea dies aged 74 after 'short illness' - as tributes pour in for the festive charts icon

  22-12-2025 18:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Driving Home for Christmas singer Chris Rea has passed away at the age of 74 after a short illness on Monday. 
  
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• Christmas special for underrated BBC crime drama leaves fans ‘crying their eyes out’

  22-12-2025 18:02 via metro.co.uk
  Beyond Paradise’s festive special left viewers feeling very emotional (Picture: BBC/Red Planet/Joss Barratt)Warning: Contains spoilers for the Beyond Paradise Christmas special.
  The 2025 Christmas special episode of a BBC spin-off series has left viewers ‘crying their eyes out’ and demanding a primetime slot in 2026.Beyond Paradise, the spin-off from the long-running detective series Death In Paradise, started in 2022 and has since been on air for three seasons.The series foll
  
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• Supermarkets launch Christmas dinner in a box — and ‘the greatest’ is the cheapest

  22-12-2025 17:58 via metro.co.uk
  Worth it? Some are, apparently. (Picture: Getty/M&S/Morrisons/Iceland)The battle for the Christmas turkeys is well underway at supermarkets across the UK, as shoppers scramble to buy meat and veg to put on the table.But Marks & Spencer, Aldi, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Iceland, and Morrisons, have an alternative offering for those doing festive food a little differently this year.Christmas dinner in a box is a concept now widely available at these retail giants, offering a pre-prepared,
  
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• Rotherham grooming gang paedophiles who plied 'vulnerable' 14-year-old girl with alcohol and cigarettes before raping her are jailed

  22-12-2025 17:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kessur Ajaib, 44, and Mohammed Makhmood, 43, both of Rotherham, South Yorks, separately attacked the girl between 1999 and 2002.
  
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• Hogwarts Legacy 2 going multiplayer live service route according to job listing

  22-12-2025 17:56 via metro.co.uk
  Casting a live service spell (Warner Bros.)Online multiplayer will play a big role in the sequel to Hogwarts Legacy, according to several job adverts at Warner Bros. Games.Warner Bros. hasn’t officially revealed a sequel to Hogwarts Legacy, but we know one is on the way thanks to comments from studio executives at the company.The wizarding role-player, set within the Harry Potter universe, is one of the most successful single-player games of recent memory, having recently topped 40 millio
  
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• Grandma, 92, knocks out rivals to become Tekken champion

  22-12-2025 17:56 via metro.co.uk
  Hisako Sakai stunned the competition with her ‘brutal combos’ and was crowned champion at the Care Esports tournaments thanks to her efforts (Picture: Care)A 92-year-old Japanese woman has won a Tekken 8 championship – winning praise for her ‘brutal combos’ and ‘passion’ for the video game.Hisako Sakai beat seven rivals to the Care Esports crown at last month’s tournament.The nonagenarian said she was ‘so happy’ with her victory, secur
  
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• Beloved school bus driver of 30 years breaks her silence after being fired over 'English-only' sign

  22-12-2025 17:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Diane Crawford, 66, was fired from Juniata County School District after posting a sign on her bus that banned bilingual students from speaking Spanish.
  
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• Terrifying roller coaster malfunction leaves two men suspended 130ft in the air for an HOUR

  22-12-2025 17:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Matthew Cantu, 24, and Nicholas Sanchez, 20, were enjoying an outing at Austin's Circuit of the Americas sports complex when their ride on the Circuit Breakers attraction went south.
  
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• David Walliams was DROPPED as an ambassador for leading children's charity - as he now faces harassment allegations

  22-12-2025 17:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  David Walliams was dropped as an ambassador for a leading children's charity earlier in the year, as it emerged that he now faces 'harassment' allegations.
  
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• Arthritis breakthrough as experts find herbal remedy has powerful pain relieving properties

  22-12-2025 17:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Exercise, weight management and physiotherapy are common approaches recommended by medics, to help treat arthritis, but it is often not enough.
  
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• Moment huge crowds swarm Winter Wonderland's beer hall after 'hours of queuing' as revellers hit out at prices

  22-12-2025 17:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Footage shows security watch on helplessly outside the Bavarian Hall in London's Hyde Park on Saturday while dozens of punters rush towards the venue.
  
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