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• How was Queen Elizabeth II related to Queen Victoria? Royal family history explained

  16-09-2022 13:00 via metro.co.uk
  Queen Elizabeth II’s lineage stretched back a long way. (Picture: Getty Images)While many fans of the Royal Family remain in mourning for Queen Elizabeth II, the upcoming funeral is also an opportunity to celebrate her life and learn more about her heritage.
  Her Majesty passed away on 8 September 2022, aged 96 years old, after a lifetime of service.
  Queen Elizabeth II spent an incredible 70 years on the throne, making her the longest-reigning monarch in our history.Previously, the record w
  
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• British businesses warn they face fight to survive amid fears their revenue will be HALVED after world was plunged into 'turmoil' by Donald Trump's 'ridiculous' tariffs

  08-04-2025 02:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Firms have told MailOnline the world is in 'turmoil' and labelled the US President's decision to impose the widespread tariffs as 'ridiculous'.
  
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• Twisted killer who refuses to reveal where he hid teenage girl's body becomes one of first murderers denied parole under Helen's Law

  08-04-2025 02:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Twisted David Hodgson, 47, was convicted of murdering 19-year-old Jenny Nicholl, when she disappeared without trace after leaving her home in Richmond, North Yorkshire in 2005.
  
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• Games Inbox: Will the Nintendo Switch 2 sell out?

  08-04-2025 02:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Nintendo Switch 2 is probably going to be hard to get hold of this year (Nintendo)The Tuesday letters page thinks the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct was amateurish, as one reader is surprised Silksong’s brief reveal has gone largely unnoticed.To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk
  Tariff turmoil
  I’m not surprised to find the Switch 2 is already starting to sell out, in terms of pre-orders. Based on the success of the original Switch and Nintendo’s
  
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• Oligarch spy yachts feared to have helped scout undersea cables as part of Russian plot to black out Britain: Putin 'had billionaire cronies send vessels fitted with mini-submarines to carry out reconnaissance'

  08-04-2025 02:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Ministry of Defence and Royal Navy found that Russian reconnaissance devices and sensors had been placed close to vital undersea cables off Britain's coastline
  
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• Glamorous drug mule caught trying to smuggle 35kg of cannabis into UK wants to visit SCHOOLS so she can urge kids to stay away from life of crime

  08-04-2025 02:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shamed ex-nurse Levi-April Whalley, 31, from Blackburn, Lancashire, said she would like to 'open people's eyes' to the risks of drug smuggling, after she was arrested in 2023.
  
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• Fury as holidaymakers in campervans invade clifftop beauty spot 'parking wherever they like' and leaving human waste behind

  08-04-2025 02:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Residents in Folkestone, Kent, say tourists are staying for several nights and even throwing rubbish into their gardens.
  
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• Prince Andrew's ex, Lady Victoria Hervey, doubles down against Virginia Giuffre with fresh attack against Epstein victim - as she weighs in on 'destroyed' credibility

  08-04-2025 02:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lady Victoria, 48, was slammed as 'nasty' by many social media users when she joked about Ms Giuffre posting a selfie of herself with a badly bruised face following an alleged car crash.
  
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• Traumatised bird lovers watch in horror as someone STAMPS on peregrine falcon eggs in cathedral nest that was being livestreamed to the world

  08-04-2025 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Devastated bird lovers have spoken of the 'sickening' moment a live stream caught a thug 'deliberately' crushing the eggs of a peregrine falcon nesting on top of St Albans Cathedral.
  
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• I played Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 – it made me fall in love with history again

  08-04-2025 02:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  It turns out I would have made a useless bandit in 15th-century Bohemia (Picture: Warhorse)One of the most popular role-playing games of recent years is also one of the most historically accurate, as a Metro writer with a personal investment in the story explores Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.With over 2 million copies sold in its first two weeks, it’s fair to say Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has been a big success for its developers, Warhorse Studios.The Czech-made game sold five times more
  
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• Craig Bellamy says Arsenal star tipped for transfer exit is ‘incredible’

  08-04-2025 01:57 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ex-Premier League forward and Wales manager Craig Bellamy (Picture: Getty)Craig Bellamy says a player tipped to leave Arsenal this summer is ‘incredible’.While analysing Arsenal’s recent 1-1 draw with Everton on Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football, Bellamy somewhat surprisingly singled out Leandro Trossard for special praise.Trossard scored Arsenal’s opener at Goodison Park on Sunday before Iliman Ndiaye equalised to deny the visitors all three points and all but end
  
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• Killer who was jailed after shooting a London mother and her sleeping nephew dead 'had his human rights breached', European court finds

  08-04-2025 01:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Obina Christopher Ezeoke, 32, sneaked into the family home of student Bervil Kalikaka-Ekofo, 21, and his aunt Annie Ekofo, 53, through their unlocked front door and executed them in September 2016.
  
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• Horrific way Channel people smugglers deal with refugees who can't pay for crossing

  08-04-2025 01:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Asylum seekers with no money have told The Mirror they are told by people smugglers that the only way they can cross the Channel to Britain is to steer the flimsy dinghies
  
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• LIVE: Election 2025 - Albo is confronted by the most hysterical screaming heckler of the campaign - and reveals his secret tactic in dealing with them

  08-04-2025 01:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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• It's official - Donald Trump is the grim reaper of conservative parties around the world: PETER VAN ONSELEN

  08-04-2025 01:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump 's wave of activism, especially on tariffs, is reviving left wing parties the world over. Especially in countries with elections on the near horizon.
  
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• The Obamas are OVER... and not just because of the 'separate bedrooms' gossip everyone's laughing about in Washington! MAUREEN CALLAHAN spills the beans

  08-04-2025 01:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Obamas may be over in more ways than one. Having recently stoked divorce rumors, their political and cultural relevance has now hit an all-time low.
  
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• 'Tell Mum I did not cry': Heartbreaking words from eight-year-old boy injured by Putin rocket... unaware it killed his mother

  08-04-2025 01:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Little Matvei was walking home with his mother Vita, 50, when Vladimir Putin's ballistic missile struck and killed her in Kryvyi Rih, the home city of Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky, on Saturday.
  
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• LIVE: Election 2025 - Albo is slammed over 'disconnected' relationship with Donald Trump - and the two overseas regions that could become Australia's next big trade partners

  08-04-2025 01:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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• 'Refugees who can't pay smugglers being forced at gunpoint to steer death-trap dinghies'

  08-04-2025 01:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Asylum seekers with no money have told The Mirror they are told by people smugglers that the only way they can cross the Channel to Britain is to steer the flimsy dinghies
  
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• What’s my horoscope for today? April 8, 2025 astrological predictions for your star sign

  08-04-2025 01:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  What’s in store for you today? (Picture: Metro.co.uk)Venus is guiding you toward unexpected connections.
  Aries, remember solutions may come from surprising places. Don’t discount it.
  Taurus, someone unexpected could become your newest partner in crime, meanwhile, Gemini, a work relationship is about to evolve into something bigger and better than you thought.Ahead, you’ll find all the star signs’ horoscopes for today Tuesday 8, April 2025.Like checking you
  
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• STEPHEN KINNOCK 'We’ve recruited 1,500 new GPs to help tackle the 8am rush'

  08-04-2025 01:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Health Minister Stephen Kinnock says with 1,500 extra GPs recruited since october, the government will 'make it easier for every patient to hear those words – ‘the doctor will see you now’
  
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• Over 1,500 GPs hired as government seeks to end 8am appointment scramble

  08-04-2025 01:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Department of Health and Social Care said that since October 1 some 1,503 GPs have been recruited after cutting red-tape preventing practices hiring newly qualified GPs
  
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• King Charles to make huge appearance with William and Kate as VE Day celebrations revealed

  08-04-2025 01:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  King Charles will stand shoulder to shoulder with his family including the Prince and Princess of Wales and Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis to honour Britain's war heroes and mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day
  
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• Keir Starmer's promised Hillsborough Law must be 'all or nothing', campaigners say

  08-04-2025 01:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As the anniversary of the 1989 tragedy approaches campaigners say the 'Hillsborough Law'- to prevent state cover-ups - should be introduced 'without dilution or caveat'
  
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• 2024 saw the highest number of executions in nine years with China the capital punishment 'world leader', report reveals

  08-04-2025 01:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More than 1,500 people were put to death by governments across 15 countries in 2024, a damning new report by Amnesty International has revealed.
  
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• Todd kisses Sarah during a date in unexpected development in Coronation Street

  08-04-2025 00:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Todd Grimshaw attempts to wind Theo up (Picture: ITV)Todd Grimshaw (Gareth Pierce)’s romantic life takes quite the turn in upcoming Coronation Street episodes, when he ends up kissing his (very) ex-girlfriend Sarah Platt (Tina O’Brien). On the lips! In the bistro! Todd and Sarah had a romance over 20 years ago, and Sarah became pregnant with Todd’s baby. Sadly baby Billy died after Sarah went into premature labour.  Recently a poignant scene saw Todd and Sarah talkin
  
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• Thousands of Aussies shaken awake by 3.4 magnitude earthquake near Singleton, NSW

  08-04-2025 00:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The quake struck at 5.18am on Tuesday at a depth of 4km.
  
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• Sonia’s huge EastEnders exit storyline confirmed as her life changes forever

  08-04-2025 00:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  It’s almost time! (Picture: BBC)EastEnders fans will say goodbye to a true legend next week as Sonia Fowler (Natalie Cassidy) prepares to leave Walford for good. It has been a traumatic few months for Sonia, whose twisted fiancé Reiss Colwell (Jonny Freeman) let her go down for the murder of his comatose wife Debbie, who he’d smothered to death in her care home bed. He then held Sonia’s sister Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer) hostage when she found out the truth
  
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• John confesses sinister control issues to Aaron in Emmerdale

  08-04-2025 00:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  John Sugden causes concern (Picture: ITV)John Sugden (Oliver Farnworth)’s behaviour in upcoming Emmerdale episodes gives grounds for concern. And when he admits to having ‘control issues,’ should we start being worried for Aaron (Danny Miller)? John arrived in the village last summer, a self-proclaimed ‘lone wolf’ who was so guarded about his privacy that he didn’t let anyone close to him – not even his sister Victoria Sugden (Isabel Hodgins) who w
  
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• EastEnders killer stages return – and she’s filled with rage

  08-04-2025 00:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Nicola Mitchell heads back to Walford (Picture: BBC)EastEnders’ Nicola Mitchell (Laura Doddington) stages a furious return to Walford next week – and Zack Hudson (James Farrar) had better watch his back. Fans of the BBC soap will remember that last month, Zack discovered he was actually the father of Nicola’s teenage son Barney (Lewis Bridgeman) following a lust-filled fling they’d had years before either of them had ever set foot on Albert Square. Nicola
  
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