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EXCLUSIVEBelfast knife suspect won asylum in Britain under 'fast-track' scheme introduced by Rishi Sunak's government

Hadi Alodid was given permission to stay in Britain after completing a 10-page Home Office questionnaire rather than undergoing the standard - and far more rigorous - face-to-face interview process. It prompted new calls to re-think the 'streamlined' programme set up when Rishi Sunak was prime minister as part of his pledge to clear a backlog of 92,000 asylum cases.

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Phone 'kill switch' to end trade in stolen mobiles: Apple agrees to major change to render handsets worthless to thieves after Daily Wail campaign

Apple has agreed to install a 'kill switch' that will make snatched devices worthless. The tech giant announced a change in the settings on its phones worldwide following a campaign led by Britain's top policeman and backed by the Daily Wail.

England vs Costa Rica - World Cup warm-up RECAP: All the reaction as Three Lions clinch comfortable victory in final audition before Croatia opener

Relive Daily Wail Sport's live blog for the latest score, team news and updates as England finish their World Cup preparation in Orlando, Florida.

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'He rescued me': As face of the World Cup, LAURA WOODS is at the top of her game, but off-screen she's tackled sexism, a stalker and criticisms of her ex-Love Island fiancé Adam Collard... now she opens up on their lives

Laura Woods loves the magical moment at the start of every broadcast when the lights go on, the countdown ends, and she begins to talk to millions of television viewers.

Nigel Farage issues huge new tax cut pledge as he promises to help white van men and small businesses avoid hated VAT cliff edge

Taylor cheers on Knicks game at rumored wedding venue

Vogue Williams says baby number four's name is 'mad'

George Clooney reveals his pick for next James Bond

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Perrie Edwards 'set to tie the knot with Alex this weekend'

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Taylor cheers on Knicks game at rumored wedding venue

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I was distraught and heartbroken after six failed pregnancies. Then I finally found my life's purpose... and it was never to be a mother: ELIZABETH DAY

Were you to come up with a word to associate with Elizabeth Day it wouldn't be 'shame', just as it wouldn't be 'failure'.

US attacks Iran with 'self-defense strikes' as furious Trump swears and threatens MORE bombing in just hours unless a deal is made... while Tehran claims to have hit TWO ships in Strait of Hormuz

The United States launched a new round of 'self-defense' strikes on Iran on Wednesday evening amid stalled negotiations with Tehran, which threatened to retaliate.

EXCLUSIVE'There's a lot that doesn't add up': 'Terrified' stars, a rockstar romance... and threats of war. We reveal the mystery woman who has united the Loose Women panel against her... and her threat to KATIE HIND

For years, there was one person the bosses of Loose Women, ITV's much-loved daytime programme, dreaded hearing from.

KATE HOEY: Of course it's wrong to start a riot. But the political class ignore justified fears over mass immigration at their peril

In East Belfast , a group of masked men, clad in black, stormed a house where an ethnic-minority family - including children - were living, yelling anti-immigration slogans.

Labour triggers Belfast attack censorship row as it sets out plans for new crackdown on social media content 'in times of crisis'

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EXCLUSIVEGraduate son of Karcher jetwash tycoon shot himself dead with air pistol in front of his father in family's £1.5m farmhouse after struggling to find first 'proper job', inquest hears

A manufacturing tycoon has described the horrifying moment his troubled son held an air pistol to his head and shot himself dead - but told how he still believes his death was an accident. James Keeping, 25, who had been suffering mental health problems, had been drinking and was argumentative on the day he died at the family's £1.5 million Oxfordshire farmhouse. He had studied at £8,000-per-term Bloxham School in Banbury and £12,000-per-term d'Overbroeck's School in Oxford, getting A levels in politics, economics and drama before taking a degree in Marketing and Management at Newcastle University.

How you can turbocharge your Mounjaro just in time for summer... and conquer the plateau: LOUISE ATKINSON reveals secret weapons all jabbers need to use when weight loss slows - including this injection site trick

When I started taking Mounjaro last year I found losing weight was easy. In eight months I lost two stone, bringing me just a few pounds short of my goal, but then I hit the dreaded MJ plateau.

Shining skyscrapers, pizza joints and fried chicken... something strange and disturbing is happening in North Korea. But this is why no one should trust its new-found prosperity - my own experience makes it clear: PETER HITCHENS

Something strange is happening in North Korea. The closed-off secret police dictatorship has discovered prosperity in the shape of heavy car traffic and Southern-style fried chicken.

Fury at £5billion CUT to defence spending despite threat from Russia

The Treasury is understood to have cut £5 billion from an increase in Armed Forces investment to meet the threat posed by Russia.

EXCLUSIVENew security farce as woman able to wander around Parliament in the middle of the night 'because security guards were asleep on job'

In the latest in a series of embarrassing incidents, the middle-aged visitor evaded detection for several hours by hiding in the toilets after her official tour of the Palace of Westminster ended.

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EXCLUSIVE'He's more of a man than his dad will ever be': Truth about father who caught and filmed his partner in bed with his 19-year-old son... as all three break silence on scandal - and she reveals fresh relationship twist

What would the average man do if he came home to find the woman he loves in bed with his 19-year-old son? Reel backwards in speechless humiliation? Explode in anger? Faint? Maybe all three in rapid succession?

EXCLUSIVETruth about Love Luxury founders' divorce - and what it means for brand's future: Adam and Emily Abraham stunned fans with split. Now, insiders tell MOLLY CLAYTON what really happened... from hotel stays to mysterious messages

For years, Adam and Emily Abraham have sold a dream as well as designer handbags. And now, the love story is over. This week, Adam and Emily announced that they have divorced.

SPECIAL REPORTIs YOUR local currency exchange laundering dirty cash for gangs? The low-key East London shop where police found a pile of banknotes, an owner wearing a moneybelt stuffed with £150,000 and a £190million criminal racket

When Detective Inspector Stephen Weller and his team closed in on suspected money launderer Ali Raza, 43, they didn't know exactly what to expect.

Nottingham stabbing victim's fury as killer's father - who was absent from public inquiry into atrocity - finally offers his first comments on what happened

Valdo Calocane killed three people and hurt three more during a rampage in Nottingham in 2023. One of the victims' parents has criticised the fiend's father for his long-awaited comments.

Labour gives firms £5k to hire foreign workers, subsidising visas while young in UK struggle to find jobs

The Government will offer 'high-growth' firms up to £25,000 a year to hire skilled workers from abroad, with the money covering the cost of their visas and those of their dependants.

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Rioters march on Belfast 'asylum hotel' as explosions heard and police use water canons on second night of unrest - after 'hit list' of migrant homes shared online

A second night of violence has erupted in Belfast with protesters heading back onto the streets for violent clashes with police - after a 'hit list' of 'migrant homes' circulated on social media. Masked gangs hurled projectiles including bins and bricks at a line of riot police on the Sandyknowes roundabout in north Belfast. Officers were believed to be protecting the Chimney Corner Hotel in nearby Newtownabbey, where asylum seekers are housed.

Trump insiders warn UK has hit 'TRIPWIRE' moment as Belfast explodes: 'It's the new Troubles'

WARNING GRAPHIC CONENT: Trump insiders have warned that the UK has hit a 'tripwire' after anti-migrant riots broke out in Belfast following a vicious stabbing.

Asylum seeker suspect in Belfast knife attack appears in court charged with attempted murder and for threats to kill NHS radiographer - as it emerges victim has lost his left eye

UK returns single migrant to Ireland after they crossed border amid warnings human rights are being put before national security following Belfast 'knife attack'

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DAILY MAIL COMMENT: We need to talk now about asylum chaos

It goes without saying that there can be no excuse for the rampage of thuggery, intimidation and wanton destruction across Belfast in the past 36 hours.

Belfast 'knife attack victim' was doused in aftershave and set on fire by drug dealer during viscious attack in Scottish flat 25 years ago

Stephen Ogilvie, 44, lost his left eye and was slashed in the neck and back in the alleged violent knife attack in Belfast for which Sudanese asylum seeker Hadi Alodid, 30, has been charged.

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Hooded men brought terror to our street... even a two-month-old baby had to be rescued: Heartbroken locals reveal torture of being forced out of their homes by Belfast riots

A shellshocked community on Wednesday began to pick through the wreckage of riots that brought destruction to their Belfast street. Families were forced to cower or flee as masked and hooded rioters ransacked homes and torched cars belonging to 'foreigners' on Tuesday night. The flames from burning cars in the tightly packed street spread quickly, setting at least three terraced houses alight.

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England 3-0 Costa Rica: Thomas Tuchel's Three Lions pass final World Cup test with flying colours as IAN LADYMAN names the two stars who have made their case to start in Croatia opener

IAN LADYMAN: There was a moment when we felt as though we may not get a game at all here in tropical Orlando. The storm that wrapped this city in its venom in mid-afternoon was the kind that had travelling England supporters reaching for their mobile phones to send the footage back home. So England coach Thomas Tuchel would have taken this outcome had he been offered it when he was sheltering with his players in the team hotel an hour before scheduled kick-off. A game, a dominant performance, a win and no injuries. There was even scope for some experimenting, too, and with that came the most intriguing vignette of England's World Cup preparations so far.

From Gazza's heroic tears and Geoff Hurst's thunderbolt to Michael Owen's '98 wondergoal and David Beckham's redemptive penalty against Argentina: These are OLIVER HOLT'S 30 most iconic England World Cup moments... but what's No 1?

For England's greatest World Cup moments, we look to 1966 and then we clutch at the straws of cameos. And there have been some beautiful cameos.

EXCLUSIVEThe firms allowing staff to come in later during World Cup: Bosses let workers delay start times or swap shifts to watch late-night England matches

England and Scotland fans are preparing to change working patterns to stay up into the small hours to follow the tournament as games kick off as late as 2am UK time.

World Cup wait is over: The greatest show on Earth kicks off with star-studded opening ceremonies in THREE countries as England seek to end 60 years of hurt

Colombian pop queen Shakira will open the World Cup in Mexico City alongside Nigerian singer Burna Boy with a live performance of Dai Dai, the tournament's official song, on Thursday.

England 3-0 Costa Rica - PLAYER RATINGS: 'Electric' star has given Thomas Tuchel a big decision to make - and why Noni Madueke IS an able deputy for Bukayo Saka despite woeful miss

CRAIG HOPE AT THE INTER&CO STADIUM: The Three Lions got off to an electric start when Declan Rice opened the scoring in the first 10 minutes after good work from Anthony Gordon.

Five-bed detached seafront house on millionaires' row which is surrounded by bushes and trees goes on sale for £725,000

A seafront house on Millionaire's Row has hit the market for £725,000 - but the trees in the garden are in need of some pruning. The detached five-bedroom property features stunning views as it lies on a plush strip of coast in Porthcawl, South Wales. It is surrounded by sprawling homes with balconies and tidy backyards on the prestigious West Drive residential road.

After three hours of soul-sapping boredom, I realised that those speed awareness courses are nothing more than a cynical extortion racket run by police: CHRISTOPHER STEVENS

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All animals including meerkats and giant tortoises die in fire at UK children's mini zoo

All of the animals housed in a children's mini zoo in the UK have died in a large fire. Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to The Jungle Box on the Watermill Industrial Estate in Buntingford, at around 3.20am on Wednesday. Tragically, the fire service revealed that the soft play centre housed a number of small animals, none of which survived.

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