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• British grandfather who spent 5 years in Iran prison will be released ‘within a week’ 

  26-07-2016 23:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kamal Foroughi, 76, could be released from Evin Prison 'within a week', five years after he was arrested without explanation while working in Tehran as a business consultant.
  
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• Albanese savagely mocks Angus Taylor after his stand-up comedy routine bombed at the Midwinter Ball... and all the insider detail from Parliament's night of nights

  02-07-2026 07:41 via dailymail.com
  
  One of the enduring traditions of the Midwinter Ball is the annual speeches.
  
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• Mumn rushes girl to hospital after squishy toy gel leaves girl blistered

  02-07-2026 07:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The seven-year-old had not heated the toy and says it just broke open
  
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• 16-year-old boy in hospital after ‘life-threatening’ Birmingham shooting

  02-07-2026 07:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  The shooting happened just before 5.30pm yesterday (Picture: Google)A 16-year-old boy has suffered potentially life-threatening injuries after being shot in Birmingham, police said.West Midlands Police said the boy was taken to hospital with gunshot wounds after the shooting on Bowyer Road, near St Saviours Road, shortly before 5.30pm on Wednesday.Officers said in a statement that although the shooting happened near a mosque, they do not think at this stage the incident was
  
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• Long Island music teacher raped and murdered 25-year-old sister-in-law, police say

  02-07-2026 07:23 via dailymail.com
  
  Joseph Horner, waited until his wife left town on a bachelorette trip before allegedly luring Victoria Castle, 25, upstairs with a simple request: help move a piano. She wouldn't make it downstairs alive.
  
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• Logan Paul and Alix Earle reunite as Michael Rubin hosts bevy of rich and famous at his $50m Hamptons mansion ahead of exclusive White Party

  02-07-2026 07:16 via dailymail.com
  
  The pair were seen locked in conversation at a quiet BBQ on Tuesday night held at the palatial Hamptons mansion of Fanatics boss, Michael Rubin, on the eve of his famed White Party.
  
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• Teenage boy accused of kidnapping a girl, 17, outside her school to marry her 'against her will' faces court

  02-07-2026 07:12 via dailymail.com
  
  Ayom Deng, 18, was arrested in Melbourne's west on Wednesday over an incident near Keysborough Secondary College in Springvale South.
  
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• Fresh blow for Australians after $1.2billion wiped out in First Guardian, Shield super fund collapse

  02-07-2026 07:10 via dailymail.com
  
  Australians who poured their retirement savings into the failed First Guardian and Shield investment funds have received more bad news.
  
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• The fastest growing craze in the kink world? Asking to be racially abused

  02-07-2026 07:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sex workers are frequently asked for this controversial kink (Picture: getty/ Metro)‘I was waiting for the ghost of Martin Luther King Jr to appear and be like, “We did not march on Washington so you can fantasise about getting beat up by some white Guy”.’ This is how African American BDSM practitioner Mollena Lee Williams-Haas, 57, felt the first time she ever considered participating in race play in 1994.A controversial preference, race play is the act of making e
  
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• Mutant bed bugs on the rise in UK after building resistance to insecticides

  02-07-2026 07:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  New bedbug infestations – such as this one – are popping up all over the UK (Picture: James Rhoades)Bedbug infestations are soaring in the UK as the critters are becoming more resistant to the chemicals used to kill them, Metro can reveal.One London borough alone has had to tackle 40% more bedbug infestations this year, compared to the same period in 2025, data shows.Pest controllers say they are being flooded with cases and that the parasites are now resistant to most major insecti
  
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• England injury scare, shock DR Congo tragedy, dramatic boycott threat – World Cup round-up

  02-07-2026 07:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  There was plenty of drama that unfolded on the latest day of World Cup action, with England, DR Congo, Belgium, Senegal, United States and Bosnia & Herzegovina all in action
  
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• Sally Contarino search breakthrough: 'Trace' found as her family debunk 'distressing' rumours - and why middle-class Aussie girl obsessed with Thelma & Louise was alone in Las Vegas

  02-07-2026 06:41 via dailymail.com
  
  Friends and family tell the Daily Mail why Melbourne woman Sally Grace Contarino, 26, kept returning to Las Vegas - and debunk rumours circulating online about her reason for being there.
  
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• Ohio police rescue 16 children who 'looked like feral animals' living in house of horrors

  02-07-2026 06:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Four adults have been arrested following the shocking discovery of 16 children inside a tiny decaying house where they are believed to have been for over four years
  
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• Met Office issues heatwave verdict as UK weather maps turn volcanic red for 39C scorcher

  02-07-2026 06:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The UK is bracing for another heatwave as temperatures are expected to soar to 39C next week, as another heat warning has been issued to several areas across England
  
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• Why a middle-class Aussie girl obsessed with Thelma & Louise was alone in US' human-trafficking capital before vanishing: As 'trace' of Sally Contarino is found, her family debunk 'distressing' rumours about what she was doing in Las Vegas

  02-07-2026 06:25 via dailymail.com
  
  Friends and family tell the Daily Mail why Melbourne woman Sally Grace Contarino, 26, kept returning to Las Vegas - and debunk rumours circulating online about her reason for being there.
  
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• Fresh blow for Australians after $1.2billion wiped out in super fund collapse

  02-07-2026 06:25 via dailymail.com
  
  Australians who poured their retirement savings into the failed First Guardian and Shield investment funds have received more bad news.
  
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• Climber miraculously survives 1,500 foot plunge down California mountain

  02-07-2026 06:22 via dailymail.com
  
  A novice climber miraculously survived after she fell 1,500 feet down California's Mount Shasta over the weekend.
  
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• DR Congo manager's reaction to sudden announcement of dad's death after England World Cup defeat

  02-07-2026 06:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  DR Congo's medical officer shared the sad news regarding manager Sebastien Desabre's family at the end of his press conference at the World Cup in Atlanta
  
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• DR Congo announce manager's dad's death in press conference after England defeat

  02-07-2026 06:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  DR Congo's medical officer shared the sad news regarding manager Sebastien Desabre's family at the end of his press conference at the World Cup in Atlanta
  
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• Tripadvisor’s AI gives glowing reviews to ‘dangerous’ hotels, new investigation finds

  02-07-2026 06:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  AI summaries may look useful, but in some cases, scrolling down to guest reviews tells a different story (Picture: Metro/Getty Images)Tripadvisor’s new AI review summaries are masking reports of food poisoning, sexual harassment and serious hygiene failures, according to a new investigation by consumer watchdog Which?.When browsing Tripadvisor, holidaymakers now find an AI summary at the top of the page for the hotel they are looking at.
  These summaries may look useful in giving quick and
  
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• Russia hits Kyiv with ballistic missiles and drones as residents flee to subway shelters

  02-07-2026 05:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Russia launched a large-scale overnight missile and drone attack on Kyiv, forcing residents to shelter in subway stations as powerful explosions rocked the Ukrainian capital, sparking fires across multiple districts and causing an apartment building to collapse.
  
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• Aussie woman avoids jail after 'wicked' abuse of a one-year-old puppy for chewing her stuff after she is caught on camera

  02-07-2026 05:42 via dailymail.com
  
  Lani Beattie, 23, was filmed by a passerby standing over 'lifeless' Roxy in the backyard of her Beckenham home on October 13 last year.
  
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• Small town mayor's nephew, 7, is tragically found dead near Albany

  02-07-2026 05:33 via dailymail.com
  
  Hamtramck Mayor Adam Alharbi confirmed on social media that his missing nephew, seven-year-old nephew Harbe Nagi was found dead.
  
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• Politician's stand-up comedy routine bombs at the Midwinter Ball... and who had the country's political and media elite in stitches: All the insider detail from Parliament's night of nights

  02-07-2026 05:04 via dailymail.com
  
  One of the enduring traditions of the Midwinter Ball is the annual speeches.
  
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• Bitter polar blast to freeze millions of Aussies with snow dumps finally expected on our barren ski fields

  02-07-2026 05:01 via dailymail.com
  
  A strong cold front lurking over the Great Australian Bight is surging towards Tasmania and the south-east mainland
  
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• Grandfather, 84, dies after his family was trapped inside his Gold Coast home during a suspected arson attack

  02-07-2026 04:48 via dailymail.com
  
  A Gold Coast grandfather has died after he and his family were allegedly locked inside a burning home.
  
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• Accused Aussie killer's wrathful encounter with a woman after a motorbike accident weeks before he allegedly strangled Thai teen: 'King Kong'

  02-07-2026 04:43 via dailymail.com
  
  A woman said she crossed paths with the alleged killer on June 5 when they were involved in a motorbike accident outside an apartment complex.
  
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• Man City begin talks to sign £51m midfielder after Manchester United and Chelsea approach

  02-07-2026 04:32 via metro.co.uk
  
  Manchester City are in talks to sign Eduardo Camavinga (Getty)Manchester City have opened talks with Real Madrid over a deal for Eduardo Camavinga, according to reports in Spain.City, who appointed Enzo Maresca as Pep Guardiola’s successor this week, have already agreed a deal with Nottingham Forest to sign Elliot Anderson for a club record £116 million but are in the market for another central midfielder.Camavinga, meanwhile, has struggled with injuries over the past two seaso
  
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• Capital of US state forced to make embarrassing U-turn after 'raising' the Somali flag above City Hall

  02-07-2026 04:32 via dailymail.com
  
  The Columbus Recreation and Parks Department referenced celebrating the 'unification of the Trust Territory of Somaliland and the State of Somaliland into the Somali Republic in 1960.'
  
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• Father from hell learns fate after shooting dead 'favorite son' and injuring two of his other kids on day of sentencing for another heinous crime

  02-07-2026 04:31 via dailymail.com
  
  Jeffery Smerer learned his fate on Monday for fatally shooting his 'favorite' son Kayleb, 17, and leaving his 13-year-old son, Bentley, and 12-year-old daughter Kinzley critically injured.
  
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