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Cruel summer
HUNDREDS of people were evacuated after a huge wildfire close to a nuclear power station – as tinderbox-dry Britain suffers in the deadly heat. Holidaymakers and locals were led from the Suffolk beauty spot of Dunwich Heath as flames engulfed...
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Future looking droughtful for baking Britain
DROUGHT has been officially declared across more than half of the country – with millions warned this is ‘the new normal’ by a government minister. It is the third drought in just five years, and with only two days to go, this month may also become...
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£4k if you let your children learn a trade
FAMILIES on benefits will get up to £4,500 extra a year – so they don’t lose out if their teen takes up an apprenticeship. The new bursary to stop young people turning down learning a skill was revealed after Andy Burnham promised to reduce the number...
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Horror beyond belief at rogue funeral parlour
A FUNERAL director left 31 bodies – including a stillborn baby’s – to rot on an ‘almost industrial scale’ in a parlour that became a horror scene, a court heard. Robert Bush, 48, took money for cremations but did not do them, then handed families the...
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Fly and dry
THOUSANDS of families endured a grim start to their summer holidays – as Gatwick airport lost all running water. There were queues for toilets, which could not be flushed, while others were locked after becoming blocked following a power failure at a...
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Ahead on pints
ANDY BURNHAM is toasting a historic start to his premiership after unveiling another spending splurge – becoming the first leader in a decade to start with a positive opinion from voters. The prime minster said pubs, clubs and some music venues in...
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Andy Tap!
TRAVELLERS should be able to tap in anywhere on the country’s transport system and enjoy journeys with a single pricing and ticket system, Andy Burnham has told Metro. The new prime minister outlined his vision for a nationally integrated public...
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Ann ‘struck on head 21 times with hammer’
POLITICIAN Ann Widdecombe was battered to death with 21 blows from a hammer in a ferocious two-minute attack, a court has heard. Joshua Kerry, 28, pulled up outside the 78-year-old Reform UK spokeswoman’s remote Dartmoor home in his car as she ate...
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Seventh heaven?
BRITAIN’S seventh prime minister in a decade has promised his ten-year plan will make the country work better – with an end to rough sleeping his first job. Andy Burnham entered No.10 just before 1pm, following a meeting with King Charles, who had...
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Welcome home ...there’ve been a few changes
ENGLAND’S footballers have flown home after their seven-week World Cup campaign – as a new leader enters No.10 following the country’s own roller-coaster political ride. The players touched down in Birmingham hours after beating France 6-4 in a surreal...
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It’s getting very Messi
ENGLAND’S heartbreaking World Cup exit sparked a messy political battle – after Argentina players paraded a flag on the pitch declaring the Falkland Islands are theirs. Following a 2-1 semi-final win inspired by talisman Lionel Messi, the stars – some...
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A-list cast rise to epic challenge in a cinema classic for the ages
/ CERT 15 / 173 MINS CHRISTOPHER NOLAN’S The Odyssey is a watershed moment for filmmaking, re-introducing this legendary story to mass audience. Make no bones about it, it’s a monumental achievement, from quite possibly the only modern director with...
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Don’t jinx it, Keir!
ENGLAND fans are imploring Keir Starmer NOT to fly out for Sunday’s World Cup final for his last act as prime minister – in case he jinxes our bid for a first win in 60 years. The Labour leader – whose own goals led from a landslide election victory to...
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Noora Mykkanen
TERRORISM detectives are now investigating the killing of former MP Ann Widdecombe – a day after police insisted it was not politically motivated. The Conservative minister turned Reform UK spokeswoman, 78, was found in a pool of blood at her isolated...
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Widdecombe killing ‘not political’
POLICE hunting the killer of veteran former MP Anne Widdecombe insist her murder was not politically motivated, after arresting a second man. The 28-year-old – described as a white British national – was held in Rotherham on Saturday, 270 miles from...
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Nige vote’s a two-fox race
NIGEL FARAGE could be outfoxed in his cunning plan to win a by-election for his own seat – by two FOXES standing against him. Major parties have refused to take part in the poll set for August 13 – triggered as the Reform UK leader quit amid...
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Trump tears peace hopes into pieces
DONALD TRUMP called Iran’s leaders ‘scum’ as he promised a new blitz on the country in an astonishing rant in which he also declared war on... Spain! At a Nato summit in Turkey the US president reignited his feud with allies who opposed his plan to...
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Jiggery-pokery! Pres mocked by Belgium for red card ruse
TRIUMPHANT Belgium trolled Donald Trump after their 4-1 mauling of the US – by copying his awkward dance moves. He had intervened to get American striker Folarin Balogun’s one-match ban for a red card overturned so he could play in their last-16...
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The yawning after the mighty roar
BLEARY-EYED England fans struggled into work after toasting one of the nation’s greatest and latest nights – a heroic 3-2 World Cup win over Mexico that finished beyond 4am. Led by skipper Harry Kane and two-goal Jude Bellingham, the Three Lions roared...
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Crackdown on party donors amid row over ‘Posh George’
REFORM UK leader Nigel Farage broke no rules by accepting money from a convicted fraudster, allies say – because it happened before he became an MP. His long-time aide George Cottrell – nicknamed Posh George – paid for staff including a bodyguard and...
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England fans bag another late victory
ENGLAND fans are toasting the news pubs will stay open to show the Three Lions’ late-night World Cup showdown on Monday. Thomas Tuchel’s team face co-hosts Mexico in a last-16 tie that begins at 1am our time. No.10 had resisted calls to relax licensing...
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If Moulin Rouge! did not work Baz and I feared we would be out of a job
COMPOSER Craig Armstrong’s name may not ring any bells with you but his glorious music – including a longstanding partnership with Baz Luhrmann – certainly will. Over more than 30 years, the 67-year-old’s work has earned him a Grammy, two Baftas, an...
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Britain needs you... to queue
KEIR STARMER has promised defence spending will rise to £80billion a year to protect Britain from ‘rising aggression’ – and admitted road and energy projects will have to be delayed or scrapped to pay for the weapons. After months of delays and...
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Sparks fly over Andy’s ‘radical rewiring’
‘PM-IN-WAITING’ Andy Burnham has made his pitch for power – promising to ‘rewire Britain’ and drive up living standards. Unveiling his vision for the next decade, the ‘King of the North’ vowed to shift power out of Whitehall to give regions control of...
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All hands off deck!
PLANS to revamp the Royal Navy’s ageing fleet have been scrapped – in favour of spending billions on drones to modernise the military. A blueprint to future-proof our armed forces will be unveiled by Keir Starmer and is said to have been signed off by...
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Tom Hanks replaced in Toy Story 6?
‘THERE’S a snake in my boot’ is one of the lines we associate most with Toy Story’s favourite cowboy, Woody. But one person who’s actually said it more than Tom Hanks himself is his brother, Jim, who has voiced the character for 30 years. While Tom,...
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Kemi lashes out at Andy!
KEMI BADENOCH has mocked departing prime minister Keir Starmer and his likely successor – calling Andy Burnham ‘a pair of eyelashes and a black T-shirt’. The Conservative leader was rebuked by the Commons speaker for a string of withering jibes at Sir...
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Killer heat warnings
BRITAIN is bracing itself for the deadly threat of its hottest day ever – straight after a surreal 24-hour ordeal of thunderstorms and blistering heat. Across the Channel in France at least 40 people have drowned keeping cool in its 40C heatwave, two...
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Keir’s tears... Andy’s crown
TEARY-EYED prime minister Keir Starmer has bowed to the inevitable and said he will stand down – as his almost certain successor Andy Burnham was cheered by Labour MPs on a triumphant return to Westminster. Days after vowing to fight any challenger,...
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Coup, what a scorcher!
LABOUR leaders are at war over how Keir Starmer will be replaced after his exit as prime minister – on a day of political drama as fiery as heatwave-hit Britain. Allies of rival Andy Burnham argued that his resounding victory over Reform UK in last...
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You’re gonna be the ones that save us
THEY’VE not always seen eye to eye – but an emotional stadium sing-along with fans and players after England’s thrilling World Cup opener has given the nation hope of better times ahead. Stars including two-goal hero skipper Harry Kane looked...
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Starmer’s bye-bye election?
KEIR STARMER ST has promised Andy Burnham a seat in his Cabinet if he wins today’s to Makerfield by-election – as he dug du in ahead of a vote that could seal his political fate. The prime pr minister warned his rival a leadership leadersh battle...
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Here we owe!
ENGLAND fans will roar on the Three Lions as they finally kick off their bid for World Cup glory in the US tonight – hoping for a lot of bang for their bucks. Hard-up supporters splurged a fortune ahead of the clash with Croatia – on flights and...
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PM: My ban will keep our kids safe
EVERY child under 16 will be banned from social media within months, Keir Starmer has confirmed. But the prime minister won praise and condemnation for promising new laws that will go even further than Australia’s. ‘It is clear to me a full ban is...
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Starmer is ‘gambling with young lives’
THE father of a teen who took her life after seeing harmful content online warned Keir Starmer is ‘gambling with young people’s lives’ by rushing in a ‘sledgehammer’ social media ban for political reasons. The prime minister is expected to unveil...
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Our defence is in crisis!
KEIR STARMER has been accused of failing to defend the nation – in a bombshell resignation letter from his defence secretary. After months of wrangling over a new military budget, John Healey quit, saying a meagre 0.08% boost until 2030 – around...
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Burning hatred no way to bring Stephen justice
THE family of maimed Stephen Ogilvie have called for peace after a night of rioting on the streets of Belfast – as his suspected knife attacker appeared in court. Sudanese asylum seeker Hadi Alodid, 30, was charged with attempted murder, threats to...
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Lieutenant in Kinahan gang jailed for hit
A SENIOR member of the Kinahan crime clan has been jailed for a ‘callous and cruel’ killing amid a gangland feud – as the net closes in on the feared family. Sean McGovern, 40, planned a hit on innocent Noel ‘Duck Egg’ Kirwan and a failed bid to kill...
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Thanks but ...no Yanks!
DAVID LAMMY has told US vice-president JD Vance he is wrong to blame a ‘mass invasion of migrants’ for the horrific death of teenage murder victim Henry Nowak. The student was handcuffed by police as he lay dying because his Sikh killer lied he was...
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Fifa sucking fans dry
WORLD Cup bosses have been accused of putting fans’ health at risk for a money-grabbing ruse – by banning reusable water bottles in stadiums. Days before the tournament kicks off, Fifa announced only water bought inside grounds will be allowed –...
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Yusuf, you wazzock!
REFORM UK’S Zia Yusuf has been mocked for an apparent race clanger amid the political storm about alleged ‘two-tier’ policing over the ordeal of teenage murder victim Henry Nowak. The party’s home affairs spokesman claimed a new NHS policy to invite...
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‘A dereliction of duty’ over Henry killing
A POLITICAL storm has erupted after video emerged of a dying teen being handcuffed as his killer accused him of a race attack – with calls for police to be prosecuted over a ‘two-tier’ approach. Vickrum Digwa, 23, was jailed for the murder of Henry...
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Tube strikes to go ahead on four lines as talks fail
LARA CROFT superfan Amy Dyson has broken her own Guinness World Record for the biggest collection of Tomb Raider video games. She has 342, beating her 291 record tally last June. Her collection also includes a 6ft 7in cut-out of the adventure movie...
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Sturgeon: 25ft motorhome? I didn’t spot it
NICOLA STURGEON has insisted she never saw the £125,000 motorhome her husband bought with stolen party money – as it was parked at the back of her in-laws’ house. The ex-SNP leader and first minister in Scotland was repeatedly asked during an emotional...
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Behind spas!
TEN members of a cocaine gang who splashed their profits on lavish lifestyles will swap wellness spas for prison bars – after being jailed for a total of 52 years. Ringleader Paddy Nolan, 29, and his criminal associates even posed for a photo in their...
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Heating bills up? Britain’s gone balmy!
MILLIONS of families face a scorching 13% rise in bills for heating their homes from the end of next month. And as temperatures finally fell to a balmy 27C from Tuesday’s record 35.1C, many will be hoping for a warm July to keep bills down. Energy...
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My bro’s 7 months in Dubai hellhole
THE family of a British dad who claims he has been tortured in a Dubai jail is begging the government to find out why he was arrested – and to help free him. Ryan Pepper, 27, managed to smuggle out handwritten notes detailing his physical and mental...
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Bank hottest day Monday
MILLIONS have enjoyed – or endured – a record-baking Bank Holiday Monday, with a scorching 34.8C making it the hottest day ever recorded in May. The high, registered at Kew Gardens, west London, was hotter than the previous 32.8°C peak 82 years ago in...
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Immigration: It’s tit for stat
THE number of extra people living in the UK has fallen to its lowest level this century – with 171,000 more arriving than leaving, official figures show. It almost halved in a year, and is down from the 944,000 peak in 2023. Home secretary Shabana...
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Burnham rival’s rants revealed
REFORM UK has refused to investigate the candidate it hopes will derail Andy Burnham’s bid to become prime minister – despite his history of controversial social media posts. Plumber Robert Kenyon, 41 – a former army reserve combat engineer – had his...
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In hindsight, no wonder it went wrong
CHANNEL 4 has pulled every episode of hit show Married At First Sight over rape claims by contestants – as the show was called ‘horrifying’ and ‘an accident waiting to happen’. Influential MP Caroline Dinenage said: ‘It’s a TV show that almost expects...
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See-hole surgery!
PIONEERING surgeons have performed the first op to fix a brain aneurysm using keyhole surgery through an eye socket instead of drilling a hole in the skull. Asim Sheikh’s team made a ‘tiny’ incision beside Andrew Wood’s eye, and another on the outer...
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UK faces summer in limbo
THE battle to be prime minister will rumble on until autumn leaving Britain in limbo for months, politicians fear. Days after Wes Streeting quit as health secretary and said he will stand against Keir Starmer, culture secretary Lisa Nandy was asked if...
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Rivals’ toffs can’t get enough of each other... nor us of them
WHEN we return to the copulating county of Rutshire, it’s still high summer. The Cotswolds community remains a hive of bed-hopping, while the regional TV franchise war between manipulative Lord Tony Baddingham and upstart Rupert Campbell-Black rages...
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Wes, prime minister?
WES STREETING has told allies he will challenge Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership, it is claimed – after a bombshell 16-minute face-to-face confrontation in No.10 Downing Street. The health secretary is set to resign today to start his campaign...
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Number 10 Doubting St
KEIR STARMER’S grip on power is weakening by the hour as a string of his ministers quit after he failed to win over doubters during a high-stakes Downing Street cabinet showdown. The prime minister refused to hear questions about his leadership in the...
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Starmer eyes British Steel as plots thicken
KEIR STARMER has faced even more calls to quit as prime minister and the first resignations of key aides – despite a make-or-break speech in which he vowed to prove doubters wrong and promised to renationalise British Steel. Days after Labour’s local...
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Fight or go, challenger tells Starmer
LONE wolf Labour rebel Catherine West has pledged to challenge Keir Starmer after the party’s local elections disaster – unless he vows to ‘fight for working people’ in a crucial speech today. The backbench MP sparked political chaos when she said she...
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I touched the hand that used to be my daughter’s
MUM Jackie Kirwan has met the transplant patient who received her daughter’s left hand – and says she would be ‘over the moon’ to see the difference the gift has made to Kim Smith. Georgie Peterson died at 33 last August after years of brain seizures...
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S.O.S. Save Our Summer
DONALD TRUMP has paused a military operation to free stranded ships off Iran as a possible peace deal emerges – giving millions of holidaymakers hope of a summer getaway after all. The nine-week Middle East conflict has seen fuel prices soar because...
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‘A target on the backs of UK Iran critics’
IRANIANS in Britain who oppose their country’s hardline regime fear they are on a kill list after their personal details were made public online. One activist told Metro he has ‘a target on my back’ – only a week after we revealed the Iranian embassy...
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Starmer walks EU tightrope
KEIR STARMER has risked a Brexit backlash in local elections this week amid claims he is to pay £1billion a year for closer trading links with the EU – a decade after Britain voted to leave. The prime minister avoided answering questions about the...
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Mayday! for landlords...
LANDLORDS face a May Day deluge of tenants handing in their notice today as the biggest law change in a generation sweeps away fixed-term rentals. The Renters’ Rights Act means all tenants in England can leave with just two months’ notice. It also...
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Bittersweet... but my Theo saved 4 lives
THE mother of a boy who died aged just eight has told of his ‘bittersweet’ legacy – after his organs saved four other lives. Theo Kempthorne’s heart was given to another child. His kidneys, pancreas and liver went to three people in their 30s – one of...
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Face facts: Op can’t turn you into an AI pic!
PEOPLE seeking cosmetic procedures using AI-generated images of how they want to look are being ‘unrealistic’, a doctor has warned. Aesthetics expert Dr Ed Robinson, 33, said some people ask for ‘baffling and ridiculous’ work, suggested to them by...
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Iran embassy in chilling call for ‘martyrs’
IRAN’S UK embassy has called for Iranians here to become martyrs and ‘sacrifice life for the Homeland’ amid its war with the US. A message it posted on social media seen by Metro called for ‘compatriots’ in Britain to sign up and ‘offer our bodies to...
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Fears for king after third bid to kill Trump
SECURITY arrangements for King Charles’s state visit to the US are being reviewed after shots were fired at a dinner in Washington DC attended by Donald Trump. Darren Jones, chief secretary to the prime minister, said ‘ further discussions’ were...
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Get it #!!*@ ✱ right, I’m not even white!
A HECKLER who was told to ‘f*** right off’ and called a ‘white liberal’ by the home secretary has told Metro he is ‘not even white’. Joe came to the UK from Malaysia when he was four and says he wanted to protest against Shabana Mahmood’s ‘cruel’...
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Workshy Brits? Not this pair!
NURSE Sylvie Hampton is the antithesis of ‘workshy Britain’ – she puts in a 60-hour shift each week at the age of 80. The great-gran reckons she can work as hard as any 20-year-old, rarely take days off and said: ‘I feel as good as I did at 30. I...
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Peers pressure
DOWNING Street considered giving Keir Starmer’s ex-communications chief a diplomatic role months before he was suspended over links to a convicted sex offender, it has been alleged. The claim by a former top civil servant has heaped more pressure on...
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Incredible? Yes, prime minister
KEIR STARMER told MPs it was ‘staggering’ and ‘incredible’ he was not told Peter Mandelson had failed top-level security vetting before being made ambassador to the US. Pinning blame on unelected civil servants, the PM said he learned ‘for the first...
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Britain boots out grieving jet crash dad
A GRIEVING father has been ordered to leave the UK just months after his wife and daughter died in an aircraft crash. Mohammad Shethwala ‘lost everything’ when wife Sadikabanu and daughter Fatima, two, were among 260 people killed in the Air India...
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Posh breaks Brooklyn silence
VICTORIA BECKHAM said all she and husband David have ever tried to do is love and protect their children as she addressed their feud with son Brooklyn for the first time. ‘We love our children so much,’ the Spice Girl turned fashion boss said. ‘We’ve...
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PM’s case for the defence
KEIR STARMER has gone on the defensive after his own adviser – a former Nato secretary – accused him of ‘corrosive complacency’ on military spending. The prime minister has left the nation in peril and ‘underprepared’ for war, said Lord George...
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Cheers, Timmy!
HOLLYWOOD star Timothée Chalamet has been thanked for his shock slur that ‘no one cares’ about ballet or opera – after ticket sales soared. The Oscar-nominated Marty Supreme actor told an interviewer: ‘I don’t want to be working in ballet or opera or,...
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Killer’s parents blamed for not stopping attack
THE Southport knife attacker who killed three children at a summer dance class could have been stopped – if his parents had ‘done what they morally ought to’, the inquiry into the tragedy has found. Alphonse Rudakubana and Laetitia Muzayire failed to...
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