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• Saudi police release Snapchat mini-skirt model

  19-07-2017 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The ministry of information said police released the woman, named only as 'Khulood', on Tuesday night and the prosecutor had closed the case.
  
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• UK sending 150,000 more drones to Ukraine after strikes wreak havoc on Moscow

  18-06-2026 17:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  Smoke rises from an oil refinery following a Ukrainian drone attack in the course of Russia-Ukraine(Picture: SOCIAL MEDIA via REUTERS)Britain will send Ukraine 150,000 more drones to defend itself after dozens managed to cause carnage in Moscow.The deal worth £750million is funded by the UK’s £2.26 billion Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) loan to Ukraine funded by siezed Russian assets.Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves said the funding
  
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• Emma launches sleep deal with up to £374 worth of freebies for summer

  18-06-2026 17:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Beat the heat at night as Emma launches summer giveaway with up to £374 in free sleep essentials. (Picture: Metro/Getty/Emma Sleep)
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  When the summer months roll around, one of the biggest challenges we face is achieving a good night’s sleep, with rising temperatures making it increasingly difficult.Thankfully for us, sleep
  
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• The happy and playful baby boy who never stood a chance: Heartbreaking videos show giggling Preston Davey months before he was abused and murdered at hands of adoptive father

  18-06-2026 16:54 via dailymail.com
  
  A tragic clip released by Lancashire Police today shows a happy and healthy Preston Davy before he was taken out of foster care and moved into the couple's Blackpool home.
  
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• Sealed with a kiss! 'Stepmum in the bed' viral couple pack on PDA while inspecting $2.3million mansion... as furious dad makes a desperate move after jail release

  18-06-2026 16:54 via dailymail.com
  
  They sparked outrage when they were caught in bed - now the controversial pair are flaunting their romance while eyeing a waterfront mansion.
  
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• Suburban footy clubs in shock as Melbourne osteopath is charged with rape: Andrew Boskovski worked at Lilydale clinic and provided game day treatment

  18-06-2026 16:53 via dailymail.com
  
  Medical practitioner and champion pro arm-wrestler Andrew Boskovski, 29, fronted Melbourne Magistrates' Court on Friday charged with multiple rape offences.
  
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• Sabrina Carpenter's stalker who tried to break into her LA home dozens of times tells court 'we must be together to save the world'

  18-06-2026 16:52 via dailymail.com
  
  A man accused of stalking and harassing Sabrina Carpenter and her family has been barred from contacting her or coming within 100 yards of her for five years.
  
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• Netflix and Amazon Prime users could be forced to pay licence fee as cash-strapped BBC axes Radio Four shows in jobs bloodbath

  18-06-2026 16:50 via dailymail.com
  
  Lisa Nandy (pictured) rejected funding the BBC through a levy on streamers or direct taxation, but stopped short of saying the licence fee would not be extended to cover streamers.
  
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• Chelsea learn asking price for long-term target as they seek Robert Sanchez upgrade

  18-06-2026 16:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  Diogo Costa has long been on Chelsea’s radar (Picture: Getty Images)Chelsea have learned Porto’s asking price for goalkeeper Diogo Costa as they consider upgrading on Robert Sanchez this summer.There is expected to be plenty of transfer business done at Stamford Bridge before the new season starts, with Xabi Alonso taking over as manager.Marc Cucurella has already left for Real Madrid and influential midfielder Enzo Fernandez is being heavily linked with making the same move.Even if
  
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• Second-in-command of aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth who starred in BBC documentary denies raping and sexually assaulting woman

  18-06-2026 16:48 via dailymail.com
  
  Captain Chris Ansell was accused of committing rape and sexual assault while he was Executive Officer on the £3.5 billion flagship aircraft carrier.
  
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• EastEnders star Maisie Smith reveals ‘bizarre’ but iconic thing fans always say to her

  18-06-2026 16:46 via metro.co.uk
  
  Maisie Smith is still remembered for this iconic line (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock)EastEnders star Maisie Smith is best known to soap fans as the BBC soap’s sassy Tiffany Butcher, and there is one line that has stuck in viewers’ minds long after her exit.It is, of course, the iconic quip of ‘You’re NFI!’For the uninitiated, it stands for ‘Not flippin’ invited’ and was directed at a young Dotty Cotton in 2010. It has become somewhat of an i
  
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• Russell Crowe’s ouspoken comments about Gladiator have changed my mind

  18-06-2026 16:42 via metro.co.uk
  
  Russell Crowe has come for Gladiator II, which he wasn’t involved with, again (Picture: Dreamworks/Universal/Kobal/Rex/Shutterstock)Gladiator actor Russell Crowe has decided an appropriate enough amount of time has passed that he can happily rip into the 2024 sequel of the film that cemented him as a Hollywood A-Lister, more than a quarter of a century ago.But in the process, he went deep into what he passionately believed about the original – and fought for – and has made me
  
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• 'Can Harry and Meghan's UK trip heal royal rift?'

  18-06-2026 16:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  With the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, along with their children Archie and Lilibet, set to head to the UK in a matter of weeks, The Mirror's royal editor Russell Myers believes a royal reunion could be on the cards
  
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• Teen tourist thrown to death by Central Park horse was trying to save mom who flew out of carriage during family's first visit to Big Apple

  18-06-2026 16:34 via dailymail.com
  
  Romanch Mahajan, 18, died on Wednesday in New York City after he flew out of a horse-drawn carriage in Central Park. He was visiting the Big Apple for the first time with his family from India.
  
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• Michelle Obama reveals she saved her choking friend's life at dinner while 'useless' daughter Malia just sat at the table

  18-06-2026 16:34 via dailymail.com
  
  The former first lady, 62, said she performed the Heimlich maneuver on her choking friend while her 'useless' daughter Malia and her friends stood idly by.
  
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• Anger in Melbourne as loving granny Lolene is bashed to death, wrapped in plastic and dumped in a river - although her killer WON'T go down for murder

  18-06-2026 16:31 via dailymail.com
  
  A Victorian woman who bashed and stuffed a sock down the throat of an 85-year old woman, dumped her body in the river and embarked on a wild shopping spree will not go down for murder. 
  
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• Foreign Office updates travel advice for 14 countries including Turkey, Cyprus and UAE

  18-06-2026 16:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Foreign Office has issued fresh travel advice for 14 countries following the announcement of a 'memorandum of understanding' between the US and Iran amid Middle East tensions
  
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• How a teenage killer who butchered Bridgette 'Biddy' Porter could live anonymously in the community on a 'last resort' drug for homicidal schizophrenia

  18-06-2026 16:25 via dailymail.com
  
  A teenage girl who stabbed Bridgette 'Biddy' Porter, 10, to death is heavily medicated for schizophrenia, but she could be released into the community.
  
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• Netflix’s sci-fi thriller The Boroughs was disappointing – but it shouldn’t have been axed

  18-06-2026 16:24 via metro.co.uk
  
  There will reportedly not be a second season of The Boroughs (Picture: Netflix)The red-plated cleaver has swung at Netflix HQ once again, as subscribers will reportedly not be visiting The Boroughs a second time around.The Duffer Brothers-produced show offered Stranger Things for a gang of senior citizens, with a whole new supernatural mystery.This time it involved creepy nighttime encounters with an arachnid-looking alien, which lurked in the titular retirement community and fed on OAPs in the
  
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• Kate Middleton shares adorable moment with shy little girl at Royal Ascot

  18-06-2026 16:24 via metro.co.uk
  
  Kate had a sweet interaction with a young fan (Picture: Getty Images)Kate Middleton likely made a little girl’s year at Royal Ascot this week.The Princess of Wales arrived at the prestigious event in Berkshire on Wednesday in a carriage with her husband, Prince William, and the Duke and Duchess of Richmond and Gordon.As the royals chatted away in their seats on the racecourse grounds, crowds gathered to get a glimpse of the future king and queen.This included a young girl, who, among the
  
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• BBC star Iain Robertson denies pouring wine on woman and raping her on holiday

  18-06-2026 16:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Former River City actor Iain Robertson, 45, has denied having sex with a woman without her consent while holidaying in the Lake District, telling a court she 'initiated' it
  
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• Rachel Reeves sounds alarm at threat of Labour lurch to Left as she lines up behind Starmer in brewing civil war

  18-06-2026 16:23 via dailymail.com
  
  Rachel Reeves delivered a stark message that the Government must not 'deviate' from her fiscal rules.
  
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• Lucy Harrison mum slams 'inconsistencies' in investigation into daughter's gun death in US

  18-06-2026 16:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Fashion buyer Lucy Harrison was just 23 when she was shot through the heart by her dad Kris during a trip alongside her boyfriend to visit him at his home in Texas
  
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• NHS 'use Vaseline' alert as people across UK urged to 'protect themselves'

  18-06-2026 16:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The NHS claims that using the jelly during peak hay fever season may help some Brits
  
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• Robin Hood hiding place Major Oak declared dead after hordes of 'loving' visitors smothered tree

  18-06-2026 16:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The world-famous Major Oak, the ancient Nottinghamshire tree at the heart of the Robin Hood legend, has officially been declared dead after an estimated 1,200 years
  
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• Mystery as wealthy British entrepreneur vanishes after leaving Budapest nightclub during trip to meet investors

  18-06-2026 16:15 via dailymail.com
  
  John Robert Joseph Tovell, 45, was last seen at around 2am on June 16 after leaving the venue in the city's VII District, also known as Erzsebetvaros, one of Budapest's busiest entertainment areas.
  
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• Trump privately frets Bibi Netanyahu's zeal to 'bomb everyone' could turn him into another disgraced president

  18-06-2026 16:14 via dailymail.com
  
  Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are increasingly at odds - and the President is concerned his reputation will be tarnished by bombed buildings in Beirut.
  
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• Teens on trial accused of murdering 15-year-old boy in brutal sword attack

  18-06-2026 16:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Amen Teklay was found seriously injured on Clarendon Street, Maryhill, on the evening of March 5 last year and died at the scene
  
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• EastEnders actress Emaa Hussen is accused of trying to smuggle meth worth £157million into Australia

  18-06-2026 16:14 via dailymail.com
  
  Emaa Hussen, who starred in the EastEnders spin-off EastEnders: E20, was arrested in a drugs bust in Sydney.
  
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• Car smashes into Glasgow house linked to crime family in alleged gang revenge attack

  18-06-2026 16:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called to the scene in the Barlanark area of Glasgow as the vehicle was torched following the crash, with flames spreading to the property
  
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