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• Does the 'bossy, condescending Hampstead socialist' still exist?

  03-04-2015 22:13
  
  “Don’t come here and say we’re condescending. I’ll show you condescending!” Margaret Kabba-Sei exclaimed. “My goodness! Did he say that? We’re going to kick him out!”
  
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• Sydney Swans scandal takes explosive new turn as it's revealed five suspended stars took exotic dancers to their hotel room for private lap dances before sexual assault allegation

  19-08-2026 07:48 via dailymail.com
  
  The five Sydney Swans players suspended amid allegations of a sexual assault at the Pullman East Melbourne hotel had taken exotic dancers up to a room for lap dances.
  
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• Agony from devastating ZEBRA accident haunted Hayden Panettiere for two decades before death aged 36

  19-08-2026 07:44 via dailymail.com
  
  The troubling incident took pace when the Heroes star was filming for Racing Stripes, a movie about a zebra her character trains to race against horses.
  
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• Major Aussie hotel chain Quest issues urgent warning to customers after data breach

  19-08-2026 07:43 via dailymail.com
  
  Compromised data included full names, email addresses and other contact details.
  
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• Rain is coming but Met warns it won’t ‘solve drought overnight’

  19-08-2026 07:33 via metro.co.uk
  
  Remember when it used to rain in the UK? Us neither (Picture: Getty)The UK will see showers over the coming days, but the rain is ‘not going to solve the drought situation overnight’.Some areas in the country will have the first meaningful rain for a long time this week, the Met Office said, after a summer of heatwaves and dry weather has left many areas facing water shortages.However, they said the rainfall would not be a ‘huge amount’ and ‘highly hit and miss fro
  
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• UK high street chain launches 'everything must go' sale as 150 stores face closure

  19-08-2026 07:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The WHSmith high street arm was sold last year and rebranded as TG Jones to try and save the business, but next month a branches in Swindon and Southend-on-Sea are set to shut
  
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• Midwest construction worker died nightmarishly claustrophobic death while working in storm drain

  19-08-2026 07:20 via dailymail.com
  
  A 'deep and dangerous' trench left one construction worker dead and two injured in Ohio while they were replacing a storm drain.
  
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• Florida mother poured hot WAX on her children... then started fire in kitchen while they were inside, investigators say

  19-08-2026 07:13 via dailymail.com
  
  Meliza Campos-Sanchez, 26, was arrested on Monday after a shocking Instagram video captured the moment she appeared to drop hot wax on her little girls.
  
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• Warning that mammoth nationwide blackout could last 18 MONTHS as power grid's appalling weak spots exposed

  19-08-2026 07:05 via dailymail.com
  
  The former head of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has laid bare the devastating potential impact of infrastructure vulnerabilities.
  
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• Women are ‘sick’ of hearing this two-word phrase from men on dates

  19-08-2026 07:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Talk about bleh… (Picture: Getty Images)An attractive man standing by the bar catches your eye. He’s funny, over 6ft, and doesn’t work in finance.Things are going well and you’re seconds away from suggesting another round of drinks.
  But then he hits you with a line so cringeworthy, you instantly develop ick-induced tonsillitis: ‘You’re dangerous’. Ew.On social media, a number of women have confessed that this two-word phrase can totally ruin a romantic
  
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• Man found dead in public car park in Truro as police make arrest

  19-08-2026 07:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The death of a 41-year-old man in Truro, Cornwall is currently being treated as unexplained and significant enquiries remain ongoing to establish the circumstances
  
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• I’ve been to over 100 vineyards, but there’s one I’d go back to in a heartbeat 

  19-08-2026 07:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Metro’s drinks columnist Rob Buckhaven lets us in on a secret wine haven (Picture: Getty Images)I’ve been to an absurd number of vineyards.  In fact, I’ve visited over 100. That’s not meant to be a flex. As a drinks columnist, I’m just lucky to be invited on some pretty amazing work trips.  You name it, from England, France, Spain, Greece, Portugal, Italy, Romania, Argentina, South Africa to Thailand, I’ve probably been there and tried a t
  
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• Christian charity says Jews practice ‘black magic’ while ‘absolute r******’ turn to Islam

  19-08-2026 07:00 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 PageA Christian church has been reported after an online sermon shows a reverend describing Judaism as a ‘demonic cult’, before adding that ‘absolute r******’ turn to Islam.
  The Emmanuel Free Church of England in Morecambe, which is a registered charity, claimed Judaism was a ‘false religion’ in a sermon led by Reverend Brett
  
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• Aussie small business owner's desperate plea as she warns high streets are becoming ghost towns

  19-08-2026 06:54 via dailymail.com
  
  A yoga studio in Sydney's southeast says restrictive parking rules are hurting local businesses.
  
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• Albanese government unveils huge super changes following First Guardian collapse

  19-08-2026 06:49 via dailymail.com
  
  The government has announced an overhaul of superannuation - following the collapse of First Guardian.
  
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• AFL star John Barnes joins Pauline Hanson's One Nation as a candidate

  19-08-2026 06:49 via dailymail.com
  
  One Nation have unveiled a star candidate, ahead of the upcoming Victorian state election.
  
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• Kolkata hotel fire: Nine dead, including child, after blaze rips through Shikha Inn Hotel

  19-08-2026 06:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police have yet to confirm the identities of the deceased, but it has been reported all nine are Bangladeshi citizens caught up in the inferno in India
  
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• Family of missing Manhattan grandmother reveal eerie texts they are receiving from her phone

  19-08-2026 06:39 via dailymail.com
  
  Alisa Goods, 63, went missing on August 8 while traveling to visit her longtime friend Roger John, her family said.
  
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• Wyoming Republicans REJECT family values man after Daily Mail's exposé of his racy social media follows

  19-08-2026 06:38 via dailymail.com
  
  Wyoming Christian-values Republican gubernatorial candidate Brent Bien, exposed by the Daily Mail l over his campaign accounts following sexually suggestive social-media profiles loses.
  
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• Mushroom killer Erin Patterson's lawyers claim 'catastrophic blunder' caused unfair trial

  19-08-2026 06:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The infamous mushroom killer Erin Patterson, 51, has returned to court on appeal after she was found guilty last September for murdering her in-laws with a poisoned beef Wellington
  
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• The Sussex hotel with wood-fired saunas, a shimmering lake and food grown in the garden

  19-08-2026 06:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  A small patch of heaven in East Sussex (Picture: Sophie-May Williams)I’m floating on a paddleboard on a shimmering lake, surrounded by ancient woodland. The sun sparkles on the water, its soft ripples sending lily pads gliding past. This, I think, is heaven.I’m spending the weekend at Crafted at Powdermills, a boutique country hotel in Battle, East Sussex.A stone’s throw from the ruined abbey that is the site of the legendary Battle of Hastings, this four-star ‘life-frie
  
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• Urgent search for Melbourne Lotto player who won $4milllion overnight

  19-08-2026 06:28 via dailymail.com
  
  An urgent search is underway for a mystery Melbourne Lotto player who is $4million richer after becoming the only division one winner in Tuesday night's Oz Lotto draw.
  
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• Cruise ship chaos as child, 9, 'hit by drunk passenger' after fight breaks out

  19-08-2026 06:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police have now charged two people in connection with the incident with multiple offences each, and warned guests to behave responsibly onboard
  
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• GCSE results day 2026: Times, grade boundaries, resits and appeals – full guide

  19-08-2026 06:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Students will collect their GCSE results from schools across the UK this week, while many will be accessing their results online for the first time
  
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• London fire live: Bermondsey blaze involves 50 tonnes of waste

  19-08-2026 05:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A massive fire has erupted at a waste facility in Deptford/Bermondsey in south-east London, with people sharing footage online of huge flames and plumes of smoke rising over the skyline
  
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• Donald Trump pauses tariffs on Canada at 11th hour and claims they have agreed 'deal'

  19-08-2026 05:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Keystone XL pipeline was a planned 1,200-mile project intended to move up to 830,000 barrels of crude oil from Alberta, Canada to Nebraska, US per day but was scrapped by former US President Joe Biden
  
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• Inside Britain’s ‘drone capital’ where weapons built to hammer Russia are made

  19-08-2026 05:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Uncrewed Systems Centre at Panattoni Park, described as Europe's largest drone testing facility, opened earlier this month. The town's growing reputation as a centre for military drone manufacturing has sparked opposition from some locals
  
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• Horrifying moment lone female jogger is chased by man wearing Chucky doll mask

  19-08-2026 05:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A man in a Chucky mask has terrorised a city in the US, chasing after multiple victims and asking a jogger who he pursued: 'Are you ready to die?'
  
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• Fresh twist in the Adam Peaty and Holly Ramsay drama - as his devastated mother faces 'heartbreaking dilemma'

  19-08-2026 05:17 via dailymail.com
  
  Becoming a grandparent is a rollercoaster for anyone; the intense joy at the arrival of a new baby, the concern for your own child, and the knowledge that your lives are about to change forever.
  
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• NATO's three-point plan to stop Russian invasion revealed after Putin threatens alliance

  19-08-2026 05:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  NATO said does not intend to conquer Russia, but rather push back against attacking Russian attacking forces
  
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