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• I’ve worked in drinks industry for 24 years — these are best gifts for wine buffs

  06-12-2025 11:00 via metro.co.uk
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  Shopping for a wine buff is treacherous territory, I should know, I am one.And while I always appreciate the thought behind a present and the money lavished on it, not all drinks gifts are created equally.Through the years, I’ve ripped
  
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• Rio Ferdinand urges Man Utd to make ‘unbelievable offer’ for Liverpool star

  10-12-2025 03:12 via metro.co.uk
  Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand (Picture: YouTube)Rio Ferdinand has predicted how Mohamed Salah would react if Manchester United made an ‘unbelievable offer’ for the disgruntled Liverpool superstar.Salah’s future at Anfield is far from clear after he gave an explosive interview accusing Liverpool of ‘throwing him under the bus’.Speaking in the aftermath of Saturday’s 3-3 draw with Leeds United, Salah – one of Liverpool’s all-time great
  
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• Number of police forces in England and Wales could be slashed from 43 to 12 in 'generational' reforms

  10-12-2025 02:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is said to favour the creation of a dozen regional mega-forces as part of an endeavour to cut costs and increase efficiency.
  
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• Trump makes crude reference to 'sleepy' Biden and mocks Ilhan Omar's 'little turban' in profanity-laced tirade on return to campaign trail

  10-12-2025 02:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump's return to the campaign trail was not kid-friendly, as he unleashed a torrid of swear words on a crowd in Pennsylvania as he went after his Democratic rivals.
  
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• Martin Keown names the signing Barcelona need to win the Champions League

  10-12-2025 02:45 via metro.co.uk
  Barcelona are having a mixed Champions League campaign (Picture: Getty)Martin Keown has named the signing Barcelona need to make to stand any chance of winning the Champions League.Hansi Flick’s side are having a mixed Champions League campaign, taking ten points from their first six games in Europe.The Spanish champions were thumped 3-0 by Chelsea last month but responded with a much-needed 2-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt on Tuesday.Despite the victory, which was inspired by Jules Kound
  
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• Canadian lawmaker admits taxpayer cash is being used to give free crack pipes to any addict who wants one

  10-12-2025 02:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The admission from Health Canada's assistant deputy minister came after she was grilled by a Conservative member of Canada's Parliament.
  
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• 'I've unknowingly been exposed to a ticking clock on my life.' Firefighters with terminal cancer caused by asbestos reveal hidden scandal - and their fears for today's crews

  10-12-2025 02:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Aside from rushing into burning buildings to save people, Tony Carlton, Mike Harding and Roger Goddard have one thing in common - they all have terminal cancer caused by exposure to asbestos.
  
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• Murderer's curious last words before he's executed 36 years after killing mum

  10-12-2025 02:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  After Mark Allen Geralds burst into Tressa Pettibone's home and stabbed her in a twisted rage, her eight-year-old son found her body lifeless on the kitchen floor
  
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• Games Inbox: Dream video game announcements for 2025

  10-12-2025 02:20 via metro.co.uk
  Could Half-Life 3 be announced this week? (Valve)The Wednesday letters page has a mixed response to Metroid Prime 4, as one reader calls for a new back to basics Star Fox game.Games Inbox is a collection of our readers’ letters, comments, and opinions. To join in with the discussions yourself email [email protected] NOTE: We are currently preparing articles to run over the Christmas and New Year break, so if you’ve been thinking of writing a Reader’s Feature now wo
  
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• Thierry Henry says Liverpool star is ‘not at the races’ after Inter Milan win

  10-12-2025 02:18 via metro.co.uk
  Thierry Henry speaking after Liverpool beat Inter Milan (Picture: YouTube)Thierry Henry was impressed by Liverpool’s ‘proper’ performance against Inter Milan but said one of Arne Slot’s key summer signings is still ‘not at the races’.Liverpool boosted their hopes of automatic qualification to the knockout stages of the Champions League with a narrow 1-0 win in Milan on Tuesday night.The victory not only propelled Liverpool up to eighth in the Champions League
  
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• Furious residents blame 'monstrous' 60ft tall warehouse looming over their gardens after they're submerged by floodwater

  10-12-2025 02:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Families living near a controversial business park in Tyldesley, Wigan, have claimed that the new development has been signed off without proper 'surface water plans'.
  
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• Trump calls Biden a 'sleepy son of bitch' and mocks Ilan Omar's 'little turban' in profanity-laced tirade on return to campaign trail

  10-12-2025 02:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump's return to the campaign trail was not kid-friendly, as he unleashed a torrid of swear words on a crowd in Pennsylvania as he went after his Democratic rivals.
  
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• The unassuming semi hiding a remarkable secret: How couple spent 20 years transforming their four-bed Nuneaton home into a lavish Edwardian showstopper

  10-12-2025 02:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former college secretary Rita Wagstaffand her husband bought the Nuneaton, Warwickshire, property in 1984 and set about restoring it to its former grandeur.
  
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• A horror is unfolding before our very eyes, it's time to confront some hard truths: As two Afghan small-boat migrants are jailed for raping 15-year-old girl, SARAH VINE has an uncompromising message for the politicians

  10-12-2025 02:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  That video of a 15-year-old schoolgirl being frogmarched by two Afghan asylum seekers is not only every parent's nightmare, it also exposes a stark reality politicians have tried to conceal.
  
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• Scots College 'human tunnel' schoolboy makes gutwrenching admission about brutal attack by pupils from $46k-a-year elite college

  10-12-2025 02:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Scots College student has recalled the traumatic experience in a heartbreaking letter read out by 2GB breakfast host Ben Fordham.
  
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• My father was the Church of England's most prolific sexual abuser John Smyth: Mother-of-two, 46, says sadist did 'so much harm to so many people' as she speaks on camera for first time

  10-12-2025 02:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fiona Rugg, the youngest daughter of John Smyth, who abused more than 100 boys and young men in the UK and Africa including many in his shed in Winchester, has spoken in a new TV documentary.
  
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• Pregnant woman fighting for life after she was 'assaulted and run over' in alleged domestic violence attack in Sydney

  10-12-2025 02:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A pregnant woman has been critically injured after she was allegedly assaulted and run over in Sydney's south-west this morning in a suspected domestic violence incident.
  
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• Aussie man arrested alongside Bonnie Blue in Bali is identified - as new details emerge about sex game they were playing

  10-12-2025 02:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Julian Woods, who describes himself as 'Australia's number one biological male' in his Instagram bio, remains on the Indonesian island as officials investigate their activities.
  
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• Young Lily, 6, suffered life-changing injuries after a table fell on top of her in a café... now her family has been handed a massive payout

  10-12-2025 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A plastic surgeon said the little girl was 'disfigured' after a table fell on top of her at a leisure centre café.
  
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• Ewell murder probe launched after man found dead in alley outside pub

  10-12-2025 01:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The man was found with serious injuries in an alleyway outside The Wheatsheaf in Ewell, Surrey and despite ambulance crews best efforts he was announced dead at the scene
  
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• Bizarre 'squatters' rights' battle erupts over a measly 3sq metres of land in ritzy suburb

  10-12-2025 01:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A dispute over three square metres of land in a ritzy suburb ended up being taken to court.
  
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• Teenager Lillia Jakeman with motor neurone disease denied access to 'miracle drug'

  10-12-2025 01:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lillia Jakeman, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in August, has become the victim of a postcode lottery, as Tofersen is available for free in some parts of the country but not others
  
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• Second Dem-run state hit by accusations of widespread Somali fraud... with woke lawmaker giving vile answer to voter who asked him about it

  10-12-2025 01:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As Minnesota grapples with one of the biggest fraud scandals in US history, a whistleblower in Maine has now stepped forward alleging state taxpayers have also been defrauded.
  
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• High-flying bank executive is biggest winner from Anika Wells' 'family reunion' expenses splurge: How you have been paying for 'Freebie' Finn McCarthy to go to the cricket and Oasis concerts

  10-12-2025 01:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fresh revelations have emerged about embattled minister Anika Wells' husband, including the couple's staggering income, as they face criticism for accepting taxpayer-funded perks.
  
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• Pregnant woman fighting for life after she was 'assaulted and run over' in alleged domestic violence attack

  10-12-2025 01:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A pregnant woman has been critically injured after she was allegedly assaulted and run over in Sydney's south-west this morning in a suspected domestic violence incident.
  
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• GCHQ sets fiendish festive quiz for all budding Bonds... but can YOU crack the cryptic code in their Christmas card?

  10-12-2025 01:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  For James Bond, it would be child's play. But do you have what it takes to crack the code in GCHQ's fiendish Christmas card puzzle?
  
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• Asylum fiasco without ending: Devastating report from Whitehall watchdog finds Home Office doesn't know how many asylum seekers have absconded - or true cost of system to taxpayer

  10-12-2025 01:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A damning report today reveals yet more woeful failings in Britain's asylum process, with huge gaps in systems and key data that does not exist.
  
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• Australian gym chain Hustle Boxing collapses into administration

  10-12-2025 01:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A once-popular gym chain backed by high-profile investors and listed sports stars among its clientele has collapsed.
  
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• Revealed: The illegal migrants who have raped or abused girls in Britain

  10-12-2025 01:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Even by the desperately grim standards that are becoming all too familiar, the case of two teenage migrants jailed for raping a 15-year-old girl marks a new low in depravity.
  
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• Rio Ferdinand reveals two concerns for Arsenal in title race and makes prediction

  10-12-2025 01:18 via metro.co.uk
  Former Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand (Picture: Getty)Rio Ferdinand has revealed two concerns for Arsenal as they chase a long-awaited Premier League title under Mikel Arteta.Arsenal looked impenetrable during the first few months of the season but dropped points in three of their last five games has brought them back to the chasing pack.Mikel Arteta’s side drew 2-2 with Sunderland at the start of last month before failing to beat ten-man Chelsea at the end of Novemb
  
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