All news for 2023-05-18

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Woman who weighs just 70lb after 35 years of anorexia 'must not be force fed'
Mr Justice Mostyn described the case as "very disturbing" but ruled the unnamed 50-year-old woman should not be force fed after hearing she suffered from "overpowering delusions"
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Man Utd oversight could ruin Ten Hag plan as first signing may be unable to play
Napoli defender Kim Min-jae will have to undergo military service in his native South Korea this summer as a potential move to Manchester United becomes complicated
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'Rocco Forte is Labouring under the misapprehension we want him to stay'
Hotelier is just the latest in a long line of whinging rich and famous people who threaten to quit the UK if they don't get the government they want, says Paul Routledge
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Commanders sale on hold as NFL provide update on Magic Johnson-led deal
Josh Harris and his consortium, which includes basketball legend Magic Johnson, are closing in on a takeover of the Washington Commanders, but they have to wait a little longer
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'Winking' predator tricked girl, 13, into getting in his van and then raped her
Denis Kadena, 34, who drove past the 13-year-old schoolgirl in Southampton, Hampshire, before persuading her to get in his van where he raped her, has been jailed for 11 years
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Dance Moms' star 'sick' as she shares video of burglars breaking into $3.4m home
JoJo Siwa, who is best-known for starring in Dance Moms and Dancing with the Stars, has shared footage of burglars who broke into her lavish $3.4m LA-based home
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Water companies 'will add cost of cleaning up sewage spills to customers bills'
The trade body representing the mega-rich water companies said consumers will face 'modest upward pressure' on bills as part of their £10billion modernisation scheme
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Charles Leclerc told Mercedes and Red Bull won't want him as Ferrari ace 'stuck'
Leclerc has been the subject of heavy links to Mercedes of late while there has also been some Red Bull speculation, with his Ferrari contract expiring next year
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Sam Fender bursts into tears as he details meeting hero Bruce Springsteen
Seventeen Going Under hitmaker Sam Fender broke down in tears after meeting his lifelong music hero, Bruce Springsteen as he and his band join The Boss on tour in Italy
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'Disturbing' TikTok trend sees teens scare young family by invading their home
A bizarre video titled ‘Walking into random houses' shows a teenager and his friends filming themselves entering a family home uninvited - causing panic and alarm to the parents and their children
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Curious bear lets itself in house by standing up and using paw to open door
A homeowner in Colorado, US, had the shock of their lives when a bear was seen standing on its hind legs and used its paws to swing the door open before quickly fleeing the scene
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Ex-cop who 'failed to investigate Couzens' says nothing she did would save Sarah
Former Met PC Samantha Lee allegedly missed an opportunity to properly investigate Wayne Couzens over flashing incidents just hours before he kidnapped Sarah Everard
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It's goodbye Sweetie and Sunshine as Edinburgh Zoo pandas move back to China
The then eight-year-old Tian Tian (which translates as Sweetie) and her proposed mate Yang Guang (Sunshine) drew huge crowds when they arrived in Edinburgh
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'Dragons' Den laughed at me and said I had no future - now I'm worth £30million'
Musician and entrepreneur Levi Roots wowed the British public with his musical pitch for Reggae Reggae sauce on Dragons' Den in 2007 - he's since amassed a £30m fortune
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Disney scraps $1bn campus plan to move thousands of staff as it fights Florida
Disney has axed plans to build a new corporate campus and send 2,000 employees to The Lake Nona initiative in Orlando, US, after the company came to blows with Florida governor Ron DeSantis in recent weeks
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Halifax Challenge Cup hero hoping for another famous St Helens knockout
Wilf George, 63, was part of the last Halifax team to win the Challenge Cup when they beat St Helens - who they face in the sixth round on Friday - at Wembley in 1987 and he still gets stopped in the street in the rugby-mad West Yorkshire town
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Netflix star shows off 'hummus' tattoo - and it's as unusual as you'd think
In honour of hercurrent trip to Israel, Netflix's The Kissing Booth actress Joey King, who is Jewish, decided to get the word 'hummus' tattooed on the back of her neck in Hebrew
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Grealish puts Man City achievement into perspective with Real Madrid declaration
Manchester City reached their second Champions League final by thrashing Real Madrid 4-0 in the semi-final, with Jack Grealish claiming they want to win for Pep Guardiola
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Chelsea complete first transfer of Pochettino era as Man Utd beaten to deal
Chelsea have beaten competition from clubs including Manchester United to secure a deal to sign teenage star Kendry Paez from Ecuadorian club Independiente del Valle
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Carroll stuns West Ham fans as he turns up in the Netherlands and leads chant
Andy Carroll's love for West Ham hasn't waned since he left the London Stadium four years ago - as the striker was spotted singing with Hammers fans on Thursday evening
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Katie Price called 'the best mum in the world' after poignant Harvey confession
Viewers of The One Show have flocked to Twitterto gush over Katie Price's unbreakable bond with Harvey who lives with Septo-optic Dysplasia, as well as autism and Prader-Willi syndrome
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Max Verstappen hits mega-rich milestone beaten only by Kylian Mbappe and NFL ace
Max Verstappen overtook Lewis Hamilton as F1's top earner last year thanks to his eye-watering Red Bull salary, and now financial experts Forbes have compared him to other young sports stars
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'Opioid zombie' dad from 'overdose capital of US' transforms after getting clean
Hunter Michael Shepard, 28, from West Virginia, US, was admitted to rehab five times but it was when he entered a "scary" zombie-like state his life changed forever
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Student thought he had 'world's worst hangover' but it was a stroke in his sleep
Jameel Razak, 23, had been enjoying a catch-up with mates in the pub and woke up the next day with what he thought was the world’s worst hangover, before collapsing to the floor when he stood up
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Dimitar Berbatov advises Erik ten Hag over two Man Utd transfers ahead of window
Manchester United will again attack the transfer market this summer as they seek to make progress under Erik ten Hag with a new forward among the club's priorities