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• Footage 'shows moment UN convoy comes under attack' by gunmen who killed Italian ambassador

  23-02-2021 16:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The attack occurred on Monday in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and saw the deaths of ambassador Luca Attanasio, 43, and Italian military policeman Vittorio Iacovacci, 30.
  
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• RuPaul’s Drag Race UK: Sister Sister ‘devastated’ by elimination

  25-02-2021 21:00 via metro.co.uk
  
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  RuPaul’s Drag Race UK series 2 kissed goodbye to a Sister Sister in scenes that aired tonight.The Liverpool queen became the seventh contestant to sashay away from the competition after failing to impress with her superhero outfit, following Tia Kofi, who was eliminated last week.Falling into the bottom two, Sister Sister was up against Tayce in the notorious lip sync battle, howev
  
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• RuPaul’s Drag Race UK: Season 2 Queens ranked after Covid Super-shero challenge

  25-02-2021 21:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  This week’s challenge was the toughest yet (Picture: BBC)RuPaul’s Drag Race UK is past the halfway point and it’s getting more and more difficult to pick out who will be crowned Britain’s Next Drag Superstar.
  After last week’s Snatch Game saw Tia sashay away, this week the gang were tasked with commemorating their lockdown experiences with coronvirus inspired super-sheroes.
  Armed with difficult materials, the queens once again shook things up and went all guns blazi
  
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• EastEnders spoilers: Shock passion for Sharon Watts and Kheerat Panesar?

  25-02-2021 20:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Shaton(Picture: BBC)Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) and Kheerat Panesar (Jaz Deol) flirted with one another in EastEnders tonight (February 25), but could there be romance on the cards for the pair?Sharon received a delivery of cardboard boxes — no doubt to prepare for her impending departure from The Vic, after she signed the premises back to Mick and Linda Carter (Danny Dyer and Kellie Bright).
  Kheerat popped by for a drink — hot off bagging a deal with Stas, after sucessfully poaching
  
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• EastEnders: Devastating miscarriage revealed for Ruby Allen

  25-02-2021 20:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ruby was devastated in EastEnders (Picture: BBC)Ruby Allen (Louisa Lytton) was devastated in EastEnders tonight (February 25), as she learned that she’d suffered a miscarriage.
  The young woman was desperate to start a family with Martin Fowler (James Bye), and therefore she lied about being pregnant.
  Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) suspected Ruby of telling lies, and therefore she forced her to take a pregnancy test.
  However, Ruby was left in shock when the test came back positive, and theref
  
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• EastEnders spoilers: Schizophrenia diagnosis confirmed for Isaac Baptiste

  25-02-2021 20:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  Isaac opened up about his condition in EastEnders (Picture: BBC)Isaac Baptiste (Steve Basula) revealed that he has schizophrenia in EastEnders tonight (February 25).The young man revealed last month that he fears that no-one will be able to ‘look past’ his health issues, like Sheree Trueman (Suzette Lewellyn) did with Patrick (Rudolph Walker).
  Sheree attempted to comfort Isaac, but when she discovered that he’d embarked on a romance with Lola Pearce (Danielle Harold), she sough
  
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• Suranne Jones films Gentleman Jack in the snow as series two steps up production

  25-02-2021 20:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  Suranne Jones was out filming Gentleman Jack in the snow (Picture: Mark Campbell/MCPIX)Suranne Jones has been spotted filming Gentleman Jack in the snow, as production on series two steps up.The actress was back in character as Anne Lister in period costume on location, as she put together new scenes for the BBC drama in Yorkshire.Suranne, 42, stepped out in a black coat and a wide-brimmed hat, with the landscape of the Moors covered in snow for the scene.The new pictures also show a stunt doubl
  
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• Family beg for answers over unexplained death of boy, 15

  25-02-2021 20:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alfie Lawton, 15, pictured, was found on the Green Lane Recreation Ground in New Malden, south London on February 8 lying head down in a pile of snow on the coldest day of the year.
  
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• Knife crime offences DOUBLE in just six years to go above 50,000 for first time

  25-02-2021 20:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Office for National Statistics said offences involving knives rose by six per cent from 47,388 to 50,019 in England and Wales in the year before the first Covid-19 lockdown was imposed.
  
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• Aldi announces eggs plastic packaging ban to hit all UK stores by end of year

  25-02-2021 20:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The ambitious plan will see the removal of 900 tonnes of non-recyclable plastic each year as partof Aldi’s pledge to halve its use of plastic packaging by 2025
  
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• Zillow begins making cash offers for houses based on its Zestimate in push to snap up properties

  25-02-2021 20:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Zillow announced on Thursday that its home value estimation tool is now an initial cash offer for eligible homes in more than 20 cities nationwide, marking a major change of business model.
  
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• Moment police officer is attacked after shooting Taser at man

  25-02-2021 20:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  Footage of the scene was captured from a nearby carShocking footage shows the moment a man attacked a police officer, despite him trying to discharge his Taser.
  The suspect appears to try to slap the policeman, as witnesses film from a nearby car.
  The incident happened on a residential street in Horley in Surrey.The male passenger is heard to say to the female driver: ‘Has he just Tasered him? Go on. Go forward. Go forward.’The suspect is seen to grab the officer, who is wearing a fa
  
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• Eddie Murphy reveals he turned down Coming To America sequel idea starring Michael B. Jordan

  25-02-2021 20:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  Eddie Murphy wasn’t into the idea of a Coming to America sequel starring Michael B Jordan (Picture: Courtesy of Amazon Studios)Eddie Murphy has revealed that the Coming to America sequel could have been very different if he had agreed to a pitch he received from Black Panther director Ryan Coogler.The iconic comedian is reprising his role as Prince Akeem in the highly anticipated follow-up, Coming 2 America, however, there was once an idea for a sequel to focus on Michael B. Jordan instead
  
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• Coronavirus outbreak in prison holding Gary Glitter causes local infection rate to rocket

  25-02-2021 20:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  HMP The Verne, on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, has recorded more than 120 coronavirus cases in a recent outbreak among a maximum capacity of 580 prisoners - Glitter was vaccinated this month.
  
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• Hollyoaks spoilers: John Paul McQueen arrested for abuse as evil George Kiss turns the tables

  25-02-2021 20:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  George’s actions resulted in John Paul being arrested in Hollyoaks (Picture: Lime Pictures)John Paul McQueen (James Sutton) was left completely and utterly speechless in Hollyoaks tonight (February 25), as he was arrested for assaulting boyfriend George Kiss (Callum Kerr), in spite of the fact that he never did such a thing.
  Viewers will know that George injured himself on a cupboard door earlier this week, but upon taking a trip to the hospital to have his injury treated, he started to ma
  
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• Father of Manhattan woman who fell down trash chute to her death claims she strangled by a hitman

  25-02-2021 20:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lara Prychodko, 48, was discovered dead on July 10, 2018, by a maintenance worker after plummeting from the 27th floor of the Zeckendorf Towers in Union Square.
  
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• Australian news is back on Facebook after new media law is passed in the Senate

  25-02-2021 20:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook has reversed its controversial ban on Australian news a week after removing millions of posts as a new media law is passed by the government.
  
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• Pelosi rules out more Congressional action against Trump saying 'he's gone'

  25-02-2021 20:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Congress has no further plans to punish former President Donald Trump after he was acquitted on impeachment charges by the Senate earlier this month.
  
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• Mick Norcross laid to rest in private funeral as teenage son pays tribute

  25-02-2021 20:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mick Norcross was laid to rest in a private funeral (Picture: Rex)Mick Norcross has been laid to rest in a private funeral, a month after his death.The Towie star was found dead at his Essex home on January 21, at the age of 57.His family have now said their final goodbyes at a ceremony on Wednesday.Mick’s son Mason, 19, shared a touching tribute to his late dad on Instagram, sharing a string of photos of their bond.‘To my dad today is the day we put you to rest,’ he began. &ls
  
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• De Blasio calls for investigation into sexual harassment claims made against Gov. Cuomo

  25-02-2021 20:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lindsey Boylan -who worked as a special advisor to Cuomo in 2018- charged that the Governor asked her to play strip poker and kissed on the lips without her permission.
  
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• Criminal investigator says he’s finally got his hands on Donald Trump’s tax returns

  25-02-2021 20:08 via metro.co.uk
  
  Manhattan Prosecutor Cyrus Vance, left, has finally gotten his hands on Donald Trump’s tax records as part of a probe into possible criminal behavior (Pictures: AP)Manhattan’s most senior prosecutor says he has finally obtained Donald Trump’s tax returns after the ex-president spent 18 months trying to block their release. Cyrus Vance announced he’d obtained the document on Thursday, after the US Supreme Court ordered Trump to hand them over on Monday.The documents, which
  
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• Teacher's aide is suspended after performing sex act on himself during zoom class with 8th graders

  25-02-2021 20:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Marc Shack has been put on administrate leave after footage was shared online of him engaging in the private act at the end of a history class Monday. He said: 'I thought I was logged out.'
  
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• Lady Gaga offers £500k reward for return of her dogs after walker shot in West Hollywood

  25-02-2021 20:06 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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• Boris Johnson told to ditch 'very extravagant' manifesto pledges ahead of Budget

  25-02-2021 20:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tory ex-Chancellor Philip Hammond said the PM needed to tell the public some 'difficult home truths' about the dire state of the economy
  
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• Covid Scotland: Nicola Sturgeon snipes at Boris Johnson strategy

  25-02-2021 20:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nicola Sturgeon has taken a swipe at Boris Johnson over his response to the coronavirus crisis as she appeared to back claims that Scotland had done better than England.
  
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• The Boys season 3: Star Jack Quaid shares behind-the-scenes pictures as filming is officially underway

  25-02-2021 20:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jack Quaid plays Hughie Campbell in the superhero series (Picture: Jan Thijs/Amazon/Sony/Kobal/Rex)The Boys star Jack Quaid has shared behind-the-scenes pictures of himself and his co-star Erian Moriarty getting excited on set as season 3 filming gets underway.Earlier this month, Eric Kripke, creator of satirical superhero series The Boys, confirmed that production on the third instalment was set to begin after the second season premiered in September 2020.Eric shared the first photo from set ye
  
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• Girl and cop die after she is trapped in frozen Ohio lake and he has heart attack trying to save her

  25-02-2021 20:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ohio cop Jason Lagore, 36, died on Tuesday night after suffering an apparent heart attack during a rescue mission as he tried to pull a 16-year-old girl from a frozen lake in Rocky Fork State Park.
  
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• Alex Reid reveals he’s an anti-masker as he shares thoughts on Covid

  25-02-2021 20:00 via metro.co.uk
  
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  Alex Reid has said he is an anti-masker despite an overwhelming amount of research to prove their benefits during the coronavirus pandemic. The MMA fighter, 45, appeared on Fubar Radio with Bobby Norris and Stephen Leng where he spoke about his views on the coronavirus pandemic. While face masks have been proven to help slow the spread of the virus from person to person by bloc
  
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• Large jump in number of places where Covid cases are rising in England

  25-02-2021 19:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Earlier today a police chief said the public has been showing signs of "lockdown fatigue", with the number of fines for breaching restrictions rising in January and February
  
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• Mr Potato Head gets new gender-neutral name and makeover after nearly 70 years

  25-02-2021 19:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In a bid to break away from "gender norms" toy company Hasbro have announced that Mr Potato head is getting a new name for the first time in 70 years
  
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