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• Prince William will ‘do things differently’ with royal property when he is King

  08-06-2026 17:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  Prince William wants to modernise the monarchy (Picture: Getty Images)Prince William has big plans for his role as future King.
  From modernising the monarchy to downsizing the number of working royals, he’s also considering implementing stricter rules around the family’s huge property portfolio, it’s been reported.This includes stopping non-working royals from living rent-free in palaces, after it was revealed that King Charles pays rent for his nieces, Princesses Beatrice and
  
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• Inside the secret high-flying world of Paris Ow-Yang's ex after the Navy SEAL quit the military to protect the super rich before he died suddenly aged just 31

  30-08-2026 12:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Rocket Stickney spent six years in the elite US Navy SEALs until 2025 when he joined Gideon Risk Management, a global security firm which operates in 32 countries.
  
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• Dozens of children aged 12 or under reported to forced marriage unit since 2021

  30-08-2026 12:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  Campaigner Dame Jasvinder Sanghera escaped a forced marriage aged 14 (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)Schools will be missing children after the summer holidays, experts have warned, as new figures reveal the scale of underage forced marriage in the UK.At least 100 children aged 12 or younger have been referred to the government’s forced marriage unit in the past five years, an FOI request uncovered.There have been 27 children aged up to five who were referred to the service, whil
  
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• Iceland votes to stay out of European Union as public rejects closer ties with Brussels amid fishing and Trump fears

  30-08-2026 12:48 via dailymail.com
  
  Early this morning the country's 'No' camp had accrued 52.5 per cent of the vote with just a few ballots left to be counted in one of the six voting districts.
  
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• Police in Middlesbrough 'had five pleas for help ignored by government' before deadly gang violence that precipitated A66 crash

  30-08-2026 12:44 via dailymail.com
  
  Matt Storey, Cleveland's police and crime commissioner, had written at least seven letters to the government since July 2024 warning that officers were 'woefully underfunded'.
  
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• British woman, 31, is stabbed to death at German railway station as police arrest man

  30-08-2026 12:41 via dailymail.com
  
  Police were called to the Rosenheim train station in Upper Bavaria early on Sunday morning.
  
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• Mum said I’d be lonely after coming out – then I met my wife

  30-08-2026 12:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  The last thing I am is lonely (Picture: Gemma Taylor)‘You’re going to be a very lonely woman if you do this’, my mother said to me, as I sat with her at my newly painted home.It was 1981 and at 30, I had come out as a lesbian after ending a five year marriage with a man.It was painful to hear her words. She really didn’t believe I could be happy.‘You’re not a lesbian, if you were, I would know’, she added, and over the following weeks there were more co
  
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• Barman who won a spectacular £3.5million Omaze clifftop Cornish mansion puts it up for sale after one summer to open his own pub

  30-08-2026 12:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Darren Summers, 50, scooped the four-bedroomed seaside home in south-east Cornwall after spending £20 on the winning entry to an Omaze draw in June.
  
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• PC Andrew Harper's killers to remain behind bars as Andy Burnham blocks early release of 'hundreds' of killers and grooming gang child sex attackers

  30-08-2026 12:23 via dailymail.com
  
  The Prime Minister has been forced to keep hundreds more people behind bars who would otherwise be eligible for release to ensure Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole are not let out.
  
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• Teenager fighting for life in hospital with head and spinal injuries after dirt buggy crash near Sydney

  30-08-2026 12:17 via dailymail.com
  
  Paramedics were called to a private property at Oakdale on Sunday after the horrific crash.
  
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• British woman killed in stabbing attack at Germany railway station

  30-08-2026 12:11 via metro.co.uk
  
  Rosenheim railway station in Bavaria, where the woman was stabbed (Picture: Krüger/imageBROKER/Shutterstock)A British woman has died after being attacked by a man with a knife at a railway station in Germany.The 31-year-old, who has not been named, was stabbed in the early hours of this morning at Rosenheim station, near the border with Austria.Emergency services were called to the scene at around 12.50am, but the woman died in hospital as a result of her injuries.A 27-year-old German man
  
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• British woman, 31, stabbed to death at train station in Germany as man arrested

  30-08-2026 12:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A British woman has died after being stabbed at Rosenheim train station in Germany, with a 27-year-old man arrested at the scene.
  
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• The X Factor to return after 7 years ‘with fresh new judging panel’

  30-08-2026 12:09 via metro.co.uk
  
  The X Factor could be back on screens imminently (Picture: Ken McKay/Shutterstock) (Credits: Ken McKay/Shutterstock)Over half a decade after The X Factor vanished from our screens, the hit British reality competition series is reportedly returning to ITV.The show ran for several successful seasons, launching the careers of stars like Leona Lewis and One Direction, with the judging panel headed by Simon Cowell.In the last series before it was shelved, Cowell was also joined behind the desk by &n
  
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• You could get paid to post about Royal Family on social media

  30-08-2026 11:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The starting salary is up to £34k a year
  
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• British schoolgirl, 16, who died in boat explosion on Caribbean family holiday suffered burns on 60% of her body, inquest told

  30-08-2026 11:53 via dailymail.com
  
  Abigail Lainton, from Swindon, passed away on July 30 - three days after the fatal boat trip off the coast of the Dominican Republic.
  
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• Harry 'still angry' with other royals despite post-Megxit return to UK

  30-08-2026 11:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Duke of Sussex is said to have come back to the UK bristling on multiple levels, with his representatives also reportedly making a case to the Home Office about his security
  
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• Bruno Fernandes responds to £133m transfer offer to leave Manchester United

  30-08-2026 11:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes (Picture: Getty)Bruno Fernandes has rejected an offer worth £133m to leave Manchester United, according to reports.Fernandes, who has been United’s most important player for the best part of a decade, came close to leaving Old Trafford last summer.Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal offered Fernandes a lucrative contract and approached Manchester United with a proposal worth almost £100m.United did not instantly reject the proposal despite
  
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• Police launch murder probe after 'woman in her 70s' is found dead in park

  30-08-2026 11:40 via dailymail.com
  
  Officers were called to Stanley Park on Friday afternoon following reports of a body discovered in a walled garden area.
  
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• Brick wall smashed to rescue orphaned fox cubs stuck between two houses

  30-08-2026 11:39 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 PageThree adorable fox cubs have been released back into the wild weeks after they became trapped in a small gap between two houses.Firefighters smashed through bricks on a garage wall in Leicester after the 12-week-old cubs became wedged between two walls on Easter Sunday this year.Rescue teams were called to Letchworth Road after receiving reports from residen
  
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• Story behind the Taliban's most infamous execution: Mother-of-seven shot in the head in front of 30,000 spectators baying for blood after she poisoned her abusive husband

  30-08-2026 11:34 via dailymail.com
  
  To the cries of a crowd of 30,000 in Kabul's Olympic Stadium in Afghanistan, a panicked woman is led across the football pitch, flanked by armed guards.
  
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• Glamorous ex-wife of wealthy Geocon property developer says traumatic marriage split led to Sonya Georgalis's $20,000 cocaine court allegations

  30-08-2026 11:29 via dailymail.com
  
  Sonya Georgalis separated from Nick Georgalis, the founder and managing director of ACT-based construction giant Geocon and Iconic Hotels, sometime in 2023.
  
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• Waitrose and M&S confirm opening of new stores with full list of 7 locations named

  30-08-2026 11:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Some of the new stores will feature coffee counters with barista-made drinks
  
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• Waitrose and M&S confirm opening of new stores with full list of 6 locations named

  30-08-2026 11:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Some of the new stores will feature coffee counters with barista-made hot drinks
  
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• Big Church Festival live: Pastor killed by falling sign named and pictured as tributes pour in

  30-08-2026 11:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A 41-year-old pastor killed after a sign fell at Big Church Festival has been named and pictured for the first time, as tributes pour in.
  
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• Healey could hit oil firms and banks with 'windfall tax' in 'low key' Budget as he tries to avoid unpopular tax rises for workers

  30-08-2026 11:03 via dailymail.com
  
  The Chancellor is said to be eying up a fresh levy on firms as the Treasury seeks to meet commitments including £4.7billion for the Armed Forces inherited from Keir Starmer.
  
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• My insomnia was debilitating – until a sleep clinic changed everything

  30-08-2026 11:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  I was sent for a sleep study, which involved being attached to a plethora of cables and sleep sensors (Picture: Cieran Brown)It’s the middle of the night, or maybe morning – I’m not sure anymore. My new blackout blinds prevent me from seeing if the sun is up, and my silicone earplugs block any sounds.I roll on my side to see my phone on the bedside table. Shall I look at the time?I manage to resist, and roll to the other side. How long have I been tossing and turning, trying &
  
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• 'Devoted' father and pastor was killed when sign fell on him in high winds at Christian music festival

  30-08-2026 10:56 via dailymail.com
  
  Robert Guanco, 41, died when the huge wooden archway gave way at the Big Church Festival, held on the Wiston Estate near Steyning in West Sussex, on Friday.
  
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• Dad killed by falling sign at Christian festival pictured for first time

  30-08-2026 10:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  Robert Guanco, who was the pastor at Jesus Living Water Church in Eastbourne (Picture: Jesus Living Water Church Eastbourne)The dad who was crushed to death by a falling sign at a Christian festival in West Sussex has been pictured for the first time.Robert Guanco, 41, was killed when a wooden sign welcoming people to the Big Church Festival tipped over on Friday.He was the pastor at Jesus Living Water Church in Eastbourne, which described him as a ‘blessing to so many people whose lives
  
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• Big Church Festival live: Pastor killed by falling sign named for first time as tributes pour in

  30-08-2026 10:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A 41-year-old pastor killed after a sign fell at Big Church Festival has been named for the first time, as tributes pour in.
  
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• Swiss police launch manhunt after woman, 22, shot dead and five people wounded at rave

  30-08-2026 10:44 via dailymail.com
  
  Police began a manhunt after the shooting, which happened around 2.30am Swiss time - 1.30am in the UK - at the Aarauer Rave, north of Zurich.
  
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