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• Is your partner a financial bully?

  24-04-2015 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
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• Parents and six children found dead in burning Michigan home died of murder-suicide, as sheriff identifies who pulled the trigger

  27-07-2026 20:10 via dailymail.com
  
  Kristopher Karolkiewicz, 47, his wife, Amanda 'Mandy' Karolkiewicz, 39, and their six children were found dead at their burning $750,000 home in Grand Haven Township on Friday morning.
  
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• Nigel Farage calls for Zack Polanski to be arrested for posting photo of T-shirt about his execution

  27-07-2026 20:08 via dailymail.com
  
  Nigel Farage has called for Zack Polanski to be arrested after he shared a picture of a man wearing a T-shirt depicting a guillotine with the slogan: 'We're only making plans for Nigel'.
  
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• Chelsea want Jordan Henderson as Xabi Alonso lines up another shock signing

  27-07-2026 20:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jordan Henderson is a target for multiple Premier League clubs, with Brentford willing to let him go on a free transfer, and Chelsea are understood to be leading the race for his services
  
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• Mum 'suffocated son and took her own life' after relationship breakdown, inquest hears

  27-07-2026 19:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The bodies of Tasmin Paterson, 31, and her nine-year-old son Hudson Paterson were sadly found at a property in the Fletchersbridge area of Bodmin, Cornwall
  
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• France wildfires live: Bordeaux threatened by 'fire of the century' that has 'life of its own'

  27-07-2026 19:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  More than 220,000 people in south-west France's Gironde region have been evacuated as raging wildfires approach Bordeaux
  
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• Chelsea launch surprise move to sign England World Cup star on free transfer

  27-07-2026 19:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso (Picture: EPA)Chelsea are working on a surprise move to sign Brentford and England midfielder Jordan Henderson on a free transfer, according to reports.Multiple Premier League clubs are said to be interested in completing a deal for Henderson, who made 32 league appearances for Brentford last season.But widespread reports indicate that Chelsea are leading the way to sign the 36-year-old as they look to add much-needed experience to Xabi Alonso’s squad.Henderson
  
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• Puberty blocker trial should be stopped until legal challenge is heard, court told

  27-07-2026 19:52 via dailymail.com
  
  Campaigners want a judge to stop the study from enrolling participants from August 1, arguing that regulators acted unlawfully in approving the experiment.
  
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• Police hope to net man dressed as a lobster who knocked darts fan unconscious

  27-07-2026 19:41 via metro.co.uk
  
  Police hunt man dressed as lobster (Picture: Metropolitan Police/PA Wire)A darts fan was knocked out after being punched by a group of men dressed as lobsters outside the World Darts Championship.A man in his 20s, had been watching the third day of the tournament at Alexandra Palace on December 13 last year.He left the north London venue at about 4.30pm, when he was surrounded by a group of men dressed as lobsters.An argument broke out between the man and the group, and they were
  
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• Socialist leader's flippant answers on scrapping the Senate and ICE spark outrage: 'These people are insane'

  27-07-2026 19:33 via dailymail.com
  
  As Democrats fight to define their future, tensions are growing between the party establishment and its increasingly influential socialist wing.
  
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• Mersea beach tragedy relative says very strong tide caused deaths of mum and daughter

  27-07-2026 19:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A relative of Shelina and Sameeha Rahman has said the mum and daughter died after members of his family were caught in a particularly strong tide in Mersea, Essex, last Wednesday
  
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• Socialist leader's flippant answers on scrapping the Senate and ICE sparks outrage: 'These people are insane'

  27-07-2026 19:29 via dailymail.com
  
  As Democrats fight to define their future, tensions are growing between the party establishment and its increasingly influential socialist wing.
  
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• 'I sat metres from self-pitying funeral director and saw victims red raw from crying'

  27-07-2026 19:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Our reporter Lucy Thornton was at Hull crown court today where victims of fraudulent funeral director Robert Bush became emotional as they read victim impact statements
  
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• South Sudanese teenager denies piloting 'mega dinghy' with 167 people on board across the Channel

  27-07-2026 19:22 via dailymail.com
  
  Chan Mathok Atak is charged with endangering another during a journey by sea to the UK after a crossing on Thursday.
  
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• Moment rapist flees prison guards after abducting and raping 15-year-old girl by knifepoint in ‘dingy’ Glasgow basement

  27-07-2026 19:20 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 PageA rapist who snatched a teenage girl from a city centre bus stop before raping her has been told he ‘may never get out of prison’.Aaron Strachan, 21, dragged the 15-year-old victim to a ‘dingy’ basement in Glasgow, committing a ‘bestial’ rape on her on May 25 last year.Strachan was caught on CCTV creeping around Glasg
  
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• Texas family who refused to let doctors declare daughter, 2, brain dead after drowning incident now insist toddler is 'doing better' after move to new hospital

  27-07-2026 19:14 via dailymail.com
  
  Two-year-old Annelise Camp was celebrating Memorial Day on May 25 in Houston, Texas when she wandered into the pool after taking off her life jacket and drowned.
  
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• Air Miles Andy! Just days after taking a 38-minute flight to 'No10 North' in Manchester... now Burnham uses a jet for 37-minute trip to meet Zelensky

  27-07-2026 19:11 via dailymail.com
  
  Flight records show a Government plane departed Manchester Airport at 10.49am on Monday, before landing at Southampton Airport at 11.26am.
  
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• Dad and daughter die at Fistral Beach as police appeal for help tracing handbag

  27-07-2026 19:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A helicopter was scrambled after the man, in his 60s, and his daughter, in her 30s, were pulled from the sea at Fistral Beach in Newquay, Cornwall, at 9.45pm on Sunday
  
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• Rio Ferdinand urges Chelsea target to snub Xabi Alonso and pursue Man Utd transfer

  27-07-2026 18:57 via metro.co.uk
  
  Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand (Picture: Getty)Rio Ferdinand has pleaded with Danny Welbeck to reject transfer interest from Chelsea and instead make a return to Manchester United.Welbeck has emerged as a surprising name on Chelsea’s transfer shortlist as they look to add experience to Xabi Alonso’s squad.The Brighton striker only has one year left on his current contract and enjoyed the best goalscoring season of his Premier League career last campaign, with 13 goa
  
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• Andy Burnham vows UK is 'with Ukraine 100%' in first meeting with President Zelensky

  27-07-2026 18:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham said it was 'no accident' that President Zelensky was the first leader he had welcomed since taking office as he sought to reassure Kyiv that Britain's support would not waver
  
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• Dolly Parton’s older brother Coy ‘Denver’ Parton dies aged 82

  27-07-2026 18:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  Dolly Parton’s brother Coy ‘Denver’ Parton has died (Picture: Instagram/@dollyparton/Shutterstock)Dolly Parton’s brother Coy ‘Denver’ Parton has died aged 82, just over a year after the music star lost her husband, Carl Dean.Parton, of Sevierville, Tennessee, died on Thursday July 23.Out of the spotlight compared to his famous younger sister, Parton was instead a crane operator who built bridges, as well as a homestead farmer and ‘avid hunter’, ac
  
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• Far Cry spin-off cancelled in favour of new ‘ambitious’ game claims report

  27-07-2026 18:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  It’s been five years since Far Cry 6 (Ubisoft)Ubisoft has cancelled an extraction shooter set in the Far Cry universe according to a report, in favour of a new spin-off. While Assassin’s Creed continues to be a key priority at Ubisoft, one of its other major franchises has dropped off the radar in recent years. Far Cry hasn’t seen a new entry since 2021’s Far Cry 6, which proved divisive among fans and critics. Ubisoft hasn’t officially announced a new ga
  
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• Moment enormous iceberg capsizes triggering tsunami-like waves off coastal town in Greenland

  27-07-2026 18:38 via dailymail.com
  
  The iceberg, which was as long as at least a dozen houses, capsized near to the UNESCO-listed Ilulissat Icefjord, on the west coast of Greenland.
  
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• LGBT+ people don’t need advice from British right-wingers after the Berlin attack

  27-07-2026 18:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Our community is in mourning (Picture: AFP/Getty)‘Just woken up and seen the news. Horrible. Is everyone ok?’‘We’re fine, thanks for checking in. The bouncers at Berhgain are wearing bulletproof vests, I never noticed that before.’These were the messages I sent yesterday to a Berlin WhatsApp friend group, having woken up to the news of a terror attack on Berlin pride. I was in the city early last week for a queer festival – it’s always a place I as
  
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• Andy Burnham rules out scrapping stamp duty - says it's 'just not the case'

  27-07-2026 18:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister has said proposals to replace council tax and stamp duty with a levy based on property or land values 'won't be happening' following speculation about a drastic shake-up
  
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• Andy Burnham rules out scrapping stamp duty but makes fairer taxation pledge

  27-07-2026 18:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister has said proposals to replace council tax and stamp duty with a levy based on property or land values 'won't be happening' following speculation about a drastic shake-up
  
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• Senior RAF officer, 51, took his own life while under investigation for 'misconduct', inquest hears

  27-07-2026 18:19 via dailymail.com
  
  Russ Foster-Jones, 51, was found hanged in an Airbnb in June 2025 a year after a probe into his behaviour during his time in the RAF was launched.
  
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• Andy Burnham fails to rule out 10% 'death tax' on all estates to raise £18bn to pay for social care

  27-07-2026 18:19 via dailymail.com
  
  In a letter to the Prime Minister, the Tory leader has warned against leaving it to 'the next generation to pay' for reforms.
  
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• I’m A Celeb star Kendra Wilkinson cries after being fired from her 'normal job'

  27-07-2026 18:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Former Playboy model Kendra Wilkinson starred in I'm a Celebrity alongside Gemma Collins and Jimmy Bullard but has now switched up her life after craving a regular 9-5 job
  
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• Martin Lewis has an urgent warning for Easyjet customers — and it’s actually great news

  27-07-2026 18:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  Already looking ahead to next summer’s trip? (Picture: Getty Images)Between the jet fuel crisis, confusing liquid rules and EES chaos, boarding a flight right now feels like a necessary evil before finally hitting the beach.But Martin Lewis actually has some good news for holidaymakers.The Money Saving Expert founder has just issued an ‘urgent warning’ for those who are already planning their summer holidays for next year.Taking to his social media accounts on Instagram and Ti
  
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