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Cardiff and QPR footballer's son, 24, found dead with two pals' bodies after night out
Rafel Jeanne, 24, was killed in a horror crash in the St Mellons area of Cardiff, after police hunted for five missing friends who vanished on a night on Friday → Read More
Firefighters offered £1,000 a shift to cross picket line during upcoming strikes
Fire chiefs are offering service members £1,000 a shift to cross the picket lines during upcoming strikes for 'resilience fire cover' in a move the union slammed as an 'insult' → Read More
Dog attack Britain: Faces of the children killed in horror attacks in the UK since 2020
Four-year-old Alice Stones became the latest child to die in a vicious dog attack on Tuesday, with at least four children killed by dogs in the UK since 2020 → Read More
Mum of girl, 4, killed by family pet dog in savage garden attack 'beyond heartbroken'
Around 100 people gathered to mourn the loss of the youngster, named locally as Alice Stones, at a church near to the Milton Keynes house last night → Read More
Death of girl, 4, in latest dog attack begs the question: 'When will someone care?'
The Mirror is demanding answers to the national complacency around dog attacks after the horrific death of Alice Stones, the latest British child to be mauled to death → Read More
HS2 uncovers 'secret' English Civil War battle unknown to history in astonishing find
The astonishing discovery was made along the route of the HS2 high-speed rail line in Warwickshire earlier this month with experts finding more than 200 pistol and musket ball marks on the remains of a medieval gatehouse → Read More
Son, 18, died from sudden heart attack with life-saving kit LOCKED in school 2 mins away
Jamie Rees, 18, suffered an unexplained cardiac arrest at a friend’s house in the early hours of New Year’s Day last year and passed away despite his friends' desperate attempts to save him → Read More
Heartbreaking tributes as two of the three boys killed in frozen lake tragedy are named
Two of the tragic schoolchildren killed when they fell into an icy lake at Babbs Mill Park, Solihull, have been named, prompting heartbreaking tributes from the local community → Read More
Drugs boss' plot to fix trial by tampering with jury exposed when witness WINKED at juror
Jurors became concerned after spotting defence witness Laurence 'Del Boy' Hayden nodding and winking at one of their number as he entered court → Read More
Strep A: NHS in 'meltdown' as panicking parents swamp services over fears
Sick children have been waiting up to 10 hours on hospital floors to be seen in crowded emergency departments as parents fear for the health of their kids → Read More
England captain Harry Kane ordered NOT to wear OneLove armband supporting gay rights
England captain Harry Kane and Wales counterpart Gareth Bale were threatended with a booking for wearing their OneLove armbands in support of the LGBTQ+ community at the World Cup → Read More
World War Two veteran, 95, left waiting for 26 hours on trolley in A&E
Stanley Solomons, 95, was admitted to Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham on Sunday, however he was forced to endure a 26-hour wait before finally being given a bed on a ward on Monday afternoon → Read More
Leah Croucher murder suspect's ex girlfriend 'always knew he was a wrong 'un'
Deviant Neil Maxwell is the police's main suspected in their investigation into Leah Croucher's harrowing death and the Mirror can reveal cops were told in 2009 he is "evil" - and "will kill" → Read More
Leah Croucher's parents speak of 'darkest fears' in note left where remains found
Heart-wrenching notes were left outside a £500,000 property where police searching for the 19-year-old discovered human remains after police admitted they had knocked and left leaflets at the house in 2019 when no-one answered → Read More
Ex-criminal dubbed 'The Monk' appears in court over hotel shooting in gang feud
Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch is accused of orchestrating a fatal AK-47 shooting at Dublin’s Regency Hotel in 2016 as part of a bloody gang feud. There was a massive armed police presence in court → Read More
Eton College's playing fields treated to 'gallons of water' as hosepipe ban expected
Sections of lawn at Boris Johnson's former stomping ground remained "green and lush", as threats of a hosepipe ban remained very real across the south of England → Read More
Inside Dover hell as hard shoulders become 'urinals' with people 'treated like cattle'
Volunteers handed out emergency rations to families stranded on routes leading to the Eurotunnel as they were forced to use the hard shoulder as a toilet → Read More
Anti-woke guide to living by James Bond creator 'will fetch up to £17,000'
The 39-page notebook, written in blue and black ink by James Bond creator Ian Fleming, is being auctioned in Texas tomorrow and is expected to fetch up to £17,000 → Read More
Pig farmer who killed wife was known as 'Dirty David' after bedding string of lovers
David Venables was notorious for his womanising as he repeatedly cheated on “prim and proper” wife Brenda, The Mirror can reveal → Read More
Cocaine dealer caught after police discover tattoo advertising 'drug line' phone number
Mark Whittingham, 27, and his neighbour Jordan Tanner, 28, were arrested when officers discovered more than £31,000 of cocaine in their vans. They have been jailed → Read More