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• Hollyoaks star Jonny Labey breaks silence on Rex death as he confirms exit

  20-07-2026 17:00 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 PageHollyoaks star Jonny Labey has spoken out in the wake of Rex Gallagher’s demise, thanking fans for all the support he’s received in the two years he was on the show.
  Rex, as viewers know, was shot by an unknown assailant last week while at the garage. The moment in question came as a huge shock to fans, who had not been expecting itat all.&lsquo
  
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• Struggling to sleep in the UK heatwave? Simba Sleep has slashed 25% off cooling mattresses

  22-07-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
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  Is anyone else finding it almost impossible to get a good night’s sleep in these soaring UK temperatures? Whilst we’re swapping out our duvets, living in our lightest layers and pointing every fan in our homes directly at the bed, ther
  
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• Alya is rocked in Coronation Street as two shock revelations hit her

  22-07-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Idris Nazir causes problems (Picture: ITV)Idris Nazir (Junade Khan) continues to cause problems for his cousin Alya Nazir (Sair Khan) in Coronation Street soon.Incredibly ambitious, Idris rocked up to the cobbles in a posh car, and his charm was an immediate hit with Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson).
  The newcomer is facing the wrath of a number of Weatherfield residents at the moment, due to neglecting tenants Abi Webster (Sally Carman-Duttine) and her son Alfie.
  For ages, Abi attempted to get ho
  
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• All Coronation Street spoilers for next week shows Cassie going to deadly lengths to eliminate Ross

  22-07-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Hearts – and families – are bound to break (Picture: ITV/Metro)As Jodie Ramsey (Olivia Frances-Brown) tries desperately to claw her way back into her family, Cassie Plummer (Claire Sweeney) is desperate to rid hers of Ross Wilkes (Ian Burfield) in next weeks Coronation Street.The re-emergence of Ross has sent Cassie into an utter tailspin, and next week, she ramps up her efforts to get him gone, with potentially fatal results. Will Cassie destroy her own life in her missio
  
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• Brittany Higgins launches scathing attack on Pauline Hanson as One Nation leader says domestic violence is a 'two way street' between women and men

  22-07-2026 07:46 via dailymail.com
  
  Brittany Higgins has criticised Pauline Hanson's comments about domestic violence, accusing her of 'victim-blaming'.
  
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• Bus fares will be capped at £2 across England from start of next year, Andy Burnham announces in £500m giveaway

  22-07-2026 07:45 via dailymail.com
  
  Single bus fares will be capped from January next year, the new PM said, resurrecting an old popular policy from his tenure as Manchester Mayor.
  
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• Why Burnham's brutal Cabinet purge may have already sown the seeds of his own destruction

  22-07-2026 07:43 via dailymail.com
  
  Andy Burnham opened his first Cabinet meeting as Prime Minister yesterday with a solemn appeal for loyalty.
  
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• Aussie company divides opinion after offering workers two weeks of extra leave - but only if they have children under the age of 12

  22-07-2026 07:43 via dailymail.com
  
  Supporters have praised the initiative as a long-overdue acknowledgement of the realities of modern parenting.
  
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• Why Net Zero opponents fear we've gone from Mad Miliband to Miatta, even madder than Miliband!

  22-07-2026 07:42 via dailymail.com
  
  The promotion of Miliband to the Foreign Office was greeted with sighs of relief from the industry after his Net Zero zealotry helped ensure Britain's electricity bills are among the highest in the Western world.
  
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• Delivery driver sacked after 30 years for stopping at KFC during lunch break

  22-07-2026 07:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The formal postal service worker lost his bid to get his job back after he swung by KFC in his work vehicle - he appealed against his dismissal to Australia's Fair Work Commission
  
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• Family's heroic dog fights off bear that charged at 6-year-old boy in shocking video

  22-07-2026 07:33 via dailymail.com
  
  The 6-year-old boy can be seen playing on the driveway of his Connecticut home before a large black bear cub comes rushing into the frame.
  
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• Suspected Ebola case is being ‘monitored’ in London hospital

  22-07-2026 07:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  A British resident was ‘exposed’ to Ebola (Picture: BENEDICTION MURHABAZI / AFP via Getty Images)A humanitarian worker is being ‘monitored and assessed’ by specialists in a London hospital after contracting suspected Ebola.It’s reported the worker, a British resident, was ‘exposed’ to the disease while working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.The UK Health Security Agency said he was evacuated on a chartered flight as a precautionary measure but
  
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• Police issue update after man, 25, dies at campsite near Royal Welsh Show

  22-07-2026 07:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Three men were arrested following the death of Dewi Aeron Evans at a campsite during the agricultural event - police have now issued an update on the investigation
  
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• 'World's worst mother' let husband rape daughter, 11, and get her pregnant - then forced child to give birth at home

  22-07-2026 07:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT: The mother of an 11-year-old who was raped and impregnated by her husband faces multiple life sentences in 'the most serious sexual abuse' cases Oklahoma has seen
  
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• Rebel Wilson wins bitter defamation war after co-star Charlotte MacInnes's lawsuit over social media posts is thrown out

  22-07-2026 07:20 via dailymail.com
  
  The Pitch Perfect star was sued by Australian actor Charlotte MacInnes, 28, who played the lead role in Wilson's directorial debut film The Deb.
  
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• D4vd sits emotionless as gruesome images of Celeste Rivas's remains are shown in court as her devastated family watches on: 'It's a parent's worst nightmare'

  22-07-2026 07:03 via dailymail.com
  
  Singer D4vd remained stoic as gruesome images of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez's severed remains were displayed at a preliminary hearing on Tuesday.
  
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• Who is Joshua Kerry? The man charged with battering Ann Widdecombe to death

  22-07-2026 07:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Joshua Kerry’s Old Bailey trial won’t start until next yearJoshua Kerry stands accused of bursting into Reform UK spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe’s home before striking her 21 times with a hammer.The 28-year-old then allegedly drove 265 miles back to his home in Rotherham.The Home Secretary stated he was not previously known to Prevent, the UK’s anti-radicalisation programme while Nigel Farage has questioned his political leanings.No motive for the attack has ever been establ
  
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• I’ve been to 43 European capitals, but there’s only one I keep going back to

  22-07-2026 07:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  A city that’s yet to have its mainstream moment (Picture: Frans Sellies/Getty Images)Konrad Warzecha is full-time traveller and house-sitting expert who has visited more of Europe than most know exists. He tells our Travel Editor Alice Murphy about his favourite city.I have visited 43 European capitals across years of solo backpacking, and out of all 43, a few stand out.Rome is alive in a way that most cities are not, and Warsaw has an unbelievable food scene.
  But with a gun to my head, I
  
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• ‘Anders Breivik aimed a gun at me and fired’: Surviving Utøya, 15 years on

  22-07-2026 07:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  On July 22, 2011, Utøya became the site of the deadliest lone-wolf terrorist attack in history (Picture: Allover Norway / Rex Features)It was Bjorn Ihler’s third trip to the peaceful wooded island of Utøya, in Norway’s Lake Tyrifjorden, when he was shot at by the terrorist, Anders Breivik.The 20-year-old had stayed up late with friends the night before, enjoyed waffles for breakfast and was starting his day at the annual summer camp of the Worker’s Yout
  
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• Jurors in high-profile Texas trial to receive nearly $27,000 EACH - despite spending just 5 days in court

  22-07-2026 06:44 via dailymail.com
  
  In an order filed in the Travis County District Court, the judge ordered that each juror would be paid $20 for their first 'day of service' and then $58 'for each day thereafter.'
  
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• Rebel Wilson wins bitter defamation war after co-star's lawsuit over social media posts is thrown out

  22-07-2026 06:40 via dailymail.com
  
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• Heartbreaking question girl, 3, asked after being bitten by snake under Amazon package

  22-07-2026 06:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Addy, three, was bitten by a Southern Pacific rattlesnake at their home in Santa Clarita, California and spent two days in a pediatric intensive care unit after antivenom treatment
  
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• UK supermarkets face food shortages as Met Office issues heatwave verdict

  22-07-2026 06:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Farmers are warning the next 10 days are crucial for the harvest - and British supermarkets' ability to stock key food later this year - as the UK teeters on the edge of drought
  
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• Australian grandmother allegedly forced to beg for $25 refund in ugly Bali market showdown caught on video

  22-07-2026 06:25 via dailymail.com
  
  A 'distressed' Australian great-grandmother was allegedly forced to beg for a refund for a faulty plug adaptor bought from a market stall in Bali's busiest tourist area.
  
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• International student is accused of swindling Aussie taxpayers out of $5million in huge luxury watch scam

  22-07-2026 06:21 via dailymail.com
  
  Mingyi Chi, 28, could face a decade behind bars after allegedly lodging more than $5million in dishonest claims on luxury and counterfeit watches at Sydney Airport.
  
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• D4vd sits stone faced in court as gruesome images of Celeste Rivas Hernandez's remains are shown

  22-07-2026 05:56 via dailymail.com
  
  Singer D4vd remained stoic as gruesome images of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez's severed remains were displayed at a preliminary hearing on Tuesday.
  
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• Rugby league great Garry Sullivan refused bail over Melbourne's 1994 Chadstone shopping centre armed robbery cold case

  22-07-2026 05:55 via dailymail.com
  
  A rugby league great who became a notorious armed robber has been thrown back in jail after three decades in hiding over an alleged shopping centre heist 32 years ago.
  
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• Fifty years on, accountability matters more than ever

  22-07-2026 05:54 via dailymail.com
  
  This year, the Australian Press Council marks fifty years since its establishment in 1976 - a milestone built on a simple proposition: a free press carries responsibilities as well as freedoms.
  
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• Anthony Albanese dines with son of Chinese billionaire at luxury Sydney mansion after $1million donation - while Labor slams Pauline Hanson for taking money from Gina Rinehart

  22-07-2026 05:34 via dailymail.com
  
  Anthony Albanese has attended a dinner at the home of a Chinese billionaire, who pledged $1million to the Labor Party.
  
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• Trump-backed sheriff at center of swinger and nude sexting scandal wins Arizona primary

  22-07-2026 05:28 via dailymail.com
  
  Mark Lamb, the endorsed Trump-endorsed candidate in Arizona's 5th congressional district, has bested fellow Republican Daniel Keenan in Tuesday's primary election.
  
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