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• Horror as school principal is caught choking, slapping and whipping young student with charging cable at a Florida private school as cops arrest him for child abuse five years after he was charged with sexually abusing another child

  15-05-2024 18:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dontay Prophet, 33, was imprisoned as recently as the summer of 2023 when he violated probation in relation to a separate charge of sexual abuse of a child.
  
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• EuroMillions winners buzzing after building bee empire with £1m winnings

  15-05-2024 19:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jeff and Davinia Pritchard won £1million in the EuroMillions lottery, which allowed them to spend more time doing what they love - building a thriving collection of beehives and caring for the local bee population
  
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• Ukraine 'snatching men from street for frontline' in tactic 'worse than Russians' as Putin advances

  15-05-2024 19:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A drive to recruit men both in Ukraine - and those who have fled abroad - is seen as critical as Russia today reportedly takes control of Vovchansk, a strategic town in the direction of Putin’s target, Kharkiv city
  
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• Funeral home scandal gran gets 'send off fit for a queen' after ashes mix up

  15-05-2024 19:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The family of Jessie Stockdale received a box of ashes after her death, but were later horrified to discover that her body was still being held by a funeral home alongside those of more than thirty other deceased
  
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• Clarkson’s Farm success proves to be bad news for pigs

  15-05-2024 19:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  The return of Clarkson’s Farm has also had a massive effect on people’s shopping habits (Picture: Amazon Prime Video)The return of Clarkson’s Farm has been linked to a spike in demand for British produce, however it’s bad news for pigs.Last week the Amazon Prime series returned to screens, with the third season continuing to follow former Top Gear star Jeremy Clarkson, 63, after he purchased land in the Cotswolds and established the Diddly Squat Farm.Along the way he&rsqu
  
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• Magician David Copperfield blasts ‘false and implausible’ allegations after 16 women accuse him of sexual misconduct

  15-05-2024 19:14 via metro.co.uk
  
  David Copperfield’s representatives have denied any allegations of sexual misconduct (Picture: Don Arnold/WireImage)David Copperfield’s representatives have denied any allegations of sexual misconduct, after 16 women have accused him in a new investigation.The 67-year-old has been accused of varying degrees of misconduct, with some women claiming the alleged incidents occurred before they were 18 years old.In an investigation by The Guardian, three accusers claim they were drugged by
  
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• Baldur’s Gate 3 fan creates the artefact as a fully functional Xbox controller

  15-05-2024 19:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  Twitch streamer Rudeism makes Xbox controller inspired by the artefact in Baldur’s Gate 3 (Twitch)A Twitch streamer has made a wireless Xbox controller that looks just like the artefact in Baldur’s Gate 3, with 20 buttons and motion sensors.Gamers are very good at showing their appreciation of their favourite games and consoles in creative ways, with one recent example being the YouTuber who built the infamous £277,000 Nintendo PlayStation from scratch.Home made controllers are
  
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• Wayne Rooney names Man Utd star who was a ‘nightmare’ in dressing room

  15-05-2024 19:08 via metro.co.uk
  
  Wayne Rooney played with lots of different players at Old Trafford (Picture: Getty)Wayne Rooney has revealed which one of his former Manchester United teammates was a ‘nightmare’ in the dressing room.Rooney played with lots of different players during his 13-year stint at the club between 2004 and 2017 including Cristiano Ronaldo and Paul Pogba.But there is one particular star who kept falling out with his own teammates behind the scenes at Old Trafford, according to Rooney.‘(N
  
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• Fury as James Cleverly says thousands more people at risk of being sent to Rwanda

  15-05-2024 19:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  James Cleverly has announced that failed asylum seekers - including those from Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria who can't safely return to their homeland - will now be considered
  
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• Assassin’s Creed Shadows reveal trailer proves all the rumours were true

  15-05-2024 19:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  Assassin’s Creed Shadows – two playable characters for the price of one (Ubisoft)This year’s Assassin’s Creed features an African samurai and a female ninja as protagonists, as the leaked release date is also confirmed.Some publishers are better at keeping secrets than others and given the huge number of developers they employ, especially in their Canadian studios, it’s not surprising that everything always leaks out about Ubisoft games ahead of time.Ubisoft themsel
  
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• Headteacher guilty of child sexual abuse after trying to use 'erectile dysfunction' as a defence

  15-05-2024 19:03 via mirror.co.uk
  The court head that Neil Foden, 66, who worked at a school in North Wales, described one of the victims as "his little sex toy" while she called him Mr P, for perfect
  
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• ‘I became public enemy number one after Race Across The World’

  15-05-2024 19:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Race Across The World star Alfie said he had to take space after trolls called him out on social media (Picture: BBC)Race Across The World contestant Alfie said he ‘went into hiding’ after becoming the subject of an online backlash.The football referee, 20, travels from Japan to Lombok with his best friend Owen, 21, in the BBC program but encounters more than just travel nightmares on his route.He told Metro.co.uk that he became ‘public enemy number one’ after the first e
  
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• Clubs to vote on future of VAR after Premier League team call for it be scrapped

  15-05-2024 18:57 via metro.co.uk
  
  VAR could be scrapped ahead of the new Premier League season (Picture: Getty)Premier League clubs are set to hold a vote on a proposal to scrap VAR after Wolves formally called for its removal from next season onwards.Video assistant referees have been used in the Premier League since 2019 but there remains debate over its purpose and usefulness, particularly after a number of controversies over the last two seasons.Several managers have hit out at the use of technology and Wolves have now forma
  
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• Clubs to vote on future of VAR after Premier League team call for it be ‘removed’

  15-05-2024 18:57 via metro.co.uk
  
  VAR could be scrapped ahead of the new Premier League season (Picture: Getty)Premier League clubs are set to hold a vote on a proposal to scrap VAR after Wolves formally called for its removal from next season onwards.Video assistant referees have been used in the Premier League since 2019 but there remains intense debate over its purpose and usefulness, particularly after a number of controversies over the last two seasons.Several managers have hit out at the use of technology and Wolves have n
  
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• Vladimir Putin says he's prepared to negotiate over Ukraine ahead of meeting with Chinese leader

  15-05-2024 18:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Vladimir Putin said ahead of a state visit to China that he is willng to negotiate over Ukraine. Russian forces have continued an offensive in Ukraine's Kharkiv region
  
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• 'It's the worst illness I've ever had': Hundreds are struck down with parasite as South West Water tells Devon customers not to drink, cook or clean teeth with unboiled tap water - after firm first insisted water was safe

  15-05-2024 18:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  South West Water (SWW) has urged people to boil their tap water after hundreds were struck down with diarrhoea, vomiting and stomach pains linked to cryptosporidium.
  
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• Teenager who 'illegally aborted her baby' was scared after natural birth, court hears

  15-05-2024 18:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sophie Harvey, who said the baby was stillborn when she gave birth in the bathroom of her home in Gloucestershire, is currently on trial alongside her partner Elliot Benham
  
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• David Copperfield slams 'completely false and implausible' allegations as he is accused of sexual misconduct by 16 women half of whom claim they were under 18 at the time

  15-05-2024 18:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In total, 16 women have accused Copperfield, 67, of varying degrees of misconduct in interviews with The Guardian.
  
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• RFK Jr. slams Biden and Trump for 'colluding' to keep him OFF the debate stage: Independent reveals why the candidates are 'afraid' of taking him on

  15-05-2024 18:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is trying to worm his way into the presidential debates by claiming Joe Biden and Donald Trump want to 'exclude' him to avoid facing eight years of 'mutual failure.'
  
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• Inside Harrison Butker's relationship with childhood sweetheart Isabelle Tehrani: How Chiefs' star met wife of six years when they were both High School freshmen as he kicks up storm calling for women to embrace the 'homemaker' role

  15-05-2024 18:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MailOnline reveals everything we know about the Harrison Butke's relationship with his childhood sweetheart Isabelle Tehrani.
  
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• Ant McPartlin's glaring omission from birth announcement that 'will leave Lisa distraught'

  15-05-2024 18:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ant McPartlin and Anne-Marie Corbett have welcomed the arrival of their baby boy, Wilder Patrick McPartlin. His birth was revealed with an adorable photo, which also featured Ant's never-seen-before shoulder tattoo
  
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• King Charles mingles with Maya Jama and Tess Daly as he ramps up schedule with palace garden party

  15-05-2024 18:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  King Charles has been joined by Queen Camilla - for the second Buckingham Palace garden party this year, which is celebrating the work of those in the arts, film, TV, radio and fashion with guests including Strictly Come Dancing host Tess Daly and Love Island's Maya Jama
  
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• Slovakia PM shooting: Latest updates as Robert Fico fights for his life in hospital after he is shot 'three times' during assassination attempt as '71-year-old poet and writer' is detained by police

  15-05-2024 18:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Latest updates as Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico has been shot and wounded in an assassination attempt in Handlova.
  
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• Oklahoma teen Noah Presgrove was 'likely beaten to death by a group and his body moved and dumped' on lonely highway after four-day party, doctor claims

  15-05-2024 18:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Noah Presgrove, 19, was wearing only two mismatched shoes when his body was discovered on a desolate stretch of US-81 near the rural town of Terral, Oklahoma, on September 4.
  
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• Sydney tenant issues plea to landlord Anthony Albanese after an eviction notice to move out of Dulwich Hill rental

  15-05-2024 18:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The bar owner has lived in one of the prime minister's investment properties in the inner-west Sydney suburb of Dulwich Hill for four years, but has been given 90 days to pack up and leave
  
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• Arsenal’s rivals believe Gunners are ‘in pole position’ to sign £64m Benjamin Sesko

  15-05-2024 18:38 via metro.co.uk
  
  Benjamin Sesko is on Arsenal’s shortlist ahead of the summer transfer window (EPA)Arsenal’s rivals believe Mikel Arteta’s side are leading the race to sign RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko, according to reports.Sesko joined RB Leipzig in a €24 million (£20.6m) deal from Red Bull Salzburg last summer and has scored 17 goals in his first season with the Bundesliga club.The 20-year-old has also impressed at international level, scoring 11 goals in 28 appearances for Sl
  
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• Giant huntsman spider found at UK primary school leaping out of banana box

  15-05-2024 18:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Office staff at the school in Croydon, south London, screamed when the huge huntsman spider - a Heteropoda venatoria - jumped out of the box of bananas and onto the floor
  
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• Boots throws 48 hour sale with up to 20% off fragrance, premium beauty, and No7 products

  15-05-2024 18:36 via metro.co.uk
  
  When there’s a sale on at Boots, you know we’re buying everything and more. (Picture: Metro/Boots)
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  Stop what you’re doing and head over to the Boots website right now as there’s currently a limited time sale happening.From
  
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• Orca attacks continue after couple's yacht targeted in Strait of Gibraltar - everything we know

  15-05-2024 18:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Since 2020, there has been a series of disturbing whale orca whale attacks near Gibraltar, Spain, and the latest saw the Alboran Cognac boat sunk after it was rammed
  
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• Sycamore Gap Tree 'gimp' - weird court attire of men accused of felling famous tree

  15-05-2024 18:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Daniel Graham, 38, and Adam Carruthers, 31, face charges of criminal damage to the iconic tree, which was felled overnight in September last year, and to the historic Hadrian's Wall
  
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