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• How Madonna joined Evita crew's laundry bills protest

  11-07-2026 23:18 via dailymail.com
  
  Documents reveal Madonna shocked producers of her 1996 film Evita by joining the crew's protest against paying half their laundry bills.
  
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• Britain’s heatwaves killed thousands – we need to wake up

  13-07-2026 18:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  Things are only going to get worse (Picture: Getty)If there’s one thing British people do well, it’s chatting about the weather. It’s our go-to small talk subject, filling awkward silences while we patiently stand in queues. But the dramatic heatwaves that have gripped the country over the past weeks deserve a different kind of conversation than the one we’re used to having.Because this isn’t about idle chat, but a deadly serious crisis. I was sadden
  
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• Sam Neill’s tearful The Assembly interview is one of TV’s most beautiful moments

  13-07-2026 18:00 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 PageToday, the world has been rocked by the death of beloved New Zealand actor Sam Neill, aged 78.Best-known for playing Dr Alan Grant in Jurassic Park, the acclaimed thespian led a wide-ranging career filled with unforgettable performances in films and TV shows, including Peaky Blinders, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, The Piano and many more.However, one of the mos
  
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• ‘It was really sad’: Coronation Street’s Mollie Gallagher breaks silence on Nina exit

  13-07-2026 18:00 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 PageNina Lucas is arguably one of the most original, iconic and joyful characters on Coronation Street. With her departure imminent, actress Mollie Gallagher spills the tea on her emotional exit as she swaps the drama on the Cobbles for the Silence of the Lambs…‘It was really sad’ Mollie Gallagher admitted on This Morning, during an interview
  
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• Disturbing footage shows Maine ICE shooting victim drive white Kia around in slow circles during incident that ended with him lying dead on the sidewalk

  13-07-2026 17:58 via dailymail.com
  
  Witnesses said they saw the driver, who has not been identified, accelerate at ICE agents at an intersection in Biddeford, Maine on Monday morning, before being shot dead.
  
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• 'Recluse' prime suspect in Ann Widdecombe murder investigation was 'living alone after amputee father's death' - as terror police lead investigation

  13-07-2026 17:56 via dailymail.com
  
  Specialist officers from Counter Terrorism Policing have taken over the investigation into the death of the 78-year-old former minister in Devon last week.
  
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• Inside twisted brothers' sickening den of depravity where police found DOZENS of rotting bodies and piles of bones hidden behind secret door: 'Haunted to my core'

  13-07-2026 17:56 via dailymail.com
  
  Once inside the building inspectors noticed 'a strong odor of decomposition'. Then, behind a hidden door they discovered an unthinkable scene...
  
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• Former Iranian president Ahmadinejad 'is put under house arrest by regime over secret dealings with Israel in plan to install him as new leader'

  13-07-2026 17:55 via dailymail.com
  
  For years, Israel allegedly conducted a covert operation aimed at grooming Ahmadinejad as an intelligence asset who, when the time came, could be installed as Iran's new leader.
  
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• Moment hairdresser mother, 35, drives her Mercedes through a red light and causes a police car to crash into her and burst into flames

  13-07-2026 17:54 via dailymail.com
  
  Dramatic footage shows the moment a hairdresser behind the wheel of a Mercedes collided with a police car after ignoring a red light at a junction.
  
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• Ann Widdecombe 'murder' suspect was not known to Prevent anti-extremism scheme, reveals Shabna Mahmood as counter terror police probe ex-MP's death

  13-07-2026 17:53 via dailymail.com
  
  Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) has confirmed it is now leading the investigation into the death of the 78-year-old former minister in Devon last week.
  
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• Zero speeches, zero questions... but one 'selfie': Andy Burnham maintains Commons silence three weeks after he returned to Westminster as Makerfield MP... despite being paid £5.6k

  13-07-2026 17:52 via dailymail.com
  
  The former Greater Manchester mayor has not uttered a single word in the Commons chamber since he was formally sworn in as the new Makerfield MP on June 22.
  
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• King Charles’ cousin welcomes first baby and shares the meaning behind her new daughter’s name

  13-07-2026 17:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Flora Vesterberg, who is the granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth’s first cousin Princess Alexandra, has welcomed her first child with her husband
  
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• LISA BRADY: For 12 years I thought I had failed at labour - and I know I'm not alone. Here's why we MUST heed a stark warning on an archaic practice that is keeping women in agony - and risking mothers and babies lives

  13-07-2026 17:49 via dailymail.com
  
  For years, I blamed myself for not labouring hard enough. Then one of Ireland's most respected doctors challenged a maternity practice that is dangerous to mothers and babies
  
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• Halo: Campaign Evolved best pre-order deals and how to get early access

  13-07-2026 17:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  Master Chief arrives on PlayStation for the first time (Microsoft)
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  Microsoft’s classic for the original Xbox is given the remake treatment in Halo: Campaign Evolved, albeit with some missing features.The future of Halo is a big question hanging over Xbox, but for now, Microsoft is going back to the beginning with Halo: Campaign
  
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• Trump demands 20% fee on all cargo shipped as he vows to reinstate Iranian blockade

  13-07-2026 17:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump says the US will be reinstating its blockade on Iranian ports and that the country will be known as 'the guardian of the Hormuz Strait' going forward
  
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• Rio Ferdinand sends message to Man Utd over signing £100m Arsenal target

  13-07-2026 17:48 via metro.co.uk
  
  Rio Ferdinand says he would ‘100 per cent’ sign this World Cup star (Photo: YouTube)Rio Ferdinand has named the World Cup star he would ‘100 per cent’ sign, with the player a transfer target for Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool.As ever, the World Cup has been a showcase for new and emerging talents, with many standout performers now linked with big money transfers.One such player is Ayyoub Bouaddi, who has gone from complete unknown to one of the highest-rated te
  
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• Inside Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash’s relationship timeline amid Pickle Cottage move

  13-07-2026 17:48 via metro.co.uk
  
  Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash tied the knot in 2022 (Picture: David Fisher/Shutterstock)Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash are reportedly getting ready to depart their ‘forever home’ Pickle Cottage, which has become synonymous with the couple.The pair have raised their six children at the sprawling Essex property, but are said to have found a new property to fix up nearby.Joe and Stacey tied the knot at Pickle Cottage in 2022, after transforming their home with an extravagant white floral
  
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• Social services refused to investigate 'squalid' home before boy, 4, died after getting head stuck between baby gates, inquest told

  13-07-2026 17:46 via dailymail.com
  
  Draco Chapman was left unable to breathe and with irreversible brain damage after he tried to squeeze through a six-inch gap between one stairgate and another placed above it in a door frame.
  
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• Haunted-looking Erika Kirk says she is 'still trying to unpack' horrific new footage of Charlie's murder that was shown during Tyler Robinson hearing

  13-07-2026 17:46 via dailymail.com
  
  Erika Kirk shared that she is still unpacking the horrific new footage of her husband's murder while speaking at a Turning Point USA event
  
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• Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso makes World Cup prediction: ‘They look really great’

  13-07-2026 17:46 via metro.co.uk
  
  Xabi Alonso during his first Chelsea press conference (Picture: Getty)New Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso has backed Spain to win the World Cup ahead of their mouth-watering semi-final against favourites France.European champions Spain will have to get past the standout team at the World Cup in France to reach a first final since 2010.Luis de la Fuente’s side, who beat England in the Euro 2024 final, underwhelmed in the group stages, being held to a goalless draw by Cape Verde in their World
  
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• BBC Breakfast host Rachel Burden signs off final programme after becoming latest victim of £500m cuts

  13-07-2026 17:45 via dailymail.com
  
  The newsreader, 51, who has presented the long-running show for the past 11 years, revealed to viewers she has now left after bosses' decision to drop the Sunday episode.
  
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• Tory MP Patrick Spencer groped breasts of two women at London's Groucho club after pestering them to have a drink with him, court hears

  13-07-2026 17:39 via dailymail.com
  
  Conservative MP Patrick Spencer drunkenly groped the breasts of two women after pestering them to have a drink with him at London's exclusive Groucho club, a court has heard.
  
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• Person shot dead in ICE-involved shooting in Biddeford

  13-07-2026 17:38 via metro.co.uk
  
  US immigration agents were said to be involved in the Maine shooting (Picture: Michael Santiago/Getty Images)A person has been killed in a shooting involving US immigration agents just days ⁠after a federal agent fatally shot a Mexican immigrant, according to reports.News of the shooting in Biddeford, Maine, which is said to have occurred at 7.20am on Monday, was revealed by the state’s lawmaker.‘This morning a shooting occurred in Biddeford,’ Ryan Fecteau, Maine’s
  
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• Nearly half of Brits can't sleep in the heat – and it's ruining their summer

  13-07-2026 17:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A poll of 2,000 adults found that 45% of Brits say feeling hot and uncomfortable stops them from fully enjoying summer, with sleep deprivation among the top complaints during the heatwave
  
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• Officials failed to act on health visitor's concerns about 'chaotic and squalid' home where a four-year-old boy died days later after getting his head trapped between two baby gates, inquest hears

  13-07-2026 17:16 via dailymail.com
  
  Draco Chapman was left unable to breathe and with irreversible brain damage after he tried to squeeze through a six-inch gap between one stairgate and another placed above it in a door frame.
  
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• Terror police arrest 12 over 'serious threats' to Islamic event at Suffolk country mansion

  13-07-2026 17:14 via dailymail.com
  
  Three men were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder, with another eight detained under the Terrorism Act 2000. A woman was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.
  
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• Ruthie Henshall claims she had ‘a lot of very hot sex’ with Prince Edward

  13-07-2026 17:14 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ruthie Henshall and Prince Edward met in the theatre world (Picture: Dave Benett/Noam Galai/Getty Images)West End star Ruthie Henshall claims she enjoyed ‘a lot of very hot sex’ with Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh.They met in 1988 when she was 21 and he was 23.She was in the chorus for Really Useful Group’s production of Cats, and he was working as a production assistant at the company.
  The pair first slept together the following year in January 1989, and their on-off relati
  
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• Maine driver shot and killed by ICE after trying to run over agents with his car, eyewitness says

  13-07-2026 17:12 via dailymail.com
  
  Witnesses said they saw the driver, who has not been identified, accelerate at ICE agents at an intersection in Biddeford, Maine on Monday morning, before being shot dead.
  
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• The three groups now labelled a threat to the UK’s national security

  13-07-2026 17:11 via metro.co.uk
  
  IRGC clerics at the funeral of supreme leader Ali Khamenei earlier this month (Picture: Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images)Three groups – two backed by Iran and one by Russia – have been outlawed in the UK using new proscription-style powers combatting state threats.Among the organisations now listed by the government is the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran, which has been linked to attacks on British soil.The latest move means supporting or assisting the groups can le
  
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• The secret that taxi driver kept from the new mum he's accused of killing - before cops found him holding their four-month-old son

  13-07-2026 17:10 via dailymail.com
  
  Toowoomba taxi driver Dharminder Singh, 48, is accused of the domestic violence murder of 30-year-old Jana Armstrong, mother of their four-month-old son Deshal.
  
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