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• Mum called daughter to say she couldn't breathe but died before she arrived

  26-11-2020 20:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ann-Marie Brett, 52, passed away in Diana, Princess of Wales hospital, after suffering a cardiac arrest at her home in Grimsby, an inquest heard
  
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• Lincoln Project co-founder John Weaver admits sending 'inappropriate messages' to men

  16-01-2021 18:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The letter from John Weaver, obtained by Axios , comes as several men have come forward this week sharing DMs the political adviser allegedly sent them.
  
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• Hero blown up in Afghanistan dies years later as 'body couldn't take more pain'

  16-01-2021 18:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Mum of Corporal Davey Timmins says the army gave her son 'no help whatsoever' after he was medically discharged after he had lost an eye, suffered brain damage and PTSD after being blown up in Afghanistan
  
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• Girl's heartbreaking texts to her grandad who died from Covid aged just 62

  16-01-2021 18:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Neil Robinson was a fit and healthy 62-year-old, so his family expected him to get better when he contracted Covid-19 during the country's first lockdown
  
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• TikTokker shows how to make insanely crispy spiced roast potatoes

  16-01-2021 18:09 via metro.co.uk
  
  Yum (Picture: @scheckeats)Want to elevate your cookery game?This recipe for roast potatoes, which has racked up millions of likes across several TikTok videos, could be just the thing,
  The recipe’s creator, Jeremy Scheck, has posted a few iterations of the popular recipe, but they all come to the same thing – exceedingly delicious looking roasties.To make them, you cut your potatoes without peeling them. Jeremy says he prefers Yukon Gold or red potatoes.In one of the videos, Jeremy s
  
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• Traveller fined £1,000 for breaching self-isolation rules by visiting sister

  16-01-2021 18:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  A man has been fined £1,000 at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court for failing to self-isolate after arriving in England from Somalia (Picture REX)A man has been fined £1,000 for failing to self-isolate after arriving in the UK from Somalia.Basuir Fidin, 34, was convicted of breaking Covid health regulations at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.
  The court heard he flouted Covid regulations by visiting his sister’s home in Birmingham on September 23 when he should
  
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• Labour warns Sunak the poorest 'will be devastated' if he fails to extend £20-a-week benefit boost

  16-01-2021 18:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rishi Sunak wants to avoid making the Universal Credit increase a permanent feature of future budgets and thinks he could half the cost if he dishes out a one-off check.
  
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• Brits scramble to get home before every single travel corridor is axed

  16-01-2021 18:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  People arriving at Heathrow Airport today after Boris Johnson announced new rules for travellers (Pictures: EPA)Travellers have been seen pouring back into Heathrow Airport today after Boris Johnson announced all new arrivals will have to quarantine from Monday. The Prime Minister has scrapped the ‘travel corridors’ scheme due to the threat of new strains of Covid coming in from abroad.His announcement seemingly triggered a rush of people aiming to make it back home before being
  
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• Mesut Ozil confirms Arsenal exit with message to Fenerbahce

  16-01-2021 17:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mesut Ozil is set to leave Arsenal to join Fenerbahce (Getty)Mesut Ozil has appeared to confirm his Arsenal exit with a message to Fenerbahce on Twitter.It’s understood that the 32-year-old has now reached an agreement with Arsenal to end his £350,000-a-week contract this month, which paves the way for his switch to Fenerbahce.Ozil had initially intended to see out the remainder of his deal which expires at the end of the season, but the midfielder is keen to reignite his career havi
  
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• 'I'm sick of bare-faced, moronic mask dodgers forcing staff into confrontations'

  16-01-2021 17:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Our columnist is sick to death of arrogant anti-maskers - but the thing she hates the most is seeing hardworking staff members forced to step in to protect the rest of us
  
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• Doctors and nurses fears they could be prosecuted for switching off Covid patients' life support

  16-01-2021 17:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Medical groups have written to Health Secretary Matt Hancock asking for new legislation protecting them from investigations should they need to withdraw life support to treat other patients.
  
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• John Barnes names the only two teams in Premier League title race ahead of Liverpool vs Manchester United

  16-01-2021 17:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  Barnes doesn’t think United will win the title (Picture: Corbis via Gettty)John Barnes has ruled Manchester United out of the title race despite heading into their Premier League meeting with Liverpool on top of the table.
  Barnes, the former Liverpool winger, does not view United as serious threats to take the title away from Merseyside this season.
  Rather, he views Manchester City as the main contenders for Premier League glory, along with Jurgen Klopp’s side.‘Liverpool are no
  
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• Godzilla vs Kong release date moved up two months as other movies face delays

  16-01-2021 17:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  Godzilla vs Kong will be released sooner than expected (Picture: LA Pictures1)The release date for Godzilla vs Kong has been moved up to March instead of May, as other movies face major delays.The flick will now be released on March 26 instead of May 21, according to Deadline.As part of Warner Bros’ 2021 slate, it’s set to be released simultaneously into theatres and on HBO Max – and we’re so ready.The upcoming monster movie will see Godzilla and Kong collide in a ‘
  
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• Martin Keown explains why Ole Gunnar Solskjaer ‘probably’ needs to drop Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani for Liverpool clash

  16-01-2021 17:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  Martin Keown reckons Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could drop Edinson Cavani (Picture: BBC)Martin Keown believes Ole Gunnar Solskjaer ‘probably’ needs to drop Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani for this weekend’s clash with Premier League title rivals Liverpool.Uruguay legend Cavani has scored four goals in 15 appearances for United since joining the club as a free agent last summer.The 33-year-old started Tuesday’s 1-0 victory over Burnley – which saw Manchester Unite
  
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• 'Dead man walking' out to crush mob takes on 325 gangsters in mafia mega trial

  16-01-2021 17:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lawyer Nicola Gratteri is one of the most endangered men in the world as trial into murder, extortion, money-laundering and drug trafficking begins in a huge purpose-built courtroom
  
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• Kimberly Wyatt claims acne ‘almost cost her place’ in the Pussycat Dolls: ‘The pressure to get rid of it was intense’

  16-01-2021 17:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  Kimberly Wyatt says there was intense pressure on her appearance while in the Pussycat Dolls (Picture: Backgrid/Getty Images)Kimberly Wyatt has revealed that her cystic acne almost got her kicked out of the Pussycat Dolls after she was put under ‘intense’ pressure to get rid of it. The 38-year-old dancer revealed that she struggled with her skin and the added stress of worrying about it only made the problem worse. She told New! Magazine she felt pressure about her appearan
  
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• Tesco worker dies as ‘number’ of staff self-isolate after Covid outbreak

  16-01-2021 17:47 via metro.co.uk
  
  Tesco would not confirm how many staff members are self-isolating (Picture: Google)A Tesco superstore has been hit by a coronavirus outbreak forcing a number ofemployees into quarantine.
  The outbreak comes as the supermarket giant confirmed one of their staff members recently died but did not reveal the cause of death ‘out of respect for the employee’s family’.The company said the Extra branch in Stretford, Greater Manchester, sent home a ‘number of colleagues because of
  
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• 'Long Covid has changed my life, I feel like I've lost part of myself'

  16-01-2021 17:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Hayley Clarke, 27, who contracted Covid-19 in March, gives a first-hand account of having to come to terms with a new self as the virus still impacts her life 10 months on
  
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• Who is Grandfather Clock on The Masked Singer? All the clues you need to know

  16-01-2021 17:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  Who could it be? (Picture: ITV)The second series of The Masked UK singer is really hotting up, with rumours of contestants’ identities spreading like wildfire.Week after week, viewers have been left guessing who could be hiding under the costumes – from Sausage and Badger to Blob and Harlequin.The panel – made up of Jonathan Ross, Rita Ora, Mo Gilligan and Davina McCall – have been on the case, unearthing stars Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Mel B, Martine McCutcheon so far.Grandfa
  
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• I was heartbroken to learn my baby is deaf – but now I know it won’t hold him back

  16-01-2021 17:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  Bobby was born in October 2019 and I instantly knew that he was different (Picture: Emma Mansell-Grey)My husband Martin and I had waited so long for Bobby, having lost recurrent  babies through miscarriage before falling pregnant with him. He was finally born by C-section on Friday 11 October 2019, and we couldn’t have been happier. However, my elation soon gave way to a knot of fear in my stomach, as Bobby failed his newborn hearing screening test. I felt sick with pan
  
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• Azealia Banks plans to ‘make earrings out of dead cat’s jaw’ after disturbing footage

  16-01-2021 17:43 via metro.co.uk
  
  Azealia Banks is planning to make jewellery out of her cat (Picture: Getty/Instagram)Azealia Banks has told fans she is planning to make titanium earrings out of her dead cat’s jaw bones after she dug up her former pet. The 212 rapper, 29, shared footage last week of her and a friend digging up her former pet Lucifer and boiling its body in a pot, which she said was to taxidermy the animal. Taking to Instagram once more, she revealed the jaw bones of the cat and her plans to make
  
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• UK daily Covid deaths rise by over 1,000 for a fifth day in a row with 1,295 and 41,346 new cases

  16-01-2021 17:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's a 15 per cent increase on the same figure last Saturday, when 789 deaths were recorded in British hospitals, and is the highest total since Saturday, April 11 last year.
  
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• Liverpool building firm part of police bribery and corruption probe

  16-01-2021 17:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Unite hired the Flanagan Group to head the construction of its Birmingham complex with work beginning in 2015. In 2019, Paul Flanagan was arrested as part of Operation Aloft.
  
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• General McChrystal compares MAGA riot to the evolution of Al-Qaeda

  16-01-2021 17:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Retired Army General Stanley McChrystal said there are terrifying parallels between the birth of Al-Qaeda and the violent siege on the US Capitol last week.
  
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• UK set for gonorrhoea 'pandemic' when Covid lockdown ends, doctor claims

  16-01-2021 17:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  London sexual health clinic chief Dr John McSorley has urged people to get tested for sexually transmitted diseases to help stop the spread of them once lockdown lifts
  
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• Four friends from different houses fined for driving 61-mile to McDonald's

  16-01-2021 17:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Four friends from different households drove 61 miles from Manchester to McDonald's in Uttoxeter but were stopped by police and each fined £200
  
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• Four friends fined for 61-mile multiple household trip to McDonald's

  16-01-2021 17:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Four friends from different households drove 61 miles from Manchester to McDonald's in Uttoxeter but were stopped by police and each fined £200
  
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• Criminal probes ‘compromised’ after human error wipes out 400,000 police records

  16-01-2021 17:34 via metro.co.uk
  
  A senior police officer has warned investigations could be compromised (Picture: iStockphoto)Criminal investigations could be compromised by the accidental loss of hundreds of thousands of police records, it has been claimed.More than 400,000 records were deleted from a national database due to ‘human error’, it emerged on Friday.Policing Minister Kit Malthouse said officers were ‘working at pace’ to recover the data and an initial assessment by police and the Home Office
  
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• Tory MP Simon Hoare savages Laurence Fox after the actor showed off face mask 'exemption badge'

  16-01-2021 17:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The actor and political activist, 42, who has repeatedly challenged lockdown restrictions, shared the photo on Twitter on Friday beneath an apparently mocking post.
  
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• What is a parasocial relationship and how to tell if you’re in one

  16-01-2021 17:20 via metro.co.uk
  
  (Credits: Getty Images/fStop)‘I love them, but they don’t even know I exist’ might seem like a quote from a teen movie about unrequited feelings.However, it’s a good way to summarise parasocial relationships, where the person in question literally does not know that the one ‘in a relationship’ with them is alive.The term parasocial relationships refers to when people feel like they know – and potentially think they’re in a relationship with –
  
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