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• Embrace your inner Santa Claus, spread that festive joy from these Christmas buys from £3.50

  10-12-2025 13:00 via metro.co.uk
  It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas… (Picture: Metro/Dunelm/Getty)
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  As we move into the festive season and start purchasing gifts for loved ones, it’s also a time to transform our homes with simple additions to embrace the season.Of course, the main attraction is all about the Christmas tree, but we can&rsqu
  
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• Real Madrid make decision on sacking Xabi Alonso after Manchester City defeat

  11-12-2025 00:03 via metro.co.uk
  Xabi Alonso during Real Madrid’s defeat to Manchester City (Picture: Getty)Real Madrid have decided to give Xabi Alonso more time to turn things around at the Bernabeu despite the Champions League defeat to Manchester City.Madrid have won just two of their last eight games following a 2-1 loss to Premier League giants Man City.The build-up to the Champions League showdown was dominated by speculation Alonso could lose his job should his side fall to defeat against Manchester City.Rodrygo
  
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• Jaw-dropping moment US commandos storm Venezuelan 'terror tanker' in breathtaking airborne takedown as tensions rocket toward conflict

  10-12-2025 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This is the dramatic moment that US commandos stormed a Venezuelan oil tanker in a breathtaking airborne takedown amid ratcheting tensions in the Caribbean.
  
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• Former Jetstar pilot Greg Lynn could be free for Christmas as court overturns his murder conviction and orders a retrial

  10-12-2025 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
   Former Jetstar pilot could walk free from jail on bail after his murder conviction was overturned. 
  
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• Earliest proof of humans making fire found in UK and it’s 400,000 years old

  10-12-2025 23:57 via metro.co.uk
  An artist’s impression of a human making fiery sparks with flint and iron pyrite (Picture: PA)A pair of inch-long mineral chunks found in Suffolk has triggered an ‘enormous’ change in our understanding of early human life.
  The pieces of pyrite – an iron-rich material which makes sparks when struck with flint – are proof that prehistorical humans were deliberately starting fires in an abandoned clay pit near the village of Barnham.That wouldn’t be particularly
  
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• Trump rages 'corrupt' CNN must be sold and has another fiery clash with reporter

  10-12-2025 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump raged against 'corrupt' CNN on Wednesday, saying he'd like to see the cable news network sold as part of a media megadeal.
  
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• Davina McCall ‘secretly marries’ hairdresser Michael Douglas after health ordeal

  10-12-2025 23:54 via metro.co.uk
  Michael Douglas and Davina McCall are reportedly husband and wife (Picture: Shane Anthony Sinclair/Getty Images for the NTAs)Davina McCall has secretly married her fiancé Michael Douglas in a ‘very low-key’ ceremony, it is reported.
  The former Big Brother host, 58, has endured a horrific 2025 after undergoing brain surgery last year and recently receiving an early stage breast cancer diagnosis.
  However, this year just got brighter for the beloved TV presenter, as she reported
  
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• At least 21 struck down by mushroom poisoning as spike in deadly varieties sweeps San Francisco

  10-12-2025 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Of the people so far known to have sought medical attention at least two may require liver transplants, including a young child.
  
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• Tiny clump of wool that stopped £1million of British lamb at Calais

  10-12-2025 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vets at Calais have suddenly began stopping entire lorry-loads of the UK meat after finding specks of wool said to amount to the size of 'less than a halfpenny piece'.
  
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• Maverick Republican warns GOP leaders plan to shut down Congress over stock trade ban

  10-12-2025 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A top Republican is sounding the alarm that congressional leaders may send lawmakers home early to avoid a critical vote on banning members from stock trading.
  
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• Woke influencer is mercilessly mocked for proclaiming she's having a 'decolonized Christmas'

  10-12-2025 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The California-based food content creator sparked online discourse with a video of herself making holiday cookies using 'indigenous ingredients.'
  
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• Britain 'is in talks over lifting Falklands-era weapons ban that would allow Argentina to buy military technology'

  10-12-2025 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Javier Milei said negotiations are underway to overhaul restrictions that have held his military back since the 1980s.
  
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• Baby's head bitten and clawed by pack of Staffordshire Bull Terriers as mum mauled

  10-12-2025 23:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The six-day-old baby was left injured as the mother described the attack as 'the worst pain she had ever experienced'
  
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• West Coast's main freeway snarled by EIGHT HOUR traffic jam while cops tried to talk suicidal man down from overpass

  10-12-2025 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The gridlock stretched for miles, causing chaos and frustration as one of the city's vital arteries for motorists became unusable and people became trapped on the road.
  
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• Brits visiting US face 'life-altering consequences' if 'anti-American' content found

  10-12-2025 23:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The new threat comes as border checks could include a check of travellers' electronic devices including social media history from the past five years, email addresses and phone numbers
  
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• Scandal of homelessness to be halved by 2030, ministers pledge

  10-12-2025 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It forms part of a major new homeless strategy published by the Government, and backed by £3.5billion in funding to tackle the number of people forced to live rough on the streets
  
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• 'No one chooses to homeless - it was a massive shock to the system'

  10-12-2025 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Elaine Hughes has revealed her horror at being made homeless after her dad died,
  
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• Grim figures reveal 'retirement disaster' looms for millions of Aussies - what you need to know

  10-12-2025 23:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Aussie renters now face an 'impossible' financial challenge, a new report revealing the amount needed to comfortably retire has warned.
  
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• Donald Trump issues chilling three-word threat to President of Colombia

  10-12-2025 23:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump has issued a chilling five-word threat to another South American leader in the wake of US forces seizing a Venezuelan oil tanker.
  
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• Human remains of a toddler found buried in the backyard of Australian home

  10-12-2025 23:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 18-month-old vanished in 2014 but was never reported missing.
  
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• Kelly Osbourne eviscerates ‘grown women’ for bullying her appearance: ‘I am ill’

  10-12-2025 23:08 via metro.co.uk
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next PageKelly Osbourne has officially had enough of people commenting on her appearance.
  The Osbournes star, 41, has taken to Instagram in a fiery message directed at social media users who are sharing ‘disgusting’ comments about the way she looks.
  Some online asked whether Kelly is ‘ill’ having seen photos of her in recent weeks, just five m
  
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• Chaos at Broadway Shopping Centre as a teen throws a chair at a shopper on an escalator

  10-12-2025 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The chaos broke out at Sydney 's Broadway Shopping Centre shortly before 6pm on Wednesday when a brawl between the group and another boy.
  
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• Swine flu outbreak sparks national emergency as high-security lab eyed as ground zero

  10-12-2025 23:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Spanish officials have reacted with urgency to 13 cases of Swine Flu, with investigations probing the possibility of a lab leak as it threaten's the country's valuable pork exports
  
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• New photos show inside Obama's 'eyesore' presidential library

  10-12-2025 23:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Home Court is a 60,000 square-foot structure that features the same sharp, gray, modern architecture that gave the rest of the Obama library complex viral fame.
  
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• Mistletoe and whine! Tesco are ridiculed over their Top Iced Fruit Cake and Winter Town cards missing the word Christmas

  10-12-2025 23:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Customers have taken to social media to air their discontent as the word Christmas was being missed from several items in the supermarket chain's festive range.
  
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• ICE Barbie Kristi Noem splurges $143m on six Boeing 737s bought especially to deport illegal migrants

  10-12-2025 23:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The massive contract will allow the Department of Homeland Security to operate a 'fleet' of aircrafts for deportations, instead of relying on charter planes.
  
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• ‘Stupid’ – Steven Gerrard slams two Real Madrid players after Manchester City defeat

  10-12-2025 23:01 via metro.co.uk
  Steven Gerrard was critical of Real Madrid’s defending (Picture: Getty)Steven Gerrard took aim at two Real Madrid players during their Champions League defeat to Manchester City.Man City boosted their hopes of automatic qualification to the knockout stages of the Champions League and piled the pressure on struggling Real boss Xabi Alonso with a 2-1 win at the Bernabeu.Rodrygo rifled the hosts ahead midway through the first half but Man City scored twice in quick succession to lead at
  
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• Pregnant woman's mum and sister 'had affairs with her fiancé before she was killed'

  10-12-2025 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Two people have been charged with murder and torture in connection with the death of mum-to-be Rebecca Park, who was reported missing before she was found brutally murdered while 38 weeks pregnant
  
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• Kat accuses Sam of stalking but has a big shock in store that floors her in EastEnders

  10-12-2025 23:00 via metro.co.uk
  Old rivals clash once again (Picture: BBC)Things are far from calm in Walford in the coming weeks , and while Nigel’s film screening is supposed to bring the community together, it’s Kat and Sam who end up stealing the spotlight for all the wrong reasons.The pair have a long, messy history, rivalry, family fallouts, relationship dramas, and more than a few blazing rows over the years, so when Sam shows up unexpectedly, it doesn’t take much for old tensions to flare up again.Ni
  
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• Ghastly’ death looms in Emmerdale New Year’s final showdown

  10-12-2025 23:00 via metro.co.uk
  End 2025 with drama, and start 2026 with it (Picture: ITV/Metro)A secret explodes. A fight to the death. Several major characters in mortal danger. Happy 2026, Emmerdale!It’s been quite a year in the Dales. People trafficking. Love triangles. A serial killer. Secrets, lies and a limousine crash. As another New Year dawns, the biggest stories of the year reach their climax, with deadly consequences for some beloved fan favourites in danger.To paraphrase the great Walter White “Who is
  
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