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• Netflix is testing a ‘Shuffle Play’ button

  19-08-2020 12:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  Netflix is going to make it even easier to find something to watch (Getty Images)Netflix has been kicking around the idea of a shuffle button for a while now, but it seems like it’s getting closer to reality.At first it seemed like it would be introduced under select TV shows and simply cough up a random episode.
  But new pictures posted online seem to suggest it’s going much further than that.Instead of being located within the bowels of Netflix, the option is going to be right there
  
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• Former RAF chief says Trump has called Putin’s bluff over tanker seizure

  07-01-2026 19:24 via metro.co.uk
  The US authorities have dramatically seized two vessels including the M/T Sophia (pictured) which was operating in international waters (Picture: SWNS)A ‘Tom Clancy-esque’ operation led to the dramatic seizure of an oil tanker linked to Russia and Venezuela by US forces in the Atlantic, according to a former British Air Vice-Marshal.  Sean Bell said that Donald Trump’s administration had essentially called Russia’s bluff over
  
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• Former England manager Kevin Keegan diagnosed with cancer

  07-01-2026 19:18 via metro.co.uk
  Former England and Newcastle United manager Kevin Keegan (Picture: Getty)Former England manager Kevin Keegan has been diagnosed with cancer after being admitted to hospital with ongoing abdominal symptoms.Keegan, who also managed Newcastle United, Manchester City and Fulham, will soon undergo treatment, his family said in a statement.‘Kevin Keegan was recently admitted to hospital for further evaluation of ongoing abdominal symptoms,’ a statement from Keegan’s family read.&lsq
  
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• How to help people surviving on the streets during freezing weather

  07-01-2026 19:14 via metro.co.uk
  Rough sleepers feel the effects of poor weather more acutely than others (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)People sleeping rough are at greater risk than ever as London councils deactivate emergency housing protocols amid an Arctic blast and the looming threat of heavy snow from Storm Goretti.Many people today woke up to icy pavements and closed schools as temperatures plummeted once again due to the relentless Arctic blast.Forecasters have warned that conditions will only worsen, as y
  
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• Woman is shot DEAD by ICE after 'trying to run officers over in act of domestic terrorism'

  07-01-2026 19:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A woman was allegedly shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer before crashing her car in Minneapolis.
  
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• Nick Reiner eerily smiles in court as his lawyer sensationally withdraws from case after being given 'no choice'

  07-01-2026 19:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Reiner, 32, appeared at the Los AngelesSuperior Court Stanley Mosk Courthouse on Wednesday.
  
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• Tensions flare as Russian lawmaker accuses US of PIRACY after Trump's forces seize two ships in daring raids: Live updates

  07-01-2026 19:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth claimed that the 'blockade' of sanctioned Venezuelan oil remains in 'full effect' after the US secured a Russian-flagged oil tanker in European waters.
  
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• Moment bungling cash machine raider uses homemade bomb to blow up village ATM in botched theft attempt - as he's jailed for eight years

  07-01-2026 19:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kristopher Follos, 45, set off improvised explosives at the ATM outside a service station in a rural village.
  
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• Traffic campaigner puts up 'Bears crossing' signs to get drivers to slow down after three crashes outside her house

  07-01-2026 18:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Penny Ballinger, from Drybrook, Forest of Dean, erected the signs after three car crashes took place outside her home.
  
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• 'UK dragged into Trump warmongering - but one mis-step could spark major conflict'

  07-01-2026 18:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  British forces dragged into yet another Trump-promoted drama as the US tracks down a sanctioned Russia-flagged tanker and chases it down north of the UK using a British spy plane
  
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• Man accused of killing Grindr date told police he fell asleep on top of him during sex, jury hears

  07-01-2026 18:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Josh Baxter, 28, is accused of killing Michael Barron, 38, after the pair met on the dating app on January 26 last year
  
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• Beloved medical assistant, 46, named as woman killed by mountain lion while hiking - as grim cause of death is revealed

  07-01-2026 18:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kristin Marie Kovatch, 46, has been identified as the female hiker who was tragically killed by a mountain lion in Colorado on Thursday.
  
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• The 'vigilante mum' (of seven) running to be Reform's London mayor: Laila Cunningham is the Muslim daughter of migrants Farage hopes can beat Sadiq Khan

  07-01-2026 18:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The former CPS prosecutor was once labelled a 'vigilante mum' after tracking down and chasing muggers who targeted some of her seven children.
  
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• ‘I use this ancient Japanese technique to ward off criminals in Oxford’

  07-01-2026 18:42 via metro.co.uk
  Councillor David Henwood has been patrolling the streets of Littlemore, Oxford, with hyōshigi (Picture: Tom Wren / SWNS)A suburb in Oxford has discovered that the answer to crime prevention may not lie in CCTV, Ring doorbells, or neighbourhood WhatsApp groups, but in two pieces of wood banged together.After a spate of tyre slashings and knife attacks, residents of Littlemore have begun tackling crime with the historic Japanese method of hyōshigi.Hyōshigi is a basic musical instru
  
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• Man jailed for throwing boy off Tate Modern balcony assaults hospital nurses

  07-01-2026 18:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jonty Bravery is in Broadmoor high-security psychiatric hospital serving a life sentence after he threw a six-year-old boy off a 10th-story balcony at the Tate Modern
  
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• US forces seize rogue oil tanker in daring commando-style mid-Atlantic raid as humiliated Russian navy watches on

  07-01-2026 18:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The United States has seized a Venezuela-linked oil tanker after a more than two-week-long pursuit across the ​Atlantic. 
  
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• Ruben Amorim in ‘pole position’ for new job after Manchester United sacking

  07-01-2026 18:38 via metro.co.uk
  Ruben Amorim lost his job as Manchester United manager (Picture: Getty)Ruben Amorim is being lined up for a new job just days after he was sacked by Manchester United.Amorim’s disappointing 14-month reign at Old Trafford came to an end on Monday morning.The 40-year-old, who arrived from Portuguese champions Sporting, won just 24 of his 63 games in charge of United, the lowest win percentage of any permanent manager since Sir Alex Ferguson.Poor results are only one side of the story, howev
  
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• National Lottery results LIVE as triple rollover up for grabs

  07-01-2026 18:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One lucky Lotto player could scoop the £9million jackpot - a triple rollover - in tonight's National Lottery - follow our live blog to find out the winning numbers
  
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• Horror moment families learned police had mixed up friends and other was actually dead

  07-01-2026 18:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The devastated parents of a 17-year-old boy spent three weeks grieving and planning his funeral - only for police to discover that he was in fact alive, in hospital
  
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• Foo Fighters say guitarist will miss tour dates after ‘bizarre gardening accident’

  07-01-2026 18:36 via metro.co.uk
  The Foo Fighters will be without their long-time guitarist at upcoming shows (Picture: Kevin Mazur/ Getty Images for FF)Foo Fighters guitarist Pat Smear has been forced to sit out of some of their upcoming shows after ‘smashing the s*** out of his left foot’.The musician – born Georg Albert Ruthenberg – was previously a rhythm guitarist for Nirvana and joined Foo Fighters when it was formed by Dave Grohl in 1994 following Kurt Cobain’s death.He left the band in 199
  
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• Fallout: New Vegas remaster rumours return as mystery countdown timer begins

  07-01-2026 18:31 via metro.co.uk
  A new dawn for New Vegas (Bethesda)A Fallout TV show countdown has sparked new game speculation, but don’t expect a shadow drop of the rumoured Fallout 3 remaster.One of the worst kept secrets in gaming is a remaster of Fallout 3, which was first outed three years ago in leaked Microsoft documents.Last year’s launch of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered, which was also leaked in the same documents, has only reaffirmed its existence. While we have no idea of when the remaster w
  
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• Warning signs of rare genetic disease after Jesy Nelson's twins' devastating diagnosis

  07-01-2026 18:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Pop singer Jesy Nelson revealed her newborn twins have been diagnosed with a life-changing disease that will mean they may never walk or regain their neck strength again
  
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• GMC dealership sold $80,000 truck to elderly man with DEMENTIA and let him drive the powerful vehicle home alone, family says

  07-01-2026 18:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An elderly man with dementia was sold a brand new GMC truck for over $80,000, but his family claim the car salesperson allegedly took advantage of him to get a sale.
  
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• Former Tottenham and England striker Martin Chivers dies aged 80

  07-01-2026 18:16 via metro.co.uk
  Former Spurs and England forward Martin Chivers has passed away (Picture: Getty)Tottenham have announced that club legend Martin Chivers has died aged 80.Chivers is widely regarded to be among the greatest centre-forwards in Spurs’ history having scored 174 goals in 367 games for the north London outfit.Between 1971 and 1973, Chivers was rewarded for his extraordinary goalscoring form at club level as he was capped 24 times by the England national team, netting 13 times for his country.Ch
  
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• POLL OF THE DAY: Was the US 'morally right' to capture Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro, as Kemi Badenoch claims?

  07-01-2026 18:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch cited her upbringing in military-ruled Nigeria as she backed the raid by the US to snatch Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro.
  
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• Tottenham icon Martin Chivers dies aged 80 as club announce tribute to ex-England star

  07-01-2026 18:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tottenham have issued a Martin Chivers statement announcing his death and that a tribute will be paid to their club legend
  
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• Speaker Johnson to address UK parliament as Europe spirals over Trump's campaign for Greenland

  07-01-2026 18:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson will visit London later this month to address the UK Parliament, per a statement issued Wednesday.
  
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• Pete Hegseth's review of female combat troops spurs furious backlash within the ranks: 'A sexist operation'

  07-01-2026 18:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Pentagon has ordered an investigation into whether the presence of women in 'tip of the spear' combat roles is damaging the military's ability to win wars.
  
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• Massachusetts' Democrat governor splurges $31,000 of taxpayer cash to give payoff to top aide after his arrest for COCAINE trafficking

  07-01-2026 18:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LaMar Cook, 45, was fired after police intercepted a package containing 18 pounds of cocaine that was destined for Healey's Springfield office.
  
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• DAN HODGES: Keir Starmer's latest 'relaunch' has once again flopped spectacularly thanks to Trump's sabre-rattling. The PM thought 2025 was his annus horribilis, but with his polling now worse than EVER - just wait till he sees what 2026 brings...

  07-01-2026 18:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After his 2025 annus horribilis, in the New Year the Prime Minister would hit the ground running. And he has. Sir Keir has returned from the Christmas break... and run headlong into a brick wall.
  
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