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• Rail worker suffers chemical burns to eyes after being sprayed in the face

  10-12-2025 14:15 via metro.co.uk
  Detectives released an appeal to find a man they believe has information about a chemical attack at a London station ticket barrier (Picture: BTP)A manhunt has been launched after an unsuspecting train worker was left with painful injuries from a ‘horrific’ chemical attack.The assault unfolded at the busy Blackfriars central London train station at rush hour on May 17 when the victim was guarding the ticket barriers.British Transport Police said four men got off a train from Sevenoa
  
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• 'Penfluencer' mother, 37, who stabbed her four-year-old son to death before placing his body in a bath is handed a hospital order

  11-12-2025 16:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After the killing, the 37-year-old placed his body in the bath of their Berkshire home, cradled him, and then drank Mr Muscle drain unblocker in a failed suicide attempt.
  
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• The World Darts Championship contenders outside Luke Littler and Luke Humphries

  11-12-2025 16:00 via metro.co.uk
  Gian van Veen is a threat at Alexandra Palace this year (Picture: Getty Images)The top two players on the planet are being widely tipped to shine at the World Darts Championship, but which of the other 126 players can make an impact at Alexandra Palace?Luke Littler is the defending champion, world number one and hot favourite to get his hands on the Sid Waddell Trophy for a second time.The 18-year-old has not shown any sign of feeling the pressure as world champ, winning a string of major title
  
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• Teacher caught with 'paedophile manuals' and 43,000 twisted images is jailed

  11-12-2025 16:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  English teacher Charles Cornelius, 57, has been jailed after he stockpiled thousands of 'horrific' child abuse images.
  
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• Spurs aces Cristian Romero and Ledley King in awe of brave little girl with leukaemia

  11-12-2025 16:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Arabella Palmer wasn't just a mascot at the Spurs vs Brentford match, the six-year-old who is battling leukaemia, teamed up with her sisters to surprise dad Michael with a video message shown at half time
  
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• Jason Donovan reveals why he said yes to Emmerdale and confirms new tour plans

  11-12-2025 16:00 via metro.co.uk
  Jason Donovan turns up in Emmerdale this week (Picture: ITV)Emmerdale is set to receive a very special visit from music and TV royalty as Jason Donovan heads to the eponymous village.Fans of the ITV soap will know that mainstay Lydia Dingle (Karen Blick) is a big fan and all her dreams are set to come true this week as Any Dream Will Do hitmaker Jason arrives in the Woolpack.The surprise is organised by Kim Tate (Claire King), who Lydia reckons is taking their friendship for granted, as a way t
  
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• Heartbreaking moment interpreter breaks down while translating for Ukrainian boy, 11, as he describes how Putin's bomb killed his mother

  11-12-2025 15:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Schoolboy Roman Oleksiv was visiting a hospital in Vinnytsia with his mother in July 2022 when the bombs struck.
  
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• Milky Bar, Quality Street and Dairy Milk Christmas pouches reduced in Asda sale

  11-12-2025 15:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Some of these items would make the perfect Christmas stocking filler
  
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• Harry Kane makes final decision on Barcelona transfer as Tottenham suffer £57m blow

  11-12-2025 15:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Harry Kane recently emerged as target for Barcelona while the Bayern Munich star has also been linked with a return to Tottenham due to his £57million release clause
  
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• Train driver makes extra stop to help stranded couple get home after party

  11-12-2025 15:54 via metro.co.uk
  Kirill will now donate blood to the NHS after the act of goodwill inspired him (Picture: Kirill Tsukanov)A couple has hailed a ‘Christmas miracle’ after a train driver added an extra stop to their midnight journey to drop them off at their local station.Kirill Tsukanov, 35, and his wife Marina, 25, feared being stranded after missing the last train to their home town of Shelford on Friday night.After a desperate appeal to train operator Greater Anglia, the route from London Liverpoo
  
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• Neighbours’ biggest stars over the last 40 years – from Kylie to Margot Robbie

  11-12-2025 15:45 via metro.co.uk
  Many of the world’s biggest stars made a name for themselves on Neighbours (Picture: Getty/Metro)Many a Neighbours fan wept this week as the show came to an end again after being axed for the third time in 40 years.The beloved Australian soap was originally axed just three months into its run in 1985 before rival network Ten picked it up, where it remained for four more decades.
  Three years ago, UK broadcaster Channel 5 axed the serial from their schedules, with a star-studded finale epis
  
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• Man, 30, learns he'll get dementia in 15 years due to mum's illness

  11-12-2025 15:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jordan Adams, 30, from Redditch, Worcestershire, has been told he has a rare genetic mutation which means he will develop an aggressive form of dementia in his 40s
  
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• Are you worried about the 'super flu' crisis? Take our poll and have your say

  11-12-2025 15:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A new aggressive flu variant known as 'K strain' or H3N2 has already seen a huge spike in hospitalisations with top NHS bosses warning that the worst is yet to come
  
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• Nobel Peace Prize winner backs Trump amid claims he wants to 'invade' Venezuela, saying it is 'the criminal hub of the Americas' and Maduro's regime must be brought down

  11-12-2025 15:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado has backed Donald Trump's tough stance on her country claiming it has been turned into 'the criminal hub of the Americas.'
  
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• 'I moved into a new house and found a real life horror movie in the loft'

  11-12-2025 15:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Moving house is one of the most stressful processes to go through, and one couple got a shock after venturing into the loft of their new family home and unearthing something from a "horror film"
  
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• Royal Navy tracks Putin submarine entering English Channel as number of Russian vessels threatening UK waters soars

  11-12-2025 15:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The operation involved a specialist Merlin helicopter from 814 Naval Air Squadron and RFA Tidesurge - a replenishment tanker which is part of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
  
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• Moment interpreter breaks down while translating for Ukrainian boy, 11, describing how Putin's bomb killed his mother and 'the last time I got to say goodbye to her'

  11-12-2025 15:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Schoolboy Roman Oleksiv was visiting a hospital in Vinnytsia with his mother in July 2022 when the bombs struck.
  
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• Ryanair plane smashes into Stansted Airport fence with 181 passengers onboard

  11-12-2025 15:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Boeing 737 aircraft with 181 passengers and six crew onboard smashed into a fence at Stansted Airport, causing 'substantial damage', an Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) report said
  
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• Home Bargains reduces Christmas gift set with Dove, Radox, and more to half price

  11-12-2025 15:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The discount retailer has slashed the price of the skincare gift set ahead of Christmas
  
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• NHS broken leg recovery times and symptoms after Chris Hoy has 'worst crash' ever

  11-12-2025 15:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The six-time Olympic gold medallist said of his serious leg injury: 'You just don't bounce like you do when you're younger'
  
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• Howard Stern tells Hugh Jackman he wants to perform a sex act on him

  11-12-2025 15:40 via metro.co.uk
  Hugh Jackman has received a surprising offer from Howard Stern (Pictures: Getty)Howard Stern is back to his old shock jock tricks, declaring that he would be willing to give Hugh Jackman a ‘hand job’.
  The American broadcaster, 71, has been a mainstay on the airwaves since 1986 with his self-titled Sirius XM radio show.Over the years, he’s not held back from sharing his thoughts and opinions on a range of topics and even public figures.However, one of his most recent interviews
  
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• Urgent warning as 85,000 heat pump tumble dryers in the UK risk catching on fire

  11-12-2025 15:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tens of thousands of tumble dryers in the UK have been labelled a fire hazard with owners told not to turn them on.
  
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• Pangolin and porcupine seized in illegal bushmeat raid in London

  11-12-2025 15:37 via metro.co.uk
  A frozen cane rat was found among the frozen bushmeat (Picture: PA)A man has been arrested after police found 38kg of illegal frozen bushmeat in a London building.Animals, including pangolins, cane rats and porcupines, were found inside the freezer, the food safety watchdog said.Officers from the Food Standards Agency and the Metropolitan police found the bushmeat at a site in Deptford, south east London, on December 5.Bushmeat is from wild animals – often species found in tropical region
  
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• England World Cup ticket prices revealed as seat for the final to cost MORE than £3,000

  11-12-2025 15:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  England fans have been told the ticket prices for next summer's World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, with more than £3000 needed for a seat at the final
  
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• Brits dream of ditching the 9-to-5 at 53 - with women leading the charge

  11-12-2025 15:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  More than half of workers are looking to change careers due to poor work-life balance and burnout.
  
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• Awful 911 call reveals how girl, 6, was killed in freak accident while go-karting at Florida racetrack

  11-12-2025 15:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tragic 911 audio captured the moment workers at a Florida racetrack begged medics to race to the scene after six-year-old girl Emma Riddle was fatally hit by a go-kart at her sister's birthday party.
  
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• Nato chief warns West must prepare for war 'like our grandparents endured’

  11-12-2025 15:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In a chilling warning to the rest of Europe, the former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte claimed the UK and other allied nations were next in Vladimir Putin's sights
  
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• Do Harry and Meghan 'deserve' tax-payer funded security protection in the UK? Take our poll and have your say

  11-12-2025 15:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Reports have claimed that the Duke of Sussex is having his UK security arrangements reviewed by the Home Office, after he said it was ‘not safe’ to bring Meghan and their children to England
  
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• Where to find ‘heavenly’ Christmas sandwiches in London

  11-12-2025 15:30 via metro.co.uk
  You won’t be able to resist! (Picture: Supplied)Welcome back to The Slice – our exclusive guide to what’s on in London, where we bring you trusted reviews, sneak previews, and amazing deals and discounts.It’s oh-so-festive in today’s list as we approach the two week lead up to Christmas. That means the Christmas lights are up, a few mulled wines and Baileys hot chocolates have surely been sipped, and you’re probably gearing up for the work Christmas party.&nb
  
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• Major Emmerdale star joins Waterloo Road while show legend returns

  11-12-2025 15:30 via metro.co.uk
  Waterloo Road is back! (Picture: ITV)Waterloo Road has confirmed its comeback date, as well as a major soap star for the next series.The BBC school-based drama had a major resurgence in 2023 and is set to hit our screens for its 17th series in January 2026.As well as the highly anticipated return of Denise Welch in her role as iconic French teacher Steph Haydock, viewers can expect to see a new face among the teachers.He won’t be unfamiliar to long-time fans of Emmerdale, however, as he i
  
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