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• UK town named among best 25 locations in world to watch sunset - beating Hawaii

  23-02-2021 19:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Sussex resort of Worthing beats Venice, Cairo and Miami on US-based travel website Far & Wide 's list of the top 25 places to watch a sunset as 'the cliffs of Sussex’s coastline make for a spectacular view out to sea'
  
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• Boy, 11, stuck in France in row over Covid rules

  25-02-2021 14:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  Border forces would not let Dean Lemire and his dad get onto the Eurostar (Picture: Cascade News/Getty)An 11-year-old boy is trapped in France and can’t return home to his mum in a row over coronavirus rules.
  Dean Lemire went to his dad’s home in Arras, in France, over Christmas and stayed longer than planned after lockdown was announced last month.
  But this week the boy was blocked from boarding the Eurostar home after his dad Eric Lemire, who was accompanying him on the journey, ha
  
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• Every single prosecution under the Coronavirus Act has been ‘unlawful’

  25-02-2021 14:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  CPS figures show that each of the 246 prosecutions launched since the law was introduced last spring has so far been incorrect (Pictures: PA/EMPICS Entertainment)Every single one of the 246 prosecutions launched under the Coronavirus Act have been wrong, according to the latest figures.The legislation was introduced by the government in March last year and gives police powers to detain ‘potentially infectious persons’ for screening and assessment with ‘reasonable force’ i
  
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• Pieminister is delivering pie kits with gravy, mushy peas and mash ahead of British Pie Week

  25-02-2021 13:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  British Pie Week is just days away (Picture: Mike Cooper/Pieminister/Metro.co.uk)Is there anything better than pie?Whether you prefer meaty types or veggie options, there’s something so comforting about the humble pie – especially when it’s served with creamy mash and rich gravy.Next week marks British Pie Week and, to get in the spirit of things, the team at Pieminister are delivering kits so you can enjoy the full works at home.The brand’s Pie Week Mothership kits cost
  
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• Man, 27, arrested after his girlfriend’s two-year-old son was found dead in dumpster

  25-02-2021 13:57 via metro.co.uk
  
  Athian Rivera was found dead in a dumpster on Friday and Wyatt Lamb, 27, right, has been arrested (Picture: Facebook/police handout)A 27-year-old man has been arrested after his girlfriend’s two-year-old son was found dead in a dumpster.Wyatt Lamb was arrested by police on Friday following the discovery of toddler Athian Rivera’s body in a dumpster at an apartment block in Cheyenne, Wyoming, earlier the same day.He was taken into custody on suspicion of failing to appear in court and
  
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• Ghetts rides self-propelled gun through Central London as he pushes for number one for Conflict Of Interest

  25-02-2021 13:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ghetts took to the streets of London to promote his new album (Picture: Backgrid)Ghetts had heads turning in Central London on Wednesday as the rapper rode a self-propelled gun through the capital to promote his new album, Conflict of Interest.The rapper, 36, was seen aboard an Abbot with the album name spray painted on the side as he filmed a video in the middle of Oxford Street. The stunt comes as Ghetts, real name Justin Clarke, aims to close in on the number one spot on the Official Cha
  
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• Football coach had ‘nonse’ carved on his back in torture attack

  25-02-2021 13:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  From left to right: Lewis Herman, Jamie Barker, Rebecca McNally and Chelsea Wilson-Ford, who inflicted horrific torture on Jordan StoreyA football coach was subjected to a horrific torture ordeal in which he had his hair and feet set on fire and the word ‘nonse’ carved into his back.Jordan Storey, 28, was attacked with weapons including an axe, sledgehammer, dog chain, knife and dumbbell bar by a friend and three others who filmed the brutality and posted it online.Jamie Barker, Lewi
  
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• Country singer Trisha Yearwood, 56, contracts Covid-19 as husband Garth Brooks says ‘we’ll ride through this’

  25-02-2021 13:47 via metro.co.uk
  
  Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks are in quarantine after she tested positive for Covid-19 (Picture: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)Garth Brooks has revealed how he’s sticking by his wife’s side after singer Trisha Yearwood tested positive for Covid-19.The country music super gave fans an update about his wife’s health in a statement which read: ‘The Queen and I have now tested twice. Officially, she’s diagnosed as “on her way out of the tunnel” now, thou
  
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• The moment a baby hippo is attacked and drowned by bull 'that defeated its father for dominance'

  25-02-2021 13:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. A shocking video shows an adult male hippo sinking its teeth into a baby hippo before drowning it at a Zambian National Park.
  
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• Prince Harry having military titles stripped will be ‘massive ordeal’

  25-02-2021 13:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry’s army friend Martyn Compton says he hopes his decision is worth it (Picture: ITV/Getty)Prince Harry’s army friend has warned being stripped of his military titles will be ‘a massive ordeal’ for him.Martyn Compton, who has known the duke for 15 years, says he hopes Harry’s decision to step down as a working member of the Royal Family for good is worth the payoff.Speaking on ITV’s Lorraine on Thursday morning, he said: ‘He was very passionate
  
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• Tech boss sues Elegant Resorts Ltd for almost £1million after banging his head on a DOORFRAME

  25-02-2021 13:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stephen Long claims his career in IT was cut short after suffering a 'considerable blow to the forehead,' when he hit it against a doorframe in the basement of Elegant Resorts' Chester office.
  
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• Hotel quarantine 'guest' claims policy is against her human rights

  25-02-2021 13:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The woman held up a handwritten message on a piece of paper behind the window of her room at the Radisson Blu Edwardian hotel near Heathrow Airport today to complain about her treatment.
  
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• Couple in their 90s who were forced to spend their first nights apart in 70 years reunited

  25-02-2021 13:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Frank Howell, 90, and wife Joan, 93, have been reunited after five months apart. The couple from Kidderminster, Worcs, were together again in time for their platinum anniversary.
  
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• Small plane crashes into a CAR as it makes an emergency landing on California highway

  25-02-2021 13:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WARNING: EXPLICIT LANGUAGE. Pilot Josh Redsun and his father were in the plane when its engine failed after taking off. Mr Redsun was forced to land in Livermore near 580 on Isabel Avenue.
  
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• QLD Deputy Premier Steven Miles rips up $30M hotel quarantine invoice from NSW in Facebook video

  25-02-2021 13:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Deputy Premier of Queensland has ripped up a $30M plus tax invoice from the NSW government telling the state to pay for its residents who were quarantined in the southern state last year.
  
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• Fearne Cotton’s meal on first date with husband Jesse Wood consisted of vodka and cigarettes

  25-02-2021 13:41 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jesse and Fearne had a fun first date (Picture: David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images)Fearne Cotton has revealed her first date with husband Jesse Wood consisted of a meal of vodka and cigarettes. The former Top of the Pops host married musician Jesse, the son of Rolling Stones legend Ronnie Wood, in 2014, and their first date was as rock and roll as you’d expect.Fearne appeared on the latest episode of the Table Manners podcast with Jessie Ware, and was asked if she remembered the
  
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• Mother-of-four, 27, left £250,000 at six from pensioner says money ruined her life 

  25-02-2021 13:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Retired engineer Wilfred Lamb, 72, left Katie Loveridge, now 27, everything he had before he died in January 2000.
  
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• Nearly 70,000 fines handed out to people breaking lockdown rules

  25-02-2021 13:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  Police have handed out almost 70,000 fines for breaches of Covid-19 laws since they came into force, with more than 6,000 issued in a single week, new figures show.Data published by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) on Thursday shows a total of 68,952 fixed penalty notices (FPNs) were issued by forces, including 63,201 in England and 5,751 in Wales, between March 27 last year and February 14.The report said steep rises in the number of tickets handed out following the introduction
  
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• Fury over 'woke propaganda' NHS guidance over 'misgendering' people

  25-02-2021 13:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NHS Health Education England tweeted a message to mark LGBT month, telling followers it would be 'we're focusing on misgendering' and encouraging people to do the same.
  
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• Slithery python lurking in the long grass is almost impossible to see

  25-02-2021 13:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A game of 'Spot the Snake Sunday' has left many usually eagle-eyed reptile lovers scratching their heads due to the unusually tough challenge
  
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• Britain’s Got Talent star Lost Voice Guy wants to tell parents he loves them in Geordie accent

  25-02-2021 13:32 via metro.co.uk
  
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  Britain’s Got Talent star Lee Ridley, who goes by the stage name Lost Voice Guy, has said that the first thing he wants to do when he receives a new voice is to tell his parents that he loves them.In 2018, stand-up comedian Lee won the 12th series of Britain’s Got Talent, going on to compete in America’s Got Talent: The Champions the following year.Born in County Durham
  
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• Former student Chanel Contos reveals her theory behind Australia's sexual assault crisis in schools

  25-02-2021 13:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kambala School alumni Chanel Contos, 22, launched a petition demanding students be taught about consent on February 18 after reflecting on her own sexual assault as a youth.
  
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• Bizarre phallic-shaped creature found at the bottom of the ocean

  25-02-2021 13:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Josie Jones, 48, came across the marine creature while swimming with her underwater camera at Rye Front Beach, Australia
  
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• Ingenious mum transforms kitchen for £100 in two weeks while working full time

  25-02-2021 13:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Clare Bryson, of Perth, Scotland, managed to complete the space in just two weeks, while also painting the rest of her home within six weeks, all while holding down a full-time job
  
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• Boy, 4, died after inhaling drawing pin that pierced his lung

  25-02-2021 13:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ayla Rutherford was ‘praying really hard’ while Axel was in hospital (Picture: Kennedy News and Media)A heartbroken mum is warning other homeschooling parents to stay vigilant after her four-year-old son lost his life inhaling a drawing pin.
  Ayla Rutherford was getting in the shower last month when she heard family members screaming downstairs.
  She rushed over to find her husband Josh, 29, performing the Heimlich manoeuvre on their little boy, Axel, with no idea of what had happened
  
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• Why housework feels completely overwhelming right now – and how to cope

  25-02-2021 13:28 via metro.co.uk
  
  The responsibility of all this extra cleaning is disproportionately falling on the shoulders of women. (Picture: Getty/iStockphoto)It feels like life in lockdown has become one giant chore.As soon as you’ve finished the washing up it’s time to put a wash on, then you notice that the rug needs a hoover (again), oh, and then you need to clean the bathroom, and by the time you get back to kitchen the sink is full of dishes again.We’re sure we never did this much housework before t
  
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• Did you spot Emmerdale star Aaron Anthony in Netflix drama Behind Her Eyes?

  25-02-2021 13:28 via metro.co.uk
  
  Aaron has played Ellis since late 2019 (Picture: ITV)New Netflix drama Behind Her Eyes is a show everyone is talking about, and Emmerdale fans have noticed a familiar face in the series, as Aaron Anthony features as the character Ian.Behind Her Eyes stars Eve Hewson and Tom Bateman as a married couple and is based on the 2017 novel by Sarah Pinborough.Simona Brown – who plays single mother Louise – has a young son named Adam, and in the first episode viewers were introduced to his fa
  
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• £325,000 for a beach hut... that DOESN'T face the sea

  25-02-2021 13:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The front of the 16ft by 10ft wooden cabin on the exclusive Mudeford Spit in Christchurch, Dorset, points inland with a view over a lagoon.
  
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• Paedophile private tutor was allowed to CARRY ON teaching youngsters under shocking loophole

  25-02-2021 13:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A judge at Southwark Crown Court said he was 'deeply concerned' to learn that Yi Liu (pictured) had still been able to teach despite pleading guilty to groping four young students.
  
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• Call Of Duty Black Ops Cold War and Modern Warfare no longer fit on a standard PS4 warns Activision

  25-02-2021 13:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  Call Of Duty Black Ops Cold War – time to empty the fridge again (pic: Activision)The ballooning size of Call Of Duty installations has made it impossible to have all the games at once on a standard 500GB PS4.The start of Season 2 of Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Warzone is all very exciting but it does come with some difficult decisions: what other games are you going to delete to make room for it?Activision themselves have warned that if you have a standard PlayStation 4 with a 50
  
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