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• Briton Murray first on against Haase

  01-07-2015 22:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Andy Murray will take on Robin Haase in Thursday's opening match Court One as rain is forecast at Wimbledon.
  
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• Jose Mourinho sends message to Arsenal over Vinicius Junior transfer

  25-07-2026 19:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  Real Madrid head coach Jose Mourinho (Picture: Getty)Jose Mourinho wants Real Madrid to reject any attempt from Arsenal to sign Brazilian winger Vinicius Junior, according to reports.The reigning Premier League champions are keen to bolster their options on the left wing and have begun exploring a blockbuster move for the Real Madrid star.Direct talks between both clubs have not been initiated, but there is ‘approval at all levels’ within Arsenal for a move for the 26-year-old.Vinic
  
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• My mum insists I’m her ‘best friend’ — and it’s starting to impact my love life

  25-07-2026 19:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  There’s nothing stronger than a mother’s love… (Picture: Getty/ Metro)One of the greatest parts of finding your ‘perfect match’ is being able to share the news with friends and family.But for this week’s Sex Column reader, it’s the thing she dreads the most.Regularly described by her mum as her ‘best friend’, she’s terrified that opening up about her relationship is going to ruin everything.The problem is, her boyfriend is quickly los
  
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• Tour de France cyclist crashes into car windscreen and left needing 20 stitches

  25-07-2026 18:57 via metro.co.uk
  
  Einer Rubio crashed head-first into the back of the UAE’s team carTour de France cyclist Einer Rubio required 20 stitches after he crashed head-first into the back of another team’s car.Rubio, who rides for Team Movistar, was riding up Alpe d’Huez during Stage 19 on Friday when the UAE Team Emirates-XRG car suddenly braked in front of him.The Colombian cyclist had no time to react and he smashed into the back of the car, which had stopped after a spectator had jumped out into
  
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• Liverpool respond to Vinicius Junior transfer offer ahead of Arsenal

  25-07-2026 18:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  Vinicius Junior has been offered to Liverpool this summer (Getty)Liverpool have turned down the chance to sign Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior ahead of Arsenal, according to reports.Arsenal are now exploring a move for the Brazil international, who has just 12 months left on his deal with Madrid and could leave on a free transfer next summer.Jose Mourinho’s side have also opened talks to sign Yan Diomande but their opening offer of €100 million (£85.4m) has been rejected by
  
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• Europe wildfire horror as British holidaymakers describe running for their lives over huge blazes

  25-07-2026 18:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Some 270,000 people have been forced to evacuate parts of Western France and central Spain - while a major incident has been declared in the Cairngorms National Park
  
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• 'We are going to get Britain believing again - and bring back hope'

  25-07-2026 18:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  'Whether someone gets the chance to get back on their feet says something about who we are, it says something about the country we’re trying to build', Prime Minister Andy Burnham writes
  
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• Andy Burnham vows to build a Britain where 'nobody is written off'

  25-07-2026 18:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The former Greater Manchester Mayor claimed he was used to being told things can’t be done, and that the era of Government’s giving up trying to solve the issues impacting people was over
  
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• Coronation Street star confirms ‘heartbreak’ in ‘chaotic’ Jodie gun drama

  25-07-2026 18:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  ‘It definitely gets worse’ according to actor Julia Goulding. (Picture: ITV/Metro)Jodie Ramsey (Olivia Frances-Brown) was deadly enough without firing a single bullet. Now her gun secret is set to blow, it’s her half-sister Shona Platt that will suffer the explosive consequences. Actress Julia Goulding pulls the trigger on Coronation Street’s latest drama.Jodie has made a bigger comeback than all the boybands of the nineties put together.The bunny-boiling baddi
  
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• Hollywood legend receives standing ovation at Comic-Con after decades away from spotlight

  25-07-2026 17:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Rick Moranis attended a panel for Spaceballs: The New One during Comic-Con, earning a standing ovation (Picture: Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Rick Moranis received an emotional hero’s welcome at Comic-Con after making his first-ever appearance at the convention, more than two decades after stepping away from the Hollywood spotlight.The actor, 73, took to the stage on Friday to promote Spaceballs: The New One, the long-awaited sequel to Mel Brooks’ 1987 sci-fi spoof, and was greeted
  
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• Two teens arrested on suspicion of murder after group seen 'carrying large knives'

  25-07-2026 17:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Bedfordshire Police said a 17-year-old boy was rushed to hospital following the incident in Kingsway Recreation Ground, Luton, shortly after 6.30pm on Friday
  
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• Nazi tattooed Graham Platner's behavior is turning voters OFF the Democratic Party

  25-07-2026 17:52 via dailymail.com
  
  One chaotic race for the US Senate could cost the Democrats the upper hand in the November midterm elections.
  
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• 'House of Lords is an absurdly bloated, unelected chamber that has no place in a modern democracy'

  25-07-2026 17:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The findings came after the Mirror conducted an analysis of official attendance records, after the House of Lords Retirement and Participation Committee recommended raising the attendance threshold to 20% of sitting days
  
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• The UK’s fourth heatwave is coming — these are the best portable air conditioners in stock

  25-07-2026 17:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  The UK heatwave has been brutal (Picture: getty/ Metro)
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  As Brits brace themselves for their fourth heatwave of the summer, there’s one home accessory that’ll make you the envy of all your neighbours: portable air conditioning.The cooling units flew off the shelves when the country saw record June temperatures of 37.3°
  
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• Mother-of-four, 41, 'was murdered when she was stabbed in the back in the street and pulled knife out herself'

  25-07-2026 17:41 via dailymail.com
  
  Charlene Dowsell, 41, was allegedly attacked by Albert Williams next to Newport County's football stadium in Wales on July 18.
  
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• Britain's first bubble baby is all grown-up: Boy born without immune system returns to thank Great Ormond Street doctors who saved his life 25 years ago

  25-07-2026 17:36 via dailymail.com
  
  Rhys Evans was one when he was kept in a sterilised 'bubble' at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to protect him due to a rare genetic condition that left him without an immune system.
  
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• ‘Dry begging’ is the ‘nauseating’ habit driving couples apart

  25-07-2026 17:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  This might just be the most annoying relationship habit we’ve ever come across (Picture: Getty Images)After a long day at work, you finally settle down on the sofa and put your feet up. A moment later, your partner walks into the room, sighs heavily, and says: ‘I’m so stressed, I have 1,000 things to do and no one is offering to help.’If that sounds familiar, you’ve probably been on the receiving end of ‘dry begging’ – the passive-aggressive relat
  
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• Toddler, 1, dies after getting head trapped at nursery 'while staff celebrate director's birthday'

  25-07-2026 17:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Toddler Abdoulaye Dieng became trapped between a mirror and an iron bar while nursery staff allegedly attended the director's birthday party and left the child alone
  
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• Tom Holland admits he’s ‘lied through his teeth’ to promote terrible films

  25-07-2026 17:27 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 PageTom Holland didn’t hold back as her reflected on all the movies he’s had to promote over the years – including some that were simply… rubbish.The 30-year-old actor is having a stellar year, from marrying the love of his life, fellow Hollywood star Zendaya, to starring in back-to-back blockbusters (alongside his wife) with The Odyssey
  
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• Met Office issues UK weather update as rain returns after weeks of scorching heat

  25-07-2026 17:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Six areas are currently in drought conditions, with parts of North Wales and the Upper Severn area officially declaring a drought yesterday
  
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• Georgia Toffolo and husband James Watt narrowly avoid wildfire evacuation by fleeing Cap Ferret holiday

  25-07-2026 17:21 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 PageGeorgia Toffolo and her husband, James Watt, fled their French family holiday mere hours before ‘apocalyptic’ wildfires hit and forced thousands to evacuate.More than 250,000 people in southwestern France and central Spain – including over 140,000 in France’s Gironde and Landes region – have had to flee their homes due to the ra
  
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• Mallorca to see 30,000 protesters ‘collapse the streets’ in anti-tourism rally tomorrow

  25-07-2026 17:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  More anti-tourism protests are expected on the popular Spanish island this weekend (Picture: Getty)On Sunday July 26, approximately 30,000 anti-tourism protestors are expected to flood the streets of Palma, Mallorca.Organised by grassroots collective Menys Turisme, Mes Vida (Less Tourism, More Life), the streets of the capital will be effectively ‘shut down’ by the demonstration.Arguing that Mallorca is officially at ‘at its limit’, the group issued a declaration on soci
  
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• Mallorca to see 30,000 protesters ‘collapse the streets’ in anti-tourism rally

  25-07-2026 17:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  More anti-tourism protests are expected on the popular Spanish island this weekend (Picture: Getty)Around 30,000 anti-tourism protestors are expected to flood the streets of Palma, Mallorca tomorrow.Organised by grassroots collective Menys Turisme, Mes Vida (Less Tourism, More Life), the capital will be effectively ‘shut down’ by the demonstration.Arguing that Mallorca is officially at ‘at its limit’, the group issued a declaration on social media last month criticising
  
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• House of Lords peers facing axe under proposed new rules - including David Cameron and Alan Sugar

  25-07-2026 17:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The findings came after the Mirror conducted an analysis of official attendance records, after the House of Lords Retirement and Participation Committee recommended raising the attendance threshold to 20% of sitting days
  
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• House of Lords peers facing axe under new attendance rules - including David Cameron and Alan Sugar

  25-07-2026 17:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The findings came after the Mirror conducted an analysis of official attendance records, after the House of Lords Retirement and Participation Committee recommended raising the attendance threshold to 20% of sitting days
  
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• Eddie Howe sends message to Bruno Guimaraes as Arsenal prepare £70m bid for Newcastle star

  25-07-2026 17:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  Newcastle manager Eddie Howe (Picture: PA)Eddie Howe has implored Bruno Guimaraes to stay at Newcastle as Arsenal ready an improved £70million bid for the midfielder.The Brazil international has reportedly already agreed personal terms to join Arsenal and has told Newcastle that he wants to join Mikel Arteta’s side this summer.The Gunners saw an opening bid of £55million, which was communicated through intermediaries, turned down by Newcastle last month, wh
  
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• Nolan Wells' 'best friend' addresses claims content was deleted from teen's phone

  25-07-2026 17:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Nolan Wells, 18, was found dead on a boating trip with his friends over the Fourth of July holiday.
  
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• New footage shows moment boat full of police officers crashes in Thames

  25-07-2026 16:47 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 PageNew footage has shown the exact moment a police boat on the River Thames crashes into Westminster Bridge.
  Four police officers were seriously injured when the boat crashed yesterday.
  They were treated at the scene and taken to hospital. A fifth officer was also taken for treatment but was later discharged.New footage shown to Metro shows the moment the polic
  
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• 'My cheeky neighbour demanded £11,000 favour and his response floored me'

  25-07-2026 16:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A man has said he was gobsmacked when his neighbour approached him with a demand that would cost him £11,000 - and his response to the refusal was even worse
  
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• PSG and Barcelona join Real Madrid in transfer race to sign £63m Man City star

  25-07-2026 16:32 via metro.co.uk
  
  Rodri is attracting interest from a host of top European clubs (Picture: Getty)Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona have joined Real Madrid in the race to sign Manchester City midfielder Rodri, according to reports.Interest in Rodri has grown in recent weeks off the back of the Spaniard’s superb performances in helping his nation win the World Cup.The City midfielder has struggled with injuries in recent seasons, but was back at his best in North America this summer, winning the Golden Ball
  
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