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• HMRC '£3,000 penalties' in inheritance tax crackdown

  08-06-2026 12:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Penalties can rise to £3,000
  
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• ABC boss defends decision to give Grace Tame a taxpayer-funded job - despite her comments about October 7

  09-06-2026 03:15 via dailymail.com
  
  ABC managing director Hugh Marks has publicly defended the broadcaster's decision to commission Grace Tame for a new taxpayer-funded podcast.
  
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• Amandeep was forced to sell her family home after working unpaid for ten weeks... her bosses have been ordered to pay her almost $50,000

  09-06-2026 03:10 via dailymail.com
  
  Amandeep Buaal, who worked for wholesaler The Fruit Hustle for nine years, said missing months of wages made it impossible to keep up with mortgage repayments.
  
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• Donald Trump booed by New York Knicks fans as he arrives at NBA Finals Game 3

  09-06-2026 03:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump was met with a chorus of boos and jeers from New York Knicks fans as he arrived at Madison Square Garden for NBA Finals Game 3 between the Knicks and San Antonio Spurs on Monday evening.
  
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• 'I would never take it that far!' Nigel Farage responds to 'bizarre' AI deepfakes of him fighting Bank of England chief Andrew Bailey on BBC Question Time set

  09-06-2026 03:06 via dailymail.com
  
  Nigel Farage was forced to deny he had a bust-up with the Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey on the set of Question Time after X was flooded with fake AI content.
  
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• Tragedy that led to wealthy consultant mother, father and terminally ill son falling to their death from luxury London tower block

  09-06-2026 03:05 via dailymail.com
  
  A mother, father and nine-year-old boy plunged to their deaths from a luxury high-rise in a suspected murder-suicide after their terminally ill son was discharged from hospital and sent home to die.
  
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• Popular Arizona lake forced to close after EVERY fish living in its waters dies

  09-06-2026 03:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Officials have estimated that 'approximately 100% of the fish population within the lake' died, turning the water toxic. Dramatic footage shows piles of decomposing fish along the lake's shoreline.
  
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• Why you always wake up between 2am and 3am — and what to do about it

  09-06-2026 03:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Can’t sleep? There are a few possible reasons why (Picture: Getty)‘Ahhh, it’s the morning,’ you say to yourself as you rise from your slumber. Until you roll over that is, and angrily realise it’s a good four or five hours earlier than you’d like it to be.According to Land of Beds’ 2026 UK Sleep Report, 88% of Brits are now waking up at least once every night, with a separate Dreams survey revealing 69% do so between 2am and 4am.Worse sti
  
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• Six arrested after 'brawl' at Epsom Races as ugly scenes captured on video

  09-06-2026 02:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police arrested six people after the 'huge brawl' broke out inside a stand at the course on Derby day, with a crowd of 28,500 people in attendance including the King and Queen
  
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• Iconic UK high street store closes after 38 years - 'floods of tears'

  09-06-2026 02:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The business, which opened in 1988, said government policies, mounting financial pressures, rising rent costs and ill health among the managing directors were the reasons it had to close
  
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• UK construction company plunges into liquidation after 40 years

  09-06-2026 02:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The company, based in Bolton, has been voluntarily wound up after a special resolution was passed and joint liquidators from Cowgills appointed to oversee the process
  
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• Trump says US will declare 'total victory' over Iran in the next two weeks

  09-06-2026 02:40 via dailymail.com
  
  President Donald Trump boasted in a call with South Carolina voters Monday night that the US will declare 'total victory' over Iran in the next two weeks.
  
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• Spying fears after 'secret camera is found in ceiling of Whitehall building where ministers approved China's mega embassy'

  09-06-2026 02:40 via dailymail.com
  
  The device was discovered by security officials working at Marsham Street in Victoria, London, a large office complex which houses the Home Office and the MHCLG.
  
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• Mystery as father, 46, is executed in front of his wife at Alabama mall, as his last words are revealed and suspect is arrested

  09-06-2026 02:40 via dailymail.com
  
  Stephen Justus 'Fro' Morrow, 46, was fatally gunned down at the Walmart shopping center in Sumiton in front of his wife just before 9pm on June 3.
  
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• Family suffer double tragedy as two relatives die in same river 12 years apart

  09-06-2026 02:38 via dailymail.com
  
  Michael Scott was left reliving a nightmare when he received a frantic phone call telling him his 16-year-old grandson Tyler Wilson had entered the water and not resurfaced.
  
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• Iran war live: Trump promises 'total victory' over Tehran in two weeks as ceasefire on brink

  09-06-2026 02:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  US President Donald Trump has said that his country will soon declare a "total victory" over Iran
  
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• Spencer Pratt eliminated from LA mayoral as woke rival surges into Karen Bass showdown

  09-06-2026 02:28 via dailymail.com
  
  Progressive challenger Nithya Raman will advance to a runoff against incumbent Democratic Mayor Karen Bass.
  
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• Inside the world's biggest curry house... in Stockport: 2,000 customers a night, 10,000 poppadoms a week and just £32 a head to feast like a king. How the Royal Nawaab became Britain's unlikeliest success story

  09-06-2026 02:24 via dailymail.com
  
  From a distance, it would appear a giant UFO has landed on the edge of Stockport and can't get home.
  
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• 'Hospitality is in survival mode': Labour tax rises and Iran war chaos have left industry on the brink as hotelier claims it 'feels like I'm working for Rachel Reeves'

  09-06-2026 02:13 via dailymail.com
  
  Surging energy prices caused by the Strait of Hormuz fiasco and Labour tax hikes have left profit margins at a minimum and businesses in the UK at breaking point.
  
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• Children under 12 to be banned from being left alone with dangerous dogs

  09-06-2026 02:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The new restrictions surrounding children and dangerous dogs are due to come into force on November 1 and will become part of the legal conditions for keeping an exempt dog
  
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• Games Inbox: What will be in the Nintendo Direct today?

  09-06-2026 02:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  It’s that time again (Nintendo)The Tuesday letters page struggles to understand the Xbox exclusivity policy, as a reader encourages more games to go head-to-head with GTA 6.Games Inbox is a collection of our readers’ letters, comments, and opinions. To join in with the discussions yourself email [email protected]
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  So the Nintendo Direct we’ve all been waiting for is finally here. 50 minutes of pure Nintendo showcase, ready to disappoint us all!Will the Z
  
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• Terrified British backpackers are caught in Bolivian 'warzone' protests with demonstrators throwing DYNAMITE around them

  09-06-2026 02:09 via dailymail.com
  
  British holidaymakers came face-to-face with the explosive unrest - dodging dynamite and tear gas - forcing many to change their plans or become stranded in the volatile country.
  
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• 'Perfect storm' hits house prices in the Cotswolds as demand for homes in some of Britain's most sought after postcodes plummets

  09-06-2026 02:08 via dailymail.com
  
  The exclusive Cotswolds may have hit its peak with property values having fallen 12 per cent between late 2022 and the end of last year, according to estate agents Savills.
  
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• The famous North London high street taken over by 'dodgy' Albanian bars: Locals besieged by round-the-clock noise, crime and chaos as venues make their lives a misery

  09-06-2026 02:07 via dailymail.com
  
  Lined with cafés, takeaways and estate agents, Green Lanes in Palmers Green resembles your typical north London high street.
  
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• Tragedy that led to wealthy consultant mother, father and terminally-ill son falling to their death from luxury London tower block

  09-06-2026 02:05 via dailymail.com
  
  A mother, father and nine-year-old boy plunged to their deaths from a luxury high-rise in a suspected murder-suicide after their terminally ill son was discharged from hospital and sent home to die.
  
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• Incredible moment hero bystanders wrestle man to ground after 'stabbing chaos' in UK city

  09-06-2026 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police were called to the scene of a stabbing in Kinnaird Avenue, north Belfast, at around 10.30pm on Monday – a man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries and a suspect has been arrested in connection with the incident
  
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• 18 amazing indie games you missed during Summer Game Fest week

  09-06-2026 02:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  (Milktooth/Sunset Visitor/Bytten Studio/Metro)In-between all the big name reveals from Sony, Microsoft, and the rest there are plenty of upcoming indie games worth keeping an eye on.Although we’ve still got a new Nintendo Direct to get through, the big Summer Game Fest week of gaming showcases has wrapped up and there has been an overwhelming amount of new game announcements.We’ve already covered the biggest ones from Sony’s State of Play, the Xbox showcase, and Summer Game Fe
  
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• Spencer Pratt gets pushed out in LA mayor's race with progressive earning spot to take on Karen Bass

  09-06-2026 01:59 via dailymail.com
  
  Progressive challenger Nithya Raman will advance to a runoff against incumbent Democratic Mayor Karen Bass.
  
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• The Morning Poll: Should under-16s be banned from using social media?

  09-06-2026 01:50 via dailymail.com
  
  Amid reports the Government is set to unveil a watered-down social media ban for under-16s, do you think they should be banned from using social media?
  
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• Canadian tourist, 28, brutally bashed by five strangers in a Byron Bay park

  09-06-2026 01:50 via dailymail.com
  
  A young Canadian man was forced to flee into bushland after he was brutally assaulted by a group of strangers in Byron Bay.
  
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