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• British public head to General Election polling stations

  08-06-2017 18:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Some voters reported queues of people ready to vote this morning as Theresa May issued an eve-of-poll rallying call last night to ‘reignite the British spirit’.
  
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• World Cup LIVE: France vs Senegal updates as England handed injury blow and manager set to leave

  16-06-2026 21:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  England boss Thomas Tuchel has been forced to call up a replacement for the injured defender Tino Livramento, who has withdrawn from the World Cup through injury
  
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• Traffic live: One dead after serious collision on A316 causes major delays

  16-06-2026 21:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  National Highways has warned of two separate lorry fires affecting the M25 in Essex with it closed anti-clockwise between J28 and J27 and also between J27 and J26
  
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• British military boss says 'operations' will have to be cut without added defence funding

  16-06-2026 21:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  After the unprecedented resignation of former Defence Secretary John Healey and his deputy in a massive row about military funding, an armed forces head says operations and training will have to be slashed
  
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• England fans head to Dallas by plane, train and car for Three Lions' first World Cup match vs Croatia

  16-06-2026 20:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Three Lions supporters based in Spain, Scandinavia and Australia are in Texas - Sam Bannister, 41, from Leeds has two tickets and is heading from Kansas City to Dallas overnight
  
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• Man, 41, lied about killing teenage girlfriend because he 'panicked', court hears

  16-06-2026 20:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Recovery truck driver Mohammed Azim is accused of murdering 19-year-old Lily Whitehouse
  
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• 10 years on from the key moment Wagatha Christie scandal began

  16-06-2026 20:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A decade ago, a Euros faux pas ignited perhaps the most infamous WAG feud of all time, setting Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy on a path to that much-quoted tweet
  
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• Convicted rapist freed by accident warned guards it was a mistake to release him

  16-06-2026 20:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Convicted rapist Bernadin Dedic, 48, is on the run from justice after being mistakenly freed from HMP Wormwood Scrubs in February
  
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• Britain to be at 'heart of Europe' as key UK-EU summit announced, Keir Starmer says

  16-06-2026 20:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The PM showed he is cracking on with the job as he announced July 22 for the gathering as he met with European leaders at the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France
  
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• England World Cup fans can sleep in TV star JR Ewing's bed this week at amazing Dallas Southfork ranch

  16-06-2026 20:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: England World Cup fans can pay to sleep in TV star JR Ewing's bed at the World Cup this week, at the Dallas Southfork ranch and museum near the stadium
  
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• Bleach thrown into algae-ridden Reflecting Pool in desperate bid to turn it 'American flag blue' after $14.2m revamp

  16-06-2026 20:13 via dailymail.com
  
  The White House shared photos of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool earlier this month, boasting that DC was 'looking better than ever.'
  
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• Distraught widow left in pieces after beloved engineer husband is killed in B-52 bomber crash just four months after their baby was born

  16-06-2026 20:12 via dailymail.com
  
  The B-52 bomber went down just outside of Los Angeles about 11.20am on Monday just after after taking off from Edwards Air Force Base, killing eight US Air Force members, contractors, and civilians.
  
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• Rivals fans predict ‘messy’ moment after surprise series 3 renewal

  16-06-2026 20:11 via metro.co.uk
  
  The tension between Taggie and Rupert has been enough to get viewers hot under the collar (Picture: Disney +)Rivals is returning for a third season of romance, rivalries and rekindled love affairs, according to Disney+ who has confirmed news that it will be back.
  The announcement comes before the second instalment has even wrapped, with the mid-season finale airing earlier this month.Fans were gutted when they found out they had to wait until November for the second half of season 2 to drop.
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• Driver, 69, who killed woman walking to Take That concert is jailed for one year for causing death by dangerous driving

  16-06-2026 20:08 via dailymail.com
  
  Fiona Hodge, 69, previously denied responsibility for the death of Donna Crossman, 53, who was hit by her car in June 2024 as she walked to Bristol's Ashton Gate Stadium.
  
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• A Tory victory in Aberdeen's by-election would be a humbling for Swinney - and offer hope to the Granite City

  16-06-2026 20:06 via dailymail.com
  
  Anas Sarwar must be wondering what he has to do to kick off a rebellion.
  
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• England 1966 legend recalls his win bonus and says he would love Three Lions to win World Cup 60 years later

  16-06-2026 20:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: England 1966 legend Terry Paine has recalled his win bonus after winning the World Cup, and said he still dreams of the Three Lions winning football's top competition 60 years later
  
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• Transfer news LIVE: Tottenham agree £52m deal, Sandro Tonali update, Man Utd bid imminent

  16-06-2026 19:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The latest transfer news and rumours with updates on Darwin Nunez, Ayyoub Bouaddi, Mateus Fernandes, Jarrod Bowen, Ederson and more
  
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• Boys at Wyoming school are shackled to chairs with masks over the head, beaten and humiliated by teachers in campaign of horror, lawsuit says

  16-06-2026 19:57 via dailymail.com
  
  Staff at the Wyoming Boys' School in Worland, a facility where delinquent juveniles were sent by courts, allegedly humiliated and abused teen boys to punish them for bad behavior.
  
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• Rodri slammed over ‘arrogant’ and ‘disrespectful’ Cape Verde comments after Spain draw

  16-06-2026 19:46 via metro.co.uk
  
  Spain captain Rodri accused Cape Verde of refusing to ‘get past midfield’ (Picture: Getty)French World Cup winner Emmanuel Petit has accused Rodri of ‘arrogance’ and ‘disrespect’ after the midfielder appeared to criticise Cape Verde’s tactical approach against Spain.Cape Verde pulled off one of the biggest shocks in recent World Cup memory as they held European champions Spain to a goalless draw in their opening Group H match on Monday.Veteran goalkeepe
  
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• Scotland WAGS pose for photo on the streets of Boston during World Cup frenzy

  16-06-2026 19:43 via dailymail.com
  
  Lined up on the streets of Boston and decked out in the Scotland national team strips, they could pass for a football team.
  
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• Hollywood actress Cate Blanchett set to teach drama at Oxford University as visiting professor

  16-06-2026 19:37 via dailymail.com
  
  The Oscar-winning actress said she would cause a 'creative rumpus' when she takes up her post among the Dreaming Spires this autumn.
  
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• Heartbroken family of dog shot dead by LAPD over noise complaint is gifted over $100k by well-wishers

  16-06-2026 19:37 via dailymail.com
  
  Jameson, a two-year-old Golden Saint Berdoodle, was shot dead by the Los Angeles Police Department on Saturday night while his owner, Marie Marseille, celebrated the Knicks' win.
  
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• ‘A game of two halves not four quarters!’ World Cup fans send message to FIFA over controversial rule change

  16-06-2026 19:28 via metro.co.uk
  
  Metro readers have taken a cynical view of FIFA’s hydration breaks (Picture: Getty)FIFA’s mandatory three-minute hydration breaks during World Cup matches are proving as controversial as they are cooling.
  Players appear split over interruptions that some say kill the flow of the game ,while coaches embrace them as tactical timeouts.The breaks were introduced after the sweltering Club World Cup in the United States last year when soaring temperatures and oppressive humidity fueled co
  
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• Driver who killed Take That fan on her way to a concert jailed for just a year

  16-06-2026 19:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  Fiona Hodge (left) was found guilty of causing the death of Donna Crossman (right) by careless driving (Picture: Avon & Somerset Police/SWNS/BPM Media)A woman who killed a Take That fan after running her over while she was walking to a gig has been jailed for just a year.Fiona Hodge, 69, hit Donna Crossman, 53, with her Citroen as the concertgoer was heading over the Brunel Way flyover towards Bristol’s Ashton Gate Stadium on the evening of June 9, 2024.Ms Crossman, from Bridgend in W
  
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• England's 'Band of Brothers' is ready for World Cup opener as 'elder siblings' usher Three Lions into new era

  16-06-2026 19:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Bukayo Saka, 25, described his Arsenal teammate Noni Madueke as a 'brother' despite their competition for the right wing spot, and team spirit is vital at this World Cup, says Tuchel.
  
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• Is this Britain's youngest drug kingpin? 14yo boy was boss of family-run drug dealing business that included his girlfriend and her relatives

  16-06-2026 19:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Jack Barrett, now 21, pictured with his girlfriend Mia Henry-Bristow, was just starting his first year of GCSE studies at school when he became the 'principal figure' in the illicit enterprise.
  
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• Brit remigration activist who wants to carry Charlie Kirk’s legacy attacked in Manchester

  16-06-2026 19:22 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 British ‘remigration’ activist was giving a public debate on colonisation when he was allegedly attacked from behind.Two youths and one person in their 20s have been arrested on suspicion of robbery and assault in central Manchester.Thomas Moffitt, known as Young Bob, was sitting at a Charlie Kirk-esque ‘Change my mind’ stand.He was
  
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• Russian warship fires close to UK yacht in English Channel 'near-miss' clash

  16-06-2026 19:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Just days after Royal Marine commandos stormed a Kremlin 'shadow fleet' sanctions-busting ship fresh alarm breaks out after Russian warship opens fire close to a UK registered yacht
  
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• Putin's warship fires warning shot at UK yacht near Isle of Wight in 'near-miss' clash

  16-06-2026 19:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Just days after Royal Marine commandos stormed a Kremlin 'shadow fleet' sanctions-busting ship fresh alarm breaks out after Russian warship opens fire close to a UK registered yacht
  
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• Chelsea begin talks to sign £47m Man City target after Marc Cucurella sale

  16-06-2026 19:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  Chelsea are in talks over a deal to sign Marco Palestra (Getty)Chelsea have made an approach to sign Atalanta left-back Marco Palestra, according to reports in Italy.The 21-year-old spent last season in loan at Cagliari and played as a right wing-back with the club finishing 14th in Serie A.Palestra impressed during his stint at Cagliari as he was awarded Serie A’s best defender and was also recorded as the quickest player in the division with an average sprint speed of 27.96 km/h.Accordi
  
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