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• One killed and two injured after gunman opens fire at Kentucky State University

  09-12-2025 23:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The suspect has been detained, Kentucky's Governor confirmed.
  
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• Staggering dashcam footage shows reckless drivers on Britain's roads as thousands are caught in campaign

  12-12-2025 12:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The footage forms part of West Yorkshire Police 's Operation Snap, a scheme that allows members of the public to report dangerous driving by uploading dashcam video directly to officers.
  
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• HSBC make new branch closure promise - but only after axing more than 700 in past decade

  12-12-2025 12:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Banking giant HSBC says branch usage "remained robust" despite previously blaming slump in face-to-face transactions for closure programme
  
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• Andrew and Fergie come out of exile for palace christening of Princess Beatrice's daughter Athena - as her sister Eugenie and singer James Blunt lead the attendees

  12-12-2025 12:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Princess Beatrice , 37, and her husband Edo Mapelli Mozzi, 42, will bring close family and friends to the Chapel Royal at St James's Palace where their second daughter Athena will be baptised.
  
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• Star striker faces possible World Cup ban over Iranian military service

  12-12-2025 12:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Iran qualified for the World Cup much thanks to star striker Mehdi Taremi, who scored 10 goals in 15 games to help book his nation a ticket to North America - but he might not go
  
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• Instant karma for Russian tourist after he picks a fight with two Brits who try to walk away... then end up knocking him out

  12-12-2025 12:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The late-night confrontation involved two British men, a woman who was with them, and the Russian, described by onlookers as 'extremely' intoxicated.
  
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• Conor McGregor's wedding delay explained as Dee Devlin denied dream venue

  12-12-2025 12:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Conor McGregor initially had different plans for his wedding to Dee Devlin at the Vatican
  
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• Andrew Tate 'sent texts saying "Trump admin were on top of things" shortly before Romanian officials dropped his travel ban'

  12-12-2025 12:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leaked messages sent to an unknown recipient in January appear to suggest officials representing the US President may have had a hand in Andrew and Tristan Tate's release from house arrest in Romania.
  
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• Taskmaster’s 24-hour singathon descends into ‘absolute carnage’ thanks to Mr Blobby

  12-12-2025 12:06 via metro.co.uk
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next PageTaskmaster host Alex Horne has taken on a magnificently unhinged challenge for Stand Up To Cancer this year, which has even featured a special appearance from Mr Blobby.With the help of his band The Horne Section, the 47-year-old is attempting to perform a song for 24 hours straight, having kicked off around 10pm on Thursday at Battersea Power Station in Lon
  
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• Soldier sues for Ministry of Defence for than £1m saying shin splints he suffered carrying a nine-stone mortar in training ended his military career

  12-12-2025 12:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Desmond Maclean, 40, enlisted as a Royal Fusilier in 2011, when the training took place, but was discharged as 'medically unfit' in 2023 following a 12-year army career.
  
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• Actor and comedian Stanley Baxter famous for legendary impressions dies aged 99

  12-12-2025 12:05 via metro.co.uk
  Actor and comedian Stanley Baxter, July 1980. (Photo by Mirrorpix via Getty Images)Scottish actor and comedian Stanley Baxter has died aged 99, bringing to a close the life of one of British television’s most influential entertainers.Born in Glasgow in 1926, Baxter became a defining presence on UK screens from the 1960s through to the 1980s.Baxter’s career began on Scottish stages in the 1940s, where he trained as an actor before gravitating towards comedy and variety theatre.
  His b
  
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• GP says 'eat five' to help avoid superflu as cases surge

  12-12-2025 12:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The resident doctor says you don't need pills to stay healthy
  
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• Parents furious after teen convicted of sexual assault avoids prison

  12-12-2025 12:03 via metro.co.uk
  One of Butler’s victims was 30 seconds from death and required surgery on her neck (Picture: Stillwater Police Department)A teenager who raped, assaulted and strangled two girls has avoided a prison sentence because he was underage at the time.Jesse Mack Butler, now 18, was underage when he assaulted the two girls in Oklahoma, one of whom was just 16 when she was brutally assaulted.After pleading ‘no contest’ to the charges, Butler was given community service, rehabilitation a
  
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• Emmerdale’s full Christmas and New Year schedule for 2025 as Celia’s exit looms

  12-12-2025 12:03 via metro.co.uk
  It’s almost time! (Picture: ITV/Metro)Not to state the obvious, but it’s almost Christmas, which means we need to talk about the soap schedules.Over the two-week festive period, the schedule rule book gets thrown out the window like Joe Tate (Ned Porteous) in Emmerdale.Christmas specials of shows are thrown about left, right and centre, more instalments of the soaps air due to it always being a dramatic period – it’s a lot.With Christmas always being a busy period, we&rs
  
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• Woman sheds 6st and 10 dress sizes after candid work photo moment

  12-12-2025 12:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sinead Hatter says the photo shocked her into action
  
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• Train passengers urged to spot runaway children as one flees every 5 minutes

  12-12-2025 12:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Charity Railway Children has partnered with Avanti West Coast to help train commuters spot vulnerable children at train stations.
  
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• Alan Shearer’s Premier League predictions including Arsenal, Man Utd and Sunderland vs Newcastle

  12-12-2025 12:00 via metro.co.uk
  Shearer previews another big weekend (Picture: Getty Images)Alan Shearer has provided us with his latest Premier League predictions ahead of another packed weekend of top flight action.Arsenal’s slip-up at Aston Villa has opened things up at the top again with the gap between them and Manchester City just two points. Villa are just a further point behind in third.The Gunners are at home to rock-bottom Wolves on Saturday while Manchester City are on the road at Crystal Palace. Villa can ke
  
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• Xbox explains The Game Awards absence as Forza Horizon 6 gameplay reveal teased

  12-12-2025 11:58 via metro.co.uk
  Big things await in January, apparently (Microsoft)Xbox has teased details about its next Developer Direct in January, after they were missing in action at The Game Awards.In terms of big announcements, The Game Awards 2025 was dominated by third party studios, between Tomb Raider, Resident Evil Requiem, and an abundance of Star Wars.Sony did release a new trailer for upcoming PlayStation 5 exclusive Saros, confirming a new release date of April 30, 2026, but there was nothing but silence from
  
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• 6 facts about Earth you probably didn’t know

  12-12-2025 11:54 via metro.co.uk
  Earth is unlike any other planet we know as it’s the only one capable of supporting life. We’ve learned a lot about our home: it’s rich in water, billions of years old, and is the third planet from the Sun. Yet even with all that knowledge, our planet still holds many surprises. So, here are six facts about Earth you probably didn’t know… (Picture: Getty Images)1. Early Earth may have once been purple  Research suggests that life on early Earth may have been
  
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• Met Office issues weather warnings as month's worth of rain to fall in 24 hours

  12-12-2025 11:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has issued more weather warnings for this weekend, and extended preexisting warnings, as one month's worth of rain could fall in just 24 hours
  
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• Marcos Senesi injury update ahead of Manchester United vs Bournemouth

  12-12-2025 11:51 via metro.co.uk
  Marcos Senesi picked up a knock against Chelsea last weekend (Picture: Getty)Bournemouth defender Marcos Senesi remains a doubt for Monday’s Premier League clash with Manchester United.Senesi has only missed one game this season and has been a vital part of Andoni Iraola’s defensive unit.The Argentine international started last weekend’s 0-0 home draw with Chelsea, but was forced off after 62 minutes after requiring medical treatment five minutes earlier.After the game, Iraola
  
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• London’s Barbican to close for a year due to ‘significant deterioration’

  12-12-2025 11:51 via metro.co.uk
  The centre, which opened in 1982, is known for its brutalist architecture (Picture: Getty)The Barbican will undergo a year-long closure to carry out ‘critical repairs’ and ‘unlock underused spaces’ as part of a £191 million revamp.
  The Grade II-listed site’s buildings are said to have ‘significantly deteriorated’ over the years.Most of the centre will be off-limits between June 2028 and June 2029, though cinemas on Beech street and access through
  
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• Labour's Kim Leadbeater slams peers for 'unnecessary and cruel' changes to assisted dying laws as she berates Lords for holding up her Bill - but opponents warn legislation is 'unsafe'

  12-12-2025 11:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The MP, who is behind the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, accused some in the House of Lords of trying to derail the legislation by tabling stacks of amendments.
  
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• Davina McCall’s new husband Michael Douglas confirms their ‘private’ wedding

  12-12-2025 11:50 via metro.co.uk
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next PageDavina McCall has married her long-term partner Michael Douglas in a quiet ceremony.
  Douglas confirmed the news in an Instagram live video, where, while reading fans’ comments, he said, ‘All these congratulations coming, the newspapers decided to write a story today, to be clear, we didn’t tell the newspapers anything because that&rsqu
  
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• BAFTA-winning actor Stanley Baxter dies aged 99: Legendary TV and pantomime star who had his own BBC show passes away

  12-12-2025 11:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The BAFTA-winning star was known for his impressions of famous people, including Queen Elizabeth II, and his BBC series The Stanley Baxter Show garnered large audiences in the 1960s.
  
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• Andrew and Fergie come out of exile for palace christening of Princess Beatrice's daughter Athena - as Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank lead the attendees

  12-12-2025 11:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Princess Beatrice , 37, and her husband Edo Mapelli Mozzi, 42, will bring close family and friends to the Chapel Royal at St James's Palace where their second daughter Athena will be baptised.
  
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• No label, no gift – Does your situationship deserve a Christmas present?

  12-12-2025 11:44 via metro.co.uk
  Cuffing season just got that bit more complicated (Picture: Getty/Metro)If there’s even the slightest chance you might get ghosted, step away from the department store…Navigating a situationship is anxiety-inducing at the best of times.Add present politics and a large glass of Baileys into the mix and you’re basically in for a ride even more stressful than ‘It’s a Small World’ at Disneyland.Because whether we like it or not there are certain rules when it co
  
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• Sleep expert issues important advice about kids' Christmas pyjamas

  12-12-2025 11:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A sleep expert has shared advice for parents who are looking to buy Christmas pyjamas for their little ones, saying you should consider more than just how cute they are
  
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• You're on mute, Vladimir! Angry Putin gets more and more annoyed as major speech goes wrong... before flunky finally turns his mic on

  12-12-2025 11:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A humiliated Vladimir Putin was silenced for 34 seconds as he started a major speech to world leaders. Before flunky finally turns mic on.
  
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• UKHSA 'last chance' warning as H3N2 flu strain spreads

  12-12-2025 11:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Flu cases are higher than they have ever been at this time of year
  
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