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• Liberal insider describes 'grim' result during massive swing against Dutton in early vote count: 'Houston, we have a problem!'

  03-05-2025 11:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Early results showed the Coalition's party vote beginning to trail behind Labor's.
  
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• British soldiers will land in Ukraine to monitor any ceasefire deal with Russia

  06-01-2026 20:42 via metro.co.uk
  Soldiers from B Company, 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, throw a practise grenade
  (Picture: UK MOD Crown copyright)British armed forces will land on Ukrainian soil to monitor any potential ceasefire deal agreed with Russia.Speaking at a press conference in Paris alongside French president Emmanuel Macron and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said ‘military hubs’ will be set up across Ukraine once a peace deal has been reached.The joint press
  
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• Drink driver so drunk he needed eight attempts to blow into breathalyser

  06-01-2026 20:32 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 PageIn a masterclass on what not to do behind the wheel, a driver was pulled over so drunk it took him eight tries to successfully blow into a breathalyser.After several, almost comedic, attempts to provide a sample, the wobbly man was found to have been more than four times over the drink drive limit.Vincent Lime, 36, from Corringham, Thurrock, was arrested on
  
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• The for-cash home that hints at why 83-year-old Calvin Klein's virile boyfriend, 37, stays with ailing fashion designer...amid videos suggesting trouble in paradise

  06-01-2026 20:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kevin Baker, 37, who has dated 83-year-old fashion icon Calvin Klein for at least a decade, has splashed almost $2 million on real estate for his struggling family.
  
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• Keir Starmer paves way for British troops to be sent to Ukraine as part of peacekeeping force as PM signs deal in Paris alongside Emmanuel Macron

  06-01-2026 20:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Following talks in the French capital, the Prime Minister signed an agreement - dubbed the 'Paris Declaration' - to commit the UK to the deployment of forces.
  
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• Comedy is our biggest weapon against the scary reality of 2026

  06-01-2026 20:29 via metro.co.uk
  Could comedy help us get through 2026? (Picture: Deagreez)As Donald Trump attacks Venezuela, AI slowly takes over, and devastating wars rage on Ukraine and the Middle East, it’s bleak out there for 2026 – but we have a weapon that must be protected and championed at all costs: comedy.Of course, comedy can’t broker world peace alone. It can’t help people who are torn from their families and homes in any seriously transformative capacity. But in a world where truth blurs a
  
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• Post Office Horizon scandal victim's fight after husband's same conviction quashed

  06-01-2026 20:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Wife of Post Office IT scandal victim forced to endure longer wait to have conviction quashed - as software giant blamed admits it hasn't set a penny aside for compensation
  
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• Police wrongly told parents their teenage son had died in crash days before Christmas when he was actually alive in hospital... leaving family grieving for THREE weeks before being told the truth

  06-01-2026 20:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The staggering blunder meant the family of one boy, 18-year-old Joshua Johnson, spent Christmas believing he was under sedation in hospital, only to be told he in fact passed away in the tragic smash.
  
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• New state embroiled in Democrat fraud scandal as lawmaker becomes second charged with swindling benefits

  06-01-2026 20:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two representatives in a southern state have been accused of lying on federal documents to receive benefits during the pandemic.
  
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• London Aquarium halts breeding penguins which are living in room with 'no sunlight or fresh air'

  06-01-2026 20:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Merlin Entertainments, which owns Sea Life London Aquarium confirmed the penguin breeding programme had now been halted following 'challenging' conversations over the birds' future.
  
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• Warning after boy, 13, fell through ice on frozen lake and had to be rescued

  06-01-2026 20:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Four fire engines and paramedics were scrambled to Tunstall Park yesterday where the 13-year-old had ended up in the freezing water.
  
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• Glamorous GOP lawmaker rubs ex-lover's nose in it after judge rules she doesn't have to repay him for $6,000 ELEPHANT hunting safari ticket

  06-01-2026 20:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nina Webber's ex-boyfriend, Scott Weber, filed a small-claims lawsuit in a Wyoming circuit court, claiming the state representative owed him $6,000 for a hunting trip they never took.
  
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• Hugh Jackman fans dumbfounded over unrecognisable look in Robin Hood movie

  06-01-2026 20:11 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 PageHugh Jackman has transformed into a rugged Robin Hood in the trailer for his latest film.The Australian actor, 57, is best known for playing Wolverine in the X-Men film franchise, as well as in Deadpool & Wolverine.Other notable roles have also come in Van Helsing, Les Misérables and The Greatest Showman.However, Hugh has left many doing a double
  
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• Colombia murder suspect remanded in UK ahead of extradition hearing

  06-01-2026 20:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.
  
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• Ole Gunnar Solskjaer spotted in Cheshire as Man Utd close in on Ruben Amorim replacement

  06-01-2026 20:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Manchester United are searching for an interim head coach after sacking Ruben Amorim on Monday and club legend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been contacted over a potential return to Old Trafford
  
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• Readers debate transport etiquette: Is it okay to listen to music out loud?

  06-01-2026 20:00 via metro.co.uk
  Readers discuss public transport manners, using speaker phone and people who have no shame (Picture: Getty Images)Do you agree with our readers? Have your say on these MetroTalk topics and more in the comments Those who listen to music out loud on public transport are the problem, says readerBare beaters – commuters who listen to their phones without headphones – have tried to defend themselves, saying they might otherwise miss passenger announcements or ‘interesting
  
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• Boy who stabbed his mother to death when he was 13 covers his ears in court as video of him confessing to targeting victim's artery with purple knife is played

  06-01-2026 19:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Derek Rosa, 15, is on trial for first-degree murder after allegedly stabbing his mother, Irina Garcia, more than 40 times with a kitchen knife in October 2023.
  
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• Police tell family their son was killed in a tragic car crash – weeks later they realised their mistake

  06-01-2026 19:53 via metro.co.uk
  Police told the “devastated” family of Trevor Wynn that he had been killed in a horror crash – when it was in fact another teenager who had died.
  (Picture: Jonathan Stoner / SWNS)Police have apologised to two families after getting the teenage victims of a tragic car crash mixed up.Officers believed that a 17-year-old girl and Trevor Wynn, also 17, were killed in a horror crash in Todwick Road, near Rotherham, on December 13.Police delivered the devastating news to Trevor&rsqu
  
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• British troops to be sent to Ukraine in event of peace deal to deter Putin

  06-01-2026 19:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  We'll be bringing you the latest updates on this Breaking Politics News story. Please check back regularly for updates on this developing story
  
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• Is this America's best boss? Generous employer gives out $350,000 in bonuses to workers after bumper year... despite city's tourism struggles

  06-01-2026 19:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The company serves about 200,000 customers per year with its fleet of 70 luxury cars, which includes Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Porsches and McLarens.
  
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• Children are too young to realize they've been orphaned after their dentist dad and mother were shot dead by mystery figure

  06-01-2026 19:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rob Misleh, brother-in-law of Spencer Tepe, said that the orphaned children are doing fine as he patiently waits for his family to see justice.
  
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• America's worst serial killer confesses to his first known killing, reveals new details of brutal teenage murder

  06-01-2026 19:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Richard Cottingham, also known as the 'torso killer,' confesses after more than 65 years to the brutal murder of an 18-year-old nursing student from New Jersey.
  
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• Former Hollywood child star Sidney Kibrick dies aged 97

  06-01-2026 19:36 via metro.co.uk
  Former Hollywood child star Sidney Kibrick has died (Pictures: Getty)Sidney Kibrick, a former Hollywood child star best known for starring in the Our Gang comedy film shorts, has died.The American actor mainly worked throughout the 1930s, appearing in more than two dozen of the Our Gang short subjects film series between 1933 and 1939.He was the last surviving featured Our Gang character.Kibrick’s death was confirmed by his daughter, Jane Lipsic, who told The Hollywood Reporter that he di
  
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• Father who drove 285 miles to take his driving test fails after examiner refuses to sit in passenger seat because it has 'a few drops of rain on it'

  06-01-2026 19:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jacob Carroll, 27, travelled 285 miles to take a test near his wife's grandparents home in Scarborough but failed instantly when his examiner refused to get in his car.
  
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• How once-thriving Dallas has been left to rot as giant companies flee for greener pastures and lay off workers... and locals know who's to blame

  06-01-2026 19:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  America's 37th-biggest company announced on Monday that it would be slowly abandoning its Downtown Dallas campus to move to a new complex.
  
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• The haunting cases The Crime Desk is following in 2026... from Rob Reiner's murder to breaks in the Zodiac case

  06-01-2026 19:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  From the case roiling Hollywood to the Gilgo Beach killer trial and a new investigation into the Zodiac and Black Dahlia murders, The Crime Desk will be following all the major happenings in 2026.
  
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• M25 killer victim's girlfriend still lives in fear as cop who brought justice dies

  06-01-2026 19:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Former Detective Supt Nick Biddiss has passed away aged 79 while Danielle Cable continues to live in witness protection after bravely giving evidence against Kenneth Noye
  
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• 'True hero' father, 67, who died trying to rescue mother and her teenage daughter in heavy seas could be given royal bravery award

  06-01-2026 19:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mark Ratcliffe, 67, drowned while attempting to save Grace Keeling, 15, and her mother, Sarah Keeling, 45, at Withernsea Bay Beach off the coast of East Yorkshire on Friday at around 3pm.
  
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• Manchester Arena attack families demand MI5 held accountable in 'Hillsborough Law'

  06-01-2026 19:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Families of those who lost their lives in the 2017 Manchester Arena terror attack have written to Prime Minister Keir Starmer demanding action over MI5 as part of a new law designed to prevent cover-ups
  
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• Trump's Venezuela gamble hailed a success as exclusive poll reveals how many Americans back Maduro's capture by Delta Force

  06-01-2026 19:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More Americans support President Donald Trump's decision to capture Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro than don't, new polling from the Daily Mail has found.
  
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