Get ready for the big freeze as arctic blasts are expected to bring temperatures as low as minus 10C across the UK. Forecasters have warned of the risk of ice for parts of Britain and to prepare for the freezing temperatures. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for ice in parts of Wales, […]
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Robert and Grace Mugabe will get a ‘golden handshake’ of at least $10 million (£7.5m), legal immunity for himself and his family and a salary paid for life. The former dictator thrashed out the deal as part of his resignation last week and also safeguarded his family’s extensive business interests in Zimbabwe. The Guardian reported
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A woman has been arrested after she allegedly cut off her boyfriend’s penis in a rage after a sex attack. Brenda Barattini, 26, is accused of using garden shears to chop off the manhood of a man known only as Sergio F, 40. The motive behind the attack is currently unclear with his lawyer saying
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Several international bankers have sounded a warning about the mega risks involved in embracing bitcoin, which this week soared to a new record high of more than $8,000. Six years ago, it traded for just one dollar. “It’s the exact definition of a bubble,” the head of Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse, Tidjane Thiam, warned
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A late night fire early on Tuesday morning gutted five of eight shops attached to a Union Bank building on 411 Road Junction, Gowon Estate, Federal Housing Authority (FHA), Egbeda. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the inferno was noticed at the makeshift shops at about 11.20 pm, shortly after electricity supply was
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President Muhammadu Buhari has directed state governments to ensure payment of outstanding workers’ salaries in their various states, to enable workers to “smile to banks”, and to happily celebrate the forthcoming Christmas. Gov Rochas Okorocha of Imo confirmed this development to State House correspondents after a closed door meeting with the President in the Presidential
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Under-performing Italian giants AC Milan have named former defensive midfielder Gennaro Gattuso as their new boss after sacking Vincenzo Montella, the Chinese-owned club said Monday. The seven-time European champions announced the parting of ways with Montella and his crew in a statement on its website. The sacking followed a goalless draw against Torino on Sunday,
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A woman with Down Syndrome who is competing for the title of Miss Minnesota this weekend is being called a “trailblazer” as pageant officials believe she’s the first person with the syndrome to compete in the event. Mikayla Holmgren, 22, competed Saturday at the Miss Minnesota pageant in Burnsville. It’s the first time someone with
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A few weeks ago I went out on a date. It was the first date, with someone I’d met online, so we’d never met before. We got together in the evening and had dinner in a lovely restaurant. It wasn’t crazily expensive and I only had one glass of wine and no pudding. Throughout the
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A man who gorged himself on coins and metal objects was rumbled when surgeons checked his stomach and found 7kg of metal. The 35-year-old had kept his bizarre eating habits to himself but surgeons found 263 coins, 100 nails and dozens of razor blades. Maksud Khan was rushed into surgery at Sanjay Gandhi Hospital in Satna,
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