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• Pete Evans shares rambling hour-and-half version of his controversial 60 Minutes interview

  07-06-2020 15:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The celebrity chef on Sunday night began uploading snippets of the controversial interview to his Instagram page, vowing to share the entire 90 minute conversation at 8.30pm.
  
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• The ending to Celia and Ray’s story ‘exposed’ in Emmerdale from murder to escape

  12-12-2025 13:46 via metro.co.uk
  The story has to end eventually (Picture: Getty/Metro/ITV)Emmerdale villain Celia Daniels (Jaye Griffiths) tells Ray Walters (Joe Absolom) in upcoming episodes of the ITV soap that they need to pack up their things and leave the farm.The duo arrived earlier this year. At first, we didn’t know the two characters were connected. Celia was interacting with Moira Dingle (Natalie J Robb) and talking about life running a farm, while Ray was manipulating April Windsor (Amelia Flanagan) and Dylan
  
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• Jewish charities demand Primal Scream apologise for ‘sinister’ antisemitic concert display

  12-12-2025 13:32 via metro.co.uk
  Primal Scream allegedly displayed antisemitic imagery at their London concert (Picture: Dave Hogan/Getty Images)Rock band Primal Scream has been accused of displaying ‘grossly antisemitic’ concert imagery.The Community Security Trust (CST), a registered charity providing safety for the Jewish community in the UK, has shared that they have reported the music group to the police after their event at the Roundhouse in Camden on Monday.The Scottish band – who were first formed in
  
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• Games Inbox: What was the best game at The Game Awards 2025?

  12-12-2025 13:32 via metro.co.uk
  Tomb Raider: Catalyst – were you impressed? (Amazon Game Studios)The Friday letters page is a little disappointed by Larian Studios’ new game, as one reader asks who exactly stays up for The Game Awards.Games Inbox is a collection of our readers’ letters, comments, and opinions. To join in with the discussions yourself email [email protected] NOTE: We are currently preparing articles to run over the Christmas and New Year break, so if you’ve been thinking of
  
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• Lesser-known Greek island ‘better than Corfu’ that everyone wants to visit in 2026

  12-12-2025 13:30 via metro.co.uk
  Go on, dare to be different (Picture: Getty Images)British tourists are flocking to a historic Greek island that has all the beauty of Mykonos and Crete, without the crowds.TUI says it is seeing a ‘surge’ in bookings to lesser-known islands as travellers increasingly turn to quieter destinations that offer value and authentic experiences.Leading the charge is Samos, with bookings up 118% year-on-year, boosted by the addition of new direct flights from travel companies including Jet2
  
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• Coronation Street’s Christmas and New Year episode times for 2025 as legend returns

  12-12-2025 13:28 via metro.co.uk
  Coronation Street isn’t on at its normal times this Christmas (Picture: ITV/Metro.co.uk)As the evenings get darker and the weather gets colder, it can only mean one thing – the festive season is upon us! With the change in season comes a change in schedules for soaps like Coronation Street, but don’t worry, we’ve got you covered!It’s going to be a busy Christmas on the cobbles as we gear up for the epic Corriedale crossover in the New Year, which will see our favou
  
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• Mikel Arteta makes decision on selling £45m Arsenal star in January

  12-12-2025 13:24 via metro.co.uk
  Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal are top of the Premier League and Champions League (Photo: Getty)Mikel Arteta says he will not consider selling one Arsenal star in the January transfer window despite barely playing for the Gunners this season.Arsenal are in a great position, top of the Premier League and Champions League tables and through to the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup.Many believe this is the season that the Gunners will finally end their two-decade long wait for a title, but their for
  
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• Manchester United begin talks to sign Noah Sadiki after ‘urgent’ Chelsea transfer approach

  12-12-2025 13:17 via metro.co.uk
  Noah Sadiki has impressed since joining Sunderland in a £15m deal in July (AMA/Getty)Manchester United and Chelsea have held talks to sign Sunderland midfielder Noah Sadiki, according to reports.The 20-year-old joined Sunderland in a £15 million deal from Belgian side Royale Union Saint-Gilloise in July.Sadiki has quickly established himself as a key figure in the Black Cats’ midfield and has started in all 15 of their Premier League games so far this season.According to Sky S
  
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• British tourist ‘bit and punched’ people after playing his music too loud

  12-12-2025 13:14 via metro.co.uk
  The man was playing loud music early in the morning (Picture: Getty)A British tourist is facing up to six years in prison after allegedly assaulting two people who complained about his loud music.John Wilson was playing music at the four-star Santa Ponsa Park Hotel in Majorca, Spain, early in the morning when other holidaymakers complained on July 15, 2024.Prosecutors say after a pair of British tourists asked him to turn down his music, he launched an attack.Police say one of his victims is sc
  
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• Tom Cruise needs Donald Trump’s permission to film new movie in space

  12-12-2025 13:13 via metro.co.uk
  Tom Cruise’s plans to film in outer space have one major hurdle (Picture: EPA/Getty)Tom Cruise’s next ambitious feature film will need Donald Trump’s blessing to shoot scenes in space.The Mission: Impossible star, 63, is working on an untitled project with Edge Of Tomorrow collaborator Doug Liman in which he intends to film in outer space.It would be the first-ever Hollywood motion picture to be shot in space, if it is launched off the ground.However, according to Page Six, he
  
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• Inside Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo’s newly renovated home as they share pics of newborn

  12-12-2025 13:13 via metro.co.uk
  Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo announced earlier last year that they had bought a house (Picture: Dave Benett/WireImage)Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo have had a busy 2025, welcoming their first child and renovating a home.The couple announced the birth of their son, Ziggy, in an adorable Instagram post showing Jamie, 37, and Sophie, 31, cradling the newborn.Before this, the Made In Chelsea stars were settling into their new West London townhouse which they brought earlier this year.Sharing a gli
  
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• Death of woman who died ‘accidentally’ in bath 25 years ago now treated as murder

  12-12-2025 13:11 via metro.co.uk
  Rhonda Anderson was found dead in her bath at home in NorthamptonA murder investigation has been launched into the death of 29-year-old woman whose body was found in a bath 25 years ago.Rhonda Anderson was discovered at her home in the Briar Hill area of Northampton on July 8, 2000.
  An inquest ruled her death was an accident and caused by a radio falling into the water and electrocuting her.But Northampton Police have now announced in a statement that a murder probe has been launched after new
  
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• Joanna Trollope, ‘beloved and inspirational’ Aga Sagas author, dies aged 82

  12-12-2025 13:06 via metro.co.uk
  Joanna Trollope has died age 82 (Picture: Andrew Matthews – WPA Pool/Getty Images)Bestselling author Joanna Trollope has died aged 82, confirmed her family.She was best known for her novels such as The Rector’s Wife, Marrying the Mistress, and Daughters in Law.Trollope was hugely influential in the Aga Sagas genre, which as novels written about romance and dramas in middle England.Her daughters Louise and Antonia shared their ‘beloved and inspirational mother’ died &lsqu
  
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• Nigel Farage's social media guru JACK ANDERTON on why Starmer has no chance at TikTok stardom

  12-12-2025 13:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Keir Starmer is the most boring man in Britain and his TikTok account proves this. He's inauthentic, he's bland, he's boring. And he cannot compete with someone like Nigel Farage.
  
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• 'I want to whack a CEO': Why a backpack could decide Luigi Mangione's fate

  12-12-2025 13:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Police seized a backpack from Mangione when they arrested him, and it has become the centrepiece of pre-trial hearings that began in early December.
  
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• Home Bargains £15 tool makes 'velvety' hot drinks like Costa and Starbucks

  12-12-2025 13:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The retailer is selling a 'stylish' £15 gadget for 'effortless and delicious' drinks
  
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• eHarmony Dating App Review – science-backed matchmaking that promises long-term relationships

  12-12-2025 13:00 via metro.co.uk
  Our dating expert puts eHarmony through its paces. (Picture: Metro/Getty/Fleurine Tideman)
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  With so many dating apps on our phones — most of which are free or nearly so — traditional dating websites can feel outdated and overpriced.
  But if I asked whether you’d be willing to spend £25.99 to meet the love of you
  
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• I was a child called 'It'. 30 years on, this is what happened next: His memoir about his mother's shocking abuse was a worldwide bestseller. Now DAVE PELZER reveals how it affected his relationships, and the unexpected twist regarding his toxic parents

  12-12-2025 12:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thirty years on from the publication of DAVE PELZER's bestselling memoir A Child Called 'It', he tells Miranda Levy why he forgives his abusive parent.
  
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• Cause of death for man who died on Universal Studios rollercoaster revealed

  12-12-2025 12:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kevin Rodriguez Zavala, 32, died after riding the Stardust Racers roller coaster at Universal Studios Resort in Florida when his head slammed repeatedly against the lap bar in front of him
  
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• 'Human skeletal remains' found in Hull as passerby makes grisly tent discovery and police guard scene

  12-12-2025 12:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police have offered "reassurance" to the public after the shocking find in an alleyway in Hull
  
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• Husband murdered wife after recruiting their young child to help ‘get rid of mummy’

  12-12-2025 12:47 via metro.co.uk
  Robert Rhodes pictured outside the Old Bailey during his first trial in 2017 (Picture: Central News)A husband once cleared of murdering his wife now faces a life sentence – after their child revealed he recruited them to help plan the killing and then cover it up.Robert Rhodes, 52, slashed his wife Dawn’s throat at their home in Redhill, Surrey, on June 2, 2016, but walked free from the Old Bailey 11 months later after claiming he acted in self-defence.The key witness was their
  
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• 10 films that took a ridiculously long time to make

  12-12-2025 12:45 via metro.co.uk
  It’s no secret that movies take a while to make. It might not appear that way when you watch them but there’s a whole lot more going on than the actors showing up, popping on a costume and getting on with it. There’s no real answer to the question of how long a film takes – as every project is different – but various different estimates have suggested it can take around 2-3 years, taking into account development, scripting, pre-production and post-production. And o
  
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• Exact dates of first bank holidays in 2026 - and changes to be aware of

  12-12-2025 12:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  There will be eight bank holidays in England and Wales during 2026
  
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• Jo Joyner and Laurie Brett reunite – why it’s the perfect time for an EastEnders return

  12-12-2025 12:42 via metro.co.uk
  Tanya Branning and Jane Beale would fit right into EastEnders right now (Picture: BBC)Former EastEnders stars Jo Joyner and Laurie Brett have reunited and it’s certainly got fans talking.The popular stars, who played Tanya Branning and Jane Beale on the BBC One soap respectively, posed for a selfie as Jo shared that she was enjoying a little catch up with her ‘buddy’.
  Viewers of the long-running serial were quick to speculate if there was a reason for the pair’s reunion,
  
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• 'I died for 11 minutes and went to heaven and hell, I'll never forget the smell'

  12-12-2025 12:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Charlotte Holmes was 68 when she took ill during a routine heart check and was clinically dead for 11 minutes
  
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• Max Verstappen misses FIA prize gala and skips Lando Norris trophy presentation

  12-12-2025 12:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lando Norris will obtain the Drivers' Championship trophy tonight in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, at the annual FIA prize-giving gala, but the former world champion, Max Verstappen, will not be there.
  
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• M&S shoppers going wild for Christmas chocolate tin ‘better than Quality Street’

  12-12-2025 12:37 via metro.co.uk
  The sweets are a popular choice at Christmas (Picture: M&S/Ocado)
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  British families tend to have a strong allegiance to their Christmas chocolate tin.Your family might be a Quality Street household, a Roses household or a Heroes household. Each year the Cadbury and Nestlé tubs cause a stir due to the size and price and
  
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• 'Bath electrocution' death ruled accident decades ago now thought to be MURDER

  12-12-2025 12:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Rhonda Anderson, 29, died from an electrocution in the bath at her home in Northampton in 2000, in what was ruled to be a tragic accident at the time - but now police suspect foul play
  
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• Science paid people to sniff trumps to find if men's or women's were smellier

  12-12-2025 12:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Result of an experiment in which 16 healthy adults wore a 'flatus collection system'
  
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• Sick dog abandoned on road side now given 'life she deserves'

  12-12-2025 12:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One woman has been praised for stepping up to help an 'unwanted dog' who was likely dumped on the street by her previous owner because of mounting medical costs
  
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