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• Major change at Lidl is designed to make checkout even faster

  07-11-2025 12:54 via metro.co.uk
  Lidl is close to overtaking Morrisons as the 5th biggest supermarket in the UK (Picture: Getty)Anyone who’s ever shopped in a Lidl will know how truly chaotic the checkout section is.Staff are encouraged to scan and charge customers at a rapid speed – which often means you’re left red in the face and sweating by the time you pack your last tin of baked beans away.But now, Lidl are reinventing the way they do things, rolling out scan and shop handsets to retail stores across th
  
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• Hannukah symbols vandalised in ‘appalling’ antisemitic attacks in west London

  19-12-2025 15:32 via metro.co.uk
  A painting and a menorah have been hit with vandal attacks (Picture: John Dunne)Vandals have targeted Hannukah festival symbols in west London, just days after the Bondi beach terror attack, in what police are treating as a racially aggravated hate crime.The Jewish community has condemned the attacks as ‘appalling and disgraceful’ after a painting of a Menorah, a candelabrum used in Jewish worship, was daubed with white paint.The painting was on Westbourne Grove, Notting Hill, while
  
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• Three more jailed over huge Sikh gang 'medieval battle' that led to brutal broad daylight assassination of DPD driver

  19-12-2025 15:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chaos erupted at the international sports event in Alvaston, Derby, when two armed rival groups before a 'pre-planned and organised' mass fight broke out.
  
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• NYC's socialist mayor-elect suffers major blow as top appointee quits over vile antisemitic slurs

  19-12-2025 15:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A key appointee of Zohran Mamdani, Catherine Almonte Da Costa, resigned on Thursday after it was revealed she had made antisemitic social media posts more than 10 years ago.
  
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• Weird family console that outsold the PS5 is inspired by Wii says Nex boss

  19-12-2025 15:24 via metro.co.uk
  A new player in the console wars (Nex)The CEO of Nex has explained how they’ve channelling Nintendo with its Nex Playground console, which recently outsold the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.As PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and even Nintendo Switch 2 sales take a notable dip, one console has managed to buck the downwards trend.The Nex Playground, a controller-free console designed around family-friendly motion games, managed to outsell both the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S for one week las
  
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• Countdown to disclosure: What will be EXCLUDED from the Epstein files when they are released in hours

  19-12-2025 15:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With the Epstein files set to be released hours from now, here's what you should and should not expect to see. This historic disclosure comes after of infighting within the GOP over the issue.
  
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• Man Utd dealt transfer blow as £40m target suffers major injury

  19-12-2025 15:18 via metro.co.uk
  Ruben Amorim’s transfer plans have been scuppered (Photo: Getty)Manchester United’s plans to sign a Premier League star in January have been scuppered, with the player sidelined with injury for the next few months.The Red Devils could be in the top-four at Christmas if they beat Aston Villa on Sunday and are hopeful of adding to their squad next month to boost their chances of qualifying for the Champions League.On Ruben Amorim’s shopping list is a new defensive midfielder who
  
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• Mum Yasmeen Ali told she faces trial charged with murdering her three children

  19-12-2025 15:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  An inquest previously heard that Yasmeen Ali's three children died of knife wounds, with injuries to their chests and necks.
  
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• Smirking Andrew 'sends brazen message to Palace' hours before Epstein files drop

  19-12-2025 15:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As the world awaits the release of the Epstein files, Andrew has been spotted smirking on an outing in Windsor. A body language expert has uncovered his hidden 'defiant message' to the royals
  
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• Man drugged and raped his unconscious wife before sharing footage online

  19-12-2025 15:02 via metro.co.uk
  Fernando P. was handed an eight-and-a-half-year sentence for his crimes (Picture: Roberto Pfeil/AFP via Getty Images)A German man spent years drugging and raping his wife without her knowledge – then posted videos of his crimes in group chats.The man, named only as Fernando P, 61, will spend eight-and-a-half years behind bars after he was accused of crimes spanning 15 years and he was convicted of offences between 2018 and 2024.According to CNN, the court said he violated ‘the most
  
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• Father who suffered unimaginable loss in Port Arthur massacre issues powerful message to Albo - as the staggering cost of the new gun buyback scheme is revealed

  19-12-2025 15:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Walter Mikac's daughters, Alannah and Madeline, and his wife Nanette were among 35 people killed in the 1996 Port Arthur massacre.
  
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• Taiwan knifeman leaves two dead and multiple injured in horror street rampage

  19-12-2025 15:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A knifeman killed two people and injured multiple others in Taiwan's capital, Taipei
  
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• You may soon have to pay to post links on Facebook

  19-12-2025 15:00 via metro.co.uk
  Some users have been told they can only post up to two links per month on Facebook unless they sign up to Meta Verified subscription (Picture: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto)
  Facebook is testing charging some users who want to post more than two external web links a month.Several users in the UK and the US have received notifications stating they must have a Meta Verified subscription, which starts at £9.99 a month, to share more.
  Meta, Facebook’s owner, said it was carrying out a ‘l
  
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• Gail's announces which of its bakeries will open on Christmas Day - as some say staff should have been given day off

  19-12-2025 15:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The upmarket bakery chain, which was founded in 2005, has attracted some criticism online for the controversial decision to keep some stores open on Christmas Day.
  
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• Nicole Kidman’s pals ‘say Zac Efron is an ideal candidate’ amid Keith Urban split

  19-12-2025 14:59 via metro.co.uk
  Hollywood power couple Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban shocked the world earlier this year when they announced their split after 20 years together. Nicole, 58, filed for divorce in September, despite sources suggesting that she was ‘fighting to save the marriage.’ (Picture: Getty Images) However, with a new year on the horizon it seems like both parties are moving on — both personally and professionally. From Nicole flexing her fashion skills and co-chairing the 2026 Met Gala to
  
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• Sol Campbell backs struggling Arsenal star to become ‘great’ ahead of Everton clash

  19-12-2025 14:53 via metro.co.uk
  Sol Campbell says Viktor Gyokeres is ‘built’ for the Premier League (Picture: Getty)Sol Campbell has backed Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres to become ‘great’ once his teammates have a better understanding of his movement.Gyokeres has largely struggled in the Premier League since joining Arsenal from Sporting CP in a deal worth £64m in the summer transfer window.The Sweden international has only registered one goal across his last 10 appearances in the top-flight.Bu
  
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• Wife who plotted with secret lover to murder her husband jailed for 19 years

  19-12-2025 14:52 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 PageA wife who plotted with her secret ex-Marine lover to murder her husband and claim his £124,000 life insurance have been jailed for nearly 40 years.Michelle Mills, 46, and Geraint Berry, 47, went as far as making a ‘kill kit’ to bump off unsuspecting Christopher Mills, Swansea Crown Court heard.The pair discussed smothering him with a pillo
  
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• Manchester United send message to Chelsea over Kobbie Mainoo transfer in January

  19-12-2025 14:51 via metro.co.uk
  Kobbie Mainoo is looking to leave Manchester United in the January transfer window (AMA/Getty)Manchester United would be open to an ‘exceptional offer’ from Chelsea for Kobbie Mainoo in the January transfer window, according to reports.The 20-year-old is yet to start a game in the Premier League this season and appears to be on course to leave Old Trafford in the upcoming window.Mainoo was keen on joining Napoli on loan in the closing stages of the summer window, however, United blo
  
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• Twisted Jeffrey Epstein timeline from pervert teaching to final days in jail

  19-12-2025 14:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his New York prison cell in 2019 as he awaited trial for multiple sex trafficking charges, including abusing girls as young as 14
  
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• Rapper stabbed 20 times in deadly gang feud is deported to Jamaica

  19-12-2025 14:47 via metro.co.uk
  Kimani Shaw was jailed for 11 years after being caught up in 24 hours of violence in Birmingham which left a man dead (Picture: West Midlands Police)A rapper jailed after being caught up in a deadly gang feud has been deported to Jamaica after being granted early release.  Kimani Shaw, who was convicted of possessing a firearm, was released this week from an 11-year tariff imposed in 2021. Shaw, 26, who performs as Marnz Malone,&n
  
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• Tom Cruise aiming for an Oscar with new film Digger – and it’s about time

  19-12-2025 14:46 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 PageFor more than a decade, Tom Cruise has existed almost outside the traditional awards conversation.Not because the work hasn’t mattered, but because it’s belonged to a different cinematic lane altogether: gravity-defying spectacle, global box office domination, and the preservation of old-school movie stardom in an era increasingly hostile to it.
  
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• Careers specialist names 1 question to 'be wary of' if manager asks you

  19-12-2025 14:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lisa Villegas, a Career & Communication Strategist, has shared one question be be wary of when you're having a 1:1 with your manager. She took to Instagram to dish out her advice
  
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• Royal Mail issues delay warning to 47 postcodes over festive deliveries

  19-12-2025 14:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Royal Mail has issued a warning to customers in 47 UK postcodes who may experience delays in receiving their post. The postal service said it aims to deliver to all addresses it has mail for, six days a week
  
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• Disturbing noises Brown University shooter made as he gunned down students as FBI slammed for 'self-congratulatory' press conference despite failures that let him kill MIT professor

  19-12-2025 14:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There are still 'a lot of unknowns' in regard to motive, but some witnesses have now claimed Claudio Neves Valente made a 'barking noise' before he gunned down Brown students.
  
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• Murder conviction of hitman for property mogul Nicholas van Hoogstraten 'unsafe'

  19-12-2025 14:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Robert Knapp has had his case referred to the Court of Appeal after a jury found him guilty of murdering grandfather Mohammed Raja who was stabbed and shot at his home
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle release a 'Happy Holidays' video featuring Archie and Lilibet as they rename charity 'Archewell Philanthropies' to mark fifth anniversary

  19-12-2025 14:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It contains new footage of Archie and Lilibet helping Harry push a trolley of food made to feed the poor in Californian on Thanksgiving- as Meghan follows them from the kitchen while dancing.
  
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• Cheating wife and ex-Marine lover jailed for 38 years over plot to murder soldier husband to cash in on his life insurance

  19-12-2025 14:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Michelle Mills, 46, and lover Geraint Berry, 47, made a 'kill kit' to bump off unsuspecting Christopher Mills to claim his £124,000 life insurance.
  
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• ‘The best show you never watched’ is streaming now on Amazon Prime

  19-12-2025 14:30 via metro.co.uk
  2015 historical drama Versailles is the perfect under-the-radar period drama (Picture: Canal +/ BBC)If you’re in search of a gripping period drama to get you through the dark winter nights, then look no further.The 2015 series Versailles, which grew a loyal UK audience after airing all three seasons on BBC Two, stars Alexander Vlahos and George Blagden in this royal court drama filled with salacious twists and turns.Now on Amazon Prime Video, the synopsis reads: ‘The year is 1667. K
  
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• Is Angela Rayner in line for a £100,000 payday for tell-all book? Starmer's ex-deputy fuels leadership rumours by signing up to pen memoir

  19-12-2025 14:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Angela Rayner has signed up to pen an 'authentic' book about her rise to the Cabinet from working-class roots.
  
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• Elections watchdog condemns Starmer's delays to council votes amid fury at desperate Labour bid to dodge bloodbath - so is YOUR town hall being put on ice?

  19-12-2025 14:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Electoral Commission has taken the rare step of rebuking the government after 63 local authorities were invited to postpone contests from May.
  
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