All news for 2023-03-29
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High St shop name meanings after Asda's baffles shoppers - from Adidas to Ikea
A recent discussion on Twitter led by broadcaster Alastair Stewart showed that most people have no idea what the name ASDA really stands for
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Tragedy rocks village as 'charismatic' church warden found dead after burglary
A murder probe has been launched after the death of a grandmother in her 80s in Bloomfield, Somerset. A woman named locally as Bez Purdy died at the scene and a man in his 30s arrested was sectioned under the Mental Health Act.
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Leigh star Holmes primed for Wigan challenge after being belted by ref
England second-row, 30, copped a shot from Ben Thaler in Leigh's Super League win at Hull in an incident that has now gone viral
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Dating expert shares key sign someone likes you – and clear giveaway they aren't
A dating expert has advised singletons that there is one very obvious sign that someone is genuinely interested in them, and an equally clear way to tell immediately if they aren't
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Spurs make "urgent enquiries" to FIFA after Fabio Paratici issued worldwide ban
Tottenhal have made "urgent enquiries" to FIFA as they seek to understand the implications of Fabio Paratici's worldwide ban, which could stop him from performing key duties
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Man Utd fans hit out as ticket prices announced for academy friendly vs Wrexham
Fans have been left fuming by ticket prices for Manchester United's pre-season friendly with Wrexham, with tickets costing north of $180 despite the team being made up of fringe and academy players
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Three injured after explosion at busy market as emergency crews rush to scene
Emergency services have confirmed that three people have 'sustained serious burn injuries' after a reported gas explosion at Chester Market. Cheshire Police said surrounding buildings were evacuated as a precaution
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Shaughna Phillips begs fans not to 'mum-shame' her as she shares birth update
Former Love Island star Shaughna Phillips has begged her fanbase to refrain from mum-shaming her and asked them to stop sending their birthing horror stories as she shares her latest birth update
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Olympic star Laura Muir flies back to UK after fall-out with long-term coach
The Scottish 1,500-metre star won silver in 2020 Tokyo Olympics and is one of Britain's biggest athletics medal hopes ahead of next year's Games taking place in Paris
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McFly lament demise of guitar music on the radio in new track
The group – who formed 20 years ago, in 2003 – have announced their upcoming 7th album, Power to Play, will be released in June
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Olympic champ Adam Peaty steps away from competing amid mental health concerns
Three-time Olympic champion swimmer Adam Peaty has announced he is stepping away from the sport due to burnout, ahead of next year's Paris Olympics
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Emmerdale's Samson Dingle's blackmailing exposed leading to dramatic exit
Samson shared his plan to leave Emmerdale this evening after his father Sam gave him an ultimatum as news spread about him blackmailing Noah
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Camilla dazzles in diamond tiara in Germany - with subtle tribute to late Queen
The King and Queen Camilla earlier arrived in the German capital Berlin for a three-day trip this afternoon and were given a huge ceremonial welcome with military honours at the city's iconic Brandenburg Gate
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Minecraft D&D DLC announced with iconic locations, enemies and characters
Mojang and Wizards of the Coast announce Minecraft's epic new DLC adventure, which lets you play as a Paladin, Barbarian, Wizard or Rogue in a D&D-inspired world
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EastEnders fans sobbing at Lexi's gesture as Lola shares devastating prognosis
EastEnders fans have been left heartbroken as Lola Pearce confirmed to her family that she only had six months left to live, before Lexi's gesture to her mum had fans in floods of tears
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Arsenal ticket on sale for eye-watering £25k for final-day Premier League clash
Arsenal could lift the Premier League trophy on the final day of the season against Wolves and tickets for that contest at the Emirates are doing the rounds for £25,000
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War hero's grave finally gets RIP inscription - 100 years after widow's request
Amelia Young couldn’t afford to pay for the epitaph on her husband Joseph's gravestone - now her descendants have arranged it more than 100 years later
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Stephen Bear 'claims he’s changed' in jail after sex tape leak shame
Former Ex On The Beach star Stephen Bear is serving a 21-month sentence at HMP Chelmsford after he leaked a sex tape of ex-girlfriend Georgia Harrison on OnlyFans
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Family of couple murdered by ex-commando launch bid to overturn his appeal win
Collin Reeves brutally stabbed neighbours Stephen and Jennifer Chapple to death at their home in Taunton, Somerset, while their children were asleep upstairs
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Tesco staff make girl, 5, honorary member of the team after her daily visits
Schoolgirl is given her own uniform and name badge after impressing bosses by helping to collect baskets at the store in Rotherham
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Three die from ‘nosebleed’ disease that kills in 24 hours – as town quarantined
A town in Burundi, West Africa, has been quarantined after an outbreak of an unknown virus which causes nosebleeds. The country's health officials say they have already ruled out Ebola and Marburg
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Katie Price forced to make big change online after being targeted by trolls
Katie Price recently came back from a holiday in Thailand and took to her social media to share a throwback photo from her sunny break, but the former glamour model's snap was quickly subjected to cruel commentary from trolls
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Huw Edwards sets himself ambitious weight loss aim ahead of King's Coronation
The 61-year-old says his weight has crept up and he is on a mission to lose the excess pounds before the big event on May 6 at Westminster Abbey
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King gives touching nod to late Queen - and jokes about German beer house trips
Charles III kicked off his inaugural state visit sharing jokes with locals and giving a speech where said his 40 trips to our near neighbours showed just how long I have been around!'
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Four people killed changing tire as trucker 'under influence' piles into them
Saul A Carrera, 60, from New York, US, has been charged after his tractor-trailer overturned off the motorway in Tennessee, killing four mechanics who were changing a blown out tire
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