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• Covid-19 Australia: NSW Omicron wave slowing Dr Kerry Chant reveals

  24-01-2022 01:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chief health officer Dr Kerry Chant has revealed the Omicron wave is slowing in NSW and eased concerns of parents who are 'anxious' about sending their kids to school. 
  
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• ‘We can still mix it up!’ – Joshua Buatsi hopeful Anthony Yarde fight can follow south London derby against Craig Richards

  18-05-2022 19:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  Yarde vs Buatsi another compelling fight at light-heavyweight (Picture: Getty/Matchroom)Joshua Buatsi is confident his clash against Craig Richards will be the first of many all-British light-heavyweight showdowns to take place soon with a meeting with Anthony Yarde still in his sights.Buatsi and Richards meet in what should be an enthralling south east London derby at the O2 Arena on Saturday night which will leave the winner within touching distance of a world title shot.They are two among a p
  
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• Jennifer Lopez in tears over Oscars snub in new trailer for Halftime documentary featuring Ben Affleck

  18-05-2022 19:04 via metro.co.uk
  
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  Netflix has dropped the trailer for Jennifer Lopez’s Halftime documentary, which looks to be a dramatic and emotional ride.The 52-year-old singer is seen in tears in one scene, reacting to being snubbed for an Oscars nomination for her role in Hustlers, while elsewhere she responds to being asked: ‘How do you feel about your butt?’Ben Affleck also features in the traile
  
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• Kim Jong-Un blames Covid outbreak on ‘slack and immature’ officials

  18-05-2022 19:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Pyongyang has admitted there have has been a mass outbreak across the country (Picture: Reuters)Kim Jong Un has lashed out at his own officials as Covid-19 continues to sweep through North korea.The hermit nation reported more than 232,000 new cases and six deaths as Omicron explodes in the unvaccinated nation.Pyongyang has referred to the illness as a ‘fever’ and likely lacks the testing capabilities to sequence tests and confirm they are caused by the coronavirus.The closed country
  
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• Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown leaving PS4 & Xbox One in the dust – delayed to 2023

  18-05-2022 18:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  There will be closed betas for fans to take part in in the meantime (pic: Nacon)Not only will it not release in September anymore, but the next Test Drive Unlimited is leaving last gen consoles behind.Gotham Knights isn’t the only upcoming release to cancel its last gen versions. The newest Test Drive Unlimited game is following suit while also being delayed into next year.Developer KT Racing and publisher Nacon dropped the news earlier today, explaining that the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
  
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• This Is Us viewers sob through ‘unbelievably beautiful’ penultimate episode: ‘I cried so hard my head hurts’

  18-05-2022 18:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  *WARNING: Spoilers for This Is Us below*Viewers have been left well and truly in their feelings after the emotional penultimate episode of This Is Us.The beloved drama, starring Mandy Moore, Sterling K Brown and Justin Hartley, is due to come to an end next week, with the season six finale airing on May 24.In the latest instalment, Rebecca’s (Mandy Moore) loved ones said their final goodbyes to the matriarch following her heartbreaking battle with Alzheimer’s.Her three children were
  
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• Doctor Who filming timeline: Everything we know so far about autumn special, regeneration, and 60th anniversary

  18-05-2022 18:48 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Doctor Who news is through the roof, and that’s how we like it (Picture: Rex/ BBC)Doctor Who fans have quite the few weeks, with news about the autumn special, regeneration, and 60th anniversary being absolutely through the roof.Truly, we need a lie down at this point.Not only is former showrunner Russell T Davies returning, he’ll be helming the show with Sex Education’s Ncuti Gatwa as the next Time Lord when Jodie Whittaker steps down this autumn.Meanwhile, for the 60th an
  
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• UK’s biggest ever lottery winners who scooped £184,000,000 ‘to go public tomorrow’

  18-05-2022 18:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  They are said to be a couple from Gloucestershire (Picture: Getty)Britain’s biggest ever lottery winners who scooped a ginormous £184m will go public tomorrow, it has been reported.
  The couple,who scooped the record-breaking Euromillion jackpot last Tuesday, have kept quiet until now.
  They are said to be a couple from Gloucestershire, Sky News reports.
  They will be going public with their story tomorrow morning, the broadcaster said.
  This is a breaking news story, more to follow soon
  
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• Boy, 5, said ‘she didn’t mean to’ after family dog tore off his cheek

  18-05-2022 18:43 via metro.co.uk
  
  Brantley Manion had grown up with Marley after she arrived as a puppy when he was two (Picture: Kennedy News and Media)A heartbroken family had to have their ‘sweet’ dog put down after she ripped the cheek off a five-year-old boy. Brantley Manion had grown up with Marley after she arrived as a puppy when he was two.But it ended in tragedy when she attacked him, leaving him with torn ligaments and unable to smile. Despite the attack, he still wanted to forgive his pet and to
  
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• Wagatha Christie: Wayne Rooney is 'furious' with Jamie Vardy for accusing him of 'talking nonsense'

  18-05-2022 18:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Ex-England captain Wayne said team manager Roy Hodgson asked him to have an 'awkward' chat with Jamie to tell his wife Rebekah to 'calm down' during Euro 2016.
  
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• Johnny Depp trial: Former friend of Amber Heard testifies to seeing injuries to scalp, nose and lip

  18-05-2022 18:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amber Heard's former best friend Rocky Pennington gave testimony via pre-taped video deposition.
  
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• Protesters camping out to stop construction of Atlanta 'cop city' accused of throwing Molotov

  18-05-2022 18:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The senior cop said police detained eight people at the protests near Atlanta's Intrenchment Creek Park., noting many people at the demonstration had out-of-state drivers licenses.
  
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• Mother, 37, who 'sent fake baby scans' to a man she met on a dating app avoids jail for stalking 

  18-05-2022 18:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lisa Adamson (pictured), 37, of Holywell, North Wales, was found guilty of stalking after allegedly sending Gareth Appleby 'fake' baby scan pictures and lying about a miscarriage, a court heard.
  
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• Geraldo Riviera reveals he saw UFO while 'stoned on ecstasy' and driving a boat off of the Bahamas

  18-05-2022 18:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Fox News pundit told the anecdote while live on-air during the channel's segment of The Five Show and revealed the unidentified flying object (UFO) tracked him everywhere he went.
  
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• When did N-Dubz start and who is in the group?

  18-05-2022 18:37 via metro.co.uk
  
  N-Dubz are back (Picture: Kate Green/Getty Images for Bauer Media )N-Dubz fans have been saying I Need You since the hip hop group announced they were taking a break 11 years ago.
  Well, now We Dance On as the trio – consisting of Tulisa, Dappy and Fazer – have announced they are getting back together for a reunion tour, as well as releasing brand new music.
  So get ready to grab your Dappy hats and be on your Best Behaviour and get reacquainted with the members of N-Dubz, as well as f
  
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• The militant 'Lynch mob' unionists threatening to hold the Queen to ransom

  18-05-2022 18:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  RMT leader Mick Lynch boasted that the action would cause 'significant disruption to people in London wishing to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee'.
  
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• Jake Daniels defends Blackpool teammate Marvin Ekpiteta over historic homophobic posts on Twitter

  18-05-2022 18:35 via metro.co.uk
  
  Marvin Ekpiteta issued an apology after his historic homophobic posts were seen on the same day Jake Daniels revealed he was gay (Getty)Jake Daniels has defended his Blackpool teammate Marvin Ekpiteta after he deleted a series of historic homophobic posts on his Twitter account.Daniels, 17, has received widespread support after he revealed he was gay on Monday, becoming the only current male professional footballer in the UK to do so.On that same day, Blackpool defender Ekpiteta deleted several
  
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• Russian soldiers 'encouraged Ukrainian cancer patient to hang himself' new report claims

  18-05-2022 18:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A new report from Human Rights Watch features a catalogue of "abhorrent, unlawful, and cruel" war crimes committed by Vladimir Putin's forces since the invasion began in February
  
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• Girl, 6, can't play at pals' houses and risks hospital visit every time she steps outside

  18-05-2022 18:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Etta Connor was diagnosed with coeliac and was put on a gluten-free diet by doctors as even a trace of it in her digestive system could result in her small intestine begin attacking itself
  
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• UK's biggest ever lottery winners to go public after scooping £184m jackpot

  18-05-2022 18:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The couple from Gloucestershire won a record-breaking £184,000,000 in the draw on Tuesday May 10 and have decided to tell the world about their incredible win
  
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• Derry Girls finale: What are the cast of Lisa McGee’s hit series doing next?

  18-05-2022 18:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  We’re not ready to say goodbye (Picture: Channel 4)It’s going to be an emotional night for Derry Girls fans everywhere as we say a final farewell to the squad that has kept us entertained for four years – but what lies ahead for the main cast?Tonight’s 45-minute episode depicts a key moment in Northern Irish history – the Good Friday Agreement vote.Titled ‘The Agreement’, it will take place a year later as Erin (Saoirse-Monica Jackson), Clare (Nicola Cou
  
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• 9 MPs plunged into sleaze scandals as sexual misconduct claims hit Westminster

  18-05-2022 18:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A Tory MP has been arrested over allegations of rape and sexual assault, prompting fresh concern over alleged misconduct in Westminster
  
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• Teens told stranger he 'looked like Ant and Dec' before beating him to death, court told

  18-05-2022 18:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Daniel Humble, 35, died from a catastrophic injury to the head after he was "surrounded and attacked" near an underpass in Cramlington, Northumberland after a night out with his partner
  
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• Flares thrown and chairs used as weapons in brawls before Europa League final

  18-05-2022 18:25 via metro.co.uk
  
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  German football fans threw flares at Rangers supporters before locals in Seville locked themselves in a bar to protect from brawling yobs hurling glasses and chairs.Riot police were mobilised last night as tens of thousands flocked to the Spanish city ahead of tonight’s Europa League final.A 200-strong mob of Eintracht Frankfurt lovers, some wearing balaclavas, attac
  
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• Buffalo supermarket employee who called 911 as mass shooting unfolded had phone hung up on her

  18-05-2022 18:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  An assistant manager who called 911 during the mass shooting in Buffalo over the weekend had the phone hung up on her (Picture: Reuters/Getty)An assistant manager at the Tops Friendly Market who called emergency services as Saturday’s racially-motivated mass shooting in Buffalo unfolded had the phone hung up on her.
  Latisha Rogers, 33, was behind the customer service desk at the supermarket when she first heard gunshots being fired. Rogers, an assistant manager, quietly dialed 911 to discr
  
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• Eurovision 2022: Switzerland’s Marius Bear admits he was ‘scared’ of Rylan Clark when they first met – but they’re already planning a night out

  18-05-2022 18:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  Marius finished in 17th place, but spoke of having the best time of his life (Credits: AP)Eurovision’s Swiss entry Marius Bear became super close with the UK delegation during the process – but recalled being ‘pretty scared’ upon his first encounter with TV royalty, Rylan Clark. The Boys Cry Too singer finished 17th out of the 25 entries on Saturday night after receiving the dreaded nil points from the public. But this did pave the way for a memorable moment for
  
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• Fifteen people injured after double-decker bus smashes into wall

  18-05-2022 18:21 via metro.co.uk
  
  The crash took place on Main Road in Romford (Picture: @RaphaelViews)As many as 15 people have been injured when a bus crashed into a wall in East London.Emergency services rushed to the scene in Romford at about 1.55pm following reports a double-decker bus had collided with a wall.Police and London Ambulance Service attended and there are understood to be between 10 to 15 casualties.Their injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.Images from the scene show the route 174 double-decker with
  
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• Google BANS three dangerous rip-off mobile phone apps that can steal your cash

  18-05-2022 18:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The apps try to pretend to be other apps but they are littered with trojan horses which can hijack your information or begin paid subscriptions without being asked by the user
  
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• Drew Peterson's former attorney teases how he murdered his fourth wife and where she is buried

  18-05-2022 18:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Joel Brodsky former attorney of cop-turned-killer Drew Peterson reveals Peterson's secrets of how he murdered his fourth wife and where her body is buried
  
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• 'Bubbly' gran who has 71 grandkids explains how she prepares for their birthdays

  18-05-2022 18:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Barbara Gamston writes all the birthdays on her calendar and sends out money on a sliding scale according to age.
  
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