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• SCOTUS issues bombshell ruling on marijuana and gun rights ... in an explosive twist for Hunter Biden

  19-06-2026 20:36 via dailymail.com
  
  The Supreme Court said an admitted casual drug user has the right to possess a firearm - a twist for other high-profile cases
  
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• Shopping centre roof collapses after high fire breaks out in Leicestershire

  20-06-2026 16:40 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 massive fire has broken out at a shopping centre destroying the building.
  Emergency services were called to Thurmaston Shopping Centre in Barkby Thorpe Lane, Leicestershire, at 4am.
  Footage shows the fire ripping through the building with the roof completely collapsed.
  Jordan Slack, 29, who lives a couple of roads down from the fire told Leicestershir
  
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• Rapist jailed after using Snapchat to target young Muslim men

  20-06-2026 16:27 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 rapist has been jailed after using Snapchat to target young Muslim men thinking they would be less likely to speak to police.Waleed Saeed, 31, has been jailed for 16 years after he would pose as a young woman or transgender woman on Snapchat before exploiting and raping his victims.
  He would request intimate images from young men and exploit them for money
  
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• Trump's 250-foot vanity arch may be just the beginning as White House seizes power to shatter DC's skyline

  20-06-2026 16:23 via dailymail.com
  
  The Trump administration is now arguing that the federal government doesn't have to abide by Washington, DC's Height of Buildings Act, which has kept most buildings in the US capital under 130 feet.
  
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• ‘I don’t know why’ – Harry Maguire questions World Cup manager snubbing Man Utd star

  20-06-2026 16:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  Harry Maguire JOCELYN PRESCOD/NETFLIXHarry Maguire has questioned why Brazil manager Carlo Ancelotti seems reluctant to start Manchester United star Matheus Cunha at the World Cup.Off the back of a good debut season at Old Trafford, Cunha was hoping to light up the World Cup finals in North America, with Brazil among the favourites for the trophy.But the forward was benched in favour of Brentford striker Igor Thiago for the opening game, as the South American giants struggled in a 1-1 draw with
  
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• Kingston-Upon-Thames is named the ghost homes capital of the UK as the top 10 areas with most empty properties are revealed - is there one near you?

  20-06-2026 16:22 via dailymail.com
  
  There are an estimated 265,000 homes that have been empty for more than six months in the UK at any one time, according to Empty Property Hunters.
  
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• McDonald’s revives noughties McFlurry flavour for the first time in 17 years

  20-06-2026 16:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  A beloved McFlurry flavour is reportedly back on the menu (Picture: McDonald’s/ Metro)After disappearing from the McDonald’s menu nearly two decades ago, a beloved Mcflurry flavour is making a comeback.Inspired by a beloved sweet treat, the Cornetto McFlurry will be available on the summer menu.It’s reportedly being brought back in not one, but two, classic flavours, according to The Sun, which will be available in-store on from July 14.There’ll be a strawberry Cornetto
  
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• Tragic bungee victim, 21, had NEVER tried extreme sports before she was hurled from bridge without a rope

  20-06-2026 16:17 via dailymail.com
  
  Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, 21, had never before tried anything like the rope jump from a bridge in Brazil that ended her life in such horrific fashion last weekend, the Daily Mail can reveal.
  
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• Heatwave warning as expert names lesser-known health risk — not sunburn

  20-06-2026 16:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As the UK braces itself for a heatwave, it's important to be aware of the potential health risks that come with hot weather
  
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• Modern horror has figured out what’s actually terrifying young people

  20-06-2026 16:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  Films like Obsession say a lot about young people’s most pressing anxieties (Picture: Focus Features/Shutterstock)For decades, horror movies warned teenagers that having sex would get them killed.Now, increasingly, horror seems frightened not of the consequences of intimacy and lust, but of intimacy and lust themselves.
  That might sound flippant, but look at some of the most talked-about horror films of recent years and a pattern begins to emerge.
  The monsters are still there, obviously,
  
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• New Zealand will become a republic in my lifetime says former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, 45

  20-06-2026 16:05 via dailymail.com
  
  The 45-year-old left-winger who famously became the country's youngest PM in 150 years aged just 37 in 2017 said many Kiwis believed a republic was 'their future'.
  
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• Full list of areas affected by UK heatwave as Met Office issues 71 heat warnings

  20-06-2026 16:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Over 70 yellow and amber heat alerts have been issued across the UK as temperatures are epected to soar past 34C next week
  
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• My daughter treats me like free childcare - how do I finally say no and reclaim my retirement? VANESSA STOYKOV

  20-06-2026 15:59 via dailymail.com
  
  I adore my grandchildren and genuinely enjoy spending time with them. The problem is that my entire life now revolves around everyone else's schedule.
  
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• Drama in Double Bay as skin specialist drags elite cosmetic clinic to tribunal over 'sacking'... only for her own email to help sink the case

  20-06-2026 15:59 via dailymail.com
  
  A dermal therapist claimed she was effectively treated like an employee - but a key email she sent at the start of the relationship helped convince a tribunal she was anything but.
  
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• An embarrassment from Jim Chalmers' past comes back to haunt him. Albo now faces the call that could define his leadership: PVO

  20-06-2026 15:59 via dailymail.com
  
  After weeks of chaos, the PM is finally cornered. Behind the scenes, the pressure is mounting - and the decision he makes next could define his leadership.
  
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• Tottenham close to agreeing personal terms with Man Utd target over £80m move

  20-06-2026 15:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  Spurs joined the race to sign the West Ham star this week (Picture: Getty Images)Tottenham are reportedly close to agreeing personal terms with Mateus Fernandes with the Manchester United target said to be open to a move to north London.After an impressive season at West Ham United, Fernandes has emerged as a leading transfer target for a number of clubs.
  Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain have explored a move for the 21-year-old with Jose Mourinho also recommending Real Madrid consider him as par
  
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• Brooklyn Beckham made eye-watering money for scathing advert that left family ‘heartbroken’

  20-06-2026 15:51 via metro.co.uk
  
  Brooklyn Beckham took aim at parents David and Victoria in a brutal DoorDash advert (Picture: Instagram/Getty Images)Brooklyn Beckham is believed to have earned a major paycheque from the advert, which left his parents ‘heartbroken.’The eldest Beckham offspring, 27, appeared in an advert for food delivery service DoorDash last week, in which he poked fun at his ongoing estrangement from his parents and siblings.‘You’re probably wondering why I’m watching the FIFA W
  
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• BBC quietly drops new episodes of ‘must-watch show you’ve not seen’

  20-06-2026 15:38 via metro.co.uk
  
  BBC series Funboys is back for even more chaos (Picture: BBC/Mayhay Studios Ltd/Chloe Dymott)The BBC has just released a new series of its hit under-the-radar comedy, and fans are begging people to binge it.Funboys, created by Rian Lennon and Ryan Dillon, first landed on the BBC in 2025 for a bonkers four-episode debut following the lives of our kooky group of characters trying to make it through the day in rural Northern Ireland.As the synopsis reads: ‘From first loves to dead pet pigs,
  
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• Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again after 'bad faith' Israeli attacks on Lebanon

  20-06-2026 15:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Iran's joint military command said on state TV that the Strait of Hormuz is closed, citing Israeli attacks in Lebanon, which have killed more than 3,900 people since March 2
  
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• Fresh fears over Britain's debt mountain as Andy Burnham's economic adviser urges Labour to 'borrow more'

  20-06-2026 15:26 via dailymail.com
  
  Jim O'Neill, co-president of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership and a former Treasury minister, called on the Government to be 'bolder about borrowing to invest'.
  
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• Harry and Meghan 'to stay at royal home' with children during UK visit

  20-06-2026 15:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will visit the UK next month with their son Archie and daughter Lilibet and have reportedly been offered royal accommodation for their stay
  
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• One family member spotted the red flags in girl, 14, who butchered 10-year-old Biddy Porter to death. But she was shut down: Details emerge about child killing that are so terrible even the judge was almost in tears

  20-06-2026 15:21 via dailymail.com
  
  A 14-year-old, known as XR for legal reasons, was in the throes of psychosis when she stabbed Bridgette 'Biddy' Porter, 10, to death at a property in Gunnedah, in north-east NSW.
  
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• Gunshots heard after man 'chased into cafe' as armed police swarm area

  20-06-2026 15:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A man is in hospital after being shot in a cafe in Toxteth, Liverpool, on Friday afternoon
  
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• 'The drugs that keep me alive are in such low supply I am surviving on a child's dose'

  20-06-2026 15:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Medication shortages are causing alarm for pharmacists, and their patients - the Mirror speak to two people who are completely reliant on their medications about the dangers of shortages
  
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• Moment Algerian gang steals £600,000 jewellery from Abu Dhabi royals outside St Pancras station after they arrive on Eurostar

  20-06-2026 15:14 via dailymail.com
  
  The royal victims - Roda Al Nahyan, her mother Shamsa, and Najla Al Qubaisi - had just left the station and got into a taxi on October 16, 2025.
  
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• Horrifying video shows paradise lost after fire ripped through luxury Caribbean beach resort killing one and sending 1,700 tourists running for their lives as they reveal chaos after blaze broke out

  20-06-2026 15:13 via dailymail.com
  
  The Viva Dominicus Bayahibe resort in La Altagracia, Dominican Republic, was left in ruins after the inferno ripped through the hotel on Friday.
  
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• Furious Trump hits back at Italian Prime Minister Meloni and gives her unusual 'nickname' as their photo feud ramps up

  20-06-2026 15:13 via dailymail.com
  
  Trump had said Meloni 'begged' him to take a photo with her at the G7 Summit, which Meloni rejected as 'completely made up' on Friday.
  
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• Boy, 4, abducted from park as police hunt suspect

  20-06-2026 15:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The youngster is thought to have been abducted while his mother was briefly tending to a baby
  
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• World Cup LIVE: TV host quits over Lionel Messi incident as ITV's Emma Hayes hits back

  20-06-2026 15:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Scotland fell to a frustrating defeat to Morocco overnight, which featured some huge VAR drama, while there are some mouthwatering matches awaiting World Cup fans on Saturday night
  
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• My family came to the UK as immigrants – the current debate is depressing

  20-06-2026 15:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Asylum has become one of the most visible tests of whether people believe systems in Britain are working (Picture: Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)I arrived in Britain in 1979 as a child refugee from Vietnam. My family had fled on a small boat. When we reached the UK, I didn’t speak English and knew nothing of British customs. But one thing that stands out is the generosity: a teacher who helped me learn to read, a local family in Kent who supported us (w
  
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