3 h. ago Prison officer had phone sex with dangerous gangster and sent him steamy letters

While working at HM Prison Wealstun near Wetherby, West Yorkshire, Megann Gibson embarked on an illicit relationship with an inmate - and she became lovestruck

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3 h. ago IAN WILLIAMS: Ministers blinded by Beijing's cash cannot see their dangerous folly

The warning from America is stark: selling Thames Water, Britain's biggest water and sewage business, to a Chinese company would be a 'national security threat'.

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3 h. ago The West must not be frightened by dictator Putin, warns Britain's head of Armed Forces

In a rare and hard-hitting intervention, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin - the head of Britain's Armed Forces - urged NATO to be 'assertive in every domain', from nuclear weapons to cyberspace.

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4 h. ago How Britain went 'crazy' for VJ Day: Dancing, bonfires and kissing as the nation celebrated Japan's defeat and final end of WWII

On August 15, 1945, and in the days leading up to it, tens of thousands of people flooded the streets of the British capital and elsewhere to celebrate the end of the Second World War,

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4 h. ago New Jersey mom was mortified when toddler broke cafe’s $1,600 table. She claims she ‘wasn’t allowed to leave’ until she handed over credit card

The owners of Hazelnut Cafe deny asking Kathy Denman to pay for table and said she was never forced to stay in the restaurant

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5 h. ago Government teams up with TikTok influencers over cosmetic surgery warnings

The initiative is part of a wider Government drive to tackle so-called medical tourism

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5 h. ago Girl's 3rd birthday party descends into chaos after real SNAKE falls out toy box

Jennifer Baker, 30, was in her kitchen when a snake fell out of her daughter's new toy box after celebrating her third birthday - and it has now been returned to its owner

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5 h. ago UK on 'high alert' as country's most dangerous spider set to invade homes

The UK is on high alert as the country's most dangerous spider is set to invade homes. Six areas of the UK are on high alert as the venomous spiders begin to invade homes this August

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5 h. ago Renfrewshire Council wardens visit cemeteries in Elderslie after complaints about dogs off lead

A 'day of action' was dedicated to the issue as officers explained to people what the local authority's rules are.

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6 h. ago Prison officer had 'phone sex with gangster inmate' as letters detail 'inappropriate' romps

The 26-year-old prison officer sent flirty letters and had phone sex with the apparently 'dangerous' inmate, and reportedly supplied him contraband while he was on the inside,

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8 h. ago Tears as Pride of Britain judges pick their winners from inspirational shortlist

Judging for the 2025 Daily Mirror's Pride of Britain Awards, in partnership with P&O Cruises, took place today - and the celebrity judges had some tricky choices to make

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8 h. ago The 'silent dog killer' that lies dormant with almost no signs

Within hours, days or weeks, the outcome would likely have been devastating without life-saving surgery - and the dog's owner had no idea

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8 h. ago Aldi launches 'only fans' as supermarket 'literally' begs shoppers to 'subscribe'

The supermarket's 'Literally Only Fans' will see free fans being made available across the country as Britain endures its third heat wave of the year, with temperatures hitting a barmy 30 degrees in some places

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8 h. ago Salford Red Devils chief quits club alleging ownership 'suggested she sleep with individual from RFL'

It has sparked an investigation.

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9 h. ago Charity which asked children as young as five to write Valentine's Day cards for asylum seekers is reported to watchdog

Schools of Sanctuary, a small refugee-sector charity, launched the programme in primary schools across Britain last year. Sir Gavin Williamson has since asked for them to be investigated.

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10 h. ago Britain's heatwave is set to continue until next week: Yellow heat alert is extended to Monday as 30C temperatures set to stifle Britain over the weekend

A yellow heat alert has been extended until Monday, with temperatures expected to hit 30C over the weekend.

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10 h. ago Cognitively impaired man traveled to NYC to meet Facebook chatbot he fell in love with. He never returned home

Incident illustrates potential dangers posed by vulnerable people accessing artificial intelligence

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10 h. ago Trump’s DC takeover is a move of staggering hypocrisy | Rebecca Solnit

Donald Trump is concocting a drama in DC because he would like us to really stop talking about the Epstein filesThe most violent day in the history of Washington DC, leaving aside the War of 1812, was 6 January 2021, and the instigator was Donald J Trump, who this week has endeavored to seize control of the nation’s capital, after reports that a former employee of the “department of government efficiency” (Doge) was assaulted in the city.In a sense the new event echoes the old; both are illegitimate power grabs made on the basis of lies. In 2021 it was a lie about the outcome of the 2020 presidential election; in the summer of 2025 it’s lies about crime levels. Reliable sources – including the Biden Department of Justice in January – have noted that violent crime there is at a 30-year low. Five people died as a result of that 2021 attack on Congress, and dozens of law enforcement officers were injured, some gravely, by the mob Trump incited. On his first day in office in 2025 he par...

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11 h. ago Moment wanted man is caught hiding in HOT TUB by police sniffer dog

Despite his best efforts at holding his breath, police dog Luna led her handler straight to the fugitive after identifying his scent on the discarded outfit.

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11 h. ago This is the shameful reason why Britain is being invaded by monster rats

It started with the sinister sound of something scuttling about within the walls of the neatly kept house. Then there were two floods in the kitchen after the uninvited guest gnawed through a pipe.

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