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• Greggs customer storms out after staff caught using store vacuum cleaner on coffee machine

  25-06-2026 13:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: After a video that appeared to show an employee using a hoover to clean a coffee machine went viral on TikTok, Greggs released a statement on the matter
  
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• Will terrified by Megan – and justice may be shattered on Coronation Street

  26-06-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Will takes the stand. Will his testimony be enough? (Picture: ITV)Judgment day has come to Coronation Street. Will Driscoll (Lucas Hodgson-Wale) is testifying in court against his abuser Megan Walsh (Beth Nixon). But the manipulative predator still has one trick left up her sleeve.Megan has to be one of the most despicable villains to tread the Cobbles in years, and that is one extremely crowded field.The monster abused her position as an athletics coach to isolate young Will from his fami
  
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• Priya admits a shocking truth as her lies unravel in EastEnders

  26-06-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Priya may have shared her secret with the wrong Walford resident (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)Priya Nandra-Hart (Sophie Khan-Levy) is left fearing the worst next week in EastEnders as a secret she’s desperately tried to keep hidden threatens to come crashing out into the open.The drama begins when Priya is rocked by news that Joel Marshall (Max Murray) is set to be released. Determined to protect Avani Nandra-Hart (Aaliyah James), she tries to reassure her that Joel won&rsquo
  
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• England’s newest golf resort is reimagining the sport with six holes for £11.25

  26-06-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  More than 5.5 million people in the UK now play some form of golf (Picture: Mad Swans)Golf is having a moment.
  Thanks to TV shows such as Stick, starring Owen Wilson, Premier League footballers making it their go-to hobby, and YouTube and TikTok influencers like Rick Shiels and Gabby Golf Girl changing the perception of the sport, golf has reached a new generation of players.
  And these guys aren’t playing by the old stuffy rules.
  According to figures from England Golf, more than 5.5 milli
  
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• Are you a true fan? Test your knowledge with Metro’s latest Soaps quiz

  26-06-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Have you been watching closely? (Picture: Shutterstock/Metro)It’s Friday… which means the grand return of our weekly Soaps quiz!Have you been paying attention during Coronation Street this week? The cobbles played host to a supremely awkward dinner party, and we found out who killed Theo Silverton.Been keeping up with Emmerdale, as Kev Townsend’s (Chris Coghill) return concerns Ross Barton (Michael Parr) – and things escalate further when Lewis (Bradley Riches) is kidna
  
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• UK heatwave latest: Red weather warning remains in place today across London and south

  26-06-2026 07:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  The UK has woken up groggy and begging for the hot spell to end after another tropical night as the fourth day of the extreme heatwave gets underway.
  The record-breaking hot spell continues to linger over the UK and western Europe, sparking the Met Office to extend the extreme heat warning until at least midnight today as mercury could hit 39C in some places.So far, the UK’s new record temperature was clocked in Merryfield yesterday – 36.7C – but that could be topped today.
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• Security guards in Hampstead Heath are threatened by irate swimmers trespassing in bird pond during heatwave - as barbed wire fencing is put up to keep them out

  26-06-2026 07:40 via dailymail.com
  
  Ponds preserved for hundreds of years for their habitats and nesting ducks and swans have been invaded by impatient swimmers.
  
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• Transfer news LIVE: England star medical today, Man Utd agreement, £69m Liverpool hijack

  26-06-2026 07:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Latest transfer news and rumours from around the Premier League, as well as the top European leagues with updates on Elliot Anderson, Mateus Fernandes, Ayyoub Bouaddi and much more
  
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• Horrifying before-and-after aerial images show scale of destruction after Venezuela earthquakes as death toll climbs to 235 with thousands missing

  26-06-2026 07:33 via dailymail.com
  
  Horrifying aerial photos showed the depth of destruction after earthquakes struck Venezuela, as over 200 are left dead and thousands feared missing.
  
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• Melbourne ISIS bride, 54, wins her bid for freedom just a week after her daughter was kept locked up

  26-06-2026 07:30 via dailymail.com
  
  Kawsar Ahmad, 54, looked relieved and her supporters gasped as Chief Magistrate Lisa Hannan granted her bail in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Friday afternoon.
  
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• ITV studio 'terrified', vile Tori Penso row, national holiday declared - World Cup round-up

  26-06-2026 07:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  All the latest from the 2026 World Cup as two groups completed their final games, and a row broke out between FIFA and Brazil following the game against Scotland
  
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• An honest review of the £59 Heathrow Airport hotel — and if it’s better to get an Uber instead

  26-06-2026 07:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  The location is a bit of a catch (Picture: ABACApress/Filip Gierlinski)Staying at a hotel the night before a flight is a great idea.You get more sleep, avoid the stressful journey to the airport, and there’s minimal risk of missing your flight.But not all airport hotels are created equal.According to Which?, the best airport hotel chain for 2026 is DoubleTree by Hilton. The consumer champion cited the warm cookie you’re handed on arrival, and the fact you can get room service at 2am
  
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• Father faces backlash after his daughter, 10, suffered horrific burns to her face when her viral squishy toy exploded

  26-06-2026 06:56 via dailymail.com
  
  Violet Zerbst was squeezing a knock-off of a NeeDoh toy she had put in the microwave when it exploded, spraying gel across her face and leaving her burned.
  
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• Health minister Mark Butler slams Senator Alex Antic's bird flu 'conspiracy theory' outburst: 'Remarkable even for him'

  26-06-2026 06:53 via dailymail.com
  
  Liberal senator Alex Antic has sparked a furious backlash after claiming bird flu fears are being hyped up by pharmaceutical companies to sell more flu shots.
  
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• JD Vance jokes wife Usha should serve as key US official after her epic response to trolls over maternity fashion

  26-06-2026 06:44 via dailymail.com
  
  JD Vance pitched his wife Usha to run the federal budget after she slammed the reaction to her coral maternity dress bought from Old Navy for less than $10.
  
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• Full list of UK school closures on Friday after 1,200 forced to shut for heatwave

  26-06-2026 06:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The UK has already seen record breaking temperatures and, with a heat alert still in place, more schools have announced either full closures or a shorter day on Friday, June 26
  
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• JD Vance astonished by wife Usha's thrifty dress purchase after trolls target her maternity fashion choices

  26-06-2026 06:24 via dailymail.com
  
  JD Vance pitched his wife Usha to run the federal budget after she slammed the reaction to her coral maternity dress bought from Old Navy for less than $10.
  
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• Grandmother believed to have poisoned her daughter and four grandchildren in horrific murder-suicide in New York suburb

  26-06-2026 06:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Amy Steadman, 64, is believed to have killed her daughter and four grandchildren in New York as police reveal evidence that may suggest poisoning.
  
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• Woman fighting for her life after 'falling asleep in the sun' caused horrific injuries

  26-06-2026 06:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Betty Lou Summer, 82, suffered third-degree burns down to "the muscle and the bone" after falling asleep on a metal pool chair in Arizona heat with burns covering 30% of her body
  
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• Peckham fire RECAP: Smoke filled sky after massive fire engulfs London building

  26-06-2026 06:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Around 100 firefighters battled overnight to bring a huge blaze in south-east London under control.
  
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• My boyfriend has erectile dysfunction — he says a threesome will fix it

  26-06-2026 06:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  This week’s diarist is hoping for a change to her sex life (Picture: Myles Goode)Welcome to How I Do It, the series in which we give you a seven-day sneak peek into the sex life of a stranger.This week we hear from Eliana, a 36-year-old queer writer who lives with her boyfriend of nine years, Kyle*.The pair met as extras on a TV show (he was a police officer and she was a sex worker) have sex about once a week. However, she’s not feeling satisfied.‘Kyle has erec
  
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• Random acid attack victim bears horrific scars as suspect still at large two years on

  26-06-2026 05:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES Paul Atkins, 38, was targeted at random while walking home from work through a graveyard in Ramsgate, Kent in February 2024 - his attacker is still at large
  
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• Driver slashed in the face after stopping his car for a stranger as police hunt attacker

  26-06-2026 05:47 via dailymail.com
  
  A 28-year-old man had stopped his car late at night in Sydney's west for a stranger.
  
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• Body found in the Blue Mountains during hunt for missing Sydney mother Sandra Popovic - as her son is charged with her murder

  26-06-2026 05:28 via dailymail.com
  
  Police launched an investigation into the disappearance of Sandra Popovic after she failed to return to her home in Sydney's northwest on June 9.
  
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• Six children saved in the Philippines after a probe linked to a Western Australian man charged with child abuse-related offences

  26-06-2026 04:55 via dailymail.com
  
  A 53-year-old man, from Albany, was intercepted by the Australian Border Force in March.
  
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• Cop killer Leigh Sushames sentenced to 40 years in jail after Constable Keith Smith was shot dead while trying to serve a repossession notice

  26-06-2026 04:48 via dailymail.com
  
  Leigh Geoffrey Sushames, 47, was sentenced in the Supreme Court in Burnie, north-west Tasmania, on Friday.
  
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• Mother arrested for MURDER after teen daughter found dead with more than 170 empty bottles of alcohol in room

  26-06-2026 04:35 via dailymail.com
  
  Prosecutors believe that Gretchen Leanne Ryan, 55, supplied her daughter, Grace, with copious amounts of alcohol and isolated her in the months leading up to the teen's death.
  
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• Venezuela earthquake live: 235 dead and more than 4,300 injured after 7.5 quake rocks Caracas

  26-06-2026 04:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Two powerful earthquakes rocked northern Venezuela on Wednesday night - at least 235 people have been confirmed dead so far, with the figure expected to rise as tens of thousands are missing
  
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• Woman allegedly gave a substance to her elderly mother who was found dead in a Sydney care home

  26-06-2026 03:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Emergency services were called to Our Lady of Consolation, an aged care facility in Rooty Hill, about 11.45pm on Thursday after an 84-year-old was found dead in the building.
  
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• Australia's peak union body calls for Australia Day date change and renewed Indigenous Voice model

  26-06-2026 03:18 via dailymail.com
  
  Australia's largest union body has reignited the country's fiercest culture war - backing a Voice model and calling for the date of Australia Day to be changed.
  
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