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• No game changer? Well, perhaps one

  02-04-2015 23:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC political editor Nick Robinson examines the leaders' performances in Thursday's debate, how the TV event might affect both the election and the future of UK politics.
  
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• Gary Neville ‘not surprised’ Arsenal have been rejected by top transfer target

  29-07-2026 17:09 via metro.co.uk
  
  Vinicius Junior preferring to stay at Real Madrid has ‘not surprised’ Gary Neville (Picture: Getty)Gary Neville claims Vinicius Junior would have been a ‘spectacular’ transfer coup for Arsenal and he is ‘not surprised’ to see the forward preferring to stay put at Real Madrid.Vinicius has entered into the final 12 months of his current contract at Madrid and negotiations over a possible renewal have thus far come to nothing.Sensing a potential opening, Premier
  
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• 'Sick' influencer and his friends who mocked Ann Widdecombe's killing for laughs at art display with eerie resemblance to murdered politician 

  29-07-2026 17:06 via dailymail.com
  
  Danny Karne, who goes by the moniker 'Danny Lambo' and his friends were described as 'sick' by Nigel Farage over the stunt in which he mocked Widdecombe's killing.
  
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• The dangerous power adaptors holidaymakers need to avoid this summer

  29-07-2026 17:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  Safety first – even when on holiday (Picture: Getty/Metro)When packing for a holiday, there are a few things you should never go without: sunscreen, passport and a travel adaptor that bursts into flames.Well, maybe not that last one. Electrical safety experts found thousands of dodgy travel adaptors for sale on popular online marketplaces.Electrical Safety First (ESF) tested 14 products from AliExpress, Amazon Marketplace, eBay and TikTok Shop – all failed to meet safety standards.
  
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• The best lipsticks for National Lipstick Day, including Pillow Talk and Black Honey

  29-07-2026 17:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Pucker up! (Picture: Metro/Getty)
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  National Lipstick Day is back again, falling on July 29, which means it’s time to indulge in one of the most-loved products in our makeup bags.Whether you’re a classic red, can’t resist a glossy nude, are forever on the hunt for the perfect pink, or go bold with vivid shades, there&
  
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• Andy Burnham speech recap: Emotional PM's THREE pledges to fix social care prioritised over assisted dying

  29-07-2026 16:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Andy Burnham is outlining how he will fix the creaking social care sector in a major speech this morning, and even invited Kemi Badenoch and Ed Davey into cross-party talks
  
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• Dr Fauci REFUSES to answer any COVID-19 questions and blasts Rand Paul's 'unhinged obsession' with him as he invokes Fifth Amendment

  29-07-2026 16:58 via dailymail.com
  
  Dr Anthony Fauci is refusing to answer any questions during an explosive hearing on COVID-19 origins.
  
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• Pauline Hanson spearheads new bill that would stop citizens with links to ISIS from returning to Australia

  29-07-2026 16:57 via dailymail.com
  
  Pauline Hanson hopes to push her new bill, Protecting Australians from Foreign Terrorist Fighters Bill, when parliament returns on August 11.
  
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• Farage quit parliament in a huff – why should Burnham invite him to talks?

  29-07-2026 16:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  Farage is locked out of a room he himself stormed out of (Picture:Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)Leader of Reform UK Nigel Farage is having a hissy fit because, to coin a political phrase, he isn’t ‘in the room where it happens.’But Farage is locked out of cross-party discussions because he himself stormed out of the room, slamming the door behind him. He’s now banging on that same door begging to be let in. Sounds absurd, and yet simultaneously&n
  
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• Chelsea lose out on Kerim Alajbegovic transfer as rival club agree £34m deal

  29-07-2026 16:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  Chelsea had held talks to sign Kerim Alajbegovic this summer (Getty)Chelsea have lost out in the race to sign Kerim Alajbegovic as Juventus have agreed a €40 million (£34.2m) deal to sign the Bayer Leverkusen winger, according to reports in Germany.Xabi Alonso’s side were in the driving seat to sign Alajbegovic and had hoped to reach an agreement with Leverkusen over the weekend.However, Sky Germany reports that Juventus have agreed an initial €33m (£28.2m) fee
  
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• The greatest partnership in TV history is about to happen

  29-07-2026 16:46 via metro.co.uk
  
  Despite what you might think, this is not a good guy (Picture: Games Workshop)For more than a hundred centuries, I have sat immobile on a Golden Throne, a burned-out husk unable to feel anything beyond apathy and irritation.Okay, that’s not actually true.
  I don’t have a Golden Throne, just an office chair with a missing arm that I’ve been using for 18 months, nor am I hundreds of centuries old, although if you saw me that might surprise you.Still the stuff about apathy and irr
  
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• Dad 'with temper' downed 11 cans before leaving baby son blind and brain damaged

  29-07-2026 16:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Christopher Yates, of Morris Road, Swalwell, Gateshead, only called for an ambulance 'several' hours after the attack and lied to doctors about what had happened
  
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• Trump says the US is going to ‘beat the f***ing s***’ out of Iran

  29-07-2026 16:44 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 PagePresident Donald Trump has declared the US is going to ‘beat the f***ing s***’ out of Iran as the war shows no sign of slowing down.The threat was issued on Wednesday morning on Fox News after a missile strike on American forces in Jordan overnight.Tension has continued with disputes over the Strait of Hormuz ongoing for several months, and
  
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• Disgraced ex-Oakland mayor who turned city into crime-ridden, shantytown hellhole embroiled in PROSTITUTION and pay-to-play scandal, feds say

  29-07-2026 16:44 via dailymail.com
  
  Sheng Thao, 41, served as the Oakland mayor from 2023 to 2024. But while she was in office, she allegedly used her political powers to enhance her own interests, while leaving the city to rot.
  
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• Remains of Brit father are found in a well 25 years after he disappeared in France - as partner is investigated

  29-07-2026 16:43 via dailymail.com
  
  The remains of a missing British man have been found at the bottom of a well over 25 years after his disappearance. 
  
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• Family unleash after 'maniac' drug driver who killed their daughter while on parole is sentenced

  29-07-2026 16:38 via dailymail.com
  
  Jordan Kenyon has been sentenced for killing 12-year-old Mia Rossiter in a car crash on January 3, 2024.
  
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• White House staff exodus hits Karoline Leavitt's press team with major departure

  29-07-2026 16:37 via dailymail.com
  
  White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is losing another valuable team member.
  
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• Britain's most overcrowded commuter trains are revealed as thousands are left standing at peak times

  29-07-2026 16:37 via dailymail.com
  
  While commuter towns can offer a quieter life and more green space, there is one inescapable ritual for city workers implied in the name: the commute.
  
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• Anguished nurse's wails in agony as murder trial hears 911 audio after she killed her 3 young kids, with clothes they were wearing and exercise band used to kill them shown to jurors

  29-07-2026 16:37 via dailymail.com
  
  Lindsay Clancy breathed erratically and covered her face as she broke down in tears during the second day of 'America's saddest murder trial.'
  
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• Lindsay Clancy shakes and sobs as nurse's murder trial hears 911 audio from evening she killed her three children, moments after their clothes and exercise band 'weapon' were shown: Live updates

  29-07-2026 16:36 via dailymail.com
  
  Jurors in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial saw the clothes that her three children wore on the night they were strangled to death by their mother.
  
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• Scientists reverse autism-like symptoms in hours with one drug dose

  29-07-2026 16:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The effect was seen within hours.
  
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• Moment family screams as five masked robbers smash their way into home during terrifying nighttime raid

  29-07-2026 16:35 via dailymail.com
  
  The robbery took place on a residential road in the Cranford area of Hounslow, in west London, on Saturday, July 25.
  
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• Lip reader reveals what Zelensky told Netenyahu in tense ‘disagreement’

  29-07-2026 16:35 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 PageA lipreader has revealed what she claims Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Benjamin Netanyahu during a tense exchange in Washington.The Ukrainian President and the Israeli Prime Minister were filmed having a passionate chat at the funeral of Senator Lindsey Graham last night.The world leaders were at Washington National Cathedral to honour the influential Republican,
  
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• Female Minnesota mayor is accused of being sex pest who texted colleagues about her desire to be 'weinered' by one of her bodyguards

  29-07-2026 16:34 via dailymail.com
  
  The Democratic mayor allegedly texted a photo of a swaddled baby with the face of a police officer who sometimes works on her security detail edited on top.
  
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• Alex Jenkinson accused of threatening Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor faces new trial date

  29-07-2026 16:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It is alleged Alex Jenkinson, 39, caused alarm or distress to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, at Marsh Farm on the Sandringham Estate
  
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• Royal hat designer defends Princess Beatrice’s controversial fascinator for William and Kate’s wedding

  29-07-2026 16:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Beatrice was the talk of the Prince and Princess of Wales’ 2011 wedding as her unique hat received much criticism - with the designer speaking out on the furore his creation sparked
  
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• Maternity unit closure at vital north Devon hospital sparks mum and baby safety fears

  29-07-2026 16:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  North Devon District Hospital - the most remote major hospital in mainland England - has announced it will temporarily close its maternity unit due to lack of doctors
  
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• Martin Lewis' MSE reminder as 'free £225 offer' ends on July 31

  29-07-2026 16:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  People who are interested in the deal should not waste any time
  
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• 20 million Americans across 17 states face risk of blackout

  29-07-2026 16:28 via metro.co.uk
  
  17 US states are at risk of a blackout due to extreme heat (Picture: Getty Images)Around 20 million Americans across 17 states are living with the threat of a potential blackout.As North America continues to face extreme heat warnings — which are pushing the power grid to its limits — the US Department of Energy (DOE) has been forced to take action.Specifically, authorising the operator serving parts of 17 states to activate idle power sources.
  These states are: Arizona, Arkans
  
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• Schoolboy angler, 14, catches mega 195lb skate fish - 'breaking nationwide record' for biggest caught by a child

  29-07-2026 16:25 via dailymail.com
  
  Henry Ralph, who has just turned 14, hooked the enormous flat fish on his first cast of a fishing session from the shore.
  
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