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• Ministers told to install roadside AI cameras nationwide to catch more drivers illegally using their phones

  12-12-2025 09:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Minsters are being urged to take a 'modernised approach' to tackling two of the most persistent driving offences on the road: mobile phone misuse and seat belt non-compliance.
  
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• Mary Portas gets emotional as she reveals her brother is her son’s biological father

  13-12-2025 12:24 via metro.co.uk
  Mary Portas grew emotional as she revealed how her third son came to be (Picture: Instagram)Key Pointssummary__ai-icon
  Mary Portas revealed that her brother Lawrence is the biological father of her son Horatio, acting as a sperm donor.Her ex-wife, Melanie Rickey, then carried the baby.
  Mary shared the emotional journey and her gratitude for her brother’s ‘greatest gift’ on a podcast interview.Created with AI assistance. Quality assured by Metro editors.Retail expert Mary Porta
  
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• Cheapest UK supermarket named for Christmas dinner in 2025 with £1 sprouts

  13-12-2025 12:23 via metro.co.uk
  The cheapest traditional UK supermarket for Christmas dinner has been named (Picture: Getty Images)The cheapest UK supermarket for Christmas dinner in 2025 has been named – and its slim prices will allow you to get your festive hands on pigs in blankets, turkey, and all the trimmings without breaking the bank.Asda has taken the crown for the most affordable traditional retailer this Yuletide season, with a festive basket coming in 3.4% cheaper than Tesco, 11.6% cheaper than Sainsbury&rsqu
  
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• The UK’s weak spot in World War 3? The NHS and loo roll

  13-12-2025 12:12 via metro.co.uk
  British soldiers unfurl the Union Jack before the start of the Steadfast Dart 2025 exercise in Smardan, eastern Romania (Picture: AP)World War Three is unlikely to start with a ‘cyber Pearl Harbor’, a catastrophic cyberattack on critical infrastructure.But if conflict comes to Britain – as suggested by armed forces minister, Al Carns – experts say it may be felt closer to home than on the frontline.While the government is preparing for the possible outbreak of war,
  
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• Enzo Maresca issues concerning Cole Palmer injury update ahead of Chelsea vs Everton

  13-12-2025 12:08 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 PageEnzo Maresca has revealed that Cole Palmer is still playing through pain due to his groin injury ahead of Chelsea’s Premier League match against Everton.Palmer has missed over 10 weeks after he was forced off in the defeat against Manchester United in September due to a groin problem.The 23-year-old then fractured his toe in a freak accident at his hom
  
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• Inside funeral home where decomposed bodies were left unrefrigerated for months

  13-12-2025 12:07 via metro.co.uk
  Investigators found the premises to be in a poor state with leaking roof and lack of refrigeration in the mortuary room (Picture: CPS)Two funeral directors face prison after running a fraudulent business leaving ‘badly decomposed’ bodies in an unrefrigerated mortuary room for more than a month.Investigators found multiple managerial failings at Elkin and Bell Funerals in Gosport, Hampshire, including a slew of unpaid debts and dilapidated premises with a leaky roof.Images of the par
  
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• ‘Thank God for John Cena!’ WWE icons reveal how retiring legend saved wrestling

  13-12-2025 12:00 via metro.co.uk
  John Cena is retiring from WWE later tonight (Picture: WWE)Key Pointssummary__ai-icon
  John Cena is retiring tonight after 23 years, ending an era in WWE with a final match against GUNTHERCena’s career includes 17 world titles and a legacy as the company’s leading figure during the Ruthless Aggression era and beyondCM Punk, Santino Marella, Chelsea Green and more praise Cena’s influence, professionalism, and connection with audiencesCreated with AI assistance. Quality assured b
  
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• Coronation Street swarmed by police as Theo commits worst act yet against Todd

  13-12-2025 12:00 via metro.co.uk
  Things escalate even further (Picture: ITV)A special episode of Coronation Street airing this coming week takes us right into the heart of Theo Silverton (James Cartwright)’s abusive treatment of his partner Todd Grimshaw (Gareth Pierce), as we see events unfold through camera footage from CCTV, police body cams and a camera Todd has hidden for his own protection. Gareth Pierce told us it was a challenge to film, but the end result is powerful and distur
  
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• Laughing at Britain: Czech drug dealer posing in £1,500 Moncler jacket on suburban street symbolises everything that is wrong with soft touch UK

  13-12-2025 11:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'Vile' Patrik Durac has a lengthy criminal record in the UK, serving prison sentences for affray and supplying heroin.
  
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• Ultra-woke Collingwood WAG shares scathing message about Carlton's royal family over their son's rape conviction - reigniting football's biggest rivalry

  13-12-2025 11:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Collingwood WAG Dee Salmin slammed Tom Silvagni's parents for claiming their son was innocent after he was charged with rape.
  
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• NHS urges 'call 999' for severe flu symptoms as hospitalisations surge

  13-12-2025 11:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  NHS guidance reminds people with flu to call 999 if they experience severe symptoms, as the health service faces record demands with flu hospitalisations up 55%
  
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• Met Office issues 'danger to life' amber weather warning as six areas on alert

  13-12-2025 11:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has warned Brits in affected areas that 'fast flowing or deep floodwater is likely, causing danger to life' as well as flooding and damage to homes and businesses
  
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• Geminid meteor shower dubbed ‘best of the year’ coming to UK skies this weekend

  13-12-2025 11:50 via metro.co.uk
  Last year, people in Somerset reveled in the Geminid meteor shower’s spectacular display in the night sky and they’ll be hoping for more of the same this year (Picture: Josh Dury Photo-Media/PA Wire)Stargazers are preparing for a huge meteor shower dubbed the ‘best of the year’.The Geminid meteor shower could see over 120 meteors tracing through the night sky every hour – reaching its peak this weekend.Metro has produced a handy guide so you know where, when and ho
  
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• Caerphilly explosion UPDATES: Two dead in horror house blast as street sealed off

  13-12-2025 11:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police and fire crews raced to the garden of the two-storey property in South Wales, where officers confirmed two people were pronounced dead at the scene following a blast
  
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• Brit fugitive caught in Benidorm after fleeing UK in bid to dodge life sentence

  13-12-2025 11:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police in Spain revealed they have arrested a British man who fled the UK after he was sentenced for a string of crimes - cops said an Interpol alert had been issued for the 35-year-old
  
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• Bonnie Blue’s parting shot during deportation as she is marched through Bali airport

  13-12-2025 11:29 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 PageBonnie Blue has been marched out of Bali after she was banned from the country for 10 years over making pornography.
  The controversial adult star, whose real name is Tia Billinger, was arrested in Badung after playing a ‘sex game’ with newly legal teenage boys who were visiting from Australia.She was arrested on suspicion of making adult material
  
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• Bonnie Blue’s parting shot as she is marched through Bali airport and banned for 10 years

  13-12-2025 11:29 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 PageBonnie Blue has been marched out of Bali after she was banned from the country for 10 years over making pornography.
  The controversial adult star, whose real name is Tia Billinger, was arrested in Badung after playing a ‘sex game’ with newly legal teenage boys who were visiting from Australia.She was arrested on suspicion of making adult material
  
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• Raccoon caught passed out drunk after liquor store break in is 'repeat offender'

  13-12-2025 11:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police rushed to a alcohol shop after a suspected burglary but found a 'very intoxicated' raccoon passed out next to a toilet - officers revealed the creature is no stranger to breaking into businesses
  
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• Man cut in half by forklift truck reveals bitter family feud in heartbreaking interview six years after horror accident left him severed from below the waist

  13-12-2025 11:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Loren Schauers has revealed the pain of family tensions after his accident nightmare and plans for the future with his girlfriend Sabia, in an exclusive interview with the DAILY MAIL.
  
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• Grandfather forced to sell five-bed mansion he built from scratch after council fines him £300k because it was 10 metres to the left of plans

  13-12-2025 11:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  David Drew has accused Wokingham Council of being 'spiteful' and 'exploiting' constituents after officers enforced a strict planning levy, leaving him in thousands of pounds of debt.
  
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• The world goes nuclear: Countries that are next in line to arm themselves with nukes as superpowers teeter on the brink of WW3

  13-12-2025 11:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Coupled with intensifying tensions in global geopolitics, countries like Japan and Saudi Arabia are seriously exploring the acquisition of nuclear weapons,
  
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• Strictly ‘insider’ reveals the 10 names that could replace Claudia and Tess

  13-12-2025 11:12 via metro.co.uk
  This will be Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly’s last season on the show (Picture: BBC/Guy Levy)Strictly Come Dancing has reportedly assembled a 10-strong list of showbiz contenders to replace Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly.The hosting duo shocked the TV-watching nation when they announced that this 2025 series of the show would be their last at the helm.After the double act shared a short clip with the news on their social media accounts, the BBC released their own statement heaping prais
  
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• NHS urges people not to call their GP - to 'get the right care'

  13-12-2025 11:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The NHS has urged people to use online forms to book appointments with their GP, as it helps to free up phone lines and ease pressure on the health service
  
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• Celebrity gastro pub beloved by William and Kate is at war with neighbours over planning blunder

  13-12-2025 11:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Disgruntled locals already complaining about an overflow car park were dismayed to learn of a request to make it even larger - because a hedgerow hadn't been taken into account.
  
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• UK conscription rules explained as WW3 fears grow over escalation in Ukraine

  13-12-2025 11:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  NATO chief Mark Rutte has claimed the UK and other allied nations are next in Russia’s sights as he warned we "must be prepared" for war amid unsuccessful peace talks
  
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• Who is favourite to win Strictly 2025? We unpack latest odds ahead of semi-final

  13-12-2025 11:00 via metro.co.uk
  A new name is waiting to be written on the Glitter Ball trophy (Picture: Kieron McCarron/BBC/PA Wire)There are just two shows to go until Strictly Come Dancing 2025 ends and a celeb waltzes away with the Glitterball trophy.Last week’s show saw an upset when Love Island star Amber Davies and pro-partner Nikita Kuzmin secured a place in the semi-final after beating Lewis Cope and Katya Jones in a dance off.The pair’s shock elimination surprised fans who presumed the pair were favourit
  
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• This £6.79 wine is bound to get people talking at the Christmas dinner table

  13-12-2025 11:00 via metro.co.uk
  An unusual drink can be a great conversation starter (Picture: Getty Images)
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  Here are the four Ds of Christmas: December deserves drinking drama.And, I don’t mean having a few too many, falling into the open hearth and setting light to your Christmas jumper kind of drama. I’m talking about choosing drinks that will cause
  
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• The man who got away with murder: How a child's confession unravelled the plot of the monster who slit his wife's throat then painted himself as the victim - and nearly got away with it for a decade

  13-12-2025 11:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Robert Rhodes spent nearly a decade in the clear for murdering his wife Dawn, pinning the blame on her. Now, finally, a child's remarkable courage has helped put him behind bars for good.
  
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• Prince Harry's 'desperate' reason for royal reunion as experts brand it 'fake'

  13-12-2025 11:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Duke of Sussex lost a legal case to have his police protection reinstated when visiting the UK earlier this year, but now a new request has meant it is once again under review
  
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• Football fan gobsmacked after calculating cost of following England at 2026 World Cup

  13-12-2025 10:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  An England supporter has slammed FIFA after working out how much it would cost his family-of-five to watch the Three Lions at the 2026 World Cup should they progress deep into the tournament
  
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