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• Ipswich considered hiring Man Utd legend before appointing Gary O’Neil

  20-06-2026 19:06 via metro.co.uk
  
  Gary O’Neil has been in charge of Strasbourg (Photo: Getty)Ipswich Town are close to appointing Gary O’Neil as their new head coach to replace Kieran McKenna – but they almost hired a Manchester United legend instead.McKenna shockingly announced he was stepping down as Ipswich boss last week, just a month after promoting the club back to the Premier League.The former United assistant manager had been in charge of the Tractor Boys since December 2021 and said he was stepping do
  
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• Gary Lineker aims dig at BBC during surprise ITV World Cup appearance

  20-06-2026 22:48 via metro.co.uk
  
  Gary Lineker made a surprise appearance on ITV during Saturday night’s World Cup coverage (ITV)Gary Lineker could not resist a dig at the BBC after making a surprise appearance during ITV’s World Cup coverage on Saturday evening.The 65-year-old, who left the BBC last year, is based in New York for the World Cup this summer to host his daily Netflix show The Rest is Football.Lineker, however, made a guest appearance on ITV’s pre-match coverage of Germany’s game again
  
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• World Cup LIVE: Ivory Coast stun Germany as Gary Lineker aims dig at BBC

  20-06-2026 22:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Gary Lineker appeared on ITV's World Cup coverage amid several mouthwatering matches for fans on Saturday night
  
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• Gang distracts and steals £600,000 from Abu Dhabi royals outside St Pancras station

  20-06-2026 22:20 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 PageAn Algerian gang who came to the UK because ‘that’s where the money is’ stole £600,000 worth of Jewellery from the Abu Dhabi royal family outside St Pancras.Medhi Fatih, 41, and Abdel Aitkebir, 35, have been jailed for stealing from Roda Al Nahyan, her mother Shamsa, and Najla Al Qubaisi after disembarking the Eurostar for a waiting c
  
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• Girl, 4, hospitalised after unattended vehicle rolls over her in Wirral tea room car park

  20-06-2026 22:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Merseyside Police were called to the Mimosa Tea Garden in Eastham today following the incident
  
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• Counter-terror police launch investigation after 'bare-chested man goes on anti-Muslim rampage' in Edinburgh - as 36-year-old is arrested and Sir Keir Starmer condemns 'appalling' attack

  20-06-2026 22:13 via dailymail.com
  
  Counter-terror police have launched a probe after a 36-year-old white man has been arrested over an alleged 'anti-Muslim' rampage in Edinburgh. 
  
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• Unquestionable proof Donald Trump is WRONG in reflecting pool row after 'vandals' claim

  20-06-2026 22:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A fuming Donald Trump claimed 'vandals' were to blame after the Washington DC reflecting pool turning green and started peeling only days after a $14million (£10.5million) renovation
  
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• Three more arrested over bungee jumper's death after she was hurled from bridge without a rope

  20-06-2026 22:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, 21, was hurled more than 100ft to her death earlier this month from Skeleton Bridge in Limeira, São Paulo.
  
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• Broken Charity let’s Cain in – and leaves Mack in the cold in Emmerdale

  20-06-2026 22:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Charity Dingle feels so alone (Picture: ITV)Emmerdale’s Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) has been through the worst thing a woman can experience, and yet other than the police, she can’t tell a soul.She’s tied herself up in knots of lies over Leyla’s parentage, so now at the time she needs her family the most is the time she can’t tell them a thing.If she did, she’d lose everything, and smug sexual predator Todd (Caroline Harker) knows it.Dr Todd assaulted Charit
  
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• Newcastle United respond to £75m Tottenham bid for Sandro Tonali

  20-06-2026 21:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  Tottenham have submitted a bid to sign Sandro Tonali from Newcastle United (Copa/Getty)Tottenham have submitted a £75 million bid to Newcastle United for Sandro Tonali, according to reports.Spurs stepped up their efforts to sign Tonali earlier this week, with Arsenal, Manchester United and Manchester City also keen on a deal for the Italy international.An approach to Tonali’s representatives had been made by Spurs to discuss a possible move to Roberto De Zerbi’s side this
  
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• World Cup LIVE: Germany vs Ivory Coast team news as Gary Lineker aims dig at BBC

  20-06-2026 21:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Scotland fell to a frustrating defeat to Morocco overnight, which featured some huge VAR drama, while there are some mouthwatering matches awaiting World Cup fans on Saturday night
  
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• Teenager dead after stabbing as four arrested on suspicion of murder in Dorset

  20-06-2026 21:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The victim was taken to hospital for treatment but was pronounced dead shortly after, as four men aged between 19 and 22 are in custody - this is a breaking story
  
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• Sister of Italian soccer star who works at Caribbean resort ravaged by deadly fire reveals the chaos of guests who tried to go BACK to their rooms when blaze broke out

  20-06-2026 21:48 via dailymail.com
  
  Sara Calabria, 27, sister of soccer player Davide Calabria, managed to escape the inferno that took over resort in La Altagracia, Dominican Republic, on Friday.
  
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• ‘Gleefully gruesome’ horror film streaming now on Netflix

  20-06-2026 21:48 via metro.co.uk
  
  Renée Zellweger stars in the 2009 horror film (Picture: Paramount)A 2009 horror film starring Renée Zellweger is streaming now on Netflix in the UK.Directed by German filmmaker Christian Alvart, it stars the Bridget Jones Diary actress as social worker Emily Jenkins, who takes in a troubled girl who’s been subject to an abusive upbringing.However, Emily gets far more than she bargained for when she welcomes little Lilith (Jodelle Ferland) into her home – and soon comes
  
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• Massive blaze rips through shopping centre as roof collapses and residents are told to keep their windows shut

  20-06-2026 21:47 via dailymail.com
  
  Firefighters flocked to Thurmaston Shopping Centre in Barkby Thorpe Lane, following reports of a blaze at around 4.00am.
  
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• Met Office issues 47-hour amber heat warning for 71 areas of UK from Monday - see full list

  20-06-2026 21:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has issued amber weather warnings for extreme heat across 71 areas of the UK from Monday, stressing the sweltering conditions could lead to power cuts and a risk to our health
  
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• Woman killed, dozens hurt after Target semi truck crosses California freeway divider

  20-06-2026 21:33 via dailymail.com
  
  Photos of the accident on the Citizen app showed the semi crossed across the freeway, with the Bullseye, Target's fictional bull terrier mascot, visible on the vehicle's side and back.
  
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• Vicious moment thirsty lizard bites off man's finger as he tries to give it some water

  20-06-2026 21:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The man was bitten on his hand after offering a wild lizard his bottle of water - and was forced to have his finger amputated after it clamped its jaws, refusing to let go
  
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• Table for two: Moment thieves are caught on CCTV taking drills to pub to steal outside furniture

  20-06-2026 21:07 via dailymail.com
  
  The hooded suspects were captured on CCTV footage as they dismantled tables outside the boozer.
  
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• Vinny lashes out at Suki in EastEnders over heartbreaking family death

  20-06-2026 21:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Emotions are high for the Panesars (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)Suki Panesar-Unwin (Balvinder Sopal) has a lot on her plate in EastEnders next week, and Vinny Panesar (Shiv Jalota) isn’t set to make things any easier.Viewers will know that Suki and wife Eve Panesar-Unwin (Heather Peace) have been looking to expand their family, and they’re preparing to take a step closer to their goal as they go in front of the adoption panel.Before that though, they are roped into help
  
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• Abuser who repeatedly raped a woman while also pouring hot tea over her gets 16-year term behind bars - as victim tells of hopes to 'start living again'

  20-06-2026 20:59 via dailymail.com
  
  Vile abuser Bilal Alfroh, from Gorton, Manchester, who repeatedly raped a woman while pouring hot tea over her, has been jailed for 16 years and ordered to stay away from his victim for life
  
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• Shirley Henderson says she'd have loved to have starred in classic scene with John Candy

  20-06-2026 20:56 via dailymail.com
  
  She's been in some of the highest grossing movie franchises ever made, such as Harry Potter and Bridget Jones.
  
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• Peter Murrell told MSPs the SNP would report criminality to the police...just a day after he bought motorhome with embezzled cash

  20-06-2026 20:47 via dailymail.com
  
  Brazen Peter Murrell insisted the SNP would willingly report criminality to the police - just hours after purchasing a luxury motorhome with money he had embezzled from the party.
  
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• Probe as cocaine found in five-year-old pupil's bag at top Scots private school

  20-06-2026 20:45 via dailymail.com
  
  Cocaine was found in the school bag of a five-year-old pupil at one of Scotland's most prestigious private schools, The Scottish Mail on Sunday can reveal.
  
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• Cape Verde's hero goalkeeper Vozinha said his mum could not afford US trip — but now she's there

  20-06-2026 20:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Vozinha, who kept a clean sheet for Cape Verde against Spain, had said his mother could not attend the World Cup because of the high cost of obtaining a US visa
  
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• Welcome to the Boston leave party - Tartan Army asked to come back for annual reunion after charming US city

  20-06-2026 20:43 via dailymail.com
  
  After the heartache and the hangovers, defiant Tartan Army fans are bidding a fond - if slightly tipsy - farewell to Boston...
  
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• Lukashenko's lovers: How dictator hand picks 'watermelon battalion' of beauty queens for top jobs including 22-year-old Miss Belarus 'mistress'… while estranged wife lives in guarded estate

  20-06-2026 20:42 via dailymail.com
  
  Over the years, Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko has repeatedly been photographed alongside a succession of beautiful young beauty queens.
  
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• Arsenal enter race to sign £50m midfielder after Manchester United approach

  20-06-2026 20:42 via metro.co.uk
  
  Crysencio Summerville is on Arsenal’s summer shortlist (Shutterstock)Arsenal have joined the race with Manchester United to sign West Ham midfielder Crysencio Summerville, according to reports.Summerville looks set to leave West Ham this summer following the club’s relegation from the Premier League last season.The 24-year-old, who is playing for the Netherlands at the World Cup this summer, was signed for an initial £25 million from Leeds United two years ago.Last season, Sum
  
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• Former Olympian is arrested for allegedly vandalizing Reflecting Pool... but he claims he merely touched it

  20-06-2026 20:41 via dailymail.com
  
  The former Olympian was seen on camera being handcuffed in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC on Friday.
  
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• How Ukraine has humiliated Putin once again with huge drone strikes on his doorstep - prompting furious 'nuclear war' threats

  20-06-2026 20:38 via dailymail.com
  
  The drone attack was Ukraine's largest offensive on Moscow in years and sparked fires in and around the city, forcing the airport to be evacuated.
  
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