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• Prince Philip begins his eighth day in hospital after being admitted for 'a few days'

  23-02-2021 08:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Prince Philip, 99, walked into the private King Edward VII Hospital in Marylebone a week ago for treatment for an unspecified issue. Prince William said yesterday his grandfather was 'ok'.
  
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• Joe Biden poses with dogs Major and Champ in the White House's Oval Office

  24-02-2021 19:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The president tweeted the sweet image alongside Major and Champ Tuesday. He wrote: 'Not many people have Oval Office walk-in privileges. 'Happy to report that these two are on the list.'
  
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• North Carolina woman faces assault charge after claiming to have COVID and blowing in deputy's face

  24-02-2021 19:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jasmine Louise McClain, 27, was being booked into jail in Lincoln County, North Carolina, on Sunday on a stabbing charge when she made the claim she had COVID-19 and blew into a deputy's face.
  
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• Kids warned not to hug grandparents too much - even if they're vaccinated

  24-02-2021 19:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jenny Harries warned children against too many hugs for their grandparents until more is known about the vaccine rollout
  
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• Gang of Perth students violently attack two tradies fixing fire hydrant [Video]

  24-02-2021 19:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  About 10 students were seen in vision livestreamed to Instagram running wild at the SMYL community college in Rockingham, south-west Perth, on Tuesday.
  
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• Masks may not be needed indoors over the summer, says top Government medic

  24-02-2021 19:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dr Jenny Harries said 'we would not need to be wearing masks all that time' in the summer if infection rates drop - but they may be needed again in winter
  
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• Covid: Consulting giant McKinsey criticised over France's vaccine rollout

  24-02-2021 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Emmanuel Macron signed contracts totalling £9.46 million with four large consulting firms, despite France's traditional pride for the quality of its vast civil service.
  
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• Andrew Cuomo's former aide says governor asked her to play strip poker

  24-02-2021 19:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lindsey Boylan wrote about her experiences working for Cuomo in a post Wednesday. She had already alleged in December last year that Cuomo 'abused his power'.
  
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• Student set on fire in India sex attack after fighting off three gang-rapists

  24-02-2021 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A college student found naked and severely burnt along a national highway in India's Uttar Pradesh state said three men had set her on fire after attempting to rape her, police said on Wednesday.
  
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• George Floyd death: Grand jury convened for Derek Chauvin federal civil rights investigation

  24-02-2021 18:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The federal investigation into whether ex-Minnesota cop Derek Chauvin violated the civil rights of George Floyd has convened a grand jury and subpoenaed new witnesses this week.
  
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• Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner ruled out of probe into missing German girl

  24-02-2021 18:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Inga Gehricke - dubbed Germany's Madeleine McCann - vanished in 2015 near a factory Christian Brueckner was working on. He is the chief suspect in Madeleine's disappearance.
  
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• Kaley Cuoco relives moment Jim Parson pulled plug on Big Bang Theory

  24-02-2021 18:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  Kaley Cuoco was left in a ‘state of shock’ over Big Bang Theory ending (Picture: Warner Brothers)Kaley Cuoco has recalled the moment she found out that Jim Parsons ended the Big Bang Theory, revealing she was left in ‘a state of shock’.The Flight Attendant actress, who played Penny in the CBS sitcom for all 12 seasons, was confident the show was going to be renewed for another chapter when she learnt the devastating news that Jim wanted out.Reliving the meeting, Kaley rem
  
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• Police probe statue of Margaret Thatcher's head on a pike

  24-02-2021 18:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Welshman Mark Roberts hoisted his carved plaster version of the Iron Lady on a plinth inGrantham, Lincolnshire reserved for a £300,000 11ft statue of Thatcher at 4am on Sunday.
  
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• Shaun Ryder on why he’s taking a punt at stand-up

  24-02-2021 18:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  Shaun Ryder is taking to the stage for a stand-up gig (Picture: Rex)Happy Mondays singer Shaun Ryder, 58, opens up on tackling stand-up comedy, winding up baronesses and coping with long Covid.How are you doing at home in Salford today?Great. I’d just put on a documentary about the assassination of Kim Jong-un’s half-brother when you rang.As someone who used to suffer from stage fright, what made you decide to attempt a five-minute stand-up comedy act for Channel 4’s Stand Up A
  
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• Rats the size of cats run riot in lockdown as footage shows them steal off birds

  24-02-2021 18:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The UK is seeing a 25 per cent rise in vermin during lockdown as numbers syrocket to 150million - experts say the rodents are feasting in abandoned commercial buildings with many businesses closed during the pandemic
  
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• The Bay series 3: Will there be another season and who is in the cast?

  24-02-2021 18:51 via metro.co.uk
  
  Morven Christie reprised her role as Lisa Armstrong for series two (Picture: Ben Blackall)Series two of The Bay featured some of the crime drama’s most hard-hitting moments, with police detectives Lisa Armstrong (Morven Christie), Med Kharim (Taheen Modak) and boss Tony Manning (Daniel Ryan) returning to our screens for a new, perplexing investigation.The second instalment picks up a year after the events of the first in Morecambe Bay, with Lisa on probation after previously tampering with
  
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• Somerset police mocked after hunting for man posting CASH through a letterbox

  24-02-2021 18:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Avon and Somerset Police began investigating after a resident reported receiving cash at her home in Frome, Somerset. But they were soon mocked for investigating the apparent act of kindness.
  
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• Pregnant girlfriend of man stabbed to death says he was 'excited to be dad'

  24-02-2021 18:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Oneica Williams, 23, has shared how she and boyfriend Tyreke Watson were expecting their daughter in May and he was excited about becoming a dad before he was stabbed to death
  
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• Cyberpunk 2077 February patch delayed – CD Projekt blame hackers

  24-02-2021 18:47 via metro.co.uk
  
  Cyberpunk 2077 – what else could go wrong? (pic: CD Projekt Red)As if anything else couldn’t go wrong for CD Projekt, they’ve had to delay the second of the game’s two major updates until March.At this point few people will need reminding of what a disaster the launch of Cyberpunk 2077 has been. Although the PC version reviewed well the console versions ran so poorly that the game ended up being pulled from the PlayStation Store and refunds issued.That is, very much, the
  
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• British expat found beaten to death with shovel at Bulgarian farm she retired to

  24-02-2021 18:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Detectives are quizzing Tina Eyre’s boyfriend after he was reportedly found digging a hole in her garden before she was found in a pool of blood in a barn on her property
  
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• Gavin Williamson says exam grades 'in the hands of teachers' after algorithm debacle last year

  24-02-2021 18:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Education Secretary fronted a Government press conference tonight ahead of an announcement tomorrow on how grades will be awarded this summer.
  
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• Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud would do a ‘great job’ at Liverpool, says Tony Cascarino

  24-02-2021 18:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  Giroud’s overhead kick earned the Blues a big win against Atletico (Picture: Getty Images)Former Chelsea and Republic of Ireland striker Tony Cascarino says the perennially ‘underrated’ Olivier Giroud would do a ‘great job’ at Liverpool.The French World Cup winner once again proved his worth for the Blues with an outstanding overhead kick to seal a 1-0 victory for his side against Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday.Giro
  
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• Wizard of Oz's Wicked Witch actress Margaret Hamilton on sale for $2.4m

  24-02-2021 18:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The three bedroom villa - located off the Sunset Strip - was purchased by Margaret Hamilton after she played the Wicked Witch of the West in the classic 1939 film.
  
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• Whisky industry warns Rishi Sunak tax hike will damage thousands of businesses

  24-02-2021 18:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: More than 1,700 businesses including bottle makers, farmers and freight could be 'severely damaged' if Chancellor increases spirits duty in next week's Budget
  
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• Paramedics wear bodycams as attacks rise in London during Covid pandemic

  24-02-2021 18:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The London Ambulance Service rolled out the trial in areas where emergency workers are considered to be most at risk after figures showed staff were victim to 529 attacks during the pandemic.
  
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• Man was mad his girlfriend went to Cancun with pals before he 'murdered her and her best friend'

  24-02-2021 18:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Friends and family say murder suspect Joe Menendez, 23, from New Jersey, was angry that his girlfriend, Anna Shpliberg, 40, had gone on a trip to Cancun and had been ignoring his calls.
  
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• BLM: Only 16% Black Britons think tearing down statues is 'legitimate protest'

  24-02-2021 18:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New figures in a study released today indicate that the hard-left elements of the Black Lives Matter movement are at odds with much of wider black British society in how to tackle systemic injustice.
  
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• White House unveils big business support for $1.9tn COVID relief plan

  24-02-2021 18:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  President Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID bill is getting a boost from big business. CNN reported that more than 150 senior executives have written a letter to Congressional leaders backing the package.
  
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• Celebs Go Dating’s Joey Essex in unaired ‘row’ with Paul Carrick Brunson after using ‘insensitive’ comment

  24-02-2021 18:35 via metro.co.uk
  
  Joey Essex and Paul Carrick Brunson reportedly locked horns on Celebs Go Dating (Picture: Channel 4)Celebs Go Dating’s Joey Essex is said to have been embroiled in a row with matchmaker Paul Carrick Brunson in the most recent series of the show. The 46-year-old relationship expert allegedly accused the former Towie star, 30, of making a ‘racially insensitive’ comment in unaired scenes. It comes after reports claimed Paul had quit the E4 dating show after he revealed a
  
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• Celebs Go Dating’s Joey Essex in unaired ‘row’ with Paul Carrick Brunson after making ‘insensitive’ comment

  24-02-2021 18:35 via metro.co.uk
  
  Joey Essex and Paul Carrick Brunson reportedly locked horns on Celebs Go Dating (Picture: Channel 4)Celebs Go Dating’s Joey Essex is said to have been embroiled in a row with matchmaker Paul Carrick Brunson in the most recent series of the show. The 46-year-old relationship expert allegedly accused the former Towie star, 30, of making a ‘racially insensitive’ comment in unaired scenes. It comes after reports claimed Paul had quit the E4 dating show after he revealed a
  
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