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• How 'almost entirely unknown' work rule is set to trigger a tidal wave of compensation payouts for Aussie workers. And it's all because bosses simply rostered them on

  16-11-2025 14:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Can employers really force employees to give up their holiday time.The law says no.
  
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• Two teens killed and one critically injured after Tesla crashes into a tree

  21-12-2025 18:01 via metro.co.uk
  Sussex Police attended the tragic scene where the two teenagers lost their lives (Picture: UKNIP)Two young men have died after a car collided with a tree in a quiet east Sussex village.A white Tesla ploughed into the tree at around 10pm on Saturday night in Hurst Green.Two men in their late teens were confirmed dead at the scene, while a third man, also in his late teens, was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.The car driver is also in hospital receiving treatment for serious inju
  
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• Student rapist, 26, jailed after four-year spree of attacks on multiple women

  21-12-2025 17:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Alex Patel-Wills, 26, of Grove Road in Barnet, raped and sexually assaulted five women, including four fellow students
  
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• US seizes THIRD oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela

  21-12-2025 17:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The United States has made its latest move against Venezuela, per reports released Sunday.
  
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• At least 16 Epstein Files have been mysteriously deleted – what did they show?

  21-12-2025 17:51 via metro.co.uk
  In one deleted image, inside a drawer among other photos, was a photograph of Trump, alongside Epstein, Melania Trump and Epstein’s longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell.At least 16 images have mysteriously vanished from Epstein Files prompting questions of a cover up.One of them a photograph showing President Donald Trump was deleted — less than a day after they were posted, with no explanation from the government.Other missing files included images of paintings depicting nude women
  
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• Frail woman found bludgeoned to death next to 'bloodied skateboard' in her NYC apartment

  21-12-2025 17:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The New York Police Department (NYPD) told the Daily Mail that Zhu Hou, 76, was found dead on Monroe Street in Manhattan's Chinatown on Friday.
  
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• Mind-blowing skills of four-year-old 'Countdown' ace who has won millions of fans

  21-12-2025 17:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Acer Gibson is seen in front of the TV screen in the living room of his home solving the Countdown questions. He is beats middle-aged contestants of the show in seconds
  
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• Penny-pinching council is accused of 'stealing Christmas' as it axes festive lights 'to save £150,000'

  21-12-2025 17:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Labour-run Islington Council in London, home to some of the wealthiest people in the capital, made the unpopular decision to scrap the bright display despite the tradition stretching back 15 years.
  
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• 7 common mistakes people make when stopping weight loss jabs

  21-12-2025 17:31 via metro.co.uk
  Jabs aren’t a quick fix (Picture: Getty Images)While treatments like Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy can provide a helping hand, there’s no magic bullet when it comes to losing weight.Given GLP-1 agonist medications have been shown to help people lose up to four times more than going it alone, it’s no wonder they’re popular.However, a proportion of the estimated 1.5 million people in the UK who are now on these jabs will struggle to keep the pounds off long-term — and
  
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• Father Christmas is 'too white' and has no right to judge if children are naughty or nice, says woke museum

  21-12-2025 17:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a startling intervention ahead of Christmas, Brightonand Hove Museums argued Father Christmas must be 'decolonised' in the name of diversity.
  
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• Starving Russian soldiers ‘planning to eat each other’ in leaked recording

  21-12-2025 17:28 via metro.co.uk
  Russian forces are desperately looking for things to eat, Ukraine claims (Picture: REUTERS)Starving Russian soldiers are ‘cutting up and eating’ fellow troops amid ration shortages, an intercepted radio message appears to show.Ukraine’s military intelligence force the GUR released audio they claimed shows Russian servicemen in Zaporizhia ‘preparing to eat their “younger” henchmen’.An intercept reportedly recorded a Russian saying: ‘We’ll eat
  
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• DWP says some Motability users 'exempt' from average £400 cost increase after tax change

  21-12-2025 17:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed that some specifically adapted cars won't be included
  
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• Warwick Ward Machinery Ltd enters administration as 'most staff made redundant'

  21-12-2025 17:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Warwick Ward (Machinery) Ltd has been described as one of the UK's largest stockists and suppliers of earthmoving and waste recycling equipment with depots across the country
  
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• Desperate hunt for missing boy, 19, who vanished 8 days ago as last CCTV released

  21-12-2025 17:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tom Dingle, 19, from Wigan, has been missing since the early hours of last Saturday. CCTV footage has now been released by police, showing his last known movements
  
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• BBC star's famous dad confirms she's 'in the mix' for Strictly hosting job

  21-12-2025 17:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Now that Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly have quit Strictly Come Dancing, the search is on to find their replacement - with one proud family member speaking out about one of the front-runners
  
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• Deputy Attorney General reveals REAL reason why Trump's picture in Epstein files was taken down: 'It's absurd and laughable'

  21-12-2025 17:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche set the record straight on why an image of President Trump that was released in the Epstein files was taken down.
  
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• Moment vicious brawl breaks out at Winter Wonderland: Huge group of youths attack each other just weeks after woman punched unconscious in latest violence at festive funfair

  21-12-2025 17:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Footage uploaded to TikTok shows two males throwing punches at each other inside the event's packed Bavarian Village in London's Hyde Park.
  
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• Guide dog charity's urgent plea for volunteers as blind Brits face long wait

  21-12-2025 17:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Guide dog pups spend their first 14 months living with a raiser, who cares for them in their home and teaches basic cues - but there's a shortage after sign-ups dropped during the pandemic
  
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• Young people 'having intimate and sexual' chats with AI personas and avatars

  21-12-2025 16:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Four in five young people in the UK have used an artificial intelligence companion - with almost one in 10 having intimate or sexual interactions with one, a landmark study shows
  
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• Gail’s faces backlash from customers after controversial Christmas Day decision

  21-12-2025 16:53 via metro.co.uk
  10 branches will be staying open (Picture: In Pictures via Getty Images)Gail’s might be in the business of flat whites and pastries, but the bakery chain is no stranger to controversy.From angry locals who see the cafe as a symbol of gentrification, to its decision to charge more for day-old pastries, Gail’s certainly sparks debate.And now, it’s facing more backlash after revealing that it will be opening 10 of its London branches on December 25.Announcing the news on Instagra
  
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• Liverpool fear Alexander Isak suffered 'significant' injury while scoring in Tottenham win

  21-12-2025 16:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Liverpool's record signing Alexander Isak was injured in the act of scoring for the Merseyside club against Tottenham on Saturday and could now face a significant spell out
  
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• Hero neighbour saves dad and daughters moments before fire engulfs home

  21-12-2025 16:38 via metro.co.uk
  A brave neighbour has been hailed a hero after saving a dad and his two daughters from a terrifying blaze that gutted their home. (Picture: Jody Shovelton / SWNS)A family was rescued from a ‘horrific’ blaze by their neighbour moments before their entire home was engulfed by flames a week before Christmas.Two teenage girls and their dad were ‘screaming for help’ when their semi-detached home in Leigh, Wigan, caught fire at around 6am on Thursday, December 18.Neighbours sa
  
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• Builder jailed after sexually assaulting four Jet2 cabin crew on holiday flight

  21-12-2025 16:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Joseph McCabe, 40, groped and slapped the buttocks of two air stewards before grabbing a third around the waist and attempting to hug a fourth
  
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• Major Nigel Farage update as elections watchdog issues statement

  21-12-2025 16:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Labour had called on the Electoral Commission to look into the Reform UK leader's spending in his constituency, alleging that an overspend could have breached electoral law
  
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• Keep this parsnip-like plant far from Christmas dinner if you spot it on a beach

  21-12-2025 16:28 via metro.co.uk
  Poisonous plant Hemlock water dropwort has been spotted washed up on the coast of Cumbria (Picture: SWNS)A plant with lethal poison in its roots has washed up on British shores.Hemlock water dropwort, or ‘dead man’s fingers’, was spotted on a 20km stretch of Cumbrian coast between Drigg and Parton.Its white roots contain a deadly toxin called oenanthotoxin which physically resembles a bunch of parsnips and smells like parsley.But don’t grab some for your Christmas dinner
  
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• 'I found tracker in my car and couldn't believe it when I discovered culprit'

  21-12-2025 16:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A London woman was shocked to discover a tracking device in her car after her iPhone sent an alert while she was driving - and couldn't believe who was responsible for it
  
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• Downcast Andrew is seen for the first time since photo of shamed royal lying on five women's laps released in the Epstein Files

  21-12-2025 16:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Andrew was seen with a solemn expression on his face as he drove his Land Rover Defender out of Royal Lodge today.
  
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• San Franciscans eat by candlelight as blackout causes Waymo robotaxi pandemonium bringing city to shrieking halt

  21-12-2025 16:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Waymo driverless cars held up traffic in San Francisco after a massive blackout took over the Bay Area on Saturday.Thousands are still without power as of Sunday morning.
  
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• I bought a brothel by mistake - the last tenants still use my address, bailiffs are demanding money... and something horrifying was found in our plumbing

  21-12-2025 16:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lisa and Elliot Freedman have received in excess of 2,000 letters chasing 'hundreds of thousands' in unpaid bills and fines after buying a home in an upmarket road located in a leafy Hertfordshire town.
  
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• Smiling illegal migrant strangles cab driver to death over fare before dumping body in reservoir

  21-12-2025 16:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Santos Paulino Vasquez-Ramirez has been pictured beaming from ear to ear after he  was charged with murdering father-of-four Aurelio Zhunio-Orbezon December 1.
  
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