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• Lodger ‘beheaded and hacked apart by weapons fanatic’

  24-06-2026 14:24 via metro.co.uk
  
  Richard Dyson was reported missing in November 2019 (Picture: SWNS)A missing man’s body was dismembered with a saw before being hidden in a concrete-filled barrel for almost six years, a murder trial has heard.Richard Dyson’s remains were found in concrete on farmland in Barnsley last summer, more than five years after he vanished in late 2019.Jurors have heard that the 55-year-old died from a fatal shotgun wound to the torso before his body was allegedly dismembered.Christopher Wri
  
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• The hype about South Africa turned me off. Then I went there myself

  27-06-2026 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  A first time visit to South Africa dispelled preconceptions for our writer (Picture: Robertson Buckhaven)South Africa, it turns out, is the Taylor Swift of countries. It transforms people into hardcore, chanting superfans. Have you noticed?I’ve witnessed many rational people losing the plot over Cape Town.Their eyes glaze over, they mutter about Table Mountain, its cable car, to-die-for views, killer beaches, legendary surfing and the sacrosanct ritual of the braai (traditional barbecue).
  
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• Sarah prison ending ‘confirmed’ in Coronation Street thanks to someone very close to her

  27-06-2026 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sarah Platt is hiding a killer secret (Picture: ITV)Sarah Platt (Tina O’Brien) could get reported to the police for killing Theo Silverton (James Cartwright) by her own daughter in Coronation Street.Earlier this year, actress Lucy Fallon, who is 30, teased the drama set to unfold for her soap alter-ego Bethany Platt, and admitted that fans will probably end up not really liking the character.When asked at the Grand National Festival at Aintree Racecourse if Bethany has any big stories com
  
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• One of Hollyoaks’ biggest ever legends spotted on set for major return

  27-06-2026 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  She’s back! (Picture: Lime Pictures)Hollyoaks was forced to make some incredibly difficult choices when Channel 4 decided to shrink it’s output from five half-hour episodes a week to just three twenty-minute instalments.The down-sizing of the show saw 130 members of staff made redundant, including 20 cast members and was an incredibly brutal time for many who’d worked for so long on the show.The two cast axings that perhaps upset fans the most were James Nightingale (Greg
  
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• Max springs a big wedding surprise on Cindy but it’s not looking good in EastEnders

  27-06-2026 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  As always in Walford, there’s rarely a celebration without a bit of drama (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) is determined to celebrate her engagement in style next week in EastEnders, but while one surprise from Max Branning (Jake Wood) seems like a dream come true, trouble could be brewing behind the scenes.With wedding plans on her mind, Cindy starts organising an engagement party and hopes her family will be just as excited as she is. However, she
  
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• British doctor is arrested over murder of model whose body was found in suitcase - after he claimed to be innocent saying he was watching England in World Cup at the time

  27-06-2026 09:42 via dailymail.com
  
  Matthew Foster-Smith, 46, from Poole, Dorset, has been arrested by Columbian police over the murder of Natalia Villalba Angarita, 36, who was found dead inside a suitcase on June 22.
  
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• Major update in search for runaway giraffe in Texas after helicopters scrambled

  27-06-2026 09:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 10ft-tall giraffe, which weighs at least 544kg and is called Gracie, was missing for almost two weeks from the remote Cedar Hollow Ranch in Texas Hill Country
  
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• Thomas Skinner shares first photo of new baby after Strictly controversy

  27-06-2026 09:32 via metro.co.uk
  
  Thomas Skinner has welcomed his fourth child with wife Sinéad (Picture: Shutterstock)Thomas Skinner has shared the first photos of his fourth child with wife Sinéad after welcoming the newborn this weekend.Posting a family selfie from Sinéad’s hospital room, The Apprentice star, 35, wrote: ‘Today at 5:51pm, our little bundle of joy arrived weighing a healthy 7lb 13oz, and honestly, we couldn’t feel more blessed.’Describing his wife, 34, as ‘inc
  
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• Best plane seat to avoid germs on Ryanair, easyJet, TUI - doctor's flight advice

  27-06-2026 09:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The decision of where to sit on a plane could impact the rest of your holiday
  
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• Chain-smoking World Cup star who 'couldn't run' was actually 'genius' that made history

  27-06-2026 09:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The former midfielder is the only player to have scored at a World Cup for two different countries
  
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• ‘Loving and kind’ mum killed after train crashed into car at level crossing named

  27-06-2026 09:19 via metro.co.uk
  
  Kerry Coombes, 33, died in the collision in Hoghton, Lancashire, at 8.50am on Thursday (Picture: BTP)A ‘loving’ mum who was killed after a train crashed into her car at a level crossing leaving an eight-year-old girl fighting for her life has been pictured.Kerry Coombes, 33, died in the collision in Hoghton, Lancashire, at 8.50am on Thursday. The train pushed the car at least 100 yards down the track, witnesses say.Kerry, a social worker, was pronounced dead at the sc
  
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• Wham! manager tells of George Michael's shock 'stage fright' and reveals secret to band's success

  27-06-2026 09:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A music mogul has relived the moment when WHAM! made history as the first Western pop group to play China, after communist ministers thought he was trying to buy coal
  
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• UK heatwave latest: Thunderstorms disrupt sleep during tropical night with extreme heat warning in place

  27-06-2026 09:13 via metro.co.uk
  
  People have woken up bleary-eyed and begging for the heatwave to end after another tropical night with thunder rolling over the UK.
  A new June record temperature of 37.1C was reached in Cavendish, Suffolk, yesterday, some hours after Wattisham in the region hit 36.9C on the third day of the heat spell.Thunderstorms swept across the southern parts of England overnight, with people saying they were woken up by loud bolts and ‘strobe lights’ like they have never seen before.
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• 'Spacious yet compact' £10 Home Bargains cabin bag right size for easyJet and BA

  27-06-2026 09:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Shoppers looking to 'travel in style' could do just that with the latest travel deal at Home Bargains
  
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• World's first full-size ship tunnel will be just one mile long - and cost £671m

  27-06-2026 09:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Norwegian government has given the green light for the construction of the world's first full-size ship tunnel, the Stad Ship Tunnel, which will be built on the country's west coast
  
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• 'My stalker was just a face in the crowd, but with a phone in her hand, she became incredibly dangerous'

  27-06-2026 09:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Life was made hell for Dr Jessica Taylor when a woman launched an online campaign of terror against her. The ordeal had her fearing for her career, her sanity - even her life
  
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• Why the most disgusting scene from Jackass: Best and Last was nearly cut

  27-06-2026 09:00 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 PageThe final film in the Jackass franchise has hit our screens, and one scene in particular has everyone talking.Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Chris Pontius and the gang are back for Jackass: Best and Last, the fifth and final instalment in the film series, which is full of mischievous antics, big laughs, and a celebration of friendship.However, cinemagoers have b
  
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• What I Own: We left London for our £850,000 Brighton home — then we found asbestos

  27-06-2026 09:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  This weekend, we’re in Brighton chatting to Frederique (Picture: Andrew Hasson)Welcome back to What I Own – Metro’s property series where we speak to homeowners about getting on the ladder.When Frederique Etienney-Pope and her husband found out they were expecting their third child in 2020, they knew they were ready to leave London.At the time, they were living in a small flat in Brixton, and while they loved everything the city had to offer, they wanted to move
  
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• Prince William faces gruelling Harry ultimatum from Charles as King 'tired of estrangement'

  27-06-2026 09:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Prince Harry is set to return to the UK with his family in tow for the first time in four years, with King Charles 'taking charge' in thawing frosty relations. But it might come at a cost for Prince William
  
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• 'Financial guilt made me ask my children's dad to take them full time'

  27-06-2026 09:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  With the run up to the summer holidays on the way, many parents will start to feel a sense of guilt for the financial strain it can bring - and pressures to afford activities for their children is weighing heavy
  
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• England icon was left penniless and forced to sell jumpers from his 1-bed flat

  27-06-2026 09:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One of England's greatest ever goalscorers endured hard times after hanging up his boots
  
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• Authorities confirm a fourth case of bird flu has been detected in Australia

  27-06-2026 09:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Western Australia on Saturday confirmed another positive case in a giant petrel on the state's southern coast.
  
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• GP warning as heatwave ‘danger’ can continue after temperature drops

  27-06-2026 08:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  With the weather due to cool down, the danger might still be present
  
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• BRIAN READE: 'Andy Burnham needs to drag us all back to the 1970s'

  27-06-2026 08:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Miserable Thatcherites are warning about Burnham repeating the Satanic Seventies, Brian Reade says, but there is a big reason why the rich and right-wing are so fearful of that decade
  
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• Lidl now selling £15 portable heatwave essential that 'keeps you cool for 7 hours'

  27-06-2026 08:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The supermarket has added to its selection of cooling devices with a heatwave-ready item available today
  
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• I left Essex for St Lucia — I’m happier, healthier and eat out for £5 a night

  27-06-2026 08:42 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ebony Joseph did something most only dream of (Picture: Ebony Joseph / SWNS)Ever daydreamed about escaping to an island with white sand beaches and dazzling blue waters, where dinners out cost £5 a night?Well that’s exactly what one Essex woman went and did.Ebony Joseph left Southend-on-Sea and moved to St Lucia in April 2025, after struggling with her mental health and becoming disillusioned with life in the UK.The pastry chef, 30, said she felt trapped in a cycle of working &lsquo
  
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• 'Stay cool wherever you go' with Home Bargains £8 item 'perfect' for heatwaves

  27-06-2026 08:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Shoppers can attach the item on desks, tables, bed frames, strollers and even car seats for cool airflow on-the-go
  
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• Venezuela earthquake live: UK rescue team deployed as death toll nears 1,000

  27-06-2026 08:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Two powerful earthquakes rocked Venezuela this weel - at least 920 people have been confirmed dead so far, with the figure expected to rise as tens of thousands are missing
  
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• Heatwave smashes June temperature record again as lightning strikes spark fire

  27-06-2026 08:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The UK recorded its hottest ever June temperature for a third day in a row on Friday as heatwave conditions continue to bake the country
  
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• Brexit blamed for decade of chaos as Britain prepares for seventh PM in 10 years

  27-06-2026 08:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  With Keir Starmer’s impending departure as Prime Minister, the UK is facing yet another PM with Andy Burnham expected to enter Downing Street in a coronation as leader
  
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