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• Kay Patrick dead: Coronation Street director dies as ITV soap issues tribute

  30-06-2026 11:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Coronation Street paid an emotional tribute to beloved director Kay Patrick, who worked on the show for over 20 years, with a touching on-screen message at the end of Tuesday's episode
  
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• Walkers is launching two brand new crisp flavours — one is inspired by a takeaway favourite

  02-07-2026 19:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  Two new flavours will sit beside the classics on shop shelves soon – and one will stay there permanently (Picture: Shutterstock / Richard M Lee)Calling all crisp lovers! We’ve got some major Walkers news to share.The crisp giant has finished sifting through thousands of flavour ideas submitted as part of its popular Do Us A Flavour campaign, and two finalists have officially been selected.The competition invited members of the public to get creative and share their dream suggestions
  
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• Andy Roddick makes Novak Djokovic Wimbledon claim as he chases Roger Federer record

  02-07-2026 19:20 via metro.co.uk
  
  Three-time Wimbledon finalist Andy Roddick (Picture: Getty)Andy Roddick believes Novak Djokovic is playing better than he has ‘for a while’ and has a ‘real chance’ of winning Wimbledon as he ‘looks sharper’ than Jannik Sinner.Djokovic, 39, is bidding to win a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam and join his great rival Roger Federer on eight Wimbledon titles.The Serbian legend has failed to add to his Grand Slam tally since 2023, finding it difficult to compete w
  
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• Vanessa Feltz’s new career move revealed after Channel 5 show axe

  02-07-2026 19:17 via metro.co.uk
  
  Vanessa Feltz is making a career pivot after the cancellation of her daytime talk show (Picture: Channel 5)Vanessa Feltz isn’t planning to disappear quietly from daytime television.In fact, if her latest career move is anything to go by, she may simply be swapping the TV guide for the YouTube algorithm.Just days after it emerged that Channel 5 had cancelled her self-titled daytime show, the veteran broadcaster, 64, is reportedly preparing to launch her own online talk show, following in t
  
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• Kind-hearted judge grieving loss of his elderly dog adopts adorable three-legged kitten after spotting her crouched in terror in middle of busy road

  02-07-2026 19:14 via dailymail.com
  
  Judge Beau Higginbotham and his family felt lost after their longtime pet dog passed away, until a terrified kitten appeared on the side of the road last week.
  
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• Center Parcs visitors outraged after ‘everything is broken’ at holiday park’s pool

  02-07-2026 19:14 via metro.co.uk
  
  A disappointed guest at Center Parcs Longleat claimed the pools had a spate of issues (file image) (Picture: Center Parcs)A Center Parcs guest has accused the holiday provider of a ‘terrible’ visit after a spate of issues with the waterpark.The family attraction has come under fire from a disappointed visitor after alleged problems at the Center Parcs Longleat Swimming Paradise.
  Center Parcs’ popular Longleat Forest in Wiltshire features adventure grounds, a giant re
  
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• New Yorkers outraged over 'selfish' Taylor Swift wedding that will shut down Penn Station AND Midtown as city tries to escape sweltering July 4 heat

  02-07-2026 19:13 via dailymail.com
  
  Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are set to throw what could be the wedding of a generation, but their Big Apple venue is creating chaos in Midtown.
  
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• Girl, 8, died of internal bleeding after neighbor set off illegal July 4 fireworks CAKE next to her, prosecutors say

  02-07-2026 19:09 via dailymail.com
  
  Jasmine Nguyen was killed after prosecutors allege Earl Decastro, 47, lit an illegal $400 fireworks 'cake' purchased from an unlicensed seller during a Fourth of July party at his Buena Park home.
  
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• Sophie and Prince Edward proudly pose with Lady Louise Windsor, 22, in new official portraits after she graduated from St Andrews in front of her boyfriend Felix - and now 'down-to-earth' royal plans to take a gap year

  02-07-2026 19:08 via dailymail.com
  
  Lady Louise, 22, was beaming as she collected her certificate during her graduation ceremony at the prestigious university in Scotland.
  
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• Revealed - Freed Rochdale grooming gang leader was refused parole just four years ago as it was not 'safe' to release him

  02-07-2026 19:07 via dailymail.com
  
  Amid mounting fury that Shabir Ahmed - who was freed from jail today - cannot be deported to Pakistan, disturbing new detail can now be revealed about the potential risk posed by the 73-year-old.
  
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• Princess Kate dismissed by British player at Wimbledon during strange interview

  02-07-2026 19:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Arthur Fery's stunning victory at Wimbledon was followed by the British star holding a strained interview with the BBC
  
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• Twisted family secrets of postal worker mom, 35, slaughtered on delivery route just six months after husband's shock death: Horrifying new details of her final moments emerge

  02-07-2026 19:05 via dailymail.com
  
  Postal worker Brandi Reynolds was kidnapped and shot dead while working her route in rural North Carolina just six months after husband Brent died.
  
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• Hillary Clinton demands America scrap 'slave-owning' system that ended her career

  02-07-2026 19:05 via dailymail.com
  
  Clinton in a podcast on Wednesday hammered Trump over 'corruption' while also reviving her argument that the US should scrap the system altogether.
  
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• ‘You’ve become the villain you mocked’ – PS5 fans slam Sony over classic video

  02-07-2026 19:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  Fittingly, neither of these men work at PlayStation any more (Sony/YouTube)Now that Sony plans on ditching physical releases for PS5 games, its old video guide on how to share PS4 games has aged like milk.In 2013, after Microsoft explained that it’s then upcoming Xbox One wouldn’t let you share or resell physical games, Sony, almost immediately, clapped back with a 21 second long video that won them that console generation before the PlayStation 4 was even out.Simply titled ‘O
  
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• Zoo where three-year-old boy was 'thrown into crocodile enclosure by man with learning disabilities' speaks out about 'distressing' incident

  02-07-2026 18:54 via dailymail.com
  
  Johnsons of Old Hurst in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, said everyone involved - including staff, paramedics and visitors - had acted with 'incredible speed and determination'.
  
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• Lisa Nandy and UK Culture department quit Elon Musk's X after scathing 'abuse' accusation

  02-07-2026 18:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In a scathing update, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy accused Elon Musk's X platform of spreading 'abuse and misinformation' and said she and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport would no longer use it
  
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• Moving funeral for 'forever 11' boy who drowned in heatwave as parents back Mirror water safety campaign

  02-07-2026 18:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The family told mourners how their 'cherished' Mackenzie Swift will be 'Forever 11' and remembered for his amazing smile as they filled the streets wearing yellow in his memory
  
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• Woman in her 40s arrested on suspicion of murder over missing Devon teen

  02-07-2026 18:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A woman, in her 40s, has been detained on suspicion of murder following the discovery of a body in the search for missing teenager Taylor Charlton in north Devon
  
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• Workers' plea to bosses ahead of England's early hours World Cup match against Mexico

  02-07-2026 18:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  With England's last 16 game against Mexico not starting until 1am on Monday, millions of fans will be asking their employer for a late start - with others already planning to pull a sickie
  
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• Wimbledon told to make dramatic rule change by BBC pundit: ‘It would make such a difference’

  02-07-2026 18:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  Wimbledon is nearly at the halfway mark (Picture: Getty)Former British tennis star and BBC pundit Kyle Edmund would like to see a surprising change at Wimbledon and the other Grand Slams.Wimbledon has nearly reached its halfway point, with Novak Djokovic, Aryna Sabalenka, Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek among those bidding to win titles in SW19.Edmund was never able to make a huge impact at the All England Club, only going as far as the third round, but did reach the semi-finals of the Australian
  
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• Home workers 'stay sane' in heatwaves with £17 desk fan as 30°C is forecast

  02-07-2026 18:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  'A very neat, effective fan which has helped tremendously during the heatwave, for its size it delivers a refreshing blast of cool air'
  
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• What the last League of Ireland striker to face Pico Lopes before his World Cup heroics thinks the Cape Verde centre-half MUST do as he faces off against the might Lionel Messi

  02-07-2026 18:16 via dailymail.com
  
  League of Ireland rivals they may be, but there's one former opponent who will be shouting on the Shamrock Rovers hero in his fight against Argentina
  
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• Rhythm Paradise Groove review – Nintendo’s final Switch 1 game

  02-07-2026 18:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  Rhythm Paradise Groove – it’ll work on Switch 2 but it was made for Switch 1 (Nintendo)Nintendo draw a veil over the original Switch, with their final first party game for the system and a revival of a rhythm action classic from the Game Boy Advance era.And so, we come to the end of the Nintendo Switch’s long and glorious career, at least in terms of being a recipient for new first party Nintendo games. A good case can be made that the Switch is both Nintendo’s best cons
  
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• Amazon funds plan to plant 180 million shrubs in area twice size of Birmingham

  02-07-2026 18:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  180 million spekboom shrubs will be planted in the Eastern Cape of South Africa as part of Amazon's plan to reach net-zero carbon by 2040
  
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• M6 crash LIVE: Motorway closed after horror smash sees lorry overturned

  02-07-2026 18:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A lorry has overturned following a crash on the M6 in Warwickshire between J2 and J3 causing the northbound carriageway to close and National Highways is warning that delays are growing
  
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• Paul Merson highlights potential ‘problem’ for Arsenal star ahead of England vs Mexico

  02-07-2026 18:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  Declan Rice playing at right-back could be a ‘problem’ for England, says Paul Merson (Picture: Sky Sports)Paul Merson fears Declan Rice could get exposed if Thomas Tuchel opts to play him as a makeshift full-back in England’s last 16 clash with Mexico at the World Cup.
  Injuries to both Tino Livramento and Reece James have left Tuchel with an almighty selection headache at right-back, with Djed Spence given the nod for England’s dramatic comeback victory over DR Congo on
  
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• Congratulations, Lady Louise Windsor! Sophie and Prince Edward proudly pose with daughter, 22, in new official portraits after she graduated from St Andrews in front of rumoured boyfriend Felix Robert da Silva-Clamp

  02-07-2026 18:04 via dailymail.com
  
  Lady Louise, 22, was beaming as she collected her certificate during her graduation ceremony at the prestigious university in Scotland.
  
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• Sobbing mother charged after 2-year-old son chokes to death on popcorn

  02-07-2026 18:02 via dailymail.com
  
  Olivia Bithorn, 36, sobbed in court on Monday as she pleaded not guilty to causing the death of her son, Luke Russell Jr., on the night of April 12.
  
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• Brits claim crisps taste better abroad - best holiday flavours ranked

  02-07-2026 18:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A poll of 2,000 UK adults found 39% enjoy trying international crisp flavours unavailable at home, while 27% say sampling exotic holiday snack flavours is one of their favourite parts of going abroad
  
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• Three more women found dead in suitcases could be linked to murder of Thai teen

  02-07-2026 17:58 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 PageDetectives are investigating possible links between the murder of a Thai teenager and three other bodies found inside suitcases.Simon Peter Carman is accused of killing Tunchanok Donhomla, 17, and stuffing her body in a suitcase in the resort city of Pattaya last week.
  The 45-year-old man faces murder charges after he was arrested trying to flee to Australia
  
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