All news for 2024-01-16

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Full list of high street closures this month including Boots, HMV and Peacocks
The last few years have been hard on the British high street and the current cost of living crisis is making trading through physical stores even harder as households tighten their financial belts even further
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Europe's most 'walkable city' less than 3 hours from UK 'feels like small town'
Ghent, a port city on Belgium’s northwest coast, is home to the Municipal Museum of Contemporary Art, a cathedral, and a maze of cobbled streets in the historic centre
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Chelsea decision on Viktor Gyokeres hints Boehly accepts £91.2m transfer mistake
Chelsea have been widely-linked with targeting a new striker in the transfer window and Viktor Gyokeres is just one name who has been touted for a move to Mauricio Pochettino's side
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Man's horrific injuries after 'powerful' 9ft alligator chomps down on head twice
WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES - Jeffrey Heim was bitten by a huge alligator while sifting through the sand at the bottom of the Myakka River in Florida. He was lucky to escape
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Rapper sent to Russian Army after enraging Putin with naked party stunt
Vacio, 25, known as Russia's 'King of Rap', was found guilty of petty hooliganism and 'promotion of non-traditional relationships' - now faces conscription to the Russian army
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Electrician shares simple curtain trick that keeps your home warmer for longer
One electrician has shared a few clever hacks to stop heat from escaping your home during the cold winters - and it won't cost you anything
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Christine Lampard is 'glowing' in £45 yellow dress from the high street
Christine Lampard was back at Loose Women on Monday afternoon in a gorgeous yellow dress from the high street that is currently on sale
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Succession's Kieran Culkin asks wife a very intimate question as he wins Emmy
Kieran Culkin seemingly asked his wife a racy question as he accepted his Best Actor gong at the Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday night at the glitzy ceremony
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Tom Holland shares sweet reason he rewatches 'special' Spider-Man with Zendaya
Tom Holland and Zendaya first met on the set of Spider-Man: Homecoming back in 2016, and five years later, the Marvel co-stars finally confirmed they were dating
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EastEnders viewers outraged as BBC soap pulled from schedule in shake-up
Long-running BBC soap EastEnders has been pulled from its usual schedule in a shake-up. Disappointed fans took to social media to complain about the change
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Susanna Reid cringes as Daniel Radcliffe's partner suffers mortifying TV blunder
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe walked the red carpet with his long term girlfriend Erin Darke at the Emmy Awards on Monday night as they made their first debut since welcoming their son last year
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Jude Bellingham models adidas Predators as iconic boot relaunched
The iconic adidas Predator boot, which has been worn in recent weeks by the Real Madrid and Liverpool stars, has had a re-design and is now available in several versions
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Vodafone signs £1.2bn deal with Microsoft to use AI and cloud services
The deal will see Vodafone invest 1.5 billion dollars (£1.2 billion) over the next 10 years in customer-facing generative AI using Microsoft's technologies, as well as digitise its data centres using the US firm's Azure cloud platform
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Arctic blast death toll rises to 15 in one of 'biggest weather bombs' of century
The US is facing a windchill warning or advisory for dangerous cold and wind with freezing temperatures reaching as far south as Kansas, Missouri, Illinois and parts of Indiana
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'Insistent' Prince William's demand for Carole Middleton at King's Coronation
A new royal book has claimed that an 'insistent' Prince William had one crucial demand when it came to his father's Coronation, and it all centred around his mother-in-law Carole Middleton
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Breathing through mouths can lead to blocked noses and sinus pain, study finds
'Mouth breathers' are twice as likely to suffer regular nasal congestion compared to those who breathe through their noses - including runny noses and difficulty breathing
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Armpit hairs on a roll-on deodorant is Brits' top bathroom 'ick', study finds
Other things that leave adults feeling uncomfortable in a bathroom include dried-up toothpaste or dental floss in a sink, and gunk in the soap dish, the research revealed
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Mike Tyson has already made definitive Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua prediction
A win for Fury against Oleksnadr Usyk means he could fight Joshua for the undisputed belts if 'AJ' gets past Francis Ngannou and Tyson has already predicted who would win
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Cheryl in 'huge bidding war' for Netflix deal with Girls Aloud ahead of reunion
Cheryl is said to be in a 'big-money bidding war' with her Girls Aloud bandmates as they look to secure a documentary deal to mark their comeback tour after 11 years
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Little-known rule sees Lionel Messi beat Erling Haaland to FIFA Best award
Lionel Messi scooped FIFA's The Best Men's Player award during Monday's glitzy ceremony with some questioning how he managed to oust Manchester City sensation Erling Haaland
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Woman tried to sneak onto a flight after being refused entry
Mistura Alade couldn't board a flight from London to Milan because she did not have three months left on her passport. She tried to board the wrong aircraft before being detained
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Teletubbies actors now - lesbian sex scene, tragic death and Sun Baby's own baby
Underneath the giant costumes of the characters that millennial children grew up with were real-life people, some of whom have been involved in scandal and tragedy in the years following the hit show
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People are only just realising what the Wiki in Wikipedia actually means
Having been around since January 2001, Wikipedia now has more than 62million articles in more than 300 languages - but many users have never stopped to question how it got its name
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Ocado says it has returned to annual earnings after strong sales growth
The online supermarket said it would meet its forecast to return to earnings for the full year to November 26 after the fourth-quarter performance saw annual sales rise 7% overall
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Jose Mourinho's car park fury and vicious dig at Anthony Taylor after Roma axe
Jose Mourinho fell short with Roma in last season's Europa League final and hammered referee Anthony Taylor, throwing abuse towards the officials in the car park after the game