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• Chemical found in red wine could help prevent killer disease

  11-11-2024 19:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  Scientists do not recommend drinking more wine but have hopes for a compound found in itA compound found in red wine and dark chocolate is one of several potential cancer-preventing treatments set to be tested in a major new trial.Resveratrol, which occurs naturally in grape skins, blueberries, cocoa beans and peanuts, among other plants, has widely been promoted as a health supplement over the years.It has repeatedly been investigated since a 2006 study found fed a diet high in the compound dev
  
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• Stranded couple survive three days in crocodile-infested waters with no food after 4WD blunder in Far North Queensland

  08-12-2024 13:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rescuers found the pair aged in their 50s, on Saturday after their 4WD was swept away by floodwaters while travelling between Normanton and Kowanyama in far north Queensland.
  
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• Extraordinary Storm Darragh footage shows waterfall flowing backwards in UK winds

  08-12-2024 13:17 via metro.co.uk
  
  A waterfallwas spotted going backwards during Storm Darragh (Picture: BBC/X)Extraordinary footage from Northern Ireland shows a waterfall running backwards after powerful winds from Storm Darragh force it to reverse its flow.BBC reporter Barra Best shared a clip of the scene on X, formerly Twitter, which showed a Waterfall between Downhill and Benone on the north coast going backwards during the storm.Over 48,000 people across Northern Ireland were left without power during the peak of the stor
  
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• Security services slammed for 'racist' internship that doesn't let white students apply for roles at MI5, MI6 and GCHQ

  08-12-2024 13:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Certain students are being offered the opportunity of a paid, 10-11 week 'intelligence internship' next summer, promising the 'first steps towards an exciting full-time career'.
  
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• Russia confirms humiliated Assad has fled Syria after rebels liberated Damascus, as Israel 'strikes military sites across the country': Live Updates

  08-12-2024 13:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DAILYMAIL.COM LIVE BLOG: Follow our coverage as Syrian rebels reclaim Damascus and overthrow the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
  
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• Couple building new £500k house told they will have to demolish part of home and then build EXTENSION due to 'ridiuclous' council rule

  08-12-2024 13:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A retired couple who want to downsize have been told that they will have to build their new home and then pull part of it down to comply with planning rules.
  
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• Watch Storm Darragh wreak havoc on Britain as 92mph winds fell trees, postpone football matches and causes hair-raising landings at airports

  08-12-2024 12:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Weather witnesses have been sharing footage online of the chaotic conditions across the UK, as more warnings are issued of dangers ahead today.
  
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• The world’s most unusually shaped flag is a mystery yet to be solved

  08-12-2024 12:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Nepal’s flag is the only one not rectangularly shaped (Picture: Getty)Only one flag out of the 195 countries in the world isn’t rectangular – and the reasons behind the ancient flag’s unique shape remain somewhat shrouded in mystery.Nepal’s unique flag has two deep red triangles with a navy blue border and shapes which are meant to represent the sun and moon.The specifications for this unique flag are so exact that one expert referred to it as ‘the nerdiest m
  
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• I'm so allergic to the tree in my front garden it has left me burned and afraid to come home - but the council still won't let me cut it down

  08-12-2024 12:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'Redness' and 'swelling' are among the painful symptoms 41-year-old Rachna Anderson has reportedly suffered at the hands of the Scots pine tree in Easton on the outskirts of Norwich.
  
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• Parents horrified after learning real reason 'baby on board' car signs exists

  08-12-2024 12:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Many people decide to have a 'baby on board' sticker in the rear window of their cars after having a baby - but it turns out many people had no idea it might not be there just to signal to other drivers that they should drive carefully
  
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• Moment drug driver smashes into barrier as he desperately bids to escape police

  08-12-2024 12:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the dashcam footage released by Cambridgeshire Police the Cannabis-smoking driver - Mohammad Mazhar -  can be seen zig-zagging through busy traffic in attempt to evade capture.
  
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• Holidaymaker headbutted airport staff after problem with passport stops him flying

  08-12-2024 12:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Wayde Wood was due to catch a flight to Corfu from East Midlands Airport when he was told he could not travel and he began to attack two staff members, a court heard
  
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• Arsenal defender William Saliba sends transfer message to Real Madrid

  08-12-2024 12:48 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arsenal star William Saliba has been heavily linked with Real Madrid (Picture: Getty)William Saliba has distanced himself from rumours of a possible big-money move to Real Madrid, stressing that he ‘feels at home’ at Arsenal.The 23-year-old Frenchman has established himself as one of the finest central defenders in European football over the last two seasons and has twice been named in the PFA Team of the Year.This term, Saliba has started all but one of Arsenal’s 14 opening g
  
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• Music icon confesses she didn’t feel ‘conventional’ enough for chart-topping girl group

  08-12-2024 12:38 via metro.co.uk
  
  Little Mix’s Jade Thirlwall didn’t feel she would fit in a girl group (Picture: Tommaso Boddi/WireImage)She might be the angel of our dreams now but Jade Thirlwall has revealed she once felt she was not ‘conventional’ enough to join Little Mix.The Black Magic hitmakers formed in 2011 on The X Factor, smashing expectations and becoming the first group to win the popular ITV show.Jade, 31, was thrown together with bandmates Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, and Jesy Nels
  
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• Cash boost for millions of Aussies within weeks to help with cost of living

  08-12-2024 12:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Those who receive Youth Allowance, Austudy, ABSTUDY or the Carer's Allowance are some of the Aussies who will see a slight rise in their fortnightly welfare payments from January 1.
  
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• People are only just realising what causes 'oily marks' on clothes are after being washed

  08-12-2024 12:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Many people have been baffled after finding grease marks on their clothes after they are in the washing machine, which weren't there before. But it seems they've finally got to the bottom of what they are
  
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• I'm A Celebrity final trial sees Danny Jones, Coleen Rooney and Richard Coles battle snakes

  08-12-2024 12:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Coleen Rooney, Danny Jones and Reverend Richard Coles are faced with a terrifying trial called Towers of Terror as they await the result of who is set to be crowned the winner
  
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• Full list of UK's happiest places to live ranked and rated by Rightmove

  08-12-2024 12:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  New research has revealed the happiest places in the UK to live - and you'll be shocked by the results
  
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• Gavin and Stacey stars pay tribute to late ‘lovely and brilliant’ cast member before finale

  08-12-2024 12:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  Gavin and Stacey cast members have paid tribute to the late Margaret John (Picture: BBC)Gavin and Stacey stars Ruth Jones and Joanna Page have paid tribute to the late actress Margaret John who played Doris on the BBC series and died in 2011.The Gavin and Stacey Christmas special is set to air on Christmas day and fans have been going wild with their own theories about how stars and co-creators will be bringing the beloved series to a close.In the lead-up to the sp
  
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• Novak Djokovic accused of ‘cheating nature’ to break Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal record

  08-12-2024 12:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  Novak Djokovic is the last Big Four tennis star still active (Picture: Getty)Novak Djokovic is ‘trying to cheat nature’ to break Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal’s record for the ‘longest career’, says Nikolay Davydenko.Djokovic is the last player from the Big Four era of professional men’s tennis still active after the retirements of Federer, Nadal and Andy Murray.The Serbian legend, 37, recently hired Murray as a coach as he attempts to land a historic 25th m
  
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• QUENTIN LETTS: From bashing meat-eating to air travel, Labour's hectoring killjoys are dragging Britain to peak nanny statism. And I know the deceitful desires behind it

  08-12-2024 12:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In recent weeks there has been a rat-a-tat-tat of official denunciations: of meat-eating, milk-drinking, nicotine usage, adverts for yogurts, air travel, internal combustion engines and gas boilers.
  
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• Death rocks EastEnders’ 40th anniversary as colossal explosion rips through the Queen Vic

  08-12-2024 12:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  A huge 40th anniversary ahead for Walford (Picture: BBC)
  EastEnders’ 40th anniversary is going to go off with one heck of a bang next year, with the show’s main character literally blowing up.
  Yep, the Queen Vic is for the chopping block, as an explosion will tear through the iconic building – and you can bet some other key players in the show will be caught up in the blast.
  It seems like death will come knocking in the big episodes, with many lives left at risk – are we
  
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• Woman in her 60s is killed after car swerves off road and hits pedestrian before ploughing into house

  08-12-2024 12:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The fatal crash took place in Ilford, east London yesterday afternoon with paramedics and fire engines in attendance as police were called to Eastern Avenue at around 4.10pm
  
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• Can you spot the owl hiding in this image? Bird is perfectly camouflaged against its surroundings as it covers from prey

  08-12-2024 12:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If you've ever wondered how good an owl can be at hide-and-seek, this photograph will blow your mind - as readers are challenged with the task of spotting the bird hidden within a large pile of twigs.
  
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• The unholy popes whose religion was incest, orgies and mass murder: Papal scandals immortalised in racy TV shows such as the Borgias make new film Conclave look tame

  08-12-2024 12:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pope Sixtus IV oversaw the murder and torture of thousands of Jews in the Spanish Inquisition, whilst Alexander VI was head of the notorious criminal family the Borgias.
  
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• Genius Christmas tree hack revealed and you won’t believe the results

  08-12-2024 12:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextPrevious PageNext PageA woman has gone viral for her ingenious Christmas tree decorating hack which she says has allowed her to spend more time with family.Mississippi-based Carrie Williams has saved herself a lot of hassle just by using a cheap roll of cling film on Amazon.Christmas-loving Carrie said she spent ‘all day’ decorating three Christmas trees and even more t
  
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• Living inside the 'Beastie House': New family moved into home by council despite it being used by devil mask wearing paedophile gang to torture children in campaign of 'extraordinary depravity'

  08-12-2024 12:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A flat dubbed 'the beastie house' where a gang of seven paedophiles sexually abused primary schoolchildren is being used by Glasgow City Council to accommodate homeless people.
  
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• Our ghost town village has become a magnet for drug dealers...we blame banks closing - and a £23m BYPASS

  08-12-2024 12:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nestled in the idyllic West Wales countryside lies the quaint little farming village of Llandysul - a place that was once a thriving community. 
  
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• Split fears as Emmerdale star Jeff Hordley warns ‘volatile’ Moira won’t forgive Cain

  08-12-2024 12:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Why Cain, why?! (Picture: ITV)Emmerdale fans were utterly shocked by Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley)’s behaviour in a recent episode. While his beloved wife Moira (Natalie J Robb) was undergoing brain surgery, Cain had a moment of madness and ended up sleeping with his sister in law, Ruby Fox-Miligan (Beth Cordingly). ‘He’s feeling terribly guilty about what he did and the way he did it,’ Jeff Hordley told us. ‘The day that she was in the hospital, having an operat
  
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• I love my husband – but he’s also my biggest rival

  08-12-2024 12:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Hollie Doyle (left) and Tom Marquand have been friendly rivals in horse racing since they were teens – and got married in 2022 (Picture: Focus On Racing)As a jockey, you want to ride in the best races with the best horses. I’m very lucky that I have support from some of the best racehorse trainers and owners, which allows me to ride in the best races all over the world – from France, Japan, and the USA, all at the top level.  I’m so focused on the job at h
  
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