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• Six million Brits now on Universal Credit as D-Day looms next week over £20 cut

  23-02-2021 12:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The number of people on Universal Credit doubled since last March - showing the scale of Covid's hit to hard-pressed families
  
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• Mum finds mysterious ‘creepy black balls’ in kid’s toy house

  25-02-2021 12:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  What on earth is this?(Picture: Facebook)No one wants to find mysterious dark bits anywhere in the home.One mum who found hundreds of ‘creepy balls’ was shocked and had no clue what they were.
  The Australian mum found the puzzling items in her child’s cubby house when she opened it after a few days.
  She worried that the small black things might have been termites. She was also concerned the stuff may be eggs or droppings from unwanted bugs or rodents.
  So the woman posted it on
  
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• Chelsea star Edouard Mendy discusses Thomas Tuchel’s impact and his ‘fight’ with Kepa Arrizabalaga for number one spot

  25-02-2021 12:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Edouard Mendy is enjoying lift under new Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel (Picture: Getty)Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy says Thomas Tuchel has helped bring a sense of ‘confidence’ back to the dressing room with his ‘expressive’ and clear approach since taking over the reins from Frank Lampard.Tuchel remains unbeaten eight games into his tenure at Chelsea and secured his biggest win yet as on Tuesday night after outwitting Diego Simeone in the side’s Champions League la
  
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• Surge testing in London borough as cases of South African variant found

  25-02-2021 12:28 via metro.co.uk
  
  Cases of the South African variant have been found in Ealing (Picture: Getty)Surge testing is being deployed in Ealing in London after cases of the South African Covid variant were found.
  A small number of cases have been identified in Acton, Greenford, Southall and West Ealing.This is a breaking news story- more to follow
  
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• Interactive map reveals 99.5% of all districts in England and Wales have suffered Covid victims

  25-02-2021 12:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Office for National Statistics data showed only 36 out of 7,209 districts - or 0.5 per cent - had not recorded a single Covid-linked fatality. They were mostly scattered across the South West.
  
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• Dimitar Berbatov sends warning to Shola Shoretire after his Manchester United debut

  25-02-2021 12:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  Shola Shoretire made his Manchester United debut against Newcastle (Photo by PHIL NOBLE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)Former Manchester United forward Dimitar Berbatov insists the hard work for Shola Shoretire starts now if the midfielder wants to carve out a career for himself at Old Trafford.The 17-year-old made his debut for the club in a 3-1 win against Newcastle United last weekend and there’s considerable excitement behind the scenes at the Theatre of Dreams that the club have unearthed
  
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• EastEnders’ Danny Dyer uses meditation to cope with ‘all the sh*t’

  25-02-2021 12:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  Danny portrays pub landlord Mick Carter in EastEnders (Picture: BBC)EastEnders star Danny Dyer has spoken about how his meditation routine allows him to ‘de-stress’ after a long day.
  The actor, who portrays Mick Carter in the BBC One soap, revealed that he tries to meditate every night before he goes to sleep, in order to ‘absorb all the sh*t’ that he experiences daily.
  ‘All you’re doing is concentrating on your breath really,’ the star said, ‘so a
  
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• Male lab worker sues for sexual discrimination after female boss told him to 'man up'

  25-02-2021 12:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Daniel Price is bringing a sexual discrimination claim against PiQ Laboratories in South Wales as he claims he was frozen out of conversations by lab manager Ashleigh Knowles.
  
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• Another 500,000 workers are put on furlough in just TWO WEEKS

  25-02-2021 12:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An official survey of businesses found a fifth of the workforce were on leave early this month - equivalent to around 6.5million people and up from 18 per cent a fortnight earlier.
  
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• Dad guilty of murdering five-month-old baby daughter by shaking her to death

  25-02-2021 12:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Philip Peace stood trial at Birmingham Crown Court denying a charge of murder and the alternative count of manslaughter - but the jury found him guilty of murder
  
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• Israel passes law to name and shame people who haven’t had Covid jab

  25-02-2021 12:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  The decision has raised privacy concerns (Pictures: Getty/Reuters)Israel has passed a law allowing the identities of people who have not been vaccinated to be shared with other authorities.The decision on Wednesday raises concerns over privacy for those who may opt against getting the jab.It passed by 30 votes to 13 and gives local governments, the director general of the education ministry and some in the welfare ministry the right to receive the names, addresses and phone numbers of everyone w
  
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• Coronavirus positive cases plunge by 78% since start of lockdown in England

  25-02-2021 12:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Test and Trace figures show weekly cases have dropped from 390,366 to 84,310 - the lowest since September. But there's still a long way to go
  
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• Woman arrested after crashing into store, nearly hitting a homeless woman, before fleeing in Uber

  25-02-2021 12:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The woman crashed into a South Beach storefront just after midnight on Tuesday after losing control of her Dodge Charger, narrowly missing a homeless woman.
  
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• School worker who hit three cyclists and left them lying injured in the road jailed for 25 months 

  25-02-2021 12:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A school worker driving home from the pub and hit several cyclists from Northumbria Cycling Club before driving away has been jailed for 25 months. Sandra Graham, 48, was driving on the A193.
  
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• Jo Whiley reveals sister’s friend died in care home amid campaign to government for vaccine change

  25-02-2021 12:11 via metro.co.uk
  
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  Jo Whiley has revealed that a friend of her sister died in her care home from coronavirus amid her campaign for people with learning disabilities to be offered the Covid-19 vaccine.This week, it was announced that all adults with learning disabilities will now be invited to receive their coronavirus vaccine.The announcement came following a campaign by BBC presenter Jo, who was shocked w
  
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• Taylor Swift countersues Utah theme park after shutting down ‘baseless’ trademark infringement claims

  25-02-2021 12:09 via metro.co.uk
  
  Taylor Swift countersues Utah theme park accusing her of trademark infringement (Picture: Getty)Taylor Swift is countersuing a theme park in Utah, after they accused her of trademark infringement, and is now seeking damages and for the attraction to be barred from playing her music.
  The singer, 31, found herself at the centre of a trademark infringement suit issued by the owners of Evermore Park, earlier this month.
  They claimed that Taylor’s album – that she surprised fans with last
  
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• Steps fans call for Michelle Visage to become permanent member after Heartbreak In This City collab

  25-02-2021 12:09 via metro.co.uk
  
  Michelle Visage and Steps is the collab we needed in 2021 (Picture: Getty)Fans have called for Michelle Visage to join Steps full time after she jumped on a special version of Heartbreak In This City with the band.The track was an instant hit with fans after its release on Thursday morning, when it got its first play on the Radio 2 Breakfast show with Alan Carr standing in for Zoe Ball. Listeners took to Twitter to share how much they were loving the remix, tweeting: ‘I’m here f
  
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• Married At First Sight Australia groom tells bride he ‘needs a girl with boobs’ and her face says it all

  25-02-2021 12:09 via metro.co.uk
  
  Married At First Sight Australia groom tells bride he ‘needs a girl with boobs’ (Picture: Nine)Married At First Sight Australia is kicking off with yet another season down under and it looks like the drama is set to keep on coming, judging by one groom’s comments to his new wife.
  While season six is currently playing out for British viewers, season eight of MAFS Australia is airing overseas, introducing a brand new batch of grooms and brides hoping to find love, as they marry a
  
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• 'More than 6,500 migrant workers have died' building Qatar's World Cup infrastructure

  25-02-2021 12:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  On average 12 migrants from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have died each week since December 2010 when Qatar was awarded the 22nd FIFA tournament.
  
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• How British business is going from strength to strength under the new trade rules

  25-02-2021 12:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  The rules on trading with Europe have changed, but these British companies are going from strength to strength under our new relationship with the EUOn January 1, the way we trade with the EU changed. New rules and processes came in affecting firms that import or export to the continent.But while many companies have taken steps to prepare for the changes, some haven’t, and that could leave their business at risk of disruption. Here, firms that have made the switch reveal their tips and how
  
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• Five-year-old left with bald patches after trying Covid cut when parents aren’t looking

  25-02-2021 12:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  A for effort (Picture: Mercury Press & Media)A five-year-old boy shocked his parents when they found he’d shaved his own head after they turned their back on him for ‘minutes’.Alan Fields, 47, had been giving himself a lockdown haircut while his young son, Lennon, watched.When the clippers died partway through and needed to be recharged, roofer Alan went into another room and showed his half-done cut to his wife Natasha, 47.In the short time his father was out of the room,
  
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• Man called Colin Pidgeon catches a live pigeon during government Zoom call

  25-02-2021 12:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Research officer Colin Pidgeon was appearing at the Northern Ireland Assembly’s Finance Committee via live feed when his cat presented him with a live pigeon
  
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• Arsenal vs Benfica TV channel, live stream, time, team news, odds and head-to-head

  25-02-2021 12:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arsenal host Benfica on Thursday night (Picture: Getty Images)Arsenal host Benfica on Thursday evening as they vie for a place in the last 16 of the Europa League at the Emirates.The first leg was held at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome and finished 1-1 after Bukayo Saka cancelled out an opener from Pizzi,Neither team is in the best form, with Benfica now drawing their last three games and sitting fourth in the Primeira Liga, while the Gunners have won just one of their last six.Arsenal boss Mikel A
  
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• Woman desperate to leave quarantine hotel 'prison' with 'cold, soggy meals'

  25-02-2021 12:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Renata Costa Pizzo, 40, and her partner are "counting the minutes to leave" the Radisson Blu Edwardian quarantine hotel at Heathrow, where they say travellers aren't getting their money's worth
  
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• Newcastle United coach had 'nonse' carved into his back by drug-fuelled gang

  25-02-2021 12:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT: A gang-of-four set Jordan Storey's hair and feet on fire at a flat in  Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, and shared footage of his humiliating ordeal on social media
  
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• Queen's birthday snub to Prince Andrew after Jeffrey Epstein scandal

  25-02-2021 12:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Prince Andrew turned 61 last week, just a few days after he became a grandfather for the first time when Princess Eugenie welcomed her baby son, August
  
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• Man, 43 charged with murdering woman, 68, who was found dead in a flat in Pembrokeshire

  25-02-2021 12:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dale Morgan, 43, is due to appear before Llanelli Magistrates Court today charged with the murder of Judith Rhead. The 68-year-old's body was found in a Pembrokeshire flat on Saturday evening.
  
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• Stunt cyclist balances on his front wheel and rides down a hill BACKWARDS

  25-02-2021 11:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Footage shows stunt cyclist Danny MacAskill, 35, carefully manoeuvre his bike on its front wheel while riding down a steep hill backwards at Aberystwyth University in Wales.
  
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• US Pentagon’s space-based energy beam could one day power entire cities

  25-02-2021 11:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  The current test solar panel is the size of a pizza box, though a final version could be much larger (Credits: Getty Images)Scientists have successfully tested a floating solar panel in space that will eventually beam energy back to Earth.The size of a computer monitor, the prototype energy harvester is a project of the US Pentagon, which scientists hope could one day power entire cities.Named the Photovoltaic Radiofrequency Antenna Module (PRAM), the solar panel was launched in May last year, a
  
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• How to order the ‘secret’ KFC hash brown Double Down here in the UK

  25-02-2021 11:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  The secret Aussie burger is making us jealous af(Picture: KFC)From Starbucks to Nando’s, every chain worth their salt has ‘secret menu items’ that only the initiated know how to order.The latest to come out of this is from KFC, who has launched a new type of burger that’s only available on their app in Australia.Customers who want to try the $7.95 Zinger Tower Double (which looks more like the UK’s Double Down with some additions) can order the item by selectin
  
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