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• Hottest day of the year predicted with temperatures rising to 34C this week

  22-06-2020 15:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  London could be hotter than Ibiza and Athens this week (Picture: Amer Ghazzal/REX)The UK is set to sizzle this week with London hotter than most of Europe.A relatively mild start today will be replaced with Mediterranean temperatures by Wednesday, with the south east potentially reaching around 34C – hotter than Ibiza and Athens.This would also set a new record for the year. May 20 was the hottest day of 2020 so far, when the mercury reached 28.2C at Santon Downham in Suffolk.This beat the
  
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• Balvinder Sopal: ‘Being on Strictly has made me feel sexy and beautiful’ 

  13-12-2025 18:00 via metro.co.uk
  Balvinder Sopal will dance for one of the last times in the semi-final (Picture: Guy Levy/BBC/PA Wire)Key Pointssummary__ai-icon
  Balvinder Sopal has spoken to Metro about her transformative journey on Strictly Come Dancing, embracing new experiencesShe opened up about her meaningful Couple’s Choice routine, which honoured her Punjabi heritageDespite challenges and online criticism, the semi-finalist is focusing on her joy and connection with her partner, Julian CaillonCreated with AI assi
  
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• Tim Sherwood left dumbfounded by VAR decision in Liverpool’s win over Brighton

  13-12-2025 17:59 via metro.co.uk
  Tim Sherwood was amazed that the Brighton player was not sent off (Picture: Sky Sports)Tim Sherwood was left stunned that Brighton star Diego Gomez was not shown a red card in their Premier League defeat at Liverpool on Saturday.Gomez somehow avoided being sent off for a horror challenge on Florian Wirtz just before half-time and was only booked following a VAR check, with Liverpool winning the game 2-0 thanks to a brace from Hugo Ekitike.‘The referee’s call of yellow card to Gomez
  
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• No wonder it was the most viewed house of 2025! Rare medieval townhouse on market for £875,000 has a stunning surprise in the bathroom

  13-12-2025 17:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The four-bedroom house in Conway was so popular that it even relegated a palatial mansion in one of London 's most exclusive postcodes to second spot.
  
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• Skydiver left dangling at 15,000ft after parachute got caught on plane’s tail

  13-12-2025 17:38 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 PageShocking camera footage shows the moment a skydiver’s parachute got wrapped around the tail of a plane – leaving him dangling 15,000ft above the ground.The skydiver, known as P1 in documents, accidentally snagged his reserve parachute on a handle, causing it to deploy before he jumped.The man was forced to think fast, using a hook knife to cut th
  
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• UK weather: Horror 200mm of rain forecast with 70mph winds as 36 areas face floods

  13-12-2025 17:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for parts of the UK this weekend, with heavy rain expected in Cumbria, Scotland and north-west England leading to possible flooding and power cuts
  
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• Met Police will take no action after Andrew asked one of their officers to dig up dirt on accuser Virginia Giuffre

  13-12-2025 17:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A bombshell email obtained by the Mail On Sunday exposed how Andrew asked his taxpayer-funded Met bodyguard to investigate Virginia Giuffre.
  
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• How Winter Wonderland became the nightmare before Christmas: Brawl is latest violence as event becomes most-complained about in Europe thanks to high prices, crowd concerns and criminal convictions

  13-12-2025 17:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The annual event in London 's Hyde Park has been criticised for years for extortionate prices and huge crowds.
  
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• US troops come under fire on patrol in Syria with 'casualties' reported

  13-12-2025 17:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The shooting took place near Palmyra, with two members of Syria's security force and several US service members wounded after an assailant opened fire.
  
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• New York tourist stabbed repeatedly in Macy's while changing her baby's nappy

  13-12-2025 17:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The horrific incident happened on the seventh floor of the shop in the middle of the day as the mum changed her 10-month-old child
  
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• BBC presenter forced to resign after 16 years so he can ‘speak out on injustice’

  13-12-2025 17:17 via metro.co.uk
  Comedian and writer Robin Ince has resigned from his BBC show (Picture: In Pictures via Getty Images)Comedian Robin Ince has resigned from his long-running BBC radio show, claiming his views were ‘in conflict’ with the broadcaster.The 56-year-old media personality has presented Radio 4’s science show, The Infinite Monkey Cage, alongside Professor Brian Cox since 2009.Now, in a statement on social media, Ince has announced the ‘saddest day of [his] professional life&rsquo
  
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• London's Skid Row: Homeless encampment of more than 50 tents that sit just yards from some of the capital's plushest homes and shames Sadiq Khan

  13-12-2025 17:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A village of around 50 tents has sprung up on the streets of central London, earning the grim nickname Britain's answer to America's notorious Skid Row.
  
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• FIFA World Cup rip-off as tickets already on resale priced at more than £80,000

  13-12-2025 17:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tickets have already found their way onto resale site Ticombo - with category 1 ticket for the final at the MetLife stadium in New Jersey - originally on sale for £5,915 - now listed at £80,550
  
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• John Cena's incredible net worth dwarfed by world's richest wrestling star

  13-12-2025 17:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  John Cena will call time on his glorious wrestling career after one final match at Saturday Night's Main Event in Washington DC
  
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• Met Police full statement after bombshell decision not to investigate Andrew claims

  13-12-2025 17:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Met Police have spoken out after their bombshell decision not to launch a criminal probe into reports about Andrew
  
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• A text about a schoolfriend changed my entire approach to parenting

  13-12-2025 17:00 via metro.co.uk
  I now keep my daughter’s face firmly offline (Picture: Roxie Key)It was 2013 and I was 24, working in my first marketing job, when my phone buzzed with a sickening text from an old school friend that shocked me to my core. Our former classmate had pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing indecent images of children. Children.I went into a dizzying state of shock. I couldn’t believe what I was reading.This wasn’t just someone I vaguely knew: this was a man who, not th
  
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• Strictly favourite just dropped biggest hint yet she’s replacing Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman

  13-12-2025 16:58 via metro.co.uk
  Have Strictly detectives sussed out who is replacing Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman? (Picture: Guy Levy/BBC/PA Wire)Key Pointssummary__ai-icon
  Zoe Ball steps down from her Radio 2 show, sparking rumours of her joining Strictly as a hostTess Daly and Claudia Winkleman announced their departure from Strictly, prompting speculation about their replacementsThe BBC is reportedly conducting chemistry tests to match potential new presenting duos, with Zoe among the rumoured contendersCreated with AI
  
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• He hid in plain sight as a beloved janitor at an All-American school. Then his sickening Nazi secret was exposed... what I uncovered next is even more twisted

  13-12-2025 16:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  RaeLynne Toperoff flipped through the morning paper when a headline caught her eye. Just a few miles away, the Justice Department had begun a deportation case against a former Nazi.
  
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• Horror moment bear attacks terrified zookeeper in front of sickened crowd in China

  13-12-2025 16:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A shocking video caught the moment a bear attacked a zookeeper just moments before it was set to walk out in front of a crowd in China
  
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• ITV bosses have not told John Torode and Lisa Faulkner if John and Lisa's Weekend Kitchen is coming back after it disappeared from 2026 schedules following his N-word shame

  13-12-2025 16:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  John Torode was axed from the BBC's Masterchef after a report found he had used an 'extremely offensive racist term', including the N-word, during drinks after filming the show.
  
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• Scarcity mindset to protecting privacy: The 7 different money languages could dictate your relationship compatibility

  13-12-2025 16:44 via metro.co.uk
  New research has revealed seven types of money language (Picture: Getty/Metro)Words of affirmation, quality time, acts of service, or even just an old-fashioned bit of physical touch.A lot of weight is put on love languages in relationships, which is just a fancy term for categorising the way people give and show affection.But this isn’t the only style of communication that can be relevant in a relationship: the way that you discuss what’s going on in your bank account – also
  
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• Premier League rising star jailed for 18 years after he's unmasked as serial rapist

  13-12-2025 16:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sahil Ali, 21, joined Brighton as an academy player in 2013, but was jailed this year for a series of horrifying rapes which saw him targeting vulnerable young women
  
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• Liverpool legend Ian Rush in hospital after spending 48 hours in intensive care

  13-12-2025 16:34 via metro.co.uk
  Ian Rush was taken to intensive care after falling ill at home (Getty)Liverpool legend Ian Rush spent around 48 hours in intensive care after suffering from beathing difficulties.The 64-year-old, who remains Liverpool’s all-time leading scorer with 346 goals, was taken to Countess of Chester Hospital after falling ill at home last week.According to the Daily Mail, Rush was taken to hospital ‘within minutes’ after concerns were raised.The report adds that Rush is ‘recover
  
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• Hollywood icon set to voice Maggie in upcoming Simpsons episode

  13-12-2025 16:33 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 PageThe Simpsons is adding a new Hollywood star to its cast list this weekend, as Lindsay Lohan is set to lend her pipes to a certain little yellow tot in the long-running comedy.Except Maggie is no longer so little when the 39-year-old voices her in this Sunday’s episode in the US, entitled Parahormonal Activity.The show’s floating timeline is set t
  
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• Mo Salah receives HUGE ovation as he makes Liverpool return after furious rant

  13-12-2025 16:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Kop made their feelings clear as Mo Salah made his Liverpool return, replacing the injured Joe Gomez after just 26 minutes against Brighton at Anfield
  
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• Harry Redknapp's fierce battle with wealthy residents over his bid to demolish £1.5m house - and build sprawling new five bedroom mansion

  13-12-2025 16:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The former Premier League manager, 78, wants to demolish his £1.5million house in Poole, Dorset, and replace it with an impressive five-bed mansion.
  
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• BREAKING: Mo Salah receives HUGE ovation as he makes Liverpool return after furious rant

  13-12-2025 16:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Kop made their feelings clear as Mo Salah made his Liverpool return, replacing the injured Joe Gomez after just 26 minutes against Brighton at Anfield
  
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• I reported an illegal immigrant to ICE and won free beer - now liberals are sending me death threats

  13-12-2025 16:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ryan Spoon, vice chairman of the Ada County Republican party in Idaho has been bombarded with abuse and death threats after it was revealed he gave ICE a tip-off.
  
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• Ruben Amorim makes fresh Evanilson admission after Man Utd transfer rumours

  13-12-2025 16:19 via metro.co.uk
  Evanilson was rumoured to be a ‘potential target’ for Man Utd in the last summer window (Picture: Getty)Ruben Amorim admits he knows Evanilson ‘quite well’ after the striker was rumoured to be a transfer target for Manchester United in July.Evanilson will face United on Monday night as AFC Bournemouth lock horns with Amorim’s side at Old Trafford in a Premier League clash.It is understood United wanted to sign Evanilson back in 2022, two years before
  
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• 'Breathtakingly dishonest' manager hauled before court after CV full of lies

  13-12-2025 16:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Philip Waldman got a job working as a hospital's diversion and inclusivity manager after supplying a CV that was absolute rubbish
  
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