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• How to watch Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua and follow the action with Metro in Miami

  17-12-2025 13:54 via metro.co.uk
  Paul looking to cause the biggest upset in boxing history (Picture: Getty)Anthony Joshua and Jake Paul collide in Miami this week with ‘The Problem Child’ looking to shock the world.Paul has won 12 of his 13 fights to date, securing thrilling knockouts over a string of former MMA fighters and cruising to victory over a 58-year-old Mike Tyson last year.He takes a considerable step up against Joshua. The two-time heavyweight champion fights for the first time since his devastating los
  
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• Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua purse: How much money each boxer will make from fight

  17-12-2025 16:47 via metro.co.uk
  Joshua will be greatly rewarded for what could be an easy night’s work (Picture: Getty)Anthony Joshua and Jake Paul will both bank a very tidy sum when they meet in the boxing ring on Friday.15 months on from his devastating defeat to Daniel Dubois, ‘AJ’ is back with grand plans for 2026 that include a third world title and a long overdue meeting with Tyson Fury.Before then, he has signed up for a fight that would have been laughed off just a year or two ago.Paul has lured in
  
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• Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua fight rules: Number of rounds, weight limit and gloves

  17-12-2025 16:46 via metro.co.uk
  The calm before the storm (Picture: Getty)Anthony Joshua and Jake Paul will meet in the ring this week with ‘The Problem Child’ out to spring one of the biggest upsets in boxing history.The former Olympian has not fought since his knockout defeat to Daniel Dubois in September 2024 and was looking to see out the year with a tune-up fight before pursuing greater things next year.Instead, he finds himself in a hugely lucrative showdown with Paul, boxing’s ‘Problem Child&rsq
  
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• X-rated drama hailed ‘sexiest show of the year’ teases UK release date

  17-12-2025 16:43 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 PageThe steamy Canadian drama about a forbidden relationship between rival hockey players making TV fans hot under the collar is ‘imminently landing in the UK’.Heated Rivalry, based on Rachel Reid’s book of the same name, is about two opposing hockey players – Canadian Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Russian Ilya Rozanov (Conno
  
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• 'We must not replicate Thatcher's cruelty by letting Palestine hunger strikers die'

  17-12-2025 16:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As six unconvicted Palestine Action prisoners enter the deadly phase of the UK's longest hunger strike in decades, columnist Aimee Walsh argues Labour must break its silence to save lives
  
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• Should Beatrice and Eugenie become full-time royals to shake up Firm? Have your say

  17-12-2025 16:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie joined the rest of the Royal Family for their annual pre-Christmas lunch - and now we want to know if they should join the band of full-time working royals
  
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• Bondi Beach shooting hero teen 'shielded kids from hail of bullets with her own body'

  17-12-2025 16:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The girl, identified only as Chaya, has been hailed a hero by members of the public after she was shot while defending two children from a hail of bullets during the shooting
  
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• Tube network in chaos after multiple lines go down and others face severe delays

  17-12-2025 16:30 via metro.co.uk
  Five Tube lines are facing suspended services (Picture: EPA)Commuters are facing rush hour chaos on the Tube after a wave of suspensions and severe delays on numerous London Underground lines.The Bakerloo, Circle, District, Metropolitan and Hammersmith & City lines are all partly or completely suspended.The Piccadilly line is suffering severe delays while the Central and Weaver lines face minor delays.The issue appears to be stemming from a points failure at Aldgate, as well as a faulty tra
  
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• Is this beloved north London haunt going to be closed down?

  17-12-2025 16:27 via metro.co.uk
  The beloved bowling alley in Finsbury Park is under threat due to possible redevelopment plans(Picture: Rowans)Rowans Tenpin Bowl has hosted many birthday parties, first dates and Friday nights out, but the last strike might be coming soon due to possible redevelopment plans.The beloved bowling alley in Finsbury Park, north London, is under threat as Haringey Council reviews a new local plan which includes an idea to redevelop the site with as many as 190 flats.There has been previous threats t
  
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• Storm sweeping towards Dubai could spell Christmas nightmare for UK travellers

  17-12-2025 16:24 via metro.co.uk
  A thunderstorm is forecast to sweep over Dubai, and it could wreak havoc like the 2024 flash floods (pictured) (Picture: AP)Dubai is bracing for biblical rainfall similar to storms that brought the city to its knees last year.There are fears that many foreigners, including tens of thousands of British people, won’t be able to get home for Christmas as a result of heavy downpours.Flash floods swamped Dubai Airport in April 2024. If the same happens again, an untold number of flights could
  
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• Pub tells customers 'every drinker and all the serving staff hate you'

  17-12-2025 16:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Christmas is a time when many head out to celebrate but it can lead to mistakes which mean some drinkers are not popular with other customers and bar workers
  
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• 'Controlling' tycoon arrested as 'missing' influencer found fighting for her life

  17-12-2025 16:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Anzhelika Tartanova, 33, mysteriously vanished after trying to break up with her businessman boyfriend - and was later found fighting for her life in hospital with horrific head injuries
  
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• Mansfield 'murder' probe as paramedics unable to save 61-year-old man

  17-12-2025 16:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A murder investigation has been launched after a 61-year-old died in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, last night
  
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• New £26,000,000,000 European mega-airport set to rival Heathrow and Istanbul

  17-12-2025 16:15 via metro.co.uk
  Port Polska is set to open in 2032 (Picture: Tomorrow Inc)A brand-new European airport is set to open in 2032, and it’s just been given a name: Port Polska.The transport hub in Poland is set to attract 40 million passengers annually, with plans for three runways.
  Built between Warsaw, and the smaller city of Łódź, this mega-airport could rival the likes of Heathrow and Istanbul as a gateway to Europe and the rest of the world.Such an undertaking comes with a hefty pr
  
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• Shoppers 'can get 50% off olive oil' using woman's 'genius' app hack

  17-12-2025 16:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One savvy shopper has shared the simple yet clever way she managed to stock up on half priced olive oil and people were quick to praise her 'genius financial decision'
  
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• Parents mistakenly given dead son’s liquefied brain following funeral home mix-up

  17-12-2025 16:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A grisly error at a California funeral home led to a young man's grieving parents being handed a bag containing their loved one's brain matter
  
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• Who is in the Strictly Come Dancing 2025 final? Contestants revealed after emotional series

  17-12-2025 16:06 via metro.co.uk
  And our Strictly 2025 finalists are… (Picture: Guy Levy/BBC/PA Wire)This Saturday, Strictly Come Dancing 2025 comes to a close, and one celebrity will waltz out of the ballroom a champion.
  Which of the dancers will lift the Glitterball Trophy? Well, only time will tell at this point, but the competition this year has been fierce.
  There have been some controversies, of course.We’ve seen contestants have to withdraw from early due to injury, while talented dancers have left the Claud
  
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• Former SNL star calls for ICE agents to be arrested if Democrats take back Congress

  17-12-2025 16:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The famed actress-comedian made the bombshell assertion on a Monday episode of MS NOW host Nicolle Wallace's The Best People podcast.
  
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• Dreaming of a white Christmas? Met Office gives verdict on how likely Britain is to have one this year

  17-12-2025 16:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Met Office data covering a period between 1991 and 2020 shows snow has settled on the ground for an average of three days in December, compared to 3.3 days in January and 3.4 days in February.
  
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• London and South East face being battered with higher council tax as ministers slash funding to 'wealthy' areas - and divert money to Labour heartlands threatened by Reform

  17-12-2025 16:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new funding formula will see central cash diverted to the most 'deprived' areas, heaping pressure on better-off authorities that have managed to keep bills under control.
  
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• Colliers Wood station stabbing: Everything we know as Northern Line hit by closure

  17-12-2025 15:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A man has been left with a head wound after 'three young men fought with knives' at Colliers Wood Tube station
  
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• Melania lifts the curtain on intimate phone call with Trump in ultra-glam trailer for new film... as she shows president who's boss with curt remark

  17-12-2025 15:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 104-minute documentary titled Melania will hit theaters worldwide on January 30, chronicling the dramatic 20 days leading up to Donald Trump's inauguration.
  
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• Fergie’s late mother’s scathing opinion of Andrew exposed in book on his downfall

  17-12-2025 15:49 via metro.co.uk
  2025 has seen one humiliation after another for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. The former prince was stripped of his royal titles earlier this year, becoming a commoner after more details about his friendship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were released. Meanwhile, he also lost his last remaining military title this week, being downgraded from Vice-Admiral to ‘Commander’. Now, some old comments from his late former mother-in-law have been put back in the spotlight thanks to a book o
  
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• Major council tax change announced and what it means for you

  17-12-2025 15:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Councils will see an increase of over 23% in their core spending power compared to 2024-25 to pay for services including bin collections, housing, and children’s services
  
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• Schoolboy's 'perfect Christmas gift' as Mirror helps find stem cell donor

  17-12-2025 15:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  We first told of a worldwide search for a stem cell match for Leo Sproson, 16, who has leukaemia, last month. Now a donor's been found weeks after we teamed up with blood cancer charity DKMS
  
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• Rob Reiner's daughter fled home in anguish after finding him slain on blood-soaked bed... as friends describe her relationship with brother Nick

  17-12-2025 15:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rob Reiner's traumatized daughter Romy ran out of her parents' Los Angeles house in anguish after she discovered her father's slain body.
  
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• Boy choked on his own vomit after breaking skull on rope swing 

  17-12-2025 15:36 via metro.co.uk
  Rhys Huntley-Rowe had been with friends when he fell from the swing (Picture: Ashley Corn)A 17-year-old boy is in intensive care in a London hospital after falling from a rope swing and fracturing his skull.Rhys Huntley-Rowe was with friends in Walmer, near Deal, Kent, swinging on a rope in Coldblow Woods when the branch snapped.
  The teen fell, hitting his head on the roots below before the branch came and hit him again.Rhys was knocked unconscious and began choking on his own vomit while seizi
  
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• Instant Karma! London shopkeeper fights off crook with a shovel as they try to steal his till

  17-12-2025 15:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A brave shopkeeper fends off a would-be crook with a shovel after they attempted to steal the till from his store in Wembley, London.
  
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• UK households that cook food in an oven urged to 'stop opening the door'

  17-12-2025 15:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Energy Saving Trust revealed the mistake while sharing energy-efficiency advice
  
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• Manchester United begin talks to sign £35m Said El Mala ahead of Tottenham

  17-12-2025 15:27 via metro.co.uk
  Said El Mala is wanted by Manchester United and Tottenham (Getty)Manchester United and Tottenham have both made an approach to sign Koln winger Said El Mala, according to reports in Germany.The 19-year-old is regarded as one of the brightest young prospects in German football and has made an excellent start to his first Bundesliga campaign with six goals and two assists in 14 Bundesliga appearances.Last month, El Mala was rewarded for his form as Julian Nagelsmann called him up to Germany&rsquo
  
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