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• Dr Amir Khan warns women 'might not know about' 5 symptoms

  21-07-2026 07:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  You might need to speak to your GP if you experience these
  
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• Ann Widdecombe’s murder suspect appears in court for first time

  21-07-2026 15:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  Joshua Kerry, 28, will appear at Westminster Magistrates Court on TuesdayA man charged with the murder of Anne Widdecombe has appeared in court for the first time.Joshua Kerry, 28, from Rotherham, wore a grey tracksuit as he was accompanied by an officer in the dock at Westminster Magistrates’ Court this afternoon.Ann, 78, was killed in her home in Dartmoor on July 9 just minutes after completing an interview.Police said the Reform UK spokeswoman died of serious injuries sustain
  
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• Splatoon Raiders review – salmon fishy going on

  21-07-2026 15:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Splatoon Raiders – we always preferred Callie and Marie (Nintendo)Nintendo turns the Splatoon franchise into a primarily single-player game, based on the popular Salmon Run mode, but is it as much fun on your own as it is with friends?One day we hope not to start a Nintendo review with a commentary on their strange decision-making and perplexing priorities for the Switch 2. That day is not today, because the overriding thought with Splatoon Raiders is… why?Although it’s had a
  
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• Will Smith debuts new bald look but reveals it wasn’t his decision

  21-07-2026 14:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  Will Smith was in Monaco for the E1 Series Grand Prix (Picture: Getty Images)Will Smith has debuted a brand new look while attending the E1 Series Monaco Grand Prix.The Fresh Prince of Bel Air star was at the all-electric boat-racing tournament to support Westbrook Racing by Visit Angola — the team he owns — in the competition.During the event, Will was spotted with a completely shaved head, having sported a closely cropped buzz cut for decades.The 57-year-old’s fresh, clean-c
  
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• Count Binface demands Sega bring back its London arcade and make Shenmue 4

  21-07-2026 14:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  Will this score him the votes needed to become Clacton’s MP? (PA / Getty)Shenmue fans hoping for a new sequel now have Count Binface in their corner, who also wants Sega’s Trocadero arcade to make a comeback.It remains to be seen whether Count Binface will succeed at being elected the MP of Clacton, as he opposes Nigel Farage, but he’s certainly going to net himself a few more supporters amongst diehard Sega fans.That’s because in a video shared to social media, the self
  
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• Another massive Hollyoaks twist as second character is shot dead in less than a week

  21-07-2026 14:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  Another character has been shot (Picture: Lime Pictures)Hollyoaks spoilers follow for Tuesday’s (July 21) episodes that are now available to view on Channel 4 streaming. The episode in question will air on E4 on at 7pm.Another Hollyoaks character has met a grisly end – just days after Rex Gallagher’s (Jonny Labey) demise.
  Jenson Cole (Ryan Clayton), while tied to a chair with a bag over his head, was shot twice by brother Warren Fox (Jamie Lomas) in dr
  
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• Chelsea outcast keen on Aston Villa move due to Unai Emery

  21-07-2026 14:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  Unai Emery won the Europa League with Aston Villa last season (Picture: Getty Images)Nicolas Jackson fancies a move from Chelsea to Aston Villa, where he could reunite with former manager Unai Emery.The 25-year-old spent last season on loan at Bayern Munich after falling down the pecking order at Chelsea.He joined the Blues from Villarreal in 2023 and played regularly for two seasons, scoring 30 goals in 81 appearances.However, the signings of Joao Pedro and Liam Delap meant that the Senegal in
  
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• Coronation Street casts award-winning TV star for massive Tim and Sally story

  21-07-2026 14:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  Some huge curveballs coming for Sally and Tim (Picture: ITV)Sally and Tim Metcalfe are about to be thrust to the centre of the Coronation Street action – where they belong – and they will be joined by a very recognisable face from the world of TV and soap.
  I can reveal that Nathan Sussex – perhaps best known to viewers as the vile sex offender Buster in Hollyoaks – has been cast in the show, as a relative of Tim’s (Joe Duttine).
  While I won’t reveal the speci
  
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• US soldier is identified after he was killed in 'controlled detonation' of Iranian drone

  21-07-2026 14:32 via dailymail.com
  
  Sergeant Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, was killed in action at Erbil Air Base, Iraq, on July 19.
  
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• Trans people fear being outed over dead-naming and toilet plans in civil service

  21-07-2026 14:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  The civil service is scrambling to react to the Supreme Court ruling from last year (Picture: Getty)Trans civil servants will be told to use toilets based on their biological sex and colleagues could be investigated for misgendering them, according to new plans seen by Metro.Trans staff will be forced to discuss toilet access with a manager, prompting fears they could be outed by the new rules.Metro has obtained a copy of the government’s transgender guidance for civil servants, which min
  
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• Bodycam accidentally left recording captured four damning hours inside police station

  21-07-2026 14:28 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 woman protesting a man should have been charged with killing a pigeon recorded police officer admitting she illegally stops and searches black women.Gemma Barnes, 36, went to Bethel Street Police Station in Norwich on January 14, 2023, to deliver a petition calling for the man to be charged.She and other protesters were ‘pushed out’ of the stat
  
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• Moment 600ft ferry carrying 100 passengers crunches into a cargo ship in head-on crash off Greek holiday island of Crete

  21-07-2026 14:26 via dailymail.com
  
  This is the moment a 600ft-long ferry carrying 100 passengers crashed into a cargo ship in a head-on collision in Crete. 
  
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• Tragic horse rider, 42, killed in competition fall was on the 'verge of giving up' after watching rival get crushed in freak accident

  21-07-2026 14:25 via dailymail.com
  
  Kerry Donoghue, 42, was one of two female riders to die in eventing accidents just hours apart on Saturday.
  
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• Andy Burnham live: Prime Minister tells first Cabinet meeting "we need to be a cost-of-living Government"

  21-07-2026 14:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham has welcomed his appointments round the Cabinet table at No 10 on a day where he hit the ground running by helping millions of UK families with the abolition of VAT on electricity bills
  
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• Keir Starmer, Rachel Reeves and ex-PM's other sacked loyalists in line for payoffs totalling £200k as Andy Burnham creates 'Cabinet for the North'

  21-07-2026 14:16 via dailymail.com
  
  After replacing Sir Keir as Prime Minister on Monday, Mr Burnham wielded the axe as he culled those closest to his predecessor.
  
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• Another Coronation Street character has tried sexual strangulation amid important reflection on Betsy

  21-07-2026 14:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  Betsy’s ordeal has created very important conversation (Picture: ITV)As news of Betsy Swain’s (Sydney Martin) stroke, and the reasons behind it began to spread through Coronation Street, a number of characters are having some very important conversations.Betsy’s ordeal began after she and boyfriend, Dylan Wilson (Liam McCheyne), participated in consensual strangulation during sex, with the pressure he applied to her neck damaging an artery and bringing on a stroke.Ry
  
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• Brits are obsessed the USA’s ranch dressing — here’s how to make it

  21-07-2026 14:14 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ranch combines ingredients like mayo and sour cream (Picture: Getty Images)Along with Trader Joes tote bags and melatonin, ranch dressing is often bulk bought by Brits visiting the USA to bring back home.On the other side of the pond, the sauce is everywhere, paired with fried food like French fries, burgers and wings, as well as sandwiches and salads.But while it can be bought in UK supermarkets, it’s not as readily available, with Hellman’s only launching a ranch range last year.
  
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• The Rubettes guitarist Tony Thorpe dies aged 80 after ‘failing health’

  21-07-2026 14:11 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Rubettes guitarist Tony Thorpe (second from left) has died (Picture: Michael Putland / Michael Putland – B3263 / Avalon)Tony Thorpe, best known as the guitarist in 1970s group The Rubettes, has died aged 80.He had first picked up a guitar – as well as playing the drums – at just 11-years-old, going pro five years later at a gig with Wee Willie Harris.It was then in 1974 he joined The Rubettes, whose debut single Sugar Baby Love shot to the top of the charts, remaining ther
  
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• Man who sexually assaulted girl, 14, on Harry Potter tour is fined £400

  21-07-2026 14:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Abdul Barkeeh Salihi, 24, sexually assaulted the young girl while she attended London's Leadenhall Market with her family as part of a Harry Potter-themed trip
  
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• Will there be another heatwave in the UK this year?

  21-07-2026 14:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  The UK has already endured three separate heatwaves this year (Picture: Amer Ghazzal/Shutterstock)Temperatures across the UK have finally dropped after the country endured one of its longest heatwaves on record earlier this month.It was the third heatwave of the year after the mercury soared to record numbers in both May and June.Temperatures in southern England – where it tends to be hottest – are expected to cap at 28C this week, bringing some much-needed respite.But the cooler te
  
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• Met Office names 7 areas facing wet weather this week as 15mm of rain forecast

  21-07-2026 14:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Rain is expected to fall in some parts of the UK this week following a scorching spell of dry weather - and the Met Office says more showery conditions may come this weekend
  
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• Bus crashes into lorry in Newcastle as eight people rushed to hospital

  21-07-2026 14:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A collision between a bus and a lorry in Newcastle city centre has seen eight people rushed to hospital with injuries - a police cordon is currently in place
  
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• Football journalist shot dead and set on fire in horrific execution in Italy

  21-07-2026 14:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The burnt remains of football journalist Luigi 'Luca' Esposito were discovered in a remote field in Salerno, Italy, with the 53-year-old also found to have been shot
  
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• Lamine Yamal holds up sign mocking Argentina star during World Cup trophy parade

  21-07-2026 13:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lamine Yamal teased Argentina star Leandro Paredes (Picture: Shutterstock/Instagram)Lamine Yamal poked fun at Argentina midfielder Leandro Paredes during Spain’s open-top bus parade following their World Cup victory on Sunday.Yamal played all 120 minutes at the MetLife Stadium as Luis de la Fuente’s side beat Argentina 1-0 courtesy of Ferran Torres’ extra-time strike.It was hardly a classic encounter, with Argentina failing to register a single shot on goal in normal time
  
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• Chancellor John Healey could issue 'defence bonds' to raise billions for military - despite Rachel Reeves warning they are just more borrowing

  21-07-2026 13:56 via dailymail.com
  
  Mr Healey has been named as Chancellor to replace Rachel Reeves after Andy Burnham became Prime Minister.
  
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• Britain is an 'absolute mess' having 'replaced one village idiot with another' while Andy Burnham yearns for 1970s 'lost paradise': Foreign media reacts to UK's new PM

  21-07-2026 13:56 via dailymail.com
  
  The world's media has delivered a mixed reaction to Andy Burnham's rise to high office - with some attacking his 'nostalgia for the 1970s' and others admitting they have no idea who his is. 
  
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• Stephen Hendry names one player he expects to dominate this snooker season

  21-07-2026 13:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  Stephen Hendry is a big fan of former world champ Zhao Xintong (Picture: Getty Images)Stephen Hendry fancies a ‘very big season’ ahead for Zhao Xintong, with the 2025 Crucible king no longer under the pressure of being world champ.The 29-year-old had a brilliant 2025/26 season, winning three big ranking titles and an invitational one on top of that.He was widely tipped to break the Crucible curse and retain the World Championship title he won for the first time in 2025, such was the
  
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• Eight in 10 Brits avoid last-minute plans – as pressure to be 'perfect' to blame

  21-07-2026 13:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  New research shows eight in 10 Brits avoid being spontaneous because they worry about having everything perfect, which includes a clean and tidy house.
  
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• Argentina star's sister reignites Falklands row with rant after World Cup final

  21-07-2026 13:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Falklands controversy between England and Argentina is back in the headlines following a declaration from a family member of one player
  
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• Zara’s cheaper sister brand to open first UK store in northern city this summer

  21-07-2026 13:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  A Zara sister brand from Spain is headed to the UK high street (Picture: Getty Images)From that polka dot dress to a new viral jacket for every season, Zara is a high street favourite.But did you know the 50-year-old fashion favourite is part of a bigger family?Parent company Inditex also owns popular brands like Bershka, Pull & Bear, and Massimo Dutti — as well as one you might never have heard of: Lefties.Hailing from Spain, and with stores currently across Europe and the UAE, Lefti
  
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