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• Queensland man charged with preparing a terror attack in the state

  27-11-2020 23:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The city of Bundaberg was on Saturday identified as the target of the attack.
  
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• No direct link between 33 deaths and Covid vaccine, Norway says

  18-01-2021 23:36 via metro.co.uk
  
  All deaths that happen within a few days of the vaccine are investigated (Picture: EPA/Getty Images)There is no evidence of a direct link between the vaccine and the deaths of 33 people in Norway who had received the jab, health officials have ruled. All 33 people were over 75-years-old and seriously ill before receiving the Pfizer vaccine, the Norwegian Medicines Agency said today.‘Clearly Covid is far more dangerous to most patients than vaccination. We are not alarmed,’ the a
  
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• Sunshine Coast Australia: Family find deadly brown snake in door

  18-01-2021 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The metre-long snake was found coiled in between the sliding doors of the family home as snake sightings increase nation-wide
  
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• Half a million police officers and teachers could jump the queue for Covid-19 vaccine

  18-01-2021 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi said police officers and teachers may be givenpriority for the next Covid vaccine phase. There are also talks of prioritising thousands of shop workers.
  
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• Georgia Toffolo forced to deny she’s skiing in Verbier as This Morning confuses fans with old footage

  18-01-2021 23:34 via metro.co.uk
  
  Georgia Toffolo forced to deny she’s skiing in Verbier after This Morning segment (Picture: ITV/Rex)Georgia Toffolo was forced to deny she is skiing in Verbier, after This Morning aired old footage of her hitting the slopes.
  The former Made In Chelsea star, 26, came under fire on social media for appearing to be holidaying while England is in a national lockdown.
  Current government restrictions in place amid the coronavirus pandemic prohibit international travel, unless given a legally per
  
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• One in five firms linked to spying on staff as they work from home

  18-01-2021 23:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Secret spyware is being used to spy on staff as they work from home (Picture: Rex)A surge in secret software used to spy on staff working from home during the pandemic has led to calls for new laws to be brought in against unscrupulous bosses.Unions warn that some firms are using coronavirus as a cover to snoop on workers and unfairly punish or fire those deemed to be slacking while they also care for children or sick relatives.One in five companies has admitted either installing technology to s
  
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• California man over the age of 65 was DENIED the COVID vaccine due to confusion over guidelines

  18-01-2021 23:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A California man over the age of 65 named Todd was denied the COVID vaccinebecause staffers were confused over the new eligibility criteria, a friend of his shared in a shocking Twitter thread.
  
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• Emile Smith Rowe picks out Arsenal player that has helped him cause huge impact

  18-01-2021 23:28 via metro.co.uk
  
  Emile Smith Rowe turned in another impressive performance for Arsenal (Picture: Getty Images)Emile Smith Rowe has thanked Alexandre Lacazette for his help as he continues to make an amazing impact in the Arsenal first team.The 20-year-old Englishman impressed again on Monday night as the Gunners comfortably beat Newcastle 3-0 at the Emirates.Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice, while Smith Rowe set up Bukayo Saka for the second as Mikel Arteta’s men strolled to victory.The youngster has
  
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• Emile Smith Rowe credits Alexandre Lacazette for his impact in Arsenal team

  18-01-2021 23:28 via metro.co.uk
  
  Emile Smith Rowe turned in another impressive performance for Arsenal (Picture: Getty Images)Emile Smith Rowe has thanked Alexandre Lacazette for his help as he continues to make an amazing impact in the Arsenal first team.The 20-year-old Englishman impressed again on Monday night as the Gunners comfortably beat Newcastle 3-0 at the Emirates.Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice, while Smith Rowe set up Bukayo Saka for the second as Mikel Arteta’s men strolled to victory.The youngster has
  
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• Will there be a Lupin season two on Netflix after kidnapping shock?

  18-01-2021 23:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  Omar Sy stars in French Netflix drama Lupin (Picture: Netflix)Warning: Article contains spoilersNetflix drama Lupin, a retelling of the French classic novel, has had viewers hooked from the beginning right until its gripping finale, which ended on a cliffhanger for hero Assane (Omar Sy).Season one ended with Assane’s teenage son Raoul being kidnapped by Hubert Pellegrini’s (Hervé Pierre) henchmen – on his birthday no less.As he celebrates his special day at the beach wit
  
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• Long Lost Family viewers moved to tears over ‘cruel’ story of judge separating parents from their son

  18-01-2021 23:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  Long Lost Family viewers moved to tears over ‘cruel’ story of family being separated (Picture: ITV)Long Lost Family viewers found themselves breaking down in tears just minutes into the series, as it made a return to ITV on Monday night.
  The series, hosted by Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell, is known for being a bit of a tear-jerker, but its latest episode was a particularly emotional one, as it told the story of an Irish couple who became parents young and had their son taken away
  
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• Who is Alexei Navalny? The poison pariah and man who Putin fears the most

  18-01-2021 23:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Politician and anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny, who has been a thorn in the Russian President’s side for the last decade, was arrested by police yesterday after returning to the country
  
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• Three pals fined £1,000 for Covid breach after driving to beauty spot together

  18-01-2021 23:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Three friends in Manchester were fined £1,000 after police pulled over their damaged car as it was speeding back from Macclesfield Forest in breach of Covid restrictions
  
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• 'Tories must make £20-a-week Universal Credit uplift permanent'

  18-01-2021 23:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Conservatives abstaining on the Labour call was pitiful, the attempt to minimise a rebellion showed sheer cowardice by Boris Johnson - now MPs have voted to extend the £20-a-week Universal Credit payment we urge the PM to make it permanent
  
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• Storm Christoph to drop 2 months' rain in 36 hours as UK braces for major floods

  18-01-2021 23:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As much as 8 inches of rain could fall in parts of the UK as Storm Christoph sparks flood warnings across the land and the Met Office warns of a 'danger to life'
  
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• Victoria records zero local cases of Covid-19 as Australian Open coaches and a player test positive

  18-01-2021 23:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Victoria has recorded zero new local cases of coronavirus as the state battles an outbreak in hotel quarantine brought in by Australian Open players and coaches. 
  
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• Da Vinci 'Salvator Mundi' painting stolen from Naples basilica is found in a local flat

  18-01-2021 23:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 15th-century artwork, widely attributed to Leonardo Da Vinci, had been stolen from the Basilica di San Domenico Maggiore in Naples two years ago.
  
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• Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy 'will hold head-to-head peace talks via Zoom'

  18-01-2021 23:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A mediator will moderate the video call talks between Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy, it is understood, as England's third national lockdown means they cannot meet in person.
  
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• Drivers left baffled by white triangles in the road, seen on Ballarat Road in Melbourne

  18-01-2021 23:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When a perplexed motorist asked about white triangles he saw painted on a road in Melbourne, Victoria, he was saddened to hear the heartbreaking story behind the strange road stripes.
  
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• Test and trace consultants are earning average of £1,000 a DAY

  18-01-2021 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Government is paying an average of £1,000 a day to each consultant working on the Test and Trace programme. Deloitte has 900 employees working for the service.
  
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• MP Alex Davies-Jones, 31, underwent surgery after putting off smear test for just four months 

  18-01-2021 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alex Davies-Jones, 31, was invited to her first routine screening in December 2015 but 'put it off' until the following year. She was later diagnosed with CIN3 - an abnormality in cells lining the cervix.
  
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• Inauguration: US flags at National Mall represent 200k non-attendees

  18-01-2021 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thousands of US flags have been placed at the National Mall in honor of the nearly 200,000 Americans who cannot be present for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.
  
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• Tommy Hilfiger sells his Greenwich mansion for $45MILLION

  18-01-2021 23:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Designer Tommy Hilfiger has sold his Greenwich estate for $45million just months after listing the 22-acre property amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Trump is STILL ranting that he won the election with less than 48 hours left in office

  18-01-2021 23:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump is still ranting that he won the election less than 48 hours before he leaves office, according to reporting from The New York Times.
  
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• Shoppers face online sales tax as Rishi Sunak looks to pay off huge Covid-19 debt

  18-01-2021 23:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jesse Norman, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, said an online sales tax is a possibility as Chancellor Rishi Sunak tries to raise money to pay off the UK's pandemic debt pile.
  
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• Covid UK: End vaccine postcode lottery NOW

  18-01-2021 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Therese Coffey said her constituents in Suffolk had 'distressing and annoying' information about younger patients receiving priority for jabs ahead of the more elderly.
  
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• WWE Retribution unmasked: Superstars behind T-Bar, Slapjack, Reckoning and Mace

  18-01-2021 23:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  The faction has split fans but has huge upside (Photo: WWE)WWE faction RETRIBUTION has been a constant – if unsteady – force since last summer, and now T-Bar has teased things might be set to change.Hours before Monday Night Raw, the towering superstar got everyone talking on Twitter as he hinted the group – which is fronted by Mustafa Ali – could be set to unmask.Sharing a picture of his own black face covering, he simply tweeted: ‘Death’There’s no word
  
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• Coronation Street spoilers: Abi Franklin has the evidence to finally get rid of Ray Crosby

  18-01-2021 23:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  (Picture: ITV)The residents of Coronation Street have been desperate to get rid of Ray Crosby (Mark Frost). He almost destroyed their homes to make way for his new development plan, which has been coupled with constant efforts from everyone to try and destroy him.There’s not been anything from the Weatherfield clan that’s proved successful so far, but could Abi Franklin (Sally Carman) be the glimmer of hope that’s needed when she finally finds the evidence to get rid of Ray?Deb
  
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• DOJ releases pictures of Iced Earth guitarist Jon Schaffer 'pointing can of bear spray' during riot

  18-01-2021 22:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Iced Earth guitarist John Schaffer, 52, of Columbus, Indiana, turned himself in on Sunday in Indianapolis after finding out that he was wanted by federal authorities, the FBI tweeted Sunday.
  
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• Arsenal send WWE fans wild with Rob Van Dam entrance music during Newcastle match

  18-01-2021 22:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  One of a kind! (Photo: WWE)Bread and butter. Lennon and McCartney. Arsenal and WWE.Some things just go together, and the Gunners continued its brilliant trend of blaring out classic wrestling theme songs during Monday night’s Premier League game against Newcastle.Arsenal fans are used to hearing Triple H’s entrance track over the Emirates sound system, but it was former ECW legend Rob Van Dam who got the special treatment as the teams came out for the second half.One fan wrote: &lsqu
  
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