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• Giant Pikachus parade in Japan

  07-08-2016 18:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dozens of giant Pikachus, a character from Pokemon, have paraded through Yokohama in Japan.
  
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• Ruth Langsford reunites with ex Eamonn Holmes’ son at Wimbledon

  01-07-2026 18:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ruth Langsford and Niall, son of Eamonn Holmes, watched on centre court on day three of the 2026 Wimbledon Championships (Picture: Mike Egerton/PA Wire)Ruth Langsford enjoyed a heartwarming family reunion at Wimbledon as she posed alongside her former stepson, Niall Holmes, despite her ongoing divorce from his father, Eamonn Holmes’.The Loose Women star, 66, was all smiles as she attended the Championships on Wednesday as a guest of Emirates, the tournament’s official airline partne
  
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• Monopoly: Star Wars Heroes Vs. Villains review – board game conversion

  01-07-2026 18:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  Monopoly: Star Wars Heroes Vs. Villains – who wants to be team sequel trilogy? (Ubisoft)Star Wars may be having trouble at the cinema nowadays but the video games keep coming, including this peculiar board game crossover.Designed in 1903 and originally called The Landlord’s Game, the original point of the board game Monopoly was to demonstrate how appalling rentier economies are, and to underscore the importance of proper taxation. If that sounds a bit dry, that’s because it i
  
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• PS6 to launch in late 2028 claims analyst after Sony goes all-digital

  01-07-2026 17:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  An ugly proposition (Metro)The announcement of Sony’s all-digital future has given the biggest indication yet as to the PS6’s launch date, but it’s unlikely to include a disc drive.Sony’s announcement that, from January 2028, PlayStation games will no longer be released on a physical disc is crushing for various reasons, but it’s a revealing insight into the company’s plans for the PlayStation 6. Sony hasn’t confirmed anything about the successor t
  
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• DR Congo iconic fan replaced for England World Cup game

  01-07-2026 17:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  Michel Nkuka Mboladinga, also known as Lumumba Vea, has been replaced for DR Congo’s game against England (Getty)DR Congo’s iconic superfan has been replaced for their World Cup knockout game against England on Wednesday.Michel Nkuka Mboladinga wears bright red, yellow and blue suits and stands motionless during DR Congo’s matches in a tribute to Patrice Lumumba, the nation’s first leader who was assassinated in 1961.Mboladinga is nicknamed ‘Lumumba Vea’ as h
  
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• Cowboy builder faked having cancer to dodge finishing jobs

  01-07-2026 17:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  When confronted Michael Rylands told the pre-school he was receiving treatment for cancer and was unable to work. (Picture: Kent Police)A builder conned a pre-school out of thousands of pounds after claiming he couldn’t finish their playground because he was getting cancer treatment.Michael Rylands, from Sandwich, Kent, would convince trusting clients to pay for building work in advance before fleeing and leaving a mess in his wake.When confronted, he thought he could use a fake cancer di
  
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• Police officer attacked 13-year-old boy in school uniform while on duty

  01-07-2026 17:42 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 PageA police officer has been jailed after beating up a teenage boy asking for help while he was on duty.PC Daniel Rusling assaulted his 13-year-old victim as he reported being threatened by people in a car in Wiltshire.Rusling repeatedly swore at the young boy, who was in a group of six children who had presented at Monkton Park police station in school uniform
  
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• We’ve got a date when the sun will destroy Earth – sue us if we’re wrong

  01-07-2026 17:40 via metro.co.uk
  
  Scientists may have discovered when and how the Earth will be destroyed (Picture: Getty/Metro)The date the world will end has been nailed down – but you still have time for quite a few pints before our planet Earth is screwed.
  Our life in the solar system relies on the sun, but the fiery planet has an expiration date, and so do we.
  New research suggests that the Earth will be destroyed when the sun dies around five billion years from now.
  Astronomers at the University of St Andrews have b
  
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• Elton John, 79, to perform after death as he signs multi-million pound hologram deal

  01-07-2026 17:40 via metro.co.uk
  
  Elton John has signed a deal for his likeness to be used in a hologram show after his death(Picture: Kevin Kane/Getty Images for RRHOF)Back in 2018, Elton John, made what seemed like one very simple request.‘When Daddy dies,’ he recalled telling his eldest son Zachary during a conversation with NME, ‘promise me there won’t be a hologram going around the world doing concerts.’Fast forward seven years, and it seems Sir Elton may have softened his stance.The music leg
  
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• World Cup yellow card rules: How do suspensions work in the knockout stage?

  01-07-2026 17:38 via metro.co.uk
  
  Referees are not afraid to brandish their cards (Picture: Getty)The Round of 32 stage of the World Cup continues this evening with England taking on DR Congo in Atlanta.But thanks to a new yellow card suspension rule, which has been introduced by FIFA for this expanded 48-team tournament, players who picked up a single booking in the group stage will not have to worry about missing the Round of 16 if they enter the referee’s notebook in the Round of 32.This will come as a relief to the li
  
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• Knifeman who stabbed three children, leaving girl, five, in a wheelchair and sparking riots in Dublin, is found guilty of attempted murder

  01-07-2026 17:34 via dailymail.com
  
  An Algerian man has been found guilty of attempting to murder three children during a knife attack on a group of small children on a Dublin street in 2023.
  
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• Ruth Langsford leads the celebs at Wimbledon as she arrives with ex Eamonn Holmes' son Niall after he sided with his stepmother in couple's divorce battle

  01-07-2026 17:33 via dailymail.com
  
  Ruth Langsford brought her ex Eamonn Holmes' son as her plus one to a star-studded Wimbledon on Wednesday.
  
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• Teachers across the country are set to strike as schools are told they face cuts to fund 3.5 per cent pay rise

  01-07-2026 17:32 via dailymail.com
  
  The National Education Union (NEU) said it would 'not accept' the deal, which will see teachers paid 3.5 per cent more from September and a further 3 per cent the following year.
  
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• Tragedy after dad arrived to pick up toddler son from daycare in baking Florida... only to realize that he'd 'forgotten to take him out of car seat that morning'

  01-07-2026 17:31 via dailymail.com
  
  The death of the 23-month-old boy marks the third hot car fatality reported in Florida this year, and the ninth across the country.
  
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• Brighton agree £50m deal to sign Tottenham World Cup star

  01-07-2026 17:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  Fabian Hurzeler will have a new defender in his squad next season (Picture: Getty Images)Brighton have agreed a deal that could be worth up to £50million for Tottenham Hotspur defender Luka Vuskovic, who has never played for Spurs.The 19-year-old joined Spurs from Hajduk Split in the summer of 2025 but moved to Hamburg on loan for last season.The centre-back impressed for the German club over 30 appearances in all competitions and has earned a place in the Croatia team.The teenager became
  
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• Asylum seeker family say they 'hate' living in their £250,000 newbuild home in Britain's Migrant Street and want to move out

  01-07-2026 17:31 via dailymail.com
  
  Muhammad Nadeem, his wife Shamaila and their four children left their homeland two years ago before settling in the UK - and now live in a Shropshire village.
  
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• Grandson wins £850k battle after grandad who paid for wedding wanted money back

  01-07-2026 17:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Businessman Robert Stokes spent £720,000 on his grandson's £1m home and tens of thousands more - including over £10,000 on flowers for his luxury wedding
  
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• England vs DR Congo LIVE: Starting XIs confirmed as Rice starts and Saka dropped

  01-07-2026 17:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  England kick-off their World Cup knockout campaign by facing DR Congo in Atlanta, as Thomas Tuchel's side bid to reach the round of 16, where they'd face co-hosts Mexico
  
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• England vs DR Congo - World Cup LIVE: Leaked line-up is CONFIRMED as Thomas Tuchel settles his right-back dilemma - and fans get set to bunk off work and head to the pub to watch Round of 32 clash

  01-07-2026 17:28 via dailymail.com
  
  Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog as England take on DR Congo in Atlanta in the last 32 of the World Cup.
  
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• British tennis star hits out at Wimbledon over ‘shambolic’ decision

  01-07-2026 17:27 via metro.co.uk
  
  Dan Evans played his final Wimbledon match on Wednesday (Picture: Getty)Dan Evans described his Wimbledon wildcard snub as ‘shambolic’ and a ‘piss-take’ after the British tennis star played his final professional tennis match at the All England Club.Evans brought down the curtain on his playing career with a straight-set defeat in the men’s doubles alongside fellow countryman Henry Searle.The 36-year-old had hoped to appear in the singles competition but was contro
  
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• China won’t reveal why plane crashed into Beijing’s highest building

  01-07-2026 17:26 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 PageThe world is still waiting for answers about why a plane slammed into Beijing’s tallest building.The small aircraft crashed into Beijing’s famous CITIC Tower skyscraper on Friday, killing the only person on board and wounding 13 others.The jet – identified as a B-12PP – plummeted to the ground and left holes in the 109-storey building
  
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• Bakery chain co-owned by Romesh Ranganathan closes as boss blames Labour's tax hikes for 'devastating' decision

  01-07-2026 17:25 via dailymail.com
  
  Coughlans Bakery, which was founded in 1937 and spanned across 31 stores in the UK, shared its decision to go into voluntary liquidation this week.
  
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• Moment wealthy businessman drives his JCB toward Olympic champion who was protesting against new waste incinerator

  01-07-2026 17:19 via dailymail.com
  
  The dramatic moment a wealthy businessman drove his JCB towards protesters outside a family-friendly music festival has been captured on camera.
  
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• Who snubbed a magazine legend's 50th? The big names who didn't show. Plus, what's really behind Mamamia's crackdown on Outlouders Facebook group: INSIDE MAIL

  01-07-2026 17:18 via dailymail.com
  
  We lift the lid on the chatter behind former Elle editor-in-chief Justine Cullen's lavish 50th - and what's behind the fresh set of rules for Mamamia's sacred 'Outlouders' Facebook group.
  
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• Moor of Venice cast as black lesbian for first time in 'misogynoir' interpretation of Othello by The Royal Shakespeare Company

  01-07-2026 17:18 via dailymail.com
  
  It is a role that any actor would become a green ey'd monster over. But the latest portrayal of Shakespeare's Moor of Venice - reimagined as a lesbian - has caused quite a stir.
  
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• 'Vicious' tale of UK's longest serving prisoner and grim future after release

  01-07-2026 17:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Britain's longest serving female inmate is set to be released after her tenth attempt at freedom - after stabbing her husbands new lover in the 80s in a jealous rage
  
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• Astonishing Sharpie trick murder victim's family used to get Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to fast-track killer's death penalty, as Sunshine State becomes execution factory

  01-07-2026 17:08 via dailymail.com
  
  The February death by lethal injection of convicted killer Ronald Heath, 64, came amid a surge in executions pushed forwards by DeSantis as he prepares to leave the Florida Governor's office.
  
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• Novak Djokovic showed his true colours with remark about Kate Middleton at Wimbledon

  01-07-2026 17:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Novak Djokovic previously spoke about Kate Midlleton at Wimbledon
  
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• I tried No7’s new Silk Glaze Skin Tint and I’m obsessed with the glow

  01-07-2026 17:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  I’m adding the latest No7 product into my daily routine! (Picture: Metro/Getty/Sarah Bradbury)
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  When it comes to makeup, there are a few brands that have cemented themselves as cult classics. Whether it’s for an iconic concealer that banishes undereye bags, a setting spray that is celebrity-approved, or the brand itself is
  
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• New heat warning issued for large parts of the UK in days

  01-07-2026 16:59 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 PageHealth officials have issued a warning for hot weather in parts of the UK, saying high temperatures over the coming days could cause a greater risk to life for vulnerable people.The yellow heat health alert covers the East Midlands, east, south-east and south-west England, including London, from 12 pm on Saturday until 5 pm on Wednesday.The UKHSA s
  
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