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• WWII veterans get letters from school kids and 'pass the baton of memory' for VE Day

  22-03-2025 01:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Children across the country are being invited to write to a WWII veteran ahead of the 80th anniversary of VE Day - the pioneering project called ‘VE Mail’ aims to build a bond between our war heroes and the youth of today
  
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• Millions of mobile phone and broadband users facing bill hike today - find out how much YOURS will increase with our handy calculator

  01-04-2025 09:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Big providers such as BT, Virgin, TalkTalk, EE and Three raise prices every year - with customers able to check the increase in a new tool from money-saving tool Nous.co.
  
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• Ukraine reports rare night of NO 'mass drone strikes' on civilians after Trump said he was 'pi**ed off' with Putin and threatened sanctions

  01-04-2025 09:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ukraine did claim to have shot down two Kh-59/69 cruise missiles launched by Russia overnight to attack southeastern Ukraine.
  
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• The Beatles biopic slated for being ‘horribly miscast’ as Fab Four actors are revealed

  01-04-2025 09:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  The actors who will portray Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison have been revealed (Picture: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)Fans of The Beatles woke up to a surprise announcement this morning.
  After a year of rumours about who will play the Beatles in the upcoming Song Pictures biopic about the Fab Four, the cast has officially been announced.
  Star of Blitz and Where the Crawdads Sing Harris Dickinson will play John Lennon in the four-film ‘cinematic event&rsq
  
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• Moment half-naked hero chases sex offender through the streets after hearing him attacking a woman outside his house

  01-04-2025 09:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A shirtless man who was wearing just one shoe chased down sex offender Dewan Gazi who had assaulted a woman outside his house in Greater Manchester.
  
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• Albanian dinghy migrants boast of flatscreen TVs and hotel luxury in Britain in latest TikTok video advertising £3,000 safe passage to the UK

  01-04-2025 09:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Videos posted on TikTok show Albanian migrants bragging about making it to the UK after paying £3,000 to cross the Channel. The caption advertises the route as '100 per cent guaranteed'.
  
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• Awful April bill rises: 'Our benefits already aren't enough for my family to get by'

  01-04-2025 09:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Michelle Kerr, 41, from Glasgow is dreading how soaring bills and costs from today will impact her family with the mum-of-three claiming she risks going into debt
  
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• Morgan Gibbs-White and Chris Wood injury latest from Nuno Espirito Santo

  01-04-2025 09:17 via metro.co.uk
  
  Morgan Gibbs-White remains a doubt for Nottingham Forest (Picture: Getty Images)Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo was giving little away on his selection headaches ahead of a clash with Manchester United on Tuesday night.High-flying Forest are enjoying an incredible season as they sit third in the Premier League table with just nine games to play.However, there has been frustrating news of late on the injury front, with two of their star performers suffering setbacks.Morgan Gibbs-Wh
  
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• Big Brother star ‘lost eye sight and nearly died’ after taking fake diet jabs

  01-04-2025 09:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  A Big Brother star has revealed the dangerous experience she had after taking fake diet injections (Picture: ITV)Big Brother star Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace has revealed she nearly died after her experience with fake diet injections.The 46-year-old rose to fame in 2006 as a contestant on the seventh series of the reality TV show, alongside the likes of Nikki Grahame and Pete Bennett, who won Big Brother that year.Aisleyne continued to remain in the public eye after Big Brother, appearing on the li
  
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• Ukraine reports NO drone strikes for first time since October after Trump said he was 'pi**ed off' with Putin and threatened sanctions

  01-04-2025 09:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ukraine did claim to have shot down two Kh-59/69 cruise missiles launched by Russia overnight to attack southeastern Ukraine.
  
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• Speedboat carrying 36 tourists and crew explodes off Phuket, Thailand

  01-04-2025 09:11 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next PageA speedboat carrying 36 tourists and crew erupted into a fiery explosion off the coast of Thailand.At least six people have been in injured – with the captain among them – in the fire near Maiton Island, off Phuket Island, this morning.The vessel, Tana Marine 555, was just 50 meters offshore when the blast ripped through it, turning it into a fir
  
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• USA president Donald Trump responds to Tiger Woods dating former daughter-in-law

  01-04-2025 09:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The United States president's former daughter-in-law, Vanessa, and golf legend Tiger Woods confirmed their relationship earlier this month, with former President Donald Trump addressing the new romance
  
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• High-flying crypto trader who killed his mother for a million-dollar life insurance policy learns his fate after dramatic trial - as his glamorous model ex-girlfriend escapes the spotlight in Bali

  01-04-2025 09:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Andre Zachary Rebelo, 28, showed little emotion as he was sentenced in Western Australia's Supreme Court on Tuesday, almost four months after a marathon murder trial.
  
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• The Waltons actress Sian Barbara Allen dies aged 78

  01-04-2025 09:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  Actress Sian Barbara Allen has died (Picture: ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)Actress Sian Barbara Allen has died aged 78.The star appeared in American historical drama TV series The Waltons as well as films You’ll Like My Mother and Billy Two Hats.She died in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on Monday, after a battle with Alzheimer’s.Paying tribute after announcing the news of her death, her family said: ‘Sian was most often cast in roles
  
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• Mayor ‘stumbles and cries when arrested for drink driving with toddler in car’

  01-04-2025 09:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next PagePaddy’s Day drinking landed a New Jersey mayor in handcuffs after she was allegedly caught driving her toddler home while drunk.‘Oh I’m sorry’, Gina LaPlaca, 45, told officers outside her home when they told they’d had multiple calls claiming she ran a red light and was swerving.Bodycam footage showed a smashed-up wing mirror an
  
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• Is 'April Bills Day' just the start? Brits are hit with hikes to council tax, energy, water, NICs and vehicle duty... amid fears burden will have to rise AGAIN due to Trump tariffs

  01-04-2025 09:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brits face an 'Awful April' of domestic tax rises and bill increases hammering family finances starting today - with fears Donald Trump 's tariffs will soon push the burden even higher.
  
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• Council tax calculator 2025: How much your bills will rise TODAY amid huge increases

  01-04-2025 09:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Analysis by The Mirror of local authority budgets found the vast majority were planning to increase bills by 4.99% - the highest allowed without a referendum
  
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• The highlands of Dubai will change your mind about this ‘soulless’ city

  01-04-2025 09:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  An ideal day trip to get away from it all (Picture: Kristina Beanland)As a frequent visitor to Dubai, I find myself regularly defending the city.I’ve written about its varied food scene, desert scenery and local markets — urging travellers to reconsider all they think they know about what is often described as a ‘soulless’ and ‘superficial’ destination.And so when I headed to Dubai earlier this year, there was one place at the of top my must-visit list, not l
  
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• Mikel Arteta tells Arsenal fans he is ‘excited’ about summer transfer window plan

  01-04-2025 08:42 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mikel Arteta and Arsenal have big plans to strengthen his squad in the summer (Picture: Getty)Mikel Arteta has hinted Arsenal are primed to invest heavily this summer and make significant additions to his squad in the transfer window.
  The Gunners appear destined to finish the season as runners-up for a third year in a row having failed to keep pace with runaway leaders Liverpool.A win against Fulham tonight would reduce the gap to nine points ahead of Wednesday’s Merseyside derby at Anfie
  
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• Mark Latham breaks his silence over furious racecourse row - as Australian Turf Club launches an major probe into the incident

  01-04-2025 08:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mark Latham has hit back after it emerged he was under investigation for allegedly abusing a racing official.
  
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• Is the mystery British 'hero of Amsterdam' a spy? The five signs he has a military background

  01-04-2025 08:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A British tourist hailed a hero for sprinting after a knifeman after he stabbed five people in Amsterdam 'almost certainly has a military background', an expert told MailOnline.
  
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• We fled war-torn Lebanon for Britain in search of a better life, but our daughter was gunned down in a botched drive-by shooting in Blackburn

  01-04-2025 08:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Aya Hachem, 19, who dreamed of becoming a solicitor, had fled from violence in her native Lebanon as a child to settle with her family in Blackburn, Lancashire - but was shot dead in 2020.
  
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• 'I lost half my teeth and couldn't eat but TV show dentist fixed me'

  01-04-2025 08:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  David's teeth and gums were so bad he struggled to eat even bananas and bread
  
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• I was in an all-girl shoplifting gang called 'The Spice Girls' and stole £19,000 worth of designer items, but it wasn't my fault...here's why

  01-04-2025 08:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Melissa Grant, 55, was part of a professional female shoplifting gang who would raid exclusive shops in London's West End and grab huge quantities of expensive clothes and lingerie.
  
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• Former cop is identified as the alleged mastermind behind criminal group accused of manufacturing and selling arsenal of weapons

  01-04-2025 08:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A former federal police officer and a youth have been charged with making machine guns.
  
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• Emmerdale legend reels as he finds ‘lifeless’ body in ITVX release – and unexpected scenes follow

  01-04-2025 08:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Marlon Dingle made an upsetting discovery (Picture: ITV)The following article contains spoilers from an episode of Emmerdale that hasn’t aired on ITV1 yet, but can be viewed on ITVX.Marlon Dingle (Mark Charnock) was utterly horrified in tonight’s Emmerdale as he found daughter April Windsor (Amelia Flanagan) lying on the floor with a vial of ketamine beside her.The beloved character has faced an uphill battle with April ever since she returned from a life on the streets. Marlon live
  
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• England legend Wayne Rooney reveals three clubs tried to sign him from Man Utd

  01-04-2025 08:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  Wayne Rooney asked to leave Manchester United in 2010 (Picture: Getty)Wayne Rooney has revealed three teams ‘made approaches’ to sign from from Manchester United.Rooney looked set to leave Old Trafford in 2010 after a public fall-out with Sir Alex Ferguson resulted in him handing in a transfer request.The ex-England striker even released a statement in which he confirmed his desire to leave, insisting it was not down to money but ambition.But Rooney then made a U-turn and signed a n
  
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• Two-tier justice row erupts as police are told to treat black and white suspects differently and that 'racial equity' does not mean 'treating everyone the same'

  01-04-2025 08:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A report by policing chiefs declared that their commitment to 'racial equity' did not mean 'treating everyone the same or being colour blind'.
  
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• Donald Trump tariff 'Liberation Day' to hit UK, Cabinet minister Jonathan Reynolds admits

  01-04-2025 08:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said he expected 'every country in the world to be subject to what the US is calling World Tariff Day'
  
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• BREAKING: Donald Trump tariff 'Liberation Day' to hit UK, Cabinet minister Jonathan Reynolds admits

  01-04-2025 08:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said he expected 'every country in the world to be subject to what the US is calling World Tariff Day'
  
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