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• Air rifles being turned into deadly weapons with £35 kits bought over the internet

  28-05-2016 23:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  “These kits turn toys into killing machines. An urgent crackdown is needed on the sale of these weapons," said a source
  
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• Wimbledon 2026: Djokovic, Sabalenka, Sinner and Gauff in action on day seven – live

  05-07-2026 17:26 via theguardian.com
  All the latest news from Sunday’s live action at SW19
  Swiatek and Rybakina go out | Order of play | Mail SarahI can’t wait to see Naomi Osaka’s look today, she has been using fashion to express herself and represent her heritage across all of the slams. So far at Wimbledon she has been wearing a white kimono and she told the BBC about it:When I think about Wimbledon, it’s obviously the all white. There’s obviously the tradition of it all. In my head, when I think a
  
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• Tour de France 2026: stage two in Catalonia – live updates

  05-07-2026 17:26 via theguardian.com
  ‍♂️ Riders travel 168.5km from Tarragona to Barcelona
  ‍♂️ Stage-by-stage guide | Team guide | Email Andy141km to go. After initial resistance from the peloton, a breakaway has established itself. The three leaders are Alex Molenaar (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA), Frank van den Broeck (Picnic PostNL) and German champion Felix Engelhardt (Jayco Alula).Lotto Intermarché rider Baptiste Veistroffer is briefly stuck in no man’s land as the bunch slows for a &ld
  
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• British Grand Prix: Formula One – live updates

  05-07-2026 17:26 via theguardian.com
  ️ Main race begins at 3pm (BST) at Silverstone
  ️ Antonelli claims pole after sprint race win | Email JohnPierre Gasly has dropped three places after a grid penalty for impeding the Aston Martin of Lance Stroll in qualifying.Gasly will now start 15 on the grid, Audi’s Nico Hulkenberg at 12, Ollie Bearman to 13 and Carlos Sainz’s Williams to P14. Continue reading...
  
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• England v Australia: Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup final – live

  05-07-2026 17:25 via theguardian.com
  All the latest news from Sunday’s final at Lord’sEngland book final date with Australia | Mail JamesHere we go! Lord’s looks an absolute picture, huge cheers ring out for Wyatt-Hodge and Amy Jones as they stride out to the middle. Kim Garth is going to open the bowling for Australia from the Nursery End. Play!The players emerge onto the outfield for the anthems, well be underway very shortly. Can England grab this game by the scruff of the neck and post a decent score to put th
  
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• World Cup 2026: Mexico fans try to disturb England’s sleep, France and Morocco march on – live

  05-07-2026 17:23 via theguardian.com
  ⚽ All the latest news and reaction from the World Cup
  ⚽ Player guide | Bracketology | Knockout draw | Email usKylian Mbappe has pulled level with Lionel Messi at the top of the Golden Boot charts. Both icons have seven after the Frenchman tucked away the winning penalty against Paraguay.Erling Haaland (5), Harry Kane (5) and Vinícius Júnior (4) all have the chance to close the gap in the next 24 hours. And also look out for Spain’s Mikel Oyarzabal (4) creeping up
  
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• Estranged husband admits killing wife, 25, in argument over Nintendo Switch as tragic 911 call is revealed

  05-07-2026 17:09 via dailymail.com
  
  Ivy Unruh, 25, a PBS engineer and fellow marine veteran, was gunned down outside her apartment block in Wichita, Kansas, about 8am on April 17. Her ex-husband Joshua Orlando, 29, pleaded guilty
  
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• My bizarre night of sex in the stinking home of the Aussie accused of killing Thai teen found in a suitcase - as disturbing new details of the sleazy Aussie's creepy barfly life are revealed

  05-07-2026 17:07 via dailymail.com
  
  Simon Carman, 45, invited Tang Chai, 43, back to his condo for sex in April.
  
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• World Cup LIVE: England match start time latest as Mexico fans launch fireworks and play music outside hotel

  05-07-2026 17:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The World Cup continues to churn out headlines on and off the pitch as England prepare themselves to face Mexico in the last‑16.
  
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• The kindness of strangers: My son was unconscious and I frantically called out for help – then five teenagers came running

  05-07-2026 17:00 via theguardian.com
  One immediately called an ambulance, another went looking for my younger son. And I still remember the small face of the girl who held her arm around meRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesI was at the park with my two young boys, aged five and seven, riding scooters along a wide path that looped around the grass. My eldest has cerebral palsy, so my husband had modified a scooter with a large base so that we could ride it together. My son stood at the front and I stood behind him. It mea
  
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• Gaza’s musicians reopen bomb-shattered conservatory – in tents

  05-07-2026 17:00 via theguardian.com
  Even though most of their instruments have been destroyed, teachers are restarting classes, using music to give relief to traumatised peopleThe three tents line a stretch of overcrowded, windswept sand, their windows open on to a view of the breaking waves of the Mediterranean. From inside comes the sound of singing, a strummed guitar, a violin and then a flute.But if the music evokes calm and harmony, the surroundings do not: rows of crowded makeshift shelters swelter in Gaza’s summer hea
  
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• Bomb the Arctic, dam the Mediterranean and build a second moon: five outlandish plans to remodel our climate

  05-07-2026 17:00 via theguardian.com
  Humans have long sought to geoengineer the Earth’s environment. Tim Flannery outlines a few of the wildest ideas from the 20th centuryAn increasing number of scientists think we have let the climate crisis fester for so long that our only hope to stave off ever-intensifying catastrophes is to use technological interventions. Cloud brightening, injecting sulphur into the atmosphere and the use of tiny mirrors in space – all of which might reduce the amount of sunlight reaching Earth&r
  
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• Woman sparks controversy after winning Benjamin Franklin lookalike contest... as critics slam her 'unrealistic' appearance

  05-07-2026 16:59 via dailymail.com
  
  Kiya Burgess won the Benjamin Franklin lookalike contest Friday in Philadelphia - but not everyone was thrilled with the outcome.
  
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• Iowa representative who paints herself as 'working-class mom' spent $50,000 of taxpayers' money on luxury apartment and was gifted $100,000 in overseas vacations... all while sitting on a HUGE net worth

  05-07-2026 16:58 via dailymail.com
  
  An Iowa representative gunning for the Senate has painted herself to be a working-class mom who understands the struggle at the pump, all while she's sitting on an $8million net worth.
  
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• Russia in meltdown: Empty petrol pumps, battlefield humiliation and warnings of an uprising as net closes in on scrambling Putin... amid warnings he may do the unthinkable

  05-07-2026 16:57 via dailymail.com
  
  As Ukrainian attacks continue to obliterate Russia's critical infrastructure, bringing the country to its knees, Vladimir Putin is being pushed to consider the unthinkable.
  
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• Bodies of two men missing for ten days found in car ‘hidden by undergrowth’

  05-07-2026 16:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  William Hutchinson (L) and Stuart Tallis were both found dead in a car after being reported missing seperately
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  Two missing men have been found dead in the same car after seemingly swerving off the road ten days ago.William Hutchinson, 31, and Stuart Tallis, 27, were last seen in the early hours of Wednesday, June 24.CCTV of William’s blue Peugeot 106 driving along a misty A584 was released by officers looking to trace the car from Preston.Police found both of the men dead i
  
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• One Direction fans ‘sobbing’ after late Liam Payne’s parents share support for Harry Styles

  05-07-2026 16:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  Harry Styles wrapped up his 12 record-breaking stadium shows at Wembley (Picture: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)One Direction fans were left emotional on the final night of Harry Styles’s Wembley Stadium run, as Liam Payne’s family was spotted in the 80,000-seat venue.The 32-year-old wrapped up his 12 record-breaking stadium shows with a poignant speech, paying tribute to his former bandmates, including Payne, who died in 2024.On the final night of his Together, Together tour on Sa
  
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• Call The Midwife’s Helen George splits from boyfriend before hinting at ‘disrespect’

  05-07-2026 16:48 via metro.co.uk
  
  Actress Helen George has hinted hinted at heartbreak in a series of recent social media posts (Picture: Getty/PA Wire)Call The Midwife star Helen George has split from her boyfriend, seven months after they moved in together.The actress, 42, had been dating property marketing agency manager Dan Innes, 52, since March 2025.Earlier this year, he moved in to the London home which she shares with her two children, Wren Ivy and Lark, from with ex-partner and co-star Jack Ashton.However, it was repor
  
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• Delta flight is hit by a firework while landing at Chicago airport as pilot hears 'loud bang' while approaching runway on July 4

  05-07-2026 16:43 via dailymail.com
  
  A Delta passenger jet, on route from Atlanta, was rocked by a loud bang as itwas struck by a firework upon descent into Chicago on July 4.
  
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• National auction clearance rates in Australia drop to under 50 per cent for third week in a row after Labor's controversial tax changes

  05-07-2026 16:40 via dailymail.com
  
  New data from Cotality showed continued bad news for property owners hoping to sell at auction.
  
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• 'State-of-the-art' school to be demolished without any students ever setting foot inside it

  05-07-2026 16:38 via dailymail.com
  
  Matford Brook Academy opened in 2023 but no pupil has ever set foot inside the main building due to structural problems.
  
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• Single mothers are £10,000 a year worse off if they marry due to 'couple penalty' in benefits system, think-tank warns

  05-07-2026 16:38 via dailymail.com
  
  Welfare rules can mean people take a significant financial hit if they choose to wed or even just move in with a partner.
  
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• Man Utd and Liverpool learn asking price for target Khephren Thuram

  05-07-2026 16:33 via metro.co.uk
  
  Khephren Thuram has spent two seasons with Juventus (Picture: Getty Images)Juventus are open to selling Khephren Thuram this summer, setting an asking price for the midfielder who is on the radar of Manchester United and Liverpool.The France international has been a key part of the Juventus team since he arrived from Nice in the summer of 2024 in a £16.9m deal.Thuram has made 96 games in two seasons for the Old Lady, scoring nine goals in all competitions.The 25-year-old missed out on the
  
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• Dunelm item 'keeps wardrobes organised’ with ‘6 compartments’ in new £6 deal

  05-07-2026 16:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The retailer is selling an item it promises will 'complement any decor'
  
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• Trump breaks the internet as he's caught watching himself on Fox... who are filming him watching himself

  05-07-2026 16:30 via dailymail.com
  
  The hilarious inception moment delighted internet users - making the president, 80, a viral sensation once again.
  
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• Delivery firm Evri sues BBC for £1.2m over Panorama documentary

  05-07-2026 16:27 via theguardian.com
  Company seeks redress for contracts it says it has lost as a result of programme’s claims about its business practicesThe parcel delivery company Evri is suing the BBC for £1.2m over a documentary it claims caused it serious financial loss.Evri has filed particulars of claim at the high court which state that it lost prospective clients after the broadcast of the Panorama documentary Evri: Where’s my parcel? Continue reading...
  
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• Trump’s $2bn bonanza heralds the rise of political grifters across the west

  05-07-2026 16:24 via theguardian.com
  With voters embracing leaders who brazenly monetise public office, experts say an ethical code is breaking downDonald Trump came to office in 2017 after decades of bankruptcies and business failures. Yes, he was rich, but his latest financial disclosure, published this week, suggests he will depart billions richer.In the first year of his second term, he made more than $2bn from Trump hotels, Trump golf courses, Trump cryptocurrency, Trump watches, Trump cologne, Trump Bibles and more. Continue
  
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• M3 traffic chaos as westbound blocked near Southampton after horror crash

  05-07-2026 16:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  All traffic was 'at a complete standstill' between Junction 12 A335 for Eastleigh to Junction 13 A335 Leigh Road for Chandlers Ford
  
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• How Atlassian breaks staff: Insiders reveal 'Hunger Games' ranking system to force workers out the door - and the moment an executive's mask slipped at a town hall

  05-07-2026 16:20 via dailymail.com
  
  Behind Atlassian's polished image, employees describe a 'Hunger Games'-style workplace driven by forced rankings, fear and attrition targets.
  
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• Two corporate hellraisers, two very different fates: Car-crash TPG boss Joel Thickins' humiliating return to work after keeping his multi-million-dollar job... and what insiders say about sacked Novotech mate Rob Speedie being back in the fast lane

  05-07-2026 16:19 via dailymail.com
  
  Joel Thickins survived the biggest crisis of his career. Now insiders reveal what awaits him back at TPG - and where former ally Rob Speedie ended up after his dramatic Novotech exit.
  
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