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• Father died after jumping from house during blaze

  17-01-2017 22:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  John Wilson, 63, died in August last year following the explosion in his home on Curzon Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, which destroyed the house and two neighbouring properties.
  
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• British father is arrested over fight with taxi drivers in Thailand 'sparked by argument with transgender women' during holiday to celebrate daughter's 17th birthday

  23-06-2026 13:28 via dailymail.com
  
  Benny Paul Connolly had been celebrating his daughter's 17th birthday in Pattaya, Thailand when he began arguing with bar staff in the early hours of Friday.
  
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• Why does the SNP need £19,000 worth of luxury pens? Moment Peter Murrell was caught out as videos show Nicola Sturgeon's ex-husband refusing to answer police over embezzlement

  23-06-2026 13:26 via dailymail.com
  
  Brazen Peter Murrell refused to comment as detectives grilled him about his embezzlement - and what he would say to party members who were victims of his theft.
  
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• One bedtime habit that could improve your sleep amid UK heatwave

  23-06-2026 13:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Instead of scrolling social media, improve your sleep quality and boost next-day productivity with one simple swap
  
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• Ex-rugby star, 40, was found dead in Florence hotel room after he beat girlfriend while 'high on drink and drugs', inquest hears

  23-06-2026 13:26 via dailymail.com
  
  The naked body of Ricky Bibey, 40, was discovered in the room at the Continentale Hotel in the Italian city on July 16, 2022.
  
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• England vs Ghana LIVE: Team news, flag issue and racism apology as Three Lions eye World Cup knockouts

  23-06-2026 13:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  ENGLAND VS GHANA: The Three Lions travel to Boston to take on African side Ghana as Thomas Tuchel aims to secure a spot in the knockout stages of the 2026 World Cup
  
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• Millions of Sydney commuters to benefit financially under measures announced in NSW Budget

  23-06-2026 13:25 via dailymail.com
  
  Treasurer Daniel Mookhey handed down the NSW state Budget on Tuesday.
  
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• Learning lessons from Albo? Queensland's Liberal National government delivers Budget with mild cost-of-living relief but no tax hits

  23-06-2026 13:25 via dailymail.com
  
  Typical household electricity prices are forecast to fall seven to 10 per cent in 2026/27 and small business bills by eight to 14 per cent.
  
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• Murder probe launched after girl, 14, found dead in beauty spot park

  23-06-2026 13:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Schoolgirl Lilly Jones, 14, was reported missing by her worried family before police discovered a body late on Monday night in the Duffryn Park area of Blaina, near Ebbw Vale, South Wales.
  
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• Mother and boyfriend sexually assaulted and murdered two-year-old daughter, fracturing 21 bones in her body during 'campaign of violence', court hears

  23-06-2026 13:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Isabelle Rose Welsh had been 'violently assaulted' for weeks in the run-up to her death in September last year, Teesside Crown Court was told.
  
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• How Andy Burnham's wife went on disastrous Blind Date show while the pair were dating

  23-06-2026 13:24 via dailymail.com
  
  The married couple first met as students at Cambridge University in 1989 - but their early romance had to overcome one unusual hurdle that was broadcast to millions.
  
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• Dementia risk linked to eating 1 type of food, research shows

  23-06-2026 13:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  This food may come at a cost to your brain health.
  
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• Manhunt for Brit after body of murdered model, 36, is found in a suitcase in Colombian apartment

  23-06-2026 13:23 via dailymail.com
  
  Police are searching for a British man over the death of a 36-year-old model whose body was found inside a suitcase in an apartment in Colombia.  
  
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• Police hunt British man as body of Colombian model found stuffed into suitcase

  23-06-2026 13:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The remains of Natalia Villalba Angarita, 36, were found by cleaning staff concealed inside a grey suitcase in the bathroom of a Bogotá apartment with the shower still running
  
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• No reward for failure, Keir? PM under pressure to keep promise not to hand out resignation honours

  23-06-2026 13:17 via dailymail.com
  
  Prime Ministers typically compile a list of gongs when they quit, often rewarding close aides and political allies.
  
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• Female tourists at French music festival where women were injected with rape drugs describe being attacked and say it was 'like an apocalypse'

  23-06-2026 13:14 via dailymail.com
  
  Videos circulating on social media show groups of young men smashing up cars and brawling in the streets, while piles of litter line the pavements.
  
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• Tesco security guard who choked on doughnut and collapsed at work tragically dies

  23-06-2026 13:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mohamed Nassar died 44 days after the incident, which left other Tesco staff members and customers at the New Bailey Street branch 'screaming'
  
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• The deadly sequence of events that put two commuter trains on a collision course, explained down to the last detail by DEEP DIVE

  23-06-2026 13:04 via dailymail.com
  
  It was Britain's worst rail disaster in 20 years. A Luton Airport Express service ploughed into the back of a stationary train travelling towards London shortly after 5pm on June 19, 2026.
  
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• UN chief warns London is ‘cooking’ amid unprecedented heatwave

  23-06-2026 13:02 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 PageThe United Nations chief has warned that London is ‘cooking’ while issuing a sobering reminder of the dangers of fossil fuels.UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres referenced Charles Dickens’ novel A Tale Of Two Cities in a major address at London Climate Action Week as the capital swelters in a severe heatwave.‘London isn’t jus
  
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• UK bank gives customers 'welcome' news 'from today'

  23-06-2026 13:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The cuts begin today, Tuesday
  
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• Mum sent teen son sweet text message at exactly same time as he was caught in deadly current before drowning

  23-06-2026 13:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Vanessa Abbess is joining forces with the Mirror's 'Save Lives for Sam' campaign after her son drowning in a fierce rip current in the May 2023 half term holidays
  
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• Hot nights keeping you awake? Simba sale cuts mattress prices by 25%

  23-06-2026 13:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  If you need a new mattress, summer duvet, cooling bedding or pillows – now’s the time! (Picture: Metro/Simba/Getty)
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  I don’t know you but I have had more sleepless nights than I have M&S picky bits for dinner in the last few weeks, and it’s because of one thing – the El Niño heatwave. So,
  
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• The best places with air conditioning to take your baby or toddler in London

  23-06-2026 12:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Stay out of the sun with these days out (Picture: PinPep, Frameless London)With temperatures set to hit 37 degrees this week, Londoners are bound to be cranky. And I’m not just talking about the adults.The UK heatwave can be especially hard for babies and toddlers, who aren’t able to regulate their body temperatures as effectively as grown-ups and don’t quite understand what’s going on.If your household is anything like mine, sleep schedules have already been abandoned f
  
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• The unusual items America is burying in a time capsule to mark its 250th anniversary

  23-06-2026 12:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  The America250 Time Capsule team in Philadelphia before the items are buried (Picture: America250 /Cover Media)A steel time capsule containing hundreds of artefacts, documents and cultural treasures will be buried in Philadelphia as part of celebrations to mark the United States’ 250th anniversary.Known as America’s Time Capsule, the archive was commissioned by Congress and will be interred on July 4, exactly 250 years since the adoption of the Declaration of Independence.Among the
  
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• FIFA's England flag ban at World Cup called out as upset MP takes action in Parliament

  23-06-2026 12:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A group of Barrow fans were prohibited from taking an England flag into the Three Lions' World Cup opener with Croatia due to a bizarre ruling, with an MP bringing up matters in Parliament
  
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• Humourless Labour MPs condemn Royal Mail joke about Keir Starmer needing to redirect his post after quitting as PM

  23-06-2026 12:54 via dailymail.com
  
  Following Sir Keir's tearful speech on Monday - in which he set out a timetable for his departure - Royal Mail were quick to make light of the latest Westminster drama.
  
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• Drowning deaths soar in France as Europe buckles in peak of heatwave

  23-06-2026 12:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Forty people have drowned in heatwave-related deaths in France since last Thursday, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu says.
  
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• Tesco security guard, 58, dies after choking on doughnut in front of colleagues and customers at work

  23-06-2026 12:51 via dailymail.com
  
  Mohamed Nassar, 58, suffered a cardiac arrest following the incident while working at the Tesco Express store on New Bailey Street in Salford on May 8.
  
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• Simon Caulder travel alert as train passengers told to make a swap urgently

  23-06-2026 12:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The travel specialist has issued a plea for anyone travelling by train over the coming days
  
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• Doctor warns massively popular health drink 'trend' could be leaving you exhausted

  23-06-2026 12:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  He said during a trip to Manchester he found 'every single woman and a lot of men' enjoying the drink but it could have health consequences
  
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