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• Amazon Web Services outage causes chaos for millions of internet users worldwide

  28-02-2017 22:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Amazon-owned platform, which hosts Instagram, Airbnb and Netflix, stopped working at around 6pm UK time tonight
  
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• Should social media be banned for adults, too? Readers discuss

  18-06-2026 19:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Readers discuss if social media is good for adults, the treatment of homeless people in London and John Healey’s reasons for resigning (Picture: Getty Images)Do you agree with our readers? Have your say on these MetroTalk topics and more in the comments 'I don’t think social media does a lot of adults much good, either, mind you'Regarding the forthcoming ban on under-16s accessing social media (MetroTalk, Tue) – as obscure pop act
Halo James sang in 1990, Could Have Told
  
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• Rio Ferdinand says England only have one ‘genuinely world-class player’ at the World Cup

  18-06-2026 19:27 via metro.co.uk
  
  Man Utd legend and ex-England defender Rio Ferdinand (Picture: Getty)Rio Ferdinand believes England only have one ‘genuinely world-class player’ at the World Cup.The Three Lions made a hugely promising start to their World Cup campaign, beating Croatia 4-2 on Wednesday night to take control of Group L.Harry Kane’s first-half brace was not enough to earn England a half-time lead as goals from Marin Baturina and Petar Musa kept Croatia in the game.England were comfortably the su
  
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• Mystery surrounds JD Vance's dash to Switzerland as world holds breath for Iranians to confirm peace deal

  18-06-2026 19:02 via dailymail.com
  
  With 24 hours to go before a memorandum of understanding with Iran is scheduled to be signed in Switzerland, Vice President JD Vance threw doubt on whether the ceremony will occur.
  
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• It's the Democrats' big day out! Clintons rub shoulders with Bushes as liberal moguls Oprah and Colbert descend on Obama library's grand opening ceremony

  18-06-2026 19:01 via dailymail.com
  
  It's a big day for the Democrat Party - as four previous Presidents and their liberal celebrity friends descended on Chicago for the grand opening of Barack Obama's library.
  
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• Mom of budding florist, 19, killed in passenger's seat of car driven into fence by friend begs for justice: 'I need answers'

  18-06-2026 18:59 via dailymail.com
  
  Ariana Ayala, 19, was the passenger in a vehicle that crashed into a parked car and then a fence in Sacramento on April 29.
  
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• 'It's extremely messy and devastating': KATIE HIND reveals the fresh source of heartache between Jeff Brazier and son Freddy after healing their family feud

  18-06-2026 18:58 via dailymail.com
  
  When Freddy Brazier learned he was to become a father, there were tears of joy. For the 21-year-old, it was particularly poignant given that he lost his mother, reality star Jade Goody, when he was four.
  
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• Makerfield by-election results LIVE: Andy Burnham vows to 'carry fight forward' if he wins

  18-06-2026 18:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Labour leadership hopeful Andy Burnham is hoping to defeat Reform’s Robert Kenyon in the seismic by-election, and then is widely expected to challenge the Prime Minister
  
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• Developers working on Heathrow's third runway could be forced to install 'green bridges' to protect wildlife

  18-06-2026 18:55 via dailymail.com
  
  The proposed measures are included in ministers' draft plans for the long-awaited development, which will see a new 3,500 metre (2.1 mile) runway installed at Britain's busiest airport.
  
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• 'Mentally unwell' man jailed for life after shooting dead cousin at family wake

  18-06-2026 18:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jahmel Joseph, 29, blasted Jordan Rodney in the eye then hit his brother Omar Joseph in the head and hand at a family wake in Hammersmith, west London
  
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• The final indignity for bridge bungee jump victim, 21, hurled to her death without a rope

  18-06-2026 18:52 via dailymail.com
  
  She loved life but died the most terrifying of deaths. Now the Daily Mail can reveal the horrific fate of a young woman hurled off a bridge in a bungled rope jump on Saturday.
  
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• Embattled Gavin Newsom's stunning confession to Justin Trudeau caught on camera at World Cup when he thought no one was watching

  18-06-2026 18:45 via dailymail.com
  
  The California Governor was caught on camera in a tense conversation with the former Canadian Prime Minister at the USA's game against Paraguay.
  
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• Nearly half of pub landlords fear for their future amid soaring costs

  18-06-2026 18:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The World Cup is giving the nation's pubs a vital boost but there are huge challenges facing landlords and ladies, from employment costs to energy
  
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• Republicans turn on Pete Hegseth and threaten to slash his travel over secret bombings

  18-06-2026 18:42 via dailymail.com
  
  The Republican-controlled Senate Armed Services Committee has threatened to slash Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's travel budget unless he breaks his secrecy on various US bombings.
  
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• Billionaire family beloved by the Obamas deny rift over country singer daughter's VERY public support for Trump

  18-06-2026 18:42 via dailymail.com
  
  Sources close to hedge fund billionaire Paul Tudor Jones have dismissed claims his family has fallen out with the Obamas after his daughter performed at Trump's controversial White House UFC event.
  
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• Suspected burglar accused of targeting Labour peer's home and stealing her wellies

  18-06-2026 18:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sarbast Lokman, 34, is alleged to have gone twice to the home of Labour peer Luciana Berger in London and is accused of trying to burgle it as well as steal items from her family's car
  
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• Body of man is found in landing gear of plane at Gatwick Airport

  18-06-2026 18:40 via dailymail.com
  
  He was found inside the Air Arabia plane - which had flown the three-hour journey from Tangier to London - at around 11.45am on Tuesday.
  
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• Scotland fans help make Haggis legal in Massachusetts after Tartan Army take over Boston

  18-06-2026 18:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In a move of beer keg diplomacy, the Tartan Army themselves found themselves wholly embraced natives of Boston after tens of thousands of Scots drank the city dry
  
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• Tech mogul's son SURVIVED deadly private jet crash that killed millionaire dad as they flew home from ritzy Cabo trip with two other teens

  18-06-2026 18:31 via dailymail.com
  
  Austin-based entrepreneur Joshua Baer, 50, died when the private jet flying from Mexico plummeted to the ground over Laredo at about 10pm on Tuesday.
  
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• Amy Winehouse's troubled love rival who dated her ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil died from drug overdose, coroner rules

  18-06-2026 18:31 via dailymail.com
  
  The 'love rival' of music legend Amy Winehouse died from a drugs overdose, a coroner ruled.
  Sarah Aspin, 47, was found at her home, in Swillington, Leeds, West Yorkshire, on 7 February.
  
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• Dementia patients helped by watching iconic England's 1966 World Cup glory

  18-06-2026 18:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Among those benefiting from the experience was former footballer Brian Davis, 87; a talented footballer in his heyday and proudly played for semi-pro side Weymouth FC
  
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• Final Fantasy 14 is encouraging Japanese players to donate their taxes

  18-06-2026 18:27 via metro.co.uk
  
  Aw, it’s adorable (Square Enix)Anyone who lives in Japan and plays Final Fantasy 14 can net themselves in-game costumes or a shiba inu mount if they donate a certain amount of tax money.Video games nowadays love to keep engagement up by offering players unique in-game items. Obviously, paid microtransactions, like skins in Fortnite, are the most common example but there’s usually plenty of freebies to be had as well.Sometimes, it only requires booting the game up and participating i
  
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• Transport Secretary says third runway at London Heathrow airport 'is critical to UK growth'

  18-06-2026 18:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A controversial £33billion plan to expansion Heathrow airport has moved step closure with a government blueprint on a third runway
  
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• Robbie Williams, 52, strips to his pants as he debates wearing 'lucky clothes' for England's World Cup match with wife Ayda

  18-06-2026 18:15 via dailymail.com
  
  Robbie Williams was a potential lucky charm for England on Wednesday night. 
  
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• Keir Starmer backs Mirror campaign on water safety after 'deeply concerning' deaths

  18-06-2026 18:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Keir Starmer said it was 'hard to imagine' how parents must feel after losing their children in horror tragedies in the water during the recent heatwave
  
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• I date women while my husband only wants me — it’s made our marriage stronger

  18-06-2026 18:08 via metro.co.uk
  
  Karla dates other women while her husband, Steven, remains completely monogamous (Picture: Karla Houston/SWNS)Karla Houston had always known she was attracted to women, but having grown up in a strict religious family, felt unable to express her sexuality.It wasn’t until her 30th birthday — four years into her marriage — that she came out to her husband, Steven, 42.‘I was definitely nervous at first because there’s always that fear of being misunderstood or potenti
  
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• 'Princess Kate's brutal privacy invasion shows wild extremes of being in Royal Family'

  18-06-2026 18:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  With the Princess of Wales making her return to Royal Ascot for the first time since 2023, the Mirror's royal editor Russell Myers has revealed how a heartbreaking chapter for Princess Kate is finally over
  
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• Olivier Giroud tips Arsenal’s £60m transfer target to join Real Madrid

  18-06-2026 18:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arsenal transfer target Ayyoub Bouaddi could be playing for Real Madrid next year, says Olivier Giroud (Picture: BBC)Ex-Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud has heaped praise on Lille team-mate Ayyoub Bouaddi and claims the ‘complete’ midfielder has the talent and ‘maturity’ to be playing for Real Madrid as early as next year.Bouaddi broke into Lille’s first-team squad at the tender age of just 16 in 2023 and has gone on to establish himself as one of the most exciting y
  
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• Disgraced former Speaker John Bercow arrives in Makerfield to campaign for Andy Burnham sparking hypocrisy charge from Reform

  18-06-2026 18:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Reform demanded an explanation about why Mr Bercow had been allowed to campaign for the party despite his shamed reputation.
  
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• Lee Andrews dares Susanna Reid to grill him on GMB: ‘She should lose her job’

  18-06-2026 18:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lee Andrews has come for Susanna Reid after her Good Morning Britain comments (Picture: Shutterstock/ wesleeandrews)Lee Andrews has fired back at Good Morning Britain host Susanna Reid after she cast doubt over his claims of being ‘captured at gunpoint’.The so-called businessman – who married Katie Price in a whirlwind romance in January – was the centre of national intrigue when he disappeared last month, eventually cropping up in a Dubai prison with a £140,000 ba
  
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