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• Joe McKnight: suspect who killed ex-NFL player released without charge

  02-12-2016 22:44 via theguardian.com
  
  McKnight, who played for the Jets and Chiefs, shot dead on Thursday
  Ronald Gasser, 54, released without charge by New Orleans police‘This hurt to the heart. I can’t stop crying,’ says Antonio CromartieThe man who shot and killed former NFL running back Joe McKnight in New Orleans on Thursday fired three rounds from inside his vehicle in what police said “represented the culmination of a road rage incident”.McKnight, a college standout at USC who played with the Jets
  
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• Cute squishy toys from China urgently recalled for containing toxic chemical

  25-06-2026 21:00 via metro.co.uk
  A popular squishy toy has been urgently recalled after it was discovered it contains a toxic chemical that can cause cancer.Squishy Dumplings became a viral craze with kids collecting the soft bao buns, always striving for the ultra-rare shiny versions.But now the cute toys, manufactured in China, have been urgently recalled after they were found to present a ‘serious chemical risk’.The outer layer of the smiling dumplings, sold by Samsons Cash and Carry, actually contain an ex
  
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• Wildfire burns in Peak District as Britain records hottest June day again and red weather warning is extended

  25-06-2026 20:46 via dailymail.com
  
  Images show huge plumes of smoke rising from moorland in Glossop near Wood Head Reservoir, Derbyshire this evening.
  
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• Arsenal hold talks to sign World Cup star after Sandro Tonali approach

  25-06-2026 20:45 via metro.co.uk
  Arteta is keen to bolster his squad after last season’s success (Picture: Etsuo Hara/Getty Images)Arsenal have held talks with Bruno Guimaraes’ representatives as the Gunners weigh up a move for the Newcastle United star.Mikel Arteta is keen to strengthen his squad after Arsenal ended their 22-year wait for a Premier League title with a right-back, a central midfielder, a winger and a forward positions the hopes to strengthen.Guimaraes, currently part of the Brazil squad at the Worl
  
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• Arsenal hold talks to sign second Newcastle star after Sandro Tonali approach

  25-06-2026 20:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arteta is keen to bolster his squad after last season’s success (Picture: Etsuo Hara/Getty Images)Arsenal have held talks with Bruno Guimaraes’ representatives as the Gunners weigh up a move for the Newcastle United star.Mikel Arteta is keen to strengthen his squad after Arsenal ended their 22-year wait for a Premier League title with a right-back, a central midfielder, a winger and a forward positions the hopes to strengthen.Guimaraes, currently part of the Brazil squad at the Worl
  
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• Parents' shameless money demands after daughter, 3, died from LICE infestation in their sordid house of horrors

  25-06-2026 20:44 via dailymail.com
  
  Joycelynn Dylewski, three, died on February 19, 2025, after she became so infested with life that she developed a fatal case of anemia. Her parents asked the public for money just a day later.
  
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• Pastor filmed attacking neighbor, 20, says he sprung into action after alleged victim threatened to rape and kill his wife

  25-06-2026 20:35 via dailymail.com
  
  Tony Spell, 48, leads Life Tabernacle Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was arrested for allegedly beating his 20-year-old neighbor on June 23.
  
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• Panama's English coach compares World Cup clash to 'princes v paupers' battle

  25-06-2026 20:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Gary Stempel, born to an English mother and who lived in England for nearly 30 years, looks ahead to Panama's clash with the Three Lions which takes place on Saturday
  
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• Venezuela earthquake live: 188 dead and 39,000 missing as 7.5 quake rocks Caracas

  25-06-2026 20:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Two powerful earthquakes rocked northern Venezuela last night - at least 188 people have been confirmed dead so far, with the figure expected to rise as tens of thousands are missing
  
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• Controversial plan to house migrants in a MILITARY BASE has been scrapped after furious local objections

  25-06-2026 20:30 via dailymail.com
  
  Controversial plans to house hundreds of asylum seekers at a military base have been scrapped with opponents hailing the decision a 'victory for common sense'.
  
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• BBQ tycoon loses part of his FINGER in freak jailhouse accident while awaiting sentencing for fraud

  25-06-2026 20:30 via dailymail.com
  
  Brent Swadley, the owner of popular chain Swadley's BBQ, spent an agonizing 20 minutes crying out for help after the horrific mishap.
  
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• Terrified Martha's Vineyard resident catches notorious tick-borne infection that could now kill him if he eats just a bite of BBQ, with his wife now forced to wait to see if he reacts to food before ordering a cocktail

  25-06-2026 20:29 via dailymail.com
  
  A man living on Martha's Vineyard has to avoid dairy and meat or fear he may go into anaphylactic shock within seven minutes. His reactions are so bad, his wife delays her cocktail order.
  
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• Ritzy Midwest community rocked after private school expels boy whose father allegedly publicly badmouthed principal

  25-06-2026 20:27 via dailymail.com
  
  Matthew Bauer is suing St. Paul Academy, a private K-12 college preparatory school, for allegedly expelling his son ahead of the upcoming tenth grade school year.
  
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• Picture perfect... houses in these most 'Instagrammable' locations won't break the bank!

  25-06-2026 20:26 via dailymail.com
  
  Thanks to social media platforms such as Instagram and Tik Tok, the most beautiful streets and avenues in Scotland now enjoy a world-wide audience.
  
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• Families forced out of homes warned ground in mining village still unstable and shows 'no sign of stopping'

  25-06-2026 20:15 via dailymail.com
  
  The ground beneath dozens of homes which were evacuated amid fears of collapsing coal mines shows 'no signs of stopping', experts have revealed.
  
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• John Swinney under fire after claiming cancer ward for high-risk patients at troubled hospital was 'safe'

  25-06-2026 20:14 via dailymail.com
  
  A cancer ward for high-risk patients was declared safe by John Swinney despite 'widespread' water ingress and people falling sick with fungal infections.
  
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• Inside Venezuela double earthquake hell as people run from swaying buildings and are trapped under rubble

  25-06-2026 20:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Rescuers in Venezuela used power tools to work their way into piles of rubble where buildings once stood after 7.2 and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes struck the South American country
  
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• Police hunt suspect after girl, 11, sexually assaulted near playground

  25-06-2026 20:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police are searching for a suspect after an 11-year-old girl was sexually assaulted near a playground in Bath on Wednesday
  
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• Rod Stewart addresses backlash over World Cup appearance hours after gig cancellation

  25-06-2026 20:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sir Rod Stewart addresses backlash over gig cancellation (Picture: Jack Taylor – WPA Pool / Getty Images)Earlier this month, Sir Rod Stewart faced fan backlash for appearing at a World Cup game shortly after cancelling a gig due to health reasons.He scrapped the show 40 minutes before it was due to start, but the next day was cheering on Scotland at a Men’s World Cup match, with his sons and wife.While fans were fuming at the decision, the 81-year-old singer was force
  
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• Inspectors visiting scandal-hit Nottingham NHS trust found decomposing bodies in morgue

  25-06-2026 20:05 via dailymail.com
  
  Inspectors also found staff at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust also failed to check wristbands - increasing the risk of the wrong bodies being released to families.
  
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• British influencer facing Dubai firing squad for 'murdering fellow Brit' was 'forced to strip naked' in front of prison guards in hellhole jail

  25-06-2026 20:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Brooke George, 23, a former John Lewis shop assistant from Gravesend, could face a firing squad if convicted after prosecutors said she stabbed a 26-year-old British man with a kitchen knife.
  
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• JONATHAN BROCKLEBANK: We waited for a flash of genius that never came... and now it's high time the 2026 party came to an end

  25-06-2026 19:59 via dailymail.com
  
  There remains the faintest of glows in the coals of Scotland's World Cup 2026 odyssey. Can a flame yet be teased out of them? Or is it time for the bucket of cold water?
  
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• Eurostar 'hell' sees passengers stranded for eight hours in blistering heatwave

  25-06-2026 19:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Passengers onboard a train from Paris to Amsterdam were left stuck without power or air conditioning after the ongoing heatwave caused a technical fault.
  
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• Police search water near sailing club after boy goes missing in lake

  25-06-2026 19:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Searches are being carried out at Meynell Lake after a teenage boy was reported to have entered the water early on Thursday afternoon
  
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• Real Madrid add £69m Arsenal target to transfer list after Jose Mourinho request

  25-06-2026 19:41 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mourinho wants more new recruits at Real (Picture: Getty Images)Jose Mourinho has requested Real Madrid make two more signings with Arsenal target Ayyoub Bouaddi among the options under consideration at the Santiago Bernabeu.Los Blancos have been very busy since their disastrous 2025-26 season ended with Mourinho returning for a second stint in charge.
  Four new signings have followed with Ibrahima Konate, Denzel Dumfries, Marc Cucurella and Bernardo Silva all set to join with‘The Special
  
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• STEPHEN DAISLEY: Russell Findlay was in the mood but Malcolm Offord had a shocker with his attempt at stand-up. Complete riddie. Total honker...

  25-06-2026 19:39 via dailymail.com
  
  Russell Findlay's speaking slot at First Minister's Questions is much reduced these days, but what he lacks in time he's making up for in fighting talk.
  
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• Youth pastor kills himself in jail three days after he was charged with murdering wife in 2006 by pushing her off cliff at Zion National Park

  25-06-2026 19:37 via dailymail.com
  
  David Vander Meer was found fatally-injured at a Las Vegas detention center on Thursday morning.
  
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• 'We're sharing this devastating footage of our son's attack to warn others just one punch can kill'

  25-06-2026 19:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Luke Thompson, a father of two. suffered a fractured skill and a bleed on the brain before dying in hospital 10 days later — now, his family hope the harrowing footage will warn others
  
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• Urgent hunt launched after girl, 11, 'sexually assaulted near playground in broad daylight'

  25-06-2026 19:33 via dailymail.com
  
  The attack of the 11-year-old child took place yesterday in a wooded area near the Clarks Way playground, in the Odd Down area, Bath, at about 5pm.
  
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• Did Keir Starmer ‘drag the party to the right’? Readers discuss

  25-06-2026 19:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Readers discuss Starmer’s ideology, if Andy Burnham is up for the job and post-Brexit political chaos (Picture: REUTERS)Do you agree with our readers? Have your say on these MetroTalk topics and more in the comments Was Starmer 'too right wing' for Labour supporters? There is a fallacy among the majority of left-wing Labour supporters that, once in power, Sir Keir Starmer dragged the party in such a right-wing direction that he lost their support (MetroTalk, Tue).
  If only! Starmer’s
  
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