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• The Simpsons’ black character Dr. Hibbert will no longer be voiced by white actor Harry Shearer

  23-02-2021 00:57 via metro.co.uk
  
  Harry Shearer has voiced Dr Hibbert for three decades (Picture: Getty)Harry Shearer is to stop voicing Dr. Julius Hibbert on The Simpsons, with Kevin Michael Richardson taking over in the role.It comes after producers of the long-running animated series confirmed last year that they would no longer have white actors voicing non-white characters.Harry has provided the voices for black character Dr Hibbert, as well as Mr Burns, Ned Flanders and Principal Skinner since the show began in 1989.
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• Paul Merson reveals why Chelsea will miss out on top-four finish

  26-02-2021 22:20 via metro.co.uk
  
  Merson thinks Chelsea will finish outside the top-four (Picture: Getty)Paul Merson thinks Chelsea will fail to secure a top-four finish this season because of their attacking limitations.
  The Blues have made a strong start to life under their new manager Thomas Tuchel and are yet to be beaten in eight matches in all competitions during his reign.
  They welcome second-placed Manchester United to Stamford Bridge off the back of an impressive away win against La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid in the C
  
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• California man for arrested over 1989 attempted murder and rape cold case after DNA breakthrough 

  26-02-2021 22:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  John Harris Jr., 55, allegedly entered an apartment in San Mateo, California around 4:15am on February 4, 1989, grabbed a knife and attacked the victim in her bedroom.
  
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• Jesy Nelson shares sneak peek of ‘solo music’ two months after quitting Little Mix

  26-02-2021 22:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jesy Nelson gave us a snippet of new music on Instagram after leaving Little MixIt has been two months since Jesy Nelson’s departure from Little Mix left fans distraught across the globe.But Mixers can finally rejoice as the singer shared an exciting behind the scenes peek into what seemed to be her very own solo career.In a short clip shared to her Instagram Stories on Friday, the 29-year-old was clearly in a jovial mood as she joked around in the studio with producer Patrick Jordan-Patri
  
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• Bella Thorne praises ‘beautiful’ Framing Britney Spears doc as she relates to misogyny in music industry

  26-02-2021 22:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Bella Thorne has high praise for the Britney Spears documentary (Picture: Rex – Bella Thorne)Bella Thorne has praised the ‘beautiful’ Framing Britney Spears documentary for opening up conversations about misogyny in the music industry.The actress and artist opened up about the wildly popular programme, which documented some of the Toxic hitmaker’s struggles, and revealed she can relate to the misogyny that the star has had to face in her life.Chatting to Metro.co.uk after
  
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• Sick dad, 59, who filmed himself violently raping partner's baby niece jailed

  26-02-2021 21:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 59-year-old defendant, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, had also secretly filmed four other children while they used the bathroom in his flat in Tipperary, Ireland
  
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• Mac Miller posthumously earns platinum certification for 2018 album Swimming

  26-02-2021 21:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Recording Industry Association of America awarded Mac Miller the honour after his album sold over one million copies in the United States (Picture: WireImage)Mac Miller has posthumously earned his first platinum album for Swimming, which was released shortly before his death in 2018.The Recording Industry Association of America awarded the late rapper the honour after his album sold over one million copies in the United States.Swimming featured popular songs such as Come Back To Earth, What&
  
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• Band practice looks a little different these days: Students cram into 'bubbles' to rehearse

  26-02-2021 21:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wenatchee High School band in Washington state was pictured this week zipped into bright green tents to act as 'bubbles' as they rehearsed in the music room.
  
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• EastEnders spoilers: Ruby Allen blames Stacey Slater for miscarriage after terrifying tumble

  26-02-2021 21:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ruby blamed Stacey in EastEnders(Picture: BBC)Still reeling from learning that she’d had a miscarriage, Ruby Allen (Louisa Lytton) suffered a devastating fall in EastEnders tonight (February 26).Ruby was determined to hold on to Martin Fowler (James Bye), and therefore she pretended to be pregnant.
  However, she was later let in shock when she discovered that she was, in fact, pregnant, but tragedy struck during last night’s edition of the BBC One soap, as she learned she’d suff
  
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• Lady Gaga's dog walker is in a stable condition and breathing on his own

  26-02-2021 21:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The family of Ryan Fischer, Lady Gaga's dog walker who was shot defending her French bulldogs from thieves in Los Angeles, thanked the star for her concern as he recovers from his injury.
  
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• Mother, 37, from New York nearly killed by her $60 NOSE PIERCING after it caused deadly infection

  26-02-2021 21:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dana Smith, 37, from Queens, New York, (pictured), was reunited with the surgeon who saved her life, Dr Lewis Teperman, after a nose piercing nearly killed her.
  
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• How is Gogglebox filmed? All the behind-the-scenes secrets

  26-02-2021 21:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Siddiqui family are regulars on Gogglebox(Picture: Jude Edginton/Channel 4)Gogglebox is back once again, and will make for the perfect viewing on these cold winter nights.Channel 4’s hit reality series centres around a number of families and friends across the UK watching and commenting on this week’s telly.It’s a simple format but the show’s popularity continues to grow with series 17 about to kick off despite recent accusations Gogglebox staff have worked in ‘
  
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• Bake Off’s Sue Perkins recalls Iain Watters’ wild baked Alaska meltdown: ‘He really lost it’

  26-02-2021 21:48 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sue Perkins has recalled Iain Watters’ infamous Great British Bake Off meltdown over his doomed baked Alaska.In case you need a little reminder of the most iconic moment in the tent, the season five cast were tasked with whipping up the dessert on the hottest day of the year.However, things hit a snag when Diana Beard took Iain’s offering out of a shared freezer to make some room for her own creation – and accidentally left it out for a minute.Iain returned to find his ice crea
  
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• Joss Whedon accused of running set of Buffy the Vampire Slayer like a 'high school mean girl'

  26-02-2021 21:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Joss Whedon has been accused of running the sets of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spinoff, Angel, like a high school mean girl with inappropriate and mean comments.
  
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• Huge Covid outbreak in prison as more than 120 inmates test positive

  26-02-2021 21:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  Staff members at Verne Prison are currently self-isolating (Picture: Rex Features)More than 120 inmates in a Dorset prison have tested positive for coronavirus.A number of prison officers at HMP The Verne, on the Isle of Portland, are also self-isolating, the jail’s Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) has said.It’s believed staff shortages spurred by the outbreak have caused ‘difficult’ conditions, with some officers working double shifts to cover co-workers.One source tol
  
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• 'I was convinced I'd visited magical, mystical woods before, even centuries ago'

  26-02-2021 21:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Rachael Bletchly takes you through her stunning morning walk after returning to visit the magical and mystical woods of Kingley Vale - and now we want you to tell us about your favourite walk and why by emailing in
  
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• Coronation Street spoilers: Terrified Sam Blakeman catches Simon Barlow torturing young lad in violent scenes

  26-02-2021 21:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sam was left shaken in Coronation Street (Picture: ITV)Coronation Street’s Sam Blakeman (Jude Riordan) has been left shocked and shaken after witnessing Simon Barlow (Alex Bain) and Jacob Hay (Jack James Ryan) putting the frighteners on a teenaged associate who’d wronged them.Shock scenes just broadcast saw Simon and Jacob bundle their terrified target into the boot of a car and douse the vehicle with a liquid they were pretending was petrol before ultimately releasing him.But their
  
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• Plot to kill hypnotist linked to murder of Brit family in Alps as ammo found

  26-02-2021 21:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Hit squad officers have matched bullets found at the home of a man arrested over the failed attempt to kill a hypnosis expert to the weapon that killed the al-Hillis in the Alps
  
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• Arsenal star Willian admits he ‘really wanted to stay’ at Chelsea

  26-02-2021 21:20 via metro.co.uk
  
  Willian wanted to stay at Chelsea (Picture: Getty)Willian admitted he ‘really wanted to stay’ at Chelsea but after failing to agree a deal with the club he decided to move to London rivals Arsenal.
  The Brazil international joined the Gunners on a free transfer this summer and has failed to find the form that made him a popular figure at Stamford Bridge.
  He has failed to score for his new club, although he did provide an assist off the bench in Arsenal’s midweek fightback agains
  
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• Matt Gaetz launches fresh attack on Liz Cheney at CPAC claiming she'd be 'booed off the stage'

  26-02-2021 21:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Matt Gaetz on Friday launched a fresh attack on Liz Cheney, saying she would have been booed off the stage if she attended the annual gathering of conservatives at the CPAC conference.
  
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• Dad who died while being pinned down by security guards and was unlawfully killed, inquest rules

  26-02-2021 21:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A father from east Hull who said he couldn't breathe seven times as security guards pinned him face down on the ground was 'unlawfully killed', a court has ruled.
  
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• Family caught out by waterslide photos after fake holiday food poisoning claims

  26-02-2021 21:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The family tried to swindle thousands of pounds out of Jet2holidays by claiming gastric illness ruined the trip - but were rumbled by Facebook photos showing them making full use of the bar and waterslide
  
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• 27 mice are found inside Chinese restaurant in as owner is charged with breaching hygiene standards 

  26-02-2021 21:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A pest control company found 27 mice inside Chinese restaurant Chung Ku in Liverpool and their droppings all over the kitchen after a member of the public raised the alarm.
  
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• Man paints ‘Welcome To Hell’ on house over noise from new rail station next door

  26-02-2021 21:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Hefin Jones says it has has ruined his life and says he is now kept awake by noise - he plastered the words on the wall so passengers see it when they pull in
  
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• Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones taunts his wife by circling her home in a helicopter

  26-02-2021 21:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alex Jones filmed a video of his flight and can be heard laughing, pointing to Kelly standing outside the property and telling the pilot he had done a good job, DailyMail.com can reveal
  
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• Bus driver who claimed Covid ‘made him kill wife’ jailed for life

  26-02-2021 21:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Hussein Egal, 66, tried to blame Covid-19 for the savage murder of his wife, Maryan Ismail, 57 (Picture: PA )A bus driver who tried to blame Covid-19 after he battered his wife to death during the first lockdown has been jailed for life.  Hussein Egal, 66, flew into an ‘intense rage’ and viciously attacked Maryam Ismail, 57, with an arsenal of domestic equipment including a meat cleaver, hammer, table leg, pots and pans and a ladder.  Egal told police ‘coron
  
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• Married at First Sight Australia shows the reality of marriage – warts and all

  26-02-2021 21:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Marriage is not all faithfulness and bliss (Picture: E4)As I watched Jessika Power and Daniel Webb making out for the third time in as many weeks – behind their respective husband and wife’s backs, mind you – I started to think back to what 13 years of Catholic school education tried to drum into me.That the fundamental tenets of marriage are fidelity, honesty, trust, monogamy and ultimately love. Then I realised that the contestants on Married at First Sight Australia routinel
  
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• London Pride 2021: Date, parade, lineup, and is it ticketed?

  26-02-2021 21:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  London Pride 2021 is making a return this year. (Picture: Getty Images)Last year, the LGBTQ+ community and its allies had to miss out on the annual London Pride festivities due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  But, the organisers of the celebration finally confirmed that the event will make a return this year.Here’s everything you need to know about when and where London Pride 2021 will be, whether you will need a ticket to attend, and who will be performing.When is London Pride 2021?
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• Sokratis urges Olympiacos to exploit Arsenal weaknesses in Europa League clash

  26-02-2021 20:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sokratis Papastathopoulos will return to face Arsenal with Olympiacos in the Europa League (Getty)Sokratis Papastathopoulos is confident Olympiacos can exploit Arsenal’s weak points during their Europa League last-16 tie next month.The 32-year-old spent nearly three years with the Gunners before leaving in January to join Olympiacos on a free transfer.And the defender will face his former club on March 11 as the Gunners travel to Greece for the first leg of their Europa League tie.Arsenal
  
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• Sokratis urges Olympaicos to exploit Arsenal weaknesses in Europa League clash

  26-02-2021 20:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sokratis Papastathopoulos will return to face Arsenal with Olympiacos in the Europa League (Getty)Sokratis Papastathopoulos is confident Olympiacos can exploit Arsenal’s weak points during their Europa League last-16 tie next month.The 32-year-old spent nearly three years with the Gunners before leaving in January to join Olympiacos on a free transfer.And the defender will face his former club on March 11 as the Gunners travel to Greece for the first leg of their Europa League tie.Arsenal
  
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