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JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Students' landlords need a lesson in fairness

What firmly sticks in my craw with regards to students is the appalling treatment many of them are receiving from landlords, says Jeff Prestridge.




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Meghan Markle Vogue selling for fourteen times the price online

Meghan Markle's issue of Vogue has caused a frenzy online as royal fans desperately try to get their hands on the magazine. Listings on eBay show the issue is selling for up to £28.




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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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Woman selling swimsuit outraged when male buyer asked her to WEAR IT before posting

Romance novelist Lucy Taylor, 37, from Lincoln, sold her six-month-old swimming costume for £10.50, but was shocked when a male buyer from the Netherlands made an unusual request.




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Jessica Mauboy's second hand denim jacket reaches $39,600 on eBay

Some of Jessica Mauboy's biggest fans aren't short of money it seems.




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Meghan Markle's £96 denim dress is selling for THREE times the price online

Royal fans are rushing to get their hands on a dress worn by Meghan Markle, 38, to watch the US Open Tennis Championships on Saturday. The J.Crew dress is now selling for over £270 online.




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Has eBay been hacked? Online auctioneer's email logo becomes NAKED woman

Baffled buyers and sellers took to social media to ask eBay why their email updates were appearing next to a picture of a woman posing topless in a pair of stockings.




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Meghan Markle's friends say they're 'so proud' following the launch of her charity high-street range

Meghan Markle, 38, has received praise from her friends following the launch of her charity high-street clothing range - including Jessica Mulroney who commented 'so proud of you' on Instagram.




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Lady Hale brooch-inspired T-shirts fly off the shelves with one eBay seller flogging seven THOUSAND

Twitter users across the UK have praised Lady Hale after a T-shirt inspired by her Spider brooch managed to sell nearly 7,000 lines, raising money for homeless charity Shelter.




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Oscar Wilde historian claims £4.50 photo she got on eBay is unseen snap of youthful author

Karen Ievers, from County Clare, Ireland, spotted the snap on auction site eBay listed as 'photo of a man in a hat with a cane c1860', and was struck by the resemblance to the famed playwright.




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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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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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Bone collector, 49, pleads guilty to illegally selling endangered rhino skulls

Michael Tang, from Cardiff, became the subject of a police investigation after listing a monkey skull for sale on online market place eBay, under the name 'Zoskiapare.'




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Collector gets police visit after buying endangered crocodile skull on eBay

Police were called to a man's home in Chippenham, Wiltshire, after finding he had illegally bought a Siamese crocodile skull for £30 on eBay. Police say it was an 'honest mistake'.




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eBay shopper spends $5600 on a 'haunted doll with paranormal powers'

Sellers have made a windfall on the popular website selling spooky objects they have lying around the house




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Woman tells how she was strangled SIX times by her boyfriend

The woman, known as Sarah, was strangled by her then partner six times on five different occasions, including once when he attacked her in fury over a returned eBay sale. Stock image.




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Lolita fantasist who teamed up with female paedophile to abuse children is unmasked

Lincolnshire couple Oliver Wilson and Rebecca Holloway formed a twisted relationship so they could rape children under the age of 13 during a campaign of horrific abuse.




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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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The hottest children's toy trends for Christmas 2019

Australian parents are focused on toys that teach patience and responsibility this year, with the Owleez - the world's first interactive pet you can teach to fly - ranked the most popular kid's game of 2019.




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How a teenage tradie turned his 'hobby' selling products on eBay into a $25MILLION hair care empire

In 2012, Anthony Nappa, then 19, was juggling a university commerce degree with a part-time labouring job. But the ambitious teen was always looking at ways to scrape together extra money.




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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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'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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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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Antiques dealer reveals how he went from minimum wage to running his own £350,000 eBay business

Phil Mires from Chertsey in Surrey was determined to get out of his 'dead-end',£5.25 an hour, zero-hours contract job as a golf operative at age 20 when he started his antiques store on eBay.




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Eleven rifles and 1,153 ammunition rounds have been lost or stolen from the armed forces

Most of the weapons are still missing across the UK and were also stolen from the armed forces with some items being sold on online market places such as eBay.




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Canvey Island Essex mother given black eye by magic staff she bought son for Christmas

Clarissa Clary, 44, of Canvey Island, Essex, bought the retractable 'magic staff' on eBay for her son 16-year-old Caine, who has special educational needs.




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Thrifty mum transforms her son's poky box room into a heavenly haven for just £240

Charlotte Greedy, 27, from Pontyclun, has told how she transformed a box room into a stunning room for her son, Brody, four, for £240 - by shopping in the likes of IKEA and Argos.




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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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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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Question Time audience slams Labour MP Tracy Brabin's off the shoulder dress

The guest (pictured) said what Tracy Brabin wore at the despatch box in the House of Commons 'looked like a disco outfit and not like a politician'.




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Urgent recall of popular RoyalBaby Kids' bikes sold over fears the brakes don't work

The bikes were sold through Mighty Ape Australia and were also available on eBay and Amazon between 14 September 2018 and 29 November 2019.




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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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Savvy mother shares genius dining room-space saving trick

Louise Serena Clark, from Worcestershire, revealed to the Facebook group DIY On A Budget Official how she transformed her cramped dining room by slicing her dining table in half.




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Savvy mum transforms a dull area of land into a pristine garden for £1300

Becca Menzies, 44, from Sussex, has told how she transformed a dull area of shrubland into a pristine garden for £1, 300 - using old materials and products ordered cheaply online to keep prices down.




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Thrifty mother reveals she transformed her kitchen using eBay stickers

Mum-of-three Martyna Janczyńska, from Middlesbrough, has shared her impressive kitchen makeover, revealing how she spent just £80 transforming the space with bargain buys. 




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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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Mother bags £25,000 worth of freebies dressing her children in designer labels on Instagram

Aleksandra Hoyles, 32, from Yorkshire is so popular on Instagram that clothes sellers are using pictures of her and her daughter on eBay without her permission to sell their look-alikes,




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The best skin-friendly scented sanitisers

Supermarket shelves across the UK have been stripped bare as shoppers react to the Coronavirus. Claudia Connell tested out hand sanitisers that promise to leave your hands feeling soft.




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'End of the world' coronavirus survival kits go up for sale on eBay

Kits surfaced on the internet shopping giant as coronavirus panic grips Britain, with the illness having caused 4,062 deaths worldwide.




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Disney enthusiast gives her kitchen an incredible Micky Mouse themed makeover

Kelly Jordan, from Pontefract, West Yorkshire, posted to Facebook to reveal the finished result of her Disney-inspired makeover, which took a 'couple of months' to complete.




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Shoppers criticise Asda for allowing a woman to buy more than TWENTY tubs of baby formula

Shoppers slammed Asda after a photo emerged showing a woman buying more than 20 tubs of baby formula in a single transaction.




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NHS lanyards removed from eBay and Amazon amid fears people use them to enter supermarkets

It is believed some people in the UK are purchasing the items in order to obtain perks only available to healthcare professionals.




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England cricket star Jos Buttler auctions World Cup final shirt to raise money for London hospitals

Buttler was the man who broke the stumps during the decisive super-over victory against New Zealand at Lord's, the act which ultimately secured England's unforgettable first World Cup success.




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Savvy mum transforms her daughter's bedroom into a pretty pink haven for under £400

Nicole Roberts, 25, from Shropshire, has told how she created her four-year-old daughter Lilly's bedroom into a blend of stylishness, elegance and femininity - all for just £400.




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Jos Buttler reveals England players want £500k pay cut to be used  to promote grassroots cricket

The decision to auction the shirt he was wearing when he ran out Martin Guptill to clinch the World Cup came about because his wife Louise's aunt is head of paediatrics at ­London's Royal Brompton.




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Jos Buttler's World Cup final shirt sells for £65,100 as England hero raises thousands for charity

Jos Buttler placed the powder blue one-day jersey on eBay last week, and the 29-year-old received an incredible response with 82 bids made before the 7.30pm deadline on Tuesday.




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Father transforms brick shed into 'amazing' bedroom for his teenage daughter

Charlene Egan, from Berkshire, posted before and after photos of her shed on Facebook group DIY On A Budget Official - and praised her husband's efforts after he turned it into a stylish bedroom.




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Single mother reveals how she transformed her kitchen from drab to fabulous

Victoria Robinson, 33, a part time Tesco worker from Hertfordshire, took to a Facebook group to share how she turned her drab kitchen into a modern space by swapping her handles and tiles.