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• EastEnders spoilers: Lola Pearce discovers Isaac Baptiste’s illness secret but what is wrong?

  23-02-2021 00:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  Isaac opens up to Lola (Picture: BBC)Isaac Baptiste (Stevie Basaula) has been in EastEnders since January 2020 and even though he’s been living in Walford for over a year, we don’t really know a lot about him.We know he’s Patrick’s (Rudolph Walker) son, works as a teacher, but viewers recently discovered there’s more to Isaac as he is suffering from a mystery illness.Back when Patrick suffered his stroke, Isaac stepped up to help him, telling Sheree (Suzette Llewell
  
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• Do Four in a Bed contestants use their own money?

  01-03-2021 17:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Four in a Bed is back with new episodes! (Picture: Studio Lambert)Money plays an important role on popular Channel 4 B&B competition Four in a Bed.Four Bed & Breakfast owners spend the night in each other’s establishments, over paying what they think the stay was worth in cash, over the course of four episodes.Though the payments don’t get revealed until the end of the final episode – finding out how much their competition really thinks their B&B is worth.So, do the
  
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• Daily Covid cases almost HALVE in a week to lowest level since September

  01-03-2021 17:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Department of Health bosses today posted 5,455 more infections and 104 fatalities. It is the lowest daily case toll since September 28, and the fewest victims since October 26.
  
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• Lady Gaga's dog walker speaks out after he was shot by thieves

  01-03-2021 17:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ryan Fischer took to Instagram on Monday morning to share two photos of himself lying in the hospital recovering from the horror attack.
  
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• AC Milan to discuss permanent Fikayo Tomori transfer with Chelsea

  01-03-2021 17:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  Milan eager for Chelsea to drop their asking price (Picture: Getty)AC Milan are interested in signing Chelsea defender Fikayo Tomori on a permanent deal but insist they will try to negotiate a lower transfer fee for the player.Tomori joined the Rossoneri on loan until the end of the season during the January transfer window after failing to secure regular first-team football at Stamford Bridge under Frank Lampard during the first-half of the campaign.The England Under-21 international started ag
  
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• Multiple Square Enix remakes planned and fans hope for Chrono Trigger

  01-03-2021 17:21 via metro.co.uk
  
  Has Square finally pulled the Chrono trigger? (Pic: Square Enix)The Panzer Dragoon: Remake studio is reportedly working on several remakes of a certain Square Enix property.With how successful its Final Fantasy 7 Remake project has been so far, it’s no surprise that Square Enix is looking into cooking up even more remakes.According to a report from Polish website PAP Biznes, the publisher has tasked Forever Entertainment with creating and releasing multiple remakes based on a single Square
  
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• Covid death toll drops to lowest level since October

  01-03-2021 17:21 via metro.co.uk
  
  Statistics are announced daily by the Department of HealthAnother 104 people have died within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test. with 5,455 new cases announced.This makes today’s death toll the lowest since autumn last year, when 102 deaths were recorded on October 26.It comes as a further 127 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital in England, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths reported in hospitals to 83,250, NHS England said earlier tod
  
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• 'World's biggest' housing estate in Becontree built for WWI veterans turns 100

  01-03-2021 17:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Becontree in Dagenham, east London was built for more than 100,000 war veterans and workers from the area, with the first 'home for heroes' completed in 1921.
  
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• Only child, 19, ‘who wanted people to like him’ dies after agreeing to dangerous uni initiation prank

  01-03-2021 17:17 via metro.co.uk
  
  Adam Oakes, 19, died after agreeing to take part in a dangerous college initiation prank which saw him blindfolded and given a huge bottle of Jack Daniels to drinkA 19 year-old student desperate for ‘people to like him’ died after agreeing to take part in a dangerous university initiation prank. Adam Oakes was killed in Richmond, Virginia, on Saturday after being blindfolded while drinking a huge ‘handle’ bottle of Jack Daniels whiskey given to him by members of his Delta
  
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• Andre Silva plays down Manchester United transfer speculation

  01-03-2021 17:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  Eintracht Frankfurt star Andre Silva has been heavily linked with Manchester United (Picture: Getty)Andre Silva has brushed off speculation he could be set to join Manchester United but is flattered by such talk and believes rumours linking him with a big-money move are a good sign that he must be performing well with Eintracht Frankfurt.
  The 25-year-old Portugal striker put pen to paper on a permanent three-year with Eintracht Frankfurt last September after impressing while on loan from AC
  
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• House of the Dragon star Olivia Cooke teases what to expect from Alicent Hightower in Game of Thrones prequel

  01-03-2021 17:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  Olivia is to star as Alicent Hightower in prequel House of the Dragon (Picture: HBO/Gregory Pace/Rex)House of the Dragon star Olivia Cooke has shared an insight into what Game of Thrones fans can expect from her character Alicent Hightower in the highly-anticipated prequel.In December, it was announced that Olivia is to star in House of the Dragon alongside Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy and Paddy Considine, a fantasy series set 300 years before the events of Game of Thrones.While Game of Thrones
  
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• House of the Dragon: Olivia Cooke spills enticing first details of her Game of Thrones prequel character Alicent Hightower

  01-03-2021 17:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  Olivia is to star as Alicent Hightower in prequel House of the Dragon (Picture: HBO/Gregory Pace/Rex)House of the Dragon star Olivia Cooke has shared an insight into what Game of Thrones fans can expect from her character Alicent Hightower in the highly-anticipated prequel.In December, it was announced that Olivia is to star in House of the Dragon alongside Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy and Paddy Considine, a fantasy series set 300 years before the events of Game of Thrones.While Game of Thrones
  
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• Girl, five, is seriously injured when Citroen stolen in burglary ploughs into Range Rover Evoque

  01-03-2021 17:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  South Yorkshire Police said the girl, five, was taken to hospital following the head-on collision in Barnsley.
  
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• Woman, 61, affords two-month holiday in Caribbean by feeding chickens and weeding

  01-03-2021 17:11 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lucky woman (Picture: SWNS)A woman has enjoyed a two-month holiday in the Caribbean for just £2,000 – by doing odd jobs for strangers like feeding the chickens or weeding.Jean Draxler, from Scotland, had enough of the cold weather, so booked a flight to the picture-postcard paradise island Guadeloupe in December.The 61-year-old toured around the island over the Christmas period and stayed in luxury beachfront apartments with rainforest views and palm trees without breaking the bank.J
  
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• Woman, 61, affords two-month holiday in Caribbean by feeding chicken and weeding

  01-03-2021 17:11 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lucky woman (Picture: SWNS)A woman has enjoyed a two-month holiday in the Caribbean for just £2,000 – by doing odd jobs for strangers like feeding the chickens or weeding.Jean Draxler, from Scotland, had enough of the cold weather, so booked a flight to the picture-postcard paradise island Guadeloupe in December.The 61-year-old toured around the island over the Christmas period and stayed in luxury beachfront apartments with rainforest views and palm trees without breaking the bank.J
  
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• UK official coronavirus death count up by 104 in lowest rise in five months

  01-03-2021 17:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Today's increase in Covid deaths is the smallest rise in daily fatalities since October 26 - when 102 deaths were announced - and is way down on the 178 Covid fatalities declared last Monday
  
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• Woke Lancaster students demand The Sugarhouse Nightclub is renamed due to links to city's slavery

  01-03-2021 17:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Students are petitioning for a Lancaster nightclub named after its' location to change its name - over associations to the city's slave trade.
  
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• Horse was so over-bred rescuers thought she was a cow

  01-03-2021 17:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  Minstral is now being looked after at a horse sanctuary (Picture: Caters)A horse whose over-breeding left her with such bizarre marking rescuers thought she was a COW has finally found her forever home.Minstral was left suffering with skin condition vitiligo believed to have been a result of over-breeding in horses.After being left with distinctive black and white markings on her face, like a mask, she was found abandoned in a field by rescuers – where her bizarre condition, coupled with a
  
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• Woman went to ex-husband’s house while he was in bed with new woman – then shot her dead

  01-03-2021 17:09 via metro.co.uk
  
  Pamela Castle, 36, has been charged with first degree murder (Picture: Memphis Police Department)A woman allegedly shot and killed her ex-husband’s new girlfriend after arriving at his house while they were in bed together.Pamela Castle, 36, has been charged with first degree murder following the shooting of her former husband Derek Castle’s new woman.Pamela and Derek were married for 17 years and she has been accused of shooting his girlfriend in the chest after knocking on Derek&rs
  
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• 'True horror' of 'long Covid' woman's 105 days on edge of death and year of pain

  01-03-2021 17:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Fatima Bridle warns of the 'true horror' of Covid and speaks out in support of the Queen's vaccination call to 'stop more tragedies and prevent others lives being lost and devastated by this virus'
  
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• The Walking Dead’s Norman Reedus enjoys a sing-song during his downtime in behind-the-scenes clip

  01-03-2021 17:06 via metro.co.uk
  
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  The Walking Dead’s Norman Reedus seems ready to be trading Alexandria for American Idol in this hilarious behind-the-scenes clip.
  The actor, who plays Daryl Dixon on the show, was caught humming to himself as he sat in between takes.
  While we’re not quite sure what it is he’s trying to sing, Norman quickly stops in his tracks when he realises he’s been caught &nda
  
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• The horrific abuse of sports stars exposes social media's mob rule | Simon Jenkins

  01-03-2021 17:04 via theguardian.com
  
  Sonja McLaughlan is just the latest innocent victim. Platforms such as Facebook and Twitter must do more to stop the hateAfter covering last Saturday’s Wales-England rugby match, the BBC’s reporter Sonja McLaughlan found herself sitting in her car in tears. She had received a torrent of sexist obscenities and abuse on social media. “Toxic, embarrassing, disgraceful, appalling,” she said. She was not alone. After apparently being glimpsed on video absent-mindedly not appla
  
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• Women neglect their skin from the chin down and have bad shaving habits, study finds

  01-03-2021 17:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  76% of women place more importance on their face than body (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk)29% of women say they don’t know how to care for skin from the chin down.A new study shows that women spend far more time caring for their face than their body.On average, women are spending half an hour each week on skincare for the face, but less than five minutes everywhere else.It comes as no surprise with those figures that 76% of women surveyed for a study by Gillette Venus via OnePoll place the mo
  
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• 'We fought back against Covid - let's plough same funds into curing cancer'

  01-03-2021 17:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Roisin Pelan is living with cancer and believes we need to tackle the awful disease with the same force we're using against Covid to protect our loved ones and children
  
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• Great-grandmother dies alone and her family is not told for TEN DAYS

  01-03-2021 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Great-grandmother Joyce Savage died on February 14 in Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Perth, the day after she was admitted by staff at her aged care facility due to continuous vomiting.
  
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• Glenn Roeder claimed he was bloody-minded but stayed kind and humble | Louise Taylor

  01-03-2021 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Elegant defender who became an excellent coach and manager was considerate enough to support a female football writer
  The sudden revving of engines drowned out the conversation and Glenn Roeder leapt from his chair and stared, despairingly, out of the window. As a group of Newcastle’s junior players accelerated out of the adjacent car park at ridiculous speed, the club’s then academy director, mused how best to pitch the safe driving lecture he would give the following morning.The ai
  
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• Fishing crew reel in shark so huge they could barely fit it on the boat

  01-03-2021 16:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  It took fishers 45 minutes to haul it aboardThe crew of a fishing boat managed to catch a deadly shark weighing a whopping 900lb.The tiger shark was caught off the coast of Sydney by by Captain Paul Barning and the crew of the Dark Horse.It took the fishers just over 45 minutes to haul the shark on board, MailOnline reports.They then took it to shore for a weigh-in at Port Hacking in Sydney’s Sutherland Shire.It comes as game fishers in the area are having one of their best seasons in 30 y
  
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• Coronavirus live: stricter Czech lockdown amid world's worst cases rise; UK variant driving Poland's third wave

  01-03-2021 16:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Czech hospitals near collapse after record number of patients in serious condition; variant first identified in Britain behind surge in Polish casesCovid vaccination ‘pass’ proposal draws mixed response from EU statesArdern under pressure over latest Auckland lockdownBelgium considers U-turn on Oxford Covid vaccine for over-55sPfizer vaccine may be less effective in people with obesity, says studyCoronavirus – latest UK updates3.56pm GMT Nearly two thirds of Russians are not wi
  
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• Men on Twitter are sharing memories of that classic Topman T-shirt

  01-03-2021 16:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  Did you have one of these? Be honest. (Picture: Twitter/@sleepy_homo)Some fashion trends are timeless… and some are better off left in 2011.
  The latter: a Topman T-shirt that haunted social media users this weekend.
  On Saturday, Twitter user @sleepy_homo provided the ultimate throwback for twenty-something men across the country.
  Topman, part of the Arcadia Group, went into administration in November 2020 due to the devastating effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the British high stree
  
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• Meghan Markle and Harry's 'swipe' at royals in new logo as they change website

  01-03-2021 16:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's website, Archewell, will be the home for all their non-royal work, including their podcast and Netflix work
  
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