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• ITV in row with 'arrogant' BBC

  04-11-2015 23:06 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Rival broadcasters in public spat over their 10pm news slots
  
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• Uni worker charged after ‘celebrating Ann Widdecombe’s death’ on social media

  16-07-2026 13:51 via metro.co.uk
  
  The political world has been paying tribute to Ann Widdecombe since she was killed last week (Picture: Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images)An Aberdeen University employee has been charged over comments she allegedly made following the death of Ann Widdecombe.Widdecombe, a former Conservative minister and Brexit Party MEP, was found dead in her Dartmoor home on Thursday last week.Police later said she is thought to have been killed around 24 hours before her body was discovered.A 28-year-old man w
  
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• London council spends £27,000,000 giving 30 dinosaurs a long-awaited makeover

  16-07-2026 13:51 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Crystal Palace dinosaurs have stood proudly since the 1850s (Picture: PA)Inside one South London park, birds, squirrels, and dogs aren’t the only animals you’ll encounter.If you make your way through the gates of Crystal Palace Park, you’ll find dinosaurs — concrete dinosaurs, that is.The giant beasts have stood in the park since Queen Victoria was on the throne.In recent years, though, they’ve needed a bit of TLC — the animals have had barely any mainten
  
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• Hollyoaks star confirms surprise new Lucas ‘romance’ as he stages return

  16-07-2026 13:41 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 PageHollyoaks star Oscar Curtis is back filming after a well-earned break and he couldn’t be more excited about getting back into character as Lucas Hay.
  Last we saw Lucas, he was serving time in prison after attacking and holding dad Ste (Kieron Richardson) hostage in his own home.
  The young chef, as viewers will recall, discovered that Ste had been sleep
  
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• Championship League Snooker winner Jak Jones pays emotional tribute after first ranking title

  16-07-2026 13:37 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jak Jones lands the first ranking title of the season (Picture: Matchroom)Jak Jones has paid an emotional tribute to his family after winning the first ranking title of his career at the Championship League.The Welshman has been to a World Championship final but has never got his hands on his professional trophy until Wednesday night in Leicester.The 32-year-old beat Dave Gilbert 3-2 in the final after falling behind twice to the Angry Farmer, but fighting back in a dramatic short-format contes
  
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• Sydney and Melbourne the most expensive cities in the world for beer and cigarettes new data shows - and public transport is close behind

  16-07-2026 13:32 via dailymail.com
  
  Deutsche Bank on Monday released its annual cost of living indexes, which ranks the living costs of 69 cities across the globe.
  
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• Brit lifeguard, 20, falls from third-storey window on dream USA trip

  16-07-2026 13:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  OIivia Robinson said she had no memory of how it happened - she is now awaiting surgery
  
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• Boy, 14, 'plotted to carry out twin mosque attacks next month before being foiled by police', court told

  16-07-2026 13:31 via dailymail.com
  
  The boy, who cannot be identified because of his age, is alleged to have planned to stab worshippers at two mosques in south London next month. He pleaded not-guilty today.
  
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• Titchmarsh: Going on holiday in August is bonkers, Britain's blooming gardens blow the Med away

  16-07-2026 13:29 via dailymail.com
  
  We should abandon overseas vacations and enjoy our own gardens at home in August instead, Alan Titchmarsh has said.
  
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• GTA 6 fans think GTA Online’s new update is teasing the new game’s plot

  16-07-2026 13:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  The new GTA Online update sees you rob an art museum (Rockstar Games)The Kortz Center Heist update for GTA Online has got fans convinced that some of the paintings they’re stealing are hints about GTA 6.Given how Rockstar has been handling its marketing for GTA 6 so far, there really is no telling when the game’s next trailer will drop or even if it will get one at all ahead of the November launch.As such, despite GTA 6 now being available for pre-order, it’s no surprise that
  
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• Thomas Tuchel’s own words come back to haunt him after World Cup loss

  16-07-2026 13:28 via metro.co.uk
  
  Tuchel had criticised previous England campaigns (Picture: Getty Images)Passive. Cowardly. Negative. All words England fans and detractors levelled at former boss Gareth Southgate during a promising but ultimately flawed reign.Opportunities came and went. A World Cup semi-final against Croatia in 2018 presented itself as a golden chance to reach the sport’s showpiece occasion for only the second time.An early lead and spirited first-half made way for a loss of control and an exit that lef
  
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• Downing Street responds to Argentina’s football victory with sass

  16-07-2026 13:27 via metro.co.uk
  
  Argentina defender Nicolas Otamendi, left, and midfielder Giovani Lo Celso with the banner (Picture Thomas Coex/AFP via Getty Images)Downing Street has urged Fifa to investigate whether the controversial banner held up by Argentina’s national team at last night’s World Cup match broke its rules against political messages.Shortly after the team broke English hearts with their late surge to beat the Three Lions 2-1 in the semi-final, the Argentines were handed a white sheet from the c
  
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• Revealed: The moment that enraged Jude Bellingham so much he slapped Argentina star after World Cup loss

  16-07-2026 13:22 via dailymail.com
  
  Jude Bellingham became embroiled in a feisty row with Argentina's Valentin Barco following the final whistle of England's World Cup semi-final, but tensions appeared to be building far earlier.
  
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• Fears Burnham tax rises will strangle economy as figures show growth already stalling

  16-07-2026 13:21 via dailymail.com
  
  Official data revealed that GDP grew just 0.1 per cent in May, having dropped by the same proportion in April.
  
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• Hollyoaks star puts rumours to bed amid claims she has quit

  16-07-2026 13:20 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 PageHollyoaks star Dawn Hope has responded to the rumours she has quit the Channel 4 soap.Dawn, who is 66, joined the cast as Pearl Anderson in 2021.
  The star has appeared in a number of hugely popular TV and theatre shows, including the National Theatre production of Follies, and a stage production of Little Shop of Horrors.She played Jenny in popular British s
  
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• Brit held in Cyprus is suffering 'unimaginable trauma' after his son, two, accidentally fell to his death from a hotel window, lawyer reveals as family pleads for his release

  16-07-2026 13:18 via dailymail.com
  
  The British father of a two-year-old boy who died after accidentally falling out of a window while on holiday in Cyprus has pleaded for his release from custody.
  
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• Level crossing barriers were raised and alarm not activated before crash that killed mother, 33, and injured eight-year-old girl, report finds

  16-07-2026 13:17 via dailymail.com
  
  Kerry Coombes, 33, died and an eight-year-old girl was left fighting for her life following the collision in Hoghton, Lancashire last month. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
  
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• Kesha wants fans to send her human teeth: ‘It freaks out straight men’

  16-07-2026 13:17 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 PageIf you thought Taylor Swift asking fans for friendship bracelets was as strange as pop star requests got, Kesha has just raised the bar by several thousand molars.The TiK ToK singer, 39, has asked supporters to send her their human teeth, insisting she’s being completely serious.Appearing on the Las Culturistas podcast, she revealed she’s been co
  
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• 'The World Cup might not be ours but the Falklands are': No10 demands FIFA probe into Argentina's 'Malvinas' banner after England defeat

  16-07-2026 13:14 via dailymail.com
  
  No10 backed calls for an inquiry into the politicising of the match, swiping: 'The World Cup might not be ours, but the Falkland Islands definitely are.'
  
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• 'Remarkable' new monkey species with prominent orange lips discovered in DR Congo

  16-07-2026 13:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The new species of Colobus monkey was discovered in the Lomami National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in the region of the Lomami and Congo rivers
  
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• The London neighbourhood where house prices fell £97,500 despite HS2 hopes

  16-07-2026 13:08 via metro.co.uk
  
  Old Oak Common is currently still a semi-industrial neighbourhood (Picture: Shutterstock/Joseph E. C. Cox)When HS2 was first announced back in 2012, it wasn’t unreasonable for homeowners near its proposed stops to believe they were sitting on a goldmine.Estate agents predicted significant price growth as a result of the new railway too, citing the average 79% premium now commanded within walking distance of Crossrail stations.But despite hopes it would attract fresh investment and prompt
  
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• Ebola outbreak is fastest-growing in history as cases soar beyond 2,000 with 750 dead

  16-07-2026 13:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Strikes by unpaid health workers have dealt another blow to efforts to contain the world's fastest-growing Ebola outbreak, with more than 2,000 confirmed cases and over 750 deaths
  
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• Transfer news LIVE: Man Utd triple deal, Arsenal explore huge swap, Bradley Barcola twist

  16-07-2026 13:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As the World Cup enters the final chapter of an extraordinary tournament, the summer transfer window is beginning to heat up
  
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• Pictured: Rochdale grooming gang leader enjoying first taste of post-prison life 15 miles from where he abused girls as young as 13 who called him 'Daddy' - and the reason he's now SAFER than ever

  16-07-2026 13:04 via dailymail.com
  
  The leader of the Rochdale grooming gang is pictured for the first time since leaving prison - at a bail hostel just 15 miles from the scene of his vile crimes.
  
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• This is the moment England lost the World Cup and it wasn’t Thomas Tuchel’s fault

  16-07-2026 13:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  England were minutes away from reaching Sunday’s final (Picture: Catherine Ivill – AMA/Getty Images)With England’s World Cup dream over, David James reflects on a difficult night for the Three Lions in his exclusive column for Metro, explaining why Thomas Tuchel’s substitutions weren’t the only reason for their collapse.
  It is World Cup heartache again for England. The reality is we knew how tough last night would be and we didn’t respond when it mattere
  
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• Moment teen boy racer brags 'I've just bought this beast' before mowing down pensioner, 84, then callously orders a takeaway pizza

  16-07-2026 13:02 via dailymail.com
  
  After the collision, Horsfall did not stop the vehicle to call an ambulance or check on Eddie, who was left lying severely injured on the pavement.
  
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• Hackers who livestreamed £29,000,000 attack on TfL jailed for 11 years

  16-07-2026 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 PageTwo teenagers who paralysed Transport for London (TfL) in a £29 million hack have been jailed for 11 years.Thalha Jubair, 19, and Owen Flowers, 18, spent six days inside TfL’s servers using log-ins of its chief information security officer after requesting a password reset.The pair infiltrated so deeply they obtained the highest privileged access
  
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• 'Lost Children of Tuam' Director on the key role Schindler's List star Liam Neeson played behind the scenes of the forthcoming film - and the emotional interview that made him want to direct it

  16-07-2026 13:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Survivors of the Tuam mother and baby home were left 'hugely emotional' after a special screening of a new feature film telling the story of campaigner Catherine Corless's fight for the truth.
  
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• Two 'Scattered Spider' teen hackers who orchestrated £29million TfL cyber attack from their bedrooms are jailed for five years and six months

  16-07-2026 12:59 via dailymail.com
  
  Thalha Jubair, 20, and Owen Flowers, 18, took down Transport for London (TfL) in a four-day cyber attack that threatened to cause £56billion of 'catastrophic damage'.
  
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• JENNIE BOND: 'I knew Prince Edward and feel sorry for Sophie with his secret romance exposed'

  16-07-2026 12:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Prince Edward’s former girlfriend has released a tell-all memoir, detailing her five-year relationship with the prince - but one royal expert believes the Duke of Edinburgh will be looked upon sympathetically as the secrets emerge
  
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