Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
‘NO REASON FOR TWO DONALDSON ACCUSERS TO LIE’
CLOSING speeches have begun in the trial of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson over historical sexual offences. The consequences of alleged sexual abuse by Mr Donaldson “cannot be ignored and brushed under the carpet any longer”, a court has...
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‘HE WAS HELLBENT ON GETTING TO THE KIDS’
A HEROIC creche worker yesterday told a court how she got stabbed trying to protect children from a knife attack. Leanne Flynn tackled the assailant in Parnell Square, Dublin, after he started “ferociously jabbing” one of the children. “The children...
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A GIANT NEW DISCOVERY
MOTHER Nature knocked up Giant’s Causeway in less than half the time previously thought, say geologists. The 40,000 hexagonal basalt columns were formed during dramatic on-off volcanic activity spanning 5.5 million years rather than 13.5 million. Dr...
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SICK PAEDO LOCKED UP
THIS dangerous sex predator was jailed for 20 years yesterday for a string of vile offences against children. Neil Jackson, 44, who attacked a young girl over a three-year period, was also found guilty of child cruelty and abuse against two young...
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‘ELEANOR WOULD HAVE GONE BANANAS’
JEFFREY Donaldson gave evidence in court yesterday and rejected sex abuse allegations that have been made against him. Asked about a claim that his wife Eleanor had witnessed an occasion where he touched Complainant A’s breasts, the former DUP leader...
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MAN CHARGED WITH KNIFE ATTACK MURDER BID
A MAN appeared in court yesterday charged with attempted murder in a violent knife attack in Belfast. Sudanese national Hadi Alodid allegedly told police: “I killed someone, I don’t know if they are dead.” Victim Stephen Ogilvie lost an eye in the...
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‘PREDATOR’
» Seven women claim billionaire Sullivan ‘preyed’ on them for sex » Former porn boss denies all allegations and threatens to sue » Ex-model: He told me I needed to be one of his ‘special friends’ WEST Ham co-owner David Sullivan is facing allegations...
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FOR SAM AND ALL THE KIDS WE’VE LOST
THE Mirror today launches our Save Lives for Sam campaign to stop the equivalent of a classroom of children drowning every year. It is backed by stars, charities and parents including Simon Haycock, whose son Sam, 16, died in 2021. He said: “Change...
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‘I COULDN’T REPORT DONALDSON ABUSE’
COURT THE trial of Jeffrey Donaldson heard a church pastor state an alleged victim told him she could not report the abuse. Stephen Matthews told the court the reason given by the woman was it would “destroy” the ex DUP leader’s “reputation”. The...
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WHAT A CHEEK
DISGRACED Andrew Mountbatten-windsor lived virtually rent-free while letting out cottages on his estate and keeping the cash, it has emerged. The former prince, who appeared to have a large bruise on his cheek yesterday, rented out three cottages at...
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NATALIE KILLER LOCKED UP FOR 31YRS
BY STEPHEN Mccullagh was jailed for a minimum 31 years yesterday for the “cold-blooded” murder of pregnant Natalie Mcnally. As he imposed the tariff at Belfast Crown Court, Mr Justice Kinney said: “You have committed a brutal and senseless murder....
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ALL I COULD HEAR WAS HIS HEAVY BREATHING
A WOMAN has told a court details of the moment she alleges she was raped as a child by Jeffrey Donaldson. She told the former DUP leader’s trial yesterday: “I just remember hearing his heavy breathing.”
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ELEANOR ‘LAUGHED IT OFF..’
A WOMAN who claims she was abused by Jeffrey Donaldson as a child told a court his wife "laughed off" an incident she told her about. Complainant A claims the ex-DUP leader kissed her and put his tongue in her mouth on several occasions. The woman...
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PRECIOUS GIFT OF TIME
A NEW daily pill has been hailed as the Holy Grail in fighting pancreatic cancer. Drug daraxonrasib doubled survival times for patients with the deadliest major cancer in a trial, giving them six months longer than those on chemo. Specialist Dr...
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FREE
A LETTER from Jeffrey Donaldson to a woman accusing him of sexual assault was “nothing to do” with the allegations, a court has heard. However, the woman told the trial of the EX-DUP chief she believed it was an apology for years of alleged...
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‘MY SINFUL & SELFISH ACTIONS’
JEFFREY Donaldson wrote a letter to a woman who has accused him of sexually abusing her as a child expressing “regret” for “all the hurt, pain and distress I have caused”, his trial has heard. The first witness in the trial, known as Complainant A,...
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‘VICTIMS FACED TRAUMATIC ABUSE’
THE sexual abuse trial of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson yesterday heard claims he subjected two women to “traumatic” abuse when they were children. The prosecution case has been set out for the jury at Newry Crown Court where the 63-year-old is...
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THE RIGHT DECISION
TOP judges will review a controversial decision not to lock up two teenage rapists. The boys were spared custodial sentences last week for attacking two girls aged 14 and 15 in a decision which caused public outrage. Attorney General Lord Hermer has...
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REVOLTING REPULSIVE REFORM
REFORM UK sparked fury yesterday by defending a by-election candidate who made vulgar remarks about Carol Vorderman. MP Danny Kruger claimed Robert Kenyon’s comments were private and that of “an ordinary man”. But TV star Carol demanded an apology from...
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RUSSIAN SPIES... FOR REAL, NIGE?
NIGEL Farage faces more questions over his finances after he claimed Russian spies hacked his phone to expose a secret £5million “gift” from a crypto billionaire. The Reform UK leader was accused of muddying the waters over the controversial handout...
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OUR GRIEF IS CONSTANT
THE parents of Kathryn Parton yesterday spoke of the “catastrophic loss” caused by the death of their only child. They spoke as a woman who admitted assisting her son in the aftermath of Kathryn’s violent death was sentenced to four years. During a...
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ANDREW COPS IN SEX CRIME PROBE
DETECTIVES investigating Andrew Mountbatten-windsor over potential misconduct in a public office are assessing claims of sexual offences. A woman allegedly sent by paedophile Jeffrey Epstein to the former prince’s Royal Lodge home is at the centre of...
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ELEANOR ‘UNFIT’ FOR TRIAL
ELEANOR Donaldson has been ruled unfit to stand trial in a historical sexual offences case in which her husband – former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson – is a defendant. Judge Paul Ramsey said at Newry Crown Court yesterday: “I am satisfied that upon...
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KYLIE: MY SECRET CANCER BATTLE
KYLIE Minogue endured a private cancer battle 16 years after she was first diagnosed with the disease. The pop princess, 57, says: “I was just a shell of a person. Thankfully I got through it again and all is well.” She also reveals in a new...
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I WON’T WALK AWAY
DEFIANT Keir Starmer again rejected calls to quit as his main leadership rival turned up the pressure. The Prime Minister has been urged to set out a plan for his departure after Labour’s local election rout. But he insisted yesterday: “I’m not going...
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HEARTBREAK
THE mum of missing Ben Needham is distraught after British police dropped the probe after 35 years. It means the Greek authorities, already accused of covering up evidence, will be the only ones investigating Ben, who vanished from island Kos aged 21...
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DOSH & BECKS
BY SIR David Beckham is Britain’s first billionaire sportsman. The football legend lived up to his Goldenballs nickname as his and wife Victoria’s fortune doubled to £1.2billion in a year, making them worth twice as much as the King. Sunday Times...
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And so it begins...
KEIR Starmer’s grip on power was rocked by a double blow yesterday as two potential leadership rivals began to play their hands. First, Health Secretary Wes Streeting quit, telling the Prime Minister: “Where we need vision, we have a vacuum. Where we...
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FARAGE IN £5M SLEAZE PROBE
NIGEL Farage is facing a probe into a £5million “personal gift” from a crypto billionaire. The Reform boss failed to declare cash he received from Christopher Harborne before he became an MP. Parliamentary standards chief Daniel Greenberg has said he...
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STAND-OFF
LABOUR is locked in a stand-off as Keir Starmer defies calls to quit. Ex-deputy PM Angela Rayner is said to be ready to take on Wes Streeting if he launches a leadership contest. The Health Secretary will meet the PM at No10 today after four...
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I’M SORRY YOU LOST BEAUTIFUL KAITLIN
THE driver involved in an accident which claimed the life of a sevenyear-old girl said she felt numb after the tragic incident. Deirdre Crawford told the inquest into the death of Kaitlin Mccoubrey-fullerton in West Belfast on April 3, 2021: “I’m...
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CHANGE... BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE
BY DAVE BURKE ANGELA Rayner blasted Keir Starmer yesterday over Labour’s disastrous local elections wipeout. The possible leadership challenger told the PM: “What we are doing isn’t working, and it needs to change. This may be our last chance.” Mr...
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TESS AND VERNON SPLIT
TESS Daly and Vernon Kay have announced their shock split after 22 years of marriage. The ex-strictly host, 57, and the Radio 2 DJ, 52, said the decision was mutual. A pal said: “They’ve grown apart.”
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ANDREW IN MASKED MAN TERROR
ANDREW Mountbatten-windsor was allegedly threatened by an armed man in a balaclava near his Sandringham home. The ex-prince, 66, was said to have been walking his dogs when an “intimidating” man got out of a car and yelled at...
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TRAGIC TOT CHOKED TO DEATH ON CORD
THE tragic death of a girl who choked on a cord in her cot should serve as a warning to parents, an inquest has heard. Emily Whinnery died at her home in Cookstown, Co Tyrone, on March 9 last year. Mum Stacey went to wake her 15-month-old girl at...
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KATIE KILLER’S 37 OTHER ABUSE CASES
THE man believed to have killed Katie Simpson had 37 other abuse claims against him, a review has revealed. Katie, 21, from Tynan in Co Armagh, died six days after an incident at Lettershandoney, Co Derry, in August 2020. Jonathan Creswell took his...
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SICKO SEX OFFENDER JAILED
A MAN who used his girlfriend’s Facebook profile to send explicit images and messages to one of her friends has been jailed for four months. Liam Faloon, 33, of Ballyrainey Road in Newtownards, Co Down, admitted sending an unwanted sexual image and...
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FERGIE HEALTH SCARE AT MAN UTD GAME
ALEX Ferguson was taken to hospital by ambulance after falling ill at Old Trafford yesterday. The former Man United manager, 84, right, was assessed by paramedics before the club’s 3-2 win over Liverpool. Current boss Michael Carrick said after the...
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EPSTEIN RANCH ANDREW PROBE
STAFF who worked at paedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s desert lair have been quizzed about Andrew Mountbatten-windsor. Officials in New Mexico are probing visits to the remote Zorro Ranch. One worker said: “They’re asking about everything – particularly...
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SOLDIERS ‘LOST CONTROL’
A CATHOLIC priest, a father-ofsix and two teenagers were unarmed and posed no risk when they were shot dead, an inquest found yesterday. Two soldiers “lost control” in the fatal shootings of five people in Belfast almost 54 years ago, a coroner has...
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TERROR ON OUR STREETS
TWO Jewish men were stabbed in a suspected anti-semitic attack on the streets of London. Counter-terrorism officers are investigating after police and heroic passers-by tackled a suspect. The victims are recovering in hospital. Chief Rabbi Sir...
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PAEDO EX TEACHER JAILED
A FORMER teacher was jailed yesterday for indecently assaulting pupils at a school in the 1970s. William Lloyd-lavery, 77, was sent down for two-years at Belfast Crown Court after being found guilty in January of indecently assaulting four girls in...
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FIVE KILLED IN 24 HRS ON ROADS
“TOO many lives are being lost” a charity has said after five people died in crashes in the space of 24 hours in Northern Ireland. Road Safe NI said it is “deeply saddened” by the tragedies. Two victims of the weekend carnage were named yesterday....
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TERRORIST BOMB BID TO MURDER COPS
A CAR bomb attack outside a PSNI station shows the “murderous” intent of paramilitaries, police chiefs have said. The blast at Dunmurry on Saturday bore “very many similarities” to the attack in Lurgan in March. Deputy Chief Constable Bobby Singleton...
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DOG ATTACKS DOUBLE
THE number of dog attacks has doubled since the pandemic. In 2025 alone, 29,400 attacks causing injury were recorded – an average of 81 every day. It comes as breeders exploit a loophole in the XL bully ban by producing a “pocket” version that is just...
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INFECTED BY A MONSTER
A DEPRAVED predator who travelled the country on a seven-year mission to infect young men with HIV has been jailed for life. The youngest victim of evil Adam Hall, who was 15 when they met, said: “I had just got off the school bus when the phone rang...
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KNOX’S LETTER TO LETBY
AMANDA Knox has written to jailed Lucy Letby as she researches the twisted nurse who murdered seven babies for a new podcast. The American, 38, who was jailed and later cleared over the 2007 murder of 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher, made...
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EYE OF THE STARM
THE Peter Mandelson row continued to haunt Keir Starmer yesterday as the top official he sacked recalled the “constant pressure” to approve the peer. Sir Olly Robbins, below, told MPS there was an atmosphere of “get it done” over Lord Mandelson’s plum...
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THEY CHOSE NOT TO TELL ME
KEIR Starmer yesterday blasted civil servants for not telling him Peter Mandelson had failed security vetting. He said it was “incredible” that Foreign Office officials chose not to tell him the news about his pick for US Ambassador. The PM added in...
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HEROES OF THE DEEP
Mirror joins the Prime Minister on board a nuclear submarine... as we are given unprecedented access to the front-line defence against Russian aggression... KEIR Starmer praised our nuclear sub crews on a secret visit to one of the vessels warding off...
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DAN NOW ..THE END IS NEAR
MOB boss Daniel Kinahan was finally behind bars last night after the police swooped on his Dubai bolthole – once the go ahead came from Ireland. The alleged leader of the Kinahan cartel, 48, was under surveillance in recent days and officers arrested...
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‘FUEL BOOST WON’T GO FAR ENOUGH’
EMMA Little-pengelly yesterday said the £100 fuel voucher is not enough – and urged Westminster to do more. The deputy First Minister, right, said: “It will make a difference, but not solve the problem.” Announcing the scheme, Communities Minister...
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NO HIDING PLACE
KEIR Starmer will today urge social media giants to do more to protect children who use their platforms. The Prime Minister summoned tech bosses to Downing Street after MPS voted against banning under-16s from social media by 256 to 150 last...
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PEDAL POWER BECAUSE I CAN’T AFFORD TRACTOR FUEL
A FARMER has told how he cycled to a fuel protest yesterday because he cannot afford to put diesel in his tractors. Martin Downey, from Dromore in Co Down, rode his bike at the head of a slow-moving convoy on the A1 near Sprucefield. He said rising...
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HOLYWOOD THRILLS
THERE were scenes of delight in Rory Mcilroy’s hometown as he clinched a second Masters title in a row. At Holywood Golf Club, members reacted with joy to their hero’s victory at Augusta National on Sunday night. And in the Co Down town, residents...
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GET WELL SOON GRANDAD
EAMONN Holmes took to social media yesterday to thank fans for their well wishes after he suffered a stroke. Alongside a photo of his grandchildren, the 66-year-old wrote: “As my beautiful grandaughters put it so well – I will do my best to get well...
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HARRY SUED
PRINCE Harry is being sued for defamation by the African AIDS charity he set up in honour of mum Princess Diana. The Duke of Sussex quit as patron of Sentebale last year in the wake of a bust-up with chairwoman Dr Sophie Chandauka. The charity said...
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BY CHRIS HUGHES Defence Editor
THE fragile Us-iran ceasefire was hanging in the balance last night as it emerged it was Tel Aviv’s Mossad chiefs who persuaded Donald Trump to go to war. The president’s own national security advisers ridiculed Israel’s attempt but the US leader...
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AND STILL IT GOES ON
CONFUSION reigned over Donald Trump’s ceasefire last night as Israel battered Lebanon and Iran retaliated by threatening ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Israel bragged of launching 100 attacks in 10 minutes on Hezbollah targets in Beirut, claiming its...
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ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MAD KIND
THE White House released this amazing photo showing humanity’s fragile home – hours after Donald Trump issued a chilling threat to “end an entire civilisation”. The US President’s unhinged post came as he spoke to the history making crew of the...
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FERGIE’S POINT OF NO RETURN
SHAMED Sarah Ferguson has told friends she will never set foot in America again as the fallout over her Jeffrey Epstein links deepens. Files released in the US recently laid bare the 66-year-old’s contact with her ex-husband Andrew’s paedophile pal...
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UNHINGED
DONALD Trump stooped to a childish new low yesterday in a gutter-mouthed tirade against Iran’s leaders. The US President vowed to rain explosives on power plants and bridges if Tehran does not end its blockade of global oil supplies in the Hormuz...
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‘MY MATE WILL POP LAWLOR’
A MAN wanted by the PSNI for the murder of gangster Robbie Lawlor appeared in a Dublin court yesterday. Jonathan Gill, 44, of Malahide Road in Clontarf, is facing an extradition hearing after being arrested on foot of a warrant. The document details...
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FACES OF THE BETRAYED
A ROGUE funeral director yesterday admitted giving the wrong ashes to dozens of grieving families. Robert Bush also stockpiled corpses, many not in fridges, at his debt-hit parlour in Hull. The scene was described as like a horror film. Bush left...
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THIS IS AMAZING
SINGER Jesy Nelson has hailed an “amazing” NHS decision to start testing newborn babies for a devastating muscle wasting disease. Health Secretary Wes Streeting has fast-tracked plans to screen over 400,000 babies for spinal muscular atrophy. The...
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DO YOUR DUTY
ANDREW Mountbatten-windsor has a duty to be questioned in the US about his relationship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein, a US congressman insists. Leading Democrat Jamie Raskin, right, told the Mirror: “I would think he would see that as...
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NATALIE’S KILLER WAS AT HER VIGIL
THE killer convicted of murdering his pregnant partner attended a memorial rally and vigil in her honour. Stephen Mccullagh, 36, was found guilty on Monday of killing Natalie Mcnally, 32, at her home in Lurgan, Co Armagh, on December 18, 2022.
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‘VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IS THE SHAME OF OUR SOCIETY’
NATALIE Mcnally’s family paid tribute to her after Stephen Mccullagh was found guilty of her murder. Her brothers Declan and Niall spoke outside Belfast Crown Court, saying, “having you in our lives was the greatest joy we’ll ever have”. He also...
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COPS TOLD: TALK TO ANDREW’S 2ND ACCUSER
JEFFREY Epstein victims have urged British police to quiz the former Prince Andrew’s second accuser. Johanna Sjoberg, 43, claims she was groped by Andrew Mountbatten-windsor. A woman who was abused by Epstein said: “Johanna surely saw things. She was...
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MY RICKY’S LAST HUG ALMOST BROKE MY RIBS
RICKY Hatton’s mum told how the boxing legend hugged her so hard he “almost broke her ribs” the last time she saw him. Family members wept as a coroner ruled there was no evidence the former world champ, 46, intended to take his own life in...
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