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• In a jam

  08-07-2016 23:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Will we still be able to rely on seasonal workers from Eastern Europe to bring in the strawberry harvest?
  
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• Egyptian fans clash with police in London after World Cup victory

  04-07-2026 13:20 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 neighbourhood in London known as ‘Little Cairo’ descended into chaos after the country’s team beat Australia at the World Cup.Fans clashed with police, climbed double-decker buses and essentially halted traffic while celebrating in Edgware Road.Police officers were filmed wrestling fans as crowds filled the streets.
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• Family’s tribute to ‘amazing’ daughter, 18, hit by ‘stolen’ construction vehicle

  04-07-2026 13:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  Tallulah Bradford (left, with her mum) suffered ‘significant injuries’ in the incident in Chalkwell Park, Southend-on-Sea, on June 13 and died six days later (Picture: Essex Police)Tributes have flooded in for an 18-year-old woman who died following an incident involving a ‘stolen’ loading vehicle in Essex.Tallulah Bradford suffered ‘significant injuries’ in the incident in Chalkwell Park, Southend-on-Sea, on June 13 and died six days later.In a statement, he
  
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• Mini-marts owned by convicted people smuggler who is now seeking asylum in UK are shut down as residents express outrage

  04-07-2026 13:11 via dailymail.com
  
  Two village mini-marts linked to an Iraqi crime lord once dubbed the 'Godfather of traffickers', who is now seeking asylum in the UK, have been ordered to close.
  
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• Property developer says neighbours treat him as 'the Antichrist' as he spends £25m restoring stately home that was nearly destroyed by fire

  04-07-2026 13:10 via dailymail.com
  
  Property developer James Perkins has hit back at wildlife campaigners treating him like 'the Antichrist' over plans to build new homes on the Parnham House estate in Beaminster, Dorset.
  
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• Wimbledon hands out free suncream as third heatwave begins with 34C on way and millions hit by new hosepipe ban

  04-07-2026 13:08 via dailymail.com
  
  Meanwhile, millions of people in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight have now been hit with a new hosepipe ban, and things have gotten so hot that even an ice cream van burst into flames.
  
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• Trump hijacks Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding news

  04-07-2026 13:08 via metro.co.uk
  
  Trump couldn’t resist sharing his thoughts on Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding (Picture: Getty Images)For one brief, shining moment, the internet was talking about Taylor Swift’s wedding. The White House apparently couldn’t let that stand.As Swift and Travis Kelce’s lavish New York wedding celebrations got underway on Friday night, digital signs outside Madison Square Garden lit up with the message fans had been waiting to see: ‘JUST T MARRIED.’I
  
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• The parents who let their daughter die: How suicidal Dutch teen begged for euthanasia before her tormented mother and father allowed her to end her life

  04-07-2026 13:07 via dailymail.com
  
  After two suicide attempts, repeated hospitalisations and years of mental anguish, Iris made the firm decision that she wanted to die through euthanasia.
  
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• London Pride 2026 live: Thousands line parade route as 35,000 set to march

  04-07-2026 13:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  London's hotly anticipated LGBTQ+ Pride parade is set to attract more than one million people to the capital today in celebration
  
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• Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wedding LIVE: Rogue guest leaks intimate details

  04-07-2026 13:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are officially married with signs reading 'Just Married' springing up all over New York
  
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• The date was perfect – until I saw his mum

  04-07-2026 13:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  I’d thought just the two of us were going on a date – he hadn’t said anything about his mum joining (Picture: Laura Santi)‘This can’t be happening,’ I thought.My date, Ryan*, had just met me at the door of the jazz concert venue with our tickets. ‘We’re sitting in the front,’ he’d said with a smile.I had naturally assumed ‘we’ meant him and me – until we’d approached the stage and his mum had waved at us fr
  
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• 'I knew road rage killer Tracie Andrews - her lies were exposed by shocking slip-up'

  04-07-2026 12:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  On the eve of a new drama about the case, Ian Johnston explains how he proved Andrews had murdered her fiance Lee Harvey, 25, after she told the media he had been killed by a man with 'staring eyes'
  
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• Egyptian fans bring chaos to London as they battle with police and climb on double decker bus to celebrate team's World Cup win

  04-07-2026 12:57 via dailymail.com
  
  Edgware Road' descended into anarchy on Friday night as hundreds of supporters swarmed the street to celebrate Egypt's win.
  
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• Rory McIlroy's ex sends six-word message at Wimbledon after golf legend's own visit

  04-07-2026 12:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Rory McIlroy's visit to Wimbledon this week coincided with his ex-girlfriend also making the trip to SW19
  
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• Prince William 'can't avoid' Prince Harry's UK visit despite 'putting brother out of his mind'

  04-07-2026 12:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The Prince of Wales is unlikely to see his estranged younger brother when the Sussexes arrive in Britain in the coming days, but according to one royal expert, the visit will still have a major impact on the Royal Family
  
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• Boris Becker makes Novak Djokovic retirement prediction as he hunts Wimbledon record

  04-07-2026 12:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  Novak Djokovic won two Wimbledon titles with Boris Becker as his coach (Picture: Getty)Boris Becker is confident that this Wimbledon will not be Novak Djokovic’s last as the Serbian hunts another piece of history at the All England Club.Djokovic punched his ticket into the fourth round at Wimbledon on Friday after a hard-fought contest against Arthur Rinderknech.The former World No1 raced into a two-set lead, before Rinderknech battled back impressively on Centre Court.The big-serving Fre
  
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• 'Compact' Home Bargains item 'keeps you organised on holiday' in new £4 deal

  04-07-2026 12:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Home Bargains has launched a new deal across its hundreds of stores
  
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• 'I love my baby's name but still worry I've doomed her for life'

  04-07-2026 12:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A mum-to-be is worried she may have 'doomed' her daughter for life over the name she's chosen, as although she loves it, she believes people will struggle to pronounce it
  
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• Why stop at 30 minutes? The best mega walks in London

  04-07-2026 12:40 via metro.co.uk
  
  Warning: you’ll likely end up with sore feet (Picture: Getty Images)Why run a marathon when you can walk it?At least, that’s the ethos behind the rise of London’s ‘mega walks.’ The trend is seeing ramblers take to the capital’s streets, parks, past canals and through leafy boroughs, all in the name of upping their step count.Though some are committing to walking a full marathon, you don’t need to log a full 26.2 miles for it to count for something. Even
  
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• Second arrest made in Donna Keogh murder probe nearly 30 years after teen vanished

  04-07-2026 12:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Donna was 17-years-old when she went missing in 1998 from Middlesbrough. Despite an extensive and lengthy investigation, her body has never been found and it is strongly suspected she was murdered shortly after she disappeared
  
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• UK airport's message to travellers with hidden disabilities

  04-07-2026 12:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The travel offcials have urged people to not risk stress and ask for help where needed
  
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• Iran mourners scream for 'revenge' as thousands attend funeral of ayatollah killed in airstrike

  04-07-2026 12:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The funeral for the late Ayatollah was held on the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence - a clear move to upset President Donald Trump
  
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• 'We had no idea there was silver in the attic and now it's sold for £60,000'

  04-07-2026 12:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The family was unaware of the existence or significance of the collection
  
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• Maroon 5 bring back something they’ve been missing for years

  04-07-2026 12:13 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 PageWhen I told friends and family I was going to see Maroon 5 on Friday night I was met with a similar confused reaction.  ‘Oh?,’ they’d reply, with a rather perplexed look. One friend said they’d forgotten they existed. I loved the band when they burst onto the scene, seeing a spiky haired Adam Levine in the racy 2004 music vi
  
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• Neighbours hear ‘glass smashing and big scream’ as man fell from 15-storey seaside tower block

  04-07-2026 12:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  Police were called to Grampian Tower in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, at 6am on Friday morning (Picture: Google Maps)A man has died after he fell from a 15-storey tower block after residents heard ‘a big scream’.Police were called to Grampian Tower in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, at 6am on Friday morning.They received a call which ‘reported significant concern for a man outside the block’.Officers found the man just outside the building where he was pronounced dead at the scene.
  
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• Rob Reiner ‘gets last laugh against Donald Trump’ in secret final TV role

  04-07-2026 12:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  Rob Reiner’s posthumous TV appearance mercilessly mocked President Trump (Picture: Reuters / AP)Late Hollywood icon Rob Reiner has made a surprise posthumous appearance in a final TV show where he pointedly pokes fun at President Donald Trump.The acclaimed filmmaker – best known for his classic films The Princess Bride, Stand By Me and When Harry Met Sally – was killed alongside his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, 70, in December 2025, after allegedly being attacked by their son,
  
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• Sorry England, the Three Lions anthem isn’t about winning

  04-07-2026 12:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Three Lions isn’t about winning at all, it’s about pure dreaming (Picture: PA)‘It’s coming home’ is one of the most familiar chants England fans will hear during international games, but for songwriter Ian Broudie, it’s not about winning at all.In 1996, The Lightning Seeds – fronted (somewhat reluctantly) by Ian – teamed up with David Baddiel and Frank Skinner to create the ultimate football song.Three decades later, the track is synonymous with E
  
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• Parents of boy, 3, thrown into crocodile pit ‘living at hospital’ after five surgeries

  04-07-2026 11:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Caption: The crocodiles at Johnson?s of Old Hurst the crocodile farm in Cambridgeshire
  A three-year-old boy who was seriously injured after being thrown into a zoo’s crocodile enclosure faces more surgeries and lengthy rehabilitation.The parents said they have been ‘living at the hospital’ as their son has undergone five surgeries since the incident at Johnsons of Old Hurst, in Cambridgeshire, on June 18.A fundraising page set up to support the boy’s recovery and rehabil
  
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• More than 165,000,000 across US seek freedom from the heat on 250th anniversary

  04-07-2026 11:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  Happy 250th birthday, America! (Picture: Getty)Thousands of events are being held across the US to celebrate the 250th anniversary of America’s independence from Britain, as a swathe of the country swelters in extreme heat.The RAF’s world-famous Red Arrows will be helping mark the historic birthday by taking part in an international flypast over New York City, which was also set to host an international naval review and a flotilla of tall ships.The Band of the Royal Marines are in t
  
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• ‘He is better’ – Louis Saha backs Man Utd to sign Arsenal transfer target

  04-07-2026 11:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  Saha wants experience in Man Utd’s midfield (Picture: Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images)Louis Saha has urged Manchester United to sign a midfielder with Premier League experience for their midfield rebuild – throwing Bruno Guimaraes’ name into the mix.United want to sign at least two new midfielders this summer – possible a third with Manuel Ugarte now facing a long spell on the sidelines after suffering a knee injury.A deal is in place to sign Ederson from Ata
  
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