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• Shona McGarty reveals real – and very honest reason – she quit EastEnders after 15 years

  29-04-2024 10:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  Shona is departing in the coming weeks (Picture: BBC/Metro.co.uk)EastEnders legend Shona McGarty has spoken out behind her reason to quit the soap after 15 years.The actress, 32, first joined the BBC One soap as Whitney Dean in 2008, as part of a revival of the Butcher/Jackson clan.
  Whit’s decade and a half on Walford hasn’t been the smoothest, with the popular character being involved in some of the biggest storylines of all time, including her sexual abuse at the hands of Tony
  
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• Britney Spears fans tearful as she discusses 13-year conservatorship in previously unseen footage

  10-11-2024 20:33 via metro.co.uk
  Britney Spears discusses her conservatorship in previously unseen footage (Picture: ITV)Never before aired comments of Britney Spears discussing her conservatorship have made it to screens years later.The US pop queen, 42, who was catapulted to stardom in the 1990s, was under a 13-year conservatorship until it was terminated by a judge in Los Angeles in November 2021.Beginning in 2008, the complex legal arrangement, usually reserved for the very ill or old, had allowed the singer’s father,
  
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• Worrying Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice injury updates from Mikel Arteta

  10-11-2024 20:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  Bukayo Saka went down late in Arsenal’s draw at Chelsea (Picture: Getty Images)Mikel Arteta said both Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice didn’t look very good after Arsenal’s draw at Chelsea, sparking injury concerns for both the Gunners and England.Arteta’s team were held to a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge in a game which didn’t lack effort or intensity, but was missing quality.Gabriel Martinelli put the visitors ahead on the hour-mark, beating goalkeeper Robert Sanchez at
  
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• Terrifying moment shopkeeper fights off knife-wielding robber with a mop as police offer reward to catch culprit after string of raids

  10-11-2024 20:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CCTV footage has been released by police of man thought to be responsible for seven robberies in Derby and Ilkeston over the past five weeks.
  
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• Metro readers share their theories on who exactly voted for Trump and why

  10-11-2024 20:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  That includes people of colour, college educated people and women, says one reader (Picture: Bloomberg via Getty Images)Have your say on these MetroTalk topics and more in the comments.Trump had a wider ranging voter base than you might think Donald Trump won, says Steve (MetroTalk, Thu), because of the far right, racists, misogynists and homophobes.
  He also won with support from a range of minority groups. Black and Hispanic voters chose a racist, women went for a sexual predator and
  
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• UK drivers could enjoy £0 car tax with new 'lucky bands' from next year

  10-11-2024 19:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The next car tax bands that come into play next April could see some motorists car tax cut to £0 - but motorists have been warned to check their vehicle’s tax status ahead of the changes
  
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• UK officials 'planning lots of different scenarios' for Ukraine after Donald Trump election win

  10-11-2024 19:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Whitehall officials are 'considering and planning lots of different scenarios' for Ukraine after Donald Trump's US election win, a Cabinet minister has confirmed
  
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• Dollar General rival to shut another major store amid financial struggles - but will have huge clearance sale first

  10-11-2024 19:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The store on North Main Street in Dayton, Ohio , will close later this month, owners announced - months after the dollar store chain's parent company aired plans to close 'multiple' locations.
  
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• Anthony Gordon injury update after Newcastle and England star limps off against Nottingham Forest

  10-11-2024 19:42 via metro.co.uk
  
  Anthony Gordon came off injured in Newcastle’s win against Nottingham Forest (Photo: Getty)Anthony Gordon is a ‘doubt’ for England duty after hobbling off injured in Newcastle’s 3-1 win at Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Sunday.The Magpies trailed high-flying Forest at the City Ground thanks to Murillo’s opener.But they rallied in the second-half thanks to goals from Alexander Isak, Joelinton and Harvey Barnes, the latter scoring just three minutes after
  
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• Horrified students wake up to find burning car at bottom of garden following 'loud bang'

  10-11-2024 19:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A group of students were awoken following a ‘loud bang’ but ‘didn't think anything of it because it's Manchester’ until they saw a crashed car ‘completely engulfed in flames’
  
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• Pensioner, 80, dies after car plunges off road into river with driver still inside sparking frantic rescue operation

  10-11-2024 19:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall police said: ' Police were notified at around 8.40am this morning, Sunday 10 November, to reports that a car had plunged into the water.'
  
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• Drivers left terrified by 'ghost lights' on Florida's most haunted road

  10-11-2024 19:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Drivers have been left terrified by 'ghost lights' on one of Florida 's most haunted roads for the past 60 years - and the phenomenon still hasn't been explained.
  
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• Gen-Z realtor reveals freaky things he's willing to do to sell homes

  10-11-2024 19:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mitchell Tebo, 23, has let his personality shine when it comes to selling homes across Maine - and has certainly made a splash in the industry.
  
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• Bernie Sanders doubles down on why Americans voted for Donald Trump

  10-11-2024 19:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders went on CNN to blame Democrats once again for abandoning the working class, which he says contributed to Kamala Harris' defeat.
  
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• Chelsea vs Arsenal player ratings in unspectacular London derby draw

  10-11-2024 19:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Gabriel Martinelli opened the scoring at Stamford Bridge (Picture: Getty Images)There proved to be nothing between Chelsea and Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon as they played out a 1-1 draw which lacked quality.Neither team could find anything like their fluent best, struggling to create good chances, but there was no shortage of effort, with a bit of edge to the game as well.The first half was not great, but the second was better, which is when the two goals were scored.Gabriel Ma
  
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• Worker sacked after telling her cancer-ridden boss not to undergo chemotherapy as 'doctors are evil' loses discrimination claim

  10-11-2024 19:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Malgorzata Kopec - who believes doctors are 'evil' - told the woman to wash her body and drink hydrogen peroxide and turpentine rather than undergo medical treatment for her breast cancer.
  
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• Two people die in house fire after converted e-bike bursts into flames while they sleep at home

  10-11-2024 19:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called to a property in Coventry, West Midlands, at around 4.40am on Friday where two bodies were found.
  
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• Controversial orthodontist behind 'mewing' TikTok craze is struck off and branded a 'risk to public safety' by watchdog

  10-11-2024 19:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Michael Mew has now been barred from the profession after he shared a video on orthotropics, a theory which states that misaligned bites and dental problems can be fixed by muscle exercises.
  
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• Ruben Amorim start at Man Utd DELAYED due to late issue

  10-11-2024 19:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  Amorim was scheduled to begin duties on Monday (Picture: UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images)RubenRuben Amorim’s start at Manchester United has been delayed due to visa issues.
  The Portuguese coach was set to officially take the reins at Old Trafford on Monday with his first game in charge against Ipswich Town on 24 November, after the international break.Amorim’s final game in charge at Sporting Lisbon is against another of his former clubs in Braga on Sunday night. The 39-year-old is schedu
  
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• Brave members of public 'took attacker down' during terrifying market knife rampage

  10-11-2024 19:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Wasim Hussain, who runs a shop near East Street Market, Walworth, spoke of the heroic actions he witnessed during the horror that unfolded at East Street Market, in Walworth, south London
  
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• Meghan McCain roasts Republican Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake after projected loss

  10-11-2024 19:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Meghan McCain mercilessly tore into Kari Lake as a 'loser' after projections show her failing in her bid for the U.S. Senate.
  
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• A debt we can never repay: Britain honours remarkable Second World War veterans including 104-year-old Legion d'honneur recipient as they pay emotional tribute to their fallen comrades at Remembrance Sunday memorial

  10-11-2024 19:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Among those paying their respects in central London today, at an event led by the King, was a 104-year-old war heroine whose awards include France's highest.
  
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• 'Toolbox Killers' made a tape so evil it's used to train FBI agents - I have a map of where the victims are buried

  10-11-2024 19:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Criminologist Laura Brand tells the DailyMail.com that one of the 'Toolbox Killers' - murderers so evil a tape of their killing is used to train the FBI - gave her a map revealing the locations of his victims.
  
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• Huge 90s rom-com icon surprises fans in Paddington in Peru end credit scenes

  10-11-2024 19:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Paddington in Peruwill delight fans with a major cameo (Picture: StudioCanal)*Spoilers for Paddington in Peru below*Everyone has been chomping at the bit for Paddington Bear’s return to our screens in Paddington in Peru since Paddington 2 proved to be such a beloved smash-hit seven years ago.However, the threequel has tickled fans with another delightful surprise in store for fans thanks to a massive 90s rom-com star making an appearance in the end credits.Or should we say, a repeat one?Ye
  
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• The Americans who hunt down their Thanksgiving dinner

  10-11-2024 18:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Those who venture out into the woods with shotguns every year say it is both more special and more environmentally sound than buying a farm-raised turkey.
  
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• Neglected west coast city is named America's worst place to drive

  10-11-2024 18:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A California city has been ranked the worst place in the country to drive after a year packed with crashes, thefts and higher-than-average expenses for motorists.
  
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• Inside TV anchor Doug Johnson's Hamptons party pad where Hollywood elite gathered for legendary bashes

  10-11-2024 18:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Doug Johnson, the veteran Emmy Award-winning anchor for WABC News in New York, has listed his East Hampton home for an eye-watering sum.
  
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• Four men arrested after 400kg of cocaine found on fishing boat

  10-11-2024 18:57 via metro.co.uk
  
  The 400kg of cocaine found on a fishing boat (Picture: PA)Four men have been arrested after 400kg of cocaine was found on a fishing boat off the Kent coast.Three of the men, who are64, 45 and 25 years old, were arrested on the boat this morning on suspicion of importing class A drugs, according to the National Crime Agency (NCA).A fourth, aged 36, was detained in Rainham, east London.A NCA spokesman said: ‘NCA officers have arrested four men and seized approximately 400kg (880lbs) of cocai
  
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• Sprawling California equestrian estate hits market for eye-watering price

  10-11-2024 18:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A gorgeous equestrian estate in California that spans 77 acres and has facilities built for an Olympian has been listed for an eye-watering sum.
  
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• Meet the hardworking Americans who single-handedly saved their hometowns' dying main streets

  10-11-2024 18:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Aspiring local entrepreneurs opened this vodka distillery, pizzeria pub, and hiking store hoping to make money and breath life into their small town main streets. They weren't all winners.
  
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