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• Exeter fire: Drone footage shows smouldering hotel

  29-10-2016 19:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police drone footage of the Royal Clarence Hotel in Exeter, Devon, which has been destroyed by a fire.
  
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• Sony confirms PS6 will go ‘beyond the living room’ amid handheld rumours

  29-06-2026 18:11 via metro.co.uk
  
  A PS6 handheld looks inevitable (Sony Interactive Entertainment)PlayStation’s CEO has once again teased that Sony’s PS6 will have a portable offshoot, as they ‘evaluate’ their approach to the console’s price. Sony hasn’t confirmed anything about its next generation console plans yet, but a stack of rumours and teasers suggest it will have a handheld component. The big question is what form this handheld will take – whether it’s a streami
  
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• Baby-faced mothers 'abandoned' their kids to go drinking... then a two-month-old baby ended up fighting for life with unspeakable injuries

  29-06-2026 18:11 via dailymail.com
  
  Two Texas mothers and an 18-year-old woman have been arrested after investigators say they left three children locked in a bedroom while they went to a hotel to drink alcohol and use drugs.
  
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• BBC pundit criticises Wimbledon star over gesture towards crowd: ‘That’s not a good idea’

  29-06-2026 18:09 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jelena Ostapenko briefly became a Wimbledon villain (Picture: BBC)Jelena Ostapenko briefly became the villain of Wimbledon on day one of the Championships after clashing with the crowd during her first-round win over Harriet Dart.British tennis fans flocked to Court One on Monday afternoon hoping to cheer local favourite Dart on to a rare Wimbledon win.But the world number 151, who was handed a wildcard to play in the singles draw, lost the opening set 6-3 to former French Open champion Ostapen
  
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• First picture of ‘adventurous’ mum killed in Dorset plane crash

  29-06-2026 18:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  Nicola Wright loved flying from Dunkeswell Airfield in Devon. (Picture: Facebook)
  Tributes have been paid to a mum-of-four who was killed in a plane crash.Nicola Wright, 44, perished when her light aircraft crashed near Dunkeswell Airfield in Devon on Friday in front of horrified onlookers.She worked as an HR director for Medisave – a company sending vital medical supplies across the country.Nicola’s friends and family paid tribute to the ‘clever and adventurous’ pi
  
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• Israel strike kills eight-year-old boy and his grandad in Gaza tent as Palestinian death toll tops 73,000

  29-06-2026 18:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  An Israeli drone strike hit a tent sheltering displaced people in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, killing at least three Palestinians including an eight-year-old boy and his grandfather, according to medical officials
  
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• 'Family tragedy' as six people are killed, including four women, and 'several' wounded in shooting at German housing centre for pregnant women

  29-06-2026 18:01 via dailymail.com
  
  A mass shooting at a German housing centre for pregnant women left six people dead and several injured today.  
  
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• Wimbledon icon Annabel Croft's sad dating admission after husband's death and huge fortune

  29-06-2026 18:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Annabel Croft is back with the BBC at Wimbledon 2026 and the former tennis star has been candid about her personal life since the death of her husband in May 2023
  
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• 'We were robbed!': Lily Allen fans fury after they were charged up to £86-a-ticket to see the singer perform for just 50 minutes at the O2 with no support act

  29-06-2026 18:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Lily Allen fans have vented their frustration after being charged up to £86 for a 50-minute performance with no support act.
  
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• Stade shooting updates: Six killed at centre for pregnant women and mums in Germany

  29-06-2026 18:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Six people have been killed in a shooting at a youth welfare facility in Stade, a town in northern Germany - three suspects have been arrested and police have urged people to avoid the area
  
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• John McEnroe's BBC salary revealed with Wimbledon icon pocketing extraordinary amount

  29-06-2026 18:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Wimbledon icon John McEnroe has worked as a pundit on the BBC's coverage for more than 20 years
  
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• Royal Family engagements halved since 2012 over plans to slim down monarchy

  29-06-2026 17:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  With the number of working royals decreasing in recent years, the number of official engagements undertaken on behalf of the Firm has drastically decreased
  
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• Outrage as damning video shows Venezuelan official 'sabotaging American aid' in aftermath of twin earthquakes that killed 1,450

  29-06-2026 17:57 via dailymail.com
  
  Diosdado Cabello, a local Venezuelan politician, was seen in a heated conversation with US aid workers who were trying to rescue people after the double earthquake on Wednesday.
  
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• Jack Draper pulls OUT of Wimbledon: Brit hope dramatically withdraws from SW19 Grand Slam with 'arm injury' hours after Emma Raducanu's drop out - and FIVE more Brits losing on Day 1

  29-06-2026 17:57 via dailymail.com
  
  The former world No4 was set to face Taylor Fritz in a blockbuster opening round - with supercoach Andy Murray in his corner - but on Monday afternoon he pulled out
  
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• Back to the 1970s with Burnham: State ownership, council house bonanza and more taxes on the agenda in Northern coup

  29-06-2026 17:57 via dailymail.com
  
  Delivering his first big speech in Manchester, the PM-in-waiting said the economy had not been working for 'ordinary people' since before Thatcher.
  
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• How well do you REALLY know America? Take our ultimate history quiz to find out...

  29-06-2026 17:48 via dailymail.com
  
  Think you know American history? Put your knowledge to the test with our ultimate quiz, spanning the full sweep of US history, from the first musket shots at Lexington to the present day.
  
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• Footballer Maddy Cusack 'dismayed' ex-coach was joining her club months before death

  29-06-2026 17:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Former Sheffield United player Maddy Cusack feared being stigmatised and ridiculed at the club before she was found unresponsive by her father at her family home in Derbyshire, an inquest heard
  
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• British millionaire chemist behind 'legal' LSD-based hallucinogens could be facing up to life in tough US jail after being accused of importing banned drug

  29-06-2026 17:42 via dailymail.com
  
  Alexander Stratford, 35, is battling extradition to the US after he was arrested by National Crime Agency (NCA) officers and brought before Westminster Magistrates' Court.
  
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• Booing Taylor Swift? You might be a misogynistic loser

  29-06-2026 17:37 via metro.co.uk
  
  Taylor Swift’s success has brought with it relentless hate (Picture: Getty Images)There’s something about a group of grown men booing at the sheer thought of Taylor Swift that is just deeply cringe. Whatever you think of her music, she’s been a staple of the charts for 20 years. Yet unlike with any of her peers, there seems to be a certain group of people who think it’s cool or original to desperately make their hatred known.Swift appeared in a pre-recorded message
  
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• Latest Ryanair, Jet2, easyJet and TUI boarding pass rules Brits need to know for summer

  29-06-2026 17:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  What you need to know about boarding pass policies for the UK's biggest airlines, including the carriers that have gone completely paperless and the destinations that require a printed pass
  
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• How young nurse's lies unravelled after attempted drug theft: The addictive meds she tried to steal and the letter from her lawyers that exposed her

  29-06-2026 17:24 via dailymail.com
  
  After being caught trying to steal drugs for the second time, a nurse working across Albury Wodonga and Benalla claimed she 'panicked' -but a lawyers' letter told a different story.
  
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• Over one million children referred for mental health support in a year

  29-06-2026 17:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  More children are being referred for mental health support, with figures exceeding one million (Picture: Getty Images)The number of children being referred to mental health services in England is on the rise.Latest figures from 2024-2025 are almost double those from 2018-2019.The annual report, Children and Young People’s Mental Health Services: 2024-25, also confirms that referrals have increased by 10% in the past year to exceed one million.It’s been described as a young people&rs
  
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• Newborn baby found dead in park as manhunt launched for person seen dumping bag

  29-06-2026 17:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A witness reported to police they had seen someone dumping a bin liner before the body of a baby was found on a path leading to the Parc de la Bergère in Bobigny, France
  
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• Partially blind 'sexual predator', 40, convicted of 13 attacks on women is accused of killing two and raping a third in eight month spree, court hears

  29-06-2026 17:15 via dailymail.com
  
  Simon Levy is accused of killing vulnerable women 'thinking that he would get away with it' after a seven-year history of carrying out sex attacks dating back to July 2018.
  
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• Rishi Sunak's former Tory aide pleads guilty over general election date gambling

  29-06-2026 17:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Craig Williams, 41, who was Tory MP for Montgomeryshire and Cardiff North, admitted using confidential information to place bets on the timing of the election
  
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• Supreme Court delivers scathing rebuke to Trump as his Federal Reserve takeover plan is BLOCKED

  29-06-2026 17:10 via dailymail.com
  
  The Supreme Court delivered a consequential setback for the commander-in-chief and executive power.
  
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• Burnham steals from Germans and Finns to spec out his model for governing Britain

  29-06-2026 17:10 via dailymail.com
  
  The new Makerfield MP said on Monday he would borrow from Finland 's housing policy and Germany 's constitution in his first speech since Keir Starmer resigned as PM.
  
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• Trump rages at critics slamming Great American State Fair after patriotic event gets dismal reviews

  29-06-2026 17:08 via dailymail.com
  
  The Great American State Fair has been criticized for lackluster crowds - a topic of importance for Donald Trump.
  
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• Chilling details emerge of two more bodies found in suitcases in Thai tourist hotspot where an Australian truckie was arrested and charged with the murder of teenage girl

  29-06-2026 17:08 via dailymail.com
  
  Simon Carman, 46, from south of Perth , was arrested after the body of 17-year-old Tunchanok Donhomla - known as Cake - was found inside a 29-inch black suitcase near railway tracks
  
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• Top schools should take more white working class pupils says report praised by Bridget Phillipson

  29-06-2026 17:07 via dailymail.com
  
  The Inquiry into White Working Class Educational Outcomes, published today, said more 'deliberate action' was needed to get deprived children into the best-performing schools.
  
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