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• Nine dangerous bugs including Zika on WHO warning list of threats to the world

  24-02-2021 02:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The World Health Organisation [WHO] holds an alert list of pathogens which they say are 'priority diseases', that could be the biggest threats to humans unless action is taken, with Covid, Zika and Disease X all ones to watch
  
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• Banksy-style graffiti of prisoner appears on wall of HMP Reading

  01-03-2021 13:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Banksy-inspired artwork has appeared overnight on the walls of a Grade-II listed Victorian jail in Reading, where Oscar Wilde was famously held.
  
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• Drivers are fined as they flock to beaches and beauty spots

  01-03-2021 13:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Merseyside Police turned away more than 100 cars from Formby Beach and handed out 20 fines, while at Dovestone Reservoir near Oldham visitors were hit with parking fines for queuing on a grass verge.
  
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• Boris Johnson 'confident' roadmap won't be slowed down by Brazil variant cases

  01-03-2021 13:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister said the Government had moved "as fast as we could" to introduce hotel quarantine measures - and insisted it was a "very tough regime".
  
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• Teachers are NOT more at risk of catching Covid, ONS data finds

  01-03-2021 13:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Office for National Statistics study of 120 schools in England at the start of the second wave found 14.6 per cent of primary staff and 15.7 per cent of secondary staff had the proteins.
  
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• Neighbours spoilers: Dipi fights for her man

  01-03-2021 13:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  Dipi is ready to get Shane back (Picture: Channel 5)One of soap’s most painful (alright, mildly upsetting) breakupsis about to take a turn as Neighbours’ Dipi (Sharon Johal) finally realises she’s not ready to let go of her marriage.It’s a bit too late, but she isn’t ready to give up without one hell of a fight, even if it is a bit underhand. But then again she’s up against Amy (Jacinta Stapleton), who’s not exactly playing fair either.Amy announces her
  
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• Council bosses warn underage shoppers in face masks are fooling staff into selling them booze

  01-03-2021 13:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Council bosses in York used 16-year-old volunteers to find out which businesses are selling age-restricted products to underage customers. Pictured: Stock image.
  
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• Dancing on Ice judges slammed by viewers for ‘snide’ comments to Faye Brookes as viewers accuse them of ‘underscoring’

  01-03-2021 13:14 via metro.co.uk
  
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  Dancing on Ice viewers were left less than impressed after they accused the judges of throwing shade towards Faye Brookes with their feedback.In scenes that aired last night, the former Corrie star made her debut with Matt Evers after her original dance partner Hamish Gaman was forced to quit.Professional skater Hamish, who watched the performance from the side lines, pulled out of the c
  
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• DJ Pete Zorba dies after long battle with brain tumour

  01-03-2021 13:13 via metro.co.uk
  
  DJ Pete Zorba has died four years after being diagnosed with a brain tumour (Picture: Facebook)DJ Pete Zorba has died after being diagnosed with a brain tumour.
  The UK House DJ, from Manchester, died on Thursday four years after his diagnosis in 2016.His wife Melanie told Manchester Evening News: ‘He had the most amazing four years, he lived life every day to the fullest.‘Throughout the whole time he was so positive, this was never an option for him. He had such determination.’
  
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• Coronavirus UK: What do we know about the Brazilian Covid variant?

  01-03-2021 13:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists say vaccines are still expected to work against the variant, found in England and Scotland over the weekend, but they may be less effective at preventing it from spreading.
  
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• Ambulance leaves Prince Philip’s hospital with patient hidden by umbrellas

  01-03-2021 13:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  An ambulance was seen leaving the rear exit of the London hospital while staff shielded a patient as they got into the ambulance (Picture: PA)A patient shielded by umbrellas has left the hospital where Prince Philip has been receiving treatment for an ‘infection’ for almost two weeks.An ambulance was seen this morning leaving King Edward VII’s Hospital in central London, where Prince Philip, 99, has been staying for the past 13 days.Scores of staff were seen covering the privat
  
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• Matt Hancock to hold Downing Street Covid press conference at 5pm tonight

  01-03-2021 13:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Health Secretary is set to address the nation at 5pm (Picture: Reuters)Matt Hancock is set to hold a coronavirus press conference on Monday evening.The Health Secretary will address the nation at 5pm, according to reports.This is a breaking story – more to follow.
  
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• Detectives hunt for 17-year-old after boxer, 18, is stabbed to death in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex

  01-03-2021 13:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Police are searching for Alfie Pollard, 17, after promising boxer Luke Bellfield was stabbed in the heart in an alleyway in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, on Friday evening.
  
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• Your house can now smell like freshly baked pastry with this new croissant-scented candle

  01-03-2021 13:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  Such a satisfying scent (Picture: Overose/Getty/Metro.co.uk)Who doesn’t want their living room to smell like a bakery?Freshly baked pastries give off such a feel-good and comforting aroma and now you can enjoy that smell over and over again thanks to a certain candle company.Overose Paris has brought out a croissant-scented candle – so your house will smell like the backstreets of France all day long.If you dream of buttery, golden, crispy puff pastry then this could be the product f
  
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• Girl, 5, seriously injured in crash with stolen car being pursued by police

  01-03-2021 13:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
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• Matt Hancock to give Downing Street coronavirus press conference at 5pm today

  01-03-2021 13:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Health Secretary will update the nation after a weekend of mixed news, with 20million people getting their first vaccine dose but the emergence of a new Covid variant from Brazil
  
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• Notorious B.I.G.’s mum threw out his crack thinking it was mash potato

  01-03-2021 13:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  An honest mistake! (Credits: Larry Busacca/WireImage and Henry Lamb/BEI/REX)The Notorious B.I.G.’s mum once threw out his crack stash after mistaking it for mash potato.The late hip hop legend – whose Ten Crack Commandments advised fans to avoid mixing family and rug dealing – left a plate full of rocks out in the open on his bedroom windowsill, and his mother Voletta Wallace threw them in the bin.His friend Damien ‘D-Roc’ Butler revealed he and the rapper – w
  
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• Debbie McGee mends relationship with Paul Daniels’ son

  01-03-2021 12:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  Paul Daniels and Debbie McGee were married for nearly 30 years (Picture: Anthony Harvey/Getty Images)Debbie McGee has mended her fractured relationship with her son-in-law five years after her husband Paul Daniels’ death.The 62-year-old star has revealed ‘everything is fine’ between her and Paul Daniels Jr. with the pair planning to meet up soon – along with his other two sons from his first wife – to scatter the late magician’s ashes.In the past, Paul Jr. ref
  
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• Skeletal remains of 27 lions discovered in raid by South African police 

  01-03-2021 12:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shocking images taken after a police raid at a property in South Africa show the skeletal remains of at least 27 lions, which were slaughtered to be used in Chinese medicine.
  
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• Mum finds venomous snake in daughter’s bedroom after mistaking it for shoelace

  01-03-2021 12:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  The snake was found in a bedroom (Picture: 2GB)A mum was terrified after she almost picked up a venomous snake in her daughter’s bedroom, believing it was a shoelace.The woman, called Meg, turned the light on just to check what it was as she tidied up, and then realised it was actually the metre-long predator.
  She told 2GB: ‘I thought it was a shoelace … I was actually going to pick it up and then I thought “oh I’d just turn the light on and see what it is”.&
  
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• Rekindled high school sweethearts have two lockdown babies 11 months apart

  01-03-2021 12:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Scott Gretton and Rachel Taylor, from Hartlepool, County Durham, have had a "whirlwind" couple of years after moving in together, getting engaged - and having two baby boys
  
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• How to make the three-ingredient Lotus Biscoff cake that’s left everyone drooling

  01-03-2021 12:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  Just wow (Picture: fitwafflekitchen Instagram)If you don’t know Eloise Head then you’re missing out.The amateur baker – if you can still call her that – has been wowing the nation with her incredible creations this past year.The London-based foodie has now delighted her followers with a three-ingredient Lotus Biscoff cake that people can’t wait to try out.
  Eloise, who shares everything on her Instagram page, FitWaffle, said you need ingredients you can find in your
  
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• Battle to save crumbling mansion with over 200 rooms dubbed the 'Welsh Versailles'

  01-03-2021 12:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kinmel Hall, a 500ft long sprawling estate near Abergele, in Conwy, North Wales, set in 18 acres of walled gardens, has been empty for 20 years.
  
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• Councillor who shouted ‘f**k off’ in meeting blames fat cat climbing curtains

  01-03-2021 12:50 via metro.co.uk
  
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  A councillor has apologised after he screamed ‘what the f**k are you going on about?’ as a colleague tried to speak during a virtual meeting.
  Chris Randall blamed the foul-mouthed outburst on his cat – said to weigh about one and half stone – that had been clawing at his new curtains.
  The Lib Dem abruptly grabbed centre stage during a Hull City Council meeting to
  
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• Councillor blames ‘9kg cat’ after he’s heard yelling ‘f**k off’ in meeting

  01-03-2021 12:50 via metro.co.uk
  
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  A councillor has apologised after he screamed ‘what the f**k are you going on about?’ as a colleague tried to speak during a virtual meeting.
  Chris Randall blamed the foul-mouthed outburst on his ‘nine kilo’ cat that had been clawing at his new curtains.
  The Lib Dem abruptly grabbed centre stage during a Hull City Council meeting to discuss council tax.
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• Mystery as Tesco shoppers locked out of their cars after key fobs stop working

  01-03-2021 12:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Extra terrestrial activity has been blamed by frustrated shoppers at a Tesco in Royston, Hertfordshire, after at least 100 car key fobs stopped working in the car park
  
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• Danny Murphy predicts where Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool will finish in the Premier League

  01-03-2021 12:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  Danny Murphy has delivered his Premier League top-four prediction (Picture: BBC)Danny Murphy expects Manchester United and Chelsea to secure top-four finishes in the Premier League this season but has questioned whether Liverpool will follow suit amid competition from Leicester City, West Ham, Everton, Arsenal and Tottenham.
  Manchester City have won 20 consecutive matches to storm 12 points clear at the top of the table with 12 games remaining.While the title is almost certainly heading to the E
  
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• Moment stunning 'fireball' meteor blazes across UK skies 'like a giant firework'

  01-03-2021 12:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The massive space object was spotted just before 10pm on Sunday night with some people reporting hearing a "sonic boom" as the meteor entered the Earth's atmosphere
  
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• Royal experts accuse Oprah of suggesting Monarch is 'some mafia boss who silenced Meghan'

  01-03-2021 12:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Buckingham Palace should be 'scared' after it emerged that the Sussexes' tell-all interview due for broadcast on Sunday night was extended from 90 minutes to two hours.
  
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• Barcelona ex-president Josep Maria Bartomeu arrested over ‘Barcagate’ smear scandal

  01-03-2021 12:41 via metro.co.uk
  
  The club’s offices were also raided as police conduct their investigation (Pictures: Getty Images)Former Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has been arrested by Spanish police as they probe his involvement in the ‘Barcagate’ scandal which saw the club’s players smeared.Bartomeu, who resigned from his role in October last year, is one of three people arrested so far, along with the club’s CEO Oscar Grau and head of legal services Roman Gomez Ponti, and more cou
  
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