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• Llama vs alpaca: Key differences between the two animals explained

  09-07-2026 11:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Llamas and alpacas are both domesticated animals from the camel family, but there are numerous differences between the two species
  
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• Patrice Evra names his World Cup dark horses: ‘Nobody enjoys playing them’

  09-07-2026 13:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  Former France defender Patrice Evra (Picture: Getty)Patrice Evra believes Morocco can cause an upset in the World Cup knockouts as they prepare for their quarter-final clash with France.Morocco became the first African nation to reach a World Cup semi-final four years ago in Qatar before losing to eventual runners-up France.Mohamed Ouahbi’s side were highly fancied once again heading into this summer’s tournament and impressed in their opener with a 1-1 draw against five-t
  
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• Fighter jet goes up in flames after crash landing at airport

  09-07-2026 13:52 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 F-16 warplane crash-landed at a Greek airport after suffering a technical glitch.
  The aircraft’s emergency landing ended up in a crash on the tarmac of Zakynthos airport on the island of Zante today.
  Footage shows the F-16C Fighting Falcon belonging to the Greek Air Force burst into flames.The fighter jet had taken off from Araxos on the Greek mainl
  
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• Jack Antonoff’s awkward response to marriage question before Margaret Qualley ‘split’

  09-07-2026 13:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  Rumours are raging that Margaret Qualley and Jack Antonoff have split up after three years of marriage (Picture: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)Just weeks before reports emerged that Jack Antonoff and Margaret Qualley had separated, the Grammy-winning producer gave an unexpectedly awkward interview in which he seemed determined to avoid talking about his own wedding.The Bleachers frontman, 42, appeared on Today in May to promote new music when the conversation inevitabl
  
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• Scientists discover gigantic ‘super-puff’ planets lighter than candy floss

  09-07-2026 13:46 via metro.co.uk
  
  Or imagine a cosmic ball of shaving foam (Picture: Getty/Metro)A pair of ‘super-puff planets’ lighter than a shaving foam or cotton candy have been discovered, researchers told Metro.
  TOI-791 b and TOI-791 c are exoplanets, planets outside our Solar System, 1,100 light-years away from Earth, or a 10billion-year-long drive away.Yet despite them being the size of Jupiter, neither is a celestial heavyweight – they’re what are genuinely called ‘super-puff’ planet
  
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• Count Binface trashes BBC Newsnight as ‘souped-up podcast’ after being told to ‘bin off the bin’

  09-07-2026 13:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  Binface is running against Farage in the Clacton-on-Sea by-election (Picture: BBC)Count Binface has slammed a BBC journalist after he was asked to ‘bin off the bin’ on live TV.The political candidate appeared on Newsnight after declaring plans to run against Nigel Farage in the Clacton-on-Sea by-election.The Reform leader announced on Tuesday that he would be stepping down as MP for the region – only to run again for the same seat.Presenter Paddy O’Connell asked Binface
  
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• New Oasis 2027 gig dates ‘leaked’ with tickets rumoured to go on sale within weeks

  09-07-2026 13:43 via metro.co.uk
  
  Oasis ’27 anyone? (Picture: Rich Polk, Variety via Getty Images)Where were you when everyone was scrambling to get Oasis tickets after they announced their reunion tour back in 2024?
  It was the hottest ticket in town as many fans battled the dreaded queues of Ticketmaster to get their hands on the much-awaited golden ticket to the reunion tour that so many fans of Noel and Liam Gallagher had been dreaming about for years.
  Oasis ’25 saw the brothers and their band perform 41 shows in
  
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• I opened the UK’s first-ever romantasy bookshop — it has an ‘unhinged’ selection

  09-07-2026 13:43 via metro.co.uk
  
  Starlin has opened the UK’s first romantasy-only bookshop (Picture: Pia Jones)There are around 1,086 independent bookshops across the UK and Ireland, catering to every genre imaginable — from mystery and sci-fi to horror and action. But not one has been dedicated exclusively to romantasy… at least, not until now. Although the category has dominated BookTok and propelled authors to bestseller lists in recent years, readers have largely had to hunt through shelves in
  
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• Labour's benefits reviewer says current cost of health and disability handouts is 'not a great concern' - despite fears ministers are 'in denial'

  09-07-2026 13:39 via dailymail.com
  
  Stephen Timms played down the need for outright cuts to health and disability welfare, despite warnings from the Tories that the Government is 'in denial'.
  
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• Fighter jet crash lands at Greek holiday island airport after mysteriously bursting into flames in mid-air

  09-07-2026 13:39 via dailymail.com
  
  The plane touched down at Zakynthos International Airport with flames still visible before the fire spread on the runway, according to local reports.
  
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• PE teacher at prestigious £51k-a-year school is banned for stroking pupil's hair - and sending her late night emails

  09-07-2026 13:38 via dailymail.com
  
  Sammy Laurent was sacked after failing to 'maintain professional boundaries' when he developed a 'very inappropriate' and overly 'familiar' relationship with a female student.
  
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• When are Emmerdale and Coronation Street next on amid more World Cup scheduling?

  09-07-2026 13:36 via metro.co.uk
  
  All of the soaps are facing huge upheaval! (Picture: ITV)Another week of the World Cup continues, and so too do the schedule changes for ITV soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale and BBC soap EastEnders.The football tournament officially kicked off on June 11, and coverage will air on ITV until July 19, meaning changes galore.
  It comes just months after Corrie and Emmerdale adopted a brand new scheduling pattern on ITV, the ‘soap power hour’, which sees the staples of evening broadc
  
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• NATO fighter jet bursts into flames in emergency landing at Zante airport

  09-07-2026 13:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The F-16 made an emergency landing at Zakynthos Airport after an in-flight fire warning during a training mission over the Ionian Sea.
  
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• Prince Harry live: Duke of Sussex gets emotional hug as he returns to public eye with hospital visit

  09-07-2026 13:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry is back in the public eye today as he continues his visit to the UK - while the King, who hopes to meet his son and wife Meghan later this week, and Prince William are also conducting public engagements today
  
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• Personal shopper and stylist, 44, defrauded clients out of £277,000 that she promised to invest in Gucci handbags, court hears

  09-07-2026 13:33 via dailymail.com
  
  Milda Chellingsworth (pictured) is accused of duping investors who believed they would enjoy profitable returns from her expertise in trading in the luxury handbag market.
  
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• Iran accuses Trump of striking nuclear plant with active working reactor LIVE

  09-07-2026 13:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Iranian officials have accused the US of striking the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant after Donald Trump renewed attacks in the Middle East this week
  
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• Brown eggs vs white eggs: Key difference explained and if it really matters

  09-07-2026 13:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sainsbury's has announced it will stop selling brown eggs in favour of white eggs, citing a lower carbon footprint - but is there actually any nutritional difference between the two?
  
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• Bonnie Tyler was the shy Welsh girl who became an international sensation - but remained unspoiled by fame. FRANCES HARDY remembers an icon as she dies aged 75

  09-07-2026 13:29 via dailymail.com
  
  Bonnie Tyler's distinctive singing voice - husky, rasping and dissolute - made her sound like a female Rod Stewart, a likeness she always said she was 'flattered' by.
  
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• Tragic footballer Maddy Cusack's inquest is delayed by five months - extending her family's agony - after new medical evidence is submitted

  09-07-2026 13:23 via dailymail.com
  
  The inquest into the death of Maddy Cusack has been adjourned midway through proceedings, with the hearing now set to resume in December.
  
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• Senior detective, 46, is facing jail for accessing police records to pass on information to her nightclub bouncer former lover

  09-07-2026 13:21 via dailymail.com
  
  Detective Inspector Emma Gardner, 46, logged into police computer files to pass on details to nightclub bouncer Simon Acton who she had sex twice.
  
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• Family of mum and two daughters found dead at home describe ‘unimaginable loss’

  09-07-2026 13:21 via metro.co.uk
  
  Natalie, 15, and Nala, five, were found dead with mum Nothabo Zandile Tshuma (Picture: Bedfordshire Police)The family of a mother and her two children who were found dead at their home has described their ‘unimaginable loss’.Natalie, 15, and Nala, five, were found at a house near Bedford on Monday alongside their mum Nothabo Zandile Tshuma after police forced entry into the property following reports they had not been seen for several days.Zandile’s husband, Ndodana Mkhanyisi
  
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• Keir's cronies: Starmer to create another 19 Labour peers in one of final acts as PM... as he prepares resignation honours list despite vowing not to have one

  09-07-2026 13:18 via dailymail.com
  
  Sir Keir is reported to be planning to put forward 19 party names for a resignation honours list, meaning he will have added 135 peers to the upper chamber in less than two years.
  
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• Bonnie Tyler dead at 75: Total Eclipse of the Heart star passes away in Portugal after emergency surgery which left her in a coma

  09-07-2026 13:15 via dailymail.com
  
  The singer's death was announced in a statement by her 'heartbroken' family on her website, which said she passed away 'unexpectedly' while in hospital in Portugal.
  
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• 'Blowout' reminder as drivers urged to check tyres in 30C heatwave

  09-07-2026 13:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As the UK heat pushes temperatures into the 30s, experts are urging drivers to 'check and prevent'
  
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• ‘Virtually untreatable’ disease that can spread during sex on the rise in UK

  09-07-2026 13:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  Shigella bacteria infection is becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics (Picture: Getty Images/Science Photo Library)A gut bug that can also spread during sex and cause violent diarrhoea has been labelled a ‘public health threat’ in the UK.
  Health officials and experts have warned of the risk posed by Shigella bacteria, a sexually transmitted diarrhoea disease.
  The alarm was raised after it was found to be spreading rapidly among some gay and bisexual men.
  The disease is becom
  
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• Sexually transmitted diarrhoea disease that can kill is on the rise in UK

  09-07-2026 13:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  Shigella bacteria infection is becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics (Picture: Getty Images/Science Photo Library)A stomach bug that can spread during sex and cause violent diarrhoea has been labelled a ‘public health threat’ in the UK.Health officials and experts have warned of the risk posed by Shigella bacteria, which can be spread, among other ways, through sexual contact.The alarm was raised after it was found to be spreading rapidly among some gay and bisexual men.
  Th
  
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• Bonnie Tyler’s chaotic Never Mind the Buzzcocks episode will go down in TV history

  09-07-2026 13:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  Bonnie Tyler has a memorable Never Mind the Buzzcocks appearance, which fans have returned to after her death (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock)Bonnie Tyler has died at the age of 75, having defined the 80s with her track Total Eclipse of the Heart.But for TV fans, she might be best known for her 2007 appearance on the BBC show Never Mind the Buzzcocks. Tyler was a guest on the pop-themed panel while appearing to be a few sheets to the wind, which became a running gag with host Simon Am
  
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• POLL OF THE DAY: Will Nigel Farage beat Count Binface in the Clacton by-election?

  09-07-2026 13:09 via dailymail.com
  
  Nigel Farage's main rivalin the Clacton by-election looks set to be Count Binface, a comedy candidate with a bin on his head, as the main Westminster parties have declined to take part.
  
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• NHS dentistry crisis exposed as woman spends 8 years with badly broken teeth

  09-07-2026 13:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: One in four adults still can’t get seen by an NHS dentist despite small improvements under Labour, according to analysis of major patient survey
  
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• Chelsea legend warns France they have one player who could stop them winning World Cup

  09-07-2026 13:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  Marcel Desailly won the 1998 World Cup with France (Picture: Getty)Marcel Desailly fears France have one glaring weakness that could ultimately cost them winning the World Cup.Les Bleus have justified their pre-tournament status as favourites with a series of outstanding displays during which they have showcased their formidable attacking talent.
  Kylian Mbappe and Michael Olise, in particular, have staked claims to win the Golden Ball and be crowned the tournament’s best player.Didier Des
  
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