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• 'Half the internet' goes down as cloud outage disrupts major websites

  24-07-2026 15:20 via dailymail.com
  
  A widespread outage impacted dozens of websites on Friday morning, including Apple Pay, Reddit and Hulu.
  
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• Andy Burnham speech live: Emotional PM vows to fix social care crisis while paying tribute to dad's carers

  29-07-2026 11:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Andy Burnham is outlining how he will fix the creaking social care sector in a major speech this morning, and even invited Kemi Badenoch and Ed Davey into cross-party talks
  
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• New top account paying 5% 'for first time since 2024' means '£760 extra'

  29-07-2026 11:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The best fixed-rate savings bond has climbed back to 5% for the first time since 2024
  
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• Michelin-starred restaurant shuts suddenly as 'devastated' owner blames Labour's 'never ending' tax hikes

  29-07-2026 11:23 via dailymail.com
  
  Sorrel, in Dorking, Surrey, told diners this week in an email that their upcoming booking had been cancelled after making 'the very difficult decision' to close with immediate effect.
  
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• Funeral director Robert Bush faces more harrowing victim accounts after being confronted by grieving mums

  29-07-2026 11:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. Robert Bush, who ran Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull, was bravely confronted by a grieving mother whose son she entrusted to his care but whose remains were left on the floor for two years
  
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• Mum's horror as funeral director Robert bush gave her animal remains instead of her baby's

  29-07-2026 11:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Devastated mum Lucy Ness is now joining forces with three other bereaved mums to call for action and regulate the funeral industry as Robert Bush of Legacy Independent Funeral Directors faces sentencing
  
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• Brits warned popular beach activity could leave you £80,000 out of pocket

  29-07-2026 11:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  If you're heading to the beach you may see this fun-looking activity on offer, but tourists are being warned that taking part could invalidate your insurance - and other surprising things can also see your insurer refuse to pay out
  
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• Desperate search for Brit pro-surfer missing off Portuguese coast as board 'seen drifting'

  29-07-2026 11:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Pro surfer Arran Strong, 27, went missing during a paddleboarding challenge off the coast of Portugal on Monday, with a lifeboat crews and other 999 teams launching a frantic search
  
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• Manchester United consider signing former £67m Arsenal target on free transfer

  29-07-2026 11:17 via metro.co.uk
  
  Dusan Vlahovic is available on a free transfer (Getty)Manchester United are considering a move for former Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic, according to reports.Vlahovic scored 10 goals for Juventus last season and is now a free agent after his contract with the Serie A club expired earlier this summer.The 26-year-old, who was wanted by Arsenal four years ago, is on Barcelona’s striker shortlist this summer, while he has already received an offer to join Besiktas.According to the i Paper,
  
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• George Michael's former best friend is sued by singer's estate after releasing secret album and unseen footage of the Wham! star

  29-07-2026 11:16 via dailymail.com
  
  The ex-Wham! chart-topper, who died aged 53 on Christmas Day 2016, is the subject of a new film called Trojan Souls - The Greatest Album That Was Never Made.
  
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• Ed Miliband 'seizes control of Labour's Brexit reset' as he meets French and Spanish counterparts

  29-07-2026 11:15 via dailymail.com
  
  He will play a 'greater role' in talks with the EU than his predecessors at the Foreign Office.
  
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• The town facing down claims it has 'too many old people' as residents object to an eighth care home

  29-07-2026 11:13 via dailymail.com
  
  If approved in a planning meeting today, the 66-bed facility would be the eighth nursing home in the tiny Norfolk town of Diss, in addition to 23 residential care homes.
  
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• Bus driver who was sacked for catching thief reveals tactics on dealing with fare dodgers

  29-07-2026 11:09 via metro.co.uk
  
  A fare dodger is tackled as he runs through the gates (Picture: Channel 5)A bus driver who was sacked for fighting a thief has revealed how he coped with the fare dodgers he had to deal with every day.Mark Hehir, who drove a London bus for two years, warned it is not worth fighting with those trying to board for free.
  This is despite fare dodgers costing Transport for London £165 million a year, which almost cancels out the £168 million saved by the network after raising the prices
  
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• Japan earthquake death toll at 13 as rescuers scramble to reach people trapped

  29-07-2026 11:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  At least 13 people have died and more are missing after a shopping centre collapsed following a huge 7.1 magnitude earthquake on the Japanese island of Kyushu
  
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• France wildfires live: Bordeaux blaze could erupt again with 41C heatwave today

  29-07-2026 11:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  There are fears that wildfires in the area around Bordeaux in France could burn out of control again today as the country swelters under a new heatwave
  
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• easyJet shares 'big seat' update for anyone booking summer 2027 holidays

  29-07-2026 10:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The popular airline has shared a booking update for holidaymakers planning their next trip
  
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• Leicester church fire live: 'Shut windows' warning as smoke rises in city centre

  29-07-2026 10:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Firefighters are tackling a large blaze at St Andrew's Church in Leicester city centre with local residents warned to close all doors and windows as thick smoke fills the sky
  
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• Domino's launches garlic and herb dip ice cream – and beachgoers have mixed feelings

  29-07-2026 10:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Domino's has launched a wacky new ice cream flavour inspired by its famous garlic and herb dipping sauce.
  
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• Rambling Donald Trump veers off script and falls asleep during Graham eulogy

  29-07-2026 10:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump struggled to stick to the script and appeared to have difficulty staying awake during the funeral service for Senator Lindsey Graham in Washington DC
  
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• Young mum, 19, says delayed surgery after rushing to emergency cost baby Kiandro's life as she demands answers from hospital: 'He would still be here'

  29-07-2026 10:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Nikita Buhse, 19, was 32 weeks pregnant with her second child when she was rushed to Ipswich Hospital.
  
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• Wildfire 'catastrophe' on Greek holiday island as villages are evacuated and people flee to beaches with huge blaze burning out-of-control

  29-07-2026 10:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Footage shared on social media shows bright orange flames rising above the mountains as dark clouds of smoke engulf the island.
  
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• M1 traffic: Busy motorway closed near Luton airport after 'oil spill'

  29-07-2026 10:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police have closed the motorway near Luton following the incident, which involved multiple vehicles and has created an oil spill which requires specialist clean up
  
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• FA 'deeply concerned' as they issue statement on FIFA's plan to sell off World Cup

  29-07-2026 10:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  FIFA president Gianni Infantino is under fire amid plans to sell shares in the World Cup, sparking anger from fans and confederations such as UEFA, who have accused him of 'crossing a line'
  
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• Hollywood star transformed into Marilyn Monroe for film and nobody recognises her

  29-07-2026 10:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  Dakota Johnson has transformed into Marilyn Monroe for a new film (Picture: Genesis/Getty)Dakota Johnson has undergone a striking transformation to play one of Hollywood’s most enduring icons – and the first glimpse is enough to make you do a double take.The 36-year-old actress swaps her brunette locks for Marilyn Monroe’s unmistakable platinum blonde curls in Flesh Impact, a new short film written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal.In the newly released first-look image, Johns
  
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• Guaranteed WFH rights for millions of Aussies on knife edge under new leader

  29-07-2026 10:34 via dailymail.com
  
  New Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has failed to rule out changes to one of Jacinta Allan's most controversial policies she spearheaded before she left office.
  
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• Doctor was about to start med school when something felt 'really wrong'

  29-07-2026 10:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Thomas Hunt said his experience has shared how he now cares for patients
  
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• British family left sleeping in tent and on beach after France wildfire evacuation on holiday to see grandma

  29-07-2026 10:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Melissa Sood and her family had been visiting her grandmother in Biscarrossee, 40 miles outside of Bordeaux, and were out for dinner when police told them they would have to evacuate
  
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• Family’s relief at conviction of ‘Frankenstein’ who said killing was better than sex

  29-07-2026 10:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  Allan Grimson has been convicted of historic sexual offences, putting paid to his chances of freedom (Picture: PA)For 40 years the parents of a Royal Navy sailor have suspected they know their son’s killer.Simon Parkes was just 18 when he vanished in Gibraltar without a trace during the final leg of a worldwide deployment on HMS Illustrious in 1986.His body has never been found and, desperate for closure, his parents Margaret and David are convinced he was murdered by serial killer Allan
  
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• Andy Burnham's 'cross-party talks' on social care farce: Neither Kemi Badenoch nor Ed Davey can attend after 'being given just 18 hours' notice' - while Nigel Farage is snubbed

  29-07-2026 10:26 via dailymail.com
  
  The Prime Minister wants to build a 'spirit of collaboration' on tackling the social care crisis and vowed to expend 'whatever political capital I have' on fixing the system.
  
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• Tragedy as girl, 9, dies in hospital days after mother killed in horror crash

  29-07-2026 10:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nine-year-old Irena (Ira) Mereacre has been named locally as the second victim of the crash in County Cavan in Ireland which also claimed the life of her mother, 53-year-old Nell Raven
  
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