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• Russian children continue to attend classes despite bone-chilling temperatures

  08-12-2016 23:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The coldest day of the winter so far in Batagai -population 4,369 - in Yakutia, saw lessons cancelled for pupils up to age 15, but older students were still expected to attend classes.
  
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• Xabi Alonso set to secure second Chelsea signing as £35m star approves transfer

  25-06-2026 08:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  Incoming Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso (Picture: Getty)Xabi Alonso is closing in on his second Chelsea signing after sanctioning a move for Crystal Palace defender Maxence Lacroix.Former Liverpool and Real Madrid midfielder Alonso officially takes over at Stamford Bridge next month after his appointment on a four-year deal.Alonso, one of the best players of his generation and a highly-rated coach, agreed a deal with Chelsea after the sacking of Liam Rosenior.While the Spanish football legend is stil
  
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• Marc Cucurella tells Chelsea star to join him at Real Madrid: ‘Let’s hope he’s lucky’

  25-06-2026 08:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  Marc Cucurella says he hopes Enzo Fernandez joins him at Real Madrid (Getty)Marc Cucurella has urged former Chelsea teammate Enzo Fernandez to join him at Real Madrid this summer.Cucurella joined Madrid earlier this month in a £52 million deal from Chelsea after Jose Mourinho’s side stepped up their efforts to beat competition from Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.Fernandez, meanwhile, is also on Madrid’s shortlist with Mourinho wanting to bolster his midfield options ahead of th
  
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• UK weather live: Heatwave to break record again as schools close and hospitals face chaos

  25-06-2026 08:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Heatwave conditions continue to cause havoc across the UK as Met Office weather forecasters predict record-breaking highs of 38C today
  
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• London park welcomes historic new arrivals with surprising Royal connection

  25-06-2026 08:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As the four pelican chicks to ever hatch in London's St James Park celebrate their first month of life, they became the newest additions to the long and colourful history of the park's beloved birds
  
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• UK heatwave latest: Hospital declares critical incident with temperatures even higher today

  25-06-2026 08:37 via metro.co.uk
  
  A Portsmouth hospital has declared a critical incident on the third day of the gruelling heatwave after its cooler units suffered a meltdown.
  A heat dome is gripping western Europe for most of this week, sparking extreme temperatures in the UK and France, with the Met Office expecting temperatures to hit 39C as red and amber weather warnings remain in place.
  Queen Alexandra Hospital declared the incident after its chiller units supporting crucial infrastructure, like theatres and laboratories, b
  
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• Venezuela earthquake live: Caracas buildings crumble in 7.5 quake as dozens dead

  25-06-2026 08:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Two major earthquakes have struck Venezuela causing buildings to collapse in Caracas - there are fears of thousands of deaths
  
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• Emmerdale confirms exactly how newcomer Serena is linked to the Sugdens

  25-06-2026 08:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Serena Sugden has arrived (Picture: ITV)The following article contains spoilers from the episode of Emmerdale dated June 25. It hasn’t aired on ITV1 yet, but can be viewed on ITVX and YouTube.
  Serena Sugden’s (Casey Al-Shaqsy) link to the Sugden family tree has been confirmed in Emmerdale.The newcomer’s first scenes aired in Tuesday’s edition of the show, when she found Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) by the side of a lake.Serena was driving in the area and needed to go to
  
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• Coronation Street’s Sarah confesses to being Theo’s killer as legend is left floored

  25-06-2026 08:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sarah Platt confessed to killing Theo Silverton (Picture: ITV)This article contains spoilers for tonight’s (Thursday, June 25) Coronation Street, which has not yet aired on TV but is available to watch now on YouTube and ITVX.Coronation Street fans finally found out who killed Theo Silverton earlier this week after months of speculation, and now there is another cobbles resident in on the secret.During the tense dinner party episode on Monday, flashbacks revealed that Sarah Platt (Tina O&
  
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• UK heatwave end forecast as Met Office predicts 15C temperature drop

  25-06-2026 08:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has issued a rare red heat warning for parts of the UK as temperatures are expected to reach 40C on Thursday, with the heatwave forecast to end as temperatures drop by 15C from Sunday
  
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• BrewDog pledges £1 million worth of free pints - if one of three teams make World Cup Final

  25-06-2026 08:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A brewery founded in Scotland has promised free pints for football fans if certain countries make it to the World Cup final - the promotion would come into effect from July 20
  
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• Viral toy warning as children left seriously injured

  25-06-2026 08:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A number of children have been left hospitalised with burns
  
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• Village pub released CCTV footage after its pet TURTLE Squirt is 'stolen from tank by two little girls'

  25-06-2026 08:19 via dailymail.com
  
  Squirt the turtle was seen being lifted out of his enclosure at Three Tuns pub in Ashwell, Hertfordshire, on Friday evening before the youngsters ran with animal to their mother's BMW.
  
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• Tragedy as boy, 12, drowns after jumping into lake in desperate attempt to escape vicious dog attack

  25-06-2026 08:15 via dailymail.com
  
  Fernando Moreno, 12, had been at the park with friends when his day turned to tragedy, after he drowned in an attempt to flee a group of vicious dogs in California.
  
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• Abandoned town still has furniture in homes after 20,000 residents left overnight

  25-06-2026 08:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A group of urban explorers were left stunned when they entered the ghostly town of — evacuated by 20,000 residents overnight following a devastating earthquake
  
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• 'Broke and homeless' Steve-O on tiny amount he received in first Jackass paycheck

  25-06-2026 08:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  'I was broke, unemployed, and homeless, and a star on this big MTV show. That’s one of the first things I learned about fame: It comes a lot easier than fortune'
  
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• Political party pushes to rebrand as Reform Australia while its leader insists it has no ties to Nigel Farage's UK movement

  25-06-2026 08:11 via dailymail.com
  
  A new political party has been launched, with a name strikingly similar to Nigel Farage's Reform UK.
  
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• Man airlifted to hospital after M25 crash as motorists face huge delays in heatwave

  25-06-2026 08:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A serious crash involving a van and a lorry closed the M25 near Godstone yesterday, with long delays of more than an hour building in scorching heatwave conditions
  
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• Transfer news LIVE: Man Utd problem, Arsenal move targeted, Enzo Fernandez future

  25-06-2026 08:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Latest transfer news and rumours from around the Premier League, as well as the top European leagues with updates on Mateus Fernandes, Ayyoub Bouaddi, Enzo Fernandez and much more
  
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• TUI confirms 72-hour compensation rule as passenger claims they're 'not entitled'

  25-06-2026 08:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A passenger demanded answers after she claimed she was told she was not entitled to compensation for a flight delay
  
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• Major rule change 'in weeks' for ASOS, boohoo, Gymshark, H&M, Nike customers

  25-06-2026 08:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  People buying items online from places like Apple, Dyson, Currys, IKEA, Very, Booking.com will change, says BBC expert
  
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• Democrat congressman appears to slap down camera when cornered about support for Nazi tattoo wearing Senate candidate

  25-06-2026 08:07 via dailymail.com
  
  Moulton - who has yet to endorse Platner - ripped into the videographer, who he claimed came from the conservative PAC America Rising, on social media.
  
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• Usha Vance's epic response as she shuts down New York Times analysis of her maternity fashion with revealing receipt

  25-06-2026 08:04 via dailymail.com
  
  Usha Vance mocked The New York Times after its fashion critic examined the political meaning of the coral maternity dress she wore in a Father's Day video with Vice President JD Vance.
  
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• Man facing £40,000 bill as Turkey teeth start to fall out

  25-06-2026 08:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Danny Tomlinson has had to go back to Turkey 10 times to get his crowns and implant fixed
  
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• This £26 JVN dry shampoo uses micellar technology to cleanse your scalp without water

  25-06-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  This is needed in the current heatwave sitch we’re experiencing. (Picture: Metro/LookFantastic/Getty)
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  Right now, the beauty market is flooded with variations of similar products, from foundations, setting and hair sprays and serums. So, when we spot one that is genuinely different and delivers results better than your box-stand
  
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• Kev’s return sparks chaos in Emmerdale and someone wants him gone forever

  25-06-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Of course he’s causing trouble already (Picture: ITV)The most coveted manbun in soap history is back in town – Kev Townsend (Chris Coghill) has returned to Emmerdale.He’s back complete with his new cake business and the desire to ruffle a few more feathers, having arrived back due to his son Lewis Barton (Bradley Riches) being kidnapped because of him.
  Kev initially refused to do anything – the kidnapper demanded a ransom of a diamond that Kev had in his possession and K
  
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• Here’s what Andy Burnham needs to learn from Keir Starmer’s downfall

  25-06-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  The end of a short-lived era (Pictures: Getty)Out of curiosity, I took a bit of time to look up the earliest example of the phrase ‘a question of when, not if’ being used in relation to Sir Keir Starmer’s downfall as Prime Minister.I managed to find a quote along those lines from an anonymous Labour MP in the i paper a little over 10 months ago.According to my maths, that’s just over two fifths of Starmer’s premiership in which it’s been ‘a question of
  
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• Asha takes a chance on love in Coronation Street with newcomer Sienna

  25-06-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Is Asha about to find her Miss Right? (Picture: ITV)The course of love rarely runs smooth on Coronation Street, and Asha Alahan (Tanisha Gorey) is no exception. Will this time be different?The troubled youngster is set to find love at at last after suffering so many heartache on the Cobbles.Asha’s first foray into romance was with her school crush, Corey Brent (Maximus Evans), around the same time as her grandmother Yasmeen (Shelley King) was escaping the clutches of misogynisti
  
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• All Emmerdale spoilers for next week as Charity takes on Todd in brave move

  25-06-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  An internal battle rages on, while another spills out into the village (Picture: ITV/Metro)Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) continues her tumultuous journey after her sickening sexual assault at the hands of vile Dr Caitlin Todd (Caroline Harker) in Emmerdale next week.Despite bravely reporting Todd’s vicious blackmail campaign, Charity’s left feeling defeated by the police’s response. While Mackenzie Boyd (Lawrence Robb) tries his hardest to look after his suf
  
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• All EastEnders spoilers for next week as TV star arrives in Walford

  25-06-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Pride comes before a fall (Picture: BBC/Guy Levy/PA Wire/Metro)Several families come under threat next week in EastEnders, as outsiders, intent on causing chaos and destruction, continue to try and tear them apart.Bea Pollard (Ronni Ancona) is sitting pretty following her victory, having finally destroyed the relationship between Honey (Emma Barton) and Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick), or so she thinks. With Billy unwilling to take her sabotage lying down, he redoubles his efforts in r
  
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