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• Dancing in the dark: The search for the 'missing Universe'

  16-03-2015 22:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  When the Large Hadron Collider reopens next week, it will put reputations on the line as it goes in search of dark matter.
  
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• Mateus Fernandes injury update amid concern over £85m Tottenham signing

  29-07-2026 09:08 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mateus Fernandes joined Tottenham from West Ham earlier this summer (Picture: Getty)Tottenham have played down fears Mateus Fernandes has suffered a significant injury on the club’s pre-season tour.Spurs made a significant statement of ambition earlier this month by fending off competition from the likes of Manchester United and Arsenal to sign the Portugal international for a fee of £85 million.Roberto De Zerbi has been able to offer fans a glimpse of an exciting new midfield partn
  
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• BBC radio star ‘struggling to hold it together’ after being replaced by Naga Munchetty

  29-07-2026 09:06 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 PageLongtime Radio 5 Live presenter Rachel Burden was nearly overcome with emotion as she announced she will be stepping down from the job after 15 years.BBC Breakfast host Naga Munchetty is set to replace her, after announcing this week that she will be leaving the Beeb’s flagship red sofa after nearly two decades. Munchetty will take over the radio
  
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• Search for British professional surfer missing off coast of Portugal

  29-07-2026 09:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  Rescue crews are looking for the British surfer near Arrifana beach in Portugal (Picture: Getty Images)The search for a British professional surfer who disappeared while paddleboarding off the coast of Portugal has resumed today.Rescue crews are looking for Arran Strong, 28, who vanished in the Atlantic Ocean near Arrifana, a popular surfing destination on Portugal’s west coast, on Monday morning.The alarm was raised shortly after 11.30am after Arran became separated from his board around
  
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• Your friend has committed sexual violence. What do you do now?

  29-07-2026 09:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  It’s hard to know what to do if you find out a friend has violently harmed another person (Picture: Getty Images)Imagine you’re told that your best friend has committed sexual assault.Do you confront them? Stand by them? Cut ties? Stay out of it altogether?When the person accused is someone you know and love, it can be incredibly difficult to reconcile the allegation with the person you care deeply about.
  They may have supported you through heartbreak, helped you move house or looke
  
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• 'I didn't know my punch killed a man – mum's heartbreaking call changed everything'

  29-07-2026 08:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jacob Dunne was 19 years old when he threw a single punch on a night out in Nottingham which resulted in the senseless death of James Hodgkinson in 2011
  
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• 'I earned £9 an hour as a care worker but now I bring in £55,000 a month'

  29-07-2026 08:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Madi Donohoe struggled with the 9-5 due to her health conditions
  
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• Jared Leto accused of criminal sexual assault by four women

  29-07-2026 08:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jared Leto has been accused of sexual assault by four women (Picture: Frazer Harrison/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images)Jared Leto faces new accusations from multiple women that he sexually assaulted them or behaved inappropriately when they were teenagers.The Oscar-winning actor is the focus of a new BBC documentary – Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret – which sees a total of 10 women speak out.‘He has gotten away with it,’ one of his alleged victims tol
  
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• Jared Leto accused by four women of sexually assaulting them when they were teenagers

  29-07-2026 08:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jared Leto has been accused of sexual assault by four women (Picture: Frazer Harrison/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images)Jared Leto faces new accusations from multiple women that he sexually assaulted them or behaved inappropriately when they were teenagers.The Oscar-winning actor is the focus of a new BBC documentary – Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret – which sees a total of 10 women speak out.‘He has gotten away with it,’ one of his alleged victims tol
  
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• UEFA nations could BOYCOTT World Cup in light of FIFA's plot to sell tournament

  29-07-2026 08:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  FIFA's decision to seek private investment has sent shockwaves through the football world and UEFA's members will meet this week to discuss their options in response
  
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• 'I lost 15st by ditching £8k McDonald's habit and eating same meals daily'

  29-07-2026 08:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Brad Rogers hit 26st 7lb and struggled to walk
  
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• Young mum, 19, says delayed surgery cost baby Kiandro's life as she demands answers from hospital: 'He would still be here'

  29-07-2026 08:39 via dailymail.com
  
  Nikita Buhse, 19, was 32 weeks pregnant with her second child when she was rushed to Ipswich Hospital.
  
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• Love Island final LIVE: Jasmine cringes as she learns public's nickname for her

  29-07-2026 08:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Yesterday's final of Love Island crowned Lorenzo and Julia as the 13th season's winners, with Jasmine and Kavan coming second, and Simba and Angelista in third
  
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• Family of a young man, 22, fatally stabbed on NSW Central Coast share heartbreaking message

  29-07-2026 08:25 via dailymail.com
  
  Inquiries are continuing to locate a teenage boy seen in the area at the time of the incident.
  
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• Andy Burnham speech live: PM vows to fix social care crisis as he offers rivals urgent talks

  29-07-2026 08:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  New Prime Minister Andy Burnham will promise to fix the creaking social care sector as he delivers a major speech this morning. Follow below for all the latest live updates
  
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• How Naga finally lost her battle against the boys' club: Furious allies have picked up the phone to tell KATIE HIND the real story behind her departure from 'war zone' at BBC Breakfast: 'She was made to look like a monster'

  29-07-2026 08:23 via dailymail.com
  
  There have been plenty of smiles at BBC Breakfast recently, mainly on the faces of the programme's editor Richard Frediani and his 'boys' club' - since they learned that Naga Munchetty was leaving.
  
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• Leicester church fire live: Huge flames as smoke pours into sky above city centre

  29-07-2026 08:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Firefighters are tackling a large blaze at St Andrew's Church in Leicester city centre with local residents warned to close all doors and windows as thick smoke fills the sky
  
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• Too many pensioners? Inside the town divided over plans to build its eighth care home

  29-07-2026 08:16 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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• Aldi announces changes to 330 products across UK stores

  29-07-2026 08:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It applies to a wide range of products
  
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• How to haggle on the High Street: Most wouldn't dare ask for a discount at Boots, M&S or Tesco, but TOBY WALNE sweet-talked his way to 50% savings - here's how YOU can get money off and the tactics that work for each store

  29-07-2026 08:12 via dailymail.com
  
  Haggling leaves most of us feeling uncomfortable and awkward. So it's little wonder that few of us would dream of trying it at the supermarket or on the High Street.
  
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• Man falls 100 feet while being mauled to death by 'surprised' grizzly bear

  29-07-2026 08:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The attack marks the first fatal bear mauling in Glacier National Park since 1998, but authorities will not euthanise or hunt down the 'surprised' animal responsible
  
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• Hiker impales himself in freak accident on mountain - then walks 10 more miles for help

  29-07-2026 08:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  David Cifaldi was scaling Montana's tallest mountain with his two friends when he lost his footing on the rocky terrain and as he fell his trekking pole penetrated his body
  
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• TV Licence rules for anyone in UK watching YouTube, Sky, Disney and Netflix

  29-07-2026 08:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Not everyone needs a TV Licence - but some do, and may not know it
  
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• The Dingles rocked by grief in Emmerdale as one of their own dies

  29-07-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Another sad goodbye (Picture: ITV)The Dingles’ difficult year is about to be capped off with a sad goodbye in Emmerdale.Cancer has ravaged the family, with Faith having succumbed to the disease in recent years, Chas Dingle (Lucy Pargeter) surviving breast cancer with a double mastectomy, and Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley) learning he has prostate cancer that has spread.Cain’s own experience has been a particularly difficult one, with surgery promising permanent side effects, including d
  
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• Five: ‘Our nutsacks would have ended up on TikTok if it existed in the 90s’

  29-07-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Robbie Williams reunited Five’s original members on stage for the first time in 25 years (Picture: Five/Instagram)When Five first burst onto the scene in the late 90s, their playful humour and cheeky charm set them apart in an era of squeaky-clean boy bands.And as Metro catches up with Scott Robinson, Ritchie Neville, Sean Conlon, Abz Love and J Brown ahead of their performance at Brighton’s Pride on the Park, it’s clear very little has changed. Their chemistry
  
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• EastEnders legend stages return amid Denise cancer ordeal sparking emotional reunion

  29-07-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Patrick Trueman is back (Picture: BBC)There’s an emotional reunion for EastEnders’ Denise Fox (Diane Parish) and Patrick Trueman (Rudolph Walker) next week as he returns to Walford amid her cancer battle. Back in May, Patrick left the Square to spend some time with his grandchildren up in Scotland after he received a call from ex-daughter-in-law Sophie, who said that the kids weren’t coping well in the wake of their dad Anthony Trueman’s (Nicholas Bailey) death.Patr
  
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• Driverless ‘pods’ could soon be used on Hammersmith Bridge instead of cars

  29-07-2026 08:00 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 PageYou could soon be getting to work or home on a ‘driverless pod’, if a non-profit gets its way.
  Hammersmith Bridge in west London has been closed to motor vehicles – including buses – since structural cracks were spotted in 2019. And the bridge may stay shut to cars and lorries for quite some time, if recent reports from the counc
  
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• Best linen shirts, trousers and shorts for men from M&S, Uniqlo and Charles Tyrwhitt

  29-07-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  This breathable material will keep the sweaty pits away… at least for 5 mins. (Picture: Metro/Getty)
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  Men tend to run hot at the best of times, but throw in the soaring summer temperatures we’ve been experiencing across the UK and getting dressed suddenly becomes a lot more complicated.
  While stripping back the layers is
  
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• Asha offers support to Sienna in Coronation Street amid terminal illness revelation

  29-07-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Can Asha support Sienna? (Picture: Danielle Baguley/ITV)Asha Alahan (Tanisha Gorey) had a pretty rough 2025 in Coronation Street.After losing her treasured twin brother, Aadi Alahan (Adam Hussain), when he set off for a fresh start in India, she began to suffer with her mental health while training as a paramedic.A special episode dedicated to her experience showed her faced with a death, an injured elderly patient and a vile racist attack, the combination of which left her suffe
  
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• All Coronation Street spoilers for next week as departing character meets ‘final end’

  29-07-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Vengeance, violence and a very scary look into the future (Picture: ITV/Metro)There’s a dark disappearance, a brutal assault and a discovery which could prove damning next week in Coronation Street.Unable to match Ross Wilkes (Ian Burfield), defeated by his manipulations and disowned by her loved ones, Cassie Plummer (Claire Sweeney) prepares to leave Weatherfield under a dark cloud, but when the man who paid for sex and impregnated her as a child catches up with her before she leave
  
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