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• Lando Norris wins 2025 F1 title: The critical team orders, stats and everything you need to know

  07-12-2025 17:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lando Norris has been crowned champion of Formula 1 after securing a third-place finish at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
  
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• Strictly’s Katya Jones has a right to be upset – she deserves better

  09-12-2025 17:52 via metro.co.uk
  Watching Katya’s hopes for the Glitterball Trophy shatter yet again felt cruel (Picture: BBC)Key Pointssummary__ai-icon
  Katya Jones’s journey on Strictly has been marked by challenges and near-misses despite her incredible talent.Her recent elimination with partner Lewis Cope upset fans, especially after scoring two perfect 40s in the competition.Katya expressed pride in their achievements but also heartbreak, as this was her strongest chance at winning in years.Created with AI assi
  
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• Trump criticises 'decaying' European countries and 'weak' leaders

  09-12-2025 17:51 via bbc.com
  The US president says European countries have failed to control migration or take decisive action to end Ukraine's war with Russia.
  
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• Saks fashionista hatched scheme that netted $429k thanks to wealthy socialites that didn't bother to collect shopping sprees, prosecutors say

  09-12-2025 17:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Suhail Kwatra, a decades-long stylist for Saks Fifth Avenue, has been accused of stealing more than $429,000 from the luxury department store's high-end Boston, Massachusetts location.
  
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• Driver's fury after bankrupt council paints disabled bay around legally parked car... and then fines him 

  09-12-2025 17:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Audi-owner took to social media to share footage of Croydon Council workers painting disabled bay markings around his already parked car while he was on holiday.
  
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• 'No wonder people are angry!' Kemi Badenoch reveals lifting the two-child benefit cap for 1,000 London families on benefits will mean tax hikes for a city the size of Leicester

  09-12-2025 17:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Conservative leader stepped up her attack on Labour's 'Benefits Street Budget' by spelling out the true cost of the controversial decision to scrap the two-child benefit cap.
  
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• MPs ‘accidentally’ vote in favour of joining a customs union with the EU

  09-12-2025 17:40 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 PageIt took around three and a half years for MPs to finally decide which version of Brexit they were happy with, before the UK left the EU in January 2020.But now it appears they have backed a dramatic reversal – and not entirely on purpose.By a majority of just one – thanks to a tie-breaking decision by the Deputy Speaker – MPs voted this aft
  
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• Brokeback Mountain is still the most important love story 20 years on

  09-12-2025 17:40 via metro.co.uk
  Brokeback Mountain turns 20 (Picture: Brokeback Mountain/ Focus Features)Brokeback Mountain is officially 20 years old, and it remains one of the most important love stories ever told.Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal starred in this Oscar-winning film, which was initially released in cinemas on December 9, 20 years ago today.Gyllenhaal, then 24, and 25-year-old Ledger told a story about two cowboys living in Western America in the 1960s, who fell in love with one another during a time and place
  
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• Prince Harry security reinstatement could 'pave way for family reunion', expert says

  09-12-2025 17:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A royal expert has claimed that the Duke of Sussex ‘deserves our protection’, as his restricted security entitlements in his home country are being reviewed
  
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• Judge rules Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury records can be unsealed

  09-12-2025 17:35 via bbc.com
  In his ruling, Judge Paul Engelmayer cited a new law passed last month requiring the release of files on Jeffrey Epstein.
  
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• Grooming gangs inquiry to be led by former children's commissioner Anne Longfield

  09-12-2025 17:33 via bbc.com
  Baroness Anne Longfield will chair the three-year inquiry which has been beset by problems.
  
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• Plane filled with British tourists diverts after the toilets break

  09-12-2025 17:32 via metro.co.uk
  The packed flight was forced to turn and land in Lanzarote (Picture: Getty)A plane packed with UK tourists returning home was forced to divert mid-journey after a toilet malfunction.Ryanair flight FR1667 should have reached Bristol around 5 pm yesterday afternoon after departing from Fuerteventura at lunchtime.But it diverted to the neighbouring Canary Island of Lanzarote shortly into its 3.5-hour journey after the toilets stopped working, according to local air traffic controllers.It was not i
  
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• Yoga-loving mom of Karoline Leavitt's nephew reveals the HORRIFIC conditions of ICE jail where she's locked up

  09-12-2025 17:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bruna Ferreira, 33, spoke out as her lawyer Todd Pomerleau told the Daily Mail why he believes 'sinister motives' lie behind her 'targeted' arrest on November 12.
  
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• MI5 closely involved in handling of IRA spy Stakeknife, says report

  09-12-2025 17:30 via bbc.com
  The final report of Operation Kenova says the security service had "greater knowledge" of Stakeknife than it had first stated.
  
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• The ‘Venice of England’ is a charming coastal village just two hours from London

  09-12-2025 17:29 via metro.co.uk
  It’s got a charming waterfront without the crowds (Picture: Getty Images)For years, Venice has been the victim of its own success. The unwilling posterchild for overtourism, the iconic Italian city has struggled to cope with 30 million or so tourists that swarm its elegant streets each year.And even after introducing tourist taxes to deter day trippers, it still sees upwards of 100,000 people each day during the summer.It’s not a sentence we imagined writing, but could an alternativ
  
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• Netflix fans admit ‘jaws are on the floor’ after bingeing addictive Korean drama

  09-12-2025 17:27 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 PageYou could certainly be forgiven for thinking that the last thing Netflix needs is another legal drama.From the likes of Suits to The Lincoln Lawyer and Anatomy of a Scandal, the courtroom has become a familiar setting for the streaming giant.But for those who have already watched the first two episodes of the new Korean legal drama Pro Bono, which debuted on
  
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• Knocked up to locked up: 'Pregnant' woman is caught smuggling two kilos of cocaine in fake baby bump

  09-12-2025 17:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Police released images showing the elaborate ruse - a silicone prosthetic belly strapped under her clothes, packed with bricks of white powder.
  
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• Trump erupts at reporter over Christmas cost fears… as millions face a nightmare New Year premium spike

  09-12-2025 17:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump slammed a reporter when pressed on rising healthcare costs that are set to skyrocket at year's end if Congress does not act soon.
  
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• Liverpool fan named and charged after alleged racist abuse of Antoine Semenyo

  09-12-2025 17:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo reported being racially abused during Liverpool's 4-2 win in the Premier League in August and now Merseyside Police have confirmed a charge
  
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• White supremacist who says women shouldn't vote admits he's a virgin as Piers Morgan grills him on gay rumors

  09-12-2025 17:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Self-professed misogynist Nick Fuentes admitted he's a virgin and finds women annoying as he tried to defend his sexuality to Piers Morgan.
  
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• Survivors panel at centre of grooming gangs inquiry to be scrapped

  09-12-2025 17:18 via metro.co.uk
  Shabana Mahmood announced the new inquiry chair in the House of Commons this afternoon (Picture: UK Parliament)The survivors panel at the heart of the grooming gangs inquiry will be ditched by the government, Metro can reveal.The victims and survivors panel will be wound down in January, the Home Office has confirmed, just a year after it was set up to ‘ensure that victims’ voices remain at the very heart’ of the inquiry.The decision was criticised as ‘disgusting’
  
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• Starbucks workers and unions to join UK protests in support of striking US baristas

  09-12-2025 17:15 via bbc.com
  Starbucks workers and union allies in 10 countries are set to demonstrate on Wednesday in support of striking US employees.
  
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• I watched this exceptionally bad AI TV show – we should all be terrified

  09-12-2025 17:15 via metro.co.uk
  Artificial Intelligence meets reality TV with, to be honest, pretty disastrous results (Picture: AiMation Studios)Key Pointssummary__ai-icon
  Non-Player Combat, an AI-generated reality show, features 6 contestants on an island trying to kill each other.The reviewer criticises its technical glitches, bland dialogue, and lack of creativity, calling it dull and uninspired.Despite scathing feedback, the article acknowledges potential future improvement in AI-driven media.Created with AI assistance.
  
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• Storm Bram: Terrifying moment pilot battles raging winds to land plane at Belfast airport

  09-12-2025 17:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The latest storm to hit the UK is causing utter havoc on the ground and in the air as one pilot struggling to land was forced to make a drastic last-second decision
  
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• 'Prince Harry should get security if 'wilted lettuce' Liz Truss gets it'

  09-12-2025 17:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry's security arrangements in the UK are reportedly under review after he wrote to the Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, asking for a risk assessment to be taken
  
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• Game at centre of AI debate in running for top Bafta award

  09-12-2025 17:09 via bbc.com
  Smash-hit Arc Raiders is longlisted for Bafta's best game award alongside Clair Obscur and Silksong.
  
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• Lithuania declares emergency situation over Belarus balloons

  09-12-2025 17:08 via bbc.com
  Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene says the "hybrid attack" poses a real risk to national security and civil aviation.
  
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• Trump snaps at reporter as she grills president on affordability: 'Don't be so dramatic'

  09-12-2025 17:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump slammed a reporter when pressed on rising healthcare costs that are set to skyrocket at year's end if Congress does not act soon.
  
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• Heartbroken dog has spent 6 years in kennels with almost zero interest

  09-12-2025 17:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nine-year-old Gizelle has been waiting for a home for six years and has only received three adoption applications - but none of which worked out to be her forever home
  
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• Glen Johnson says Liverpool star has been ‘getting away with murder’ under Arne Slot this season

  09-12-2025 17:04 via metro.co.uk
  Arne Slot is under heaps of pressure at Liverpool (Picture: Getty)Former Liverpool defender Glen Johnson believes that one key player in Arne Slot’s side has been ‘getting away with murder’ so far this season.A 3-3 draw with Leeds United at the weekend continued what has been a torturous start to the season for Liverpool.Just two wins from their last ten Premier League games has the Reds in tenth place and their title defence already in tatters before the turn of the year.What
  
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