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• PS5 fans' fury as scalpers put new batch of consoles onto eBay for insane prices

  24-02-2021 01:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Scalpers are still proving a thorn in the side of gamers hopeful of landing a PS5, with stock issues having scuppered many fans since the release in November last year
  
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• North Carolina murder suspect and her husband are still on the lam six weeks later

  04-03-2021 19:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Local authorities said that Tangela Parker is wanted for the first degree murder of Phelifia Michelle Marlow, 51, while Eric Parker is wanted for accessory after-the-fact to first degree murder.
  
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• SpaceX engineers staged a mutiny after being left without food while working on island in 2005

  04-03-2021 19:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The strike, which was staged in 2005, took place as SpaceX's rocket engineers were racing to construct a launch site on Omelek, in the Marshall Islands, for the company's Falcon 1 rocket.
  
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• Nurses fury as ministers offer them 'pitiful' pay rise of just ONE PER CENT as Covid reward

  04-03-2021 19:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It came a day after health and social care were both notably absent from any increased funding in Rishi Sunak's coronavirus Budget.
  
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• Bodybuilder, 27, died after injecting steroids he bought illegally over the internet weeks

  04-03-2021 19:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bodybuilder Lex Darne, 27, begged a doctor for testosterone treatment but he was denied a prescription and instead turned to the internet to buy illegal body-enhancing drugs, an inquest heard.
  
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• EU blocks shipment of 250,000 Oxford vaccines in supply row

  04-03-2021 19:19 via metro.co.uk
  
  AstraZeneca vaccines arriving in Sydney on February 28 (Picture: Getty)A shipment of 250,000 vaccines due to go to Australia has been blocked from leaving the European Union.The Oxford AstraZeneca doses will now stay in the EU after the first use of an export control system instituted by the bloc more than a month ago.An unnamed EU official confirmed a report that first appeared in the Financial Times.Authorities in Italy refused to grant a licence for the doses, manufactured there, to be export
  
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• Mia Farrow accuses Woody Allen of telling 'horrible lies' about her being an 'unfit mother'

  04-03-2021 19:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mia Farrow made the allegation in the third episode of the explosive HBO documentary series Allen v. Farrow, which airs this Sunday night at 9pm Eastern Time on the cable powerhouse.
  
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• Zoe Ball ‘heartbroken’ as she pays tribute to Radio 1 colleague Simon Willlis who has died

  04-03-2021 19:11 via metro.co.uk
  
  Zoe Ball broke news of her colleague Simon Willis’ death (Picture: WireImage)Zoe Ball has led tributes for a BBC Radio 1 co-star who has died. Remembering Simon Willis, who reportedly battled a lengthy illness, the Strictly: It Takes Two host shared several photos of fun memories she had with her colleague and the wider BBC Radio team. Announcing his death in the Instagram post, Zoe wrote: ‘Heartbroken to hear our dear friend Willy, Simon Willis from our Radio 1 Breakfast S
  
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• Novichok poisoning policeman's 'very emotional' wife thanks NHS for 'miracle'

  04-03-2021 19:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The wife of Det Sgt Nick Bailey, Sarah, has marked the third anniversary of the Salisbury Novichock poisonings attack by paying tribute to the medical staff who saved her husband’s life
  
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• WandaVision finale: Paul Bettany confirms who big cameo tease was about and he’s been trolling us all along

  04-03-2021 19:09 via metro.co.uk
  
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  WandaVision star Paul Bettany has revealed who he was talking about when he teased that there was a big cameo coming up on the Disney Plus show, and some fans are not happy about the news ahead of the finale.Warning: spoilers ahead if you’re not up to date with episode eight of WandaVision.During a recent interview, Paul, who plays Vision in the Marvel series, said that there was o
  
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• Grandmother 'terrified of giving family with Covid killed herself by stepping in front of train'

  04-03-2021 19:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rosalind Weaver was hit by an express passenger train in Gloucestershire last year. Her death came without any warning and she left no suicide message of any kind, the inquest was told.
  
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• Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith would ban CAKE from schools in bid to tackle obesity 

  04-03-2021 19:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Prue Leith has said she would ban cake in schools to educate children about healthy eating. The Bake Off judge, 81, said she would clamp down on pupils snacking throughout the day while in school.
  
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• Another new coronavirus variant found in UK as 16 cases spark investigation

  04-03-2021 19:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
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• Ian Wright urges Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to give Donny van de Beek a chance after Crystal Palace stalemate

  04-03-2021 19:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Van de Beek has found playing time hard to come by at United (Picture: Getty Images)Ian Wright has urged Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to give Donny van de Beek a chance in the side following their drab 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace on Wednesday.The Red Devils struggled to create clear-cut chances and produced just one shot on target as they dropped points at Selhurst Park.Solskjaer’s side have now stuttered to back-to-back goalless draws in the Premier League which has seen t
  
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• Bruno Fernandes’ impact will have been tough for Paul Pogba, says ex-Manchester United star Nani

  04-03-2021 18:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  Paul Pogba will have struggled with Bruno Fernandes’ immediate success, says Nani (Picture: Getty)Nani has questioned whether Paul Pogba has his ‘full concentration’ on Manchester United and believes Bruno Fernandes’ incredible impact at Old Trafford will not have been easy for the France midfielder.Fernandes had a rare off night as Crystal Palace put a another dent in United’s title hopes in a drab goalless draw at Selhurst Park on Wednesday, with club legend Gary
  
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• NHS Covid heroes get 'kick in the teeth' as Government offers 1% pay rise

  04-03-2021 18:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Labour said NHS staff had "done so much to keep us safe over the past year" - and the pay award announcement "insults every single member of NHS staff"
  
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• Secret tunnel dating back hundreds of years found by workmen moving garden pole

  04-03-2021 18:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A Western Power Distribution team were doing a job in Tintern, Monmouthshire when they found a man-made tunnel running alongside a fast flowing stream
  
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• Manager of skincare store 'kept naked photo of employee and sent it to on to her supervisor'

  04-03-2021 18:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A lawsuit alleges that former Blue Mercury manager, Mark Morta, kept a naked photo of his employee, Sydney Puppo, after she mistakenly sent him the image, and sent it to her supervisor.
  
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• Amazon's new 'no till' shops threaten 'considerable' job losses if rivals copy

  04-03-2021 18:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As online shopping giant Amazon opens its first Amazon Fresh 'contactless' store in Ealing, London, Clive Black, an analyst at Shore Capital, warns it would have a huge impact on jobs if others follow suit
  
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• How can I watch Harry and Meghan Markle’s Oprah interview in the UK?

  04-03-2021 18:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s interview will air tomorrow. (Picture: AP)It has been an extremely busy month for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, following a flurry of major announcements.On Valentines Day, the pair revealed that they are expecting their second child.The following day, on February 15, US Network CBS announced that the royal couple had agreed to a tell-all interview with media mogul Oprah Winfrey, who also happens to be their friend and neighbour in Californ
  
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• Katie Price reveals divorce from Kieran Hayler has been finalised: ‘I’m so happy I’m free’

  04-03-2021 18:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  Katie Price and Kieran Hayler’s divorce has been finalised (Picture: Rex)Katie Price has revealed that she is officially divorced from third husband Kieran Hayler, three years after they separated. The former glamour model, 42, and Kieran, 33, separated in March 2018 and she is now free to marry her current boyfriend, Carl Woods, 32. She told The Sun: ‘Finally, we’ve signed the divorce papers. I’m so happy that I’m free from that marriage. The only good th
  
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• Soldier, 21, is jailed for six years for raping first-time mother

  04-03-2021 18:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thomas Cowley, 21, a former soldier at the Dalton Barracks in Abingdon, raped the first-time mother just days after she left hospital having undergone a caesarean section, Oxford Crown Court heard.
  
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• New Covid variant under investigation in UK as 16 cases found

  04-03-2021 18:51 via metro.co.uk
  
  The variant has been designated a Variant Under Investigation VUI (Picture: Getty)A new variant of coronavirus has been identified in the UK.
  Public Health England (PHE) said 16 cases of a strain known as VUI-202102/04 have been detected.The variant has been designated a Variant Under Investigation (VUI).
   It contains the E484K mutation, which scientists have previously said may be more resistant to Covid vaccines.
  But it doesn’t feature the the N501Y mutation, found in all variants o
  
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• New Covid variant under investigation as 16 cases found in UK

  04-03-2021 18:51 via metro.co.uk
  
  A new variant of coronavirus has been identified in the UK.
  Public Health England said 16 cases of a strain known as VUI-202102/04 have been detected.The variant has been designated a Variant Under Investigation (VUI).
   It contains the E484K mutation, which scientists have previously said may me more resistant to Covid vaccines.
  But it doesn’t feature the the N501Y mutation, found in all variants of concern (VOCs) such as the South African and Brazilian variants.More to follow
  
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• Dorset sunbathers soak up rays beneath crumbling cliffs in exact spot where tourist crushed to death

  04-03-2021 18:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The two women and a man were spotted on Hive Beach along Dorset's Jurassic Coast yesterday morning, and appeared oblivious to the warning signs urging people to keep away from the cliffs.
  
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• Furloughed bartender wins £100,000 on Lottery scratchcard

  04-03-2021 18:46 via metro.co.uk
  
  Time to celebrate (Picture: PA)A bartender who has been furloughed during the coronavirus pandemic has reason to celebrate now after winning £100,000 on a National Lottery scratchcard.Jonny Wright said he ‘ran home like a schoolboy’ after realising he had scooped the cash.He and his wife Heather, a student nurse, are now celebrating after a ‘tough year’ when they didn’t have enough money to pay for laptops for their children to be homeschooled.Mr Wright, 40, b
  
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• Moment PRIEST, 27, holds up a supermarket cashier with a fake gun in Brazil

  04-03-2021 18:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Father Elizeu Moreira, 27, is accused of carrying outrobberies at two supermarkets and a pharmacy within the span of an hour on Tuesday in Passo Fundo, Brazil.
  
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• Gogglebox’s Baggs family ‘dropped from show after one series’

  04-03-2021 18:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Baggs family have reportedly exited the show (Picture: Channel 4)Gogglebox family The Baggs have reportedly exited the show after just one series.The family of four, which consists of mum Lisa, dad Terry and their sons George and Joe, joined the Channel 4 series last year, giving their take on the best of British TV.However, it seems their time on the show has come to an end, with an insider saying: ‘The Baggs family are out of the show and won’t be appearing anymore.‘They
  
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• Funeral for husband, 92, and wife, 88, who died of Covid one day apart after 67 years of marriage

  04-03-2021 18:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Audrey, 88, and Jim Martin, 92, were admitted to the Royal Stoke Hospital where staff arranged for them to be on the same ward. Audrey died on January 26, and Jim the following day.
  
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• Man's romantic gesture fails to win back girlfriend but creates tourist hotspot

  04-03-2021 18:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lovesick Xiao Xu spent £11,000 building an island for his girlfriend in Hetou village, Yingde city, Guangdong, China, in a failed bid to rekindle their romance
  
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