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• MPs undertake ancient meditation classes INSIDE Parliament

  15-12-2016 20:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More than 140 MPs and peers have taken ancient meditation courses inside Parliament – to help them ‘find peace in a frantic world’.
  
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• Chelsea eye up Marc Cucurella replacement from Premier League rival

  24-06-2026 18:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  Marc Cucurella has swapped Chelsea for Real Madrid while he’s at the World Cup (Picture: Getty Images)Chelsea are looking for a new left-back after Marc Cucurella’s departure for Real Madrid and have a Premier League star on their radar.The Spanish giants signed Cucurella early in the summer, bringing in the Spain international for €60 million (£52m).That leaves a hole to fill in the squad of incoming manager Xabi Alonso, with Jorrel Hato the remaining option at left-back
  
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• Big Apple’s been gripped with sporting fever – but the World Cup had to wait for its slice

  24-06-2026 18:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns at the ticker-tape parade at New York City Hall (Picture: Shutterstock)New York’s biggest thing when the region’s first World Cup game took place was not at MetLife Stadium, but 2,000 miles west, in Texas.The New York Knicks went into game five of the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs one game away from history. Their last championship came half a century ago but that doesn’t quite explain the level of hysteria gripping Manhattan.This is N
  
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• Milly Alcock is great but watching Supergirl is like bad karaoke

  24-06-2026 18:00 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 PageFaster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound! Look, up in the sky, it’s Supergirl! Yes, after David Corenswet reminded the world that a man can fly in Superman 2025, Milly Alcock is here to prove women can soar, too. So is Supergirl good? Well, to damn with faint praise, it&rsqu
  
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• I was sexually assaulted by another female as a child – Charity’s Emmerdale story is long overdue

  24-06-2026 18:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Charity’s harrowing story in Emmerdale has raised an important issue rarely covered on mainstream TV (Picture: ITV)
  This article contains discussion of sexual violenceMy childhood trauma started with a ‘joke’.‘That wasn’t a joke, that was sexual assault.’
  ‘Sexual assault is one way of putting it.’My friends were discussing it among themselves after I brought it up years later.I played it down with jokes and humour, the way I handle most serious or
  
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• Abandoned UK island with a mysterious past set to finally reopen after 30 years

  24-06-2026 17:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  Birnbeck is one of only six Grade II listed piers in England (Picture: Adam Gasson/PA Media Assignments)A seaside pier left abandoned for more than 30 years has moved one step closer to reopening.Birnbeck Pier in Weston-super-Mare, which first opened in 1867, was once a popular tourist attraction, with a funfair, cafe and rides.It’s the only pier in the UK that connects to an island — Birnbeck Island — rather than extending out to sea, and standing in open water.But by 1994, t
  
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• Trump axes his OWN housing bill in stunning act of sabotage as Republicans are left reeling as President heads to Capitol Hill for showdown

  24-06-2026 17:51 via dailymail.com
  
  President Donald Trump abruptly canceled the signing of a bipartisan housing affordability bill today, putting the fate of the legislation into limbo.
  
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• Killer CrossFit trainer who repeatedly drove over man lying in the road and dismissed him as a 'smackhead' as he lay dying under the car is jailed for six years

  24-06-2026 17:50 via dailymail.com
  
  Megan Murphy, 26, drove off 'blind' with her windscreen 'completely covered with thick ice' and steered her car the wrong way down a one-way street when she drove over Darryl Tomlinson, 31.
  
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• Jose Mourinho hits back at Mikel Arteta and Arsenal criticism

  24-06-2026 17:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho: ‘If Arsenal tried to be a second Man City, probably they wouldn’t win.’ (UEFA via Getty)Jose Mourinho has hit back at the criticism Mikel Arteta received during Arsenal’s Premier League title-winning campaign last season.Arsenal won the title for the first time in 22 years last month as they finished seven points clear of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League.The Gunners also reached their first Champions League final since 2006 but they were be
  
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• From Downing Street to... Coronation Street? Andy Burnham 'looking to set up a No10 in the North' by moving part of his PM team to Manchester

  24-06-2026 17:48 via dailymail.com
  
  The would-be prime minister is said to be looking to set up a 'No10 in the North' as part of his bid to decentralise power away from Westminster.
  
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• Former FBI agent makes stunning Nancy Guthrie prediction about 'porch guy': 'Things are happening'

  24-06-2026 17:47 via dailymail.com
  
  Investigators previously released footage showing a masked man tampering with Nancy Guthrie's doorbell camera the night she disappeared.
  
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• Fraudster who fleeced worried parents out of £34,000 in 'hi mum' text scam pretending to be their children weeps as she's spared jail

  24-06-2026 17:45 via dailymail.com
  
  Beyonce Lazarus, 26, preyed on worried parents by sending them spam messages posing as children who had lost their phones in the so-called 'hi mum' scam.
  
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• Family speak of ‘torture’ schoolgirl, 14, was put through after body found

  24-06-2026 17:44 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 family of a schoolgirl found dead close to her home have thanked all the volunteers who searched for her.Lilly Jones, 14, was found in dense undergrowth near her town’s bowls club in Duffryn Park, Blaina, Wales.In a statement, her family said: ‘Thank you so much to everyone who shared, searched and helped us we can never thank you all enough.
  
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• Eight people handed a combined sentence of 450 years in prison over anti-ICE riot

  24-06-2026 17:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A former US Marine was among eight people handed lengthy prison sentences totalling 450 years after a protest outside a Texas immigration detention centre turned violent
  
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• Meghan Markle's 'crisis' over summer UK visit with Prince Harry and kids

  24-06-2026 17:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: As the Sussexes reportedly plan their trip to Britain, a royal expert tells the Mirror that returning here won’t be easy but they must face the challenge
  
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• 6 of the biggest box office flops of the 2020s so far

  24-06-2026 17:41 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lightyear should have been huge but it wasn’t (Picture: Pixar/Disney/THA/Shutterstock)There’s no denying that the 2020s have given us some seriously big movies – and while we’ve got more entertainment than ever at our fingertips thanks to streaming services, the cinema remains as popular as ever.This year has already seen the biggest film so far – The Super Mario Galaxy Movie – smash past the $1bn mark worldwide, while the likes of Michael, Project Hail Mary
  
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• UK weather live: Hottest June day ever recorded as temperatures surge past 35.8C

  24-06-2026 17:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  England has shattered the 50-year-old record for the hottest June day as temperatures surge towards 40C, with extreme heat sparking at least 1,000 school closures
  
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• LISA BRADY: I've been in the therapy room as a counsellor and a client. Here's why I find the practice of subpoenaing notes in Irish rape trials so utterly reprehensible

  24-06-2026 17:40 via dailymail.com
  
  In Irish legal history, this practice only applies to sexual offence cases, of which the majority of complainants are women.
  
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• Sinister real reason IVF mother was implanted with another couple's embryo: America's $6bn fertility industry exposed... as experts warn catastrophic mix-up is tip of iceberg

  24-06-2026 17:39 via dailymail.com
  
  The Fertility Center of Orlando's website is full of images of the dream it once sold. The center has now closed after 'thoughtful consideration.' Others might call it the mother of all IVF scandals.
  
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• Transfer news LIVE: Man Utd 'reach agreement', £69m Arsenal boost, Tottenham confirm deal

  24-06-2026 17:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Latest transfer news and rumours from around the Premier League, as well as the top European leagues with updates on Mateus Fernandes, Ayyoub Bouaddi, Enzo Fernandez and much more
  
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• If you don’t have air con, these Prime Day fans are the next best thing

  24-06-2026 17:35 via metro.co.uk
  
  Because British heat is a different kind of chaos. (Picture: Metro/Amazon/Getty)
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  If you’ve stepped outside recently, you’ll know the heat is pretty much unbearable – and with global warming, the UK’s heatwaves are only going to get more frequent.  A proper heatwave is here, with temperatures expected
  
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• Hardworking mom is kicked to the ground and beaten in brutal food stand brawl in Los Angeles

  24-06-2026 17:35 via dailymail.com
  
  Arabelia Martinez, 62, was selling hot dogs around 4pm last Monday when she was assaulted in an attack she says was racially aggravated.
  
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• Pregnant Democrat, 40, facing federal assault charges appears in court with desperate plea

  24-06-2026 17:32 via dailymail.com
  
  A Democrat member of Congress has argued for over a year that she did nothing wrong during a clash with federal law enforcement at an immigration facility last summer.
  
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• GTA 6 fans ‘devastated’ there’s no disc as Rockstar confirms no online at launch

  24-06-2026 17:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Ultimate Edition packs a lot in (Rockstar Games)The lack of a physical disc for GTA 6 has sparked anger, as Rockstar stays silent on the whereabouts of GTA Online. 
  Earlier today, Rockstar announced GTA 6 will be released with standard and ultimate editions priced at $79.99 and $99.99, respectively, when it launches on November 19, 2026. Althouhg there’s no official UK price yet.The ultimate edition comes with a large amount of in-game DLC, ranging from cosmetic items to uni
  
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• Cholesterol drug find could offer alternative to statins - 'new treatment option'

  24-06-2026 17:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Scientists say a breakthrough could offer hope for patients
  
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• Which teams have been knocked out of the World Cup so far – and who’s qualified from their group?

  24-06-2026 17:24 via metro.co.uk
  
  The stakes are ramping up at the World Cup (Picture: Getty)The second round of group stage games has seen the World Cup dreams of five sides come to a premature end.Whilst being knocked out of the World Cup after just two matches may seem implausible in a tournament where the eight best third-place sides qualify for the knockouts, the early exits are all down to a new rule that has been introduced for 2026.Instead of using goal difference as the first tiebreaker to split teams who finish level
  
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• Nottingham maternity scandal families tell of anger at NHS staff who kept quiet

  24-06-2026 17:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Parents have spoken out after biggest maternity inquiry in NHS history finds 520 mums and babies suffered harm or death at Nottingham hospitals linked to poor care
  
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• Extreme heat conference in London cancelled because of extreme heat

  24-06-2026 17:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  Londoners are sweltering in unprecedented heat (Picture: Amer Ghazzal/Shutterstock)A conference on extreme heat has been cancelled… because of extreme heat.The talk was due to take place at LSE’s Shaw Library in central London on Wednesday as part of London Climate Action Week.But as temperatures reached record-breaking highs today and the Met Office issued a rare red heat warning – for only the second time in history – university bosses were forced to pull the talk.&ls
  
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• Extreme heat cancels extreme heat conference in London

  24-06-2026 17:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  Londoners are sweltering in unprecedented heat (Picture: Amer Ghazzal/Shutterstock)A conference on extreme heat has been cancelled… because of extreme heat.The talk was due to take place at LSE’s Shaw Library in central London on Wednesday as part of London Climate Action Week.But as temperatures reached record-breaking highs today and the Met Office issued a rare red heat warning – for only the second time in history – university bosses were forced to pull the talk.&ls
  
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• Forecasters warns of rare weather phenomenon blood rain which will cover your cars in filth

  24-06-2026 17:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Blood rain — which the Met Office says happens when high levels of red-coloured dust or particles get mixed into rain — is expected to occur amid the sweltering heatwave
  
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