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• GRAHAM GRANT: Riven by scandal, time is running out for the BBC in its current form. And frankly, Auntie has only herself to blame

  15-12-2025 21:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The BBC is running on fumes and owes its continued existence to a sense of nostalgia for 'Auntie' which is rapidly evaporating.
  
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• EastEnders heartbreak in early BBC iPlayer release as two characters are declared dead

  16-12-2025 15:54 via metro.co.uk
  Things get darker in Albert Square (Picture: BBC/Metro)This article contains spoilers for tonight’s episode of EastEnders, which airs on BBC One at 7.30pm or can be streamed now on iPlayer.You’d be completely forgiven for feeling like Zoe Slater’s (Michelle Ryan) missing baby drama/stalking ordeal/overall presence on the Square had started to lose major steam, but todays visit to Walford has certainly thrown a couple of major twists at us as it pertains to our Z
  
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• Jake Paul brands Anthony Joshua ‘basic’ and claims superior fight skills ahead of Netflix bout

  16-12-2025 15:50 via metro.co.uk
  Jake Paul doesn’t exactly lack confidence, does he? Which is good for him, considering who his next opponent is. Ahead of Friday’s showdown with Anthony Joshua in Miami, the YouTuber-turned-prizefighter has decided that the best way to sell the fight is to say exactly what he thinks. That includes delivering his harsh verdict straight to Joshua’s face. The bout takes place at The Kaseya Center, with Paul stepping up against the Olympic gold medallist and former two-time heavyw
  
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• Vegetarian couple deny starving their three-year-old daughter to death

  16-12-2025 15:47 via metro.co.uk
  The parents will face trial at the Old Bailey in 2027 (Picture: Getty)A couple accused of deliberately starving their three-year-old daughter to death over many months have denied her murder.Three-year-old Penelope Chandle was found by police in a very ’emaciated’ state, with her body wrapped in a sheet and bruising on her neck, on December 17, 2023.
  Her parents, Jaskiret Singh Uppal, 36, and Manpreet Jatana, 34, appeared via video link from HMP Pentonville and Bronzefield
  
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• Pictured: Schoolgirl, nine, stabbed to death at home in Weston-super-Mare - before police arrest teenage boy on suspicion of murder

  16-12-2025 15:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Police and paramedics were called to the address in Weston-super-Mare just after 6pm on Monday.
  
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• 'Britain's worst romance fraudster' who scammed single mothers out of £1m is jailed for 17 years

  16-12-2025 15:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nigel Baker preyed on five divorced single mothers he met on dating sites, including Plenty of Fish, spinning a web of lies that persuaded them to hand over hundreds of thousands of pounds each.
  
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• Trump's Ice Maiden describes the president's 'alcoholic personality' and brands JD Vance a 'conspiracy theorist' in bombshell interview

  16-12-2025 15:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump's White HouseChief of Staff Susie Wiles has divulged stunning details about the inner workings of the administration in an explosive new report.
  
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• Keir Starmer has NOT urged Trump to drop $10bn law suit against the BBC over Panorama scandal - despite minister insisting corporation should 'stand firm'

  16-12-2025 15:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump pressed ahead with his legal action overnight, accusing the BBC of causing severe reputational and financial harm with misleading editing of a speech.
  
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• Moment ex-marine screams 'get out the f***ing way' as he ploughs car into Liverpool victory parade crowd in fit of rage - as he is jailed for 21 years and six months

  16-12-2025 15:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CCTV footage, which was filmed simultaneously, shows dozens of fans being flung onto the bonnet of his car during the seven-minute rampage on May 26 this year.
  
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• Bungling Brown University investigators scramble to find tubby 5'8 killer who was 'organized and comfortable' with causing mass destruction

  16-12-2025 15:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The bungled response from law enforcement has been widely criticized in the days following the shooting on Saturday, including the release of a 'person of interest' who had been arrested.
  
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• Instant karma for 'watch thief' as his attempt to steal the timepiece is thwarted by the victim and a passerby

  16-12-2025 15:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The alleged thief was chased down after trying to rob a man of his watch in Margaret Street, in central London, where the average property price on the road is £2million.
  
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• Defending Europe's eastern flank is an 'immediate priority' with Russia 'a threat today, tomorrow and the foreseeable future', EU leaders declare

  16-12-2025 15:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Defending Europe's eastern flank is an 'immediate' priority for the European Union in the face of the threat posed by Russia, eight EU leaders meeting in Helsinki said today.
  
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• 9 unhinged Donald Trump moments as deeply misjudged Rob Reiner comments risk huge backlash

  16-12-2025 15:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Trump made a bid to blame the victims for their own deaths, and make a deeply sad family tragedy all about him. Meanwhile, he tried to back up a legal argument by quoting...Liz Truss
  
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• Mother describes the harrowing moment she threw herself on top of her daughter when gunfire broke out at Bondi

  16-12-2025 15:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jessica had taken her five-year-old daughter to the 'party' at Bondi Beach for Hanukkah. Moments later, she was using her body to shield the little girl from gunfire.
  
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• Heavy-set murderer's execution suddenly SUSPENDED last minute... after he already ordered his high calorie final meal

  16-12-2025 15:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stacey Humphreys, 52, was set to receive a lethal injection tomorrow evening for the 2003 murders of real estate agents Cyndi Williams and Lori Brown.
  
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• Billionaire owner of JCB is given go-ahead to dig into the Cotswolds and build 'landscape observatory' overlooking the countryside

  16-12-2025 15:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lord Anthony Bamford, the long-standing chairman of JCB, has held the role since 1975 after succeeding his father, Joseph Cyril Bamford, who founded the construction giant.
  
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• Andrew suffers final humiliation as last title stripped after King Charles request

  16-12-2025 15:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Ministry of Defence has now confirmed that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's honourary Royal Navy Vice-Admiral rank has been downgraded - weeks after losing his prince and HRH styles
  
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• John Terry tells Enzo Maresca to sign Chelsea legend on free transfer in January window

  16-12-2025 15:12 via metro.co.uk
  John Terry has recommended Chelsea consider signing a fans’ favourite on a free transfer (Picture: Getty)John Terry has urged Chelsea to abandon their transfer policy of signing young players and make a move for club legend on a free when the January window reopens.
  The Blues are likely to reinforce their squad next month in a bid to arm Enzo Maresca with the tools required to sustain a top four challenge and make it through to the latter stages of the Champions League.And while a number
  
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• Gunfire erupts at JFK Airport as customs officer shoots at Mercedes driver in front of travelers

  16-12-2025 15:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shots were fired near the New York City airport's terminal 8 around 5.30am.
  
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• MAGA Hollywood actor James Woods slams Trump for Rob Reiner slurs as he chokes up on air

  16-12-2025 15:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  James Woods has slammed Donald Trump over his 'distasteful' comments about Rob Reiner.
  
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• Arsenal star sent message over international switch as big decision looms

  16-12-2025 15:09 via metro.co.uk
  Cristhian Mosquera faces a big decision over his international future (Picture: Getty Images).Arsenal defender Cristhian Mosquera has made an impressive start to life in the Premier League and remains at the centre of an international tug of war.The 21-year-old joined the Gunners from Valencia over the summer in what is looking like a bargain deal worth just £13m.Due to injuries he was thrown into the team earlier than he may have expected, but has looked excellent and already racked up 1
  
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• Whole life sentences to be extended to revenge killings against cops and prison officers, David Lammy announces, in wake of shocking gangland 'execution'

  16-12-2025 15:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Murderers who kill current or former police, prison or probation officers because of their jobs will likely get the toughest of jail terms, the Justice Secretary announced.
  
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• Inside the mysterious double life of Bondi Beach terrorist Sajid Akram - and how he hid everything from his wife

  16-12-2025 15:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sajid Akram, 50, and his son Naveed Akram, 24, arrived Bondi Beach in a silver hatchback, climbed out with rifles and extra ammunition around their waists just before 6.40pm on Sunday.
  
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• Paul Doyle sentenced to more than 21 years in prison after driving into Liverpool fans during Premier League title parade

  16-12-2025 15:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LIVEBLOG: Recap the proceedings from Liverpool Crown Court where Paul Doyle was sentenced over mowing down crowds celebrating Liverpool's Premier League title victory.
  
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• Human remains found in Leicester belong to Polish woman, 27, who vanished on way home from work 19 years ago, police confirm

  16-12-2025 15:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Malgorzata Wnuczek, a Polish National, vanished in May 2006 aged 27.
  She was last seen catching a bus from her workplace at Peter Jackson Logistics on in Leicester.
  
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• Andrew loses last remaining military title in latest humiliation

  16-12-2025 15:04 via metro.co.uk
  Just weeks after he was stripped of his royal titles, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has faced fresh humiliation after losing his last remaining military title. 2025 has seen the former prince officially became a commoner, losing his status after more details about his friendship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were released. And now the stripping away of titles has continued. (Picture: EPA) Following a meeting of the Defence Council, Andrew, 65, will no longer be allowed to use the tit
  
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• How the Aussie ISIS terrorist linked to the alleged Bondi Beach gunman is set to walk free any day now - as chilling footage of massacre suspect's street sermons emerge

  16-12-2025 15:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Naveed Akram, 24, and his father Sajid, 50, allegedly killed 15 people and injured 40 others after opening fire on a Jewish Hanukkah celebration on Sunday night.
  
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• Girl, 9, found dead at home with teenage boy arrested on suspicion of her murder

  16-12-2025 15:02 via metro.co.uk
  Police officers at the scene on Lime Close in Weston-super-Mares (Picture: Seamus McCoy/Plymouth Plus)A nine-year-old girl has been found dead at a home in Weston-super-Mare.Police arrived at the scene in the Mead Vale area within three minutes of being called by paramedics, but the girl was declared dead there.A teenage boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in custody.Police have not revealed his age or whether he was known to the girl.Superintendent Jen Appleford said: &lsq
  
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• Weston-super-Mare 'murder' UPDATES: Girl, 9, found dead in house as boy arrested

  16-12-2025 15:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A teenage boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a nine-year-old girl was found dead at a property in Somerset
  
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• Shocking developments in Rob Reiner and wife Michele Singer’s murders after son Nick’s arrest

  16-12-2025 15:00 via metro.co.uk
  Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer’s murders have sparked an outpouring of tributes (Picture:Image Press Agency/ NurPhoto/ Shutterstock)The deaths of Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer have left the world shocked with each new development.On Monday morning, news broke that the When Harry Met Sally filmmaker had been found dead inside his Los Angeles home with his wife of 36 years.It’s been reported that their daughter Romy found her parents dead with stab
  
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