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• Mikel Arteta confident returning Thomas Partey can take Arsenal to the next level

  14-01-2021 09:06 via metro.co.uk
  
  Thomas Partey is primed to make his Arsenal return from injury (Picture: Getty)Mikel Arteta believes the returning Thomas Partey can have a transformative effect on Arsenal’s season as the club’s headline summer signing prepares to make his eagerly anticipated return.The Ghana international joined the Gunners on the final day of the summer transfer window but has been restricted to just a handful of appearances after suffering two separate thigh injuries.Partey’s most recent co
  
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• Rachel Riley wins libel battle against political blogger and Jeremy Corbyn supporter

  20-01-2021 20:08 via metro.co.uk
  
  The judge ruled in Rachel Riley’s favour (Picture: Rex)Rachel Riley has won a libel battle against Mike Sivier, a political blogger and Jeremy Corbyn supporter, over an article which alleged she engaged in a ‘campaign of online abuse and harassment; against a teenager on Twitter.The Countdown star, 35, sued Sivier over the article on his website Vox Political in January 2019, which had the headline: ‘Serial abuser Rachel Riley to receive “extra protection” &nda
  
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• Vice President Kamala Harris' great-nieces snap inauguration selfie with dad

  20-01-2021 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vice President Kamala Harris' adorable great-nieces were seen taking a selfie with their father as they attended the inauguration of their great-aunt and President Joe Biden Wednesday DC.
  
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• Tory politician denies taking part in drinking sessions at the Welsh Assembly bar

  20-01-2021 19:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A solicitor for Conservative Nick Ramsay declared his client 'sat on his own' and 'had a chicken curry' after four other politicians were probed for allegedly downing wine in December.
  
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• Arsenal starlet Bukayo Saka can become ‘world-class’, claims Lauren

  20-01-2021 19:57 via metro.co.uk
  
  Saka has been one of Arsenal’s most consistent players this season (Picture: Getty Images)Lauren has hailed the impact of Arsenal’s youngsters and believes Bukayo Saka has the potential to become ‘world-class’.The Gunners were languishing as low as 15th in the table until the likes of Saka, Emile Smith Rowe and Gabriel Martinelli sparked them into life.Arsenal’s comfortable 3-0 victory over Newcastle on Monday was their fifth win from their last six Premier League g
  
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• Teacher dies after Brazil beach waves knocked her off a rock while she was posing for selfies

  20-01-2021 19:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Soliane Luiza suffered a heart attack and died before she was to be airlifted to a hospital in Itajaí, Brazil, on Sunday after waves knocked her off a rock while she was taking photos at a beach.
  
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• Donald Trump draws massive crowd for anti-Biden protest outside Capitol building

  20-01-2021 19:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mark Leggiero was the only pro-Trump protester who turned up to demonstrate against Joe Biden’s inauguration at the New York State Capitol on Wednesday morning (Picture: AP)A lone Donald Trump supporter looks around forlornly at a protest against Joe Biden’s inauguration that end up being a huge flop. Mark Leggiero, 28, was the only demonstrator to turn up at New York State’s sealed-off capitol building in Albany on Wednesday afternoon.
  Leggiero says he drove 45 minutes to prot
  
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• Bodycam shows Texas cop shooting unarmed black man Patrick Warren

  20-01-2021 19:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Patrick Warren Sr, 52, died on January 10 after being shot three times in the chest by Killeen Police Officer Reynaldo Contreras outside his home, as seen in new bodycam footage.
  
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• Elon Musk responds to designer over use of SpaceX logo in video game

  20-01-2021 19:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Tesla and SpaceX founder replied to the designer, Lyubomir Vladimirov, on Twitter last Wednesday, appearing to give him the go-ahead to do so.
  
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• Merkel is furious media have criticised Germany's dismal vaccination programme, Trudeau reveals 

  20-01-2021 19:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Chancellor was venting about the comparisons the press were making to the superior rollout of the jab in Canada during a phone call on Monday, Mr Trudeau claimed.
  
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• Jesy Nelson and Sean Sagar remove pictures of each other from social media sparking split rumours

  20-01-2021 19:51 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jesy Nelson and Sean Sagar spark split speculation (Picture: Rex/Instagram)Jesy Nelson and Our Girls star Sean Sagar have sparked speculation they have split.
  Former Little Mix star Jesy, 29, and Sean went public with their relationship in August, after first being linked the month before.
  However, six months later and it looks like the pair may have already called it quits, with eagle-eyed fans noticing that the pair have deleted all photos of each other from their social media.
  Pictures of her
  
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• Kent man gets £200 Covid fine for visiting a BROTHEL during lockdown

  20-01-2021 19:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kent Police caught the man entering a brothel in Minster on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, at around 6pm on Friday. The next day the force dispersed a party in Dartford, as three women hid in cupboards.
  
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• Man says wife refuses to sleep in their bed as his 'toes keep falling off'

  20-01-2021 19:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES Simon's toes turned black and have fallen off one by one in the three years since he was in hospital in induced coma
  
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• Thousands of free ATMs are axed as many machines start charging for withdrawals

  20-01-2021 19:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The coronavirus crisis has led to the further demise of machines as Link, the UK’s main network, warns that without government action the number could halve in “a couple of years”
  
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• 'As a black woman, Kamala Harris’ inauguration resonates so deeply for me'

  20-01-2021 19:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  New US Vice President Kamala Harris is an inspiration to little girls all over the world, says Eva Simpson, but also a reminder of how far behind we are in the UK
  
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• Woman creates genderless pack of playing cards - so king can't trump queen

  20-01-2021 19:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The hierarchy of playing cards really bothered Indy Mellink, so she decided to take matters into her own hands and has created a new deck of cards which doesn't contain a king, queen or jack
  
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• Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance already has some of Donald Trump's tax returns

  20-01-2021 19:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vance (left) is waiting on a Supreme Court decision that could force Trump's accounting firm Mazars USA to hand over his tax records from 2011 to 2018, but has already obtained some of the information.
  
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• Historic moment as Kamala Harris becomes first female Vice President

  20-01-2021 19:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ever since George Washington became the country’s first leader 232 years ago, U.S. power had been held by men - but for the first time the country has a female Vice President in the form of Kamala Harris
  
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• 'Charming' fraudster who 'spent £7million on art owes taxpayer £72million'

  20-01-2021 19:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE Dr Gerald Smith was ordered to pay £41million under Proceeds of Crime laws after he was jailed for stealing £35million in 2008, with his debts rising by £8,000 a day with interest
  
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• Boris Johnson signals first rift with Joe Biden just minutes into his Presidency

  20-01-2021 19:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister was asked whether he thought Joe Biden was "woke", and it went downhill from there
  
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• Storm Christoph sees thousands facing 'mass evacuation' and worst may be to come

  20-01-2021 19:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Storm Christoph's rain of terror has seen Major Incidents declared across the north with the Met Office warning of 'weather hazards' and families fleeing their homes
  
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• Man is given £200 Covid fine for visiting a BROTHEL during lockdown

  20-01-2021 19:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kent Police caught the man entering a brothel in Minster on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, at around 6pm on Friday. The next day the force dispersed a party in Dartford, as three women hid in cupboards.
  
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• Joe Biden inaugural address in full - read text of 46th President's first speech

  20-01-2021 19:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 46th President vowed an era of 'unity' and an end to 'manufactured facts' and 'lies' as he pledged to make America once more a force for good - and said: 'Democracy has prevailed'
  
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• Did The Simpsons predict Vice President Kamala Harris’ inauguration outfit?

  20-01-2021 19:35 via metro.co.uk
  
  (Picture: Reuters/Fox)The Simpsons have a long history of spookingly predicting the future and it seems like they may have accidentally managed to do it again – either that, or Kamala Harris is a major Lisa Simpson stan.
  In Bart To The Future, an episode saw Lisa become the first female President of the United States as she wore a purple jacket, pearls and earrings.
  Today, a historic moment in world history saw us all watch Kamala Harris become the first female, black and South Asian Ameri
  
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• Ole Gunnar Solskjaer pours doubt on Juan Mata’s Manchester United future

  20-01-2021 19:34 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is not certain on Juan Mata’s future (Picture: Visionhaus)Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admits he does not know how much longer Juan Mata will be at the club, with his contract expiring at the end of the season.The Red Devils have the option to extend Mata’s contract for another year beyond 2021, but Solskjaer confirms that no decision has been made on that front.The 32-year-old is far from a guaranteed starter and struggles to even make many app
  
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• Teen murdered ‘as he tried to help friend retrieve stolen phone’

  20-01-2021 19:33 via metro.co.uk
  
  Anas Mezenner, 17, was found knifed in the street in the Turnpike Lane area of north London just after 9pm last night (Picture:LNP/SWNS)The first teenager killed in the capital this year had been trying to help his friend get back a stolen phone, it was claimed. Anas Mezenner, 17, was found knifed in the street in the Turnpike Lane area of north London just after 9pm last night.He was taken to hospital but pronounced dead in the early hours of this morning.Police have now launched a murder
  
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• Elon Musk responds to designer about creating SpaceX video game

  20-01-2021 19:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Tesla and SpaceX founder replied to the designer, Lyubomir Vladimirov, on Twitter last Wednesday, appearing to give him the go-ahead to do so.
  
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• Bernie Sander's nod to hometown teacher as he attends Joe Biden's inauguration

  20-01-2021 19:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Senator from Vermont, who sought the Democratic presidential nomination, went viral on social media for his sustainable fashion choices at Biden's ceremony
  
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• Read Joe Biden's full inaugural address

  20-01-2021 19:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Biden spoke for 22 minutes from the steps of the Capitol, apainting a contrast to Donald Trump without naming him, and promising that he would serve the people, not power.
  
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• Will Young pays tribute to late twin brother Rupert on their birthday after his death aged 41

  20-01-2021 19:27 via metro.co.uk
  
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  Will Young has paid tribute to his late twin brother Rupert on their birthday.The singer was heartbroken after Rupert died last year aged 41 having battled depression and addiction.On Wednesday he shared an emotional video on social media saying his brother is ‘always with him’.The video was a montage of pictures of Will and Rupert together over years including various family
  
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