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• 'Explosion' heard as black plumes of smoke rise from huge fire in Liverpool

  15-04-2023 15:50 via express.co.uk
  
  Residents near Sefton Park in Liverpool reported an 'explosion' noise around 1:30pm.
  
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• Veteran made homeless and sleeping in car told he is not housing priority by local council

  15-04-2023 15:28 via express.co.uk
  
  Lee Butler was told he was not a priority for housing because he could live with his estranged wife.
  
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• Two people stranded after blundering learner driver plunges car 17ft into harbour

  15-04-2023 13:48 via express.co.uk
  
  The two passengers in the Mercedes smashed into a bench in the small Welsh town of Burry Port.
  
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• 'Demon' boyfriend weighing 25 stone 'belly flopped' on 5ft partner in Travelodge attack

  15-04-2023 13:05 via express.co.uk
  
  Sean Mullin was sentenced to three years in jail for "brutalising" Charlotte Marsden during lockdown.
  
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• Gran, 83 and toy boy defy trolls by sharing video smooching through bus window

  15-04-2023 13:01 via express.co.uk
  
  Iris Jones, 83, previously shared how she and husband Mohamed Ahmed Ibriham, 37, get around having painful sex, revealing: "We sometimes do it doggy fashion."
  
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• International drug gangs operating in UK are 'making more money than Spain'

  15-04-2023 10:58 via express.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The world is fighting an 'undeclared war' against international organised crime businesses making more money than entire European countries like Spain, according to a leading criminologist.
  
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• Cyber hacking victim who had £14k stole in just 10 minutes offered £75 compensation

  15-04-2023 10:00 via express.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Marguerite Harrison has been battling ClearBank for more than two years after she had nearly £14,000 stolen in just ten minutes which she claims she never authorised. Shockingly the interior designer said she was offered just £75 in compensation.
  
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• Empty homes crisis blighting country as thousands of Britons sleep rough

  15-04-2023 08:20 via express.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Just under 250,000 people are homeless in England - a country in which roughly 250,000 homes stand empty for most of the year.
  
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• ‘Vaping nearly killed me — my lung collapsed and I almost had heart failure’

  15-04-2023 08:00 via express.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: A woman, who found vapes more addictive than cigarettes, had to have her lung sewed back to her chest after it collapsed and now faces severe health complications for the rest of her life.
  
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• Joe Biden criticised over Union flag 'snub' on presidential limousine

  15-04-2023 07:46 via express.co.uk
  
  Unionist critics of the US president noticed his limousine flew the Irish tricolour in Dublin but did not carry the Union flag during his time in Belfast.
  
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• Vladimir Putin's 'hotheaded' pilots threaten RAF spy planes on missions, analysis shows

  15-04-2023 06:03 via express.co.uk
  
  A US intelligence leak has revealed that Russian fighter jet pilots are becoming increasingly "hotheaded" due to a string of military embarrassments.
  
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• Red Arrow removed from former Dambusters base, RAF Scampton, designated for asylum seekers

  15-04-2023 04:35 via express.co.uk
  
  RAF Scampton's Red Arrow "gate guard" has been removed from the former Dambusters base where the Home Office wants to home 1,700 asylum seekers.
  
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• Meghan and Harry attending Coronation more likely to be backed by Remainers, poll finds

  15-04-2023 03:11 via express.co.uk
  
  Research shows older people and Leavers are less inclined to want Harry and Meghan to be at the ceremony.
  
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• Self-proclaimed 'father of terrorism' walking Britain's streets a free man

  15-04-2023 02:39 via express.co.uk
  
  British terrorist Khuram Iqbal was released from prison just two months after the parole board rejected his application.
  
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• Smart motorways could be banned after coronor rules disabled man could've avoided death

  15-04-2023 01:58 via express.co.uk
  
  Rishi Sunak, who pledged to stop their construction during the Tory leadership race, has come under renewed pressure to announce a ban after a man died on a smart motorway section of the M1.
  
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• Stakeknife: Who was Army's top IRA spy Freddie Scappaticci?

  15-04-2023 01:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  He has been linked to 18 murders, all while on the state payroll; some victims were fellow agents.
  
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• Nurses to strike on bank holiday after pay offer rejected

  15-04-2023 01:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 48-hour walkout from Sunday 30 April is now planned by Royal College of Nursing members in England.
  
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• Crack addict banned from every single Boots in the UK after for shoplifting spree

  15-04-2023 01:08 via express.co.uk
  
  Emma Berry, aged 36, has been banned from entering any Boots store in the United Kingdom after repeatedly stealing from one shop in eight separate incidents.
  
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• Million-year-old viruses help fight cancer, say scientists

  15-04-2023 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A discovery gives experts new ideas for developing vaccines to treat or even prevent cancer.
  
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• Joe Biden in Ireland: President says Mayo is 'part of my soul'

  15-04-2023 00:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US president was addressing a huge crowd at an homecoming event in County Mayo, ending his trip to Ireland.
  
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• Newspaper headlines: ‘King proud of Harry’ and nurses' strike reaction

  15-04-2023 00:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Many of Saturday's papers focus on next month's coronation of King Charles III.
  
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• Montana legislators pass bill banning TikTok from operating in state

  15-04-2023 00:50 via theguardian.com
  
  Measure against popular app now awaits signature of Republican governor but is expected to face legal challengesMontana lawmakers gave final passage on Friday to a bill banning the social media app TikTok from operating in the state, a move that is bound to face legal challenges but also serve as a testing ground for the TikTok-free America many national lawmakers have envisioned.The measure now goes to the Republican governor, Greg Gianforte, for his consideration. Continue reading...
  
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• Digested week: if Tupperware can perish then we are all surely doomed

  15-04-2023 00:37 via theguardian.com
  
  Plus: Meghan’s inspirational coronation boycott, unspeakable spite with salt, and a farewell to my fatherWell, that’s it then. The final horseman of the apocalypse is here, riding in on a toughened plastic horse with an opaque bendy saddle that was a nightmare to get on but is now going to keep that equine fresh for weeks. Continue reading...
  
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• Joe Biden ends Ireland tour with passionate address to thousands

  15-04-2023 00:36 via theguardian.com
  
  US president turned his farewell speech outside St Muredach’s cathedral in Ballina into a celebration of Irish and American valuesJoe Biden has concluded his visit to Ireland with a passionate riverside address to tens of thousands of people at his ancestral town in County Mayo.The US president turned his farewell speech outside St Muredach’s cathedral in Ballina on Friday night into a celebration of Irish and American values that appeared partly aimed at US voters. Continue reading.
  
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• Sport in Wales: Clubs pay hundreds as weather hits grassroot clubs

  15-04-2023 00:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After a period of heavy rain, grassroots clubs say they can't play the sport they love.
  
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• Periods: Menstrual cycle shame 'hurts mental health'

  15-04-2023 00:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Molly Fenton says she was "never told how to use a tampon or about female contraception" at school.
  
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