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• Killers, rapists and perverts STAY in UK under Human Rights Act

  17-01-2016 20:20
  
  HUNDREDS of foreign criminals including murderers, rapists and paedophiles have beaten deportation by claiming that being sent back to their homelands would breach their human rights.
  
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• Keira Knightley confirms marriage status with husband James Righton at Wimbledon

  10-07-2026 19:55 via metro.co.uk
  James Righton and Keira Knightley have been together at Wimbledon (Picture: Karwai Tang/WireImage)Keira Knightley and husband James Righton looked every inch the happy couple as they made a rare public appearance together at Wimbledon, just months after speculation swirled over the state of their marriage.The Pirates of the Caribbean star, 41, arrived at the All England Club hand in hand with the former Klaxons musician, 42, before taking their seats on Centre Court for Friday’s men&rsquo
  
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• Ann Widdecombe's family speak out as police say they don't believe 'killing' was politically motivated: Live updates

  10-07-2026 19:54 via dailymail.com
  
  LIVE UPDATES: Police have launched a manhunt following the death of former MP and MEP Ann Widdecombe after she was found dead at her Devon home.
  
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• King Charles hosts Prince Harry and Meghan and their two children Archie and Lilibet at Highgrove House in Gloucestershire

  10-07-2026 19:53 via dailymail.com
  
  The King and Queen hosted the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet at Highgrove House today, it is understood.
  
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• Hard-left rejoice at Ann Widdecombe's death with sick celebratory social media posts - while Peter Tatchell brands her a 'BIGOT!'

  10-07-2026 19:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Activists posted hateful messages about the former Tory minister turned Reform UK supporter within hours of her death being announced this morning.
  
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• Now SNP U-turn over refunding cash to donors after shamed Peter Murrell's £400k embezzlement

  10-07-2026 19:45 via dailymail.com
  
  The SNP has finally offered to repay donors whose £667,000 was supposedly ring-fenced to bankroll a second independence referendum.
  
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• The corner of Scotland that will cheer on Norway in their match vs England (but not for the reasons you think...)

  10-07-2026 19:41 via dailymail.com
  
  With the red, blue and white flags all around and the jubilant chants of 'ro, ro, ro', visitors could mistake their destination for Norway.
  
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• UK breaks heatwave record after temperatures top 35C for sixth time this year

  10-07-2026 19:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The UK is expected to brace its third heatwave in three months, with temperatures peaking at 35.2C at Coton in the Elms in Derbyshire today - this is a breaking story
  
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• Tributes pour in for ‘life of the party’ British tourist, 28, who died on holiday in Ibiza

  10-07-2026 19:39 via metro.co.uk
  Jake Duffield died earlier this month in Ibiza while travelling (Picture: GoFundMe)The family of a young British man is trying to bring his body home after he suddenly died on holiday in Ibiza.Jake Tyler Duffield, 28, from Norfolk, died on the Spanish island after travelling there with a group of friends.The circumstances surrounding his death are currently unclear, with the tragedy leaving loved ones ‘completely devastated’.They now tackle the difficult task of getting his body bac
  
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• Should workers get time off to watch England in the World Cup? Readers weigh in

  10-07-2026 19:30 via metro.co.uk
  Readers discuss making exceptions for the World Cup, whether Count Binface should win the Clacton by-election and why current UK temperatures are being called a ‘heatwave’ (Photo: Christian Brunskill/UPI/Shutterstock)Do you agree with our readers? Have your say on these MetroTalk topics and more in the comments 'It would be great for retail venues and businesses in general to close early and give staff some'With England focused on the World Cup quarter-final against Norway tomorrow
  
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• Man is jailed for 16 months for racially-aggravated assault on Orthodox Jew after he was filmed accusing him of 'killing babies in Palestine'

  10-07-2026 19:30 via dailymail.com
  
  Shafiq Rahman cornered Moishe Posen, a married father-of-two, in the garden of a house he was working at and called him a 'dirty motherf***** Jew' during the attack in Slough.
  
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• Don't be so negative! Provost's open letter urging residents to be more positive about their town

  10-07-2026 19:27 via dailymail.com
  
  A Council boss has written to town residents urging them to stop moaning and cheer up.
  
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• Drill rappers jailed after murdering teen over Snapchat row about mobile data

  10-07-2026 19:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Emmanuel Popoola, known as Constancy, shot Keanu Harker in the head and chest with a pistol following a chase through Enfield in north London
  
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• How political firebrand Ann Widdecombe traded life in London for the 'bleakness' of Dartmoor

  10-07-2026 19:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In 2010 Ann Widdecombe swapped London for the secluded Dartmoor village of Haytor after buying a five-bedroom chalet-bungalow tucked away from civilisation
  
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• Kemi Badenoch's shock at 'nasty, horrific' killing of Ann Widdecombe as Prime Minister calls suspect 'dangerous': Live updates

  10-07-2026 19:16 via dailymail.com
  
  LIVE UDPATES: Police have launched a manhunt following the death of former MP and MEP Ann Widdecombe after she was found dead at her Devon home.
  
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• White male suspect arrested over Ann Widdecombe 'murder' after she was found 'covered in blood from head wound' at Devon home

  10-07-2026 19:15 via dailymail.com
  
  Officers found the former Conservative prisons minister with 'serious injuries' after an ambulance crew called them to her house in Haytor, Dartmoor at 11.40am yesterday.
  
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• Judge BANS Tyler Robinson evidence from being shown to public after 'confession letter' was accidentally aired on livestream: Live updates

  10-07-2026 19:15 via dailymail.com
  
  Follow here for the Daily Mail's latest updates to the pre-trial hearings of Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin, Tyler Robinson, 23.
  
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• Missing girl, 4, was DISSOLVED with corrosive chemicals by her parents before remains were poured into creek, according to tearful cop who says they are unworthy of titles 'mom' and 'dad'

  10-07-2026 19:14 via dailymail.com
  
  Javeayah Harris is believed to have been dead for a month before her parents Michilae Herring, 22, and Johnmarea Harris, 23, reported her missing on June 30.
  
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• Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced has £75 of day one DLC and fans are livid

  10-07-2026 19:03 via metro.co.uk
  A Steam review parry (Ubisoft)Assassin’s Creed fans aren’t happy about DLC microtransactions in Black Flag Resynced, as Ubisoft tries to address the situation. Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced might be off to a strong start on Steam, smashing the series’ concurrent player record with almost 100,000 players, but not everyone’s happy. Black Flag Resynced is a remake of the 2013 game and follows Welsh pirate Edward Kenway on his travels through the West
  
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• Ann Widdecombe murder probe: Man, 26, arrested after ex-Tory MP found dead at home with 'serious injuries'

  10-07-2026 19:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Devon and Cornwall Police launched a murder probe after ex-Conservative MP and Brexit Party MEP Ann Widdecombe was found dead inside her home with "serious injuries", with a man arrested on suspicion of murder
  
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• Trump's dream of a 'new Middle East' in tatters as insiders reveal embarrassing truth about his Gaza peace army

  10-07-2026 19:01 via dailymail.com
  
  President Donald Trump's grand vision of a 20,000-strong international peacekeeping force to secure Gaza has hit a staggering roadblock.
  
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• I had sex in a meeting room at work – it was awful

  10-07-2026 19:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  ‘No one can know we had sex in the office,’ I said. ‘It’s just wrong.’ (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto)‘I never want to do this ever again,’ I said flatly to my colleague, Ryan*.He had just orgasmed and was staring at me, out of breath, confused by my tone.I, meanwhile, couldn’t believe what I had done. I had just had sex at my then-workplace.I quickly pulled on my underwear and opened the door of the meeting room. Looking around, making sure t
  
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• Arsenal interested in re-signing star Mikel Arteta sold for just £2.7m

  10-07-2026 18:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mikel Arteta binned off this player just days after being appointed Arsenal manager (Photo: Getty)Arsenal could look to re-sign one of their former defenders who is attracting a lot of transfer interest from Premier League rivals, according to reports.With a Premier League title to defend and a Champions League final loss to avenge, Mikel Arteta is looking to strengthen in almost every position this summer.Goalkeeper Illan Meslier has arrived from Leeds United, while midfielder Bruno Guimaraes
  
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• Residents' fury as 'petty' council orders them to tear out one-foot high picket fence they built to enliven their garden - because it is a 'trip hazard'

  10-07-2026 18:51 via dailymail.com
  
  Julian Philips, 80, who lives in Helgate Court in Norwich, Norfolk, put up the fence to spruce up the garden and stop it from being driven over and protect the flower garden for the 31 flats.
  
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• Ann Widdecombe had CCTV at home and received death threats but insisted they be ignored

  10-07-2026 18:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The former Conservative MP also confirmed in an interview she had CCTV at her home which could now hold the answers to police investigation.
  
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• Serial killer Levi Bellfield to give new DNA sample in Lin and Megan Russell hammer murder probe

  10-07-2026 18:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Serial killer Levi Bellfield has claimed he attacked Lin, 45, her daughter Megan, six, and the attempted murder of surviving daughter Josie, then nine, and is to be tested by miscarriage of justice investigators
  
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• 007 First Light shows video games are better summer blockbusters than movies

  10-07-2026 18:20 via metro.co.uk
  
  A license to thrill (Sony Interactive Entertainment/IO Interactive/Microsoft)IO Interactive’s 007 First Light strikes every summer blockbuster itch you could hope for, at a time when games are rejuvenating franchises better than movies.As someone who grew up in the 1990s, I’m accustomed to movie tie-ins being average (at best) experiences you fall for during moments of weakness. I might defend Toy Story 2 on the original PlayStation, or the genuinely great Peter Jackson’s King
  
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• 'Prince Harry might have missed Meghan Markle by his side but it's clear he finally looks at home'

  10-07-2026 18:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  "Today's event was somewhat dominated by the fact Meghan wasn't by his side. But Harry did not allow it to visibly affect him and finally looked relaxed while surrounded by his fellow veterans"
  
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• Blow for Nigel Farage as Brits say they would back Count Binface in Clacton by-election as Reform chief now faces competition from fresh rivals including a fox and a fishfinger

  10-07-2026 18:18 via dailymail.com
  
  Mr Farage dismissed concerns that he could end up being seen as a joke figure over the Clacton by-election after all the main parties refused to field candidates
  
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• Trump reveals grim assassination orders he's left for aides if he is murdered as US launches 'Operation B**** Slap'

  10-07-2026 18:14 via dailymail.com
  
  Donald Trump has made yet another grim reference to his death, detailing the instructions he has handed down to aides in the event he is assassinated.
  
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