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• Spectacular fourth eruption from Mount Etna sends lava 1km into the sky

  23-02-2021 10:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mount Etna erupts in the night with lava fountains one kilometer high. (Getty Images)Mount Etna’s ongoing activity is providing incredible geological pictures as it shoots a lava fountain a kilometre into the air.Moreover, the plume of ash that accompanied the lava stretched 10km into the air.The eruption has been so massive, it’s even been seen from space.Mount Etna’s latest eruption, which featured spectacular displays of gushing lava, forced the temporary closure of Sicily&r
  
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• Ant and Dec reveal fears for X-rated sabotage on Saturday Night Takeaway

  04-03-2021 14:20 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ant and Dec are worried someone in the audience might flash (Picture: Rex)Ant and Dec have revealed their biggest worry about doing Saturday Night Takeaway with a live audience on video link is that someone might flash their ‘private parts’ on screen. The hosts, both 45, returned last month with the new series of Saturday Night Takeaway, but due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic were unable to have a live audience in the studio. To make up for it, their ‘audience&rs
  
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• Deliveroo driver, 20, chased down and stabbed to death days after starting job

  04-03-2021 14:19 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jacob Koutouan, 22, (left) has been jailed for life after stabbing Jaden Christie, 20, to death (Picture: Metropolitan Police)A killer has been jailed for life after a ‘vibrant’ young Deliveroo driver was chased down and brutally stabbed to death in broad daylight.Jaden Christie, 20, died at the scene in Stockwell, southwest London, after Jacob Koutouan, 22, knifed him 12 times.Tributes have poured in for the ‘intelligent soul’ who was accepted onto a construction course
  
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• Children told to sit at the back of class if they don’t wear a mask

  04-03-2021 14:19 via metro.co.uk
  
  Pupils wear protective face masks during their history lesson (Picture: PA)Children have been told they will have to sit at the back of the classroom if they refuse to wear a mask when schools return next week.Angry parents have hit out at the strict measures to separate pupils when they go back on March 8, with one describing it as ‘mask apartheid’.They fear some youngsters will end up missing out on lessons and social activities.Primary school children will not be required to wear
  
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• Call Of Duty: Warzone Season 2 will be last for Verdansk reveals leaked audio

  04-03-2021 14:19 via metro.co.uk
  
  Warzone is going out with a bang (pic: Activison)The end of Season 2 sounds like it’s also going to be the end of Verdansk, with datamined information suggesting it’s getting nuked.According to Virgin Media the Season 2 update for Call Of Duty: Warzone led to their busiest day in history, with the average person downloading a massive 20GB of data on February 25.Which is one very clear way to say that Warzone, and Call Of Duty in general, is more popular than ever. That popularity is
  
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• Meghan Markle's friends defend her amid Buckingham Palace row

  04-03-2021 14:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Omid Scobie, author of the Finding Freedom biography of the Sussexes, quoted a series of Meghan Markle's friends standing up for her in a report for Harper's Bazaar.
  
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• Dad cuts off 17-year-old daughter's head and carries it through streets as he didn't like boyfriend

  04-03-2021 14:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sarvesh Kumar was spotted carrying his daughter's head through the Indian village of Pandetara, Uttar Pradesh on February 3.
  
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• Japan earthquake: Ten years on from disaster that shocked the world

  04-03-2021 14:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Other-worldly scenes of devastation were beamed around the world from Japan in 2011 after it was hit by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded - almost a decade later, life is returning to normal.
  
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• Man torched couple’s ‘dream home’ in revenge after they outbid him for it

  04-03-2021 14:06 via metro.co.uk
  
  Matthew Green launched the arson attack failing to buy the property himself (Picture: Norfolk Police)A couple preparing to move into their ‘dream home’ ended up having to pull out of the purchase and losing their £32,500 deposit when the man they outbid set it on fire, a court heard.Matthew Green, 37, launched the ‘selfish and vindictive’ arson attack failing to buy the property himself.He torched the house on Shoemakers Lane in Swaffham, Norfolk, sometime between J
  
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• Isco weighing up key decisions that could see him leave Real Madrid

  04-03-2021 14:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  Isco has been back in the side in recent games (Picture: Getty)Isco is weighing up his future at Real Madrid and could still decide to leave the club at the end of the season.Arsenal and Tottenham were among the clubs linked with a move for the Spain international during the January transfer window having struggled for first-team football under Zinedine Zidane this season – starting just four times in the league.The 28-year-old started back-to-back matches against Atalanta and Real Socieda
  
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• Deliveroo chooses London for stock market opening

  04-03-2021 14:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Deliveroo riders have been kept extremely busy over lockdownDeliveroo has chosen London for its first stock market listing as the food app giant goes public.The tech company’s decision is a major boost for the UK and comes a day after the Chancellor Rishi Sunak relaxed rules for listings on the London Stock Exchange.Deliveroo said it was committed to making the capital its ‘long-term home’ despite its ambitions for global growth.‘London is a great place to live, work, do
  
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• Foster parents ‘who killed adopted daughter for stealing food’ face execution

  04-03-2021 13:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  Michael and Shirley Gray have been charged with felony murder (Picture: Roane County Sheriff’s Office)A pair of foster parents face execution after allegedly banishing an 11 year-old girl to the basement for stealing food and then killing her.Prosecutors in Roane County, Tennessee, will seek the death penalty against locals Shirley and Michael Gray Sr over the murder of their adopted daughter, Sophie Gray. She faced ‘atrocious, especially heinous’ abuse at the hands of her pare
  
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• Prince Philip's sisters shown in portraits captured by America's earliest news picture agency

  04-03-2021 13:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An incredible array of photographs taken by one of America's earliest news picture agencies have emerged, with Titanic survivors, teenage suffragettes and even royalty among the images.
  
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• Woolworths strips shelves of fruit, vegetables and pantry items due to bee shortage

  04-03-2021 13:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The supermarket giant's store in Neutral Bay in Sydney's removed all products that rely on pollination to show the importance of bees when it comes to Australia's food supply.
  
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• M&S launches cereal milk clusters – and it’s just the WFH snack we need

  04-03-2021 13:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  Heavenly (Picture: @newfoodsuk/Metro.co.uk)We’re always on the lookout for new treats to fill the cupboards with now we are working from home.Particularly because food is one of the only things to get excited about at that moment.So, serial snackers will be thrilled to know about an exciting new product that’s just landed.M&S has launched cereal milk clusters which, quite frankly, look delicious. Made up of cornflakes, oats, marshmallows and sugar confetti in a yoghurt coati
  
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• Covid cases continue to drop in England but speed of decline has SLOWED

  04-03-2021 13:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NHS Test and Trace show 68,738 people tested positive for for Covid in England between February 18 and 24, an 18.7 per cent decrease compared to the previous week.
  
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• Alleged killer accused of stabbing drill rapper 'claims victim boasted about being 'never unarmed''

  04-03-2021 13:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Crosslon Davis, 20, a 'highly regarded' member of the Harlem Spartans music collective known as Bis, was knifed nine times in a 'savage and merciless' attack, the Old Bailey has heard.
  
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• Bachelor ratings drop by 1million week on week after racism scandal

  04-03-2021 13:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  Matt James’ season of The Bachelor has lost a lot of viewers in recent weeks amid Chris Harrison and Rachael Kirkconnell racism controversy (Picture: ABC)The Bachelor ratings for Matt James’ season have dropped by over 1 million viewers per episode amid the ongoing racism scandal, according to reports.Backlash surrounding the ABC franchise reached new heights in recent weeks after host Chris Harrison was forced to apologize after making comments that ‘perpetuated racism’
  
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• Judge rules belief in English nationalism is a 'protected characteristic'

  04-03-2021 13:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The conclusion English Nationalism could be a 'protected characteristic' came after a tribunal hearing involving right wing political figure Steven Thomas (pictured).
  
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• Government survey slammed for asking disabled people about intimate relationships

  04-03-2021 13:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  Disability groups are calling on the Government to scrap a survey (inset) which has been criticised for being flawed and insensitive (Picture: National Federation of the Blind UK)Campaigners are demanding that the Government scraps a key disability survey which has been criticised for asking about ‘physical relationships’.The lengthy questionnaire has come under fire for asking ‘insensitive’ questions about the personal lives of people with disabilities.
  Disability groups
  
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• Married At First Sight stars Deonna McNeill and Greg Okotie welcome first baby: ‘We’re so blessed’

  04-03-2021 13:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  Deonna McNeill and Greg Okotie welcomed a son (Picture: Instagram/deonna.mcneill)Married At First Sight stars Deonna McNeill and Greg Okotie have welcomed their first child together, saying that they’re now ‘trying to get used to our new normal’.In 2019, Deonna and Greg starred on the ninth season of Married At First Sight in the US, their initial match proving successful with their relationship going from strength to strength.The couple went on to appear on Married At First Si
  
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• Laura Whitmore confirms she’s having baby girl in her new book after Lorraine Kelly gaffe

  04-03-2021 13:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  Laura and Iain are having a girl (Picture: Instagram)Laura Whitmore has confirmed she is expecting a baby girl with husband Iain Stirling.Earlier today, the Love Island host corrected Lorraine Kelly when the TV host suggested that she was expecting a daughter.After Lorraine said that Laura’s new book, No One Can Change Your Life Except For You, contained advice ‘that you want to pass on to your baby girl’, the 35-year-old responded: ‘Well.. to my baby.’However, in a
  
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• Andy Cole sends message to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer over Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland transfers

  04-03-2021 13:48 via metro.co.uk
  
  Will Mbappe and Haaland move on this summer? (Picture: DeFodi/Getty)Andy Cole believes Manchester United are capable of attracting Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland this summer, but warned Ole Gunnar Solskjaer his side need to finish the season strong.
  Mbappe and Haaland are two of the most exciting youngsters on the planet and both are tipped to potentially be on the move this summer.Premier League clubs appear to be in the strongest position financially to secure the signings of the world&rsquo
  
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• 2021 UK Open Darts draw, schedule, TV channel, prize money dates and odds

  04-03-2021 13:48 via metro.co.uk
  
  Raymond van Barneveld returns to the UK Open (Picture: PDC)The UK Open gets underway on Friday morning with the huge tournament taking place at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes behind closed doors this year.It is a far cry from a year ago when the event was staged in front of a big crowd at Butlins Minehead and will be a different atmosphere entirely, but hopefully we are getting close to a return of crowds to the darts.The top 32 players do not join the fray until Friday evening after three
  
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• 'My toxic mother-in-law announced my pregnancy before I'd told anyone'

  04-03-2021 13:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Cari took to TikTok to explain how her "mother-in-law from hell" ruined her pregnancy announcement - and even cried when the couple went on their honeymoon and didn't invite her
  
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• I had the Covid-19 vaccine even though I knew it could be a danger to my health

  04-03-2021 13:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  Instead of moving out, I had to start shielding (Picture: Natasha Coates)It’s almost the one-year anniversary of my last day of freedom.
  Since 16 March 2020, I’ve not been to a single shop. I’ve not seen my friends. I’ve barely even been outside my house.I have a rare immunological condition called mast cell activation syndrome. It causes my body to significantly overreact to perceived attacks – which include everything from strong smells to certain foods and t
  
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• Woman with rare condition that could have caused internal decapitation has life back since surgery

  04-03-2021 13:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  Zoe had suffered seizures since she was 16 (Picture: PA Real Life)Zoe Elliott, 27, has experienced seizures and fainting fits since she was a teenager.She was diagnosed with craniocervical instability (CCI), meaning the area where her skull and spine met was dangerously unstable, in 2019.Zoe, of Salisbury, Wiltshire, was left unable to work and was warned by medical professionals that she was at risk of suffering internal decapitation, and when she was feeling her worst, she could barely hold he
  
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• Queen shares touching pic of her and Philip as he recovers from heart procedure

  04-03-2021 13:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Royal Family has released a beaming family photo of the Queen and Prince Philip at Balmoral from almost half a century ago as the Duke of Edinburgh recovers in hospital from his heart surgery
  
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• Woman shares 'game-changing' way she wears high heels so toes don't get squished

  04-03-2021 13:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A TikTok user named Veronica, who posts on @habit_forming_sty has shared the item she wears inside of her high heels to prevent pain in her toes as well as the ball of her foot
  
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• Mum-of-22 Sue Radford forced to shut pie business as orders surge after TV show

  04-03-2021 13:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It comes after the airing of Channel 5’s new show '22 and Counting', which documents the lives of Britain's biggest family, sparked a surge in demand for the Radford's Pie Company bakes
  
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