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• Bison hurls man 8ft in the air after chasing him through trees

  13-07-2026 10:16 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 PageA man was seriously injured after a bison bull charged at him and hurled him above its head in Wyoming.
  A seemingly serene day at Yellowstone National Park turned into a near-death experience when a bison attacked a man in front of hikers.The tourist was left with serious injuries, including a broken hip, during the encounter, which saw him fly through the a
  
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• Ukraine to present its anti-ballistic programme at Paris meeting today, Zelenskyy says – Europe live

  13-07-2026 17:00 via theguardian.com
  Emmanuel Macron hosts ‘coalition of the willing’ in Paris amid hopes that Ukraine’s recent advances could force Putin towards negotiationsin KyivMeanwhile, Russia has been forced to suspend shipping in the Sea of Azov after 90 vessels were targeted by Ukrainian drones in less than a week. Continue reading...
  
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• World Cup 2026: England’s James ready for semi-final, Bilic returns as Croatia coach – live

  13-07-2026 16:59 via theguardian.com
  Latest news as final week of World Cup gets under wayPower rankings | Sign up to Football Daily | Email usI mean, just look at him.In which regard, here are some words on the great man. Continue reading...
  
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• Person reported killed during ICE operation in Maine, state house speaker says – US politics live

  13-07-2026 16:58 via theguardian.com
  Ryan Fecteau says person was reportedly shot in Biddeford, with authorities on the scene to investigateSign up for the Breaking News US emailThe Democrat’s outgoing senator for Michigan Gary Peters has endorsed member of Congress Haley Stevens to be his successor over Abdul El-Sayed in the state’s neck-and-neck primary race set for 4 August.“She has demonstrated to me time and time again that she’s a fighter,” Peters told the Detroit News. “We need workhorses
  
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• Trump claims US will reinstate Iranian blockade and charge fee for ships crossing strait of Hormuz – Middle East crisis live

  13-07-2026 16:42 via theguardian.com
  US president says strait will remain open ‘with or without’ Iran and there will be a 20% rate charged on all cargo shippedUS launches new attack wave on Iran as Tehran says diplomacy has proven ‘futile’Bahrain’s military has accused Iran of targeting civilians with its latest attacks on the country, after Tehran said it had struck US military facilities and infrastructure there earlier.“Iran continues its systematic hostile approach through its heinous attacks
  
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• Seagulls are getting drunk on ants and causing traffic chaos in UK seaside towns

  13-07-2026 16:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  Seagulls are gorging on flying ants, which release an acid that makes the birds woozy (Picture: Shutterstock / Stephen A. Waycott)Drunk seagulls are causing traffic jams along England’s south coast, experts have warned.Ornithologists – scientists who study birds – say the gulls are snacking on flying ants, which have become active during this summer’s successive heatwaves.But the ants release an acid which makes the birds intoxicated, causing them to stumble around and g
  
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• JP Morgan boss pressed by US senator about bank’s contact with Jeffrey Epstein

  13-07-2026 16:26 via theguardian.com
  Elizabeth Warren asked Jamie Dimon if he took advice from child sex offender while lobbying against UK tax on bankers’ bonusesA leading Democratic senator has written to the JP Morgan Chase boss Jamie Dimon to request clarification on the bank’s contact with the child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Elizabeth Warren, the top Democrat on the senate banking committee, wrote to the Wall Street grandee last week to ask if he took advice from Epstein while lobbying against a UK tax on banker
  
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• US company to send giant mirror to space so it can sell reflected sunlight

  13-07-2026 16:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  Reflect Orbital’s mirror will reflect the sun’s rays back to Earth for extra solar energy (Picture Getty/Metro)Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird. It’s a plane. No, it’s a 60-foot mirror designed to reflect sunlight back to Earth after dark.The US government has given a start-up the green light to build a 142kg satellite that will be launched about 650km above your head.Eärendil-1, about the size of a fridge, would then unfurl
  
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• Trump's four-word response marking two years since near-assassination in Butler as Secret Service blunders pile up

  13-07-2026 16:23 via dailymail.com
  
  Two years since the assassination attempt on Donald Trump's life in Butler, Pennsylvania, the President is thanking God for his safety - not his Secret Service detail.
  
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• Prince Harry is feeling 'really energised' after visiting King Charles with Meghan and his children for first time in four years

  13-07-2026 16:22 via dailymail.com
  
  The Duke of Sussex was reportedly 'very happy' that his wife and children joined him to spend time with his father and stepmother, Queen Camilla, at Highgrove.
  
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• Aussie hospital goes to war with gym neighbours over vibrations from classes and dropping weights it says could compromise surgeries

  13-07-2026 16:22 via dailymail.com
  
  Perth Day Hospital has taken a Fitness Cartel location to the Supreme Court over a noise complaint.
  
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• Boy, 3, dies after falling from hotel window while playing with dad

  13-07-2026 16:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  A three-year-old boy was rushed to Paphos General Hospital after a horror fall (Picture: thisispafos.com)A three-year-old British boy has died after falling out of a fourth-floor window in a hotel corridor.The child was on holiday with his family in Cyprus and playing with his dad, aged 37, when the tragedy occurred.Having checked into the hotel in Chloraka, Paphos, on Saturday, their holiday had only just begun.Then, at around 6:40pm yesterday, local police received a call after the boy plunge
  
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• Andrey Santos explains decision to leave Chelsea for £48m Manchester United transfer

  13-07-2026 16:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  Andrey Santos has joined Man Utd in a deal worth £48m (Picture: Getty)Andrey Santos says it is an ‘incredible feeling’ to join Manchester United after completing a £48m transfer from Chelsea.‘Everything about Manchester United is special; it is an incredible feeling to join a club that some of my biggest idols have represented,’ the Brazilian said.‘As a midfielder, I am really excited to have the opportunity to learn from Michael Carrick, he is the perf
  
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• Three family members found dead in Ballymena home

  13-07-2026 16:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police have launched an investigation after three family members were found dead at a property in the Ballymena area of Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
  
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• Tragedy after curious Louisiana boy, 3, sneaked into neighbor's unlocked car on roasting day

  13-07-2026 16:10 via dailymail.com
  
  Jahcari James, 3, wandered from his Ponchatoula home and climbed into his neighbor's parked car. He was unable to get out, and later died inside the hot vehicle.
  
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• Referee who was dropped for World Cup after arrest for sexual assault, dies aged 38

  13-07-2026 16:09 via metro.co.uk
  
  Rob Dieperink had been due to officiate at the 2026 World Cup (Photo: Getty)Dutch referee Rob Dieperink, who was dropped for the World Cup after being arrested in the UK earlier this year, has died aged 38.The Dutch football association (KNVB) announced the shocking news on Monday, with a statement reading: ‘We are shocked and deeply saddened by the passing of referee Rob Dieperink.‘With Rob, the refereeing community loses a highly valued referee with international experience, but a
  
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• 'Hero' father, 48, reveals how he saved boy from drowning when mother screamed 'will you save my son? I can't swim' as two other men died trying to rescue the youngster and his brother

  13-07-2026 16:08 via dailymail.com
  
  Two men died on Seaton Carew beach in Hartlepool yesterday afternoon as they also attempted to rescue the 'little lad' from the water.
  
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• Woman dies after swimming at Plymouth beauty spot

  13-07-2026 16:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Devon and Cornwall Police were called at around 4.50pm on Saturday, July 11, following a report of a woman suffering a medical episode after swimming at Devil’s Point
  
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• Mother is killed by train as she pushes her daughter, two, to safety after walking onto railway crossing

  13-07-2026 16:02 via dailymail.com
  
  A young mother has been tragically killed by a train as she pushed her two-year-old daughter to safety after walking onto a railway crossing. 
  
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• England legend says Three Lions can beat Argentina and lay the 'Hand of God' to rest

  13-07-2026 16:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Peter Reid, 70, famously tried to chase down Diego Maradona before he scored the second goal at the Azteca in Mexico in the 1986 World Cup quarter final. England meet their old foes at the World Cup in Wednesday's semi-final
  
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• World Cup scouting report: the lowdown on England’s semi-final opponents Argentina | Nick Ames

  13-07-2026 16:00 via theguardian.com
  Defending champions will pose a threat with Messi’s genius but their lack of width and energy in the midfield offers encouragement for Thomas TuchelSwitzerland knew how to deal with Lionel Messi. They congested the centre of the pitch and made it impossible for him to find angles for threaded passes or rapier finishes. One of Messi’s trademark moves, when the tempo has slowed, is to go through the gears with a quick bounce pass off one of his teammates near the edge of the box. The i
  
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• The best camping tents in the UK: 10 expert picks for every outdoor adventure

  13-07-2026 16:00 via theguardian.com
  Planning a summer camping trip? From spacious family-size tents to festival-friendly pop-ups, these are our top picks for a pitch-perfect holiday• The best camping mattresses and sleeping matsSleeping under canvas is a simple, affordable and joyful experience. A good camping or festival trip lives or dies by one thing, though: a decent tent. You need somewhere roomy, waterproof and comfortable to sleep and hang out in, especially if the weather isn’t looking so balmy.Tents come in man
  
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• Map reveals areas most at risk to wildfires as heatwave sparks huge infernos across the UK

  13-07-2026 16:00 via dailymail.com
  
  The Met Office's Fire Severity Index (FSI) said parts of southern England were most at risk from blazes including around Chichester and Bognor Regis in West Sussex.
  
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• Killings continue on Del Monte farm in Kenya, families say, after G4S hired for security

  13-07-2026 16:00 via theguardian.com
  Exclusive: Three men killed in incidents over past year allegedly involving G4S guards, who replaced in-house team after previous deathsBereaved families and politicians have raised alarm about continued killings on Del Monte’s pineapple farm in Kenya despite the company hiring G4S to replace its in-house security team after previous deaths were exposed by the Guardian.Del Monte appointed G4S to guard the farm, which is estimated to cover at least 40 sq km, the area of a small city, after
  
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• Britons to use e-gates in Switzerland as Starmer seals £5.2bn trade deal

  13-07-2026 16:00 via theguardian.com
  Roaming charges also scrapped and trading terms continue for medicines, cars, art, jewellery and other goodsBritish nationals can expect shorter passport queues at Swiss airports and border crossings after a £5.2bn trade deal was sealed by Keir Starmer, likely his last big international agreement as prime minister.As part of the deal they will be able to use e-gates from later this year, starting with exit checks at Zurich airport and with Basel and Geneva, a leading airport for business a
  
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• ‘As if a hurricane had passed’: Puerto Ricans at breaking point after weeks without water

  13-07-2026 16:00 via theguardian.com
  Shortages triggered by pipeline rupture drive up costs and deepen frustrations, as pressure grows on water utilityJonathan Collazo owns two restaurants in a bustling section of San Juan, which has been plagued by water outages, severely disrupting the daily lives of residents and businesses alike.The water scarcity is part of an escalating frustration felt by thousands of customers of Puerto Rico’s water utility over the past several months, prompting the governor to activate the national
  
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• Twelve people arrested after ‘extreme right-wing terror threat’ against Islamic event

  13-07-2026 15:57 via metro.co.uk
  
  The event was being held on the grounds of Shrubland Hall in Suffolk (Picture: Estate)An Islamic event was forced to close early this weekend due to alleged threats from a group of extreme right-wing terrorists.Twelve people have been arrested for threatening the UK Ijtima event in Shrubland Hall, Suffolk.Three of the 12 suspects were arrested in Surrey on Sunday on suspicion of conspiracy to murder, police said.Commander Helen Flanagan, head of Counter Terrorism Polici
  
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• Meet Wimbledon champion Jannik Sinner’s girlfriend, Miss Universe Denmark finalist Laila Hasanovic

  13-07-2026 15:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  Laila Hasanovic has been linked to other sporting stars in the past (Picture: Ap photo/Kin Cheung)Laila Hasanovic was seen celebrating in the stands at Centre Court after her boyfriend, Jannik Sinner, won the men’s singles title at Wimbledon.The 24-year-old from Italy defeated Alexander Zverev, 29, from Germany on Sunday afternoon.Sinner made his way up to his support crew after his win, who were seated courtside, and embraced them all, including girlfriend Hasanovic.He first confirmed he
  
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• Jeremy Vine moved to tears on live TV following murder of Ann Widdecombe

  13-07-2026 15:55 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 PageJeremy Vine was left tearful during a discussion about Ann Widdecombe’s murder investigation on his Channel 5 show on Monday.The 61-year-old TV presenter was discussing the latest developments in the investigation, after counter-terrorism police announced they are now leading the case amid new evidence.Show guest Iain Dale was also choked up as he reca
  
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• 'I visited the UK's flying ant epicentre - the local tales turned my stomach'

  13-07-2026 15:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  With Flying Ant season in full swing, Mirror reporter Julia Banim visited Brighton, where ‘drunk’ and frenzied seagulls have left locals alarmed with their frantic feasting
  
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