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From legendary strongman to avid budgie breeder – the unforgettable life of...

GIANT policeman Geoff Capes, who became Britain’s best-loved strongman, has died aged 75.Shot putter Capes— who stood 6ft 5½in and weighed 26st — represented Great Britain at three...

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Schoolgirl, 11, raises £6k for Royal British Legion – after collecting...

RUBY SHEFFIELD may be just 11 years old, but she has already been collecting for the Royal British Legion for more than half her life.The schoolgirl, whose dad Dan served as a soldier in Afghanistan...

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We live on run down Reeves Street but Labour’s Rachel Reeves is doing nothing...

FOR three months the ­people of Reeves Street have been living a nightmare – in fear of next week’s Halloween Budget.Chancellor Rachel Reeves is this weekend making final preparations for her first...

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I can still see faces of those I saw die in Afghanistan – I was lucky many...

BRITAIN’S most battle-hardened Defence Minister in modern history laid a wreath at the weekend on behalf of the 457 British servicemen and women killed in Afghanistan.Former Royal Marines Colonel,...

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I’m £15k worse off thanks to Rachel Reeves’ horror Halloween Budget… real...

BUSINESS owners, families and working Brits have given their verdict on Rachel Reeves’ £40billion tax bomb budget.The Chancellor yesterday used the first Labour Budget in almost 15 years to hike...

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Ross Kemp trains with Gurkhas as he urges Sun readers to donate to the Royal...

ROSS Kemp pulls no punches — as he urges Sun readers to scan the QR code and donate to the Royal British Legion poppy appeal.TV hardman Ross trained with the Gurkhas — some of the Army’s toughest...

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Remembrance Day fundraiser launches Spitfire poppy display outside her home

REMEMBRANCE Day fundraiser Fiona Matthews made a flying start with her Spitfire of 1,500 crocheted poppies.The 56-year-old art shop worker, whose dad was in the RAF, has it on the wall of her home in...

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Inside Boyzone & Westlife stars’ bid to turn footie minnows into ‘new...

BOYZONE and Westlife have sold out stadiums all over the world.But now three members of the famous Nineties pop bands have entered a new arena with a fresh challenge – to take a part-time football club...

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Royal British Legion thanks Sun readers for helping smash £1million target on...

THE Royal British Legion thanked Sun readers for helping smash their fund-raising target on London Poppy Day.Organisers, led by actor Ross Kemp, had hoped to raise £1million in the capital on October...

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Ex-Royal Marines Colonel Al Carns becomes first serving defence minister to...

EX-Royal Marines Colonel Al Carns became the first serving defence minister to march with veterans at the Cenotaph.Carns, 42, served five tours in Afghanistan and won a Military Medal.He wore his green...

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From reviving ‘dead’ pets to Ibiza benders and living in a caravan – how...

THIRTY years ago today, the first-ever National Lottery tickets went on sale.And since then the cash draw has given away an astonishing £94BILLION in prize money and created 7,400...

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We’re the £7bn lottery duo – we’ve seen it all from £196m lotto winner to man...

KATHY GARRETT and Andy Carter are a £7billion duo.That’s the astonishing total which the National Lottery’s longest-serving winners’ advisers have handed out to those lucky punters who have hit the...

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My husband and I won a £114million lottery jackpot – you’ll never guess the...

ASK Frances Connolly how much she won on the lottery, and she replies, “£11­4million pounds and a few pennies”.Actually, she confesses, it was “a lot of pennies” — £969,775-worth, to be...

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The Sun’s Jane Moore is almost guaranteed to be a hit on I’m A Celeb despite...

BOOKMAKERS have already decided that The Sun’s Jane Moore is the star least likely to win I’m A Celebrity, which hit our screens last night.In fact, the betting experts reckon she will be the first...

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Secrets of Band Aid 40 years on including group on coke, ‘forgotten’...

IT is the Christmas song that raised more than £80million for charity, sold almost 12million copies worldwide and features some of the biggest global pop stars of the time.But today — to mark the...

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How late Terry Griffiths went from schoolboy truant & bus conductor to...

THEY say being good at snooker is the sign of a misspent youth.But for Terry Griffiths, snooker was an escape from a misspent youth.AlamyTerry Griffiths in action in 1995[/caption] RexWinning the 1979...

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My mum tried to kill me & I grew up in care – but now I’m worth £500 MILLION...

TYCOON Peter Waddell loves telling the tale of how Tom Cruise dropped by in his helicopter and offered to buy his £40million, 56-room mansion set in 49 acres.He says: “I paid £10million for it and...

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My mum beat sexism & racism to boost morale in WW2 – now her story is Netflix...

IN a plane halfway across the Atlantic heading for Britain, Major Charity Adams nervously opened the letter she had held on to throughout the flight.The 26-year-old American’s instructions were clear —...

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Cluedo’s real victim? The tragic inventor who dreamed it up in a Birmingham...

FOR six out of ten of us, Christmas would not be ­complete without board games.And in homes throughout the UK, millions of families will sit down to murder-mystery favourite Cluedo, which is 75 years...

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How Jimmy Carter became one of the finest presidents in American history —...

ALL it took was three words: “Howay the lads!” for Britain to fall in love with President Jimmy Carter.He was in Newcastle when he won over a crowd of 20,000 with the Toon Army’s most famous...

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From Liam Payne to Sven, Dame Maggie Smith and Rob Burrow, the beloved stars...

FROM acting legends such as Dame Maggie Smith, to music icons like One Direction’s Liam Payne, 2024 was a year full of sad showbiz losses.Here The Sun remembers the stars we lost in 2024.L-R Liam...

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I bought my wife a £500k Ferrari but the reg plate cost five times as much &...

A TYCOON’S partner got a new £500,000 Ferrari, with a reg plate costing five times more.Peter Waddell, 58, wanted to get a special New Year’s gift for Gabby Nita, 40, who already had a fleet of...

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I stood among the dead after 7/7 Tube bombs and told them: ‘We’re going to...

IT is almost 20 years since Clive Holland stood among the victims of Britain’s first Islamist suicide attack, and the memory still reduces the former soldier to tears.He was one of Scotland Yard’s...

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WW2 secret agent who trained Allied spies to resist honeytrap plots buried...

A WORLD War Two secret agent who trained Allied spies to resist honeytrap plots has been buried with full military honours.Noreen Riols, who tested recruits by trying to seduce them into spilling...

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Inside the wonderful world of Joan Plowright including marriage to Laurence...

THE lights in London’s West End will be dimmed for two minutes on Tuesday in honour of award-winning actress Dame Joan Plowright, who has died at the age of 95.She was a star of stage and screen for...

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Inside life of most down-to-earth royal Lady Louise from NHS birth to working...

THIS weekend Prince Edward and his family are expected to be shooting at Windsor.The outing is a 60th birthday present from the King to Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh.GettyLady Louise takes part in the...

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I was born in ‘bone grinder’ Nazi death camp… I was meant to die & only...

BY rights, Eva Clarke should be dead.She was born in a Nazi extermination camp where all mothers and their children were killed in the gas chambers.Arthur Edwards / The SunEva Clarke, 79, spoke to The...

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I’m a football fan – I’ve spent £5,000 building a six-seater stand in my...

FOOTIE fan Ian Nutter built a £5,000 six-seater stand in his back garden to watch his favourite team over the fence — even though tickets are £7.Ian, 64, launched the six-week project when he saw a...

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Brutal Nazi guards killed my brother then put me to work… now AI has made me...

HOLOCAUST survivor ­Manfred Goldberg feared the story of his horrific childhood in Nazi death camps would be lost when he is gone.But thanks to virtual reality and AI tech, the 94-year-old will be able...

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I jumped in front of a lorry after blowing my life savings at casino – now...

AFTER being released from his club ten years ago, former footballer Clarke Carlisle lost a £100,000-a-year TV job and blew much of his life savings in one trip to a casino.The same night as that loss,...

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I was the ‘rock star’ funeral director they nicknamed Mr Death… women went...

WITH his rock star good looks, lust for women, fast cars and champagne, Howard Hodgson is not your average funeral director.Now the man who made millions from funerals and became one of Maggie...

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How late comedian Brian Murphy nearly ditched TV for insurance job & had to...

BEFORE starring as TV’s most reluctant Romeo in the shape of hen-pecked husband George Roper, Brian Murphy almost gave up acting to become an insurance salesman.But fans loved his portrayal of the...

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Legendary showbiz journalist Garth Pearce who knew all six James Bonds dies...

LEGENDARY showbiz journalist Garth Pearce has died, age 77.In an incredible 50-year career he travelled to 35 countries interviewing Hollywood A-listers, TV’s biggest celebrities and rock...

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I’m a master forger charging thousands for copycats so good experts can’t...

DAVID HENTY’S neat, whitewashed bungalow is easy to find – there’s a blue “English Heritage” plaque on the wall bearing his name.When he opens the front door to greet me, I have to ask: “I thought you...

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Doctors say I must let my baby die – I’m fighting for his life, says mum of...

THE mother of a desperately ill baby boy is fighting to give him a chance at life after doctors told her they should let him die.Little Ismaeel Islam was born with Down syndrome and suffered a severe...

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My dad was beheaded by ISIS thugs. This week I stared one in the eyes &...

SITTING in a packed French court, Bethany Haines stared into the evil eyes of an IS terrorist sitting in the dock – and after ten seconds of holding his gaze, just smirked at him.The 27-year-old’s dad...

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During the war my brother was sunk 3 times & inspired Only Fools’ Uncle...

TO millions of Only Fools And Horses fans, Del Boy and Rodney’s Uncle Albert was the Royal Navy’s unlucky Jonah.Captain Birdseye lookalike Albert Gladstone Trotter, played by Buster Merryfield, served...

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Arnie’s son Patrick Schwarzenegger strips off like dad in White Lotus playing...

MOST parents would recoil in horror at the thought of their son parading totally starkers on a global hit telly show.But Patrick Schwarzenegger’s dad, Hollywood A-lister Arnie, has been there and done...

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Sole surviving Battle of Britain hero John ‘Paddy’ Hemingway who was shot...

THE last of The Few has died, age 105.Group Captain John “Paddy” Hemingway had been the sole surviving pilot from the Battle of Britain.Arthur Edwards / The SunBattle of Britain hero John ‘Paddy’...

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From watching hurricane rip roof off home to swollen EYES – inside stranded...

AFTER nine months left in space, astronauts Suni Williams and Barry Butch Willmore will return home today, splashing down in a SpaceX capsule off the Florida coast.The two ex-Navy pilots should only...

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I’m on benefits and work just two hours a day but get almost £46k a year – I...

SINGLE mum Cheryl Lloyd used to earn £46,000 a year as a teacher working 50 hours a week. But due to the broken benefits system she gets the same amount working just two hours a day. Paul TongeCheryl...

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I was surprised how easy it was to claim disability benefits – I’m genuinely...

MUM-OF-TWO Dawn Parker is mostly housebound due to Multiple Sclerosis and she relies on her £700 a month disability benefits.The 58-year-old who used to run a pub with husband, Keith, 85, uses a frame...

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Benefits officer lifts lid on shocking abuse of system and outrageous scams...

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Joanna Lumley and Stephen Fry back plan for kids to write to WW2 veterans...

STARS Joanna Lumley and Stephen Fry have backed a plan for kids to write to World War Two veterans.To mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, when the war in Europe ended, school­children are being...

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How George Foreman went from teen mugger to earning $200m thanks to...

IN the boxing ring, George Foreman – who became world heavyweight champ twice, some 20 years apart – was a lean, mean fighting machine.With fists like wrecking balls and a piledriver punch, all bar...

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From Arsenal & Man City to Leicester & Leeds Utd – do you fit into AI’s idea...

ARTIFICIAL intelligence is ­everywhere – even taking on the ­terraces of our top football clubs.  That’s because these images are all computer-generated ­likenesses of terrace stereotypes – based on...

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Our sick boy gets benefits for special needs and we need every penny – but...

AFTER months of speculation, Rachel Reeves today unveiled her Spring Statement with welfare cuts galore – and we caught up with some Sun readers to see how they’ll be affected.The Chancellor confirmed...

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RAF honour last surviving Battle of Britain pilot with heartwarming tribute...

RAF chiefs have paid tribute to the last of The Few — by painting his name on a fighter plane that starred in movies.Group Captain John “Paddy” Hemingway died last month aged 105.PAGroup Captain John...

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I’ll never forget what William said about Diana at my church says gangster...

LEANING back in the chair behind his cluttered desk, Britain’s first gangster to become a bishop smiles and says: “Prince William has nicked my best ideas. I’m not joking, it’s true.”But ex-enforcer...

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EastEnders hardman Ross Kemp reveals why all British patriots should party...

THERE is exactly one month to go until the country kicks off celebrations to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. A new survey reveals 53 per cent of people will join in — including holding street...

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