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• Iraq ex-PM blamed for Mosul fall

  16-08-2015 22:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An Iraqi parliamentary committee calls for former PM Nouri Maliki and dozens of other officials to face trial over the fall of Mosul to Islamic State.
  
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• Coronation Street reveals the smoking gun that will ‘seal’ Sarah’s devastating fate

  20-07-2026 13:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sarah Platt has been arrested for Theo’s murder (Picture: ITV)This article contains spoilers for tonight’s (Monday, July 20) Coronation Street, which has not yet aired on TV but is available to watch now on YouTube and ITVX.Police stormed Coronation Street in tonight’s episode and finally made an arrest in Theo Silverton’s murder case, and it’s bad news for Sarah Platt (Tina O’Brien).Viewers know that Sarah killed Theo earlier this year, after a confrontation
  
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• Meteorite that crashed into home in New York ‘shows signs of how life came to Earth’

  20-07-2026 13:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  This meteorite produced a sonic boom before crash-landing through the roof of a home in New Jersey (Picture: SETI Institute/Cover Images)A meteorite that lit up the skies above New York City before crash-landing through someone’s roof contains evidence of how life was originally brought to Earth from alien worlds.
  The space rock produced a sonic boom when it passed just south of the Statue of Liberty on July 16, 2024, before fragments began falling to Earth.One meteorite weighing more tha
  
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• Londoners say new £600,000 railway bridge makeover looks more like Ikea paintjob

  20-07-2026 13:38 via metro.co.uk
  
  Wandsworth Council spent £600,000 painting and carrying out upgrades (Picture: SWNS)A council has been blasted after a railway bridge was given an ‘IKEA’ paint job in a bid to ‘pigeon-proof’ the area.Wandsworth Council spent £600,000 painting and carrying out upgrades such as ‘pigeon-proofing’ two railway bridges at East Putney tube station.The paint job, carried out in March under the body’s previous administra
  
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• I'm not a failure, insists Keir Starmer: Outgoing PM declares 'my work is done' in farewell speech before handing resignation to the King after little more than two years in No10

  20-07-2026 13:36 via dailymail.com
  
  Keir Starmer has given a farewell address outside the famous black door of No10, just two years after winning an extraordinary election landslide.
  
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• World Cup fans defend Robbie Williams after small object ‘falls out mouth on live TV’

  20-07-2026 13:33 via metro.co.uk
  
  Robbie Williams had a ‘stinker’ live on air while at the World Cup Final (Picture: Magenta Sport)Have you ever had that nightmare where you’re giving a speech and something is on your face but you have no idea until after? Robbie Williams just lived that nightmare.As a big football fan, he opened the Men’s World Cup Final by singing Desire alongside Laura Pausini and Nicole Scherzinger.While his bedazzled blue tracksuit has caused a stir, it’s his appearance later
  
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• Two US troops killed by Iran are identified as Trump moves closer to all-out WAR in blistering revenge

  20-07-2026 13:33 via dailymail.com
  
  Two US soldiers killed by Iranian strikes in Jordan have been identified on Monday as Donald Trump prepares to expand his war against the regime.
  
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• Burnham begins! New PM is officially installed by the King after Starmer bows out... and must now appoint Cabinet without sparking Labour civil war

  20-07-2026 13:33 via dailymail.com
  
  Andy Burnham was invited to form a Government at an audience in Buckingham Palace this afternoon.
  
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• Jessie J splits from boyfriend Chanan Safir Colman after ‘sad and difficult situation’

  20-07-2026 13:32 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jessie J has announced her split from partner Chanan Safir Colman (Picture: Instagram/jessiej)Jessie J has announced that she and partner Chanan Safir Colman split ‘a long time ago’ following a ‘sad and difficult situation’.The musician and the Denmark-born basketballer were first linked in 2021, but it remains unclear how they first crossed paths.It wasn’t until 2023 that the couple went public with their romance, with Jessie having nothing but glowing p
  
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• Trump reveals first photo of JD Vance's 'perfect baby boy'

  20-07-2026 13:30 via dailymail.com
  
  Donald Trump has posted a photo of JD Vance's 'perfect baby boy' after the vice president's wife Usha gave birth to their fourth child over the weekend.
  
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• SBS issues special message about multiculturalism as its World Cup coverage ends - after Pauline Hanson pledged to shut it down and called for a monoculture

  20-07-2026 13:27 via dailymail.com
  
  An SBS host ended the broadcaster's FIFA World Cup coverage with a message celebrating multiculturalism, weeks after Pauline Hanson criticised the network.
  
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• Brit girl, 3, dies in 'every parent's nightmare' tragedy on Mallorca holiday

  20-07-2026 13:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Three-year-old Eleri Ellesmere was found unresponsive in a swimming pool at a villa in Mallorca before being rushed to hospital where she tragically died
  
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• Andy Burnham live: New PM and wife meet King Charles after Keir Starmer leaves No 10 'with a smile'

  20-07-2026 13:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Keir Starmer has officially left No 10, claiming he was leave "with a smile and good grace", ahead of Andy Burnham's Coronation as the new Prime Minister later today
  
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• Argentina players' families 'detained by police' after World Cup final chaos in stands

  20-07-2026 13:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police have reportedly detained members of Argentina players' families after chaos erupted in the stands following Spain's 1–0 win in the World Cup final.
  
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• POLL OF THE DAY: Will Andy Burnham govern in the interests of the UK as a whole?

  20-07-2026 13:19 via dailymail.com
  
  Andy Burnham is becoming Prime Minister today following an extraordinary coup against Sir Keir Starmer, just two years after Labour's election landslide.
  
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• How Argentina's toothless shooting attempts set barely-believable World Cup record as Lionel Messi and Co. are left humiliated in final defeat

  20-07-2026 13:19 via dailymail.com
  
  Argentina wrote their names into the history books for all the wrong reasons by setting an unwanted tournament record following their dismal 1-0 defeat to Spain on Sunday afternoon.
  
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• Andy Burnham is now the UK’s fifth Prime Minister in four years

  20-07-2026 13:19 via metro.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham has been named the UK’s new Prime Minister after meeting the King (Picture: PA)Andy Burnham is the UK’s new Prime Minister, taking over from Keir Starmer as the country’s seventh leader since the Brexit vote in 2016.The former Mayor of Greater Manchester accepted an invitation to form a new government in a meeting with King Charles, shortly after Sir Keir formally told the monarch he is resigning.Sir Keir quit with a speech outside Number 10 before formally offeri
  
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• FIFA World Cup winner predicted by EA Sports FC for fifth time in a row

  20-07-2026 13:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  Spain are virtual and real life winners (EA)EA has correctly predicted the winner of the FIFA World Cup once again, continuing its long-running winning streak.While we wait for an official announcement regarding EA Sports FC 27’s launch date, EA is celebrating its own personal victory in the 2026 World Cup.Ahead of the tournament, the publisher ran a simulation of every match in the group stages in EA Sports FC 26, followed by simulations of the knockout rounds based on those outcomes.&nb
  
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• Europe weather maps show 50C heatwave as tourists in Spain face hottest day ever

  20-07-2026 13:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Weather forecasting data suggests temperatures in Europe could hit 50C for the first time ever this month as Spain, Portugal and France face their hottest days in history
  
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• The World Cup’s biggest scandal was wasting Madonna

  20-07-2026 13:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  Madonna’s appearance alongside former footballers was baffling (Picture: Getty Images)For the first time, the World Cup staged a half-time show for its final, an attempt to replicate the spectacle of the Super Bowl that absolutely no one asked for. From the first announcement, there was almost universal scepticism from people who saw it as another cynical cash grab, an affront to the sanctity of football that would see the half-time interval nearly double in length. But for me,
  
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• Three US soldiers killed after war with Iran ramps up again

  20-07-2026 13:14 via metro.co.uk
  
  The US has released images of ongoing retaliatory strikes against Iran (Picture: Reuters)Three US soldiers have been killed in recent days after Iran and the US began exchanging strikes again.On Saturday, a soldier was killed in Iraq while trying to do a controlled detonation of an unexploded Iranian drone, US Central Command announced.A second soldier suffered minor injuries but is expected to recover. Just days ago, two service members were killed in an attack in Jordan, with four others inju
  
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• Second man charged after two teen girls 'raped on Great Yarmouth beach'

  20-07-2026 13:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Norfolk Police said a second man, Dawid Wlach, has been charged after two teenage girls were allegedly raped and sexually assaulted on a beach in Great Yarmouth
  
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• Reason for Victoria Beckham’s absence from Mel C’s lavish wedding revealed

  20-07-2026 13:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  Melanie C and Chris Dingwall married this weekend in an intimate ceremony (Picture: FilmMagic/Shutterstock)Mel C’s ‘top-secret’ wedding may have been missing one of her Spice Girls pals, but she still played a key role.The singer, 52, officially tied the knot with partner Chris Dingwall in a private countryside ceremony this weekend, surrounded by close family and friends – including her 17-year-old daughter Scarlet.It signified a remarkable change of heart for the star
  
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• Man sliced and killed by boat propeller in Canary Islands as helpless friend watches

  20-07-2026 13:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A man aged in his 60s was killed after being sliced and caught up in the propeller of a pleasure boat off Puntagorda, La Palma, in the Canary Islands
  
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• Duchess of Kent leaves more than £1.4million in her will - with the bulk of her fortune going to her children

  20-07-2026 12:56 via dailymail.com
  
  Probate records released today reveal that the much-loved Duchess who was married for 64 years to the late Queen's cousin, the Duke of Kent, left the bulk of her fortune to her children.
  
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• ‘Golden tongues’ discovered in unearthed Egyptian tombs

  20-07-2026 12:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  The tombs were unearthed in Marina El Alamein, west of Alexandria (Picture: Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities)A group of ancient Egyptian cemeteries unearthed along the Mediterranean coast have given new insight into the ancient culture – with artefacts found at the site including golden tongues and coffins.The excavations at Marina el-Alamein, a site 60 miles west of ancient Egyptian capital Alexandria, revealed about two dozen ‘tongues’, which were customary to pl
  
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• Spain star gives perfect response to Argentina players refusing to watch World Cup trophy lift

  20-07-2026 12:47 via metro.co.uk
  
  Argentina turned their backs to the World Cup trophy lift (Picture: Reuters)Spain midfielder Dani Olmo reminded the Argentina squad they are an ‘example for many generations’ after they refused to watch the World Cup trophy lift.Spain became two-time World Cup winners with a 1-0 win over Argentina in Sunday’s final in New Jersey.While the better side throughout, Luis de la Fuente’s side were unable to break Argentina down in normal time.Spain had a numerical advantage in
  
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• Joe Cole predicts Chelsea star is ‘out the door’ following Morgan Rogers transfer deal

  20-07-2026 12:47 via metro.co.uk
  
  Morgan Rogers’ move to Chelsea likely paves the way for Enzo Fernandez’s departure, says Joe Cole (Picture: Getty)Joe Cole has claimed that Morgan Rogers’ impending move to Chelsea will ‘probably’ open the door for Enzo Fernandez to leave the club this summer.Widespread reports on Saturday claimed Chelsea had agreed a club-record £117million transfer deal with Aston Villa for Rogers, a stunning development which took many fans by surprise.Rogers had been heav
  
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• Nick Cave's son Earl, 26, addresses his twin brother Arthur's death and his own conversion to Christianity a decade later which he says is 'intrinsically connected to my trauma'

  20-07-2026 12:43 via dailymail.com
  
  Earl Cave has spoken about the tragic death of his twin brother Arthur eleven years ago, after he fell from a cliff in Brighton after taking LSD for the first time.
  
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• Wayne Rooney ‘should commentate Eurovision’ after ripping apart World Cup halftime show

  20-07-2026 12:42 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 PageWayne Rooney has been tipped to commentate on the next Eurovision Song Contest following his hilarious verdict on the World Cup final’s first-ever halftime show.The former England captain certainly did not mince his words when asked what he made of the star-studded performance during Spain and Argentina’s showdown in New Jersey last night.Standin
  
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