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• Man Utd and Arsenal-linked Xavi Simons makes crunch decision on future

  14-05-2025 15:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  Xavi Simons looks set for yet another move (Picture: Getty Images)Xavi Simons wants to leave RB Leipzig this summer, with the Netherlands international likely to cost around £63m and the Premier League his most likely destination.Still just 22 years old, the forward has had an eventful career so far, with two spells at Paris Saint-Germain, an impressive season at PSV and now already set to move on from Leipzig after signing for them permanently in January this year.Simons has scored nine
  
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• Zoe’s exit plans foiled in EastEnders as big decision is made amid stalker drama

  17-12-2025 20:59 via metro.co.uk
  Is it time to say goodbye to Zoe again? (Picture: BBC)Zoe Slater’s plans to leave Walford are thrown into chaos tonight, but viewers are left horrified by a dark secret that could change everything.While Zoe Slater (Michelle Ryan)struggles to feel safe amid her ongoing stalker ordeal, Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace) is carrying what she believes is the most heartbreaking truth imaginable. Before the fire, Anthony Trueman (Nicholas Bailey) tells Kat that neither of Zoe’s twins survived.
  
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• Prince Harry appears on stage in Aspen in the US as he prepares to compete in the World Snow Polo Championships against friend Nacho Figueras

  17-12-2025 20:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Footage posted on social media shows the Duke of Sussex posing for photos in a venue ahead of the event in Aspen, Colorado.
  
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• Shackled Nick Reiner addresses judge as he appears in court wearing anti-suicide vest: Live updates

  17-12-2025 20:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nick Reiner made his first court appearance today after he was charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the stabbing deaths of his parents.
  
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• Trump demands Somali scammers repay hundreds of millions stolen in brazen Minnesota benefits fraud plot

  17-12-2025 20:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump's administration announced Friday efforts to tackle fraud in Minnesota
  
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• Unknown substance thrown in man's face before stabbing as police launch appeal

  17-12-2025 20:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police have launched an investigation after one man was stabbed and another had an unknown substance thrown in his face in Ferryhill, County Durham
  
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• Mystery as woman reported missing is found dead inside 4ft safe at Baltimore home

  17-12-2025 20:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dawn White, 53, was found dead inside a four-foot-tall safe in the basement of her Baltimore home on April 19, 2025. Her manner of death has been classified as undetermined, police said.
  
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• Man who boasted he was 'billy big balls' jailed over huge football ticket fraud

  17-12-2025 20:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Joseph Johnson was part of a five-man fraud scheme which made hundreds of thousands of pounds by buying cheap football tickets and selling them on for much more
  
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• Baby-faced stepbrother considered a 'suspect' in Anna Kepner's cruise ship murder breaks cover as FBI weighs charges

  17-12-2025 20:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 16-year-old has been laying low at a relative's Florida home as federal authorities weigh charges in Anna Kepner's alleged November 7 asphyxiation aboard the Carnival Horizon.
  
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• Trump revives the 'big lie' as he unleashes brutal new White House plaques mocking 'Sleepy Joe' and 'Clinton's wife'

  17-12-2025 20:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump's 'Presidential Walk of Fame' - which already depicted former President Joe Biden as an autopen - got upgraded this week.
  
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• Dilbert creator reveals he's paralyzed from waist down amid aggressive cancer battle he begged Trump to help with

  17-12-2025 20:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scott Adams, 68, announced in March that he was fighting prostate cancer and didn't have very long to live. Earlier this year, he requested the help of the president to get approved for care.
  
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• Jurgen Klopp makes Sir Alex Ferguson feelings clear as he names four best managers ever

  17-12-2025 20:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jurgen Klopp has named the four greatest ever coaches in football to compile a Mount Rushmore, with some unsurprising figures making his iconic shortlist
  
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• European 'little pigs' risk triggering global conflict over Ukraine warns Vladimir Putin in frightening outburst

  17-12-2025 20:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  VLADIMIR Putin has described European leaders as 'little pigs' as he warned Russia would capture all the land in Ukraine he claims it owns.
  
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• Rob Reiner’s children share ‘unimaginable pain’ of parents’ death in heartbreaking tribute

  17-12-2025 20:13 via metro.co.uk
  Romy and Jake Reiner described their parents as their best friends (Picture: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)Rob and Michele Reiner’s children have paid tribute to their parents in their first public statement since they were found stabbed to death at their Los Angeles home.Nick Reiner, 32, has been arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the deaths of his Hollywood director father, 78, and photographer mother, 68.The couple were discovered with knife w
  
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• Second near midair collision with US Air Force plane day after JetBlue flight from Venezuela was forced to take evasive action

  17-12-2025 20:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A second near miss collision with a US Air Force tanker occurred over the weekend just a day after a similar incident in Venezuela with a JetBlue flight.
  
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• Strictly’s Amber Davies addresses criticism: ‘I can’t believe I have to say this in 2025’

  17-12-2025 20:00 via metro.co.uk
  The Love Island star has been in the bottom two for the past two weeks running (Picture: BBC)For all the stick Amber Davies has received for taking part in Strictly Come Dancing as a late replacement for the injured Dani Dyer, the former Love Island star has remained remarkably composed.Days before the grand finale of the series, Metro attended the press conference at the BBC’s London headquarters for the three finalists who’ve made it to the last stage of the competition.Sat beside
  
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• Furious military chiefs demand more cash to protect Britain as fresh investment in defence delayed - despite growing Russian threat

  17-12-2025 19:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Britain's defence spending plans were plunged into chaos last night after the Prime Minister reportedly blocked a major investment boost.
  
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• Moment brazen thief breaks into I'm A Celeb star Lady Colin Campbell's castle and steals one of her children's Christmas presents

  17-12-2025 19:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The socialite, 76, who starred in the 2015 series of the reality show, is offering a reward for help catching the burglar who broke into her home at Castle Goring near Worthing, West Sussex.
  
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• Dan Bongino set to QUIT Trump admin after FBI job 'put strain on his marriage'

  17-12-2025 19:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bongino has started boxing up 'knick-knacks' from his office in Washington, DC, and sending them back to Florida.
  
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• British soldier George Hooley who died in Ukraine returns home to hero's welcome

  17-12-2025 19:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Crowds lined the streets to pay their respects as Lance Corporal George Hooley, 28, was repatriated at at RAF Brize Norton after a 'tragic accident' in Ukraine last week
  
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• Is your area a winner or loser from new council funding formula? Ministers divert money to Labour heartlands while London and South East face being battered with higher tax

  17-12-2025 19:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new funding formula will see central cash diverted to the most 'deprived' areas, heaping pressure on better-off authorities that have managed to keep bills under control.
  
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• Convicted drug dealer used his time behind bars filming comedy riffs about his downfall - and now is pursuing career as a stand-up comedian

  17-12-2025 19:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Daniel Power, who had made appearances as a comedian at open mic nights before he was jailed for dealing, filmed a raft of comedy videos from inside Brixton prison.
  
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• Texas pastor sparks outrage after telling women to 'lose 30 pounds' if they want chance at finding husband

  17-12-2025 19:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Joel Webbon, a senior pastor at Covenant Bible Church in Austin and the founder of Righteous Response Ministries, found himself in hot water over remarks he made earlier this month.
  
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• Aria Thorpe's heartbroken family share new photos of girl, 9, stabbed to death

  17-12-2025 19:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Aria Thorpe died from a single stab wound on Monday in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset
  
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• Doctors' strike in chaos as three in four turn up to work at some hospitals amid threadbare picket lines

  17-12-2025 19:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cancer patients among sick Britons 'worried for their life' after the NHS was forced to cancel thousands of operations and appointments when the medics walked out in a row over pay and jobs.
  
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• Three people are arrested on suspicion of murder after man found dead near canal path in west London

  17-12-2025 19:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The man was found dead late yesterday evening at an address on Horsenden Lane North, in the Greenford area of Ealing.
  
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• New FIFA game confirmed for 2026 but you can only play it via Netflix

  17-12-2025 19:11 via metro.co.uk
  Netflix and dribble (Netflix)Netflix has partnered with FIFA on a new football sim to coincide with next year’s FIFA World Cup, so should EA Sports FC be worried?Ever since EA dropped the FIFA licence and rebranded its football game series to EA Sports FC, there’s been a question over whether any more officially licensed FIFA games will emerge.FIFA has promised to release new video games, but the only one so far has been FIFA Heroes – an arcade style game filled with cuddly ma
  
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• London Underground LIVE with huge rush hour delays as several Tube lines go down

  17-12-2025 19:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Commuters are facing major disruption on the London Underground this evening following signal failures, faulty trains and an 'operational incident' at a train depot
  
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• Police now looking for a SECOND person in connection with Brown University shooting as bungled investigation enters fifth day

  17-12-2025 19:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Authorities have released images of a second suspect who was 'in proximity' to the Brown University gunman in the ongoing manhunt for the at-large killer.
  
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• Nick Reiner's siblings Romy and Jake describe 'unimaginable pain' as they break silence after brother's arrest and parents' murder

  17-12-2025 19:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nick Reiner's two siblings Jake and Romy have released a statement, saying 'words cannot even begin to describe the unimaginable pain we are experiencing every moment of the day'.
  
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