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• Million Pound Pawn: Woman celebrates with kebab and Stellas after pawning inherited jewellery for £150k

  23-02-2021 23:17 via metro.co.uk
  
  Fran was delighted to learn her jewellery was worth £150,000 (Picture: ITV)A woman’s life was changed forever in tonight’s episode of Million Pound Pawn when a pawnbroker revealed that her jewellery was worth over £150,000 – and she celebrated the best way possible.Not soon after cash-strapped Black Lace singer Dene Michael sold his Rolex, Fran joined the programme to trade a pair of earrings and a watch she inherited for money to help fund her son’s nerve dam
  
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• WWE fan buys Vince McMahon’s custom made ‘$3,000 jacket’ from thrift store

  05-03-2021 22:48 via metro.co.uk
  
  A lucky WWE fan stumbled on a piece of wrestling history in a Florida thrift store – one of Vince McMahon’s custom made suit jackets.Reddit user XxSpruce_MoosexX stumbled on the jacket – which appears to have been worn by McMahon on SmackDown in April 2020 for Triple H Appreciation Night – for just $45 in a second hand shop.The item features the WWE boss’ name and initials – VKM – on the tag, and was bought from luxury boutique Richard’s on Greenwi
  
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• How the pandemic widened the gap between the rich and poor

  05-03-2021 22:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pew Research Center released a report on Friday that examined the financial hardships felt across the country over the last year.
  
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• Another 236 people die with Covid in UK as 5,947 test positive

  05-03-2021 22:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  The UK has recorded a further 5,947 cases and 236 deaths (Picture: Metro.co.uk)Another 236 people have died of Covid within 28 days of testing positive, bringing the UK’s death toll to 124,261.
  A further 5,947 new cases were also recorded in the past 24 hours, which is more than a 30% drop compared to this time last week.
  Deaths, cases and hospital admissions are all falling across the country amid the successful vaccine roll out.
  The Department for Health figures show that more than one m
  
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• Sturgeon 'cover-up': No minutes were made for two meetings the Scottish Government held with lawyers

  05-03-2021 22:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is accused of breaking the ministerial code by misleading Parliament and ignoring legal advice in the Alex Salmond case.
  
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• Senator slams President Joe Biden's move to allow transgender women to play female sport

  05-03-2021 22:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Liberal senator has criticised US President Joe Biden for making it easier for transgender women to play female sport - and warned against a similar push in Australia.
  
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• NHS mental health nurse forced to get second job driving van for Amazon

  05-03-2021 22:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Matt Tacey, 30, from Sheffield, has spoken out about his fight to make ends meet following the Government's proposed pitiful 1% pay rise for frontline NHS workers
  
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• Coronavirus UK: Britain's daily Covid cases drop to 5,947 and deaths fall by a third

  05-03-2021 22:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The latest infection figures, released late this evening by Public Health England, show a thirty per cent drop week-on-week compared to last Friday, when more than 8,500 cases were recorded.
  
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• 'Tinkering with school terms just a distraction from decade of Tory failures'

  05-03-2021 22:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Tories cut per-pupil funding between 2010 and 2019 and additional cash for education was also noticeably absent from this week’s Budget - tinkering with school terms is just a distraction from the failures of the past decade
  
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• London care home fined £40k as judge rules they failed to protect patient who hanged herself

  05-03-2021 22:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sophie Bennett, 19, hanged herself at Lancaster Lodge care facility in Richmond, south-west London in May 2016 following the sudden introduction of a harsh regime by management.
  
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• Sacha Baron Cohen mocks Kanye West and Kim Kardashian’s divorce on Jimmy Kimmel

  05-03-2021 22:14 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sacha Baron Cohen couldn’t resist poking fun at Kanye West and Kim Kardashian’s recent divorce news during a cheeky sketch on Thursday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live.
  The Borat actor, 49, was interrupted several times by a host of ‘A-listers’ requesting to buy the coronavirus vaccine off him during his hilarious appearance on the late-night talk show.For his first call, he was heard saying: ‘Bono? Oh hey man, what’s up? Yeah, I’ve got AstraZeneca, Pfizer, wha
  
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• Covid Relief Bill: Bernie Sanders' attempt to add $15 minimum wage fails

  05-03-2021 22:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sen. Bernie Sanders' attempt to add a $15 per hour minimum wage to the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill failed as eight Democrats voted against his effort.
  
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• NYC restaurants opening in Miami due to less COVID-19 restrictions

  05-03-2021 22:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Famed NYC restaurants opening in Miami despite COVID-19 are reaping the benefits of lesser restrictions with business said to be 'booming' and overflowing with patrons and reservations.
  
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• Kevin McCarthy urges Donald Trump not to take revenge on Republicans

  05-03-2021 22:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is pleading with former President Donald Trump not to take revenge on Republicans who have crossed him.
  
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• Nine children among 12 injured as Florida school's ROOF collapses

  05-03-2021 22:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  On Friday around 10am, the roof of the media center at James S Rickards Middle School, in Oakland Park, Florida, partially collapsed due to a a water leak.
  
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• Nephew of Mexican drug lord arrested murdering' man during Xbox robber

  05-03-2021 22:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Juan Pablo Quintero, whose drug kingpin uncle is wanted by the U.S. for the 1985 murder of a DEA agent, was nabbed in Mexico on Thursday for 'killing a man over an Xbox sale' in November 2020.
  
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• Queen 'hasn't been given advance copy' of Meghan and Harry's Oprah interview

  05-03-2021 22:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: As Meghan tells of finally being free to talk to Oprah after Palace ‘gag’, Palace aides tell the Mirror Royals have not been given advance copy of the TV interview and will all 'watch it at the same time'
  
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• Emiliano Martinez says Arsenal did not deserve to keep him

  05-03-2021 22:09 via metro.co.uk
  
  Emiliano Martinez says he never felt trusted by Arsenal (Getty Images)Emiliano Martinez says he loves everything about Arsenal but admits he never felt trusted by Mikel Arteta.Martinez impressed towards the end of last season when he deputised for the injured Bernd Leno but Arsenal took the decision to sell the Argentine to Aston Villa for £17 million last summer.The 28-year-old has continued his solid form at Villa and has played a key role in the club’s strong Premier League campai
  
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• Pregnant mum 'living out of bags' in cramped house plagued by mould and mice

  05-03-2021 22:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kellie Sullivan, whose fifth child is due in just a few weeks, is struggling to find space for her children to sleep amid the chaos at their Manchester home
  
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• MasterChef’s Gregg Wallace and John Torode make shock decision to put extra chef through to semi-final

  05-03-2021 22:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  Gregg Wallace on MasterChef (Picture: BBC)MasterChef judges Gregg Wallace and John Torode made a shock decision on the programme to keep an extra chef in the competition moving forward to the semi-final, delighting fans who were overjoyed with their decision.In the latest episode, Tom, Laura, Madeeha and Steph went up against each other to impress the panel with their unique takes on a ‘great British pudding’, a brief set for them by restaurant critic Grace Dent.Madeeha decided put a
  
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• Coronation Street star Mollie Gallagher celebrates anniversary with musician boyfriend

  05-03-2021 22:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mollie Gallagher shared the love for her boyfriend as they marked the occasion (Picture: Rex/@mollie.gallagher_)Coronation Street star Mollie Gallagher has celebrated her one-year anniversary with her musician boyfriend, Dan Myers.The actress, who plays Nina Lucas on the cobbles, recently shared a sweet photo with her beau to mark the occasion.‘Valentine’s Day and our anniversary all in two days 💝💝💝,’ she wrote. ‘Happy 1 year of Mol and Dan, I love
  
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• EastEnders spoilers: Nancy Carter’s return story confirmed as Mick reveals abuse to her

  05-03-2021 21:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  Nancy is due to return soon in EastEnders (Picture: BBC)EastEnders has tonight (March 5) teased the upcoming return of Nancy Carter (Maddy Hill), as parents Mick (Danny Dyer) and Linda (Kellie Bright) headed off on holiday to visit her.Friday’s episode of the BBC One soap saw the Carters packing up the contents of their flat prior to a return to the Queen Vic.But a heart to heart with Mitch Baker (Roger Griffiths) resulted in Mick realising that before he resumed his duties as landlord, he
  
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• EastEnders spoilers: Chelsea Fox vows to destroy Jack Branning in shocking scenes

  05-03-2021 21:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  Chelsea vowed to destroy Jack in EastEnders (Picture: BBC)Chelsea Fox (Zaraah Abrahams) has threatened to ruin Jack Branning’s (Scott Maslen) career in the police force if he reports the Fox family’s involvement in an international drugs ring.With his career already in jeopardy thanks to a recent suspension, the EastEnders copper now has to decide whether he should take what he knows to his superiors.But if he dishes the dirt, he risks being tied to the crime. Yet if he backs off, th
  
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• UK coronavirus death toll up by 236 as R number begins to climb again

  05-03-2021 21:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The UK's R number has increased for the first time in seven weeks and now stands at between 0.7 and 0.9, despite cases falling to their lowest level since September
  
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• SWAT team causes $50,000 to Texas woman's home during raid and leaves daughter's dog blind and deaf

  05-03-2021 21:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vicki Baker's McKinney, Texas, home was practically demolished on July 25, 2020, after she called 911 to tell them of the armed fugitive who was waiting out at her property.
  
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• Gogglebox: Where is Tom Malone on Channel 4 series?

  05-03-2021 21:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Malone family has been on Gogglebox for years (Picture: Channel 4)Gogglebox recently made a welcome comeback to our screens, launching its 17th series last month.The first episode of the new season saw Gogglebox stars watch and react to clips from Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, Channel 4 hit It’s A Sin and viral sensation Married At First Sight Australia.But Tom Malone wasn’t a part of the show, despite being a cast member of Gogglebox for several years. So where
  
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• Gogglebox: Where is Tom Malone Jr on Channel 4 series and did he quit?

  05-03-2021 21:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Malone family has been on Gogglebox for years (Picture: Channel 4)Gogglebox recently made a welcome comeback to our screens, launching its 17th series last month.The first episode of the new season saw Gogglebox stars watch and react to clips from Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, Channel 4 hit It’s A Sin and viral sensation Married At First Sight Australia.But Tom Malone Jr wasn’t a part of the show, despite being a cast member of Gogglebox for several years. So whe
  
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• Body of boy, eight, cut out of crocodile that swallowed him whole

  05-03-2021 21:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Dimas Mulkan Saputra was fishing in a river with his father when he strayed from the shorein East Kalimantan, Indonesia, on Wednesday morning.
  
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• Kim Kardashian feels ‘a lot of empathy’ for Britney Spears after watching documentary as she recalls her own struggles

  05-03-2021 21:41 via metro.co.uk
  
  Kim Kardashian has recalled being trolled while pregnant as she reacts to Framing Britney Spears documentary (Picture: Jean-Baptiste LaCroix/AFP/Getty Images)Kim Kadashian has spoken out about feeling ‘a lot of empathy’ for Britney Spears after recently watching the headline-making Framing Britney Spears documentary.The Keeping Up With The Kardashian’s star said watching the New York Times doc made her recall feeling ‘insecure’ when she was pregnant because of comme
  
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• Meghan Markle's Canadian Suits co-star Patrick Adams attacks royals on Twitter

  05-03-2021 21:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 39-year-old LA-based actor, who starred as Meghan's on-screen love interest during her time on Suits, unleashed a furious rant about the royal family.
  
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