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• PM: No plans to cut child benefit

  30-04-2015 22:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  David Cameron rejects Lib Dem claims the Conservatives are planning to cut child benefit and tax credit if they remain in power.
  
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• Ian’s horror in EastEnders as he is faced with killer Gray – and a nightmare unfolds

  28-07-2026 21:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ian finds himself in serious danger (Picture: BBC / Jack Barnes / Kieron McCarron)It seems the next phase of EastEnders killer Gray Atkins’ (Toby-Alexander Smith) plot has been revealed after he laid eyes on Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt), who was sent to prison in expected scenes this week.Ian, as viewers will recall, was declared over the limit when his car reversed into Jordan Fox (Jahsiah Williams) earlier in the year.
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• Michael Carrick urged to replace £18m Manchester United star: ‘It’s a big ask’

  28-07-2026 20:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  Manchester United manager Michael Carrick (Picture: Shutterstock)Manchester United have been urged to sign a more experienced goalkeeper to replace Senne Lammens despite his impressive first season at Old Trafford.Belgian goalkeeper Lammens completed an £18.1m move to United from Royal Antwerp on transfer deadline day last summer.But despite his moderate fee and low profile, Lammens quickly displaced Altay Bayindir to become the first choice under Ruben Amorim and his replacement Mic
  
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• Midwest teacher, 37, is arrested for CLAPPING at public meeting about data centers

  28-07-2026 20:54 via dailymail.com
  
  The teacher was booked into the Lyon County Jail on charges of interference with law enforcement and disorderly conduct, according to police.
  
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• Hunt continues for man after two teenage girls 'are raped in an alleyway' in Blackpool

  28-07-2026 20:54 via dailymail.com
  
  The incident is said to have happened to two girls, both in their late teens, in an alleyway between Edward Street and Topping Street on July 25, 2026.
  
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• Trump immortalizes 'legend' Lindsey Graham as a man with a 'good and mighty heart' and bipartisan allure in rare emotional tribute

  28-07-2026 20:52 via dailymail.com
  
  'He was a man who gave America the full measure of his good and mighty heart,' Trump said of Graham.
  
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• DAILY MAIL COMMENT: With more than one million young people now classed as Neets, it is time for Andy Burnham to erase the benefits mindset Labour has inflicted on Britain

  28-07-2026 20:49 via dailymail.com
  
  It is largely because of measures introduced under Labour that young people are finding it difficult to get a job in the first place
  
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• Trump live: Zelensky and Netanyahu court Donald with secretive closed-door meetings

  28-07-2026 20:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump is holding crucial talks at the White House with Volodymyr Zelensky and Benjamin Netanyahu, who are both in Washington DC for the funeral of Senator Lindsey Graham
  
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• Donald Trump urged to help end one war and intensify another as he meets Zelensky and Netenyahu

  28-07-2026 20:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Trump met Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu one after the other at the White House as they both arrived in Washington DC to attend the funeral of Senator Lindsey Graham
  
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• Husband finds five dead babies in cardboard boxes 'after argument with wife over what was in them' in France

  28-07-2026 20:21 via dailymail.com
  
  The horrifying discoveries were made at a house in the French town of Orange in the Provence region on Monday morning.
  
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• Japan earthquake live: Dozens still missing as search for survivors continues overnight

  28-07-2026 20:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Multiple people have died while more are missing after a shopping centre collapsed following a huge 7.1 magnitude earthquake on the Japanese island of Kyushu
  
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• EuroMillions results live: Winning numbers for Tuesday, July 28, with £67million jackpot

  28-07-2026 20:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A huge £67million jackpot is up for grabs in tonight's EuroMillions draw, with one lucky player guaranteed to be made a millionaire through UK Millionaire Maker. The draw is expected at around 8.45pm with players required to match the five main numbers and two Lucky Stars in order to win the jackpot.Meanwhile, the Thunderball draw is due at 8pm, with a fixed jackpot of £500,000. Unlike other lottery games, this jackpot does not roll over or split among multiple winnersEvery player wh
  
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• Burnham is accused of 'being out of touch' as fresh images of migrants heading for the UK surface - hours after he declared 'the plan is working' on stopping small boats

  28-07-2026 20:06 via dailymail.com
  
  Dozens of migrants scrambled through the surf on Tuesday to board a traffickers' dinghy at Hardelot-Plage, south of Boulogne, despite Andy Burnham insisting 'the plan is working' on small boats.
  
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• Gen Z reverses the 'brain drain'? Career-driven young workers are turning their backs on big cities, says  Coca-Cola study

  28-07-2026 20:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Research found some 47% of the group, aged between 14 and 29, say they are planning to try to establish themselves in the area where they have grown up.
  
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• The Buck Moon: Rare chance to catch glimpse of spectacular Full Moon this week

  28-07-2026 19:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Brits hoping to catch a glimpse of one of the year's most spectacular Lunar displays will have a good opportunity to enjoy the Buck Moon when it appears on the horizon this week
  
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• Mystery deepens after 14 elephants found dead in 'mysterious' circumstances

  28-07-2026 19:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The dead elephants were of various ages and sexes and were found close to the Amboseli National Park in the south of Kenya in eastern Africa
  
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• Wife exposed husband’s affair on Reddit before he shot her and their six children dead

  28-07-2026 19:48 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Karolkiewicz family were found dead in their Grand Haven Township home in a suspected murder-suicide
  (Picture: @mandykarolk/TikTok)A father shot his wife and six children before killing himself in their burning home, police said.Kristopher Karolkiewicz, 47, his wife, Amanda Karolkiewicz, 39, and their six children, ages five to 15, were all found dead in Grand Haven Township next to Lake Michigan on Friday morning. All eight deaths were caused by gunshot wounds in a suspected murder-su
  
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• Village cricket rocked by cheating allegation after Saltburn's clash with Norton

  28-07-2026 19:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  An investigation has now been launched into Saltburn’s 2nd XI cricket match with Norton in Division Two of the North Yorkshire and South Durham League
  
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• The DIY SOS star turned Reform Manchester mayor hopeful who wants Green voters to house rapists

  28-07-2026 19:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As voters go to the polls on Thursday in Greater Manchester, Sian Astley faces an uphill battle to win for Nigel Farage’s Reform party in city region race after Andy Burnham’s departure
  
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• Love Island final LIVE: Jasmine 'horrified' as she learns public's nickname for her and Lorenzo

  28-07-2026 19:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Yesterday's final of Love Island crowned Lorenzo and Julia as the 13th season's winners, with Jasmine and Kavan coming second, and Simba and Angelista in third
  
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• Hardworking Philadelphia man treated himself to his first ever brand new car... only to get nightmarish shock when he went to drive it in the morning

  28-07-2026 19:34 via dailymail.com
  
  Elias Sulpizio, of Philadelphia, woke up and checked his brand new car - and was bitterly disappointed.
  
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• Watch moment cops catch crook after terrifying high-speed car chase through city centre

  28-07-2026 19:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police have released footage of a highs-speed pursuit where officers followed a Nissan Qashqai which reached speeds up to 100mph through the streets of Salford
  
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• Readers discuss the threats of AI, FIFA’s ‘togetherness’ and inflation

  28-07-2026 19:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Readers discuss how quickly AI is changing, Infantino’s ethics and whether we could just print more money (Picture: DiaEsportivo/Action Plus/Shutterstock)Do you agree with our readers? Have your say on these MetroTalk topics and more in the comments 'Insane rush to embrace AI'I saw 2001: A Space Odyssey in 1968 and enjoyed it immensely but thought, great story but it’ll never happen.
  I was wrong. In an insane rush to embrace AI, we are already discovering that without greater safegu
  
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• Burnham benefits 'bribe' to choose work: Labour will give £4,500 to parents on benefits if their children start an apprenticeship

  28-07-2026 19:27 via dailymail.com
  
  In a bid to remove a disincentive to work in the welfare system, the Government has announced a new handout targeted at families on Universal Credit.
  
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• Married Citibank exec who drugged and raped young women and stashed 9,000 child porn images in his luxury NYC apartment is sentenced for depraved decade-long rampage

  28-07-2026 19:18 via dailymail.com
  
  Edward Gene Smith, 50, admitted to attacking his victims at his luxury apartment opposite Central Park in a twisted rampage dating back to 2015, prosecutors said.
  
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• Grieving daughter left suffering nightmares of 'the bodies found in Auschwitz' after discovering father's body was still in horror funeral parlour

  28-07-2026 19:17 via dailymail.com
  
  Robert Bush, 48, is being sentenced for 67 offences related to preventing the lawful and decent burial of 30 bodies and defrauding grieving families who had paid for funeral services.
  
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• Arsenal add Chelsea target to transfer shortlist after William Saliba injury

  28-07-2026 19:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta (Picture: Getty)Arsenal have Como centre-back Jacobo Ramon on their list of defensive targets for the summer transfer window, according to reports.The Gunners were already keen to bolster their defensive options this summer, but those efforts have only increased after William Saliba injured his back at the World Cup.Saliba will not undergo surgery to fix his back problem, but Arsenal confirmed that the 25-year-old will be sidelined ‘for an extended period
  
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• Arsenal set Bruno Guimaraes transfer aim after ‘progress’ with £75m deal

  28-07-2026 19:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  Bruno Guimaraes wants to join Arsenal this summer (Shutterstock)Arsenal are hoping to reach an agreement with Newcastle United over a deal for Bruno Guimaraes by the end of the week, according to reports.Guimaraes has already agreed a deal to join Arsenal and has told Newcastle that he wants to join Mikel Arteta’s side this summer.However, Newcastle have grown frustrated over Arsenal’s lack of direct talks to discuss a deal for their captain.Arsenal’s openi
  
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• Millennials assemble: Myspace could be making a comeback

  28-07-2026 19:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Myspace was the online equivalent of a teenager’s bedroom (Picture: Metro/Myles Goode)Myspace, once one of the world’s most popular websites, isn’t a name you hear that much these days.
  Founded in 2003, a year before Facebook, the platform boasted more than 10,000,000 users in the UK in its heyday before plummeting in relevance.Teenagers with rather angular fringes rammed their profiles with garish GIFs, sparkly bubble text, playlists and ranking their top eight frie
  
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• Widow of mayor who was assassinated last week is arrested in Mexican extortion case

  28-07-2026 18:59 via dailymail.com
  
  Valentin Lavin's wife, Marisol, was arrested on Monday, alongside the Chief of the Municipal Police Geovany Emmanuel, for suspected extortion the week after the Temoac mayor died.
  
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