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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's son Archie's surname caused huge royal row
When Meghan Markle and Prince Harry announced their son would be known as Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, they were actually reigniting a row that had been going on for decades
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Labour Rochdale candidate Azhar Ali 'ditched after he hit out at Jews in media'
It is claimed Rochdale by-election candidate Azhar Ali lashed out at "people in the media from certain Jewish quarters", leading to Labour withdrawing support for him
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Rod Stewart takes swipe at Ed Sheeran and claims he 'doesn't know his songs'
Rod Stewart has taken a swipe at Ed Sheeran and claimed he hasn't heard of any of his songs, despite the latter's chart-topping hits and worldwide success
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Truth about vapes - 'popcorn lung', teen death and how they compare to smoking
People in Britain have smoked tobacco for centuries and the stark health impacts are undeniable. But what about the more recent e-cigarettes? Speaking to experts, charities and those who've suffered misery first-hand, The Mirror looks behind the headlines to examine if vaping really is as safe as experts say
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Labour ditches Rochdale by-election candidate over offensive Israel claims
Azhar Ali had been picked as Labour's candidate for the Rochdale by-election on February 29, but has been dumped over his claim Israel allowed the October 7 attacks
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Matt Hancock was chauffeured to Covid Inquiry in a Jag paid for by taxpayers
Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock was ferried to and from the Covid Inquiry in a chauffeur-driven Jaguar even though he'd resigned in disgrace two years previously
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UK town dubbed 'Costa Del Dole' suffers new blow as high street staple shuts
A major high street institution is set to close its branch in a seaside town dubbed 'Costa Del Dole' due to what it describes as 'changes in customer behaviour'
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Firm part-owned by Rishi Sunak's wife got millions in Government contracts
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s wife Akshata Murty holds a £619million stake in Infosys, which saw an almost 50% increase in its public sector work last year, figures have releaved
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'Rishi Sunak has to call an election in 6 weeks - he has no other choice'
The Prime Minister cannot wait until Autumn to call a vote, says Fleet Street Fox. There'll be no-one left in Downing Street by then
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'Tell Netanyahu ground offensive in Gaza would create bloodbath damaging Israel'
There is an overwhelming case for a ceasefire and the release of the remaining hostages held by Hamas, with the death toll in Gaza – put at 28,176 – and the massacre of 1,200 Israelis on October 7
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NHS crisis sees more than 1.5million people wait for 12 hours in A&E in a year
Hospital chiefs warned that ministers urgently need to draw up a plan to fix the over-stretched health service as figures showed that one in 10 patients waited for 12 hours in A&E
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'Deranged Donald Trump is no friend of Britain - he is a grave security threat'
Boris Johnson rashly endorsed a Trump triumph as “what the world needs” with a caveat about still supporting Ukraine which is why it’s more important that Rishi Sunak and David Cameron break diplomatic convention to publicly identify him as an unacceptable risk
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Water firm bosses to lose bonuses if they dump sewage as Tories nick Labour plan
Ministers have been accused of being 'shamed' into adopting Labour's plans to get tough on water companies after bosses raked in millions in bonuses despite sewage
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'I found it hard coming out, now I might become UK's most senior gay politician'
Jeremy Miles, who will become First Minister if elected leader of the Welsh Labour Party, shared how he found it difficult growing up as a child in the 1980s and later coming out
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Keir Starmer warns Israel's plan to invade Rafah would be 'catastrophic'
Despite growing alarm from countries including the US, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu insists sending troops into the southern Gaza city of Rafah is necessary to eliminate Hamas
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Rishi Sunak told 'swallow some pride' and bring back Boris Johnson by top Tory
Kwasi Kwarteng, who was sacked as Chancellor by Liz Truss after the mini-Budget crashed economy, warned Rishi Sunak that 'something has to change' to prevent electoral wipeout
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Celeb stylist offers tips for Biden to freshen up his look after scathing report
Sara Alviti, a New York and Los Angeles based stylist and beauty consultant, believes she has some helpful tips that could assist frantic Democrats scrambling to try to make the 81-year-old commander-in-chief appear more youthful to the masses
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Good Morning Britain's Adil Ray confirms return to show but also issues apology
Adil Ray has announced that he will be back on the ITV Daytime show this week, taking back presenting duties all the way until the end of May - much to the delight of viewers
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Michael Gove vows to scrap no fault evictions before election after long delays
Housing Secretary Michael Gove made the guarantee today amid fears the Tories were intending to junk their commitments to no-fault evictions after repeated delays
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We borrowed a car with an AI system fitted to see what it's like to live with
Motoring editor Gareth Butterfield spent a week getting to know a new AI system that's being fitted to a handful of mainstream cars to get a glimpse into a new chapter of automotive technology
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Family fight for change after 4x4 driver faces no charges over death of baby, 1
Pearl Black died aged just 22 months, when a Range Rover rolled off a driveway, hitting a garden wall that fell on her as she walked to her local park in 2017. Now her mum Gemma wants to change the law
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'Sunak can no longer stand idly by while families of Brits are in mortal danger'
Dr Salim Ghayyda's appeal to the British Government to help his family fell on deaf ears. He’s now crowdfunding for £100,000 to get them out
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Fujitsu handed £3.4billion in Treasury-linked deals despite Post Office scandal
Despite the firm’s role in the Post Office scandal, it has been handed £1.4 billion worth of deals since the High Court ruled there had been bugs and errors in its Horizon software.
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Tory-run areas more likely to get new schools than Labour ones amid RAAC crisis
Nearly three quarters -72% - of new-build schools due to open by 2030 are in the constituencies of Tory MPs while sites in Labour seats are left to crumble
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NHS doctor begs UK government to save his family in Gaza after 120 days of war
NHS consultant Salim’s parents, eight siblings and 15 nieces and nephews are among hundreds of thousands who fled to Rafah. The city is the crossing point between Gaza and Egypt but they cannot leave as they are not UK citizens