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• Chilling audio between Gene Hackman's daughter and a cop deciding what to do with actor's dogs

  29-03-2025 02:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Exclusive video obtained by DailyMail.com showed Gene Hackman's daughterdebated on what to do with her famous father's beloved pets.
  
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• Remorseless killer, 53, behind bars for bludgeoning man to death with a frying pan moans about 'inhumane' treatment during Covid as he launches £10k legal battle

  01-04-2025 12:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stephen Kidd, 53, was jailed in 2009 for his part in the brutal murder of 60-year-old Darren Presley, who was attacked with knives and a frying pan, and stamped on at a flat in Blackpool a year earlier.
  
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• Man, 36, is charged over Network Rail 'cyber attack' at 19 railway stations after passengers logging onto public wi-fi were shown 'terror messages'

  01-04-2025 12:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Around 20 railway stations were targeted during the incident which happened just after 5pm on September 25 which saw the web page of the wifi with an 'Islamophobic' message.
  
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• How much does the best-paid council fat cat earn in YOUR area? Find out with our map as search tool lists all 3,906 employees pocketing more than £100,000

  01-04-2025 12:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Despite hitting families with inflation-busting tax hikes, and more kicking in today, at least 262 local authority chiefs were handed more than £200,000 in pay, pensions, pay-offs and bonuses.
  
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• 'This multi-purpose balm is my secret to stopping hayfever from ruining my make-up'

  01-04-2025 12:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  With spring officially here, that also means the arrival of hayfever season, and Mirror's shopping writer Grace has found a multi-purpose balm that minimises symptoms
  
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• Brit tourist dies while snorkelling on dream holiday as he's found 'floating lifeless'

  01-04-2025 12:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The body of an 81-year-old pensioner was found floating lifeless just 15ft away from the coast of Gili Trawangan island in Indonesia, according to police officials
  
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• Nintendo Switch 2 third party support may be limited because of lack of devkits

  01-04-2025 12:13 via metro.co.uk
  
  It’s hard to believe Nintendo will have no third party games ready for launch (Nintendo)Many smaller developers still don’t have Nintendo Switch 2 devkits, which could mean less games at launch than previously thought.There will undoubtedly be at least one major first party game from Nintendo, available alongside the Nintendo Switch 2 when it launches this year. The rest of its launch line-up, though, will probably consist mostly of third party titles from other publishers.This make
  
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• Outrage erupts after Sherwood Ridge Public School principal tells students they can 'opt out' of Anzac Day commemorations

  01-04-2025 12:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The school's reason for making the Anzac Day service optional has left veterans and parents stunned.
  
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• Two-bedroom house goes up for sale for just £150,000 - but there's a massive surprise in the master room

  01-04-2025 12:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The stylish terrace, which is 'situated in an ideal location' in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, has been put up for sale through Kingtons Estate Agents.
  
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• Chemical castration for paedophiles is proposed under new bill in Cyprus

  01-04-2025 12:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to the proposed regulations, child sex offenders can apply to be released early from prison if they agree to be sterilised.
  
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• Mum can't work out answer to six-year-old's homework that's baffling adults

  01-04-2025 12:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A woman has taken to social media to search for help solving her six-year-old's English homework – as she claims the question is too tricky for her to figure out
  
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• Joe Cole explains the one reason Man Utd would sell top star to Chelsea

  01-04-2025 12:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  Manchester United are reportedly open to offers for Kobbie Mainoo (Picture: Getty)Former Chelsea star Joe Cole says it would be a purely ‘business decision’ if Manchester United were to sell Kobbie Mainoo in the summer.Mainoo broke out of United’s academy to make his senior debut in January 2023 and the 19-year-old has gone on to establish himself as one of the club’s few shining lights across an otherwise turbulent period.The young midfielder has made 60 appearances in
  
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• 'Beautiful' woman killed at home pictured as her son is charged with murder

  01-04-2025 12:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Rachel Dixon was found injured by emergency services at her home in Clacton, Essex, at around 11.30am on Friday. She was rushed by air ambulance hospital, but she was pronounced dead
  
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• 'I won £105m on EuroMillions while four months pregnant – but paid huge price'

  01-04-2025 12:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  An Austrian claimed the biggest prize in EuroMillions history in recent days – and below we look inside the extraordinary case of a young Spanish winner who said money did not bring happiness after she made a big sacrifice
  
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• Brighton stabbings: Man killed as woman and boy rushed to hospital after home attack

  01-04-2025 12:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A teenager has been arrested in connection with the incident after a man was killed. A woman and child were also injured
  
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• China's chilling new escalation against Taiwan sparks fresh fears of all-out war

  01-04-2025 12:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The military air and sea drills dominating the airspace and waters around Taiwan have sparked fresh invasion fears, as Beijing officials say they are a serious warning against seeking independence
  
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• Best Cash ISAs to open before Sunday as rates increase - but only if you're fast

  01-04-2025 12:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  There's just days left to boost your savings with a top-rate Cash ISA before the £20,000 limit resets for another financial year - and several accounts have increased the rates they're paying
  
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• British man on stag do missing in Benidorm after failing to catch flight home

  01-04-2025 12:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Family members flew out to Spain on Monday to search for the Welsh engineerA British tourist has disappeared after a stag do in the Spanish resort of Benidorm.Jason Taylor, 36, had been partying with friends in Alicante, and was last seen at Alicante-Elche Airport on Saturday morning.He was due to fly back to Birmingham at 10.30am, but never boarded the flight.An urgent search has since been launched to find the Welsh engineer, who has been missing for more than 112 hours.His wife, Maria,
  
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• Urgent search for Brit dad seen 'suddenly leaving boarding queue' at airport after Benidorm stag do

  01-04-2025 11:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Spanish police have launched an urgent search for Jason Taylor, 36, after he failed to catch a return flight home to Birmingham, with his family flying to Benidorm to aid the search
  
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• Gay Russian tennis star ‘didn’t have much choice’ over Australian nationality switch

  01-04-2025 11:54 via metro.co.uk
  
  Daria Kasatkina is the only openly gay woman in the top 100 of singles on the WTA Tour (Picture: Getty)Daria Kasatkina says she ‘didn’t have much choice’ over switching allegiance from Russia to Australia, citing her sexuality as a reason.The world No.12 tennis star, who is openly gay, has not returned to Russia in two-and-a-half years, a country which has strict laws on LGBTQ+ rights.Although sexual activity between consenting adults of the same sex is legal in Russia, it is
  
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• 'Significant increase' in voyeurs taking indecent images of female athletes at swimming competitions, report warns amid rise in mixed-sex changing rooms

  01-04-2025 11:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Some 48 incidents of filming women over or under cubicles using mobile phones have been reported at competition events between January 2024 and this February.
  
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• Woman's 'quick' £1 tool that makes painting garden fence 'so fast and easy'

  01-04-2025 11:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A DIY enthusiast has shared a handy hack for painting your garden fence that is not only quick and easy, but also won't break the bank - and you don't even need a paintbrush
  
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• The best April Fools’ Day jokes from brands — including Cadbury and Heinz

  01-04-2025 11:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  It’s April 1, so you know what that means… (Picture: Instagram/Waitrose/Aldi)Back in the good old days, April 1 was a time when you tried to pull a fast one over on your nearest and dearest, if you remembered the date.But now April Fools’ Day has become a free-for-all for the biggest brands out there to play pranks on us, rendering the internet a no-go zone for 24 hours.If you are brave enough to scroll on social media today you’ll have to weed your way through fake ann
  
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• Major win for abortion rights in US after new ruling

  01-04-2025 11:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  Prosecuting those who help women seek abortions in other states violates the First Amendment (Picture: AP)A federal judge has ruled that Alabama’s attorney general can’t prosecute people who help women travel to other states to obtain abortions in a major win for women’s rights.US District Judge Myron Thompson sided with an abortion fund and medical providers who sued Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall after he suggested they could face prosecution under &l
  
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• High street fashion brand crashes into liquidation after shutting 35 stores - as staff are told they won't get paid

  01-04-2025 11:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The liquidation process of a high street fashion brand has been started by advisers from insolvency firm Moorfields following a creditors' meeting on Friday afternoon.
  
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• Scientists want to grow 'spare' humans dubbed 'bodyoids' to help make meat and medicine

  01-04-2025 11:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Carsten Charlesworth, Henry Greely, and Hiromitsu Nakauchi have revealed their plans to create 'spare' human bodies for research and medical purposes. They have labelled the figures as 'bodyoids'
  
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• Celtic's seven-figure payout for historic Boys Club abuse

  01-04-2025 11:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A seven-figure payout has been agreed for a lawsuit over claims of historical sexual abuse at Celtic Boys Club, a law firm has said.
  
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• Teenager fighting for her life after being hurled from theme park ride in horror video

  01-04-2025 11:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT - Footage caught the moment the teenager fell from the high-momentum pendulum ride onto hard paving stones and lay motionless in Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan
  
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• Brit, 81, dies while snorkelling off Indonesia

  01-04-2025 11:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The pensioner, 81, was found floating lifeless just 15ft from the coast of Gili Trawangan island in West Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia.
  
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• TV star defends soap’s most bonkers ever storyline involving a killer gorilla

  01-04-2025 11:40 via metro.co.uk
  
  Randall Edwards has spoken out about that iconic gorilla story (Picture: ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content/Getty Images)Former US soap actress Randall Edwards has defended a storyline from ABC soap opera Ryan’s Hope – that saw her character thrown off a tower by a gorilla.No, this is not an April Fool.Ryan’s Hope was on American screens for almost thirteen years between 1975 and 1989, and followed a large Irish-American family living in Manhattan, New Yor
  
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