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Shoppers looking to save on their energy bills can now snap up an electric heated clothes airer for a bargain price

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99 minutes ago Hamza Igamane Rangers form reaches France World Cup winner as compilation leaves him gushing

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Judd Trump was beaten in the semi-finals of the Masters, but the world No.1 has still secured more than £1.2m in prize money this season

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2 hours ago The brutal truth behind Ruben Amorim's 'worst team in the history of Manchester United' claim

Brighton inflicted Manchester United's sixth home league defeat of the season on Sunday

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33 hours ago Man City's mega Erling Haaland deal leaves us all waiting for an answer to the BIG question

Erling Haaland's new enormous Manchester City contract is being celebrated by some fans of the club as evidence that they are set to escape serious punishment - but we just don't know

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Essen is looking to compel both asylum seekers and recipients of welfare to work for the city in an effort to stoke an economy blighted by unemployment and stagnation.

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William Stout, 63, went missing from the Kings Park area on Sunday morning when he left to go to a local shop.

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The sports broadcaster uses singing to help him with a neurological disorder that affects his speech.

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