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• Markets soar and close on a high after Conservative election victory

  08-05-2015 21:55 via
  
  As exit polls predicted the Tories would win 316 out of 650 seats the pound jumped 2 cents on the dollar to $1.54, though traders warned it could slip back due to uncertainty over an EU referendum.
  
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• Wild West mom was blessed with life so gorgeous she blogged about it... then vile waste-of-space brother, 44, embarked on arson massacre at $900,000 home over very reasonable request

  27-08-2026 00:43 via dailymail.com
  
  Before her family was brutally murdered in a $900,000 home that was then set ablaze, Megan Ghekiere had a life so gorgeous that she documented it online.
  
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• Cases of liver disease linked to type 2 diabetes and obesity have soared in the past decade

  27-08-2026 00:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Queen Mary University of London and the University of Glasgow looked at the GP records of nearly 12million people and discovered a five-fold leap in a type of liver disease over the past ten years
  
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• Two dead and eight injured as car drives into crowd in Caen 'after argument in bar'

  27-08-2026 00:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Eyewitnesses claim they saw a man, who had been in an earlier barfight nearby, getting behind the wheel of a car which he used to ram through the bus stop nearby
  
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• Revealed: A sneak peek at some of the winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year

  27-08-2026 00:29 via dailymail.com
  
  The world-leading photography contest, run by the Natural History Museum in London , released a preview of several winning images from its 62nd year.
  
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• Missing people are suddenly turning up dead on this misty honeymoon island

  27-08-2026 00:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  Police officers inspect the scene where the body of missing person Jang Mi-ran was discovered at a palm tree farm in Jeju island.(Picture: Reuters)Jeju Island is South Korea’s idyllic honeymoon destination.
  Its dramatic volcanic landscapes, maze-like cave systems and stunning waterfalls offer so much for lovers to explore – but then the bodies started appearing.In just three days, four people who had been reported missing on Jeju turned up dead, police said.Authorities have not link
  
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• Alleged mastermind of 9/11 will finally head to trial, a judge declares nearly 25 years after terror attacks

  27-08-2026 00:26 via dailymail.com
  
  Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the man accused of masterminding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks will finally face trial in 2028, a judge declared on Wednesday.
  
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• Energy Secretary feels the heat over Labour's Net Zero drive pushing up bills

  27-08-2026 00:25 via dailymail.com
  
  Households are facing the highest bills in three years with worse to come this winter.
  
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• Taxpayers stump up nearly £50,000 for Andy Burnham's No.10 North 'vanity project'

  27-08-2026 00:24 via dailymail.com
  
  In figures set to enrage hardworking Britons, the new PM has spent just under £49,000 of taxpayer money setting up his No 10 North office in Manchester.
  
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• Aussie surf brand under fire over 'sexualised' campaign: 'Poor body image'

  27-08-2026 00:23 via dailymail.com
  
  The store, founded in Victoria, has been accused of objectifying women.
  
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• Two killed in horror gyrocopter crash in Italy as vehicle strikes cable car lines

  27-08-2026 00:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Emergency services rushed to the scene of the incident as the vehicle burst into flames
  
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• Investigation launched into Jason Arday's 'unnatural death' at his home in south London, inquest told

  27-08-2026 00:17 via dailymail.com
  
  An investigation has been launched into Professor Jason Arday's 'unnatural death' at his home in south London, an inquest heard.
  
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• Two airport workers die after being bitten by ‘mosquito on a plane’

  26-08-2026 23:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  Traps have been set up inside Frankfurt Airport after six workers fell ill with malaria (Picture: Getty Images)Two airport workers have died from malaria in Germany thought to be from mosquitoes brought on a plane.
  A total of six workers at Frankfurt Airport contracted the illness in the mystery outbreak despite not having travelled to a malaria hotspot.
  German health officials believe the bugs landed at the country’s busiest airport inside a plane.The outbreak of the tropical disease was
  
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• Connecticut lunch lady was married to hunk and had two beautiful kids... now vile car sex act on boy has shattered her life and the sordid details keep coming

  26-08-2026 23:49 via dailymail.com
  
  She sent her victim a nude image. When he asked if she had sent the picture by mistake, a second unsolicited nude selfie followed, along with X-rated videos.
  
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• If all these stars disagree with JK Rowling's trans views so strongly, why are they happy to profit from their roles in a new Harry Potter series?

  26-08-2026 23:44 via dailymail.com
  
  What used to be called common sense - and a view still held by most Britons - is now so toxic to the luvvie class that they are trashing a much-loved literary creation with their own cultural politics.
  
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• Women outraged as speaker who helps men lactate for 'curiosity, fun or sexual gratification' is booked for breastfeeding conference funded by the Irish taxpayer

  26-08-2026 23:42 via dailymail.com
  
  A conference aimed at consultants in breastfeeding has been criticised for hosting a man who specialises in helping men lactate for 'curiosity, fun, or sexual gratification'.
  
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• United passengers endured 20 hour flight from hell that included standing outside random customs building near runway

  26-08-2026 23:42 via dailymail.com
  
  One of the passengers called what happened 'shocking,' as she claimed that the bathrooms 'filled up' and 'food ran out' during the arduous travel journey.
  
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• Households could save £110 a year with new DIY solar panels - the 8 things you should know

  26-08-2026 23:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  With energy prices set to jump to a three-year high this winter, plug-in solar panels are being rolled out which could help households cut bills - but only after a big upfront cost
  
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• Double killer John Sweeney dies without revealing ‘where his victims’ heads are’

  26-08-2026 23:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  John Sweeney was convicted of the murder of two former girlfriends, and attempting to kill Delia Balmer with an axe (Picture: Metropolitan Police/PA Wire)A convicted killer who murdered two women and threw their body parts in canals has died without confessing what he did to their remains.
  Depraved killer John Sweeney, 69, was jailed for the murder of ex-girlfriends Paula Fields and Melissa Halstead in 2011.
  Some of their remains were discovered in a canal in London and Rotterdam, Netherlands,
  
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• DWP chief hails 'early fruits' of job guarantee to tackle UK's Neets crisis

  26-08-2026 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden hailed the 'early fruits' of the government's jobs guarantee scheme for Neets who claiming Universal Credit as he met the first wave at Boots HQ in Nottingham
  
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• Tinder conwoman 'mercilessly' fleeced 'trusting soul' out of more than £10,000

  26-08-2026 23:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tinder conwoman Amie Ford, 30, has been jailed for 26 months after fleecing a man out of more than £10,000 in an elaborate 11-month fraud involving fake messages from solicitors, banks and police
  
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• Woke Soros-backed Philadelphia DA says he's looking forward to taking chunk of Trump's White House ballroom as souvenir after it's BLOWN UP

  26-08-2026 23:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said he can't wait for the day Donald Trump's renovated White House ballroom blows up so he can take a 'paperweight' from the destruction.
  
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• Tragedy after drunk man, 40, danced with three young women and took hands off steering wheel of boat he was sailing, cops say

  26-08-2026 23:12 via dailymail.com
  
  Lawrence Shieh, 41, has pleaded not guilty to six counts related to the horror collision which claimed the life of Elizabeth Dankert, 24,in May this year.
  
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• Moment idiot arsonist sets himself on fire as he torches two cars in the middle of the night

  26-08-2026 23:08 via dailymail.com
  
  Krzysztof Orzechowski started the blaze on a residential street in Slough, Berkshire, at 4am on March 9 while a young family were fast asleep at home.
  
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• Prince Harry's cousin Lady Eliza tells of her excitement at his arrival back in Britain

  26-08-2026 23:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Lady Eliza Spencer spoke to the Mirror just hours after Prince Harry and his family landed back in Britain on a private jet from California to Birmingham on Wednesday
  
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• Now Tory leaders of town hall forced to consider 160 per cent council tax hike vow to challenge 40 per cent funding cut imposed by Labour ministers

  26-08-2026 23:03 via dailymail.com
  
  The Conservatives who took back control of Wandsworth Council from Labour earlier this year could go directly to ministers over the 40 per cent cut to its funding.
  
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• Son and mom drove along quiet Pennsylvania road in sick blue latex glove-clad convoy after he carried out terrible act of violence against his soccer player girlfriend, 18, cops say

  26-08-2026 22:51 via dailymail.com
  
  Police complaints obtained by the Daily Mail detail Karoline Heintz's final moments and reveal the alleged attempt by her boyfriend Royce Moser and his mother Rachel to conceal the crime.
  
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• Midwest state famed for manufacturing is named America's LAZIEST, with deep blue west coast area runner-up

  26-08-2026 22:48 via dailymail.com
  
  In their research, analysts found that people from the Midwest state logged some of the lowest numbers of hours worked per week.
  
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• Huge U-turn as PC Andrew Harper’s killers will NOT be released early from jail

  26-08-2026 22:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers were jailed over the manslaughter of PC Andrew Harper and Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he would do "everything possible" to ensure the pair were not released early
  
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• Huge U-turn as PC Andrew Harper’s killers 'will NOT be released early' from jail

  26-08-2026 22:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers were jailed over the manslaughter of PC Andrew Harper and Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he would do "everything possible" to ensure the pair were not released early
  
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