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Meghan Markle mocked after telling fans to ‘call me Meg’ during Australia tour branded ‘faux royal’
Meghan Markle has been mocked after encouraging fans to "call me Meg" during her tour of Australia.
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West Ham edge closer to safety as Palace stalemate deepens Spurs misery and confirms Wolves relegation
Slowly but surely, West Ham are edging their way to safety. While this battling draw against a Crystal Palace side with their minds elsewhere proved terminal to his former club Wolves as it confirmed their relegation.
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Sarah Ferguson ‘may cash in with tell-all interview’ as luxury Austrian retreat fuels pressure to speak
Sarah Ferguson has reportedly turned down TV interview offers over the past few weeks, but how long will this really last? J
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Sanctioned Russian shadow fleet tankers sail through UK waters despite crackdown as no ships are seized
Two sanctioned tankers, part of Russia’s shadow fleet, made transit through British waters on Monday.
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Farage under pressure as party candidates accused of spreading deadly Covid misinformation
Families who lost loved ones in the Covid pandemic have written to Nigel Farage, after a Byline Times‘ investigation revealed that one of the party’s local election candidates branded the coronavirus crisis a “staged event”.
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Starmer condemns “shocking” attack but faces criticism over lack of action
A Jewish security force is on "high alert" following a series of anti-Semitic arson attacks in north London, a leading Rabbi has told LBC - as he criticized Sir Keir Starmer for showing "no real action".
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UK loses track of thousands of veterans as fears grow army would run out of troops and ammunition in war
The whereabouts of thousands of military veterans who would be called to service if the UK entered a conflict are currently unknown.
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Delays, waste and failure plague UK defence procurement as threats grow
No one’s arguing about it down the pub, it doesn’t dominate the front pages, and you won’t see a slick campaign video about it any time soon.
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Fergie retreats abroad while Prince Andrew hides after shock arrest
Sarah Ferguson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor have gone their separate ways for the first time in years, but they might not be as estranged as people think.
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Starmer accused of ’skulking’ and shunning Sarwar in ’strange’ Scotland visit
Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of “skulking” around Scotland and avoiding Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar during a brief visit north of the border.
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Alliance Bank, the “Midas” case, and a bribe at Ukrenergo: how Rostyslav Shurma and Pavlo Shcherban are covering up traces of corruption schemes
Once investigative reports began tying Shurma and Shcherban to Alliance Bank’s alleged schemes.
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Driver banned after crash flips army vehicle and leaves man with suspected broken back
A motorist has been banned from the road for a year after a crash that wrecked a military SUV and left one person with a suspected broken back.
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Bride’s fairytale wedding ruined after sister-in-law hurls black paint over dress
A bride has described how her fairytale wedding turned into chaos after her sister-in-law threw black paint all over her dress.
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Andy Kershaw dead at 66: Iconic broadcaster and war reporter passes away
BBC DJ and Live Aid presenter Andy Kershaw has died at the age of 66, months after he revealed he was battling cancer.
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Thousands of teenagers offered Meningitis B vaccine following three confirmed cases in Dorset
Three cases of meningitis B have been confirmed in young people in Dorset, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
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Kensington Gardens closed as counter-terror teams investigate suspected drone-linked incident
Police in protective equipment have been deployed to one of London’s most high-profile parks, located just steps from embassies and royal residences, to investigate several “discarded items” after reports of a potential drone incident.
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Meghan Markle accused of following “Fergie-style” commercial royal playbook
There are plenty of incredible role models Meghan Markle would love to be compared to, but wealth, luxury, and celebrity-obsessed Sarah Ferguson is not one of them.
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Sarah Ferguson in hiding in Alps amid Jeffrey Epstein scandal
Fergie, 66, was stripped of her Duchess of York title last year and had not been seen in public for 213 days.
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Jeffrey Epstein reporting ignores root causes of gender-based violence
Media coverage of violence against women and girls and misogynistic harassment is at a "pitiful" low, despite a proliferation of high-profile cases of men abusing women and children, and a rise in AI-assisted violence against women and girls, new research shows.
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Top civil servant sacked as vetting scandal rocks UK governmen
Sir Keir Starmer is facing mounting pressure to resign and a top civil servant was sacked after it emerged the Foreign Office overruled a security vetting process to clear Lord Peter Mandelson to become UK ambassador to the US.
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Sarah Ferguson seen for the first time in 213 days following Jeffrey Epstein controversy
Sarah Ferguson has been seen for the first time in 213 days in Austria following the controversy over her links to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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Asylum seekers who break rules or lie face loss of UK benefits and housing under Mahmood crackdown plans
Asylum seekers who commit crimes or lie about their status will lose their right to benefits and free accommodation under plans to be put to Parliament by Shabana Mahmood next week.
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Armed robbers take 25 hostage in Naples bank siege before escaping through sewer tunnel
Armed robbers held 25 people hostage at a bank in Naples for two hours on Thursday, before fleeing through a tunnel.
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Easyjet offers compensation after passengers forced off over safety weight calculations
The service to Malaga was scheduled to depart at 08:40 on Saturday, but the airline mentioned that weather conditions and the runway length necessitated weight restrictions before take-off.
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Nine universities take government to court over £30,000 student loan clawback row affecting 22,000 students
Nine universities have initiated legal action against the government in a dispute over students being asked to repay loans that were "issued in error".