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Up for the fight
ANDY Burnham is poised to challenge Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership after his huge win at the Makerfield by-election. The former Greater Manchester Mayor trounced Reform UK, with voters rejecting Nigel Farage’s divisive right-wing party. Mr...
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TOGETHER WE CAN SAVE LIVES
KEIR Starmer today backs the Mirror’s Save Lives for Sam water safety campaign after 19 people – including 13 kids – died in last month’s heatwave. The PM vowed to do all he can to help as we join Simon Haycock to demand tough new laws in memory of...
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KATE HOSPITAL RECORDS FOR SALE
A MEMBER of hospital staff tried to sell the Princess of Wales’s medical records. The worker is believed to have been sacked by the London Clinic, where Kate had surgery in 2024. Regulators described it as a deliberate misuse of information and a...
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IT’S NOT TOO LATE FOR LABOUR
ANGELA Rayner insists it is not too late for Labour to regain the public’s trust. But she stopped short of backing Keir Starmer to turn things around himself. Ahead of tomorrow’s Makerfield by-election, the former Deputy PM praised the campaign run...
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IN THEIR NAME
THE families of two murdered MPS are honouring their memory by fighting for unity in a divided Britain. Brendan Cox, 47, whose wife, Labour MP Jo, was killed by a far-right extremist 10 years ago today, said: “She saw her opponents not as the enemy...
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I DON’T WANT ANYONE ELSE TO GO THROUGH THIS
THE parents of drowning victim Mackenzie Swift want to help save other children from the same fate. Kenzie, 11, was one of 13 children to die in open water tragedies in last month’s heatwave. Dad Michael said: “I had to go and identify Kenzie’s body....
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Everyone should have a pal like Kev
ROB Burrow’s widow Lindsey congratulated Kevin Sinfield on his knighthood, saying: “Everyone needs a friend like Kevin.” The rugby league star has raised £11million to fight motor neurone disease, which killed his pal Rob.
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ARISE SIR KEV
RUGBY League and MND fundraising hero Kevin Sinfield is to be knighted. Kevin, 45, is set to be awarded a knighthood in the King’s Birthday Honours this weekend for his extraordinary efforts in memory of his late friend and team-mate Rob Burrow, left,...
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YES WE KANSAS
THREE Lions mania has hit Kansas City as the biggest ever World Cup kicks off tonight. Locals are flying the flag for Thomas Tuchel’s boys, who will be based at a posh hotel in their neighbourhood. Judi Knight, 81, said: “We’re so excited to have the...
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‘PREDATOR’
WEST Ham co-owner David Sullivan is facing allegations he preyed on young women for sex when he was the boss of a porn empire. The BBC spoke to seven ex-models who were in their late teens or early 20s when they approached him for work. Sacha Wall,...
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FOR SAM AND ALL THE KIDS WE’VE LOST
THE Mirror today launches our Save Lives for Sam campaign to stop the equivalent of a classroom of children drowning every year. It is backed by stars, charities and parents including Simon Haycock, whose son Sam, 16, died in 2021. He said: “Change...
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BEER WE GO
STRUGGLING pubs could be on to a World Cup winner if England go all the way, with a predicted boost of £275million. Boozers expect to pull an estimated 55 million extra pints for thirsty fans. The pub sector, backed by the Mirror’s Your Pub Needs You...
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WHAT A CHEEK
DISGRACED Andrew Mountbatten-windsor lived virtually rent-free while letting out cottages on his estate and keeping the cash, it has emerged. The former prince, who appeared to have a large bruise on his cheek yesterday, rented out three cottages at...
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This shows exactly who he is
NIGEL Farage was yesterday accused of exploiting the murder of Henry Nowak – before sloping off to a posh private members’ club. The Reform leader was jeered by MPS as he ranted about “two-tier policing”. Keir Starmer slammed him for going against the...
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WHY DIDN’T THEY LISTEN?
FOOTAGE of an innocent teenager being cuffed by cops as he bled to death has shocked the nation. Police bodycam film shows Henry Nowak, 18, pleading: “I’ve been stabbed”, after falsely being accused of racism by his attacker. Home Secretary Shabana...
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WHAT IS LEFT TO HIDE?
PETER Mandelson was urged to hand his private phone to officials yesterday after a vast trove of files laid bare the shamed peer’s skulduggery within government. Emails and texts show the Labour grandee lobbied for his own interests while trashing PM...
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PRECIOUS GIFT OF TIME
A NEW daily pill has been hailed as the Holy Grail in fighting pancreatic cancer. Drug daraxonrasib doubled survival times for patients with the deadliest major cancer in a trial, giving them six months longer than those on chemo. Specialist Dr...
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A THREAT TO ALL OF US
TYRANT Vladimir Putin is a threat to Europe’s security, Keir Starmer said yesterday, after a stray Russian drone flew into flats in Romania. The kamikaze strike in the city of Galati sparked a blaze that injured two people close to the border with...
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FLAGS GROUP ‘FOUNDER’ CHARGED WITH MURDER
A FOUNDER of the Raise the Colours group filling streets with England flags has been charged with murder. Billy Allison, 36, faced court yesterday after Matthew O’gara died following reports of two men being punched at a pub.
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BE SAFE IN WATER.. OR MORE WILL DIE
OUTDOOR swimmers are being urged to take care after nine drownings in four days during the heatwave. Seven youngsters and two adults have died in rivers, lakes, reservoirs and the sea as temperatures soared to 35C. Campaigner Simon Haycock, 56, whose...
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THE RIGHT DECISION
TOP judges will review a controversial decision not to lock up two teenage rapists. The boys were spared custodial sentences last week for attacking two girls aged 14 and 15 in a decision which caused public outrage. Attorney General Lord Hermer has...
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REVOLTING REPULSIVE REFORM
REFORM UK sparked fury yesterday by defending a by-election candidate who made vulgar remarks about Carol Vorderman. MP Danny Kruger claimed Robert Kenyon’s comments were private and that of “an ordinary man”. But TV star Carol demanded an apology...
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RUSSIAN SPIES... FOR REAL, NIGE?
NIGEL Farage faces more questions over his finances after he claimed Russian spies hacked his phone to expose a secret £5million “gift” from a crypto billionaire. The Reform UK leader was accused of muddying the waters over the controversial handout...
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THE BOYS OF ‘26
ENGLAND coach Thomas Tuchel put the team first in choosing his World Cup squad – just like Sir Alf Ramsey did 60 years ago, says an expert. Grant Bage, an authority on the 1966 hero, said of Tuchel’s decision to leave out big names: “His words could...
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ANDREW COPS IN SEX CRIME PROBE
DETECTIVES investigating Andrew Mountbatten-windsor over potential misconduct in a public office are assessing claims of sexual offences. A woman allegedly sent by paedophile Jeffrey Epstein to the former prince’s Royal Lodge home is at the centre of...
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SEE PAGE 30 LABOUR’S HAPPY SHOPPERS
SHOPPERS could save on food staples like baked beans, crisps and margarine under government plans to help with the cost of living. Chancellor Rachel Reeves will cut tariffs on more than 100 items and kids will get free bus rides throughout August. PM...
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KYLIE: MY SECRET CANCER BATTLE
KYLIE Minogue endured a private cancer battle 16 years after she was first diagnosed with the disease. The pop princess, 57, says: “I was just a shell of a person. Thankfully I got through it again and all is well.” She also reveals in a new...
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I WON’T WALK AWAY
DEFIANT Keir Starmer again rejected calls to quit as his main leadership rival turned up the pressure. The Prime Minister has been urged to set out a plan for his departure after Labour’s local election rout. But he insisted yesterday: “I’m not going...
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HEARTBREAK
THE mum of missing Ben Needham is distraught after British police dropped the probe after 35 years. It means the Greek authorities, already accused of covering up evidence, will be the only ones investigating Ben, who vanished from island Kos aged 21...
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£1BILLION DOSH & BECKS
SIR David Beckham is Britain’s first billionaire sportsman. The football legend lived up to his Goldenballs nickname as his and wife Victoria’s fortune doubled to £1.2billion in a year, making them worth twice as much as the King. Sunday Times Rich...
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FARAGE IN £5M SLEAZE PROBE
NIGEL Farage is facing a probe into a £5million “personal gift” from a crypto billionaire. The Reform boss failed to declare cash he received from Christopher Harborne before he became an MP. Parliamentary standards chief Daniel Greenberg has said he...
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STAND-OFF
LABOUR is locked in a stand-off as Keir Starmer defies calls to quit. Ex-deputy PM Angela Rayner is said to be ready to take on Wes Streeting if he launches a leadership contest. The Health Secretary will meet the PM at No10 today after four...
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REBELS TURN ON STARMER
KEIR Starmer’s premiership hung in the balance last night as he was rounded on by party rebels. The Mirror understands around 80 MPS signed backbencher Catherine West’s letter calling for the PM to set a timetable for his No10 exit by September. In...
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CHANGE... BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE
ANGELA Rayner blasted Keir Starmer yesterday over Labour’s disastrous local elections wipeout. The possible leadership challenger told the PM: “What we are doing isn’t working, and it needs to change. This may be our last chance.” Mr Starmer will...
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TESS AND VERNON SPLIT
TESS Daly and Vernon Kay have announced their shock split after 22 years of marriage. The ex-strictly host, 57, and the Radio 2 DJ, 52, said the decision was mutual. A pal said: “They’ve grown apart.”
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ANDREW IN MASKED MAN TERROR
ANDREW Mountbatten-windsor was allegedly threatened by an armed man in a balaclava near his Sandringham home. The ex-prince, 66, was said to have been walking his dogs when an “intimidating” man got out of a car and yelled at...
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NO CARE NO CLUE NO THANKS
REFORM UK would rip away rights and bring in policies that would send your bills soaring, voters have been warned. As people head to polling stations in crunch May elections, experts have raised fears over the negative impact Nigel Farage’s party...
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WE’RE STILL ONLY ONES ON YOUR SIDE
KEIR Starmer has urged voters to have faith Labour can deliver the change Britain needs as he faces tough local elections tomorrow. Writing in the Mirror, the PM points to boosted workers’ rights, shorter NHS waiting lists and his stance on Iran. He...
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STOP HIM
At 93, former nurse Dorothy is speaking out for the first time in her life. Reform tried to close her care home, to evict her friends from the place they feel safe. They saw an easy target but these terrified pensioners fought back. And Dorothy is...
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REFORM IN NEW RACE ROW
A REFORM UK candidate has called a post by prominent fellow member Arron Banks racist as the party is engulfed in yet another row. Banks, who was one of the largest Brexit donors, was blasted for writing “Welsh lad?” in response to a clip of a Black...
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EPSTEIN RANCH ANDREW PROBE
STAFF who worked at paedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s desert lair have been quizzed about Andrew Mountbatten-windsor. Officials in New Mexico are probing visits to the remote Zorro Ranch. One worker said: “They’re asking about everything – particularly...
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AN ATTACK ON ALL OF US
KEIR Starmer slammed anti-semitism as an affront to British values, as communities reeled from the stabbings in Golders Green. The PM – heckled by some when he visited north London – said: “I call on everyone decent to open their eyes to Jewish pain...
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TERROR ON OUR STREETS
TWO Jewish men were stabbed in a suspected anti-semitic attack on the streets of London. Counter-terrorism officers are investigating after police and heroic passers-by tackled a suspect. The victims are recovering in hospital. Chief Rabbi Sir...
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BLATANT PROFITEERING
OIL giant BP has been slammed for raking in £366 a second while struggling households pay the price of the Iran war. It made £2.4billion in profits in the first quarter amid a surge in wholesale oil prices. New chief executive Meg O’neill is in line...
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PEACE ENVOY
THE King and Queen arrived in Washington last night on a high-stakes mission to soothe the simmering tensions between Britain and the US. As security is ramped up following a potential assassination attempt against President Trump, Charles will...
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KING’S U.S. VISIT SECURITY CRISIS
THE Palace last night held security talks with US officials over the King’s state visit after a suspected assassination attempt on Donald Trump. Teacher Cole Allen, 31, was detained after allegedly firing shots as he tried to storm a hotel ballroom,...
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DOG ATTACKS DOUBLE
THE number of dog attacks has doubled since the pandemic. In 2025 alone, 29,400 attacks causing injury were recorded – an average of 81 every day. It comes as breeders exploit a loophole in the XL bully ban by producing a “pocket” version that is just...
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INFECTED BY A MONSTER
A DEPRAVED predator who travelled the country on a seven-year mission to infect young men with HIV has been jailed for life. The youngest victim of evil Adam Hall, who was 15 when they met, said: “I had just got off the school bus when the phone rang...
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KNOX’S LETTER TO LETBY
AMANDA Knox has written to jailed Lucy Letby as she researches the twisted nurse who murdered seven babies for a new podcast. The American, 38, who was jailed and later cleared over the 2007 murder of 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher, made...
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EYE OF THE STARM
THE Peter Mandelson row continued to haunt Keir Starmer yesterday as the top official he sacked recalled the “constant pressure” to approve the peer. Sir Olly Robbins, below, told MPS there was an atmosphere of “get it done” over Lord Mandelson’s plum...
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THEY CHOSE NOT TO TELL ME
KEIR Starmer yesterday blasted civil servants for not telling him Peter Mandelson had failed security vetting. He said it was “incredible” that Foreign Office officials chose not to tell him the news about his pick for US Ambassador. The PM added in...
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HEROES OF THE DEEP
KEIR Starmer praised our nuclear sub crews on a secret visit to one of the vessels warding off threats from tyrants like Vladimir Putin. The Mirror joined the Prime Minister on one of Britain’s four Vanguard-class subs PM with Mirror’s Lizzy on its...
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SPITE WEDDING
A BRIDE’S big day was ruined by her sister-in-law hurling black paint over her in a spiteful “revenge” attack. Gemma Monk, 35, was targeted by Antonia Eastwood, who is married to her brother Ashley. Eastwood, left, admitted criminal damage at...
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PUTIN’S BRIT HIT LIST REVEALED
RUSSIAN tyrant Vladimir Putin has drawn up a list of four UK locations he could target for backing Ukraine’s war effort. The ‘shadow war’ threat comes days after Britain said it would supply Kyiv with 120,000 drones. Ex-government adviser Col Richard...
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NO HIDING PLACE
KEIR Starmer will today urge social media giants to do more to protect children who use their platforms. The Prime Minister summoned tech bosses to Downing Street after MPS voted against banning under-16s from social media by 256 to 150 last...
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NO EXIT PLAN NO IDEA
RACHEL Reeves has blasted Donald Trump’s chaotic war in Iran, saying it is hitting British families in the pocket. With Israel continuing its devastating bomb attacks on Lebanon and the Strait of Hormuz still blocked, sending oil prices soaring, Ms...
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This fight does not end today Young victims’ parents vow to battle for change after report finds killer’s family & authorities could have prevented deaths
GRIEVING parents vowed to fight on after a report detailed missed chances to prevent the 2024 Southport stabbings. Bebe King, six, Elsie Stancombe, seven, and Alice Aguiar, nine, were murdered by violence-obsessed Axel Rudakubana. The report blamed...
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ANYTHING TO DECLARE , MR JENRICK?
ROBERT Jenrick vowed to cut a flights tax after accepting donations from the owner of an airline which would benefit. Reform’s Treasury spokesman received £40,000 from Condor’s main shareholder Attestor Ltd. A Labour spokesman said: “In whose...
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HARRY SUED
PRINCE Harry is being sued for defamation by the African AIDS charity he set up in honour of mum Princess Diana. The Duke of Sussex quit as patron of Sentebale last year in the wake of a bust-up with chairwoman Dr Sophie Chandauka. The charity said...
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WE SEE YOU, VLAD
THE Navy has foiled three Russian submarines spying on Britain’s vital undersea cables. Defence Secretary John Healey exposed the sabotage threat in the North Atlantic, warning Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin: “We see you.”
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AND STILL IT GOES ON
CONFUSION reigned over Donald Trump’s ceasefire last night as Israel battered Lebanon and Iran retaliated by threatening ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Israel bragged of launching 100 attacks in 10 minutes on Hezbollah targets in Beirut, claiming its...
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WORLD HOLDS ITS BREATH
An extraordinary glimpse of Earth from the Orion spacecraft after a journey that represents the very best of humanity. Yet, our precious home continues to be torn apart by the worst of it. And as a maniac in the White House threatens to obliterate a...
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FERGIE’S POINT OF NO RETURN
SHAMED Sarah Ferguson has told friends she will never set foot in America again as the fallout over her Jeffrey Epstein links deepens. Files released in the US recently laid bare the 66-year-old’s contact with her ex-husband Andrew’s paedophile pal...
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UNHINGED
DONALD Trump stooped to a childish new low yesterday in a gutter-mouthed tirade against Iran’s leaders. The US President vowed to rain explosives on power plants and bridges if Tehran does not end its blockade of global oil supplies in the Hormuz...
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SPOILS OF WAR
THE Middle East crisis has made rich winners of energy firm bosses. Chief execs at Shell, BP, Centrica and Harbour Energy have been boosted by the oil price rocketing in the Hormuz blockade. It comes as millions of cash-strapped families struggle...
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FACES OF THE BETRAYED
A ROGUE funeral director yesterday admitted giving the wrong ashes to dozens of grieving families. Robert Bush also stockpiled corpses, many not in fridges, at his debt-hit parlour in Hull. The scene was described as like a horror film. Bush left...
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THIS IS AMAZING
SINGER Jesy Nelson has hailed an “amazing” NHS decision to start testing newborn babies for a devastating muscle wasting disease. Health Secretary Wes Streeting has fast-tracked plans to screen over 400,000 babies in England for spinal muscular...
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THIS IS OIL YOUR FAULT
UNHINGED Donald Trump told Britain to protect the Strait of Hormuz without him... after his own shambolic war shut it down. The US President ranted at allies to go in and “just take” oil from the Strait now America has done the “hard work” on...
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SACKED MILLS IN 2016 COP PROBE
FIRED BBC DJ Scott Mills was probed by police in 2016 over “serious sexual offences” against a teenage boy. The Mirror understands the Radio 2 Breakfast host’s sudden sacking over a “historical allegation” relates to the same individual. A Met Police...
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HORROR ON THE STREET
LOCALS described chaos and carnage in the street after pedestrians were hit by a car in Derby city centre. Witnesses spoke of seeing victims on the floor with blood pouring from their heads on Saturday night. One said: “It was a sight I wish I’d never...
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I WON’T BUCKLE
KEIR Starmer says he will not buckle under pressure to join Donald Trump’s war in Iran. The Prime Minister said his focus was on Britain and getting involved in the conflict is not in the national interest. Responding to Mr Trump’s taunts, he said:...
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ONE HOUR OF SCREEN A DAY
PARENTS are being given landmark guidance today on limits for screen time to protect their children. Youngsters aged under five should use TV and technology in the “crucial early years” for only an hour a day, experts say.
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DO YOUR DUTY
ANDREW Mountbatten-windsor has a duty to be questioned in the US about his relationship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein, a US congressman insists. Leading Democrat Jamie Raskin, right, told the Mirror: “I would think he would see that as...
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WOULD-BE BOMBER ASKED ME FOR A CUDDLE
A KIND-HEARTED hero has told how he saved countless lives at a hospital by offering a would-be terrorist bomber a chat and a hug. Nathan Newby persuaded Mohammed Farooq, 30, not to go through with his twisted plan. The 35-year-old, who will today get...
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IT’S NOT OVER
KEIR Starmer warned the impact of the war in Iran might “go on for some time” despite Donald Trump’s claims that an end to the hostilities is near. The Prime Minister held an emergency Cobra meeting yesterday amid fears energy prices would soar due to...
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