All news for 2023-04-23

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MP launches new Bill bid so carers are paid minimum wage for travelling time
Labour MP Paula Barker will unveil a Ten Minute Rule Bill next month to try and enforce existing legislation - and hand carers vital extra cash they should be getting anyway
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Prisoner 'tried to get inmates to murder her parents' for $2million inheritance
Tureygua Inaru, 29, from Florida, US, is accused of trying to hire a hitman to help kill her parents and grandparents, according to the Osceola County Sheriff's Office
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Dog hired by firefighters to chase arsonists in her own heat-resistant boots
Fire dog Giddy spent six weeks working with her handler Alex Daw at West Midlands Fire Service and he was so impressed that she lives now with him full-time after they fell love during training
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Brits terrified as Government emergency alert goes off early
The national test of the UK Emergency Alerts service was conducted by the government today. It was scheduled for 3pm, but some Brits were surprised and alarm when the alarm went off before its scheduled time
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Girl, 17, with 'crippling pain' at boarding school was sick days before dying
Taylor Goodridge, 17, tragically died on December 20 after staff at Diamond Ranch Academy in Utah, US, failed to seek medical care for her - despite being sick in the lead up to her death
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Huge explosion rips through fireworks warehouse killing hundreds of animals
Footage shows the immense blast which resulted in a fire earlier this week, while luckily no one was injured it resulted in loads of aquatic life dying
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King Charles called Dame Edna star Barry Humphries just hours before his death
Dame Edna Everage star Barry Humphries reportedly received a phone call from his friend King Charles just hours before he died at the age of 89
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Senior Tory MP issues warning over 'growing' funding gap for free school meals
A former minister will use a Westminster Hall hearing on Tuesday to air concerns about the cost to schools, as the Mirror ramps up our Free School Meals For All campaign
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Levi Bellfield allegedly confesses to murdering student, 19, who vanished
Serial killer Levi Bellfield is said to have written a signed confession to killing Elizabeth Chau, a 19-year-old law and ­business student who disappeared while walking to her family home in April 1999
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Britain's Got Talent child star on traumatic show moment that still haunts her
Hollie Steel was just 10 years old when she appeared on Britain's Got Talent - but a panic attack on stage during the semi-finals left her inconsolable
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Zendaya in surprise return to music as she performs at Coachella with Labrinth
Zendaya blew audiences away with her first live performance in nine years as she joined Labrinth at Coachella festival. The star wore a light pink frilly dress and above-the-knee boots
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Prince William sends special message to Wrexham after promotion win
Wrexham booked their place in the Football League after a 3-1 win over Boreham Wood on Saturday - and the Red Dragons received a pretty special message from Prince William
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Carol Vorderman says she nearly died in I’m A Celebrity South Africa trial
Countdown queen Carol Vorderman has opened up about a terrifying time on I'm A Celebrity...South Africa, which starts on ITV on Monday, April 24
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Lineker hits nail on the head as hapless Spurs concede five times in 20 minutes
Newcastle took on Tottenham in what promised to be a huge afternoon in the battle for a Champions League place. But Spurs were blown away by the hosts in the first-half
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Children given crayons at history trail scribble all over 230-year-old statue
Children who were given crayons to occupy them during a museum visit apparently ended up scrawling all over a 230-year-old statue, leaving the National Trust 'dismayed'
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Andy Murray's daughter, 5, sends savage letter after 'disastrous' tennis session
Andy Murray's daughter has decided not to play tennis after the five-year-old's first practice session with her Grand Slam-winning father, claiming he "stands too close"
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Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James warned of "problem" despite NBA Play-Off win
Ja Morant put the LA Lakers on notice with a 45-point display on his return from injury in the Memphis Grizzlies' Game Three Play-Off loss, leaving NBA great LeBron James in awe
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Katie Price hugs on-off fiance Carl Woods on family day out after drama with ex
Katie Price's rekindled romance with Carl Woods has put a smile back on her face after a dramatic week
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Gary Neville admits Arsenal have "bottled" title race but gives Man City advice
Arsenal have drawn their past three matches against Liverpool, West Ham and Southampton to surrender ground in the Premier League title race with Manchester City
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Kim Jong-un launches 'most powerful' missile yet from his private golf course
The new Hwasong-18 rocket blasted off last week from a private launch site east of Pyongyang, in Kim Jong-un's private mansion
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Mo Farah wanted to cry during final London Marathon as retirement date confirmed
Sir Mo Farah finished his final ever London Marathon in the top 10 and confirmed to fans that he would be ending his legendary long-distance career before the end of 2023
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NBA star Kawhi Leonard's sister jailed for life over murder of 84-year-old woman
Clippers shooting guard Kawhi Leonard's sister and an accomplice have been sentenced to life in prison following the murder of an 84-year-old woman following a robbery at casino in California in 2019
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Huge 45ft Disneyland dragon catches fire during performance as visitors flee
The Tom Sawyer Island attraction at Walt Disney World Resort in California, US, caught fire during Saturday evening's “Fantasmic!” show as firefighters battled to put the blaze out
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America's Next Top Model star claims show is 'like prison' and slams Tyra Banks
America's Next Top Model winner Lisa D'Amato has brutally slammed show creator Tyra Banks and producer Ken Mok, with her likening the reality show to a prison experiment
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Brits evacuated from Sudan by 1,200 armed forces personnel in 'complex' op
In a statement posted Twitter, Rishi Sunak said: "UK armed forces have completed a complex and rapid evacuation of British diplomats and their families from Sudan, amid a significant escalation in violence and threats to embassy staff."