54 m. ago Grand National cancellation almost ended with 'Aintree burned to the ground'

In 1993 the Grand National was declared void and almost £100million had to be repaid to punters with the crowd almost ‘burning Aintree to the ground’ in rage

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2 h. ago Alex Ovechkin ties Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record with 894th goal

Russian star scores two goals in win over Blackhawks39-year-old has chance to beat record on SundayAlex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record by scoring the 893rd and 894th goals of his career, the second the game winner, as the Washington Capitals rallied to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 on Friday night.Ovechkin scored No 894 on the power play with 13:47 left in regulation to put Washington ahead after Dylan Strome tied it earlier in the third period. The 39-year-old Russian superstar also opened the scoring with his 893rd less than four minutes into game. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago UK's famous seaside town with huge pier and top rated fish and chip shops

With golden sandy beaches, crystal-clear waters and a rather explosive history, it's no surprise this coastal gem has been branded one of the 'loveliest' parts of the UK

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4 h. ago Teenage footballer given weeks to live reveals how he will BEAT cancer diagnosis after discovering mole following lads' holiday in Magaluf

Watson, who plays for Threave Rovers in Scotland and was previously at Queen of the South, was told he has weeks to live.

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6 h. ago Mum of boy found drowned in pond says teen was 'lured to death'

Richard Okorogheye, 19, drowned after he was reported missing in 2021.

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6 h. ago European football: Bayern stretch lead while Espanyol move clear of drop

Harry Kane scores in 3-1 victory at 10-man AugsburgEspanyol up to 15th after 4-0 win against Rayo VallecanoBayern Munich came back from a goal down to beat 10-man Augsburg 3-1 away on Friday and move nine points clear at the top of the Bundesliga but Jamal Musiala went off injured and looks unlikely to be fit for next week’s Champions League quarter-final.Musiala equalised before Harry Kane’s header and a deflected own goal from Augsburg’s Chrislain Matsima gave Bayern the points after the hosts took the lead thorugh Dimitris Gianoulis’ strike but ran out of steam when Cedric Zesiger was sent off. Bayern now have 68 points with six games left, nine ahead of Bayer Leverkusen, who travel to Heidenheim on Saturday. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Dad electrocuted to death immediately after escaping horror car crash

Nathan Merritt, aged 27, from Hendricks County in Indiana, tragically died after his car drove into power lines which had come down during a tornado and the vehicle was found in flames

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7 h. ago Oklahoma man is accused of gunning down priest outside of a Kansas Catholic church

Community members called the priest’s death ‘heartbreaking’ and a ‘tragedy’

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7 h. ago Volodymyr Zelensky's rage as Russian missile strike kills 14 people including children and injures more than 50 in his own home city

A Russian ballistic missile struck a residential area near a children's playground in Volodymyr Zelensky's home city of Kryvyi Rig.

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7 h. ago Bronze and Bright lead England past Belgium to go top of Women’s Nations League group

England moved to the top of their Nations League group with a commanding 5-0 win over Belgium in Bristol.Sarina Wiegman’s side had shown they could turn up and beat the best, their stunning performance in a 1-0 win over Spain two months ago demonstrating a fluency that had been lacking. At Ashton Gate they had the chance to prove they could deliver against lower ranked opposition and they did so in style. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago $2M deal reached in lawsuit over young woman's death at North Dakota jail in 2020

A $2 million agreement has been reached in the death of a young woman at a North Dakota jail in 2020

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8 h. ago Xena and Hercules actor Robert Trebor dies as heartbroken wife shares cause of death

Robert Trebor, who starred in Xena: Warrior Princess and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, has sadly died at the age of 71 and tributes have been flooding in from fans

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9 h. ago Dad of football star Austin Metcalf 'murdered' at track meet shares distressing details about son's dead body

The father of a teen who was stabbed to death at a high school track meet has shared their heartbreaking last moments together.

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9 h. ago 7 VIP Rangers next manager candidates reveal availability and love for Ibrox as explosive Steven Gerrard answer tells all

There is genuine optimism about the future at Ibrox for the first time in a while

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10 h. ago Where Death in Paradise stars are now from marriage concerns to surprise comebacks

As Death in Paradise viewers recover from an emotional season 14 finale, the Mirror takes a look at some of the Saint Marie residents who have come and gone over the years, and what they got up to next

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11 h. ago Murder investigation launched after boy, 16, stabbed to death in Huddersfield town centre

The teenager suffered a serious neck injury and was rushed to hospital where he died, police said

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12 h. ago Two teenage boys found guilty of robbery after death of pensioner

The pair, now aged 17 and 16, had initially been arrested on suspicion of the murder of Joy Middleditch.

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12 h. ago BORIS JOHNSON: Adolescence is tosh. What's doing REAL damage to teenagers is Starmer's spiteful Pol Pot hatred of anything aspirational or that requires effort

It is not often that Starmer comes up with something so crass that I push aside the breakfast table, hurl the paper at the far wall and run around the room pant-hooting with incontinent rage.

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12 h. ago Israeli attacks rage on as more than a dozen dead from Gaza strikes in just one day

Israel's relentless attacks by air and on the ground add to the rising death toll of Palestinians - with Gaza crippled by an aid blockage to the Strip and residents waned to evacuate stricken areas

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12 h. ago Statue unveiled of girl whose air pollution death inspired Sadiq Khan's Ulez clean air zone

Statue funded by public donations stands same height as nine-year-old Ella

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