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• 'Extremely intelligent' bear that can open windows attacks four in Japan

  05-06-2026 13:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Hunters and police in Fukushima, Japan are searching for a bear that attacked four people and escaped capture by unlocking a window after turning of a tap to have a drink
  
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• France manager Didier Deschamps speaks out on ongoing William Saliba injury issue

  07-06-2026 16:13 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arsenal centre-back William Saliba is dealing with a nagging back issue (Picture: Getty Images)William Saliba has been dealing with a back injury for ‘several weeks’ but is available to play for France, says manager Didier Deschamps.The Arsenal defender played 50 games in all competitions this season, the third campaign on the spin he has hit the half century of appearances.The 25-year-old was first picked by France in 2022 and has racked up 31 caps under Deschamps.Saliba heads to t
  
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• Disabled man hauled from home and mistakenly arrested for ‘strangulation’

  07-06-2026 16:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lee Ramsden was ‘shook up’ after officers came to his home (Picture: SWNS)A disabled man was hauled from his home and arrested over a suspected strangulation – only for cops to realise they had the wrong person.Lee Ramsden, 54, said he was ‘shook up’ after officers burst into his property and detained him at his home in Bolton, Greater Manchester.Greater Manchester Police were called to an alleged violent offence and arrested Mr Ramsden at his address on Thursday.B
  
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• Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury enjoy first family outing with newborn

  07-06-2026 16:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury attended a local church service with their children(Picture: MCPIX)Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury have been seen out and about for the first time after welcoming their second child last week.The couple, both 27, shared their happy news on Instagram, posting a photo with their newborn and daughter Bambi.In the snap, Hague was still wearing a hospital gown with a huge smile beaming down at their baby, clad in a blanket.The beauty mogul captioned her announcement pos
  
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• ‘Cristiano Ronaldo told me Man Utd striker won’t make it – he was always right’

  07-06-2026 16:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  Cristiano Ronaldo has two spells at Manchester United (Picture: Getty)Diogo Dalot has revealed Cristiano Ronaldo told him a Manchester United striker ‘won’t make it’ during his second spell at Old Trafford.Ronaldo made a sensational return to United in the summer of 2021 after threatening to join their local rivals Manchester City.The Portugal legend established himself as one of the best players in the world during his first spell at United, helping Sir Alex Ferguson win thre
  
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• Wizz Air's updated June rule 'won't work' at most UK airports

  07-06-2026 16:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It seems sensible in theory, but thousands of budget travellers won't benefit
  
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• Popular Melbourne myotherapist accused of trafficking meth as alleged drug and Schedule 8 haul shocks chronic pain community

  07-06-2026 16:02 via dailymail.com
  
  Tayla McKay, 28, fronted Melbourne Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, charged with 21 offences, including trafficking a commercial quantity of meth.
  
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• 'I was dragged under water in horror shark attack - I'm alive thanks to one lifesaving trick'

  07-06-2026 16:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Alejo Santiñaque told how he employed a simple defensive manouevre to escape the jaws of a shark that had pulled him underwater while he surfed in Queensland, Australia
  
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• ‘Best new movie in a long time’ you should definitely watch is now streaming

  07-06-2026 15:57 via metro.co.uk
  
  If you haven’t seen Hoppers yet, you’re missing out (Picture: Pixar)One of the best cinema surprises of the year so far has hit streaming after hitting milestones upon release – and you should take this as your sign to watch it immediately.Equalling a studio record of nearly a decade’s standing with its Rotten Tomatoes score debut of 97%, Hoppers blew into cinemas in March as a breath of fresh air.The Pixar film follows animal-loving student Mabel (Piper Curda) as she se
  
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• Iran war live: Tehran warns 'no ceasefire' in place and 'new war could break out'

  07-06-2026 15:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump said he remains confident Iran will eventually agree to a deal to end the war, insisting its leaders have 'no choice' but to do so
  
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• Fraudster nurse struck off from NHS after claiming £19k in fake shifts

  07-06-2026 15:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Former nurse Faith Chareka added dozens of shifts she did not work to her rota, claiming almost £20,000 from Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust in Surrey
  
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• Heatwave to return as parts of UK set to be hotter than Mediterranean in coming weeks

  07-06-2026 15:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Temperatures are set to rocket to above 30C across multiple UK counties in just days, with another potential heatwave looming, fresh weather maps show
  
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• Justin Trudeau's rapper son gets the nepo baby treatment as he headlines Middle Eastern sandwich festival

  07-06-2026 15:41 via dailymail.com
  
  Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's teenage rapper son, Xavier, will headline Ottawa's Shawarma Festival on Sunday.
  
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• Tragic update after Melbourne father went missing in India as his brother is accused of 'unthinkable betrayal'

  07-06-2026 15:40 via dailymail.com
  
  A Melbourne maths teacher who went missing while organising property matters in India was allegedly murdered by his brother.
  
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• Hair '20 times stronger' with £45 shampoo cut to £8 at Home Bargains

  07-06-2026 15:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The brand claims to help make hair feel 'stronger and deeply nourished'
  
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• Russia accused of ‘nuclear terrorism’ after striking facility near Chernobyl

  07-06-2026 15:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  Radiation levels are within normal limits (Picture: X)Ukraine has accused Russia of nuclear terrorism after an attack today on a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel near the Chernobyl power plant.Damage could be seen at the power station’s reception area following the strike last night.Ukraine’s state nuclear energy operator, Energoatom, confirmed there were no casualties and that radiation levels were ‘within normal limits’.‘Another strike on a nuclear infrast
  
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• State pension age rising DWP confirms 11 key birthdates impacted

  07-06-2026 15:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The state pension age is rising from 66 to 67 in stages and when you can claim depends entirely on when you were born
  
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• Scientists ‘work out’ tragic fate of woolly mammoth found on construction site

  07-06-2026 15:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists believe a 2.5 metre-long tusk was from a woolly mammoth butchered by humans 25,000 years ago (Picture: SWNS)A woolly mammoth whose remains were found recently was likely butchered by our ancestors 25,000 years ago, new research has suggested.Archaeologists found an ‘exceptionally well-preserved’ twisted 2.5 metre tusk on a construction site in the village of Taimering in Bavaria, Germany, six years ago.Another 70 bones and fragments, predominantly from the rib cage, h
  
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• Donald Trump snubbed by celebrities for his UFC fight at White House

  07-06-2026 15:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Multiple celebrities have confirmed they will not be turning up to the president's 80th birthday bloodsport bash after being extended an invite for the 1,000-strong Trumpworld event
  
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• Foul protester dressed as Charlie Kirk re-enacts his assassination as crowds chant 'he deserved to die' while widow Erika spoke at conference

  07-06-2026 15:24 via dailymail.com
  
  As Erika Kirk made an appearance at a Turning Point USA women's conference in Texas, one protester was seen dressed as her husband and re-enacting his death.
  
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• Nicola Sturgeon's estranged husband Peter Murrell sold his Portuguese villa after claiming legal aid

  07-06-2026 15:18 via dailymail.com
  
  The former SNP chief executive, 61, disposed of the Algarve property in October last year.
  
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• Jeffrey Epstein's PA claims it was Ghislaine Maxwell who made him a 'monster'

  07-06-2026 15:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sarah Kellen - who worked as Jeffrey Epstein's Personal Assistant for more than a decade - claimed Ghislaine Maxwell "fed him and catered to every whim" during his terrifying reign of sexual abuse
  
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• Holiday cottages illegally built on £1,000,000 ancient woodland to be demolished

  07-06-2026 15:11 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jacobs Hill Farm in Silsden, Yorkshire, where groundworks for holiday homes have been stopped by the council.(Picture: Charley Atkins/SWNS)A Yorkshire council has demanded that landowners tear down holiday homes after they were illegally built on ancient woodland.Bradford City Council has ordered Jacobs Woods Farm in Silsden to remove four holiday cabins which were constructed on protected land that has caused ‘substantial tree loss’.The authority said five large concrete pads, a se
  
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• UK £1,000 tax update as HMRC issues new alert

  07-06-2026 15:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The taxman has launched an updated online tool
  
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• Andy Burnham to challenge Keir Starmer 'within two weeks' of returning to Westminster - as PM's allies insist he WILL stand in a leadership contest

  07-06-2026 15:05 via dailymail.com
  
  The Greater Manchester mayor is currently standing as Labour's candidate in the Makerfield by-election in his bid to return to the House of Commons.
  
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• 270k warned 'don't ignore' CCJ letter or risk six years of credit damage

  07-06-2026 15:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A BBC expert has warned more than 270,000 people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
  
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• Why Man Utd, Arsenal and Chelsea will be paid thousands of pounds a day at the World Cup

  07-06-2026 15:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  Manchester United star Bruno Fernandes is eyeing glory with Portugal (Picture: Getty)Premier League clubs such as Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea will be paid thousands of pounds by FIFA each day during the World Cup.The governing body will hand over £265m to compensate clubs for their players being involved at the World Cup, which is taking place across the US, Canada and Mexico between June 11 and July 19.Of the total fund, £187m is being dedicated to the tournament itself,
  
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• My postnatal OCD left me terrified of my own brain

  07-06-2026 15:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  The intrusive thoughts of OCD had been with me, in some form, my entire life (Picture: Zoe Burke)I woke up very suddenly and checked my daughter’s crib, like I always did.In reality, she was only five days old and couldn’t move by herself. But in my mind, she wasn’t there.Immediately I panicked, and tried – as best you can at five days postpartum – to leap out of bed; because my brain was telling me I’d left her on the bookshelf downstairs.I could see it so c
  
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• MAGA influencer who assaulted woman in London says she was ‘targeted’ over Trump ties

  07-06-2026 14:46 via metro.co.uk
  
  Melissa Rein Lively was allegedly a top pick to be Trump’s press secretary (Picture: Instagram)A woman who admitted to assaulting another woman on the London Underground by pulling her hair has claimed she was targeted because of her close ties to Donald Trump.Melissa Rein Lively pulled the woman’s hair in a ‘forceful manner’ in an incident at Bond Street Underground station on October 11 last year.The 40-year-old is the founder of an ‘anti-woke’ PR
  
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• James Handy’s neighbour saw ‘bloody pants on the sidewalk’ after actor’s fatal stabbing

  07-06-2026 14:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  James Handy’s neighbours have revealed details of what they allegedly saw following his death (Picture: ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images/FOX)Neighbours of James Handy have spoken out on the ‘terrible shock’ of his being stabbed to death earlier this week.On Wednesday, the Top Gun: Maverick actor, 81, suffered a fatal stab wound to his chest while at his Los Angeles home, where he lived with his girlfriend, Wendy Gledhill.Wendy’s so
  
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