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• 'Two cities' collide as Chicago's social time bomb explodes

  12-08-2020 16:01 via theguardian.com
  
  For many residents in a city where tensions have been growing since spring, the unrest and looting was no great shockChicago’s mayor, Lori Lightfoot, said she woke up in shock and pain for her city on Monday, after crowds overnight broke windows and looted stores in the north side shopping area known as the Magnificent Mile. Related: Chicago erupts with violence and looting after police shootingContinue reading...
  
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• Starmer prepares to rip up Brexit: PM ready to align UK with EU single market if it is in 'national interest' - but claims there will be no return to free movement of people

  04-01-2026 11:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In some of his strongest comments yet about Britain's post-Brexit relationship with Brussels under Labour the Prime Minister said he would look at an the rules governing border checks.
  
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• My friend asked if he could catch HIV from my sandwich

  04-01-2026 11:00 via metro.co.uk
  After 20 years of living with HIV, I wish I could say I was shocked by his question (Picture: Darren Black)‘Can I get HIV if we share this sandwich?’The question arrived without warning – no drumroll, no build-up, just slipped across the table between bites.
  A guy I’d known for years muttered it over lunch, eyes glued to the tabletop, suddenly sheepish, as if the sandwich might leap up and infect him on its own.I nearly choked on my crisp.‘No, you can’t&rsquo
  
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• Swiss girl, 14, is youngest victim of Ski resort fire as 16 more of the 40 victims are identified

  04-01-2026 10:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Forty people were killed in the inferno in the ski village of Crans-Montana when a fire broke out at Le Constellation bar during New Years celebrations, minutes after the clock struck 12.
  
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• BREAKING: Fatal crash victim pictured as family pay tribute 'with broken hearts'

  04-01-2026 10:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Suzanne Wilmot, 60, from Gloucester, suffered serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene of a horror collision in Gloucestershire - and has been remembered as a 'deeply loved mum'
  
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• Chaos in Caracas: Supporters of captured Nicolas Maduro take to the streets to decry 'absurd' raid in protests

  04-01-2026 10:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gun-toting loyalists of the former strongman surged through cities including Caracas and Valencia, demanding his return after an overnight US military operation led to his arrest.
  
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• Jeremy Clarkson says 'it's eating my muscles' as he shares stark admission about health

  04-01-2026 10:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In a column in which Jeremy Clarkson shared his thoughts on a new car, the former Top Gear host made an honest health admission about his use of a particular medication
  
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• Actor tipped to be new James Bond ‘has been telling friends role is his’

  04-01-2026 10:50 via metro.co.uk
  Callum Turner has reportedly been telling his friends he is set to play Bond (Picture: Getty)Callum Turner has reportedly been telling his friends that he is set to play the new 007.The Eternity actor, 35, is one of the many famous faces in the running to play the new Bond, fighting off the likes of Aaron Taylor-Johnson and James Norton.As Callum emerges as the ‘clear favourite’ for the role, it has been rumoured that the star has told friends that he has been confirm
  
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• M2 crash UPDATES as collision closes road in both directions

  04-01-2026 10:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The M2 has been closed in both directions between J5 in Maidstone and J4 in Gillingham while emergency service crews work at scene of a serious multi-vehicle crash
  
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• Leonardo DiCaprio forced to skip major event over Trump’s Venezuela airstrikes

  04-01-2026 10:45 via metro.co.uk
  Leonardo DiCaprio was forced to skip the Palm Springs International Film Festival due to Trump’s Venezuela airstrikes (Picture: REX / Getty)Leonardo DiCaprio’s awards-season momentum ran headlong into geopolitics this weekend.
  Sudden airspace restrictions across parts of the Caribbean – related to US President Trump’s strikes on Venezuela – prevented the actor from traveling to California for an award ceremony.
  The Oscar winner had been due to attend the Palm Sprin
  
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• Ruben Amorim’s cryptic hint at Manchester United transfer problems

  04-01-2026 10:43 via metro.co.uk
  Manchester United fans should not expect signings this month (Picture: Getty Images)Ruben Amorim has suggested he cannot produce his preferred style of play at Manchester United because he cannot sign the right players, but was not keen to expand on that point.The Red Devils spent around £216m over the summer of 2025 as they brought in the likes of Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha, Benjamin Sesko and Senne Lammens.Those arrivals have brought mixed results, with the Red Devils currently sixth i
  
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• Haunting final moments of MH370, the jumbo jet which mysteriously vanished somewhere over the Indian Ocean

  04-01-2026 10:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DEEP DIVE: Taking off from Kuala Lumpur, it was a Beijing-bound flight that was unremarkable - until it vanished off radar screens without a distress call, crash site or logical explanation.
  
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• Keir Starmer admits he 'regrets' welcoming the release of Anglo-Egyptian dissident amid row over 'anti-Semitic tweets'

  04-01-2026 10:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister had said he was 'delighted' when Alaa abd el-Fattah was released by the Cairo government before Christmas.
  
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• Wolf Moon 2026: Stunning images as first supermoon of the year lights up UK skies

  04-01-2026 10:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Wolf Moon was the first full moon of 2026 and appeared up to 14% bigger and 30% brighter than usual
  
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• Is THIS Britain's tackiest home? Three-bedroom detached property on sale for £1.6m called 'the most Essex house ever'

  04-01-2026 10:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A £1.6 million property for sale in Brentwood has raised eyebrows online with questions over whether it is a house or a leisure centre while others have described it as 'the most Essex house ever'.
  
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• All UK drivers told to complete 1 task before entering cars in January

  04-01-2026 10:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Motor expert Tina Newman, from Just Tyres, has urged drivers to complete a simple task before venturing out on the roads in January to ensure their cars are safe to drive
  
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• New TV advert ban starts Monday in 5.30am to 9pm change update

  04-01-2026 10:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The crackdown on advertising for unhealthy food comes into full effect on Monday
  
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• With Seven Dials mystery tipped as Netflix hit we investigate Agatha Christie's London

  04-01-2026 10:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It is half a century since the Queen of Crime laid down her pen for the final time, yet Agatha Christie is about to dominate the literary landscape once again
  
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• Shock arrest made in Coronation Street following deadly crash that kills major characters

  04-01-2026 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  Caption: (Picture: ITV/Michael Adams)The mother of all soap stunts crashes onto our screens in the form of Corriedale, the dark and gripping lovechild of Coronation Street and Emmerdale that we never knew we needed.It’s a stunt-packed super-ep featuring major characters from both soaps such as Coronation Street Legends David Platt (Jack P Shepherd), Shona Platt (Julia Goulding), Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford), and Carla Connor (Alison King), while joining us f
  
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• Princess Charlotte’s major change during Sandringham Christmas outing

  04-01-2026 10:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  With the young children of the Prince and Princess of Wales out in force on Christmas Day to greet royal fans at Sandringham, former BBC royal correspondent was particularly struck by one huge difference with Princess Charlotte
  
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• Olympic legend Dawn Fraser issues brutal message to Anthony Albanese declaring she will 'speak out to protect my country and the people that live here'

  04-01-2026 09:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Legendary Olympic swimmer Dawn Fraser has unleashed on Albanese over his refusal to call for a royal commission into the Bondi Beach massacre.
  
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• Groom and his three young nieces killed just hours before wedding after helicopter crashes in Arizona mountains

  04-01-2026 09:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  David McCarty, 59, was taking his nieces for a ride in the private aircraft before he was due to say 'I do' on Friday when the helicopter his a slackline, investigators said.
  
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• Vacationer stranded on idyllic St Barts invites ridicule with pleas to extract her amid bleak outlook for Caribbean flights

  04-01-2026 09:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The overnight operation on Venezuela that captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores forced major airlines to cancel nearly 900 flights across the eastern Caribbean.
  
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• 'I saw Prince William share two words with Kate Middleton after she got nervous'

  04-01-2026 09:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Giovanna Fletcher spent 90 minutes with Kate Middleton in 2020 and has shared how the Princess was nervous before the podcast - and Prince William's two words that helped her relax
  
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• Why Maduro dated wife for TWENTY years before marrying in secret... as shamed first lady's incestuous party links laid bare

  04-01-2026 09:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Far from being a romantic gesture the wedding that stunned Venezuela was yet another calculated political move.
  
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• Eating this while on statins can cause 'toxic' reaction

  04-01-2026 09:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Millions of people in the UK take statins to help lower their cholesterol
  
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• Captured Venezuelan leader Maduro says ‘happy new year’ as he is led to US jail

  04-01-2026 09:17 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 PageNicolas Maduro has been filmed arriving at a detention centre in New York after being captured and flown to the US in an extraordinary operation yesterday morning.The Venezuelan leader wished onlookers a ‘good night’ and ‘happy new year’ as he entered the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, flanked by two men who appeared to be
  
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• Luke Littler sets number of World Darts Championship titles he’d be happy to win

  04-01-2026 09:13 via metro.co.uk
  How many World Championships can Luke Littler win? (Picture: Getty Images)Luke Littler feels he could match Phil Taylor’s World Darts Championship record of 16 titles, but would be happy with far fewer.The 18-year-old continued his incredible domination of darts by winning a second World Championship title on Saturday night, hammering Gian van Veen 7-1 in the final at Alexandra Palace.The Nuke has now launched three Ally Pally campaigns and his only defeat came in the 2024 final to Luke H
  
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• Full list of 29 iPhone models affected as Apple issues warning

  04-01-2026 09:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  There are 29 iPhones that are able to upgrade with people being urged to act sooner rather than later or risk running into issues
  
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• Keir Starmer delivers message to leadership critics with 'utter chaos' warning

  04-01-2026 09:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the churn of leaders under the Tories resulted in 'utter chaos' and paved the way for the party's worst ever general election defeat in 2024
  
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