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• Hockney art inspired by fly-tipping

  26-02-2015 22:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  David Hockney releases artwork showing the landscape that inspired him after it was blighted by fly-tipping.
  
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• A ‘plague’ of flies is swarming UK homes — here’s how to get rid of them

  30-07-2026 17:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  House flies can be annoying at best, unhygienic at worst (Picture: Getty Images)Amid the fourth heatwave of 2026 (so far), UK homes are being invaded by an increasing number of flies.There are a number of reasons for this so-called ‘plague’, but summer climes plays a particularly pivotal role.For one, as temperatures rise, fly eggs can hatch in less than half the time it takes normally.Plus, because flies are cold-blooded, if it gets hotter outside they’re inclined to look for
  
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• Missing five-year-old child dies after being found unresponsive in body of water

  30-07-2026 17:54 via dailymail.com
  
  West Mercia Police said officers responded to reports of the youngster's disappearance in the village of Badsey on Wednesday evening.
  
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• England and fellow UEFA nations set to unanimously BOYCOTT World Cup after FIFA's plans to sell shares to private investors

  30-07-2026 17:53 via dailymail.com
  
  England and other UEFA nations are prepared to boycott the next World Cup should FIFA go ahead with their plans to sell shares of their flagship tournament. 
  
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• Female sailor who carried out a string of sexual assaults against male and female shipmates is kicked out of the Navy

  30-07-2026 17:52 via dailymail.com
  
  Able Seaman Sian Dowsett, 25, was branded a 'predator in that ship' by a judge who heard she targeted male and femalecolleagues on a warship.
  
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• Assassin’s Creed Odyssey has seen a surge in players due to Nolan film

  30-07-2026 17:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  You do fight a cyclops in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey but that’s one of the only commonalities it has with Nolan’s movie (Ubisoft)Despite sharing very little in common with Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Odyssey has seen a new influx of players in the wake of the movie’s release.Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey has taken the world by storm and will very likely inspire a lot of people to consider Greece for th
  
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• Scientists reveal what would happen if a nuclear power station was hit by wildfire

  30-07-2026 17:51 via dailymail.com
  
  Scientists have revealed what would happen if the out-of-control Suffolk wildfires reached the Sizewell B nuclear power station, as firefighters continue battling the blaze.
  
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• Brit rugby player dies after alleged attack left him brain dead on Turkey holiday

  30-07-2026 17:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Scot James, 34, who played for Maesteg Celtic RFC, was on holiday with family in Turkey when he was declared brain dead on July 11 after an alleged attack
  
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• Boy, 10, drowns while trying to save life of sister, 11, after she fell into river

  30-07-2026 17:45 via dailymail.com
  
  Crews searched the Passaic River Wednesday for two 10-year-olds, a boy and a girl, while an 11-year-old girl was able to get out safely.
  
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• Sizewell B: The 30-year-old Suffolk nuclear power plant 3 miles from wildfire

  30-07-2026 17:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sizewell B is one of the UK's major nuclear sites, and is located within a few miles of the active Dunwich wildfire - so emergency services are paying it special attention
  
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• Mother, 44, took her own life after court order stopped her from seeing her children following marriage breakdown, inquest hears

  30-07-2026 17:43 via dailymail.com
  
  Nika Bittova, 44, had moved out of the family home when the 16-year relationship with her husband foundered, a coroner's court heard.
  
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• World Cup final referee hits back at Lionel Messi criticism after Argentina defeat to Spain

  30-07-2026 17:41 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lionel Messi faced criticism for his conduct during the World Cup final (Getty)The referee for the World Cup final, Slavko Vincic, has dismissed suggestions that Lionel Messi resorted to using the dark arts during Argentina’s defeat to Spain.Argentina have come under fire for their combative approach to the final as Ferran Torres’ goal in extra time secured Spain the World Cup trophy for the second time in their history.Messi, meanwhile, received criticism for his attempt to get Mar
  
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• Twist in $1.1M meth bust that rocked suburban footy: Ex-Diamond Creek player Keahn Jeremaia's bleak future after guilty plea - and the saga isn't over yet

  30-07-2026 17:40 via dailymail.com
  
  A former Northern Football League player has admitted trafficking a large commercial quantity of methamphetamine after police allegedly uncovered 11kg of the drug during a Melbourne raid.
  
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• Palestine Action's ban as 'terror group' goes to Supreme Court as 77 arrested in London

  30-07-2026 17:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Palestine Action’s legal challenge against the ban on the organisation as a terror group will now go to the Supreme Court
  
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• Kaia Gerber has slowly transformed into mum Cindy Crawford as she looks identical on red carpet

  30-07-2026 17:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  We literally had to do a double take (Picture: Getty Images)No celebrity mother-daughter duo are more identical than Cindy Crawford and Kaia Gerber — and a new photo of the Gen-Z model and actress has just proved it.
  The 24-year-old attended the red carpet premiere of her new drama series, The Shards, in New York City on Monday night.Channelling the 1980s — the decade when her supermodel mother was rising to fame — Kaia glowed in a Valentino sheer column gown.
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• UEFA statement in full confirming World Cup boycott in major blow for Gianni Infantino

  30-07-2026 17:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Gianni Infantino's plan to sell off a stake of the World Cup has been met with a furious backlash - and now England and other major nations are ready to snub future tournaments
  
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• UEFA statement in FULL as they boycott World Cup until FIFA abandon controversial proposal

  30-07-2026 17:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Gianni Infantino's plan to sell off a stake of the World Cup has been met with a furious backlash - and now England and other major nations are ready to snub future tournaments
  
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• Neighbour of 'troubled' mum Helena Wright reveals final interaction with her husband Brad hours before she plunged to her death with their two children: 'He adored his wife'

  30-07-2026 17:17 via dailymail.com
  
  The 'devastated' father has not been seen since the tragedy, but a neighbour who saw him hours before his wife did the unthinkable has set the record straight in an interview with the Mail.
  
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• Suede respond to Liam Gallagher ‘stirring things up’ after savage comments

  30-07-2026 17:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  Suede aren’t taking the bait when it comes to Liam Gallagher(Picture: getty/ Metro)Suede might not be enamoured with the Britpop label but being one of the ‘big four’ means they’re never safe from a Liam Gallagher dressing down.The Oasis singer took to his X account in April to let fans know he thought the Suede bandmates ‘dressed like estate agents’.‘F**k them,’ he wrote about the Beautiful Ones singers, declaring they and the Manic Street Preach
  
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• England and UEFA nations WILL BOYCOTT World Cup in protest over Gianni Infantino sale plan

  30-07-2026 17:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  UEFA held an emergency meeting in response to controversial plans which emerged from FIFA that would affect the World Cup and have decided a mass boycott of FIFA competitions - unless Gianni Infantino backs down
  
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• UEFA plan World Cup boycott in response to Gianni Infantino’s controversial plan

  30-07-2026 17:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  FIFA president Gianni Infantino (Picture: AFP)European members of UEFA plan to boycott FIFA’s tournaments if Gianni Infantino’s controversial plans to sell the World Cup go ahead.The decision, first reported by The Times, was taken at a virtual crisis meeting of Uefa’s 55 member nations chaired by its president, Aleksander Ceferin.The potential for a boycott, which would affect both the men’s and women’s World Cups, surely represents a fatal blow to Infantino&rsquo
  
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• Top Republicans fear truth about Trump's Iran war is being hidden: Furious battle spills out over 'yes men' lying to the president

  30-07-2026 17:07 via dailymail.com
  
  Republicans are secretly afraid that President Donald Trump's top military brass are hiding the truth of what's happening on the ground in Iran from the president as the war drags on.
  
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• Huge 7ft 4in man dies aged 33 after complications with growing too tall

  30-07-2026 17:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sulemana Abdul Samed had began growing drastically in his early 20s as his tongue became swollen, which later led to his whole body growing and his spine curving
  
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• 'Best solar eclipse' in nearly 30 years hits UK in August - here's how to spot it

  30-07-2026 17:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The UK is set to witness the 'best solar eclipse' in 27 years in just a couple of weeks' time, and here's everything you need to know about how to make sure you don't miss it
  
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• Olivia Attwood’s new River Island collection is perfect for anyone not ready to give up summer

  30-07-2026 17:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Just like her previous collection, we need it all. (Picture: Metro/River Island/Getty)
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  It feels like Olivia Attwood and I have crossed paths quite a lot lately.Over the past few weeks, I’ve been lucky enough to support and cover some of the TV personality’s biggest launches. From celebrating the arrival of alcoholic drink
  
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• Greek fishermen join mission to save tourists from Crete beaches as thousands flee wildfires and infernos rage on multiple holiday islands

  30-07-2026 17:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Footage captured the moment rescue boats battled choppy seas and thick smoke to reach 29 people stranded on a beach.
  
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• Amazon engineer, 32, dies after going for swim in deceptively icy waters of Lake Tahoe

  30-07-2026 17:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Yadessa Aga, 32, died on Monday evening after he was found unresponsive at the North Sand Harbor boat ramp in Nevada just off of Lake Tahoe, police said.
  
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• Katy Perry got stranded while inside a giant water bottle as concert stunt goes wrong

  30-07-2026 16:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Katy Perry enjoyed an unusual mishap during one of her recent performances (Picture: Harvey/Shutterstock)From soaring through the air on a massive mechanical butterfly to using a giant iPhone to reject calls from previous boyfriends, Katy Perry is certainly no stranger to performing crazy live stunts.However, during a recent performance at the Isle of MTV Malta festival, it was the 41-year-old’s fans who decided to have the last laugh with the singer.
  Performing her iconic hit I Kissed A
  
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• Bestselling author ‘flees movie set sobbing’ after revealing she’s blocked lead actress

  30-07-2026 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 PageChildren of Blood and Bone author Tomi Adeyemi has called the highly anticipated upcoming movie adaptation of her book ‘the worst thing I have ever had to live through’ in a fresh video statement on social media.She also said that she ‘never wants to hear’ about the project again, as she shared claims of being ‘antagonised behin
  
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• Parents warned over coin battery dangers - 5 tips to keep your child safe

  30-07-2026 16:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A new survey has found that many parents are unaware of the potential dangers of coin batteries in everyday household items, and are only alerted to the risks after their child has already come into contact with them
  
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