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• One in three wedding guests decline invitations due to soaring costs

  29-06-2026 18:32 via dailymail.com
  
  One in three wedding guests are declining invitations amid soaring costs - including almost half of Gen Z.
  
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• Murderers who kill their partner or ex at home could face extra decade in prison

  29-06-2026 23:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  The move comes after a years-long campaign from mothers of murdered women (Picture: Getty Images)A legal loophole that has meant murderers who kill their partner or ex at home face less time in prison is to be closed in a ‘long overdue’ move.Currently, sentencing guidelines for murders depend on whether a weapon has been brought to the scene – which demonstrates the crime was committed with intent.But in most cases of domestic murder, the weapon is most likely already at the s
  
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• Booby trapped backpack explodes injuring Ukrainian family walking in Monaco

  29-06-2026 23:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  An explosion has rocked Monaco, injuring three people walking out of a building.The victims are reportedly a Ukrainian couple and their 13-year-old son.
  The two adults are in critical condition in a Monaco hospital.CCTV allegedly shows a suspect dropping off bags shortly before the blast at around 10pm on Monday. An image of a man running away from the bomb attack has been circulated through FranceThe explosion destroyed the entrance of the Cuomo Foundation a self-described philanthropic organi
  
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• World Cup LIVE: Germany vs Paraguay updates as riot police needed over death threats

  29-06-2026 23:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A shooting at the San Jose fan zone in California has left one dead and another with life-threatening injuries as police have launched a homicide investigation, shutting down the streets and bars
  
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• Nigel Farage confirms Reform would 'gladly' welcome more donations from billionaire after £5m 'gift'

  29-06-2026 23:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nigel Farage is currently being investigated by Parliament's standard commissioner, but still insists he would accept further Reform UK donations from his billionaire pal, Christopher Harborne
  
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• Monaco explosion live: Three casualties as suspect at large after 'leaving bag'

  29-06-2026 23:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A massive explosion has rocked Monaco this evening in what has been described as an 'attack' - a suspect is on the run after reportedly being seen dumping a backpack
  
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• White working-class children 'are failed by the education system', says report praised by Bridget Phillipson

  29-06-2026 23:17 via dailymail.com
  
  The Inquiry into White Working Class Educational Outcomes, published today, said more 'deliberate action' was needed to get deprived children into the best-performing schools.
  
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• Partially blind 'sexual predator', 40, convicted of 13 attacks on women is accused of killing two and raping a third in eight-month spree, court hears

  29-06-2026 23:17 via dailymail.com
  
  Simon Levy is accused of killing vulnerable women 'thinking that he would get away with it' after a seven-year history of carrying out sex attacks dating back to July 2018.
  
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• 'Andy Burnham is right to promise a No 10 North - but now the King of the North has to deliver'

  29-06-2026 23:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  "Andy Burnham's test will not be whether people admire the scale of his plans, but whether they feel change in their homes, streets and pay packets"
  
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• Why has The One Show been cut from BBC One schedule?

  29-06-2026 23:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  The One Show is taking a break (Picture: BBC)The One Show is part of the BBC furniture at this point – so where’s it gone?Since launching in 2006, the chat show has brought BBC One viewers celebrity interviews, musical performances, heart-warming community stories, and investigative Watchdog films each weeknight at 7pm.However, the programme is now off-screen for four weeks, leaving those who regularly tune in to wonder why.Why is The One Show not on?As Wimbledon action takes over t
  
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• Trump insiders knife Justice Amy Coney Barrett after shock Supreme Court decision

  29-06-2026 23:15 via dailymail.com
  
  The court voted 5-4 with Trump-appointed Barrett penning the opinion which was joined by Chief Justice Roberts, as well as Sotomayor, Kagan and Jackson.
  
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• Fuming Novak Djokovic clashes with Wimbledon fans as atmosphere turns sour

  29-06-2026 23:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Novak Djokovic bit back at Wimbledon fans on Centre Court
  
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• Middle school forced to apologize after baby photo of HITLER is found nestled inside kids' yearbook

  29-06-2026 23:11 via dailymail.com
  
  Administrators at East Brook Middle School in Paramas, New Jersey, had to collect yearbooks from students after a baby of Adolf Hitler as an infant was found inside.
  
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• The coastal town facing a catastrophic July Fourth as millions of gallons of sewage is dumped into waterways and residents are banned from flying flags

  29-06-2026 23:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Residents of the town have expressed their outrage on social media after they were told the beach would be closed and that they were prohibited from flying the American flag.
  
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• Eshay accused of shooting young mum dead with a home-made gun is unmasked - as horrified friends lash out over her tragic death

  29-06-2026 22:58 via dailymail.com
  
  Ethan Midgley has been charged with the domestic violence shooting murder of 23-year-old Mallorie Jane, a mother of a two-year-old boy.
  
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• Teacher at prestigious school denies 14 counts of historical sex offences against boys under the age of 16

  29-06-2026 22:56 via dailymail.com
  
  A teacher at a prestigious private school charged with historical sex offences against boys under sixteen has pleaded not guilty. 
  
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• Stade shooting: Six killed at centre for pregnant women and mums in Germany

  29-06-2026 22:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Six people have been killed in a shooting at a youth welfare facility in Stade, northern Germany - three suspects have been arrested and police have urged people to avoid the area
  
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• Gabriel Martinelli reveals Carlo Ancelotti wants him in different role to Mikel Arteta

  29-06-2026 22:37 via metro.co.uk
  
  Has Carlo Ancelotti found Gabriel Martinelli’s new position? (Picture: Getty Images)Gabriel Martinelli took on a role for Brazil on Monday he is not used to performing for Arsenal and it worked out beautifully for boss Carlo Ancelotti.Brazil came from behind to beat Japan 2-1 in Houston to book their spot in the last 16 of the World Cup.It was an entertaining contest with a dramatic finish as Martinelli struck the killer blow deep into stoppage time to break Japanese hearts.The 25-year-ol
  
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• Emmanuel Macron welcomes Thai king 'with last-minute state visit after he arrived in France to buy a new jet, two weeks after the death of his eldest daughter'

  29-06-2026 22:28 via dailymail.com
  
  Emmanuel Macron has welcomed the King of Thailand to a state visit in Paris - but reports suggest the trip may be more about pleasure than politics.
  
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• JetBlue flight 'collides with drone' near JFK Airport as pilot's audio emerges

  29-06-2026 22:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  An investigation has been launched after a pilot said a drone collided with a JetBlue plane at around 3,000ft as it headed into land at JFK Airport in New York
  
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• 'Because I said so!' Defense Department morale hits rock bottom as Pete Hegseth repeatedly gives four-word answer to all critics

  29-06-2026 22:17 via dailymail.com
  
  Sources tell the Daily Mail Pete Hegseth has militantly resisted input on a string of firings, policy changes and assertions that have rocked the Defense Department.
  
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• Harry DOES want to bring Archie and Lili to the UK - but not without 'proportionate protective security', team Sussex say: Duke and Duchess lay out demands after 'state-funded guards turned down at 11th hour'

  29-06-2026 22:15 via dailymail.com
  
  The Sussexes are believed to be at their £6.3million holiday home in Portugal, where Harry is now reconsidering bringing his wife and children to Britain after learning they will not receive police protection.
  
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• Mother-of-two 'is beaten to death by her partner who attacked her with a hammer in front of their children before taking his own life at nearby reservoir'

  29-06-2026 22:09 via dailymail.com
  
  Zoe Marie Dixon died in hospital six days after the midnight attack by Nathan Thomas at the semi-detached family home in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, two weeks ago.
  
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• Man inside bin is tipped into Bristol rubbish lorry with its machinery running

  29-06-2026 22:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Workers at Bristol Waste have been praised for their quick actions after a man, who was inside a bin, was suddenly thrown into a refuse lorry with the machinery on
  
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• British tennis suffers its darkest day at Wimbledon after 10 home hopefuls knocked out in first round on blue Monday... and it could get even worse on Tuesday after Jack Draper was forced to withdraw with arm injury

  29-06-2026 22:04 via dailymail.com
  
  Amid the slaughter came the grimmest news of all: Jack Draper followed Emma Raducanu in withdrawing from the tournament, as his chronic bone bruising injury reared its head again.
  
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• World Cup LIVE: Brazil leave Japan in floods of tears as riot police needed over death threats

  29-06-2026 22:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A shooting at the San Jose fan zone in California has left one dead and another with life-threatening injuries as police have launched a homicide investigation, shutting down the streets and bars
  
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• North Carolina prison uprising sees guards taken captive in hours-long siege

  29-06-2026 21:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Prisoners staged an uprising at the Bertie-Martin Regional Detention Center in North Carolina today with two guards held captive during the hours-long siege
  
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• Boy, 10, faces first degree murder charge for shooting 7-month-old dead with gun he found under man's mattress

  29-06-2026 21:59 via dailymail.com
  
  A 10-year-old boy, who due to his age has not been named, is facing a first-degree murder charge for shooting a seven-month-old Kiyomi Pawnell-Parker dead at a home in St Louis, Missouri.
  
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• Boy, 12, reveals how brother's quick thinking saved him from shark bite while on gorgeous Bahamas vacation

  29-06-2026 21:52 via dailymail.com
  
  Parker Roll, 12, was swimming with his older brother Jack, 16, after the two decided to take a dip while on a boat tour of the Exuma Cays when he was bitten.
  
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• Couple's desperate rush to save man being mauled to death by huge crocodile

  29-06-2026 21:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A couple who desperately paddled into the water in a kayak have recalled the horrifying moment they realised a huge crocodile had a man by the thigh, saying they were left “so consumed with grief and anger”
  
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