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• Iran peace talks branded a 'train wreck' as both sides issue conflicting statements

  24-06-2026 14:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Israel says peace talks on Lebanon - unseperable from negotiations between Iran and the US - are a "train wreck" - and that comes from one of Tel Aviv's most senior ambassadors to America
  
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• Baffled Iranian negotiators 'are reading Trump's The Art of the Deal to try and understand why he threatens to "bomb the s*** out of them" while negotiating ceasefire'

  24-06-2026 15:07 via dailymail.com
  
  Baffled Iranian diplomats are reading Donald Trump's book, 'The Art of the Deal', in an attempt to understand his aggressive and often erratic negotiation strategy.
  
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• M25 live: Hour-long traffic delays in heatwave as air ambulance called to crash

  24-06-2026 15:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A massive crash involving multiple vehicles has closed the M25 near Junction 6 with long delays of more than an hour building in scorching heatwave conditions
  
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• Princess Anne set to join forces with rarely seen Duke of Gloucester for Battle of the Somme anniversary

  24-06-2026 15:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Princess Royal will be joined by the Duke of Gloucester for a visit to France next week to commemorate the poignant 110-year anniversary of the Battle of the Somme
  
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• Trump rages after four Republican 'losers' voted to rip his Iran war powers away in stunning rebuke

  24-06-2026 15:03 via dailymail.com
  
  The vote, though symbolic, underscores the growing unease within the Republican Party and Trump in the months before the midterm elections this fall.
  
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• UK school closures live: At least 1,000 schools shut as heatwave surges – list

  24-06-2026 15:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Met Office weather forecasters say temperatures could rise as high as 40C this week, with hundreds of schools across the UK announcing closures
  
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• 'I was in high-security jail - here's how Monster Mansion lags will torment Jamie Varley'

  24-06-2026 15:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING - DISTRESSING DETAILS: Varley was found guilty of sexually abusing and murdering his adopted 13-month-old son, Preston Davey, and one former lag thinks he will live out the rest of his life in a "sick, sorry world"
  
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• Deflated family of girl left permanently disabled on George Pino's fatal boat crash slam his sensational acquittal

  24-06-2026 15:01 via dailymail.com
  
  George Pino, 55, was acquitted on Monday of second-degree manslaughter and vessel homicide charges after a boat crash in Biscayne Bay in 2022.
  
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• Next PM: Starmer faces fiery PMQs as Badenoch slammed over 'spiteful' Phillipson comment

  24-06-2026 14:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Keir Starmer has been met with a lively Commons today as Kemi Badenoch dismissed Andy Burnham as a "pair of eyelashes in a t-shirt" and branded Bridget Phllipson a "spiteful class warrior"
  
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• ‘He’s hilarious!’ EastEnders fans love ‘breath of fresh air’ actor as he shares set secrets

  24-06-2026 14:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  Fans dub Oscar ‘The single best thing about EastEnders’ (Picture:BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)It’s safe to say Oscar Branning has well and truly made his mark on Albert Square.Since arriving in Walford earlier this year, the troublemaking teenager has quickly become a fan favourite thanks to his cheeky one-liners, chaotic antics and ability to stir up drama wherever he goes.Now, EastEnders viewers have been given a glimpse behind the scenes as the BBC soap shared a special
  
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• Britons channel the spirit of 1976 to cope with scorching temperatures 50 years on from famous heatwave

  24-06-2026 14:58 via dailymail.com
  
  A Labour PM has quit after barely two years, the US is lavishly celebrating independence and the mercury is soaring to new heights - so it goes, both 50 years ago and now.
  
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• Sick father gets minuscule jail sentence for having incestuous relationship with his daughter, 18, who then tragically took her own life

  24-06-2026 14:51 via dailymail.com
  
  Stephen Vincent Chavez, 41, pleaded guilty in May to having sex with his daughter Makayla, 18, by plying her with alcohol in July 2025. She took her own life five months later.
  
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• Elon Musk is no longer a trillionaire

  24-06-2026 14:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk is no longer a trillionaire (Picture: Alain JOCARD/AFP via Getty Images)It’s official. Elon Musk is no longer a trillionaire. But while that’s welcome news for many, he is, in fact, still a billionaire.Earlier this month, the tech mogul became the first person on the planet to achieve trillionaire status after his company, SpaceX, went public and stocks surged on Wall Street.This record-breaking stock market debut catapulted his net worth to an estimated $1.11 trillion.
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• 'I told dog owner to ‘take your shoes and socks off‘ and I couldn’t believe response'

  24-06-2026 14:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  An angry dog lover was fuming to see the dog being walked on pavements in the heatwave
  
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• Fan of TV serial killer 'Dexter' murdered his two ex-roommates before dismembering and burying their bodies in 'shallow grave' near cabin in the woods, court hears

  24-06-2026 14:47 via dailymail.com
  
  James Desborough, 40, allegedly chopped up the bodies of his former roommates, including Daniel Coleman, 43 (pictured) before burning and burying the remains near Sticker, Cornwall.
  
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• Millions of statin users told 'move medication' as UK heatwave hits

  24-06-2026 14:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued red heat health warnings as temperatures soar
  
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• Police took EIGHT minutes to discover Henry Nowak's stab wound: Unedited transcript reveals moment officers realised murdered student was not breathing after he was handcuffed

  24-06-2026 14:38 via dailymail.com
  
  The 18-year-old bled to death last December after being handcuffed by officers who believed claims by his Sikh killer, 23-year-old Vickrum Digwa, that he had racially abused him.
  
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• Coronation Street icon spotted having a ball in Boston World Cup celebrations

  24-06-2026 14:36 via metro.co.uk
  
  Someone is a long way from Weatherfield (Picture: ITV/Shutterstock/Getty)Of all the people to bump into at a world cup party, the very last person you’d expect would be your favourite Coronation Street character.Especially Adam Barlow, the cocky hotshot lawyer of the Cobbles.
  The scheming solicitor seems far more at home sipping a cocktail in the Bistro or lunching with a client in Speed Daal than he would be in the crowd screaming his head off for his team. The world cup celebration
  
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• Prince Harry forcing King Charles into 'delicate balancing act' over UK visit after 'squandering trust'

  24-06-2026 14:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry is expected to be in the UK in the coming weeks with Meghan and his two children for an Invictus Games event and is likely to meet with his father, the King
  
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• Son ordered cancer-stricken mum, 85, to GIVE him her $1.96million Melbourne home before she dies - but now a judge has delivered him a devastating blow

  24-06-2026 14:26 via dailymail.com
  
  An elderly widow who needed to sell the family home to pay for aged care facility bills has been forced to battle her son in court for the title. 
  
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• Lodger ‘beheaded and hacked apart by weapons fanatic’

  24-06-2026 14:24 via metro.co.uk
  
  Richard Dyson was reported missing in November 2019 (Picture: SWNS)A missing man’s body was dismembered with a saw before being hidden in a concrete-filled barrel for almost six years, a murder trial has heard.Richard Dyson’s remains were found in concrete on farmland in Barnsley last summer, more than five years after he vanished in late 2019.Jurors have heard that the 55-year-old died from a fatal shotgun wound to the torso before his body was allegedly dismembered.Christopher Wri
  
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• Met Office weather maps show 7 regions facing heavy rain on Friday – full list

  24-06-2026 14:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Heavy rain is expected in some areas on Friday despite weather forecasters predicting temperatures will remain in the high-30s as we head into the weekend
  
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• Malicious female teacher at 600-year-old grammar school faces £92,000 bill after falsely claiming male colleague was an incel plotting to murder her

  24-06-2026 14:23 via dailymail.com
  
  Chandrika Punshon embarked on a 'multi-faceted campaign of harassment, threatening and intimidating behaviour' - leaving her victim 'completely astounded' at the 'baseless' allegations.
  
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• I spotted early warning sign on toilet - then got unimaginable diagnosis

  24-06-2026 14:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Aisling was a 'super healthy' 28 year old settling into her dream job when she noticed changes
  
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• Keir Starmer to stay on as MP after stepping down as Prime Minister

  24-06-2026 14:17 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sir Keir Starmer may be sticking around in the Commons a little longer (Picture: WIktor Szymanowicz/NurPhoto/Shutterstock)Sir Keir Starmer will stay on as an MP after leaving No 10 in the coming weeks, his spokesman has confirmed.There have been questions over whether the Prime Minister would keep his seat in the House of Commons, or subject his successor – almost certainly Andy Burnham – to a tricky by-election.Asked if Starmer will stay on for the rest of the term, his official sp
  
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• Train driver killed in Bedford crash passed red signal moments before deadly collision

  24-06-2026 14:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Train driver Shaun Burton, 60, died and more than 100 people were injured in the crash near Bedford on Friday
  
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• Man found dead at stone circle summer solstice event ‘killed in most brutal way’

  24-06-2026 14:14 via metro.co.uk
  
  A murder investigation has been launched after emergency services were called to the Nine Ladies Stone Circle (Picture: Alamy Stock Photo)A 26-year-old man has been killed ‘in the most brutal way’ after his body was found at a historic stone circle during a summer solstice event.A murder investigation has been launched after emergency services were called to the Nine Ladies Stone Circle in Stanton Lees in Derbyshire on Monday.The man, who
  
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• Michael Caine’s new audiobook is everything that’s wrong with Hollywood

  24-06-2026 14:13 via metro.co.uk
  
  Michael Caine’s new AI audiobook has left me sick to my stomach (Picture: Shutterstock/ Rex Features)‘Michael Caine’s AI-generated voice to narrate The Odyssey audiobook’: I have never read a more cursed sentence in my life.There’s no doubt been a big, uncomfortable push by Hollywood to promote AI in recent months. Among the naysayers like director Guillermo del Toro and stars such as Emily Blunt, there’s also been a wave of AI approval.There’s a rot at
  
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• Boy and girl suffer serious injuries after being hit by a car outside primary school

  24-06-2026 14:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A car has struck two children outside Burnwood Primary Academy, Stoke-on-Trent, with both suffering possibly severe injuries and a police investigation is underway
  
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• Trump's top general WALKS OUT of Pentagon as Hegseth moves to gut his command in sweeping purge

  24-06-2026 14:11 via dailymail.com
  
  General Chris Donahue, 56, will step down as head of US Army operations in Europe and Africa, with his retirement expected to be announced as soon as Wednesday.
  
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