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• BREAKING: Sepp Blatter to stand down as FIFA president, saying it needs ''profound restructuring''

  02-06-2015 21:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sepp Blatter will call a FIFA congress to elect a new president after standing down - updates from Zurich here
  
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• Population of England and Wales reaches record 62million despite more than 600,000 people emigrating abroad - while births hit lowest level since 1978

  29-07-2026 11:56 via dailymail.com
  
  Figures reveal a 224,000 increase in the population over the year to June 2025, equivalent to growth of just under half a per cent.
  
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• Mystery as body of British woman, 38, is found in a suitcase in Athens with US Interpol office helping to identify her

  29-07-2026 11:56 via dailymail.com
  
  Investigators established that she flew to Greece on June 29 from the United States after travelling via Cyprus.
  
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• Farage: Offensive Greens post makes me and colleagues targets for violence

  29-07-2026 11:56 via dailymail.com
  
  The Reform leader accused Mr Polanski of inciting violence by sharing a post glorifying Mr Farage's murder on his social media, for which he is yet to apologise.
  
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• Hero father who stepped in to protect passengers during Huntingdon train mass stabbing is left paralysed and unable to work

  29-07-2026 11:54 via dailymail.com
  
  Raza Aslam, 44, was one of eleven people treated in hospital following the mass stabbing on the 6.25pm Doncaster to London King's Cross LNER service on November 1 last year.
  
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• Joe Tate makes utterly bizarre announcement in Emmerdale

  29-07-2026 11:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  Joe Tate made a very unexpected announcement (Picture: ITV)The following article contains spoilers from the episode of Emmerdale dated July 29. It hasn’t aired on ITV1 yet, but can be viewed on ITVX and YouTube.When Joe Tate (Ned Porteous) organises a family lunch in Emmerdale, you know something is up.This is the view Dawn Taylor (Olivia Bromley) had when he made the announcement in today’s episode, and she had a perfectly good reason to feel worried.Yesterday, Dawn’s ex Bill
  
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• More European tourism destinations are hit by wildfires as villages are evacuated on top Greek holiday island and France battles flare ups in 40C heat

  29-07-2026 11:51 via dailymail.com
  
  Footage shared on social media shows bright orange flames rising above the mountains as dark clouds of smoke engulf the island.
  
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• Backflip from the ABC after outrage over activist's violent Gina Rinehart segment the taxpayer-funded broadcaster defended as 'satirical'

  29-07-2026 11:51 via dailymail.com
  
  The ABC aired a graphic description of violence against Gina Rinehart, Australia's richest person, last week.
  
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• Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's alleged stalker to stand trial in December

  29-07-2026 11:50 via dailymail.com
  
  Prosecutors claim Alex Jenkinson, 39, threatened the Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on 6 May near Marsh Farm, on the Sandringham estate in Norfolk. Andrew is due give evidence later today.
  
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• DJ Kavinsky, who performed at the Olympics, found dead at his home aged 50

  29-07-2026 11:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  DJ Kavinsky has died aged 50 (Picture: Thibaud Moritz / AFP via Getty Images)French musician Vincent Belorgey – better known as DJ Kavinsky – has died aged 50 at his home in Paris.The electropop legend was best known for his song Nightcall, which featured as the title track for 2011’s Drive, starring Ryan Gosling.He performed the track at the 2024 Olympic Games closing ceremony, alongside Belgian singer Angèle.‘An inquiry into the cause of death has been opened to
  
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• Andy Burnham speech live: Emotional PM makes THREE key pledges to finally fix social care crisis

  29-07-2026 11:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Andy Burnham is outlining how he will fix the creaking social care sector in a major speech this morning, and even invited Kemi Badenoch and Ed Davey into cross-party talks
  
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• Manchester incident live: Huge city centre cordon as trams halted and police swarm

  29-07-2026 11:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The incident has happened on Market Street, one of Manchester city centre's busiest shopping areas, with police and paramedics spotted at the scene
  
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• How old are the actors playing EastEnders’ teens?

  29-07-2026 11:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  One storyline has put Walford’s younger generation centre stage (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)EastEnders’ younger cast have become the talk of Albert Square as the soap’s gripping Joel Marshall mystery continues to unfold.Amy Mitchell, Avani Nandra-Hart, Barney Mitchell, Joel Marshall and Lily Slater have all found themselves at the centre of EastEnders’ latest storyline, as the fallout from Joel’s attack continues to unfold.After Joel was left badly hu
  
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• Binman's trick to stop maggots taking over your food waste bin

  29-07-2026 11:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As many people in the UK start using their food waste bins for the first time, a binman has shared how to keep maggots from making themselves at home inside
  
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• What happened in Naga Munchetty’s bullying probe? Inside scandal before BBC Breakfast exit

  29-07-2026 11:42 via metro.co.uk
  
  Naga Munchetty is leaving BBC Breakfast for Radio 5 Live (Picture: BBC Breakfast)It was reported as long ago as last summer that Naga Munchetty was considering quitting BBC Breakfast, which she this week announced.It came after the broadcaster’s flagship morning programme was hit with bullying allegations, including against the TV presenter, which reportedly resulted in a formal investigation. The BBC last year drafted in a PwC consultant to help review the culture around the famous
  
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• Britain sees biggest rise in antisemitic incidents out of major countries as report warns anti-Jewish attitudes are becoming more widespread

  29-07-2026 11:40 via dailymail.com
  
  A task force has told of its 'alarm about the deadly reality of antisemitism that Jewish communities worldwide confront at levels unprecedented since World War II'.
  
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• Boy, 9, fighting for life after horror Birmingham crash as police arrest two

  29-07-2026 11:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police were called to Masshouse Lane in Kings Norton at around 5.55pm on Tuesday where a child was found with serious injuries
  
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• 'I'm a doctor and always wear suntan lotion inside for very simple reason'

  29-07-2026 11:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A fourth heatwave has just got underway for much of the UK, with temperatures set to hit up to 35C, but with long spells of sunshine comes a higher risk of sunburn and skin cancer
  
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• Andy Burnham speech live: Emotional PM vows to fix social care crisis while paying tribute to dad's carers

  29-07-2026 11:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Andy Burnham is outlining how he will fix the creaking social care sector in a major speech this morning, and even invited Kemi Badenoch and Ed Davey into cross-party talks
  
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• New top account paying 5% 'for first time since 2024' means '£760 extra'

  29-07-2026 11:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The best fixed-rate savings bond has climbed back to 5% for the first time since 2024
  
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• Michelin-starred restaurant shuts suddenly as 'devastated' owner blames Labour's 'never ending' tax hikes

  29-07-2026 11:23 via dailymail.com
  
  Sorrel, in Dorking, Surrey, told diners this week in an email that their upcoming booking had been cancelled after making 'the very difficult decision' to close with immediate effect.
  
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• Funeral director Robert Bush faces more harrowing victim accounts after being confronted by grieving mums

  29-07-2026 11:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. Robert Bush, who ran Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull, was bravely confronted by a grieving mother whose son she entrusted to his care but whose remains were left on the floor for two years
  
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• Mum's horror as funeral director Robert bush gave her animal remains instead of her baby's

  29-07-2026 11:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Devastated mum Lucy Ness is now joining forces with three other bereaved mums to call for action and regulate the funeral industry as Robert Bush of Legacy Independent Funeral Directors faces sentencing
  
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• Brits warned popular beach activity could leave you £80,000 out of pocket

  29-07-2026 11:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  If you're heading to the beach you may see this fun-looking activity on offer, but tourists are being warned that taking part could invalidate your insurance - and other surprising things can also see your insurer refuse to pay out
  
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• Desperate search for Brit pro-surfer missing off Portuguese coast as board 'seen drifting'

  29-07-2026 11:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Pro surfer Arran Strong, 27, went missing during a paddleboarding challenge off the coast of Portugal on Monday, with a lifeboat crews and other 999 teams launching a frantic search
  
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• Manchester United consider signing former £67m Arsenal target on free transfer

  29-07-2026 11:17 via metro.co.uk
  
  Dusan Vlahovic is available on a free transfer (Getty)Manchester United are considering a move for former Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic, according to reports.Vlahovic scored 10 goals for Juventus last season and is now a free agent after his contract with the Serie A club expired earlier this summer.The 26-year-old, who was wanted by Arsenal four years ago, is on Barcelona’s striker shortlist this summer, while he has already received an offer to join Besiktas.According to the i Paper,
  
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• George Michael's former best friend is sued by singer's estate after releasing secret album and unseen footage of the Wham! star

  29-07-2026 11:16 via dailymail.com
  
  The ex-Wham! chart-topper, who died aged 53 on Christmas Day 2016, is the subject of a new film called Trojan Souls - The Greatest Album That Was Never Made.
  
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• Ed Miliband 'seizes control of Labour's Brexit reset' as he meets French and Spanish counterparts

  29-07-2026 11:15 via dailymail.com
  
  He will play a 'greater role' in talks with the EU than his predecessors at the Foreign Office.
  
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• The town facing down claims it has 'too many old people' as residents object to an eighth care home

  29-07-2026 11:13 via dailymail.com
  
  If approved in a planning meeting today, the 66-bed facility would be the eighth nursing home in the tiny Norfolk town of Diss, in addition to 23 residential care homes.
  
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• Bus driver who was sacked for catching thief reveals tactics on dealing with fare dodgers

  29-07-2026 11:09 via metro.co.uk
  
  A fare dodger is tackled as he runs through the gates (Picture: Channel 5)A bus driver who was sacked for fighting a thief has revealed how he coped with the fare dodgers he had to deal with every day.Mark Hehir, who drove a London bus for two years, warned it is not worth fighting with those trying to board for free.
  This is despite fare dodgers costing Transport for London £165 million a year, which almost cancels out the £168 million saved by the network after raising the prices
  
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