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• Report reveals huge appetite for 'citizen's assemblies' to take power back from state

  13-06-2015 22:47
  
  A majority of people would participate in “citizens’ assemblies” in which they would take decisions on local and national issues as part of a transfer of power from the state to individuals, a report published this week has found.
  
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• White prisoners 'being forced to convert to Islam by Muslim gangs': Calls for 'urgent' investigation

  25-08-2026 17:07 via dailymail.com
  
  Ministry of Justice (MOJ) figures reveal that one in five Muslims in prisons in England and Wales is white, compared to just 5.8 per cent in the general population.
  
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• One dead after stabbing at council building near Wembley Stadium

  25-08-2026 17:07 via dailymail.com
  
  London Ambulance Service (LAS) confirmed air ambulance crews were among the emergency response following reports of the stabbing in London.
  
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• Couple are mercilessly rammed down by speeding G-Wagon stolen by four teens who led police on hours-long chase, cops say

  25-08-2026 17:07 via dailymail.com
  
  Alice Stilwell, 67, and long-term partner, Robert Barr Jr, 54, died Saturday in Mays Landing, about 18 miles from Atlantic City, New Jersey.
  
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• Woke Boston mayor goes on fever-pitched hunt to track down and threaten business owners renting parking spots to ICE agents in her city: 'This is unhinged'

  25-08-2026 17:02 via dailymail.com
  
  The Department of Homeland Security said the Democratic mayor was 'hunting down private property owners and threatening them for working with ICE.'
  
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• Person dies after broad daylight 'stabbing' at council HQ in Wembley

  25-08-2026 17:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Emergency crews including the air ambulance rushed to Engineers Way in Wembley after reports of a stabbing at Brent Civic Centre.
  
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• How Aussie builder Bathla Group collapsed with more than $3billion debt - as industry boss says market confidence at 'all-time low'

  25-08-2026 17:02 via dailymail.com
  
  How did a developer carrying more than $3billion in liabilities continue to expand until it suddenly hit the wall?
  
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• 'Stand your ground': Italian PM Giorgia Meloni's advice to Kemi Badenoch over coffee in Rome - as Tory leader dismisses prospect of a deal with Reform

  25-08-2026 17:01 via dailymail.com
  
  The Tory leader and Ms Meloni enjoyed an hour-long coffee in the Italian capital on Monday morning as they discussed the various challenges facing Britain and Italy.
  
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• Man, 19, dies and woman in her 70s is critically injured after black Audi collides with white Ford Puma following six-minute police chase

  25-08-2026 17:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Officers were chasing a black Audi near Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire yesterday evening before it collided with a white Ford Puma.
  
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• SUV drivers in UK city to pay new tax as council introduces England first payments

  25-08-2026 16:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Angry motorists in Bath are hitting back at the council's plans to introduce new charges based on the size of their vehicles, which come on top of existing emissions charges
  
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• Richard Osman tips Prince Harry to star on huge TV show that he would be 'great' on

  25-08-2026 16:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Richard Osman has tipped Prince Harry for a career on a BBC TV show after praising his "very good" appearance on a popular podcast during his visit to the UK last month
  
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• Home Office minister accused of putting A66 youths 'on a par' with dead police officers in crash tribute - but claims local force told her to do so

  25-08-2026 16:41 via dailymail.com
  
  Anna Turley, MP for Redcar, said she had laid flowers 'on behalf of our whole community to the seven people whose lives were so tragically cut short'.
  
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• Teen who stabbed university student in the heart while he was on the phone with his girlfriend after falling out over fake Rolex found guilty of manslaughter

  25-08-2026 16:40 via dailymail.com
  
  Harper Dennis, 19, plunged a knife five times into the chest of Khaleed Oladipo, 20, near De Montfort University in Leicester on the evening of February 3 this year.
  
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• White prisoners are being forced to convert to Islam 'by Muslim gangs' - amid calls for 'urgent' investigation

  25-08-2026 16:38 via dailymail.com
  
  Ministry of Justice (MOJ) figures reveal that one in five Muslims in prisons in England and Wales is white, compared to just 5.8 per cent in the general population.
  
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• Barcelona fire live: 'Explosion' heard as flames and smoke seen from plane

  25-08-2026 16:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Fire and thick black smoke have been seen over Barcelona, with smoke visible from a Ryanair flight amid unconfirmed reports of an explosion
  
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• Real estate expert's brutal takedown of Anthony Albanese after he declared his controversial tax changes were fixing the property market: 'The housing crisis is going brilliantly'

  25-08-2026 16:25 via dailymail.com
  
  Anthony Albanese shared a video on Monday claiming Labor's 'changes to fix Australia's broken housing system are working'.
  
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• Former royal train station used by monarchs to travel to Sandringham is converted into luxury £1.25million home

  25-08-2026 16:25 via dailymail.com
  
  Wolferton Royal Station opened in 1862 and became a regular stop for royal trains arriving from St Pancras or King's Cross in London to the nearby Sandringham Estate in Norfolk.
  
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• Trump wants to change name of Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’

  25-08-2026 16:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  Trump previously declared the Gulf of Mexico to be the ‘Gulf of America’ (Picture: Getty)Donald Trump has advocated for renaming Lake Ontario and said he doesn’t ‘expect to do much business’ with Canada any longer.As a tariff feud with the US’ northern neighbour escalates, the president is now claiming he will rename the giant body of water to ‘Lake America’.He wrote on Truth Social today: ‘The United States is giving serious consideration t
  
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• Trump wants to change Lake Ontario’s name to ‘Lake America’

  25-08-2026 16:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  Trump previously declared the Gulf of Mexico to be the ‘Gulf of America’ (Picture: Getty)The President of the United States has suggested renaming Lake Ontario and said he doesn’t ‘expect to do much business’ with Canada any longer.As the feud with Canada about tariffs is escalating, Donald Trump is now saying he will rename Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’.He wrote on Truth Social today: ‘The United States is giving serious consideration to changin
  
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• Electrician recorded final goodbyes for family after getting stuck inside 130ft high petrol station sign

  25-08-2026 16:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  AJ Gow is seen inside the road sign at 130ft in the air (Picture: ABC7)An electrician recorded his final goodbyes after becoming stuck inside a stifling petrol station sign at a dizzying height.AJ Gow was fixing the advert with a colleague who lowered themselves to the ground to get some water on a baking day in Illinois.But when the co-worker tried to return on the mechanical lift a malfunction took it out of action, leaving Gow trapped all alone dangling in the air at 130 feet.‘In
  
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• Kemi Badenoch poised for Tory reshuffle within weeks as she steps up attack on Andy Burnham and Reform

  25-08-2026 16:21 via dailymail.com
  
  Kemi Badenoch will make changes to her team before the party holds its annual conference in Birmingham in October.
  
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• Mother of one of five teens killed in Irish motorway crash apologises at his funeral to injured family hit by vehicle he was travelling in

  25-08-2026 16:17 via dailymail.com
  
  Relatives and friends of 17-year-old Jack Kennedy followed the cortege as it travelled through Athy in County Kildare ahead of his funeral at St Michael's Parish Church.
  
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• Mum of teen killed in wrong-way M9 crash apologises to family left in hospital

  25-08-2026 16:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mourners today gathered for the funeral of Jack Kennedy, 17, who died alongside four others after the car they were travelling in was driven the wrong way down the M9 motorway in Ireland
  
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• Burnham looking at 'range of support' for families facing another bills hike this winter, says Energy Secretary - but help might only go to 'vulnerable' households and how will PM pay for it?

  25-08-2026 16:15 via dailymail.com
  
  Miatta Fahnbulleh acknowledged that struggling Brits 'need more help' but suggested it might only go to 'vulnerable households'.
  
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• Stalker with 'sexual interest' in Billie Piper who wrote her 18-page love letter is jailed for posting AI generated images of her online

  25-08-2026 16:14 via dailymail.com
  
  Philip Jerome, who appeared in court on his 49th birthday on Tuesday, made 11 posts of the Doctor Who star on social media platform X, including 'cartoon' AI-generated images of her.
  
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• Jeffrey Epstein partner Ghislaine Maxwell loses fresh bid to have sex trafficking conviction overturned

  25-08-2026 16:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ghislaine Maxwell has had her bid to overturn her sex trafficking conviction thrown out of court.
  
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• The Traitors star Freddie Fraser doesn’t owe us an explanation on his sexuality

  25-08-2026 16:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  He’s found love again, this time with social media influencer Bailey Ramsden (Picture: Simon Ackerman/WireImage)The Traitors star Freddie Fraser has unveiled his new boyfriend in adorable pictures, kissing in a photo booth. For the most part, the response has been an outpouring of love and support. But the reaction from large swathes of the queer community has been bitterly disappointing.The 22-year-old appeared on the third series of the BBC’s juggernaut reality show while in
  
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• The Scots College Three's first glimpse of a world they've never known: What greeted the rape-accused schoolboys when they arrived at court with their ashen-faced parents

  25-08-2026 16:10 via dailymail.com
  
  Chauffeured from affluent eastern suburbs homes to one of Sydney's most notorious courts, the Scots College Three faced a confronting new reality, writes Candace Sutton.
  
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• BMW driver 'who raced Audi' before 89mph crash that killed mother and her daughter as they walked to nursery denies causing death by dangerous driving

  25-08-2026 16:08 via dailymail.com
  
  Justyna Hulboj, 27, and four-year-old Lena Czepczor were hit by the Audi as they walked on the pavement on Scott Hall Road in Leeds, West Yorkshire, on January 16, 2023.
  
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• Ex-car salesman turned prince speaks of his 'relief' as he opens up for the first time after British princess's husband recognised his love child

  25-08-2026 16:06 via dailymail.com
  
  Clement Vandenkerckhove, 26, is the illegitimate son of Prince Laurent of Belgium who fathered him during a romance with an 80s pop singer.
  
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