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• 230-year-old secret lovers' code solved by Antiques Roadshow viewer

  17-01-2016 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  An Antiques Roadshow viewer has cracked a secret code between lovers from 1785
  
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• Body in suitcase found during children’s ‘teddy bear hunt’

  12-07-2026 19:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  A body was discovered in a suitcase at a park, close to where a children’s teddy bear hunt event had been taking place (Picture: Cover Images)A mother taking her children on a teddy bear hunt was shocked to find a suitcase with human remains inside.The mother had been at the park attending a teddy bear hunt organised as a fundraiser for a local nursery when she saw flies emanating from the case in a wooded area on Friday.
  She told KentOnline: ‘I saw the luggage before the police. I
  
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• Neighbours saw man near Ann Widdecombe's home 'with a wooden stick' on day of her 'murder': Police search home of suspect arrested in Rotherham

  12-07-2026 19:45 via dailymail.com
  
  A man is believed to have driven nearly 300 miles to the 78-year-old former MP's Dartmoor home on the morning of her death.
  
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• Terrifying moment Grandpa is LAUNCHED eight feet in the air by charging bison at Yellowstone

  12-07-2026 19:41 via dailymail.com
  
  An elderly man was strolling through a Yellowstone campground with his grandson Friday evening when they were suddenly confronted by a bison.
  
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• Shabana Mahmood's asylum law change 'risks punishing trafficking victims' warning ahead of crunch vote

  12-07-2026 19:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Charities have called on MPs to reject changes to settlement rules for trafficking victims as the government's Immigration and Asylum Bill is put in front of the Commons on Monday
  
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• Mystery gold symbol seen popping up along the Las Vegas strip...leaving both tourists and locals scrambling to figure out what it means

  12-07-2026 19:31 via dailymail.com
  
  The emblem - accompanied by the date July 16 -has been plastered across digital billboards throughout Sin City.
  
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• Nancy Mace stages desperate plot for Lindsey Graham's Senate seat hours after his death as Trump teases who he'll anoint as successor

  12-07-2026 19:29 via dailymail.com
  
  South Carolina Congresswoman Nancy Mace seems ready to throw herself into the fray for another political campaign.
  
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• 911 audio from night Lindsey Graham died reveals desperate life-saving measures before US Senator unexpectedly passed away at 71

  12-07-2026 19:28 via dailymail.com
  
  Dispatch audio of the 911 call placed after US Senator Lindsey Graham's death was released.
  
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• One in three parents say they couldn't do teacher's job for even just one week

  12-07-2026 19:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  New research from Blue Light Card's Teacher Impact Report shows 63% of Brits believe teachers deserve more recognition, while almost one in three say they couldn't do the job themselves — even for a single week
  
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• Neighbours of Ann Widdecombe suspect, 28, describe moment he was led away in cuffs by armed police

  12-07-2026 19:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  A 28-year-old man was arrested in Rotherham, South Yorkshire (Picture: YappAPP)Armed police hammered on a door in a nondescript terraced house nearly 300 miles away from the cottage where Ann Widdecombe was found dead just before the England game.Police investigating the alleged murder of the former MP have said they ‘are not looking for anyone else’ after the 28-year-old man was arrested in Rotherham on Saturday night.Neighbours said the suspect was swarmed by armed police who hamm
  
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• Mel Schilling’s husband says ‘no one can heal his heartache’ after MAFS star’s death

  12-07-2026 19:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mel Schilling died in March at the age of 54 after a terminal cancer diagnosis (Picture: Mel Schilling/Instagram)Mel Schilling’s husband has paid tribute to the Married at First Sight star to mark the anniversary of their marriage, after her death earlier this year.The beloved dating coach died in March at the age of 54, after doctors had informed her that the cancer she had been diagnosed with had spread to her brain.A statement shared by her husband Gareth Brisbane to Instagram said tha
  
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• Hero British para faces 12 years in notorious Georgian jail for bringing in medication used to treat spinal injuries from jump in Afghanistan

  12-07-2026 19:21 via dailymail.com
  
  Sergeant Matthew 'Des' Desmond, 49, immediately declared the drugs when crossing into the former Soviet republic from Turkey on his Triumph motorbike in April.
  
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• Boy dies in hospital after being hit by lorry: Driver, 48, is arrested

  12-07-2026 19:10 via dailymail.com
  
  Police were called to the scene in Epping Road, Ongar, at around 4.20pm on Friday, where a 48-year-old man from Derbyshire was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injuries.
  
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• World Cup team target Arsenal legend after sacking manager

  12-07-2026 19:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Pape Thiaw has been sacked after Senegal crashed out of the World Cup (Photo: Getty)Senegal reportedly want to hire an Arsenal legend after sacking manager Pape Thiaw following their disappointing World Cup exit.Currently ranked 15th in the world, Senegal were tipped to go far in North America, specially after winning the Africa Cup of Nations in January – though they later had the title stripped off them.But instead they endured an extremely underwhelming tournament, beginning with defea
  
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• Ryan in a huge panic as he finds lifeless body in Coronation Street spoiler video

  12-07-2026 19:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sorry, the video was not foundPanic strikes in Coronation Street when  Ryan Connor (Ryan Prescott) finds Betsy Swain (Sydney Martin) collapsed at home.The story that Corrie fans called from the start is finally here.Just as Betsy is recovering from the bunny boiling ballad of Becky Swain (Amy Cudden), not to mention discovering the dead body of Theo Silverton (James Cartwright) at the wedding of her two mums, now the troubled teen is about to be hit by fresh trauma. Betsy ha
  
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• Royal Family live: Kate Middleton gives special Wimbledon lesson to Princess Charlotte with William and George

  12-07-2026 18:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Prince and Princess of Wales made a surprise visit to Wimbledon for the mens' singles final today, with Princess Charlotte and Prince George in tow
  
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• Police search home of man arrested in Rotherham over murder of Ann Widdecombe - as neighbours say officers surrounded the property an hour before England's World Cup quarter-final match

  12-07-2026 18:53 via dailymail.com
  
  Police were today continuing to search the home of a man arrested by armed officers on suspicion of murdering Ann Widdecombe.
  
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• ANNELIESE DODDS: 'Now is the time to act to bring party spending under control as arms race hots up'

  12-07-2026 18:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Former Labour chair Dame Anneliese Dodds has said the limit on national party campaign spending must be slashed by £10million to bring it under control - with funding described as an 'arms race'
  
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• UK wildfires live: Major incident declared as firefighters tackle blazes across country

  12-07-2026 18:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Emergency services are fighting wildfire near Sychnant Pass on Conwy Mountain, North Wales, with residents evacuated while blazes also breaking out in multiple locations across the country
  
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• UK party donations 'must be capped' after Reform's bank-busting £5.4m in just three months

  12-07-2026 18:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Former Labour chair Dame Anneliese Dodds has called for an end to the 'giant, unaccountable ratchet' with a limit on campaign spending as a separate report calls for donation caps and an end to second jobs
  
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• Online liberals post sick celebrations after Lindsey Graham's 'sudden' death at 71

  12-07-2026 18:44 via dailymail.com
  
  Far left political commentators wasted no time taking a victory lap after it was announced the senator died. One celebratory tweet came just 30 minutes after the announcement.
  
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• Man who was charged with the murder of his wife and children after being arrested in South Africa 'will be extradited to the UK for trial'

  12-07-2026 18:41 via dailymail.com
  
  A British IT expert charged with three counts of murder over the deaths of his wife and two daughters following a multinational police hunt will be extradited to the UK to stand trial.
  
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• US strikes over 100 sites in Iran as Donald Trump boasts 'we bombed the hell out of them'

  12-07-2026 18:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The US carried out strikes on 140 sites in Iran after a missile attack on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, with Donald Trump boasting it 'bombed the hell' out of its adversary
  
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• Strictly star has theatregoer thrown out mid-performance for ‘selfish’ behaviour

  12-07-2026 18:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next PageStrictly Come Dancing finalist and West End performer Amber Davies has issued a stern warning to theatregoers.The actress and singer, 29, is currently taking the lead as Elle Woods in the Legally Blonde UK and Ireland tour.Sadly, during Saturday’s show, the ‘selfish actions’ of an audience member became ‘distracting’ for the cas
  
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• UK-funded drones have helped intercept hundreds of migrants and smugglers crossing into Europe through the Western Balkans

  12-07-2026 18:20 via dailymail.com
  
  The state-of-the-art technology, provided by the UK taxpayer, is helping authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina monitor remote terrain, including mine-infested forest.
  
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• Police search home of man arrested in Rotherham over murder of Ann Widdecombe  - as neighbours say officers surrounded the property an hour before England's World Cup quarter-final match

  12-07-2026 18:12 via dailymail.com
  
  Police were today continuing to search the home of a man arrested by armed officers on suspicion of murdering Ann Widdecombe.
  
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• Wildfires live: Major incident declared as firefighters tackle blazes across UK

  12-07-2026 18:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Emergency services are fighting wildfire near Sychnant Pass on Conwy Mountain, North Wales, with residents evacuated while blazes also breaking out in multiple locations across the country
  
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• NHS ambulance service still allowing transwomen to use women's toilets in defiance of court ruling

  12-07-2026 17:59 via dailymail.com
  
  NHS ambulance trust sparks fury among female employees by saying staff are free to use facilities that match their gender identity rather than their biological sex.
  
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• Middle-aged generation still shun the Proms over fears classical music is 'elitist', says director

  12-07-2026 17:58 via dailymail.com
  
  Sam Jackson, 43, said that too many people from his generation had 'hang-ups' about classical music and presumed that it was 'not for them'.
  
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• Shocking reinvention of Florida teacher dubbed 'too pretty for prison' after sex abuse of 14-year-old student stunned nation

  12-07-2026 17:42 via dailymail.com
  
  The woman once infamously dubbed 'too pretty for prison' is now living her life quietly under the radar - and even her appearance has transformed.
  
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