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• Pharrell Williams launching gospel choir documentary series with Netflix

  06-07-2020 09:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  Pharrell will be following the life of a gospel choir in the new series (Picture: Getty)Pharrell Williams is joining forces with Netflix to create a brand new series based around gospel choirs. The Happy singer will be leading the cast of the documentary, which will see him help build a new gospel choir in his hometown in Virginia. Titled Voices of Fire, Pharrell will somewhat take a judge’s seat in the audition process of the choir, and then follow its rehearsals. He will b
  
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• Woman is shot DEAD by ICE after 'trying to run officers over in act of domestic terrorism' in Minneapolis

  07-01-2026 19:55 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 smiles eerily in court as his lawyer sensationally withdraws from case after being given 'no choice'

  07-01-2026 19:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Reiner, 32, appeared at the Los AngelesSuperior Court Stanley Mosk Courthouse on Wednesday.
  
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• 'Get the f**k out of Minneapolis:' Democrat mayor's extraordinary outburst as he tries to pin blame on ICE after 'woman shot after ramming car at agents'

  07-01-2026 19:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mayor Jacob Frey gave an extraordinary message to ICE after a woman was shot dead inside a car by federal agents in Minneapolis.
  
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• Rare giant phantom jellyfish caught on camera in eerie film from deep sea

  07-01-2026 19:44 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 PageAt 830 feet below the waves off the Argentinian coast, deep-sea explorers caught a glimpse of a rare, giant phantom jellyfish drifting silently through the water.Eerie yet fascinating footage shows the 10-metre-long sea creature gently pulsing and swirling its way through the dark waters.Scientists at the Schmidt Ocean Institute captured the phantom jelly on
  
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• Google co-founder Larry Page cuts business ties with California as state's new billionaires' tax looms

  07-01-2026 19:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Page is the latest California billionaire to move their businesses elsewhere ahead of the proposed tax, which would impose a one-time five percent tax on each of the state's billionaires.
  
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• Spineless coward who betrayed America for vodka and to keep his wife happy: The pathetic double life... and death... of the worst CIA traitor in history

  07-01-2026 19:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The former CIA operative, whose colossal betrayal cost the lives of numerous double agents, passed away aged 84 at the Federal Correctional Institution in Cumberland, Maryland.
  
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• Bearded trans woman appears in court in skirt accused of £100,000 blackmail plot to firebomb legal firm

  07-01-2026 19:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ella Potter, 28, is said to have demanded money from Norton Peskett solicitors based in Norfolk on July 17 last year.
  
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• Top-flight footballer, 18, retires just six weeks since debut after 'asking God for advice'

  07-01-2026 19:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Many footballers rely on their faith to navigate the biggest challenges in the sport, but one player has called it time on the game for good after 'asking God for advice'
  
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• Terminally-ill baby is honor-walked through hospital after brave mom gave birth to her so organs could help other infants

  07-01-2026 19:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Catherine Mornhineway and her partner, Andrew Ford, discovered their unborn baby girl had a serious birth defect known as anencephaly.
  
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• Judge's age-gap wife handed astonishing sentence after shooting husband's nephew dead at sprawling home

  07-01-2026 19:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  James Wolfe, 40, was shot in the chest at the house of his uncle, Harris County justice of the peace Bob Wolfe, 73, on the night of April 4, 2024, by Wolfe's second wife Mei.
  
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• Drama after firefighter heard gamer neighbor repeatedly shout 'help' while enjoying multi-player adventure with friends

  07-01-2026 19:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Viral Ring camera footage captured the shocking moments before a first responder tried to bust down a door to help a stranger who was crying out for help.
  
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• What a quack! RFK Jr's duck ringtone causes blushes as it interrupts announcement of new US diet rules

  07-01-2026 19:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It was the first White House press briefing of the new year, and a cast of President Donald Trump's top health officials took the stage.
  
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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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• Lonely radiologist thought she'd met man of her dreams online...but things took distressing turn when she invested $1million to show her love for him

  07-01-2026 19:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jackie Crenshaw, 61, had built a successful career as a senior manager for breast imaging at Yale New Haven Hospital in Connecticut.
  
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• Tragic teenager died of cold water shock after night swim with pals, inquest finds

  07-01-2026 19:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Michael Oppong-Yeboah, 18, vanished after a night-time swim with friends off Plymouth's East Hoe beach before his body was found two weeks later - a coroner has now revealed his cause of death
  
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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 DNA mix-up left the wrong family grieving after fatal car crash

  07-01-2026 19:15 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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• 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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• Horror as three schoolchildren fall from window of Manchester double decker bus

  07-01-2026 19:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.
  
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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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• Ex-Newcastle and England boss Kevin Keegan diagnosed with cancer as statement released

  07-01-2026 19:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Former England and Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan is about to undergo treatment for cancer after being diagnosed with the disease, it has been confirmed in a statement
  
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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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