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Nine arrests and officer hospitalised as thousands call for ceasefire - updates
More than 1,000 Metropolitan Police officers were on duty for the demonstration in London and rallies took place elsewhere in the UK demanding a ceasefire in Gaza
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Matthew Perry's best moments on Friends as Chandler Bing - as star dies aged 54
To honour the late Matthew Perry, here are his best moments on the hit-TV show Friends as Chandler Bing. The much-loved actor has died aged 54
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Owner of world's largest clock collection set to reset them as time goes back
Brothers Roman Piekarski, 71 and Maz Piekarski, 69, have the world's largest collection of cuckoo clocks they have put together over 50 years - and tonight have to change them all
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Bizarre 'mermaid' that's part fish, monkey and reptile probed by scientists
A bizarre mummy discovered in Japan and brought back to the USA in 1906 is being scanned by scientists to discover what it is, as it appears to have elements of several creatures
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Israel soldiers enter 'ball of fire' Gaza as mum of hostages begs for help
It's understood Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken to the loved ones of those kidnapped by Hamas, with one mother pleading for fighting to stop until her family are freed
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Ukraine begs US for monster 'FrankenSAM' weapon as Russia threatens power grid
As the war in Ukraine rages into its second winter, officials are asking the US for better air defense missiles to protect their power grids from Russian aggression and prevent their cities from power outages
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Man who lost 20 relatives in Gaza bombs pleads with Sunak to help end bloodshed
Ahmed Alnaouq, the founder of a Palestinian youth advocacy group in London, lost his father, brothers, sisters, cousins, nieces and nephews after an airstrike hit their flats
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Brit dad stranded in Gaza with son devastated after three loved ones killed
Musheir El-Farra, a civil engineer from Sheffield, grew up in Gaza and was visiting with his son when war broke out, and has lost family in the bombings
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People think Biden would lose to Trump if election was today, major survey shows
Biden runs four points behind Trump and handling of global policy looks to be cause for concern for the sitting president. The majority of Americans do not back the presidents' approach to geopolitics.
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Trump's ex-Vice Pres Pence drops out of Presidential race as campaign struggles
Former Vice President Mike Pence ends campaign for the White House after struggling to gain traction.
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Israeli forces enter 'stronghold of evil' to 'dismantle' Hamas and free hostages
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said ground forces have entered the "stronghold of evil" and will dismantle Hamas after he met with the families of those taken hostage by the militant group
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Strictly host Tess Daly's real name that even Vernon doesn't call her
Strictly Come Dancing host, Tess Daly, is one of the most well-known faces on TV, but the mum-of-two hasn't used her real name since she started out in showbusiness
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'How October 7 changed Israel - a slaughter on scale of 10,000 murders in UK'
'If this tragedy had taken place in the UK it‘s scale would represent over 10,000 deaths with close to 1,500 kidnapped. Even in absolute terms, the events were shocking'
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Vladimir Putin regime jails one of world's top scientists for 'treason'
Professor Anatoly Gubanov, 66, is the latest leading academic to be locked up by warmonger Vladimir Putin’s regime for allegedly sharing secrets with the West
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Man terrified after spotting 'alien' creature with tentacles on his ceiling
The man was horrified when he looked up at his ceiling and saw the bizarre creature - as it looked somewhere between a transparent cricket and a hairy jellyfish
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Clarkson's Farm's Kaleb Cooper's changes his mind on Jeremy after weeks apart
Kaleb Cooper and Jeremy Clarkson have spent some time apart after the Top Gear presenter ventured off to film a new series of The Grand Tour
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How to spot lunar eclipse this weekend as Earth passes between Sun and moon
This month’s full Moon will rise from around 5.30pm in the north-eastern sky and will experience a partial eclipse soon after - and most of the UK should be able to see it
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Dying dad makes epic 200-mile cycle 'ride of hope' from UK to Paris
Robert Seaward, 37, said the 'spontaneous' idea for the cycle came about as he reflected on his journey with brain cancer while watching the Rugby World Cup match
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Evicted grandmother put into hostel after cannabis conviction
Loretta Paterson was evicted from her home in Cardiff after she admitted having cannabis in her house - but said she did not knowingly allow her home to be used for drug dealing
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Iranian teen girl dies after 'assault by police' for not wearing headscarf
Armita Geravand, 16, suffered "severe injuries" after an altercation with the so-called morality police at Shohada station in the Iranian capital Tehran on 1 October, according to human rights organisation Hengaw
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Coleen Nolan 'screamed louder than anyone' when daughter-in-law crowned Miss GB
Madeleine’s father is Palestinian, and aside from helping her local community in Manchester and doing charity work the beauty queen will soon travel to a Palestinian refugee camp
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Head of Hamas' aerial operations who planned October 7 attack killed, says IDF
Israel's military announced this morning that it has killed Asem Abu Rakaba, who allegedly ordered the Hamas fighters who infiltrated Israel on paragliders on 7 October and was allegedly responsible for drone attacks on Israeli military posts.
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Mum marries stepson she raised since the age of seven and now they have two kids
Russian weight loss influencer Marina Balmasheva, 37, married Vladimir Shavyrin, now 23, after first being married to his dad Alexey Shavyrin, 47, who claims the couple "were not shy" about sleeping together while he was in the house
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Katie Price terrified by death threats as her home is targeted by vicious gang
Katie Price revealed she'd been targeted by a vicious gang who have destroyed her home and left threatening messages to her family, leaving them frightened
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Israel invasion looms with pounded Gaza cut off and world holding its breath
With Gaza cut off from all communications, electricity and water, forces pounded the strip as it was poised for a full scale invasion, increasing fears for the local population