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• Blind man dies after setting fire to himself using MICROWAVE

  19-01-2015 21:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Blind James Shaffer, 68, wanted to heat a towel to put on his sore knee, but didn't realise it was on fire when he took it out of the appliance
  
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• Why Liz Truss's attempts to reinvent herself as a global champion of free speech are a sick joke: PETER HITCHENS

  07-08-2026 03:54 via dailymail.com
  
  Our one-time Premier, Elizabeth the Brief, otherwise known as Liz Truss , has now become the great Apostle of Freedom of Speech.
  
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• Horrifying discovery as dozens of decomposing bodies found in basement of Chicago funeral home

  07-08-2026 03:53 via dailymail.com
  
  More than four dozen bodies in various stages of decomposition were reportedly found in the basement and attached garage of a Chicago funeral home on Thursday.
  
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• New Jersey pizzeria owner skewered for livid response to 5-year-old's birthday cake

  07-08-2026 03:50 via dailymail.com
  
  The restaurant later responded to the viral confrontation, telling their customers: 'We don't do cake. We do pizza.'
  
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• All the details from inside Zendaya and Tom Holland's top secret £500k second wedding in Surrey: Newlyweds exchanged 'emotional' speeches in front of a VERY star-studded guest list - with a special nod to Spiderman!

  07-08-2026 03:49 via dailymail.com
  
  The pair wanted to keep the three-day £500,000 event at the five-star Beaverbrook Hotel in Surrey under wraps. But tantalising snippets have been revealed.
  
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• Agonising new details emerge of cop's heroic act during rescue of blood-soaked toddler in horrific Charleville murder-suicide siege

  07-08-2026 03:43 via dailymail.com
  
  The blood-soaked toddler rescued by a hero police officer at a suspected murder-suicide has been identified as the daughter of the mum-to-be who died in the siege.
  
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• Pauline Hanson slams claims she used 'Fire the Liar' donations on five-star London hotel as she blasts media

  07-08-2026 03:42 via dailymail.com
  
  In July, the Queensland senator travelled between the UK and Italy, attending the the Dolce & Gabbana fashion show and interviewing British far-right activist Tommy Robinson.
  
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• UK construction company enters liquidation with over £430k debts

  07-08-2026 03:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The UK 'nationally recognised leader in construction services' has been appointed liquidators as files show the company has outstanding debts
  
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• We'll make sure British families always come first, says Tory minister HELEN WHATELY

  07-08-2026 03:39 via dailymail.com
  
  An Englishman's home is his castle. Yet nearly a quarter of a million social homes in England - subsidised by British taxpayers - are being rented out to foreign nationals.
  
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• His woke admirers wanted to believe Arday so much that if he'd claimed to be Shergar they'd have given him a lump of sugar: JAN MOIR

  07-08-2026 03:37 via dailymail.com
  
  The rise and rise and rise and epic fall of Cambridge professor Jason Arday could only happen in idiotic, idealistic, soppy, patronising, doomed Great Britain.
  
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• The Sopranos stars Steven Van Zandt and others reunite in New York for Vincent Pastore's funeral service... days after his death at age 80

  07-08-2026 03:29 via dailymail.com
  
  The funeral service for the actor - who portrayed Salvatore 'Big Pussy' Bonpensiero on the HBO series - had a closed casket, following his death at 80 on August 1.
  
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• New details emerge of hero cop's daring rescue of blood-soaked toddler in horrific Charleville murder-suicide siege

  07-08-2026 03:22 via dailymail.com
  
  The blood-soaked toddler rescued by a hero police officer at a suspected murder-suicide has been identified as the daughter of the mum-to-be who died in the siege.
  
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• Female dance instructor, 23, is charged with sexually abusing underage students at her studio

  07-08-2026 03:22 via dailymail.com
  
  The young dance instructor is accused of sexually abusing at least two of her students, though detectives said they have reason to believe there are more victims.
  
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• Theme park to close 'legendary' ride with 'world’s tallest vertical loop' forever - after three decades of thrills

  07-08-2026 03:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A Florida based theme park has shut a 'legendary' once record-breaking ride after three decades as part of a $100 million investment scheme to revamp the destination
  
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• UK heatwave impacts high street shopping as retail footfall declines in July

  07-08-2026 03:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Total UK retail footfall was down 2.1% on a year earlier in July, but an improvement on the 3.4% drop seen in June amid heatwave conditions, according to British Retail Consortium (BRC)-Sensormatic data
  
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• Victoria's new premier to push ahead with work-from-home laws despite business backlash

  07-08-2026 03:10 via dailymail.com
  
  The legislation would give full-time, part-time and casual workers the right to work from home two days a week on a pro-rata basis where reasonable.
  
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• Grandmother reveals family anguish over the agonising four-month hold up before they can lay Kumanjayi Little Baby to rest - as tragic tot's funeral date is finally confirmed

  07-08-2026 03:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Kumanjayi's body was found on April 25 in the dry Todd River bed near the Aboriginal Town Camp where she lived with her mother, and will finally be buried on August 15.
  
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• Reform's Zia Yusuf hits back at Kemi Badenoch over 'grievance' party jibe

  07-08-2026 02:58 via dailymail.com
  
  Mrs Badenoch had ruled out any pact with Nigel Farage and said: 'Reform are a woke party. It's all moaning and whinging and not proper solutions.'
  
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• Mother too afraid to leave her home after she was headbutted by a stranger in front of her baby

  07-08-2026 02:53 via dailymail.com
  
  Dashcam footage showed the stranger squaring up to the Perth mother before suddenly headbutting her.
  
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• Oh, Hastings! Was Poirot really sexually fluid? It's a mystery requiring his little grey cells...

  07-08-2026 02:36 via dailymail.com
  
  The BBC six-part series, Hercule, with Edward Bluemel in the title role, is soon to start filming, mostly in Liverpool.
  
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• On the brink of insanity: Walkers (and children!) risk their lives for a selfie on South Coast cliffs

  07-08-2026 02:35 via dailymail.com
  
  The alarming scene at Seaford Head in East Sussex follows warnings about the risks of standing on the brink of the cliff, from which huge sections regularly plunge to the shore.
  
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• For heaven's sake! Christian driver is told car insurance will be voided unless he removes 'Jesus Loves You' stickers from his Nissan Pixo

  07-08-2026 02:31 via dailymail.com
  
  GoSkippy Insurance informed Simeon Chandra, 35, from Birmingham, that its underwriting department 'declined the modification done on the vehicle as per stickers added on the vehicle'.
  
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• Moment Japanese surgeons cling to patient in operating theatre as 7.1 magnitude earthquake hits

  07-08-2026 02:27 via dailymail.com
  
  Extraordinary CCTV footage shows medics grabbing hold of the operating table and shielding the patient as the room shakes violently around them at a hospital in Kumamoto.
  
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• The Morning Poll: Should we scrap social housing for foreign nationals?

  07-08-2026 02:24 via dailymail.com
  
  The Tories have said they will slam the door on foreign nationals being given our social housing.
  
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• Man arrested over wildfire says 'this is going to destroy my life' as body found

  07-08-2026 02:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A 65-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the fire - he is suspected of "recklessly causing" the blaze on Monday that is believed to have been sparked by a chain saw
  
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• Ultimate mob boss' grandson is told he must give his mom his kidney or go to prison

  07-08-2026 02:20 via dailymail.com
  
  Carmine Agnello, 40, was warned on Thursday he must either donate a kidney to his ailing mother as he had planned or report to prison.
  
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• Saudi Arabia 'braced for attacks from north and south' as Middle East tensions rise

  07-08-2026 02:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Officials believe important economic sites will be hit in a series of attacks overseen by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the days after Saudi Arabia teamed up with the US for air strikes
  
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• Saudi Arabia 'braced for attacks from north and south' as four-year-old child injured in strikes

  07-08-2026 02:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Officials believe important economic sites will be hit in a series of attacks overseen by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the days after Saudi Arabia teamed up with the US for air strikes
  
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• GOP lawmaker's wife details horrific domestic abuse allegations, including claim he dragged her around their home by her HAIR

  07-08-2026 02:12 via dailymail.com
  
  GRAPHIC CONTENT: Austin McCollum, 35, a state rep running as a Republican candidate for Benton County judge, was arrested Saturday and resigned from office Wednesday.
  
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• Games Inbox: What will be in the GTA 6 extended look on Netflix?

  07-08-2026 02:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  Netflix and chill with GTA 6 (Rockstar Games)The Friday letters page wonders what happens if Gears Of War: E-Day and Fable flop, as one reader hopes Dino Crisis will be the next Capcom reboot after Onimusha.Games Inbox is a collection of our readers’ letters, comments, and opinions. To join in with the discussions yourself email [email protected]
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  At last we have a bit of warning for a GTA 6 annoucement. It would’ve been nice if they said what the Netflix show is
  
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