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• BBC branded ‘useless’ over huge error announcing David Hockney’s death

  12-06-2026 15:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  The BBC made a mistake while paying tribute to David Hockney (Picture: Leon Neal/AFP via Getty Images)Today, the art world paid tribute to David Hockney after his death aged 88.Hockney, who was one of the UK’s most important and influential artists, passed away peacefully in his home yesterday.
  Following the announcement, there was an outpouring of grief from friends and fans alike.
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• Former Parachute Regiment officer Dan Jarvis who calmly saw off a Tube mugger now has the bigger job of defending Britain

  13-06-2026 00:27 via dailymail.com
  
  A former Parachute Regiment officer once nicknamed the 'steely-eyed messenger of death', Dan Jarvis has a reputation for calm in the midst of a storm.
  
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• Girl, 17, is stabbed in the neck on residential street: Armed police arrest man, 30, on suspicion of attempted murder

  13-06-2026 00:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Armed officers from Lancashire Police swiftly arrived at the scene in Briefield, near Nelson, Lancashire, shortly after 3pm on Friday.
  
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• Is Harry and Meghan's pal - whose supporters claim is the victim of a smear campaign over his views on Israel - REALLY the right man to run the biggest taxpayer-funded arts centre in Britain?

  13-06-2026 00:22 via dailymail.com
  
  Misan Harriman, chairman of the Southbank Centre, promised his 567,000 followers on Instagram that 'I will never let the truth slip away' - yet there is a glaring omission in his social media profile.
  
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• A family broken by the fall: They strived to succeed. But a 36 floor plunge ended a mother, father and son's heartbreaking journey

  13-06-2026 00:21 via dailymail.com
  
  It was early April and Rakesh Pai and his wife, Aditi Paralkar, were summoned into the doctor's office at Great Ormond Street Hospital during one of their daily visits to see their son, Sid.
  
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• Body of man, 55, is found inside empty TGI Friday's restaurant as police launch murder probe: Two women aged 35 and 54 are arrested

  13-06-2026 00:19 via dailymail.com
  
  Police officers attended reports of suspicious activity on June 10 and discovered the body of a 55 year-old at the derelict restaurant in Sheffield.
  
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• World Cup LIVE: England release four players as Donald Trump sends message to USA stars

  13-06-2026 00:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Group B got underway today in Canada, while the World Cup remains mired in controversy over a visible lack of attendees due to an ongoing ticket price crisis
  
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• Oh help! Oh no! It's Dame Gruffalo! Children's author leads roll call of famous faces and everyday heroes

  13-06-2026 00:10 via dailymail.com
  
  For years millions of children have curled up with Julia Donaldson's stories. Now the author has been made a dame for her services to literature.
  
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• Lupus put in remission by revolutionary immune system treatment

  13-06-2026 00:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Katie Tinkler revealed how an experimental treatment for lupus has changed her life as trials showed this therapy put the condition into remission
  
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• 'I want my dad': Horrific final moments of unarmed Texas freshman, 18, shot dead by police in parents' garage revealed in agonizing detail

  13-06-2026 00:01 via dailymail.com
  
  John Mendoza Jr, 18, was killed on June 1 when Brazoria County Sheriff's Department deputy Kevin Tippit allegedly shot him outside his home in Lake Jackson, around 55 miles south of Houston.
  
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• Man killed in suspected paragliding accident

  12-06-2026 23:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Daniel Morgan, from Cross Hands, Wales, was pronounced dead at the cliffs in Rhossili Bay, Swansea, after emergency services were called to reports of an accident
  
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• Arsenal begin talks to sign £34m winger as potential Gabriel Martinelli replacement

  12-06-2026 23:51 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arsenal are exploring a deal to sign Christos Tzolis (Getty)Arsenal are preparing a move to sign Club Brugge winger Christos Tzolis, according to reports.Mikel Arteta is looking to sign a left-sided attacking player to strengthen his squad after he guided Arsenal to winning the Premier League title last season.Tzolis, who spent a season in the Premier League with Norwich City, has made an impressive impact in his two years at Club Brugge, scoring 43 goals in 108 appearances.According to The Ath
  
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• Starmer loyalist, two former Tory MPs and former civil servant dragged into Horizon scandal among those recognised in King's birthday honours

  12-06-2026 23:49 via dailymail.com
  
  An ally of Sir Keir Starmer, two former senior Tory MPs and a former civil servant 'fan girl' who was dragged into the Horizon scandal, are among those recognised in the King's Birthday Honours.
  
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• Girl, 17, stabbed in the neck as armed police arrest suspect

  12-06-2026 23:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder after the incident in Brierfield, Lancashire.
  
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• The troubling CCTV footage showing two men dragging a distressed goat into a London office... so is a satanic cult sacrificing animals in the city? FRED KELLY uncovers skulls, voodoo 'bits' and a mystery 'priest'

  12-06-2026 23:39 via dailymail.com
  
  It could have been a scene out of a horror film. But the grainy CCTV footage from inside a run-down office block in Hackney, east London, is terrifyingly real.
  
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• Controversial 'Zionism is Racism' motion back on the Green agenda for Autumn conference

  12-06-2026 23:34 via dailymail.com
  
  The motion was brought to the Greens' spring conference earlier this year, but failed to pass after members filibustered to prevent it being heard.
  
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• Trump hands Iran a major nuclear concession as US and regime get closer to peace deal... while Tehran demands two-part agreement: live updates

  12-06-2026 23:32 via dailymail.com
  
  Donald Trump has agreed to a major concession to end the war in Iran.
  
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• LISA NANDY: 'Sir Kevin Sinfield inspired a nation through rugby league, charity, love and friendship'

  12-06-2026 23:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says Kevin Sinfield's knighthood is 'long overdue', adding he 'inspired a nation through rugby league, charity, love and friendship'
  
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• King's Birthday Honours list in full including Helen Mirren, Kevin Sinfield and Anneka Rice

  12-06-2026 23:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dame Helen, who won an Oscar for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II, received the honour just days after footage circulated on social media showing her being verbally abused
  
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• Local heroes awarded in King's Honours - from man who nearly died to prom dress champion

  12-06-2026 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Keir Starmer praised people across the UK 'quietly changing lives and strengthening their communities' - as local heroes were honoured in the King’s Birthday Honours List
  
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• Kevin Sinfield awarded knighthood as Rob Burrow's wife says 'everyone should have a friend like him'

  12-06-2026 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror exclusively revealed rugby league legend and Motor Neurone Disease fundraiser Kevin Sinfield is set to be honoured in the King's Birthday Honours this weekend
  
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• All 35 sports stars on King's Birthday Honours list as Kevin Sinfield finally knighted

  12-06-2026 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The King's Birthday Honours list has been revealed with several famous sporting names being acknowledged for their contributions
  
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• Social media curfews not enough to protect youngsters, Starmer told, as Amanda Holden takes aim at PM for dithering

  12-06-2026 23:26 via dailymail.com
  
  The Prime Minister is set on Monday to announce curfews for 16 and 17 year olds on social media as part of long-awaited plans to prevent harm for youngsters online.
  
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• Keir Starmer names new armed forces minister after suffering major blow with resignations

  12-06-2026 23:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister has revealed his replacement for armed forces minister after suffering a massive blow to his leadership
  
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• Spencer Pratt goes nuclear and threatens to expose 'secret recordings' of his LA mayor rivals after being booted from race

  12-06-2026 23:15 via dailymail.com
  
  Pratt recognized that his campaign was 'coming to a close' as he said that Los Angeles voters were now stuck between having to choose for 'dumb and dumber,' referring to Karen Bass and Nithya Raman.
  
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• I left my marriage at 39. Now, at 45, in good health and with a partner who loves me, I'm ready to be a mother. But last week a doctor told me there is no chance I'll conceive, and I should go home and grieve for the child I'll never have

  12-06-2026 23:12 via dailymail.com
  
  Cristíona Aston is fit and healthy but doctors told her to 'go home and grieve' after a fertility test. But the health coach says she won't give up
  
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• We'll do deal with Tories if Farage falls short at ballot box, say Reform members

  12-06-2026 23:02 via dailymail.com
  
  A new survey of Reform UK members has found that 90 per cent believe the party should 'form a coalition or do a deal with the Conservatives' in the event of a hung parliament.
  
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• BRENDA POWER: Whatever our political and media betters may tell us, it's not 'far right' to react with revulsion to medieval savagery on an Irish street

  12-06-2026 22:57 via dailymail.com
  
  The real problem here, it seems, is the availability of social media to the hoi polloi, not the uncommon violence of crimes perpetrated by a small number of 'new Irish' in recent years.
  
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• Hero shop worker who caught young girl as she fell from first floor window says he owes it all to his cricket skills

  12-06-2026 22:50 via dailymail.com
  
  Mohamed Jesil ran across rooftops to catch the three-year-old who managed to hang on to the ledge for almost ten minutes before letting go.
  
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• Do us proud! Stars rally behind Scotland squad ahead of crunch game

  12-06-2026 22:30 via dailymail.com
  
  Scotland's national side has been buoyed by an outpouring of support at home and abroad as the men's team look to make history at the World Cup.
  
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