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• Fury as university bosses' receive huge £40,000 increases to their bumper pay amid cash crisis that has seen staff axed

  08-02-2025 00:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Figures show the average university chief has enjoyed a pay rise of £40,000 in the past three years alone, taking the mean salary for a vice-chancellor to £340,000.
  
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• Abba announce huge change to their Voyage show after record ticket sales

  27-03-2025 12:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  Abba Voyage is getting a huge update (Picture: Johan Persson/Abba Voyage/PA Wire)It’s been three years since Abba opened their unbelievable show Voyage — and they’re about to give fans even more.‘When we first opened we never imagined that we’d still be in London 3 years on,’ the band shared. ‘We’re very grateful that so many of you have joined us.’Abba — Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad
  
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• UK Eurovision entry admit ‘we’re not looking for points’ at Song Contest

  27-03-2025 12:38 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 PageRemember Monday, the group representing the UK at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, have admitted that scoring points at the competition is not their priority.There isn’t long to go until Europe’s campest singing competition returns, taking place this year in Basel, Switzerland after Swiss musician Nemo’s victory in 2024.Speculation is moun
  
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• Blockbuster is returning to the UK for a limited time only

  27-03-2025 12:36 via metro.co.uk
  
  The UK said goodbye to Blockbuster in 2013 (Picture: Getty Images)Remember Blockbuster? If you’re under the age of 18, you probably don’t.The famous store disappeared from the UK high street back in 2013, as trips to the ‘video shop’ were replaced with scrolling through Netflix.Now, Blockbuster leaves us nostalgic for a simpler time, when you’d wait for months to finally watch a film you’d missed in the cinema, and your mum would let you rent a video for a sl
  
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• Jason Statham is open for work on LinkedIn and experienced in beekeeping

  27-03-2025 12:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jason Statham is on LinkedIn (Picture: AP)Jason Statham is on LinkedIn and is Open To Work as part of a campaign for his upcoming movie, A Working Man.The actor, 57, is set to take on a new action-packed role in A Working Man, an action thriller film directed by David Ayer, and co-written by Sylvester Stallone.
  The synopsis reads: ‘Levon Cade left behind a decorated military career in the black ops to live a simple life of working construction.
  ‘However, when human traffickers kidna
  
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• Just Stop Oil claims it is 'hanging up the high vis' and brags the government has caved to its demands after years of protests that have infuriated the British public

  27-03-2025 12:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Just Stop Oil has said it is going to stop carrying out its campaign of stunts.
  
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• Why Trump thinks the US can take Greenland: President is convinced the territory is key to protecting the West and he can convince the population to become Americans... as JD Vance flies out for visit

  27-03-2025 12:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Trump has refused to rule out using military or economic action to acquire the island, leading some analysts to warn that Washington could even attempt to annex the territory
  
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• Tourist submarine sinks off Egypt coast with at least six confirmed dead: Vessel with 44 passengers suffers disaster during trip to Red Sea

  27-03-2025 12:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A further nine have been left injured in the incident, with four in critical condition, according to local reports.
  
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• Egypt submarine disaster latest updates: Rescue mission launched after tourist vessel sinks in Red Sea

  27-03-2025 12:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MAILONLINE BLOG: Follow live updates as a tourist submarine carrying 44 people sinks in the Red Sea off the Egyptian cost sparking a major rescue operation.
  
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• Millions of retirees face paying some of their state pension straight back to HMRC in 'bizarre tax cliff edge'

  27-03-2025 12:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Latest forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility showed how the state pension is set to rise by 4.6 per cent next April.
  
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• Remarkable bravery of teacher who survived 1,600 parachute TEST jumps in WWII and even trained dogs to leap from planes is revealed 80 years later

  27-03-2025 12:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Unsung hero Charles Agate taught PE in a Surrey school before choosing to sign up for the RAF , even though he was in a 'protected' profession.
  
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• ‘Unreal’ Glastonbury stage lineup announcement confirms huge headliner clash

  27-03-2025 12:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  Doechii is going to cause a huge clash for Saturday night (Picture: Paras Griffin/Getty Images)Glastonbury has unveiled yet another 2025 stage poster, and fans are calling the lineup ‘unreal’ despite a massive clash confirmation.Stages like Acoustic and Field of Avalon have already been revealed, while the Pyramid and Other stage headliners were the first to be announced.Next up is West Holts, featuring a ‘multinational selection of artists spanning hip hop, soul, dance, regga
  
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• Meet Britain’s Doomsday preppers stockpiling for World War Three

  27-03-2025 12:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  UK preppers are ready to respond to any disaster (Picture: Prepared Pathfinder/The Bug Out Shop)Your phone is out of action, the electricity has cut out and there’s no way to reach food. What’s your game plan?These are questions people have been urged to explore as the risk of ‘World War Three’ seemingly grows.With the EU announcement warning people to pack a kit that will help them survive for three days in case of war or natural disaster, nearly half a billion people a
  
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• Key Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli decisions made ahead of England Test series

  27-03-2025 12:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are coming towards the end of their respective careers (Picture: Getty)India Test captain Rohit Sharma is a major doubt this summer’s series against England.
  The long-serving skipper endured a difficult time of it against Australia earlier this year and although he marshaled his team to victory in the ICC Champions Trophy a fortnight ago, Sharma could skip the five-match contest with Ben Stokes’ side which begins at Headingley in June.Virat Kohli, who ha
  
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• Welcome to Britain's kindest village: Volunteers run shop, library and post office, pub is locally-owned and there are even regular friendship meetings to make sure elderly don't feel lonely

  27-03-2025 12:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Residents of Trawden in Lancashire run their own community centre, pub, shop and post office and hold regular friendship meetings for the elderly in what must be Britain's kindest village.
  
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• Fungus-infected ‘zombie spiders’ have invaded London

  27-03-2025 12:17 via metro.co.uk
  
  The ‘zombie spiders’ had been infected with a fungus which controls their brains (Picture: Gareth Jenkins)‘Zombie spiders’ have invaded London after they were found hidden in a suburban home.Gareth Jenkins was working in a garden in Wanstead, east London, on Tuesday when he discovered the bugs beneath some decking.
  The 46-year-old said he jumped back in shock after spotting 15 of the creatures with what appears to be a white foam around their bodies.
  He told Metro: &lsqu
  
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• Grieving father of American Airlines pilot killed in fireball crash with Black Hawk helicopter says tragedy was 'completely preventable' as he calls for apology from US army

  27-03-2025 12:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Samuel Lilley (pictured, his father Tim Lilley), 28, was the copilot onboard American Airlines flight 5342 when it collided with a military helicopter in Washington DC last month.
  
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• Adolescence star Owen Cooper reveals schoolmates ‘took the mick’ over new look

  27-03-2025 12:14 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 PageAdolescence star Owen Cooper shared the reaction his schoolmates had after his dramatic haircut for his breakout role.
  The 15-year-old actor is the lead star of the most-watched Netflix limited series ever, notching up a whopping 66 million views in two weeks as it tops charts and sparks national conversation.
  The rising star plays 13-year-old Jamie, a schoo
  
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• Shoppers warned popular treat could catch fire in toaster this Easter

  27-03-2025 12:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Millions of hot cross buns are sold in the UK every year, but some brands have warned consumers that their products could be a fire hazard if they're not heated in the correct way
  
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• Hunt for wig-wearing fugitive after female police officer attacked in alleyway by two men

  27-03-2025 12:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kevin King Yates, 31, who often wears a brown toupe, and Reece Murgatroyd, 26, allegedly assaulted the officer by repeatedly punching her in the face and kicking her whilst she was on the floor.
  
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• Woman dies of rabies after contracting killer virus by drinking infected cow's milk

  27-03-2025 12:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The victim had no idea the cow was infected with rabies when she drank the milk. She began showing symptoms shortly after, but her family was initially unaware of what the cause of her distressing side effects were
  
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• Home Bargains brings 'the cutest ever' £25 'cloud stool' back in stock

  27-03-2025 12:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The shelves were cleared when the discount furniture first hit shelves in February - and now there's a second chance
  
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• Rachel Reeves' 'clumsy' Labour deputy makes grovelling apology for comparing disabled benefits cuts to reducing a child's pocket money 

  27-03-2025 12:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Darren Jones admitted that he had been 'tactless' when he compared the drive to get millions of people back into work to telling a teen to get a weekend job instead of accepting a handout.
  
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• Donald Trump faces 'massive loss of authority' after 'total lies' in leaked war messages scandal

  27-03-2025 12:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Atlantic magazine editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg was minding his own business when he received an invite into a Signal messaging chat where secret war plans were being discussed by the key players in Donald Trump's team
  
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• Vladimir Putin's furious denials of health scares as Zelensky declares 'he'll die soon'

  27-03-2025 12:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In a shocking statement, Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed Vladimir Putin's days are almost over following years of speculation concerning the Russian President's health. The Kremlin has regularly had to come forward with a strong response to the 'fake news'
  
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• Horrifying moment school tour bus plunges into Italian river while reversing, killing the driver and injuring three passersby

  27-03-2025 12:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chilling video footage captures the vehicle rolling towards a ledge near the Vittorio Emanuele bridge in Turin yesterday as helpless bystanders watch on in dread.
  
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• Father-of-four, 43, dies after 'attack' outside JD Wetherspoon pub - as two men, in their 20s, are arrested

  27-03-2025 12:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Darren Tulip, 43, suffered serious injuries as police rushed to the Mile Castle pub in Grainger Street last Thursday evening.
  
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• Terrifying moment hooded thugs attack man with axe and machete in east London park

  27-03-2025 12:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Footage shows the trio dressed in tracksuits and balaclavas as they surround their victim in broad daylight in Poplar, Tower Hamlets, yesterday afternoon.
  
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• Rachel Reeves confronted by PIP claimant who fears being made homeless - 'terrifying'

  27-03-2025 12:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In a series of interviews today Chancellor Rachel Reeves attempted to defend the controversial measures to cut sickness and disability benefits at her Spring Statement
  
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• Ronan Kanda: Family of murdered boy welcomes deadly ninja swords ban

  27-03-2025 12:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Pooja Kanda, whose son Ronan was just 16 when he was killed by two 17-year-old boys with a ninja sword, said: "We believe ninja swords have no place in our society other than to seriously harm and kill"
  
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