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• Coronation Street’s Emily Bishop star Eileen Derbyshire’s husband dies

  23-02-2021 09:36 via metro.co.uk
  
  (Picture: ITV)Coronation Street star Eileen Derbyshire’s husband has died following a battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
  Thomas W Holt passed away last weekend, with son Oliver by his side.
  Writing in his column for Mail on Sunday, Oliver shared fond memories of his dad, while also sharing an account of his battle with Alzheimers.
  He wrote: ‘My dad never forgot Stockport even when he was deep into his struggle with Alzheimer’s Disease.‘He wanted to go back there and r
  
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• Antivirus pioneer John McAfee charged with money laundering and fraud

  05-03-2021 18:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  McAfee is still in custody in Spain, where he was arrested in October 2020,  on suspicion of tax evasion. The US was seeking extradition then but he has still not been brought over.
  
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• Delta Air Lines passenger dies of 'natural causes' on flight from Mexican Cabo to Seattle

  05-03-2021 18:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Delta Air Lines flight was forced to divert to Sacramento on Thursday evening after a passenger died during the trip. The passenger reportedly died from natural causes.
  
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• Mum gives births to twins conceived nine days apart

  05-03-2021 18:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jordan Parks (woman pictured left) conceived a baby while already pregnant in what is called superfetation phenomena (Picture: Caters News)A mum has given birth to twins which were conceived nine days apart in a ‘miracle’ that has a one in 600 million chance of happening.
  Jordan Parks, 27, used fertility treatment to have her first son Freddy, now three. Although Ms Parks and her husband Jason wanted more children, they decided against going through similar treatments again. But
  
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• Health Secretary Matt Hancock hops over a fence at London park

  05-03-2021 18:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 42-year-old politician was pictured exercising in a park in London as he performed a dramatic leap over a low fence, with the moment captured by a photographer who was said to have been passing.
  
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• Bernie Sanders' attempt to add $15 minimum wage to COVID relief bill fails

  05-03-2021 18:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sen. Bernie Sanders' attempt to add a $15 per hour minimum wage to the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill failed as eight Democrats voted against his effort.
  
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• Old photos remind me how to behave when this is over

  05-03-2021 17:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  I’ve made great efforts to avoid looking at photos of the ‘before-times’ (Picture: Nicola Thorp)It’s my friend’s birthday tomorrow which, in 2021, means two rules apply. First, I am not legally permitted to wish her a happy birthday in person, and second, in accordance with modern social etiquette, I must find a photograph of the two of us and post it on Instagram. I don’t know who started this bizarre tradition (in which it is imperative t
  
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• ‘You have a lot to give!’ – Canelo’s coach Eddy Reynoso offers to train Conor McGregor after praising boxing skills

  05-03-2021 17:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  McGregor plans to return to the boxing ring (Picture: Getty)Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez’s trainer Eddy Reynoso has offered to work with Conor McGregor, insisting the UFC star has huge potential in the boxing ring.Reynoso is one of the most respected trainers in boxing, helping shape Canelo into perhaps the best pound-for-pound boxer on the planet.Also in his stable of fighters is lightweight sensation Ryan Garcia and WBC super-featherweight champion Oscar Valdez, with both scoring ca
  
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• Are there any health benefits to the aesthetically-pleasing sunset lamps that are everywhere right now?

  05-03-2021 17:42 via metro.co.uk
  
  Give your house an orange makeover (Picture: @sagelovesferrariboy/@tiddiecakes/TikTok)It’s been a long, dark winter in lockdown and most of us are dreaming of tropical climates and balmy summer days.We may have a little bit longer to wait until summer arrives in the UK, but people on the internet have come up with a brilliant way to inject a little club tropicana into their houses on gloomier days. Sunset lamps are everywhere on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok right now.As the name sugg
  
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• Dimitar Berbatov’s Premier League predictions including Man City vs Man Utd

  05-03-2021 17:38 via metro.co.uk
  
  Dimitar Berbatov previews the weekend’s Premier League action (Picture: Metro / REX)Manchester City took another significant step towards clinching the Premier League title this week, but rivals Manchester United will hope to at least put an end to their incredible winning run in the derby on Sunday.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side are struggling for goals at the moment, but they won twice at the Etihad last season and the counter-attacking threat of Marcus Rashford could provide problems
  
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• Coronation Street star Shelley King opens up on the death of ‘heroine’ friend who saved lives

  05-03-2021 17:37 via metro.co.uk
  
  Shelley plays Yasmeen in Coronation Street (Picture: ITV)Coronation Street star Shelley King has discussed her biggest inspiration who died in October last year after decades of saving the lives of children and families in Kolkata.
  Geeta Venkadakrishnan was the director of charity the Hope Foundation and had been working abroad with the Covid effors, before vaccinations had become available.
  Over the years she has saved many lives through her charity work and, while talking to Metro.co.uk about
  
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• Joe Wicks celebrates ‘fun but emotional’ final PE session after holding more than 100 over the last year

  05-03-2021 17:35 via metro.co.uk
  
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  Joe Wicks is celebrating his last PE session ‘for a while’, after holding more than 100 in the past year alone.We’re getting a bit emotional to be honest.The Body Coach star has helped to keep us all fit and healthy throughout the ongoing pandemic with his online lessons, which he began at the start of the UK’s first national lockdown last March, and have since be
  
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• When and where can you listen to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s podcast?

  05-03-2021 17:34 via metro.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle launched their podcast last year (Picture: Backgrid)This weekend many eyes will be on Oprah’s anticipated interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, as they prepare to open up on their exit from royal life, after stepping down from duties and relocating to the US last year.The interview, officially titled ‘Oprah with Meghan and Harry’, which has been produced by Oprah’s own production company, has been dubbed ‘intimate and wide-ran
  
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• Major general accused of swindling £50k 'was reported by Colonel'

  05-03-2021 17:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Major General Nick Welch, 54, allegedly claimed his wife Charlotte was living at the new London residence he got upon staring a job at the Ministry of Defence.
  
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• Dancing On Ice semi-final ‘to feature only 12 minutes of skating during 2-hour show’

  05-03-2021 17:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  Dancing on Ice semi-final will include just 12 mins of skating (Picture: Rex)Viewers will undoubtedly settle in for a night of glamorous, impressive and skillful routines on Sunday night’s semi-final of Dancing On Ice.However, fans of the show may be left disappointed as it has been reported that there will only be 12 minutes of actual skating during its two-hour time slot.Following a season of injuries, illnesses, and positive coronavirus tests, four contestants are left when there should
  
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• Boris Johnson urged to give medals to nuclear test veterans 'experimented on'

  05-03-2021 17:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Among the 155,000 descendants of 22,000 men who took part in nuclear tests from 1952 to 1991, birth defects are reported at 10 times the normal rate - Labour’s Rebecca Long-Bailey says they were 'experimented on, without consent'
  
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• Woman who stabbed partner with steak knife guilty of murder for second time

  05-03-2021 17:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Emma-Jayne Magson stabbed her partner with a steak knife (Picture: PA/SWNS)A woman who stabbed her partner to death with a steak knife has been convicted of murder for a second time following a retrial ordered by the Court of Appeal.Emma-Jayne Magson, from Leicester, killed 26-year-old James Knight with a single stab wound to the heart in March 2016 after a drunken row between the pair.The 28-year-old was found guilty of murder and jailed for a minimum term of 13 years at Leicester Crown Court i
  
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• Train surfer films himself on the roof of a Merseyrail service

  05-03-2021 17:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kain Hogg, 21, posted footage of him clambering up a ladder on a Merseyrail service to allow him to train surf as the locomotive traveled at speed between two stations.
  
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• Cool cat trio love to hike, sledge, and kayak their way around Canada

  05-03-2021 17:27 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mike, Betty, and Harrison love to travel with their owners (Picture: Caters News)While we’re making do with walking laps around the park, these cats really know how to stretch their legs.
  Mike, Betty, and Harrison spend their days hiking, sledging, and kayaking in their local area of Okanagan, Canada, and enjoying all the wonders their beautiful surroundings have to offer.
  Thankfully their owners, Stephanie Ketterer, 36, and her husband Landon, 31, are here to support the kitties love of a
  
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• Brits must prove valid reason for foreign travel from Monday - or risk £200 fine

  05-03-2021 17:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The crackdown comes 40 days after Home Secretary Priti Patel first announced plans to prevent reckless holidaymakers and influencers going to 'sunny places'
  
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• Woman who stabbed partner with steak knife in drunken row found guilty of murder

  05-03-2021 17:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Emma-Jayne Magson, 28, from Leicester, killed 26-year-old James Knight with a single stab wound to the heart in March 2016 after a drunken row between the two
  
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• Bishop calls for 'fish and chip tsar' to boost British fish sales after Brexit

  05-03-2021 17:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Rt Rev Alan Smith raised the suggestion in the Lords on Thursday in a bid to support fishermen who have seen their livelihoods wrecked by Tory Brexit chaos
  
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• Turkish father stabs former business partner and his family to death

  05-03-2021 17:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mehmet Serif Boga (second right) allegedly murdered Ilkay Tokkal, (second left) his 41-year-old wife Emel Tokkal, and his four-year-old son Ali Doruk at their Eskisehir apartment on February 15.
  
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• Texas school is blasted for distributing 'chivalry' assignment to female students

  05-03-2021 17:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The bizarre list of tasks were assigned to girls in a history class at Shallowater High School last month, before irate parents shared photos of its outline to the internet.
  
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• Covid-19: Mystery UK person with Brazil variant found

  05-03-2021 17:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Health officials have traced the sixth person known to have been infected with the new Covid variant.
  
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• Woman ‘caught red-handed raping boy, 14, is pregnant with her victim’s child’

  05-03-2021 17:20 via metro.co.uk
  
  Brittni Gray was allegedly seen raping a 14 year-old boy, and is now said to be pregnant with the youngster’s child (Picture: Greene County Detention Center)A woman who was spotted raping a 14 year-old boy by a shocked eyewitness is now pregnant with her victim’s child, a court heard. Brittni Gray, 23, was charged with sexual assault on Monday after she was allegedly spotted having abusive sexual intercourse with the youngster in Paragould, Arkansas, in September 2020.That witness to
  
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• Susan Boyle gets coronavirus vaccine as she sees ‘light at the end of the tunnel’

  05-03-2021 17:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  Susan Boyle lifted spirits with her post (Picture: Getty Images)Susan Boyle has got her coronavirus vaccine and she’s thrilled to share the news with the world, saying she can now see the ‘light at the end of the tunnel’.The Britain’s Got Talent star shared a sweet snap of herself, clutching all her vaccine information in one hand and giving us a thumbs up with the other.‘Monday felt for the first time like there is light at the end of the tunnel,’ she explain
  
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• Mother grizzly and her cubs look up to the heavens as it starts to rain

  05-03-2021 17:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The mother and her three young cubs appeared to look solemnly at the sky in anticipation of the downpour in Alaska, which set in for the rest of the day.
  
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• Stella McCartney's luxury fashion brand plunges to £32million annual loss

  05-03-2021 17:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stella McCartney's fashion brand has seen losses reach almost £32 million - and the company has still not paid her more than half a million pounds she was owed.
  
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• Tintern Abbey: Mystery medieval tunnels discovered by workmen

  05-03-2021 17:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The tunnel site was found near to Tintern Abbey close to the England-Wales border in Tintern, Monmouthshire by engineers working for Western Power Distribution.
  
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