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• Tim Farron secures frontrunner status in bid to become Lib Dem leader

  09-05-2015 23:21
  
  Tim Farron has moved quickly to secure his frontrunner status for the Liberal Democrat leadership, writing in The Independent on Sunday that the party needs “a fresh start” after a disastrous general election. The party now has only eight MPs, down from 57 in 2010, after the Lib Dems were battered by the electorate for its record in the coalition government.
  
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• Police to probe whether serial killer inspired by TV psychopath Dexter is responsible for deaths of four homeless people living at same shelter

  29-07-2026 14:22 via dailymail.com
  
  The unexplained deaths of four people who were living at a homeless shelter in Cornwall at the same time as serial killer James Desborough, 40, are being reviewed.
  
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• Female driver, 21, who killed two in crash after filming herself speeding on Snapchat has sentence increased

  29-07-2026 14:21 via dailymail.com
  
  Liberty Mitchell, 21, was travelling at 96mph when she crashed her Mini Cooper into three other cars.
  
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• Another heatwave is here — and it could be messing with your contraceptive pill

  29-07-2026 14:19 via metro.co.uk
  
  Where you store your pills makes a huge difference (Picture: Shutterstock / farland2456)While it’s lovely to see the sun shining, the scorching weather can have some nasty side effects.High temperatures can have ‘scary’ implications for our mental health, but they can also impact our physical wellbeing.We’ve already heard that those taking antidepressants need to take care in a heatwave, as do users of jabs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro, as they can become less effective.
  
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• Captain who led campaign against yacht club commodore after suspecting him of dodging barge mooring fees for his 80ft Dutch houseboat is cleared of harassment

  29-07-2026 14:17 via dailymail.com
  
  Mr Oloffs was accused of hounding his senior officer, commodore Richard Phillips, with claims he received 'preferential treatment' when trying to moor his 'whopping' barge at the club.
  
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• Mystery garden deal offers chance to win Ninja pizza oven, hot tub and patio furniture

  29-07-2026 14:14 via metro.co.uk
  
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• Eight-month-old baby girl found dead at Essex home as mum, 36, charged with murder

  29-07-2026 14:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Francisca Nti has been charged with the murder of her eight-month-old daughter and will appear at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court
  
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• John Cleese says he isn’t racist but ‘believes some cultures are better than others’

  29-07-2026 14:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  Monty Python star John Cleese has said that he is ‘not racist’ but a ‘culturalist’ (Picture: Getty Images)John Cleese has insisted that he is ‘not a racist’ after voicing support for Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe.The Fawlty Towers and Monty Python star, 86, has become increasingly outspoken on social media in recent months, voicing concerns over immigration, free speech and cancel culture.Taking to social media yesterday, Cleese said that he believes &ls
  
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• How has the population changed in YOUR area? Use our interactive tool to reveal births, deaths and international migration changes near you

  29-07-2026 14:10 via dailymail.com
  
  The Daily Mail has crunched the latest population data to create an interactive tool showing how births, deaths and migration have changed in your area.
  
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• Angela Rayner shares decades-old picture of her working as a council carer

  29-07-2026 14:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  The picture was taken during the five-year span Rayner was a home carer (Picture: angelaraynerMP)Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has shared a picture of herself during a previous career as a carer in her local council, after her new boss Andy Burnham gave a speech on reforming social care.The former Deputy Prime Minister, who resigned over her tax affairs last year, worked as a home carer at Stockport Council between 2000 and 2005.She became a union rep with Unison during her time there, starti
  
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• Norwegian teen guilty of travelling to UK to carry out a hit for Iran-backed gang

  29-07-2026 14:09 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 PageA teenage hitman who flew into the UK from Norway to murder a stranger on behalf of one of Europe’s most dangerous crime gangs is facing a life sentence.Johannes Kongsnes Natland, 19, was recruited by the Sweden based Foxtrot Network, which has been involved in at least 30 murders.He had no idea who he was to kill or why – but agreed to carry out
  
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• Boy, 7, dies days after being pulled from sea in incident that killed cousin and her mum

  29-07-2026 14:09 via metro.co.uk
  
  His cousin was trying to rescue him out at sea (Picture: Daniel ReesNewsquest /SWNS)A seven-year-old boy has died just days after his teenage cousin died while trying to rescue him at West Mersea Beach, Essex.Musa Ahmed, his cousin Sameeha Rahman, 15, and mum Shelina Rahman, 41, were out at sea with family on July 22 when they got into difficulty.
  Shelina and Sameeha, from Ilford, east London, died and Musa suffered life-threatening injuries.A family friend said Sameeha was trying to save her c
  
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• Paul Ince ‘baffled’ by Manchester United’s £50m transfer move

  29-07-2026 14:08 via metro.co.uk
  
  Manchester United’s transfer deal for Andrey Santos has ‘baffled’ Paul Ince (Picture: Getty)Paul Ince has said the ‘jury’s still out’ on Andrey Santos and he is ‘baffled’ by Manchester United’s big-money transfer move for young midfielder.United prioritised overhauling their misfiring attack last year, bringing in Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko for a combined fee of around £200million.This summer, the Red Devils have fo
  
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• Assisted dying debate should only come after hospice and care changes, says Andy Burnham

  29-07-2026 14:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham said that palliative and social care needs to be properly funded before the UK can decide whether to legalise assisted dying - an issue set to return to Parliament later this year
  
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• Boy, 7, dies after West Mersea Beach incident that claimed lives of his cousin and her mum

  29-07-2026 14:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Seven-year-old Musa Ahmed has died after getting into difficulty in the water at West Mersea Beach on July 22 - the incident also claimed the lives of his teenage cousin, Sameeha Rahman, and her mum, Shelina Rahman
  
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• Staffordshire Police chief resigns a day before he was due to face misconduct hearing

  29-07-2026 13:58 via dailymail.com
  
  Chris Noble, who has led the force since 2021, was expected to face a police disciplinary panel today over allegations of 'gross misconduct'.
  
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• EA boss got £29,000,000 bonus for Battlefield 6 while the devs were laid off

  29-07-2026 13:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  Andrew Wilson has been CEO of EA since 2013 (Martina Albertazzi/Bloomberg via Getty Images)Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson has bagged a massive corporate bonus, after laying off workers responsible for Battlefield 6. The game industry has become an endless cycle of layoffs over recent years, but as is typical across all companies, these rarely impact the people in charge. In March, EA laid off an undisclosed amount of employees across all the studios behind Battlefield 6: DICE, Ripp
  
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• Teenage Norwegian hitman guilty of plotting to assassinate UK target on behalf of Iran-backed gang

  29-07-2026 13:55 via dailymail.com
  
  Johannes Natland, 18 at the time, flew from Stavanger, south-west Norway, to Britain to assassinate a target in return for £21,000, the Old Bailey was told.
  
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• Married NYC lawyer, 45, is SUSPENDED from his job after he was caught smooching with underling, 29, in Central Park

  29-07-2026 13:55 via dailymail.com
  
  Nathaniel D Cullerton, a partner at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, was placed on leave amid an investigation into his canoodling with Kelsey Borenzweig, the Financial Times reported.
  
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• Boy, seven, dies after mother and daughter drowned off Essex beach while trying to save him

  29-07-2026 13:55 via dailymail.com
  
  A seven-year-old boy has died after a mother and daughter drowned off a beach in Essex while trying to save him.
  
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• Businessman who built 'abominable' conservatory on his Grade II-listed Airbnb cottage without planning permission loses bid to keep it

  29-07-2026 13:53 via dailymail.com
  
  Residents living close to Smallbrook Cottage, situated in the New Forest National Park in Hampshire, complained that the massive, box-shaped conservatory was an 'appalling' eyesore.
  
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• NatWest announce changes for customers with current, savings and reward accounts

  29-07-2026 13:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The popular high street bank has shared the changes it is making
  
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• Man who raped unconscious woman as four girls begged him to stop is jailed

  29-07-2026 13:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ansar Younis was jailed at Sheffield Crown Court after carrying out the rape in Sheffield city centre in the early hours of September 20 last year
  
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• 'Fairytale' village full of Disney-style castles becomes total 'ghost town'

  29-07-2026 13:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In a small mountain town you may stumble across hundreds of half-built., abandoned homes that resemble castles. While this development had big dreams, the plans never came into fruition
  
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• Kelly Cates makes thoughts clear on Gabby Logan and Mark Chapman as she opens up on BBC job

  29-07-2026 13:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Match of the Day presenter Kelly Cates has revealed what she thinks about her BBC colleagues
  
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• Maker of ChatGPT admits its rogue AI tried to hack other companies after it attacked another tech firm

  29-07-2026 13:40 via dailymail.com
  
  The maker of ChatGPT has admitted that a cyber-attack carried out by rogue AI agents targeted more than just one company.
  
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• Cotswolds villagers threaten to sell up over 'horrifying' plans to build 19,000 homes and turn their idyllic communities into 'packed towns'

  29-07-2026 13:40 via dailymail.com
  
  Councillors will meet on Monday to begin the process of agreeing a new local plan that may double and even triple some villages in size by building on vacant land.
  
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• BBC axes Live at the Apollo after 22 years among other shows in £500,000,000 cull

  29-07-2026 13:36 via metro.co.uk
  
  Live at the Apollo has been axed in a BBC cull (Picture: BBC)The BBC has scrapped iconic comedy show Live at the Apollo as well as Celebrity Mastermind and Blankety Blank in a bid to save £500 million over the next few years.The stand-up show helped launch the careers of several major British comedians and has been running since September 2004.Similarly, Celebrity Mastermind has run for 19 seasons, beginning in 2002, while Blankety Blank has been paused and revived several times since its
  
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• Missing boy, 5, found dead in sewage tank after telling mum he was using toilet

  29-07-2026 13:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  João Gabriel Ferreira dos Santos, five, was found dead in a two-metre-deep pool of water that had collected on the torn cover of a bio-digestor near his family home in Araucária, Brazil
  
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• Sally Nugent beams as she prepares to take over BBC Breakfast's top job from Naga Munchetty after she confirmed her exit from the show

  29-07-2026 13:34 via dailymail.com
  
  It was announced on Tuesday that Munchetty would be leaving BBC Breakfast after 17 years to take over 5 Live's flagship morning show.
  
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