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• Cancer breakthrough as study claims taking aspirin may help obese people avoid killer disease

  17-08-2015 22:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Professor Sir John Burn said: "Lots of people struggle with their weight and this suggests the extra cancer risk can be cancelled by taking an aspirin"
  
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• Netflix fans should cancel weekend plans to binge French action series with ‘crazy ending’

  24-07-2026 14:30 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 PageIt’s been a glorious summer so far (even if it has been a little too hot), but that means you might be neglecting something important in your life.Yes, the chances are that while you’ve been out and about enjoying the sunshine, your poor couch has likely been abandoned.
  So this weekend, why not cancel your plans and get reacquainted with your fav
  
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• Singer Chris Brown pleads guilty to attacking music producer in Mayfair nightclub

  24-07-2026 14:21 via dailymail.com
  
  Chris Brown, 37, arrived at court wearing a brown suit and a baseball cap. He is accused of attacking a music producer in a London nightclub. He admitted affray.
  
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• Burnham hails 'best day of my life' as he opens 'gimmick' No10 North office in Manchester and dismisses cost of huge security operation... after flying in on Government jet

  24-07-2026 14:17 via dailymail.com
  
  Andy Burnham gushed about the project after flying in on a Government jet from Scotland, where he attended the Commonwealth Games opening last night.
  
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• Chris Brown pleads guilty to ‘affray’ at Mayfair club after previously denying charges

  24-07-2026 14:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  R&B singer Chris Brown attended court in London today. (Picture: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing via Getty Images)Chris Brown has pleaded guilty to ‘affray’ after appearing in court over an alleged bottle attack that took place at a Mayfair club in 2023.The R&B singer attended a case management hearing at Southwark Crown Court today, waving to his supporters as he arrived at the court in London.In July last year, the 37-year-old denied all of the charges made against hi
  
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• Conman jailed for building fake 'Roman amphitheatre' he charged £35 for visitors

  24-07-2026 14:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Franco Malosso 'von Rosenfranz' claimed that the Roman amphitheatre near Vicenza, Italy, was the world's oldest but an investigation found the 'ruins' dated back to the 2000s
  
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• New Chelsea signing left out of pre-season squad after injury blow in second game

  24-07-2026 14:08 via metro.co.uk
  
  Pre-season is well underway at Chelsea (Picture: Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images)Chelsea striker Emmanuel Emegha has not travelled with the squad for the pre-season tour after picking up a hamstring issue.  The Blues will depart for Sydney on Friday for the tour of Australia and Asia, kicking off against Western Sydney Wanderers on Tuesday before games against Tottenham, Juventus and AC Milan.Xabi Alonso picked a 27-man squad for the trip with captain Reece James and new signing M
  
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• Cabinet rankings reveal Andy Burnham's 'de facto deputy' Louise Haigh is less senior than Chancellor John Healey - but ahead of Ed Miliband and Shabana Mahmood

  24-07-2026 14:08 via dailymail.com
  
  Louise Haigh is only the third most senior figure in Government - behind the Prime Minister and Chancellor - according to the list of Cabinet ministers on the Government's website.
  
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• A biological male's bid to join a women's pole dance studio is about more than just hurt feelings and a $30,000 payout: Defiant owner tells JULIE BINDEL how this Gold Coast battle could change female-only spaces forever

  24-07-2026 14:08 via dailymail.com
  
  A small business owner who built her studio as a refuge for women recovering from trauma now finds herself fighting a case for the existence of female-only environments.
  
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• Map shows terrifying spread of Cap Ferret wildfires that have engulfed French tourist town

  24-07-2026 14:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Devastating wildfires have raged in France's Gironde region for a number of days, with officials now ordering the evacuation of the entire Cap Ferret peninsula
  
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• Luxury homes go up in flames as tourists flee down single road off 'French Hamptons' peninsula as Macron pleads for help to tackle 'monster' fire

  24-07-2026 14:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Luxury holiday homes are erupting in flames as desperate tourists flee down a single road off the 'French Hamptons' peninsula amid gigantic wildfires.
  
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• Fill-up set to hit £100 again in nightmare for drivers on great summer getaway as pump prices 'surge toward new Iran war high' after days of soaring petrol and diesel prices because of escalating conflict

  24-07-2026 13:58 via dailymail.com
  
  In a major blow for millions of families on the great summer getaway after schools broke up this week, the The RAC said diesel and petrol surged again today.
  
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• 'Sweet bubble gum kisses': The disturbing poetry and photos of the man accused of being Australia's worst childcare monster

  24-07-2026 13:56 via dailymail.com
  
  Hamish Tait, 35, is charged with 329 child abuse-related offences over 16 years with at least 136 alleged child victims, while working at 62 childcare centres across NSW.
  
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• Residents of Britain's driest village forced to adopt 'Mediterranean lifestyle' to cope with heatwaves

  24-07-2026 13:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  From saving shower water to only heading out after sunset, life has taken a dramatic turn for Brits living in Britain's driest village as weeks of scorching weather transform daily life
  
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• Strictly has the best line-up in years but the BBC is doing it a disservice

  24-07-2026 13:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  The BBC is not holding up its end, which feels like a disservice to the star-studded cast (Picture: BBC / Getty / Shutterstock)There has never been so much pressure put onto a Strictly Come Dancing line-up until now.And it’s no surprise because after 21 years of Tess Daly at the helm and very little evolution, Strictly Come Dancing is undergoing the biggest revamp in its history with Daly and co-host Claudia Winkleman departing. New hosts, a fresh crop of professional dancers and, ju
  
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• Residents told to clear cherished gardens after 30 years of tending them

  24-07-2026 13:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  Residents of Summer Close have been told to clear their gardens which they have carefully tended to for 30 years (Picture: SWNS)For 30 years, residents of two streets in Weybridge have carefully tended to parcels of land outside their homes.Some have grown flowers and plants in the gardens of Brooklands Road and Summer Close, while others have watched their children and grandchildren play in them.But now PA Housing has said it’s all got to go.They have told residents in the Surrey neighbo
  
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• Jurgen Klopp threatens to immediately quit as Germany boss after making Thomas Tuchel complaint

  24-07-2026 13:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jurgen Klopp was unveiled as Germany’s new head coach (Picture: Reuters)Jurgen Klopp insisted he will have no problem walking away from his new job as Germany head coach if he is treated unfairly by the media.Klopp is back in the dugout for his first managerial job since departing Liverpool in the summer of 2024.The 59-year-old will look to turn around his nation’s fortunes after another disappointing World Cup campaign led to the resignation of Julian Nagelsmann.Germany have only r
  
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• 'Extremely significant' car bomb intercepted by police on Irish border

  24-07-2026 13:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A woman in her 20s was arrested by Garda after the 'extremely significant' explosive device was found in a vehicle near the Irish border
  
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• Andy Burnham opens No10 North, describing it as 'nerve centre of rewired Britain'

  24-07-2026 13:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Addressing staff at No10 North, Andy Burnham said the new office in Manchester will be 'the nerve centre of a rewired Britain' and said power and energy will flow through the site in the coming years
  
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• Katie Holmes spotted with new younger boyfriend Jason Bard Yarmosky

  24-07-2026 13:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  Katie Holmes seems to be loved up with a new artist boyfriend (Picture: Getty Images)Love appears to be in the air for Katie Holmes, 47, who has been spotted in New York with artist Jason Bard Yarmosky.Katie — who was famously married to Tom Cruise in the 2000s — first sparked dating rumours with the NYC creative earlier this month.A source told TMZ that the pair met in June at a Tribeca Festival dinner.In one of their most recent outings, Katie and Jason were photographed
  
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• Sydney Martin offers perfect response as Coronation Street stroke scene is called out

  24-07-2026 13:19 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sydney Martin has won over fans with her mature response to Corrie criticism (Picture: ITV)Coronation Street star Sydney Martin has won praise from fans after responding to a healthcare worker who pointed out an inaccuracy in one of the soap’s recent hospital scenes.Sydney, who plays Betsy Swain, has been at the centre of one of the ITV soap’s biggest storylines after her character suffered a stroke caused by damage to an artery in her neck following consensual strangulation during
  
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• Thrill seekers clamber off famous Blackpool Pleasure Beach ride amid 'derailment' fear

  24-07-2026 13:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Big Dipper, one the the oldest rollercoaster's in the world at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, has been halted with an investigation underway amid claims it derailed
  
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• Zelda themed special edition Nintendo Switch 2 rumoured for Ocarina Of Time

  24-07-2026 13:13 via metro.co.uk
  
  Nintendo previously released a themed Switch OLED to coincide with Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom (Nintendo/Metro)Nintendo is expected to host a new Direct for the Zelda: Ocarina Of Time remake, with rumours suggesting it’ll have new Switch 2 hardware too.Despite its official announcement at the last Nintendo Direct, we know as much about the remake of The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time as we did when it was only a rumour… which is to say almost nothing.Since it’s slated to la
  
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• Man behind ‘greatest hoax since War of the Worlds’ is jailed

  24-07-2026 13:11 via metro.co.uk
  
  Franco Malosso von Rosenfranz boasted that the Berico Maritime Amphitheatre near the north-eastern city of Vicenza was ‘the oldest and largest, among the most spectacular in the world’ (Picture: Google Maps)It wasn’t immediately obvious that the Berico Maritime Amphitheatre was one of the greatest hoaxes of all time, but there were signs.Franco Malosso von Rosenfranz, an Italian conman, claimed that he had stumbled across the Roman construction in the north-eastern city of Vic
  
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• Fraudster built fake Roman amphitheatre and charged tourists £35 to visit

  24-07-2026 13:11 via metro.co.uk
  
  Franco Malosso von Rosenfranz boasted that the Berico Maritime Amphitheatre near the north-eastern city of Vicenza was ‘the oldest and largest, among the most spectacular in the world’ (Picture: Google Maps)An Italian conman who built a fake Roman amphitheatre and charged tourists £35 to come and see it has been jailed.Franco Malosso von Rosenfranz boasted that the Berico Maritime Amphitheatre near the north-eastern city of Vicenza was ‘the oldest and largest, among the
  
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• POLL OF THE DAY: Will Andy Burnham have a good relationship with Donald Trump?

  24-07-2026 13:07 via dailymail.com
  
  A source close to the White House has now told the Daily Mail that the President will 'tolerate' the Labour leader for now because he believes he will not be the last Prime Minister of his presidency .
  
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• Anyone who spots stray cats on holiday urged to do one thing

  24-07-2026 13:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  An animal welfare charity has shared advice for holidaymakers who find stray animals
  
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• The ultimate men’s holiday packing list – 19 essentials for your summer getaway

  24-07-2026 13:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  The holiday essentials every man forgets to pack – as selected by contributer, Scott Da Silva-Wells. (Picture: Metro/Getty)
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  The summer holiday season is finally here, which means it’s time to stop counting down the days and start getting everything in order. And, gents, don’t leave it to your other half, family or f
  
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• Ex-Airbnb boss's ex-wife fights for £5m divorce payout saying she signed break-up deal that left her 'virtually destitute' while on 'enough Xanax to sedate a horse'

  24-07-2026 12:57 via dailymail.com
  
  Business executive Martin Reiter, who helped mastermind Airbnb's international expansion, married interior designer and cultural history expert Caroline Bauer-Reiter, 41, in 2012.
  
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• Benidorm no longer safe for children, says British man who lives there - warning families against visiting Spanish holiday resort

  24-07-2026 12:57 via dailymail.com
  
  Benidorm is famous for its bright lights, all-inclusive hotels, and bargain pints. But is it actually safe for children? One resident shares his take...
  
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