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• Dog growls in protest inside car as coywolf stops traffic [Video]

  23-02-2021 17:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Footage captured in Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada, shows the border collie poodle named Sam growl with frustration as the pack of wolves cross the road.
  
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• Coronavirus: UK will have to 'live with a substantial degree of death' in post-lockdown era

  05-03-2021 10:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Andrew Hayward, an infectious disease expert at University College London and member of SAGE, told Times Radio: 'We've been through the worst of this'.
  
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• Boy, 6, dragged to death 'as he clung onto a car while mum tried to abandon him'

  05-03-2021 10:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  James Hutchinson was reported missing from Middletown, Ohio and a search was launched - before it was revealed he had been killed and dumped in a river
  
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• Former White House Press Secretary takes a swipe at her successor

  05-03-2021 10:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kayleigh McEnany reacted to a 'Fox & Friends' montage of Jen Psaki telling various reporters that she would 'circle back' on their questions.
  
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• Boris Johnson dragged into row over claims Meghan bullied staff

  05-03-2021 10:24 via metro.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has ‘full confidence’ in cabinet secretary Simon Case (Picture: CBS/Getty)Boris Johnson said he has ‘full confidence’ in his cabinet secretary after being dragged into a row over claims that Meghan Markle bullied royal staff.His cabinet secretary Simon Case worked for the royal family in 2018, when staff are reported to have complained about the behaviour of Prince Harry’s new bride.The Duchess of Sussex was said to have humiliated staff, driving out t
  
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• Hilaria Baldwin thanks ‘special angels’ who brought daughter Lucia into the world after her 2019 pregnancy loss

  05-03-2021 10:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  Hilaria and Alec have welcomed their sixth child (Picture: Instagram/Getty)Hilaria Baldwin has thanked the ‘special angels’ who brought her daughter Lucia into the world, after she suffered a pregnancy loss in 2019.The star and her husband Alec Baldwin stunned fans this week when they announced they had welcomed their sixth child, just six months after Hilaria gave birth to their son Eduardo.While Hilaria, 37, has not divulged whether Lucia was welcomed via surrogate or adoption, she
  
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• Thai fisherman finds TWO huge lumps of whale vomit worth up to £240k

  05-03-2021 10:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Asaree Pooad, 24, abandoned his fishing trip with his father on Tuesday due to heavy rains in Satun, south Thailand. They found samples of whale vomit on the shore.
  
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• Staycation prices have doubled in some of the UK’s most popular holiday spots

  05-03-2021 10:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  Staycation rush (Photo: Shutterstock / CK Travels)Staycation breaks are seeing a hike in prices, with some seaside locations in the UK doubling in cost.New research by consumer group Which? has found that in destinations such as St Ives and Whitby, prices in the summer are 35% higher on average.The study compared the prices of 15 properties on Airbnb and Vrbo and found one 70% more expensive than last year.However, the most significant increase was for a one-bedroom maisonette in Brighton on Air
  
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• Manchester United eager to sign Barcelona sensation Ilaix Moriba having already made ‘firm offer’ for midfielder

  05-03-2021 10:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  Moriba the subject of offers from United and RB Leipzig (Picture: Getty)Manchester United have made a ‘firm offer’ to sign Barcelona starlet Ilaix Moriba.18-year-old Moriba has been with the Catalan giants since he was seven years old, progressing through the club’s La Masia academy and now regarded as one of Barca’s brightest talents.Ronald Koeman has set about introducing the midfielder to the first-team in recent months, handing him a senior debut in a Copa del Rey cla
  
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• Good Samaritan carries a lost goanna out of a Cairns shopping centre in Queensland

  05-03-2021 10:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Good Samaritan wrangled the giant lizard by the tail as it slid along thetiled floor of Smithfield Shopping Centre in Cairns' northern suburbs.
  
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• Covid-19: Gloucestershire neighbourhood has only vaccinated 20% of over-65s

  05-03-2021 10:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Figures from NHS England going up to February 28 show 93.6 per cent of all adults over the age of 65 have been given at least one dose of a vaccine, but rates vary wildly across the country.
  
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• Princess Di's former lover James Hewitt is working as a £4,000-a-year gardener

  05-03-2021 10:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ex-Calvary Officer Mr Hewitt, now 62, was seen this week dressed in khaki trousers, a smart mauve shirt and flat cap as he sat atop a lawnmower as he tended gardens near Exeter, Devon.
  
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• You Are What You Eat to make overdue return without Gillian McKeith as Trisha Goddard takes over to examine poo and kickstart families into better health

  05-03-2021 10:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  Trisha Goddard will be taking over You Are What You Eat (Picture: ITV)Dig out the ol’ Tupperware because it’s time to poo in a box again as You Are What You Eat is making an overdue return – but without its host Gillian McKeith. It’s been almost 15 years since Gillian inspected the faeces of families with poor diets, snapping at them for munching on a bag of Wotsits instead of a single raisin. At one point, she famously made a woman cry by shouting at her before unve
  
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• You Are What You Eat to make overdue return without Gillian McKeith as Trisha Goddard takes over – but will the poop be back?

  05-03-2021 10:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  Trisha Goddard will be taking over You Are What You Eat (Picture: ITV)Dig out the ol’ Tupperware because it’s time to poo in a box again as You Are What You Eat is making an overdue return – but without its host Gillian McKeith. It’s been almost 15 years since Gillian inspected the faeces of families with poor diets, snapping at them for munching on a bag of Wotsits instead of a single raisin. At one point, she famously made a woman cry by shouting at her before unve
  
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• UK will live with 'substantial' Covid deaths as fight continues, expert warns

  05-03-2021 10:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  SAGE's Professor Andrew Hayward admitted experts have continually failed to learn lessons with "conflicting advice" offered during lockdowns, but said the UK will "get back to normal"
  
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• Fed chairman says interest rates will stay low

  05-03-2021 10:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The US central bank chair said he expected inflation to 'move up during the course of this year' because of 're-opening effects' when consumers begin spending money again.
  
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• Woman finds an entire secret apartment through a hole behind her bathroom mirror

  05-03-2021 10:08 via metro.co.uk
  
  Would you climb through the hole? (Picture: TikTok/@samanthahartsoe)A woman found a ‘secret’ apartment behind the bathroom mirror in her New York City apartment – and documented the incredible discovery on TikTok.Samantha Hartsoe began the epic saga by explaining that her apartment was always cold, and she couldn’t find the source of a breeze in her bathroom.In the video, Samantha shows viewers that air is blowing enough to move her hair, but the room has no vent.Aft
  
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• Why does using hormonal birth control have to suck so much?

  05-03-2021 10:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  Constant or irregular bleeding, breakouts, nausea, headaches, hair loss, mood swings, collapsing sex drives, vaginal tenderness, ovarian cysts, blood clots, anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts – anyone who’s ever been on hormonal contraception is likely to have at least one horror story to tell you.If you haven’t experienced any side effects first-hand, chances are good that you know someone who has.Charlotte, 22, went on the pill when she was 15 to combat acne and painful p
  
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• Paris Hilton responds to Sarah Silverman’s apology over 2007 prison joke at MTV awards

  05-03-2021 10:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  Paris has responded to Sarah’s apology (Picture: David Buchan/Variety/Rex)Parison Hilton has responded to Sarah Silverman’s apology to the former reality star and businesswoman, after the comedian’s 2007 jokes about Paris’s spell in prison resurfaced.While hosting the MTV Movie Awards, Sarah took aim at the socialite who was preparing for a stint behind bars which would begin just hours later for violating her parole in an alcohol-related reckless driving case.The comic m
  
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• Xbox Series X in stock at Currys PC World and Xbox All Access today

  05-03-2021 10:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  In stock now, or at least it was (pic: Microsoft)The PS5 hasn’t been available for a few days now but the Xbox Series X is back in stock at Currys and via Xbox All Access at Smyths.Most of the headlines about next gen console stock so far has been about the PlayStation 5, purely because there’s even less of those to go around than the Xbox.The Xbox Series S has been relatively easy to get hold of, with a little patience, but the more expensive Xbox Series X much less so.A major shipm
  
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• Nasty C misses life before fame as he reveals he can’t even get taxis any more: ‘I’m never really by myself’

  05-03-2021 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Why so serious? South African rapper Nasty C isn’t going to get heavy for his next album (Picture: Getty)Nasty C has revealed he misses being able to do something as simple as take a taxi as he reflected on how his life has changed since finding fame.The rapper, who hails from South Africa, told Metro.co.uk that his lack of interest in the ‘flashy lifestyle’ promoted by hip hop culture keeps him grounded.Although he does love meeting his fans out and about (‘As long as I&
  
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• China allows communist rulers to vet 'patriotic' election candidates a day after dozens are jailed

  05-03-2021 09:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chinese authorities tabled the new legislation at the opening session of its annual rubber-stamp parliament (left) on Friday. They also promised to increase military spending by 6.8 percent this year.
  
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• The Rock got suspended for beating up classmates who called wrestling ‘fake’

  05-03-2021 09:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  The star’s series will see him as a child in Hawaii(Credit: WWE)WWE legend Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson once beat up a classmate who dared call wrestling ‘fake’.The wrestling icon turned Hollywood heavyweight has responded to a tense scene in his new Young Rock sitcom which shows himself – played by Bradley Constant – react pretty badly to another kid who used the ‘F-word’ to describe the family business.Dwayne shared the clip, and wrote: &lsquo
  
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• Queen given two new corgi puppies to comfort her through royal crisis

  05-03-2021 09:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Queen has owned more than 30 corgis over the years (Picture: Getty / Rex)Two new corgi puppies have joined the royal household to help the Queen through her husband Philip’s illness.
  The dog-loving monarch, 94, is said to be ‘delighted’ by the new additions as she deals with a torrid start to 2021.
  The Duke of Edinburgh has been in hospital for more than two weeks and had to undergo heart surgery for a pre-existing condition on Wednesday.An almighty row has also broken out
  
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• Mystery secret tunnel unused for centuries is discovered in back garden

  05-03-2021 09:48 via metro.co.uk
  
  Experts have been called in to see if any more can be learned about the tunnel (Picture: Media Wales)It started with a mission to remove a wooden pole to lay some cabling, but ended up revealing a centuries old mystery.
  A secret tunnel that could date back to the 12th century, and not marked on any maps since at least the 1700s was discovered by workmen in Tintern, Monmouthshire.
  They had been called to the historic village to move overhead power lines to a different part of a customer’s p
  
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• Council tax will raise an extra £7.5bn a year after Rishi Sunak move

  05-03-2021 09:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The government's OBR watchdog has estimated that the levy bring in another £1.8billion next month, suggesting two thirds of authorities will take advantage of the new freedom.
  
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• Everything you need to know about She Is The Answer – ActionAid’s new campaign

  05-03-2021 09:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  She Is The Answer empowers Cambodian women and girls affected by climate change (Picture: Getty)We are excited to announce that Metro.co.uk has partnered up with ActionAid to help raise awareness of their new campaign, She Is The Answer, which empowers women to have a voice in the face of climate disaster.Over the coming days, we are running several pieces which will focus on the experiences of women and girls in Cambodia as they battle the climate change crisis.All donations to ActionAid’
  
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• Yo-yo club Norwich City rewarded for being a model of stability

  05-03-2021 09:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  Daniel Farke’s Norwich City look well placed to seal an instant return to the Premier League (Picture: Getty)Norwich manager Daniel Farke could have been forgiven for asking chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty to give his post-match changing room speech on Wednesday night.Let’s take it one day at a time! Exercise caution! Things look good but it isn’t over yet! We must be patient! Do not get ahead of ourselves! Yes, he would have had to have said all of those things, b
  
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• Jamie Redknapp identifies Mason Mount as Chelsea’s next captain after Liverpool win

  05-03-2021 09:36 via metro.co.uk
  
  Redknapp thinks Mount should be Chelsea’s next captain (Picture: Getty Images)Jamie Redknapp is a big admirer of Mason Mount and thinks he is in line to become Chelsea’s next captain.
  Another moment of magic from the Blues midfielder proved the difference between Thomas Tuchel’s side and Liverpool as Chelsea climbed into the top-four for the first time in their new manager’s reign.Mount, 22, was a big favourite of former manager Frank Lampard’s and appears to have e
  
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• Dave Bautista admits wrestling retirements have ‘no credibility’: WWE’s Batista linked to AEW

  05-03-2021 09:35 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Animal walked away in 2019 (Photo: WWE)Dave Bautista admits wrestling retirements have ‘no credibility’ amid rumours the WWE legend could be heading to AEW.Paul Wight – formerly known as The Big Show – shocked the business as he left Vince McMahon’s company after a 22 year career and signed a deal with rival promotion All Elite Wrestling, and he’s now promised another Hall of Fame-calibre star is following him.This has prompted speculation that Big Dave &n
  
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