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• It’s ‘ludicrous’ to suggest Restore will split Makerfield vote says Andrew Bridgen

  15-06-2026 17:06 via metro.co.uk
  
  Restore leader Rupert Lowe with Andrew Bridgen (Picture: Digby Furneaux)Former Tory MP Andrew Bridgen said it is ‘ludicrous’ to suggest that Restore will split the right-wing vote in the Makerfield by-election and hand the seat to Labour.Leaked polling suggested the insurgent party – created by MP Rupert Lowe earlier this year after his acrimonious split from Reform – would seeGreater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham win.A victory would pave the way for Burnham to challenge
  
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• ‘We started writing letters to stop doomscrolling – now it’s a global movement’

  23-06-2026 13:38 via metro.co.uk
  
  Rebecca and husband Karl outside their Cheltenham shop Wildflower Illustration Co (Picture: Cover Images)A stationery shop owner misses the childhood thrill of getting correspondence in the post – so she’s brought back the lost art of letter writing and started a global movement.
  Rebecca Maguire’s great-uncle Colin used to send her sketches and art materials through the mail, and it brought her great joy.But recently people started asking her: why does nobody send letters anym
  
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• Nigel Farage condemned on GMB after defending Reform candidate’s sexist Carol Vorderman remark

  23-06-2026 13:37 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 PageNigel Farage faced fiece criticism during a live TV appearance today after claiming Reform UK candidate Robert Kenyon’s shocking Carol Vorderman remarks were no worse than ‘football pub banter’.The party leader appeared on Good Morning Britain, where he was grilled by presenters Ranvir Singh and Ed Balls, following Kenyon’s emphatic l
  
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• Emmerdale confirms where Robert and Aaron are – but there’s good news

  23-06-2026 13:32 via metro.co.uk
  
  Rest easy, Robron fans. They’re both fine. (Picture: ITV)Alarm bells are ringing for Emmerdale fans every time Aaron Dingle (Danny Miller) and Robert Sugden (Ryan Hawley) disappear from our screens – and with good reason.The most dysfunctional yet beloved couple of the Dales haven’t exactly had an easy time lately.After years of their passionate, volatile – and at times – just plain toxic love story, the couple were finally in a good place last
  
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• Liam Payne’s ex ‘dumped’ for comparing new boyfriend to One Direction star

  23-06-2026 13:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  Kate has been open about her journey with grief after Liam’s death (Picture: Kate Cassidy)Liam Payne’s girlfriend has revealed the surprising reason she was broken up with while sharing news of her recent split.Kate Cassidy, 27, dated the One Direction star for more than two years before he tragically passed away in Buenos Aires in October 2024.In a new video shared with her almost 2,000,000 followers, she said: ‘I got dumped, you guys. Dating after losing somebody that you ge
  
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• British father is arrested over fight with taxi drivers in Thailand 'sparked by argument with transgender women' during holiday to celebrate daughter's 17th birthday

  23-06-2026 13:28 via dailymail.com
  
  Benny Paul Connolly had been celebrating his daughter's 17th birthday in Pattaya, Thailand when he began arguing with bar staff in the early hours of Friday.
  
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• Why does the SNP need £19,000 worth of luxury pens? Moment Peter Murrell was caught out as videos show Nicola Sturgeon's ex-husband refusing to answer police over embezzlement

  23-06-2026 13:26 via dailymail.com
  
  Brazen Peter Murrell refused to comment as detectives grilled him about his embezzlement - and what he would say to party members who were victims of his theft.
  
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• One bedtime habit that could improve your sleep amid UK heatwave

  23-06-2026 13:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Instead of scrolling social media, improve your sleep quality and boost next-day productivity with one simple swap
  
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• New video game lets you play as prime minister and see how long you can last

  23-06-2026 13:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  Are you a bad enough dude to be the prime minister? (Brewis Apps)A solo developer has launched a satirical mobile game about role-playing as the prime minister of the UK, and it couldn’t have come at a better time.In case you haven’t been paying attention, prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced that he will be stepping down, less than two years after the Labour party’s landslide victory in the last general election.Although former Manchester mayor Andy Burnham is the cu
  
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• Ex-rugby star, 40, was found dead in Florence hotel room after he beat girlfriend while 'high on drink and drugs', inquest hears

  23-06-2026 13:26 via dailymail.com
  
  The naked body of Ricky Bibey, 40, was discovered in the room at the Continentale Hotel in the Italian city on July 16, 2022.
  
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• England vs Ghana LIVE: Team news, flag issue and racism apology as Three Lions eye World Cup knockouts

  23-06-2026 13:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  ENGLAND VS GHANA: The Three Lions travel to Boston to take on African side Ghana as Thomas Tuchel aims to secure a spot in the knockout stages of the 2026 World Cup
  
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• Body found in search for missing girl, 14, sparks murder investigation

  23-06-2026 13:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  Photo issued by Gwent Police of a missing 14-year-old, named only as Lilly, before a body was discovered in the Duffryn Park area of Blaina, South Wales (Picture: Gwent Police/PA)A body has been found in the search for a missing 14-year-old girl and detectives have now launched a murder investigation.Gwent Police made the discovery in the Duffryn Park area of Blaina at around 10.10pm on Monday.Formal identification has yet to take place but the family of a missing schoolgirl, named only as Lill
  
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• Millions of Sydney commuters to benefit financially under measures announced in NSW Budget

  23-06-2026 13:25 via dailymail.com
  
  Treasurer Daniel Mookhey handed down the NSW state Budget on Tuesday.
  
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• Learning lessons from Albo? Queensland's Liberal National government delivers Budget with mild cost-of-living relief but no tax hits

  23-06-2026 13:25 via dailymail.com
  
  Typical household electricity prices are forecast to fall seven to 10 per cent in 2026/27 and small business bills by eight to 14 per cent.
  
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• Murder probe launched after girl, 14, found dead in beauty spot park

  23-06-2026 13:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Schoolgirl Lilly Jones, 14, was reported missing by her worried family before police discovered a body late on Monday night in the Duffryn Park area of Blaina, near Ebbw Vale, South Wales.
  
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• Mother and boyfriend sexually assaulted and murdered two-year-old daughter, fracturing 21 bones in her body during 'campaign of violence', court hears

  23-06-2026 13:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Isabelle Rose Welsh had been 'violently assaulted' for weeks in the run-up to her death in September last year, Teesside Crown Court was told.
  
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• How Andy Burnham's wife went on disastrous Blind Date show while the pair were dating

  23-06-2026 13:24 via dailymail.com
  
  The married couple first met as students at Cambridge University in 1989 - but their early romance had to overcome one unusual hurdle that was broadcast to millions.
  
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• Dementia risk linked to eating 1 type of food, research shows

  23-06-2026 13:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  This food may come at a cost to your brain health.
  
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• Manhunt for Brit after body of murdered model, 36, is found in a suitcase in Colombian apartment

  23-06-2026 13:23 via dailymail.com
  
  Police are searching for a British man over the death of a 36-year-old model whose body was found inside a suitcase in an apartment in Colombia.  
  
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• Police hunt British man as body of Colombian model found stuffed into suitcase

  23-06-2026 13:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The remains of Natalia Villalba Angarita, 36, were found by cleaning staff concealed inside a grey suitcase in the bathroom of a Bogotá apartment with the shower still running
  
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• Campaign calls for London Night Tube to run for England’s World Cup matches

  23-06-2026 13:20 via metro.co.uk
  
  England and Scotland fans could rely on the Tube to get home after late-night World Cup matches
  (Credits: Action Plus/Shutterstock)Football groups, political parties and business leaders have joined forces to demand that London’s Night Tube runs on week nights when England and Scotland have World Cup matches.Sadiq Khan and Transport for London are being urged to expand overnight underground services to help supporters gather in the capital to watch their national sides after the late kick
  
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• No reward for failure, Keir? PM under pressure to keep promise not to hand out resignation honours

  23-06-2026 13:17 via dailymail.com
  
  Prime Ministers typically compile a list of gongs when they quit, often rewarding close aides and political allies.
  
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• Female tourists at French music festival where women were injected with rape drugs describe being attacked and say it was 'like an apocalypse'

  23-06-2026 13:14 via dailymail.com
  
  Videos circulating on social media show groups of young men smashing up cars and brawling in the streets, while piles of litter line the pavements.
  
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• Tesco security guard who choked on doughnut and collapsed at work tragically dies

  23-06-2026 13:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mohamed Nassar died 44 days after the incident, which left other Tesco staff members and customers at the New Bailey Street branch 'screaming'
  
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• Atletico Madrid propose £64m Arsenal star in swap deal for Julian Alvarez

  23-06-2026 13:09 via metro.co.uk
  
  Julian Alvarez has made it clear he wants to leave Atletico Madrid this summer (Getty)Atletico Madrid are exploring a possible swap deal with Arsenal involving Julian Alvarez and Viktor Gyokeres, according to reports in Spain.Barcelona have already seen their €100 million (£86.2m) offer for Alvarez rejected by Atletico Madrid, while Real Madrid claimed earlier this month that their €150m (£129.4m) bid was also turned down.Alvarez is now attempting to force Atletico’s
  
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• The deadly sequence of events that put two commuter trains on a collision course, explained down to the last detail by DEEP DIVE

  23-06-2026 13:04 via dailymail.com
  
  It was Britain's worst rail disaster in 20 years. A Luton Airport Express service ploughed into the back of a stationary train travelling towards London shortly after 5pm on June 19, 2026.
  
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• Murder investigation after 14-year-old girl reported missing

  23-06-2026 13:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A body has been found in the search for Lilly, 14, who was reported missing on Saturday.
  
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• UN chief warns London is ‘cooking’ amid unprecedented heatwave

  23-06-2026 13:02 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 United Nations chief has warned that London is ‘cooking’ while issuing a sobering reminder of the dangers of fossil fuels.UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres referenced Charles Dickens’ novel A Tale Of Two Cities in a major address at London Climate Action Week as the capital swelters in a severe heatwave.‘London isn’t jus
  
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• UK bank gives customers 'welcome' news 'from today'

  23-06-2026 13:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The cuts begin today, Tuesday
  
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• Mum sent teen son sweet text message at exactly same time as he was caught in deadly current before drowning

  23-06-2026 13:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Vanessa Abbess is joining forces with the Mirror's 'Save Lives for Sam' campaign after her son drowning in a fierce rip current in the May 2023 half term holidays
  
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