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• Jealous tycoon’s online war with lover’s dinner date

  23-02-2016 22:16
  
  A MILLIONAIRE waged an online war against a property developer who he thought was seeing his girlfriend behind his back, a court heard.
  
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• Erling Haaland makes World Cup ‘favourites’ claim before England vs Norway

  09-07-2026 21:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  Erling Haaland says England should be ‘confident’ about beating Norway (AP Photo)Erling Haaland insists England should be regarded as one of the favourites to win the World Cup and should be ‘confident’ about beating Norway in their quarter-final on Saturday.England edged out Mexico in a 3-2 thriller at Azteca Stadium last Sunday to secure their place in the World Cup quarter-final, while Norway stunned Brazil as a double from Haaland sealed a 2-1 victory in New York.Haa
  
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• Hero officer tackles man with lighter and stops petrol station explosion

  09-07-2026 21:21 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 PageShocking footage has shown the moment a police officer tackled a man threatening to set himself on fire with a lighter at a petrol station.Sgt Charlie Thompson wrestled the unnamed man to the ground after he had doused himself in petrol in October last year.The man was just inches away from the pumps at the Tesco petrol station forecourt, running the risk of
  
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• Denise takes on killer Gray in EastEnders while hiding a heart-wrenching secret from family

  09-07-2026 21:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Denise Fox struggles to settle back into family life (Picture: BBC)Denise Fox (Diane Parish) heads home from the hospital in EastEnders soon, but immediately faces quite a few challenges.
  The beloved character has spent the past few weeks undergoing treatment for blood cancer. Denise has been on a hospital ward the entire time, which has meant she’s missed quite a lot of Walford-based drama.
  In the duration she’s been away, Chelsea Fox (Zaraah Abrahams) has been trying to adapt to s
  
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• Crying Tyler Robinson told trans lover that he 'wished he hadn't done it' after Charlie Kirk murder, court told

  09-07-2026 20:52 via dailymail.com
  
  Lance Twiggs, 23, the former partner of the suspect, was seen making the bombshell allegation in police interview footage played in Robinson's pretrial hearing on Thursday.
  
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• Hero NYPD cops filmed saving life of suicidal woman who climbed Brooklyn Bridge in vertigo-inducing video

  09-07-2026 20:51 via dailymail.com
  
  Video released by the NYPD shows Emergency Service Unit officers balancing on the Brooklyn Bridge's suspension cables as they carefully inched towards the woman.
  
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• 'Messiah without a mandate' Andy Burnham strides towards No10: Coronation of would-be PM begins as he gets 322 nominations from Labour MPs to replace Keir Starmer

  09-07-2026 20:46 via dailymail.com
  
  The former Greater Manchester mayor has received the backing of 322 Labour MPs following the opening of nominations this morning.
  
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• Controversial MAFS UK star kicked off series is rivalling Count Binface and Farage in by-election

  09-07-2026 20:46 via metro.co.uk
  
  Luke Worley was booted out of MAFS
  (Credits: Shutterstock for PrettyLittleThi)Donald Trump made the transition from reality star to politician, so what is stopping Luke Worley?The disgraced Married at First Sight contestant has announced he will be putting himself forward to take on Count Binface, telling his rivals: ‘At least I’m from Clacton’.Luke Worley, who was booted off the reality show for getting into a fight on screen, told his rivals ‘I’ve survived realit
  
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• World Cup LIVE: Thomas Tuchel's FIFA fury, man with WRENCH causes England security scare

  09-07-2026 20:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  All the latest World Cup news and updates ahead of the quarter-finals kicking off with England preparing to face Norway
  
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• JONATHAN BROCKLEBANK: The suggestion THIS is my golden age, that I am at the peak of my mental powers, leaves me lost for words...

  09-07-2026 20:35 via dailymail.com
  
  You are reading a columnist at the peak of his mental powers.
  
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• UK schools closing as third heatwave brings 36C – see full list

  09-07-2026 20:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A number of schools in England and Wales are set to close early on Friday as the UK's third heatwave of the year could see temperatures hit 36C
  
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• Read Tyler Robinson's text messages to trans lover Lance Twiggs on day of Charlie Kirk murder: Live updates

  09-07-2026 20:32 via dailymail.com
  
  Text messages between Tyler Robinson and his trans lover Lance Twiggs shown in court revealed chilling new timeline details from the day Charlie Kirk was killed.
  
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• Andy Burnham on course to be PM as he wins backing of 322 Labour MPs

  09-07-2026 20:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In a video posted on Thursday, Prime Minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham said it was 'all starting to feel very real' while Keir Starmer praised his likely successor
  
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• 'Forever chemicals' - linked to some cancers - found in rivers and surface water sites across the country

  09-07-2026 20:16 via dailymail.com
  
  Harmful material was found at 89 per cent of surface water sites across Scotland last year, officials have said.
  
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• Andy Burnham wins Labour leadership uncontested and apologises for Gaza response

  09-07-2026 20:10 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 PagePrime minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham has distanced himself from Sir Keir Starmer’s response over Gaza as he awaits being crowned leader of the country uncontested.A total of 322 Labour MPs have formally backed Burnham to be the next party leader on the first day of nominations.The former Manchester mayor, who returned to Parliament winning a by-
  
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• Andy Burnham cruises through Labour leadership contest and apologises for Gaza response

  09-07-2026 20:10 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 PagePrime minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham has distanced himself from Sir Keir Starmer’s response over Gaza as he awaits being crowned leader of the country uncontested.A total of 322 Labour MPs have formally backed Burnham to be the next party leader on the first day of nominations.The former Manchester mayor, who returned to Parliament winning a by-
  
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• Twisted killer offers up pathetic excuse as he desperately tries to avoid being executed after 39 years on death row

  09-07-2026 20:09 via dailymail.com
  
  Dominick Occhicone, 80, was sentenced to death in 1987 for murdering his ex-fiancée's parents, Raymond and Martha Artzner.
  
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• Palm Beach airport officially becomes Trump International - despite backlash

  09-07-2026 20:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump has an airport named after himself, but the move, while being in line with tradition for American premiers, has been received with fury on social media
  
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• 'I'm in Miami for the English invasion — and one very special fan has a defiant battle cry'

  09-07-2026 19:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Little Harry Silcock, from Wigan, Greater Manchester, spoke to our man in Miami, Andy Lines, as he shyly declared he believes England will win the World Cup
  
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• 'Panicked' Tyler Robinson 'fidgets' and appears to SWEAT as court hears from trans lover Lance Twiggs for the first time: Live updates

  09-07-2026 19:54 via dailymail.com
  
  Tyler Robinson appeared to panic and sweat as of recorded testimony from his trans lover Lance Twiggs was played in court.
  
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• Tyler Robinson hearing rocked by bombshell video of trans lover Lance Twiggs' police interview

  09-07-2026 19:51 via dailymail.com
  
  The footage showed Lance Twiggs, 23, being interrogated in April 2026 by Utah police, over the aftermath of Kirk's assassination at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025.
  
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• Moment fake taxi driver kidnapped drunk woman on night out with friends

  09-07-2026 19:51 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 PageChilling footage shows the moment a predator posing as a taxi driver kidnapped a drunk woman off the streets before bundling her into his car.Kuldip Chahal was caught on CCTV dragging the lone victim into his white VW Golf after she got separated from friends during a night out.The woman was approached by the 51-year-old while waiting for a taxi in Newcastle
  
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• Guards are brought in to keep order as huge queues form at Russian petrol stations following wave of successful Ukrainian attacks on refineries

  09-07-2026 19:51 via dailymail.com
  
  Long queues of cars now snake back at filling stations across Russia as drivers feel the impact of the Ukrainian strikes, designed to put pressure on Russia to make ​peace with Ukraine
  
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• Hosepipe ban affecting 350,000 comes into effect for first time in 30 years amid record breaking heatwave

  09-07-2026 19:50 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 PageMore than 350,000 people are living under a hosepipe ban as a heatwave warning is extended across the UK.Cambridge Water, said the temporary ban, which could see rulebreakers fined £1,000, would come into effect at 1am on Friday.They claim it would ‘help protect local water resources and the region’s internationally important chalk streams&
  
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• Andy Burnham apologises for Labour's response to Gaza conflict - 'we didn't get it right'

  09-07-2026 19:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister-in-waiting said the suffering in Gaza was a 'scar on our collective conscience' and said pressure needed to be ramped up on the Israeli government
  
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• Man jailed for 'terrifying' attempted murder of estranged wife with baseball bat

  09-07-2026 19:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Laurence Worville, 51, who tried to kill his estranged wife by deliberately driving at her before beating her with a baseball bat, has been jailed for 24 years
  
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• The one threat America's most secure prison was never built for: Fast-moving wildfire closes in on ADX Supermax where El Chapo, terrorists, and killers are locked down

  09-07-2026 19:42 via dailymail.com
  
  A massive, fast-moving wildfire is spreading toward the ADX Supermax, the fortress-like 'Alcatraz of the Rockies' that houses some of the world's most notorious criminals.
  
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• Met Police officer, 29, had his firearm collection seized over journal entries about Jack the Ripper and owning an 'arsenal' of weapons

  09-07-2026 19:42 via dailymail.com
  
  PC Dermot McCabe, 29, moved from his home in Wales to join the capital's police force, but was placed on desk duties over concerns about what he had been writing, a court heard.
  
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• Man Utd flop set to leave as Michael Carrick closes in on summer signing

  09-07-2026 19:24 via metro.co.uk
  
  Karl Darlow is expected to join Michael Carrick’s Manchester United on a free transfer (Picture: Getty)Manchester United are reportedly on the cusp of signing free agent Karl Darlow.Darlow, 35, is available on a free transfer this summer having allowed his contract with Leeds United to run down last month.Leeds had been pushing to secure Darlow on a new deal after the goalkeeper ousted Lucas Perri as Daniel Farke’s number one last season, with the veteran shot-stopper starting every
  
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• UPS 'inside man' jailed for masterminding £10m cocaine smuggling operation

  09-07-2026 19:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Zak Archbold, aka 'King' used his position as a UPS warehosue supervisor to help smuggle class A drugs worth millions into the UK
  
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