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• Fight or flight: Why is the hen harrier facing 'extinction by persecution' in England?

  13-06-2015 22:48
  
  Steve Garnett was first to spot the figures crouched on a ridgeline in the middle distance. Sitting in the heather scanning for birds of prey, the RSPB warden had noticed that we were being watched.
  
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• Putin vows revenge after Zelensky resumes attacks on refineries following fury over Trump's 'betrayal' - as Ukraine 'runs out of Patriot interceptors'

  15-10-2026 19:55 via dailymail.com
  
  The Ukrainian attacks targeting Russian oil comes after Zelensky's fury at US President Trump for signing a 'treacherous' deal with Putin to buy Russian diesel on Friday.
  
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• First picture of woman, 26, stabbed to death in Manchester street

  15-10-2026 19:47 via metro.co.uk
  
  Alisha Samuels who died following a stabbing incident in Manchester (Picture: GMP/the Press Association)A 26-year-old woman stabbed to death in Manchester has been pictured for the first time.Alisha Samuels was found with fatal knife injuries after a disturbance on Dorking Avenue at about 2am on Thursday.She was pronounced dead at the scene.A 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder.Another man aged 61 and a woman aged 38 have also been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender,
  
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• Students 'considering selling drugs and turning to OnlyFans' as they face cost of living crunch

  15-10-2026 19:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Students have considered selling drugs and have turned to OnlyFans in a desperate bid to make the money they need to study, with some saying they have also skipped meals
  
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• Mid-air brawl erupts on Ryanair flight to Ibiza as police race to meet plane

  15-10-2026 19:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A fight broke out between passengers on a Ryanair flight from London Stansted to Ibiza, with police waiting to arrest one man when the plane landed
  
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• 'My beloved sister was murdered 50 years ago - now I know who killed her'

  15-10-2026 19:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Patricia Black vanished after being walked to the bus stop after a trip to the pub - 50 years later her brother claims his missing sister was killed and has called on people to come forward
  
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• RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: The name Littlejohn is dying out. When you don't have a shared history and culture you don't have a country any more

  15-10-2026 19:31 via dailymail.com
  
  According to the 'Is Your Surname Dying Out?' search tool gizmo on DailyMail.com, only four babies born in Britain in 2025 had the surname Littlejohn.
  
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• Who are the Cornell 7? The frat boys at the center of alleged gang rape that sickened America

  15-10-2026 19:30 via dailymail.com
  
  A slew of text messages between Jane Doe, the frat boys, and her friends have shed light on the complicated relationships and appalling nature of the alleged gang rape.
  
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• Baby girl's body found washed up on shoreline is DNA tested in bid to trace parents - as police beg for mother of 'Ceri' to come forward

  15-10-2026 19:29 via dailymail.com
  
  The infant's remains were discovered by a member of the public near Siliwen Road in Bangor, Gwynedd on the afternoon of Sunday, September 27.
  
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• Manchester stabbing – latest: Woman found 'murdered' after 'screams' is named

  15-10-2026 19:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Alisha Samuels, 26, was found with serious injuries consistent with a stabbing after police were called to Dorking Avenue, Manchester, at 2am - a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder
  
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• Driest spell in more than 100 years leaves parts of UK in severe drought - what it means for households

  15-10-2026 19:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Water companies have been told to step up drought planning as parts of southern England face severe conditions. With two reservoirs below a fifth of their capacity - here's what households need to know
  
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• Texas man discovers 'live and active' World War II grenades in estate sale haul

  15-10-2026 19:23 via dailymail.com
  
  Austin police confirmed that there were six live, roughly 80-year-old grenades in the box that were in a fairly good condition.
  
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• Ousted Kimberly Guilfoyle suffers brutal new humiliation at hands of Greek president... as insiders fear a 'brazen' revenge and reveal details of Trump firing: 'Never seen such a violent beheading'

  15-10-2026 19:16 via dailymail.com
  
  Her ignominious fall came within days of a report alleging she had asked Trump donor Eric Deters to pay a $100,000 credit card bill shortly before her July 2025 Senate confirmation hearing.
  
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• Scientists have a date for when the ‘world will end’ and it’s on a very unlucky day

  15-10-2026 19:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  Might still need to go into the office, though (Picture: Getty Images)Here’s one for your Microsoft Outlook calendar: The world will end on November 13, 2026. Yes, Friday the 13th.That doomsday date is according to a research paper published in Science, a leading scientific journal, in 1960.University of Illinois researchers came to this slightly bleak conclusion by looking at population figures.‘At this date, human population will approach infinity if it grows as it has grown
  
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• Man found dead by river after Truro Food Festival 'may have been assaulted'

  15-10-2026 19:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Abdellah 'Abby' Saber, 57, was found unconscious in what police called 'unexplained circumstances' after attending the Truro Food Festival last month
  
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• Tiger zoo to reopen after visitor was mauled to death as bosses ask public to be 'understanding and respectful' to staff

  15-10-2026 19:02 via dailymail.com
  
  William Chapman, 24, died on Saturday after climbing into a big cat's enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, where he was attacked by a 200kg Siberian tiger named Altai.
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's return in pictures as crowds in Nottingham welcome couple

  15-10-2026 19:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex returned to a city with special memories today for their first public engagement since moving back to Britain. The couple met young people, charity workers and some familiar faces
  
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• Ousted Kimberly Guilfoyle suffers brutal new humiliation at hands of Greek president... as insiders fear a 'brazen' revenge and reveal truth about Trump firing: 'Never seen such a violent beheading'

  15-10-2026 19:02 via dailymail.com
  
  Her ignominious fall came within days of a report alleging she had asked Trump donor Eric Deters to pay a $100,000 credit card bill shortly before her July 2025 Senate confirmation hearing.
  
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• Schoolboy, 11, died five months after being pulled from blaze caused by e-bike battery explosion, inquest hears

  15-10-2026 19:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Cole Leighton-Taylor suffered severe burns and was forced to undergo 70 operations following the blaze at his home near Chorley in Lancashire on January 6.
  
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• Police have now arrested 50 people in crackdown on gang violence in Middlesbrough following A66 crash - seizing three shotguns, two handguns and large sums of drugs and cash

  15-10-2026 18:59 via dailymail.com
  
  Police have arrested 50 people and seized weapons, drugs and money in the aftermath of the A66 crash, after the tragedy sparked a widespread crackdown on gang violence.
  
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• Defiant Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro rails against torture charges and denies claims Americans were asphyxiated and given electric shocks to the genitals...leading judge to stop him speaking

  15-10-2026 18:51 via dailymail.com
  
  The ousted strongman, 63, refused to directly enter a plea as he denounced the charges as 'false testimony against me' during a dramatic hearing in Manhattan.
  
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• Andy Burnham issues new statement and orders 'manual trawl' to uncover Man City documents

  15-10-2026 18:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham continues to face scrutiny over his dealings with Manchester City during his time in office as mayor
  
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• SHANE WATSON: Meghan's not playing it safe any more. She's back - in £3,300 of stealth wealth burgundy... without those pesky tights

  15-10-2026 18:43 via dailymail.com
  
  Today Meghan was wearing her hair in a tightly scraped back fashion ponytail and her outfit was a £3,386 textbook lesson in fashionable tonal dressing.
  
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• 'We're almost back to the age of Bertie when there was an adviser and a salary for everyone': Questions raised over Oireachtas chairs hiring their own 'special advisers', and what happens now

  15-10-2026 18:39 via dailymail.com
  
  Such roles for office-holders at Leinster House had been ended over a decade ago after former Ceann Comhairle John O'Donoghue resigned after controversy over his travel expenses.
  
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• Air Corps whistleblower who was asked to remove ASBESTOS while wearing only flip-flops, shorts and a gym vest claims some horror health conditions Defence Forces members contracted due to exposure to toxic chemicals

  15-10-2026 18:37 via dailymail.com
  
  It's also claimed that Several Defence Forces members became infertile and their partners had multiple miscarriages as they weren't properly protected while working at Casement Aerodrome.
  
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• Volodymyr Zelensky defies Donald Trump with major attack on Russian refinery

  15-10-2026 18:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump fell out with Volodymyr Zelensky again in the worst rift in months after the Ukrainian leader branded a US deal to buy Russian diesel a “gift” to Russian President Vladimir Putin
  
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• Building the Lego Venetian Neighbourhood may be more fun than holidaying there

  15-10-2026 18:34 via metro.co.uk
  
  Venetian Neighbourhood – as pretty as the real thing (Lego)Lego has unveiled one of their last big adult sets for Christmas and it’s a gigantic diorama of Venice, complete with canal and luxury villa.Visiting Venice can be the trip of a lifetime but it can also be a bit of a disappointment when you realise just how many visitors it gets and how much of a problem overtourism has become.It’s still an amazingly beautiful city though and that’s been captured perfectly by thi
  
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• Mother accused of killing son and husband at Great Wolf Lodge was resentful of the child and 'never wanted to get pregnant,' family members say

  15-10-2026 18:32 via dailymail.com
  
  Metallica Harrison was found at Great Wolf Lodge having harmed herself while her husband, Charles Harrison, and their son lay dead on beds in their hotel room.
  
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• Internet star banned from seeing ex-girlfriend after he was accused of tossing her over his shoulder against her will after she went to retrieve Roomba robot vacuum cleaner

  15-10-2026 18:31 via dailymail.com
  
  Internet star Bryce Hall was arrested on felony domestic violence charges after allegedly throwing his ex-girlfriend during a heated argument at his Las Vegas home.
  
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• Who are the Cornell 7? The young frat boys at the center of alleged gang rape that sickened America

  15-10-2026 18:28 via dailymail.com
  
  A slew of text messages between Jane Doe, the frat boys, and her friends have shed light on the complicated relationships and appalling nature of the alleged gang rape.
  
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