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Mystery as devoted dad found dead in woods months after running from his car
Harjinder 'Harry' Takhar, 58, was reported missing after he ran from his family car in Telford last year before being discovered in a woodland area near The Three Furnaces pub in Telford
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Boris Johnson appears not to wear seatbelt in moving car like Rishi Sunak gaffe
Critics blasted the video as they said it appeared to show 'yet another high-level Conservative ignoring the law by not wearing his seatbelt' after Rishi Sunak was fined for the same thing in January
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Matt Hancock got £10k for TV interview when he denied doing I'm A Celeb for cash
The shamed ex-health secretary received the fee for his appearance on ITV's Good Morning Britain when he was grilled on why he didn't give more of his I'm A Celebrity cash to charity
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'Whack-a-mole Tories to blame for shortage of thousands of high street chemists'
A body representing pharmacy chains says the Government's attempts to boost family doctors' practices with chemists has create vacancies elsewhere
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Ex-Proud Boys leader convicted over US Capitol riot plot
Former leader of the Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio, has been convicted of seditious conspiracy for his part in the January 6 Capitol riots which aimed to block a transfer of power to newly elected president Joe Biden after Donald Trump's election loss
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Tories insist Coronation ballot not rigged as claims MPs 'picked by Lord Lucan'
Questions have been raised about the ballot of Tory MPs for Coronation tickets as it emerged ex-minister Conor Burns has been given one following a row over his sacking
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Vital kit for Ukraine still not delivered - nine months after £520m fund set up
The equipment is desperately needed by Kyiv as it fights a war for survival, but just three deals to buy gear using the special pot of cash have been agreed
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Football chairman stands in local elections after seeing player stabbed to death
Stratford Town defender Cody Fisher was stabbed to death on Boxing Day outside a nightclub in Birmingham - now club owner Jed McCrory is standing in local elections, vowing to reduce knife crime
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Rishi Sunak branded 'moron' and 'wretched little man' by his own Tory candidate
Jeremy Craig-Weston, who is standing as a Tory candidate in Thursday's council elections in Oldham, said he 'loathes' the PM, who he has branded a 'backstabbing scrote'
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Donald Trump weighs in on Prince Harry Coronation row after 'horrible' book
Former president Donald Trump says he was 'surprised' Prince Harry got an invite to King Charles' Coronation after the claims made in his 'horrible' book Spare
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All the key battles and result times in today's local elections in England
The 230 councils being contested in the local elections were last up for grabs in the dying days of Theresa May's premiership in 2019, when the Tories suffered major losses at the ballot box
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When polls close in the local elections - and what ID you need
Across the country over 8,000 seats are up for grabs in 230 councils across England today - but under controversial new rules voters must take photo ID with them to cast a ballot
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Voters demand pay boost for struggling carers to make them equal with NHS staff
A petition calls on the Government to place care workers on Band 3 of the NHS's national pay scheme - giving carers a much-needed salary hike
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'The Conservatives have ruined country. The alternative is a Labour government'
The Government’s mismanagement of the economy has inflicted the steepest fall in living standards since the Second World War
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Just Stop Oil protester defies new laws - and is immediately arrested
A 55-strong group of climate activists were conducting a slow march through Westminster in London before the police imposed a Section 12 Order ordering them to protest on the pavement, not the road
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Keir Starmer urges Mirror readers to vote Labour today to build 'better Britain'
The Labour leader blasts the Conservatives’ failure to tackle the cost of living crisis, make the streets safe and ensure that people can book a GP appointment
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Donald Trump 'doesn't know' whether 'friend' Boris Johnson able to make comeback
Bizarrely, the former US President suggested the Conservatives in Government were going "far left", as he warned they "really weren't staying Conservative"
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'The monarchy was once hottest ticket in town. It may be nearing end of its run'
Buckingham Palace regards the Coronation as a moment of continuity, but whether they like it or not, it has also prompted questions about the role of the monarchy
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'Whether you live in Glasgow or Gateshead, you know time is up for the Tories'
Writing for the Mirror, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar declares "we need to pull our country together and build a better future for the people of Britain"
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‘We need to support younger people to see why voting still matters’
Writing for The Mirror, Labour MP Kim Leadbeater says not enough is being done to engage young people in politics especially now Voter ID presents another barrier to voting
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Young people want elections over a week and option to vote online, MP says
Kim Leadbeater criticised the Government for not doing enough to engage youngsters in politics ahead of tomorrow's local elections and said the introduction of Voter ID was 'extremely worrying' as it risked being an extra barrier
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Suella Braverman 'desecrating' RAF base used by Dambusters with asylum plan
Lord Patrick Cormack accused Home Secretary Suella Braverman of ignoring locals' views over what should happen to RAF Scampton and ploughing on with a plan to house asylum seekers
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Rishi Sunak grilled on whether Tories have 'had it' and need period out of power
The Prime Minister was also grilled on the staggering amounts of Covid fraud on BBC Radio 2's Jeremy Vine show... as he launches the Government's own fraud strategy
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Maths-obsessed Rishi Sunak humiliated after getting stats wrong in Commons
In a further embarrassing turn of events, official fact-checking website Full Fact instantly debunked two more incorrect claims Rishi Sunak has made at PMQs sessions
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'Rogues' gallery' of 12 controversial candidates on ballots thanks to Tories
The Mirror has identified 12 controversial candidates put forward by the Conservatives - including alleged racists, conspiracy theorists, a sacked surgeon and a convicted drug dealer