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• WWE NXT star Leon Ruff: Spider-Man dreams, representation on TV and his real life wrestling romance

  25-11-2020 17:35 via metro.co.uk
  
  Meet your new North American Champion (Photo: WWE)WWE superstar Leon Ruff is living the dream.The 24-year-old rising star seized his opportunities during the pandemic, and went from one-off losses to the likes of Sheamus and Aleister Black to winning the NXT North American Championship a few months.Reflecting on a wild 2020, he exclusively told Metro.co.uk: ‘I’m not saying I was supposed to win this championship, but if you’re training hard, doing your job and doing what you&rs
  
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• Mother arrested after allegedly gouging out daughter's eyes before cutting and chewing her tongue

  27-01-2021 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A mother in Brazil was arrested on Sunday after she allegedly killed her daughter by gouging out her eyes and cutting out her tongue, before chewing on it.
  
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• UK monuments bathed in purple light to mark Holocaust Memorial Day

  27-01-2021 23:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  Prince Charles urged people to remember Holocaust survivors’ stories forever (Picture: PA/Getty)Monuments across the UK have been lit up in purple to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.People have also been lighting candles in their windows as a mark of respect to the millions of people killed in the Second World War genocide. The London Eye, Wembley Stadium and the Imperial War Museum were among the iconic building bathed in purple light on Wednesday evening. It came as the Holocaust surviv
  
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• JANE FRYER: Swampy's tunnel vision over HS2. The protest has more than a hint of The Great Escape

  27-01-2021 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JANE FRYER: Of all the places you might choose to start constructing a secret underground tunnel network, a stretch of grass between Euston station and a busy road in London is surely low on the list.
  
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• Google PAC vows not to give any money in 2022 midterm to lawmakers who voted to overturn election

  27-01-2021 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google's massive PAC vowed Monday not to give any money in the 2022 midterm elections to lawmakers who objected to certifying the election for Joe Biden following the Capitol storming.
  
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• Will contactless payment limit rise to £100? City watchdog considers increase from £45

  27-01-2021 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The limit of contactless card payments was raised from £30 to £45 in the UK last April at the start of the pandemic.
  
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• Tennessee man, 70, sought for murders of two duck hunters

  27-01-2021 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  David Vowell, from Tennessee, is wanted on first-degree murder charges in the deaths of Chance Black, 26, and Zachary Grooms, 25, who were shot dead in a duck blind on Reelfoot Lake.
  
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• Jared and Ivanka's Washington DC home hits the market for $18,000 a month

  27-01-2021 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The recently renovated property in the affluent Kalorama Heights neighborhood is up for grabs and could be the new home for someone who wants to live like the Trump clan.
  
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• Google to face probe for market power over advertisement in Australia

  27-01-2021 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has raised concerns about the dominance Google has when it comes to advertising.
  
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• 'Paedophile' principal lands in Australia to face 74 charges of sexually abusing girls

  27-01-2021 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jewish school principal Malka Leifer will face Melbourne Magistrates Court on Thursday on 74 sexual abuse charges, after landing in Australia 13 years on from allegedly fleeing to Israel.
  
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• Man Utd boss Solskjaer fumes at ‘two mistakes by the referee’ in Sheffield United defeat

  27-01-2021 23:47 via metro.co.uk
  
  It was a frustrating night for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side (Picture: AFP via Getty)Ole Gunnar Solskjaer felt there was no ‘magic’ from his Manchester United side in a 2-1 defeat to Sheffield United, but was left frustrated by two refereeing decisions.The Manchester United manager felt Kean Bryan’s opener should have been ruled out after a foul from Billy Sharp on goalkeeper David de Gea in the buildup, while he was irked that Anthony Martial had a goal ruled out for Harry
  
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• Palm Beach officials are reviewing Donald Trump's use of Mar-a-Lago as his residence

  27-01-2021 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Trump, left, signed a 'special exception use' agreement in 1993 which let him convert the historic Mar-a-Lago mansion into a for-profit social club. Eric Trump said his father has the legal right to live there.
  
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• New book claims Donald Trump has been a KGB stooge for 40 years

  27-01-2021 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A bombshell new book claims Donald Trump was groomed to become president of the United States by KGB agents after he met with them at a budget electrical shop in New York back in 1980.
  
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• ‘We will not be coming out any time soon’ HS2 tunnel protesters say

  27-01-2021 23:38 via metro.co.uk
  
  Environmentalist protesters say they are prepared for a long standoff (Picture: REX)Climate activists who spent months digging secret tunnels in opposition to the HS2 rail development have no immediate plans to come back to the surface.At least four activists remained in the 100 foot network dug under Euston Square Gardens this evening, despite efforts to evict them from the site.The HS2 Rebellion campaigners claim the small green space outside Euston Station will be built over with a temporary
  
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• Rio Ferdinand says two Man Utd stars were ‘invisible’ in ‘reality check’ vs Sheffield United

  27-01-2021 23:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ferdinand was unimpressed with United’s performance (Picture: MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Rio Ferdinand was unimpressed by Manchester United’s performance against Sheffield United on Wednesday night as their Premier League title ambitions took a major blow.Ferdinand, a former centre-back at Old Trafford, believes the home defeat to Chris Wilder’s rock-bottom side was a ‘reality check’ for his old side, who are now a point behind league leaders Manchester City.
  
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• Labour demands struggling kids be given free school meals during half-term

  27-01-2021 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Footballer Marcus Rashford has twice forced No10 into humiliating U-turns during the Covid-19 crisis over providing free school meals for poorer kids outside of term time.
  
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• Millie Bobby Brown hides behind umbrella as she’s spotted in hospital gown on set of Stranger Things season 4

  27-01-2021 23:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  Millie Bobby Brown hides behind umbrella as she’s spotted on the Stranger Things set (Picture: Splash)Production on Stranger Things season four is well underway, and Millie Bobby Brown has been spotted hiding under an umbrella on the set of the Netflix show.The actress stepped out in a hospital gown, back in character as Eleven, as she shot scenes for the upcoming run.Jamie Campbell Bower and Matthew Modine were also seen on the set in Atlanta, ready to make an impact on the drama.Jamie is
  
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• Mum, 27, took fatal overdose after litany of 28 failings in DWP benefit claim

  27-01-2021 23:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Philippa Day, who suffered from agoraphobia and anxiety, was found collapsed in bed in August 2019 - next to a letter warning her she must attend a face-to-face appointment
  
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• Antony Blinken warns Russia against harming detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny

  27-01-2021 23:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on the Kremlin not to 'muzzle' opposing voices and expressed 'deep concern' for the safety of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
  
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• Mike Pence is 'homeless' and 'couch surfing' after being booted from the Vice President's residence

  27-01-2021 23:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The ex-VP and his wife, Karen, returned to their home state of Indiana last Wednesday but no longer own property there.
  
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• Customers seen fleeing on CCTV as salon owner fined for opening during lockdown

  27-01-2021 23:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The owner has been been hit with £1,000 fixed penalty notice for opening when they shouldn't be - the second time the business has been caught breaking Covid rules
  
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• No EU can't have our jabs! Boris dismisses threat as Brussels bids to snatch 75m doses made in UK

  27-01-2021 23:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EU chiefs demanded that Astra-Zeneca jabs made in Staffordshire and Oxfordshire be diverted to make up for a 75million shortfall on the continent. Boris Johnson (pictured) dismissed the EU's threat.
  
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• 'Government must step up and give kids home learning support needed'

  27-01-2021 23:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror’s campaign with the NEU to raise funds to provide pupils with materials will make a crucial difference - but the Government also needs to step up and, if If Boris Johnson is serious about getting kids back in the classroom, he must consider vaccinating teachers
  
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• Len McCluskey's rival sees red after union bill for hotel complex 'soars to £74million' 

  27-01-2021 23:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Unite chief Len McCluskey's 'moral authority' was called into question yesterday as the storm deepened over his union's multi-million-pound hotel and conference centre deal in Birmingham.
  
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• Four girls arrested for Walmart fatal stabbing bragged on social media

  27-01-2021 23:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 15-year-old girl died in hospital from the injuries she sustained in the attack that was streamed live on social media at the Lake Charles Walmart on Saturday night.
  
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• Australia becomes the shark attack capital of the world - but experts say we SHOULDN'T be worried

  27-01-2021 23:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Twelve fatal shark attacks were recorded across the globe in 2020, according to a new report released by the University of Florida's Shark Attack File (ISAF). Eight of those were in Australia.
  
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• Man wrongly accused of 1988 murder SUES cops who arrested him

  27-01-2021 23:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Joao 'John' Monteiro, 60, has filed a lawsuit against the Pawtucket, Rhode Island Police Department for wrongfully arresting him in 2019 for a 1988 murder, claiming cops were hungry for fame to cold the case.
  
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• The Bay: Questions after episode 2 as weapon is found in Stephen Marshbrook murder case

  27-01-2021 23:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lisa delves into the secrets in Stephen’s life in episode two of The Bay (Picture: Rex/ITV)Warning: spoilers ahead for The Bay series two episode two.The murder case of Stephen Marshbrook (Stephen Tompkinson) in series two of The Bay is becoming more complex by the week.After some thorough investigating, Lisa Armstrong (Morven Christie), Med Kharim (Taheen Modak) and Tony Manning (Daniel Ryan) make strong progress, learning that there was a young girl called Cassie (Kelcie Atkinson) on the
  
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• SSC's Tuatara supercar becomes the world's fastest reaching speeds of 282.9 mph

  27-01-2021 23:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Tuatara ran the test for a second time, this time hitting an average speed of 282.9 mph over two runs at the Kennedy Space Center on January 17.
  
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• Celebs Go Dating: Wayne Lineker’s ‘touchy feely’ comments leave viewers cringing

  27-01-2021 23:08 via metro.co.uk
  
  Wayne’s ‘touchy feely’ comments leave viewers cringing (Picture: Getty Images)Celebs Go Dating star Wayne Lineker left viewers cringing on Wednesday night, when he gave his own unique definition of the word ‘chemistry’.The entrepreneur and brother of Gary Lineker was asked to give his take on the word by matchmaker Paul Brunson, and his reply had people baffled.Wayne said that chemistry between two people was when they wanted ‘touchy feely’.‘It&rsq
  
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