There had been reports that the number was as low as 27 Boris Johnson has confirmed that just 127 lorry drivers have applied for the government’s short-term visa scheme designed to tackle the shortage of drivers that the UK is currently experiencing. Last month, the government unveiled plans to recruit 5,000 European HGV drivers in […]

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The incident was also reportedly witnessed by an adult and child Police have released video footage of a man vandalising a George Floyd statue in Manhattan, which had only been unveiled two days earlier. The footage shows a skateboarder going up to the statue with a backpack on, before throwing paint over it. He then […]

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The scenes had resulted in members of the public being harassed Netflix has been forced to remove some scenes from Squid Game because they showed the phone numbers of real people. The show has taken the world by storm since arriving on the platform on September 17, sitting top of Netflix’s global charts and well […]

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The alleged incident took place on Monday afternoon Five people have been arrested after Iain Duncan Smith was reportedly hit on the head with a traffic cone in Manchester on Monday (October 4). Greater Manchester Police said it arrested three men and two women in connection with the incident, which allegedly took place at around […]

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Thousands of people have reported issues with the platforms Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp have all gone down in a major outage. The three Facebook-owned apps all stopped functioning shortly before 5pm on Monday evening (October 4). Other apps that are part of the social media giant’s family, such as Facebook Workplace, have also gone down. […]

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They were stuck in the flume for two hours with broken bones Two friends suffered dreadful injuries to their legs and feet after drunkenly breaking into a swimming pool and going down a water slide. Grandma-of-two Claire Vickers, 46, and friend Barry Douglas, 44, each broke a leg and badly damaged their feet after they […]

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The mum apparently said the babysitter should pay compensation for ’emotional abuse’ A babysitter has claimed that a mum demanded she pay compensation for accidentally feeding her vegetarian kids meat. The 19-year-old babysitter said she was asked to look after a couple’s boy and girl, aged nine and seven respectively. The babysitter explained that because […]

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The demand to watch the show is putting pressure on South Korean broadband providers It’s the latest Netflix show that everyone seems to be talking about – and if you’ve managed to avoid Squid Game chatter then you’ve probably not been on the internet in the past fortnight. Since debuting on September 17, the dystopian […]

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He had more than 2 million followers on TikTok Texas police have claimed that teenage TikTok star Gabriel Salazar, who was involved in a recent car crash which killed him and three other passengers, was transporting undocumented migrants. The crash – which tool place in the early hours of September 26, killing the 19-year-old Salazar […]

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Emily Ratajkowski shot to fame after appearing in the music video. American supermodel Emily Ratajkowski has claimed she was sexually assaulted by Robin Thicke on the set of the music video for 2013 hit, Blurred Lines. Ratajkowski makes the allegations in her upcoming book, My Body, and accuses Thicke of groping her without consent during […]

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“I won’t be alone in Liverpool today feeling deep anger…” The Labour MP for Liverpool Riverside has invited party leader Keir Starmer to come to the city and meet the families of the victims of the Hillsborough disaster. It’s after Starmer wrote an op-ed in Sunday’s edition of The Sun, a paper that is boycotted […]

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There are warnings that 120,000 pigs could be culled due to labour shortages. Boris Johnson has downplayed concerns that the British farming industry could experience the largest cull in its history, in an interview in which he appeared not to know how the food processing industry works. Appearing on the BBC’s Andrew Marr programme, the […]

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Chef Ramsay is a big softy at heart. Gordon Ramsay was left in tears on Saturday evening as he was overcome with emotion after watching his daughter Tilly compete in Strictly Come Dancing. Tilly is one of the 15 celebrities competing in this year’s series and on Saturday performed the Charleston with professional dance partner […]

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Sajid Javid has said he wants the most far-reaching review of NHS bosses in decades. The Conservative Party have announced a major review into NHS leadership in England on the eve of their party conference in Manchester, appointing a former military chief to lead the shake-up. Former vice-chief of the defence staff General Sir Gordon […]

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The least secure job in football lives up to its reputation once more. Watford have sacked manager Xisco Munoz after their 1-0 defeat to Leeds on Saturday, continuing a remarkable run of sackings at the club. The Hornets have now gone through 17 managers in a decade. Munoz had only been in charge at the […]

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He said 99% of his players had been vaccinated. Jurgen Klopp has spoken of his dismay at people who refuse to get vaccinated against Covid-19 and does not understand why people see it as a “limitation of freedom.” Speaking at a press conference ahead of his Liverpool side’s clash with Manchester City on Sunday, the […]

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It’s sparked anger amongst many supporters and party MPs. Keir Starmer has written an article in The Sun, despite having promised not to speak to the paper during his 2020 Labour leadership campaign. In the op-ed, the Labour leader called the current situation in the UK a “worrying time for working people,” blaming the current […]

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The incident happened in Norwich on September 26 A cop who was filmed delivering a flying-kick to a 15-year-old girl, knocking her to the ground, is being investigated by the police watchdog. Shocking footage of the incident filmed by a friend shows the male officer running onto the scene and kicking the girl in her […]

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The lottery ticket has been passed on to his relatives A man from Michigan has been found dead on a private beach with a winning lottery ticket still in his wallet. Authorities say that Gregory Jarvis, who was 57, had won $45,000 playing the state’s Club Keno game at the Blue Water Inn on September […]

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He says he went to seven different petrol stations in an effort to find fuel. Nigel Farage has claimed he was involved in a car accident with a van as he tried to fill up his car with petrol. The GB News host made the claims in a tweet on Thursday morning, in which he […]

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He has been searching the coastline for Brian Laundrie Dog the Bounty Hunter could be entering the “last day of the hunt” in his search for the missing Brian Laundrie. Laundrie has been wanted in relation to the disappearance and death of his fiancé Gabby Petito but has not been seen since embarking on a […]

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It was a dramatic finish to the game at Old Trafford on Wednesday night Fans have been left questioning whether Cristiano Ronaldo’s late winner against Villarreal on Wednesday (September 29) night should have stood or not – with many wondering whether he should have been ruled out for offside. United looked set for a disappointing […]

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He was appointed her guardian in 2008. A judge has suspended Britney Spears’ father from the conservatorship he has over her estate, financial and personal affairs. On Wednesday, a judge removed Jamie Spears from his position as her conservator and handed the role to a man appointed by Spears. Jamie had filed to end the […]

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A drugs wipe gave a positive reading for cocaine Katie Price admitted to the police that she was on drugs after they arrived at the scene of a car crash she had been involved in. A court has heard that she told police “I took drugs, I should not be driving, I admit it all,” […]

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The series has been a hit with audiences and critics alike Since it launched on September 17, Squid Game has become one of the Netflix success stories of the year. It currently sits at number one in the list of most-watched titles on Netflix, both in the UK and globally, and has a 100 per […]

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They went above and beyond the call of duty A man has gone viral on TikTok after sharing a weird and wonderful request he made to a hotel. Tommy (@tommymodeactivated) was due to stay at the NOVOTEL hotel in Melbourne back in 2019 but before he arrived he sent an email to staff with a […]

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He called the piece ‘Take The Money And Run.’ An artist in Denmark delivered two blank canvases to a museum after it had lent him £84,000 to use within his work. Jens Haaning was meant to recreate two of his pieces from 2010 for the Kunsten Museum of Modern Art, which depicted the average income […]

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‘Who are we looking for? I am here.’ Authorities in Turkey were left stunned when a man turned up at a search party to find himself, thinking he was helping the group search for someone else. According to local media organisation NTV, 50-year-old Beyhan Mutlu had been drinking with friends in the rural neighbourhood of […]

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The emergency trucks will “provide additional logistical capacity to the fuel industry.” The government has deployed emergency tankers to deliver petrol amid the national fuel shortage. Business Secretary Kwasi Karteng confirmed the news in a tweet on Wednesday afternoon, writing: “I can confirm the government’s Reserve Tanker Fleet will be on the road this afternoon […]

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Grab a jumper – temperatures are set to plunge across the country Parts of the United Kingdom could be hit with snow within days as some areas experience temperatures 10 degrees lower than they were just one week ago. Rain has been affecting parts of the Midlands so far this week but as temperatures drop […]

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The auction will take place on October 2 Morrisons has confirmed that the battle for its takeover will be decided via an auction process. In what is set to be the biggest shake-up to the company since its acquisition of Safeway in 2004, two groups will go head-to-head in a one day auction for the […]

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You could save yourself a lot of time using this technique You can check how busy petrol stations are using Google Maps if you’re on the search for some precious fuel. As many petrol stations continue to be low on fuel – and with the army on stand-by to help deliver fuel to forecourts – […]

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No Time To Die premiered at the Royal Albert Hall on Tuesday. Daniel Craig’s final outing as James Bond has been praised by critics, with No Time To Die receiving rave reviews from a number of critics after it premiered on Tuesday. Almost two years after it was initially meant to be released, the 25th […]

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One of the world’s leading experts on the disease said it is caused by ‘being too heavy for your own body.’ People are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes if they can no longer fit into the jeans they were wearing when they were 21. This is according to Professor Roy Taylor, from Newcastle […]

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‘No dog should go to Heaven without tasting chocolate.’ An animal hospital in the US has gone viral after sharing a picture of their special gift to dogs who are about to be put down. Smiths Station Animal Hospital in Alabama uploaded a picture of a jar of Hershey’s Kiss chocolates that they give to […]

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His returns are better than those of some of the world’s major stock markets A hamster in Germany has made over €50 in profit from trading in cryptocurrency, all from the comfort of his own cage. Mr Goxx has been ‘trading’ since June 12 and as of September 28 is over 16 per cent up […]

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One of the cyclists said that the boy ‘definitely meant to try and scare’ them A 16-year-old boy in Texas drove into a group of cyclists after allegedly trying to blow smoke and exhaust fumes on them using his truck, leaving several requiring hospital treatment. According to the Waller County Sheriff, six of the Houston […]

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A proper game-changer Aldi is selling a heated clothes airer to help you dry your clothes quicker this winter. The Easy Home Heated Clothes Airer is on sale at the German supermarket for just £90 and features three levels to hang your clothes on. It even has a shoe rack for if you ever need […]

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Her videos had gathered almost 30 million views YouTube and makeup artist Mel Thompson has died aged 35, her husband has confirmed. Thompson, who had 170,000 subscribers on YouTube and whose videos had been viewed almost 30 million times, passed away on Sunday September 26. Her cause of death has yet to be confirmed. Husband […]

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Their leader said he was ‘ecstatic’ at the news Far-right group Britain First has been allowed to register as a political party by the Electoral Commission. The party had lost its status in 2017 after failing to renew its registration in time and has since had its application to return as a political party turned […]

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The practice of eating dog meat is unpopular among younger generations in the country and consumption is decreasing The South Korean president, Moon Jae-in, has suggested that it may be time for the country to ban the consumption of dog meat. It is thought that around one million dogs are eaten annually in South Korea […]

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A year and a half after toilet roll became a precious commodity, Brits are showing their true colours once more… As the queues formed on Friday, a snowball was set in motion. More people queued, more people saw and heard about queues and more people panicked. The panic-buying wheel was in motion. And no matter […]

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He said he admires Piers Morgan for ‘standing up to woke.’ Eamonn Holmes has spoke about his fear that he’ll be sacked by the “woke” brigade for saying “something offensive to somebody.” The presenter, who often hosts This Morning alongside his wife and fellow presenter Ruth Langsford, described being cancelled as something he worries about […]

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One drivers union said they would not help the UK ‘get out of the sh*t they created themselves’ Haulage chiefs have warned that the government’s emergency programme to issue temporary visas to European HGV drivers is unlikely to attract them to the UK. Over the weekend, Number 10 confirmed plans to issue 5,000 temporary visas […]

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Coogan described the decision to play Jimmy Savile as not one he “took lightly.” Steve Coogan will take on the role of Jimmy Savile in a new BBC drama series looking at how the entertainer and presenter spent decades living as one of the country’s most notorious paedophiles. The mini-series will be entitled The Reckoning […]

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The Prime Minister has ordered the move after becoming fed up with ‘bad headlines’ Immigration rules are set to be relaxed so that more foreign truck drivers can come to work in the UK, it is being reported. Temporary visas are set to be offered to European truck drivers in an attempt to fix the […]

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The Iceland boss warned of the impact the cut in Universal Credit is going to have on struggling families Richard Walker, the managing director of the supermarket chain Iceland, has highlighted the alarming number of food banks in the UK, criticising the government for the upcoming cut to Universal Credit. Appearing on BBC Question Time […]

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The dystopian Korean series provides a 21st century take on the ‘battle royale’ genre Netflix series Squid Game has earned a perfect critics’ score of 100 per cent on reviewing platform Rotten Tomatoes since landing on the platform on September 17. So far, all seven of the critics who reviewed the show have given it a […]

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It’s the latest dispute between the album cover star and the band Spencer Elden, the man who featured on the iconic cover for Nirvana’s Nevermind album, has asked for the original naked image of himself as a baby not be used as the record celebrates its 30th anniversary. In August, Elden sued Universal for the […]

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The animals were meant to be marked and released into the wild as part of a research programme Dozens of dolphins have been slaughtered in the Faroe Islands less than two weeks after almost 1,500 were killed in an annual cull. The pilot whales were initially intended to be marked and released as part of […]

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