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• The 9 best men’s slippers for comfort and style this winter

  10-12-2025 17:28 via metro.co.uk
  A great pair of slippers make a fantastic gift for Christmas. (Picture: Metro/Getty)
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  After a long day at work – whether you’re commuting, constructing, or sitting behind a screen, there’s nothing better than walking through your door, dropping your bag, and slipping into a pair of slippers built for comfort and givi
  
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• Man found himself on missing persons site then cracked case to discover true identity

  12-12-2025 14:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Inspired by another missing persons case, Steve Carter decided to look into his own past and the truth he discovered was more than he could have ever imagined
  
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• RAC tells all drivers to use key car button combination to clear frost fast

  12-12-2025 14:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The RAC (Royal Automobile Club) has shared a few easy methods to help motorists defrost their windscreens quicker in the mornings. Using a key car button combination could help
  
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• Bank of England rate cut next Thursday a 'slam dunk' - what it means for savers and borrowers

  12-12-2025 14:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Official figures showing the economy shrank in October have upped the chance of a Bank of England rate reduction when it next meets
  
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• Son convinced mum, 72, was witch stabbed her to death in front of neighbours

  12-12-2025 14:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Daniel Cook stabbed his mother Ellen Cook, 72, more than 30 times in a brutal attack that ended in the street, where he carried on his attacks as she lay dying in the middle of the road
  
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• Timothee Chalamet drops major hint he is secretly Liverpool rapper EsDeeKid

  12-12-2025 14:26 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 PageTimothee Chalamet is one of the most booked and busy actors right now – and apparently secretly also a rapper from Liverpool.EsDeeKid has been attracting attention over the past year after his breakout hit Bally gained popularity last summer.He’s continued to grow, seeing some success in the UK, Europe and US, with his debut record Rebel peaking
  
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• ‘EasyJet of trains’ launches new Europe route for 2026 – with tickets less than £10

  12-12-2025 14:25 via metro.co.uk
  Travellers can expect daily services between Amsterdam and Berlin (Picture: Getty)A new rail service dubbed the ‘EasyJet of trains’ is launching next year, and will connect two popular cities for just £8.75 (€10).Low-cost operator GoVolta plans to connect Amsterdam and Berlin by March 2026, with more routes on the continent to follow.The Dutch company has pledged to offer the first 100 tickets on every service to customers priced under £9, rivalling the current opti
  
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• NHS shares alert over getting 'the right care in the right place' winter

  12-12-2025 14:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  There are some conditions you do not need to wait to see a doctor to get treatment
  
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• The Coronation Street characters who could finally save Todd as Theo’s end nears

  12-12-2025 14:23 via metro.co.uk
  Who can save Todd? (Picture: Getty/Shutterstock)Todd Grimshaw (Gareth Pierce) is in hell. While initially tumultuous, his relationship with Theo Silverton (James Cartwright) has descended into a nightmarish cycle of coercion, violence and torture in Coronation Street.Theo and Todd are set to take centre stage next week in an episode told purely through the lens of security cameras, CCTV and police bodycam footage, after another incident between the two results in the emergency services being ca
  
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• UK snow forecast as 12-hour blizzard will bury cities starting on Christmas Day

  12-12-2025 14:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  More snow could fall across the UK before the end of December, with advanced weather modelling maps showing flurries could hit major cities over a 12-hour period
  
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• Jean-Philippe Mateta and Ismaila Sarr injury update for Crystal Palace vs Manchester City

  12-12-2025 14:18 via metro.co.uk
  Jean-Philippe Mateta missed Crystal Palace’s 3-0 win against Shelbourne in the UEFA Conference League on Thursday (PA Wire)Crystal Palace are hopeful that Jean-Philippe Mateta and Ismaila Sarr will return from injury for their Premier League game against Manchester City on Sunday.Mateta and Sarr were left out of the squad for Palace’s 3-0 win against Shelbourne in the UEFA Conference League in Dublin on Thursday night.Palace manager Oliver Glasner revealed before the game that Matet
  
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• Jamie Carragher takes fresh swipe at Mo Salah with startling Arne Slot claim

  12-12-2025 14:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jamie Carragher tore into Mo Salah for comments made in his bombshell interview and now the Liverpool legend has taken another swipe, as the Anfield standoff continues
  
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• Dr Amir Khan says 'incredible' bathroom habit could slash dementia risk

  12-12-2025 14:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dr Amir Khan has shared a simple tip for reducing the risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease
  
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• Violent husband who murdered his wife then 'manipulated' their young child to cover for him is convicted of murder in extraordinary double jeopardy case

  12-12-2025 13:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Robert Rhodes, pictured, has finally been convicted of murdering his wife - eight years after he successfully 'groomed' their child to cover for him and say she attacked him first.
  
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• 'Queen of the Aga saga' Joanna Trollope dies aged 82: Bestselling author known for tales of romance and intrigue in rural middle England passes away 'peacefully' at home

  12-12-2025 13:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ms Trollope, nicknamed the 'Queen of the Aga Saga' due to her fiction about romance and intrigue in middle England, passed away at home in the Cotswolds.
  
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• Mikel Arteta makes fresh Premier League title race claim as Arsenal lead Man City and Aston Villa

  12-12-2025 13:53 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 PageMikel Arteta has reiterated his belief that this season’s Premier League title race is not solely between Arsenal and Manchester City.An injury-time defeat to Aston Villa last weekend saw Arsenal’s lead at the top of the table cut to just two points after City went on to beat Sunderland 3-0 at the Etihad Stadium.The Gunners had enjoyed
  
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• Linda Reynolds begins fight to claw defamation money from Brittany Higgins

  12-12-2025 13:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Linda Reynolds will soon begin the mammoth fight to get any compensation out of Brittany Higgins following the pair's defamation trial.
  
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• Three dead and one seriously injured in A489 crash near Wales-England border

  12-12-2025 13:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The crash occurred at around 5pm on Thursday, December 11, 2025, on the A489 in Powys and involved two cars - a grey Audi A4 and a red Toyota Yaris
  
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• Inside 'Project Thaw': Richard Eden on the Establishment 'plot' to bring Harry and Meghan back to Britain

  12-12-2025 13:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The establishment plot to engineer a return to the UK for Harry and Meghan, nicknamed 'Project Thaw', kicked up a gear this week, according to the Daily Mail's Richard Eden.
  
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• Jason Momoa’s Street Fighter movie trailer is ‘demented’ and ‘awesome’ say fans

  12-12-2025 13:49 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 PageJason Momoa, Noah Centineo and the rest of the new Street Fighter cast appeared at The Game Awards to debut the film’s first trailer.Capcom’s classic fighting game series returned to blazing form with 2023’s Street Fighter 6, but a new movie adaptation is hoping to lift the franchise’s gravitas in Hollywood.We’ve known about the
  
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• White couple 'faked DNA test' in bid to keep mixed-race baby that was born through surrogate

  12-12-2025 13:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The pair, referred to only as Mr and Mrs P in a judgment at the High Court, agreed to pay surrogate Ms T, who they met on Facebook, a sum of £16,000 before attempting to have a baby.
  
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• The ending to Celia and Ray’s story ‘exposed’ in Emmerdale from murder to escape

  12-12-2025 13:46 via metro.co.uk
  The story has to end eventually (Picture: Getty/Metro/ITV)Emmerdale villain Celia Daniels (Jaye Griffiths) tells Ray Walters (Joe Absolom) in upcoming episodes of the ITV soap that they need to pack up their things and leave the farm.The duo arrived earlier this year. At first, we didn’t know the two characters were connected. Celia was interacting with Moira Dingle (Natalie J Robb) and talking about life running a farm, while Ray was manipulating April Windsor (Amelia Flanagan) and Dylan
  
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• Man who 'thought he got away with murder' found GUILTY as new evidence revealed

  12-12-2025 13:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Robert Rhodes admitted he slit his wife's neck but was cleared of murder in 2017 on the grounds of self-defence - now he has been found guilty following a retrial
  
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• Football fan and author, 60, dies after falling from ladder while putting up Union Flags on lampposts

  12-12-2025 13:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paul Lumber, 60, was one of the leading figures in Bristol City's notorious City Service Firm and published author of books about the 'football casuals' scene of the 1980s.
  
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• The top 50 products of 2025 have been announced - and some are a bargain

  12-12-2025 13:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Consumer group Which? has spent the past year reviewing more than 2,000 products and has now whittled them down to its best 50
  
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• Miss Finland is stripped of her crown for making 'racist' slanted eye gesture in post saying she was 'eating with a Chinese person'

  12-12-2025 13:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sarah Dzafce - who won the beauty contest just three months ago -was pictured using her her fingers to stretch her eyes into a slanted shape.
  
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• Primal Scream responds after Jewish charities slam ‘sinister’ antisemitic concert display

  12-12-2025 13:32 via metro.co.uk
  Primal Scream allegedly displayed antisemitic imagery at their London concert (Picture: Dave Hogan/Getty Images)Rock band Primal Scream has responded after they were accused of displaying ‘grossly antisemitic’ concert imagery.The Scottish band – who were first formed in the 80s – allegedly displayed the Star of David entwined with the Nazi symbol, the Swastika, on a video screen while performing their 2000 song Swastika Eyes, as seen in clips shared to social media, imme
  
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• Jewish charities demand Primal Scream apologise for ‘sinister’ antisemitic concert display

  12-12-2025 13:32 via metro.co.uk
  Primal Scream allegedly displayed antisemitic imagery at their London concert (Picture: Dave Hogan/Getty Images)Rock band Primal Scream has been accused of displaying ‘grossly antisemitic’ concert imagery.The Community Security Trust (CST), a registered charity providing safety for the Jewish community in the UK, has shared that they have reported the music group to the police after their event at the Roundhouse in Camden on Monday.The Scottish band – who were first formed in
  
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• Games Inbox: What was the best game at The Game Awards 2025?

  12-12-2025 13:32 via metro.co.uk
  Tomb Raider: Catalyst – were you impressed? (Amazon Game Studios)The Friday letters page is a little disappointed by Larian Studios’ new game, as one reader asks who exactly stays up for The Game Awards.Games Inbox is a collection of our readers’ letters, comments, and opinions. To join in with the discussions yourself email [email protected] NOTE: We are currently preparing articles to run over the Christmas and New Year break, so if you’ve been thinking of
  
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• Lesser-known Greek island ‘better than Corfu’ that everyone wants to visit in 2026

  12-12-2025 13:30 via metro.co.uk
  Go on, dare to be different (Picture: Getty Images)British tourists are flocking to a historic Greek island that has all the beauty of Mykonos and Crete, without the crowds.TUI says it is seeing a ‘surge’ in bookings to lesser-known islands as travellers increasingly turn to quieter destinations that offer value and authentic experiences.Leading the charge is Samos, with bookings up 118% year-on-year, boosted by the addition of new direct flights from travel companies including Jet2
  
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