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• NSW to enjoy HUGE easing of Covid restrictions as state goes record 38 days without local case

  24-02-2021 02:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ms Berejiklian on Wednesday said singing, dancing and chanting at indoor venues would be allowed again as the state went 38 days without a single local case of Covid-19.
  
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• Brian McFadden once knocked himself out trying to throw a TV out the window

  27-02-2021 16:33 via metro.co.uk
  
  Brian attempted to go wild (Picture: Lorne Thomson/Redferns)Brian McFadden’s attempt to be a rock star backfired tremendously when he was knocked out by a television he tried to throw out a window.The 40-year-old was one of the original members of Westlife since their formation on 1998 – with his name spelled as Bryan – until his departure in 2004. Westlife were an instant phenomenon, achieving six UK number ones in a row and becoming one of the biggest boybands of all tim
  
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• Rooster fitted with knife for illegal cockfight kills its owner as it tried to escape

  27-02-2021 16:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The man died of blood loss before he could make it to hospital in rural Telangana state, India. The rooster was briefly held at the local police station before it was sent to a poultry farm.
  
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• I’m glad Covid-19 restrictions are making me wait for sex while dating

  27-02-2021 16:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  As the pubs aren’t open, the option to drink then tumble into bed together wasn’t even on the table  (Picture: Victoria Burt)When I was young, I was told you have to kiss a lot of frogs before you meet a prince.
  Well, maybe I should have stuck to kissing because I’ve slept with a few I’d rather forget.Men who have left, all because – I am informed by my family and friends – I had sex with them ‘too early’ and they ‘lost interest’.&
  
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• Jorginho talks up midfield partnership with Mateo Kovacic under Thomas Tuchel at Chelsea

  27-02-2021 16:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jorginho has been a regular starter under Tuchel (Picture: Getty Images)Jorginho says he finds it ‘easy’ playing alongside Mateo Kovacic in Chelsea’s midfield and feels he has a ‘very good relationship’ on the pitch with his team-mate.The duo have been new Blues boss Thomas Tuchel’s first-choice pairing in the middle of the park so far as N’Golo Kante continues to return to full fitness following a hamstring injury.Jorginho and Kovacic have started in fi
  
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• DNA testing on remains of Richard III could finally tell if he really was an evil King

  27-02-2021 16:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Leicester University's department of genetics have sequenced the complete genome of the last Plantagenet King.
  
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• Crowds flock to parks and beaches in 15C sun despite scientist's Covid warning

  27-02-2021 16:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sun seekers have flocked to beaches in Brighton, Southend-on-Sea and Exeter and parks across the country amid 15C temperatures as police urged revellers to socially distance
  
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• Mother, 52, is killed instantly when wheel flies off Dodge truck and smashes through windshield

  27-02-2021 16:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Carol Hardy, 52, was travelling in a white GMC pickup with her 17-year-old son, Kayden, in a southbound lane on the Eastex Freeway in New Caney when the wheel flee off the Dodge'
  
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• School band holds rehearsals with each member isolating in green pop-up tents

  27-02-2021 16:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  School band rehearsals look a little different to what they used to (Pictures: Getty)Pupils at a school in the US have been able to hold band practices again but only if they isolate themselves in little green tents.
  Pictures of the slightly bizarre scene have sparked a debate on social media with a congresswoman tweeting that it looked like ‘child abuse.’The musicians jumped at the chance to restart in-person rehearsals when the school started operating using a hybrid model on Janua
  
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• Police officer, 37, dies after she was hit by van while cycling on dual carriageway in rural Wales

  27-02-2021 16:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sergeant Lynwen Thomas, 37, died on the roadside near Bancyfelin in rural Carmarthenshire, Wales, after being struck by a van while cycling down thebusy A40 on Thursday evening.
  
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• Gary Neville praises Thomas Tuchel’s impact but warns Chelsea players will get ‘bored’ after two years

  27-02-2021 16:14 via metro.co.uk
  
  Gary Neville says Chelsea have made a quick improvement under Thomas Tuchel (Webby & O’Neill/Getty)Gary Neville believes Thomas Tuchel will improve Chelsea’s players but has warned the German that he will ‘need eyes in the back of his head’ at Stamford Bridge.Chelsea have yet to be beaten since Tuchel replaced Frank Lampard last month, winning all but two of their eight games in all competitions.Tuchel now faces two tough fixtures as Chelsea host Manchester United on
  
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• Outback road sign with Alice Springs replaced by the Indigenous place name sparks furious debate 

  27-02-2021 16:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A vandalised road sign in the Northern Territory has sparked a heated debate on social media about whether Indigenous place names should replace English names. What do you think?
  
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• Woman shares dad's furious meltdown as she sneakily messes with his Alexa volume

  27-02-2021 16:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A video of an angry parent attempting to haggle with his Amazon Alexa device has gone viral - as little did he know, his daughter was controlling it from another room
  
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• Melissa Caddick's financial magazine cover shows how she conned victims out of $20million

  27-02-2021 16:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Before Melissa Caddick was a very successful alleged fake financial adviser, she was a real up-and-comer.
  
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• Strictly star Jamie Laing mortified as he realises ‘you could see everything’ through trousers in dance routine

  27-02-2021 16:06 via metro.co.uk
  
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  Jamie Laing took a trip down memory lane by watching one of his dance routines on Strictly Come Dancing… and was mortified to discover ‘you could see everything’ through his extremely tight trousers.For his very first performance with his professional partner Karen Hauer on the 2020 series of Strictly, Made In Chelsea star Jamie delivered a memorable Cha Cha Cha to vir
  
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• Parents at elite Sydney private schools pull students out following rape allegations

  27-02-2021 16:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Students are being pulled out of prestigious schools because of 'cultural' problems at elite schools in Sydney, as a shocking petition exposes alleged sexual assault and rape.
  
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• From pillows to prints, how did Marilyn Monroe end up on everything?

  27-02-2021 16:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  Why is our obsession so enduring? (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk)More likely to be on your auntie’s wall than your graduation photo, Marilyn Monroe has made a name for herself after her untimely death not just through her cinematic work but through an arguable oversaturation of her image in pop culture, on pop art and on black and white canvases in B&M Bargains.
  The 50s starlet was the face of her generation and in the 00’s onwards, the favourite for many women’s idol of choic
  
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• Former addict reveals incredible transformation after 3 years clean and 19 overdoses 

  27-02-2021 16:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New Jersey native Madison McManus, 28, is celebrating three years free of addiction after spending six years homeless, losing her daughter and suffering 19 overdoses.
  
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• NXIVM leader Keith Raniere says followers chose to be branded as an 'honorary thing'

  27-02-2021 16:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Raniere, 60, claimed in a Dateline special that aired Friday that he 'didn't come up with' the idea to tattoo his initials K.A.R. above the bikini lines of the members of the secret master-slave group DOS.
  
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• Girl could die from fitting 13 times a day with condition 'caused by bullying'

  27-02-2021 15:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kayleigh O'Connor, 18, has non-epileptic attack disorder, which her family believes was triggered by problems at school
  
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• Claudia Winkleman kicks off Radio 2 show with ‘six minutes’ of sleep after taking over from Graham Norton

  27-02-2021 15:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  Claudia Winkleman had a sleepless night before her first show (Picture: Dave Benett/Getty Images)Claudia Winkleman has revealed she had a bit of a sleepless night before her first show on Radio 2, claiming she got less than ‘six minutes’.The Strictly Come Dancing co-host, 49, has taken over Graham Norton’s slot on Radio 2 after he left to go to Virgin Radio, and it seems the excitement of her first show was too much for Claudia. She told listeners: ‘Look, I’m g
  
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• Pictured: Man, 36, who was killed in double stabbing

  27-02-2021 15:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mark Hoof suffered multiple stab wounds and died following the incident at a home in Coventry, Warwickshire at around 11.20am on Thursday.
  
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• Young couple say they've found 150 faults in brand-new £265,000 Help to Buy home

  27-02-2021 15:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Amy Fenn and partner George Watts-Sturrock bought the house in Hockering, Norfolk, for £265,000 using the Government's flagship Help to Buy scheme
  
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• Mum of man held down by security guards before death says they are 'responsible'

  27-02-2021 15:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jack Barnes, 29, suffered a cardiac arrest following the incident in Victoria Station, Manchester in 2016 - which a coroner has now ruled as an unlawful killing
  
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• Hillside Melbourne neighbour dispute between two men explodes into violence in front of child

  27-02-2021 15:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The brawl unfolded in the middle of the dayin Hillside in Melbourne's outer-west after one manaccused his shirtless neighbour of threatening his children.
  
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• Pregnant Afghan woman who set herself on fire in Lesbos refugee camp is charged with arson

  27-02-2021 15:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 26-year-old, who has not been named, suffered burns to her hands, feet and head after the incident last Sunday in the temporary camp set up on the Greek island after fires destroyed the Moria site.
  
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• Couple forced to live in mouldy flat for 14 years - and it's still not fixed

  27-02-2021 15:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Janet said her husband Brian suffers from COPD and emphysema which is being made worse by the mould-riddled flat
  
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• Australia's richest Youtuber: Meet the uni dropout turned gamer

  27-02-2021 15:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A 25-year-old university dropout from Brisbane makes millions a year playing video games - but he has recently hinted that a life of luxury apartments, cars and global stardom might not be enough.
  
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• Biden administration drops Trump's objections to a global digital tax on US tech giants

  27-02-2021 15:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Trump's demand for a 'safe harbor clause' would have allowed U.S. tech giants such as Google, Facebook and Amazon to opt out of the scheme to impose a global minimum corporate tax.
  
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• UK coronavirus hospital deaths rise by 293 as Saturday decline continues

  27-02-2021 15:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A further 257 patients have died in England, 18 in Scotland, 16 in Wales and two in Northern Ireland - a significant drop from a Saturday around a month ago, when 825 people died on January 23
  
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