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• Fall asleep in seconds with simple eye technique that 'really works'

  31-10-2025 12:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  If you struggle to get to sleep at night, or you find yourself waking up in the early hours and can't drift back off, one woman's sleep hack could be a game-changer
  
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• Massachusetts' Democrat governor splurges $31,000 of taxpayer cash to give payoff to top aide after his arrest for COCAINE trafficking

  07-01-2026 18:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LaMar Cook, 45, was fired after police intercepted a package containing 18 pounds of cocaine that was destined for Healey's Springfield office.
  
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• DAN HODGES: Keir Starmer's latest 'relaunch' has once again flopped spectacularly thanks to Trump's sabre-rattling. The PM thought 2025 was his annus horribilis, but with his polling now worse than EVER - just wait till he sees what 2026 brings...

  07-01-2026 18:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After his 2025 annus horribilis, in the New Year the Prime Minister would hit the ground running. And he has. Sir Keir has returned from the Christmas break... and run headlong into a brick wall.
  
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• Brit teen faces years in a Qatar jail after being caught with cannabis on his way back from Thailand - as family insist violent criminals forced him to carry package

  07-01-2026 18:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Eighteen-year-old Lino Neil, from Drymen, was detained at Hamad International Airport in Doha on November 21 where he was doing a layover on his way back to Scotland from Thailand.
  
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• Martin Roberts urges homeowners to do this one thing now to save homes from damage during cold snap

  07-01-2026 18:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As temperatures continue to plummet, the TV presenter and property expert says UK households should to check their properties. And, he says, there are lots of clever ways to protect them from damp and mould...
  
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• US and UK forces 'seize' Russian tanker - everything you need to know

  07-01-2026 17:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  British and US forces have seized Russian tanker Marinera after it was used by Vladimir Putin to evade sanctions over the Ukraine war - here's everything you need to know
  
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• Missing man discovered 'dead for a week' in room at Bristol homeless hostel

  07-01-2026 17:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Zaid Jawad was found dead in another resident's room at the Salvation Army hostel in Bristol, a week after his family reported him missing to the charity and police
  
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• John Terry makes Chelsea transfer demand after Liam Rosenior appointment

  07-01-2026 17:52 via metro.co.uk
  Chelsea legend John Terry hopes to see the club invest in the squad before the transfer deadline (Picture: Getty)John Terry has urged the Chelsea board to give Liam Rosenior their immediate backing by releasing the funds needed to strengthen the squad in the January transfer window.Rosenior was officially unveiled as Chelsea’s new head coach on Tuesday in the wake of Enzo Maresca’s dramatic New Year’s Day departure at Stamford Bridge.The 41-year-old, formerly the manager of Bl
  
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• US to meet with Denmark over Donald Trump's threat to seize Greenland

  07-01-2026 17:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It comes after the White House confirmed Trump wants to "take over" Greenland - by hook or by crook - by the end of his Presidency
  
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• Woman sharing 3 children with her evil dad who forced her to have sex with own son jailed

  07-01-2026 17:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The disturbing case was uncovered following a report from the Finistère Departmental Council, which led to a police investigation
  
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• Body found in search for Belfast man missing since New Year's Day

  07-01-2026 17:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 21-year-old had been missing since the early hours of New Year's Day
  
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• We’re Nordic — British people don’t know how to dress for the cold

  07-01-2026 17:45 via metro.co.uk
  ‘There’s no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing’ (Picture: Getty Images)If British people have one talent, it’s talking about the weather.
  From torrential rain to pavement-melting heat, it’s our go-to topic for any conversation.But for a nation so obsessed with talking about it, we’re notoriously ill-equipped for dealing with it.
  The UK has been hit with another Arctic blast, with the mercury already dipping well below zero. The first storm of the ye
  
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• ITV viewers criticise Lorraine Kelly for laughing hysterically over ‘world’s smallest penis’

  07-01-2026 17:36 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 PageLorraine Kelly has been told to ‘grow up’ by viewers after laughing at a man with the ‘world’s smallest penis’.The 66-year-old Scottish presenter briefly spoke to This Morning’s Cat Deeley and Ben Shepard at the end of her programme today.After they exchanged greetings, the duo told Lorraine that they had Michael Phillips
  
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• 7 of Netflix’s biggest movie flops of 2025

  07-01-2026 17:32 via metro.co.uk
  Real talk: just because a movie is made by Netflix and features a star-studded line-up, it does not mean that it’s going to be a hit. Granted, the streaming platform produced some epic films last year, from Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein to the new Knives Out Mystery, ‘Wake Up Dead Man.’ However, there were some underperformers, too. Here we unpack seven of 2025’s biggest flops, many of which had mind-blowing budgets. (Picture: Netflix)Back in Action Back in Act
  
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• UK could ban Elon Musk's X for government use after deepfake 'disgrace'

  07-01-2026 17:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Government could stop using Elon Musk's X social media platform after its artificial intelligence chatbot was used to create sexualised deepfake images of kids
  
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• US special forces use tiny Scottish airport to launch raid to seize Marinera oil tanker

  07-01-2026 17:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  US special forces have seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker linked to Venezuela for sanctions violations, launching the operation from Wick John O'Groats airport in northern Scotland with RAF support
  
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• Storm Goretti 'snow bomb' barrels towards Britain: Up to one foot of snow, 90mph winds and black ice to hit the UK - as train operators already axing services

  07-01-2026 17:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Weather warnings for snow and wind were today upgraded from yellow to amber and will come into force from 5pm tomorrow amid fears over widespread travel chaos.
  
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• Britain's small boat kingpin locked up at last: Turkish gangster who made millions supplying  half of boats in all Channel migrant crossings jailed for 11 years

  07-01-2026 17:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Adem Savas boasted that he was the 'King of Transport'after becoming the biggest supplier of small boats for migrant crossings in the English Channel..
  
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• The Verve's Richard Ashcroft gets driving ban for six months after speeding in his Mercedes-Benz G-Class

  07-01-2026 17:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  On February 19, Ashcroft was driving a green 2018 Mercedes-Benz G-Class when he was recorded exceeding a 40mph speed limit on the elevated section of the M4 by 8mph at Brentford, west London
  
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• Beach hut owners claim they are being treated like 'wealthy NIMBYs' after being ordered to pay full council tax on 'second home' - but majority don't live in the area

  07-01-2026 17:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The huts, worth around half a million pounds each, along Mudeford Spit and Hengistbury Head have fallen into the sights of the local council as it scrambles to fund local services.
  
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• Wealthy 'party mom', 50, rented mansion and encouraged drunk high schoolers to have sex while she watched, court told

  07-01-2026 17:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shannon O'Connor, 50, was accused of supplying underage teens with alcohol and encouraging them to have sex at a Santa Cruz vacation home for her son's birthday celebration.
  
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• Professor fired over post mocking Charlie Kirk's death is reinstated and given $500,000 towards therapy costs

  07-01-2026 17:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The same day Kirk was assassinated, the professor shared a 2023 article with the headline: Charlie Kirk Says Gun Deaths 'Unfortunately' Worth it to Keep 2nd Amendment.
  
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• US forces seize rogue oil tanker with British support in daring commando-style mid-Atlantic raid as humiliated Russian navy watches on

  07-01-2026 17:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The United States has seized a Venezuela-linked oil tanker after a more than two-week-long pursuit across the ​Atlantic. 
  
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• Donald Trump's unhinged latest: Rewriting history with lies while UK helps capture Venezuela ship

  07-01-2026 17:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  All the latest wild and unhinged moments from Trumpworld - as the UK helps capture a tanker running Russian colours near Scotland...and the White House tells everyone up is down and black is white
  
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• Dithering EU leaders start squabbling among themselves as Trump unleashes chaos: European officials left floundering by Maduro capture and growing threat of Greenland invasion

  07-01-2026 17:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Blind-sided European leaders have been left floundering by Donald Trump following his capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and the re-emerging threat of an invasion of Greenland. 
  
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• Dawn French: ‘Good sitcoms are few and far between – but ours is really funny’

  07-01-2026 17:14 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 PageAfter starring in one of the most beloved British sitcoms of all time, Dawn French was hesitant about ever accepting another.Bursting onto our screens in the late 1980s alongside her long-time best friend and comedy partner Jennifer Saunders in their sketch series French and Saunders, a few years later Dawn then went on to star in The Vicar of Dibley.Written
  
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• US military says it seized second Venezuela-linked oil tanker

  07-01-2026 17:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The US military says it has seized a second tanker in the Caribbean after also capturing a Russian-flagged vessel linked to Venezuelan oil in the North Atlantic - both operations are said to have happened today
  
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• Scientists pinpoint the 10 everyday habits common in people who live to 100... how many do YOU do?

  07-01-2026 17:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists studying Blue Zones - regions of the world where people live into their 90s and beyond - noticed the inhabitants have some similar traits.
  
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• The best mindfulness reads to get you ready to live your best life in 2026

  07-01-2026 17:00 via metro.co.uk
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  It’s that time again, when we start looking ahead to the year to come and promising ourselves that this will be the year we get our lives together.
  And while goals can range from career progression to fitness wins, there’s one resolution we think deserve
  
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• Saudi Darts Masters field sees World Championship cult hero join Luke Littler

  07-01-2026 16:57 via metro.co.uk
  Motomu Sakai will be in World Series of Darts action (Picture: Getty Images)The darts off-season is very short and the stars of the oche return at the Bahrain Darts Masters and Saudi Arabia Darts Masters next week.It was only on Saturday night that Luke Littler beat Gian van Veen to win the World Darts Championship for a second time, landing the first ever £1m top prize in the process.Littler and Van Veen are among eight PDC representatives playing in Bahrain on January 15-16 and in Riyad
  
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