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• Snorting one line of cocaine could change your brain PERMANENTLY

  29-04-2015 23:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Hoovering up just one lone dose of the white powder was found to change a molecular mechanism in the brain
  
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• Emilie Kiser addresses video of toddler without life jacket one year after son’s drowning death

  29-07-2026 13:06 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 PageEmilie Kiser has apologised after her toddler son Teddy was seen without a life jacket while on a boat.The influencer, 27, addressed the backlash which comes just over a year after her son Trigg died at the age of three in a drowning accident at their family home.In footage taken from trip to Mallorca in June with her husband Brady and fellow influencer Madi
  
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• Former Met PC who made up sex assault because she was late for work sent back to jail

  29-07-2026 13:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lauren Evans lied that she was sexually assaulted as an excuse for why she was late to work (Picture: Metropolitan Police/SWNS)A former Met police officer who lied that she had been sexually assaulted during a fake traffic stop because she was late for work has been ordered back to prison.Lauren Evans, 35, claimed she was pulled over and subjected to an intimate body search while driving on the A20 in southeast London in March 2023.During the subsequent investigation, another serving Met office
  
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• Oscar-winning Once star Glen Hansard dies in crash aged 56

  29-07-2026 13:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  Glen Hansard won an Oscar for his song Falling Slowly in the film Once (Picture: Reuters)Singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died at the age of 56 after a motorcycle crash in Dublin.
  This is a breaking news story, more to follow soon… Check back shortly for further updates.Got a story? Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at [email protected]. Or you can submit your videos and pictures here.For more stories like this, check our news page.Follow Metro.co.uk on Twitter and
  
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• The SharkNinja sale is dangerous for my bank balance – here are the best deals

  29-07-2026 13:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Trust us, you don’t want to miss out on this sale. (Picture: Metro/SharkNinja)
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  Summer is officially in full swing, and whether you’re soaking up every minute of the sunshine or counting down until the temperature drops, one thing we can all agree on is that sale season has arrived (woo).And if you’ve been eyeing up
  
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• Sargassum is the smelly nemesis of beach holidays that is not going away

  29-07-2026 13:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Some of the world’s best beaches, including Miami Beach in Florida, are grappling with the disaster (Picture: Joel Villanueva/Getty Images)You’ve been planning your dream beach vacation for months, only to arrive and find the shoreline covered in large piles of smelly, brown seaweed, with even more floating offshore.
  It’s disappointing, for sure – and increasingly common.Since 2011, summer scenes like this have played out on beaches in South Florida and thr
  
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• Businessman who built 'abominable' conservatory on his Grade II listed Airbnb cottage without planning permission loses bid to keep it

  29-07-2026 12:54 via dailymail.com
  
  Residents living close to the property complained that the massive, box-shaped conservatory was an 'appalling' eyesore.
  
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• Man accused of killing grammar school headteacher as he cycled home from work will stand trial for murder

  29-07-2026 12:50 via dailymail.com
  
  A man who allegedly killed a grammar school headteacher by knocking him off his bike while he cycled home from work is to face trial for murder.
  
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• Policewoman who lied she had been sexually assaulted after turning up late for work is jailed again after having sentence increased

  29-07-2026 12:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Former PC Lauren Evans, 35, claimed she was pulled over and subjected to an intimate body search by a plain-clothes officer on the A20 in south-east London in March 2023.
  
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• Number of centenarians in England and Wales grows by a fifth in decade as birth rates plunge to lowest in nearly half a century

  29-07-2026 12:43 via dailymail.com
  
  In a sign of the extent to which people are living longer, the official data found there were around 15,172 people aged over 100 in England and Wales last year.
  
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• JK Rowling accuses 'tyrant' Amnesty International of 'attacking female rape victims' and issues legal ultimatum after it blacklisted her women-only sexual violence charity in trans row

  29-07-2026 12:41 via dailymail.com
  
  Ms Rowling has been at war with the NGO after it placed Beira's Place, a women-only sexual assault charity founded by the author in Edinburgh, on a list of more than 100 'anti-rights' organisations.
  
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• Anyone with Sky, Tesco Mobile, EE, Vodafone and 02 mobile new warning over 'direct call'

  29-07-2026 12:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Massive rise in QR code scams where they gain access to accounts and order expensive items
  
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• Two Brits plunge 20ft to their deaths as Lanzarote hotel handrail collapses

  29-07-2026 12:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Darren Silcox, 56, and Nicholas Thomas, 54, both from Cwmbran, Wales, died after falling from a balcony at the Galeon Playa Apartments in the resort town of Costa Teguise in Lanzarote
  
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• Prince Harry and co may have to foot legal bill of millions over doomed phone hacking claims against the Mail

  29-07-2026 12:34 via dailymail.com
  
  Prince Harry and six other famous faces are potentially facing paying millions of pounds in costs after their doomed legal claim against the Daily Mail, which they roundly lost.
  
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• Love Island final LIVE: Ofcom hit with over 500 complaints over 'contestant behaviour'

  29-07-2026 12:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Yesterday's final of Love Island crowned Lorenzo and Julia as the 13th season's winners, with Jasmine and Kavan coming second, and Simba and Angelista in third
  
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• Tesco is giving away free bags of food today — full list of those eligible

  29-07-2026 12:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Tesco is giving away free bags of groceries today (Picture: Shutterstock / Alastair Wallace)Tesco is giving away free bags of grocery essentials today (July 29).But while you might expect this to be a move to combat rising costs and help those struggling to afford the weekly shop, the actual reason might surprise you.The retailer will be gifting the essentials to holidaymakers touching down in the UK today, at London Southend Airport.And only people arriving on certain flights will be eligible
  
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• B&M £25 compact gadget dries laundry, prevents mould and improves air at home

  29-07-2026 12:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  How to enhance your home's air quality and avoid mould and damp with an affordable B&M device
  
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• Geoff Hurst finally finds out how he was spotted as England potential by Alf Ramsey 60 years later

  29-07-2026 12:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: 1966 hat-trick hero Geoff Hurst said he was "completely unaware" manager Sir Alf Ramsey had secretly watched him play for West Ham against Mansfield Town in a League Cup game in front of 11,000 fans.
  
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• Cops visited Helena Wright's house hours before she plunged to her death from clifftop with her two infant children - as police confirm she spoke to them the day before and share harrowing update on search for her baby

  29-07-2026 12:21 via dailymail.com
  
  The bodies of Helena Wright, 36, and her 23-month-old daughter were found in waters near Cape Northumberland on South Australia's southeast coast.
  
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• Manchester live: Man 'trapped by tram' suffers possible life-changing injuries

  29-07-2026 12:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The incident has happened on Market Street, one of Manchester city centre's busiest shopping areas, with police and paramedics spotted at the scene
  
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• Andy Burnham signals tax rises are to come as he warns of 'difficult decisions' on social care funding

  29-07-2026 12:17 via dailymail.com
  
  The Prime Minister used a speech on Wednesday to decry a 'major dereliction of public duty' by politicians for not resolving the country's social care crisis.
  
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• France wildfires live: Astonishing arrests as 42C heatwave threatens Bordeaux

  29-07-2026 12:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A handful of people have been arrested for allegedly taking advantage of those affected by wildfires in south-west France, which have forced more than 220,000 people to flee
  
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• New driver who killed two people in 100mph crash has sentence increased

  29-07-2026 12:11 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 cleaner who filmed Snapchat videos of herself driving at nearly 100mph before a crash that left two people dead has had her prison sentence increased by nearly three years.Liberty Mitchell, 21, had only passed her test weeks before killing taxi driver Octavian Codreanu and his passenger Moyra Whelan in December 2022.She was driving at nearly 100mph in a 60
  
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• Driver who filmed herself on Snapchat before killing two in 100mph crash has sentence increased

  29-07-2026 12:11 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 cleaner who filmed Snapchat videos of herself driving at nearly 100mph before a crash that left two people dead has had her prison sentence increased by nearly three years.Liberty Mitchell, 21, had only passed her test weeks before killing taxi driver Octavian Codreanu and his passenger Moyra Whelan in December 2022.She was driving at nearly 100mph in a 60
  
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• Sous chef at Tom Kerridge's Harrods fish and chips restaurant who left almost £700 worth of seafood out to spoil tries to sue for unfair dismissal

  29-07-2026 12:08 via dailymail.com
  
  Giresse Mbala (not pictured) left 10kg of lobster and 150 scallops out in the kitchen for a week without refrigeration in the middle of summer, a tribunal heard.
  
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• Leicester church fire: 'Shut windows' warning as smoke rises in city centre

  29-07-2026 12:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Firefighters tackled a large blaze at St Andrew's Church in Leicester city centre overnight, with local residents warned to close all doors and windows
  
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• Iran 'considered attacking Ukrainian port in revenge for strikes on Caspian Sea ships heading for Russia' as two wars continue to merge

  29-07-2026 12:07 via dailymail.com
  
  Tehran considered attacking a seaport in Ukraine in revenge for strikes on an Iranian ship heading for Russia, but a flurry of diplomacy has calmed the situation.
  
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• Andy Burnham explains humble reason he always wears black

  29-07-2026 12:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Andy Burnham has been in office for a few weeks now, and he's been busy answering the nation's burning questions - including the reason he always wears black
  
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• Four things a heart surgeon never touches — including popular 'liquid death' drink

  29-07-2026 12:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Heart surgeon Dr Jeremy London has laid bare the habits he believes are silently destroying our health, hailing one of them as a 'big no-no'.
  
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• Xbox still not making a profit on console sales despite price rise says report

  29-07-2026 12:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  X marks the flop (Microsoft)An insider claims the Xbox Series X/S is still selling at a significant loss, and the August price hike still won’t push it into profit.Video game consoles are typically sold at a loss at launch, with sales of peripherals, games, and online services like PlayStation Plus helping to recoup the costs. 
  As we’ve seen with Sony’s PlayStation 5, consoles usually become profitable over time. However, with the current generation, the memory shortage h
  
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