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• Finally! Hollyoaks legend confirms permanent return after ‘death’

  24-06-2026 10:38 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Nightingale flies again! (Picture: ITV)The one and only delightfully dastardly James Nightingale (Gregory Finnegan) is back in Hollyoaks – for good.Nothing can keep one of the biggest schemers in Dee Valley down for long, even death!Gregory has signed up to reprise his role as the calculating solicitor on a permanent basis, less than two years after the popular character was controversially killed off in a fiery explosion, shortly after discovering that  he did not have a br
  
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• Jose Mourinho open to selling £70m Real Madrid star to Manchester United

  24-06-2026 20:06 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mourinho overseeing big changes at the Bernabeu (Picture: Mike Egerton/PA Wire)Real Madrid are ready to listen to offers for midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni with Manchester United interested in a summer move.United are seeking to rebuild their midfield this summer with a deal to sign Ederson from Atalanta expected to be confirmed next month.Elliot Anderson has been their leading target but the Nottingham Forest star is expected to join Manchester City.Tchouameni is also high up on their shortlis
  
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• Little girl, 3, killed by LICE after parents let infestation get so bad that it left her anemic

  24-06-2026 20:02 via dailymail.com
  
  Joycelynn Dylewski was found struggling to breathe inside an apartment in Corinth, about an hour outside of Albany, on February 19, 2025 after suffering from a severe lice infestation.
  
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• Steve Toussaint: ‘House of the Dragon fans thought I was dating my co-star’

  24-06-2026 20:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Steve Toussaint was thrown straight into the action at the start of House of the Dragon season 3 (Picture: HBO)‘History does not remember blood, it remembers names.’House of the Dragon fans will certainly never forget the name Corlys Velaryon. Played by Steve Toussaint, the Sea Snake is a force to be reckoned with on the ocean, and is the Hand of Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy).But he hasn’t had an easy road, to say the least. Tragedy has continually befallen Hous
  
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• James Franco shares erratic posts claiming aliens live in his garage

  24-06-2026 19:53 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 PageJames Franco has resurfaced on social media, spouting strange conspiracy theories about an alien living in his garage.The 48-year-old former actor has been posting on TikTok since the start of this month, often wearing a bedraggled blue t-shirt, which viewers think is a clue to something.Franco was shunned from Hollywood after being accused of sexual miscond
  
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• American boy, 12, attacked by shark at luxury Caribbean resort

  24-06-2026 19:52 via dailymail.com
  
  The boy, aged 12, was attacked at the Exuma Cays area around 3:30pm on Tuesday in front of his horrified family, Royal Bahamas Police said.
  
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• Chilling killer told cops 'I've disposed of my wife' after stabbing her 78 times

  24-06-2026 19:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Robert Alexander, 66, was 'motivated by money' and his determination to stop his wife leaving him when he stabbed her to death at their home in Tamworth, a court heard
  
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• UK heatwave: Bridget Phillipson fires simple message to worried parents amid 36C scorcher

  24-06-2026 19:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Education secretary Bridget Phillipson has asked parents to trust teachers at schools — if their child's school is open during the heatwave this week as hundreds are shut
  
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• Next PM: Burnham lines up first Downing St appointment after Starmer's fiery PMQs

  24-06-2026 19:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Keir Starmer has been met with a lively Commons today as Kemi Badenoch dismissed Andy Burnham as a "pair of eyelashes in a t-shirt" and branded Bridget Phllipson a "spiteful class warrior"
  
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• A consolatory hug goodbye: European leaders embrace Keir Starmer at Berlin summit as departing PM makes one of his final foreign trips

  24-06-2026 19:44 via dailymail.com
  
  Two days after he tearfully announced his resignation as Labour premier, Sir Keir travelled to Berlin for a meeting of 'E5' group of countries.
  
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• Woman and five children rescued after being held captive for over 10 years

  24-06-2026 19:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A French woman who was allegedly held captive and abused by her husband for more than a decade in a remote town in north-west Pakistan has been rescued by police
  
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• Gorilla's in our midst! Londoners welcome Caesar the ape after council killjoys said Wakefield woman couldn't keep it on her home

  24-06-2026 19:43 via dailymail.com
  
  Adele Teale, 59, was told by Wakefield Council to remove the 4kg resin figure from outside her two-bedroom terraced home within four weeks or face legal action or a £20,000 fine.
  
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• Boy, 14, arrested over murder of missing girl 'posted TikTok of her' before body was found next to bowls club just 500 yards from her home

  24-06-2026 19:40 via dailymail.com
  
  Lilly Jones, 14, was last seen at 6.50pm on Saturday in Blaina, a former mining village near Ebbw Vale in the South Wales Valley.
  
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• Met Office names 31 areas it won't cool off on Saturday as 34C heat warning remains – full list

  24-06-2026 19:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  UK temperatures are set to ease this weekend as cooler air spreads in – but the east will stay warmest for longest
  
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• What the hottest places of 1976 look like today.... Britons channel the spirit of XXX to cope with scorching temperatures 50 years on from famous heatwave

  24-06-2026 19:35 via dailymail.com
  
  A Labour PM has quit after barely two years, the US is lavishly celebrating independence and the mercury is soaring to new heights - so it goes, both 50 years ago and now.
  
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• Do the public need to be more patient with PMs? Readers discuss

  24-06-2026 19:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Readers discuss Starmer’s exit, if the electroate are too quick to judge and whether the social media ban for under-16s is good news (Picture: EPA)Do you agree with our readers? Have your say on these MetroTalk topics and more in the comments 'If a problem isn’t solved faster than a cup of water heating in the microwave, we turn on them'Regarding the resignation of Sir Keir Starmer as prime minister (MetroTalk, Tue) after two years in power. He was the sixth PM we’ve had in te
  
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• Boy, 16, accused of attempted murder of girl following stabbing at secondary school admits possession of knife

  24-06-2026 19:30 via dailymail.com
  
  Armed police were scrambled to Thorpe St Andrew High School, on the outskirts of Norwich in Norfolk, in March following reports that a 15-year-old girl had been stabbed in the back.
  
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• Andy Burnham plans to set up 'No10 in the North' in bid to shift power outside London

  24-06-2026 19:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham is expected to say he wants to move parts of his Downing Street operation out of London if he becomes Prime Minister in his first major policy speech
  
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• Denmark plans to ban Islamic call to prayer: 'Shouldn't sound like a suburb of Islamabad'

  24-06-2026 19:12 via dailymail.com
  
  Morten Bødskov said the government would reopen an investigation into whether the Muslim call to prayer can be outlawed nationwide.
  
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• Vet explains dog food method to keep pets cool in 38C British heatwave

  24-06-2026 19:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It's important to help keep our pets cool and comfortable to avoid serious illnesses like heat exhaustion and stroke
  
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• Schools urged to teach water safety advice to avoid heatwave tragedies before summer holidays

  24-06-2026 19:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has encouraged schools to teach students about water safety before the summer holidays amid fears more children could lose their lives
  
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• Ukraine strikes more than 60 Russian military targets in Crimea in major blow to Vladimir Putin

  24-06-2026 19:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ukraine dramatically steps up attacks on Vladimir Putin's military presence in Crimea - causing massive embarrassment to the Russian leader as special forces link up with pro-Kyiv resistance
  
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• Nurses who sued NHS trust after transgender colleague was allowed to use female changing room awarded £187,000 payout

  24-06-2026 19:05 via dailymail.com
  
  In January, a judge ruled NHS bosses had 'violated the dignity' of the nurses, who worked at Darlington Memorial Hospital, by making them share a changing area with a biological male.
  
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• Desperate search launched after man goes missing in weir during heatwave

  24-06-2026 19:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The public have been told to 'avoid the area' after a missing man was last seen entering the River Trent in Nottingham
  
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• Tottenham confirm surprise free transfer of former Man Utd veteran

  24-06-2026 19:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  Roberto De Zerbi is reshaping his Tottenham squad this summer (Picture: Getty Images)Tottenham have brought in veteran goalkeeper Martin Dubravka on a free transfer as Roberto De Zerbi continues to reshape his squad over the summer.Spurs have been hard at work in the transfer market, already bringing in two other free transfers in Marcos Senesi from Bournemouth and Andy Robertson from Liverpool.There has been some big spending as well, with Jan Paul van Hecke coming in from Brighton for £
  
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• Australia-style extremism laws should be considered in UK, MPs demand

  24-06-2026 19:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Ministers have been urged to look at measures put forward in Australia after the antisemitic Bondi beach attack in December, including aggravated hate speech laws and increased penalties for promoting violence
  
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• Met Office overnight warning as conditions set feel worse in this 'somewhat different' heatwave

  24-06-2026 19:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Met Office warns overnight heat will keep homes warm as ‘high humidities’ make conditions feel worse
  
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• Trump axes his OWN housing bill in stunning act of sabotage as Republicans are left reeling as President heads to Capitol Hill for explosive face-to-face showdown

  24-06-2026 18:58 via dailymail.com
  
  President Donald Trump abruptly canceled the signing of a bipartisan housing affordability bill today, putting the fate of the legislation into limbo.
  
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• King Charles is fanned by top aide as monarch feels the heat during royal visit on hottest June day ever

  24-06-2026 18:57 via dailymail.com
  
  Charles joined delegates from politics, science, business and international climate diplomacy for an environmental reception at St James's Palace, where temperatures were stifling.
  
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• King Charles fanned by top aide as he feels heat at sweltering climate change event

  24-06-2026 18:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The King had to be fanned by his Master of the Household and was seen dabbing his face at an event on climate change at St James Palace in London during record-breaking scorching temperatures
  
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