Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
COPS WANT SEX CRIME REVIEW OF EPSTEIN FILES
BRITAIN’S top cop says his officers are probing a wide range of sex crime claims linked to Jeffrey Epstein. Met chief Mark Rowley, below, wants the US to release unredacted files about the paedophile’s network. The move ramps up pressure on Andrew...
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I PLAYED NO PART IN IRA BOMBINGS
GERRY Adams has told the High Court in London he had “no involvement” in IRA bombings and he was never a part of the organisation. The former Sinn Fein president entered the witness box yesterday in defence of a legal claim against him brought by...
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HALLOWEEN NIGHT OUT TURNED TO HORROR
AN inquest has found a student died after she had taken MDMA at a Halloween party. Belfast girl Olivia Wojciechowska, 19, was studying at Liverpool John Moores University. Her inquest heard she died of organ failure.
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CRISIS OF OUR AGE
DEMENTIA patients are routinely sedated and restrained from leaving their NHS beds, a shock report seen by the Mirror reveals. It found a “containment culture” in our overflowing hospitals has led to some patients being labelled aggressive by...
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Andy, Mandy & The paedophile
ANDREW Mountbatten-windsor, Peter Mandelson and paedophile Jeffrey Epstein are seen together for the first time in a photograph from the Epstein files. The picture, which emerged yesterday, shows them sitting on decking in a garden – with the then...
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MURDER ACCUSED ‘TRULY SORRY’
A MAN charged with the murder of a woman is “truly and genuinely sorry”, a court heard yesterday. Martin Mccarney, 45, from Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, appeared via videolink before Strabane Magistrates’ Court charged with murdering Ellie Flanagan,...
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COPS PROBE DEATHS OF DAD AND SON
THE bodies of a father and his son have been found at their home. Police said the remains of James Grimes, 85, and his 54-year-old son Emmett were discovered at the property between
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BARTON CHARGED OVER HORROR ‘ATTACK’
FORMER footballer Joey Barton has been charged with GBH after a headteacher was seriously hurt outside a golf club. Kevin Lynch, 51, could lose the sight in one eye following an alleged attack by Barton, 43, and Gary O’grady, 50, a court heard...
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ADAMS ‘INVOLVED’ IN TERROR BOMBINGS
BILL Clinton had credible evidence Gerry Adams had high-level involvement in the IRA, the High Court heard yesterday. A civil case against the former Sinn Fein leader opened in London alleging he was a leading member of the Provos when it detonated...
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MURDER PROBE AFTER WOMAN FOUND DEAD
A MURDER investigation has been launched following the discovery of a woman’s body in Co Fermanagh. The woman, aged in her 20s, was
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FBI PROBED TRUMP ASSAULT CLAIMS
THE FBI questioned a woman who alleged Donald Trump sexually assaulted her as a girl, newly released Epstein files have revealed. Democrats were last night calling for the US President to testify on his Epstein links. The files were missing from a...
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STATE OF ALERT
DEFENCE Secretary John Healey twice had to take cover as drones threatened an RAF base yesterday. Mr Healey was visiting Akrotiri in Cyprus when sirens sounded at the facility, which was hit by a drone on Sunday. F-35B fighter jets were put on...
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MUM’S TEARS FOR NATALIE
THE mother of Natalie Mcnally broke down in court as she gave evidence at her murder trial. Mum Bernadette recalled how the accused, 36-year old Stephen Mccullagh, told her he found Natalie’s body at her Lurgan home on December 19, 2022. She told the...
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ENTER THE DRAGON BRITISH forces are moving closer to the front line of the Us-israel war on Iran as warship HMS Dragon was deployed to the region yesterday.
President Donald Trump accused PM Keir Starmer of being “uncooperative” for not joining US strikes on the country. It came as an expert warned of an increased risk of terror attacks in the UK. Flights home for stranded Brits start within days.
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CHAOS & FEAR
PLANS to evacuate hundreds of thousands from the Middle East were being drawn up last night as the conflict spread. More than 102,000 had registered with the Foreign Office as Keir Starmer said he would not commit British forces to Donald Trump’s war...
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STRANDED
HUNDREDS of thousands of UK and Irish citizens are trapped in the Middle East as Iranian missile strikes rock the region. Ministers are understood to be drawing up an unprecedented operation to evacuate holidaymakers and expats by land, sea or air....
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‘I DID KILL CHLOE BUT IT WAS NOT MURDER’
A MAN is to plead guilty to killing Chloe Mitchell by reason of diminished responsibility, a court has heard. Brandon John Rainey, 29, was due to go on trial on March 9 for the murder of Ms Mitchell in June 2023 which he has denied.
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HUNTLEY FIGHTS FOR LIFE
SOHAM killer Ian Huntley is fighting for life after being battered around the head with a metal bar by a fellow inmate. The monster, 52, who murdered schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in 2002, was targeted in a workshop at HMP Frankland in...
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MAN & WOMAN ARRESTED OVER LISA DORRIAN MURDER
TWO people were arrested yesterday on suspicion of Lisa Dorrian’s murder. A woman, 40, was detained in Bangor, Co Down, and later a 42-year-old man was held in Scotland. Lisa was last seen on February 27, 2005, at a party in Ballyhalbert Caravan...
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Hiding in his car, ex-prince driven from cop station
SHAMED Andrew Mountbattenwindsor has nowhere to hide as he slouches in a car after being quizzed by police on his 66th birthday. King Charles said “the law must take its course” after his brother was arrested at Sandringham on suspicion of misconduct...
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I’LL CARRY ON JUSTICE FIGHT FOR MICHAELA
JOHN Mcareavey has told how he will continue to fight for justice for Michaela – 15 years on from her death in Mauritius. The couple were on honeymoon on the island when the 27-year-old teacher was found strangled in the bathroom of their room. Two...
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COP’S HUNT FOR NOAH IN DRAINS
AN ex-senior officer has told the inquest into the death of Noah Donohoe he had to crawl through storm drain tunnels during the search for the missing schoolboy. The retired inspector said he believed they would have been a “very challenging place to...
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SAVE OUR NEXT GENERATION
A GRIEVING mum welcomed a change in the law on social media giants – but urged PM Keir Starmer to act now to protect children online. Ellen Roome campaigned to force tech firms to keep the data of children who died after she lost her son Jools,...
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CHLOE MURDER TRIAL TO GO AHEAD
THE Chloe Mitchell murder trial is to go ahead after a meeting between the Criminal Bar Association and Justice Minister Naomi Long. Ms Long agreed to start an accelerated review into the legal aid dispute – and barristers agreed to exempt Brandon...
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A stain on the family
PRINCE William wanted his uncle Andrew banished over revelations about him and Jeffrey Epstein six years before he was finally exiled. The Prince of Wales, 43, clashed with dad Charles and the late Queen after the ex-duke’s 2019 car-crash BBC Newsnight...
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JESY NELSON I’m proud to join the Mirror in fight for baby testing
JESY Nelson has revealed she tried to take her own life and needed to be rushed to hospital in the lead up to her exit from Little Mix. The singer’s depression could have killed her had her mum Janice not raised the alarm and called an ambulance after...
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SHAMEFUL
MANCHESTER United chief Sir Jim Ratcliffe was branded a hypocrite for saying Britain had been “colonised by immigrants”. The billionaire, who lives in Monaco for tax purposes, added: “You can’t have nine million people on benefits and huge levels of...
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MAN QUIZZED ON DANIEL’S MURDER
GARDAI have arrested a man in connection with the murder of Daniel Aruebose. He was detained at Dublin Airport yesterday after deportation from Brazil. The suspect is in his 20s and inquiries into the death of the boy whose body was found in...
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KING: WE’LL HELP POLICE
THE King last night said he would assist police with their investigations into his disgraced brother, Andrew Mountbatten-windsor. In an unprecedented development, King Charles spoke of his “profound concern” surrounding the former prince’s...
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BLAME ME
KEIR Starmer’s top aide Morgan Mcsweeney shouldered the blame for disgraced Peter Mandelson being made US ambassador as he sensationally quit yesterday. The No10 chief of staff was widely credited with propelling the PM into Downing Street but had...
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MISSED CHANCE TO STOP SUFFOLK STRANGLER
A WOMAN who escaped Suffolk Strangler Steve Wright says six women he killed could be alive today if police had taken her seriously. Emily Doherty gave a description and his car reg after he tried to kidnap her, but they failed to act. Just a day later...
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KEIR AND PRESENT DANGER
KEIR Starmer was left fighting for his political career over Peter Mandelson’s relationship with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The PM apologised for making Mandelson US ambassador and said documents would prove the former minister lied about the...
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I can’t imagine a life without my John
SNOOKER star John Virgo’s widow paid tribute to her husband after he died suddenly aged 79. Rosie Ries said: “We were days shy of our 16-year wedding anniversary. I can’t imagine life without John, he was the love of my life and my best...
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INEXCUSABLE
PETER Mandelson last night faced a criminal probe into allegations arising from the Jeffrey Epstein files. Lord Mandelson, 72, is being investigated over claims he passed market-sensitive information to the billionaire paedophile. As the Labour...
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MANDELSON... POLICE PROBE EPSTEIN LINKS
POLICE are probing allegations of government leaks after Lord Mandelson was accused of passing sensitive information to Jeffrey Epstein while he was in Gordon Brown’s cabinet. It came as PM Keir Starmer called for a change in the law so the disgraced...
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EPSTEIN FLEW ME TO ANDREW AT ROYAL LODGE
A SECOND Jeffrey Epstein victim claims she was flown to the UK for a sexual encounter with Andrew Mountbatten-windsor, at his Royal Lodge mansion. The woman, then in her 20s, says after they spent the night together she was given tea and a tour of...
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6 FREE
DONALD Trump performed a sex act with a girl aged 13 or 14, according to claims released as part of the Epstein files. Documents released yesterday say the alleged incident, reported to the FBI, took place 35 years ago. The Department of Justice said:...
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‘I THOUGHT NAKED MAN WAS A PRANK’
THE Noah Donohoe inquest has been told a woman who saw him riding naked on a bicycle thought it was “a prank”. Kerry Fraser said: “I thought it was a man who had too much to drink... he was sitting down cycling and did not appear to be...
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MAN DIES AFTER PETROL STATION CRASH
AN elderly man was killed yesterday after a car crashed into a petrol station Spar store. Emergency services including the NI Air Ambulance were called to the scene in Clonoe outside Coalisland, Co Tyrone, but Gerard “Jock” Rafferty, 71, sadly passed...
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CCTV OF NOAH JUST BEFORE HE VANISHED
THE jury in the Noah Donohoe inquest was yesterday shown CCTV of the schoolboy riding his bike naked moments before he disappeared. The inquest also heard from a pal who said he had no concerns about the 14-year-old’s mental health. Noah went missing...
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SAY SORRYTRAITORS
DONALD Trump is facing mounting pressure to say sorry for insulting British troops by claiming they stayed away from the Afghanistan front line. Wounded veterans joined Prince Harry, who served there and lost comrades, in blasting the slur. PM Keir...
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NO REGRETS
DEFIANT Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz are seen for the first time since his blistering attack on his parents as pals said: “He has no regrets at all.” The 26-year-old and his wife, 31, enjoyed a carefree walk with their dog in Malibu, California,...
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DADDY FOOL
DONALD Trump delivered an unhinged and rambling speech to an audience of aghast world leaders in Davos yesterday. The President insisted the EU loved him before his plot to annex Greenland. He later axed his tariffs plan after meeting Nato’s Mark...
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THIS ENDS NOW
AFTER a barrage of stories attacking his wife that Brooklyn Beckham believed were placed by his parents, he told Nicola Peltz: “This ends now.” On Monday the 26-year-old launched a bombshell tirade against Sir David and Victoria after a story on...
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WORLD STANDS UP TO A BULLY
BRITAIN and its allies will stand firm against Donald Trump’s latest bully boy tactics to seize Greenland. The US President last night vowed to stick to his threat of tariffs on Nato countries, and refused to rule out use of force, saying he no longer...
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BLACKMAIL
DONALD Trump was accused of using blackmail yesterday as Nato allies united in defiance against his plan to take Greenland from Denmark. The US President said on Saturday he would impose 10% trade tariffs on countries which oppose him from next...
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‘DAD ASSAULT BABY MAY NOT SURVIVE’
A CRITICALLY-ILL baby who suffered multiple brain bleeds and a fractured skull, allegedly inflicted by their father, “is not likely to survive”, a court heard yesterday. Appealing a decision to bail the accused, a prosecutor told the High Court “this...
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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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MUM AND UNBORN BABY DIE IN CRASH
A WOMAN who was killed in a car crash was pregnant, police confirmed yesterday. Cathrene Kith Quinones Singco, who was in her 30s, and her unborn baby died after the two-car collision near Nutts Corner in Crumlin, Co Antrim. A man was also critically...
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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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BOY, 11 & DAD IN ‘MURDER SUICIDE’
GARDAI suspect a boy was murdered by his father – who then took his own life. Oisin O’reilly, 11, was found dead at a house in Clondalkin, west Dublin, yesterday, after the body of Wayne O’reilly, 48, was discovered in a shed at the back of a property...
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STEPHEN NEPHEW CHARGED WITH MURDER
A NEPHEW of publican Stephen Mccahill was charged with his murder last night. Michael Maloney, 32, appeared at a special sitting of Letterkenny District Court.
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‘SUSPECT KICKED OUT OF PUB BEFORE KILLING’
A MAN suspected of murdering a bar owner was kicked out of the pub before the killing. Stephen Mccahill, 65, owner of the Corner House in Ardara, Co Donegal, was stabbed to death at his home early yesterday. The pub had hosted a trad session which...
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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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Families cling to hope in search for missing teens
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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HUNT FOR STABBING SUSPECT
THE public has been warned not to approach this man wanted in connection with a stabbing on Christmas Eve. The PSNI remained at the scene of the incident yesterday in Bangor, Co Down, as they
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Atlast!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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ROAD TO HEAVEN
SINGER Chris Rea, best known for his festive hit Driving Home For Christmas, has died at the age of 74. The Road To Hell star passed away in hospital after a short illness, surrounded by his family. Paying tribute, Middlesbrough FC said they were...
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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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TERROR PLOT PAIR JAILED
TWO men were jailed yesterday for terror offences including targeting a retired police officer. Damian Duffy, 56, and 31-year-old Shea Reynolds were convicted of six joint offences committed between September 3 and 21, 2016. Duffy was jailed for 12...
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1.8M ALONE AT CHRISTMAS
SOME 1.8 million people will spend Christmas Day alone, a poll has revealed. It has led ministers to urge people to look out for their lonely neighbours. Mum-of-two Sarah-jayne, 41, left, isolated after a cancer fight, said: “I was in a dark corner.”
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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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