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• Covid: Government refuses to reveal the number of positive cases at quarantine hotels

  23-02-2021 20:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Health Secretary Matt Hancock today claimed that the UK's border measures 'are working' at keeping out coronavirus cases but his department will not publish the data to prove it.
  
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• How I Save: The 26-year-old in London with £21,400 saved towards a house deposit

  25-02-2021 11:43 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lucy has been able to level up her savings in lockdown (Picture: Metro.co.uk)Welcome back to How I Save, our series that takes an honest look at how people spend and save their money.
  Each week we ask someone to talk us through their approach to personal finance, and to track their spending for a week.
  Then we get some expert advice that they (and we) can learn from.
  Last time we caught up with Poppy, a return How I Save-r who spent her money on weed and imaginary gems.
  Today we’re chattin
  
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• British woman, 62, ‘beaten to death with spade by jealous toyboy lover’

  25-02-2021 11:42 via metro.co.uk
  
  Expat Tina Eyre, 62, was found in a pool of blood in a barn in Veliko Tarnovo, BulgariaA British woman has allegedly been beaten to death with a spade ‘by her jealous toyboy lover’ in Bulgaria.Tina Eyre, 62, from Gloucester, hadn’t been seen by neighbours for days when two fellow expats went to check on her in the town of Veliko Tarnovo.They arrived at her house to find her boyfriend, 26, digging a hole in the garden – thought to be ‘her grave’, Daily Mai
  
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• Woman ‘strangled by attacker’ was saved after she put ‘call 911’ sign in window

  25-02-2021 11:41 via metro.co.uk
  
  James Vickers, right, was arrested after allegedly assaulting a woman (Picture: WMC5 Action News)A woman’s ‘call 911’ sign led to her being rescued from a knife-wielding attacker who had ‘beaten and strangled her’.James Vickers, 44, was arrested by police in Unity Township, Pennsylvania, on Saturday after a passerby spotted the alarming sign in a window and phoned for help.Inside officers found a woman with ‘visible facial injuries’ who said she feared f
  
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• Kate Ferdinand hits back at suggestion she loves biological son Cree more than her stepchildren

  25-02-2021 11:40 via metro.co.uk
  
  Kate welcomed baby Cree last year (Picture: Instagram)Kate Ferdinand has hit back at suggestions that she loves her biological son Cree more than her stepchildren.The former Towie star became stepmother to Lorenz, 14, Tate, 12, and nine-year-old Tia when she married football legend Rio Ferdinand in 2019.The couple welcomed their first child together, a son named Cree, in December last year, and the baby is Kate’s first biological child.However, the star has admitted it causes offence when
  
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• Car thief arrested after flipping VW Golf during high-speed police chase

  25-02-2021 11:40 via metro.co.uk
  
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  This is the moment a thief flips a stolen car onto its side before fleeing on foot during a dramatic police pursuit.
  Hamza Javed, 20, stole four cars from the driveways of houses across Birmingham on two consecutive nights.Dramatic dashcam footage shows the moment the burglar and two other crooks were caught after a night-time chase through the city.
  Hamza was acting as a lookout while h
  
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• Rishi Sunak plans ‘giveaway Budget’ with taxes ‘to be slashed on beer and fuel’

  25-02-2021 11:38 via metro.co.uk
  
  Rishi Sunak is expected to unveil a series of ‘eye-catching’ policies in the Budget next week (Picture: Metro.co.uk)Rishi Sunak is expected to use a ‘giveaway Budget’ next week to boost the pandemic-stricken economy – with future plans for tax cuts on alcohol in pubs.
  The Chancellor will unveil the spring Budget on March 3, just days after unemployment hit its highest level in five years. He is poised to deliver a series of ‘eye-catching’ policies to hel
  
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• Jay-Jay Okocha advises Mohamed Salah to leave Liverpool and join Barcelona

  25-02-2021 11:38 via metro.co.uk
  
  The former Nigeria international feels Salah’s situation at Liverpool is ‘regressing’ (Picture: Getty Images)Former Bolton Wanderers midfielder Jay-Jay Okocha says Mohamed Salah must seize any opportunity to move to Barcelona as his situation at Liverpool is ‘regressing’.Salah, 28, fuelled speculation of a switch to La Liga in December when he suggested he was open to the idea of playing for either Barca or Real Madrid in the future.However, the Egypt international,
  
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• Pervy ex-prison boss jailed for spying on women having sex with secret cameras

  25-02-2021 11:34 via metro.co.uk
  
  David McDonnell Prison boss jailed (Picture: Hull Daily Mail/MEN Media)A former prison governor has been jailed for spying on four women over 15 years as they showered or had sex — by fitting secret cameras in their homes.David McDonnell, 73 — called ‘popular, experienced, wise and sensitive’ when he retired — hid the devices in smoke alarms he installed in their bedrooms.He was only discovered when police found a monitor he huddled over to see live images or record
  
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• Ex-prison boss fitted secret cameras in women’s homes to spy on them having sex

  25-02-2021 11:34 via metro.co.uk
  
  David McDonnell Prison boss jailed (Picture: Hull Daily Mail/MEN Media)A former prison governor has been jailed for spying on four women over 15 years as they showered or had sex — by fitting secret cameras in their homes.David McDonnell, 73 — called ‘popular, experienced, wise and sensitive’ when he retired — hid the devices in smoke alarms he installed in their bedrooms.He was only discovered when police found a monitor he huddled over to see live images or record
  
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• Five men are arrested after brawl in a western Sydney Westfield car park that left another injured

  25-02-2021 11:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called to the carpark of Westfield Mt Druitt on Carlisle Ave, shortly before 3pm on Thursday following reports of a brawl.
  
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• Family tip father's ashes into the sewers outside his favourite pub to honour his final wishes

  25-02-2021 11:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Family members filmed the moment they spooned Kevin McGlinchey's ashes into a pint of lager before tipping it into the sewers outside his beloved Hollybush pub in Coventry.
  
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• Rugrats voice cast return for reboot 20 years after original as nostalgic fans given first look at CGI babies

  25-02-2021 11:26 via metro.co.uk
  
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  The Rugrats are officially on their way back, with the original voice cast returning for the reboot 20 years on from the original- and the nostalgia is real.
  We’ve had no shortage of terrible CGI designs in the past few years (Sonic, we’re looking at you), but it seems like the iconic babies have dodged that bullet, with fans pleasantly surprised at just how, erm, normal the
  
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• Prisoner who died after beating 'sent back to family without his organs'

  25-02-2021 11:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Prison guards guards can be seen hitting 35-year-old Vazha Bochorishvili with truncheons as he lies naked on a wooden table and screams at them to stop
  
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• Volunteers take string of ponies through Liverpool to brighten day for locked-down families

  25-02-2021 11:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bridget Griffin, 25, from Liverpool, and her team have been making doorstep visits with six ponies - named Millie, Malu, Moses, Kev, Will and Magic - for two hours a day throughout half term.
  
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• Former French ambassador Sylvie Bermann brands Boris Johnson an 'inveterate liar'

  25-02-2021 11:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a new book Sylvie Bermann said Mr Johnson is a man who uses 'lies to embellish reality, as a game and as instrument of power. The ends justify the means. He has no rules.'
  
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• Moderna to launch trials of new booster vaccine that targets South African Covid variant

  25-02-2021 11:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Boston-based biotech has already shipped the raw materials to the US National Institutes of Health, which helped the firm study its first jab, to start human trials.
  
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• Wife of American Airlines executive killed near their Dallas home arrested for obstruction

  25-02-2021 11:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jennifer Faith, 48, was arrested on obstruction of justice allegations, becoming the second person arrested in connection to the murder, along with her boyfriend Darrin Ruben Lopez.
  
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• Asda launches major restructure putting 5,000 jobs at risk

  25-02-2021 11:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Supermarket giant Asda said the major restructuring has been driven by the 'structural shift' towards online grocery shopping during the pandemic.
  
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• I’ve received lots of fan mail meant for Kate Garraway this year and it’s really moved me

  25-02-2021 11:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  When a signed photo of Kate Garraway came through the post, I felt honoured and really pleased. My dad had excitedly written to ITV one morning after realising one of the hosts of GMTV had the same name as his 11-year-old daughter. I think he thought we might get some big prize or something, but the signed photo was enough for me. I imagined her sitting down, reading the letter and adding her signature to the headshot. In hindsight, I realise that she probably wasn’t respons
  
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• Family of Tiger Woods 'fear he will become addicted to painkillers again' during crash recovery

  25-02-2021 11:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 15-time Major champion, who is now in rehabilitation, is likely to be prescribed medication for his severe pain which could be a cause for concern for the sporting icon, a source said.
  
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• Seven driving laws set to hit motorists in 2021 - and they could start in March

  25-02-2021 11:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Drivers could face tax increases, fuel duty increases and other new road charges, with specific changes on the table for motorists in Bath, Birmingham, Bristol and London
  
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• Brisbane school teacher takes his own life as police investigate claims he filmed students

  25-02-2021 11:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The family of Michael Patrick Robertson, a year six teacher at St Columba's Primary School in Wilston, inner Brisbane, posted about his death online on Thursday.
  
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• Granit Xhaka gives his verdict on Thomas Partey partnership in Arsenal midfield

  25-02-2021 11:13 via metro.co.uk
  
  Partey and Xhaka have started six league games together in midfield (Picture: Getty)Granit Xhaka sees huge potential in his midfield partnership with Tomas Partey and believe the Ghana international will play a vital role in Arsenal rising up the table.Partey has started 10 times for Arsenal this season since his arrival from Atletico Madrid with a string of injury problems disrupting his debut campaign in England.Six of those starts in the league have come alongside Xhaka in the heart of midfie
  
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• Around 3,000 jobs at risk as Asda announces ‘major restructuring’ of supermarket

  25-02-2021 11:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  Asda said the restructuring has been driven by a shift towards online shoppingAsda has launched consultations over a major restructuring which could put around 3,000 back office store workers at risk.
  The supermarket giantsaid the major restructuring has been driven by the ‘structural shift’ towards online grocery shopping during the pandemic.The grocery firm said it also plans to create around 4,500 jobs in its online operations this year and will look to hire staff affected by the
  
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• Stanford professor reveals the science behind ‘Zoom fatigue’

  25-02-2021 11:08 via metro.co.uk
  
  Constant Zoom calls are tiring and science has been looking at why (Credits: Getty Images/iStockphoto)A new scientific study has backed up the existence of ‘Zoom fatigue’ and explained why we’re all so tired of constant video calls.It may have once been fun to do Zoom quizzes or talk to co-workers through your computer, but the constant eye contact and being forced to look at ourselves is what makes video calls so exhausting.That’s according to new research from Stanford
  
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• London rat boom as sightings up by 78% during lockdown

  25-02-2021 11:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  London’s rat problem has got much worse during lockdown (Pictures: Getty/ Fast Track Pest Control/ Environ Pest Control)Rat sightings have sky-rocketed in London during lockdown with some pest controllers reporting a 78% rise in call-outs.
  It’s thought the capital’s suburbs are becoming increasingly affected as the rats may have moved out of the city centre to more residential areas in search of food.
  With offices and restaurants empty, desperate rats are now more likely to tar
  
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• Anthem Next cancelled as BioWare stops all major work on game

  25-02-2021 11:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  Anthem – the dream is over (pic: EA)BioWare’s ambitious plans to revamp Anthem are not going to happen, as the pandemic forces the developer to give up.It always seemed unlikely, but BioWare has confirmed that plans for Anthem Next, or Anthem 2.0 as it was sometimes referred to, have been abandoned.Anthem was first released almost exactly two years ago, as BioWare and EA’s answer to Destiny. However, despite a fun traversal system (it’s the best Iron Man game never made)
  
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• Woman has fun with penis worm during deep dive

  25-02-2021 11:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Using her underwater camera Josie snapped pictures of the bizarre ‘penis worm’ and uploaded them to social media (Picture: @sharejosie / Jam Press)A diver was left in hysterics after stumbling across something… slightly untoward at the bottom of the ocean.Josie Jones, 48, was scouring the sea floor in Rye, Victoria, Australia a few weeks ago when she was confronted by a rather unfortunate-looking creature.Using her underwater camera Josie snapped pictures of the bizarre &lsquo
  
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• Pfizer vaccine found to be 94% effective against Covid in real-world study

  25-02-2021 10:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  Over half of Israel’s adult population have received at least one dose of the vaccine (Photo: Getty)In the biggest real-world study of its kind, the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has been found to be 94% effective at preventing COVID-19.All previous data on the vaccine’s efficacy has been from controlled clinical trials, with scientists unsure on how the vaccine would fare in the real world.But the latest data from research in Israel will be a landmark moment for countries looking to end l
  
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