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KREMLIN-bashing punk band Pussy Riot have been banned by Vladimir Putin’s regime – in another desperate attempt to crack down on free speech in Russia. The feminist art collective was labelled an “extremist” organisation by Moscow in a petty bid to “erase” the group from Russian minds. The spiteful ruling means that anyone in Russia…

KOBBIE MAINOO’S brother wore a provocative T-shirt during Manchester United’s hectic 4-4 draw with Bournemouth. Former Love Island star Jordan Mainoo-Hames was pictured wearing a black top with “Free Kobbie Mainoo” plastered across it in bold white letters. A group of fans launched the attire hours before kick-off to protest the academy graduate’s limited playing…

A HEROIC detective reportedly killed the Bondi Beach terrorist with a “once in a lifetime shot” while moving out of cover from behind a tree. Jaw-dropping footage showed the brave officer creeping up on the father and son duo before reportedly firing a fatal shot on the older gunman from about 40 metres away. Naveed…

CORONATION Street fans have “worked out” a huge Christmas bombshell as Debbie reveals her “REAL” connection to Carl. Property developer Debbie Webster is battling with vascular dementia but now her perfect Christmas may be ruined. In a recent episode of the show, Debbie and her best girlfriends downed a few cocktails and bonded at her…

A PREMIER LEAGUE club are set to receive a cash injection to fund upgrades to their stadium. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. will reportedly grant a £125 million loan for the London side. Crystal Palace plan to expand Selhurst Park’s capacity from roughly 26,000 seats to about 34,000. Their longer term aim is to raise the…

HALF of NHS hospitals are suffering from the worst flu outbreak ever recorded in the UK. Brits have been warned to brace for the H3N2 superflu surge, which shows no sign of peaking ahead of Christmas. Last week, an average of 2,660 patients were in hospital with the bug each day – the highest ever for this time of…

OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in 2023 but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégée Maggie Innes. Read on to see what’s written in the stars for you today.  ♈ ARIES March 21 to April 20 Mars is your mover-shaker planet and its take-charge energy can jolt you out of…

THE new boss of MI6 will give real life James Bonds a Licence to Code as she warns modern technology means “the front-line is everywhere”. Blaise Metreweli, the first female boss of the Secret Intelligence Service, is due to say 007 spies “must be as comfortable with lines of code as we are with human…

A MAJOR fire has broken out at a pork scratchings factory – with plumes of smoke seen pouring out of the building. Roughly fifty firefighters are tackling the blaze at the factory in Walsall, West Midlands, this evening. The blaze is understood to have started at the G Simmons and Sons Pork Scratchings factory. Initial…