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• Human remains identified as man who went missing in 2020

  14-06-2026 12:54 via metro.co.uk
  
  Michael Dennington’s remains have been identified (Picture: Nottinghamshire Police)Human remains, which were found on a bypass in Nottinghamshire, have been identified as a man reported missing more than six years ago.Michael Dennington, born in 1961, was last seen alive at King’s Mill Hospital in Nottinghamshire on May 26, 2020.Afterwards, he seemingly vanished despite a wide public appeal for information and searches by drone and with divers.Human remains were found on a central r
  
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• These are Steven Spielberg’s 5 best films – and where to watch them

  14-06-2026 17:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  He’s directed many stone-cold cinema classics – but these are Steven Spielberg’s very best (Picture: Shutterstock)We’re being truly spoiled this summer blockbuster season with the return of its bona fide creator, Steven Spielberg, and his latest movie offering Disclosure Day.Having already raked in $93.9million (£70.2m) globally as its opening weekend winds down to a close today – comfortably ahead of the projected $65m (£48.6m) – it’s a hea
  
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• Real Madrid expect £80m star to snub Jose Mourinho and complete Man Utd transfer

  14-06-2026 17:54 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho’s return for a second spell as Real Madrid manager was confirmed last week (Picture: Getty)Real Madrid’s hierarchy are reportedly resigned to defeat in this summer’s transfer race for Mateus Fernandes and expect the West Ham midfielder to join Manchester United.Fernandes further established himself as one of the most promising young midfielders in English football last season, despite West Ham suffering relegation from the Premier League.The highly rated 21-year-
  
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• Favourite to sign Ayyoub Bouaddi emerges as Arsenal and Man Utd target speaks out on future

  14-06-2026 17:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ayyoub Bouaddi impressed during Morocco’s draw with Brazil (Picture; Getty)Arsenal have begun talks to sign Ayyoub Bouaddi but they are not the bookies’ favourites to sign the Morocco World Cup sensation.The teenager enhanced his burgeoning reputation with a commanding performance at the heart of his nation’s midfield as the 2022 semi finalists began their campaign with an encouraging 1-1 draw against Brazil.
  After sealing their first Premier League title in 22 years, Mikel Ar
  
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• One killed and 22 worshippers injured after ‘burst of wind’ sends church tent flying

  14-06-2026 17:41 via metro.co.uk
  
  ‘Suddenly the tent was gone’ The scene outside East Lake Community Church (Picture: Troy Keaton)A pensioner has been killed and dozens more have been injured after a tent suddenly collapsed on worshippers at a church.A freak storm broke out during an outdoor service to celebrate East Lake Community Church’s 20th anniversary.Strong wind, rain and lightning ripped through Moneta, Virginia, causing the large tent to give way at around 6.45pm on Friday.One person died in the &lsqu
  
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• ‘Spiderman of Yemen’ plummets to his death in volcano crater

  14-06-2026 17:37 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 PageA daredevil known as ‘The Spider-Man of Yemen’ has died after falling into a volcano crater while attempting to climb without safety equipment.Al-Qaqa Ibn Antar, 30, was climbing the walls of the Hardah Dam volcanic crater in Dhale, Yemen, on Friday when he lost his grip and fell.After plunging into the 120-metre crater, the Civil Defence Authori
  
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• Doctor Who boss addresses show future after ‘black mark’ of Christmas special

  14-06-2026 17:24 via metro.co.uk
  
  Steven Moffat has insisted that Doctor Who is not entering another period of wilderness years (Picture: PA/Getty)Steven Moffat has insisted the show will go on after the BBC announced the Doctor Who Christmas special will not go ahead as planned.Production company Bad Wolf, which proved instrumental in the modern revival of Who, posted an image of the Tardis door closing, indicating their chapter on board is at an end.Russell T Davies also confirmed he will be exiting, insisting in an Instagram
  
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• Ariana Grande ‘set to drop out of London musical after becoming oversubscribed’

  14-06-2026 17:19 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ariana Grande’s busy calendar reportedly has West End producers spooked (Picture: Getty Images)Ariana Grande has sparked fears that she’s about to ‘drop out’ of the massive West End musical she’s billed to star in next summer.The actress and musician, 32, will appear opposite Wicked co-star Jonathan Bailey in a revival of Sunday in the Park With George.However, with ticket sales now delayed until autumn, fears are growing that she may no longer be able to take on t
  
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• Who’s in the cast of Strictly 2026? Every confirmed and rumoured star so far

  14-06-2026 17:14 via metro.co.uk
  
  Dust off those dancing shoes – it’s Strictly season! (Picture: BBC)Strictly Come Dancing fever has officially begun for 2026, with the first of many cast reveals having already dropped.This year’s batch of competitors will surely be hoping to replicate the success of Lioness Karen Carney and professional partner Carlos Gu, who emerged as last year’s winners.And the newcomers will be joining Strictly at an important time, with a number of enormous changes taking place on
  
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• 'I'm a doctor and men and women experience heart attacks very differently'

  14-06-2026 17:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  An A&E doctor has explained why heart attacks often appear differently in men and women - and why cases in women are often dismissed as something much less serious
  
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• Southbank Centre attack: Man, 40s, fighting for life after attack by group near London attraction

  14-06-2026 17:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A man in his 40s has been rushed to hospital in a critical condition after a brutal assauly by a gang of 'around four' men who kicked him to the ground and assauled him in central London last night
  
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• Starmer faces race to defuse defence funding shambles before seeing Trump at G7 - as minister admits John Healey's replacement still wants more cash

  14-06-2026 17:04 via dailymail.com
  
  Lisa Nandy admitted discussions are happening 'in real time' on how to increase the funding package offered to John Healey - which sparked his resignation last week.
  
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• Marriage secrets of beloved wrestling coach... as idyllic family life is shattered by lurid scandal

  14-06-2026 16:54 via dailymail.com
  
  Cody Pester looked to have it all. A loving wife, a baby boy and a career as a teacher and a wrestling coach. But all of that was upended earlier this year.
  
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• Ecstatic Scots party into the small hours in Boston after ending 36 years of hurt with World Cup win

  14-06-2026 16:52 via dailymail.com
  
  Scotland fans finally had something to celebrate and the partying went on all night in Boston. Friends and families in the kilts and sporrans of the Tartan Army marched through the US city joyful at the victory
  
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• Why Andy Burnham could rely on Restore Britain to secure victory in Makerfield

  14-06-2026 16:51 via metro.co.uk
  
  Rupert Lowe’s hard-right party could help Andy Burnham secure the seat (Picture: Getty)With just four days until the crucial Makerfield by-election, polls suggest Labour’s Andy Burnham could be getting help from an unexpected source.The hard-right Restore Britain party, led by Great Yarmouth MP Rupert Lowe, is running in its first Parliamentary by-election since its official launch in February.Lowe was inspired to form the new party after being booted out of Reform UK last year &nda
  
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• Atlanta judge's courthouse sex with top cop was so loud it sickened her law clerks...now her tone-deaf apologies to her mortified staff are exposed

  14-06-2026 16:51 via dailymail.com
  
  Eleanor Ross of the Atlanta-based US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia was accused of having sex with a senior police officer in a 22-page judicial complaint filed in February.
  
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• Nine years after Grenfell, community gathers before building is demolished

  14-06-2026 16:37 via metro.co.uk
  
  72 people died in the tower fire in 2017 (Picture: EPA)Grenfell family members and survivors have gathered together, nine years on from the fatal fire, to mark its final anniversary before the tower block is completely demolished.72 people died in the fire on June 14, 2017, caused by an electrical fault on one of the fourth-floor flats which then spread to the building’s outside cladding.Today’s gathering comes after police and prosecutors announced last month that up to 20 com
  
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• BBC pundit criticises Queen’s fans as Emma Raducanu loses in final

  14-06-2026 16:36 via metro.co.uk
  
  Emma Raducanu during the Queen’s final against Donna Vekic (Picture: Getty)Annabel Croft criticised some of the more partisan fans at Queen’s as Emma Raducanu was beaten by Donna Vekic in a dramatic final.Raducanu declared herself ‘back and better’ after winning two games on Saturday to reach her first grass-court final.But a long-awaited title continued to evade the British number one, who was beaten 6-0 7-6 by Croatia’s Vekic in a turbulent final.Raducanu looked
  
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• Workers for London council sacked for threatening to ‘rip man’s teeth out’

  14-06-2026 16:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  The council enforcement officers were sacked after they were caught on camera threatening a member of the public (Picture: Instagram / its_rick97)Local authority enforcement officers have been caught on video threatening to ‘knock out’ an individual when they weren’t wearing their uniforms.A video has gone viral of two workers intimidating a member of the public, who recorded the officers as they accosted him in Harrow, northwest London.One enforcement officer ensures that bot
  
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• United airlines flight bound for LAX is delayed over huge swarm of BEES

  14-06-2026 16:22 via dailymail.com
  
  Sun seekers preparing to swap Cancun beaches for LA lights faced a unusual delay on June 11 as a swarm of bees clustered around the plane's wing.
  
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• The terrifying danger that could sabotage your new home build and cost you everything - after a Sydney family were ordered to tear down their prized mansion over a planning bungle

  14-06-2026 16:22 via dailymail.com
  
  A building inspector has warned Aussies to take a legal case surrounding a mansion in Strathfield as a warning when building their own home.
  
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• BBC reporter forced to abandon World Cup coverage due to ‘necking’ bystanders

  14-06-2026 16:22 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 PageA BBC Sport reporter was forced to abandon her coverage of the World Cup after being distracted by two smooching bystanders.Reporting from the streets of Los Angeles after Scotland’s 1-0 win against Haiti, Betty Glover was about to deliver a piece to camera when events took a steamy turn.In footage posted to her social media accounts, she looked stunne
  
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• Ohio woman who took pity on 'homeless' couple decided to take them off the streets...then she discovered their horrifying secret

  14-06-2026 16:20 via dailymail.com
  
  Samantha Raebel, 36, and Vanessa Wahanganisa Tjongarero-Henderson, 29, were arrested on in connection with the killing of Tjongarero-Henderson's 67-year-old mother, Hilde.
  
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• World Cup LIVE: FIFA makes Omar Artan call after ref banned, England ordered to stay in hotel, winner prediction

  14-06-2026 16:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Somalian referee Omar Artan was denied entry into the US in controversial circumstances despite having been expected to officiate in matches during the World Cup
  
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• Inside the disappearance of Hollywood starlet Jean Spangler that saw Kirk Douglas dragged into investigation... after mysterious note bombshell

  14-06-2026 16:14 via dailymail.com
  
  In Hollywood's golden age, Jean Spangler was just one of countless young starlets dreaming of a fairytale rise to fame.
  
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• Dark side of girls' netball: Parents' fury over coach Darren Adam Abela's arrest on vile child sex charges - as player reveals 'frightening' years with another coach

  14-06-2026 16:11 via dailymail.com
  
  'Furious' barely covers how parents are feeling after we revealed former girls' netball coach Darren Adam Abela had been accused of serious sex crimes against children.
  
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• World Cup coach defends £63million Arsenal star – ‘he’s obviously had a fantastic season’

  14-06-2026 16:06 via metro.co.uk
  
  Graham Potter is masterminding Sweden’s World Cup campaign (Picture: Getty)Graham Potter has launched a staunch defence of Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres as he prepared to make his World Cup bow.
  The Sweden international ended his maiden season in English football witha creditable 21 goals in all competitions following his £63million move from Sporting Lisbon.
  Despite that respectable total, the 28-year-old failed to convince everyone he had solved Mikel Arteta’s long search
  
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• Inverness Airport live: Scotland hub reopens after 'incident' and warning issued

  14-06-2026 16:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Passengers planning to travel from Inverness Airport were advised to contact their airlines due to the closure
  
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• Nigel Farage skewered live on air as Lisa Nandy slams 'nasty hate, anger and division'

  14-06-2026 16:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nigel Farage should take his 'nasty hate, anger and division' elsewhere, a Cabinet minister has said, after the Reform UK leader published a long essay about a two-tier state against white people
  
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• Ashley Cole urges Xabi Alonso to block £43m Chelsea transfer

  14-06-2026 16:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  Former Chelsea defender Ashley Cole (Picture: Getty)Ashley Cole has urged Xabi Alonso to block Marc Cucurella from leaving Chelsea after he reportedly handed in a transfer request.Cucurella is one of a number of Chelsea players who have been linked with moves away from Stamford Bridge following a disappointing season.Chelsea were expected to kick on under Enzo Maresca after finishing fourth the previous year and winning both the Club World Cup and Conference League.But the Blues slumped to a 10
  
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