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• Firefighters face disciplinary probe after 'letting sick child ride fire engine'

  23-07-2026 11:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A trio of firefighters from Greater Manchester could face serious disciplinary action after being reported for giving rides to small children during a community open day
  
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• Police boat carrying armed response units crashes near Westminster Bridge

  24-07-2026 17:45 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 PageCasualties are being treated following an incident involving a police vessel on the River Thames in central London.Police sources have confirmed that a boat carrying armed officers crashed near Westminster Bridge, leading to officers taping off the area.Several ambulances, fire crews, and police vehicles could be seen parked along Embankment while a helicopt
  
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• ‘Best option’ – William Gallas urges Chelsea to sign £50m England star ahead of Arsenal

  24-07-2026 17:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  Former Chelsea defender William Gallas (Picture: Stadium Astoro)William Gallas has urged Chelsea to press ahead with a deal for England defender and Arsenal transfer target John Stones.Stones played an important role for Thomas Tuchel’s side over the summer, starting three games in England’s run to the semi-finals despite an injury-affected campaign with Manchester City.However, the centre-back now faces an uncertain future at club level after he left City at the end of last season,
  
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• Scientists reveal the oldest possible age a human could live to be

  24-07-2026 17:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  Could doubling your lifespan become a reality? (Picture: Shutterstock / Kiselev Andrey Valerevich)There are few certainties in life, but one thing is for sure — at some point it will come to an end.Data from the Office for National Statistics puts the average life expectancy for men in the UK at 79.9 years and 83.0 for women, but scientists looking into the human lifespan reckon we could last for a lot longer than that.In fact, according to new research from one group of experts, the ulti
  
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• ‘Boob storage’ is the night-out hack every woman knows

  24-07-2026 17:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  On a night out, your bra is your best friend (Picture: Getty Images)Over the past few weeks, the girlies online have been showing off their incredible ‘girl grip’ – the impressive ability to hold all your night out essentials in just one hand.While it’s definitely an art form, in my humble opinion, it’ll never quite compare to the OG female storage unit: bras.From phones and house keys to lip gloss and spare change, ‘boob storage’ has always helped carr
  
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• PS5 network goes down just before weekend and as usual Sony is saying nothing

  24-07-2026 17:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  It turns out play has many limits (Sony)Fans are furious to see the PlayStation Network go down on Friday, which also coincides with an open beta for the new Marvel fighting game.Earlier today, it became clear that the PlayStation Network had gone down, making Sony’s online services on PlayStation 5 inaccessible for many.Normally in these situations it comes back shortly after but as of 4.15pm it’s still down and yet Sony, which already has a poor reputation for communication with c
  
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• Is Sadiq Khan about to become the country's best-paid politician? London Mayor hints he will claim £390-a-day tax-free House of Lords allowance - on top of his £170k salary

  24-07-2026 17:16 via dailymail.com
  
  Sadiq Khan was installed in the House of Lords by Keir Starmer in one of his last acts as PM.
  
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• Henry Nowak’s killer Vickrum Digwa passing mum knife saying ‘take this’

  24-07-2026 17:16 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 PageVickrum Digwa told his mother to take the knife he used to stab Henry Nowak to death away from the crime scene.In the video clip taken on Digwa’s phone, which is pointed at the ground, he can be heard speaking to his mum Kiran Kaur in Punjabi asking her to take away the weapon.After stabbing Henry, a transcript revealed how Digwa, speaking in Punjabi,s
  
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• I’m an oncologist — these are the most commonly-overlooked cancer symptoms

  24-07-2026 17:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  No matter how small they may seem, persistent symptoms warrant further investigation (Picture: Getty)When your health feels slightly ‘off’ for weeks on end, it’s easy to put it down to stress, getting older or a lingering bug.But according to Dr Jiri Kubes, radiation oncologist and medical director at the Proton Therapy Center in Prague, this can mean potential signs of cancer are missed.Cases of the disease are on the rise, with more than 403,000 people now diagnosed with can
  
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• From Neom to Asos and Zara – here’s 25 items a shopping expert is buying this week

  24-07-2026 17:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  How gorgeous is that jacket! (Picture: Metro/Getty)
  Metro journalists select and curate the products that feature on our site. If you make a purchase via links on this page we will earn commission – learn more
  Excuse me, 2026, but could you slow down for a second? Summer has only just found its footing and yet my inbox is already stuffed with Halloween launches, Christmas gift guides and enough festive press releases to make me consider buying a bauble in July.Still, while we collectively
  
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• 'Entitled' couple ask minimum wage workers for romantic surprise at 7.47pm on the dot

  24-07-2026 16:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A minimum wage hotel worker was baffled by an "entitled" couple's "cringe" request for a romantic dinner complete with coordinated touches and a surprise that had to happen at exactly 7.47pm
  
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• Sixty thousand tourists flee France's millionaire peninsula inferno: Tourists describe 'enormous' flames during escape from burning peninsula after being woken in the night with emergency texts

  24-07-2026 16:51 via dailymail.com
  
  British tourists who fled from the French cape inferno have described escaping from 'enormous' flames after being woken in the night with emergency texts.
  
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• Dad who shook his weeks-old baby son to death in moment of 'pure violence' jailed for life

  24-07-2026 16:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tony Bartlett, of Axminster in Devon, has been jailed at Bristol Crown Court after shaking his baby son Atticus at the family home in Chard
  
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• Andy Burnham given rockstar welcome to Number 10 North by Mancunian fans

  24-07-2026 16:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mancunians gathered at Heron House to welcome Prime Minister Andy Burnham to the new No10 North in Manchester, celebrating a shift of political power away from London.
  
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• Women's football boss must sell £7million Primrose Hill home to settle divorce bill with Bitcoin millionaire ex-husband

  24-07-2026 16:46 via dailymail.com
  
  Diane Rosemin-Culligan (pictured) and her financier ex-partner Anthony Culligan lived an opulent life funded by his Bitcoin fortune after he turned a £10,000 crypto purse into £20million over five years.
  
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• Demand for Trump's son to testify over links to rape-accused Andrew and Tristan Tate

  24-07-2026 16:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Donald Trump’s son Barron could be called to testify as Congress faces demands to investigate the President’s family links to rape accused Brit brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate
  
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• Riders evacuated from Blackpool’s Big Dipper offered Burger King in compensation

  24-07-2026 16:44 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 PageBritain’s oldest rollercoaster has been evacuated after a suspected derailment.The Big Dipper at Blackpool Pleasure Beach came to a halt before rolling backwards, according to Reanna Harrison-Berry, who was riding with boyfriend Aidan Coltherd.The couple, who are both 20, heard a crunching sound as they went uphill before it went backwards yesterday.Th
  
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• Kristi Noem's final scandal revealed as millions meant to combat China are blown on World Cup crowds

  24-07-2026 16:43 via dailymail.com
  
  A whopping $170 million war chest passed by Congress to crush China's illegal fishing operations was left completely untouched by the Trump administration.
  
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• Trump suffers humiliating legal blow in $10 billion BBC lawsuit

  24-07-2026 16:42 via dailymail.com
  
  The defamation case spins on a 12-second edit of his January 6, 2021 address, spliced together for a Panorama film broadcast weeks out from the 2024 election.
  
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• I paid £20,000 for leg-breaking operation to add four inches to my height

  24-07-2026 16:40 via metro.co.uk
  
  Marius Gros gained around four inches in height after undergoing surgery in Turkey (Picture: Marius Gros/SWNS)Like a lot of men, Marius Gros had never been happy with his height. Unlike a lot of men, he decided to take quite drastic measures to do something about it.He took out a bank loan in order to pay for leg-lengthening surgery in Turkey, which involved breaking the bones in his legs and inserting a metal frame to slowly pull them apart as they healed.The 5’7″ Dublin resident f
  
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• No muppets can spoil my World Cup memories but I’m not ready for goodbye

  24-07-2026 16:35 via metro.co.uk
  
  Spain walked away with the trophy after all the drama (Picture: Carl Recine/Getty Images)Are you over the World Cup? Have you seamlessly moved on: packed down the wall chart, dug back into Netflix for that series of the West Wing you were again rewatching, stopped being triggered by a FIFA-branded Coke can?I respect your level-headed attitude. But I’m behind on this. As far as England are concerned, I’m still in the bargaining stage. Harry Kane said before flying home for him Englan
  
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• Sarah Ferguson’s ex-boyfriend and motorsport tycoon Paddy McNally dies weeks after son

  24-07-2026 16:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Paddy McNally, who dated Sarah Ferguson before she married Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and made his fortune in Formula One, has died aged 88
  
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• Chelsea receive £25m offer for England star after finalising Maxence Lacroix transfer

  24-07-2026 16:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  Chelsea have been busy in the transfer market (Picture: Getty)Como have tabled an improved offer for Trevoh Chalobah as Chelsea look to finalise a deal for Crystal Palace defender Maxence Lacroix, according to reports.Lacroix signalled his intention to leave Selhurst Park at the end of last season with Chelsea quickly moving to the front of the queue for his services.Talks have progressed quickly over the last week with the France international now poised to complete a £52million move acr
  
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• Brits flee from French cape inferno: Tourists describe 'enormous' flames during escape from wildfire as 60,000 are evacuated from burning peninsula

  24-07-2026 16:24 via dailymail.com
  
  British tourists who fled from the French cape inferno have described escaping from 'enormous' flames after being woken in the night with emergency texts.
  
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• World Health Organisation warns about deadly West Nile virus rapidly spreading through European countries popular with British holidaymakers

  24-07-2026 16:22 via dailymail.com
  
  There is no licensed vaccine for humans and no specific antiviral drugs, with care limited to managing symptoms and supportive treatment in hospital for severe cases.
  
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• Playstation down updates: Thousands of gamers frustrated as unable to connect to server

  24-07-2026 16:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Almost 6,000 people have reported issues with PlayStation on Downdetector, with more than half of reports relating to server connection
  
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• Breathtaking arrogance of vile French squatter after he moved into female poker champ's $1.9m California Airbnb and refused to leave while chain-smoking inside

  24-07-2026 16:22 via dailymail.com
  
  Wendy Weissman, 60, faced every homeowner's nightmare after unwanted tenant Ehvan Lemarck moved in and refused to leave her Hermosa Beach townhouse.
  
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• Trump suffers humiliating legal blow in $10bn BBC lawsuit

  24-07-2026 16:21 via dailymail.com
  
  The defamation case spins on a 12-second edit of his January 6, 2021 address, spliced together for a Panorama film broadcast weeks out from the 2024 election.
  
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• Raging wildfires force residents to flee their homes by boat

  24-07-2026 16:21 via metro.co.uk
  
  Aerial view of the wildfire spreading toward Lege-Cap-Ferret, in Gironde (Picture: First Eye/ABACA/Shutterstock)More than 80,000 people have had to flee their homes because of ‘apocalyptic’ wildfires burning across France and Spain.Some even fled by boat when flames swept through the touristic Cap Ferret peninsula on France’s Atlantic coast.Authorities ordered the total evacuation of the peninsula, a tourism hotspot busy for the summer season, as smoke and flames drew closer t
  
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• Police intercept ‘extremely significant’ bomb on way to Northern Ireland

  24-07-2026 16:21 via metro.co.uk
  
  Police have seized an ‘advanced’ device near the Irish border (Picture: Artur Widak/NurPhoto)The most significant car bomb found in the Republic of Ireland in a decade has been intercepted by police, who believe it was being moved with the intention of using it in the North.Described by Gardaí sources as ‘advanced’ and ‘highly sophisticated’, the bomb was seized in transit near the Irish border in an operation targeting dissident republicans.The intell
  
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