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• Mutant baby shark ‘with a human face’ cut from mother’s stomach

  23-02-2021 17:36 via metro.co.uk
  
  Hello! (Picture: Viral Press)Is this something cute and endearing, or will it pop up in your dreams tonight grinning at you with its hadalpelagic eyeballs?
  A fisherman in Indonesia has caught a baby shark – but it’s not likely to get anyone singing the famous song.
  This creature has a ‘human face’ – and in our opinion, looks a little like Casper the Friendly Ghost, if Casper was run through a washing machine and had his head stretched out a bit.
  Abdullah Nuren, 48,
  
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• Stranger Things’ Millie Bobby Brown ‘lands spin-off Netflix show’

  02-03-2021 15:09 via metro.co.uk
  
  Millie Bobby Brown could be landing her own Stranger Things spin-off (Picture:PA / REX)Millie Bobby Brown came to fame around the world thanks to her stint as Eleven in Stranger Things.While we’re all waiting for season four of the Netflix sci-fi drama to drop, it has been claimed that the actress could be landing her own spin-off from the series.And we wouldn’t totally be mad about that.According to We Got This Covered, the 17-year-old has reportedly renewed her contract with the st
  
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• General Hospital alum Richard Burgi lands recurring role on The Young And The Restless

  02-03-2021 15:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  Former General Hospital star Richard Burgi is heading to The Young and the Restless (Picture: Michael Yada/Walt Disney Television via Getty Images)General Hospital and Desperate Housewives star Richard Burgi is joining to The Young and the Restless.The 62-year-old actor has landed a recurring role on the CBS soap and fans are in for a treat.According to Deadline, Burgi will play ‘Ashland Locke, an uber-successful tycoon with a reputation for being a shrewd businessman.
  ‘His character
  
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• Ex Dancing On Ice star Maura Higgins accuses judges of over-marking ‘basic’ routines

  02-03-2021 15:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  Maura Higgins thinks Dancing On Ice’s judges are going too easy on stars this year (Picture: ITV)Maura Higgins has hit back at Dancing On Ice’s judges, claiming they were overmarking ‘basic’ routines. The Love Island star took part in the 2020 series of the skating competition with pro partner Alexander Demetriou, placing sixth overall with Joe Swash winning the trophy. But it seems she’s far from impressed with the routines of this year’s celebritie
  
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• ‘Huge breath of fresh air’ – England boss Gareth Southgate praises Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe

  02-03-2021 15:06 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Gunners academy graduates have been consistent performers for Arteta’s side this season (Picture: Getty Images)Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe have been a ‘huge breath of fresh air’ for Arsenal, according to England manager Gareth Southgate.The Gunners academy graduates have made the most of their opportunities at the north London club and are both currently thriving in Mikel Arteta’s side.Saka, 19, made his breakthrough into the first team last season and has contin
  
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• Pontins kept ‘undesirable guest’ blacklist of Irish surnames

  02-03-2021 15:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  Pontins holiday park was slammed for ‘directly discriminating on the basis of race’ (Picture: PA)Pontins has been accused of racial discrimination after drawing up an ‘undesirable guest list’ of Irish surnames to stop Gypsies and Travellers from coming to its sites.A whistle blower revealed that the holiday company was operating a black list to bar people from entering, in a policy compared to historic signs in hotel rooms that banned Irish and black guests. The company h
  
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• Isle of Wight Festival will still go ahead in 2021 – but in September, not June

  02-03-2021 15:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  Isle of Wight is being moved to later in the year (Picture: Mark Holloway/Getty Images,)The Isle of Wight Festival has been moved to September from its usual June date.The festival was scheduled to take place between June 17 and 20, after last year’s edition was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.The 2021 event will still go ahead, but three months later than usual. A statement from the organisers said: ‘The Isle of Wight Festival is a summer staple and two years without
  
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• BBC Three finally returning as an actual channel in 2022

  02-03-2021 15:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  It’s the comeback we’ve all been waiting for (Picture: BBC)BBC Three is finally returning as a broadcast channel in January 2022 in a bid to reach wider audiences.The corporation has confirmed that BBC Three will soon be back on television screens following huge successes with shows such as Killing Eve and Normal People.‘We believe in backing success and, having committed to double the investment on BBC Three commissions over the next two years, we want to showcase that content
  
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• Woman starts pig clothing company after she couldn’t find outfits to fit her pet

  02-03-2021 14:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Nothing fit Rosie, so Doreen decided to make her some clothes (Picture: Doreen Burke/SWNS)A woman who couldn’t find any clothes to fit her 200 pound pet pig has started her own company selling clothes for porkers.Pharmaceutical sales rep Doreen Burke, from Port Charlotte, Florida, came up with idea after she couldn’t find a place that sold clothes to fit Rosie, her pet pig.She since set up her company, Snort Life and now spends her evenings constructing looks for swine all over Ameri
  
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• Meghan Markle 'should face cross- examination' in privacy claim, High Court appeal hearing told

  02-03-2021 14:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lawyers for the Mail on Sunday and MailOnline went to the High Court in a bid to appeal a judge's decision to deny them a trial in Meghan Markle's privacy case over a letter to her estranged father.
  
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• George Stephanopoulos 'threatened to leave ABC over rivalry with David Muir'

  02-03-2021 14:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to anonymous industry sources cited by CNN, Stephanopoulos was irate when Muir was given the responsibility of leading the network's special coverage of breaking news stories.
  
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• Bridgerton’s Nicola Coughlan expertly shuts down troll who took aim at her weight over Golden Globes look

  02-03-2021 14:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  Bridgerton’s Nicola Coughlan expertly shuts down troll who took aim at her weight (Picture: Getty)Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan expertly shut down an online troll who took it upon themselves to criticise her weight, following her appearance at this year’s Golden Globes.
  Despite the annual awards ceremony going virtual this year, its celebrity guests still made sure to get all dressed up for the occasion, with Nicola, 34, stunning in a very Bridgerton-esque Molly Goddard tulle dress
  
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• Mother ‘abandoned terrified son, 6, then dragged him to his death when he tried to get back into her car’

  02-03-2021 14:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  Brittany Gosney, left, allegedly dumped six year-old son James Hutchinson, right, at a beauty spot to please her boyfriend – then dragged the youngster to death when he tried to get back into her car (Pictures: Middletown PD)A mother abandoned her six year-old son to please her boyfriend, then dragged the boy to death when he tried to get back into her car, a court heard. Brittany Gosney, 29, tried to dump her son James Hutchinson at Rush Run Wildlife Area near Middletown, Ohio, last week.
  
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• Moroccan girl, 13, sparks national outcry with video detailing physical and sexual abuse

  02-03-2021 14:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 13-year-old Moroccan girl has claimed that her uncle raped her from the age of eight after her parents divorced, leaving her without the protection of her mother.
  
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• Woman who died in explosion was sat on her sofa making FaceTime call at the time, inquest hears

  02-03-2021 14:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hazel Wilcock, 61, died after an explosion at her home in Greater Manchester last month. An inquest into her death opened today but was adjourned while other investigations are finished
  
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• Coronavirus: UK narrows search for missing Brazil variant case to South East

  02-03-2021 14:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Health Secretary said officials are close to finding the person who provided the positive swab but no contact details, working out that it came from a batch of home tests used in the South East.
  
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• Sleeping couple trapped after flat collapses in explosion

  02-03-2021 14:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  Damage after an immersion heater blew up and destroyed the cupboard it was in (Picture: BPM Media)A couple had a ‘very lucky’ escape after an explosion caused part of their flat to collapse while they were asleep.The man and woman became trapped in their second floor flat when an immersion heater exploded and sent debris everywhere.Firefighters forced entry into the flat and rescued the pair and four others from nearby flats on on Hampton Hill High Street, London, as a precaution.Lea
  
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• Rylan Clark-Neal gets real about Ready Steady Cook ratings not being huge: ‘Hopefully people will find it’

  02-03-2021 14:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  Rylan Clark-Neal revealed that ratings for Ready Steady Cook were ‘not the best’ (Picture: BBC/Remarkable TV/Graeme Hunter)Rylan Clark-Neal has got honest about the ratings for the new series of Ready Steady Cook being ‘not the best’, but hopes that people will tune in as it continues. The presenter, 32, took to Twitter to share his honest appraisal with fans, writing: ‘Ready steady launched with just under a mil yesterday. Not the best but it’s a start.&
  
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• John Barnes tells Liverpool to sign Man Utd transfer target Raphael Varane from Real Madrid

  02-03-2021 14:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  John Barnes believes Liverpool need to target more defensive signings (Picture : Getty)John Barnes has advised Liverpool to rival Manchester United this summer and make an attempt to sign Raphael Varane from Real Madrid.
  The France international has little over a year remaining on his current contract and appears destined to leave the Spanish giants after a trophy-laden decade at the Bernabeu.Real have made attempts to tie the long-serving centre-half down to a new deal but are said to be prepar
  
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• Isle of Wight Festival is moved back to September after June proved too early

  02-03-2021 14:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Isle of Wight Festival had been due to take place from June 17 to 20 but this would have been just before the Prime Minister hopes to lift the rules on June 21, so it will now be in September.
  
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• Geoff Norcott on swapping South London for a country cottage when he bought his first home

  02-03-2021 14:51 via metro.co.uk
  
  Comedian Geoff Norcott talks us through his experiences in the world of propertyStand-up comedian Geoff Norcott, 44, is renowned for his appearances on TV shows including The Mash Report, Live At The Apollo and Mock The Week.
  His UK tour starts in September.Today, we’re not chatting with him about the funny stuff, but about all things property instead.
  What was the first property you bought?An end-of-terrace, two-bedroom cottage in St Neots, Cambridgeshire in 2004. They were renovating it
  
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• Democrats are pushing Joe Biden to fund a recurring checks program in his coronavirus recovery plan

  02-03-2021 14:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A group of Democrats are calling on Biden to take it upon himself to include recurring direct checks for Americans in his COVID recovery plan on top of the $1,400 checks included in the latest relief package.
  
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• Machine Gun Kelly leaves necklace of girlfriend Megan Fox’s blood at home as they step out for romantic date night

  02-03-2021 14:41 via metro.co.uk
  
  Megan Fox and boyfriend Machine Gun Kelly enjoyed a romantic date night in Malibu (Picture: Backgrid)Three certainly wasn’t a crowd for Megan Fox and boyfriend Machine Gun Kelly, as they brought along pal Yungblud on their date night.The couple were spotted with the musician and singer Ian Dior as they dined at Nobu.They left the restaurant holding hands as they mucked about with their mates in the street.The rapper, real name Colson Baker, wore some typically eye-catching patterned trouse
  
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• Holly Willoughby ‘feels sad’ for Prince Philip as she says he ‘deserves privacy’ when leaving hospital

  02-03-2021 14:41 via metro.co.uk
  
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  Holly Willoughby revealed that she ‘feels sad’ for Prince Philip and said he ‘deserves privacy’ after people tried to get pictures of him when he left the hospital yesterday.During Tuesday’s This Morning Holly and Phillip were discussing the latest headlines and whether Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Ophra Winfrey interview should be delayed because
  
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• Hunt for mystery person with Brazilian variant narrowed down to 379 households

  02-03-2021 14:36 via metro.co.uk
  
  (Picture: PA)The search for the sixth case of the Brazilian Manaus variant has been narrowed down to 379 households in the south-east of England, Matt Hancock said.He told MPs in the Commons this afternoon that each household is being contacted, as testing and sequencing steps up in South Gloucestershire.To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5video
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• John Higgins assesses ‘fascinating’ Stephen Hendry return to snooker

  02-03-2021 14:34 via metro.co.uk
  
  Stephen Hendry makes his long-awaited return on Tuesday night (Picture: Getty Images)John Higgins is fascinated by Stephen Hendry’s return to snooker, acknowledging that is going to be very tough for his fellow Scot but also recognising that the lengthy break from the game could have been a positive.Hendry returns to professional snooker for the first time since the 2012 World Championship on Tuesday night at the Gibraltar Open as he makes a bid to return to the Crucible next month.The sev
  
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• Face mask rules for supermarkets as England prepares for route out of lockdown

  02-03-2021 14:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Face masks continue to be worn in supermarkets such as Aldi, Morrisons, Lidl and Iceland, with many retailers adding their own rules to the government's restrictions
  
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• Special Captain Tom celebration event planned for when he would have turned 101

  02-03-2021 14:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Captain Sir Tom's legacy will be celebrated on April 30 on what would have been his 101st birthday as his daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore shares heartfelt thanks
  
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• Search for sixth Brazil Covid-19 variant case narrowed down to 379 households

  02-03-2021 14:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Government has identified the batch of home kits which sparked a manhunt for a person who tested positive for the new Manaus mutation.
  
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• The Wanted’s Tom Parker’s wife planning more children after his amazing progress in brain tumour fight

  02-03-2021 14:29 via metro.co.uk
  
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  The Wanted’s Tom Parker is continuing to make amazing progress in his fight against an inoperable brain tumour – with wife Kelsey even planning more kids with him. The young couple, who have a daughter Aurelia Rose, one, and four-month-old son Bodhi, were left devastated in October last year when Tom, 32, was diagnosed with the cancer. But in January the pair were d
  
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