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• End to topless Page Three 'overdue'

  20-01-2015 22:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Sun's apparent decision to stop featuring pictures of topless women on Page Three is welcomed by campaigners and MPs as "long overdue".
  
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• Clacton by-election result live: Nigel Farage refuses to attend by-election result as statement issued

  14-08-2026 06:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nigel Farage announced he would become the first successful Parliamentary candidate in over 40 years to miss his victory declaration, instead partying with supporters at an invite-only 'Farage Fest'
  
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• Two children suffer kidney failure after contracting infection linked to Melbourne petting zoo - as one toddler is left with permanent brain damage

  14-08-2026 06:51 via dailymail.com
  
  Two children have been hospitalised with kidney failure after contracting a severe bacterial infection linked to visits to the same petting zoo in Melbourne.
  
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• Stourbridge fires live: Child among 10 injured as Andy Burnham issues wildfire update

  14-08-2026 06:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A total of 11 wildfires have broken out in the West Midlands, with a child injured in Stourbridge and six homes gutted by fire
  
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• Man uses screwdriver to kill wife and daughter, 7, in horror nursery attack

  14-08-2026 06:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nathan Brown, 41, is also thought to be responsible for killing a 78-year-old woman at another address nearby earlier in the day before he stabbed his family members
  
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• Kansas students forced off their phones as new law bans devices all day in statewide crackdown

  14-08-2026 06:27 via dailymail.com
  
  Kansas Governor Laura Kelly signed a law banning all personal devices during the school day that will be in effect for the first time this school year.
  
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• Chinese heiress LanLan spotted at Sydney police station in $26,000 outfit - as questions remain over her mysterious wealth

  14-08-2026 06:24 via dailymail.com
  
  It is now more than 12 months since 24-year-oldLanLan Yang allegedly crashed her $1.5m Tiffany blue Rolls into a Mercedes being driven by radio host Kyle Sandilands's regular chauffeur.
  
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• Pauline Hanson struggles to name leaders of Australian allies: 'I can't remember'

  14-08-2026 06:23 via dailymail.com
  
  The One Nation leader struggled to name the leaders of Indonesia and Japan , both vital allies for Australia, during an interview.
  
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• Met Office maps show heavy rain in 10 UK regions on Friday

  14-08-2026 06:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It's set to be a 'thundery' end to the country's fifth heatwave, which has brought 38C temperatures, more wildfires, deepening drought fears, and concerns for nurses collapsing on baking hot wards
  
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• American missionary kidnapped overseas is released and heading back to the US, report says

  14-08-2026 06:06 via dailymail.com
  
  Kevin Rideout, a 50-year-old pilot, was kidnapped in October outside his home in Niger's capital, Niamey, while working with an evangelical group.
  
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• Penny Wong launches blistering attack on Pauline Hanson over her vision for Australia: 'Seeks to divide for clicks and votes'

  14-08-2026 06:04 via dailymail.com
  
  Penny Wong has unleashed on Pauline Hanson.
  
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• We had a week of incredible sex — but now I can’t stop crying

  14-08-2026 06:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  This week’s diarist is about to break-off her long-distance relationship (Picture: Myles Goode)Welcome to How I Do It, the series in which we give you a seven-day sneak peek into the sex life of a stranger.This week we hear from Anika*, a 24-year-old marketing professional in London, who is about to break up with her long-distance boyfriend.‘I met Leo* on a holiday in Da Nang, Vietnam,’ she says. ‘We were both at university at the time and travelling durin
  
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• I found the best ‘travelmaxxing’ destination — city, beach and mountains all in one week

  14-08-2026 06:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  The country’s rich culture is on display at the many museums, in its carpet making, nature, and much more… (Picture: Sadie Whitelocks)Flicking through my camera roll at the airport, it’s difficult to fathom everything I’d packed into less than a week.There are shots of me soaking up the beach, living it up at a music festival, and checking into the luxurious confines of the Ritz-Carlton, then out on the streets of an ancient yet ultra-modern city.The final images show m
  
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• House of the Dragon has a woman problem that needs fixing

  14-08-2026 06:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) appears to be following a familiar path (Picture: HBO)Warning: spoilers ahead for House of the Dragon.Here we go again: a woman descending into madness when given power. We saw it with the once-great Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones, and now, inevitably, the most formerly likeable female character in House of the Dragon, Rhaenyra Targaryen, is beginning her steep downward trajectory into hysteria. Of course. Now there’s not much HBO could d
  
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• Anthony Albanese jokes how Australia could 'take over' New Zealand and reveals it is in our constitution

  14-08-2026 05:48 via dailymail.com
  
  The Prime Minister, who appeared on Osborne's Bush Deep show in July, said Australia could assume control of New Zealand under the Constitution.
  
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• Trains to busy UK airport stopped for 9 days - 'leave extra time'

  14-08-2026 05:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Metro to the regional airport will close for nine days while repairs are carried out on the tracks, stations and cabling - this comes after a revamp to the airport
  
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• American missionary kidnapped overseas is released and heading back to the US

  14-08-2026 05:34 via dailymail.com
  
  Kevin Rideout, a 50-year-old pilot, was kidnapped in October outside his home in Niger's capital, Niamey, while working with an evangelical group.
  
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• Father-of-three, 51, is left brain-damaged after steel plate falls off lorry... and driver gets £100 fine

  14-08-2026 05:30 via dailymail.com
  
  WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Anthony Moore was minutes from home when the 5kg solid steel plate crashed through the windscreen of his Ford Ranger, striking his head.
  
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• Aboriginal traditional owners win rights over vast tract of land twice the size of Singapore after decades-long legal battle

  14-08-2026 05:27 via dailymail.com
  
  A tract of country twice the size of Singapore has been returned to traditional owners.
  
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• Aboriginal traditional owners win  rights over vast tract of land twice the size of Singapore after decades-long legal battle

  14-08-2026 05:17 via dailymail.com
  
  A tract of country twice the size of Singapore has been returned to traditional owners.
  
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• Kansas school kids ordered to lock their phones away all day under controversial new policy

  14-08-2026 05:16 via dailymail.com
  
  Kansas Governor Laura Kelly signed a law banning all personal devices during the school day that will be in effect for the first time this school year.
  
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• He's been to shell and back! Rhossi, one of the world's rarest turtles, is FLOWN home after washing up on UK beach

  14-08-2026 05:08 via dailymail.com
  
  Rhossi, a Kemp's ridley sea turtle, was found close to death by a local dog on Traeth Llydan in Anglesey in December 2023.
  
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• Congresswoman Lauren Boebert's 21-year-old son pleads guilty to child abuse charges

  14-08-2026 04:40 via dailymail.com
  
  Congresswoman Lauren Boebert's 21-year-old son has reportedly accepted a plea deal that would see him serve just 30 days behind bars for child abuse.
  
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• Mystery as body found near site where California nurse vanished 'unlikely' to be missing mom, cops say

  14-08-2026 04:32 via dailymail.com
  
  Human remains found at Palomar Mountain State Park on Wednesday have 'likely no connection' to Angelica Brophy. The ER nurse and mom vanished more than a month ago.
  
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• Streets locked down in Parramatta, Sydney as police launch major operation

  14-08-2026 04:31 via dailymail.com
  
  Officers were called to a building on Parkes Street in Parramatta on Friday at 11.20am.
  
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• Perez Hilton's sister gives horrifying eyewitness account of his self-harm livestream and her desperate attempt to prevent his children from seeing

  14-08-2026 04:27 via dailymail.com
  
  Hilton, 48, was taken to the hospital in Miami last Tuesday after the police received emergency calls alerting them to a potential suicide attempt.
  
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• Street locked down in Parramatta, Sydney as police launch major operation

  14-08-2026 04:18 via dailymail.com
  
  Officers were called to a building on Parkes Street in Parramatta on Friday at 11.20am.
  
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• Clacton by-election result live: Nigel Farage won't attend count as 'police warn of plans to disrupt declaration'

  14-08-2026 04:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Polls closed at 10pm in the Clacton by-election - triggered after Nigel Farage's resignation from the Commons in the midst of a Commons probe over his finances. Follow the latest updates below
  
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• Aussie cops deliver baby girl in back seat of car after panicked dad pulls over

  14-08-2026 04:16 via dailymail.com
  
  Queensland police officers helped safely deliver a baby girl in the back seat of a car parked outside a police station
  
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• Former 2GB staffer describes 'starstruck' meeting with Alan Jones during trial

  14-08-2026 04:05 via dailymail.com
  
  Alan Jones is fighting allegations he indecently assaulted or sexually touched six men.
  
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