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• Russia prepares US sanctions due to Alexei Navalny jailing, Solarwinds hack and election meddling

  08-04-2021 17:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Kremlin said Russia had to be ready for the worst-case scenario in terms of U.S. sanctions because of what it called President Joe Biden's hostile and unpredictable policy towards Moscow.
  
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• Gogglebox’s Tom Malone Jr shares epic throwback of his parents – when his dad still had hair

  18-04-2021 20:28 via metro.co.uk
  
  Tom Malone shared a great throwback of his mum and dad (Picture: Instagram)Ex-Gogglebox star Tom Malone Jr has shared a dapper throwback of his mum and dad back in the 90s – with his dad having an impressive gelled hairstyle and moustache. Tom Sr, known now for being bald and clean shaven, looked every inch the 90s throwback in the photograph, where he’s seen looking lovingly at wife Julie during a night out. Julie is staring back at him, with some impressively large black
  
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• Hundreds of people break lockdown rules to attend surprise gig by rapper AJ Tracey in Manchester 

  18-04-2021 20:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Large crowds of people and police were pictured in Platt Fields Park, Manchester after rapper AJ Tracey announced a surprise gig.
  
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• ‘Relegate them!’ – Gary Neville launches savage attack on Liverpool and Man Utd over Super League plans

  18-04-2021 20:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  Neville fuming with break away plans (Picture: Getty)Gary Neville has launched an astonishing attack on the Premier League clubs threatening to break away and form the European Super League – accusing Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal of committing a ‘criminal act’ in abandoning their fans and their traditions.The Premier League’s ‘big six’ – Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham – are understood to be
  
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• AJ Tracey ‘didn’t expect’ large crowds at surprise Manchester meet-up as police intervene and he cancels next event over safety concerns

  18-04-2021 20:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  AJ Tracey embarked on a mini-tour across the UK on Sunday to mark his album release (Picture: ZENPIX LTD)AJ Tracey has been forced to cancel his next fan event after attracting large crowds at his surprise meet-ups in Manchester and Birmingham this weekend. The Ladbroke Grove rapper celebrated the release of his latest album, Flu Game, with a mini-tour across the UK. Taking place on Sunday, AJ would stop off in Birmingham at 12pm and Manchester at 4pm before finishing off with Bristol
  
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• AJ Tracey ‘didn’t expect’ large crowds at surprise Manchester meet-up as police intervene and he cancels next event over Covid concerns

  18-04-2021 20:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  AJ Tracey embarked on a mini-tour across the UK on Sunday to mark his album release (Picture: ZENPIX LTD)AJ Tracey has been forced to cancel his next fan event after attracting large crowds at his surprise meet-ups in Manchester and Birmingham this weekend. The Ladbroke Grove rapper celebrated the release of his latest album, Flu Game, with a mini-tour across the UK. Taking place on Sunday, AJ would stop off in Birmingham at 12pm and Manchester at 4pm before finishing off with Bristol
  
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• Police turn up as large crowds gather in park for 'live gig' by rapper AJ Tracey

  18-04-2021 19:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Images showed crowds of more than a hundred people on basketball courts inside Platt Fields Park in Fallowfield, Manchester, with a large number of police officers in the area
  
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• County Championship: Essex win against, Warwickshire edge thriller and Gloucestershire seal famous victory

  18-04-2021 19:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  Essex fought back against Durham while Warwickshire won a thriller at Trent Bridge (Picture: Getty)Simon Harmer took ten wickets as Essex produced an impressive comeback to beat Durham by 44 runs in their County Championship clash at Chelmsford.Essex, who won last summer’s Bob Willis Trophy, were bowled out for 96 on day one and surrendered a first-innings lead of 163 as Durham’s Scott Borthwick scored a century.The hosts were five wickets down by the time they reached parity in the
  
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• County Championship: Essex win again, Warwickshire edge thriller and Gloucestershire seal famous victory

  18-04-2021 19:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  Essex fought back against Durham while Warwickshire won a thriller at Trent Bridge (Picture: Getty)Simon Harmer took ten wickets as Essex produced an impressive comeback to beat Durham by 44 runs in their County Championship clash at Chelmsford.Essex, who won last summer’s Bob Willis Trophy, were bowled out for 96 on day one and surrendered a first-innings lead of 163 as Durham’s Scott Borthwick scored a century.The hosts were five wickets down by the time they reached parity in the
  
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• Princess Eugenie leaves Windsor Castle with husband Jack Brooksbank

  18-04-2021 19:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Princess Eugenie, 31, donned a checked shirt and a pair of sunglasses as she sat in the passenger seat of a car driven by her husband Jack Brooksbank, 34, and left Windsor Castle.
  
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• Young mum died trying to protect her son, 4, after their home was set on fire

  18-04-2021 19:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Gina Ingles, 34, died trying to protect her son Milo, four, after their home was set on a fire - while partner Toby Jarrett spent months in hospital after falling from a window
  
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• BLM protester exaggerated claims he was 'dying' while demonstrating near home of Army drill sergeant

  18-04-2021 19:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shea Harley was seen on Wednesday taking off his mask as he shouted that US Army Drill Sergeant Jonathan Pentland had violated the oath he took when joining the armed forces.
  
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• Four people die as light plane crashes into a field to the east of Paris 'during training flight'

  18-04-2021 19:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Robin DR400 aircraft that had taken off from Beauvais, northwest of the capital, later crashed into a field near Saint-Pathus.
  
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• Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer joins Mikel Arteta in playing dumb over European Super League

  18-04-2021 19:36 via metro.co.uk
  
  The new breakaway league could be announced tonight (Pictures: Getty Images)Ole Gunnar Solskjaer claims he is completely unaware of reports Manchester United will join a new breakaway European Super League, joining Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta in pleading ignorance.The Premier League’s ‘big six’ – United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Tottenham – are believed to have signed a letter of intent to join a new elite competition that would replace the Cha
  
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• WWII-era plane makes an emergency landing just yards from swimmers on busy Florida beach

  18-04-2021 19:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The single-engine TBM Avenger is seen making a 'soft' landing in the shallow water south of Cocoa Beach in video filmed by a bystander.
  
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• Batwoman’s Javicia Leslie on emotional first experience as first Black, queer woman in batsuit: ‘It’s an immense responsibility’

  18-04-2021 19:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  Javicia is breaking boundaries as the first queer, black and female superhero (Picture: Getty)Batwoman star Javicia Leslie has admitted she felt an ‘immense responsibility’ becoming the first Black and queer female superhero on TV. The actress, who is bisexual, took over the leather suit and cape from Ruby Rose following her exit from the series last year – and is immediately thrown into the action as Ryan Wilder, who finds the batsuit amid the wreckage of a plane supposed
  
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• 'There are up to 5,000 pieces of ­plastic per mile on our beloved Brit beaches'

  18-04-2021 19:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Flora Blathwayt was shocked to see the rubbish washed up on the shores of the Thames and has turned her hobby from trash into cash, writes Nada Farhoud
  
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• Eco warrior Feargal Sharkey fighting to save Britain’s 'poisoned' rivers

  18-04-2021 19:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The Undertones frontman has gone from teenage dreams to rivers and streams in his bid to save Britain's waters from catastrophe
  
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• Vanessa Bryant remembers wedding day with Kobe as she marks their 20th anniversary: ‘Love you forever’

  18-04-2021 19:20 via metro.co.uk
  
  Vanessa Bryant has shared fond memories of her marriage to late NBA legend Kobe (Picture: @vanessabryant, Instagram, Getty)Vanessa Bryant has shared heartfelt tributes to her late husband Kobe Bryant in honour of their 20th wedding anniversary. The couple tied the knot on April 18, 2001 at St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church in California, just six months after they began dating. Sharing fond memories of their marriage on Sunday, Vanessa posted a photo of her and Kobe kissing on t
  
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• Special £5 coins could be released to fund Prince Philip memorial

  18-04-2021 19:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  Commemorative £5 coins could be released to fund a Prince Philip memorial (Getty/PA)Commemorative £5 coins may be issued to pay for a memorial for the Duke of Edinburgh, according to a new report. The Treasury is considering minting one of a kind ‘crowns’ to raise cash that could be used for a statue or new Royal Yacht Britannia in honour of Prince Philip, the Telegraph reported. A source told the newspaper: ‘There will be time to consider longer-term trib
  
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• Prince Harry 'will fly back to US to be with pregnant Meghan Markle tomorrow'

  18-04-2021 19:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry is expected to spend another night at Frogmore Cottage before flying home to California on Monday. He is understood to have been set to go for a walk with dad Charles on Sunday
  
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• Police link discovery of dead woman to man who plunged off cliffs

  18-04-2021 19:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Detectives who forced their way into a house and found the body of a woman with head injuries want to quiz a man who plunged off an 80ft high seaside cliff 90 miles away.
  
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• Police break into hot car to save two dogs left without water

  18-04-2021 19:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Police officers gained access to a hot car this weekend to rescue two dogs trapped inside without any water at the McArthurGlen shopping village in Cannock, Staffordshire.
  
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• Woman, 105, says 'cheeky' sherry and daily cod liver oil is secret to long life

  18-04-2021 19:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Phyllis Ferguson, better known as Peggy, credits her long life to a daily dose of cod liver oil and a "cheeky" glass of sherry - she has now turned 105 at a care home in North Yorkshire
  
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• Ramadan: What breaks a fast?

  18-04-2021 19:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ramadan is a deeply important time for Muslims, and requires them to fast. (Picture: Getty)Ramadan 2021 began on the evening of Tuesday, April 13 and will last for 30 days, ending on Wednesday, May 12.Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and is marked by Muslims worldwide as a month of day-time fasting.The annual observance is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam and commemorates Muhammad’s first revelation.The end of the month of fasting is celebrated on May 13 when
  
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• Line of Duty: When was Kelly Macdonald in Harry Potter?

  18-04-2021 19:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Kelly Macdonald as Joanna Davidson and Helena Ravenclaw (Picture: BBC & Rex)Calling all Line of Duty fans! There’s a chance that you’ve seen DCI Joanne Davidson before.The shows latest bent copper has also appeared in Harry Potter – and viewers of the show are only just realising.Joanne, played by actress Kelly Macdonald, previously starred in the final film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two, playing an integral role.Kelly played Helena Ravenclaw, the daughter
  
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• Dog with fur so matted he couldn’t walk is totally transformed

  18-04-2021 18:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  Frankie the terrier had quite a makeover (Picture: SWNS)An abandoned dog had an incredible transformation after being found with fur so matted he could barely move.Frankie, a terrier cross, looks like a different dog after he was properly groomed for the first time in years.
  He was in such a bad condition when he was found in West Yorkshire in August that he could hardly walk or see.
  His fortunes have reversed, as he has now been taken in by dog lover Tracey Williamson, who said it was ‘lo
  
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• British Navy will head for Black Sea as tensions rise between Ukraine and Russia

  18-04-2021 18:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Cease-fire violations and a growing Russian military build-up at Ukraine's borders are causing tensions, and now British warships are moving in to show solidarity with NATO allies
  
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• Covid backlog in NHS ‘could take five years to clear’

  18-04-2021 18:48 via metro.co.uk
  
  There are fears that patients could be waiting years not months for treatment (Picture: Getty)It could take up to five years to clear the backlog in the NHS caused by the coronavirus crisis, a key organisation is warning.NHS Providers says the ‘very worrying’ build up of patients in hospitals will continue to put strain on the health service for at least three years in the worst affected areas – and possibly two more.Recent data suggests 4.7 million people were waiting to start
  
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• Love Island 2021: Start date, contestants, length and everything else we know

  18-04-2021 18:46 via metro.co.uk
  
  Caption: Love Island 2021: Start date, contestants, length and everything else we know (Picture: ITV)With last year’s season cancelled, we’ve been left with a Love Island-shaped hole in our lives. But the good news is, it’s returning in 2021.In 2020, fans were treated to a winter edition of the show, before the summer series was cancelled due to concerns surrounding coronavirus.Even though we don’t have all of the details yet, ITV confirmed on March 4 that the show would
  
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