All news for 2023-02-17

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Bus fares capped at £2 until June as passengers win battle against ministers
Cheaper bus tickets will be available in England for an extra three months after government ministers dropped their threat to axe the £2 fare cap at the end of March
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Pregnant Laura Anderson started IVF months before meeting Gary Lucy on TV show
Former Love Island star Laura Anderson is pregnant with her first child with Gary Lucy, but before her recent baby joy, she had had underwent IVF in order to conceive just months before meeting the Hollyoaks hunk
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Costa del Sol cracks down on stag and hen dos with £688 fines for rule-breakers
Malaga city council is introducing a series of new laws designed to stop unruly behaviour by stag and hen parties, including a ban on nudism and carrying penis shaped objects
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Man Utd LGBTQ+ fan group has 'deep concerns' as details of Qatari bid emerge
Manchester United are attracting interest from Qatar and Saudi Arabia as the Glazers look to sell the club, but both countries infamously persecute the LGBTQ+ community
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Alton Towers’ new terrifying attraction is ready to open in March
The Curse will welcome its first guests at Alton Towers in March, after brave members of the public got to test their nerve at a themed pop-up on the Isle of Dogs in London
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Woman's upset as sister copies heartfelt tattoo tribute to their late father
The woman decided to get a fitting tribute tattoo in ode to her late father after he passed away - she was left devastated when she realised her sister had copied the ink
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Green Bay Packers make signal of intent to Aaron Rodgers after major signing
The Green Bay Packers have managed to keep hold of star running back Aaron Jones, who is a favourite of Aaron Rodgers amid the quarterback's uncertain future with the team
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South Park 'goes too far' with brutal Meghan Markle joke that most fans missed
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were savagely mocked in the latest South Park episode - but one of the most outrageous moments came in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment
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Kerry Washington looks very different as she wears military wear for war drama
Hollywood star Kerry Washington swapped America for Cambridgeshire as she was seen filming for Tyler Perry's drama Six Triple Eight which will also feature Oprah Winfrey
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Tyre Nichols' mum shares nightmare as cops deny killing unarmed son
Tyre Nichols' mother, RowVaughn Wells, gave a statement outside court after the five officers charged with murder pleaded not guilty in Memphis
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Holly Newton's mum says stabbed girl, 15, 'too good for this world' at funeral
Micala Trussler paid an emotional tribute to her daughter saying she was adventurous, sporty, and loved to dance. The 15-year-old girl was killed in a knife attack on January 27
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ISIS senior leader killed in daring raid which left four US servicemen wounded
The helicopter raid in northeastern Syria, carried out by the US and the Syrian Democratic Forces, killed the targeted ISIS senior leader, Hamza al-Homsi
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Bruce Willis' family 'overwhelmed and emotional' after dad's dementia diagnosis
Bruce Willis' family say they are 'overwhelmed and emotional' after revealing the Hollywood legend's upsetting frontotemporal dementia diagnosis
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'I've spent 25 years trying to see Bradley from S Club 7 but it'll cost me £250'
One of the band's biggest fans has been trying to meet her hero for over two decades and says it would be an absolute dream come true if it happened, but it turned out to be expensive dream
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Leigh Wood has his work cut out to continue fairytale against Mauricio Lara
Leigh Wood is aiming to defend his WBA world featherweight title against Mauricio Lara in Nottingham at the weekend almost exactly nine years after he lost to Gavin McDonnell
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Girl offered sanctuary by Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper to live Strictly dream
Yeva Kenia., 12, and her mum Katerina were offered refuge by Strictly star Ed Balls and Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper after Russia's invasion of Ukraine - and the youngster will now get the chance to dance in Blackpool
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Gym apologises after mother asked to leave pool to breastfeed her baby
The mother-of-three was "shocked" that she was asked to leave a swimming pool if she was going to breastfeed her baby and the gym have since had to apologise for the error
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Katie Price slams 'disgusting' cops being probed for 'mocking son on WhatsApp'
Katie Price has been notified the Metropolitan Police are under investigation for allegedly mocking her son Harvey with 'inappropriate' images in a WhatsApp group
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'My mum-in-law compared our wedding food to cafeteria dinners - she ruined it'
The happy couple had been to the wedding menu tasting with the in-law but she spent the whole time comparing it to cafeteria food, but she was not impressed when they stood up to her
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Inside twisted serial killer’s abandoned home containing creepy dolls
The Route 40 Killer, Steven Brian Pennell would prowl that road looking for women to abduct and kill in Delaware, US
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Deontay Wilder revelation puts Andy Ruiz Jr heavyweight fight in doubt
Deontay Wilder looked set to meet Andy Ruiz Jr in a WBC heavyweight world title eliminator to elect the challenger for champion Tyson Fury, but the fight now appears to be in jeopardy
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Jurgen Klopp hails Stefan Bajcetic as Liverpool star taken under teammate's wing
Few Liverpool players can hold their heads high after a hugely testing few months, but Stefan Bajcetic is one of them after a meteoric rise in the Reds' midfield
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'I'm a piercer and I'm begging clients to avoid major mistake - it ends in pain'
Getting a fresh piercing is often exciting as you pick out your new jewellery but owners of London's Metal Morphosis piercing studio have asked clients to think before they swap studs
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F1 supercomputer makes tight Lewis Hamilton vs Max Verstappen title prediction
Hamilton may have been out of the title reckoning last year, but he and Mercedes have been tipped to be right back in the fight with defending champions Verstappen and Red Bull
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Value Scope: Each-way racing tips from Steve Jones for Saturday's ITV meetings
One True King is good value at the royal racetrack while Petit Tonnerre is worth a small bet at Haydock having nearly been brought down last time out