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A rooftop evening of movement, wellness & culture at Sole Mio Boutique Hotel & Wellness

Aligned with the spirit of the Phuket Biennale 2025, this edition of Sole & Soul Sunset Journeys continues Sole Mio’s mission to create immersive experiences where wellness and art intersect, bringing together community, cultural identity, and mindful living in a single rooftop moment. Guests can expect light movement, nourishing bites, mini recovery sessions, and creative …

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Fair weather with chances of thunderstorms expected across PH on June 26

MANILA, Philippines — Generally fair weather with chances of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening will prevail over most parts of the country on Thursday, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). In its 5 a.m. forecast, Pagasa weather specialist Chenel Dominguez said that generally fair weather is expected from morning to

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Lottery results and numbers: Lotto and Thunderball draw tonight, June 25, 2025

THE NATIONAL Lottery results are in and it’s time to find out who has won a life-changing amount of money tonight (June 25, 2025).

Could tonight’s £5.2 million jackpot see you handing in your notice, jetting off to the Bahamas or driving a new Porsche off a garage forecourt?

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Could you win big tonight with the National Lottery?
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Previous winners have gone on to build mansions and buy islands

You can find out by checking your ticket against tonight’s numbers below. Good luck!

Tonight’s National Lottery Lotto winning numbers are: 14, 16, 21, 42, 49, 54 and the Bonus Ball is 41.

Tonight’s National Lottery Thunderball winning numbers are: 07, 13, 20, 23, 30 and the Thunderball is 12.

The first National Lottery draw was held on November 19 1994 when seven winners shared a jackpot of £5,874,778.

The largest amount ever to be won by a single ticket holder was £42million, won in 1996.

Gareth Bull, a 49-year-old builder, won £41million in November, 2020 and ended up knocking down his bungalow to make way for a luxury manor house with a pool.

TOP 5 BIGGEST LOTTERY WINS ACROSS THE WORLD

  1. £1.308 billion (Powerball) on January 13 2016 in the US, for which three winning tickets were sold, remains history’s biggest lottery prize
  2. £1.267 billion (Mega Million) a winner from South Carolina took their time to come forward to claim their prize in March 2019 not long before the April deadline
  3. £633.76 million (Powerball draw) from a winner from Wisconsin
  4. £625.76 million (Powerball)  Mavis L. Wanczyk of Chicopee, Massachusetts claimed the jackpot in August 2017
  5. £575.53 million (Powerball)  A lucky pair of winners scooped the jackpot in Iowa and New York in October 2018

Sue Davies, 64, bought a lottery ticket to celebrate ending five months of shielding during the pandemic — and won £500,000.

Sandra Devine, 36, accidentally won £300k – she intended to buy her usual £100 National Lottery Scratchcard, but came home with a much bigger prize.

The biggest jackpot ever to be up for grabs was £66million in January last year, which was won by two lucky ticket holders.

Another winner, Karl managed to bag £11million aged just 23 in 1996.

The odds of winning the lottery are estimated to be about one in 14million – BUT you’ve got to be in it to win it.

Sandra Devine and her husband Mike won by chance - can you too?
Sandra Devine and her husband Mike won by chance – can you too?

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New Skoda Kodiaq is a comfy, clever SUV with loads of space – but it’s let down by an ugly detail

SPOT a 25-plate and then look at its wheels. 

They’re likely to be covered with dark grey “aero inserts” that look like the old hubcaps from your Austin Montego back in ’88. 

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The seven-seat Skoda Kodiaq pulls off a sleek estate-style shape despite its jumbo SUV size
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The tail has a slightly pinched look, which I’m sure is for aerodynamic purposes, but also gives it a sportier vibe
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The tech is decent – although the two screens are a little smaller than I was expecting, especially the dash display[/caption]

“Attractive from every angle” is how Skoda describes the latest Kodiaq, its flagship SUV. 

Well, it would be without those dreary discs. 

For a jumbo SUV – the Kodiaq also comes as a seven-seat version – it manages to have the kind of sleek silhouette you get with a top-end estate, borrowing heavily from the popular Superb. 

The tail has a slightly pinched look, which I’m sure is for aerodynamic purposes, but also gives it a sportier vibe. 

It’s a chunky beast, tipping the scales at over two tonnes, so the 1.5-litre plug-in hybrid in our test car doesn’t blast it along. 

Horsepower is a smidge over 200hp and maximum torque is only 250Nm, so you can do the math. 

But this isn’t a car designed for acceleration. It’s built for ferrying about a lot of people and their stuff in comfort. 

And it manages that well. 

The boot is also HUGE. You can fill it with 745 litres of luggage (1,945 litres with the seats down), which, as I can attest, is comfortably a week’s worth of French supermarket produce for eight people. 

And it’s a very efficient ride. Far from as thirsty as you would expect from something so big. 

After I’d run the battery down, a full 47-litre tank of petrol was giving me comfortably over 400 miles, so roughly 45mpg.

Way off the ridiculous official 565mpg. The tech is decent – although the two screens are a little smaller than I was expecting, especially the dash display. 

And it has more charging points than you’ve probably got devices, including a wireless phone dock which there is no excuse to leave out any more. 

Ultimately, whatever bells and whistles and “SportLine” badges they stick on this car, it is a family car, and by that measure it is a very good car. 

Just swap the naff wheels. 

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KEY FACTS: SKODA KODIAQ iV SPORTLINE

  • Price: £47,245 
  • Engine: 1.5-litre petrol hybrid 
  • Power: 204hp 
  • 0-62mph: 8.4 secs 
  • Top speed: 130mph 
  • Economy: 45mpg
  • Co2: 11g/km 
  • Out: Now 

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The clever eBay trick that can give your old car a high-tech makeover from just £300 – so how did we buff up this BMW?

EVERY week it seems there’s a new special edition to drum up sales. 

But here’s something we haven’t seen before. 

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This 20-year-old BMW 3 Series was bought for £9k and now it’s been updated with a host of high-tech kit for just £2k
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The fun starts with the M Sport gearshift knob for £78[/caption]
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It’s got Apple CarPlay for music and maps[/caption]

The eBay Edition. 

Upgrade your motor — of any age — with some modern low-cost tech you can fit in a jiffy at home. 

Search for eBay’s “My Garage” page, tap in your car reg, and away you go. Only parts and accessories compatible with that vehicle will show up. 

This 20-year-old BMW 3 Series, a tasty 330CI, was bought on eBay for a smidge under £9k. 

Manual gearbox. 

Rear-wheel drive. 

Sweet 3-litre in-line six with just 85,000 miles on the clock. 

Goes like stink. 

But it didn’t have any of the in-car tech people want today. 

It does now. 

It’s got Apple CarPlay for music and maps

Head-up Display to project speed and other data on to the windscreen in front of you. 

Even a reversing camera to stop you hitting something you shouldn’t. 

All for less than £300. 

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Head-up Display to project speed and other data onto the windscreen was added for just £20[/caption]
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Blind spot warning sensors – added[/caption]
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Then there’s the bangin’ aftermarket Gladden sound system with the woofer fitted neatly inside the spare wheel in the boot[/caption]

Some drivers like the added assurance of blind spot warning sensors, dash cams and a GPS tracker. So it’s got them too. 

Then there’s the bangin’ aftermarket Gladden sound system with the woofer fitted neatly inside the spare wheel in the boot. 

BMW M Sport floor mats — from BMW’s official eBay store — and refurbished kick plates freshen things up. 

The Michelin rubber was ordered and fitted via eBay’s one-stop tyre shop. 

My friend spent a total of £2,123 on kit. So that’s just over £11k all-in. 

For a stonking “E46” Beemer that’s been modernised and personalised yet still looks exactly as it should. 

I’m a little bit jealous. 

Almost a third of the 36 million cars on our roads are more than 12 years old. Which means there’s lots of drivers missing out on useful everyday tech. 

If that’s you, jump on t’interweb and configure your own eBay Edition. 

Then ask a mate to help fit it. 

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Even a reversing camera to stop you hitting something you shouldn’t[/caption]
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BMW M Sport floor mats — from BMW’s official eBay store — and refurbished kick plates freshen things up[/caption]
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KEY FACTS: 2005 BMW 330CI

  • Price: £8,990 
  • Engine: 3-litre 6cyl petrol 
  • Power: 231hp
  • 0-62mph: 6.5 secs
  • Top speed: 155mph
  • Economy: 28mpg 
  • Co2: 231g/km 

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Watch shock moment Alima explodes at Remell after sleepover kisses with Poppy as Emily breaks down over Conor

THIS is the shock moment that Alima exploded at Remell after sleepover kisses with Poppy.

On tonight’s episode of the long-running ITV2 show, four contestants were dumped from the villa.

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He chose to stick with Alima despite his connection with the bombshell[/caption]

The reverberations of the new sleepover twist are set to completely rock the infamous majorca villa.

Fans previously demanded that producers axe Remell Mullings after he wasted no time getting to know one of the new bombshells.

He declared that he was “not occupied” during his stint in the main villa, despite seemingly appearing happy to be coupled up with Alima.

Alima was left fuming after the video of this conversation was sent to the rest of the unsuspecting contestants via text.

Remell was very flirty with Poppy as the pair snuggled together in bed and shared a number of kisses.

In the end, Poppy was one of the four stars to have been dumped from Love Island along with fellow bombshells, Caprice and Will.

As a result of Helena’s decision to couple up with Giorgio, Shea found himself single and a text broke the news that he was also dumped from the show.

But as Emily and Dejon Noel Williams also prepare to return to the villa to their current couples, how will the others react?

In a teaser clip for tomorrow’s episode Alima can be seen to explode at Remell because of his behavior.

“It was all fake!”, she declared in anger. “All the recoupling speeches, everything!”

As Remell tried to plead his case and insist he was being genuine, Alima was not having any of it as she insisted: “It was [fake!].”

Meanwhile viewers will also see Emily break down in tears over her romance with Conor.

He will tell her that he shared a kiss with Meg on the terrace, which will leave her devastated.

Speaking to some of the guys whilst sobbing, she declared: “I didn’t f******* expect nothing from him.”

Love Island 2025 full lineup

  • Harry Cooksley: A 30-year-old footballer with charm to spare.
  • Shakira Khan: A 22-year-old Manchester-based model, ready to turn heads.
  • Megan Moore: A payroll specialist from Southampton, looking for someone tall and stylish.
  • Alima Gagigo: International business graduate with brains and ambition.
  • Tommy Bradley: A gym enthusiast with a big heart.
  • Helena Ford: A Londoner with celebrity connections, aiming to find someone funny or Northern.
  • Ben Holbrough: A model ready to make waves.
  • Megan Clarke: An Irish actress already drawing comparisons to Maura Higgins.
  • Dejon Noel-Williams: A personal trainer and semi-pro footballer, following in his footballer father’s footsteps.
  • Aaron Buckett: A towering 6’5” personal trainer.
  • Conor Phillips: A 25-year-old Irish rugby pro.
  • Antonia Laites: Love Island’s first bombshell revealed as sexy Las Vegas pool party waitress.
  • Yasmin Pettet: The 24-year-old bombshell hails from London and works as a commercial banking executive.
  • Malisha Jordan: A teaching assistant from Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, who entered Love Island 2025 as a bombshell.
  • Emily Moran: Bombshell Welsh brunette from the same town as Love Island 2024 alumni Nicole Samuel.
  • Shea Mannings: Works as a scaffolder day-to-day and plays semi-pro football on the side.
  • Remell Mullins: Boasts over 18million likes and 500k followers on TikTok thanks to his sizzling body transformation videos.
  • Harrison Solomon: Pro footballer and model entering Love Island 2025 as a bombshell.

Departures:

  • Kyle Ashman: Axed after an arrest over a machete attack emerged. He was released with no further action taken and denies any wrongdoing.
  • Sophie Lee: A model and motivational speaker who has overcome adversity after suffering life-changing burns in an accident.
  • Blu Chegini: A boxer with striking model looks, seeking love in the villa.

She added: “He can f*** off!”

This was whilst Connor looked completely ashen-faced whilst relaxing in the bedroom as the drama heats up.

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Conor pulls Emily for a chat as he explains his dalliances with Meg on the terrace[/caption]
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Emily will be left devastated as she breaks down to the other boys[/caption]
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Her former couple partner looked glum as the drama kicked off around them

Love Island continues on ITV2 and is available to stream on ITVX.

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Horoscope today, June 26 2025: Daily star sign guide from Mystic Meg

OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in 2023 but her column is being kept alive by her friend and protégée Maggie Innes.

Read on to see what’s written in the stars for you today. 

♈ ARIES

March 21 to April 20

A connection between one or more age groups that has been challenging you can start to simplify as Mercury moves on.

You now have the ability to accept a situation as it is, or to walk away without regret.

Letting a little logic into love is new for you, but can be positive.

New passion waits where cash is counted. 

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Your daily horoscope for Thursday

♉ TAURUS

April 21 to May 21

How your home looks is important to you – but today you concentrate on how it feels.

You have the words to adjust any situation or relationship and restore the harmony you love so much.

That big next step is suddenly close again. In love? Be generous with your praise.

Single? Your soulmate has a distinctive walk. 

Get all the latest Taurus horoscope news including your weekly and monthly predictions

♊ GEMINI

May 22 to June 21

Important facts could slip through in what seems like a casual conversation, so be extra-aware of words today.

You have the sharpness of Mercury to help you tell fact from fiction, and to select the right next step to take.

Love-wise, secret feelings may feel safe, but your heart deserves to express them openly. 

Get all the latest Gemini horoscope news including your weekly and monthly predictions

♋ CANCER

June 22 to July 22

Maybe you value a friendship deep down, but when did you last show it?

Make this a day of telling people how much they matter to you, and why, and a new phase of shared success can begin.

If you’re in love, your inner light dazzles a partner, so don’t try to hide it.

Single? A great match can start with odd socks. 

Get all the latest Cancer horoscope news including your weekly and monthly predictions

♌ LEO

July 23 to August 23

Zodiac business manager Mercury bustles into your sign and takes charge – by tonight you can have at least three deals at the next level plus a strong new certainty that a path is right for you, even if others disagree. 

Maybe a passion goal seems so far away, but reaching it can be the most romantic time of your life. 

Get all the latest Leo horoscope news including your weekly and monthly predictions

♍ VIRGO

August 24 to September 22

Putting doubts into words, even just for yourself, can be the key to diluting them.

Once you see what you’re dealing with, you can feel your inner strength kick in – and the next step can show itself so clearly.

In love? A shared adventure may be unplanned, but can be wonderful.

Single? Reconsider a quiet Cancer. 

Get all the latest Virgo horoscope news including your weekly and monthly predictions

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Disrupter planet Pluto has an impact on you in ways you may resist at first[/caption]

♎ LIBRA

September 23 to October 23

Finding a group of like minds to support and sustain you may have been a challenge lately – but a lead today can be the lucky one.

Follow up on any contacts as soon as you can. 

There’s a deep dam of love in your chart waiting to be released – help a partner find the right way to do this.

Single? An all-in Leo can be The One. 

Get all the latest Libra horoscope news including your weekly and monthly predictions

List of 12 star signs

The traditional dates used by Mystic Meg for each sign are below.

♏ SCORPIO

October 24 to November 22

Maybe you hesitate to say loud and proud what you really want.

But today, with Mercury’s communication genius so strongly behind you, can be your moment.

In love, asking for more of what you need can make a partner glad, as he or she has sensed a distance growing.

Single? True love can start as a disaster. 

Get all the latest Scorpio horoscope news including your weekly and monthly predictions

♐ SAGITTARIUS

November 23 to December 21

A gift for picking things up, swiftly and successfully, is your planet success story of the day.

From a new language to a set of practical skills, you can power through any learning process and start to target a higher level of success.

Love boundaries may have felt protective till now, but are they holding you back? 

Get all the latest Sagittarius horoscope news including your weekly and monthly predictions

♑ CAPRICORN

December 22 to January 20

Deep, even slightly dark, feelings may surprise you today, but these do deserve a closer look.

Your heart can be telling you something about love or life that your head resists.

This can mean swapping security for uncertainty, but you are ready.

An old team may have a new name, but is it right for you? Only you can decide. 

Get all the latest Capricorn horoscope news including your weekly and monthly predictions

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♒ AQUARIUS

January 21 to February 18

There’s a strong strand of acceptance emerging due to the moon and Venus – this helps you be more tolerant of situations that may not be perfect, but have something you value.

You see that restarting a conversation could lead two sides to a different conclusion.

Luck combines winter and summer birthdays. 

Get all the latest Aquarius horoscope news including your weekly and monthly predictions

♓ PISCES

February 19 to March 20

After a spell of uncertainty, you can be clear about where your work path should lead.

This may take you sideways rather than towards a boss’s chair, perhaps because you sense there is a gap to fill first.

In love? Setting two simple shared goals can break a relationship deadlock.

Single? Say yes to “N”. 

Get all the latest Pisces horoscope news including your weekly and monthly predictions

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Family doctors must ask if patients are secretly using fat jabs, say health experts

FAMILY doctors should ask if patients are secretly using fat jabs, experts say.

People with symptoms such as dizziness or gut pain could be suffering side effects from the drugs or have a separate illness.

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Family doctors should ask if patients are secretly using fat jabs[/caption]

GPs could also advise about stopping the weight-loss injections before becoming pregnant and the chance of long-term risks.

About 1.5 million people are privately buying medicines such as Wegovy, Mounjaro and Ozempic.

Users should discuss it with their surgery, but NHS doctors will generally not help patients medicate themselves.

Obesity Management Collaborative UK has issued guidelines to help doctors spot those who keep quiet.

Dr Laurence Dobbie, of King’s College London, said: “People taking these medicines are seeing GPs with lots of different problems.

“We want GPs to have the basic knowledge to prioritise patient safety and demystify side effects.”

These can include vomiting and diarrhoea.

But the report warns medics should also be mindful of rarer ones such as pancreatitis and bowel obstructions.

Mounjaro is available on the NHS from this week for obese people with specific health issues.

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Horse racing tips: ‘He looks a stunning handicap blot for new trainer’ – Templegate’s Thursday NAP

TEMPLEGATE takes on Thursday’s action confident of building the bank for a decent weekend of action.

Back a horse by clicking their odds below.

BOILING POINT (3.45 Newcastle, nap)

The unexposed four-year-old was a smart performer for Roger Varian last season, winning a Listed contest at Newmarket before a solid fourth over a mile in a red-hot Group 3 at Goodwood in August. He was competing with the likes of Lead Artist and Dancing Gemini in that lofty contest and should be able to overcome a mark of 107 on his handicap debut for his new trainer Karl Burke.

SAHANA (4.45 Newmarket, nb)

Was a revelation when making a winning handicap debut at Yarmouth two weeks ago. She travelled strongly and produced a sharp turn of foot to win smoothly. A 5lb rise is unlikely to stop her and she’s just the type to run up a sequence of wins in the next month or so.

POMME POMME (8.15 Hamilton, treble)

Can land a superb six-timer.Jack Channon’s improving filly started life off in handicaps off a mark of 47 but, after five wins, she is now racing off 78. She will be short odds but is clearly thriving and should have too much for her modest rivals.

COGITATE (4.10 Newmarket, Lucky 15)

It was hard not to be impressed with his win at Salisbury last month and he should take some stopping here.

Templegate’s tips

Hamilton

5.45 V Twelve
6.15 Goldie Bear
6.45 Startling
7.15 Vantheman
7.45 Spy Kingdom
8.15 Pomme Pomme (treble)
8.45 City Captain

Leicester

6.00 U S S Charleston
6.30 Angel On High
7.00 Emerald Army
7.30 Damzon
8.00 Winged Messenger
8.30 Frostmagic
9.00 Shielas Well

Newcastle

2.00 Marsh Meadow
2.35 Zoiros
3.10 Ashariba
3.45 BOILING POINT (nap)
4.20 Ibn Altheeb
4.55 Kanishka
5.30 Cape Sovereign
6.05 My Honey B

Newmarket

1.50 Beckford’s Folly
2.25 Heart Of Eternity
3.00 Spring Bloom
3.35 Amberia
4.10 Cogitate
4.45 Sahana (nb)
5.20 Young Endless

Nottingham

2.12 Renesmee
2.47 Itraaq
3.22 Calafiori
3.57 Thunderous Love
4.32 Master Zack
5.07 Cosmic Soul

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Hardman con Charles Bronson bids for freedom as he faces ninth parole hearing after 50 years inside

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HARDMAN con Charles Bronson is preparing for his ninth parole hearing since his minimum jail term expired in 2003.

The lag — repeatedly given more time inside for violence and hostage-taking — appears before a panel in October.

A source said Bronson, now 72 and calling himself Charles Salvador, had been trying to avoid bust-ups at HMP Woodhill, Bucks.

They added: “He insists he has changed. He has high hopes of being successful this time.”

Luton-born Bronson, real name Michael Peterson, was convicted of armed robbery in 1974, aged 21.

Apart from two brief spells, he has been inside ever since.

He told his last failed parole bid in 2023 that he had done “more porridge than Goldilocks and the Three Bears” and was sick of it.

At that hearing Bronson said he could now better control his emotions.

He said: “I was battling against the system.

“It was my way of getting back and there’s nothing like wrapping a governor up like a Christmas turkey.

“I have slept in body belts, I have slept in strait-jackets. But how much longer have I got to go?

“I’m ready now, I’m a chilled-out man, I feel comfortable in myself.

“I handle situations 100 times better than I used to.”

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Charles Bronson is preparing for his ninth parole hearing
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