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• Osborne's 'big' Budget

  07-07-2015 23:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  "Big. Very Big". That's how one well-placed insider responded when asked to describe the Budget.
  
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• This walking exercise gets your step count up even when you’re at the office all day

  23-07-2026 14:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  If you’re sat in the office all day, it can be hard to get walking breaks in (Picture: Getty Images)If you’re anything like me, you’ll constantly be tracking your step count.I’ll often skip the bus in the morning to walk 25 minutes to the station, and I’ve been known to walk circles around my flat at 11:59pm in order to hit that all-important 10,000 (a completely arbitrary figure, by the way).Often, I find reaching my goal difficult, because I work in an office. I&
  
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• Is marrying your childhood sweetheart romantic — or too ‘conservative’ now?

  23-07-2026 14:11 via metro.co.uk
  
  Kate and her partner Stepan are from the same town (Picture: Kate Rice)From office romances to holiday flings, we all love to hear about a meet-cute.But the matches that often receive the biggest ‘aw’ are the stories of people who met as teenagers — when snogs in the school canteen turned into fully-fledged adult relationships, complete with houses, cars and kids.But is settling down with your childhood sweetheart really all it’s cracked up to be?For many, the mere thoug
  
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• Drug dealer who 'worked for US rapper 50 Cent' part of gang jailed for over 160 years for cocaine trafficking

  23-07-2026 14:06 via dailymail.com
  
  The Derby-based group were responsible for bringing multiple kilos of high purity cocaine into the county, which was then distributed to customers and other dealers for onward supply.
  
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• Moment female driver screams abuse at Nigel Farage out of car window before crashing seconds later

  23-07-2026 14:05 via dailymail.com
  
  A video posted on Mr Farage's TikTok page shows the Reform UK leader on the campaign trail with a group of people. A driver then hurls abuse at the Reform UK leader.
  
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• Girl and woman in 40s die at Mersea Island as hero teens race to save family

  23-07-2026 14:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A teen girl and a woman in her 40s have died after reports that several people got into difficulty in the water near Seaview Avenue at West Mersea yesterday, Essex Police said
  
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• 'It's horrific': Witnesses describe how mother and 15-year-old daughter drowned at beach trying to save girl, six

  23-07-2026 14:03 via dailymail.com
  
  Emergency services were called to West Mersea beach, near Colchester, at around 5.30pm yesterday following reports that several people needed rescuing in the water, according to police.
  
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• Robbie Williams reveals truth behind World Cup saga and promises ‘plenty more’ dramas

  23-07-2026 14:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  Robbie Williams has addressed the moment his nicotine gum fell out on live TV (Picture: Magenta Sport/AP)Robbie Williams has addressed the World Cup moment that launched a thousand memes – and insists the internet got one very important detail completely wrong.The singer has shared a hilarious post reflecting on the viral ‘MintGate’ saga that saw a small white object fall from his mouth during a live TV interview before ending up stuck to his forehead in front of an estimated
  
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• Star Trek’s most underrated series takes some wild swings in latest season

  23-07-2026 14:00 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 PageWhen Gene Roddenberry created Captain James T Kirk, Spock, Uhura and co, he couldn’t in his wildest imagination have conceived the phenomenon that Star Trek and The Enterprise crew have gone on to become.
  Through different iterations, cast, crew and a series of networks, the
  show has endured on the small and big screen with some stumbling blocks along
  
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• 7 travel experts reveal their top European ‘coolcations’

  23-07-2026 14:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  A marina in Vlissingen, Zeeland province, Netherlands (Picture: Allard Schager/Getty Images)It’s not just the UK that’s sweating through a heatwave this summer – several countries in Europe are experiencing even hotter weather than us right now.While England recorded its warmest-ever June this year (with temperatures reaching a maximum of 37.7°C in Norfolk), places like France, Spain and Portugal have also endured extreme heat spikes, with temperatures excee
  
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• Nigel Farage is now even less popular than Starmer just before his resignation

  23-07-2026 13:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  Now-former PM Keir Starmer clashed with his younger rival Farage during his spell at No 10 (Picture: Getty/PA)Nigel Farage’s popularity among the public has plummeted to its lowest level in the past ten years, a new YouGov survey has found, placing him below Keir Starmer just before the PM resigned.The pollster found just 22% have a favourable view of the Reform UK leader, while 68% are unfavourable – including 56% who say they are very unfavourable.That 46% gap between his negative
  
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• Executed football journalist 'may have been burned alive' as mafia probe continues

  23-07-2026 13:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The charred remains of Luigi 'Luca' Esposito, a well-known sports journalist from the Salerno region of Italy, were found following a fire in a remote field
  
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• Arsenal in talks to hijack move for £102m star as PSG move stalls

  23-07-2026 13:48 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arsenal believe they are still in the race (Picture: Etsuo Hara/Getty Images)Arsenal are among the clubs to have told RB Leipzig they are prepared to pay huge money for Yan Diomande should his proposed move to Paris Saint-Germain not go through this summer.The RB Leipzig winger is one of the most sought-after young talents in Europe with Liverpool making the 19-year-old their top target to replace Mohamed Salah on Merseyside.The Reds saw an initial bid of £69m plus £17m in add-ons r
  
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• Gang who tortured man in shipping container for dating sister jailed for 30 years

  23-07-2026 13:47 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 PageFour men have been jailed for almost 30 years for kidnapping 21-year-old because he was dating the 17-year-old sister of two of the gang.The victim was bundled into the boot of a black Audi A4 outside his home on December 29 in Telford, Shropshire, and driven off with his legs still hanging from the boot.He was then held captive in a shipping container &ndas
  
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• One of the world's most unusual beaches that tourists say 'looks like the Moon'

  23-07-2026 13:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  This 'spectacular' beach on a beautiful European island has often been labelled as the most unusual in the world, with its otherworldly scenes compared to those found on the moon
  
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• More signs of Burnham poll bounce for Labour as new PM starts with highest personal ratings since Theresa May

  23-07-2026 13:39 via dailymail.com
  
  A More in Common poll has found Labour on 24 per cent support, up two points since before Keir Starmer left office.
  
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• Madeleine McCann's brother Sean reveals 'excitement' before competing in Commonwealth Games

  23-07-2026 13:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sean McCann, 21, who will make his first appearance at the Commonwealth Games, was just two years old when his sister Madeleine, three, disappeared from the family's holiday apartment in Portugal in 2007
  
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• 'Horrendous pain saw my skin change colour and go up five dress sizes'

  23-07-2026 13:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Amandeep Kaur says she often passes out and is left drenched in sweat - but doctos have no idea why
  
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• Fury as firefighters face disciplinary action for taking children including one boy recovering from cancer for rides on their engine during an open day

  23-07-2026 13:37 via dailymail.com
  
  The firefighters are said to have allowed the youngsters aboard the off-duty engine during an open day at the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS).
  
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• Arsonists using cats with soaked rags tied to their tails to spread Italian wildfires

  23-07-2026 13:34 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 PageWildfires have ravaged much of the UK and Europe this week, and southern Italy is no exception.But authorities are now investigating whether the flames may have been spread deliberately – and in a rather harrowing way.Investigators believe arsonists sent live cats into the blazes ‘with flammable-soaked rags tied to their tails’.Domenico Cos
  
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• 'I left neighbour polite note on car - now they're just being petty'

  23-07-2026 13:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A couple who moved to a rented property in London and made friends with their neighbours realised they weren't as cordial as they first after an issue
  
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• Friend of Manchester synagogue attacker jailed over military base plot

  23-07-2026 13:27 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 terrorist friend of the Manchester synagogue attacker has been jailed for life after they planned a separate atrocity targeting a military base.Mohammad Bashir, 31, drove Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, on a 10-hour round trip to conduct hostile reconnaissance at the UK’s Defence Academy in Shrivenham, Swindon, on August 14 last year.Months later, on October 2,
  
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• Video games are not bigger than movies as Avengers: Doomsday trailer beats GTA 6

  23-07-2026 13:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jason and Lucia will not return in Avengers: Doomsday (Rockstar/Marvel)It’s been more than a year since GTA 6’s second trailer broke viewership records, but it’s since been beaten by two different Marvel movies.There’s no denying that GTA 6 will be absolutely huge when it launches on November 19. It’s easily the most anticipated video game ever made and is estimated to make upwards of $5.2 billion in just one week, dwarfing the lifetime returns of any movie.However
  
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• West Mersea beach tragedy as woman and girl die despite heroic actions of local teens

  23-07-2026 13:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Essex Police confirmed that a woman in her 40s and a teenage girl died after a group of people got into difficulty in the water at West Mersea Beach with three others taken to hospital
  
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• Should Andy Burnham introduce a wealth tax? Take our poll and have your say

  23-07-2026 13:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The new PM Andy Burnham has previously suggested he backed a wealth tax, and recently claimed his government may have 'to ask for a little more' from the richest
  
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• Police 'turning the tide' on shoplifting epidemic after Tory loophole abolished

  23-07-2026 13:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Policing Minister Sarah Jones said the government is turning the tide on the shoplifting epidemic as new figures showed a drop in cases and more thieves being charged by police
  
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• Environmental group within Labor pushing for industry to pay more tax for using fossil fuels - in a move that would send household bills soaring

  23-07-2026 13:20 via dailymail.com
  
  Labor has supported a major change to Australia's tax system, which industry warns could push up prices for consumers.
  
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• Not checking one body part 'regularly' increases risk of dementia by 500 per cent

  23-07-2026 13:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  According to research, leaving the common health issue untreated could increase your risk fivefold
  
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• A worker’s ‘winning secret’ to avoid office meetings that won’t land you in hot water

  23-07-2026 13:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  Remote working has introduced a host of problems and hacks in the UK work force (Picture: Shutterstock/ PerfectWave)Is there anything worse than clocking in to work and seeing your calendar jammed full of random, and seemingly pointless, meetings?If we’re honest, most of them could’ve been an email, and it feels like actually being able to get your head down and get any task done is near to impossible.But one senior leader at a UK sports organisation shared her simple workplace hack
  
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• How is Emmerdale’s Serena related to the Sugdens?

  23-07-2026 13:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  The character arrived in June (Picture: ITV)Serena Sugden’s (Casey Al-Shaqsy) link to the Sugden family tree has been confirmed in Emmerdale.The newcomer arrived last month, with her first scenes seeing her discovering Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) by the side of a lake.Serena was driving in the area and needed to go to the loo, but her movements in the bushes ended up startling Charity, who was in a very dark and low place.Charity had been spiralling in the aftermath of Doctor Caitlin Tod
  
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