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• 'England can do something special'

  20-01-2015 22:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Andrew Flintoff on England's World Cup hopes, how English cricket can learn from the Big Bash - and feeling like Superman.
  
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• Dragons' Den star Steven Bartlett set to double his money on £8.5million Cape Town property as locals accuse him of 'flipping' the home and driving up house prices

  09-08-2026 00:33 via dailymail.com
  
  But there is one enterprise that BBC Dragons' Den star Steven Bartlett is less vocal about - upsetting the locals in South Africa by driving up property prices.
  
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• Burnham 'preparing to ditch use of Union flag on Labour branding' to appease party's 'unpatriotic' left-wing

  09-08-2026 00:31 via dailymail.com
  
  The Prime Minister faced claims that he would ditch Sir Keir Starmer's policy of putting the national flag at the heart of the party's image.
  
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• UFO files claim 'dead spaceman' found inside mysterious metal sphere after it crashed to Earth

  09-08-2026 00:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  US government officials launched an investigation into bizarre claims that a 'dead spaceman' was found inside a metal sphere that fell to Earth in Brazil, the latest UFO files reveal
  
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• Farage left 'horrified by very serious policing error' as Ann Widdecombe counter-terror detectives reopen their probe into bid to firebomb his home

  08-08-2026 23:58 via dailymail.com
  
  Counter-terrorism police said they had 'identified a line of inquiry' about the attack which was 'not identified and pursued... at the time'.
  
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• The real reason crime boss Daniel Kinahan is being flown home on the Government jet revealed as UNPRECEDENTED security operation launched ahead of Ireland's most wanted criminal's court appearance

  08-08-2026 23:57 via dailymail.com
  
  One minister said of the operation: 'We will have air and sea control, guns everywhere. It will be a ring of steel that has not been seen since the Provos.'
  
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• Car bomb attack targets south-west Colombia day after president takes office

  08-08-2026 23:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The blast, which targeted a toll plaza on the Pan-American Highway in Colombia, came hours after conservative newcomer Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in as president
  
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• Iran issues Trump 'surrender document' with nine conditions to reopen Strait of Hormuz

  08-08-2026 23:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The nine conditions were reported by Iranian media and come as Tehran insists the strategic waterway will remain closed until Washington "corrects its behaviour"
  
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• Outraged Harry Potter fans force diversion of £430,000,000 energy project

  08-08-2026 23:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Dobby’s final resting place has become a tourist attraction for Harry Potter fans (Picture: Warner Bros./Getty Images)Harry Potter fans have proven there’s clearly power in numbers, as their joint outrage forced the diversion of a multi-million-pound energy project.It has emerged that plans for a £430million Greenlink interconnector to carry solar and wind power to Ireland from the UK sparked fury from die-hard fans of JK Rowling’s books and their movie adaptations.Origi
  
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• Andy Burnham promises crackdown on costly subscription traps and 'rip-off discounts'

  08-08-2026 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister will bring forward 'easy to exit' rules, making it less painful for consumers to cancel subscriptions and avoid automatic renewal at a higher cost
  
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• Royal Navy steps up Russia patrols as US warns Putin could attack a NATO country within weeks

  08-08-2026 23:25 via dailymail.com
  
  US officials fear Russia wants to test the alliance's resolve by mounting a small land incursion or launching cyber attacks across Eastern Europe at any time from this autumn to 2029.
  
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• Woman shares urgent warning after suffering second-degree burns on hands after making a COCKTAIL

  08-08-2026 23:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Haley Peacock, a New York designer, suffered severe burns while celebrating her boyfriend's birthday with a group of friends, with blisters eventually ballooning to the size of golf balls.
  
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• Reform to punish councils that flout Supreme Court ruling on single-sex spaces

  08-08-2026 23:23 via dailymail.com
  
  Robert Jenrick has told The Mail on Sunday town halls can 'wave goodbye to taxpayers' money' if they don't uphold the Supreme Court 's ruling that came into force last week.
  
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• Burnham's left-wing Net Zero secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh accused of 'classic champagne socialism' after it emerges she sends ALL of her children to private school

  08-08-2026 23:23 via dailymail.com
  
  This is despite Miatta Fahnbulleh championing Labour's decision to slap VAT on public school fees - a policy blamed for making private education unaffordable for thousands of other parents.
  
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• Farage left 'horrified by very serious policing error' as Ann Widdecombe murder detectives reopen their probe into bid to firebomb his home

  08-08-2026 23:22 via dailymail.com
  
  Counter-terrorism police said they had 'identified a line of inquiry' about the attack which was 'not identified and pursued... at the time'.
  
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• EastEnders legend Kellie Bright quits Linda Carter role after 13 years

  08-08-2026 23:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  Linda has been a staple of the Square for 13 years (Picture: BBC / Jack Barnes / Kieron McCarron)It truly is the end of an EastEnders era as Linda Carter star Kellie Bright is set to leave Walford after 13 years.The actress, who made her Walford debut as Queen Vic landlady Linda back in 2013 alongside Danny Dyer’s Mick Carter, has been a true staple of Albert Square in the years since, becoming one of the show’s most recognisable faces.Linda swiftly earned her place among the ranks
  
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• Police launch manhunt after dozens of rare silver antiques are stolen from National Trust manor house

  08-08-2026 23:13 via dailymail.com
  
  Around 25 objects made of silver, brass and pewter were stolen from Baddesley Clinton, near Solihull, Warwickshire,  the former historic home of the Ferrers family.
  
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• Voters say mental health support over benefit cuts is best way to get young back into work

  08-08-2026 23:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The survey for More in Common found the most popular measure for getting young people with mental health conditions back into work is to increase access to support
  
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• Andy Burnham kicks off summer tour of UK to hear from voters on cost of living

  08-08-2026 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Prime Minister Andy Burnham tells The Mirror he'll be spending the month 'out of Westminster and into your town' to ask people 'what would actually make your life better?'
  
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• 'Coronation Street' rapist's cause of death behind bars confirmed

  08-08-2026 22:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Andrew Davies, dubbed 'The Coronation Street rapist,' was handed 13 life sentences for raping 13 women and an additional 56 years for other offences after striking terror across the north
  
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• David Lammy plots bid to be London mayor if Sadiq Khan decides not to run for fourth term

  08-08-2026 22:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Mr Lammy, ousted from Cabinet when Andy Burnham entered No 10, is understood to believe the sinking fortunes of Zack Polanski's Greens mean Labour is 'back in play' for the mayoralty.
  
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• Naked champion swimmer accused of beating security guard to death in Hawaii

  08-08-2026 22:48 via dailymail.com
  
  Legend Storer, 20, of Lahaina, has pleaded not guilty to the death of Sands of Kahana security guard, Michael Dyer, 63.
  
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• Insiders say far from being too 'blokeish', Andy Burnham is surrounded by 'Mean Girls' atmosphere as PM's top team of female ministers vie for his ear

  08-08-2026 22:48 via dailymail.com
  
  The effect, according to one long-standing Burnham ally, has been to create 'a bit of a Mean Girls atmosphere'.
  
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• Florida man accused of cutting off teen's oxygen supply over lobster dispute breaks silence on attempted murder charge

  08-08-2026 22:46 via dailymail.com
  
  A criminal complaint painted a damning picture of 51-year-old Michael Simpson's alleged attempted murder of a teenager. Simpson called the accusations '100 percent not true' on Friday.
  
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• Urgent hunt to find 'violent' attacker after woman 'seriously sexually assaulted by man riding delivery bike'

  08-08-2026 22:44 via dailymail.com
  
  The 'violent offender', who was of West Asian or Eastern European heritage, reportedly carried out the assault at around 11.30pm on Thursday in West Barnes, police said.
  
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• New IRA terrorists plan to drive migrants out of Ireland with campaign of violence, intelligence officials reveal

  08-08-2026 22:24 via dailymail.com
  
  The plan by the New IRA comes in the wake of the disturbances on the streets of Northern Ireland in June following the stabbing of Stephen Ogilvie
  
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• Search for Everest team to bring body known as 'Green Boots' home after 30 years frozen near summit

  08-08-2026 22:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. Dorje Morup died on an expedition up Mount Everest over 30 years ago - his body is finally set to be returned to his family after his 'green boots' became a grim landmark
  
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• Moment stalker is found hiding under the bed by armed police after hitting three people while speeding

  08-08-2026 22:22 via dailymail.com
  
  Joseph Wicks, 27, of Colchester, mounted the pavement and hit three people in a Fiat 500 on Queen Street on November 30 last year.
  
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• Seven men, aged 31 to 73, are arrested after 'murder' of father, 56, during mass brawl

  08-08-2026 22:18 via dailymail.com
  
  Tony Jones, 56, suffered life-threatening injuries in the incident in Mill Street, Pontnewynydd, near Pontypool, Gwent on Thursday evening.
  
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• BBC snooped on staff emails 73 times last year amid internal leak inquiries

  08-08-2026 22:15 via dailymail.com
  
  Figures obtained by The Mail on Sunday show that in 2025 the broadcaster probed email accounts 73 times, compared with just 42 incidents the previous year.
  
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