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• Deadly explosion hits central Ankara

  13-03-2016 23:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A car bomb has exploded in the Kizilay district in the Turkish capital Ankara, with officials saying at least 32 people are dead.
  
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• Man in his 50s dies after being hit by a jet-ski whilst riding on an inflatable with children off Hampshire coast

  08-07-2026 02:03 via dailymail.com
  
  The man, in his 50s, was taken to hospital following the incident on Sunday evening, which happened at around 6pm.
  
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• Disturbing moment teenagers brawl in public as illegal fight club spreads across Adelaide and violent videos emerge of organised bouts

  08-07-2026 02:03 via dailymail.com
  
  All fights began with a referee outlining the rules before offering encouragement and advice to the fighters throughout the contest.
  
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• New York City skyscraper evacuated after partial collapse in 'very serious situation'

  08-07-2026 02:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Fire chiefs are urging New Yorkers to avoid the area after bricks reportedly fell to the street
  
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• Games Inbox: Will Sony do a U-turn on PS5 discs?

  08-07-2026 02:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Will Sony change its mind? (Credits: Getty Images)The Wednesday letters page thinks that the Xbox is regressing back to being a ShooterBox, as a reader is very upset at the layoffs at id Software.Games Inbox is a collection of our readers’ letters, comments, and opinions. To join in with the discussions yourself email [email protected]
  Thick as thieves
  I know that Sony has already changed how its factory works but I really can’t see them getting away with this all-digital push
  
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• British banker who spent a year in jail after running over a security guard in his Ferrari when the brakes 'failed' launches bid to sue the sports car firm

  08-07-2026 01:51 via dailymail.com
  
  Robert Ebert was convicted of causing death by dangerous driving and jailed in Hong Kong after accidentally running down Ku Lap-chi while driving his Ferrari 458 Spider to work in June 2015.
  
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• Blister plaster sales almost double as Wimbledon fans seek relief - alongside hay fever sufferers

  08-07-2026 01:51 via dailymail.com
  
  Figures from the on-site pharmacy reveal that Compeed blister plasters have become the must-have purchase of the tournament, with sales soaring compared with last year.
  
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• Kindly grandpa offered to help tidy grave at cemetery... only for 700-pound headstone to collapse on top of him and leave him brain dead

  08-07-2026 01:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Brett McMichael, 52, had been cutting grass at the cemetery of Juliette United Methodist Church in Juliette, about 70 miles south of Atlanta, on June 26 with his father at the time of the accident.
  
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• Kyle Walker says only one team can stop England winning the World Cup

  08-07-2026 01:48 via metro.co.uk
  
  Former England international Kyle Walker (Picture: The Sun)Former England international Kyle Walker believes there is only one team who can stop the Three Lions from winning a historic second World Cup.England booked their place in the World Cup quarter-finals after a remarkable 3-2 win over co-hosts Mexico at the Azteca Stadium.Thomas Tuchel’s side had to deal with a hostile atmosphere, unfavourable conditions and a red card for Jarell Quansah but clung on for one of England’s most
  
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• Outraged Seattle residents blast woke Dems who cleaned up squalid city just for World Cup visitors... amid fears it will soon slide back into being chaotic hellhole

  08-07-2026 01:32 via dailymail.com
  
  Seattle spent nearly $32 million to clean up its downtown ahead of the World Cup. Residents who believe the improvement is temporary have criticized the governor for praising the city's conditions.
  
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• Kemi Badenoch and the young Tory she can really look up to!

  08-07-2026 01:27 via dailymail.com
  
  Standing at 7ft 2in, Mr McAlpine is one of the tallest people in the country and towered over the 5ft 4in Tory leader.
  
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• Nauseating video of kids riding boats in brown water at popular theme park sparks concerns

  08-07-2026 01:22 via dailymail.com
  
  The dark, murky water surrounded tiny boats ridden by children on an amusement park ride in Ocean City, Maryland, over the holiday weekendand the sight of it enraged people online.
  
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• Honest, credible, careful, impressive... what judge said about our reporters during High Court trial

  08-07-2026 01:20 via dailymail.com
  
  Journalists at the Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday were comprehensively vindicated yesterday after the High Court dismissed every one of the 57 claims levelled against them.
  
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• The wild hacking and bugging claims that were dismissed one by one in a calm, forensic judgment

  08-07-2026 01:18 via dailymail.com
  
  With their wild stories of hacking, burglary and bugging, the claims brought by Prince Harry, Baroness Lawrence and the others were as dramatic as they were damaging.
  
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• Middle-aged man with America's WORST table manners sparks fury by chewing with his mouth open and hurling food on floor at bagel bakery

  08-07-2026 01:18 via dailymail.com
  
  Owner Perry Makarios was stunned when he arrived to work on June 28 and found his business SPoT!, in Norwood, littered with bagel remains and other detritus.
  
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• Telstra outage LIVE: Mass network disruption across Australia for major provider

  08-07-2026 01:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Reports of the outage began before 5am on Wednesday, with outage tracking website DownDetector recording more than 7,000 reports by two hours later as customers wondered what was going on
  
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• 'I have the best relationship with the Daily Mail - it has been everything to me. Why would anyone turn on the people who have helped their case the most?' In a profoundly moving interview, Stephen Lawrence's father breaks his silence and speaks his mind

  08-07-2026 01:16 via dailymail.com
  
  Were it not for the unrelenting pressure the Daily Mail, Neville Lawrence tells me he is certain of one thing: No one would ever have been imprisoned for his son Stephen's murder.
  
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• World Cup news: Switzerland beat Colombia on pens as sickness bug strikes England's rivals

  08-07-2026 01:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Follow LIVE updates as the 2026 World Cup continues with Norway suffering a major issue as they begin to build up to facing England and mocking of both Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino after the Folarin Balogun saga
  
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• Company director stole £550,000 of her elderly father-in-law's life savings to fund luxury Caribbean holidays, supplies for her horses and her daughter's wedding

  08-07-2026 01:07 via dailymail.com
  
  Mary Jane Haigh, 63, lived in a £500,000 converted barn, keeping horses and llamas and enjoyed regular international holidays to exotic locations.
  
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• Moment Ukrainian 'car cannibal' is caught at Dover: Border officers find van driver smuggling £100K worth of parts from eight high-end vehicles stolen off UK streets

  08-07-2026 01:06 via dailymail.com
  
  Pieces from a Jaguar XE sports car and four Land Rover Discovery vehicles were found in the rundown delivery van in a search by police at the Port of Dover in Kent.
  
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• New NHS technique means hundreds of organs will be saved for lifesaving transplants

  08-07-2026 01:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The technique, approved by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), will see surgeons be able to pump the liver with oxygenated blood before removing it from a consenting donor
  
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• Don Jr launches blistering attack from court on Charlie Kirk suspect Tyler Robinson as shocking new timeline emerges

  08-07-2026 01:05 via dailymail.com
  
  Charlie Kirk's widow, Erika Kirk, kindly offered a woman a tissue as bombshell evidence was displayed during Tyler Robinson's pre-trial hearing on Tuesday.
  
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• Turkish owners of home on 'England's prettiest street' face having to tear down 'war zone' additions to historic house after council claims they damage the area's 'rural and historic character'

  08-07-2026 01:04 via dailymail.com
  
  Metin Dener and his wife Gulbin have been blamed for 'nightmare' work in the chocolate box Cotswolds village of Bibury, which is forcing people to want to move.
  
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• Wimbledon told to scrap ‘disgraceful’ rule: ‘You should never do that’

  08-07-2026 01:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  The tennis rule has come under scrutiny at Wimbledon (Picture: Getty)Wimbledon has been urged to scrap a rule that was branded ‘disgraceful’ by world number four Felix Auger-Aliassime.Canadian star Auger-Aliassime clashed with Alejandro Davidovich Fokina towards the end of their last-16 match at the All England Club.Auger-Aliassime was leading by two sets to one and serving for the match when his Spanish opponent called for a medical timeout.Davidovich Fokina received medical a
  
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• PM-in-waiting Andy Burnham issued warning over 'cost' of regional income gap

  08-07-2026 01:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  PM-in-waiting Andy Burnham’s mission to tackle regional inequalities must require investment on a scale no recent leader has come close to meeting, experts have warned
  
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• Princess and Junior Andre break down in tears over mum Katie Price’s drug use

  08-07-2026 01:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  Princess and Junior Andre said their mum Katie Price ‘wasn’t there’ (Picture: Sky UK Limited)Princess and Junior Andre said Katie Price ‘wasn’t being a mum’ as they recalled her devastating drug use.The former glamour model’s turbulent life is in the spotlight in her new Sky documentary series, Katie Price: Nothing to Hide, where members of her family and former flames are revealing all.In the final episode of the four-part series, her two eldest childr
  
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• Families of Southport victims' message as inquiry into horror resumes

  08-07-2026 01:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The second phase of the Southport inquiry is due to start today, Wednesday July 8, as families want to "prevent future mass casualty attacks and better protect the public"
  
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• Baby products that could cause choking or suffocation are still being sold online, warns Which?

  08-07-2026 01:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Which?, a service which promotes informed consumer choice, has found examples of 150 baby products that it understands does not meet safety standards and has issued a warning over the potentially lethal products
  
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• Daily horoscope July 8, 2026: Today’s predictions for your star sign

  08-07-2026 01:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Here’s what the stars have in store for your day (Picture: Metro.co.uk)The Moon in Aries is linked with beautiful Venus, bringing a lightness to the day ahead. If you need downtime, honour this.
  Leo, Scoprio and Sagittarius, while some of the signs will take this cosmic placement as a chance to chill, your charisma is turned up a notch. Enjoy socialising.
  This lunation will show up differently depending on your sign, so tune into your instincts. Don’t force anything.Ahead, you&rsquo
  
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• England's expected route to World Cup final updated after Argentina's spectacular comeback

  08-07-2026 00:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  England's path to the World Cup final has taken several dramatic twists after reigning champions Argentina came back from the brink
  
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