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• IRA killers may have been offered immunity

  23-05-2015 22:45 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Lord Mountbatten's murderer could be among 'on the runs' covered by secret deal
  
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• Carling waters down alcohol content of its famous lager to 3.4% as it looks to cut costs

  29-07-2026 13:23 via dailymail.com
  
  The Staffordshire-based brewers - known for advertising slogans such as 'I bet he drinks Carling Black Label' - previously offered an alcohol content of four per cent.
  
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• Bianca Censori poses topless in the middle of a nightclub because why not?

  29-07-2026 13:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  Bianca Censori puts her birthday suit on for a night out in Ibiza (Picture: Ye)Bianca Censori has ditched her clothes once again on a night out with husband Kanye West in a repeat of her revealing Grammys look.The naked stunt on music’s biggest night last year caused quite a stir, and we’ve seen the architect opting for (slightly) more covered-up looks recently.Until now, that is, as she wore a completely sheer bodysuit in Ibiza’s DC10, a famed electronic music club, strategic
  
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• UK weather maps turn icy blue for 6C cold snap as 22 counties plunge below 10C

  29-07-2026 13:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Weather forecasting models show a two-day cold spell could soon descend on the UK following this week’s heatwave, with temperatures plunging as low as 6C
  
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• UK travellers likely to choose 'convenient' trains over flights – and save £147 a trip

  29-07-2026 13:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Two thirds of people would consider taking a train between cities rather than flying, with passengers saving an average of £147 per journey by choosing rail over air travel, according to a new survey.
  
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• Villagers are left with a 'roundabout to nowhere' after developers ditch plans to build 300 new homes

  29-07-2026 13:11 via dailymail.com
  
  Outline planning permission was granted for up to 300 homes in Teynham, Kent, in June 2021.
  
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• Emilie Kiser addresses video of toddler without life jacket one year after son’s drowning death

  29-07-2026 13:06 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 PageEmilie Kiser has apologised after her toddler son Teddy was seen without a life jacket while on a boat.The influencer, 27, addressed the backlash which comes just over a year after her son Trigg died at the age of three in a drowning accident at their family home.In footage taken from trip to Mallorca in June with her husband Brady and fellow influencer Madi
  
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• Former Met PC who made up sex assault because she was late for work sent back to jail

  29-07-2026 13:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lauren Evans lied that she was sexually assaulted as an excuse for why she was late to work (Picture: Metropolitan Police/SWNS)A former Met police officer who lied that she had been sexually assaulted during a fake traffic stop because she was late for work has been ordered back to prison.Lauren Evans, 35, claimed she was pulled over and subjected to an intimate body search while driving on the A20 in southeast London in March 2023.During the subsequent investigation, another serving Met office
  
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• Oscar-winning Once star Glen Hansard dies in crash aged 56

  29-07-2026 13:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  Glen Hansard won an Oscar for his song Falling Slowly in the film Once (Picture: Reuters)Singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died at the age of 56 after a motorcycle crash in Dublin.
  This is a breaking news story, more to follow soon… Check back shortly for further updates.Got a story? Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at [email protected]. Or you can submit your videos and pictures here.For more stories like this, check our news page.Follow Metro.co.uk on Twitter and
  
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• Charles and Diana's wedding mishaps - private note and last-minute doubts

  29-07-2026 13:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Behind the pomp and pageantry of Charles and Diana's 1981 royal wedding lay a series of hidden dramas – from a secret note Charles sent Diana the night before to last-minute doubts that nearly derailed the ceremony of the century
  
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• The SharkNinja sale is dangerous for my bank balance – here are the best deals

  29-07-2026 13:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Trust us, you don’t want to miss out on this sale. (Picture: Metro/SharkNinja)
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  Summer is officially in full swing, and whether you’re soaking up every minute of the sunshine or counting down until the temperature drops, one thing we can all agree on is that sale season has arrived (woo).And if you’ve been eyeing up
  
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• Sargassum is the smelly nemesis of beach holidays that is not going away

  29-07-2026 13:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Some of the world’s best beaches, including Miami Beach in Florida, are grappling with the disaster (Picture: Joel Villanueva/Getty Images)You’ve been planning your dream beach vacation for months, only to arrive and find the shoreline covered in large piles of smelly, brown seaweed, with even more floating offshore.
  It’s disappointing, for sure – and increasingly common.Since 2011, summer scenes like this have played out on beaches in South Florida and thr
  
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• Gianni Infantino is out of control and a danger to football - he has to be stopped

  29-07-2026 12:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Gianni Infantino has shown his true colours in setting out his plan to sell a stake in the global game to private investors - the time has come to topple him as FIFA's president
  
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• TV Licence six questions that could see you avoid £180 fee

  29-07-2026 12:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  There's a way to avoid the £180 annual TV Licence fee
  
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• Businessman who built 'abominable' conservatory on his Grade II listed Airbnb cottage without planning permission loses bid to keep it

  29-07-2026 12:54 via dailymail.com
  
  Residents living close to the property complained that the massive, box-shaped conservatory was an 'appalling' eyesore.
  
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• Man suffers possible life-changing injuries in Manchester as he's 'trapped by tram'

  29-07-2026 12:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The incident happened on Market Street, one of Manchester city centre's busiest shopping areas, with police and paramedics spotted at the scene
  
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• Man accused of killing grammar school headteacher as he cycled home from work will stand trial for murder

  29-07-2026 12:50 via dailymail.com
  
  A man who allegedly killed a grammar school headteacher by knocking him off his bike while he cycled home from work is to face trial for murder.
  
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• Four women accuse Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct when they were teenagers

  29-07-2026 12:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Four women accuse Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct when they were teenagers ahead of the release of a new BBC documentary
  
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• Policewoman who lied she had been sexually assaulted after turning up late for work is jailed again after having sentence increased

  29-07-2026 12:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Former PC Lauren Evans, 35, claimed she was pulled over and subjected to an intimate body search by a plain-clothes officer on the A20 in south-east London in March 2023.
  
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• Number of centenarians in England and Wales grows by a fifth in decade as birth rates plunge to lowest in nearly half a century

  29-07-2026 12:43 via dailymail.com
  
  In a sign of the extent to which people are living longer, the official data found there were around 15,172 people aged over 100 in England and Wales last year.
  
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• JK Rowling accuses 'tyrant' Amnesty International of 'attacking female rape victims' and issues legal ultimatum after it blacklisted her women-only sexual violence charity in trans row

  29-07-2026 12:41 via dailymail.com
  
  Ms Rowling has been at war with the NGO after it placed Beira's Place, a women-only sexual assault charity founded by the author in Edinburgh, on a list of more than 100 'anti-rights' organisations.
  
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• Anyone with Sky, Tesco Mobile, EE, Vodafone and 02 mobile new warning over 'direct call'

  29-07-2026 12:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Massive rise in QR code scams where they gain access to accounts and order expensive items
  
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• Two Brits plunge 20ft to their deaths as Lanzarote hotel handrail collapses

  29-07-2026 12:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Darren Silcox, 56, and Nicholas Thomas, 54, both from Cwmbran, Wales, died after falling from a balcony at the Galeon Playa Apartments in the resort town of Costa Teguise in Lanzarote
  
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• Prince Harry and co may have to foot legal bill of millions over doomed phone hacking claims against the Mail

  29-07-2026 12:34 via dailymail.com
  
  Prince Harry and six other famous faces are potentially facing paying millions of pounds in costs after their doomed legal claim against the Daily Mail, which they roundly lost.
  
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• Love Island final LIVE: Ofcom hit with over 500 complaints over 'contestant behaviour'

  29-07-2026 12:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Yesterday's final of Love Island crowned Lorenzo and Julia as the 13th season's winners, with Jasmine and Kavan coming second, and Simba and Angelista in third
  
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• Tesco is giving away free bags of food today — full list of those eligible

  29-07-2026 12:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Tesco is giving away free bags of groceries today (Picture: Shutterstock / Alastair Wallace)Tesco is giving away free bags of grocery essentials today (July 29).But while you might expect this to be a move to combat rising costs and help those struggling to afford the weekly shop, the actual reason might surprise you.The retailer will be gifting the essentials to holidaymakers touching down in the UK today, at London Southend Airport.And only people arriving on certain flights will be eligible
  
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• B&M £25 compact gadget dries laundry, prevents mould and improves air at home

  29-07-2026 12:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  How to enhance your home's air quality and avoid mould and damp with an affordable B&M device
  
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• Geoff Hurst finally finds out how he was spotted as England potential by Alf Ramsey 60 years later

  29-07-2026 12:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: 1966 hat-trick hero Geoff Hurst said he was "completely unaware" manager Sir Alf Ramsey had secretly watched him play for West Ham against Mansfield Town in a League Cup game in front of 11,000 fans.
  
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• Cops visited Helena Wright's house hours before she plunged to her death from clifftop with her two infant children - as police confirm she spoke to them the day before and share harrowing update on search for her baby

  29-07-2026 12:21 via dailymail.com
  
  The bodies of Helena Wright, 36, and her 23-month-old daughter were found in waters near Cape Northumberland on South Australia's southeast coast.
  
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• Manchester live: Man 'trapped by tram' suffers possible life-changing injuries

  29-07-2026 12:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The incident has happened on Market Street, one of Manchester city centre's busiest shopping areas, with police and paramedics spotted at the scene
  
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