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• Brit killed in Magaluf after being hit by a drink-driver

  23-04-2017 22:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A British man was killed in the Spanish resort of Magaluf (pictured) when he was hit by a drink-driver. The 40-year-old, who had only been in the resort for a few hours, was killed instantly.
  
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• Green-fingered resident grows wildlife haven garden in bid to offset damage caused by millionaires in Sandbanks mansions

  16-06-2026 16:36 via dailymail.com
  
  Pam Woodall's award-winning garden - on the edge of Poole Harbour in Dorset - is a haven for local wildlife that attracts bees, badgers, deer, ducks, woodpeckers and rare stag beetles.
  
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• Friend of Alabama student, 20, found dead in Japan after fight with family blasts 'painful' speculation over his cause of death

  16-06-2026 16:34 via dailymail.com
  
  James 'Weston' Higginbotham was found dead on June 6 in Kyoto after a massive search. He was on a trip with family when the tragedy struck.
  
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• Diners at Cape Cod restaurant left screaming in terror as man wearing mask shoots customer dead in dining room, police say

  16-06-2026 16:26 via dailymail.com
  
  Nicholos Campbell, 26, has been accused of killing Careeme Harakh, 35, inside the Moonfish Restaurant & Tavern in Dennis, close to the shore by Nantucket Sound.
  
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• Terrified woman backed out of bungee jump moments before next client was hurled off Brazilian bridge to her death without a rope, instructor reveals

  16-06-2026 16:19 via dailymail.com
  
  Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, 21, was seen in footage circulating online being thrown by three men from the Skeleton Bridge in Limeira, São Paulo, on Saturday and falling to her death.
  
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• 'I resigned from the job I love for our country' says Healey as he warns our enemies 'do not follow timetables set by the Treasury'

  16-06-2026 16:19 via dailymail.com
  
  The former Defence Secretary has said he quit for 'our country' after refusing Sir Keir Starmer's cash offer for the Armed Forces. John Healey saidhis decision was 'necessary' for UK security
  
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• HSE major travel alert as disease that can cause blindness spreads across Europe

  16-06-2026 16:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The HSE in Ireland has issued a major travel warning as measles outbreaks continue to spread across Europe and other popular tourist destinations, urging holidaymakers to check their MMR vaccine status before travelling
  
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• High Street discount giant avoids going into administration with new plan for 300 stores

  16-06-2026 16:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Discount retailer Poundstretcher which has over 300 stores in the UK had previously warned it would have 'no choice' but to file for administration had the plans not been approved
  
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• Londoners who ‘couldn’t get to work’ due to flooding saved by unlikely heroes

  16-06-2026 16:13 via metro.co.uk
  
  The beavers have changed the lives of residents in Ealing (Picture: Rhiannon Law/NatureScot/PA Wire)A northwest London Tube station plagued by flooding has been saved by a group of beavers who have literally ‘bailed out’ the area with their dam-building skills.We previously reported how beavers were reintroduced to Ealing three years ago and have earned their keep by ending flooding at the nearby Underground station.Metro visited Paradise Fields where the eight beavers hav
  
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• Let the Brexit backsliding begin! UK-EU summit will take place on 22 July as Keir Starmer looks to sign his 'reset' deal with Brussels - but will he still be around for it?

  16-06-2026 16:13 via dailymail.com
  
  The Prime Minister is bidding to forge closer ties with the EU as part of Labour's desperate scramble to boost economic growth.
  
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• Family friend thought stabbed girl Aria Thorpe was 'messing around' when he first saw her on floor

  16-06-2026 16:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Aria Thorpe was found lying face down in the lounge of her home in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, by a family friend, a court has heard
  
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• DWP issues PIP update as key threshold passed for first time

  16-06-2026 16:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  New official data has been issued by the Department for Work and Pensions
  
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• Campaigners deliver 115,000-strong petition to Keir Starmer in last-ditch bid to stop rollout of digital landlines over concerns for vulnerable people

  16-06-2026 16:08 via dailymail.com
  
  Dennis Reed, CEO of Silver Voices, is hand-delivering a petition with more than 115,000 signatures to 10 Downing Street, in a 'last chance' move to put pressure on the Government.
  
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• The warning signs missed before little Biddy Porter, 10, was savagely butchered by a teenage girl at a remote farmhouse - as inquest hears chilling new evidence from mum and dad

  16-06-2026 16:04 via dailymail.com
  
  A teenage girl who stabbed Bridgette 'Biddy' Porter, 10, to death had names for her favourite sharp knives.
  
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• Sleep better with £15 Home Bargains item that also makes bedrooms 'look elegant'

  16-06-2026 16:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Add 'elegance to any room' and take steps towards sleeping better at night
  
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• American man arrested for alleged child sex crimes on balcony after video that outraged Colombia

  16-06-2026 16:02 via dailymail.com
  
  The suspect, a 36-year-old man from Texas, was seen allegedly sexually abusing a seven-year-old boy on a balcony in the Colombian capital Bogota.
  
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• Nigerian migrant, 27, nicknamed 'Spartan' who tried to rape woman after a 'party' night out is jailed

  16-06-2026 16:00 via dailymail.com
  
  A Nigerian migrant nicknamed 'Spartan' who tried to rape a woman after a night out has been jailed for five and a half years.
  
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• Naomi Campbell asks for 'respect' and tells tribunal she has been 'deceived' as she appeals her charity trustee ban after probe into her Fashion for Relief organisation

  16-06-2026 16:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Naomi Campbell today told a London tribunal she had been 'deceived' and victim to identity fraud as she fought to overturn her five-year ban from serving as a charity trustee.
  
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• Giant potato-shaped UFO sighting revealed in new batch of government files

  16-06-2026 16:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  How the potato-shaped UFO could’ve looked above Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado (Picture: US Department of Defence/Cover Images)The truth is out there – and it could be shaped like a vegetable.A mysterious object resembling a giant floating potato has emerged as one of the stranger potential alien sightings detailed in a new batch of UFO files released by the Trump administration.The object was reportedly spotted over Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado in February 2022 by an Army intellige
  
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• David Beckham charmed America when he was only 13 - just a stone's throw from England's first match

  16-06-2026 15:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: David Beckham's first visit to the US at the age of 13 saw him stay with a family who never forgot the future star and who still treasure his first autographs - and the memories
  
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• 'Aussie' John Symond's kind act for shark attack victim Leah Stewart - and radio star's husband with Parkinson's disease also tips in huge sum

  16-06-2026 15:59 via dailymail.com
  
  Rich-lister 'Aussie' John Symond is the biggest donor to the GoFundMe appeal for the victim of the Coogee Beach shark attack, but modestly brushed off his kindness.
  
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• Gorgeous mom and her two children, 5 and 9, are killed after tractor-trailer crashes into her Chevrolet

  16-06-2026 15:58 via dailymail.com
  
  Hannah Howard, 30, and two of her children, Gunner, nine, and Peyton, five, died in a crash with a tractor-trailer in Ohio on Monday. Her youngest, Klaus, four, suffered life-threatening injuries.
  
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• Katie Price leaps into husband Lee Andrews’ arms in passionate post-prison reunion

  16-06-2026 15:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  Katie Price has jetted back to Dubai to enjoy an emotional reunion with Lee Andrews (Picture: Backgrid)Katie Price has shared an emotional reunion with her husband Lee Andrews just days after his release from prison.
  The former glamour model, 48, jetted back to Dubai from the UK over the weekend to see her other half.It comes after Lee reportedly spent weeks locked up Dubai’s Al Awir prison.Katie can be seen jumping into his arms as he picked her up and hugged her.They were then seen kiss
  
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• US Apache helicopter downed by Iran was ‘smuggling oil’ from Strait of Hormuz

  16-06-2026 15:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  The helicopter was allegedly involved in an oil transfer scheme (Picture: AFP)The US Apache helicopter, which crashed near the Strait of Hormuz, was involved in a mission to transfer oil out of the Middle East.The crash happened while the helicopter was on a patrol off the coast of Oman at about 3.30am last week, the US military’s Central Command said in a later statement.A new investigation from Reuters has now revealed that the helicopter was actually involved in a US military operation
  
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• Banker held in 'Putney Pusher' attack case re-arrested as police issue major update

  16-06-2026 15:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 33-year-old female pedestrian was saved at the last minute when a double-decker bus managed to swerve around her on Putney Bridge
  
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• World Cup LIVE: Thomas Tuchel names Tino Livramento replacement as England rocked by injury blow

  16-06-2026 15:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Thomas Tuchel has been forced to rule out an England star for the whole World Cup campaign due to an injury, ahead of England's opening match
  
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• The Alfred ICU nurse's shock drug theft: Inside her confession and the staggering scale of what she took

  16-06-2026 15:37 via dailymail.com
  
  A nurse siphoned more than 1,000 doses of drugs using hundreds of patients' names - before finally confessing. Now a tribunal has revealed the full extent of her actions.
  
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• Starmer denies he's been snubbed by Trump at G7 summit despite lack of one-on-one talks - as Andy Burnham allies plot to seize power in days

  16-06-2026 15:37 via dailymail.com
  
  Keir Starmer said he was 'talking constantly' with the US President despite the leaders not having a one-on-one meeting at the G7 gathering in the French Alps.
  
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• Teenager Adam Varone, 19, is killed after buggy crashes into a kangaroo - as night drive with friends turns into tragedy

  16-06-2026 15:36 via dailymail.com
  
  Adam Varone, 19, was travelling with three friends on a property on Ferguson Road in Beermullah, north of Perth , when the vehicle struck the animal at 7.30pm on Saturday.
  
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• More than 700 small boat migrants reach Britain in a single day, breaking record for this year

  16-06-2026 15:35 via dailymail.com
  
  The Home Office confirmed 710 migrants arrived from northern France on Monday.
  
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