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• Queen’s cousin jailed for sex attack on sleeping woman at his Scottish castle

  23-02-2021 11:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  Simon Bowes-Lyon , 34, admitted attacking the woman at his Scottish castle (Picture: PA)The Queen’s cousin has been jailed for 10 months after sexually assaulting a woman at his Scottish castle.Simon Bowes-Lyon, 34, admitted forcing his way into the sleeping woman’s room at Glamis Castle in Angus, and assaulting her while drunk.He is said to have repeatedly pushed her onto a bed and against a wall, forcibly grabbed her breasts and tried to pull up her nightdress in an attack las
  
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• Police dish out £70,000 in fines as they break up two central London house parties

  28-02-2021 19:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Northumbria Police battled to keep motorists from arriving at the beach in South Shields, South Tyneside, today, as they handed out compliance letters to people travelling outside their local area.
  
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• Brazilian Covid hits the UK: Strain is found but scientists say vaccines WILL prevent serious cases

  28-02-2021 19:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Three cases of the mutant variant first detected in Manaushave been found in Scotland after flying into Aberdeen from Brazil via Paris and London, officials said.
  
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• 'Nearly 80 seals were legally shot in Scotland in 2020 – highest in seven years'

  28-02-2021 19:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Last year, nearly 80 seals were legally shot in Scotland, the highest number in seven years - they are victims of a cruel and bloody slaughter, Nada Farhoud says
  
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• Family rescued after ‘breaching lockdown’ to camp on cliff edge

  28-02-2021 19:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  The family were found camping on a cliff edge in North Yorkshire(Picture: Evening Gazette)A child and two adults had to be rescued after they went camping on a cliff edge despite the public being told to stay at home.The family had pitched up at the side of a cliff in the North York Moors. The Coastguard was called in after the tent was spotted close to the edge of a steep cliff.Teams from Staithes and Whitby found the family inside the tent on the Cleveland Way stretch of the coast line and iss
  
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• Crowds flock to parks and beaches again in warm sunshine as Covid warning issued

  28-02-2021 19:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police warned sunseekers the 'rule of six' was not in place quite yet as groups flocked to England's parks and beaches while coronavirus lockdown gathering rules remain in place
  
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• Sergio Reguilon reacts to Roy Keane calling Spurs’ players ‘average’ in heated argument with Jamie Redknapp

  28-02-2021 19:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Manchester United legend was scathing about Tottenham’s squad (Pictures: Getty / Sky Sports)Sergio Reguilon has reacted to Roy Keane’s astonishing row with Jamie Redknapp in which he branded Tottenham’s players ‘average’ and gave a withering assessment of the left-back.Prior to Spurs’ comprehensive 4-0 victory over Burnley on Sunday, Sky Sports pundits Keane and Redknapp were involved in a furious on-air back-and-forth as they argued over the quality of th
  
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• Waitrose shoppers spotted wearing hazmat suits for lockdown supermarket trip

  28-02-2021 19:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The pair were taking no chances during the lockdown as they also wore goggles and gloves along with the hazmat suit for their lockdown trip to the supermarket in Willerby on Sunday
  
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• Scientists show pooches can sniff out the truth when their owners tell them a fib 

  28-02-2021 19:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dogs may have more intelligence than given credit for, according to a study by scientists at Kyoto University. They discovered the clever canines can tell if a person is trustworthy or not.
  
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• CNN's Dana Bash confuses colleague Chris Cuomo with his brother Andrew Cuomo

  28-02-2021 19:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CNN anchor Dana Bash mistakenly confused her co-worker Chris Cuomo with Andrew Cuomo as she discussed allegations against the New York governor.
  
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• NHS worker and robin enjoy lunchtime together every day for a year

  28-02-2021 18:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  Richard Coates says the same robin, nicknamed ‘little dude’, has been joining him on breaks for more than a year (Picture: SWNS)An apparently fearless robin is sending an NHS worker’s spirits soaring by meeting him for lunch every day.Richard Coates, 25, who works in the critical care unit at Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary, said his unlikely feathered friend has been joining him on a bench at break times for more than a year.
  He was used to taking short 20-minute br
  
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• Cuomo BACKS DOWN and says he'll ask NY's attorney general and chief judge to appoint special counsel

  28-02-2021 18:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New York Attorney General Letitia James (top right) and Court of AppealsChief Judge Janet DiFiore (bottom right) will jointly pick an independent investigator, Cuomo's (pictured) office said.
  
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• Blue singer Lee Ryan over the moon as he confirms girlfriend Verity Paris is pregnant with first child

  28-02-2021 18:47 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lee Ryan is set to become a dad for the third time (Picture: Getty Images)Lee Ryan is indeed set to become a father for the third time after confirming his girlfriend, Verity Paris, is pregnant. The Blue singer couldn’t be happier to welcome his new baby girl in June and says there’s ‘nothing better’ than being a dad. ‘It’s the most amazing thing in the world,’ he told Hello! Magazine while confirming the news. Verity added: ‘I&rsquo
  
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• Rail passengers will be hit by above-inflation price rises tomorrow

  28-02-2021 18:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Commuters in England and Wales will see their ticket prices increase by around 2.6 per cent from Monday while those in Scotland will be hit by fare rises of around 1.6 per cent and 0.6 per cent.
  
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• Man keeps receiving Universal Credit payments but does not 'want or need them'

  28-02-2021 18:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Matt Harris, of Northampton, was paid Universal Credit after being made redundant due to Covid but kept receiving hundreds of pounds despite telling the government he had a new job
  
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• Conjoined twins not expected to live now learning to walk and thriving at school

  28-02-2021 18:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Marieme and Ndeye Ndiaye, four, live in Cardiff where they attend Mount Stuart Primary School and are "making lots of friends"
  
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• Dancing On Ice 2021: Who is left in the competition?

  28-02-2021 18:40 via metro.co.uk
  
  Only five stars left in the running (Picture: ITV)Dancing On Ice is about to hit movie week – and with five stars left in the competition, it’s all to play for as the finale gets closer.
  After it was announced that the series will be cut a week short due to the number of accidents and injuries, the remaining celebs have managed to hold out to the quarter final.
  So who exactly is still participating this year’s ‘cursed’ 13th series?Here’s who’s left in th
  
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• Boris’ son Wilfred shows he’s inherited PM’s unruly blonde hair

  28-02-2021 18:38 via metro.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson’s son Wilfred looks to have his dad’s infamous blonde hair (Pictures: Getty Images/Steve Back))Boris Johnson has seemingly passed on his blonde unruly hair to his youngest son Wilfred.
  Carrie Symonds took the toddler, who is 10 months old, for a walk around Westminster, where his hair was pictured spilling out of his pushchair. Wilfred is Johnson’s sixth child and his first with fiancée Carrie Symonds.The toddler was born in April, during the pandemic, and
  
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• ‘The best Gareth Bale we’ve had this season’ – Jose Mourinho praises Tottenham star after win over Burnley

  28-02-2021 18:36 via metro.co.uk
  
  Gareth Bale inspired Tottenham to a comfortable victory at home to Burnley (Picture: Getty)A delighted Jose Mourinho said Gareth Bale was finally showing signs he was back to his best after the forward scored twice and set up another in Tottenham’s 4-0 win over Burnley.Bale endured a difficult start with Spurs after returning on loan from Real Madrid last September but appears to be enjoying his football again and took his goals tally to eight in all competitions for the campaign as the no
  
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• Old Boeing 727 crawls along motorway after entrepreneur snaps up jet to use as his new offices

  28-02-2021 18:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Motorists were stunned to see an old Boeing 727 being driven along the a motorway on Saturday as it made its way from Cotswold Airport to the Bristol headquarters of tech company Pytch.
  
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• Gordon Elliott under investigation after image of him sat on top of a dead horse surfaces

  28-02-2021 18:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: Elliott, who led horse Tiger Roll to back-to-back Grand National wins, has confirmed he is co-operating fully after the image was widely shared.
  
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• Brazilian mutant Covid strain arrives in UK

  28-02-2021 18:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Three cases of the mutant variant first detected in the Northern Brazilian city have been found in England and three in Scotland, Public Health England (PHE) has said.
  
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• Former Newcastle United and West Ham manager Glenn Roeder dies aged 65

  28-02-2021 18:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  Glenn Roeder enjoyed a superb playing career at Newcastle United before managing the club (Picture: Getty)Former Newcastle United and West Ham manager Glenn Roeder has died at the age of 65 after a long battle with a brain tumour.LMA Chairman Howard Wilkinson said: ‘A cultured defender as a player, he managed with a studious style and was always generous with his time and ideas.‘Glenn was such an unassuming, kind gentleman who demonstrated lifelong dedication to the game. Not one to
  
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• 'Low-dose Oxford vaccine is one of many new potential jabs in Covid fight'

  28-02-2021 18:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Studies by Tiong Kit Tan and Pramila Rijal and The Pirbright Institute showed the vaccine was capable of stimulating an excellent immune response, Miriam Stoppard says
  
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• Manchester United set to listen to offers for Eric Bailly once he signs new three-year deal

  28-02-2021 18:28 via metro.co.uk
  
  Eric Bailly is set to sign a new deal at Manchester United (Photo by Marco Canoniero/LightRocket via Getty Images)Manchester United will listen to offers for defender Eric Bailly once the Ivorian commits his long-term future to the club.The defender has 18 months to run on his existing contract at the Theatre of Dreams and the club are keen to tie him down to a new long-term deal until around 2025.
  While Bailly is admired by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the Ivorian’s failure to stay fit consisten
  
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• Fly-tipper caught after dumping documents with his name and address

  28-02-2021 18:28 via metro.co.uk
  
  The council caught Abishek Ravindran-Vaidyaingham after he left documents in the rubbish (South Gloucestershire Council)A fly-tipper has been fined £2,950 after being tracked down through documents he left in the rubbish he dumped.Abishek Ravindran-Vaidyaingham, 36, from Patchway, South Gloucestershire, was prosecuted following the discovery of a fly-tip in Little Stoke.Council workers found baby clothes, garden items (including a trampoline), plastics and black bin bags of household waste
  
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• Hailey Bieber is ray of sunshine on cute stroll through Paris with husband Justin ahead of Fashion Week

  28-02-2021 18:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  Hailey Bieber is ray of sunshine on cute stroll through Paris with Justin (Picture: Best Image Backgrid/Mega)Hailey Bieber sure brightened things up as she touched down in Paris with husband Justin Bieber.
  The couple are in the French capital ahead of Paris Fashion Week and made the most of their trip overseas, as they headed out on a cute stroll together before the 10-day fashion event gets underway.
  Hailey was a real ray of sunshine as she showed off her savvy sense of style in an all-yellow o
  
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• Mum puts on full face of makeup while in labour and 10cm dilated

  28-02-2021 18:21 via metro.co.uk
  
  Caption: Mum applies full face of makeup while in labour
  Provider: (Picture:@merkmenace/Tiktok)Most people aren’t at their most glamourous when giving birth.But one mum-to-be was determined to look how she wanted for the big moment.Posting on TikTok, Lisa Marie’s partner Adam showed how she was applying makeup in labour, even when she was 10cm dilated.In the clip, her makeup is strewn across the table beside her as she applies eyeshadow from a palette with a brush.Adam shows how she&
  
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• First cases of Manaus variant of Covid from Brazil is found in UK

  28-02-2021 18:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Three cases of the mutant variant first detected in the Northern Brazilian city have been found in England and three in Scotland, Public Health England (PHE) has said.
  
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• Eamonn Holmes shares rare picture of lookalike son Jack for his 19th birthday

  28-02-2021 18:13 via metro.co.uk
  
  Eamonn Holmes shared a sweet picture of his son Jack who he shares with wife Ruth Langsford (Picture: ITV)Eamonn Holmes shared a rare picture with his son Jack for his birthday.The This Morning presenter marked the special day with a post on Instagram.In the photo Eamonn and Jack enjoy dinner together with the TV star resting his arm on his son’s shoulder.
  Eamonn said that he was happy Jack was able to celebrate his milestone 18th birthday properly before the UK went into lockdown due to t
  
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