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• ''David Cameron must answer Lord Ashcroft's allegations to save his bacon''

  21-09-2015 23:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  If he misled voters about when he knew Ashcroft was a tax non-dom, that is a grave offence. If he was intimate with a dead pig’s head, that’s frighteningly weird
  
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• Remaining tickets for World Cup Final selling for £500,000 - while cheapest seat in the 'nosebleeds' retailing at £7,500

  19-07-2026 00:21 via dailymail.com
  
  With just two remaining at that extraordinary price, the front-row seats come with an excellent view of the half-time entertainment and access to the pitch for the trophy presentation.
  
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• Schools ignore parents' concerns over diversity reading lists as young children exposed to 'trans-activist' books without their permission

  19-07-2026 00:20 via dailymail.com
  
  The lessons, devised by education charity No Outsiders - criticised by the authors of the SEEN In Publishing report - introduced children to picture books such as Julian Is A Mermaid.
  
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• Stabbing rocks Bondi Beach as man is rushed to hospital - and another is arrested

  19-07-2026 00:14 via dailymail.com
  
  Emergency services were called to Warners Avenue at Bondi Beach at 11.15pm on Saturday.
  
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• Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson spends £500,000 of taxpayers' cash in bid to scrap university free speech laws

  19-07-2026 00:11 via dailymail.com
  
  Ms Phillipson embarked on the legal battle after trying to dilute Tory legislation which put a duty on universities and student unions to actively promote, as well as protect, free speech on campuses.
  
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• Trans lobby hijacking primary school reading with 'sex-change propaganda' as damning report reveals more than 60 books featuring children 'born in the wrong body', women with beards and bizarre 'non-binary' guinea pigs

  19-07-2026 00:10 via dailymail.com
  
  Backed by a former children's laureate, the report identifies more than 60 books from major publishing houses which feature children 'born in the wrong body'.
  
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• The 'screamingly nouveau riche' port in Montenegro where oligarchs and billionaires dock their superyachts - and where fraudster and Farage ally 'Posh' George Cottrell looks down from his fifth-floor penthouse

  19-07-2026 00:10 via dailymail.com
  
  If you happen to be a Kremlin-linked oligarch, say, or a Hollywood A-lister or even just a common-or-garden billionaire, then chances are you've docked your superyacht in Porto Montenegro.
  
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• BREAKING: England coach fights back tears in emotional BBC interview during France battering

  19-07-2026 00:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It has been an emotional week for the England players and staff and that was obvious in Anthony Barry's half time interview
  
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• Team GB star Josh Kerr destroys remarkable 27-year-old world record

  18-07-2026 23:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Josh Kerr, who competes primarily in the 1,500 metres, had been targeting the record as part of what he called 'Project 222' - and today, his attempt in London was successful
  
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• Police investigating death at a home owned by Rep Ayanna Pressley's husband

  18-07-2026 23:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Officers were dispatched to the $1.15 million home in Boston's Mattapan neighborhood just before 2pm Saturday for an 'investigate person' call.
  
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• Andy Burnham to announce new North Sea oil and gas drilling to prove 'pro-business' credentials - in blow to 'Red Ed' Miliband's Net Zero agenda

  18-07-2026 23:37 via dailymail.com
  
  The incoming Prime Minister is understood to be considering opening up the Scottish oil and gas fields, Jackdaw and Rosebank.
  
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• Pillows and pots move into Downing Street as Andy Burnham prepares to become Britain's first commuter Prime Minister and split his time between London and Manchester

  18-07-2026 23:36 via dailymail.com
  
  Mr Burnham's insistence that he will split his time between London and Manchester has already hit a major stumbling block.
  
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• Andy Burnham's wife Marie-France Van Heel is set to be Britain's unofficial First Lady - but she is likely 'to keep a low profile once he's in No 10'

  18-07-2026 23:35 via dailymail.com
  
  Nearly four decades after he wooed her over their mutual love of The Smiths, Marie-France Van Heel - or Frankie as she is known - on Monday becomes Britain's unofficial First Lady.
  
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• Minister for Finance Simon Harris says he's planning on cutting taxes for middle Ireland for the next four years - but he's definitely ruling out following suit on other popular budgetary measure

  18-07-2026 23:33 via dailymail.com
  
  The Tánaiste says a series of budgets aimed at the 'squeezed middle' will leave workers with more money in their pockets through lower taxes and expanded childcare supports.
  
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• As he prepares to commentate on a World Cup Final, RTE's Darragh Maloney reveals the one place in the US he's always wanted to visit - and the eerie silence that greeted him when he made his dream come true

  18-07-2026 23:33 via dailymail.com
  
  Covering the World Cup has been a dream come true for Darragh Maloney. But being thousands of miles from home while his son finished the Leaving Cert came at a price.
  
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• They didn't expect to be jailed, but security sources reveal the exact reason why the Chawke siblings can expect to get out of jail... and just how soon that might happen

  18-07-2026 23:32 via dailymail.com
  
  The Chawke siblings were jailed this week for a brutal hotel assault. But chronic overcrowding means they may be back out on the streets far sooner than many expect.
  
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• Man 'targets diners with a baseball bat and knife' at Al-Qamar restaurant as customers barricade themselves inside

  18-07-2026 23:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The incident took place at Al-Qamar restaurant on Vincent Street when a pregnant woman ran into diners' arms to escape the violent attacker
  
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• 'Damning' China evidence buried in Trump election files... and the secret emails showing how officials fought to bury it, revealed by former CIA agent

  18-07-2026 23:32 via dailymail.com
  
  Donald Trump's primetime address to the nation on alleged election fraud was treated with skepticism by even his closest allies on Thursday night.
  
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• Chemical castration is being rolled out across more UK jails to keep 'dangerous' predators 'under control'

  18-07-2026 23:31 via dailymail.com
  
  On Saturday, David Lammy insisted that the hardline punishment for criminals was not being phased out, amongst fears that the scheme had been dropped.
  
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• Katie Price’s family horrified Lee Andrews planned to ‘sell sex tape for £250,000’

  18-07-2026 23:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lee Andrews has reportedly been exploring new ways to pay off his debts (Picture: Instagram/Lee Andrews)Lee Andrews has not yet run out of ideas for how to repay the debts he owes, it seems.According to new reports, the so-called multi-millionaire businessman was considering selling a sex tape of himself and his wife, Katie Price, 48, to get himself out of jail.It’s believed that Lee was arrested for the second time in a matter of weeks last Friday, allegedly for owing £120,000.A fr
  
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• Family tribute to mum, 24, killed in her home as man charged with her murder

  18-07-2026 23:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kirandeep Kaur came to London looking for a better job so she could support her family, her sister has said
  
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• Listen to distraught Timothy Busfield admit his life is OVER in bombshell recording as he fights child sex abuse allegations: 'I don't remember ever kissing those boys'

  18-07-2026 23:24 via dailymail.com
  
  The Emmy Award-winning actor and director, 69, told a grand jury in Albuquerque, New Mexico, that allegations he inappropriately touched two child actors meant his 'career is done.'
  
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• Hate cleric Abu Hamza's son launches legal bid to return to Britain after allegedly fighting for Al Qaeda in Syria

  18-07-2026 23:15 via dailymail.com
  
  Sufean Kamal, 31, was stripped of his British citizenship after intelligence suggested he was fighting with jihadi groups in the war-torn region.
  
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• MPs need security. I just pray it can be done without a guard outside their bedroom with a Beretta, writes ex-Tory MP JERRY HAYES - who got protection after featuring on an IRA death list

  18-07-2026 23:14 via dailymail.com
  
  MPs must be protected. But there has to be a balance. They must never be isolated from the people.
  
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• BBC star brutally says Thomas Tuchel should be sacked yards away from England boss on TV

  18-07-2026 23:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Just before England's bronze medal match against France began, one BBC pundit said, right next to Thomas Tuchel, there should be a change in management
  
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• Pupil awarded £4,000 after burning her lips at school - on a toasted marshmallow... As councils are dishing out thousands of pounds from the taxpayer to pay off 'baffling' compensation claims

  18-07-2026 23:12 via dailymail.com
  
  Figures from local councils reveal £3.75 million was paid out in the past two years after 6,000 cases in which schools were sued by parents over what campaigners call 'ordinary childhood accidents'.
  
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• Andy Burnham's pledge to unite Labour branded 'dead on arrival' amid mounting mayhem over who will serve in his Cabinet

  18-07-2026 23:11 via dailymail.com
  
  At the centre of the chaos is the divisive figure of Ed Miliband, whose hopes of becoming the next Chancellor appeared to have been dashed last week.
  
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• Supermarkets charging shoppers £666 for a kilo of dried parsley - more than luxury goods like caviar and truffles, investigation finds

  18-07-2026 23:10 via dailymail.com
  
  Shoppers are being charged staggeringly high prices for basic products that cost very little to produce, The Mail on Sunday has found.
  
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• Why Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham are on the bench for England vs France

  18-07-2026 23:06 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane are benched for England’s World Cup third-place decider (Getty)Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham have been dropped to the bench by Thomas Tuchel for England’s World Cup third-place match against France.Bellingham and Kane have been England’s standout players at the World Cup this summer and both players are still being in the running to win the Golden Boot having scored six goals in the tournament so far.But for the third-place game against France o
  
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• Angry England fans TURN on Thomas Tuchel as boss booed before France game

  18-07-2026 22:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Thomas Tuchel is under pressure in the wake of England's meek World Cup exit at the hands of Argentina and was booed by some England fans before the bronze final match vs France
  
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