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• Repeat concussion 'can trigger dementia', scientists reveal

  24-03-2016 21:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from Massey University, in New Zealand, revealed the long-term effects of repeated minor blows to the head are just as damaging as a single high-grade head trauma.
  
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• Christopher Bucktin: 'Trump has virus touch not Midas touch - everything he goes near is infected'

  07-07-2026 14:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  'Donald Trump’s relentless self-promotion and interference poison everything around him, turning politics, sport and public life into vehicles for ego, favouritism and division - just take the World Cup'
  
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• Sadiq Khan fails to roll out any new air conditioned Tube trains for nearly a decade - leaving passengers sweltering in 40C heat

  07-07-2026 14:44 via dailymail.com
  
  Temperatures are forecast to reach 34C this week in the capital, creating punishing conditions on London's deep-level lines, which lack air conditioning.
  
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• Boy, 17, murdered his mother and tried to kill his screaming father during argument about discipline at comfortable Alabama home, prosecutors say

  07-07-2026 14:44 via dailymail.com
  
  Samantha Baker, 37, was stabbed to death by her 17-year-old son at their Alabama home on Sunday night, prosecutors say. Her husband, Lance, 46, was critically injured in the attack.
  
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• Will Burnham bend to Labour members? Poll shows party's faithful prefer Miliband as Chancellor - but almost as many want Reeves to STAY... and a third want more benefits spending

  07-07-2026 14:43 via dailymail.com
  
  The YouGov survey revealed 21 per cent want the current Energy Secretary - known as 'Red Ed' - to be promoted to lead the Treasury.
  
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• Tyler Robinson judge refuses to consider footage of Charlie Kirk murder suspect fleeing scene after prosecutors edited it

  07-07-2026 14:43 via dailymail.com
  
  Utah District Court Judge Tony Graf rejected the footage presented by the prosecution on Monday, which were intended to form a key part of the state's evidence against Robinson, 23.
  
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• Trump's 'power move' as he greets Turkish president after Netanyahu's NATO warning

  07-07-2026 14:43 via dailymail.com
  
  Donald Trump received a warm welcome from Turkey's strongman President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after touching down in the country for a high-stakes NATO summit.
  
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• Should Nigel Farage resign over not declaring lavish gifts? Take our poll and have your say

  07-07-2026 14:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Fresh allegations have come to light over Nigel Farage's finances after he failed to declare another financial benefit. Now, Labour are urging the Electoral commissioner to investigate
  
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• Every star tipped for I’m A Celebrity 2026 so far including Olympic legend

  07-07-2026 14:41 via metro.co.uk
  
  The hit ITV series is curating its new lineup (Picture: James Gourley/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)After the mammoth success of I’m A Celebrity South Africa, all eyes are on who will feature in the new line-up for the traditional series later this year.The Ant and Dec-helmed survival-of-the-fittest reality series puts celebrities through their paces in the daunting Australian wilderness as they attempt to choke down creepy crawlies and get up close and personal with the scariest animals around.La
  
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• Marine Le Pen is ordered to wear an electronic tag as embezzlement conviction is upheld - putting run for president in doubt

  07-07-2026 14:40 via dailymail.com
  
  The court ruled Le Pen serve a three-year jail term. Although the court said two years were suspended, it ordered her to wear an electronic ankle tag for one year.
  
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• Doctor Amir Khan says people must do 5 'free' things after waking up

  07-07-2026 14:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  And he said that people following one piece of the advice 'often sleep better at night'
  
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• UK weather maps show heatwave will last 15 days with 23 counties at 35C or more

  07-07-2026 14:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The UK looks set to face heatwave conditions for at least two weeks as weather modelling maps show more than 20 counties could see temperatures of 35C or higher
  
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• Long-lost remains of King Alfred the Great 'found buried under car park like Richard III'

  07-07-2026 14:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  King Alfred the Great - the only English monarch to have the moniker - united Anglo Saxons in their battle against the Vikings, despite this his final resting place remained a mystery
  
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• Andrew Tate and brother ‘made £1,000,000 trafficking teenager for webcam sex’

  07-07-2026 14:37 via metro.co.uk
  
  Andrew Tate (L) and his brother Tristan Tate are accused of exploiting a teenager (Picture: Daniel MIHAILESCU / AFP)Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan are facing new criminal charges in Romania, including sexually exploiting a 17-year-old girl.Andrew, 39, and Tristan, 37, are facing a string of charges from the country’s directorate for investigating organised crime and terrorism (DIICOT).This includes allegations of the illegal sale of supercars, human
  trafficking, witness intimidation,
  
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• John Isner makes Roger Federer claim after Novak Djokovic breaks Wimbledon record

  07-07-2026 14:32 via metro.co.uk
  
  Novak Djokovic is bidding to win his eighth Wimbledon title (Picture: Getty)John Isner believes Novak Djokovic has surpassed Roger Federer as the greatest grass-court player in history as he chases yet another Wimbledon title.Djokovic, 39, is bidding to win a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam title and join his great rival Federer with eight Wimbledon wins.The Serbian legend has only dropped three sets on his route to the quarter-finals, where he will face Canada’s world number four Felix A
  
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• Real-life couple Rafe Spall and Esther Smith ‘stopped in the street’ over TV show

  07-07-2026 14:30 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 PageApple TV’s Trying is back for a fifth season as Nikki and Jason tackle the troubles facing their adopted teens – and all the complications that come with it.For the past six years, real-life couple Esther Smith and Rafe Spall have played the parents at the heart of this show, whose journey starts with infertility as they look to adoption to grow
  
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• Crown Princess pictured after lung transplant for the first time as she cheers on Norway in World Cup victory

  07-07-2026 14:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been seen for the first time since undergoing a life-saving lung transplant, as the Royal Family shared a series of images from inside her home
  
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• Delays to defence spending plan 'profoundly dangerous' and lost crucial time in preparing for war against Russia, former top brass warn

  07-07-2026 14:26 via dailymail.com
  
  'The world is on fire' and Britain's allies are ' dismayed' by our failure to prepare for war , MPs were told today in the starkest warning yet about a future conflict with Russia.
  
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• The France-born Brit star with sights set on Wimbledon glory: Wildcard Arthur Fery is the son of millionaire football club owner and grew up in shadow of SW19 where he played as a schoolboy

  07-07-2026 14:23 via dailymail.com
  
  His mother is an ex-tennis player, his millionaire father bought a top-tier football club - but UK Wimbledon wildcard Arthur Fery is eyeing up sporting success of his own.
  
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• The UK’s first ‘wellness pub’ is opening — but does it defeat the point of the pint?

  07-07-2026 14:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  Can I have a pint of Immunity Complex Support, please? (Picture: PA)Rocking up to the pub with your mates, you offer to buy the first round. You count four pints of lager in total, plus a couple of bags of crisps.Admittedly, it’s not the healthiest order, but pubs have never exactly been synonymous with wellness.Beer gardens are one of the highlights of the summer, with smells of the great outdoors mingling with the menu of fish and chips, burgers, and the occasional cigaratte.
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• Woman lost 100lbs in a year after photo forced her to beat phobia

  07-07-2026 14:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Vicki Horn thought the holiday snap would be 'cute'
  
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• Ten ultra-processed foods that are actually healthy from cereals to cupboard staples

  07-07-2026 14:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Not all ultra-processed foods are necessarily bad for you, according to top nutritionist Dr Federica Amati. She has shared ten foods that she recommends for your shopping basket
  
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• Rail strike to begin within days causing mayhem on London Euston route

  07-07-2026 14:19 via metro.co.uk
  
  Rail travel has been marred by heatwave disruption and now the strike (Picture: Amer Ghazzal/Shutterstock)A train strike is set to bring disruption to services on the London Euston route within days.
  Travel on the UK railways has been a sticky affair this summer, marred by back-to-back heatwaves bringing issues like melting tracks, signal faults and reduced timetables, while the Tube has dealt with its own strikes.
  Now passengers have been told to prepare for disruption on the London Northweste
  
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• 'Teenage daughter lies to me and I’m unsure what to do'

  07-07-2026 14:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Coleen advises a reader whose 15-year-old daughter is increasingly economical with the truth. And with the lies mounting, it's hard now to know what to believe...
  
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• How long heatwave will last and how it compares to June's scorching temperatures

  07-07-2026 14:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The UK is gearing up for another hot spell with temperatures set to soar again this week. But how hot is it going to get, and when will the heatwave end? Here is everything you need to know...
  
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• Missing girl, 15, found in Worcester park as boy, 16, arrested over 'rape'

  07-07-2026 14:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  West Mercia Police officers found a 15-year-old girl in Battenhall fields in the early hours of this morning following reports she was missing - a 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of rape
  
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• Pictured: Aftermath as electric bus ploughs into front of house in Notting Hill, leaving pensioners homeless

  07-07-2026 14:02 via dailymail.com
  
  A single-decker electric bus careered into the front of 73 St Quintin Avenue last Thursday evening.
  
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• Numbers on benefits with ADHD and no need to seek work have soared 40% since Labour took power

  07-07-2026 14:02 via dailymail.com
  
  Data from the Department for Work and Pensions shows there were 100,207 claimants of Personal Independence Payment in which ADHD was cited as the main condition in April this year
  
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• Wimbledon fans left scrambling while players pocket its iconic towels as tournament faces 'shrinkflation' accusations after 'disappointing' strawberries and cream servings

  07-07-2026 14:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Wimbledon spectators have faced long queues outside stores within the All England Clubin south-west London as they attempt to buy the limited-edition products which are proving hugely popular.
  
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• Tesco announces major change to grocery rule for all shoppers

  07-07-2026 14:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The move comes ahead of the summer holidays
  
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