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• 'Ghost' train station closed a century ago FOUND by construction workers

  20-04-2015 22:24
  
  THE ghostly remains of a station which has been closed to the public for 100 years has been uncovered by construction workers.
  
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• English football set to trial new law THIS WEEK to stop goalkeeper tactical timeouts

  27-07-2026 17:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Football fans have grown tired with opposition goalkeepers going down supposedly injured and forcing the referee to pause the game, but lawmakers are attempting to stamp it out
  
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• UK weather maps show when temperatures peak in heatwave as 20 areas face 30C or more

  27-07-2026 16:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has warned temperatures could hit 35C on Wednesday, with weather maps showing that up to 20 counties could see 30C temperatures or above
  
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• My mum started abusing me when I was 10 — I don’t know if my brother is also my son

  27-07-2026 16:36 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 PageLogan Gifford was just 10 years old when his mother, Doreene, sexually abused him for the first time.This horrific encounter spiralled into a seven-year campaign of sexual abuse, which only ended when Logan reported Doreene to the police at 17.However, Logan’s nightmare didn’t stop there.
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• Bradley Walsh announces he’s quit major BBC series after 6 years as host

  27-07-2026 16:33 via metro.co.uk
  
  ‘I just don’t have the time, which is sad,’ he revealed (Picture: Kieron McCarron/Rex/Shutterstock)Bradley Walsh has made the shock announcement that he won’t be returning to host his BBC series when it returns this year.Blankety Blank is one of Britain’s longest-running gameshows, having first launched in 1979 on BBC1 with the late Terry Wogan as the show’s presenter.Les Dawson took over the hosting duties from 1984 until 1990, followed by Paul O’Grady
  
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• Father and daughter die after being pulled from the water at Fistral beach in Cornwall

  27-07-2026 16:28 via dailymail.com
  
  Witnesses to the tragedy claim the victims may have been a father and daughter who were walking at Fistral, Newquay, while holidaying in the area.
  
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• Mother breaks town in tears as names of three young children she killed while suffering post-partum depression are read aloud at 'America's saddest murder trial': Live updates

  27-07-2026 16:27 via dailymail.com
  
  Lindsay Clancy broke down in tears at Plymouth Superior Court today as opening statements began in the murder trial of tragic deaths of their three young children.
  
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• Government prepared to consider major change to pregnancy scans - Monday, July 27 update

  27-07-2026 16:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It follows calls for a third trimester ultrasound scan to become routine under the NHS
  
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• 'A warzone': Aerial images reveal devastation of massive Bordeaux wildfire as officials claim it could still be burning in November

  27-07-2026 16:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Before-and-after images have revealed the devastating full extent of wildfires in southwestern France, as flames bear down on Bordeaux.
  
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• France wildfires live: Inferno threatens Bordeaux as tourists told 'stay away'

  27-07-2026 16:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  More than 220,000 people have been evacuated from the Gironde department in south-west France due to raging wildfires heading towards Bordeaux and its airport
  
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• Labour accused of fuelling youth unemployment crisis after quietly scrapping key target for tackling practical driving test backlog, leaving Andy Burnham red-faced ahead of joblessness announcement

  27-07-2026 16:19 via dailymail.com
  
  After winning the 2024 election, ministers pledged to reduce waiting times for a practical test to seven weeks by December 2025 to help young people become mobile and get on the career ladder.
  
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• Newquay deaths: Man and his daughter drown after 'fall from rocks' at Fistral Beach

  27-07-2026 16:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Beachgoers bravely tried to rescue a man and woman after they reportedly fell from rocks and died in the choppy sea at Britain's most popular surfing spot.
  
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• Lloyds and Barclays down: Hundreds 'can't make payments' as Halifax also hit

  27-07-2026 16:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lloyds, Barclays and Halifax customers are all experiencing issues which include problems with the app, bank transfers and online banking
  
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• Could you beat Luke Littler at darts? You now have a real chance to try

  27-07-2026 16:11 via metro.co.uk
  
  A new Netflix live event called Beat Luke Littler is coming soon (Picture: Netflix)He’s been called the Lionel Messi of darts, but soon you might have the chance to take on Luke Littler thanks to a live Netflix event.The darts sensation is giving amateur players the chance to take on the world champion for a £501,000 prize in an event called Beat Luke Littler.Taking place on October 30, the event is open to anyone aged 12 and over, with 20 hopefuls eventually selected to face Little
  
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• Boy, 15, is murdered months after he was given bravery award for saving girl, 12, from pedophile at Kentucky Derby party

  27-07-2026 16:10 via dailymail.com
  
  Just three months ago, Da'Jon Anthony Hayes-Burr, 15, was being celebrated by his community for saving the girl. The teenager was shot to death on Saturday evening.
  
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• Barclays, Halifax and Lloyds crash leaving hundreds of customers unable to access accounts

  27-07-2026 16:06 via metro.co.uk
  
  One Lloyds customer is struggling to make transfers online (Picture: Getty)Customers of three major British banks are reporting problems with accessing their accounts and making transfers.Downdetector data suggests hundreds of reports of problems with the high street giants Halifax, Lloyds and Barclays all beginning at about midday.One individual reported an error message when trying to send funds from a Lloyd’s credit card from a current account with helplines jammed.One customer posted:
  
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• High-profile left wing influencer announces she is running against Anthony Albanese in his own seat

  27-07-2026 15:46 via dailymail.com
  
  Hannah Ferguson will be running against the Prime Minister for the seat of Grayndler. 'I believe we deserve better representation,' she wrote online.
  
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• Michigan family was rocked by two horrific tragedies before mom, dad and six children were found dead in burning home

  27-07-2026 15:40 via dailymail.com
  
  Amanda Karolkiewicz's brother Allston Lawwill, 28, died from an accidental fentanyl overdose six years before she, her husband Kristopher, and their six children were found dead in Michigan.
  
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• Iconic UK space attraction and UNESCO World Heritage site could be forced to close due to cuts

  27-07-2026 15:37 via dailymail.com
  
  The UNESCO World Heritage-listed Jodrell Bank Observatory, home to the famous Lovell telescope, has lost its funding and is now peering down the barrel of insolvency.
  
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• Labour inches ahead in polls for first time in 16 months - but Burnham insists he would 'rule out' a general election

  27-07-2026 15:32 via dailymail.com
  
  Just over a quarter of Brits would now vote for Labour in a general election , catapulting the party ahead of Reform for the first time since March last year.
  
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• Carly Simon, 83, announces Parkinson’s and cancer diagnoses but vows she ‘won’t stop living’

  27-07-2026 15:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Carly Simon has revealed the health struggles that led to her retreating from public life (Picture: Clint Spaulding/Penske Media via Getty Images)American musician Carly Simon has opened up about her health following years out of the spotlight.The 83-year-old You’re So Vain singer issued a statement to fans, confirming that she has Parkinson’s disease and was previously diagnosed with a form of cancer.‘So many people have written to me, kindly wondering about my relative silen
  
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• Newquay deaths: Man and 'his daughter' drown after 'fall from rocks' at Fistral Beach

  27-07-2026 15:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Beachgoers bravely tried to rescue a man and woman after they reportedly fell from rocks and died in the choppy sea at Britain's most popular surfing spot.
  
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• 'I advise lottery winners on how to spend jackpot – there's simple reason some marriages end'

  27-07-2026 15:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The National Lottery has made more than 8,000 millionaires, handing out a staggering £103billion in prize money - but it hasn't been a happy ending for all jackpot winners
  
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• Hilarious moment cleaner steals the show at the Commonwealth Games as he dances to Queen while mopping the floor

  27-07-2026 15:25 via dailymail.com
  
  CJ Miller - now dubbed 'Mop Man' - broke out into a boogie while scrubbing down the floor in Glasgow as Freddie Mercury sang the hit 'I Want to Break Free' over the speakers yesterday.
  
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• Count Binface pledges to make arcade grabber games ‘fairer’ in Clacton manifesto

  27-07-2026 15:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  Count Binface previously ran against Andy Burnham in the Makerfield by-election and Sadiq Khan in the 2024 London Mayoral election (Picture: James Veysey/Shutterstock)Count Binface has unveiled his long-awaited manifesto for the Clacton by-election, pledging a new role for Wayne Rooney and a ‘more sensible position’ for a hand dryer 280 miles away.Nigel Farage’s top rival in the race has also taken on the Reform leader directly, with a promise not to ‘accept £5 mil
  
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• Top North Korean colonel is executed in front of his men who were left 'deeply shaken and with pale faces' after brutal killing

  27-07-2026 15:20 via dailymail.com
  
  [File photo] A top North Korean colonel has been executed in front of his own men for allegedly embezzling state reserve grain.
  
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• Teacher argued that being called 'Mr Baldy' was sexual harassment - now a judge has dismissed his case with a brutal truth bomb

  27-07-2026 15:18 via dailymail.com
  
  Was calling a teacher 'Mr Baldy' workplace bullying? The Fair Work Commission has delivered its verdict in a bizarre Canberra school dispute.
  
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• Capcom wants to release Resident Evil games every year with even more remakes

  27-07-2026 15:17 via metro.co.uk
  
  A wealth of Evil (Capcom)Resident Evil is set to become an annual franchise under Capcom, but don’t expect any spin-offs anytime soon.Capcom’s Resident Evil is more popular than ever thanks to its consistent quality across the mainline games and the remakes that began in 2019.The latest mainline title, Resident Evil Requiem, is the fastest-selling game in the series, while 2023’s Resident Evil 4 is the best-selling remake of the PlayStation 5 generation. In other words, the fr
  
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• Tragedy as two women, 24 and 26, dead after afternoon swim in Loch Fyne

  27-07-2026 15:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Two women, aged 24 and 26, have died while swimming in Loch Fyne, in Argyll and Bute, on Sunday afternoon
  
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• Family in tears after trip to Haven Holiday Park leaves stepdad 'covered in 120 bites'

  27-07-2026 15:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Things went from bad-to-worse for the family after their trip to Haven's Devon Cliffs Holiday Park in Exmouth, when the bites forced the stepdad to shave his hair just four weeks before his wedding
  
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