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• Screwfix millionaire faces having to hand ex-wife MORE of his fortune 12 years after divorce

  25-01-2022 17:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A judge in London has been asked to decide whether a millionaire businessman - whose family founded the Screwfix chain - should hand over more money to his ex-wife.
  
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• Jeremy Clarkson enlists girlfriend to model Diddly Squat Farm hat and it looks great with swimwear

  25-01-2022 19:02 via metro.co.uk
  Jeremy Clarkson’s girlfriend Lisa Hogan proved how versatile his merch is (Picture: Amazon Studios / Diddly Squat Farm Shop)Jeremy Clarkson has proven his Diddly Squat merch goes with any outfit after getting his girlfriend Lisa Hogan to model it. The car expert and farmer, 61, shared a photo of Lisa, 49, rocking a green bucket hat with the Diddly Squat Farm logo on the front with her black and white zig-zag patterned swimsuit. The former model and actress appeared to have the fu
  
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• Man forced to chose between heating, eating or ‘life-changing’ medication

  25-01-2022 18:51 via metro.co.uk
  
  Martin Pridgeon is spending £200 a month on medication (Picture: MS Society)A man in his 40s has spoken out about having to choose between ‘life-changing’ medication, food and heating his home.Martin Pridgeon is one of around 65,000 people that the MS Society says is missing out on a treatment for the debilitating disease – despite it being available on the NHS in Scotland Wales.Instead, the 43-year-old is having to pay nearly £2,500 a year for fampridine privately,
  
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• Nicky Hilton expecting third child with husband James Rothschild

  25-01-2022 18:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  Nicky Hilton and James Rothschild are expecting their third child together (Picture: FilmMagic)Nicky Hilton is pregnant with her third child, with husband James Rothschild.The 38-year-old, sister of Paris Hilton, is set to add to her brood with the financier, 37, and will give birth this summer.A rep for the socialite confirmed the news to People Magazine, adding that the gender of their unborn baby is not known.The couple are already parents to Lily Grace Victoria and Theodora ‘Teddy&rsqu
  
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• 'My nosy neighbour told me to stop wearing lingerie in my own house'

  25-01-2022 18:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A woman has been left gobsmacked after her neighbour told her to put more clothes on in her own home, because his daughter had been her half-naked when using her binoculars
  
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• 'As Covid restrictions ease, it's time to get tough on anti-vaxxers'

  25-01-2022 18:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Enough is enough, says Polly Hudson. As Boris Johnson scraps restrictions to save his own skin, we need to convince everyone to get a Covid jab. And that means hitting them where it hurts
  
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• Woman who helps crashed truck with 100 lab monkeys gets pink eye and cough

  25-01-2022 18:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  A woman who stopped to help after a truck carrying lab monkeys crashed is currently being treated after coming in close contact with the animals (Pictures: Facebook / AFP / AP)A woman who stopped to help after a truck carrying 100 lab monkeys crashed was left with pink eye, a cough and now fears she’s caught an illness after coming face-to-face with one of the macaques.
  When she saw a pickup collide with a dump truck on a state highway in Pennsylvania, Michele Fallon rushed to the truck dr
  
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• Anxious Brits 'addicted' to scouring reviews online before booking a holiday

  25-01-2022 18:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Brits will read an average of 14 reviews before committing to booking a holiday - but one in five have been let down by misleading reviews from strangers
  
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• Sir Elton John cancels tour shows as he tests positive for Covid: ‘Always a massive disappointment’

  25-01-2022 18:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sir Elton is battling mild symptoms of Covid (Picture: Reuters)Sir Elton John has been forced to cancel tour shows this week after testing positive for Covid.The Candle In The Wind singer was due to continue his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour on Tuesday and Wednesday, but these have now been postponed.
  In a statement released on Monday, the singer said: ‘Hi everyone, wanted to send a message to let you know that I have contracted Covid and so have had to reschedule my shows in Dallas.
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• Paul Parker tells ‘Mr Instagram’ Jesse Lingard to leave Manchester United amid January transfer links

  25-01-2022 18:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jesse Lingard has been linked with a January move away from Manchester United (Picture: Getty)Paul Parker says ‘Mr Instagram’ Jesse Lingard needs to ‘stop taking pictures and start being a footballer’ and has urged the England international to leave Manchester United during the January transfer window.Lingard has spent more than two decades at United, making 224 appearances for the Red Devils and helping the club win the FA Cup, EFL Cup and Europa League.But the 29-year-o
  
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• Bradford council stripped of children’s social services after Star Hobson case

  25-01-2022 18:36 via metro.co.uk
  
  Star Hobson was murdered when she was 16 months old (Picture: West Yorkshire Police/PA)The council responsible for keeping murdered toddler Star Hobson safe has had children’s social services removed from its control.Bradford council had been alerted to problems by Star’s relatives before the 16-month-old was killed by her mum’s girlfriend.
  But killer Savannah Brockhill and Star’s mum Frankie Smith persuaded social workers that marks on the toddler were accidental or that
  
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• Ukrainian mum buys huge rifle, helmet and camouflage gear in fear of Russian invasion

  25-01-2022 18:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 52-year-old marketing researcher mum-of-three said: "If there’s a need for the shooting to start, then I’ll start shooting.”
  
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• Star skier Eileen Gu switched from Team USA to Team China for 2022 Winter Olympics

  25-01-2022 18:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Californian born skier Eileen Gu, one of the most promising young stars of the Winter Olympics, will compete for China at this year's games after turning her back on Team USA.
  
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• Fallen Liberty University leader says his wife's affair motivated him to get back in shape

  25-01-2022 18:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jerry Falwell Jr hired a personal trainer, started weightlifting and took testosterone treatments after learning of his wife's affair. He claims he lost 80 pounds in an effort to win her back.
  
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• WWE’s Becky Lynch calls out Ronda Rousey amid Royal Rumble return rumours

  25-01-2022 18:27 via metro.co.uk
  
  Could we finally see them go one-on-one? (Picture: WWE)Becky Lynch has called out Ronda Rousey after rumours the star is set for a WWE return at the Royal Rumble.The Raw Women’s Champion – who famously won the title in the first ever all-female WrestleMania main event in 2018 as she pinned Rousey in a Winner Takes All Triple Threat also involved SmackDown’s champ Charlotte Flair – has responded to speculation the Baddest Woman On The Planet is poised for a comeback.As rep
  
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• Dem lawmaker may have broken the law by offering federal job to rival

  25-01-2022 18:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  House Ethics Committee is probing whether Democratic Rep. Marie Newman promised a government job to Iymen Hamman Chehade in exchange for him not running against her.
  
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• Google Maps user claims 'alien now lives among humans' after crashing spaceship on Earth

  25-01-2022 18:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Scott C. Waring, a self-proclaimed UFO expert who is reportedly based in Taiwan, took to his blog, UFO Sightings Daily today, to share his most recent find from Google Maps
  
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• Influencer shows off huge difference between size 12 jeans from different shops

  25-01-2022 18:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Former TOWIE star Maria Fowler took to Instagram to show her followers the difference in sizing in four different highstreet stores - Zara, New Look, Next and H&M
  
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• Race to beat China to recover $100m US F-35 stealth fighter from South China Sea after crash landing

  25-01-2022 18:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The U.S. faces a race to beat China in recovering an F-35 stealth fighter that plunged into the South China Sea on Monday after what the Navy termed a 'landing mishap' aboard the USS Carl Vinson.
  
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• Poland and Latvia declare Germany's ban on supplying arms to Ukraine 'a big mistake'

  25-01-2022 18:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Germany has refused to issue permits for its weapons to be exported to Kyiv, despite Ukraine bracing for a potential Russian invasion.
  
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• Maida Vale murder: Man 'stabbed ex to death' in street before he was run over and killed

  25-01-2022 18:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mum-of-two Yasmin Chkaifi was killed in an horrific broad daylight knife attack in Maida Vale, London, while Leon McCaskre died after he was hit by a car
  
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• Woman launches £60k legal bid to get pregnant using dead fiance's sperm

  25-01-2022 18:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ellie Home was devastated four months ago when she lost her partner Myles to pneumonia after a lengthy battle with leukemia - but now wants to follow through on their dream of having a baby together
  
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• FDA faces criticism after restricting COVID antibody treatments

  25-01-2022 18:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who opened treatment centers to distribute the antibody drugs, slammed the decision, saying the FDA had acted 'without shred of clinical data.'
  
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• Three of Biden's Iran negotiating team RESIGN because the US is not being tough enough on nuke deal

  25-01-2022 18:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A top member of the U.S. team negotiating with Iran has left the role after urging a tougher stance on nuclear talks. Richard Nephew is known as the architect of sanctions on Tehran.
  
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• Mystery animal rescued by woman baffles wildlife experts prompting plans for DNA testing

  25-01-2022 18:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Christina Eyth thought she would find her neighbour's dog on the loose, but instead, she found a mystery creature she could not identify, lurking on the left-hand side of her front door.
  
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• Meat Loaf thought of himself as an ‘actor, not a singer’

  25-01-2022 18:08 via metro.co.uk
  
  Meat Loaf said that he thought of himself as more of an actor than a singer (Photo: Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images)Meat Loaf preferred to think of himself as an actor rather than a singer, according to a newly-published interview.The late US rocker and film star said he needed to ‘find the character’ before singing a song, otherwise there was ‘no meaning or reason to sing it’.
  The Bat Out Of Hell singer, born Marvin Lee Aday, died on January 20, aged 74, with his wife
  
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• These are the ten best small swaps to help you continue a healthy new year

  25-01-2022 18:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  Keep up those good intentions!The end of January is in sight, but that doesn’t mean the end of the new you should be.With a few easy swaps you can guarantee that the good intentions from the start of the year carry on through the rest of it.
  Featuring gorgeous vegan hot chocolate, stylish swivelling desk chairs, and the best booze-free alcohol out there, this is our list of the best little products for maintaining resolutions.Cast iron fire bowlGet outside (Picture: Hasselblad H5D)Fresh ai
  
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• 'My neighbour keeps putting a chair in the road so I can't park outside my own house'

  25-01-2022 18:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A driver has found themselves navigating an awkward situation after moving into a new neighbourhood, with their neighbour taking issue with them for parking outside their own house
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing’s John Whaite ‘cried every day’ and felt ‘depressed’ after final: ‘I wasn’t ready’

  25-01-2022 18:02 via metro.co.uk
  
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  Strictly Come Dancing runner-up John Whaite has revealed he was ‘depressed’‘cried’ everyday once the contest was over, despite being on a luxurious getaway.
  Despite the Great British Bake Off winner sailing through to the final of the BBC show alongside partner Johannes Radebe, John said he was so sad once series 19 wrapped for the year he was constantly sobbing.D
  
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• Injured swan on the line causes hours of delays for rush-hour commuters at London station [video]

  25-01-2022 17:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nicola Cilliers, 43, filmed the swan after she and her partner Steve Fraser spotted it on the tracks at around 5.30pm on Monday from the window of her flat overlooking South Acton station.
  
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