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• Meet BlessU-2, the robotic priest

  30-05-2017 23:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BlessU-2 has been installed in Wittenberg, the birthplace of the Protestant Reformation 500 years ago.
  
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• Coronation Street legend Jack P Shepherd confirms departure – but fear not

  16-06-2026 10:44 via metro.co.uk
  Jack will be taking a break from the cobbles (Picture: Instagram/hannitreweek)The thought of Coronation Street without David Platt (Jack P Shepherd) is pretty unconscionable, isn’t it?Since taking over the role 26 years ago in 2000, Jack has been an absolute stalwart of the street, an integral piece of the Platt puzzle, and a perennial lightning rod for utter calamity and chaos.Most recently, he’s had to contend with the insidious manipulation of his recently-discovered sister
  
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• Man Utd consider signing £25m Fulham star as Manuel Ugarte replacement

  16-06-2026 10:41 via metro.co.uk
  Carrick’s midfield rebuild is well underway (Picture: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)Manchester United are interested in signing Fulham’s Sander Berge to reinforce their midfield this summer.With Michael Carrick now in place as their new permanent head coach, United have made rebuilding their midfield a priority with a deal to sign Ederson from Atalanta already in place.With Elliot Anderson seemingly out of reach, they have also made Mateus Fernandes a top target with talks underwa
  
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• Harry Potter fans go wild after TV show casts major character cut from movies

  16-06-2026 10:29 via metro.co.uk
  The Harry Potter adaptation has cast the character of Peeves the Poltergeist (Picture: Aidan Monaghan/HBO Max/PA Wire)The Harry Potter TV series is making good on its promise to fill out the wizarding world in a way that the films couldn’t fully.The HBO production has now cast the character of Peeves the Poltergeist, one who was cut from the original hit films.Peter Serafinowicz will take on the role of the cheeky ghoul, usually found cooking up some sort of mischief in the corridors of H
  
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• Man Utd set price to sign Crysencio Summerville after contacting West Ham

  16-06-2026 10:23 via metro.co.uk
  Man Utd are interested in West Ham’s Crysencio Summerville (Picture: Getty)Manchester United have contacted West Ham to discuss a surprise move for Netherlands winger Crysencio Summerville, according to reports.Summerville, 24, is expected to leave West Ham this summer following the Hammers’ relegation from the Premier League.The Dutch forward was one of West Ham’s more influential players last season but was unable to prevent the east London club from dropping down into the C
  
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• Trump’s reflecting pool turns green again weeks after it was painted blue

  16-06-2026 10:14 via metro.co.uk
  
  The residents of the pool didn’t seem to mind (Picture: Reuters)After Donald Trump forked out $20 million to refurbish Washington DC’s Reflecting Pools, the iconic landmark is already filled with algae.The President has been vocal about the renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting pools this past month.The government announced it was fixing leaks in the pool’s granite foundation and coating it with a bright blue cover ahead of the 250th anniversary of the US.But
  
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• Reflecting pool Trump spent $20 million cleaning is full of algae again

  16-06-2026 10:14 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 PageAfter Donald Trump forked out $20 million to refurbish Washington DC’s Reflecting Pools, the iconic landmark is already filled with algae.The President has been vocal about the renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting pools this past month.The government announced it was fixing leaks in the pool’s granite foundation and coating it with
  
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• World Cup referee explains ‘white power’ gesture as FIFA issue response

  16-06-2026 10:11 via metro.co.uk
  
  Video assistant referee Shaun Evans ahead of Germany vs Curacao (Picture: X)Shaun Evans, the video assistant referee at the centre of controversy over a ‘white supremacy’ gesture has put it down to an ‘involuntary, subconscious twitch.’Ahead of Germany’s 7-1 win over Curacao in Houston on Sunday, the VAR officials were shown and Evans clearly made a symbol with his right hand.The Australian made a circle with his thumb and forefinger, with his other three fingers e
  
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• New Emmerdale trailer confirms police drama as struggling Charity disappears

  16-06-2026 10:09 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 PageCharity Dingle (Emma Atkins) continues to struggle in Emmerdale following her sexual assault ordeal by the sinister Dr Todd (Caroline Harker) and next week she gets in the car and drives out of the village, leaving her loved ones incredibly concerned.The much-loved show matriarch, as viewers know, has had a very tough time as of late.
  After agreeing to be s
  
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• Brooklyn Beckham’s scathing advert leaves his family ‘stunned and heartbroken’

  16-06-2026 10:01 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 PageBrooklyn Beckham’s fresh dig at his family estrangement has left his parents ‘heartbroken’.The eldest son of David and Victoria has taken a very public dig at his parents in a new World Cup advert for food delivery service Door Dash.The 27-year-old hot sauce salesman was seen smirking in the advert as he said: ‘You’re probably w
  
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• Bungee jumper 'still alive when found 'after being thrown off bridge without rope'

  16-06-2026 09:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, 21, plunged to her death after bungee jumping staff allegedly forgot to attach a rope to her before throwing her from a 130ft foot high bridge
  
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• Iran launch extraordinary attack over 'oppressive' World Cup treatment in USA... and claim they have been FORCED to leave

  16-06-2026 09:54 via dailymail.com
  
  DANIEL MATTHEWS IN LOS ANGELES: In an extraordinary attack after the game in LA, striker Mehdi Taremi pleaded with FIFA to 'help' resolve their 'unfair' World Cup ordeal.
  
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• Horrific discovery as wounded Rottweiler is found in a wheelie bin at Keirle Park in Manly - and warning is sent to its owner: 'Heartless act'

  16-06-2026 09:53 via dailymail.com
  
  The canine was found with a deep wound on the right side of his body and with overgrown nails.
  
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• Who is Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha, 40, after Spain tears and sudden Instagram fame

  16-06-2026 09:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Vozinha broke down in tears after starring for Cape Verde in a World Cup draw with Spain which made history
  
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• The best Father’s Day gifts for stylish, sporty and hard-to-buy-for dads

  16-06-2026 09:43 via metro.co.uk
  
  From coffee kits to cool accessories, shop the best Father’s Day gifts under £50 that Dad will actually use and love. (Picture: Metro/Getty)
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  We’ve come to know by now that men are notoriously hard to buy for. Year after year, when Father’s Day, Christmas or their birthday rolls around, we ask ourselves the sam
  
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• Starmer's last stand? PM braces for Trump backlash on under-16 social media ban, defence and immigration at G7 summit - as Andy Burnham allies plot to seize power in days

  16-06-2026 09:43 via dailymail.com
  
  Keir Starmer is in the French Alps for a gathering of the powerful G7 group of nations.
  
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• Woman leaves venue without paying but three years bar boss gets their own back

  16-06-2026 09:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A woman left a Spanish bar without paying her bill and three years later, when she returned, the owner allegedly confronted her for the unpaid bill – only for her to hit back with a scathing online review
  
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• 'Inconsolable' Beckham camp hit back at smirking son Brooklyn's advert mocking his parents  - as backlash forces him to limit comments

  16-06-2026 09:40 via dailymail.com
  
  Friends of the Beckhams have revealed they were left shocked to see Brooklyn's latest advert as he took a savage swipe at his parents in an Instagram post with food delivery firm DoorDash.
  
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• Full list of people who don't have to wear a seat belt

  16-06-2026 09:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It is a legal requirement to wear a seat belt while in a moving vehicle in the UK, but there are some exceptions
  
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• Humiliation for Putin as Ukrainian drones strike Moscow's main oil refinery just ten miles from Kremlin

  16-06-2026 09:36 via dailymail.com
  
  Drones breached newly-strengthened air defences in the Russian capital in a hit that coincided with the G7 summit in France .
  
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• BBC Radio 2’s Tina Daheley quits months after ‘work husband’ Scott Mills’ exit

  16-06-2026 09:36 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 PageBBC Radio 2 newsreader Tina Daheley has announced that she is leaving her breakfast radio show after 18 years of presenting.The 45-year-old presenter revealed the news during an emotional moment on Tuesday morning’s Radio 2 Breakfast show with stand-in host Gary Davies.Her exit comes just days before Sara Cox is due to take over the Radio 2 Breakf
  
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• BBC Radio 2 star Tina Daheley steps down from breakfast radio after 18 years

  16-06-2026 09:36 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 PageBBC Radio 2 newsreader Tina Daheley has announced that she is leaving her breakfast radio show after 18 years of presenting.The 45-year-old presenter revealed the news during an emotional moment on Tuesday morning’s Radio 2 Breakfast show with stand-in host Gary Davies.Her exit comes just days before Sara Cox is due to take over the Radio 2 Breakf
  
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• Dad wins £2million Omaze mansion - then sells it six months later for another house

  16-06-2026 09:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A lucky dad of two won a £2million Omaze mansion in Devon, but he made the 'lifechanging' decision to sell the property just six months later, for another house in Sussex.
  
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• World Cup coach sacked after one game and nightmare start to group stage

  16-06-2026 09:32 via metro.co.uk
  
  Tunisia’s French head coach Sabri Lamouchi has been sacked (Picture: Getty)Tunisia have sacked head coach Sabri Lamouchi in the wake of their disastrous World Cup defeat against Sweden.The Eagles of Carthage arrived in America with genuine hope of progressing from the group stage, but their chances of qualification lie in ruins after suffering a 5-1 defeat against rampant Sweden.A series of defensive blunders was capitalised upon by Graham Potters dark horses whose prolific forwards, Alex
  
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• 'Britain is being set on fire by racists'

  16-06-2026 09:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  OPINION: The relentless airtime given to those who wish to divide us could result in something terrible happening. And last week, it did, with the riots and violence seen in Belfast
  
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• Unexpected explanation when world's largest indoor theme park in UK closed after just 3 years

  16-06-2026 09:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The London landmark was the first Sega theme park in Europe and claimed to be the largest indoor theme park in the world when it opened, but it wasn't long before it closed its doors
  
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• Widower's ashes mistakenly scattered 200 miles from where he wished to be with wife in 'crematorium blunder'

  16-06-2026 09:28 via dailymail.com
  
  The ashes of a widower who wanted to be interred with his wife were mistakenly scattered 200 miles away in a devastating blunder by a Labour council crematorium.
  
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• Brooklyn Beckham LIVE: David and Victoria 'inconsolable' as they respond to cruel dig

  16-06-2026 09:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Brooklyn Beckham has returned to social media after his younger sister, Harper, was spotted outside his home in Los Angeles, while he didn't address his family feud, he said 'it's complicated'
  
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• Lawyer explains legal rights when a neighbour's tree overhangs your garden

  16-06-2026 09:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Garden disputes over overhanging trees and branches are common in summer
  
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• Donald Trump to break FIFA protocol and set up another awkward moment in World Cup final

  16-06-2026 09:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  Trump will be involved in handing the trophy over (Picture: Dan Mullan/Getty Images)Donald Trump is expected to break FIFA protocol and join the World Cup winners on stage in celebration when they lift the trophy next month.The President of the United States was a looming presence during Chelsea’s trophy celebrations in the Club World Cup last year – a competition that served as a large scale dress rehearsal for this summer’s tournament.Trump handed the trophy to Chelsea capta
  
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