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• Is this the most optimistic umbrella user you've ever seen?

  19-07-2016 23:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Umbrellas are for staying dry. How's that working out for you fella?
  
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• Trump in meltdown over July 4 celebration as 'humiliating' visual sparks vicious White House backstabbing

  02-07-2026 14:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Images from Trump's speech showed a sparsely attended event, while footage captured attendees leaving in the middle of his speech.
  
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• Rochdale grooming gang leader who raped girls is released from prison as No 10 insists it is powerless to deport him

  02-07-2026 14:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Shabir Ahmed, 73, is leaving HMP Leeds on Thursday is starting civilian life in a bail hostel in the north of England, costing taxpayers around £120-a-night.
  
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• Minnesota's Democrat Governor Tim Walz pardons illegal migrant PEDOPHILE who raped girl aged 10 to stop the predator from being deported

  02-07-2026 14:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has pardoned illegal immigrant Tou Lue Vang, 42, who was convicted of raping a ten-year-old child, to stop him being deported.
  
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• Elderly couple face £1,000 bill after ONE neighbour complained about them planting flowers and shrubs on scrubland next to their home

  02-07-2026 14:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Hilary Garner, 82, and her husband Christopher, 84, spent more than £700 decorating the 3-metre-squared (9.84ft) patch of ground.
  
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• 'Harry Kane scores and England remembers who it really is - and the far right will hate every second of it'

  02-07-2026 14:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  "England’s win over DR Congo showed that, beneath the poison spread by those who profit from division, Britain remains a country capable of standing together when it remembers what it shares"
  
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• Former cop who raped two women and assaulted a third has been jailed for ten years

  02-07-2026 14:46 via dailymail.com
  
  A former policeman who raped two women and subjected a third to prolonged abuse has been jailed for 10 years - but continues to deny his guilt.
  
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• Kate surprises fans in the Wimbledon queue to hand out tickets as she appears in SW19 for first time at this year's championships 

  02-07-2026 14:44 via dailymail.com
  
  As a royal patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club since 2016, Kate is a regular fixture at the prestigious tournament.
  
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• Managing director died falling 100 feet off cliff from roof of funicular railway while speaking to police, inquest hears

  02-07-2026 14:42 via dailymail.com
  
  Mark Stephen Hill, 49, was spotted on top of the roof of the carriage in Bournemouth, Dorset, last month.
  
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• Benefits cheat, 66, illegally claimed £14,000 while living in Greece where she advertised her services online as a childminder

  02-07-2026 14:42 via dailymail.com
  
  Dawna Bird's husband Harry Bird has already been dealt with by the courts for claiming around £70,000 in extra payments.
  
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• Pubs triumph over Labour council after being told to remove outside seating overlooking the River Thames 'following single complaint'

  02-07-2026 14:38 via dailymail.com
  
  Furious locals have rallied to save three pubs on a historic Thames-side stretch after a council order threatened to remove dozens of prized riverside seats.
  
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• Keir Starmer tells victims of forced adoption the country is ‘profoundly sorry’

  02-07-2026 14:22 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 PageSir Keir Starmer has formally apologised on behalf of the nation to the mothers, children and others affected by forced adoption in the UK.An estimated 185,000 mothers, adoptees and families were affected by the practices, in which unmarried women were pressured by official bodies into giving up their children because they were not married.It resulted in tra
  
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• Holidaymakers are stranded at Gatwick airport when rogue meet-and-greet parking service leaves their cars abandoned in junkyard, hotel and the short stay

  02-07-2026 14:18 via dailymail.com
  
  Dozens of Brits landed at the Sussex airport last month to find that their vehicles were nowhere to be seen.
  
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• Met Office forecasts heavy rain for 6 counties on Friday but heatwave looms - full list

  02-07-2026 14:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Met Office weather maps show multiple areas of the UK will be battered by up to 16mm of rain before another potential heatwave that would bring 30C temperatures
  
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• Dietitian lists foods you can eat to avoid 'dangerous' inflammation

  02-07-2026 14:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Millions suffer at least two symptoms and the condition has been linked to life-threatening health problems
  
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• Twisted police officer who raped two women and abused third jailed for 10 years

  02-07-2026 14:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Cameron Ross was a serving Police Scotland officer at the time of his offences, which took place in Inverness and on the Isle of Lewis between 2012 and 2022
  
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• Russia ‘waged war campaign’ against UK and Europe with hundreds of drones

  02-07-2026 14:11 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 PageRussia launched hundreds of drones and covert UAVs across Britain and Europe from their shadow fleet in preparation for a future conflict.The International Institute of Strategic Studies has issued a sobering report in which they found Vladimir Putin’s shadow fleet ships sent drones into Britain and Europe, targeting airports, bases and nuclear sites.
  
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• Birds in Ukraine are making ‘apocalyptic’ nests out of fibre optic cables

  02-07-2026 14:08 via metro.co.uk
  
  The nests have been sent to museums for testing (Picture: Oleg Malchenko/east2west news)Birds in war-ravaged Ukraine are building nests using the fibre optic cables that lace the country.
  These ultra-thin wires have turned most of Ukraine’s 746-mile front line into a glistening spider web, draping over buildings and tangling in trees.But they’re not for decoration – both Ukraine and Russia have lined the region with the cables to prevent the other from jamming attack drones.
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• 'I kept falling over and my friends laughed - then I got my diagnosis'

  02-07-2026 14:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Liam Jefferies, 34, from Essex was a healthy and active man - but he kept on experiencing a tingling in his leg
  
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• Putin orders bloody strikes on Kyiv as Zelensky troops score another oil hit

  02-07-2026 14:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Russian despot Vladimir Putin unleashed a massive wave of revenge strikes against Ukraine's civilians after the Kremlin suffered another major blow in the latest deep-strike attack on its oil depots
  
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• Healthiest chocolate to eat is sugar-free and contains no dairy

  02-07-2026 13:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The chocolate may offer surprising health benefits without added sugar or dairy
  
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• Worst car hire firms named as customers slam hidden costs and massive queues

  02-07-2026 13:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Looking to hire a car for your summer holiday? Which? has put together a ranking of some of the best and worst car hire firms, including those that have the most hidden fees and the ones likely to keep you waiting at the airport
  
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• Hunched over the wheel, the giant taxi driver looked like a Mafia henchman and sped off in the wrong direction. When I pointed this out the cab mysteriously broke down. He was planning to pull the infamous 'kidnapper taxi' scam... Here's how I thwarted hi

  02-07-2026 13:48 via dailymail.com
  
  I was seconds away from being abducted by a fake taxi and taken into a ghetto to be robbed - or worse. Follow these 7 simple rules to make sure criminals don't turn your holiday into a horror show.
  
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• Hunched over the wheel, the giant taxi driver looked like a Mafia henchman and sped off in the wrong direction. When I pointed this out the cab mysteriously broke down. He was planning to pull the infamous 'kidnapper taxi' scam... Here's how I thwarted hi

  02-07-2026 13:48 via dailymail.com
  
  I was seconds away from being abducted by a fake taxi and taken into a ghetto to be robbed - or worse. Follow these 7 simple rules to make sure criminals don't turn your holiday into a horror show.
  
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• Mystery surrounds death of man found in woods as cops release new CCTV from Tesco

  02-07-2026 13:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lee Hockey was found dead in woodland between Truro and Probus in Cornwall about a week after he was last seen in the Trispen area - his death remains unexplained
  
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• Amazon Prime’s TV show that ‘nobody wanted’ soars up top 10 ranking

  02-07-2026 13:36 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 PageThe world of Elle Woods and her acceptance into Harvard (like it’s hard) has expanded this week, with a prequel taking us into her teenage years.Amazon Prime Video dropped the eight-parter Elle, starring Kexi Minetree as Reese Witherspoon’s pastel pink lawyer-to-be, before we meet her in the 2001 college comedy.Set during the nostalgie bomb of th
  
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• Kate Middleton breaks royal tradition at Wimbledon on day four of tournament

  02-07-2026 13:35 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 PageKate Middleton has wowed Wimbledon fans as she attended the fourth day of the tournament today, breaking with tradition.The Princess of Wales opted not to sit in the Royal Box, instead watching a match on the outside courts next to former player Tim Henman.Kate greeted fans who had queued for hours in the hopes of getting a ticket to the competition on its f
  
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• Influencer Nara Smith reveals daughter, 2, has cancer: ‘My heart dropped’

  02-07-2026 13:33 via metro.co.uk
  
  Content creator Nara Smith said she learned about her daughter’s illness ‘late last year’ (Picture: Nara Smith)Nara Smith has revealed that her 2-year-old daughter Whimsy Lou has been diagnosed with cancer.In an Instagram post shared on Wednesday, the content creator, 24, said how she and her husband Lucky Blue Smith, 28, learned about their daughter’s illness ‘late last year’.
  While the mother-of-four did not specify what type of cancer Whimsy was diagnosed
  
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• Portugal ready to win for 'extra man' Diogo Jota on first anniversary of Liverpool star's tragic death

  02-07-2026 13:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Liverpool star Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva were killed in Spain when their Lamborghini veered off the road and burst into flames one year ago, in 2025
  
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• Government responds to growing demand for World Cup bank holiday

  02-07-2026 13:27 via metro.co.uk
  
  England fans have not been afraid to stay up and watch the late games so far – but the 1am match will be particularly grueling (Picture: Action Images via Reuters)England fans are pleading to be given an extra Bank Holiday on Monday to recover from their next late-night World Cup match.The Three Lions clinched a last-minute winner against DR Congo last night to set up a round of 16 clash with Mexico on Monday.The game will be kick-off at a grueling 1am, meaning Brits could be up as late a
  
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