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• Man behind Xbox backwards compatibility laid off as 25% of Obsidian devs cut

  08-07-2026 13:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Backwards compatibility is basically Xbox’s killer app (Microsoft)The key figure behind Xbox’s backwards compatibility and cloud gaming features has been laid off after 37 years at Microsoft. Xbox’s recently announced plans to cut 3,200 staff members over the course of this financial year has already impacted the majority of their development studios.The affected developers include Compulsion Games and Double Fine, which have severed ties with Xbox and regained their inde
  
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• Andy Burnham wins Labour leadership uncontested and apologises for Gaza response

  09-07-2026 20:10 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 PagePrime minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham has distanced himself from Sir Keir Starmer’s response over Gaza as he awaits being crowned leader of the country uncontested.A total of 322 Labour MPs have formally backed Burnham to be the next party leader on the first day of nominations.The former Manchester mayor, who returned to Parliament winning a by-
  
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• 'Panicked' Tyler Robinson 'fidgets' and appears to SWEAT as court hears from trans lover Lance Twiggs for the first time: Live updates

  09-07-2026 19:54 via dailymail.com
  
  Tyler Robinson appeared to panic and sweat as of recorded testimony from his trans lover Lance Twiggs was played in court.
  
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• Tyler Robinson hearing rocked by bombshell video of trans lover Lance Twiggs' police interview

  09-07-2026 19:51 via dailymail.com
  
  The footage showed Lance Twiggs, 23, being interrogated in April 2026 by Utah police, over the aftermath of Kirk's assassination at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025.
  
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• Moment fake taxi driver kidnapped drunk woman on night out with friends

  09-07-2026 19:51 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 PageChilling footage shows the moment a predator posing as a taxi driver kidnapped a drunk woman off the streets before bundling her into his car.Kuldip Chahal was caught on CCTV dragging the lone victim into his white VW Golf after she got separated from friends during a night out.The woman was approached by the 51-year-old while waiting for a taxi in Newcastle
  
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• Guards are brought in to keep order as huge queues form at Russian petrol stations following wave of successful Ukrainian attacks on refineries

  09-07-2026 19:51 via dailymail.com
  
  Long queues of cars now snake back at filling stations across Russia as drivers feel the impact of the Ukrainian strikes, designed to put pressure on Russia to make ​peace with Ukraine
  
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• Hosepipe ban affecting 350,000 comes into effect for first time in 30 years amid record breaking heatwave

  09-07-2026 19:50 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 PageMore than 350,000 people are living under a hosepipe ban as a heatwave warning is extended across the UK.Cambridge Water, said the temporary ban, which could see rulebreakers fined £1,000, would come into effect at 1am on Friday.They claim it would ‘help protect local water resources and the region’s internationally important chalk streams&
  
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• Man jailed for 'terrifying' attempted murder of estranged wife with baseball bat

  09-07-2026 19:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Laurence Worville, 51, who tried to kill his estranged wife by deliberately driving at her before beating her with a baseball bat, has been jailed for 24 years
  
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• The one threat America's most secure prison was never built for: Fast-moving wildfire closes in on ADX Supermax where El Chapo, terrorists, and killers are locked down

  09-07-2026 19:42 via dailymail.com
  
  A massive, fast-moving wildfire is spreading toward the ADX Supermax, the fortress-like 'Alcatraz of the Rockies' that houses some of the world's most notorious criminals.
  
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• Met Police officer, 29, had his firearm collection seized over journal entries about Jack the Ripper and owning an 'arsenal' of weapons

  09-07-2026 19:42 via dailymail.com
  
  PC Dermot McCabe, 29, moved from his home in Wales to join the capital's police force, but was placed on desk duties over concerns about what he had been writing, a court heard.
  
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• Man Utd flop set to leave as Michael Carrick closes in on summer signing

  09-07-2026 19:24 via metro.co.uk
  
  Karl Darlow is expected to join Michael Carrick’s Manchester United on a free transfer (Picture: Getty)Manchester United are reportedly on the cusp of signing free agent Karl Darlow.Darlow, 35, is available on a free transfer this summer having allowed his contract with Leeds United to run down last month.Leeds had been pushing to secure Darlow on a new deal after the goalkeeper ousted Lucas Perri as Daniel Farke’s number one last season, with the veteran shot-stopper starting every
  
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• UPS 'inside man' jailed for masterminding £10m cocaine smuggling operation

  09-07-2026 19:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Zak Archbold, aka 'King' used his position as a UPS warehosue supervisor to help smuggle class A drugs worth millions into the UK
  
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• Iran strikes back at US targets in Gulf states and warns Trump faces a 'crushing response' if attacks continue as ceasefire crumbles

  09-07-2026 19:21 via dailymail.com
  
  The US military said on Wednesday that its latest strikes were aimed at keeping the Strait open after it said Iranian forces had struck three tankers in the area.
  
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• Fury as scores of dementia patients are booted out of their care home to make way for new development

  09-07-2026 19:20 via dailymail.com
  
  Nearly 100 dementia patients are facing imminent eviction by the end of the year from the Silverado Beach Cities Memory Care Community in Redondo Beach.
  
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• Horribly eerie way well-liked artist, 28, drowned during boating trip to lake with his friends

  09-07-2026 19:18 via dailymail.com
  
  Fidel 'Omil' Ojway, 28, of Lilburn, was on a boating trip with friends at Lake Allatoona on Sunday when he jumped into the water and never resurfaced.
  
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• New tagging scandal: Thousands of criminals ordered to be electronically tagged have not had devices fitted

  09-07-2026 19:05 via dailymail.com
  
  The Ministry of Justice has admitted for the first time that 5,450 offenders were not wearing the electronic monitoring devices at the end of March, despite having been ordered to do so.
  
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• World Cup LIVE: England star suspended by FIFA as 27 countries demand investigation

  09-07-2026 19:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  France will face Morocco in the first quarter-final match of the 2026 tournament but the clash has been mired in controversy while England face Norway on Saturday but Haaland's side face issues
  
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• Trump's enforcer fires off chilling five-day ultimatum carrying threat to prosecute election officials

  09-07-2026 18:59 via dailymail.com
  
  The letters were sent by a top DOJ official to election officials in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. One election official described it as a 'threat.'
  
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• Midwest girl, 8, killed by bolt of lightning while playing in her garden as she was walking indoors after hearing thunder rumble

  09-07-2026 18:54 via dailymail.com
  
  Kinslee Tschida was struck down in rural Serena on Friday evening after a thunderstorm rolled in while she played with her cousins in her backyard.
  
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• Police warn children as young as 15 are being arrested for acting as foreign state proxies

  09-07-2026 18:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood spoke to the press after Counter Terrorism Police confirmed youngsters are regularly recruited by China, Russia and Iran - because they’re cheap and replaceable assets
  
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• Tyler Robinson appears to sweat as he braces for bombshell video of his lover Lance Twiggs in court: Live updates

  09-07-2026 18:48 via dailymail.com
  
  Tyler Robinson appeared to sweat after the judge overseeing his hearing ruled that part of recorded testimony from his trans lover Lance Twiggs will be played in court today.
  
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• Wimbledon star requires medical attention after colliding with ball girl

  09-07-2026 18:46 via metro.co.uk
  
  Demi Schuurs was involved in a nasty collision (Picture: BBC)Wimbledon doubles player Demi Schuurs required medical attention after she was involved in a nasty collision with a ball girl at the All England Club.Schuurs and partner Ellen Perez took on Shuko Aoyama and Liang En-shuo on No3 Court as they looked to book their place in the semi-finals of the women’s doubles.Seeking to hold serve at 3-3 in the first set, Schuurs desperately backtracked as she looked to retrieve a looping f
  
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• Vickrum Digwa, brother and father plead not guilty to multiple weapons offences

  09-07-2026 18:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Vickrum Digwa, his brother and his father have pleaded not guilty to multiple weapons offences
  
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• Half a century of Western intervention in Iran has failed spectacularly - and the current US-Israeli military offensive will too: PETER HITCHENS

  09-07-2026 18:40 via dailymail.com
  
  As airstrikes against the Islamic Republic resumed on Wednesday, the longstanding Mail on Sunday columnist questioned the wisdom of pursuing a policy of hostility towards Iran.
  
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• '£14.45 and you don't even get any strawberries!' Wimbledon's new self-serve Pimm's machine isn't a hit with fans as they moan over cost and lack of fruit

  09-07-2026 18:38 via dailymail.com
  
  For the first time in the tournament's history, the All England Club has introduced self-service Pimm's machines, allowing fans to pour the iconic drink themselves in a bid to speed up service.
  
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• Trump's eyebrow-raising verdict on the sexual assault claim that vanquished Graham Platner

  09-07-2026 18:35 via dailymail.com
  
  Donald Trump delivered an eyebrow-raising verdict Wednesday night on the sexual assault claim that scuttled Democrat Senate hopeful Graham Platner's campaign.
  
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• Original looksmaxxer drowns in Thailand after ‘steroid and drug fuelled rampage’

  09-07-2026 18:35 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 American fitness influencer drowned in a lake following a meltdown at a luxury housing estate in Thailand.Connor Michael Murphy, 31, allegedly yelled frenzied prayers as he went on a rampage through Lake Wood Village near Bangkok.Neighbours called police in the early hours of July 7, when he was heard screaming and trashing his rental home before suddenly
  
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• Latest EA sports game review bombed over single-player microtransactions

  09-07-2026 18:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  Microtransactions aside, EA Sports College Football 27 is apparently a very solid game (EA)Fans of EA Sports College Football 27 are revolting over the game’s sneaky microtransactions, but it’s claimed EA won’t cave no matter how loud the backlash gets.Microtransactions in sports video games are nothing new. For as manipulative and expensive as they are, they’ve been a fixture for years, for the simple reason that plenty of people are happy to pay for them.The EA Sports
  
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• Never mind Edinburgh, you'll now find 'Chippy Sauce' in the Oxford English Dictionary... as well as 'rowie' and 'crow road'

  09-07-2026 18:28 via dailymail.com
  
  One is a tradition peculiar to patrons of Edinburgh fish and chip shops while the other is favourite across Aberdeenshire.
  
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• England star banned for two World Cup games and will miss Norway match

  09-07-2026 18:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jarell Quansah was sent off in the win against Mexico (FIFA via Getty)England defender Jarrell Quansah has received a two-game ban from FIFA and will miss the World Cup quarter-final against Norway on Saturday.Quansah was given a straight red card for his tackle on Jesus Gallardo during the second half of England’s3-2 win over Mexico on Sunday.A statement from FIFA on Thursday read: ‘The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has imposed the following sanction on England’s national-team
  
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