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• Loan shark crackdown faces "significant reduction" due to Tory cuts

  05-12-2015 22:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The England Illegal Money Lending Team faces losing a third of its budget, despite securing over 300 convictions since 2004
  
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• England fan fury at FIFA 'hypocrisy' after shipyard worker's submarine flag is banned from World Cup stadiums - while Argentina players dance with 'Falkland's are ours' banner

  16-07-2026 09:49 via dailymail.com
  
  An England fan who was told his flag could not be displayed at the World Cup has lashed out at FIFA after Argentina players danced around a banner claiming the Falkland Islands 'belonged to them.'
  
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• Is this warmaxxing? US is now going to test soldiers for testosterone levels

  16-07-2026 09:40 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 PageForget ‘looksmaxxing’ – the US military is now ‘warmaxxing’.In a bid to help soldiers operate at their ‘absolute best’, any US military member with low testosterone will be offered voluntary hormone replacement therapy.US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has said that all military personnel above the age of 30 will soo
  
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• US woman trapped in Iran since 2024 on her way home after being released by Tehran as a 'gesture of Goodwill'

  16-07-2026 09:37 via dailymail.com
  
  Dena Karari has been detained in Iran since 2024. Her lawyer said on Wednesday that she was safe and traveling back to the US.
  
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• Patrick Vieira tells England what they are missing after World Cup exit

  16-07-2026 09:34 via metro.co.uk
  
  England went out of the World Cup with a whimper (Picture: Getty Images)Patrick Vieira feels England lack an identity and that cost them in defeat to Argentina in the World Cup semi-finals.The Three Lions took the lead in Atlanta as Anthony Gordon scored the opener on 55 minutes and sent the English fans wild.There was nothing much to celebrate over the rest of the game, though, as England retreated into their own penalty box and tried to park the bus to defend their lead.Thomas Tuchel made ext
  
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• 'I had swollen stomach - now I'm planning my funeral at 33'

  16-07-2026 09:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mum Chelsea Gallimore doesn't know how much longer she has left
  
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• Fury as Scottish Labour and SNP MPs join forces to celebrate England crashing out of the World Cup to Argentina

  16-07-2026 09:28 via dailymail.com
  
  Scottish politicians took to social media to welcome Argentina's dramatic win over the Three Lions last night.
  
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• 'My brother was told he had ear infection - weeks later he was dead'

  16-07-2026 09:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tyler Morton was just 21 when he died
  
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• Victoria Beckham consoles emotional David after tense England match

  16-07-2026 09:08 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Beckhams were going through it at the football (Picture: FIFA/Michael Zemanek/Shutterstock)Sir David Beckham was one of thousands of England fans who got a little teary after that semi-final match against Argentina.The football icon held his head in his hands as the Three Lions lost 2-1 in the Men’s World Cup match, fighting back tears.His pop legend wife, Victoria, looked just as devastated despite recent jokes about her not cheering on the team enough.
  She wrapped her arm around Sir
  
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• Victoria Beckham consoles emotional David after gutting England result as celebrities react to match

  16-07-2026 09:08 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Beckhams were going through it at the football (Picture: FIFA/Michael Zemanek/Shutterstock)Sir David Beckham was one of thousands of England fans who got a little teary after that semi-final match against Argentina.The football icon held his head in his hands as the Three Lions lost 2-1 in the Men’s World Cup match, fighting back tears.His pop legend wife, Victoria, looked just as devastated despite recent jokes about her not cheering on the team enough.
  She wrapped her arm around Sir
  
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• Argentina mock England and stage ‘minute’s silence’ in dressing room after World Cup triumph

  16-07-2026 09:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  Nicolas Otamendi led a minute’s silence for England in the Argentina dressing roomArgentina’s squad couldn’t resist poking fun at England following the side’s World Cup semi-final victory over the Three Lions, even staging a ‘minute’s silence’ for Thomas Tuchel’s men in the dressing room.England had looked on course to reach only a second World Cup final in the nation’s history after Anthony Gordon directed home Morgan Rogers’ cross to
  
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• Lone Argentina fan ‘rescued’ by police in London after England fans swarm him

  16-07-2026 09:03 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 PagePiccadilly Circus descended into chaos last night after fans couldn’t handle England’s World Cup result.A lone Argentine supporter was escorted away from the huge crowds of England fans after the World Cup loss yesterday evening.
  Tensions flared up in central London after the Three Lions were knocked out by Argentina in an intense game.The man, w
  
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• Jude Bellingham caught on video slapping Argentinian player Valentin Barco as he celebrates sending England home from the World Cup 

  16-07-2026 09:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Bellingham was at odds with Valentin Barco, who did not even play in the match, in the aftermath of England's late collapse and 2-1 defeat in Atlanta.
  
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• England LIVE REACTION as Thomas Tuchel set to stay after fury over World Cup exit

  16-07-2026 09:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  England's hopes of World Cup glory are OVER thanks to a stunning Enzo Fernandez strike and Lautaro Martinez's injury-time header as Argentina book their place in the final vs Spain
  
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• Senior Liberal MP and staff member seriously injured in boat incident

  16-07-2026 08:59 via dailymail.com
  
  Tasmanian Police were called to Bakers Beach following reports a man fell off an oyster barge about 9.30am.
  
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• Keir Starmer makes farewell trip to Kyiv after more die in Russian drone strikes

  16-07-2026 08:57 via dailymail.com
  
  The PM is in the Ukraine capital to meet Volodymyr Zelensky just days before he is due to hand over to Andy Burnham.
  
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• Every star tipped for I’m A Celebrity 2026 so far including Gavin and Stacey icon

  16-07-2026 08:54 via metro.co.uk
  
  The hit ITV series is curating its new lineup (Picture: James Gourley/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)After the mammoth success of I’m A Celebrity South Africa, all eyes are on who will feature in the new line-up for the traditional series later this year.The Ant and Dec-helmed survival-of-the-fittest reality series puts celebrities through their paces in the daunting Australian wilderness as they attempt to choke down creepy crawlies and get up close and personal with the scariest animals around.La
  
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• Moment Tiktok prankster wearing Argentina shirt has to be rescued by police from baying mob of England supporters in Piccadilly Circus as World Cup violence spreads across country

  16-07-2026 08:53 via dailymail.com
  
  This is the moment a TikTok prankster wearing an Argentina shirt has to be rescued by police from a baying mob of England supporters in Piccadilly Circus.
  
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• 'Perfectly well' man, 25, died in bedroom 'minutes after normal lunch'

  16-07-2026 08:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  His mum said there had been no signs that anything was wrong that day
  
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• Fears Burnham tax rises will strangle economy as figures show growth already stalling - but Pound rises as traders bet 'Red' Ed Miliband WON'T be Chancellor

  16-07-2026 08:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Official data revealed that GDP grew just 0.1 per cent in May, having dropped by the same proportion in April.
  
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• Homeowner's fury after neighbour builds elevated platform that looks like an 'East German lookout tower' - which overshadows her garden and has killed her plants

  16-07-2026 08:48 via dailymail.com
  
  The 65-year-old from Brighton, who does not wish to be named amid tensions with her neighbours, said she has been left in darkness after the 'eyesore' was built in the garden.
  
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• Mysterious ‘green mass’ spotted in waters of Loch Ness fuelling fresh Nessie rumours

  16-07-2026 08:46 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 PageA mysterious green mass has been spotted in the waters of Loch Ness, fuelling fresh rumours about the monster which is said to lurk in its depths.
  The object was caught on camera next to Urquhart Castle by a tourist on a Jacobite Cruises boat tour on June 23.Sharon Herbert had been taking a picture of the castle – but spotted the strange sight lurking
  
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• Jet2 warning over popular holiday destinations

  16-07-2026 08:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jet2 has explained who may be affected
  
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• Disturbing text messages sent between teenage lovers before allegedly killing five members of girlfriend's family

  16-07-2026 08:46 via dailymail.com
  
  Ja'ymier Davis, 16, was arrested in Illinois after authorities said he and girlfriend, 15, allegedly carried out a deadly mass shooting that stemmed from her parents' decision to homeschool her.
  
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• DAN HODGES: What Labour insiders are telling me about Ed Miliband's 'furious' reaction to Burnham's 'U-turn' on Chancellor

  16-07-2026 08:46 via dailymail.com
  
  Ed Miliband is angry. Reports that the former Labour leader has been ditched as Andy Burnham's chancellor have apparently turned Red Ed a peculiar shade of puce.
  
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• Tiny white coffin carried into tear-stained church at funeral for boy, 7, killed by firework that flew into apartment on July 4

  16-07-2026 08:40 via dailymail.com
  
  Cashmere Elijah Parker, who was in the first grade, died at Ashbrooke Apartments on Independence Day, leaving his community devastated.
  
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• British Steel brought under public ownership to save jobs and protect industry

  16-07-2026 08:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) said it was essential to maintain steel production at British Steel’s site in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, and protect UK supply chains
  
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• US woman trapped in Iran since 2024 released by Tehran as a 'gesture of Goodwill'

  16-07-2026 08:38 via dailymail.com
  
  Dena Karari has been detained in Iran since 2024. Her lawyer said on Wednesday that she was safe and traveling back to the US.
  
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• Argentinian media mock England 'humiliation' and take aim at Jude Bellingham in World Cup loss

  16-07-2026 08:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Argentinian media are having a field day at England's expense following the World Cup semi-final
  
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• Sydney woman's brutal question after Australia's alleged 'worst ever child sex offender' charged with 329 crimes: Should men work in day care?

  16-07-2026 08:32 via dailymail.com
  
  A Sydney woman has questioned whether men should be allowed to work in childcare after details about Australia's alleged 'worst ever childcare predator' were revealed.
  
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