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• Royal tour

  29-09-2016 21:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are in Canada with their children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, for a royal tour, five years after they first visited the country as newly-weds.
  
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• Arsenal star prepared to leave after one season with Mikel Arteta finding replacement

  01-07-2026 12:41 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arteta may need a replacement this summer (Picture: Richard Sellers/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images)Arsenal goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga is open to leaving the Gunners this summer with a potential replacement already identified.The former Chelsea shot stopper made the switch to north London last summer for £5million, serving as David Raya’s understudy.While he made just one appearance in Arsenal’s Premier League title-winning campaign on the final day of the season agains
  
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• Emmerdale fans ‘solve’ Serena Sugden’s secrets

  01-07-2026 12:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  ‘I don’t think she’ll be properly evil, just up to something dodgy,’(Picture: ITV)Emmerdale viewers are already convinced they’ve worked out what Serena Sugden is hiding after the newest member of the Sugden family made her arrival in the village.Although Serena has only just appeared on screen, fans have been quick to speculate that there’s more to her than meets the eye, with many believing she’s keeping a major secret.Introduced as another member of
  
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• Iconic Goodyear blimp returns to London for first time in years

  01-07-2026 12:36 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 PageThe Goodyear Blimp is gracing UK skies for the first time in four years after leaving France this morning and crossing the Channel.The semi-rigid Zeppelin NT airship measures over 75 metres in length and almost 18 metres in height.Office workers were in for a surprise when they looked out their windows today in London and saw the massive aircraft whizz by.Th
  
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• Pat Cash makes bold Serena Williams prediction after Wimbledon defeat

  01-07-2026 12:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  Former Wimbledon champion Pat Cash (Picture: BBC)Former Wimbledon champion Pat Cash believes Serena Williams could still beat ’75 per cent of the tour’ despite losing on her return to professional tennis.Williams, the winner of 23 Grand Slams and seven Wimbledon titles, returned to SW19 after accepting two wildcards from the All England Club.The legendary American showed glimpses of her best in what was her first professional singles contest in 1,396 days, but ultimately suffer
  
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• David Seaman backs Arsenal to sign £40m England World Cup star

  01-07-2026 12:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arsenal legend David Seaman (Picture: YouTube)David Seaman has backed Mikel Arteta to bring one of England’s World Cup stars to Arsenal this summer.After topping Group L with seven points from a possible nine, Thomas Tuchel’s side play what they hope will be the first of several knockout games on Wednesday evening.England’s last-32 opponents DR Congo finished third in Group K after beating Uzbekistan, drawing with Portugal and losing to Colombia.Marcus Rashford looks set to ha
  
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• Sunbed wars hot up after holidaymakers cause stampede after queuing for an hour

  01-07-2026 12:09 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 PageDozens of holidaymakers raced to bag sun beds after waiting an hour to grab their favourite spots by the pool at a Spanish hotel.More than 40 people joined the stampede at a hotel in Salou, just south of Tarragona on Spain’s Costa Daurada.Chris, from Glasgow, Scotland, watched the rush as the poolside opened at 9am during his week-long stay at the hote
  
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• Forget gender reveals, parents-to-be are going wild for ultrasound cakes

  01-07-2026 12:06 via metro.co.uk
  
  There’s a new celebration cake you need to know about (Picture: Cake Box/Charlie Bard Photography/I Make You Hungry)Cake has long been a staple at celebrations, with the dessert featuring at birthday parties, weddings, and graduations.In recent years, it’s become increasingly common to celebrate a pregnancy with a gender reveal cake, too.The sweet treat is used to announce an unborn baby’s gender, appearing neutral on the outside, with either pink or blue sponge inside.But acc
  
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• Martin Lewis warns 300,000 homes are missing out on a £2,000 childcare payment

  01-07-2026 12:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  Martin warns parents to check if they’re eligible for the childcare top-up (Picture: Shutterstock / Inside Creative House)Welcoming a child into the world isn’t cheap. In fact, the cost of raising a child to age 18 in the UK is about £260,000.And with parents now paying an average of over £7,000 per year, for just a part-time nursery place, according to NCT, childcare is a big drain on the finances.But Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis has warned that 300,000 homes could
  
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• 007 developer suffers layoffs and Blade faces cancellation as Xbox cuts funding

  01-07-2026 12:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  A layoff storm is brewing (Microsoft)Microsoft has pulled funding on a fantasy game from Hitman developer IO Interactive, as it looks to close Dishonored and Blade studio Arkane. After Xbox boss Asha Sharma promised a company ‘reset’, the prospect of catastrophic layoffs has hung over Microsoft’s gaming division. There have already been reports regarding which studios could be affected, including Ninja Theory, Double Fine, Compulsion Games, and Undead Labs. However,
  
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• Ukrainian oligarch’s wife speaks out after his ‘lover’ loses legs in Monaco explosion

  01-07-2026 12:03 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 Ukrainian multimillionaire who was targeted in a ‘deliberate’ explosion in Monaco was with his London-based ‘lover’ when the bomb went off.Vadim Ermolaev, 58, who is also known as Vadym Yermolaiev, is ‘fighting for his life’ alongside his son and his ‘lover’ after an explosion in Monaco.Anna Nasobina, 46, was
  
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• ‘She’s miles away!’ Brooke Vincent reveals how Hollyoaks newcomer differs from Sophie Webster

  01-07-2026 12:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  Brooke has joined the cast of Hollyoaks (Pictures: Lime/ITV)Brooke Vincent has shared that her new Hollyoaks character is miles different from her Coronation Street alter-ego.
  The actress, who is 34, is best known for playing Sophie Webster in the ITV soap.
  The character is Sally Metcalfe (Sally Dynevor) and Kevin Webster’s (Michael Le Vell) daughter, and sister to Rosie and Jack Webster (Helen Flanagan and Kyran Bowes).
  We haven’t seen Sophie since 2019, and won’t see her in
  
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• BBC Radio legend Eddie Nestor steps down after cancer diagnosis

  01-07-2026 11:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  Eddie Nestor has shared he was diagnosed with cancer (Picture: Aimee Rose McGhee/Dave Benett/Getty Images)Eddie Nestor has confirmed he will take a break from his work at BBC Radio 2 after being diagnosed with cancer.He shared the news on social media, confessing it wasn’t a post he’d ‘ever imagined writing’ and revealed he had spent Father’s Day in hospital.The 62-year-old actor and comedian wrote: ‘You may have noticed I’ve been quieter than usual.&ls
  
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• Zack Polanski: Burnham must end Labour’s dangerous anti-migrant slant

  01-07-2026 11:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  If he’s looking for ideas on a better approach – the Green Party has plenty (Picture: Ryan Jenkinson/Getty Images)Shabana Mahmood’s announcement that asylum seekers to this country will be forced to pay £10,000 before they can settle permanently raises more questions than it answers. The Home Secretary’s plan, which she claims will ‘save’ the asylum system, was compared to the student loans scheme, and isn’t expected to earn a huge amount of
  
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• Midwinter Ball 2026 live: Politicians and their partners let their hair down in ballgowns and black ties for Canberra's top gala event - as one of Anthony Albanese's critics makes winning bid in charity auction

  01-07-2026 11:44 via dailymail.com
  
  DAILY MAIL LIVE BLOG: Attendees will dazzle on the grand marble staircase in Parliament's lobby before being treated to a three-course dinner.
  
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• Russia's top banker pleads with Putin to stop the war on state TV as he makes stark warning about country's economic crisis

  01-07-2026 11:43 via dailymail.com
  
  Russia's most powerful banker has broken ranks and called on Vladimir Putin to end his invasion of Ukraine as soon as possible. 
  
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• Boy, three, thrown into crocodile pit 'by man with learning difficulties' has undergone 'multiple surgeries' and faces a 'long road to recovery' in hospital as family thank rescuers

  01-07-2026 11:43 via dailymail.com
  
  The boy's family have also spoken out for the first time to 'thank staff at the zoo' and say they are 'grateful for the public support'.
  
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• 'Oligarch's mistress is woman who lost both legs in Monaco bomb blast': She fights for life 'as it emerges child also wounded is their son'

  01-07-2026 11:39 via dailymail.com
  
  She is in a 'serious condition' fighting for her life, and Ermolaev and their son were also wounded.
  
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• Prince William 'furious' with Harry at unveiling of Diana statue after shocking Oprah interview

  01-07-2026 11:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Prince of Wales reportedly 'did not want to go' to the unveiling of a statue of his late mother five years ago today, as he and his brother reunited amidst their strained relationship
  
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• Donald Trump coined in more than $1bn from cryptocurrency in first year back as president

  01-07-2026 11:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Trump was shown to have increased his personal revenue by more than a billion since retaking the White House last year, forcing officials to deny conflict of interest claims
  
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• The Texan beach volleyball star dating tennis ace Jacob Fearnley: Glamorous accountant cheers on the British Wimbledon wildcard during his first round victory

  01-07-2026 11:30 via dailymail.com
  
  Jacob Fearnley's girlfriend Keagan Polk was overcome with emotion after the UK star completed a remarkable comeback to reach the second round at Wimbledon.
  
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• England fan spends £40,000 house deposit on 'once in a lifetime' World Cup trip with dad to follow Three Lions

  01-07-2026 11:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jack Goodwin, from Chichester, has blown his entire £40,000 house deposit to take his dad to the 2026 World Cup in the USA, pre-booking hotels, flights and tickets to every England game right through to the final in New Jersey on July 19
  
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• Kathy Griffin blasts Jimmy Fallon with scathing takedown after Conor McGregor interview

  01-07-2026 11:24 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 PageUS comedian Kathy Griffin has joined the cacophony of voices criticising Jimmy Fallon for interviewing Conor McGregor.The UFC fighter, who was found liable for the 2018 rape of Nikita Hand at the end of last year, is mounting a career comeback and joined the late-night talk show host in June for a jovial chat despite his dark past.For those unfamiliar with t
  
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• Family of boy, three, thrown into crocodile pit say he faces ‘prolonged’ recovery

  01-07-2026 11:24 via metro.co.uk
  
  The boy faces a ‘long road to recovery’, a fundraiser for his family said (Picture: Johnsons of Old Hurst)The family of a three-year-old boy who was seriously injured after allegedly being thrown into a crocodile pit has spoken out about his condition for the first time.The child has had multiple surgeries after he fell 15ft into the enclosure while visiting Johnsons of Old Hurst zoo near Huntingdon with his family.A ‘mentally disabled’ man, who broke away from his carer
  
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• Two police officers in Henry Nowak case are under investigation for gross misconduct, watchdog reveals

  01-07-2026 11:23 via dailymail.com
  
  The Independent Office for Police Conduct's (IOPC) said its investigation will examine whether the Hampshire Police officers potentially breached professional standards.
  
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• Burnham fury as Starmer leaves him with £5bn 'unexploded bomb' in defence plans… making tax hikes even more likely

  01-07-2026 11:23 via dailymail.com
  
  Keir Starmer is due in the Commons amid an outcry over the long-awaited DIP - with critics warning the £15billion funding boost over four years is 'too little too late'.
  
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• Family of boy, 3, 'thrown into' crocodile enclosure break silence to praise rescuers

  01-07-2026 11:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The boy was taken to hospital in critical condition after the incident at Johnson’s of Old Hurst and remains there in stable condition after undergoing multiple surgeries
  
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• Andy Burnham 'must choose' between David and Ed Miliband for top Cabinet jobs as brotherly psychodrama returns

  01-07-2026 11:14 via dailymail.com
  
  Andy Burnham is facing a difficult balancing act as he draws up his senior team to take over from Keir Starmer in less than three weeks.
  
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• Two The Voice UK judges quietly quit as ITV ‘rush to find replacements’

  01-07-2026 11:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Voice is reportedly going to be one double chair shorter (Picture: ITV/Rachel Joseph/REX/Shutterstock)The Voice is reportedly scrambling to find two new faces for its judging panel, after the McFly double act quit.Danny Jones and Tom Fletcher only just joined the ITV competition series last year, after the controversial axing of Olly Murs and Anne-Marie as coaches.The McFly musicians came on board as the first ever coaching pair, vying against the likes of Sir Tom Jones, will.i.am and LeAnn
  
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• Red Arrows handed new RAF jets in huge £360m upgrade as ageing Hawk planes retired

  01-07-2026 11:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The UK's new defence investment plan has pledged to replace the ageing Hawk aircrafts, giving a boost to the Red Arrows - a national and cultural symbol of Great Britain
  
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