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Clacton by-election result in full: Farage wins, Count Binface sees record support and one candidate gets seven votes
Only two of the 34 candidates secured enough votes to take back their deposit
Murder suspect wearing ‘force to be reckoned with’ shirt is caught after multi-state manhunt
Five others have also been arrested in the case, which involved a manhunt across Florida, Georgia and Alabama
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Europe on fire as record-breaking temperatures hit continent
The historic temperatures are linked to human-caused climate change
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