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• Gran Turismo 7 delayed until 2022, as Sony promises more PS5 stock

  23-02-2021 17:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  Gran Turismo 7 – an unsurprising delay (pic: Sony)Key PS5 exclusive Gran Turismo 7 has suffered a second delay, as Sony says that PS5 stock will ‘increase as each month passes’.The news that the PlayStation 5 is getting a next gen VR headset has come as quite a surprise but there has been other Sony news today that’s far more predictable: Gran Turismo 7 has been delayed.The series is notorious for never coming out on time and the new PlayStation 5 exclusive has already be
  
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• Jose Mourinho compares 16-year-old Spurs wonderkid Dane Scarlett to Manchester United star Marcus Rashford

  24-02-2021 20:38 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Portuguese coach feels he has another ‘diamond’ on his hands (Picture: Getty Images)Jose Mourinho has praised Spurs teenager Dane Scarlett after his cameo against Wolfsberger in the Europa League and likened his development to that of Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford.The 16-year-old Tottenham wonderkid picked up an assist in Wednesday’s round-of-32 victory, with Spurs winning 8-1 on aggregate to progress to the last 16, while he was giving a Premier League outing e
  
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• WWE signs Taya Valkyrie: Former IMPACT Wrestling star and John Morrison’s wife heading to NXT

  24-02-2021 20:34 via metro.co.uk
  
  New WWE signing Taya Valkyrie (Kira Magnin-Forster) from IMPACT WrestlingIMPACT Wrestling star Taya Valkyrie has signed with WWE.The former Knockouts Champion – who holds the record for the longest reign with the prestigious title at 377 days – has inked a deal with the pro wrestling giant.She tweeted: ‘It’s official. La WERA LOCA has arrived to @WWENXT!!! This is a dream come true for me….now the work begins @WWE (sic)’The 37-year-old wrestler – who is
  
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• Game of Thrones stars Kit Harington and Rose Leslie enjoy low-key family stroll with baby boy

  24-02-2021 20:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  Kit Harington and Rose Leslie enjoyed low-key family stroll with their baby boy (Picture: GC Images)Kit Harington and Rose Leslie were proud parents as they took their baby boy for a walk.The Game of Thrones stars welcomed their son recently, but have yet to share photos of their little one or share his name.The new parents were spotted keeping their heads down on the streets of London with their bundle of joy.Kit, who played Jon Snow on the drama, carried the newborn in a carrier on his chest o
  
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• Hollyoaks spoilers: Anna Passey reveals ‘exciting’ future of Sienna Blake and Summer Ranger story

  24-02-2021 20:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  (Picture: Lime Pictures)Sienna Blake (Anna Passey) was left for dead in Hollyoaks after Summer Ranger (Rhiannon Clements) shot her, but she ultimately survived, and has now become hellbent on catching the person responsible.
  In the wake of Cormac’s (James Gaddas) death, Summer spotted Sienna in the company of Brody Hudson (Adam Woodward), and it’s safe to say she was livid.One thing led to another, and the newcomer sought revenge, as she acquired Grace Black’s (Tamara Wall) gun
  
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• Entire Federal Reserve payment system CRASHES

  24-02-2021 20:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The system used by U.S. banks to execute some $3 trillion in transactions per day was down as of 1pm ET on Wednesday, and the Fed still reported widespread disruptions nearly an hour later.
  
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• Elderly man and his wife charged with supplying heroin after bizarre drug raid in Sydney

  24-02-2021 20:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The arrests follow extensive inquiries by Strike Force Waldegrave set up  to investigate the supply of heroin across Sydney's inner suburbs.
  
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• Troubled 90s reggae star Finley Quaye, 46, admits criminal damage

  24-02-2021 20:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brit-Award-winner Finley Quaye, 46, admitted throwing a metal road sign through a glass bus door during a fare row in Hammersmith, London. He appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court today.
  
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• Covid Relief Bill: Big business support for Joe Biden's $1.9tn COVID relief plan

  24-02-2021 20:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  President Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID bill is getting a boost from big business. CNN reported that more than 160 senior executives have written a letter to Congressional leaders backing the package.
  
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• Hollyoaks spoilers: Summer Ranger plots to kill Brody Hudson in devastating revenge twist

  24-02-2021 20:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  Summer’s true nature was exposed in Hollyoaks (Picture: Lime Pictures)Summer Ranger’s (Rhiannon Clements) true nature was revealed in Hollyoaks tonight (February 24), as she set in motion her devastating revenge plan.
  Summer was horrified earlier this week when she discovered that Brody Hudson (Adam Woodward) had played a part in Cormac’s (James Gaddas) hospitalisation.She confronted her beau on the matter, which resulted in her learning the truth about the abuse Felix Westwood
  
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• Emmerdale spoilers: Shock split for Nicola and Jimmy King as Juliette Holliday destroys their family?

  24-02-2021 20:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  Nicola and Jimmy’s marriage could be in trouble in Emmerdale (Picture: ITV)Nicola and Jimmy King’s (Nicola Wheeler and Nick Miles) marriage could be heading for the rocks in Emmerdale.The much-loved couple have been at odds in relation to Juliette Holliday’s (Amelia Curtis) re-appearance.
  Juliet is hellbent on having a relationship with son Carl — something which both Nicola and Jimmy were determined to prevent.
  However, with Carl now asking questions, Nicola decided it&r
  
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• NBC under fire for 'anti-Semitic portrayal of Hasidic Jews' in hit sitcom Nurses

  24-02-2021 20:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The scene - which aired on the network earlier this month - featured an Orthodox Jewish character named Ezriel refusing a bone graph from a 'goyim, an Arab or a woman'.
  
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• Belgium gave pharmacists 15 million TOXIC Covid facemasks

  24-02-2021 20:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to a report carried out by Sciensano, the masks contain nanoparticles of silver and titanium dioxide that when inhaled could damage the respiratory tract.
  
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• Makeup artist who glammed up El Chapo's beauty queen wife hopes to see her client 'soon'

  24-02-2021 20:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A makeup artist who befriended El Chapo's wife and some of her 554,000 Instagram followers are calling on U.S. authorities to release her from prison after she was arrested Monday.
  
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• Journalists with under-represented background can apply to Writing Chance scheme

  24-02-2021 20:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror is supporting the A Writing Chance initiative, co-funded by social change group the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, intended to make newsrooms more diverse in ethnicity, disability, sexuality, age and religious belief
  
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• Vagina Museum schools Health Secretary Matt Hancock on female anatomy over his 'misleading' tweet

  24-02-2021 20:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Health Secretary Matt Hancock was schooled on female anatomy by the Vagina Museum after it accused him of confusing confusing smear tests with self-sampling swabs.
  
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• One in 3 care workers not vaccinated as experts admit industry 'has a problem'

  24-02-2021 20:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Britain 'has a problem' with low take up among social care staff - meanwhile a GP has called for mandatory vaccination after seeing his mother die after catching the virus at her home
  
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• NO cases of influenza have been detected in England this year because of social distancing measures

  24-02-2021 20:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Public Health England had sequenced more than 20,000 random test samples for flu by February 14 but hasn't yet detected a case of the virus in 2021.
  
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• Gavin Williamson says 2021 exam grades will depend on teachers, not algorithms

  24-02-2021 20:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Education Secretary fronted a Government press conference tonight ahead of an announcement tomorrow on how grades will be awarded this summer.
  
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• Al fresco dining is set to return to 60 streets around the West End including Soho from April 12

  24-02-2021 20:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Westminster Council said it will resurrect last year's hugely popular move to allow hundreds of venues to expand outdoor seating capacity by spilling onto the road.
  
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• WH won't give up on Neera Tanden as confirmation votes are postponed: 'Need more time to assess it'

  24-02-2021 20:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bernie Sanders postponed a key Wednesday vote on Neera Tanden heading Biden's budget office after refusing to back down on her nomination following revelations of tweets attacking lawmakers.
  
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• Tina Turner documentary: Date, trailer and how to watch

  24-02-2021 20:04 via metro.co.uk
  
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  Tina Turner’s life story is set to be explored in an intimate new HBO documentary featuring the music icon.The legendary singer sat down for a special interview which looks back at her life before she found fame, and the extraordinary career she’s forged for herself with classic songs such as The Best and Proud Mary.Tina promises to be ‘the ultimate celebration of a glo
  
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• North Carolina charged with assault for claiming to have COVID and blowing in deputy's face

  24-02-2021 20:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jasmine Louise McClain, 27, was being booked into jail in Lincoln County, North Carolina, on Sunday on a stabbing charge when she made the claim she had COVID-19 and blew into a deputy's face.
  
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• New Al-Qaeda boss known as Sword of Revenge is 'worse than Osama bin Laden'

  24-02-2021 20:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Intelligence agencies are braced for an 'al-Qaeda re-brand' as blood thirsty Saif al-Adel, said to be a 'brilliant and ruthless strategist', tipped to take the reins from Ayman Zawahiri, who is probably dead
  
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• Furious golfer punched pensioner, 70, in slow play row before continuing round

  24-02-2021 19:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Justin Lowe, 41, left 70-year-olf James Claridge crumpled on the ground and then carried in with his round at Ferndown Forest Golf Club in Dorset
  
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• "We've got more women than ever in boardrooms - but what about ethnic equality?"

  24-02-2021 19:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nowadays it’s rightfully shameful for a company not to have any senior women, the same embarrassment should be felt when it comes to a lack of racial diversity, writes Eva Simpson
  
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• Major soap favourite was ‘sacked and killed off’ after questioning producer who said ‘serves her right’

  24-02-2021 19:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  Melanie Blake lifts the lid on how one legend was written out (Picture: Melanie Blake)A soap icon was axed from her job on a major UK soap after questioning the producer about the direction of her character – and was then alleged to have been told ‘she was lucky to have had the job’.The UK’s leading agent of female actresses, Melanie Blake – who works with Claire King and Gillian Taylforth among many other huge talents – told Metro.co.uk that the unnamed 60-ye
  
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• The Great British Dig team discover 800-year-old remains in gruesome ‘lost cemetery’ excavation

  24-02-2021 19:47 via metro.co.uk
  
  Hugh Dennis and the team discovered the remains on Wednesday’s show (Picture: Channel 4)The Great British Dig: History In Your Back Garden team made a gruesome discovery on Wednesday’s show, after uncovering medieval human remains during the excavation of a ‘lost cemetery’.The More4 series sees Outnumbered actor Hugh Dennis team up with leading archaeologists to excavate people’s gardens and learn more about local history.For the programme’s second episode, th
  
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• Israel adopts law allowing names of unvaccinated to be shared

  24-02-2021 19:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The move on Wednesday has raising privacy concerns for those opting out of inoculation.
  
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• Why is COVID dropping so slowly in NYC?

  24-02-2021 19:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As of Wednesday, the seven-day rolling average of daily new cases was down just 3 percent in New York over the past two weeks, compared to a decline of 37 percent nationwide.
  
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