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FARAGE CAN’T BE TRUSTED WITH BRITAIN
REFORM are not fit to keep Britain safe, the Defence Secretary has warned. It comes after Nigel Farage said he would not vote for a UK peacekeeping force in Ukraine. John Healey said: “I wouldn’t trust him with national security.”
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WORLD ON THE BRINK
FROM the Arctic Circle to the Persian Gulf, the world stands on the edge of a devastating descent into conflict. UK and US personnel were evacuated from Middle East bases in anticipation of US strikes on Iran, and possible retaliation. President...
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SAME OLD TORIES... SAME OLD REFORM...
MULTI-MILLIONAIRE Tory Nadhim Zahawi defected to Reform yesterday, in further proof Nigel Farage’s outfit is not a party for working people. The former Chancellor was sacked as Conservative chairman after a tax probe and once called Mr Farage’s ideas...
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KATE: I’M SO DEEPLY GRATEFUL
THE Princess of Wales has said how thankful she is for the healing power of Mother Nature, a year after going into remission from cancer. In footage released yesterday to mark her 44th birthday, Kate said: “I find myself reflecting on how grateful I...
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WHERE’S WALLY?
NIGEL Farage was blasted for ignoring his day job after jetting to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Reform leader was pictured on the VIP jaunt last month as records revealed he has flown some 56,000 miles since becoming an MP in July 2024, often on...
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DRIVE TO SAFETY
MOTORISTS will face tougher rules on drink-driving, eye tests and seatbelts in Britain’s biggest shake-up to road safety in decades. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander will today unveil radical plans to cut deaths and serious injuries on roads by 65%...
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MAD MEN
One president in cuffs... but fears Trump’s set to launch new missions VENEZUELAN despot Nicolas Maduro is marched by US agents into a New York court yesterday. The leader, snatched in a blitz on his country on Saturday, told the judge: “I am innocent...
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JESY’S TWINS AGONY
SINGER Jesy Nelson has revealed her twin girls have a severe genetic condition. Babies Ocean and Story have spinal muscular atrophy, which means they may never be able to walk. Little Mix star Jesy, 34, said: “I am grieving a life I thought I was...
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Heartbreaking
THESE teens were still missing last night after the New Year fire, with their distraught parents desperate for news. At least 40 people have died in the tragedy, caused by sparklers setting light to the ceiling of a nightclub in a Swiss ski...
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NEW YEAR HORROR INFERNO
AT least 40 people were feared dead last night after a fire ripped through a new year party at a Swiss ski resort. Some 115 people were hurt in the tragedy at Le Constellation basement bar in Crans-montana, which is popular with foreign tourists –...
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2026 WILL BE BETTER
KEIR Starmer has promised 2026 will be the year that life in Britain finally changes for the better for Mirror readers. Writing for this newspaper, the Prime Minister says he knows 2025 was tough for a lot of families. But he promises this year will...
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WE’RE IN AJ’S CORNER
BOXING champion Anthony Joshua’s mum is by his side in hospital as he recovers from the horror crash that killed two of his closest pals. Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele, both 36, died in the smash in Nigeria on Monday. AJ, also 36, was injured. Rival...
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JOSHUA CRASH HORROR
INJURED Anthony Joshua was yesterday pulled from the wreckage of a horror crash that killed two of his closest friends. The former boxing champ, 36, on holiday in Nigeria, was in the back of an SUV that hit a parked truck. His promoter Eddie Hearn...
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La Belle Bardot
HER breakthrough hit was called …And God Created Woman, but Brigitte Bardot always strived to be the architect of her own life and career. Thrust into the limelight by her own husband, director Roger Vadim, 20-year-old Brigitte inflamed the...
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FIGHT LABOUR MUST WIN
KEIR Starmer has been urged to raise living standards before next year’s local elections, or risk losing out to Nigel Farage’s Reform party. Trade unions chief Paul Nowak said voters were disillusioned with mainstream politics. He warned the PM: “When...
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my faith in our future
King Charles looked to the future in his Christmas speech to the nation, praising the common values that unite us. With tensions rising both at home and abroad, the King said: “As I meet people of different faiths, I find it encouraging to hear how...
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At last! Tess gives dancing a twirl...
GLADIATOR Jodie Ounsley battled grief as well as nerves to dance in the Strictly Christmas special, which airs tomorrow. Days after her place in the special was announced, her “hero” dad suddenly collapsed and died. The former West Yorkshire police...
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KING OF INDUSTRY
THE King is officially the hardest- working royal, despite fighting cancer. Charles, 77, clocked up 532 engagements this year, 330 more than son William, 43. His bumper diary even included a 24-hour Canada visit. One royal expert said: “He set the...
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SKINNER’S STRICTLY FIX CLAIM BOSHED
THOMAS Skinner’s legal threat over Strictly appears to have taken a hit as a new poll again suggests he was the least-popular dancer. The Apprentice star, whose pro partner was Amy Dowden, said he was seeking legal advice, claiming a BBC fix – which...
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WILLS JOINS THE SAS!
PRINCE William has given his backing to the elite SAS by becoming patron of the unit’s regimental charity. The heir to the throne will lend his name to the SAS Regimental Association, which supports soldiers, veterans and families. A royal source...
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Rory runs away with Spoty... on sport’s big night out
ALEX Scott and her girlfriend Jess Glynne show how close they are as they hit the red carpet at last night’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards. Glamorous presenter Alex, 41, who co-hosted the ceremony, looked worlds away from her recent I’m a...
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COVID HEROES JOIN FLU FIGHT
SCIENTISTS who helped find the first drug to fight Covid are setting their sights on the superflu which is piling pressure on the NHS. Professor Sir Peter Horby, joint leader of the Recovery trial, said there are currently no effective treatments for...
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BBC COMES OUT FIGHTING
THE BBC is fighting back against Donald Trump’s $10billion lawsuit. Lawyers are said to be mulling an aggressive defence to the US president’s claim over footage of his speech before the Capitol riot. A US legal source said: “He thinks this puts the...
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WORST DAY OF MY LIFE
A 12-YEAR-OLD boy spoke of his terror as he was mown down by parade rampage driver Paul Doyle. Doyle, 54, is set to be jailed today for driving into crowds of Liverpool fans celebrating their Premier League win. Yesterday, the boy said: “It started...
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HORROR AND HEROISM AT BONDI
TWO gunmen opened fire at a Jewish beach festival in Australia killing at least 15 people, including a 10-year-old girl. More than 40 victims are being treated in hospital after the terror attack on Bondi Beach in Sydney. The shooters were a...
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MY GOOD NEWS Charles says treatment can be reduced... as he offers hope to others
THE King last night revealed his cancer treatment is being scaled back. In a touching TV message, Charles, 77, called the milestone a “personal blessing”. The monarch has had weekly care since February last year for an undisclosed cancer. He praised...
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WORLD CUP OF GREED
FANS last night slammed Fifa over “rip-off” World Cup ticket prices. The cheapest ticket for the final in the USA costs more than £3,000, and seats for England’s group games start at £164. England fan Neal Weekes, 60, fumed: “We are used to being...
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£3.5BN WAR ON HOMELESSNESS
THE scandal of rough sleepers and families trapped in B&Bs will be tackled in a new £3.5billion war on homelessness. Housing Minister Steve Reed vowed: “We can build a future where homelessness is rare, brief and not repeated.” Shelter says 382,618...
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WE WILL NEVER GET OUR CASH BACK
MUCH of the £10.9billion lost to Covid fraud and error will never be recovered. Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak’s lax Tories left aid schemes open to risk, a report found. Around £10bn was wasted on PPE and the government is chasing £121million from a...
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TOGETHER WE PULL LIGHT OUT OF DARKNESS
THE parents of the Southport attack victims have told of the extraordinary bond they now share – offering comfort in the face of impossible grief. Releasing heartbreaking images to the BBC of little Elsie Dot Stancombe, Alice da Silva Aguiar and Bebe...
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NOW MAKE HIM SIR KEV
RUGBY league legend Kevin Sinfield must be knighted for his epic charity efforts, fans are demanding. Yesterday he finished the last of seven ultramarathons in seven days, bringing his total for people with MND to £11.3m in memory of late pal Rob...
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ONE L OF A DRAW
ENGLAND will take on Croatia, Panama and Ghana in Group L of next year’s World Cup. Thomas Tuchel’s side will fancy their chances with Three Lions fan Fill Sollof saying: “Sixty years of hurt could finally end next year.” At the draw in Washington,...
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DAWN’S BLOOD ON HIS HANDS
VLADIMIR Putin is “morally responsible” for the death of a mum of three poisoned by novichok, an inquiry found. The Russian tyrant authorised his assassins to attack Sergei Skripal with the deadly nerve agent in Salisbury in 2018, chairman Lord Hughes...
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Inside Epstein’s island lair
DISTURBING images from inside Jeffrey Epstein’s mansion have been released. The home is where ex-royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor visited his paedophile pal. A source said: “Epstein keeps haunting his old friend.”
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NO JUSTICE
FAMILIES of the 97 Hillsborough victims say nothing has changed after a report slammed police – but said no action could be taken. A dozen ex-officers, including chief inspector Norman Bettison and match commander David Duckenfield, could have faced...
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JUSTICE FOR THE LOST VICTIMS
POLICE could bring corporate manslaughter charges in cases where Post Office staff took their own lives in the Horizon scandal. Chiefs say they are taking advice from the Crown Prosecution Service after a report linked 13 such cases to the outrage,...
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A LIFELINE TO THE WORLD
THOUSANDS of seriously ill children face being denied the magic of Christmas. More than 100,000 have life-limiting conditions, often meaning they are unable to speak or move. Their challenges have inspired our Christmas appeal for charity Lifelites,...
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Ruth: My hell after Eamonn love split
RUTH Langsford has opened up about the dark days after her split from Eamonn Holmes. The TV host, 65, stepped back from Loose Women for a time following last year’s separation and saw a counsellor as her ex quickly moved on with a new love. But...
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DANDO COPS’ SERBIAN HITMAN PROBE
A NEWLY unearthed picture of a Serbian assassin linked to the murder of TV star Jill Dando is being probed by detectives. The Met Police are assessing evidence uncovered during our investigation into former paramilitary leader Milorad Ulemek. In the...
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BUDGET WITH A LABOUR HEART
RACHEL Reeves yesterday delivered what only Labour can – a Budget crafted with ordinary people in mind. The Tories’ cruel two-child cap, which trapped 450,000 kids in poverty, is gone. And Ms Reeves hiked gambling taxes and placed a levy on homeowners...
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You ask yourself could I have done anything more?
SIMON Cowell has spoken about the effect Liam Payne’s tragic death had on him. The One Direction star died aged 31 last October after falling from the third-floor balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He had cocaine, alcohol and...
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ANY MORE VLAD APPLES, NIGEL?
NIGEL Farage was last night facing mounting pressure to investigate pro-Putin links in Reform. The party leader was urged to act after an ex-colleague was jailed for taking £40,000 in Moscow bungs. One MP said: “The grubby saga shows Reform’s...
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Kate: Addicts should not feel shame... they need our compassion
THE Princess of Wales is urging people to show compassion and love to drug, alcohol or gambling addicts. She said fear, shame and judgment shape our experience of addiction but we need open conversations to bring the issue “out of the shadows”. Kate,...
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Thank you for your service...
THE Princess of Wales spent time hearing brave veterans’ stories as she led the nation in remembrance on Armistice Day yesterday. Kate, 43, dressed all in black and wearing two poppies, laid a wreath at the National Memorial Arboretum, which...
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We told the kids everything...the good & the bad
PRINCE William has revealed he and Kate were honest with their children about her cancer diagnosis. The royal said: “Hiding stuff doesn’t work. We chose to communicate a lot more.”
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Caroline ‘should never have been charged’
CAROLINE Flack’s heartbroken mother insists police error was to blame for her daughter’s death as she speaks about the tragedy in a new documentary. The Love Island host took her own life aged 40 in February 2020 ahead of a trial after she was charged...
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We hope she gets the care she needs
THE parents of Madeleine McCann say the fantasist who pretended to be their missing daughter needs help. Julia Wandelt was convicted of harassing them for three years. Kate and Gerry said: “We hope she will get the care she needs.”
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SUMMONED
ANDREW Mountbatten Windsor was formally requested by a US Congress committee last night to give sworn evidence about pal Jeffrey Epstein. The American government’s house oversight panel is conducting an inquiry into the late paedophile’s criminal...
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NOT AGAIN...
DAVID Lammy blasted the “failing” justice system after another two prisoners were wrongly freed. Sex offender Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, 24, and fraudster William Smith, 35, were released by mistake – just days after another blunder allowed pervert Hadush...
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MAKE IT FAIR, RACHEL
RACHEL Reeves has been urged to make sure the wealthy also pay their share after hinting she would increase taxes in this month’s Budget. The Chancellor is expected to raise income tax to help plug a gaping hole in the public purse, after saying...
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HEROES OF THE TRAIN HORROR
THREE heroes have been praised for trying to stop Saturday’s train horror, as it emerged there may have been earlier chances to catch the attacker. Train driver Andrew Johnson was hailed for making an unscheduled stop at a station where armed police...
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THE DEVIL’S NOT GOING TO WIN
A WOMAN cowered on the floor begging for her life as a train rampage knifeman told her: “The devil is not going to win.” Dayna Arnold, 48, feared the worst when she fell amid the chaos on the London-bound service, as he stood over her with the...
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KING LISTENED TO THE PEOPLE
THE King finally decided to strip Prince Andrew of his titles after he was heckled over his brother’s links to Jeffrey Epstein. A source said Charles “judged the public mood and acted swiftly” since the confrontation and said it showed “he had...
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FINALLY...
»»Wills backs Charles’ move amid yet more Epstein fallout »»Royals say thoughts are with ‘victims of all abuse’
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MPS PILE PRESSURE ON KING OVER ANDREW
THE King was under yet more pressure over Prince Andrew yesterday as MPs questioned the Duke’s rent-free deal at Royal Lodge. Charles could face calls to kick his brother out of the Crown Estates mansion due to his links to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein,...
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HELL AT 185MPH
AT least seven people have been killed after Hurricane Melissa pummelled Jamaica yesterday with winds of 185mph. The most powerful storm in the island’s history flattened homes, sparked flooding, closed airports and left entire communities cut...
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£10M SLAP IN THE FACE
COVID victims’ families have told of their fury after a firm linked to Michelle Mone’s husband bought a £10million Florida flat. The property had been snapped up before PPE Medpro, also linked to Douglas Barrowman, was told to pay back £122m for...
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KILLED BY £20 BLACK MARKET SKINNY JAB
A MUM was killed by a black market weight loss jab she bought for £20, her daughters say. Karen McGonigal, 53, died days after the treatment at a beauty salon apparently unlicensed to give the injection. Daughters Ffion and Abbie are urging others to...
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DISLODGED
PRINCE Andrew may finally quit his Royal Lodge home after the King’s team stepped up the attempt to get him out. He was said to be in “advanced talks” to end his rent-free stay. Andrew also faced fresh calls to testify in the US over his links to late...
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HAND OF HISTORY
THE King yesterday became the first British monarch to publicly pray with a Pope in 500 years. Their historic act, the first since Henry VIII’s split with Rome, was a boost for Anglicans and Catholics hoping for closer Christian ties. Pope Leo led...
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UNMASKED
TEENAGE killer Mohammed Umar Khan poses with the knife he used to murder schoolmate Harvey Willgoose. The 15-year-old was given a life term with a minimum of 16 years by a judge who also lifted a ban on naming him. Sophie Willgoose, sister of Harvey,...
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Britain isn’t broken, you are all amazing
PRIDE of Britain winners got a heroes’ welcome at No10 yesterday. Keir Starmer praised their bravery and inspiration as he gave them a personal tour. He said that their actions prove the country is far from fractured, as doom mongers claim. The PM...
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Wonderful face of courage and hope
THE weather could do its worst but there was no dampening the mood on the Pride of Britain red carpet as famous faces arrived to celebrate some real heroes. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and wife Victoria posed with excited children for selfies on the...
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SCANDAL WITH NO END
POLICE are examining claims that Prince Andrew tried to dig up dirt on his teenage sex accuser Virginia Giuffre. The prince is alleged to have asked a palace officer to look into Ms Giuffre in 2011, just before an infamous picture emerged of the two...
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Gazza: I just can’t give up boozing
PAUL Gascoigne admits that he has been unable to give up the booze after a lifetime of fighting his addiction. The 58-year-old England footie legend said it was impossible to explain why he is unable to stop, despite the pain it causes himself and...
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CHINA IS THREAT EVERY DAY
CHINA is a daily menace to our national security, MI5 chief Sir Ken McCallum has said. He spoke out after cases against two men accused of spying for China were dropped as it was not deemed an enemy state. Sir Ken’s speech also warned of “a more...
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£145M OWED ...NOT A PENNY PAID BACK
HEALTH Secretary Wes Streeting says he will fight to get back £145m owed for dodgy Covid kit. PPE Medpro, linked to Baroness Mone and husband Doug Barrowman, missed a court deadline to pay up.
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Touch me? You can hug me, girlie-pop!
LIFE could not Bemorefab for Pride of Britain winner Florrie Bark and eight other young cancer superstars after Katy Perry swept into their backstage party and teased: “Are you real?” The pop star, 40, who was dressed as a blue robot, popped her head...
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DAY WE THOUGHT WE’D NEVER SEE
MAKING a sign of the heart, freed Israeli hostage Avinatan Or has a message of love for the world. Avinatan, 32, was among 20 hostages freed by Hamas after two years of war in Gaza. In return, almost 2,000 Palestinian captives were released...
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HOPE AMID THE CHAOS
ISRAEL and Gaza were last night on the cusp of a precarious peace. Starving Gazans rushed to meet aid trucks as they arrived in the enclave. Israelis awaited the release of the last 20 hostages in a tense handover between Hamas and IDF troops. Gal...
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A champ to us all...
TENS of thousands flocked to say a fond farewell to boxing legend Ricky Hatton yesterday. The Hitman’s fans lined the streets of Manchester for his final journey through the city he loved. Stars including Liam Gallagher and Ricky’s ex Claire Sweeney...
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A MOMENT OF SHARED HOPE
ISRAELIS and Gazans were united yesterday in their hopes of an end to two years of bloodshed. A total ceasefire, and the return of remaining October 7 hostages, could happen within 72 hours thanks to a US-brokered deal formally approved by Israel last...
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What I want most is for Maddie to be back... calling me ‘mum’
KATE McCann told a court of her anguish over a woman claiming to be Madeleine. She said she wants her missing daughter back “calling her mum”. Julia Wandelt and Karen Spragg deny stalking the McCanns.
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SICKENING
STEPHEN Lawrence killer David Norris has admitted punching the dying teenager but refused to name his racist gang mates. The thug’s sickening defiance yesterday prolongs the anguish of his victim’s parents, Neville and Doreen. Norris, 49, blamed his...
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