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• Jeremy Corbyn's team think he will win Labour leadership

  25-07-2015 20:52 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Left winger's team warns opponents they would be foolish to "rule out" his challenge, and predict he will win the election or finish second at worst
  
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• Reform's Jenrick demands Burnham 'end the worry' and rule out an £18bn 'death tax' to pay for social care plans - as he brands it 'insulting' Farage was snubbed by PM for cross-party talks

  30-07-2026 13:02 via dailymail.com
  
  Reform UK's Treasury spokesman Robert Jenrick called on the Prime Minister to 'rule out this tax, end the uncertainty, end the worry today'.
  
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• Squatter's rights claim looks set to be approved over prime property in ritzy Sydney beachside suburb of Mosman

  30-07-2026 13:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Three Mosman women, who live in a two-bedroom cottage just in front of the block, have now launched proceedings to take the vacant land under adverse possession.
  
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• Moment pro-Palestine activist firebombs McDonald's, Starbucks and BBC offices as she faces prison for violent anti-Israel campaign in town

  30-07-2026 13:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Martha Goddard, 51, was convicted this week of constructing homemade incendiary devices which she triggered with lit sparklers before attacking the string of premises in Norwich, Norfolk.
  
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• Suffolk wildfire live: Hundreds evacuated from Dunwich Heath in 'major incident'

  30-07-2026 12:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Holidaymakers were evacuated from a caravan site in the path of the Dunwich Heath wildfire, as people living nearby are warned to keep windows and doors closed
  
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• Donald Trump dealt major blow in $10,000,000,000 BBC lawsuit

  30-07-2026 12:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  President Trump’s seeking substantial damages from the BBC (Picture: Getty Images)President Donald Trump has been dealt something of a setback in his $10billion (£7.5bn) defamation lawsuit against the BBC, with a judge giving him 10 days to handover his trust’s financial records.The case centres on a 12 second edit of a speech that the POTUS delivered way back on January 6, 2021. It was included in a Panorama documentary that was broadcast shortly before the 2024 election.BBC
  
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• Couple who 'beat, belittled and starved' a vulnerable man to death after he was sent to live with them by social services found guilty of murder

  30-07-2026 12:47 via dailymail.com
  
  Jurors heard 'recovering drug addicts' Melanie James, 63, and her partner Kenneth Newton, 57, kept Rubin Blount in their Tamworth council house 'for their own financial benefit'.
  
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• UK heatwaves warning as nearly 3,000 people dead in just two months of hot weather

  30-07-2026 12:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Government health scientists issued an urgent warning to families, after figures show heatwaves have already claimed 2,877 lives and the UK could face a record summer death toll
  
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• Aircraft engineer, 23, ‘died of brain injury after being hit by machinery at Heathrow’

  30-07-2026 12:38 via metro.co.uk
  
  Virgin Atlantic aircraft technician Georgie Buxton, 23, was injured on June 11 and died at St Mary’s Hospital on July 7 (Picture: Bloomberg via Getty Images)A Virgin Atlantic engineer died after suffering a traumatic brain injury when he was hit in the face in an incident at Heathrow Airport, an inquest heard.Aircraft technician Georgie Buxton, 23, was injured on June 11 and died at St Mary’s Hospital on July 7.Senior coroner Lydia Brown opened and suspended an inquest into his deat
  
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• Shopkeeper, 89, who beat off robber with her walking stick forced to close

  30-07-2026 12:32 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 PageAn elderly shopkeeper who captured the nation’s heart when she fought off a robber with her walking stick has announced her retirement.June Turner, 89, became a national talking point in September 2019 when robber Aaron Mountford raided her shop demanding cash at 6.30am.She has run AJ and J Newsagents in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, since 1975 but says a co
  
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• Florence Pugh’s latest look has women everywhere saying the same thing

  30-07-2026 12:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Florence Pugh was the epitome of glamour at the Spider-Man: Brand New Day premiere in London (Picture: AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)Florence Pugh has just given women everywhere the dopamine hit they were craving in this frankly boring hot summer lull we’re having and, on behalf of us all, I thank her.Flo is never afraid to be bold on a red carpet, often opting for sweeping silhouettes, bold colours, texture and the odd nipple flash here and there.But her latest look might be her best yet, an
  
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• Wellness teacher who injured her back during year-long Buddhist retreat on remote Scottish island took her own life because she could no longer live with the pain, inquest hears

  30-07-2026 12:29 via dailymail.com
  
  Wellness teacher Claire Rodway, 52, had been fit and active before she went to stay at the remote monastery.
  
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• Eddie Howe sends final message to Arsenal over Bruno Guimaraes transfer

  30-07-2026 12:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arsenal are pushing to sign Bruno Guimaraes from Newcastle (NurPhoto via Getty)Eddie Howe privately believes that Newcastle United will sell Bruno Guimaraes to Arsenal before the end of the summer transfer window, according to reports.Howe has left Newcastle just 24 days before their Premier League season opener against Liverpool on August 23.Newcastle are now in advanced talks to replace Howe with Matthias Jaissle, who is the head coach of Saudi Pro League club Al-Ahli.According to T
  
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• BBC axes third Gladiator in huge switch-up as furious Cyclone 'cuts all ties' with show

  30-07-2026 12:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Gladiators star Cyclone, whose real name is Lystus Ebosele, has featured on the BBC show since January 2025 but is now said to have been axed along with two others
  
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• 'I tried the Zara 'death trousers' landing women in A&E - one step and it was game over'

  30-07-2026 12:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  They might look like the perfect summer staple, but the viral £25.99 'Zara death trousers' are landing shoppers in hospital with suspected broken ribs and fractured elbows
  
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• 'My daughter took DNA test for fun and outed secret mum took to the grave'

  30-07-2026 12:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A woman says her daughter's DNA test was meant to be a bit of fun, but the unexpected results uncovered a family secret that had remained hidden for decades and changed everything
  
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• Pavarotti's tailor caused his own £1million French wine collection to go mouldy by turning off 'noisy' fridges after neighbours complained, judge rules - as he is handed £110k court bill

  30-07-2026 12:21 via dailymail.com
  
  Suitmaker and wine connoisseur Tom Reimer had sued a kitchen fitting company for £550,000, claiming leaky fridges in his luxury £8million flat caused the collection to go mouldy.
  
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• Ben Affleck stuns the world by winning rare $1,000,000 jackpot in surprise gameshow appearance

  30-07-2026 12:19 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 PageThere is perhaps no game show jackpot prize more coveted than the one million up for grabs on the popular series, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire – and Ben Affleck just nabbed it.That’s right, for some reason, the Hollywood star featured on the latest episode of the US version of the show, where $1million (£748k) was up for grabs.The 53-year-
  
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• People in the UK with allergies urged to be extra cautious during heatwave

  30-07-2026 12:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  People may need to make some changes amid the hot weather
  
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• Poignant video shows Oscar-winning The Commitments star Glen Hansard performing in pub an hour he died in motorcycle crash

  30-07-2026 12:13 via dailymail.com
  
  Hansard, 56, whose film appearances included playing guitarist Outspan Foster in Bafta-winning 1991 movie The Commitments, died in the early hours of Wednesday.
  
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• EastEnders legend was ‘under house arrest’ after getting ‘red alert’ death threats

  30-07-2026 12:13 via metro.co.uk
  
  ‘I didn’t go out, didn’t tell people where I was going, no social media.’(Picture: BBC)Former EastEnders star Annette Badland has revealed she was effectively forced into hiding after receiving chilling death threats over her villainous alter ego, Babe Smith.The actress, who played the manipulative matriarch between 2014 and 2017, admitted the threats became so serious that BBC security stepped in and warned her to stay out of the public eye.Speaking on podcast A Night I
  
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• UKHSA issues explosive diarrhoea warning as cyclospora cases surge – see symptoms

  30-07-2026 12:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The cyclospora parasite causes explosive diarrhoea and contaminated food, particularly herbs, salad and soft fruit, are common sources of infection
  
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• More than a million Aussies to avoid fees as major bank responds to consumer watchdog crackdown

  30-07-2026 12:08 via dailymail.com
  
  The move follows a landmark ruling by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) aimed at improving access to basic banking services for Aussies on a low-income.
  
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• New UKHSA 'explosive diarrhoea' warning 'as cases rocket'

  30-07-2026 12:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The health authority said it had seen a 'sharp rise' in cases linked to travel
  
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• Xbox lost $1,700,00000 this year but execs think all will be fine by June 2027

  30-07-2026 12:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  2026 has been another bust for Xbox and it’s hard to imagine 2027 being any better (Myles Goode/Metro)Microsoft has reported on yet another dismal financial quarter and year for Xbox, but the company claims things will finally improve in 2027.It’s hard to remember the last time Microsoft shared a fiscal report and had anything positive to share about how the Xbox division is performing.Revenue for both Xbox games and consoles has been consistently declining for years and just yester
  
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• Europe wildfires live: Crete inferno rages with warning 'all of continent' at risk

  30-07-2026 11:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Europe's emergency response chief has warned that wildfires could engulf the whole continent as fires ravage parts of the Greek island of Crete
  
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• Moment Dexter-inspired serial killer fights teenager in street - just hours before brutally murdering his love rival

  30-07-2026 11:56 via dailymail.com
  
  Footage appears to show James Desborough, 40, who was yesterday jailed for life for butchering two men, sparring with a young girl and several boys in Truro, Cornwall.
  
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• Suffolk wildfire live: Hundreds evacuated at Dunwich Heath in 'major incident'

  30-07-2026 11:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Holidaymakers evacuated overnight from a caravan site in the path of the flames in Dunwich Heath, Suffolk, as people living nearby are warned to keep windows closed
  
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• Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta delivers Declan Rice fitness update

  30-07-2026 11:48 via metro.co.uk
  
  Declan Rice has keen to make a speedy return for Arsenal’s pre-season (Picture: Getty)Mikel Arteta has allayed fears over Declan Rice’s fitness and revealed the midfielder is pushing to make his return for Arsenal’s pre-season.Rice endured a somewhat frustrating World Cup campaign with England after limping out of the side’s group-stage clash with Ghana with heavy strapping on his left calf.It later emerged that Rice was suffering with a neural issue affecting his hamstr
  
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• The Mercury Prize 2026 nominations will stress you out

  30-07-2026 11:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  The 2026 Mercury Prize shortlist is here and includes huge names like Olivia Dean (Picture: Metro)The Mercury Prize 2026 shortlist has finally been revealed, and it’s impossible to predict a winner among such an incredible group of albums.The annual music award celebrates ‘the work of both exciting emerging talent and more established bands and artists’ among British and Irish musicians.For any artist lucky enough to be nominated, a Mercury Prize nod can change everything.&nbs
  
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