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• Millionaire ex-Tory donor defects to Reform with £1m pledge ahead of local elections saying Nigel Farage should cut non-dom taxes if he wins power

  27-04-2025 10:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Property owner and tech businessman Bassim Haidar accused the Conservatives of having 'lost their way'.
  
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• Single photo of Sydney University students turning their backs on their Jewish peers sparks furious backlash

  17-05-2025 05:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Organisations representing the Australian Jewish community have slammed the 'openly antisemitic conduct' of a University of Sydney student meeting.
  
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• Heartache for Sussan Ley just days after she made history as the first female leader of the Liberal Party

  17-05-2025 05:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New Opposition leader Sussan Ley shared the heartbreaking news to her Instagram on Saturday.
  
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• Russia-Ukraine peace talks end after less than two hours with prisoner swap deal but no ceasefire agreed

  17-05-2025 05:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kyiv and Moscow did manage to agree to exchange 1,000 prisoners of war each, according to the heads of both delegations, in what would be their biggest such swap
  
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• Cassie's husband Alex Fine breaks silence on Diddy trial as he shares emotional statement in support of wife

  17-05-2025 05:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cassie Ventura's testimony during the trial painted a harrowing picture of her years with Diddy, describing the emotional and physical abuse she allegedly endured.
  
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• Strawberries will grow better in your garden if you do one simple thing

  17-05-2025 05:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Don't lose your prize crop of these quintessentially British berries to common pests and gardening pitfalls with easy steps that even experts love
  
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• 'My sister-in-law stole my baby name - I'm furious and feel manipulated'

  17-05-2025 05:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A pregnant woman has taken to social media to ask for advice after her sister-in-law 'stole' the name she wanted to give her baby daughter - and is now sharing it with everyone
  
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• ‘I visited a Swiss mountain hotel with unusual spa treatments and a surprise in the bathroom’

  17-05-2025 05:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Our writer Lucy headed into the mountains to explore everything Davos in Switzerland has to offer, with beautiful scenery, traditional activities and comforting local food
  
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• Gemini season releases your inner child — your star sign’s tarot horoscope forecast

  17-05-2025 05:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  We could all do with being a bit more Gemini (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk)On May 20, we gain entry to the magical, whimsical, playful and joyful realm of the Geminis, the twins of the zodiac, the social butterflies and most charming, adventurous explorers. No harm in any of us being a bit more Gemini in our everyday life.This sign is very much the Peter Pan of the zodiac, and all Gemini folk have a youthful outlook and energy, and feel very entwined with their inner child.Let this season provoke
  
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• I showed my dad how to use the internet... then three men were found murdered execution-style

  17-05-2025 04:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While most children's fathers talk about how proud they are of their daughters, for Tonya Beasley her father did it with a more sinister motive. To lure in his next victims to kill.
  
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• Mapped: blackouts caused by most powerful solar flare of 2025 -with new NASA warning

  17-05-2025 04:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A powerful X2.7-class solar flare has erupted from the Sun, sparking R3-level radio blackouts across Europe, Asia and the Middle East - and experts warn more could be on the way
  
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• Supreme Court makes major ruling on deportation of Venezuelan migrants

  17-05-2025 04:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Supreme Court on Friday made a major ruling on Donald Trump's attempt to deport members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.
  
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• Three Orleans Parish Justice Center staff suspended after ten inmates escape from hole in cell

  17-05-2025 04:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Three employees at the the Orleans Parish Justice Center have been placed on suspension without pay pending the outcome of the investigation after ten inmates escaped yesterday
  
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• London Underground station's name changed because original was 'stupidly long'

  17-05-2025 04:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  London's Underground is made up of hundreds of stations with some of them being named after some unusual things - but one was so odd that it had to be changed
  
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• New Orleans police release shocking new footage showing moment 10 prisoners escape and sprint to freedom

  17-05-2025 03:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  New shocking CCTV footage has been released by New Orleans police showing the exact moment ten inmates managed to successfully break out of prison and sprint to freedom
  
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• Final whistle for Lineker? Match of the Day star could leave BBC early amid fury over 'anti-Semitic' rat post and may not front World Cup coverage

  17-05-2025 03:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The long-standing sports broadcaster was condemned for his now-deleted Instagram video story that prompted backlash from sections of the Jewish community.
  
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• Dermatologist warns three sunburn ‘remedies’ could cause chemical burns - and two that actually work

  17-05-2025 03:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Some home remedies do actually work
  
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• Cops descend on a suburban home after woman, 23, is found dead

  17-05-2025 03:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The young woman, 23, was found unconscious and not breathing at a home in Brisbane's west.
  
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• Hackers breached M&S' IT systems 'through a contractor and spent 52 hours plundering data' before cyber attack was exposed - with shop now working 24 hours a day to fix crisis

  17-05-2025 03:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With hackers having worked undetected for more than two days, emergency response teams worked tirelessly to protect the beloved British store, frequented by up to 9.4million customers.
  
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• New Orleans prison escape: Second inmate captured by police as eight prisoners remain at large

  17-05-2025 03:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police in New Orleans have confirmed they have detained a second man in the hunt for ten men who escaped the Orleans Parish Justice Center on Friday morning - eight men remain at large
  
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• Heavily pregnant burglar posing as cleaner stole jewels worth £500k from £105 million mansion that's London's second largest home after Buckingham Palace

  17-05-2025 03:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Prolific thief Luminita Zamfir, 24, told staff she had been sent by an agency for a trial shift and was escorted into a £105million mansion in central London.
  
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• Breathtaking forgotten gardens anyone can visit with unexpected bonus

  17-05-2025 03:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Lost Gardens of Heligan have a tragic history that makes a wander around its beautiful 200-acre plot, with its formal layouts, valleys and woods, deeply poignant
  
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• Urgent warning about little-known law for Aussies planning a trip to Thailand

  17-05-2025 02:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The little-known Thai law is considered one of the strictest in the world.
  
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• Labour's get-out-of-jail-free card! Petty criminals facing a year behind bars to be spared prison under new plans to tackle prison overcrowding

  17-05-2025 02:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The independent review, commissioned by the Labour justice secretary Shabana Mahmood will recommend that magistrates and judges consider alternatives to custodial sentences.
  
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• Dan Andrews' surprising next move after he was rejected by TWO prestigious golf clubs in his home state

  17-05-2025 02:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The former premier has finally managed to catch a game of golf in his city -but there's a catch.
  
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• Beddy salted! Husband's attempt to surprise his wife goes hilariously wrong when hotel covers their bed in CRISPS after romantic gesture mix-up

  17-05-2025 02:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Johnnie Norman, 35, secretly asked hotel staff to put 30 assorted bags of crisps on the bed while they were out to surprise his crisp-loving wife - but were left stunned by what happened next.
  
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• Fiance who rebuilt his life after sweetheart's murder was blamed on cleared 'Beast of Birkenhead'... and his anguish at knowing real killer is still out there

  17-05-2025 02:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  David Beattie is a man who will be forever haunted by 'what ifs'...
  
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• Why even Trump's own supporters are growing queasy that he's shamelessly using his Presidency to make him and his family yet more billions

  17-05-2025 02:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At an upcoming event with Donald Trump, guests aren't being rewarded for services to the US or charity, but for services to the Trump private bank account
  
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• Inferno at former RAF base kills two firefighters in service's worst day for 15 years

  17-05-2025 02:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The fire service suffered its deadliest day for 15 years as two firefighters died and two more were seriously injured tackling a blaze at a former RAF base.
  
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• The terrifying new generation of phone muggers who use a little-known feature on your mobile to drain your bank accounts and take out massive loans. And THIS is who they are targeting: STEVE BOGGAN

  17-05-2025 02:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It was 1am and in a flash three young thieves had stolen almost a quarter of a million pounds from Alex White.'I didn't realise what they had done until the next day,' says Alex, 36.
  
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