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SARA Sharif’s killer step-mum is now pals with evil Lucy Letby in prison – spending hours chatting and playing cards together.

Beinash Batool, 30, was placed on remand at the same secure wing where serial baby killer Letby is locked up.

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Beinash Batool, 30, was placed on remand at the same secure wing as Lucy Letby[/caption]

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Letby is serving 15 whole-life terms after being convicted of murdering seven babies[/caption]

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Batool and Urfan Sharif will be sentenced on Tuesday for Sara’s murder[/caption]

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Batool is now an inmate at HMP Bronzefield in Surrey[/caption]

A source told the Mirror: “They hang out on the landing together most days, playing cards and chatting.

“The child killers always stick together because they want to protect themselves.

“So it doesn’t surprise me in the least that they get along so well.”

Batool and her husband Urfan Sharif were this week found guilty of murdering his 10-year-old daughter Sara.

She is now an inmate at HMP Bronzefield in Surrey, where Letby and fellow killers Michelle Smith and Sharon Carr are caged.

Smith poisoned six-month-old daughter Amy with adult painkillers in Swansea in 2007.

Sharon Carr was aged just 12 when she knifed 18-year-old Katie Rackliff 30 times in a random attack in Camberley, Surrey, in 1992.

All four women are said to live in House Block Four in the women’s prison.

Batool and Urfan Sharif will be sentenced on Tuesday for Sara’s murder following a 10-week trial at the Old Bailey.

The court heard how the pair inflicted “unspeakable violence” on Sara – even burning her bottom with an iron.

Sara suffered 100 internal and external injuries, including a brain injury, broken bones and human bite marks.

Her body was found at home in Woking on August 10 last year after Sharif called police.

After making the call, he fled to Pakistan with Batool and his brother Faisal Malik.

Malik, 29, was found guilty of causing or allowing the death of a child.

Letby is serving 15 whole-life terms after being convicted of murdering seven babies.

She also attempted to kill seven more at the Countess of Chester Hospital between June 2015 and June 2016.

STRICTLY Come Dancing descended into chaos this evening as Tasha Ghouri was left without a working microphone.

The Love Island star was unable to communicate after her first dance of the evening – leaving bosses scrambling to sort out the issue.

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Tasha struggled to be heard as her mic failed her[/caption]

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Tasha was handed a handheld microphone so viewers at home could hear her.

The glitch appeared to be fixed as she put down the mic for the final part of her conversation with host Claudia before the judges’ scores were revealed.

Despite the issues afterwards, Tasha was hailed as “quite possibly” the best Strictly dancer the show has ever seen after she performed a couple’s choice routine to What About Us by P!nk.

She and dance partner Aljaz Skorjanec were given 39 points from the judges following Craig Revel Horwood saying he would have liked “more from the pair”.

Head judge Shirley Ballas praised Ghouri for getting “on top” of her emotion, and getting that to come through in the routine.

Anton Du Beke said “are you the best dancer on Strictly Come Dancing? Quite possibly”.

Tasha was born without hearing and has had a cochlear implant since she was five years old, making her only the second deaf person to have appeared on Strictly. 

Rather than hide her implant behind her hair or something else, she’s had it covered in jewels and has made it an integral part of her costumes, winning praise from fans.

Speaking about the chance she’s had to raise awareness on Strictly, Tasha said: “The messages I’ve got from younger women, younger children, teenagers, have said ‘I felt represented because I’ve seen you on TV, I started decorating mine as well’.

“I feel like it’s just been such a special year to be a part of because representation is so important to have and I feel so passionate about it, honestly.”

Tasha and her pro partner Aljaz Skorjanec clinched the first 10 of the series and the first full score of 40.

She added: “To me, I feel like I’ve already won with me by doing that.

“We’ve created such amazing magical dances, the waltz, the American Smooth, the Couple’s Choice.

“I feel like people have known I’ve wanted to do this for such a long time and I’m so proud that we’ve left a footprint there.”

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A MAJOR emergency response has been scrambled after a double-decker bus hit a railway bridge in Glasgow.

The First Bus crashed into the railway bridge at Cook Street at around 6.10pm.

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A double decker bus has hit a bridge on Cook Street[/caption]

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Cops have scrambled to the scene and locked down the area[/caption]

Pictures from the scene near to the O2 Academy show passengers appear to be trapped on board following the crash.

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said they received a call about the crash at 6.10pm.

Dozens of firefighters are currently working with mercy crews as the road remains locked down.

Scottish Ambulance Service, cops and representatives from First Bus are currently on scene.

The streets around the crash were cordoned off.

One passenger who was on the bus was too distraught to comment.

He remained behind the cordon with emergency services.

A resident who lives near to the crash site and visited the cordon said: “Buses don’t usually go this way. Where was it going to go? There could have been people on the top. Hopefully no one has been injured.

“The driver should have known that buses can’t go this way because the bridge is too low. There are multiple signs that high vehicles can’t go under this bridge.”

Pictures from the scene show the devastating impact of the crash with the front of the bus smashed in.

ScotRail have cancelled, delayed or revised services between Ardrossan Harbour, Ayr, Largs, Gourock, Wemyss Bay and Paisley Canal and Glasgow Central.

The rail provider added: “Due to a road vehicle colliding with a bridge between Glasgow Central and Cardonald all lines are closed.”

Police Scotland confirmed that a number of roads in Glasgow are closed following reports of the collision.

They have advised the public to avoid the area.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “A number of roads in Glasgow are closed following a report of a bus crashing into a bridge on Cook Street around 5.55pm on Saturday, 14 December.

“Cook Street is closed at Centre Street, Commerce Street is closed until Wallace Street and Salkeld Street is closed to Cook street.

“Emergency services are in attendance and drivers are asked to avoid the area.”

In comes 18 months after ten were injured after a roof was ripped off of a bus during a crash at the same bridge.

First Bus have been approached for comment.

LUKE HUMPHRIES says his oche bromance with ‘little brother’ Luke Littler can dominate darts for the next decade.

Humphries, 29, is aiming to become the FOURTH man to retain the Sid Waddell Trophy and follow in the footsteps of the legendary Phil Taylor, Adrian Lewis and Gary Anderson.

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Luke Humphries believes his oche bromance with Luke Little could dominate darts[/caption]

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Despite battling it out for darts’ biggest prizes, Humphries is like a brother to Littler[/caption]

If he scoops £500,000 on January 3 he will boast more than £2million in prize money over the past year — a record.

Sport is defined by rivalries and Cool Hand reckons his emergence alongside superstar Littler, 17, will elevate standards and help establish a “new era”.

The world No 1, winner of seven major TV titles, said: “I won my first major a couple of months before Luke appeared on the scene but I feel like we’ve come through it together at the same time.

“It’s not like he’s knocking me off my perch or I’m knocking him off his perch. We’re going together.

“When you look back, you see that Phil Taylor ruled and then Michael van Gerwen came along and knocked him off his perch. Maybe Phil didn’t like it but Michael was loving it.

“And with Eric Bristow and Taylor, it happened when Phil took over.
“The difference for us two is that we’re coming through at the same time.

“I know I’ve won more over the last 15 months — but hopefully over the next ten years we can share it out and create our own legacies.”

This year’s finals between the ‘Lukes of Hazard’ saw Humphries win the Worlds, Littler the Premier League, and Cool Hand the Players Championship.

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The pair never trash talk, routinely fist-bump on stage and hug one another — the rivalry is a healthy one.

Humphries admitted: “I do feel like an older brother to him. I met him when he was 12 or 13.

“I knew a lot about him. I knew his dad before. I can only imagine what I’d feel like at 17 and in this situation.

“We’ve sort of come through the top end together. We get along. He does his own thing but we always have a chat.

“It’s good fun being involved in the top end of a sport — it’s a privilege.

“We see it as a bonus we’re the top two in the world at the moment.”

Humphries begins his world defence tonight against France’s Thibault Tricole or Aussie Joe Comito but he knows Warrington ace Littler might await in the semis if they both make it that far.

The Berkshire-born star added: “We come from different backgrounds — I’m from the south and he’s from the north — but now we both live near each other.

“If you’d told me two or three years ago all this was going to happen I wouldn’t have believed it. He probably wouldn’t have believed you, either.

“Everything can change and one of us could shoot off or the other drop off.

“At the moment, we’re battling for trophies and I can’t see that changing.

“He’s much younger than me and if he takes his game to another level, then I am going to have to work even harder to catch him.”

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Humphries accepts that younger Littler offers his biggest threat[/caption]

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COSTCO fans predict the retail chain will not offer discounts on books after bosses announced the wholesalers would stop selling books all year round.

Costco chiefs have already removed books from shelves in stores in Alaska and Hawaii, but the policy will be rolled out nationwide.

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Costco will stop selling books all year round, according to reports[/caption]

This policy shift will come into force in January of next year, as reported by The New York Times.

Members now predict that the wholesaler will send the books it has already stocked back to the publishers instead of selling them for a discount.

One shopper posted on Reddit: “I suspect Costco will send the books back to the publishers.

“Walmart’s terms say they could return stock back for a full refund for any reason, up to two years after initial delivery.

“It’s a big risk going into big box stores unless you’re confident the sell-thru rate will be good.”

Execs revealed the decision had been taken just to sell books between September and December.

This would mean members could buy their favorite tomes as presents for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

However, a report in Publisher’s Weekly suggests that books will be sold all year round at 100 stores.

Costco has not commented on the speculation.

The wholesaler’s decision to stop selling books all year round has raised eyebrows among some.

Bookworms admitted they were relieved that there are Barnes and Noble stores near them.

Others fear that buying a book at a store like Costco is becoming a thing of the past.

“It pains me to say this, but the home library is a thing of the past,” a shopper said.

Shoppers have discussed the impact of the audiobook market.

 “I haven’t read a book from beginning to end in a number of years,” a shopper said.

“Audible is awesome and when I do wanna book I can get it from my library within one or two weeks.”

The move to stop selling books all year round was met with disdain on Reddit.

Shoppers reminisced that the children’s section was great.

Avid readers said the books section was their favorite part of the warehouse.

Research from Publishers Weekly, obtained by USA Today, revealed stores such as Costco only make up 4% of book sales.

The outlet also reported that Costco’s Canadian stores have also been scaling back their book sales.

Costco is not only in the headlines for scaling back its reading section.

The U.S. Sun has reported how bosses hiked the price of a membership for the first time in seven years earlier this year.

A standard subscription now costs $65 instead of $60.

BJ’s Wholesale Club has confirmed that the price of a membership will rise next year.

Costco has been heavily criticized for clamping down on shoppers without a membership.

The wholesaler has been criticized for rolling out a new policy requiring shoppers to scan their membership cards rather than show them to a worker.

Those who do not have a photograph on their card have been forced to show extra proof of identity, sparking outrage.

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