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• Pensioners to get £230 from DWP on Tuesday if they have two-digit code

  05-05-2025 12:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  State pensioners are set to receive a £230 payment from the DWP on Tuesday if they have a two-digit code - here's what you need to know about the upcoming payment.
  
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• What I want to see from Sony and PS5 in 2026 – Reader’s Feature

  20-12-2025 02:00 via metro.co.uk
  Only one of these games was made by a first party developer (Sony)After Sony only released one major internally-developed game in 2025, a reader lays out the three most important issues he thinks they need to concentrate on next year.We’re getting close to Christmas and the new year now and things always finish early for gaming. In fact, there’s virtually no major new PlayStation 5 games out in December at all. Of course, in terms of games Sony themselves made there’s hard any
  
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• Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua fight rules: Number of rounds and are knockouts allowed?

  20-12-2025 02:00 via metro.co.uk
  Paul looking to spring one of the biggest surprises in boxing history (Picture: Getty)Anthony Joshua and Jake Paul will meet in the ring tonight with ‘The Problem Child’ believing he can provide the biggest upset in boxing history.The former Olympian has not fought since his knockout defeat to Daniel Dubois in September 2024 and was looking to see out the year with a tune-up fight before pursuing greater things next year.Instead, he finds himself in a hugely lucrative showdown with
  
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• Bill Clinton breaks silence on damning Epstein file photos with blistering accusation about Trump: Live updates

  20-12-2025 01:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  President Trump's DOJ is set to release hundreds of thousands of previously unseen Epstein files today.
  
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• Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua LIVE: Fight time, boxing updates and results

  20-12-2025 01:30 via metro.co.uk
  Paul vs Joshua – it happens tonight (Picture: Getty)Anthony Joshua and Jake Paul will meet in the ring tonight in one of the most surreal fights in boxing history.Yes, it is happening. Britain’s two-time heavyweight champion Joshua takes on boxing’s disruptor-in-chief, the man who has been relentlessly calling out the sport’s biggest names for the last five years.
  Paul, who has lost one of his 13 professional bouts, eased to victory over a 58-year-old Mike Tyson last yea
  
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• Everything we KNOW is missing from Epstein files release as fury grows over huge redactions

  20-12-2025 01:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Department of Justice has been accused of redacting entire documents in the Epstein files that were released on Friday,..
  
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• Think-tank behind Prime Minister's leadership campaign savages Rayner's workers' rights agenda

  20-12-2025 01:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Labour Together sent MPs a provocative paper describing the Employment Rights Bill as a 'safety blanket' that 'saps dynamism' from the economy.
  
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• Mystery letter warning Jeffrey Epstein to 'watch out' found in newly released documents

  20-12-2025 01:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The letter, which is unsigned and undated, was released as part of the mass publication of files related to the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein on Friday
  
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• Ghislaine Maxwell, Bill Clinton and Kevin Spacey huddle round a desk in Winston Churchill's War Rooms during London visit, newly released images show

  20-12-2025 01:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The extraordinary photos likely date back to 2002, when the trio famously visited Londonfor former president Clinton to address the the Labour Party conference.
  
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• Epstein's depraved handbook revealing he would 'make sure' girls were underage exposed in files

  20-12-2025 01:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A set of files from 2019 include an interview with a person whose name is redacted includes the disturbing passage showing how determined Epstein was to procure new victims.
  
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• Never-before-seen photos inside Epstein's seven-story Manhattan lair reveal a sinister massage room and hidden camera

  20-12-2025 01:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The trove of images were released Friday in the largest dump of evidence taken from Epstein's estate, offering the clearest glimpse yet inside his infamous Manhattan home.
  
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• Shoppers warned of 'significant' change affecting anyone with a bank card

  20-12-2025 01:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Experts have warned there could be security risks under the new payment policy
  
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• GUY ADAMS: My day with the crack police unit taking down the thieves snatching 220 phones A DAY in London on illegal high speed e-bikes

  20-12-2025 01:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  We are cruising down a quiet road behind Lambeth Palace when the in-car radio communications system crackles into life.
  
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• Nearly half of Britons say they no longer offer builders a cup of tea when working at their house

  20-12-2025 01:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers found 42 per cent of people no longer offer a brew - even when builders and tradesman are working outdoors for long periods.
  
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• ‘I survived modern slavery – now I’m helping Emmerdale expose the horrors’

  20-12-2025 01:01 via metro.co.uk
   Jakub has been helpin Emmerdale explore the issue in a hard-hitting, long-running storyline (Picture: ITV)When a man called Jakub* showed up to A&E in 2021 with a gash extending from his forehead down over his left eye, hospital staff and police questioned what had happened to him. A Slovakian in his late 50s, Jakub described how he had been beaten by the son of a couple he’d been living with for three years. The family had also taken all of his documents and set up a bank
  
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• Daily horoscope December 20, 2025: Today’s predictions for your star sign

  20-12-2025 01:01 via metro.co.uk
  What’s in store for you today? (Picture: Metro.co.uk)The New Moon marks a fresh start in relationships, work and domestic life. Make an intentional goal for the foreseeable future today.
  Sagittarius, Pisces and Libra, vibrant ideas will light up this period for you. Fresh outlooks and new directions will come naturally.Embrace change, and keep things moving. The cosmos is giving you the confidence to take that step you have been meaning to.
  Ahead, you’ll find all the star signs&rsqu
  
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• Rosenberg: Was Putin's response to my question about war in Europe an olive branch?

  20-12-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  Russia's leader told our Russia editor that claims an attack on Europe was planned were "rubbish".
  
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• All Emmerdale spoiler videos for Christmas as secrets explode

  20-12-2025 00:59 via metro.co.uk
  It’s going to be a busy one! (Picture: ITV)Shock confrontations. Baby daddy drama. Secret weddings. Mulled wine and Dingles shouting.  Emmerdale’s got the lot and much, much more this festive season, but you don’t need to wait until Christmas Day to unwrap this present – a sneak peak of all the action from Yorkshire’s most dramatic village.Three juicy spoiler clips from upcoming scenes detail what’s going down in the Dales, including Ross Barton (Mi
  
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• All Coronation Street Christmas spoiler videos as dark threat is issued

  20-12-2025 00:59 via metro.co.uk
  Deck the halls with…death threats? (Picture: ITV/Metro)‘Tis the season to be…well, pretty dramatic if you’re a resident of Coronation Street.The wonder and joys of Christmas has seemingly failed to soften the heart of wicked Becky Swain (Amy Cudden), who’s feud with equally shady D.I Costello (Daon Broni) could come to an incredibly sticky end in the back of an ambulance, while Theo Silverton (James Cartwright) ensures Todd Grimshaw (Gareth Pierce)
  
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• Trump launches massive airstrikes in Syria as 'vengeance' for killing three Americans

  20-12-2025 00:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  US forces unleashed a wave of airstrikes against ISIS in Syria on Friday.
  
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• See every shocking photo from Epstein files: Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger and Kevin Spacey among celebrities pictured

  20-12-2025 00:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A trove of images has been released with the latest batch of Epstein files, featuring high-profile figures and erotic photos that hung in his home.
  
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• Starmer gears up for Brexit backtrack on EU energy trade deal as Britain could face another bill to Brussels

  20-12-2025 00:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Talks have begun with the EU on an electricity trading deal which ministers believe could help cut energy bills for homes.
  
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• Former Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson appears in multiple Epstein files photos

  20-12-2025 00:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, has featured in a number of pictures that were among thousands of documents relating to disgraced paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein
  
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• US carries out 'massive' strike against IS in Syria

  20-12-2025 00:35 via bbc.com
  The US says it is acting in response to last week's deadly Islamic State attack on American forces in Syria.
  
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• Liam Payne’s sister says ‘it feels like all of him is being removed’ with fresh heartbreak

  20-12-2025 00:35 via metro.co.uk
  Liam Payne died over a year ago in Argentina (Picture: roo0990/Instagram)Liam Payne’s sister Ruth Gibbins has shared an emotional message about grieving her brother, over a year on from his sudden death.The One Direction star died at the age of 31 on October 16, 2024 after falling from his third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina.Ruth, who is one of Liam’s two older sisters, has now said that she’s been left heartbroken over the news that part of their school &ndas
  
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• Driver who killed man in London’s West End during drink-fuelled rampage guilty of murder

  20-12-2025 00:31 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 PageA Mercedes driver who killed a 25-year-old pedestrian and injured four others has been convicted of murder over the Christmas Day rampage in London.
  Anthony Gilheaney, 31, launched menacing and unprovoked attacks on strangers enjoying a festive night out in the heart of London on December 25.
  Aidan Chapman, 25, was targeted by Gilheaney who rammed his high-p
  
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• Man who attacked cellmate with 'prison napalm' over vape found dead behind bars

  20-12-2025 00:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Danny Smith, 34, threw a kettle of boiling water mixed with sugar over his cellmate in 2023 - he was found dead in his prison cell last month
  
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• Boris Johnson tells Starmer to 'show some spine' and use £20billion of frozen Russian assets in fight against Putin

  20-12-2025 00:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The former Prime Minister told the Daily Mail Britain should unilaterally unfreeze up to £20billion in Russian assets held in London.
  
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• The rabbit farm and the online 'follow' that led to a feud with the trans lobby: JULIE BINDEL

  20-12-2025 00:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  One mistaken click on X has dragged the couple into a toxic online feud, with a cabal of militant trans activists hell-bent on shutting down the charity to which the couple have devoted themselves.
  
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• Timothee Chalamet silences EsDeeKid rumours with ‘biggest collaboration of the century’

  20-12-2025 00:17 via metro.co.uk
  Timothee Chalamet has addressed the EsDeeKid rumours (Picture: tchalamet/Instagram)Timothee Chalamet has finally put to bed any speculation that he is Liverpool-based rapper EsDeeKid by collaborating with him.EsDeeKid has been attracting attention over the past year after his breakout hit Bally gained popularity last summer.He’s continued to grow, seeing some success in the UK, Europe and US, with his debut record Rebel peaking at number nine on the UK album chart.However, the rapper &mda
  
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