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• Sofa owner spends YEARS perplexed by bendy part of his couch - but the odd feature has a simple explanation

  04-05-2025 19:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A sofa owner has spent years perplexed by a bendy feature of his couch - before learning the odd feature actually has a simple explanation.
  
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• Kemi Badenoch is closing in on Nigel Farage, poll finds... but Reform and Tories combined are still only level with horror coalition of parties on the Left

  20-12-2025 23:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The end-of-year survey puts Ms Badenoch's party on 22 per cent - up from 20 per cent a month ago - suggesting that her Commons performances and fresh policy ideas are starting to 'cut through'.
  
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• Gun-toting illegal boat migrant who called for 'death to all Jews' is freed to roam British streets... only days after Bondi Beach massacre

  20-12-2025 23:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Prison bosses have released Palestinian gun-toting militant Abu Wadee, 34, after he served nine months behind bars for illegally entering the UK on a dinghy.
  
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• Bereaved children and carers ‘left invisible’ by violence against women strategy

  20-12-2025 23:01 via metro.co.uk
  Joanna Simpson, Claire Marshall, Kennedi Westcarr-Sabaroche and Angela Crompton (Pictures: Family handout/PA)Children and carers bereaved by domestic abuse have been ‘left invisible’ in the government’s landmark strategy to tackle violence against women and girls, campaigners say.The Joanna Simpson Foundation said the framework launched by Jess Phillips on Thursday is a ‘watershed moment that must be applauded’.But it pointed out that roughly 2,000 children will lo
  
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• BBC chiefs set to review Middle East coverage after high-profile Gaza war errors

  20-12-2025 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Corporation pledged to investigate wide-ranging claims of bias in a 13-page dossier published on Friday.
  
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• Angela Rayner 'would get deputy PM job back in deal to be Andy Burnham's running mate'

  20-12-2025 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Labour MPs backing Mr Burnham, the mayor of Manchester, say Ms Rayner has agreed to support his bid in return for her old job as Deputy Prime Minister, plus a senior Cabinet position.
  
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• New Melania film features a 'priceless' Renoir painting on the wall of her office... but the actual artwork is in a gallery in London

  20-12-2025 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the past two years it has been loaned to the Musee d'Orsay in Paris and The National Gallery of Art in Washington - but has never graced the President's New York home.
  
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• Founder of anti-capitalist group Take Back Power - who dumped manure at The Ritz and threw custard over the Crown jewels - is privately educated son of megayacht insurance executive

  20-12-2025 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Privately educated Arthur Clifton, 25, is a leading organiser for Take Back Power, the protest group which this month dumped manure at The Ritz Hotel in Mayfair.
  
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• Corriedale will be ‘as big as the tram and plane crashes’ promises Claire Sweeney

  20-12-2025 23:00 via metro.co.uk
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next PageSoap fans are being warned to brace themselves for something truly historic, as Claire Sweeney promises the upcoming Corriedale episode will sit alongside the most iconic moments in soap history.Speaking to Metro at the Corriedale premiere, the actress revealed that the ambitious crossover event between Coronation Street and Emmerdale is set to be remembered
  
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• Michael Jackson's bodyguard hits back after late star appeared in Epstein files and reveals why pair were together

  20-12-2025 22:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jackson was pictured alongside the dead pedophile in a release from the Department of Justice on Friday.
  
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• You're barred! Furious landlord bans Rachel Reeves from her local pub over Chancellor's tax hikes crippling the hospitality industry

  20-12-2025 22:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Landlord Martin Knowles has told the Chancellor not to try to enjoy a festive pint in the Marsh Inn in her Leeds constituency after he was hit with a £2,500 hike in business rates.
  
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• Food supplier to Domino's and Papa John's closing California plant after 115 years to set up in Texas after being forced out by high operating costs

  20-12-2025 22:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A mozzarella producer is closing one of its dairy plants in central California, devastating the local community now that 300 jobs are set to be lost.
  
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• New documents reveal how monster pair Maxwell and Epstein ACTUALLY first met - on the same day release of Epstein files reveal shamed Andrew hosted paedophile billionaire at Sandringham House

  20-12-2025 22:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Epstein wrote in a formal memo that he pulled the young British socialite out of a 'dark depression' following the death of her media mogul father, Robert Maxwell.
  
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• His Highness is taking the 'wobbly road'... Hilarious Christmas card from Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh shows unseen picture of the prince navigating a rickety bridge on Japan trip

  20-12-2025 22:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Prince Edward and his wife Sophie unveiled two unseen snaps from their five day tour of the country in September.
  
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• Drones detect highly infectious virus in whales’ breath

  20-12-2025 22:51 via metro.co.uk
  Scientists have used drones with petri dishes to collect samples of blow drops from ocean whales (Picture: Universal Images)Researchers using drones to monitor whale droplets believe they have detected an infectious virus circulating in the Arctic Circle.Samples of whale ‘blows’ confirmed the presence of cetacean morbillivirus, which affects both whales, dolphins and porpoises.The disease is highly infectious between species and can spread across oceans killing on mass.It is thought
  
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• Premier League explain why Everton were denied penalty after Arsenal controversy

  20-12-2025 22:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Everton thought they should have been awarded a penalty in the second half of their Premier League game against Arsenal after William Saliba appeared to foul Thierno Barry inside the box
  
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• Liverpool Parade crash driver Paul Doyle 'knocked man out' over McDonald's joke

  20-12-2025 22:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Paul Doyle was jailed for 21 years and six months on Tuesday after he drove through Liverpool FC fans during their title-winning parade celebrations earlier this year
  
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• School teaching assistant struck off for going on drink and drugs bender after class

  20-12-2025 22:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jessica Picton was stopped by police less than two hours after leaving school
  
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• Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly sob over surprise farewell message in final Strictly show

  20-12-2025 22:21 via metro.co.uk
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next PageStrictly Come Dancing hosts Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly presented their last ever live BBC show on Saturday, in what was a hugely emotional affair that saw Queen Camilla congratulate them on their run.
  They were greeted with a standing ovation from the audience, which included Daly’s husband Vernon Kay, while later in the show the entire
  
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• Cat rescued by charity after being sold for just £30 on Vinted

  20-12-2025 22:20 via metro.co.uk
  A three-year-old cat has been rescued after being sold for £30 on online fashion marketplace Vinted (Picture: Left Paw Cat Rescue)An animal charity has rescued a cat after it was put up for sale on a popular clothes website.A seller had advertised the three-year-old pet for £30 on Vinted – only for it to be bought by the founder of a rescue charity.Abi Left, who runs Left Paw Cat Rescue, said the seller didn’t carry out any checks before handing the cat over to her, the
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing 2025 winner is crowned after tear-jerking BBC finale

  20-12-2025 22:07 via metro.co.uk
  After a dazzling finale, we have our Strictly Come Dancing champions… (Picture: PA/BBC/Metro)Following a dramatic series of injuries and withdrawals galore, Strictly Come Dancing 2025 has crowned its winner.Tonight, the BBC dance competition came to a dazzling end as Karen Carney, George Clarke, and Amber Davies performed for the last time in a bid to lift the Glitter Ball trophy.But there could only be one champion, and, after millions of viewer votes, it was Lioness Karen and her pro p
  
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• Ski resorts in the West of US left high and dry by freakishly warm weather ...as their East Coast cousins enjoy record snow

  20-12-2025 22:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Most of the Western US is currently experiencing a 'very deep snow drought.' Meanwhile, unseasonably cold conditions in the Northeast have brought snow instead of rain.
  
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• Boxing champ Tyson Fury moves much of his £160million net worth ABROAD following Labour's 'cash-grab' budget

  20-12-2025 22:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It is understood that the Boxing champ and his wife Paris - with whom he shares seven children - are now living in a six-bedroom £8million home close to the Isle of Man'scapital Douglas.
  
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• Tragic cheerleader Anna Kepner's final moments captured on camera before she was found dead inside cruise ship cabin

  20-12-2025 21:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New footage shows cheerleader Anna Kepner having the time of her life onboard the doomed cruise just days before she was found dead in her cabin.
  
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• Pilots and flight attendants at budget airline vote to accept pay cuts to save it from bankruptcy

  20-12-2025 21:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pilots and flight attendants for Spirit Airlines will see a dip in pay after agreeing to a cut to help save the company from bankruptcy.
  
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• Man who suffered years of ringing in his ears is given devastating diagnosis

  20-12-2025 21:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Darren Harris had one symptom for years, but didn't realise it was a sign of something far more serious
  
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• Alexander Isak injury update after Liverpool beat Tottenham

  20-12-2025 21:31 via metro.co.uk
  Alexander Isak was forced off during Liverpool’s 2-1 win against Tottenham (Getty)Arne Slot admits he had a bad ‘gut feeling’ about Alexander Isak’s injury after Liverpool’s 2-1 win against Tottenham on Saturday.Spurs were reduced to 10 men in the first half with Xavi Simons’ red card and had to wait until the 56th minute to open the scoring through Isak.After meeting Florian Wirtz’s pass, Isak was on the receiving end of a heavy challenge from Micky va
  
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• Secret documents show 1,000 nuked troops were removed from official study into deaths

  20-12-2025 21:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Veterans always claimed the official study was a lie - now evidence has emerged government figures may be unreliable
  
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• Americans to receive huge tax refunds of up to $20,000, Trump economist says

  20-12-2025 21:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said families could receive thousands in refunds next year, while Trump predicts savings as high as $20,000 annually under his tax plan.
  
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• Women who lost £1million to romance conman reveal red flags they should've spotted

  20-12-2025 21:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Romford Romeo Nigel Baker, 56, fleeced women out of eyewatering sums of money after posing under different names and professions on dating websites before he blew the cash on betting
  
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