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• Scotland faces power crisis warns expert

  17-02-2016 23:18
  
  SCOTLAND will face serious electrical supply problems when Longannet coal-fired power station is closed next month, a leading energy expert has warned.
  
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• Moment daycare worker tosses toddler into the air and ‘drops him over her head’

  09-07-2026 14:43 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 family is suing a daycare worker after their toddler sustained a brain injury from being dropped on the floor.The 23-month-old tot was being looked after at membership-based fitness and hospitality centre, The Bay Club, in El Segundo, California.He can be seen on CCTV footage approaching a member of staff, indicating he would like to be picked up, which sh
  
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• Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe claims Dunblane school massacre was ‘one murder’

  09-07-2026 14:41 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lowe sparked backlash following the comments (Picture: EPA)Rupert Lowe has caused backlash after he claimed the 1996 Dunblane school massacre was ‘just one murder’.The leader of the far-right Restore Britain party appeared on the podcast The Joe Rogan Experience, where he made the comments during a conversation about gun control.Lowe, who is also the MP for Great Yarmouth, told Rogan: ‘As you probably know, they banned handguns in the late 90s because there was a murder up in
  
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• University of Alabama student found dead alongside her friend and the dog he was pet-sitting after animal's owner saw suspicious activity on her doorbell camera

  09-07-2026 14:37 via dailymail.com
  
  The college student and her friend from work, a single father of three, were found shot to death along with the dog the father was pet-sitting. A suspect was arrested after a tense standoff with police.
  
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• Iran war takes terrifying turn as missiles bombard NUCLEAR plant and flights are thrown into chaos

  09-07-2026 14:34 via dailymail.com
  
  Donald Trump's war has escalated after Tehran retaliated by firing missiles and drones at war-weary US allies in the Middle East.
  
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• REVEALED: The crucial clue CCTV footage just hours before fatal Creeslough explosion shows - as reason why the DPP STILL hasn't made a call on prosecutions is finally made clear

  09-07-2026 14:32 via dailymail.com
  
  The crucial footage was uncovered by gardaí as part of their long-running probe into the gas blast that claimed the lives of ten people including 3 children.
  
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• When Iran launched strikes against the UAE, influencers and ex-pats posted videos of missiles and drone strikes... then it went dark. These are the Iranian strikes the UAE didn't want you to see

  09-07-2026 14:31 via dailymail.com
  
  On the first day of strikes footage circulated of attacks on the luxury Fairmont and Burj Al Arab hotels, alongside Dubai International Airport and Jebel Ali port - then the crackdown began.
  
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• Model bears a viking resemblance... Beauty goes viral after mother points out she looks like Erling Haaland

  09-07-2026 14:31 via dailymail.com
  
  Anastasia Kostromitina, 24, from Russia, was reluctant to see the comparison but eventually accepted her astonishing similarity.
  
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• Pluribus is ‘one of the best sci-fis ever – why is it being criminally overlooked?

  09-07-2026 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 PageIt’s been over six months since Pluribus came out, and it’s still living rent-free in my mind. So why isn’t it for everybody else?When the post-apocalyptic Apple TV Plus show from Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan first landed, it seemed to make a sizeable splash.Bells clanged for the streaming network’s ‘most watched show&rsq
  
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• Man accused of mass stabbing in Huntingdon train attack denies attempted murder of ten people

  09-07-2026 14:28 via dailymail.com
  
  Anthony Williams, 33, also denied 11 other charges, including four more attempted murders, in relation to other incidents.
  
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• ‘My rule about spoilers might make me one of the worst people alive’

  09-07-2026 14:24 via metro.co.uk
  
  He dies… (Picture: HBO)I think we can all agree that next to fishermen and lumberjacks, being an entertainment journalist is easily the third (maybe fourth) most dangerous job in the world. My fellow gossipmongers and I take our lives into our own hands every time we walk a red carpet and risk being blinded by the flash of a paparazzi’s camera.We brawl with celebrity publicists in hotel suites, email inboxes and coffee shops to get the freshest scoops, and worst of all, we hav
  
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• Bimini leads rally against GB News after guest ‘links LGBT+ people to padeophiles’

  09-07-2026 14:22 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 PageGB News has faced backlash from several public figures after a guest appeared to link members of the LGBTQ+ community to paedophilia during a discussion about Pride.The likes of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star Bimini and Green Party leader Zack Polanski have joined calls for Ofcom to investigate the broadcaster after Caroline Farrow’s comments.The Cat
  
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• Human fox joins Count Binface in run against Nigel Farage for Clacton byelection

  09-07-2026 14:20 via metro.co.uk
  
  The man dressed as a fox wants to join the absurdity in ClactonA human fox is joining the fight to dump Nigel Farage as an MP at the Clacton by-election.The ‘man in a fox costume’ will join Count Binface in an effort to unseat the Reform UK leader.Wildlife campaigner Rob Pownall, 27, will don a fox outfit and campaign against Farage’s personal record on animal wildlife and hunting.Farage resigned as an MP to contest his Clacton seat, in what he said was a bid to prove his popu
  
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• Destiny 2 free game shows just how much fans hate ex-CEO and his car collection

  09-07-2026 14:20 via metro.co.uk
  
  It’s not meant to be subtle (petecarsons.com)Even though Pete Parsons stepped down as Bungie CEO last year, some fans still blame him for the studio’s current state and are expressing their frustrations with a free fangame.While Destiny 2 remains up and running, Bungie is no longer supporting it with new content updates, shifting its focus to Marathon and other new projects.This was always going to happen someday, but the decision came after Sony gutted the studio, reportedly laying
  
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• ABTA issues new Spain, France, Italy advice after Foreign Office update

  09-07-2026 14:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  New information has been released today
  
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• Nicky Butt tells Man Utd to sign ‘brilliant’ World Cup star instead of Andrey Santos

  09-07-2026 14:13 via metro.co.uk
  
  Santos is set to join United in a £50m deal (Picture: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)Former Manchester United star Nicky Butt has questioned the club’s decision to sign Andrey Santos from Chelsea, fearing the club are taking a huge gamble in their midfield rebuild.After missing out on top targets Elliot Anderson and Mateus Fernandes with Aurelien Tchouameni now expected to sign a new contract with Real Madrid, United have agreed a £50million deal to sign Santos.The 22-year-old i
  
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• Iraqi migrant, 35, who sexually assaulted a 15-year-old schoolgirl on a busy Tube train before touching her on an escalator is facing jail

  09-07-2026 14:10 via dailymail.com
  
  An Iraqi migrant who groped a schoolgirl on a busy Tube before assaulting her again on an escalator is facing jail.
  
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• Arsenal legend says Mikel Arteta is making £17m transfer mistake: ‘I’m surprised’

  09-07-2026 14:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta (Picture: Getty)Arsenal legend Alan Smith fears Mikel Arteta has already made a major mistake in the summer transfer window.Arteta is hoping to oversee a productive transfer window as Arsenal turn their attentions to the defence of their Premier League title.The Gunners are expected to back Arteta with at least three major signings and have expressed interest in the likes of Julian Alvarez, Morgan Rogers and Bradley Barcola.While wary of weakening his squad at the Emir
  
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• 'I party hard then use skinny jabs and IV drips to stay healthy and look good'

  09-07-2026 14:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Brandon Banach says he uses 'biohacking' so he can keep living a 'party lifestyle'
  
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• Britain 'faces gas shortages this winter' unless Andy Burnham overrules Ed Miliband to give green light to Jackdaw drilling project

  09-07-2026 14:06 via dailymail.com
  
  Neil McCulloch, the boss of Adura - the company behind Jackdaw, said it was 'hyper critical' that the field 150 miles east of Aberdeen is given the go-ahead.
  
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• Patrice Evra names his World Cup dark horses: ‘Nobody enjoys playing them’

  09-07-2026 13:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  Former France defender Patrice Evra (Picture: Getty)Patrice Evra believes Morocco can cause an upset in the World Cup knockouts as they prepare for their quarter-final clash with France.Morocco became the first African nation to reach a World Cup semi-final four years ago in Qatar before losing to eventual runners-up France.Mohamed Ouahbi’s side were highly fancied once again heading into this summer’s tournament and impressed in their opener with a 1-1 draw against five-t
  
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• Fighter jet goes up in flames after crash landing at airport

  09-07-2026 13:52 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 PageAn F-16 warplane crash-landed at a Greek airport after suffering a technical glitch.
  The aircraft’s emergency landing ended up in a crash on the tarmac of Zakynthos airport on the island of Zante today.
  Footage shows the F-16C Fighting Falcon belonging to the Greek Air Force burst into flames.The fighter jet had taken off from Araxos on the Greek mainl
  
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• Jack Antonoff’s awkward response to marriage question before Margaret Qualley ‘split’

  09-07-2026 13:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  Rumours are raging that Margaret Qualley and Jack Antonoff have split up after three years of marriage (Picture: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)Just weeks before reports emerged that Jack Antonoff and Margaret Qualley had separated, the Grammy-winning producer gave an unexpectedly awkward interview in which he seemed determined to avoid talking about his own wedding.The Bleachers frontman, 42, appeared on Today in May to promote new music when the conversation inevitabl
  
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• Scientists discover gigantic ‘super-puff’ planets lighter than candy floss

  09-07-2026 13:46 via metro.co.uk
  
  Or imagine a cosmic ball of shaving foam (Picture: Getty/Metro)A pair of ‘super-puff planets’ lighter than a shaving foam or cotton candy have been discovered, researchers told Metro.
  TOI-791 b and TOI-791 c are exoplanets, planets outside our Solar System, 1,100 light-years away from Earth, or a 10billion-year-long drive away.Yet despite them being the size of Jupiter, neither is a celestial heavyweight – they’re what are genuinely called ‘super-puff’ planet
  
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• Count Binface trashes BBC Newsnight as ‘souped-up podcast’ after being told to ‘bin off the bin’

  09-07-2026 13:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  Binface is running against Farage in the Clacton-on-Sea by-election (Picture: BBC)Count Binface has slammed a BBC journalist after he was asked to ‘bin off the bin’ on live TV.The political candidate appeared on Newsnight after declaring plans to run against Nigel Farage in the Clacton-on-Sea by-election.The Reform leader announced on Tuesday that he would be stepping down as MP for the region – only to run again for the same seat.Presenter Paddy O’Connell asked Binface
  
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• Teen weeps as he avoids prison after raping young girl he met in South Shields park

  09-07-2026 13:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Owen Wilson was handed a two year suspended prison sentence after pleading guilty to raping a girl he met while drinking in a South Shields park when he was 15
  
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• New Oasis 2027 gig dates ‘leaked’ with tickets rumoured to go on sale within weeks

  09-07-2026 13:43 via metro.co.uk
  
  Oasis ’27 anyone? (Picture: Rich Polk, Variety via Getty Images)Where were you when everyone was scrambling to get Oasis tickets after they announced their reunion tour back in 2024?
  It was the hottest ticket in town as many fans battled the dreaded queues of Ticketmaster to get their hands on the much-awaited golden ticket to the reunion tour that so many fans of Noel and Liam Gallagher had been dreaming about for years.
  Oasis ’25 saw the brothers and their band perform 41 shows in
  
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• I opened the UK’s first-ever romantasy bookshop — it has an ‘unhinged’ selection

  09-07-2026 13:43 via metro.co.uk
  
  Starlin has opened the UK’s first romantasy-only bookshop (Picture: Pia Jones)There are around 1,086 independent bookshops across the UK and Ireland, catering to every genre imaginable — from mystery and sci-fi to horror and action. But not one has been dedicated exclusively to romantasy… at least, not until now. Although the category has dominated BookTok and propelled authors to bestseller lists in recent years, readers have largely had to hunt through shelves in
  
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• Can Count Binface beat Nigel Farage? Take our poll and have your say

  09-07-2026 13:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nigel Farage faces a difficult summer battling a bin after throwing what his opponents have branded a 'hissy fit' and triggering a by-election in Clacton-on-Sea
  
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• Labour's benefits reviewer says current cost of health and disability handouts is 'not a great concern' - despite fears ministers are 'in denial'

  09-07-2026 13:39 via dailymail.com
  
  Stephen Timms played down the need for outright cuts to health and disability welfare, despite warnings from the Tories that the Government is 'in denial'.
  
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