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• WW2 veteran, 97, ‘sobbed about dead wife before groping women’s breasts’

  26-11-2020 15:40 via metro.co.uk
  
  Richard Staves, 97, has gone on trial accused of a series of attacks against woman while still in his 90s (Picture: SWNS)A Second World War veteran accused of sexually assaulting five women has claimed he was too old to be interested in sex, a trial has heard.Former Royal Marine Richard Staves, 97, targeted the women in the same alleyway between June 2016 and February 2018, a jury was told.He is accused of groping their breasts and thighs while trying to kiss them. A court heard one victim was s
  
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• Britain's youngest terrorist will be freed from prison 

  18-01-2021 13:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 20-year-old, from Blackburn, Lancashire, who can only be identified as RXG, sent encrypted messages instructing an Australian jihadist to launch attacks during a 2015 parade.
  
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• French factory workers could be forced to wear social distancing devices

  18-01-2021 13:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Swedish company Essity, which makes hygiene products and has around 2,500 employees in France, is said to be planning to introduce the gadgets (pictured)
  
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• Dad delivers own baby at home as partner gives birth in just 30 minutes

  18-01-2021 13:35 via metro.co.uk
  
  Proud parents (Picture: Joe Guest / SWNS)Joe Guest had to act fast when his girlfriend Charlotte Symonds went into labour last week.Business analyst Joe, 35, from West Yorkshire, realised the pressure was on after being told both midwives were over an hour away.Charlotte, 38, was overdue and said she knew the baby was coming. The only person who could help was her other half – who has no medical expertise.Joe dialled 999 and spoke to a handler called Jessica, who proceeded to talk Joe thro
  
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• Businessman's daughter 'felt in grave danger when stranger stalked her for eight months'

  18-01-2021 13:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alexander Rodrigo, 33, is accused of stalking Honor Weatherall on social media as well as in London and Scotland between January and August last year, Westminster Magistrates Court has heard.
  
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• Academic loses tribunal claim that man who spurned her played a part in her losing her job

  18-01-2021 13:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An employment tribunaldismissed Ruxandra Anghel's claims that Dr David Westley, of Middlesex University, tried to develop a 'work with benefits' relationship with her.
  
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• Stephen Hendry accused of stereotyping after saying Chinese players suffer 'system failures'

  18-01-2021 13:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The seven-time world snooker champion blurted out the remarks while commentating for the BBC on Yan Bingtao's historic Masters win over John Higgins.
  
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• Emmerdale spoilers: Huge twists ahead for Al, Debbie and Priya as revenge plot explodes

  18-01-2021 13:34 via metro.co.uk
  
  (Picture: ITV)Emmerdale village has been rocked by another love triangle as businessman Al Chapman (Michael Wildman) has been leading a double life for quite some time, with two women Priya Kotecha (Fiona Wade) and Debbie Dingle (Charley Webb).Debbie returning to the village has posed problems for Al, and he tried desperately to keep happy new fiancée Priya and mistress Debbie apart. That didn’t exactly go to plan as the two women now know of each other, and of Al’s betrayal.
  
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• Nick Kyrgios slams ‘tool’ Novak Djokovic and Bernard Tomic’s girlfriend amid quarantine complaints

  18-01-2021 13:33 via metro.co.uk
  
  Novak Djokovic was criticised by Nick Kyrgios (Picture: Getty)Nick Kyrgios took aim at Novak Djokovic after the world No. 1 reportedly sent a list of ‘demands’ to Australian Open chiefs about quarantine restrictions, while he accused Bernard Tomic’s girlfriend of having ‘no perspective’.Kyrgios, the Australian who has become a surprising voice of sanity during the pandemic, was left unamused by a new report where Australian politicians publicly responded to a reques
  
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• Britain’s youngest terrorist who plotted to behead police aged 14 to be set free

  18-01-2021 13:32 via metro.co.uk
  
  The boy, known only as RXG, has served less than six years of a life sentence after plotting to kill Australian police (Picture: Icon Sportswire)Britain’s youngest terrorist who plotted to murder police officers in Australia can be freed from jail, it has been ruled.The boy, known only as RXG, helped orchestrate a plot where a co-conspirator would launch attacks during a 2015 Anzac Day parade.Just 14 at the time, he received a life sentence with a minimum term of five years in 2015.This is
  
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• New Radicals reuniting after 22 years for Joe Biden inauguration and we suppose You Get What You Give

  18-01-2021 13:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  The band are getting back together for a one-time-only show (Pictures: Getty/Mick Hutson)New Radicals are reuniting for the first time in over two decades for Joe Biden’s Presidential Inauguration.The group – whose 1998 hit You Get What You Give featured heavily in the US President-elect’s campaign last year – broke up just months after the single was released, but they’re getting back together for the virtual Biden-Harris Parade Across America event.As reported by
  
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• Parler CEO is confident app will be back online at end of month

  18-01-2021 13:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Parler CEO John Matze said his right-wing social media app would be back online by the end of the month after Google and Apple removed it from their app stores in the wake of the Capitol riots.
  
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• Victorian Police deny up to 40,000 fines for breaching lockdown will be dropped

  18-01-2021 13:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  On Sunday it was understood that police had been told to give cautions for unpaid fines rather than enforcing them, allowing rule-breakers to escape penalty, but police insist this is not the case.
  
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• China mine explosion: 12 workers trapped in gold mine for seven days are still alive

  18-01-2021 13:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The note, penned by one of the trapped miners on Sunday night, informed the ground rescuers of their exact position and asked for urgent medical help, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
  
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• Man found living in airport for three months ‘because he was scared of Covid’

  18-01-2021 13:28 via metro.co.uk
  
  Aditya Singh was spotted by two United Airlines employees after almost three months (Picture: Getty/Cook County Sheriff’s Office)A man has been found living inside an airport for three months because he was allegedly too scared to return home due to the threat of Covid-19.Aditya Singh, from Los Angeles, was arrested over the weekend after he was discovered sleeping in a secured area of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.The 36-year-old has been charged with felony criminal
  
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• UK's youngest terrorist who plotted to behead police officer to be released

  18-01-2021 13:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
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• Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang hails Arsenal youngsters Emile Smith Rowe, Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli ahead of Newcastle clash

  18-01-2021 13:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  Emile Smith Rowe has massively impressed Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Picture: Getty)Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has backed Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka to have ‘fantastic careers’ and says it’s a huge boost to have Gabriel Martinelli back from injury, a player he believes can be ‘really dangerous’ in the second half of the season.Mikel Arteta came under intense pressure after a dismal start to the campaign but the Gunners are unbeaten in their last
  
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• One of England's 'first ever' gold coins that dates back to 1257 expected to sell for over £700k

  18-01-2021 13:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The rare gold coin dates back to the 13th century and is made of gold imported from North Africa. It shows a portrait of King Henry III clenching a sceptre with a long cross design on the back.
  
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• WWE legend Goldberg sports full head of hair and clean shaven look in rare unrecognisable photo

  18-01-2021 13:19 via metro.co.uk
  
  Goldberg hit back (Credit: WWE)When you see WWE heavyweight Goldberg, he just looks like he could hurt you.The former world champion – whose 173-match winning streak in WCW is the stuff of legend – is as recognised for his explosive ring style as he is his signature bald-headed, goatee look, but it wasn’t always that way.In a rare unearthed photo which has done the rounds on Reddit and Twitter, fans have been able to get a glimpse of Bill Goldberg in his early 20s, with a full
  
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• Nasty Girl shopper in hysterics as coat makes her 'look like Ebenezer Scrooge'

  18-01-2021 13:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ally Amodo shared a video on TikTok after her £34 coat arrived, reduced from £76, where she showed a side-by-side comparison between what she ordered and what she received
  
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• Health Secretary Matt Hancock to give Downing Street press conference today

  18-01-2021 13:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Health Secretary will give a coronavirus update on Monday as the vaccine rollout gathers pace
  
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• Neglected child with 'worst head lice' taken to hospital over septic shock fears

  18-01-2021 13:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A doctor who treated the girl from Dublin, Ireland, told a court that "she had scabies, and the most serious case of head lice [I've] ever seen" adding that she was in a "very poor condition"
  
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• Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield congratulate Dr Zoe Williams as she announces she’s pregnant

  18-01-2021 13:10 via metro.co.uk
  
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  Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield celebrated some happy news today by congratulating Dr Zoe Williams on her pregnancy. The medical expert announced on Sunday that she was expecting her first child, and her friends were quick to share in their delight. On today’s episode of This Morning, rather than wallow in ‘blue monday’, Holly and Phil gave everyone som
  
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• The Masked Singer: Glenn Hoddle shares crucial tip for celebrities on next series

  18-01-2021 13:08 via metro.co.uk
  
  Glenn Hoddle was unveiled as Grandfather Clock on The Masked Singer (Picture: ITV)The Masked Singer’s Glenn Hoddle wished he practised singing with a cardboard box on his head before going on to compete on the ITV show.The former England manager was unveiled as Grandfather Clock on Saturday, much to the surprise of judges Davina McCall, Jonathan Ross, Mo Gilligan and Rita Ora, who all failed to guess his identity.
  Speaking to Metro.co.uk after his great reveal, Glenn confessed that he &lsq
  
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• Matt Hancock to hold press conference as vaccinations to begin for over-70s

  18-01-2021 13:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  There will be a press conference from Downing Street later today.Health Secretary Matt Hancock is expected to update the nation on the latest situation with coronavirus.More follows.
  
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• Drink driving e-scooter rider, 20, is banned from the roads for two years

  18-01-2021 13:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kyah Jordan was almost three times over the limit when she went through a red light and almost crashed into an unmarked police car on the Isle of Wight.
  
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• Woman screams in terror when pet rodent attacks her hairpiece

  18-01-2021 13:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Desmon Tolliver, 19, from Dekalb, Illinois, had been trying to help his friend Kenya Washington, 21, overcome her fear of his guinea pig when the pet crawled into her hairpiece.
  
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• Woman banned from driving after jumping red light on e-scooter while drunk

  18-01-2021 13:06 via metro.co.uk
  
  Kyah Jordan hired the e-scooter from Morrisons after a night drinking rum with friends (Picture: Solent)A woman has become the first female to be banned from driving for two years after she was found to be drunk while using an e-scooter.
  Kyah Jordan, 20, was nearly three times the legal limit when she jumped a red light and almost crashed into an unmarked police car.
  It was claimed in court that she was driving so slowly that she would not have posed a danger to anyone, but magistrates found aga
  
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• UK weather: Storm Christoph will sweep into Britain tomorrow with two months' worth of rain

  18-01-2021 13:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Everyone in England and Wales has been put on alert for disruption caused by up to 8in (200mm) of rain on already saturated ground from tomorrow, amid a Met Office 'danger to life' warning.
  
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• We need to protect our country from the lawless, mindless rule of the statue mob

  18-01-2021 13:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The statues, though, can look after themselves, says Fleet Street Fox
  
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