All news for 2023-12-28

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Chelsea plot major transfer overhaul with five exits including £40m Gallagher
Midfielder Conor Gallagher is one of five players Chelsea could sell in the upcoming January transfer window in order to help the club finance a number of new signings
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Ariana Grande gets dinner in NYC with boyfriend Ethan Slater and her dad
Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater were out and about in New York City in matching outfits as they dined with Ariana's father and his girlfriend after viewing Ethan's musical
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Gray singles out Pickford and blames him for all three Man City goals
Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford has come in for criticism following his side's 3-1 loss to Manchester City at Goodison Park, with the defeat leaving them just one point above the relegation zone
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Nurses warn they're ready to strike in New Year over dangerous understaffing
In a New Year message to members, Royal College of Nursing (RCN) chief Pat Cullen warned of more industrial action over staffing levels amid dangerous shortages across the NHS
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Ex-England goalkeeper David James on how being a smoker affected his career
David James enjoyed a successful career in the Premier League, with Liverpool, Aston Villa and Portsmouth, but had to overcome an addiction to smoking to become a footballer
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Plan to move Premier League club to Belfast uncovered in declassified files
Newly-released files show Tony Blair thought moving Wimbledon FC to Northern Ireland should be encouraged in the 1990s - although the club eventually moved to Milton Keynes
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Fake lottery scam that's tricked thousands into handing cash to foreign gangs
Figures show there are over 400,000 cases of advance fee fraud a year, which sees victims conned into transferring cash, with around 77% committed by criminals outside the UK
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Stop sending crooks to jail where they get 'university of crime', ministers told
The Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee said prisons are at 'crisis point' as they warned that short sentences often teach people how to be 'better' criminals
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Royal Mint unveil new coins for 2024 and you may recognise one face
The Royal Mint have unveiled their new commemorative coins for 2024, celebrating some big names as well as huge anniversaries and events, as well as celebrating future events held in the new year
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Remains of dinosaur more terrifying than a T-Rex discovered in UK
The fossilised skull of a giant pliosaur which was previously mistaken for a piece of wood took three weeks to pull it out of the cliff edge - and compared to putting a jigsaw together