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• Nottingham stabbings: Barnaby Webber's mum demands meeting with PM after killer 'got away with murder'

  08-06-2026 12:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Emma Webber, mother of 19-year-old Nottingham attacks victim Barnaby, said Valdo Calocane 'got away with murder' as families responded to the outcome of the inquiry
  
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• Map shows new DLR extension to Thamesmead as TfL launches final consultation

  08-06-2026 14:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  The new route will run via two new stations (Picture: In Pictures via Getty Images)Plans for a £1,700,000,000 DLR extension in east London involving the creation of two new stations are being finalised.A final consultation on the plans is now underway and a map showing what the new routes would look like has been released.The route will split off from the existing DLR line to Beckton at Gallions Reach, where trains will continue on to Beckton Riverside before terminating at Thamesmead.Con
  
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• ‘Absolutely brilliant’ UK holiday park to open Wetherspoons pubs across 30 sites

  08-06-2026 14:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  Haven currently runs 39 holiday parks across the UK (Picture: Getty Images)Haven Holidays has been welcoming families to their seaside parks for more than 60 years.And now a major change is coming, as bosses have announced they’ll be opening Wetherspoons pubs at most of Haven’s 39 locations.There are already nine parks with a Spoons, and the partnership has been so successful, that CEO Simon Palethorpe says the plan is that almost all of the sites should have one.Speaking at Haven&r
  
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• Jose Mourinho to scupper Manchester United interest in Real Madrid star

  08-06-2026 13:57 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho is keen to keep hold of a Manchester United transfer target (Picture: Getty Images)Manchester United’s interest in Aurelien Tchouameni is likely to be scuppered by incoming Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho.The 26-year-old is one of a number of midfield targets for the Red Devils this summer, as they look to revamp that area of the pitch.A deal has been agreed to sign Ederson from Atalanta, with the Brazil international set to arrive on a £35m deal.It has been an event
  
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• Metre-long scorpions with six inch pincers once roamed Britain

  08-06-2026 13:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  Reconstruction of Praearcturus gigas, which once roamed the UK (Picture: Franz Anthony/Natural History Museum/Cover Images)The largest scorpion ever to walk the Earth once roamed an unlikely place.Measuring at one metre in length, the Praearcturus gigas was equipped with pincers more than 16cm long and roamed Britain 415million years ago.Yes, that’s right.You could’ve once come face-to-face with the beast here in the UK.
  The findings by the Natural History Museum and The University
  
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• Alex Horne tragically admits Taskmaster spin-off might not see the light of day

  08-06-2026 13:44 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 PageTaskmaster’s Alex Horne has sadly revealed that a spin-off of the well-loved Channel 4 might not happen.The assistant to Greg Davies, who originally created the Channel 4 series as a live stage show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, was on Richard Herring’s podcast promoting his new children’s book, The Last Pebble.Richard, who has appeared
  
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• Beatrice and Eugenie welcomed back in the fold by Mike Tindall: Ex-rugby ace led the way in greeting the York sisters and wrapped Edo in a bear hug

  08-06-2026 13:36 via dailymail.com
  
  One of the British royal family's most affable members, the husband of Zara Tindall, rushed towards 'noticeably tense' Beatrice and Eugenie to put them at ease, greeting them with smiles and hugs.
  
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• 'Every single agency failed - without exception': Families of Nottingham attack victims say 'fear of stigma and bias' left Valdo Calocane free before killings as inquiry finishes hearing evidence

  08-06-2026 13:35 via dailymail.com
  
  Barnaby Webber's mother Emma believes the systemic failings in the case have clear parallels to the murder of Henry Nowak.
  
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• Before Paris found its va-va-voom! Beautiful images illustrate French capital as it transformed from shabby to chic

  08-06-2026 13:35 via dailymail.com
  
  A beautiful photo exhibition of amateur snapshots taken around five decades ago shows streets filled with roadworks, open construction sites and ramshackle kiosks.
  
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• POLL OF THE DAY: Should parents be banned from buying a smartphone for children aged under 11?

  08-06-2026 13:31 via dailymail.com
  
  A consultation on screen use by under-16s will consider whether parents should be given advice on the appropriate age for children to be allowed to use a phone.
  
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• Jamie Laing under fire after trying to have sex with wife weeks after birth

  08-06-2026 13:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jamie Laing has shared details of trying to get intimate with his wife after their baby was born (Picture: John Phillips/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA)Jamie Laing has come under fire after admitting on his podcast trying to have sex with his wife Sophie Habboo just weeks after giving birth.The former Made in Chelsea stars were chatting on NewlyParents after the birth of their baby Ziggy when Jamie revealed he ‘tried to initiate it a couple weeks in’.Sophie proceeds to do an impressio
  
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• Transfer news LIVE: Marcus Rashford to Bayern Munich, Real Madrid bid imminent

  08-06-2026 13:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The latest transfer news on Marcus Rashford, Mason Greenwood, Michael Olise, Micky van de Ven, Morgan Gibbs-White, Morgan Rogers, Rio Ngumoha and many more
  
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• Angela Rayner cosies up to Andy Burnham as he boasts about being 'on course' for by-election triumph... while frantic Starmer tries to cling on

  08-06-2026 13:30 via dailymail.com
  
  Downing Street has been lining up 'legacy' policies to improve the PM's standing with Labour MPs, including an under-16s social media ban.
  
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• ‘Phenomenal’ true-life Western about man who escaped slavery shoots up Netflix chart

  08-06-2026 13:27 via metro.co.uk
  
  This Western miniseries has been hailed as ‘captivating and engrossing’ (Picture: Paramount Plus)This ‘gritty’ Western series revealing the incredible untold story of a man who escaped enslavement has proven a big hit with Netflix viewers.Having premiered on Paramount Plus in November 2023, Lawmen: Bass Reeves was added to the Netflix roster this month, and it’s already sitting comfortably in the top 10.The American miniseries was created by Chad Feehan and is base
  
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• I went on holiday and came back with a Guinness World Record - it was wild

  08-06-2026 13:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  During a trip to the beautiful desert city of Palm Springs in California, home to Golden Age Hollywood stars, I found myself with a Guinness World Record after a jolly great time
  
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• ‘Add style and functionality to any room' with ‘vibrant’ B&M item reduced to £12

  08-06-2026 13:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  B&M has slashed the price of the Animal Print Inflatable Footstool by 16 per cent while stocks last
  
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• World Cup could lead to £1,000 fines for TV fans - full rules

  08-06-2026 13:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  UK TV fans could find themselves getting a £1,000 fine in the post if they are not careful
  
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• 'Extremely dangerous' snapping turtle is found in Welsh beauty spot as dog walkers and wild swimmers are urged to avoid water

  08-06-2026 13:19 via dailymail.com
  
  The 'extremely dangerous' turtle, which has been named Sheila, was spotted last week in the Penllergare Valley Woods in Swansea.
  
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• A one-night-stand cut off my beard while I slept — the police laughed at me

  08-06-2026 13:19 via metro.co.uk
  
  The man woke up quite a shock (Picture: Getty/Metro)You might keep the ticket stubs after watching a gig with your hot date, or pinch the beer mat from the pub where you spent all evening talking.But sneaking off after a night of passion with an entire chunk of their hair? That’s taking things to a whole new level.An anonymous user on Reddit claimed he went home with a woman he met on a night out – only to later wake up and discover parts of his facial hair had been cut off during t
  
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• Middlesbrough pay heartbreaking tribute to ex-player after tragic death aged 27

  08-06-2026 13:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Anthony Renton, a former player at Middlesbrough, has tragically passed at the age of 27 away following a nine-year battle with leukaemia
  
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• 'Forgotten heroes' of World War One finally recognised with poignant new memorial

  08-06-2026 13:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: A new memorial will pay tribute to hundreds of people who died in the in the United Kingdom and Ireland during the conflict - but who have no known resting place
  
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• How Beatrice and Eugenie staged their entrance to Peter Phillips's wedding instead of avoiding the cameras to 'reclaim their royal status'

  08-06-2026 13:12 via dailymail.com
  
  On Saturday, Beatrice, 37, and Eugenie, 36, arrived separately at the venue in Kemble, Gloucestershire, and were dropped off at a house next to the All Saints Church, out of sight of the waiting press.
  
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• Sir Idris Elba: ‘Audiences won’t go for a Black African male playing James Bond’

  08-06-2026 13:09 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sir Idris Elba has set the James Bond rumours straight once again (Picture: AFP via Getty Images)For the umpteenth time, no, Sir Idris Elba won’t be the first Black male actor to play James Bond, but he’s not sure anyone else should be either. Ever since it was announced that Daniel Craig would be stepping down from the role of 007, Sir Idris was often named as a favourite to replace him. After all, he had already dazzled audiences with save-the-day roles such as Luther an
  
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• HSBC offers £1,500 to key group of customers

  08-06-2026 13:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The banking giant has made a major announcement
  
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• Lewis Hamilton stopped talking to Martin Brundle on F1 grid as Kim Kardashian issues snub

  08-06-2026 13:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kim Kardashian brutally snubbed Martin Brundle's interview attempt at the Monaco GP and her boyfriend Lewis Hamilton has taken a similar approach with the iconic F1 reporter
  
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• Corrie's Jonathan Howard tells of 'getting rejected three times a week' before landing role of love rat Carl

  08-06-2026 13:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Landing the role of villainous love rat Carl Webster in Coronation Street as an experienced actor means Jonathan Howard has the maturity to cope with fame...
  
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• Sir David Attenborough's quiet home life where property prices average £981k

  08-06-2026 13:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  He calls one of London's most picturesque and desirable areas his favourite place on Earth
  
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• England fans who went to 1986 Mexico World Cup and 'never came home' set to be reunited at this summer's tournament

  08-06-2026 13:05 via dailymail.com
  
  They were young men in their twenties when, down on their luck and out of work, they decided to travel to Mexico to watch their beloved England.
  
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• Another six men are charged with offences after protests in Southampton following Henry Nowak murder - taking total to 20

  08-06-2026 13:05 via dailymail.com
  
  A total of 20 men have now been arrested after protesters clashed with police on Tuesday near where the 18-year-old was fatally stabbed by Vickrum Digwa.
  
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• 'I was with late Queen during tragic moment - touching response showed her true colours'

  08-06-2026 13:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lady Pamela Hicks, who has died aged 97, was one of Queen Elizabeth II's closest friends and was with her in Kenya in 1952 when she learned of her father King George VI's death
  
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