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• Players' union backs Six Nations move

  12-05-2016 23:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Rugby Players' Association supports World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont's plans to move the Six Nations.
  
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• Panic as NYC's Brooklyn Bridge erupts in FLAMES during Macy's July 4 fireworks extravaganza

  05-07-2026 04:41 via dailymail.com
  
  Video posted online showed a flume of smoke emerging from a ball of fire on the bridge as fireworks burst around it on Saturday night.
  
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• Determined Trump arrives to deliver 'very long' July 4 speech after thousands of revelers evacuated then re-entered DC's National Mall in chaotic scene

  05-07-2026 04:39 via dailymail.com
  
  President Donald Trump is insisting that he will still give his Fourth of July speech on the National Mall Friday night, after thousands were evacuated and told to seek shelter.
  
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• A Florida woman was obsessed with finding her Revolutionary War ancestors...what she found REWROTE history

  05-07-2026 04:37 via dailymail.com
  
  The woman stumbled across transcribed verbal accounts from Florida patriots who fought during the Revolution that dismantles a commonly understood narrative about the war.
  
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• Dan Andrews is dealt a political blow almost three years since he stepped down as premier - as councils refuse to carry out his new law

  05-07-2026 04:25 via dailymail.com
  
  More than 50 of Victoria's 79 councils have yet to make the change.
  
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• Thomas Tuchel on altitude issues before England vs Mexico: ‘I felt a slight headache’

  05-07-2026 04:21 via metro.co.uk
  
  Thomas Tuchel admits his sleep quality was impacted due to altitude (EPA)Thomas Tuchel admits he immediately felt the effects of altitude after arriving in Mexico for England’s World Cup last-16 match.England face the World Cup co-hosts at Azteca Stadium and Tuchel has already pointed out that his players are at a disadvantage due to the game being played at around 7,200ft above sea level.The Three Lions arrived in Mexico City on Friday evening and Tuchel says his players do not have
  
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• Brooklyn Bridge on fire after Fourth of July fireworks celebrations in New York

  05-07-2026 04:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It appeared to break out after a fireworks display for the Fourth of July celebrations in New York - eyewitnesses spotted the blaze after the spectacular show on Saturday night
  
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• Determined Trump vows to deliver America 250 speech 'no matter what' after thousands of revelers were EVACUATED from DC's National Mall

  05-07-2026 03:37 via dailymail.com
  
  President Donald Trump is insisting that he will still give his Fourth of July speech on the National Mall Friday night, after thousands were evacuated and told to seek shelter.
  
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• Co-founder of $8BILLION company is fired for breaking strict work-from-home rules that HE put in place

  05-07-2026 03:33 via dailymail.com
  
  William Nieporte, 57, claims he was ousted from Bramshill Investments for failing to comply with its return-to-office policy - which he helped signed off on.
  
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• Get ready for an England all-nighter! How FIFA's weather rules could lead to agonising World Cup wait for fans as forecast reveals storms in Mexico 'increasingly likely'

  05-07-2026 03:29 via dailymail.com
  
  Any delay will impact the millions of England fans who will be watching at home or in pubs across the country as it will push the game even further into the early hours of the morning.
  
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• Mexico reveal plan to target England star: ‘We want to make him uncomfortable’

  05-07-2026 03:27 via metro.co.uk
  
  Javier Aguirre says several Mexico players will need to ‘neutralise’ Harry Kane (EPA)Mexico head coach Javier Aguirre has urged his players to make England captain Harry Kane feel ‘uncomfortable’ in their World Cup last-16 match on Sunday.Thomas Tuchel’s side face a tough test at Azteca Stadium as World Cup co-hosts Mexico have won all four of their games so far and are yet to concede a goal during the tournament.England, meanwhile, needed Kane to be at his brillia
  
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• Donald Trump's Fourth of July speech delayed as Secret Service tell attendees 'move, move'

  05-07-2026 03:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump's Fourth of July speech was delayed after severe storms swept through Washington DC, forcing crowds to evacuate the National Mall as police urged people to 'move, move, move!'
  
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• Jim's Mowing boss delivers a challenge to Anthony Albanese as he blasts out-of-touch politicians: 'You don't know'

  05-07-2026 03:04 via dailymail.com
  
  Jim Penman made the comment as he prepares to contest Melbourne's seat of Northcote for the Libertarian Party at November's Victorian election.
  
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• TALK OF THE TOWN: Kate Winslet is tipped to join the cast for season two of hit Netflix series Adolescence

  05-07-2026 03:00 via dailymail.com
  
  It gripped the nation with its horrifying depiction of a troubled teenage boy - now I can reveal that Adolescence is set to return...
  
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• Why the warm embrace a small city in Kansas gave the Algerian football team fills me with optimism for America's next 250 years: JUSTIN WEBB

  05-07-2026 02:54 via dailymail.com
  
  Let me introduce you to the small city of Lawrence. It will tell you all you need to know about why America, to me, is still great, still surprising, still the future.
  
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• You wait ages for a heatwave, then three turn up at once! UK set to sizzle for THIRD time this summer, with temperatures expected to top out at 34C next week

  05-07-2026 02:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Temperatures in the South could reach 29C (84F) today, rising to the low-30s on Tuesday and Wednesday before the South East sees a peak of 34C (93F) on Thursday or Friday, the Met office says.
  
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• The real problem for our police forces is the toxic 'jobs for the boys' culture at the very top, writes former Home Secretary DAVID BLUNKETT

  05-07-2026 02:43 via dailymail.com
  
  The independent Police Leadership Commission has concluded we need a root-and-branch overhaul of recruitment, training, appraisal and promotion.
  
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• My tear-jerking but uplifting journey back to EVERY home I've ever lived in: JONATHAN MARGOLIS

  05-07-2026 02:34 via dailymail.com
  
  JONATHAN MARGOLIS: As someone past his 70th birthday now, I am starting to identify with Paul McCartney's desire to get lost in nostalgia.
  
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• Woman is charged with murder after young boy, 4, is found dead with significant arm injuries

  05-07-2026 02:29 via dailymail.com
  
  A 32-year-old woman, believed to be known to the boy, was arrested.
  
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• So whose side will Andy Burnham be on? Working families - or those 'shirkers' who claim every benefit they can? asks LORD ASHCROFT

  05-07-2026 02:27 via dailymail.com
  
  Are you excited about our soon-to-be prime minister? The answer, I suspect, depends on whether you are a member of the Labour Party.
  
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• Calls to halt rollout of 'floating' bus stops with zebra crossings were 'ignored' by ministers - even after it emerged cyclists won't stop at them

  05-07-2026 02:25 via dailymail.com
  
  Floating bus stops were designed to prevent bikes from overtaking buses but they have become the source of controversy after research showed a majority of cyclists do not give way to pedestrians.
  
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• Paraguay's World Cup 'disgrace': Furious BBC pundits savage 'embarrassing' South Americans after last-16 clash descended into chaos with 'dirty' tactics - as Kylian Mbappe hits back with F-bomb response

  05-07-2026 02:13 via dailymail.com
  
  Paraguay have been branded a 'disgrace' and 'embarrassing' for the dirty tactics they used in their 1-0 World Cup defeat by France. 
  
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• Trump boasts that Netanyahu 'knows who the boss is'...and claims the Israeli PM asked HIM for a White House meeting as soon as next week

  05-07-2026 02:05 via dailymail.com
  
  Trump's comment comes as the relationship between the US and Israel has frayed at times since the start of the war with Iran, and administration officials have criticized Netanyahu's leadership.
  
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• DAN HODGES: I'm shocked at what the Westminster elite are plotting against Burnham. Even Labour MPs are part of this attack. These hypocrites MUST heed my warning before voters pay the price

  05-07-2026 02:05 via dailymail.com
  
  We are still almost three weeks away from Andy Burnham setting foot inside Downing Street . But elements of the Westminster establishment have already made up their minds.
  
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• The truth about Thomas Tuchel and the ex-wife court said 'could not reasonably be expected to stay with him': Insiders reveal all about the England boss's love life and social habits to KATIE HIND

  05-07-2026 02:03 via dailymail.com
  
  Since taking over from Gareth Southgate, Tuchel has become a household name. Yet we know remarkably little about him - apart from his capacity to get irate from the sidelines
  
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• Why do Xbox and PlayStation hate video games and their customers? – Reader’s Feature

  05-07-2026 02:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  The games industry is going through a difficult time (Metro)After a terrible week of news from Sony, and worse to come from Microsoft, a reader worries he’s wasted his time ever getting into video games in the first place.Part of me feels I should wait until next week to write this, when we’ll have thousands of job losses and multiple studio closures to add to Microsoft’s hall of shame, but since there’s no secret that it’s going to happen there didn’t seem a
  
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• What Jake Hall told friends just hours before his 'supposed accident': Insiders reveal cause of their fears at disturbing 'wall of silence' around TOWIE star's death, with no official verdict EIGHT weeks on: IAN GALLAGHER

  05-07-2026 02:00 via dailymail.com
  
  The old Catalan townhouse felt like a sanctuary - just what reality TV personality Jake Hall craved. To reach it, he had climbed a low hill from the main square.
  
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• UK ditched plans to send aircraft carrier to naval parade celebrating America's 250th anniversary 'because Trump was rude about the size of our warships'

  05-07-2026 01:59 via dailymail.com
  
  Defence sources claimed the Royal Navy scrapped plans for HMS Prince of Wales to join other NATO vessels in the parade in the port of New York and New Jersey in response to Trump's insult in March.
  
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• Arsenal set price to sign Bruno Guimaraes from Newcastle United

  05-07-2026 01:54 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arsenal are set to submit an official offer for Bruno Guimaraes (Anadolu via Getty)Arsenal are preparing to submit a new offer to sign Newcastle United midfielder Bruno Guimaraes, according to reports.Last month, Arsenal had made an approach to sign Guimaraes but their opening bid of £55m, which was communicated through intermediaries, was turned down by Newcastle.The Premier League champions indicated that they would return with an improved offer, however, Newcastle are keen to keep thei
  
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• World Cup LIVE: Kylian Mbappe has last laugh after Paraguay bully tactics

  05-07-2026 01:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The World Cup continues to churn out headlines on and off the pitch as England prepare themselves to face Mexico in the last‑16.
  
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