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• Let savers exit pensions without rip-off charges, says minister

  23-10-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Exclusive: Baroness Altmann issues 'wake-up call' to the pensions industry as regulators plan to stop companies profiting from rip-off exit penatlies
  
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• It’s finally going to cool down this weekend – but not for long

  16-07-2026 15:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  The weekend will bring a brief period of respite to sweaty Brits (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)If you’re fed up of sweating through yet another heatwave, rejoice – we’re finally in for some respite.The nation has been suffering through record-breaking spells of extreme heat since May in three separate heatwaves, causing thousands of excess deaths and sparking wildfires across the country.But it’s going to cool down at long last this weekend, particularly in Scot
  
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• Fans troll PS5 summer sale as ‘only renting’ games instead of selling them

  16-07-2026 14:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sony’s really banking on people getting over this (Sony)The outrage over Sony’s plans to ditch physical games refuses to go away as people target the new summer sale, old Instagram posts, and every YouTube video PlayStation publishes.Sony is running another summer sale on the PlayStation Store at the moment, with hundreds of PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 games up to 75% off until August 12.However, the online response has been anything but enthusiastic and, as you can guess, it&rs
  
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• Gary Neville says England star will ‘want answers’ from Thomas Tuchel after World Cup exit

  16-07-2026 14:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  Former England defender Gary Neville (Picture: YouTube)Gary Neville believes Kobbie Mainoo will ‘want answers’ from Thomas Tuchel after playing zero minutes during England’s World Cup campaign.The Three Lions were bidding to make their first World Cup final in 60 years, but saw their hopes go up in flames after a dramatic 2-1 semi-final defeat to Argentina.Tuchel’s side went ahead through Anthony Gordon in the second half, but negative changes saw them punished as Enzo F
  
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• Mum of boy, 14, who may have died in TikTok challenge wins fight for new inquest

  16-07-2026 14:38 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ellen Roome with her 14-year-old son Jools Sweeney, who was discovered unconscious in his bedroom at home in April 2022, in what was believed to be an online challenge which went wrong (Picture: PA)A mum has won a court fight to reopen the inquest into her son’s death to try and find out if it was linked to a social media challenge gone wrong.Jools Sweeney, 14, died at home in Cheltenham in 2022.There was a previous inquest in September that year, but it lasted only 23 minutes and called
  
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• Who will be in Andy Burnham’s Cabinet after Mahmood ‘set for Chancellor’?

  16-07-2026 14:35 via metro.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham has plenty of people to choose from, at least (Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire)Let nobody tell you otherwise – there’s nothing Westminster loves more than a bit of gossip and speculation about who’s getting picked for a big job.So just imagine how everyone’s feeling a few days out from the Burnham Big Bang on Monday, when the ex-Mayor of Greater Manchester gets the keys to No 10.Andy Burnham is refusing to be drawn on any of his Cabinet picks, ahead of what is guar
  
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• Teenagers guilty of pouring petrol on restaurant diners and setting them on fire

  16-07-2026 14:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  The teenagers threatened diners with machetes while dousing them with petrol (Picture: Helen William/PA Wire)Two teenagers have been found guilty of arson after they burst into a restaurant poured petrol on diners before setting the eatery on fire.The pair, both 17, convicted of arson with intent to endanger life almost a year after they attacked Indian Aroma in Ilford with machetes.The teenagers stormed the bustling venue on August 22 last year while it was filled with customers and staff.The
  
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• ‘Harrowing’ BBC drama starring Michael Sheen as shellshocked parent races up Netflix top 10

  16-07-2026 14:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Best Interests stars Michael Sheen and Sharon Horgan as parents in an impossible position (Picture: BBC/Chapter One/Kevin Baker)Between Adolescence and Toxic Town alone, award-winning screenwriter Jack Thorne has shown he’s capable of dominating Netflix. But the latest show of his that’s climbing the streamer’s TV ranking originally aired on the BBC, back in 2023.Best Interests stars Michael Sheen and Sharon Horgan as ‘loving parents forced to make a harrowing decis
  
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• Saharan dust is at an all-time high over Britain - increasing the risk 'blood rain', study warns

  16-07-2026 14:27 via dailymail.com
  
  If you're finding it harder to breathe in Britain, you're not imagining things. A new study has warned that Saharan dust has driven up pollution in the UK by 50 per cent over the last decade.
  
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• Connecticut dental student, 24, died after being treated by physician on SCREEN who was 12 miles away in another hospital, parents' lawsuit alleges

  16-07-2026 14:27 via dailymail.com
  
  Conor James Hylton from New Haven, Connecticut , died at the age of 26 on August 15, 2024, at the Milford Campus of Bridgeport Hospital.
  
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• Markets rise as 'Red' Ed Miliband 'is set to be Burnham's Foreign Secretary not Chancellor' - with Shabana Mahmood tipped for No11

  16-07-2026 14:25 via dailymail.com
  
  Speculation is mounting that Shabana Mahmood will get the nod for the key role of Chancellor - with Ed Miliband having to settle for becoming Foreign Secretary .
  
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• Iran tells Houthis to shut crucial Red Sea oil route if US strikes power grid

  16-07-2026 14:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sources claim that preparations have been completed by Yemen's Houthi movement to deploy missiles and drones near Bab el-Mandeb strait
  
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• Claudia Winkleman quits chat show despite plans for a second series

  16-07-2026 14:19 via metro.co.uk
  
  Claudia Winkleman has quit her chat show (Picture: Matt Crossick/PA Media Assignments)Claudia Winkleman’s new chat show was poised to get a second series but The Traitors star has said it’s all too much right now.The BBC series first hit screens in March, with guests like Rachel Zegler, James McAvoy, and Niall Horan gracing her sofa to mixed reviews from audiences and critics.While some argued that the former Strictly presenter ‘slid into the back
  
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• Trans ex-Labour candidate is charged over posts in wake of Ann Widdecombe's death

  16-07-2026 14:16 via dailymail.com
  
  Transgender ex-Labour candidate Heather Herbert, 50, has been charged over online posts about Ann Widdecombe's death.
  
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• Grooming gang leader forced to relocate after address leaked on social media

  16-07-2026 14:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Pakistani-born Ahmed, 73, was living at a hostel in Accrington, Lancashire, but he was forced to leave when furious locals discovered who was living in their midst after his address was revealed online
  
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• Adam Thomas’ friends fear new look is ‘cry for help’ after £55,000 loss

  16-07-2026 14:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Adam’s new look has worried pals (Picture: Instagram/adamthomas21Former Emmerdale and Waterloo Road star, Adam Thomas has his friends incredibly worried after unveiling a new look amid facing difficulties with his new sauce brand.Adam previously debuted his new, much shorter hair-do in an Instagram video, showing him drenched in sweat following a clearly intense gym workout, reportedly as part of a re-brand following his controversial appearance in I’m A Celebrity&hel
  
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• Secret new life of Rochdale grooming gang leader 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 13:58 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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• Ukraine's Zelensky gives Keir Starmer top honour in final meeting with outgoing PM

  16-07-2026 13:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister made the pledge to President Volodymyr Zelensky as he visited Kyiv for his final foreign trip before he hands over power to Andy Burnham on Monday
  
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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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• Now Labour wants to ban 'noisy' fireworks from shops as ministers push plans to slash decibel level of rockets by 50%

  16-07-2026 13:45 via dailymail.com
  
  The Government today announced plans to prohibit the purchase of noisier fireworks by the general public.
  
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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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• Mark Chapman sent home from World Cup as BBC star misses final round of matches

  16-07-2026 13:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mark Chapman has another big job lined up after his World Cup stint
  
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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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• Soldier 'left so deaf from roar of planes that he cannot hear the microwave ping' sues the MoD for £700,000

  16-07-2026 13:35 via dailymail.com
  
  A former Parachute Regiment soldier claims military aircraft noise left him deaf, depressed and unable to hear the ping of the microwave as he sues the MoD for more than £700,000.
  
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• England superfan's flag displayed at every Three Lions World Cup game - just weeks after he died

  16-07-2026 13:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Brian Robson, 63, had followed the Three Lions for decades before he tragically died from cancer just weeks before the tournament. He had a ticket for the final in the US because he was a 'top capper', a dedicated England fans' club member
  
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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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