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• 'Simple' maths problem has people arguing over the correct answer

  05-09-2024 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Do you think of yourself as a bit of a genius? How about a maths whizz? If so, check out this baffling calculation that has stumped the internet
  
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• What are the symptoms for new ‘more contagious’ Covid XEC variant?

  16-09-2024 10:36 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Covid XEC variant has spread to 13 countries (Picture: Alamy Stock Photo)The new ‘stronger’ Covid XEC strain is spreading across the world, and according to experts is ‘just getting started’.The strain –  a combination of the KS.1.1 and KP.3.3 variants – was first identified in Germany in June and has so far been detected in 13 countries across three continents.
  Scientists believe it could become the dominant variant during the colder months ahead.Eri
  
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• Unexpected baby twist as Sharon Watts harbours a major secret in EastEnders

  16-09-2024 10:33 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sharon has a big secret (Picture: BBC)This article contains spoilers for tonight’s EastEnders, which has not yet aired on TV but is available to watch now on BBC iPlayer.Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) was finally released from prison in recent EastEnders scenes, and she is returning to Albert Square with a huge secret.Sharon was sent to prison for contempt of court after lashing out at the judge during Dean Wicks’ trial.While inside, Sharon ran into arch nemesis Chrissie Watts (Tracy-An
  
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• Huw Edwards pulls suitcase as he arrives at court to be sentenced

  16-09-2024 10:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  Huw Edwards was seen arriving at London’s Westminster Magistrates’ Court (Picture: Reuters/Mina Kim)Huw Edwards has arrived at court for sentencing after pleading guilty to three charges of making indecent images of children.The disgraced BBC presenter, 62, was seen pulling a suitcase as he entered Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday morning flanked by his legal team.He was wearing a blue cardigan, and looked sternly at photographers who were stood close to the entran
  
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• Huw Edwards' day of reckoning: Disgraced BBC News star arrives at court to be sentenced for making indecent images of children as young as seven

  16-09-2024 10:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The disgraced former BBC News star has admitted three charges of 'making' indecent photographs of children.
  
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• Huw Edwards arrives at court to be sentenced over child abuse images as highest-paid BBC presenter returns to the dock after he made indecent images

  16-09-2024 10:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MAILONLINE BLOG: Follow live coverage from Huw Edwards' sentencing at Westminster Magistrates Court over child abuse charges.
  
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• BBC Media Editor reveals advice she was given about Huw Edwards when she started on BBC News

  16-09-2024 10:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The broadcaster will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court this morning where he will be sentenced over receiving sexual images of children as young as seven.
  
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• Woman charged with murdering another woman after stabbing in London flat

  16-09-2024 10:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  The crime scene in Tower Hamlets, east London (Picture: UKNIP)A woman has been charged with the murder of another woman in Tower Hamlets.Hope Rowe, 32, is due to appear at Thames Magistrates’ Court this morning. She has also been charged with possession of a bladed article.Police were called at approximately 1.17am on September 15 to reports of a woman suffering stab injuries in a foyer of a block of flats in Duckett Street.
  London Ambulance Service also attended but the woman was pronounc
  
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• FBI shares pictures of rifle, backpack and GoPro suspected 'assassin' Ryan Wesley Routh had hidden in the bushes while lying in wait for Trump on his Florida golf course

  16-09-2024 10:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New images reveal the backpack, GoPro camera and AK-47 style rifle that a gunman left behind when fleeing the scene where he was attempting to assassinate Donald Trump.
  
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• Fans worry major high street fashion chain has been HACKED in hilarious TikToks after brand's latest range fails to hit the mark

  16-09-2024 10:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The company's latest Icons collection has raised eyebrows as embroidered shirts and balloon shirt dresses are being sold on their website for prices ranging from £229 to £349.
  
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• Andrew O'Keefe is stripped of his shoes and belt as the troubled game show host is arrested again two days after surviving a drug overdose

  16-09-2024 10:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Andrew O'Keefe was seen driving erratically from his home at Vaucluse to Rose Bay police station in Sydney's east on Monday afternoon, two days after he survived a suspected drug overdose.
  
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• Children as young as seven among 352 youngsters referred to specialist gender service for under 18s in the past year alone

  16-09-2024 10:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It comes five months after the landmark Cass Report - by Dr Hilary Cass (pictured) for NHS England - warned that children questioning their gender had been 'let down by a lack of research'.
  
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• Arsenal and Tottenham heroes agree Gabriel goal should not have stood in north London derby

  16-09-2024 10:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Gabriel was the match-winner as Arsenal edged Tottenham on Sunday (Picture: Getty Images)Gabriel was fortunate to see his goal stand in the north London derby on Sunday, believe Arsenal hero Paul Merson and former Tottenham star Les Ferdinand.The Brazilian defender scored the only goal of the game as the Gunners picked up a vital away win despite being without key players Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard.It was a frustrating afternoon for Spurs as they had plenty of possession and efforts on goal
  
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• FRANCE is not doing enough to stop migrant deaths in the English Channel, minister admits - after years of blaming Britain

  16-09-2024 10:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Guillaume Kasbarian was speaking after eight men perished in the latest small boat tragedy near Calais on Sunday. On Monday, six survivors including a 10-month-old baby remained in hospital.
  
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• Who is Ryan Wesley Routh? Donald Trump assassination attempt suspect voted for the former president before wishing he was 'gone', donated to Democrats and fought in Ukraine

  16-09-2024 09:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The man who allegedly planned to assassinate Donald Trump went from voting for him in 2016 to donating to Democrats in 2020 to four years later, claiming he'd 'be glad when' Trump's gone.
  
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• Student dies from highly dangerous incurable virus

  16-09-2024 09:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  A patient thought to be suffering from Nipah infection is moved to an isolation ward in Kozhikode Medical College in the southern state of Kerala, India,on July 20 (Picture: Reuters)A student has died of brain-swelling fever caused by a virus on the World Health Organization watchlist.The patient, 24, is the second person to die from a Nipah infection in the same town in southern India in three months, after a 14-year-old boy died in July.Officials said 151 people who were in contact with the st
  
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• Average house price increased by 0.8% in September, twice as high as usual trend

  16-09-2024 09:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In Britain, the typical asking price for newly marketed properties rose by £2,974
  
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• Son of alleged would-be assassin Ryan Wesley Routh says his dad hates Trump like 'all reasonable people' but he's never owned a gun and wouldn't do anything bats*** crazy

  16-09-2024 09:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The son of Ryan Wesley Routh, the suspect in a possible assassination attempt near Donald Trump's Florida golf club, expressed disbelief over the allegations against his father.
  
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• Major EastEnders star set to exit after two years

  16-09-2024 09:47 via metro.co.uk
  
  A dramatic departure storyline lies ahead (Picture: BBC)Nish Panesar (Navin Chowdhry) is set to leave EastEnders.The evil character made his arrival in 2022 after being released from prison. Partner to Suki (Balvinder Sopal) at the time, it wasn’t long until a storyline began that focused on Nish’s controlling an abusive behaviour towards the beloved character.Alongside this plot, Suki began to develop feelings for Eve Unwin (Heather Peace). As she slowly started to embrace the perso
  
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• Timeline of Donald Trump assassination attempt and the moment Secret Service agents knew his life was in danger

  16-09-2024 09:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A timeline details the moments after an alleged would-be assassin allegedly pointed an AK-47 at former President Donald Trump while he golfed at Trump International Golf Club in Mar-a-Lago.
  
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• FBI says it's probing 'attempted assassination' on Donald Trump after suspected gunman Ryan Wesley Routh 'armed with assault rifle' was shot at by Secret Service on his golf course

  16-09-2024 09:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The FBI is investigating a second assassination attempt against Donald Trump in just two months.
  
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• The key role Tito Jackson played in forming the Jackson 5

  16-09-2024 09:42 via metro.co.uk
  
  Tito Jackson was a huge part of the formation of the Jackson 5 (Picture: Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns)Tito Jackson has died aged 70, leaving behind an incredible legacy as a founding member of the Jackson 5.The eldest brother of Michael Jackson died on September 16, just weeks after taking to the stage with Jackie and Marlon Jackson at Fool In Love Festival in California.He is seen as the spark for the Jackson 5, after dad Joe caught him playing his guitar after breaking a string.He impressed his
  
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• Paul Merson claims Chelsea could sell two stars after shock Man Utd transfer claim

  16-09-2024 09:41 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ex-Arsenal and England star Paul Merson (Picture: Getty)Paul Merson says Chelsea would not rule out selling Stamford Bridge superstar Cole Palmer after another pundit tipped him for a shock move to Premier League rivals Manchester United.Palmer has been Chelsea’s most important player since his £40m move from Manchester City last summer, scoring 25 goals in his first season in west London.The 22-year-old, one of Chelsea’s few recent success stories in the transfer market, had m
  
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• Jennifer Lopez beams after bombshell claim she KISSED Ben Affleck during highly-charged hotel reunion

  16-09-2024 09:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 55-year-old singer had a bright smile on her face as she arrived at her friend's house, just one day after she reunited with her estranged husband, Ben Affleck, 52.
  
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• Desperate search is launched for missing sisters in Western Australia

  16-09-2024 09:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The girls were last seen leaving their home in Dianella, 9km from the Perth CBD, at about 8.30am on Monday.
  
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• Vanessa Feltz ‘in agony’ after being rushed to hospital for emergency surgery

  16-09-2024 09:33 via metro.co.uk
  
  Vanessa Feltz has revealed she was rushed to hospital (Picture: instagram/getty)Vanessa Feltz took to social media to reveal that she was rushed to hospital after being ‘doubled over in agony.’Vanessa, 62, shared a video from her hospital bed as she explained that she was suffering from a ‘big kidney stone’ that had to be surgically removed.‘Gosh! Hello from hospital. 2pm I was fine. Had just made lunch and was playing with AJ 5 and Cecily nearly two.
  ‘3pm I w
  
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• Germany brings in its plan to end free-for-all illegal migration that has seen a wave of Islamist attacks with crackdown on all its borders which has sparked fury among its EU neighbours

  16-09-2024 09:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The coalition government hopes to show its seriousness about efforts to tackle irregular migration following a spate of Islamist attacks in recent months
  
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• Inside El Salvador’s hellhole prisons where inmates can be jailed without trial

  16-09-2024 09:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  El Salvador's anti-gang policies mean that innocent people are being imprisoned alongside hardened criminal members of the country's most infamous organisations, according to human rights advocates
  
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• Major pizza chain plans to hire 5000 additional staff across the UK and Ireland

  16-09-2024 09:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The pizza giant is looking for delivery drivers, in-store staff and pizza makers to join its 35,000-strong workforce ahead of its peak trading period
  
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• Inside Harry's 40th birthday celebrations: Sussexes spend day at charity tennis tournament with Meghan's model friend Kelly McKee Zajfen who sent Duke special message

  16-09-2024 09:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex appeared at the George Zajfen Tennis Tournament in Los Angeles on Saturday in honour of Kelly McKee Zajfen's late son George.
  
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