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• Soviet collapse felt among wildlife

  19-01-2015 23:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The socioeconomic shocks following the collapse of the Soviet Union also affected the region's wildlife, a study suggests.
  
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• The OC fans go wild after Mischa Barton ‘basically confirms reunion is happening’

  06-08-2026 12:38 via metro.co.uk
  
  Could The OC cast finally be doing a big reunion? (Picture: Snap Stills/REX/Shutterstock)The OC fans could finally have their dreams come true after lead star Mischa Barton teased a potential reunion is on the cards.The 00s icon played beloved character Marissa Cooper on the show for three seasons, with the original series running for a total of four between 2003 and 2007.The American drama helped launch the careers of several big stars today, including Mischa herself as well as Adam Brody, and
  
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• Met Police chief admits force should NOT have investigated journalist who questioned Cambridge 'plagiarism' professor 

  06-08-2026 12:37 via dailymail.com
  
  Sir Mark Rowley said this morning officers had 'dropped the ball' after journalist Jack Grove was reported to the Met for emailing Arday about allegations of plagiarism relating to his PhD.
  
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• Russian soldier 'is hit by lightning bolt, crushed by his dead horse and paralysed while fleeing bear attack'

  06-08-2026 12:36 via dailymail.com
  
  The unnamed soldier then crawled more than half a mile to safety using just one arm, the reports say.
  
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• 'Food banks are scrambling' - drought pushes families to the brink

  06-08-2026 12:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As concerns grow over food cost inflation warnings before the year is out, those behind the scenes of Britain's food banks fear what's next for those on the breadline
  
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• Chris Hughes’ six-year stalker accuses him of £700,000,000 extortion attempt

  06-08-2026 12:32 via metro.co.uk
  
  A source close to Chris Hughes has revealed the Big Brother star has a stalker (Picture: Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)Chris Hughes has allegedly spent the last six years being tormented by a female stalker.According to a source close to the Celebrity Big Brother star, 33, the woman has been spreading ‘lies’ and ‘nonsense’ about Chris online.
  The stalker has supposedly been telling people online that she and Chris are in a relationship and share a child, while also accus
  
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• Australian politician admits texting ‘my job is boring’, denies texting it to a sex worker

  06-08-2026 12:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mark Parton is facing a complaint about sending a text to a ‘sex worker’ (Picture: ABC)An Australian politician has been left red-faced after being forced to admit on Thursday he texted ‘my job is boring’ during a meeting.Mark Parton – who leads the opposition Liberal Party in the Australian Capital Territory – was subject this week to a complaint alleging he sent the message to a sex worker, local media reported.‘And f– my job is boring. Wanna sw
  
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• Families slam funeral director Robert Bush's apology letter as 'slap in the face'

  06-08-2026 12:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Bush failed to bury or cremate people and gave grieving families the ashes of strangers. He offered those affected a written apology, but some reacted angrily today.
  
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• I researched Flat Earthers – and found something unexpected

  06-08-2026 12:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  It’s not a globe, apparently, like many of us believe, but as flat as a pancake (Picture: Marka/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)‘I could show you weather balloon footage from 120,000 feet, and it’s absolutely table-top flat!’ Mark Sargent, one of the Flat Earth movement’s most recognisable faces, said this to Philip Schofield on This Morning in a now-infamous 2020 video, when discussing his belief that the world is in fact flat.  It’s not a
  
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• Alan Shearer makes Arsenal claim after £75m Bruno Guimaraes transfer

  06-08-2026 12:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  Newcastle legend and former England striker Alan Shearer (Picture: Getty)Alan Shearer says Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has built arguably the best midfield in the world after signing Bruno Guimaraes from Newcastle United.Arsenal are set to announce the arrival of Brazilian midfielder Guimaraes after making a £75m breakthrough in talks with Newcastle.Arteta identified Guimaraes as his top midfield target earlier in the summer as he looks to retain the Premier League title next season.Guimara
  
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• Monster shark '25ft long' spotted in UK waters as sightseers stunned

  06-08-2026 12:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  An enormous shark has been spotted lurking off the coast of the Isle of Man - the beast is believed to be a basking shark measuring around 25ft
  
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• British father, 35, dies on French fishing trip with his son, eight: Family raise funds to bring body home after catastrophic medical emergency

  06-08-2026 12:22 via dailymail.com
  
  A British father has tragically died following a catastrophic medical emergency while he was fishing with his son in France. 
  
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• Powerball jackpot rolls over to £444,000,000 after no one wins

  06-08-2026 12:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  The rollover is one of the biggest in Powerball history (Picture: AP Photo/Jenny Kane)The Powerball jackpot has soared to a whopping £444 million after rolling over for a 41st consecutive draw.Players have until 11.55pm on Saturday August 8 to buy a ticket from a National Lottery vendor or online for their chance to claim the prize.
  The current rollover is one of the longest in Powerball history, with the record standing at 47 consecutive draw.During that record-breaking run, one winner e
  
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• 'We're selling everything to travel in van with kids - people say we're irresponsible'

  06-08-2026 12:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Paulina and Stanley Gammon have put their house up for sale and plan to travel with their young children
  
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• Girl, 9, 'sexually touched' at Butlin's as police release description of man

  06-08-2026 12:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police have given a description of someone they want to trace following reports that a man 'sexually touched' a girl, nine, at a Butlin's in Skegness
  
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• Fiz is onto evil Ross in Coronation Street as suspicions mount over ‘dead’ Cassie

  06-08-2026 12:14 via metro.co.uk
  
  Fiz Dobbs remains suspicious of Ross Wilkes (Picture: ITV)This article contains spoilers for tonight’s (Thursday, August 6) Coronation Street, which has not yet aired on TV but is available to watch now on YouTube and ITVX.Cassie Plummer’s (Claire Sweeney) fate remains a mystery in Coronation Street, and Fiz Dobbs (Jennie McAlpine) can’t help but think Ross Wilkes (Ian Burfield) may have done something terrible…Viewers will know that Cassie’s life fell apart last
  
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• James Bond boss teases new 007 actor will be ‘really different’

  06-08-2026 12:13 via metro.co.uk
  
  While fans are still waiting to learn who will play the next 007 after Daniel Craig stepped down, a Bond producer has shed a little more light (Picture: Eon/Danjaq/Sony/Kobal/Rex/Shutterstock)James Bond producer Amy Pascal has dropped a little more intel on what we can expect from the actor who will replace Daniel Craig in the iconic spy franchise.And suffice it to say, it sounds like it’s going to be all change.Since Craig handed in his licence to kill following 2021’s No Time to D
  
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• Red Cross deletes sympathetic film about Afghan migrant now accused of killing British woman and hiding her body in a suitcase

  06-08-2026 12:11 via dailymail.com
  
  Sharif Ahmadzai, 26, was arrested on Monday over the murder of Scottish Christian Elisabeth-Jane Ross, in Athens.
  
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• Joao Pedro praises Chelsea transfer as Xabi Alonso signs ‘top player’

  06-08-2026 12:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  Chelsea striker Joao Pedro during pre-season training (Picture: Getty)Joao Pedro has hailed new Chelsea signing Danny Welbeck and revealed how he will help the Blues on and off the pitch.Chelsea completed a surprise move for ex-England striker Welbeck at the start of the month after agreeing a deal with Brighton.Welbeck, who started his career at Manchester United and also had a spell at Arsenal, has signed a two-year contract at Stamford Bridge.Neither club confirmed the transfer fee but Chels
  
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• Mikel Arteta urged to sell Arsenal star after Man Utd transfer approach: ‘Needs to move’

  06-08-2026 12:09 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta (Picture: Getty)Myles Lewis-Skelly has been urged to pursue a move to Manchester United as Arsenal close in on the signing of Bruno Guimaraes.The Gunners have finally reached an agreement to sign Guimaraes for £75million after long, drawn-out negotiations with Newcastle.The Brazilian has already completed his medical at Arsenal and is set to become Mikel Arteta’s fourth signing of the summer transfer window.Guimaraes’ arrival will further bolster a
  
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• Market trader selling fruit and veg forced to defend behaviour and 'impact on M&S'

  06-08-2026 12:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Steven Raymond, who has been running a fruit and veg stall outside a Marks and Spencer for 25 years, denied doing anything wrong
  
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• International footballer, 27, beaten to death in shocking street attack as thugs ambush him

  06-08-2026 12:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ugandan footballer David Owori was reportedly attacked with paving stones outside of his home before dying with an outpouring of grief taking place in his home nation
  
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• Heartless scammers set up fake fundraiser after 'talented young footballer', 14, drowned in the River Thames

  06-08-2026 12:05 via dailymail.com
  
  Banta Sillah, 14, died on Tuesday after jumping into the water at Millwall Outer Dock during the heatwave.
  
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• Hotel boss appears in court over death of X Factor star's fiancé after he plunged to his death from window just weeks before wedding

  06-08-2026 12:04 via dailymail.com
  
  Olly Marmon, 33, died from head injuries after plunging from the third floor of the Hind Hotel in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, on August 12, 2024.
  
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• Biotechnology engineer who exposed himself to mother and her baby on Emirates flight from Dubai to Newcastle avoids jail

  06-08-2026 12:03 via dailymail.com
  
  Britto Lorence, 27, from Kerala, India , exposed himself on the long-haul flight travelling from Dubai to the UK in June last year.
  
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• Environment Agency tests find staggering 85% of England's rivers fail water quality threshold

  06-08-2026 12:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Environment Agency found the presence of phosphates - with sewage a possible cause - in nearly half the river tests it recently conducted across England
  
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• Left-wing councils vow to defy rules on single-sex spaces after Supreme Court case because they claim guidance is 'harmful to the rights of trans people'

  06-08-2026 11:59 via dailymail.com
  
  Local leaders from six London boroughs said they could resist guidance prepared by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).
  
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• Taliban morality police round up females - despite them wearing hijabs - as the group ramps up 'psychological abuse' on Afghan women

  06-08-2026 11:58 via dailymail.com
  
  The women were detained in the city of Herat, despite them all wearing hijabs, according to Amu TV - a US-based Afghan broadcaster.
  
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• Reform pledge ‘Deliveroo Law’ to jail bosses of firms that use illegal workers

  06-08-2026 11:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  Reform has attempted to make Deliveroo the face of illegal working with the name of its proposed law, but the company has hit back (Picture: Reuters)Reform UK has pledged to bring in a new law targeting the bosses of companies that employ illegal migrants with the threat of massive fines or even time in prison.Dubbed the ‘Deliveroo Law’, the legislation would make the CEOs and directors of such firms – even multinational ones – personally and criminally liable for any il
  
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• Parking fines in the Cotswolds 'most beautiful' village rise by 2,000% to £45,000-a-year after being overrun by tourists

  06-08-2026 11:48 via dailymail.com
  
  Residents in Bibury, famous for its 14th-century honey-coloured stone cottages, are reporting 'major problems'.
  
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