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• Twisted George-Floyd themed school dance invite by Nevada student sparks outrage

  23-02-2021 10:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Foothill High School in Henderson and the Clark County School District is investigating an image that seems to show a student using a George Floyd themed invitation to ask a student to a school dance.
  
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• Celebs Go Dating star claims Wayne Lineker and Chloe Ferry engagement is ‘fake’: Tom Read Wilson exposes the proof in that photo

  03-03-2021 15:48 via metro.co.uk
  
  Tom saw a big giveaway about the ‘engagement’ (Picture: Rex)Celebs Go Dating’s Tom Read Wilson is convinced Wayne Lineker and Chloe Ferry’s ‘engagement’ is a fake – with one tell-tale sign proving it was all a ruse. The reality star couple gave everyone a shock when they suggested they were engaged, with Chloe, 25, showing off a diamond ring on her finger as she cuddled up to the entrepreneur for a pic. Wayne, 58, who has a notorious checklist
  
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• Queen’s Balmoral Estate slams dog walkers for littering land with poo bags

  03-03-2021 15:47 via metro.co.uk
  
  Balmoral tweeted photos of the poo bags with the caption: ‘Why do people do this?’ (Pictures: PA)Dog walkers have been slated by staff working at the Queen’s Balmoral Castle for leaving dog poo bags all over the estate. Up to twenty bags were left on the land in Aberdeenshire, with frustrated staff at the beauty spot asking: ‘Why do people do this?’Balmoral posted pictures of the litter on Twitter, which saw scores of people slamming the dog walkers for being &
  
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• Sobbing woman strips down to her bra to make souvenirs from murdered fiancé’s fresh blood

  03-03-2021 15:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  Melissa Moore used her shirt to mop up her murdered fiance Billy Peters’ blood, and says she will keep the stained clothing as a memento of her late ex (Pictures: KOIN)This is the moment a grief-stricken woman removed her shirt to make keepsakes from her fiancé’s fresh blood after he was killed outside a strip club. Melissa Moore was filmed wiping-up Billy Peters’ blood on Tuesday, three days after he was gunned down outside a steakhouse strip club in Portland, Oregon.Th
  
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• A Place In The Sun: Who is new presenter Lee Juggurnauth?

  03-03-2021 15:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lee Juggurnauth will help people find their dream properties (Picture: A Place In The Sun/Channel 4)A Place In The Sun is set to instil its viewers with wanderlust once again when it returns with a new series this April, introducing new presenter Lee Juggurnauth into the mix.For the past two decades, Channel 4’s A Place In The Sun has helped people on the lookout for properties abroad find the homes of their dreams, where they can bask in the sunshine while enjoying a complete change of sc
  
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• Chloe Ferry gets back to business after confusing us all with Wayne Lineker engagement and there’s no rock in sight

  03-03-2021 15:41 via metro.co.uk
  
  She had her business head on as she eyed up a new location for her salon (Picture: Terry Blackburn/Backgrid)Chloe Ferry has had us all talking lately, after duping us all into thinking that she had randomly got engaged to her Celebs Go Dating co-star Wayne Lineker after what could have only been a secret, whirlwind romance.
  Sure, Chloe and Wayne are great pals, but we definitely were not expecting to see Chloe posing with a huge rock on her finger and Wayne revealing ‘she said yes’.
  
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• WandaVision’s Kathryn Hahn says fans will have their ‘minds blown’ by finale: ‘It’s satisfying’

  03-03-2021 15:32 via metro.co.uk
  
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  WandaVision star Kathryn Hahn has teased that fans will have their minds blown by the finale of the smash-hit Disney Plus series.The Marvel show is coming to an end this week and the fan-favorite actress – who plays Agnes aka the powerful witch Agatha Harkness – stated that it will be worth the wait.Speaking on Tuesday’s Late Night with Seth Meyers, the star told the pr
  
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• Gary Neville picks out Erling Haaland as the best signing Manchester United could make

  03-03-2021 15:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  Gary Neville wants to see Man Utd snap up a new centre-forward (Picture: Getty Images)Given the opportunity to bring one player to Manchester United, Gary Neville would snap up Borussia Dortmund superstar Erling Haaland for his former club.Haaland has regularly been linked with a move to the Red Devils since he caught the attention of the wider football world thanks to his performances at Red Bull Salzburg.Despite moving to Dortmund in January 2020 the Norwegian has continued to be seen as a tar
  
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• Sydney shooting: Ex Notorious Rebels bikie and taxi driver 'targeted'

  03-03-2021 15:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Christopher Rymer, 30, was shot through the window of a Silvertop taxi he was travelling in Sydney's north west and was gunned down beside his taxi driver, who then drove them to hospital.
  
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• Sturgeon brands Salmond a sex pest as she fights for her job

  03-03-2021 15:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The First Minister slammed her predecessor for 'not a single word of regret' for 'inappropriate behaviour' towards women during his six hours of testimony at the Holyrood Inquiry last week.
  
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• Moment ten people are seen SALSA DANCING in London park with no masks

  03-03-2021 15:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shocked onlookers watched on a salsa group appeared to break lockdown rules by holding a dance class in the middle of Battersea Park on Sunday.
  
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• Rishi Sunak announces corporation tax will INCREASE from 19% to 25% 

  03-03-2021 15:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Chancellor stressed that the 25 per cent rate will still be the lowest of any G7 nation and will only hit firms once experts believe the economy will be back to normal.
  
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• Win a once-in-a-lifetime private tour of Edinburgh Zoo, including feeding time with animals

  03-03-2021 15:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  Edinburgh has two of the few pandas left in captivity, and is trying to breed them (Picture: Jam Press)Families are being given the chance to win a private zoo tour and get up-close and personal with their favourite animals in an exciting raffle draw.The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland has teamed up with Crowdfunder to give one lucky person and three guests the opportunity to visit Edinburgh Zoo after hours and go behind the scenes with its magnificent resident animals.The winner will have
  
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• School of Rock child star says film role led to bullying and ‘raging addiction’

  03-03-2021 15:21 via metro.co.uk
  
  Rivkah played Katie opposite Jack Black in School of Rock (Picture: Allstar/PARAMOUNT)One of the child stars of School of Rock has said that being bullied because of the film led to them becoming a ‘raging addict’.Rivkah Reyes, who uses they/them pronouns, played bassist Katie in the 2003 comedy starring Jack Black, which followed a wannabe rock star who turns a group of private school kids into a rock band while pretending to be a substitute teacher.They were 10 years old when they
  
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• EU Covid passports: Nations using China and Russia vaccines threaten plan

  03-03-2021 15:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hungary has already started using China's Sinopharm vaccine (pictured, PM Viktor Orban gets the shot) while Slovakia has bought two million doses of Russia's Sputnik V.
  
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• Queensland Health's bizarre tweet defending slow vaccine rollout says state is being 'picked on'

  03-03-2021 15:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Queensland Health has posted a bizarre message claiming the state is being 'picked on by others' for its slow coronavirus vaccine rollout, which gave the jab to 30 per cent fewer people than projected.
  
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• PIERS MORGAN: Spare me anymore of hypocrites Meghan and Harry's women-empowering victimhood garbage 

  03-03-2021 15:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a series of bombshell revelations in the UK's Times newspaper, Meghan stands accused of waging a systematic reign of bullying terror against her personal staff at Kensington Palace.
  
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• Fyre Festival organizer Billy McFarland admits he lied

  03-03-2021 15:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In an interview with podcaster Jordan Harbinger (of the Jordan Harbinger Show) that will is featured as part of ABC's The Con on Wednesday night, McFarland admits he lied.
  
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• Rihanna stuns in florals for Spring as she reveals new Savage x Fenty campaign

  03-03-2021 15:17 via metro.co.uk
  
  Rihanna stunned in her latest campaign (Picture:Savage X Fenty / Instagram)Rihanna has revealed her latest campaign for Savage x Fenty, which sees the singer rocking 70s-style floral looks. The nine-time Grammy winner, 33, posed up in a turquoise floral bikini and matching cover up in a garden to showcase her latest collection.Rihanna shared one of the stunning images on her Instagram, writing: ‘Savage af. don’t trip. New @savagexfenty out now – only on sava
  
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• 'Forcing' NHS workers to get Covid jab 'sinister' and 'bullying', says union

  03-03-2021 15:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Health workers who have so far refused the coronavirus vaccine could be legally obliged to have the jab following a review of inoculation passports
  
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• We were promised a 'Superman' Budget from Rishi Sunak - but we got Clark Kent

  03-03-2021 15:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror's Kevin Maguire says the "self-congratulatory" Chancellor is "a man without a proper plan, no substance justifying the slick spin"
  
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• Princess Eugenie 'only member' of Royal Family Meghan Markle is 'still close to,' says source

  03-03-2021 15:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Meghan Markle, 39, and Princess Eguenie, 30, reportedly maintain a close relationship despite Megxit - and have bonded over their recent pregnancy joy, a source claimed to Us Weekly.
  
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• Once-in-a-lifetime chance to win private access to Edinburgh Zoo and get up close and personal with your favourite animals

  03-03-2021 15:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Families are being given the chance to win a private zoo tour and get up-close and personal with their favourite animals in an exciting raffle draw.
  
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• It’s a Sin: Russell T Davies reveals scene he refused to write: ‘I’d rather die than type that page’

  03-03-2021 15:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  Russell T Davies refused to add a ‘crass’ requested scene into the show (Picture: Channel 4)It’s A Sin’s Russell T Davies has revealed channel bosses tried to make him add a scene that he ‘would have rather died than write’. The smash-hit series on the HIV crisis had more than its fair share of issues being given the go ahead, with Russell previously revealing it was shopped to multiple channels before Channel 4 finally snapped it up. In one instance
  
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• Britain's 'first LGBTQ+ retirement community' to open in London after £5.7m loan

  03-03-2021 15:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The apartments, aimed at ensuring elderly people do not feel as if they have to go back into the closet in later life, have been labelled the nation's "first LGBT+ affirming retirement community" by owners Tonic Housing
  
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• Budget 2021: Homebuyers react to Rishi Sunak's new mortgage guarantee scheme

  03-03-2021 15:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rishi Sunak's initiative will incentivise lenders to provide mortgages to first-time buyers as well as current home-owners with just 5 per cent deposits to buy properties worth up to £600,000.
  
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• When will overnight stays be permitted?

  03-03-2021 15:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  When can slumber parties commence? (Picture: Getty)Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently unveiled his plans for England’s exit from the coronavirus lockdown, which details the easing of restrictions on socialising and hospitality venues.The rules on overnight stays, either for social visits or tourism, will remain in place for a little while longer.Under the current lockdown rules, overnight stays are not allowed ‘unless you have a reasonable excuse’ – including visiting
  
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• Thomas Tuchel reveals conversations with Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola before joining Chelsea

  03-03-2021 15:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  The German coach had discussed a move to the Premier League with his peers (Picture: Chelsea TV)Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has revealed that he frequently spoke to both Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola about the Premier League – though did not get their advice before joining the Blues.The German coach replaced Frank Lampard in January and has enjoyed an excellent run of form since taking over, yet to taste defeat, though faces a mammoth task on Thursday night with an away trip to face reigni
  
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• Budget 2021: FTSE 100 rises 0.8% as Rishi Sunak Covid response plan is announced

  03-03-2021 15:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hotel operator Whitbread, catering firm Compass Group and British Airways-owner IAG were among the top gainers on the index in London today, with banks having the biggest boost.
  
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• 'I'm sure this Budget will look better on Instagram': Keir Starmer blasts social media-loving Sunak

  03-03-2021 15:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Labour leader goaded Ms Sunak after he presented his plan to restore the nation's finances, saying that it 'will look better on Instagram'.
  
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