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• Met Office warns of ‘increased heatwave risk’ this summer after record-breaking May

  04-06-2026 12:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  We could see more heatwaves over the summer period. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)The Met Office has warned this summer could be a scorcher as it released its three-month outlook.Monday marked the first day of meteorological summer following a week-long heatwave that began over the late May bank holiday.Temperature records were shattered as the UK experienced the warmest May night on record.May 25 was the hottest May day on record as temperatures soared to 34.8°C at
  
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• Starbucks marketing stunt backfires as South Koreans destroy tumblers and boycott chain after it launches promotion on anniversary of historical massacre

  06-06-2026 17:19 via dailymail.com
  
  The coffee giant faced calls for a boycott after promoting a new range of 'Tank' coffee tumblers on May 18, which was the same date as the anniversary of the violent 1980 Gwangju Uprising.
  
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• Man charged as boy, 17, has leg amputated after stabbing at Barry Island

  06-06-2026 17:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called to the seaside town, the setting of hit show Gavin and Stacey, on May 25 (Picture: Wales News Service)A 17-year-old boy had his leg amputated after he was stabbed on Barry Island on Bank Holiday Monday.Emergency services were called to the seaside town, the setting of hit show Gavin and Stacey, on May 25.
  A 17-year-old boy suffered life-changing injuries in the incident and underwent a leg amputation, South Wales Police said earlier this week.He remains under crit
  
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• ‘Best show of the decade’ returns to streaming after shock removal

  06-06-2026 17:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  Viewers were bereft when a fan favourite sitcom was removed from Netflix in April (Picture: Shutterstock)One of the most beloved television shows of the past decade is returning to streaming after being removed by Netflix.Viewers were left heartbroken back in April when it was revealed that their favourite show would no longer be available on the platform.First airing in 2015, the Dan and Eugene Levy-created sitcom Schitt’s Creek ran for six series before concluding its run in 2020.For th
  
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• Dua Lipa and Callum Turner LIVE wedding updates: Singer wows in dress as famous guests gather

  06-06-2026 17:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dua Lipa and actor Callum Turner are set to tie the knot again this weekend, in a stunning ceremony in Palermo, Italy, surrounded by hundreds of friends and family
  
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• Lee Andrews LIVE: Katie Price's 'true motive' for ditching wedding ring as she lands in UK

  06-06-2026 17:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Katie Price has flown to Dubai to be reunited with Lee Andrews, after claims he was due to be released from prison after saying he was imprisoned on suspicion of espionage
  
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• Pokémon’s ‘Voice Of A Generation’ allegedly caught scamming kid at card show

  06-06-2026 17:08 via metro.co.uk
  
  Pokémon theme singer Jason Paige has become mired in a huge scandal (Shutterstock)Jason Paige, the musician behind the iconic Pokémon theme tune, has been accused of scamming a young fan at a card show.The singer, actor and writer, dubbed ‘The Voice Of A Generation,’ is best known for singing the theme to the hit ’90s cartoon.Accusations of Paige’s ‘scam’ arose when he allegedly attended a card show in Orlando, where he’s said to have made
  
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• Iran war live: US 'lacks will to reduce tensions'

  06-06-2026 17:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump remains confident of bringing about an agreement to the conflict with Iran and that its leaders have "no choice" but to agree to a deal
  
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• Bombshell new evidence puts double killer Christopher Halliwell in frame for third murder

  06-06-2026 17:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Official records prove Halliwell had links to the spot where Melanie Hall's remains were dumped 30 years ago while a former friend says he also knew the city she was abducted from, Daily Mirror investigation finds
  
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• Rules for flying flags at home for 2026 World Cup - or risk £2.5k fine

  06-06-2026 17:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Homeowners need to know to stay on the right side of the law
  
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• Husband who plotted with au pair to murder wife is jailed for life

  06-06-2026 17:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  Brendan Banfield looks on during the double murder trial for Brendan Banfield in Fairfax County Circuit Court (Picture: AP)A husband who plotted with the family’s au pair to kill his wife and another man they hoped would take the blame has been jailed for life.Brendan Banfield, 40, a former Internal Revenue Service law enforcement officer, was found guilty of murdering his wife, Christine Banfield, an intensive care nurse, and Joseph Ryan in February 2023.Jailing him, Judge Penney Azcarat
  
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• Four people arrested near Appleby Horse Fair after police discover hoard of 'hippy crack' - while travellers take over town for annual gathering

  06-06-2026 17:05 via dailymail.com
  
  Officers stopped an Audi RS6 from Leeds just before 11pm and found the loot alongside more than £1,500 in cash.
  
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• Made-for-cinema moment four hooded teens pull a gun on the wrong Marine veteran trained in hand-to-hand combat

  06-06-2026 17:04 via dailymail.com
  
  Marine veteran Jheyco Borda, 35, put his training to use after a group of teens pulled a gun on him in broad daylight in Maryland.
  
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• Crime gang busted after 'highly sophisticated' mail order drug ring

  06-06-2026 17:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Iain Potter, Jack Wright and Ross Fathi have been jailed for running a 'highly sophisticated' mail-order drugs gang from a unit in Bury, Greater Manchester
  
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• Inside Stephen Mulhern’s personal life from early career to romantic relationships

  06-06-2026 17:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Stephen Mulhern has been a mainstay on British television for nearly 30 years years (Picture: Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images)Stephen Mulhern has been a fixture on our TV screens since the late nineties – so what do we know about the 49-year-old’s personal life?Since starting his career on CITV, he has presented the likes of Dancing on Ice, Britain’s Got More Talent, Catchphrase and Deal Or No Deal.
  But he’s not just a TV host – Stephen has appeared in pantomimes (wher
  
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• Two charged after a man was allegedly assaulted and found dead outside his Tweed Heads home

  06-06-2026 16:57 via dailymail.com
  
  Emergency services were called to a home in Seaview Crescent, Tweed Heads, shortly after 2am on Saturday after reports of an alleged assault 800m away.
  
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• Arsenal make offer to sign PSG defender on free transfer ahead of Barcelona

  06-06-2026 16:57 via metro.co.uk
  
  Revenge for Budapest? Not quite, but Arsenal could land one of PSG’s young stars (Picture: Getty Images)Arsenal have made an approach to sign Paris Saint-Germain defender Emmanuel Mbemba on a free transfer.18-year-old Mbemba, who plays at centre-half and left-back, has had a bright campaign with PSG’s Under-19 side, captaining them in the Coupe Gambardella final victory over Montpellier in May.The teenager has been offered his first professional deal by the French and European champ
  
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• Amputee girl, 12, is a 'trailblazer' on the football pitch after birthday cancer diagnosis

  06-06-2026 16:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Millie Blair was diagnosed with caner on the day of her 11th birthday and eventually had to have her leg amputated. But the inspiring young girl is emerging as a rising star on the football pitch
  
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• Putin's 'Arctic chokehold' tactic that can put London in range of hypersonic nukes: How Russia could seize 400-mile-wide ocean 'gateway' putting UK in crosshairs

  06-06-2026 16:50 via dailymail.com
  
  A strategic Arctic sea route dubbed a potential 'chokehold' could become Vladimir Putin's latest weapon against the West.
  
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• Pep Guardiola issues Champions League warning after Arsenal defeat to PSG in final

  06-06-2026 16:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola has warned that the Champions League ‘destroys projects’ (Mundo Deportivo)Pep Guardiola has warned clubs not to chase success in the Champions League after Arsenal’s defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in last season’s final.PSG won the Champions League for the first time in their history last year and successfully defended the trophy by beating Arsenal on penalties in Budapest last month.Guardiola, meanwhile, has won the Champions League three times as a manager
  
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• Council apologises after claiming e-bikes can help women 'look nice' and 'perform their traditional domestic responsibilities'

  06-06-2026 16:42 via dailymail.com
  
  Furious residents called out the sexism on Facebook, with one woman writing: 'Kingston council e-bike sexist horror', and: 'Weep, women of Kingston, weep!'
  
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• Billionaire war erupts as colorful tycoon is accused of running iconic Greenbrier hotel into the ground by moguls who are plotting hostile takeover bid

  06-06-2026 16:41 via dailymail.com
  
  A US senator has been accused of running the iconic Greenbriar Hotel into the ground to cover his debts as two Texans plot to take over.
  
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• Van driver smashes way through roadworks after losing temper at closures

  06-06-2026 16:40 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 PageThis is the moment a van driver smashed through a set of roadworks in a fit of rage.Footage released by Balfour Beatty shows the white van ignoring signs saying the road was closed and instead ploughing straight through the barriers.The infrastructure firm has given its workers body cameras after seeing an increase in abuse from road users.Balfour Beatty sai
  
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• Ex-Masterchef host Gregg Wallace's 'immaculate' £1.3m country retreat on the market - complete with own lake

  06-06-2026 16:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Gregg Wallace revealed that he was selling his home in Kent to start a new life in Yorkshire and Italy with his wife, Anne-Marie Sterpini, and their son Sid.
  
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• 'Tourists go home!' Furious Lanzarote residents glue shut Airbnb key boxes and put fake police tape to cordon off beauty spots as they blame British holidaymakers for sky high rents and overcrowded beaches

  06-06-2026 16:28 via dailymail.com
  
  Over 2 million travellers from Britain and Ireland visit the cheapest of the Canary Islands every year - accounting for more than half of their tourist business.
  
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• Dua Lipa ‘gives £5,000 to Palermo locals’ after wedding location graffitied by angry protesters

  06-06-2026 16:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  Dua Lipa and Callum Turner made sure to pay up after ‘taking over’ Palermo with their wedding (Picture: Reuters/Nick Edwards)Charitable Dua Lipa has opened up her purse to compensate Palermo locals inconvenienced by her lavish wedding.On Thursday, the 30-year-old pop star arrived in Sicily with new husband Callum Turner, 36, for a star-studded blowout to celebrate getting hitched.Reportedly costing £1.5million, the three-day party has ‘taken over’ the city, with Ch
  
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• REVEALED: The Government's RADICAL plan to counter AI threat to Irish jobs as minister warns of a 'huge hollowing out of the middle classes'

  06-06-2026 16:25 via dailymail.com
  
  The move comes amid the loss of 1,000 tech sector jobs and growing coalition fears that 'the real challenges will come when AI hits the next level, the banks, insurance companies...'
  
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• Seven-month-old Palestinian baby shot by Israeli troops in occupied West Bank

  06-06-2026 16:24 via metro.co.uk
  
  Fahd Abu Haikal, 41 displays a mobile photo of his seven month old Palestinian baby boy Sam, who was killed on Friday when Israeli soldiers fired at their vehicle (Picture: AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)A Palestinian baby has been killed by Israeli soldiers who opened fire on his parents’ car in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said.Sam Fahd Abu Haikal was killed Friday evening, and his parents were wounded while driving in the Tel Rumeida area south of Hebron City, accor
  
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• Entrepreneur stabbed to death in luxury London high-rise

  06-06-2026 16:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  Daniel Manuel (left) was murdered in Bondway, Vauxhall, following an argument over money with Fawaz Abdulkareem (right) (Picture: Metropolitan Police/PA Wire)An entrepreneur was stabbed to death in a luxury block of flats in London before the killer through the knife out of the window from the 14th floor.
  Daniel Manuel, 32, was murdered in Bondway, Vauxhall, following an argument over money with Fawaz Abdulkareem, 36.
  Daniel had spent an evening at a nightclub with friends when they turned to A
  
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• BRIAN READE: 'UK politics is depressing as a pool of cold dog sick - but I know what Starmer must do'

  06-06-2026 16:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  After yet another tumultuous week in politics, Brian Reade says if Starmer had a makeover that turned him into The Thick Of It's Malcolm Tucker, the calls for his resignation would soon disappear
  
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