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• Fall asleep in seconds with simple eye technique that 'really works'

  31-10-2025 12:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  If you struggle to get to sleep at night, or you find yourself waking up in the early hours and can't drift back off, one woman's sleep hack could be a game-changer
  
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• I’ve spent Christmas Day in a hospice eight years running – here’s why

  21-12-2025 12:00 via metro.co.uk
  For Elizabeth (centre), volunteering is her favourite thing to do at Christmas (Picture: Supplied)When Colin Doherty fell ill with flu symptoms at Christmas 2016, he tried to keep it to himself – but his wife, Elizabeth, knew things weren’t quite right. ‘He was ex-army, so he just got on with things. By January he still wasn’t better so we went to the doctor, where he was told he had bronchitis and was given antibiotics,’ she  remembers. However, Col
  
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• I feel terrible that I can’t afford Christmas gifts for my grandchildren

  21-12-2025 12:00 via metro.co.uk
  I buy them things they need like shoes and coats and they’re really grateful for the gifts they receive (Picture: Kinship)Everyday I wake up anxious about how I’ll manage to pay my bills and buy groceries, living in constant fear that bailiffs might show up because I’ve fallen into debt. Christmas is no exception, as I’ll be struggling to afford gifts for the children. I buy them things they need like shoes and coats and they’re really grateful for the present
  
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• Coronation Street characters who could save Todd from Theo as his end nears

  21-12-2025 12:00 via metro.co.uk
  Who can save Todd? (Picture: Getty/Shutterstock)Todd Grimshaw (Gareth Pierce) is in hell. While initially tumultuous, his relationship with Theo Silverton (James Cartwright) has descended into a nightmarish cycle of coercion, violence and torture in Coronation Street.Theo and Todd took centre stage this week in an episode told purely through the lens of security cameras, CCTV and police bodycam footage, after another incident between the two results in the emergency services being called to the
  
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• Multiple lorries and trailers on fire in massive blaze near harbour

  21-12-2025 11:46 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 PageA major fire has broken out near Methil Harbour in Fife, with multiple lorries and trailers on fire sending up plumes of black smoke.Scottish Fire and Rescue said: ‘Crews are attending a fire affecting HGVs at Methil Harbour.‘There are seven fire appliances at the scene.
  ‘Due to heavy smoke, we advise people to avoid the area, and residents
  
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• 'We don't see what the problem is... he's fully clothed': Friend of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor downplays Epstein Files party photo as 'hi-jinks'

  21-12-2025 11:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The black and white image was taken at the Royal Family's Sandringham country retreat and was recently released as part of a damning trove of 300,000 documents from the so-called Epstein Files.
  
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• Jude Law's apology after sharing "upsetting" truth about The Holiday

  21-12-2025 11:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  For a postcard-worthy British cottage that looked like it had been there for over 200 years - it's incredible to think The Holiday's iconic home was just a man made film set
  
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• Moment US seizes second Venezuela oil tanker after Trump refuses to rule out war

  21-12-2025 11:34 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 PageAnother Venezuelan oil tanker has been intercepted by the US as Donald Trump steps up pressure on the country’s leader Nicolás Maduro.The vessel was near Venezuela and heading to Asia was apprehended on Saturday.
  A video shared by the US’s Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem shows a helicopter hovering over the tanker, called Centuries, and int
  
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• Quadruple amputee undergoes life-changing hand transplant in time for Xmas

  21-12-2025 11:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kim Smith, 64, lost all her limbs after being diagnosed with sepsis while on Alicante but now has now undergone a hand transplant just in time for Christmas
  
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• Lily Allen ‘stays out’ of daughters’ relationship with ex David Harbour

  21-12-2025 11:31 via metro.co.uk
  Lily Allen says her daughters are still in ex David Harbour’s life (Picture: Arturo Holmes/WireImage)Lily Allen has opened up on her daughter’s relationship with David Harbour, confirming they are still in contact.The West End Girl singer, 40, split from the Stranger Things actor last year, and she hasn’t intervened in the close relationship he still has with her daughters Ethel, 14, and 12-year-old Marnie, who she has with first husband Sam Cooper.Her remarks come after the a
  
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• 'I got ultimate revenge on neighbours who complained about my Christmas lights'

  21-12-2025 11:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A woman has been living in her Victorian home for two years - but her neighbours have been constantly complaining about her decor choices and even her garden
  
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• Ripped from their seats and left to plunge 31,000ft out of the night's sky after a bomb smuggled onboard inside a radio detonated over Lockerbie. The haunting final moments of flight Pan-Am 103 - Britain's deadliest terror attack

  21-12-2025 11:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In extraordinary detail, DEEP DIVE reconstructs how the deadliest terror attack in Britain's history unfolded.
  
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• Top minister says Keir Starmer will remain as PM and issues brutal Reform attack

  21-12-2025 11:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Keir Starmer will 'absolutely' be Prime Minister by Christmas next year, Labour’s chair has promised, as she savaged Reform UK offering 'nothing' to help with the cost of living
  
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• Andrew Tate issues statement after ‘hilariously bad’ boxing debut

  21-12-2025 11:24 via metro.co.uk
  Andrew Tate speaking after his defeat to Chase DeMoor (Picture: X)Andrew Tate’s boxing debut was branded ‘hilariously bad’ after he was beaten on points by Chase DeMoor.Tate, a former professional kickboxer, was expected to have the skills to beat reality TV star and crossover boxer DeMoor.But DeMoor, who has held the Misfits heavyweight title since November 2024, clinched the victory via majority decision after the right went to the judges’ scorecards.The fight was
  
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• 'Prince Harry revealed what he wasn't supposed to do in public and it made me sad'

  21-12-2025 11:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry once attended Alexandra Palace to watch the darts, and former boss of the PDC, Barry Hearn, made a surprising revelation about the Royal
  
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• ‘I used social media filters to make myself prettier – they left me hating my own face’

  21-12-2025 11:14 via metro.co.uk
  Aspen Brook (pictured before surgery) used social media filters to improve her appearance, becoming obsessed with tiny details in even convincing herself she had a double chin (Picture: Daily Mail)A young woman has revealed how an ‘addiction’ to social media filters led to her shelling out almost £7,500 to remove a double chin that didn’t exist.Aspen Brook used the digital technology to streamline her nose, change her bone structure and smoothe her skin when she was just
  
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• 'My daughter, 7, was horrible at Xmas so I hatched extreme plan to get her back'

  21-12-2025 11:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A mum was left perplexed after expressing her frustrations when her seven-year-old daughter acted 'ungrateful' on Christmas Day, which lead the parent wanting to return all of her presents
  
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• Hidden tragedies of Paul Doyle's victims from hero losing work to children scarred forever

  21-12-2025 11:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Father-of-three Paul Doyle was sentenced to 21 years and six months in prison this week after driving through a crowd of hundreds of football supporters, causing horrific injuries. Now many of his victims have bravely spoken out
  
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• 'Christmas Disease' warning as victims bleed to death from rare infection

  21-12-2025 11:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The rare bleeding disorder has nothing to do with the festive season but was named after Stephen Christmas, a five-year-old boy diagnosed in 1952 - and with treatment, patients can lead healthy lives
  
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• Stephen Lawrence racist killer and Manchester bomb plotter clash behind bars

  21-12-2025 10:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A report issued following Norris' parole denial found that he had clashed with Manchester plotter Hashem Abedi, who was sentenced to 55 years in jail for assisting his bomber brother
  
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• New Eurostar ‘turn up and go’ service to cut waiting times to just 15 minutes

  21-12-2025 10:55 via metro.co.uk
  No more annoyingly long queues (Picture: Getty Images)A major revamp of the Eurostar departure area at London St Pancras is set to be a game-changer for rail travellers heading to Europe.Among the planned changes, a new queuing system will be introduced to speed up the security and boarding processes — meaning passengers could turn up for their trains just 15 minutes before it’s due to leave.Currently, the small departure zone within the major train station doesn’t exactly off
  
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• Thousands gather at Stonehenge to celebrate winter solstice: Crowds flock to historic monument for sunrise on shortest day of the year

  21-12-2025 10:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Families and friends were heard cheering as they watched the spectacle at 8.12am this morning in Wiltshire.
  
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• Primark's 'striking' strappy heels 'perfect for evenings' rival £38 Next pair

  21-12-2025 10:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The budget fashion retailer is stocking a trendy style that looks similar to a pricier alternative
  
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• Cops hunt Brighton sex attacker who pounced on woman in early hours

  21-12-2025 10:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A woman was subjected to a horror sex assault in the early hours of the morning at a popular UK seaside town, now cops are hunting the man believed to be responsible
  
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• Stephen Lawrence killer’s prison fight with Manchester bomber revealed

  21-12-2025 10:50 via metro.co.uk
  Stephen Lawrence killer David Norris (left) had a prison spat with Manchester arena bomber Hashem Abedi in prison (Picture: PA)One of Stephen Lawrence’s killers had a fight in prison with one of the plotters of the Manchester Arena bomb attack, new documents have shown.David Norris called Hashem Abedi, one of the men convicted with planning the attack on the Ariana Grande concert, a terrorist and swore at him during a confrontation at Belmarsh Prison.Norris, 49, admitted to turning on Abe
  
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• ‘Poppers and condoms found in bathroom’ after Sandringham party hosted by Andrew

  21-12-2025 10:49 via metro.co.uk
  A photograph appearing to show Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor reclining across the laps of five women (Picture: US Department of Justice/PA Wire)One of the most shocking photos from a trove of 30,000 documents released as part of the Epstein Files appears to show Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor grinning with his eyes closed as he lies across the laps of five women, as sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell looks down at them and smiles.The photo is thought to have been taken in the saloon room at Sandringham,
  
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• BBC under pressure to rip up Christmas TV schedule after David Walliams 'harassment' allegations: Star set to feature in Boxing Day special and two of his book adaptations will be shown today

  21-12-2025 10:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The broadcaster appeared to rule out any further projects with the children's author after he was dropped by his publisher HarperCollins amid harassment allegations.
  
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• Leicester square knife attack hero now 'like brother' to girl victim

  21-12-2025 10:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Hero security guard Abdullah Tanoli wrestled the knife from the hand of a man who was stabbing an 11-year-old girl in the face in Leicester Square - he has now revealed how her family thanked him
  
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• 'I'm furious over reason son's girlfriend dumped him but people say I'm wrong'

  21-12-2025 10:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A mum has expressed her frustrations about her son getting dumped by his girlfriend 'right before Christmas' after refusing to propose to her, leaving the mum furious with the girlfriend
  
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• Scandinavian people put candles in hair at Christmas and it has a unique meaning

  21-12-2025 10:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Every year, girls and women will be putting candles in their hair in order to mark an ancient Christmas tradition that's only celebrated in a handful of countries across the world
  
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