Category: Metro
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Margaret Thatcher voted most influential woman of the past 200 years
Margaret Thatcher Picture: PA) Margaret Thatcher is considered by Britons to be the most influential woman of the past 200 years, a poll has revealed. Scottish Widows, collaborating with historian and author Suzannah Lipscomb, marked its 200-year anniversary by trying to identify which women were seen as having the greatest impact on society over the […]
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YouTubers behind ‘killing best friend prank’ say they’re shocked at all the hate
The YouTubers behind a controversial prank video that sees a teenager witness his friend being ‘shot dead’ have spoken of their shock after receiving a barrage of hate. Viewers have been left outraged by the distressing prank, branding it ‘vile’, ‘disgusting’ and ‘a disgrace to the YouTube community’. But Sam Pepper, the British man behind it (and other barrel-scrapers […]
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Uber driver calls mum a black c**t after she asked for two drop-offs
Taleka White (Facebook) A young mum was hit in the face and called a ‘black c**t’ after she and her friend asked an Uber driver for two drop-off points, she has claimed. Taleka White, 27, claims she was sent ‘flying to the pavement’ after she was punched twice in the face outside her parents’ house […]
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Panic at Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya after gunshots fired in terror drill
Mass panic was sparked at a university after reports of shots fired as part of a terror drill. Students at Strathmore Uni in Nairobi, Kenya, were injured as they tried to escape the building – some across rivers. Pictures have emerged on Twitter showing terrified students spilling out of windows and seeking refuge on the […]
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4,500 miles of UK roads still don’t have signal
More than 4,500 miles of British roads still don’t have phone signal (Picture: PA) More than 4,500 miles of British roads still don’t have phone signal, which means anyone who breaks down on them cannot call for help, a motoring charity has warned. The RAC Foundation found that around 2 per cent of the UK’s […]
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Security breach at Buckingham Palace as father’s rights campaigners climb roof
Fathers’ rights campaigners have climbed onto the roof of the Queen’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace this evening. Security failed to stop Martin Matthews, 48, and Bobby Smith, 33, as they used a ladder to scale the building. A third activist caused a distraction. They held up a banner that read ‘I am Harry’s dad’ as part […]
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Black Friday: Brawl breaks out in Manchester shopping centre
While much of Britain, secure in its tradition of good manners, poked fun of the behaviour of some of our American cousins on Black Friday, two fights broke out in a single Manchester shopping centre over a couple of cut-price items. In footage taken at the Amdale shopping centre, three women end up trading blows following a […]
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There’s going to be a rise in the number of sex attacks on horses
One horse is abused every three days (Picture: Barcroft) Experts fear that there could be a sharp rise of sex attacks on horses. Animal rights activists in Switzerland say there are up to 10,000 people with sexual feelings towards the animals. Last year there were 1,709 incidences of animal cruelty with one horse abused every three […]