Rod Minchin
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- Sep 15, 2026
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Prince of Wales strokes alpacas during visit to Dartmoor (opens the original)
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The Prince of Wales met two alpacas during a visit to an isolated village in the shadow of Dartmoor Prison. He was introduced to Treacle and Noodle, who belong to local business owners Gari and Karen Mann, who run Hooves and Moor alpaca trekking. William met the animals during a visit to Princetown to launch a new regeneration fund for the village. Stroking Noodle, William said: “Their wool is so thick isn’t it? How have their fared in the heat this summer?” Mr Mann, 55, replied: “They have actu
Woman avoids jail for fatal XL bully attack (opens the original)
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A woman who was in charge of an out-of-control XL bully dog which killed her teenage cousin has avoided prison. Kelcie Reed, 24, received an 18-week prison sentence – suspended for 18 months – after 19-year-old Morgan Dorsett died when she was attacked by the large dog. The XL bully named Prince fatally injured Miss Dorsett inside a flat at Cobhorn Drive, Withywood, Bristol, on February 26 last year. Ms Dorsett, from Shrewsbury, Shropshire, suffered fatal bites to her neck and head, Bristol Crow
Jacket worn by Freddie Mercury during last live performance goes up for auction (opens the original)
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The leather jacket worn by rock legend Freddie Mercury during his last live performance is expected to sell for up to £150,000 when it is sold at auction. Mercury made a surprise guest appearance at a charity gala at the Dominion Theatre in London in April 1988. The Queen frontman performed alongside Cliff Richard wearing the cropped leather biker jacket. The jacket, from the Jean Paul Gaultier 1987/88 Rock Stars collection, is going under the hammer at Henry Aldridge & Son auctioneers in Devize
Couple jailed for 17 years after killing men during robbery poisonings (opens the original)
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A Romanian couple who killed two married men after drugging them unconscious to steal cash and jewellery during sexual liaisons have each been jailed for 17 years. Adina Mihai, 31, who posed as a sex worker, and her partner, Madalin Dumitru, 30, arranged to meet men paying for sex at their homes. Oxford Crown Court heard four men were drugged when glasses of wine were spiked with the powerful sedative gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) so the two defendants could take money from them. Two of the victims,
Family, friends and colleagues attend funeral of former MP Ann Widdecombe (opens the original)
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Around 100 family, friends and colleagues have attended the funeral service of former Tory minister Ann Widdecombe. Politicians and broadcasters were among those who gathered at Buckfast Abbey in Devon, a Catholic abbey where she regularly worshipped and called her “safe haven”. Mourners could be seen wearing black as they arrived at the requiem mass – a Catholic service where prayers are offered for the soul of the dead – for the former MP, who later became a Reform UK spokeswoman. Ahead of the
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