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• Inside fairytale property with own moat located in unexpected part of UK

  04-05-2025 12:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Every so often a property comes on the market that is like something straight out of a fairytale book, and this seriously lavish home definitely makes the cut - even featuring its very own moat
  
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• Solicitor branded ‘tone deaf’ for serving turkey dinosaurs and Viennetta at ‘council estate-themed’ dinner

  17-12-2025 17:03 via metro.co.uk
  Sophie and her friends ate ‘council estate-themed’ food during their get-together (Picture: Instagram/social media via Dan Sanderson)Fray Bentos pies, turkey dinosaurs and smiley faces were the main courses for a privileged solicitor’s council estate dinner.’Sophie Murgatroyd, 35, was branded ‘tone deaf’ and ‘insensitive’ after sharing what she cooked for her friends in a ‘council estate dinner’ themed gathering.She lives near Knutsfor
  
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• The hotel room Nick Reiner left 'covered in blood' and frantically 'cleaned up' after his parents' murder... as detectives hunt for the missing knife

  17-12-2025 17:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rob Reiner's son checked into room 207 at The Pierside Santa Monica around 4am on Sunday.
  
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• Looking for trousers that work for office and weekends? Tala has nailed it

  17-12-2025 17:00 via metro.co.uk
  Whatever you’re doing this week, and next – these trousers will see you through. (Picture: Metro/TALA/Getty)
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  I love nothing more than wearing comfortable clothing, I mean, who doesn’t? But we can’t always wear tracksuit sets everywhere we go, such as the office.
  So, I am constantly on the lookout for smart tai
  
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• Drunk Karen who went on rampage against staff at upscale restaurant is exposed as glamorous tech exec

  17-12-2025 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A drunk woman seen attacking bar staff in a viral video has been named as Strava manager Shireen Afkari, 32, who was arrested shortly after the chaotic restaurant scene.
  
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• ‘Fire penis’ is the painful sex symptom killing the spark in the bedroom

  17-12-2025 16:57 via metro.co.uk
  It’s getting hot for all the wrong reasons (Picture: Getty)From STIs to four-hour erections, having a penis can be a risky business.And one young man has revealed he’s been struggling with a problem that’s getting him hot in the bedroom — and not in a good way.It’s a phenomenon Metro is dubbing ‘fire penis’, in other words, his member is getting uncomfortably warm during sex.‘My penis gets too hot when doing vaginal sex only,’ Jack* says. &l
  
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• MIT professor was shot dead in apartment building's HALLWAY as petrified neighbors describe finding his bloody body

  17-12-2025 16:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Married father-of-three Nuno F.G. Loureiro, 47, was gunned down at his townhouse in a leafy Boston suburb at 8.30pm by an unknown shooter who is still on the loose.
  
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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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• Insiders blow the lid on Candace Owens' descent into the rabbit hole - jealousy, paranoia and the moment she turned on Erika Kirk

  17-12-2025 16:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  These insiders described Owens, 36, as 'sadistic and dangerous' for spreading lies that Erika and Turning Point USA were involved in Kirk's assassination.
  
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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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• Retired salesman found dead along with his 'ill' wife at their £800k seaside home in Huntingdon's 'mercy killing' and suicide

  17-12-2025 16:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The bodies of Heather and Michael Newton were found at their £800,000 home near Poole Harbour, Dorset, on New Year's Eve last year.
  
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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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• Thousands of Turkish students could come to UK as Starmer hands EU £570M to rejoin Erasmus scheme for a YEAR... and Brussels warns the bill will rise in 2028

  17-12-2025 16:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ministers insisted the deal is 'fair' despite confirming the eye-watering cost for the first year alone.
  
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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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• 'Child assassin' aged just 12 is detained in Sweden after 'mistakenly shooting dead the wrong person having taken on £20,000 hit' as gangland violence spirals out of control

  17-12-2025 16:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A 12-year-old child has been detained in Sweden for allegedly killing the wrong person after being paid £20,000 to carry out an assassination.
  
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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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