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Violent thief threatened MP 'I'm going to murder you' then punched him in the face

Robert Largan, 32, was punched in the face in Broadbottom, Hyde, when he tried to pursue Leslie Thorley, who had grabbed his £800 iPhone X during 'a tussle' on a train journey from Glossop.




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Catherine Zeta-Jones rocks makeup in latest selfie...after iPhone face ID fails to recognize her

Catherine Zeta-Jones has been enjoying plenty of makeup-free days since entering quarantine with husband Michael Douglas, 75.




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How downloading the new COVID-19 tracking app could drain your iPhone battery

The government based its app off one used in Singapore, TraceTogether, where the biggest issue was not privacy - but battery life.




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Mother-of-one caught her Tinder boyfriend cheating on her when a naked woman fell out his wardrobe

Megan Bexton, 21, from Newcastle upon Tyne, rushed to her boyfriend Reece Mitchell's house after finding suggestive texts on his iPad while the 22-year-old father-of-one was on a night out.




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Intensive care nurse had to choose whose hand to hold between two patients dying from coronavirus

Luke Sumner, who works in a Blackpool hospital, explained the moment he was torn between two patients and didn't know which one to sit with as they passed away from coronavirus.




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Philip Weickhardt banned from teaching after making sexual comments at Mandurah school

Philip Weickhardt, 53, a teacher at Foundation Christian College in Mandurah around 70km south of Perth was found to have made inappropriate comments between 2017 and 2019.




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JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Get radical, Chancellor, and kill off the death tax 

Some of the taxes we currently pay and a number of the tax breaks we are given to encourage us to save for old age are either too onerous or far too complicated.




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JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Time for a change in strategy at top of FCA or risk a new Woodford

Although the powder-puff City regulator the FCA has launched an investigation into the demise of Woodford Investment Management, this probe seems to be progressing at a snail's pace.




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It was a brutal week for investors but patience pays (in the end)

What a week. As a money commentator for more than 30 years standing, that was as disheartening as times go. But patient, long-term investing will win through in the end.




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JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Put on a tin hat - and try our four defensive tips for the trenches 

The UK stock market alone has fallen in value by 30 per cent since the start of the year. But if you hold these trusts for troubled times then things should look better.




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Robust trusts at a knockdown price could give hope to investors 

What a week, what a month. Enough to turn many investors' hair grey (mine included) - with some no doubt wishing that commercial travel to the moon was a) available now; and b) affordable.




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NORTH AMERICAN INCOME: The fund that Trump needs to succeed 

Not even the somewhat conservative portfolio underpinning investment trust North American Income has protected shareholders from the sharp market correction.




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JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Robots, it appears, have taken over the NatWest asylum

Helpful staff in the ever-shrinking branch network are being rapidly replaced by automated 'contact' - usually in the form of texts. This is fine, but not if the robots do not know their left hands from their right.




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Couple have no regrets trading home for 32ft boat with no hot water

David and Pippa bought the small sailboat in Bristol Harbour and moved on board in March. They say their cut in rent is worth the downsides which include no hot water, a lack of space and a seasick cat.




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Urgent recall of popular portable cot over fears children could suffocate while sleeping inside

An urgent recall of a popular portable cot has been issued in Australia over fears children could suffocate while sleeping inside.




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Beware the electrical bargains that could catch fire, cause electric shocks or melt into your carpet

The tests on dozens of USB chargers, travel adaptors and power banks showed many had potentially lethal faults, finds consumer group Which?




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eBay Australia celebrates its 20th birthday with $20 deals

The online marketplace, which started as an auction site, has evolved over the past two decades and is now one of Australia's most well-known shopping destinations.




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Stunned families discover criminal past of their late relatives

The book, which belonged to a Nottinghamshire Police officer, contains mugshots of wanted men and women across the country - including a description with crimes they may have committed.




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Jibing is the latest dating trend to hit makes it easy to ask someone out without awkwardness

Forget 'ghosting' and 'breadcrumbing' - 'jibing' is the latest dating term making waves across Australia.




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Stylist makes £50,000 in 24 hours selling 'Wagatha Christie' T-shirts on Ebay

Ozzy Shah has made a cool £50,000 since applying the comedy term 'Wagatha Christie', given to Coleen Rooney following her investigation of Rebekah Vardy, on to plain black T-shirts.




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Mother-of-two, 34, is horrified to discover that anyone can access her smartphone

Lisa Neilson, 34, from Castleford, in West Yorkshire, bought the gel cover to protect her new Samsung S10.




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Stomach-churning footage captures a podiatrist ripping off a man's toenail

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: The unnamed patient was suffering with ram's horn nail, onychogryphosis. He sought help at a Healthy Feet Podiatry clinic in Florida.




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Public flog 'Agatha Christie' themed merchandise following Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy spat

People from across the nation are flogging 'Wagatha Christie' themed merchandise following Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy's public dispute - with 316 items being sold on eBay alone.




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Millionaire who lived on takeaways while running his watch business ballooned to 25st

Danny Toffel, 49, from London, revealed that he would eat two steaks for dinner, or two ready meals for two people. He opted for a gastric sleeve to shed the rest of the weight - and is now a healthy 14 stone.




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Unbranded smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors sold on eBay are 'putting lives at risk'

The probe by the consumer watchdog found hundreds of examples of unbranded devices (pictured) on the online auction site that failed to detect CO gas or smoke reliably.




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Urgent recall of popular baby dummies over fears they pose a strangulation risk  

 A popular brand of dummies have been recalled over fears they pose a strangulation risk.




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Excitable Edgar £15 toys are already being flogged on eBay at bumped up prices

The official soft toy is on sale at John Lewis and Waitrose for £15, but is already being advertised for nearly four times that price - despite the commercial itself not even airing on TV until Saturday.




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Time to check your pockets! Rare Mrs Tittlemouse Beatrix Potter 50p coin sells for £430 on eBay

The Mrs Tittlemouse coin, pressed in Llantrisant, Wales, features the little rodent who loves nothing more than to constantly pick up and tidy after messy insects. One has now sold for £430.




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Urgent recall of popular children's rattles due to fears babies could choke to death

Seventeen toys for children aged 0-3 have failed safety tests amid fears they could choke infants to death. 




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Star Wars actor leaves script for the movie in hotel room that makes it to eBay

The 53-year-old director revealed that the script turned up for sale on eBay, but a Disney employee managed to intervene and bought it off the market.




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Kevin the Carrot merchandise put on eBay for up to £1,000 hours after huge queues at Aldi stores

Shoppers have slammed those selling the toy on eBay, saying those responsible should be put on the 'naughty list'. It comes after chaos at supermarkets across the UK yesterday.




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Father who runs family business making festive jumpers reveals they start making them in February

Mohammed Rafiq, 58, from Manchester, who is now locally known as 'The King of Christmas,' started the company in 2012, when he saw the trend in Christmas jumpers emerge.




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Police catch leader of Britain's biggest 'chop shop' gang

Amaan Zameer, 30, Mohammed Nadeem, 28, Nadeem Arshad, 42, (who admitted a lead role) and Zahir Hussain, 31, stole at least 117 vehicles from across England in burglaries and carjackings.




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'One in five' second-hand mobiles on eBay still contain 'highly sensitive' information

Researchers at the University of Hertfordshire brought 100 mobile phones listed on eBay and found 19 per cent contained personally identifiable information.




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Thrifty homeowner transforms her bathroom using vinyl flooring from B&M and stickers from eBay

Rachael Abberley, from Staffordshire, has told how she transformed her bathroom using bargain £39.99 vinyl flooring from B&M and £2.79 stickers from eBay.




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What Brits have been buying on eBay this year

Online retailer eBay has revealed exactly what Brits have been searching for and purchasing this year, with its Year in Buy report suggesting TV has proved highly influential on people's shopping habits.




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Dad accidentally orders £100 inflatable Santa decoration from eBay which is as tall as his HOUSE

Matt James, 32, from Merseyside believed he had purchased an 8ft Santa from eBay to add festive cheer to his home, only to discover the inflatable was as tall as his house.




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Allen's new mini bite-size chocolate raspberries hits eBay for over THREE times the retail price

Australian shoppers hoping to make a sweet profit are cashing in on Allen's new Mini Chocolate Raspberries on eBay for more than three times the retail price.




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Male model faces jail time for impersonating police officer in uniform he bought online

Jordan David Hans Gill, 29, appeared in the ACT Magistrates Court on Tuesday where he also admitted to sending threatening emails to a police officer.




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Balaclava-clad thugs beat-up and rob couple after they travelled 190 miles to buy Mercedes from Ebay

Jamie Hallam, 48, and his fiancee Georgina had seen a white Mercedes GLA on Ebay and travelled from Norwich to Manchester to collect it after winning an auction.




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Mother-of-seven shares her back to school station complete with bags, shoes and a bookcase

An Australian mother-of-seven has shared an image of her family's school bag station on social media, which helps her children stay organised during the term.




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One Direction old tour van that looks like van from Scooby-Doo goes for sale for £39,990.00 on EBay

A van that was designed for Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik for One Direction's Where We Are tour in 2014, but was never used, is now listed for £39.990 on eBay by a seller from Solihull.




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Dorset James Lattimer faces jail over fake Lord's Cricket ground pavilion dead man pass

James Lattimer, 51, bought the cheapest possible ticket to enter the Lord's Cricket ground on August 15 last year before sneaking his way into the pavilion.




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Supreme announces new collaboration with Oreo on branded cookies that cost $8 for a pack of three

Supreme's Spring/Summer 2020 collection includes a package Oreo Double Stuf cookies. They are bright red and stamped with the Supreme logo, but the flavor has not been confirmed.




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Woman's outdated kitchen was given 'beautiful' modern makeover for £185

Stacey Dolby, from Devon, took to Facebook group DIY On a Budget Official and shared pictures of her mother's impressive kitchen transformation - which cost just £185.




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The sneaky habit one third of Australians are doing at work because they can't afford living costs

A recent survey conducted by eBay has found many young Australians are struggling with the cost of 'adulting', forcing them to either live without everyday essentials or to take them from elsewhere.




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Woman overhauls her 'gross' spare room into a spacious modern bathroom using DIY hacks

Leah Holden, from Lincolnshire, posted before and after photographs of a poky spare room in her house on Facebook 's DIY On A Budget UK, revealing how she turned it into an airy bathroom.




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Government could regulate prices of key goods to stop profiteering as coronavirus spreads

The goods affected could include everything from hand sanitiser, toilet paper and painkillers to food staples including pasta and rice. The Competition & Markets Authority wants to stop profiteering.




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Coronavirus Australia: Sydney man turns heads by wearing a $300 respirator

A man turned heads in Sydney's CBD by wearing a hi-tech respirator on his face that looks like something out of a science fiction film.




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eBay removes listing selling three nuclear cabins that promised 'full protection' from coronavirus

Three nuclear cabins in Cardigan, West Wales, that were said to offer 'full protection' from viruses including COVID-19, were removed from eBay after being listed on the website for £15,000 each.