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The great dried herb rip-off: Leading supermarkets charge £2,000 PER KILO for chives – more than the cost of silver!

  • Dried chives priced per kilo can exceed £2,000, report finds.
  • That is more expensive by weight than silver.
  • Highlights hidden mark-ups on small supermarket herb jars.

A Daily Mail investigation has found that some of Britain's leading supermarkets are charging the equivalent of more than £2,000 per kilogram for dried chives when priced per gram in small jars, a sum that exceeds the current market price of silver. The findings highlight how everyday dried…

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Boy, 15, is charged with rape and sexual assaults of eight girls aged as young as ten

  • 15-year-old boy charged with rape and sexual assault
  • Eight alleged victims, girls aged from ten upwards
  • Case proceeding through the courts

A 15-year-old boy has been charged with rape and multiple sexual assaults involving eight girls, some as young as ten years old. The case has been brought before the courts and highlights ongoing concerns about child-on-child sexual offences, with the alleged perpetrator himself being a minor at the…

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Small boat migrants accounted for less than one in ten deportations last year, figures reveal, piling pressure on Andy Burnham to break his silence over his immigration plans

  • Small boat migrants made up under 10% of deportations last year.
  • Figures challenge focus on Channel crossings as deportation priority.
  • Andy Burnham faces pressure to reveal his immigration policy plans.

New figures show that migrants who arrived in the UK via small boats made up fewer than one in ten of all deportations carried out last year, undermining claims that tackling Channel crossings is the key lever for reducing removals. The data adds to pressure on Andy Burnham,…

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3 David Bowie Songs That Were Written for His Real Muses

  • Three David Bowie songs were written for real-life partners.
  • "Letter to Hermione" and "An Occasional Dream" were about Hermione Farthingale.
  • "The Prettiest Star" was written for his first wife, Angela Bowie.

This piece highlights how David Bowie's romantic relationships directly shaped some of his best-known early songs, drawing on quotes from the singer and those close to him. It underlines the extent to which real-life muses, notably dancer Hermione Farthingale and his first wife Angela Bowie, inspired specific tracks…

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Hasbro Is Betting On Fewer, Bigger Video Games After $56 Million Write-Down

  • Hasbro cancelled future games and wrote down $56 million.
  • It will back fewer, higher-confidence digital projects.
  • Exodus, Warlock and the GI Joe game remain in development.

Hasbro has cancelled several video games planned for 2028 and beyond and taken a $56 million non-cash write-down on related development costs. The move signals a narrower digital strategy, concentrating investment on fewer projects where the company believes it has the strongest commercial advantage. The company will prioritise…

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Bill Maher recounts Larry David falling out, celebrity backlash after Trump White House dinner

  • Bill Maher says Larry David still furious over his Trump White House dinner
  • Maher's dinner and Kennedy Center award drew celebrity backlash
  • Maher calls artists boycotting the Kennedy Center "so stupid"

Comedian Bill Maher discussed the fallout from a 2025 White House dinner with President Donald Trump during an appearance on ABC's "This Week," revealing that his friend Larry David remains angry with him over the visit. Maher's decision to dine with Trump, and his later acceptance of the…

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Houthis threaten to attack shipping tankers if they use Saudi Arabian ports on Red Sea

  • Houthis threaten tankers using Saudi ports amid a Red Sea blockade
  • Two tankers already rerouted towards Suez; six ships reportedly diverted
  • Trump warns US will act; Iran-US tensions also escalating in parallel

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement has warned shipping companies that tankers using Saudi Arabian ports risk being attacked, moving quickly to enforce a naval blockade it announced a day earlier. The threat, coming alongside Iran's separate moves against shipping in the strait of Hormuz, could hit Saudi oil exports…

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Christian lawmaker says UK barred her from entering country after Finland ‘hate speech’ conviction

  • Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen says UK revoked her travel authorisation.
  • Move follows her Finland "hate speech" conviction over 2004 remarks.
  • She is appealing the case to the European Court of Human Rights.

Finnish MP and former interior minister Päivi Räsänen says the UK has barred her from entering the country, revoking her electronic travel authorisation (ETA) after she was convicted of a "hate speech" offence in Finland. The case highlights ongoing controversy over the criminalisation of religious speech in Europe…

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Top Dem hopeful flips script after years in socialist orbit with puzzling claim

  • El-Sayed attended six DSA events between 2017 and 2020.
  • He denies being a socialist despite the DSA ties.
  • He says ICE and health insurers should see him as "dangerous".

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has faced scrutiny after Fox News highlighted his history of involvement with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), despite his repeated insistence that he does not identify as a socialist. The disclosure matters because it feeds into wider Republican and conservative-media efforts…

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Convicted killer accused of murdering two other people tells court their bodies were found on his land due to a ‘series of unfortunate circumstances

  • Convicted killer on trial for two further alleged murders
  • Bodies were found buried on his land
  • He blames a "series of unfortunate circumstances"

A man previously convicted of murder is on trial accused of killing two further people, with prosecutors alleging their remains were discovered buried on land he owns. Giving evidence in court, the defendant denied responsibility for the deaths, telling the jury that the discovery of the bodies on…

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