All news for 2023-08-05
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Apple CEO Tim Cook makes Lionel Messi admission after ground-breaking MLS deal
The Argentina legend will benefit through commercial tie-ins with several commercial giants including Apple through his contract with MLS and there are early signs of promise in this regard
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Brit who killed dying wife sent to psych ward where naked inmates pooed on bed
David Hunter suffocated his terminally ill wife Janice at the couple's home in Cyprus, and was jailed for two years for the killing - now he's revealed his ordeal right after her death
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Rishi Nair pictured during first scenes as handsome new vicar in Grantchester
Rishi Nair takes over from Tom Brittney in the popular crime drama Grantchester, which also stars James Norton Robson Green, and started airing on ITV in nearly a decade ago
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Ashes hero Stuart Broad's firm has netted £2.3million from sponsorship and gigs
Stuart Broad, who took the final two wickets to ensure an Ashes draw earlier this week, is also rumoured to be a contestant on the next series of Strictly Come Dancing
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Drug-addict parents unremorseful as baby girl starves to death in deplorable pad
Drug-addled Angel Taylor and Chevy Lafountain of Louisiana have been arrested and charged with second-degree murder after their four-month-old baby girl was found dead of starvation
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Harry and Meghan in middle of 'bitter rift with pals David and Victoria Beckham'
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reportedly in the middle of a "bitter rift" with David and Victoria Beckham despite being friendly for years
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Jeremy Clarkson's girlfriend Lisa issues apology to him after awkward update
Lisa Hogan of Clarkson's Farm has apologized to partner Jeremy Clarkson after failing to save the Top Gear presenter a special treat from his fruit garden in Oxfordshire
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Surfer stunned to reel in 880lb shark with missing tip of tail after 'attack'
Ryan Selvey said he was 'stoked' after reeling in a tiger shark after putting bait on his surfboard - beachgoers 'cheered' as they witnessed the enormous catch
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'Kids shouldn't go hungry - Jamie Oliver knows what must be done to remedy this'
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is calling for the Government to end food poverty by giving schoolchildren free meals during the holidays - this national scandal must end
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Adele shares her bizarre obsession with mini light-up Christmas villages
Adele, who has had three number one singles in the UK, spreads cheer throughout the year with a hobby most associated with Christmas and admits she "got a bit addicted"
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The Chase viewers fume over 'ridiculous' question as Anne Hegerty baffled
The latest episode of The Celebrity Chase Special saw radio DJ Melvin Odoom, sports legend Carl Fogarty, former EastEnders Bonnie Langford, and British gymnast Louis Smith taking on the Chasers
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Fiorentina put ball in Man Utd's court over Amrabat as demands lowered
Manchester United are yet to lodge an official bid for summer transfer target Sofyan Amrabat, who is expected to be given the green light to leave Fiorentina in the coming weeks
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Ryan Reynolds message to Tom Brady after Birmingham City investment sums him up
The Wrexham co-chairman can boast significant experience of the sport after helping the club to promotion to the EFL but still made a typically humble admission
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Kane transfer deadline 'ignored' by Levy as Bayern consider options
Harry Kane's future is still yet to be resolved, with Bayern Munich desperate to sign the England captain, though Tottenham are reluctant to let him depart this summer
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At least 57 swimmers ill with diarrhoea as sea 'filled with human waste'
Sunderland hosted the UK leg of the World Triathlon Championship Series for the first time last weekend but some athletes fell ill with diarrhoea with one complaining they were swimming in 's***'
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Paedo rock star Ian Watkins fights for life after brutal stabbing in jail
Lostprophets paedophile Ian Watkins is said to be in a critical condition after three inmates at HMP Wakefield - dubbed Monster Mansion for its inhabitants - "took him hostage" before launching a violent attack on him
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Met Office's verdict on whether Storm Antoni is a hurricane as winds hit 78mph
A wind gust of 78mph was measured in Berry Head, Devon, on Saturday which technically means Storm Antoni has brought hurricane winds to the UK. The Mirror asked the Met Office to clarify
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Balogun drops cryptic hint over next move after brutal Arteta snub
Fans believe that wantaway Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun has dropped a hint over his preferred transfer destination amid interest in him from a host of top clubs
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TikTok rogues exploit Barbie to sell illegal nasal sprays linked to skin cancer
The bottles come in pink packaging emblazoned with pictures of dolls and a logo copied from the Barbie movie but contain the banned chemical melanotan II which is linked to cancer
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Kyle Walker's ex Lauryn Goodman gives birth to baby with 'footballer'
New mother-of-two Lauryn Goodman has not yet revealed who the father of her newborn daughter is, but close friends have suggested that her baby daddy is a footballer - just like her ex Kyle Walker
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Homeless Ukrainian refugee 'scared someone will smash his head in' on the street
Sergiy, 44, says he is struggling to sleep rough on the streets of London in case someone attacks him and steals his vital documents - he says he has begged for help from Ealing Council
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'Perfect' wife became 'Bahamas bad girl' and sent hitman 'kill him' pic of hubby
Former-beauty pageant queen Lindsay Shriver went from housewife to 'Bahamas bad girl' plotting to kill her former college football star husbandRobert Shiver
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Chicago Bears GM forced to break up training camp fight between star players
The Chicago Bears are now just days away from their first pre-season game as they begun practicing in pads for the first time - which led to a heated exchange between two of their star players
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'Welcome to the Monkey Tennis era of government straight out of Alan Partridge'
The government must stop these "bizarre" ideas, like ordering over-50s to get on their bikes, and instead concentrate on education, training and rehabilitation, argues Keir Mudie
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Exact day Met Office says temperatures hitting 27C this week after washout
Met Office Chief Meteorologist Steve Willington said drier weather is likely across the country next week, but there is still a chance of rain in some areas further north
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