All news for 2023-04-02

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Salah issues promise amid current slump which sums up Liverpool star
Mohamed Salah and Liverpool have endured a disappointing season, which hit a fresh low in their heavy defeat to Manchester City, but the Egyptian has promised the Reds will bounce back
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'Danger tourist' held by Taliban went to Afghanistan to 'find himself', says mum
Miles Routledge, 23, a traveller, was reportedly detained by the Taliban on March 2 and has been accused by the militants of engaging in 'suspicious activities'
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WASPI women hail 'milestone' in fight for state pension hike compensation
WASPI estimated women lost up to £50,000 from their state pension after the hike to retirement age for women, and campaigners are battling for compensation for those affected by the move
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Children 'left in pain' after thousands of NHS operations axed in just one year
A series of Freedom of Information requests by the Liberal Democrats has lifted the lid on the scale of cancelled surgeries affecting kids - and the waits they have to suffer
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Nearly half of stretched teachers struggle to cope with unmanageable workloads
Members of the National Education Union (NEU) report taking antidepressants to cope with stress as well as struggling to sleep and losing weight amid spiralling workloads in schools
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'I feel I've let everyone down': Teachers lay bare struggles with workload
A poll of more than 17,800 National Education Union (NEU) members in England and Wales found that 35% of teachers saw their workload as unmanageable most of the time and 13% felt this all of the time
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'UK's worst KFC restaurant' as hungry Brits warned 'don't go there'
Chicken fans have fumed at KFC's restaurant in Chestfield near Whitstable in Kent in a string of furious reviews on TripAdvisor, leading to an apology from "the colonel"
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Moment pro-Putin blogger is handed bomb disguised as statuette that killed him
Vladlen Tatarsky was killed as he led a discussion at a cafe in St Petersburg moments after he was handed a statue of himself loaded with explosives which blew him apart
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'I've found 3 bodies and an array of items in my years of mudlarking on river'
Mudlarking expert Jason Sandy has found a Roman hairpin, medieval 'knuckle duster', and three dead bodies in his 10 years of mudlarking on the River Thames
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Dog trainer shares the popular breeds new owners should avoid - and explains why
While certain breeds have got a bad reputation over the years, the breeds that this canine expert said he sees owners struggle with the most might come as a surprise
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Olivia killer 'has £250k bounty placed on head by gangsters who fear he'll talk'
Thomas Cashman may have to watch his back as he serves his sentence for murdering the nine-year-old in August last year
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Heidi Klum faces backlash over 'tone deaf' and 'offensive' April Fools prank
Model Heidi Klum and her American's Got Talent co-stars have faced massive backlash from fans who have branded her April Fools Day prank 'tasteless' and 'offensive'
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Carragher savages Boehly’s “ridiculous decision” before Potter's Chelsea sacking
Chelsea announced the shock departure of Graham Potter on Sunday evening with Liverpool icon Jamie Carragher tearing into Blues owner Todd Boehly for a number of decisions he has made at Stamford Bridge
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Paul Mescal and Jodie Comer fans beg them to date as they pose together
Following their epic wins at the Olivier Awards, Paul Mescal and Jodie Comer posed together with their coveted gongs - with the pictures sparking utter chaos among their besotted fanbase
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Lewis Capaldi says Tourette's tics have seen fans accuse him of taking drugs
Singer Lewis Capaldi has said it is a "very real possibility" he will have to give up music if his Tourette's syndrome continues to deteriorate
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Van Dijk lifts lid on "hard talking" amongst Liverpool stars after Man City loss
Liverpool were well beaten by Man City as their Premier League top four hopes were dealt a huge blow and Virgil van Dijk says there was "hard talking" after the game
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Erling Haaland injury update after Man City striker missed Liverpool clash
Erling Haaland missed Man City's 4-1 win over Liverpool due to a groin injury but manager Pep Guardiola expects him to be back fit to face Southampton next weekend
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Chelsea women's boss Hayes reacts to ruthless Potter sacking
Graham Potter had forged a close relationship with Emma Hayes, but the Chelsea manager has now been sacked after winning just 12 games since he replaced Thomas Tuchel
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Joaquin Phoenix fainted during a 'very intense' scene on the set of new film
Actor Joaquin Phoenix collapsed during a 'very intense' scene with co-star Patti LuPone on the set of his upcoming film, Beau Is Afraid according to its director
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'Braverman milks taxpayers to cover bills on her home while the rest of us pay'
Nurses, teachers, firefighters, police, council workers, armed forces and everybody else hurting in a terrible cost of living crisis can’t just Braverman-style fill in a form.
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Paul Mescal and Jodie Comer lead glamour in dazzling looks at Olivier Awards
Normal People star Paul Mescal, Killing Eve actress Jodie Comer, and sports presenter Alex Scott were out in force at the Olivier Awards celebrating London's best theatre productions of the year gone by
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'Tory Government is no Robin Hood - they steal from the poor and give to Rishi'
You’ve got to laugh when the Tories falsely claimed Britain was bankrupt under Labour, despite national debt being more of a steep hill than today’s mighty mountain
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8 managers who could replace Graham Potter at Chelsea after ruthless axe
Chelsea announced their decision to sack Graham Potter on Sunday evening following just six months at the helm at Stamford Bridge with a number of replacements already being touted
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Family's sorrow after fire started by toaster kills dog and leaves them homeless
A family was left devastated when a fire ripped through their home and killed their dog in Penrhyn Bay, Wales. Cane corso Lola was like a 'little baby' for Poppy Edwards and her partner Eddie
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Caitlin Clark drops amazing early shot as Jasmin Carson shines in NCAA final
Caitlin Clark is hoping for another record-breaking night as Iowa eye a first NCAA championship with the women's team taking on the LSU Tigers, and their star player set the tone early with a three-pointer