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• Google Maps is hiding a royal Easter Egg over Buckingham Palace

  26-02-2020 15:37 via metro.co.uk
  
  Buckingham Palace gets a secret feature on Google Maps (Getty Images)
  Google is known for quietly adding special features and hidden items into some of its online services.
  And the tech giant has a royal Easter Egg hiding inside Google Maps – something you only notice when you’re looking at Buckingham Palace.
  If you swap to Satellite View and zoom in on the London landmark, you’ll notice a change happen to the famous orange stick man – known as ‘Pegman’.
  Pegma
  
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• The key childcare changes every Australian parent needs to know about that came into force this week

  04-01-2026 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More than 100,000 Aussie families are now eligible for additional days of subsidised childcare.
  
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• ‘Beautiful’ schoolgirl, 15, named as one of 40 killed in ski club inferno

  04-01-2026 23:42 via metro.co.uk
  Tributes have been paid to Charlotte Niddam (Picture: TikTok)A girl who went to a British school has been named as one of the latest victims of the Swiss ski resort inferno that killed 40 people and injured 119 others.Charlotte Niddam, 15, was among the last 16 victims to have been identified by police after the New Year blaze at the Crans-Montana resort.She was initially reported as missing, after a fire broke out inside the Constellation bar in the early hours of New Year’s Day.She had
  
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• Met Office full list of 57 UK areas affected by snow and ice as schools closed

  04-01-2026 23:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Millions of Brits will wake up to below freezing temperatures this week as a bitter Arctic blast sweeps across the Atlantic and dumps as much as 30cm of snow in some regions
  
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• Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville make feelings clear on Chelsea appointing Liam Rosenior

  04-01-2026 23:31 via metro.co.uk
  Jamie Carragher discussing Chelsea’s incoming manager (Picture: Sky Sports)Jamie Carragher doubts the appointment of Liam Rosenior will push Chelsea any closer to the Premier League title.Barring any last-minute issues, Rosenior will be appointed as the new Chelsea manager after Enzo Maresca left the role on New Year’s Day.Rosenior – who is currently in charge of French side Strasbourg, who are also owned by BlueCo – will meet the Stamford Bridge hierarchy on Monday for
  
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• Major change to small boat migrant law 'will save lives' from today

  04-01-2026 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  From Monday border officials will be able to seize phones and SIM cards from people who reach the UK by small boat in a bid to identify trafficking gangs
  
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• How Maduro's public dancing led to his downfall as furious Trump grew tired of his 'nonchalance' despite warnings

  04-01-2026 23:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's constant dancing and his own song 'No War, Yes Peace' provoked the Trump Team to show they weren't bluffing.
  
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• Terrifying moment machete brawl unfolds on a busy Melbourne freeway - as Jacinta Allan's government insists the crisis is improving

  04-01-2026 23:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Masked men armed with machetes and metal poles were captured brawling in the middle of Monash Freeway, bringing traffic to a standstill.
  
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• EXPOSED: The Air Force vet who let China steal America's nuclear secrets... and KEPT his $200K tax-funded salary

  04-01-2026 23:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Steven Black slid into a cushy $200,000-a-year academic role despite being exposed for improperly burying a report that detailed Chinese efforts to steal America's energy secrets.
  
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• Pictured: Boxer, 18, who died trying to save his friend in Swiss bar fire - as officials confirm all 40 dead have been identified

  04-01-2026 23:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Benjamin Johnson, 18, a member of the Lausanne Boxing Club, died alongside at least 39 others on New Year's Eve as an inferno ravaged the popular Constellation bar in Crans-Montana.
  
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• Who’s The Masked Singer star Arctic Fox? All clues and theories so far

  04-01-2026 23:00 via metro.co.uk
  Who is behind Arctic Fox’s mask? (Picture: ITV)After The Masked Singer UK returned to our screens on Saturday night, viewers have a whole new set of costumes to try and uncover.Hosted by Joel Dommett, the judging panel on the series currently consists of Jonathan Ross, Davina McCall, Mo Gilligan and Maya Jama.Since first hitting screens in 2020, six seasons of the show have aired on ITV, with previous winners being Girls Aloud’s Nicola Roberts, Joss Stone, Natalia Imbruglia, Charlie
  
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• Ian’s fury at Elaine as she commits a serious betrayal in EastEnders

  04-01-2026 23:00 via metro.co.uk
  Elaine Peacock is playing dirty (Picture: BBC/Jack Barns/Kieron McCarron)It’s about time Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) had a good romance in EastEnders. Let’s face it. He’s had a lifetime of bad ones.First of all, there was his loving wife Cindy (Michelle Collins). The same Cindy who faked her death after trying to have him killed by a hitman… only to come back again! That’s not going well, obvs.
  Wife number two didn’t go much better – Ian cheated on
  
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• Teenager, 16, dead after car ploughed into him on pedestrian crossing: Man, 18, arrested

  04-01-2026 22:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alfie Moran, 16, was at a pedestrian crossing in Kinsgsway, Burnage in Manchester on Friday, January 2, when he was hit by a car.
  
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• Pandemic 2026 warning: FOUR diseases doctors most worried about after UK outbreaks

  04-01-2026 22:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Flu, Mpox and Victorian disease rubella are among the diseases doctors are most worried about for the upcoming 12 months, after unprecedented outbreaks of 'super flu' across the UK
  
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• Maryland woman, 27, found stabbed to death in ex-boyfriend's apartment on New Year's Eve before suspect fled to India

  04-01-2026 22:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nikitha Godishala, 27, was allegedly slain by her ex-boyfriend, Arjun Sharma, 26, in his Columbia, Maryland, apartment unit just after 7 pm on New Year's Eve, Howard County detectives believe.
  
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• This is why Australia is BROKEN - and our country's biggest problem is only getting worse under Albanese

  04-01-2026 22:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A warning has been issued to Australians.
  
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• Andrew Ure dead: The Ray Summers star, 41, 'didn't make it home' after walk

  04-01-2026 22:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tributes have flooded in after Andrew Ure, the lead singer of The Ray Summers, sadly died after going out on a walk after celebrating his birthday and not returning home
  
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• UK school closures LIVE: Snow shuts hundreds as more blizzards forecast - full lists

  04-01-2026 22:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of schools have already announced they are closing to protect students and parents from dangerous road conditions and icy pavements
  
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• Gary Neville tells £54m Chelsea star he will ‘never be’ Eden Hazard after Man City draw

  04-01-2026 22:26 via metro.co.uk
  Ex-Manchester United and England defender Gary Neville (Picture: Sky Sports)Gary Neville was ‘bloody frustrated’ by Pedro Neto during Chelsea’s Premier League draw with Manchester City and says he will ‘never be’ of the calibre of former Blues winger Eden Hazard.Enzo Fernandez’s injury-time goal earned managerless Chelsea a 1-1 draw at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.Tijjani Reijnders looked to have earned Manchester City the three points with his first-half str
  
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• This is why Australia is BROKEN - and our country's biggest problem only appears to be getting worse under Albanese

  04-01-2026 22:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A warning has been issued to Australians.
  
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• Trump hits back at Venezuela's new leader and threatens her with a fate WORSE than Maduro's... as he names the next country he has his eyes on

  04-01-2026 22:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  President Trump made a poignant threat toward Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, the interim leader of Venezuela, following the arrest of Nicolas Maduro.
  
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• The 'MAGA hat wearing' military maverick nicknamed Raizin Caine who delivered Trump Venezuela after telling him he 'loves him'

  04-01-2026 22:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump's beloved top military advisor, who he claims donned a MAGA hat to earn the president's affection, has overseen two successful, death-defying missions this year.
  
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• EasyJet flight from Belfast cancelled as police called over 'disruptive passengers'

  04-01-2026 22:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.
  
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• Six people are rushed to hospital after two fire trucks crashed as crews raced to emergency in London

  04-01-2026 22:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The collision happened last night in Farringdon just after 10pm while crews were en route to an incident in Islington, North London. It is not yet known how severe their injuries are.
  
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• STEPHEN DAISLEY: Cutting tax bills isn't selfish... it's the one truly radical economic idea that's guaranteed to benefit ALL of us

  04-01-2026 22:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Time is running out for this session of Holyrood. Campaigning is already under way for May's election
  
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• Howzat! Sporty Sir Andy Murray proves he really is an all-rounder

  04-01-2026 22:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With his timing, ball control and determined focus, it is little surprise Britain's greatest tennis player should be a natural - at cricket.
  
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• Emmerdale’s Ryan Hawley cancelled major event for Corriedale

  04-01-2026 22:00 via metro.co.uk
  Ryan Hawley skipped a very important event for Corriedale (Picture: Gerard Binks/Getty Images)Not many things in life are worth cancelling your birthday for. But a once-in-a-lifetime Coronation Street/Emmerdale crossover episode topped off with an explosive car crash stunt and a heartbreaking death? The cake and candles can wait.That’s the dilemma Ryan Hawley faced when he was told that his beloved Emmerdale character Robert Sugden would be taking front and centre stage in the ITV hour lo
  
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• Coronation Street and Emmerdale boss rules out future Corriedale crossovers: ‘There are no plans’

  04-01-2026 22:00 via metro.co.uk
  Hearts will be broken… (Picture: ITV)Corriedale is going to be epic, isn’t it? Even the prospect of the two ITV soap titans crossing paths is the stuff soap fans dreams are made of and, next week, it becomes a reality, as Coronation Street and Emmerdale (literally) collide in a fiery car pile up that will change the lives of everybody involved.The cast list is stacked with a delicious mix of goodies, baddies, icons and legends, and with the soap event of the century mere days away,
  
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• 'You promised to help me': Grandfather of man, 21, who vanished on New Year's Day makes heartbreaking plea in hopes of bringing him home

  04-01-2026 21:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Taylor Stewart, 21, was last seen in the Church Heights area of Cookstown, County Tyrone at around 5.30am on January 1.
  
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• Nurse, 32, shoots dead her two young sons and elderly grandmother in horrific quadruple murder suicide

  04-01-2026 21:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Authorities in Tennessee, found Arius Thompson, 4, Isaiah Johnson, 13, Heather Thompson, 32, and Evelyn Johnson, 88, dead from gunshot wounds on January 2.
  
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