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• Jail where Queen's cousin is being held after sex attack

  23-02-2021 17:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Simon Bowes-Lyon, 34, was handcuffed and swept from Dundee Sheriff Court in a prison van after being sentenced for a violent sex attack in one of the grand bedrooms of his ancestral home Glamis Castle.
  
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• What is the Spring Lantern Festival and how is it celebrated?

  26-02-2021 13:06 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lantern Festival is here (Picture: Getty)Lantern Festival is a Chinese festival that marks the end of Chinese New Year celebrations.Sometimes, it’s better known as Yuan Xiao Festival or the Spring Lantern Festival – and is celebrated on the 15th day of the first month in the Chinese lunisolar calendar.The festival is usually a time to reconcile, host family reunions and socialise – though things may be different this year.Here’s everything you need to know about Lantern F
  
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• What is the Chinese Spring Lantern Festival and how is it celebrated?

  26-02-2021 13:06 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lantern Festival is here (Picture: Getty)Lantern Festival is a Chinese festival that marks the end of Chinese New Year celebrations.Sometimes, it’s better known as Yuan Xiao Festival or the Spring Lantern Festival – and is celebrated on the 15th day of the first month in the Chinese lunisolar calendar.The festival is usually a time to reconcile, host family reunions and socialise – though things may be different this year.Here’s everything you need to know about Lantern F
  
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• Perseverance shares a stunning 360-degree panorama of the surface of Mars

  26-02-2021 13:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  A portion of a panorama made up of individual images taken by the Navigation Cameras, or Navcams, aboard Nasa’s Perseverance Mars rover (Reuters)After finding its metaphorical feet on the dusty red surface of the red planet, Nasa’s Perseverance rover has started sending images home.The first grainy, grey pictures have given way to full-blown colour shots of the Martian landscape. And now, we have a 360-degree panorama to enjoy.The picture shows the interior of Jezero Crater, where th
  
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• Over-40s next in line to get a Covid vaccine

  26-02-2021 12:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Teachers and other occupations should not be prioritised in the next phase, say UK vaccine experts.
  
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• Dragon Age 4 to be single-player only following Anthem’s failure

  26-02-2021 12:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  The only friends on this adventure will be controlled by the AI, not other players (Pic: BioWare)A new report reveals that Dragon Age 4 will be single-player only, with the planned live service elements being scrapped.There’s still a lot about Dragon Age 4 that fans don’t know about (including its actual name), but a recent report covering some behind-the-scenes development has definitely pleased fans.According to Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier, the game will be a traditional si
  
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• Covid-19: Pride in London parade to return in September

  26-02-2021 12:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The parade, which was not staged at all in 2020, will be held this year on 11 September.
  
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• Company boss wins £130,000 payout from British Airways after slipping in puddle of spilt Baileys

  26-02-2021 12:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Andreas Wuchner suffered brain damage after his foot slipped in the beverage spilt by a passenger near a British Airways check-in desk at London's Heathrow Airport in November 2017.
  
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• Max Clifford bragged in unheard tapes that he was the ‘ringmaster’ at celebrity orgies: ‘It was my circus’

  26-02-2021 12:47 via metro.co.uk
  
  Max Clifford bragged in unheard tapes that he was the ‘ringmaster’ at celebrity orgies Picture: Getty)Max Clifford bragged in unheard tapes that he would call himself the ‘ringmaster’ while taking part in celebrity orgies, his biographer has claimed.Speaking in a new documentary titled Max Clifford: The Fall of a Tabloid King, biographer Angela Levin revealed the disgraced publicist would often boast about having orgies with young women and that he’d never been fait
  
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• Max Clifford bragged in unheard tapes that he was the ‘ringmaster’ at celebrity orgies

  26-02-2021 12:47 via metro.co.uk
  
  Max Clifford bragged in unheard tapes that he was the ‘ringmaster’ at celebrity orgies Picture: Getty)Max Clifford bragged in unheard tapes that he would call himself the ‘ringmaster’ while taking part in celebrity orgies, his biographer has claimed.Speaking in a new documentary titled Max Clifford: The Fall of a Tabloid King, biographer Angela Levin explained that the disgraced publicist would often boast about having orgies with young women and that he’d never bee
  
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• Speaking to someone for just 10 minutes on the phone can make you feel less lonely, says study

  26-02-2021 12:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  Just a short call makes such a difference (Picture: Getty)Loneliness can affect anyone, at any age.And the isolating nature of lockdown has meant more and more people are struggling with it.What’s more, we know that our mental health has taken a huge hit during the pandemic and previous research shows that anxiety and depression are often linked to intensified loneliness.But the good news is that talking to someone on the phone for just 10 minutes can have a really positive impact.A new st
  
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• Mum in hysterics as tot cuts his own hair because he 'looked like Boris Johnson'

  26-02-2021 12:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Angus Henry, 5, from Dumfries and Galloway, decided to have a go at giving himself a new haircut after he was told that he bore a resemblance to Prime Minister Boris Johnson
  
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• Biden and his press secretary come underfire for past tweets slamming Trump's Middle East airstrikes

  26-02-2021 12:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The US last night dropped seven 500-pound precision-guided bombs on targets at a border crossing with Iraq where Iran-backed militia were smuggling weapons.
  
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• Married At First Sight Australia’s Mike Gunner claims he was talked into making ‘stab at gender’ during reunion special

  26-02-2021 12:40 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mike said his words were taken out of context (Picture: E4)Married At First Sight Australia’s Mike Gunner has claimed he was coerced into saying ‘men handle pressure better than women’ during the reunion special. The 45-year-old electrician came under fire from viewers on last night’s reunion finale when he was quizzed by relationship expert Mel Schilling, who asked why the women fought more than the men. But speaking now the episode has aired, Mike said him ste
  
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• Shamima Begum cannot return to UK, Supreme Court rules

  26-02-2021 12:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The ruling means she will not be able to come back to fight the decision to remove her British citizenship.
  
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• Friends 'super fan' spots glaring error on TK Maxx jumper with names of the cast

  26-02-2021 12:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Laura Lightbody was browsing the TK Maxx website and spotted a Friends jumper for children on sale for £12.99 with one glaring omission from the list of character names
  
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• 7 best bits from Harry's James Corden chat - Archie's first word and Meghan call

  26-02-2021 12:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry joined The Late Late Show host James Corden on an open top bus for his first big interview since moving to the US, and Meghan Markle even made a surprise appearance
  
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• ‘I felt there was something wrong with me’: What it’s like to be aromantic but not asexual

  26-02-2021 12:36 via metro.co.uk
  
  If there’s one emotion that appears to define the human experience, it is surely romantic love.It seems we homosapiens are either looking for it, running from it, falling into it, recovering from it or substituting it with online shopping and chocolate. It’s the driving force of most artistic narratives and if pop music is to be believed it is not only all we need, but also, handily, all around us.But contrary to overwhelming discourse around human behaviour, there are some people wh
  
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• WandaVision episode 8: Post-credits scene reveals huge transformation for Vision

  26-02-2021 12:35 via metro.co.uk
  
  Episode eight of WandaVision makes huge revelations about Vision (Picture: Marvel Studios)Warning: major spoilers ahead for episode eight of WandaVision.In episode eight of Marvel’s WandaVision, viewers finally learn how Vision (Paul Bettany) is alive in the neighbourhood of Westview, having been living in a sitcom-like reality with Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen).But to add even more shock to the mystery of the series, a post-credits scene uncovers what becomes of Vision’s body in
  
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• Prince Harry: UK press were 'destroying my mental health'

  26-02-2021 12:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Duke of Sussex spoke to TV host James Corden about life in the US after stepping back from royal duties.
  
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• Joe Wicks forced to cancel PE With Joe livestream after nightmare internet outage

  26-02-2021 12:33 via metro.co.uk
  
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  Joe Wicks apologised to his followers on Friday after he was forced to cancel his PE With Joe live workout after his area was hit with internet issues. The Body Coach, 34, took to Instagram and Twitter to tell his followers: ‘Sorry everyone. No PE with Joe today. ‘My internet is down in my area so I’m really sorry I can’t stream PE with Joe today.‘
  
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• Family of 15 face homelessness if house big enough for them all can't be found

  26-02-2021 12:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Deborah and Craig Douglas have until the end of April to move out of their home in Dumfries after their landlady decided to sell up but they have no where to go
  
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• You know it’s bad when the health minister doesn’t know what a smear test is

  26-02-2021 12:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  It wouldn’t be the first time a man had struggled to locate a specific part of the female anatomy (Picture: Peter Summers/Getty Images)It’s been an awkward week for Matt Hancock.Last Friday, it was ruled that he broke the law by failing to publish billions of pounds worth of Covid-19 contracts within 30 days, and on Wednesday he defied the laws of physics in a public cervix announcement that turned into a smear campaign against himself.‘Over 31,000 women will be offered kits to
  
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• Texas: Skydivers tuck into slices of margherita as they freefall towards the ground from 14,000 feet

  26-02-2021 12:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lori Patalocco, 43, and three others formed a circle around the pizza in mid-air over Houston, Texas, and calmly tucked in as they plummeted towards the ground.
  
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• Man accused of bashing a woman in a luxury hotel charged with attempted murder after bushland arrest

  26-02-2021 12:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Matthew Donaldson, 41, was arrested in dense bushland in Lapstone in the lower Blue Mountains about 4.45pm on Thursday.
  
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• Hunt for 'one of Britain's worst fly-tippers'

  26-02-2021 12:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The suspect was caught on camera dumping mounds of rubbish on land near the former LG Electronics factory in Coedkernew, Newport in September.
  
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• Boeing 777 makes an emergency landing in Moscow after suffering engine problems

  26-02-2021 12:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  State-owned Rossiya airline said the emergency landing was carried out by a cargo plane flying from Hong Kong to Madrid. Online flight trackers showed it was carried out with a Boeing 777.
  
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• James Maddison, Jack Grealish, Jordan Henderson and Edinson Cavani injury updates

  26-02-2021 12:28 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jack Grealish will not play for Aston Villa this weekend (Picture: Getty Images)Fantasy Football managers everywhere are sweating on the fitness of Premier League players this weekend, as are their actual managers with some big games coming up.It is a packed few days of Premier League action with matches on every day from Saturday to Thursday, one day off before it all starts again the following Saturday.There will be some big players missing out, though, including Aston Villa captain Jack Greal
  
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• Single dose of Pfizer's Covid vaccine stops three-quarters of people from spreading disease

  26-02-2021 12:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Asymptomatic screening of staff at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge showed the number of people testing positive fell from 0.8 per cent to 0.2 per cent 12 days after their injection.
  
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• Covid vaccine priority list in full - see if you're due to get it next

  26-02-2021 12:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation sets out that the most effective way to minimise hospitalisations and deaths is to continue to prioritise people by age.
  
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