Category: Metro
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San Bernardino: Couple ‘who opened fire on workplace’ shot by police
A couple embraces following the shooting at a social services facility (Picture: David Bauman/The Press-Enterprise via AP) Two suspects in a California workplace shooting that left 14 people dead have been killed by police. Officials identified the gunmen as Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and his wife Tashfeen Malik, 27. The massacre in San Bernardino is […]
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We’re spending more money because YOLO, research warns
(Picture: Giphy) More people than ever are spending huge amounts of money on sheer impulse because, new research warns, YOLO. The Money Advice Service suggests that more than five million buys, or £167million worth, are made daily because of the ‘You Only Live Once’ attitude. Around 28 per cent of these are made on credit. […]
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At least 20 victims in ‘mass shooting’ in California
(Picture: Google) At least 20 people have been injured in a ‘mass shooting’ currently underway in California. Reports first surfaced of a shooting in San Bernardino at around 2.15pm local time. Initial reports suggested the shooting was taking place at a branch of Planned Parenthood – the site of a shooting in Colorado last week – […]
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War in Syria in pictures as UK MPs debate bombing Raqqa ahead of vote
Aftermath of IS attack on outpost Ain Issa shows an undetonated suicide vest (Picture: Sean SwanITV News) Today MPs are debating if the UK should launch airstrikes on Syria. The US, France and Russia are already carrying out airstrikes and it’s a battle that Britain could be joining today. While our politicians decide whether our troops […]
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New father Zuckerberg is giving 99 per cent of his Facebook shares to charity
(Picture: Facebook) Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have announced that they will donate 99 per cent of their Facebook shares ‘for the greatness of human progress’. The couple, who also announced the birth of their baby girl Maxima Chan Zuckerberg, pledged to donate about $45 billion (£29 billion) of Facebook stock, to promote equality […]
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‘Britain’s vainest man’ begs NHS to reverse £50k surgery he underwent to look like Joey Essex
Sam Barton (Picture: BPM MEDIA) A Joey Essex fan who spent a whopping £50,000 on plastic surgery to look like The Only Way is Essex star is now begging the NHS to reverse it. Sam Barton, 23, from Birmingham, spent thousands on cosmetic surgery, including straightening his teeth and having Botox, to look like his […]
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Our brains aren’t actually ‘male’ or ‘female’ at all, study finds
Not so simple (Picture Getty) Our brains are not actually ‘male’ or ‘female’ at all, a new study has shown – a result which has been hailed as supporting the view that gender is non-binary. Scientists had long thought that human brains had distinctively ‘male’ or ‘female’ features – but in reality, most are a […]
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Ex-Muslims explains reason why they left faith with #ExMuslimBecause
Ex-Muslims are using the hashtag #ExMuslimBecause (Picture: Metro) Ex-Muslims are explaining why they’ve left the faith with candid views on Twitter. People are using the hashtag ‘ExMuslimBecause’ – started by the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain. They say it defends people’s right to leave Islam and criticise it without fear or intimidation. MORE: Irishman’s Facebook rant […]