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• Countdown to disclosure: What will be EXCLUDED from the Epstein files when they are released in hours

  19-12-2025 15:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With the Epstein files set to be released hours from now, here's what you should and should not expect to see. This historic disclosure comes after of infighting within the GOP over the issue.
  
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• Danny Welbeck injury update ahead of Brighton vs Sunderland

  19-12-2025 17:28 via metro.co.uk
  Danny Welbeck has been playing with a back injury (Getty)Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler has revealed that Danny Welbeck remains an injury doubt for Brighton’s Premier League match against Sunderland on Saturday.Welbeck has been hampered by an ongoing back issue in recent weeks and started on the bench for Brighton’s 2-0 defeat away to Liverpool last weekend.The 35-year-old comes up against his former club this Saturday as Brighton host Sunderland at the Amex Stadium.Hurzeler has r
  
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• Magical London winter walks that’ll make you feel like you’re in a Christmas movie

  19-12-2025 17:27 via metro.co.uk
  The deer in Richmond Park will make you think of Santa’s Reindeer (Picture: Getty Images)The weather pros might have ruled out a white Christmas for most of us, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still enjoy the magic of winter.During the festive period, many of us will want to get out and about for a walk with friends or family, after consuming more roast potatoes and chocolates than we can count. And while we might not have snow, there are many spots in London (and nearby)
  
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• Family of nine-year-old Aria Thorpe ‘devastated beyond words’ at her death

  19-12-2025 17:13 via metro.co.uk
  Aria died at a property in the Mead Vale area of Weston-super-Mare on December 15 (Picture: PA)The family of Aria Thorpe, who was stabbed to death at home on Monday, have said their ‘hearts are broken in a way we never imagined possible’.The nine-year-old died at a property in the Mead Vale area of Weston-super-Mare on December 15.A 15-year-old boy arrested nearby soon after appeared in court today charged with her murder and was remanded in custody ahead of a potential trial in Jun
  
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• Apprentice winner splits from Alan Sugar after 14 years working together

  19-12-2025 17:09 via metro.co.uk
  One of Lord Alan Sugar’s business partners is going solo (Picture: BBC/PA)Lord Alan Sugar has confirmed that an Apprentice winner from 14 years ago has made the decision to end their long-running business partnership.The TV host and business owner, 78, teamed up with Tom Pellereau after he won the 2011 edition of The Apprentice, beating runner-up Helen Milligan and finalist Susan Ma.Together, Pellereau and Lord Sugar helped to build and grow the beauty business Stylpro, now famous for its
  
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• Family of Aria Thorpe, nine, who was stabbed to death say she was 'the most beautiful little soul' as they add: 'Our hearts are broken in a way we never imagined possible'

  19-12-2025 17:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The family of nine-year-old Aria Thorpe, who was stabbed to death in Weston-super-Mare on Monday, have described her as 'the most beautiful little soul'.
  
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• People warned to stay indoors after storm floods Dubai roads and cancels flights

  19-12-2025 17:00 via metro.co.uk
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next PageDubai is reeling from a heavy, two-day storm as roads were flooded and flights were axed at the city’s airport.
  Residents in the usually sunny Emirati city were told to stay cautious and avoid going outdoors as a storm swept over the Gulf states, bringing torrential rain, thunder and hail.Authorities issued a weather alert overnight, telling people to
  
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• Lily Allen’s faux fur jacket is trending – and we’ve found the best alternatives

  19-12-2025 17:00 via metro.co.uk
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  Lily Allen is back, and we feel like we’ve hit the rewind button and ended up in the noughties skipping around LDN town in babydoll dresses, chunky Doc Martens boots, laced in pearl necklaces and a beehive tall enough to touch the ceiling. However, this time our wardrobe is a lot mor
  
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• Left-wing activists target the King's throne in House of Lords

  19-12-2025 16:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Campaigners clambered over barriers during a tour of Parliament before revealing a banner that said: 'Replace the Lords.'
  
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• Distressed Epstein survivors tell Democrats to stop selectively leaking photos of predator

  19-12-2025 16:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Women who survived Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking crimes are upset with Democrats selectively leaking images over the last few weeks and giving them little-to-no heads up when more was dropping. 
  
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• Coronation Street star Debbie Rush's tragic son William had a baby son and was set to marry before his sudden death at the aged of just 31

  19-12-2025 16:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  William Rush, 31, celebrated his joy at becoming a parent, sharing pictures on social media of young Frankie who he described as 'my world'.
  
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• Geese are 'stolen from park to be cooked and eaten on Christmas Day'

  19-12-2025 16:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Black Ash Park in Newport is well known for having scores of geese and ducks that visitors love to see and feed. However, the popular birds are vanishing from the park.
  
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• Ruben Amorim hits out at ‘entitled’ Manchester United players after Harry Amass and Chido Obi posts

  19-12-2025 16:50 via metro.co.uk
  Ruben Amorim says Manchester United’s players ‘need to fight’ against a feeling of ‘entitlement’Ruben Amorim has hit back at social media posts from Harry Amass and Chido Obi, claiming that Manchester United players are being held back by their own sense of ‘entitlement’.Last week, Amorim dismissed suggestions that he is reluctant to use to United’s academy players in his first team and said that Amass is ‘struggling in the Championship&rsqu
  
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• Family of 'murdered' Aria Thorpe, 9, pay tribute to 'special little angel'

  19-12-2025 16:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Aria Thorpe, who had only just celebrated her ninth birthday, was stabbed to death in Weston-super-Mare on Monday - a 15-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with her murder
  
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• Modified Amazon Fire Stick warning as users told they risk prosecution

  19-12-2025 16:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Targeted emails are being sent to people using illegal TV streaming services and so-called “loaded” Firesticks, Android, or Kodi devices which are being advertised openly on Facebook
  
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• Heartbreaking final Instagram message from Greg Biffle's wife reflected hope and purpose days before fatal plane crash claimed NASCAR icon and his family

  19-12-2025 16:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASCAR legend Greg Biffle, his wife, Cristina, 35, and two children, Emma, 14, and five-year-old Ryder, were killed in a fiery plane crash on Thursday.
  
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• The harsh new life awaiting the alleged Bondi Beach shooter if he is found guilty of Australia's worst terror attack

  19-12-2025 16:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alleged Bondi Beach terrorist Naveed Akram could spend the rest of his life restrained, isolated and under constant supervision in one of the country's most secure prisons if he is found guilty.
  
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• Putin humiliated after tanker is bombed by Ukraine 1,500 miles away

  19-12-2025 16:43 via metro.co.uk
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next PageUkrainian forces have struck a Kremlin-friendly oil tanker loaded with drones stationed in the Mediterranean sea.The Russian ‘shadow fleet’ vessel was last recorded sailing off the coast of Crete parallel with Libya.Qendil, which flies the flag of Oman, is thought to be one of several ships exporting Russian oil via third countries.It comes as Ky
  
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• Embarrassment for Putin after one of his tankers attacked near Crete

  19-12-2025 16:43 via metro.co.uk
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next PageUkrainian forces have struck a Kremlin-friendly oil tanker loaded with drones stationed in the Mediterranean sea.The Russian ‘shadow fleet’ vessel was last recorded sailing off the coast of Crete parallel with Libya.Qendil, which flies the flag of Oman, is thought to be one of several ships exporting Russian oil via third countries.It comes as Ky
  
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• Married college professor murdered his pregnant mistress and her dog to stop affair being exposed, police say

  19-12-2025 16:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Matthew R. Sierra, 38, of Genoa, Wisconsin, is sitting in jail on a $1million bond after he allegedly killed his on-and-off-again girlfriend, Alexis Pickett, 27, and her dog before setting her house on fire.
  
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• Ruben Amorim disagrees with Sir Alex Ferguson as he responds to Man Utd prediction

  19-12-2025 16:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Legendary Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said it might take the club 10 to 11 years to win the Premier League title again, but Ruben Amorim remains optimistic
  
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• One of ‘the greatest films ever made’ that inspired award-winning TV series is now on Netflix

  19-12-2025 16:39 via metro.co.uk
  The revered film is streaming right now (Picture: Polygram/Kobal/Shutterstock)A thriller film hailed as a ‘masterpiece’ and ‘brilliant’ is now streaming on Netflix.Directed by the Coen Brothers, Fargo tells the story of Minnesota car salesman, Jerry Lundegaard (William H. Macy), who, desperate to raise money, hires criminals Carl Showalter (Steve Buscemi) and Gaear Grimsrud (Peter Stormare) to abduct his wife, Jean (Kristin Rudrud), and extort his wealthy father-in-law o
  
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• Harrowing text a young mum received before she was murdered by her ex inside her apartment after years of violent abuse

  19-12-2025 16:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Danny Zayat flew into a rage as he assaulted his ex-partner Tatiana 'Tanya' Dokhotaru in May 2023, which led to a fatal brain haemorrhage.
  
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• Labour minister Bridget Phillipson BLOCKS new EHRC guidance on women-only spaces on the grounds they are 'trans-exclusive'

  19-12-2025 16:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Women and Equalities Secretary has refused to sign off the draft guidance more than three months after receiving it.
  
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• 'I brought Andrew and Fergie down - there’s one Epstein detail that doesn’t add up’

  19-12-2025 16:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sarah Ferguson's made nothing but "excuses" for her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, an expert has claimed, as the world waits for the release of the Epstein files
  
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• Launceston gas leak LIVE as A30 closed and homes evacuated in 'stay away' alert

  19-12-2025 16:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A gas leak in Launceston has closed the A30 in both directions between Kennards House and the Pennygillam Roundabout, with homes evacuated by police
  
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• Sex traffic victim hero Virginia Giuffre stood up to elites over Jeffrey Epstein hell

  19-12-2025 16:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Late billionaire sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein denied his numerous victims, including Virginia Giuffre, any justice after he was found dead in a New York city prison cell in 2019
  
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• The ‘Cinderella rule’ that has made my scheduled sex a turn on

  19-12-2025 16:29 via metro.co.uk
  Sometimes spontaneity isn’t the only way (Picture: Getty Images)I’ll be the one to say it: scheduled sex is hot.
  Sure, it might sound pretty perfunctory, but bocking out time in your calander to get it on can be pretty darn sexy – if you do it right.
  It’s the advice I gave Metro caller Mia on an episode of Just Between Us, when she confided in my co-host Diana Vickers and I that she was too tired for sex.She has two elderly relatives to take care of, a business to run an
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle release sweet new Christmas card family photo

  19-12-2025 16:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have unveiled their family 2025 Christmas card photo, after continuing the royal tradition of releasing a festive greetings card
  
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• Dog owners in tears after learning the reason their pets seem so happy

  19-12-2025 16:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dog owners have been left emotional after a viral video explained the reason their pets always seem so joyful - and it has provided people with inspiration going into 2026
  
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