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• 'Demonic' cat looks so creepy an exorcist urged his owner to 'cage him and pray'

  23-02-2021 18:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A cat that's been dubbed the 'creepiest ever' has garnered thousands of followers on social media despite his 'demonic' appearance
  
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• ‘If you ask me, Messi or Ronaldo, I’d say Ramos’ – Eric Bailly gives alternative response to all-time great debate

  25-02-2021 15:27 via metro.co.uk
  
  Bailly feels Ramos is one of the best of all time (Picture: Getty Images)Manchester United defender Eric Bailly has offered an alternative answer to one of modern football’s greatest debates: Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo.The two superstars are considered among the greatest to have ever played the game and have been in direct competition with each other for over a decade.In terms of individual achievements, Messi, who has been at Barcelona for his entire career, is slightly ahead with
  
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• David de Gea sends message to Alisson after Liverpool goalkeeper’s father is found dead

  25-02-2021 15:27 via metro.co.uk
  
  Manchester United’s David de Gea was among those to reach out to Alisson (Picture: Getty)David de Gea has put club rivalry to one side and reached out to Alisson with a heartfelt message after the Liverpool star’s father was found dead on Wednesday.Jose Becker, 57, had been swimming at a dam on his property near Rencao de Inferno in southern Brazil when he went under the water and drowned.The Cacapava do Sul Fire Department assisted in the search for Becker and his body was discovere
  
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• This London rooftop bar is hosting bottomless brunches every weekend from April

  25-02-2021 15:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  Just a few more weeks to go (Picture: Getty/Bar Elba)It won’t be long before we can sit back and relax with friends in the sunshine with a drink in hand.After a long winter of lockdown restrictions, the end is finally in sight and one London rooftop bar is putting on a series of bottomless brunches to celebrate things opening up again.Due to the fact that 2020 was a total write-off, Bar Elba in Waterloo is hosting boozy brunches every weekend from April until September – to make up f
  
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• ‘Utter s***e’ – Michael Vaughan slams ‘garbage’ pitch as India beat England inside two days

  25-02-2021 15:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  Michael Vaughan slammed the pitch after India beat England inside two days (Pictures: Getty / BCCI)Michael Vaughan described the pitch for the third Test between India and England as ‘garbage’ and ‘s***e’ after the hosts won inside two days.England were bowled out for 112 in their first innings on day one and 82 in their second on day two, with 19 of their 20 wickets falling to spin.Axar Patel, playing only his second Test, took 11 wickets in the match, while fellow spin
  
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• Lady Gaga’s dogwalker ‘shot several times as two of her French bulldogs are stolen’ in LA attack

  25-02-2021 15:19 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lady Gaga’s dogwalker was shot by two men who also stole two of her French bulldogs (Picture: Saul Loeb – Pool/Getty Images)Lady Gaga’s dogwalker was reportedly shot four times by two men in Los Angeles on Wednesday night, before they stole two of the singer’s French bulldogs.  Ryan Fischer had been walking the hitmakers dogs Koji, Miss Asia and Gustavo, in West Hollywood last night when he was allegedly shot outside of his home on Sierra Bonita Avenue by t
  
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• Meet Teddy Nugget, a chicken who loves sledding and hanging out with her best friend Luke

  25-02-2021 15:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  Just a boy and his chicken (Picture: Luke and Clint Read)Allow us to introduce Teddy, a chicken whose hobbies include sledding and kicking back with her best bud Luke Read.
  Teddy Nugget, a Plymouth Rock chicken, and Luke, 11, are ‘inseparable.’Luke, who lives with his mum Angelina, 40, dad Clint, 46, and sister Anya, 13, in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts describes the chicken as his ‘best friend.’Kindergarten (Year One) teacher Angelina tells Metro.co.uk: ‘Luke
  
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• NBC pulls 'anti-Semitic' episode of hit sitcom Nurses from its streaming services

  25-02-2021 15:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The scene from Nurses features an Orthodox Jewish character named Ezriel refusing a bone graft from a 'goyim, an Arab or a woman'.
  
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• Goldman Sachs boss says working from home is NOT the 'new normal'

  25-02-2021 15:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Goldman Sachs boss David Solomon, 59, insisted the firm would be looking to 'correct' the remote working situation 'as soon as possible'.
  
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• TikTok users terrify parents into believing UK is under nuclear attack

  25-02-2021 15:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  TikTok users have taken their pranks to the next level by tricking their unsuspecting parents into believing the UK is under nuclear attack.
  
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• Oxford scientists are looking at possibility of a ‘Covid vaccine pill’

  25-02-2021 15:14 via metro.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Oxford University are thinking about turning the Covid-19 vaccine into an oral pill (Getty Images)Scientists at the University of Oxford are looking ahead to new ways to combat the coronavirus alongside the vaccine program.One way is to give the inoculation as either a nasal spray or even an oral pill.Professor Sarah Gilbert, from the university’s vaccinology department – and one of the leading figures in the development of the AstraZeneca vaccine – has said it&rs
  
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• Couple boxed in by police cars on 200-mile drug smuggling mission caught with £48k kilo of cocaine

  25-02-2021 15:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Corey Casagrande, 34, and Jemma Connor (both pictured), 27, were stopped in their Ford Escort by police while driving from Liverpool to Newport in South Wales in December last year.
  
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• Trisha Goddard ‘never hated’ late husband for keeping HIV diagnosis secret: ‘He had to live that lie’

  25-02-2021 15:12 via metro.co.uk
  
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  Trisha Goddard has opened up on finding out her late husband was battling HIV/Aids only after his death and she’s said she ‘never hated’ him for keeping it a secret from her.
  The TV chat show host, 63, recently revealed that she feared she had passed on HIV to her daughter Billie following her birth in 1989, after finding out about husband Robert Nestdale’s condit
  
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• Lady Gaga's dog walker is shot four times in the chest by two men who stole two of her dogs

  25-02-2021 15:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ryan Fischer had been walking Gaga's beloved dogs Koji, Miss Asia and Gustavo, in West Hollywood at around 10pm yesterday night when he was shot outside of his home.
  
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• Long Covid is 'real and significant' as Brit dad shares his struggles with WHO

  25-02-2021 15:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  There are no precise figures for how many people suffer ongoing symptoms after a bout of Covid-19, but it is thought around one in 10 remain unwell after 12 weeks - and many for much longer
  
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• Nearly 4,500 critically-ill patients are being treated in hospital beds every day in England

  25-02-2021 15:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Data released by NHS England today shows the number of beds occupied fell around seven per cent last week, as Covid cases and death figures across the UK continue to fall.
  
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• Pictured: Girl, 14 ‘who stabbed severely disabled sister, 19, to death as their parents slept’

  25-02-2021 15:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  Claire Miller, left, has been accused of stabbing 19 year-old sister Helen, pictured right in wheelchair, to death. Claire, 14, has been charged with murder as an adultA 14 year-old girl stabbed her disabled 19 year-old sister to death at their home as their parents slept, police say. Claire Miller – who has been identified after being charged as an adult – is said to have knifed sibling Helen, who had cerebral palsy, to death at their family home in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on Monda
  
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• Murders in London hit three-year high as police fear impact of lockdown easing

  25-02-2021 15:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lockdown has not stopped people being murdered in the capital (Picture: Getty Images)London’s murder rate has reached a three year high with 18 people killed in the capital so far this year alone, despite the country being in lockdown.
  Six of the deaths have come in the last two weeks as police warn that rising frustration over Covid restrictions is boiling over onto the streets.London has already seen several bloody nights of violence with a stretched Metropolitan Police now conducting mu
  
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• Jennifer Aniston fans have major issue with viral TikTok video as they defend Rachel Greene’s ‘tic’ in Friends

  25-02-2021 15:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  Friends fans are not here for the Jennifer Aniston tic video (Picture: Netflix)Friends fans are jumping to Jennifer Aniston’s defence after a TikTok video went viral, highlighting Rachel Greene’s vocal tic.Somehow it’s taken 17 years since Rachel ‘got off the plane’ for her character trait to have blown up all over the internet but the ‘real’ fans of the sitcom have hit back with a vengeance.Not only is Rachel’s tic old news, it’s called acti
  
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• Takeaway pints can be served from April 12 as pub gardens reopen

  25-02-2021 15:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Takeaway beers are back on the cards – but only when pub gardens are open too, Downing Street said today (Picture: Getty/PA)People in England will be able to enjoy takeaway pints again when pub gardens reopen in April.Downing Street confirmed today that alcohol-to-go will be back on the cards from April 12 – if Boris Johnson’s roadmap out of lockdown goes to plan.The confirmation could come as a positive development for pubs without gardens, as landlords battered by the pandemi
  
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• Bravely Default 2 review – not quite Final Fantasy

  25-02-2021 15:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Bravely Default 2 – at least the background graphics are nice… (pic: Square Enix)The best Final Fantasy game never made gets a sequel on Nintendo Switch but how does Bravely Default 2 compare to other JRPG classics?The recent Nintendo Direct might not have offered much to get excited about in terms of first party Switch games but it did underline how healthy Nintendo’s third party relations are nowadays. Western publishers still aren’t well represented but Japanese publi
  
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• Powerful moment former NSW Premier Mika Baird apologises to Brittany Higgins for not 'doing more'

  25-02-2021 14:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Premier of New South Wales Mike Baird has apologised for not doing enough to help sexual assault victims while he was in politics.
  
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• The best ‘exotic’ water products to refresh your skincare routine

  25-02-2021 14:54 via metro.co.uk
  
  Get wetVolcanic water in your moisturiser? Apple cell water in your cleanser?
  The beauty world may currently be a-bubble about waterless formulas but some companies are instead harnessing the power of ‘exotic’ waters, from natural spring to glacial, to top up the benefits in our skincare.
  In the right balance, minerals found in water, such as magnesium, calcium and zinc, keep the skin’s natural barrier healthy and functioning well, sealing in plumping moisture and protecting ag
  
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• Woman claims everyone can touch their toes - and we've been doing it 'wrong'

  25-02-2021 14:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A yoga instructor named Jenna Elsie has taken to TikTok to share a tip for those who struggle to touch their toes - but not everyone is convinced by her method
  
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• Stock trading apps: how do they work and which should you use?

  25-02-2021 14:51 via metro.co.uk
  
  There are important factors you should consider before choosing a trading app. (Credits: Getty Images)The GameStop stock saga was driven in no small part by the availability of new stock trading apps, which offer little or no fee for buying and selling financial products.While trading app RobinHood drew the attention (and anger) of many for its central role in the story, it is just one of many new financial products that exist on the market.In the past, you had to go to an established stock brok
  
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• The Bay: Morven Christie’s exit leaves fans ‘gutted’ as they say it ‘won’t be the same’ in series 3

  25-02-2021 14:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  Morven Christie is saying goodbye to Lisa Armstrong on The Bay (Picture: Ben Blackall/ITV/REX)Fans of The Bay have expressed their sadness that lead Morven Christie won’t be returning as police officer Lisa Armstrong for series three, with one person even stating that they won’t watch it without her as it ‘won’t be the same’.On Wednesday evening, the series two finale of The Bay aired on ITV, with the police force led by boss Tony Manning (Daniel Ryan) finally uncov
  
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• Marjorie Taylor Greene puts up sign saying 'there are two genders' to attack lawmaker with trans kid

  25-02-2021 14:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Marjorie Taylor Greene put sign outside office saying 'there are TWO genders' after her hall mate Marie Newman, who has a trans daughter, put up a trans pride flag outside her office as the two publicly feud.
  
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• Meghan and Harry's new baby will still qualify for royal title despite Megxit

  25-02-2021 14:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Meghan Markle and Prince Harry lost their 'HRH' titles, honorary military appointments and royal patronages after deciding to permanently step away from the palace
  
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• Lady Gaga's dogwalker is shot four times in the chest by two men who stole two of her gods

  25-02-2021 14:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ryan Fischer had been walking Gaga's beloved dogs Koji, Miss Asia and Gustavo, in West Hollywood at around 10pm yesterday night when he was shot outside of his home.
  
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• NXIVM doctor says women in sex cult WANTED to be branded with Keith Raniere's initials

  25-02-2021 14:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Danielle Roberts spoke out in a new Dateline special and insisted that the women she branded, who were members of a secret master-slave group within NXIVM known as DOS, were not 'harmed'.
  
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