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• Mum embarrassed as 'brain eating worm' in son's ear turns out to be bit of tape

  23-02-2021 12:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Gemma Tyson, from Somerset, recalled the alarming moment she pulled the sticky mass out of her then eight-year-old son Ashton's ear, after he complained of a mysterious itch
  
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• Man baffled after spotting boat ‘floating in the sky’

  03-03-2021 16:15 via metro.co.uk
  
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  Have you ever seen something which you think must be impossible?From UFOs to desert mirages, people’s eyes have been deceiving them since the start of time – and this brilliant optical illusion is no exception.A man captured amazing footage which shows a large boat appearing to simply float across the sky.Colin McCallum spotted the red vessel apparently hovering ove
  
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• Jon Moxley and AJ Styles’ lost WWE match: AEW star reveals favourite in-ring moments

  03-03-2021 16:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  Moxley remembers his house show days well (Photo: AEW)Jon Moxley has revealed one of his favourite matches – and most fans will never get to see this clash with AJ Styles.The AEW wrestler – who spent time in WWE as Dean Ambrose from signing a developmental deal in 2011 until his exit in 2019 – has opened up about his fondest memories from live, untelevised events, and one match sticks out above the rest.He exclusively told Metro.co.uk: ‘Probably my favourite matches, when
  
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• Gary Neville warns ‘big decision coming soon’ over Manchester United goalkeeper situation

  03-03-2021 16:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  De Gea and Henderson battling for the no1 spot at Old Trafford (Picture: Getty)Gary Neville believes a big decision is coming soon over who will be Manchester United’s no1 goalkeeper.David de Gea remains Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s regular first choice in the Premier League with Dean Henderson putting pressure on the Spaniard.Henderson has started twice in the league but has been United’s first choice in the Europa League and FA Cup, keeping four clean sheets out of five in those co
  
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• Taylor Swift forever being defined by her past relationships proves we have a long way to go for equality

  03-03-2021 16:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Taylor Swift’s more than just her dating history (Picture: Rex)The year is 2021, we’re still living through a pandemic, Taylor Swift has been dating Joe Alwyn for four years and guess what?
  She’s still the butt of jokes about her past relationships. Taylor, 31, was once again forced to hit back at the haters this week after Netflix series Ginny and Georgia made a sexist joke about her dating history. In the season one finale, 15-year-old Ginny lashes out at her mum Ge
  
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• Pandemic, what pandemic? Sick days fall to record low of just 1.8%

  03-03-2021 15:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the sickness absence rate - the number of working hours lost due to illness - was 1.8 per cent in the UK in 2020, the equivalent of about 3.6 days per worker.
  
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• Irish woman, 36, 'is gang-raped on Gran Canaria'

  03-03-2021 15:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Four suspects who had recently arrived on the Spanish holiday island from the Maghreb region have been arrested over the alleged attack on the 36-year-old (pictured, the park where they stayed).
  
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• Dog walkers dump pets' waste on Queen's Balmoral estate and across UK

  03-03-2021 15:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dog walkers dumping their pets' waste across Britain's beautiful countryside has been described as the 'number one concern' in the country. Some were even left on the Queen's Balmoral estate.
  
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• Pentagon took 3 hours and 18 minutes to approve sending National Guard to the Capitol after breach

  03-03-2021 15:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The head of the D.C. National Guard will tell Congress that it took more than three hours to get Defense Department approval to send National Guard forces following the Capitol breach.
  
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• Line of Duty’s Martin Compston attacks ‘utterly disgraceful’ Scottish Conservatives in stunning take down

  03-03-2021 15:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  Martin Compston has called out the Scottish Conservatives (Picture: Getty)Line of Duty’s Martin Compston has attacked the ‘utterly disgraceful’ Scottish Conservatives for calling for Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation.The MP has faced calls to resign over her handling of Alex Salmond’s sexual harassment case, after documents showed that the Scottish government were advised by legal counsel to concede to him.Instead they went ahead with the case and were forced to concede
  
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• What Christian Porter's body language showed during rape denial

  03-03-2021 15:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Body language and speech expert Michael Kelly saw a politician under heavy duresswhile keen to show the public he had nothing to hide when he watched Christian Porter's press conference.
  
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• Joe Biden sends Jill on the road and uses White House bully pulpit to push for schools reopening

  03-03-2021 15:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  President Joe Biden is sending wife Jill on the road and using his White House bully pulpit as the White House struggles to meet its self-imposed 100 day deadline on schools reopening. 
  
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• Illinois restaurant owner sued for 'secretly filming up employees' skirts'

  03-03-2021 15:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The women were all employed by Michael Papandrea, 59, who owns two popular eateries in suburban Chicago.
  
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• Covid US: Joe Biden urges calm as Texas and Mississippi lift restrictions

  03-03-2021 15:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  President Joe Biden has urged people not to let their guard down with COVID-19 infectionsplummeting and vaccinations ramping up.
  
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• Buckingham Palace insists it DIDN'T smear Meghan

  03-03-2021 15:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Duchess of Sussex claims The Times is being 'used by Buckingham Palace to peddle a wholly false narrative based on misleading and harmful misinformation' about her treatment of staff.
  
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• Celebs Go Dating star claims Wayne Lineker and Chloe Ferry engagement is ‘fake’: Tom Read Wilson exposes the proof in that photo

  03-03-2021 15:48 via metro.co.uk
  
  Tom saw a big giveaway about the ‘engagement’ (Picture: Rex)Celebs Go Dating’s Tom Read Wilson is convinced Wayne Lineker and Chloe Ferry’s ‘engagement’ is a fake – with one tell-tale sign proving it was all a ruse. The reality star couple gave everyone a shock when they suggested they were engaged, with Chloe, 25, showing off a diamond ring on her finger as she cuddled up to the entrepreneur for a pic. Wayne, 58, who has a notorious checklist
  
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• Queen’s Balmoral Estate slams dog walkers for littering land with poo bags

  03-03-2021 15:47 via metro.co.uk
  
  Balmoral tweeted photos of the poo bags with the caption: ‘Why do people do this?’ (Pictures: PA)Dog walkers have been slated by staff working at the Queen’s Balmoral Castle for leaving dog poo bags all over the estate. Up to twenty bags were left on the land in Aberdeenshire, with frustrated staff at the beauty spot asking: ‘Why do people do this?’Balmoral posted pictures of the litter on Twitter, which saw scores of people slamming the dog walkers for being &
  
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• Sobbing woman strips down to her bra to make souvenirs from murdered fiancé’s fresh blood

  03-03-2021 15:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  Melissa Moore used her shirt to mop up her murdered fiance Billy Peters’ blood, and says she will keep the stained clothing as a memento of her late ex (Pictures: KOIN)This is the moment a grief-stricken woman removed her shirt to make keepsakes from her fiancé’s fresh blood after he was killed outside a strip club. Melissa Moore was filmed wiping-up Billy Peters’ blood on Tuesday, three days after he was gunned down outside a steakhouse strip club in Portland, Oregon.Th
  
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• British army officer 'couldn't afford school fees even on his £120,000 salary' 

  03-03-2021 15:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Major General Nick Welch expressed his concern over losing the taxpayer-funded education allowance when he took on the top job at MoD headquarters in London.
  
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• A Place In The Sun: Who is new presenter Lee Juggurnauth?

  03-03-2021 15:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lee Juggurnauth will help people find their dream properties (Picture: A Place In The Sun/Channel 4)A Place In The Sun is set to instil its viewers with wanderlust once again when it returns with a new series this April, introducing new presenter Lee Juggurnauth into the mix.For the past two decades, Channel 4’s A Place In The Sun has helped people on the lookout for properties abroad find the homes of their dreams, where they can bask in the sunshine while enjoying a complete change of sc
  
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• ICE is investigating if human smuggling was involved in California horror crash that left 13 dead

  03-03-2021 15:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The collision occurred on State Route 115 in the area of El Centro, 10 miles north of the US-Mexico border, at around 6:15am local time yesterday morning, killing 12 and injuring several.
  
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• Chloe Ferry gets back to business after confusing us all with Wayne Lineker engagement and there’s no rock in sight

  03-03-2021 15:41 via metro.co.uk
  
  She had her business head on as she eyed up a new location for her salon (Picture: Terry Blackburn/Backgrid)Chloe Ferry has had us all talking lately, after duping us all into thinking that she had randomly got engaged to her Celebs Go Dating co-star Wayne Lineker after what could have only been a secret, whirlwind romance.
  Sure, Chloe and Wayne are great pals, but we definitely were not expecting to see Chloe posing with a huge rock on her finger and Wayne revealing ‘she said yes’.
  
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• Budget 2021: Fears of Covid lockdown THREE as Rishi Sunak extends furlough 

  03-03-2021 15:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Chancellor used the Budget to confirm that furloughed workers will continue to receive 80 per cent of their wages for the next seven months.
  
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• 'We tried the 3x3 rule in our marriage and we've never been happier'

  03-03-2021 15:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  After a month of trying the '3x3 rule,' a couple was left stunned by how much it changed their lives, claiming it had removed all the 'resentment that eats away at marriages'
  
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• Man 'who had sex with woman before killing her said it couldn't have been him because he is gay' 

  03-03-2021 15:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Azam Mangori is accused of having sex with Lorraine Cox in an alley in Exeter when she was drunk after a night out before luring her back to his flat, killing her and dismembering her body, which he denies.
  
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• Twins shed 18st between them after ditching McDonald's and working out together

  03-03-2021 15:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Shannon and Olivia Wilson wore sizes 26 and 28 clothes before deciding it was time to change their lifestyles, swapping McDonald's and Greggs for fakeaway and starting to exercise together
  
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• Bristol council calls for Parliamentary inquiry into paying out reparations for slavery

  03-03-2021 15:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Councillors have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a plan for 'atonement and reparation' for Bristol's role in the transatlantic slave trade.
  
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• WandaVision’s Kathryn Hahn says fans will have their ‘minds blown’ by finale: ‘It’s satisfying’

  03-03-2021 15:32 via metro.co.uk
  
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  WandaVision star Kathryn Hahn has teased that fans will have their minds blown by the finale of the smash-hit Disney Plus series.The Marvel show is coming to an end this week and the fan-favorite actress – who plays Agnes aka the powerful witch Agatha Harkness – stated that it will be worth the wait.Speaking on Tuesday’s Late Night with Seth Meyers, the star told the pr
  
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• Covid vaccines: Oxford and Pfizer first doses just as effective in elderly with underlying illness

  03-03-2021 15:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  University of Bristol researchers who led the research said the results were significant because they 'were in people who are least expected to be protected against the vaccine'.
  
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• Billionaire on hunt for 8 people for moon voyage - and you can apply on Twitter

  03-03-2021 15:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa launched his search for the first private passengers on a trip around the moon with Elon Musk's SpaceX
  
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