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• London’s only Reform council cancels Pride flag ceremony

  04-06-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  A Reform council cancelled Romford’s pride event for the first time in years (Picture: Keira Gomez )London’s only Reform council cancelled their Pride flag ceremony, leaving the borough ‘no longer feeling like home’ for their residents.
  Havering Council announced the event would not go ahead with just three days notice on Friday.
  This is despite the flag ceremony happening every year at the start of Pride Month in June since 2016.
  Carrie Kendall, who has lived in the bor
  
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• Rivals fans upset over season 2 return date after ‘tragic’ cliffhanger

  05-06-2026 16:09 via metro.co.uk
  
  Oh, Tony, you’re in trouble now after Rivals season 2 episode 6 (Picture: Robert Viglasky Photography)Warning: spoilers for Rivals season 2 episode 6.
  We’ve got some terrible news for you, dear reader. Rivals season 2 is over.
  Okay, that’s a slight exaggeration, but I feel like the late Dame Jilly Cooper would appreciate us adding some drama to proceedings.
  The popular bonkbuster isn’t over, as in it’s never coming back, it’s taking a mid-season break.This mi
  
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• Turning Japanese! Man spends £20,000 transforming his back yard into stunning Oriental garden complete with water dragon, monk's Zen space and perfect bonsai trees

  05-06-2026 16:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Martin Fritton, 58, began his green-fingered journey in 2009 and has been levelling-up his project ever since, inspiring fellow gardeners along the way.
  
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• Constanta drones explosion live: Romania port rocked by huge blasts from four devices

  05-06-2026 16:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A sea drone has exploded in the Romanian port of Constanta on the Black Sea coast
  
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• Killer teen Karmelo Anthony shows NO emotion as court is played harrowing 911 call of Austin Metcalf's final moments, leaving athlete's family and friends in tears: Live updates

  05-06-2026 16:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Karmelo Anthony showed no emotion on Thursday as jurors listened to the distressing 911 call made in the momentsAustin Metcalf was fatally stabbed.
  
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• 'Greedy' DVLA worker jailed after fiddling records and documents so car dealers could sell unroadworthy vehicles worth £1.3m

  05-06-2026 16:00 via dailymail.com
  
  A 'greedy' DVLA worker has been jailed after changing the records of written-off and stolen vehicles so they could be sold by used car dealers for almost £1.3million.
  
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• Serial sex offender is jailed for 24 years for 2003 rape after innocent Andrew Malkinson was wrongly locked up for nearly two decades

  05-06-2026 15:58 via dailymail.com
  
  A serial sex offender who thought he had got away with a brutal rape after an innocent man was put behind bars has finally been jailed for 24 years.
  
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• Marks and Spencer is closing 14 cafes this year — full list of locations

  05-06-2026 15:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The move is part of a store restructuring strategy designed to "provide more product choice and improve the shopping experience"
  
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• Racing driver friend of Michael Schumacher's son is CLEARED of raping the F1 legend's nurse at his villa

  05-06-2026 15:56 via dailymail.com
  
  An Australian racing driver has been cleared of raping Michael Schumacher's nurse at the F1 legend's villa.
  
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• Lady Pamela Hicks dies aged 97: Bridesmaid of Queen Elizabeth II and daughter of Lord Mountbatten passes away

  05-06-2026 15:53 via dailymail.com
  
  Lady Pamela Hicks, the daughter of Lord Mountbatten of Burma who served as a lady-in-waiting and bridesmaid to Queen Elizabeth II, has died aged 97.
  
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• I got AI to plan my holiday - then local guides ripped apart its suggestions

  05-06-2026 15:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The appeal of getting a free, quick, well-structured travel plan is easy to see, and something that is causing travel agents another Covid-sized thing to worry about
  
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• Three tech workers at multinationals based in Dublin's 'Googletown' hub explain exactly how AI is threatening their futures - and why your job could be the next to go

  05-06-2026 15:50 via dailymail.com
  
  Fears are growing that AI developments are threatening the future of Ireland's lucrative tech sector and the capital's glitzy social media hub.
  
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• Britain's only female Royal Navy commando shared poignant photos of her fulfilling dream of flying helicopter - days before fatal crash during her last training flight that killed her and two male crew members

  05-06-2026 15:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Lieutenant Lily-Mae Fisher, 31, died alongside Lieutenant Commander Chris Gayson, 42, and Petty Officer Owen Green, 24, in the crash in Devon on Wednesday.
  
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• Predator caged for brutal rape which Andrew Malkinson was wrongfully jailed over for 17 years

  05-06-2026 15:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Paul Quinn, 52, has been jailed for 24 years for the sickening 2003 rape of a mum-of-two - a crime for which innocent Andrew Malkinson spent 17 years behind bars after he was wrongfully convicted
  
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• Pretty seaside town named the UK's 'sunniest' place as top 10 spots revealed

  05-06-2026 15:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The popular family holiday destination boasts a sandy beach, amusement arcades, independent shops and places to eat and drink
  
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• Teacher called in sick to go to Portugal for friend's stag do then ripped out pages of his passport to cover his tracks

  05-06-2026 15:42 via dailymail.com
  
  Joe Wilson, a Year 6 teacher at Listerdale Junior Academy in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, told his boss in May 2023 he was ill when he was actually in Portugal.
  
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• Harrowing new details emerge after a father was killed in a horror bus crash on his way to work in Perth

  05-06-2026 15:41 via dailymail.com
  
  Rooney Taua, 61, was on his way to work when the 390 Transperth bus he was travelling on veered off the road at Wanneroo in the city's north
  
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• Prof Tim Spector's 10-minute cooking rule could prevent heart disease and cancer

  05-06-2026 15:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Here's what you need to know about boosting the health benefits of your vegetables
  
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• Inside the family tragedy that triggered a shocking midnight home invasion - where a terrified elderly couple were allegedly stabbed before they gunned down accused attacker

  05-06-2026 15:35 via dailymail.com
  
  A man charged with stabbing an elderly couple in a terrifying midnight rural home invasion had lost his mother to a crippling disease just hours before his alleged attack.
  
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• 'Cockroach kingpin' caught with 100,000 illegal exotic bugs in £100k black market breeding scheme

  05-06-2026 15:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The giant insects were allegedly being bred for the reptile food market despite strict laws banning the import, sale and breeding of the species.
  
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• Brit tourist 'tries to drown stranger on Benidorm beach and suffocate boy, five'

  05-06-2026 15:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A 44-year-old man allegedly attempted to drown a 34-year-old woman, grabbing her by the throat and pushing her head beneath the surface before attacking a five-year-old boy
  
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• Jet2, British Airways, easyJet, Ryanair, TUI '70% rule' - all flights affected

  05-06-2026 15:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Airlines and aviation authorities have strict rules on how much alcohol passengers can carry on flights
  
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• Fury as 400-year-old parade through Lake District town cancelled after police demand for marshals

  05-06-2026 15:28 via dailymail.com
  
  With weeks to go, a 400-year-old parade through a Lake District town has been cancelled after police demanded organisers provide marshals.
  
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• 'Gender propaganda' sex education is banned from primary schools in Italy

  05-06-2026 15:18 via dailymail.com
  
  Sex education has been banned from being taught in primary schools in Italy after a new law was passed this week.
  
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• Yeast found in iceman’s 5,000-year-old gut has been used to make sourdough

  05-06-2026 15:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  Microbiologist Mohamed Sarhan examining colonies of yeast taken from a sample of Ötzi’s stomach (Picture: Eurac Research/Andrea De Giovanni/Cover Media)Scientists have used yeast from the gut of Ötzi the Iceman to make sourdough bread.The 5,300-year-old hunter, who was found frozen in the Alps in 1991, has fascinated reseachers for decades.
  Now a team has uncovered new insights into the complex microbial ecosystem surrounding Ötzi, revealing that some microorganisms from th
  
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• Student is cleared of death by dangerous driving when she hit dog walker on pedestrian crossing hours after flying home from 'action-packed' Florida holiday

  05-06-2026 15:16 via dailymail.com
  
  Megan Jones drove her Citroen C1 car into Julia Pritchard in Bridgend, South Wales, as she crossed the 'well lit' road with her dog and blue metal walker in September 2023.
  
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• Heartbroken mother whose 15-year-old daughter and her boyfriend, 17, died of carbon monoxide poisoning in holiday lodge launches campaign for compulsory alarms

  05-06-2026 15:15 via dailymail.com
  
  Cherish Bean, 15, and her 17-year-old boyfriend Ethan Slater died on a visit to Little Eden Holiday Park near Bridlington, East Yorkshire in February.
  
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• Sacked BBC presenter loses discrimination claim after labelling fellow host Nihal Arthanayake 'sociopathic'

  05-06-2026 15:13 via dailymail.com
  
  Sean McGinty was let go after calling then-BBC 5 Live host Nihal Arthanayake, 'sociopathic' over his response to the October 7 attacks.
  
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• The ‘underrated’ South West London area where houses are 20% cheaper

  05-06-2026 15:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  One South London area is massively overlooked, and much cheaper than its neighbours (Picture: Getty Images)When it comes to South London, certain areas are well-known for being ‘cool’. There’s Brixton, Camberwell, Peckham.But if there’s one location that’s usually overlooked when compared with its SW neighbours, it’s Streatham.Yes, critics will say the high street (which locals know is actually the High Road) is too loud, and that there’s no Tube (how a
  
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• Judge dismissed after sending ‘highly sexualised’ image to colleague he claims were ‘friendly’

  05-06-2026 15:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The investigations began as the office said that it had received a complaint about the judge, alleging that he “behaved inappropriately towards a number of staff”.
  
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