All news for 2023-06-07

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Calls grow to override stuffy honours protocol and knight rugby's Kevin Sinfield
MPs and peers have joined the crusade to make the fundraising hero and ex-rugby league star a Sir, along with his best friend Rob Burrow
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Golf's winners and losers as bitter LIV Golf vs PGA Tour civil war concludes
The fallout from the shock merger between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour is only just beginning after agreeing in principle to unite golf again following a tumultuous two years
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Heartbroken mum whose son, 16, drowned on hot day says 'this happens every year'
Single mum Vicky Waugh, 33, has warned others not to go swimming in open water this summer after 16-year-old son Kalen drowned in Salford Quays last July
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PGA Tour will receive eye-watering amount in merger deal with LIV Golf
The PGA Tour and LIV Golf announced a stunning merger on Tuesday, paving the way for defected players like Brooks Koepka to regularly line up against Rory McIlroy and co. once again
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Snooker star insists he didn't have "a sniff" of match-fixing after corrupt win
Robert Milkins has opened up after his European masters qualifier win last July was corrupt following an investigation that saw 10 Chinese players banned
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Nurse's Twitter post for a 'celebrity boyfriend' lands her a match
The nurse's appeal for a 'celebrity boyfriend' like pop star Hozier paid off when a stranger joked that he was formally a bass player for a cartoon.
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'Media's dangerous portrayal of disability fakers has real-life consequences'
The view of disability presented is so black and white, you’re either 'fit and healthy' or you’re viewed as 'suffering' from a condition, miserable and constantly in pain
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Apple CEO denies new tech is AI but admits it is 'powered by machine learning'
Tim Cook made the comments speaking to Good Morning America which comes just a week after leading AI figures such as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis warned AI could risk the 'extinction' of humanity
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'My cheeky neighbour keeps using my bin without permission - it's inconsiderate'
A woman has sought advice online after her 'cheeky and inconsiderate' neighbour has continued to use her bins without permission - and they've even used it for their own rubbish
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Lewis Hamilton sends clear Lando Norris demand after Spanish GP collision
Hamilton started behind fellow Brit Norris in the grid in Barcelona but was soon ahead and sped off to secure a spot on the podium while the McLaren man picked up damage
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Doctor imprisoned over plot to kill wife charged with second attempt
Former New York podiatrist Ira Bernstein has been charged with multiple felonies for attempting to solicit the murder of his wife, Susan, in 2022 just months after being released from prison
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Kate's hug and touching promise to mum whose daughter took her own life at 17
While visiting Maidenhead Rugby Club today, Kate Middleton was introduced to coach Sarah Renton, whose daughter Issy, a talented sportswoman, took her own life
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Meet Bruce Willis' 5 kids as family rallies to support star in dementia struggle
Bruce Willis once described being able to devote himself to his kids as being 'very fulfilling' and now his five daughters are helping him with his heartbreaking dementia struggles
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Rory McIlroy makes demand over fate of LIV Golf rebels after PGA Tour merger
The world number three has reacted to news that the PGA Tour and LIV Golf will merge and after being one of the Saudi-backed circuit's biggest critics he is not happy about it
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'I’m excluded from partner’s family as he hides he’s gay'
Agony aunt Coleen Nolan advises a reader frustrated by the fact his partner of six years still hasn't told his parents he and his 'flatmate' are in a relationship
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Hundreds of US citizens stranded in rural Siberian town after emergency landing
The fed-up passengers claim they're being forced to sleep on thin mattresses in local classrooms after their Air India flight made the emergency landing in the far eastern town of Magadan
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Taylor Swift chokes up as she 'lost the love of my life' after Matty Healy split
Taylor Swift performed I Don't Want To Live Forever in a concert over the weekend and some fans suspect that she was a little emotional during it because of events in her personal life this year
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PGA Tour stars voiced anger at broken vow in tense meeting after LIV Golf merger
Tuesday saw it announced that the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour would merge with LIV Golf and a report has claimed that players have expressed their anger towards Commissioner Jay Monahan
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Lewis Hamilton to have dream ripped away as F1 chiefs abandon plans
Hamilton has made one of his biggest desires for the future of Formula 1 very clear but, due to reported political concerns, the sport's top bosses have moved away from their plans
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Liverpool's next five transfer targets as Alexis Mac Allister completes move
Liverpool have completed their first summer transfer, with Alexis Mac Allister joining from Brighton, but there is plenty of business still to be done to overhaul Jurgen Klopp's midfield
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'I went undercover in the crypto world and sold a dog photo as an NFT for $20k'
Award-winning journalist Ian Halperin went undercover to lift the lid on the mysterious world of cryptocurrency finding out shocking details about the scale of deaths among the new crypto millionaires
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Refugees 'scream for their lives' after being locked inside 'coffin' wardrobes
Romanian people smuggler Adrian Constantin, 36 - who acted as a "minder" to assist gang members - was jailed for over three years after being extradited back to the UK to face justice
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Senior doctors could strike for two days next month after junior medics' walkout
If the strikes go ahead, consultants will provide Christmas Day cover, meaning they will continue to provide all emergency services but routine services will need to be paused
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Hull KR star Jordan Abdull vows to repay club after signing new two-year deal
England international, 27, has signed a two-year extension to keep him with the Robins until at least the end of 2026
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Voters demand PM prioritise US trade deal - as he ditches promise to strike one
Polling seen by The Mirror shows the public want the UK to strike a trade deal with the US more than any other country as the PM prepares to meet Joe Biden