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• Hidden crystals offer clue to a geological riddle

  05-03-2017 22:30 via theguardian.com
  
  A South African scientist believes that zircons found on Mauritius may be the remants of a buried continental fragmentOceanic crust lives fast and dies young, usually being dragged down a subduction zone after 250m years or so. By contrast, continental crust lives to a ripe old age, with some of the oldest continental crust on Earth – dating to 4bn years – found in Canada and Greenland. But geologists have long been puzzled as to why there isn’t more continental crust bobbing a
  
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• Spider-Man: Brand New Day is giving fans a reason to replay the PS5 game

  18-06-2026 14:47 via metro.co.uk
  Will you be replaying Spider-Man 2 next month? (Sony)Anyone who owns the Spider-Man 2 video game can look forward to getting a new free suit ahead of the Brand New Day movie in July.In case you missed it, Sony and Marvel recently dropped one last trailer for their next movie, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which is scheduled for July 31 and continues the adventures of Tom Holland’s Peter Parker.The hype surrounding the movie is immense, with the previous trailer from March breaking GTA 6&rsqu
  
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• The search for a mysterious creature in Antarctica that could help cure skin cancer

  18-06-2026 14:38 via metro.co.uk
  Sea spiders were among the creatures seen by the Antarctic divers during the search (Picture: Courtesy of Sam Affoullouss and the Desert Research Institute/Cover Media)A strange organism living in the icy waters of Antarctica could hold the key to curing melanoma skin cancer.A team from the University of South Florida (USF) has returned from a six-week expedition to one of the most remote regions on Earth to study a species of ascidian, commonly known as a sea squirt, which contains a bacterium
  
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• Motorists can 'request change' as drivers risk hefty fine and points on licence

  18-06-2026 14:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Government has warned drivers to be extra careful, especially if you've passed your test within the last 2 years
  
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• Home Office official and former Hong Kong policeman jailed for combined 18 years for running Chinese spy ring in UK

  18-06-2026 14:38 via dailymail.com
  
  UK Border Force officer Peter Wai and retired Hong Kong police officer Bill Yuen spied on Chinese dissidents in the UK and senior MPs who supported them.
  
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• Preston Davey sentencing LIVE: Adoptive dad handed rare whole life order and 'will never be released'

  18-06-2026 14:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT - Jamie Varley, 37, will spend the rest of his life behind bars while his partner John McGowan-Fazakerley, 32, has been jailed for 25 years
  
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• Female tourist, 69, is shot dead in front of her husband and children when guide's gun accidentally goes off at end of South Africa safari tour

  18-06-2026 14:35 via dailymail.com
  
  The 69-year-old librarian had been visiting Kruger National Park, the country's biggest game reserve, alongside her husband and their two grown-up children.
  
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• Spy thriller that ‘cost Amazon £227,000,000 to make’ now free to binge in UK

  18-06-2026 14:30 via metro.co.uk
  This wildly expensive spy series is now available to stream for free (Picture: Jonathan Prime/Prime Video)A hugely popular TV show, which is the second most expensive series of all time, is now available to stream for free.Starring Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra, Citadel premiered with six episodes in April 2023 and had an astonishing budget of $300million (£227m).The spy action series was a clear hit, leading to a second season being green-lit and ahead of release in May this year.No
  
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• Major RAC update for drivers as they 'save £9.50 every time' from today

  18-06-2026 14:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The motoring organisation has given hope to motorists
  
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• Young girl, 6, and her father to be buried in joint funeral after he threw her into Parramatta River and took his own life in horrific murder-suicide

  18-06-2026 14:29 via dailymail.com
  
  A funeral notice was shared on social media, revealing a joint funeral will be held at Castlebrook Crematorium in Rouse Hill on Friday.
  
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• Hong Kong spies jailed over ‘shadow police’ ops in UK

  18-06-2026 14:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Peter Wai abused his position to gather intelligence on targets and was asked to pay 'special attention' to British politicians - this is a breaking story
  
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• Ballbusting is the ‘torturous’ fetish exploding in popularity among men

  18-06-2026 14:28 via metro.co.uk
  It’s important not to get carried away here (Picture: Getty)Getting hit in the testicles may sound like the worst case scenario for most men, but there are some who find it secretly pleasurable.Known as ‘ballbusting’ (bb), this kink is, you guessed it, all about having pain inflicted on your balls.If you’re thinking there’s no way that’s sexually pleasurable, here’s the kicker: it ranks in the top 10 kinks for porn site Clips4sale in 2026, sitting ninth
  
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• Wetherspoon pub plagued by greedy seagulls divides opinion over warning stolen food will not be refunded

  18-06-2026 14:27 via dailymail.com
  
  Visitors to The Glasshouse in Norwich, Norfolk, have complained about massive birds swooping down to nick food off their plates as they sit in the beer garden.
  
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• Council suspends contract with enforcement firm after 'thugs in uniform' threatened to rip out man's teeth

  18-06-2026 14:27 via dailymail.com
  
  The two 'thugs in uniform', named as Joseph Fernandes (right), 38, and Umar Siddiq (left), 30, were filmed telling a member of the public 'I'm going to knock you the f*** out.'
  
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• Father keeps his cool as shouting man calls cops on him for taking his two young daughters into women's restroom

  18-06-2026 14:23 via dailymail.com
  
  Tyler Brodsky pulled into a QuikTrip in Alabama while traveling back to Oklahoma from Florida over the weekend when he was confronted by an unknown man.
  
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• Spain’s ‘ghost airport’ to reopen 14 years after closing

  18-06-2026 14:19 via metro.co.uk
  The airport has been deserted for over a decade (Picture: Oli Scarff/Getty Images)A Spanish airport that was once put on sale for £1 (albeit with a few hundred million pounds of debt) has now reopened after being shut for 14 years.Known as the country’s ‘ghost airport’, Ciudad Real International Airport (CRIA), located around 150 miles south of Madrid, was originally designed to be an alternative to the city’s Barajas Airport.Following a €1billion (£864m
  
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• Neighbourhoods where residents most likely to have cancer - see how yours fares

  18-06-2026 14:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Health data from the House of Commons Library highlighted areas that have the highest proportion of cancer diagnosis rates since 2003 with some 3.5 million people understood to be living with the disease
  
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• Brit golfer, 12, horrified after she finds golf ball resting on SIX FOOT snake at Darlington course

  18-06-2026 14:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A junior golfer was given the shock of her life after she discovered the six-foot beast of a snake resting at the 353 yard hole at Blackwell Grange Golf Club in Darlington
  
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• Free drop off and shuttle bus located minutes from Manchester Airport

  18-06-2026 14:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  You can avoid hefty drop-off fees and have more money to spend on holiday
  
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• Instant karma for fly-tipper who dumped bags of rubbish outside neighbour's house - as refuse is then re-delivered back to his own doorstep

  18-06-2026 14:08 via dailymail.com
  
  Dean Gauci, 38, was tending to a block of flats he manages in Cardiff last Friday when he noticed seven bags filled with household waste had been dumped in his car park.
  
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• First Russian shadow fleet tanker enters English Channel since UK seizure

  18-06-2026 14:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A Russian shadow fleet tanker has entered the English Channel for the first time since UK forces seized the Smyrtos early on Sunday
  
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• Martin Lewis confirms '5 per cent' energy price change after US-Iran deal

  18-06-2026 14:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The money-saving expert said earlier in the week that he expected energy prices to drop soon in some rare 'good news' for hard-pressed Brits
  
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• Thomas Tuchel told to drop England World Cup star after Croatia win

  18-06-2026 14:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Thomas Tuchel during England’s World Cup opener (Picture: Getty)Thomas Tuchel has been advised to make a change to his England World Cup team despite a strong start against Croatia.England kick-started their World Cup campaign with a thrilling 4-2 win over 2018 runners-up and 2022 semi-finalists Croatia.Three Lions captain Harry Kane scored a first-half brace, converting from the penalty spot at the second attempt before heading home Declan Rice’s corner.England were still over leve
  
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• Sleep expert says one position keeps you cooler on hot nights

  18-06-2026 14:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  People might find this more comfortable as the nights get warmer across the UK
  
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• Troy Deeney names the England star that will cost his country the World Cup

  18-06-2026 13:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  Troy Deeney had some blunt criticism for England’s goalkeeper (Picture: CBS Golazo)England cannot win the World Cup with Jordan Pickford as first choice goalkeeper, believes former Premier League striker Troy Deeney.Pickford won his 85th cap for the Three Lions in the 4-2 win over Croatia on Wednesday night as England began their World Cup campaign in style.The Everton goalkeeper made his international debut in late 2017 and has been a mainstay of the team ever since, proving a very relia
  
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• Preston Davey's mum now - teen murder, jail birth and bid to stop fatal adoption

  18-06-2026 13:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT - Born to murderer Sarah Davey, little Preston was removed from her care only to be placed in the hands of depraved Jamie Varley and John McGowan-Fazakerley before his death at 13 months
  
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• Teacher will die behind bars for ‘evil’ murder of adopted son Preston Davey

  18-06-2026 13:51 via metro.co.uk
  
  Preston Davey suffered 40 injuries at the hands of Jamie Varley and John McGowan-Fazakerley before his death (Picture: Police Handout)A secondary school teacher who sexually abused and murdered the 13-month-old baby he was adopting will die behind bars.Jamie Varley, 37, and his boyfriend John McGowan-Fazakerley, 32, were given nine-month-old Preston Davey to look after at their home in Blackpool with a view to becoming his adopted parents in April 2023.Overt the next four months, the ‘evi
  
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• Preston Davey's adoptive dad 'will never be released' as he is sentenced to whole life order

  18-06-2026 13:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT - Jamie Varley, 37, murdered baby Preston Davey while his partner John McGowan-Fazakerley, 32, joined in with his horrific abuse - both are being sentenced today
  
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• Teacher who murdered and sexually abused 13-month-old Preston Davey after adopting him with his boyfriend is given whole life term - as baby's mother tells court 'I'll never forgive you'

  18-06-2026 13:46 via dailymail.com
  
  Jamie Varley, 37, will be sentenced today for the murder and sexual abuse of 13-month-old Preston Davey in July 2023.
  
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• Southampton is crowned the best city in England for cycling

  18-06-2026 13:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Cyclists were asked which was their favourite city to ride through and Southampton came out on top, heavily praised for its excellent cycle lanes and clear signage
  
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