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• Covid lockdown UK: Rishi Sunak 'to extend furlough until July' in next week's Budget

  23-02-2021 01:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Treasury has spent £300billion supporting the economy through the pandemic, with Mr Sunak keen to tell MPs he will balance the books once the crisis is over.
  
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• Old balls please! Revolutionary invention turns used tennis balls into new ones 

  07-03-2021 02:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Price Of Bath - the UK's last tennis ball manufacturer - has adapted a machine to grind discarded balls into a fine dust, from which they can be reconstituted.
  
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• Desperate search for Sydney girl, 12, missing for three days from Dean Park

  07-03-2021 02:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amelia Hamza has not been seen since leaving a home on Denbern Street in Dean Park, Sydney's west, about 12pm on Thursday.
  
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• More than a third of Britons feel BBC is 'too woke'

  07-03-2021 02:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The latest survey, for the campaign group Defund The BBC, reveals widespread dissatisfaction with the BBC licence fee, which will rise next month from £157.50 to £159.
  
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• PM of Caribbean nation accuses UK of 'forgetting' the Queen's subjects 

  07-03-2021 02:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Britain has 'forgotten' the Queen's subjects in Commonwealth countries during its world-beating vaccine rollout, Dr Timothy Harris, Prime Minister ofCaribbean nation St Kitts and Nevis, has claimed.
  
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• Bruno Fernandes hits back at criticism over his poor Man Utd form vs top six clubs

  07-03-2021 02:37 via metro.co.uk
  
  Bruno Fernandes has struggled against the Premier League’s ‘top six’ this season (Getty)Bruno Fernandes has hit back at criticism over his performances for Manchester United against the ‘top six’ clubs in the Premier League.Since making the move to Old Trafford, Fernandes has scored 34 goals and registered 21 assists in just 62 appearances.However, the Portugal international has struggled against the Premier League heavyweights this season with just with just one go
  
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• Twin sisters are about to transform the way the world thinks about Down's

  07-03-2021 02:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Born two minutes apart 11 years ago, the siblings have always been close, and as Amber struggles to pull her top over her head, Olivia is on hand to help undo the buttons.
  
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• Nomadland sound mixer Michael Wolf Snyder dies by suicide aged 35

  07-03-2021 02:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Snyder was found dead in his apartment in Queens, New York, on Monday by his dad David Snyder who went to check on him after not hearing from him for days.
  
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• Creator of The Lady and the Dale's long journey to bring trans fraudster's tale to the screen

  07-03-2021 02:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Documentarian Nick Cammilleri has opened up about his long journey to bring the Lady and the Dale to HBO, which tells the story of transgender fraudster Liz Carmichael.
  
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• Buckingham Palace 'faces historical bullying claims' after Meghan Markle review

  07-03-2021 02:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Disgruntled ex-staffers have said the allegations against Meghan Markle could lead to historical complaints about a culture of bullying in the royal household being reopened
  
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• Navy officer who claims she was raped was told by bosses she was a 'disgrace'

  07-03-2021 02:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Erin Brown claims she was raped three times while serving in the navy between 2001 to 2002. She is now calling on Australia's Defence Force chief to take action.
  
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• How a third of our recycling is sent straight to the incinerator: Councils are 'highly incentivised'

  07-03-2021 02:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More than a third of UK household recycling is burned rather than reused - a finding that will infuriate residents obliged to navigate complicated sorting rules.
  
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• NRL star Cameron Munster's new career move as he mourns the death of his girlfriend's mother

  07-03-2021 02:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NRL star Cameron Munster has paid tribute to his long-time partner Bianca McMahon's motherafter she lost her cancer battle by taking on a new role.
  
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• 'Essex Boys' killer Jack Whomes is freed from prison 22 years into life sentence

  07-03-2021 02:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jack Whomes, 59, was jailed in 1998 over the gangland shooting of three men who were found dead in a Range Rover near a farm in Rettendon, Essex, in 1995.
  
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• SARAH VINE: Why do we spray Covid millions at everyone - but nurses?

  07-03-2021 02:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  I know nursing is a vocation, and that people don't go into it to get rich, but seriously. One per cent? That's just rude. Your average starting salary for a nurse is £24,907.
  
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• Popular holiday destinations could be reopened to British tourists this summer on a tiered system 

  07-03-2021 02:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Popular holiday destinations could be reopened to British tourists this summer through a traffic light system that lifts travel restrictions to low-risk countries. Plans set to go before Government.
  
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• 'Torture in a tin' foie gras is set to be banned in post-Brexit move

  07-03-2021 02:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Now Britain is set to ban the import of foie gras in a post-Brexit move that should delight anti-cruelty campaigners. British farmers are already banned from producing the expensive pâté.
  
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• DR AMIR KHAN: 'I vaccinated 100 people over 48-hour shift in Bradford. Every one of them was white'

  07-03-2021 02:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DR AMIR KHAN: I realised what we were up against when a student nurse, who spent a year on the Covid front line, told me that she wouldn't have the vaccine because it might prevent her from becoming a mum.
  
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• Steven Gerrard dives on floor during Rangers dressing room celebrations

  07-03-2021 02:06 via metro.co.uk
  
  Steven Gerrard celebrated with the Rangers players as they edged closer to the league title (Instagram)Steven Gerrard was at the heart of the celebrations inside Rangers’ dressing room as his side closed in on the SPL title.A 3-0 victory over St Mirren at Ibrox means that Rangers will be crowned champions on Sunday if Celtic drop points against Dundee United.Thousands of jubilant Rangers supporters broke lockdown guidelines by flocking to Ibrox to celebrate their side’s first league
  
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• Priti Patel orders review after man, 70, kills his wife at their home during Covid lockdown

  07-03-2021 02:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Domestic violence campaigners had raised concerns about the five-year jail sentence given to Anthony Williams, who strangled his wife Ruth (pictured). He was cleared of murder last month.
  
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• Why I’ll stick with video game consoles over a gaming PC – Reader’s Feature

  07-03-2021 02:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Better than a PC?A reader explains why they’re unlikely to get a gaming PC instead of a console, despite acknowledging its benefits.Just before I start, I couldn’t care less about stirring up people into a frenzy over which is better: console or PC. Whatever system people enjoy their games on is all good as far as I’m concerned. As a console gamer I fully accept that in 99% of cases games will run better on PC. However, sometimes it can grate having this rammed down your throat
  
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• Weekend Hot Topic, part 2: PC gaming vs. consoles

  07-03-2021 02:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  If it’s not fast enough you can just get a new one (pic: Nvidia)Readers debate the pros and cons of PC gaming and how it compares to consoles, in terms of performance and value for money.The subject for this weekend’s Inbox was inspired by reader David and asked if you own a gaming PC and if so how much did you pay for it and how well does it run modern games? If you don’t own a gaming PC what would make you consider it and what has put you off so far?The majority of responses
  
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• My favourite gaming moments from the last generation, Part 2 – Reader’s Feature

  07-03-2021 02:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Witcher 3 – a game of the generation (pic: CD Projekt)A reader continues their reminisces of the outgoing generation, including The Bloody Baron in The Witcher 3 and Batman: Arkham VR.Click here to read part 1 of the feature, including magic moments from Horizon Zero Dawn, Red Dead Redemption 2, and God Of War. Be warned though, that the following description do contain mild spoilers throughout.The Fulton – Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom PainI have never been a fan of stealth ga
  
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• Melbourne neo-Nazi capital of Australia Fears far-right extremists could stage US Capitol-style riot

  07-03-2021 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Melbourne's dark relationship with neo-Nazi groups threatens to bubble back into prime time as far-right groups go on the offensive. 
  
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• Man arrested after allegedly spraying homes and a police car with bullets in Dunoon NSW

  07-03-2021 01:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Residents in Dunoon, 20km north of Lismore in northern NSW, were forced to take shelter in their homes after reports of gunfire first emerged about 9pm on Saturday.
  
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• Ambitious women and younger staff suffer from working at home, business leaders warn 

  07-03-2021 01:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Working from home should not become 'living at work', a business Minister has warned - as the head of one of Britain's biggest banks said it would never go back to pre-Covid office working.
  
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• Meghan 'didn't know what she was in for' and was baffled by Australia tour crowd

  07-03-2021 01:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Insiders have said the Suits actress "didn't get" the hype around the royal family and was bemused by the crowds on state visits
  
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• 50 drivers a month stranded in 'gauntlet of death' on M1 as police review 14-mile run in Yorkshire 

  07-03-2021 01:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 14-mile run of the M1 in South Yorkshire is at the centre of a police review after Jason Mercer, 44, and Alexandru Murgeanu, 22, were killed by a lorry in June 2019.
  
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• Covid-19 vaccine rollout enters next phase as GP clinics to deliver to elderly Australians

  07-03-2021 01:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thousands of general practice clinics will deliver the Covid-19 vaccine to elderly Australians and residents living with an underlying condition as the next phase of the rollout begins.  
  
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• Friends remember woman who was allegedly raped by Christian Porter as a loving and champion debater

  07-03-2021 01:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Friends of the Adelaide woman, who would have turned 50 last week, have come out publicly in recent days to push for an independent inquiry into the rape allegations against Christian Porter.
  
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