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• Kaia Gerber has slowly transformed into mum Cindy Crawford as she looks identical on red carpet

  30-07-2026 17:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  We literally had to do a double take (Picture: Getty Images)No celebrity mother-daughter duo are more identical than Cindy Crawford and Kaia Gerber — and a new photo of the Gen-Z model and actress has just proved it.
  The 24-year-old attended the red carpet premiere of her new drama series, The Shards, in New York City on Monday night.Channelling the 1980s — the decade when her supermodel mother was rising to fame — Kaia glowed in a Valentino sheer column gown.
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• UEFA statement in full confirming World Cup boycott in major blow for Gianni Infantino

  30-07-2026 17:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Gianni Infantino's plan to sell off a stake of the World Cup has been met with a furious backlash - and now England and other major nations are ready to snub future tournaments
  
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• Neighbour of 'troubled' mum Helena Wright reveals final interaction with her husband Brad hours before she plunged to her death with their two children: 'He adored his wife'

  30-07-2026 17:17 via dailymail.com
  
  The 'devastated' father has not been seen since the tragedy, but a neighbour who saw him hours before his wife did the unthinkable has set the record straight in an interview with the Mail.
  
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• Suede respond to Liam Gallagher ‘stirring things up’ after savage comments

  30-07-2026 17:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  Suede aren’t taking the bait when it comes to Liam Gallagher(Picture: getty/ Metro)Suede might not be enamoured with the Britpop label but being one of the ‘big four’ means they’re never safe from a Liam Gallagher dressing down.The Oasis singer took to his X account in April to let fans know he thought the Suede bandmates ‘dressed like estate agents’.‘F**k them,’ he wrote about the Beautiful Ones singers, declaring they and the Manic Street Preach
  
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• England and UEFA nations WILL BOYCOTT World Cup in protest over Gianni Infantino sale plan

  30-07-2026 17:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  UEFA held an emergency meeting in response to controversial plans which emerged from FIFA that would affect the World Cup and have decided a mass boycott of FIFA competitions - unless Gianni Infantino backs down
  
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• UEFA plan World Cup boycott in response to Gianni Infantino’s controversial plan

  30-07-2026 17:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  FIFA president Gianni Infantino (Picture: AFP)European members of UEFA plan to boycott FIFA’s tournaments if Gianni Infantino’s controversial plans to sell the World Cup go ahead.The decision, first reported by The Times, was taken at a virtual crisis meeting of Uefa’s 55 member nations chaired by its president, Aleksander Ceferin.The potential for a boycott, which would affect both the men’s and women’s World Cups, surely represents a fatal blow to Infantino&rsquo
  
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• Top Republicans fear truth about Trump's Iran war is being hidden: Furious battle spills out over 'yes men' lying to the president

  30-07-2026 17:07 via dailymail.com
  
  Republicans are secretly afraid that President Donald Trump's top military brass are hiding the truth of what's happening on the ground in Iran from the president as the war drags on.
  
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• Huge 7ft 4in man dies aged 33 after complications with growing too tall

  30-07-2026 17:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sulemana Abdul Samed had began growing drastically in his early 20s as his tongue became swollen, which later led to his whole body growing and his spine curving
  
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• 'Best solar eclipse' in nearly 30 years hits UK in August - here's how to spot it

  30-07-2026 17:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The UK is set to witness the 'best solar eclipse' in 27 years in just a couple of weeks' time, and here's everything you need to know about how to make sure you don't miss it
  
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• Olivia Attwood’s new River Island collection is perfect for anyone not ready to give up summer

  30-07-2026 17:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Just like her previous collection, we need it all. (Picture: Metro/River Island/Getty)
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  It feels like Olivia Attwood and I have crossed paths quite a lot lately.Over the past few weeks, I’ve been lucky enough to support and cover some of the TV personality’s biggest launches. From celebrating the arrival of alcoholic drink
  
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• Greek fishermen join mission to save tourists from Crete beaches as thousands flee wildfires and infernos rage on multiple holiday islands

  30-07-2026 17:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Footage captured the moment rescue boats battled choppy seas and thick smoke to reach 29 people stranded on a beach.
  
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• Amazon engineer, 32, dies after going for swim in deceptively icy waters of Lake Tahoe

  30-07-2026 17:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Yadessa Aga, 32, died on Monday evening after he was found unresponsive at the North Sand Harbor boat ramp in Nevada just off of Lake Tahoe, police said.
  
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• Katy Perry got stranded while inside a giant water bottle as concert stunt goes wrong

  30-07-2026 16:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Katy Perry enjoyed an unusual mishap during one of her recent performances (Picture: Harvey/Shutterstock)From soaring through the air on a massive mechanical butterfly to using a giant iPhone to reject calls from previous boyfriends, Katy Perry is certainly no stranger to performing crazy live stunts.However, during a recent performance at the Isle of MTV Malta festival, it was the 41-year-old’s fans who decided to have the last laugh with the singer.
  Performing her iconic hit I Kissed A
  
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• Bestselling author ‘flees movie set sobbing’ after revealing she’s blocked lead actress

  30-07-2026 16:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next PageChildren of Blood and Bone author Tomi Adeyemi has called the highly anticipated upcoming movie adaptation of her book ‘the worst thing I have ever had to live through’ in a fresh video statement on social media.She also said that she ‘never wants to hear’ about the project again, as she shared claims of being ‘antagonised behin
  
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• Parents warned over coin battery dangers - 5 tips to keep your child safe

  30-07-2026 16:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A new survey has found that many parents are unaware of the potential dangers of coin batteries in everyday household items, and are only alerted to the risks after their child has already come into contact with them
  
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• Glee actor hits out after fans make ‘diabolical’ comments about actors who’ve died

  30-07-2026 16:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Glee star said the conversation around late TV actors is ‘untethered from any sort of humanity or reality’ (Picture: Rick Kern/WireImage)Kevin McHale has slammed TV fans for insensitive discussions about late actors, making an apparent reference to the so-called Glee ‘curse’.The 38-year-old actor starred in all six seasons of the hit high school jukebox musical, which first aired in 2009 and ended in 2015. It made stars of much of its cast, including the likes of Lea
  
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• British Airways jet 'seconds from disaster' in UK's 'most serious near miss in years'

  30-07-2026 16:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  British Airways flight BA919 was due to land at Heathrow Airport but before it could safely land it encountered an issue mid-air which has been reported as "the most serious ‘near miss’ in the UK in years"
  
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• Waterpark evacuated after 12 suffer breathing difficulties in ‘chemical leak’

  30-07-2026 16:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  Paramedics treated 12 people at Moorways Sports Village (Picture: Google)Swimmers were forced to flee a leisure centre after a suspected chemical leak.A dozen people were treated at Moorways Sports Village in Allenton, Derbyshire, at 1.38pm on Thursday.A spokesperson for Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service said: ‘Emergency services are currently dealing with an incident at a leisure centre on Moor Lane in Allenton.‘Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service was called to the site at 1
  
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• Some PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo users may have to pay £180 fee

  30-07-2026 16:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Depending on how you use your console, it could easily break a UK-wide rule
  
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• Midwest man, 35, found 'executed' in his tent in Puerto Rico shortly after texting friends to say he could hear eerie HOWLING sound outside

  30-07-2026 16:50 via dailymail.com
  
  Tyler Wilkin, 35, from Ohio, was found with a gunshot wound to the head in Playa La Selva ,close to Luquillo, on the northern edge of the Caribbean island on July 10.
  
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• Disgraced Chicago hospital executive left glam wife and mansion to flee to SERBIA after he was accused of $15m scam

  30-07-2026 16:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Dr Anosh Ahmed, 42, is facing fraud and embezzlement charges in two separate federal indictments, according to federal court records reviewed by the Daily Mail.
  
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• Andy Burnham and Donald Trump on course for first major row after phone call confusion

  30-07-2026 16:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump said he'd been given the impression Andy Burnham plans to "open up the North Sea" - but today the PM would only say he'd be 'pragmatic' about access to the oil field
  
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• GTA 6 news coming very soon says insider as fans question summer marketing plans

  30-07-2026 16:48 via metro.co.uk
  
  Any time GTA 6 doesn’t receive a news update, everyone should be asking ‘Where’s GTA 6?’ (Rockstar Games)The promised summer marketing for GTA 6 seems to be non-existent so far, but there are signs it’s all going to kick off in August.Back in February, Take-Two Interactive said that marketing for GTA 6 would begin in the summer which, aside from showing how confident the publisher was about not suffering another delay, naturally had people assuming that’s whe
  
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• Senior detective kissed married colleague in unmarked police car they used for secret stake-outs

  30-07-2026 16:44 via dailymail.com
  
  Detective Sergeant Andrew Hedley, 52, admitted kissing his married partner in the unmarked vehicle after the end of their covert surveillance operations.
  
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• Major European airport served by Ryanair and Wizz Air set to close for 11 weeks

  30-07-2026 16:43 via metro.co.uk
  
  One European airport is closing temporarily in 2028 (Picture: Getty Images)In 2024, Brussels South Charleroi Airport served more than 10 million passengers.But for much of 2028, no one will be passing through the terminals.That’s because it’ll be closing for almost three months – during the summer holidays, no less, between August 15 and October 31.The travel hub, which is the second largest airport in Belgium and serves both Brussels and nearby Charleroi, is getting a major r
  
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• Cops break down as they describe finding three children killed by nurse mom Lindsay Clancy at 'America's saddest murder trial': Live updates

  30-07-2026 16:38 via dailymail.com
  
  Officers who discovered the Clancy children the night they were killed described the harrowing moments they found the kids' lifeless bodies in court today.
  
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• Couple spotted using Aldi leaf blower to keep cool during scorching hot UK heatwave

  30-07-2026 16:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The bizarre sight turned out to be a playful stunt by Aldi as it launches a range of garden must-haves on August 13
  
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• Astonishing photo shows what happened to Utah driver's Ford F-150 after it was struck by lightning

  30-07-2026 16:36 via dailymail.com
  
  The driver said he felt an intense jolt that 'pressured [him] down,' as he realized that he had been struck by lightning while traveling northbound on Interstate 15.
  
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• Parents spending almost £50 on ice cream this summer – with one UK city particularly pricey

  30-07-2026 16:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A poll of 2,000 parents found that the average ice cream price is now £2.65 in the UK - and the average child will eat three ice creams a week over the summer holidays, costing nearly £50 per child
  
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• Melania's FIFTH rescue: More children lost in Russia-Ukraine war delivered home as First Lady's quiet channel to Moscow holds firm

  30-07-2026 16:33 via dailymail.com
  
  After four years of war divided them from their loved ones, five Ukrainian and Russian children are finally back home with their families, thanks to First Lady Melania Trump.
  
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• Fire chief tells Brits 'go to the pub' amid disposable barbecue warning as wildfires rage

  30-07-2026 16:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As a wildfire in Suffolk rages to the size of the equivalent of 140 football pitches, fire services elsewhere in the country are taking steps to prevent further blazes
  
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• Should Harry and Meghan be invited to Balmoral this summer? Take our poll and have your say

  30-07-2026 16:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  With the Duke and Duchess of Sussex having a successful reunion with King Charles earlier this month, royal fans are now speculating whether King Charles will invite the couple to Balmoral Castle this summer
  
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• Britain showcases cutting-edge tech to protect nation underwater amid Putin threat

  30-07-2026 16:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  After Russian subs’ secret operation was foiled earlier this year, UK carries out training exercise to test protecting ‘critical seabed infrastructure'
  
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• Andy Burnham unveils billions in investment for 'next generation' of nuclear deterrent

  30-07-2026 16:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The new Prime Minister announced billions for Britain's nuclear-armed submarines, to get the new HMS Dreadnought through its sea trials and ready for service by the 2030s
  
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• Tourist freezes as wild bear bites at his leg before he flees in terror when the beast lunges at him on Romanian highway

  30-07-2026 16:26 via dailymail.com
  
  This is the moment a tourist stayed completely still as a wild bear bit at his leg in the Romanian mountains. 
  
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• Thousands of migrants storm onto Spanish beach after overwhelming police

  30-07-2026 16:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next PageThousands of migrants from Morocco have swarmed a Spanish beach in north Africa and overwhelmed police trying to stop them from crossing.Migrants are ‘massively entering from the sea’ into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta on Thursday, the Guardia Civil said.The region’s government has begged Madrid to deploy the army and close t
  
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• Sturgeon's lawyer is reported to police by MSP for 'hate speech'

  30-07-2026 16:25 via dailymail.com
  
  Nicola Sturgeon 's lawyer has been reported to the police by an MSP for 'hate speech' after allegedly encouraging 'hostility towards a section of Scots'.
  
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• City pleads for national emergency after thousands of migrants swarm onto beach

  30-07-2026 16:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next PageThousands of migrants from Morocco have swarmed a Spanish beach in north Africa and overwhelmed police trying to stop them crossing.Migrants are ‘massively entering from the sea’ into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta on Thursday, the Guardia Civil said.The region’s government has begged Madrid to deploy the army and close the Mo
  
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• Peak District slammed by locals for 'selling out' after road signs change name for Skoda car advert

  30-07-2026 16:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Peak District bosses said 'running a national park is not free' and insisted that money from the Skoda deal will help make up for funding lost after cuts to their budget
  
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• Met Office names areas facing heavy rain on Friday – downpours in 22 counties

  30-07-2026 16:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Met Office weather forecasters say temperatures should cool off slightly tomorrow, with rain on the cards in several regions following heatwave conditions earlier this week
  
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• Brits say keeping friends feels like 'second job' - with 44% burnt out from trying

  30-07-2026 16:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A new study has found that more than half of adults class maintaining friendships as a 'second job' and spend just half an hour a day socialising
  
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• Russian strike on Zelensky's home region of Ukraine 'kills family of 10'

  30-07-2026 16:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kremlin troops batter Ukraine with across the country strikes, killing as many of ten members of the same family in latest missile and drone strikes horror of the war
  
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• Woman returns to Premier Inn to find luggage removed and room 'given away'

  30-07-2026 16:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dominique Oldham, from East Lothian near Edinburgh, went to Glasgow for a concert at the Hydro and was left feeling 'violated' after staying at a Premier Inn hotel
  
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• ‘Chemical leak’ at Moorways Sports Village in Derby as people struggle to breathe

  30-07-2026 16:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Around 12 people are reported to be experiencing breathing difficulties following a 'potential chemical leak' at a leisure centre and water park in Derby
  
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• Shamed ex-MP Mike Amesbury reveals loneliness and isolation over divorce from wife after his life imploded when he punched a constituent in 2am brawl

  30-07-2026 16:12 via dailymail.com
  
  The ex-Labour politician (pictured), who was jailed for ten weeks, suspended for two years, over the attack, previously revealed he had received treatment for depression in the wake of the incident.
  
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• Adorable boy, 5, died during family vacation after contracting ultra rare condition that sees sufferers' plasma leak into their tissue

  30-07-2026 16:12 via dailymail.com
  
  A soon-to-be kindergartener was enjoying the beach and zoo on a family trip when he began complaining of a stomachache. After just days in the hospital, he succumbed to the disease.
  
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• Police plan protest crackdown... over human rights of asylum seekers

  30-07-2026 16:11 via dailymail.com
  
  Police are planning a crackdown on protests at asylum accommodation after warning the 'human rights' of the residents may have been breached.
  
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• Lung cancer patient becomes first in the world to receive a new vaccine - after personal trauma

  30-07-2026 16:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Chris Jones, from the Wirral, Merseyside, is the first person in the world to be treated as part of the early-stage clinical trial designed to improve the treatment of some forms of advanced lung cancer
  
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• Michael Carrick tells four Manchester United players they can leave this summer

  30-07-2026 16:08 via metro.co.uk
  
  Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick (Picture: Getty)Michael Carrick has told four Manchester United players that they will feature sparingly this season and can leave the club this summer, according to reports.Carrick is seeking to rebuild his squad as he prepares for his first full season in charge of the Red Devils.United have made it a priority to bolster their midfield options after the departure of Casemiro, with Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans arriving from Chelsea and Aston Vi
  
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• Construction worker accused of starting largest wildfire in Spain faces 10 years in jail

  30-07-2026 16:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A worker was arrested after allegedly starting the largest wildfire in Spanish history by using a hydraulic hammer, which is banned during the summer months due to the hot temperatures
  
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