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• Serial rapist dies aged 70 after catching Covid in jail 

  16-11-2021 21:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An official report from the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman says Dennis Smalley died aged 70 in hospital of Covid pneumonia on March 16 while a prisoner at high-security HMP Wakefield.
  
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• Why Justice Alito's secretive phone call with Trump is 'troubling' 24 hours before hush money sentencing

  09-01-2025 18:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Critics are raising concerns after Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito revealed he spoke with Trump one day before the president-elect's lawyers asked the court to stop his sentencing.
  
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• Terrifying moment plane crash-lands and explodes on beach... watch as little girls are saved from the ocean

  09-01-2025 18:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A pilot was killed and four passengers survived after a small plane crashed Thursday morning in Ubatuba, a city in southeastern Brazil.
  
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• KENNEDY: The Los Angeles inferno destroyed my neighborhood and I didn't know if my home survived... then I got unimaginably heartbreaking news

  09-01-2025 18:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  On Tuesday night, my phone lit up with a text from the Los Angeles Fire Department: 'Those in the Palisades Area evacuate now.'
  
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• Global war for control of the ARCTIC: How Russia and China are circling North's frozen expanses amid fears it will become world's new battleground - as Trump eyes control of Greenland

  09-01-2025 18:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As the Arctic region undergoes changes due to climate change, the melting of the ice opens up a new frontier, unlocking untapped resources and potential new trade routes.
  
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• Pregnant mother and her two young kids are killed in shock murder-suicide

  09-01-2025 18:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The gruesome discovery in Rhode Island was described by the police chief as 'one of the worst' crime scenes he had seen in more than 30 years.
  
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• Pound hits 14-month low amid market jitters - what it might mean for your money

  09-01-2025 18:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Concerns about UK government borrowing and the economy have spooked financial markets - and it could filter down to households the longer it goes on
  
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• Novak Djokovic claims he was ‘poisoned’ with high levels of metal in his food

  09-01-2025 18:40 via metro.co.uk
  
  Novak Djokovic has opened up about what happened back in 2022 (Picture: Getty)Novak Djokovic has claimed he was ‘poisoned’ with high levels of metal and believes it came from food he ate in a Melbourne quarantine hotel.Serbian tennis legend Djokovic, 37, is currently gearing up for the 2025 Australian Open, where he has won a record 10 titles in the men’s singles.Should he make it 11, it would take his overall Grand Slam singles trophy tally to 25, which would move him clear o
  
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• Father-of-three loses bid to dig up rubbish tip in search of £600m 'Bitcoin fortune mistakenly thrown out by his girlfriend'

  09-01-2025 18:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Crypto expert James Howells, 39, launched a legal bid in an attempt to force the council to allow him search the landfill site in order to retrieve his lost hard drive.
  
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• MP holds back tears describing how a stranger threatened to rape her in public

  09-01-2025 18:34 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextPrevious PageNext PageAn MP has spoken out about the horrifying moment a member of the public threatened to rape her while she was serving in the Northern Ireland parliament.Sorcha Eastwood, the Alliance MP for the Lagan Valley, said the incident happened while schoolchildren were visiting the Stormont building.Those around her froze out of shock, she said, adding this was ‘n
  
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• Illegal migrant who's been deported 5 times is arrested for trying to snatch girl at Alabama store

  09-01-2025 18:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Yordy Noe Centeno-Melchor, 31, tried to lure a 17-year-old girl into his car in the parking lot of a grocery store. He has been apprehended by immigration authorities multiple times.
  
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• Family of iconic comedian sell off 800 of his personal items including letters from royals and celebs

  09-01-2025 18:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Comedy legend Eric Morecambe promises to bring joy to fans and collectors alike one more time as hundreds of his treasures are auctioned off, providing a unique insight into the beloved star's life
  
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• 13 of the best things to do in London this weekend (January 11-12)

  09-01-2025 18:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Taking part in Veganuary? (Picture: Getty Images)January doesn’t have to be all doom and gloom, you know. Us Brits do love a good moan, whether it’s about the weather, or ‘the price of a pint these days’.But once you’ve got that out of your system, it’s time to make room for all of the wonderful happenings in London this January.If you’ve jumped onto the Dry January boat this year, that doesn’t have to mean no fun. We’ve got plenty of option
  
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• 'I’m more a train set, football, going to the swings granda. Dressing up is outside the comfort zone'

  09-01-2025 18:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tough political hack Kevin Maguire steps away from the day job at Parliament and reveals another side to him as Granda Kev. This week Kev swaps his wardrobe of black suits and pale blue shirts for a pink dress to keep his dressing-up loving granddaughter happy
  
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• The celebrity homes destroyed in LA fires mapped: As thousands lose their properties use our interactive map to behold the devastation

  09-01-2025 18:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anthony Hopkins , Miles Teller and Anna Faris are just a few of the many celebrities whose stunning mansions have been reduced to ash and rubble.
  
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• What date is EastEnders’ 40th anniversary and what happens?

  09-01-2025 18:21 via metro.co.uk
  
  EastEnders is turning the big Four-Oh in February (Picture: BBC)On 19 February 1985, 13 million viewers tuned into the first episode of EastEnders, which saw Arthur Fowler (Bill Treacher), Ali Osman (Nejdet Salih) and Den Watts (Leslie Grantham) force their way into Reg Cox’s (Marc Tufano) flat to find him near death. Fast-forward to now and the residents of Walford are still bringing the drama, and next month sees the show reach a milestone few TV shows can dream of – its 40th
  
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• Something is missing from this season of The Traitors

  09-01-2025 18:21 via metro.co.uk
  
  The banishment of Kasim Ahmed, who was essentially ostracised for being a kindly doctor, was particularly eye-opening (Picture: BBC)After an extremely strong start with some of the best characters to ever walk into the castle, the current season of The Traitors has hit a wall.In a show that relies on having contestants to root for in both the faithful and traitor camps, where we have to feel torn between the forces of good and evil, wanting them both to prevail but knowing they can’t, ins
  
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• MAUREEN CALLAHAN: Fire killed my grandmother and nearly me too. I know why Los Angeles must never forgive the useless liberals who sleepwalked into this inferno

  09-01-2025 18:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The ocean off the coast of Los Angeles is red. Multimillion-dollar homes are consumed by unstoppable walls of fire pushed by 100 mph winds. Entire neighborhoods are burned to the ground.
  
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• Los Angeles launches strict curfew to stop looting as homes burn in California fires: Live updates

  09-01-2025 18:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Follow Daily Mail's coverage of the California fires as blazes continue to rage across Los Angeles.
  
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• Football manager sucker-punched linesman when his team were losing 8-0

  09-01-2025 18:20 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextPrevious PageNext PageA former football manager who punched a linesman while his team were losing 8-0 has been spared jail after sucker-punching a linesman.Robert Williams-Jones had been managing his side, Amlwch Town FC, against Penrhyndeudraeth FC when the incident occurred last year.In a video shared on social media, with Amlwch Town 8-0 down, Williams-Jones can be seen punching
  
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• Twisted fate of Shamima Begum's ISIS bride friends and phone call that terrified family

  09-01-2025 18:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As Jihadi bride Shamima Begum continues to fight to return to the UK, we look at what happened to her two schoolgirl friends who joined ISIS alongside her
  
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• Arsenal target Ronald Araujo tells Barcelona team-mates his transfer ‘priority’

  09-01-2025 18:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arsenal are reportedly lining up a bid for Barcelona centre-back Ronald Araujo (Picture: Getty)Arsenal have been handed a major boost in their pursuit of Ronald Araujo, with the defender ‘prioritising’ a move to the Premier League should he decide to leave Barcelona.Araujo has made over 150 appearances in all competitions for Barca since joining from Uruguayan outfit Boston River for a fee of just £1.5million back in 2017.The centre-back made an immediate impression upon arriv
  
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• ‘LA Wildfires have badly damaged our home – we are in complete shock’

  09-01-2025 18:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lisa Ward and her family (right) have been left horrified by the fires, which are slowly moving closer to her home (left) (Pictures: Lisa Ward)A British expat living in California described how she is ‘absolutely shaken and in shock’ at the damage caused to her home after the Los Angeles wildfires.Lisa Ward, who has lived in the Topanga canyon for over two decades and is originally from North London, is currently on ‘fire watch’ – taking it in turns with her husban
  
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• The tiny beach hut on sale for the same price as a family home: Wooden cabin in Britain's beach hut property hotspot hits the market for £450,000 -  despite having no mains electricity

  09-01-2025 18:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mudeford Spit in Christchurch Harbour, Dorset, has emerged as one of the most desirable addresses for buyers seeking out picturesque coastal locations.
  
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• How RMT union baron Mick Lynch earned nearly £1million in salary and benefits over last decade while wreaking rail misery for millions of Brits

  09-01-2025 18:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mick Lynch - famously dubbed 'The Hood' after the Thunderbirds character - is retiring as general secretary of the RMT. He enjoyed a total remuneration and benefits of £127,339 in 2023 alone.
  
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• Ryanair stopped husband flying to Tenerife with his disabled wife due to little-known rule - even though Border Force said he was fine to travel

  09-01-2025 18:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Abriella Monroe, 32, pictured, said a birthday holiday to Tenerife with her husband Sebastien, who has just turned 36, has been ruined.
  
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• Health chiefs issue major new flu update as hospitals overwhelmed - everything you need to know

  09-01-2025 18:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The UK Health Security Agency has issued an update as the NHS is facing huge pressure from people falling seriously ill with the virus with patients waiting hours and A&Es overwhelmed
  
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• All of the celebrity homes destroyed in LA fires mapped: As thousands lose their properties use our interactive map to behold the devastation

  09-01-2025 18:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anthony Hopkins , Miles Teller and Anna Faris are just a few of the many celebrities whose stunning mansions have been reduced to ash and rubble.
  
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• Justin Trudeau glares at Trump during Jimmy Carter funeral amid threats to make Canada the 51st state

  09-01-2025 18:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  During a Carter memorial service filled with awkward encounters, Canadian PM Trudeau cast a glance at Donald Trump as Trump threatens to use 'economic force' to bring Canada into the U.S.
  
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• Married driving instructor, 63, is banned from contacting Cuban student after sending her Valentine's Day flowers and turning up outside her work

  09-01-2025 18:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A married driving instructor who bombarded a client roughly half his age with unwanted messages has been given a restraining order by a magistrates; court in Crewe after admitting harassment.
  
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