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• Jim Clyburn says not enough Senate Republicans want to convict Trump

  14-01-2021 22:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, D-SC, says he doesn't think there are currently 17 Republicans to convict President Trump in a Senate impeachment trial.
  
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• Biden warns 'we need to act' as he fast-tracks Covid stimulus cheques and aid

  23-01-2021 02:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The US President has made tackling the coronavirus pandemic a priority after his predecessor Donald Trump largely played the crisis, which has killed more than 400,000 Americans, down
  
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• US military spies paid for Americans' cell phone data without warrant

  23-01-2021 02:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  American military spies from the Defense Intelligence Agency have been buying US citizens' location data collected by smartphone apps without a warrant, according to an unclassified memo.
  
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• Children will be allowed to stay the night with their mother in prison

  23-01-2021 02:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Women prisoners will be allowed to have their children sleep over in purpose-built cells as they prepare for release. The Ministry of Justice has announced an extra 500 cells in existing prisons.
  
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• AstraZeneca warns EU countries it will cut deliveries of Covid-19 vaccine by 60% in first quarter

  23-01-2021 02:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  AstraZeneca has warned EU countries it will cut deliveries of its Covid-19 vaccine is another blow to Europe's vaccination drive after Pfizer Inc and partner BioNTech SE slowed supplies of their vaccine.
  
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• Why Ghost Of Tsushima was the best game of 2020 – Reader’s Feature

  23-01-2021 02:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ghost Of Tsushima – the PS4 goes out with a bang (pic: Sony)A reader explains why PS4 exclusive Ghost Of Tsushima is his favourite game of last year and why he prefers it to Assassin’s Creed Valhalla.2020 was clearly a different and difficult year in lots of ways, leaving many seeking sanctuary in gaming. Perhaps then it shouldn’t be, on reflection, a surprise that one of the gaming success stories of the year was Ghost Of Tsushima. More by accident than design Ghost Of Tsushim
  
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• Weekend Hot Topic, part 1: Most cliched video game tropes

  23-01-2021 02:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Uncharted 2 – hang on! (pic: Sony)GameCentral readers discuss the most annoying cliches in gaming, from QTEs to boss battles and red barrels.The subject for this week’s Hot Topic was suggested by reader Gannet and covered anything from gameplay mechanics to game design to character and story moments or just anything else that annoys you about modern games.We had plenty of suggestions but many of theme were connected to boss fights and cut scenes, with many also complaining that moder
  
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• The Last Of Us Part 2 has the best storytelling in a video game – Reader’s Feature

  23-01-2021 02:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Last Of Us Part 2 – quite a story (pic: Sony)A reader finally gets play The Last Of Us Part 2 and is impressed by its graphics, its storytelling, and its message.I’ve just finished The Last Of Us Part 2 and it was such a brilliant experience it has inspired me to write in with a few thoughts. I’ll start by saying that I thought it was a really tremendous experience. An absolute thrill to play through but one which I very nearly gave up on before the game really started.I pl
  
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• Australians forgetting to 'check out' of venues could see themselves in 14 days isolation

  23-01-2021 01:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  All businesses in New South Wales have made it mandatory for customers to 'check in' upon arrival but many are forgetting to 'check out'.
  
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• Two New York-area pickup artists are arrested for participating in Capitol riots

  23-01-2021 01:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Samuel Fisher, 35, from New York City and Patrick Steadman, 32, from New Jersey, were arrested this week over the January 6 riots. Both men ran websites promoting pickup advice.
  
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• Harry Redknapp sparks row with wealthy residents over plans to build modern homes in coastal suburb 

  23-01-2021 01:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Harry Redknapp is embroiled in a row with residents over plans to build homes in a coastal suburb. The proposal has been submitted by Pierfront Developments, owned by the ex-manager.
  
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• EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Prince Andrew's Dragons' Den-style project [email protected] makes £1.2million profit

  23-01-2021 01:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: No one has a good word to say in public about Prince Andrew these days, but behind the scenes he's quietly demonstrating his business prowess.
  
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• EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Emily In Paris star Lily Collins sets a date for her wedding

  23-01-2021 01:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Her endearing performance helped Netflix comedy Emily In Paris become one of lockdown's guilty pleasures, but Lily Collins will soon have a happy ending in real life.
  
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• Heavy snow falls and Met Office predicts -4C temperatures as UK braced for cold

  23-01-2021 01:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A yellow weather warning of snow and ice covering large swathes of the UK has been issued by the Met Office, which is due to be in place through to Saturday morning
  
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• Psychic who uses ASPARAGUS to predict future says Australians can travel to the UK by June 

  23-01-2021 01:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A psychic who uses asparagus to predict the future has claimed the Australians will be able to travel to the UK, and vice versa, by June this year. 
  
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• Bunker and 'self-isolation' hideout 14ft underground on sale for £25k

  23-01-2021 01:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The survival shelter was prepared for volunteers to monitor the aftermath of a nuclear attack and consists of a 14ft access shaft, toilet and monitoring room
  
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• England's cash-strapped councils make £891million profit in a year through parking charges

  23-01-2021 01:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cash-strapped councils in England made a profit of almost £900million last year through parking charges and penalty fees, according to analysis of the latest figures. They made £28 a second.
  
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• Two rail lines shut in 1960s will reopen as transport officials pledge £800million

  23-01-2021 01:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The DfT said £760 million will support the next phase of East West Rail to reinstate services between Bicester, Oxfordshire and Bletchley, Buckinghamshire for the first time since 1968.
  
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• Heartless' BBC hounded more than 520,000 over-75s to pay for a TV licence as the pandemic deepened 

  23-01-2021 01:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The BBC has been called 'heartless' after pressuring hundreds of thousands of over-75s to pay for a TV licence as the Covid-19 pandemic deepened.
  
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• Katie Price ‘over the moon’ as ‘police move forward with case against troll who targeted Harvey’

  23-01-2021 01:08 via metro.co.uk
  
  Katie Price has been fighting to get ‘Harvey’s Law’ passed (Picture: Rex; Katie Price/Instagram)Katie Price is said to be ‘over the moon’ as the police are reportedly ‘moving forward’ with a case against an online troll who targeted her son Harvey.A man, who was arrested in November last year, used blackface and appeared to mock Harvey in the video before it was taken down.
  Katie, 42, shared the video, which saw a woman pretending to be her say: ‘I
  
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• AFL star Shane Tuck, 38, diagnosed with degenerative brain disease six months after death

  23-01-2021 01:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 38-year-old is the third AFL player to be diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), with the condition only able to be identified after death.
  
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• Karl Stefanovic's wife Jasmine 'left in a flood of tears after being heckled by a group of men'

  23-01-2021 01:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The wife of Karl Stefanovic, Jasmine, was reportedly left distraught and in a flood of tears after a group of men hurled a barrage of vulgar insults at her in a swanky Sydney venue.
  
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• Mega Millions jackpot reaches $1 billion -- but your odds of winning it are 1 in 302.5 million

  23-01-2021 01:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The jackpot for the Mega Millions lottery game has grown to $1 billion ahead of Friday night's drawing after more than four months.
  
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• EastEnders spoilers: Billy lashes out over Honey and Jay, reveals Perry Fenwick

  23-01-2021 00:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  (Picture credit: BBC)Unlucky-in-love Billy Mitchell will lose his temper on next week’s EastEnders when he finds out that Jay (Jamie Borthwick) and Honey (Emma Barton) have been continuing their romance in secret.‘There’s a lot of anger there. He’s just furious,’ reveals actor Perry Fenwick. ‘It’s almost like he’s being patronised by Jay and Honey. They’re the two closest people to him in the world, and they’ve decided that they fancy e
  
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• Emily Eavis expresses hope for livestreamed Glastonbury sets amid festival’s 2021 cancellation

  23-01-2021 00:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  Glastonbury has been cancelled for the second year in a row (Picture: REX/Getty Images)Glastonbury co-organiser Emily Eavis has expressed her hope that livestreamed events will be able to go ahead this year amid the festival’s 2021 cancellation.This week, it was announced that Glastonbury Festival had been called off for the second consecutive year due to the coronavirus pandemic.In a statement from the festival’s creator Michael Eavis and his daughter Emily, they said: ‘With g
  
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• Doctor accused of 'stealing Covid vaccines to give to his family and friends'

  23-01-2021 00:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dr Hasan Gokal has been charged with stealing a vial that contained nine doses from a vaccination site with police saying it meant vulnerable people could not get the jab
  
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• Adorable moment an Australian farmer finds a possum in her kitchen cupboard and offers a biscuit

  23-01-2021 00:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A farmer has found an adorable house guest in her kitchen cupboard, and kindly offered the visitor a classic Aussie biscuit, which was accepted graciously, on her farm in the Australian bush.
  
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• Former Australia Post CEO Christine Holgate cleared of wrongdoing over Cartier watch scandal

  23-01-2021 00:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The federal governmentreleased a 40-page report of an investigation into Christine Holgate's decision to give the watches to four staff in November 2018.
  
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• ‘What a player!’ Jack Wilshere raves about Arsenal duo Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe and makes exciting Mikel Arteta claim

  23-01-2021 00:46 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jack Wilshere has hailed Arsenal duo Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka (Picture: Sky Sports)Jack Wilshere has hailed Arsenal duo Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka and claims Mikel Arteta is ‘building something special’ at the Emirates.The 29-year-old, who signed a short-term deal with Bournemouth this week, was asked about his former club in a Q&A on Twitter.Wilshere spent almost two decades at Arsenal – first as an academy star and then a first-team regular – winning t
  
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• AOC offers to allow National Guard soldiers to use her Capitol Hill office for breaks

  23-01-2021 00:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  House Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York said on Friday that 'the snacks have been delivered' for National Guard soldiers invited to use her office for breaks.
  
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