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• Missing cop's final one-word text before vanishing as only his surfboard found

  16-05-2025 11:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Popular police officer Jay Notaro, from Australia, disappeared earlier this year, with his surfboard and car being the only things located. His close friend shared the last thing he said to her
  
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• ‘I was shopping in Morrisons when Pierce Brosnan called me about Prince Naseem film’

  07-01-2026 13:15 via metro.co.uk
  Amir El-Masry takes on the role of British boxer ‘Prince’ Naseem Hamed in Giant (Picture: Sam Taylor Inc)When you’ve got former James Bond star Pierce Brosnan in your corner – quite literally – then you know someone’s got your back. It was something actor Amir El-Masry discovered on Giant, the vibrant new boxing drama based around the rise of ‘Prince’ Naseem Hamed. The cocksure British Muslim world champion featherweight boxer dominated the s
  
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• Martin Lewis shares essential steps to get Nationwide £100 bonus payout for 2026

  07-01-2026 13:14 via metro.co.uk
  Don’t miss out on free cash (Picture: Shutterstock)Last year, four million Nationwide customers received £100 each as part of the building society’s Fairer Share Payment initiative.As Nationwide shares profits among members (rather than shareholders), the annual scheme has seen more than £1 billion issued as one-off loyalty ‘reward’ bonuses in the three years since its inception.Whether it’ll return for 2026 likely won’t be confirmed until May. If
  
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• I’ve been to 96 countries — these are the 3 you should visit in 2026

  07-01-2026 13:02 via metro.co.uk
  What countries are on your bucket list? (Picture: Getty Images)These days, travel inspiration is found on social media — we look to trusted TikTok creators and Instagram influencers for advice on where to go next.One person that you’ve probably heard of (and if you haven’t, you should definitely check out) is Kate McCulley, better known by her ‘gram handle,@Adventurous Kate.Over the last 15 years, the Forbes Top 10 Travel Influencer has visited 96 countries, from Antarct
  
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• Oliver Glasner responds to Manchester United links after Ruben Amorim sacking

  07-01-2026 13:01 via metro.co.uk
  Oliver Glasner is one of the favourites to replace Ruben Amorim (Picture: Getty)Oliver Glasner was giving little away when asked about speculation linking him with the vacant Manchester United managerial post.The Red Devils are on the hunt for a new head coach after parting ways with Ruben Amorim following growing tensions between the head coach and the club’s senior hierarchy.The move brings to an end Amorim’s underwhelming 18-month tenure, which sees him depart Old Trafford with t
  
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• Drag Race winner plans to sue RuPaul after claims of ‘inflicting emotional distress’

  07-01-2026 13:01 via metro.co.uk
  Tyra Sanchez, real name James Ross, has announced plans to sue RuPaul and Michelle Visage (Picture: World of Wonder)Drag Race winner Tyra Sanchez has shared plans to file a lawsuit against RuPaul and Michelle Visage in a damning new social media post.The drag star, 37, whose non-stage name is James Ross, won the second season of RuPaul’s Drag Race in 2010 and has since been involved in a series of controversies.In 2018, Ross was banned from attending DragCon after posting online threats a
  
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• 5 budget-friendly ways to boost your health and wellbeing this January

  07-01-2026 13:00 via metro.co.uk
  These are just a few boosters that will see you through Jan, and beyond. (Picture: Metro/Getty)
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  When January rolls around again, it’s easy to get caught up in the furore of a ‘new year, new me’. However, if that doesn’t resonate for you, or you simply want to make a few small improvements rather than a to
  
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• Man who sold suicide drugs to four people for £100 each jailed for 14 years

  07-01-2026 12:57 via metro.co.uk
  Miles Cross arriving at Mold Crown Court accused of supplying drugs to help people end their own lives (Picture: Andrew Price/View Finder Pictures)A man who charged £100 to supply a poison to people who used it to kill themselves has been jailed for 14 years.Miles Cross, 33, sold the chemical to four people including Shubhreet Singh, who was later found dead, Mold Crown Court heard.Another person died after purchasing the drug from Cross, while detectives traced three more who survived.Cr
  
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• Women are missing tens of thousands they’re owed during divorce — it happened to me

  07-01-2026 12:56 via metro.co.uk
  Hundreds of thousands of women will enter retirement on the poverty line (Picture: Getty)Danielle, from Hertfordshire, was blissfully happy when she sold her flat and moved into her dream home with her husband and their one year-old-daughter in 2014. But just four months later, he came home from work and announced he was leaving.Her ex, who worked in advertising, was always the higher earner, particularly after Danielle took two years of maternity leave to care for baby Isabella, who was born w
  
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• I thought something was wrong with my vagina — the truth was in my knickers

  07-01-2026 12:55 via metro.co.uk
  Women just want ‘proper’ knickers (Picture: Getty Images)
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  This is probably TMI, but I’ve never been a fan of a thong. I don’t care what anyone says; they’re just not comfortable. And don’t even get me started on G-strings.But it seems to me that these days, it’s not just the fabric versi
  
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• Pictured: Teen who died in car crash but whose parents spent three weeks believing he was alive after police blunder

  07-01-2026 12:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The family of Joshua Johnson, 18, were mistakenly informed by officers that he had survived a collision near Rotherham which claimed the lives of two others.
  
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• Suicide substance seller Miles Cross set up QR code for people to buy deadly chemical

  07-01-2026 12:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: Miles Cross, 33, set up a business preying on the vulnerable and mentally ill on an internet suicide website, posting a QR code which allowed people to order a chemical directly from him
  
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• Man, 33, jailed for 14 years for assisting suicide by selling poison used by man and woman to take their own lives

  07-01-2026 12:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Miles Cross, 33, set up an internet business selling the lethal substance, before targeting vulnerable 'customers' in an online chat forum.
  
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• Man, 33, who assisted suicides with deadly chemical he flogged online is jailed

  07-01-2026 12:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Miles Cross, 33, sent the substance through the post to four people and pleaded guilty to four counts of intentionally committing an act capable of encouraging or assisting suicide
  
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• Bread and cereal warning as average Brit's diet linked to silent killer

  07-01-2026 12:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  You may not realise that many of the foods you eat regularly could lead to high blood pressure
  
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• The woman to topple Sadiq Khan? Farage unveils Reform's London mayor candidate, vowing to tackle violent 'foreign gang' crimewave and axe Ulez

  07-01-2026 12:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mr Farage insisted Reform could kick out the three-term winning Labour leader as he confirmed Laila Cunningham, a former CPS prosecutor and ex-Tory councillor in Westminster.
  
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• Owner of pedalo firm accuses Rachel Reeves red tape and tax hikes of killing his family's 50-year-old business

  07-01-2026 12:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sam Jones said he can no longer afford to operate the seasonal service on Weymouth Beach in Dorset following two successive Labour budgets.
  
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• Nine schoolchildren among 18 people hurt after bus and coach collide on slip road

  07-01-2026 12:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nine school children were among 18 people injured when a bus and a coach crashed on a slip road.
  
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• Peers resume battle over 'unsafe' assisted dying laws as supporters demand more time to force it through the House of Lords

  07-01-2026 12:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lord Falconer, the ex-Labour minister and a key backer of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, will request 'further time' for debate in Parliament's upper chamber.
  
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• Met Office 'danger to life' Storm Goretti warning as 90mph winds bring snow

  07-01-2026 12:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has issued a 'danger to life' amber warning as Storm Goretti brings 90mph winds and snow, with power cuts and travel disruption likely
  
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• Fashion expert shows simple way to mimic the Kate Middleton's winter style

  07-01-2026 12:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Princess of Wales was pictured wearing a light brown and cream patterned silk scarf during the Royal Family's traditional Christmas morning walk to church last month
  
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• My sister was brutally raped and murdered by our Kurdish family in Britain's most notorious honour killing - now we need to change the law to ensure it doesn't happen again

  07-01-2026 12:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Banaz Mahmod, 20, from Mitcham, London, was murdered on the orders of father Mahmod Mahmod and uncle Ari Mahmod after she left an abusive arranged marriage.
  
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• EastEnders’ Heather Peace doubles over with laughter during hilarious blooper

  07-01-2026 12:33 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 PageAdmit it. We all love a good soap blooper – and EastEnders has certainly had its fair share. Now, Eve Unwin-Panesar (Heather Peace) takes her place in this dubious Hall of Fame…While the dark gripping storylines of Albert Square don’t exactly leave its residents eager to crack a smile, there are plenty of hilarious moments behind the
  
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• Britain's most wanted man who supplied half of boats in all Channel migrant crossings jailed for 11 years

  07-01-2026 12:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Adem Savas boasted that he was the 'King of Transport'after becoming the biggest supplier of small boats for migrant crossings in the English Channel..
  
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• Boots winter skincare buys with half price savings on No7, Garnier and more

  07-01-2026 12:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Boots has dropped a number of discounts on winter skincare this month to combat any beauty fan's January blues
  
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• £10,000 reward to catch killer who mutilated and murdered love rival

  07-01-2026 12:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Crimestoppers are offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of Ceyhan Dinler, who is daid to have fled to Turkey after brutally murdering his live rival Cumali Turhan
  
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• 'I died after allergic reaction and discovered the shocking truth about the world'

  07-01-2026 12:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Matthew Melton says felt as though he was 'blasted through a wormhole' after 'dying' on the operating table, only to learn the shocking truth about life and the world
  
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• Venezuela armed motorbike gangs hunt down Donald Trump fans after Maduro kidnapping

  07-01-2026 12:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A gang of armed Maduro supporters have taken to the streets of Caracas in Venezuela to allegedly intimidate and detain people supporting US President Donald Trump
  
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• QAnon Shaman no longer supports Donald Trump a year after he pardoned him

  07-01-2026 12:26 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 PageWith an American flag painted on his face, a raccoon skin hat with horns, and armed with a sign reading ‘Q sent me’, the January 6 ‘QAnon Shaman’ is hard to forget.
  Now, Jacob Chansley, who was jailed for his part in the January 6 riots on the US Capitol, has revealed he no longer supports Donald Trump.
  The shaman revealed he’s
  
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• Home Bargains brings back 'giant' £12 'egg' hamper that sold out last year

  07-01-2026 12:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  People are already ordering items to put away for the celebration later this year
  
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