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• Stir over Pope's 'communist crucifix'

  10-07-2015 23:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A crucifix sculpted in the shape of a hammer and sickle given to the Pope upsets some Catholics, but the Vatican downplays the controversy.
  
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• Bradley Barcola makes decision on Arsenal and Liverpool transfer interest

  26-07-2026 13:35 via metro.co.uk
  
  Bradley Barcola starred for France at the World Cup (Picture: Getty)Liverpool and Arsenal have been put on red alert amid a breakdown in the relationship between Bradley Barcola and Paris Saint-Germain.The France international has played a key role in establishing the Ligue 1 giants as back-to-back Champions League winners under Luis Enrique, but his future looks less than certain.Barcola, who joined PSG from Lyon three years ago, had been angling for a new deal which expires in 2028, but talks
  
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• Pickpocket vigilante reveals his most dangerous encounters - and the secret tricks to stop your valuables being swiped

  26-07-2026 13:10 via dailymail.com
  
  London's 'pickpocket vigilante' shares his most terrifying encounters, distraction techniques you must watch out for, and the worst hotspots where your valuables are most at risk.
  
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• Angelina Jolie and Robert De Niro among huge stars to ‘have private details leaked online’

  26-07-2026 13:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  Hollywood stars have reportedly had their contact details exposed in a huge data breach (Picture: Getty)Robert De Niro and Angelina Jolie are among stars to have their data leaked online, it has been claimed.Information including phone numbers and private email addresses were reportedly made publicly accessible online for a number of high-profile celebrities.A cyber security expert has now branded the leak the ‘biggest he’s ever seen’.Jeremiah Fowler said the leak stemmed from
  
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• Who needs a shed! Superfan spends more than £30,000 building full-size Tardis in his garden

  26-07-2026 13:03 via dailymail.com
  
  Brendan Sheppard, 49, built the 1983 replica version of the Time Lord's control room with a group of craftsmen over two years, ensuring complete accuracy.
  
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• Streeting backs Burnham to sort out Britain's social care crisis with dig at Starmer

  26-07-2026 13:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Former Health Secretary Wes Streeting said he was frustrated that social care was not high enough on Keir Starmer's agenda as he backed Andy Burnham to make it a priority
  
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• Never get caught out by 'hidden charge' when going on holiday

  26-07-2026 13:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  This important question can easily cost holidaymakers extra cash
  
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• My honest review of the hotel room that costs more than I earn in a month

  26-07-2026 13:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Originally built as a bank in the Roaring 20s, Sofitel London St James stands tall in one of the capital’s most prestigious addresses (Picture: Sofitel)Let’s be honest: we’ve all scrolled on the toilet more than we’d like to admit.But searching for the very toilet you’re sitting, on via your phone’s Bluetooth devices? For me, at least, a first.Saving your preferred seat temperature for next time is an unusual perk, but it’s one that awaits at London&rsq
  
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• Margate beach emergency as man and two children airlifted and coastguard scrambled

  26-07-2026 12:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were alerted to reports of swimmers getting into difficulty at Main Sands in Margate before a man and two children were airlifted to hospital
  
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• Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior makes decision on Arsenal transfer

  26-07-2026 12:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arsenal are reportedly exploring a transfer move for Real Madrid superstar Vinicius Junior (Picture: Getty)Vinicius Junior intends to reach a resolution on his delicate contract situation at Real Madrid and is not currently entertaining interest from Arsenal, according to reports in Spain.A report from The Athletic on Saturday claimed Arsenal had been actively exploring a sensational move for Vinicius, with the idea said to have been ‘approved on all levels’ within the club’s
  
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• Gatwick Airport left with ‘no water, flushing toilets or drinking fountains’

  26-07-2026 12:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  Gatwick Airport is without running water (Picture: Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images)Gatwick Airport has been thrust into chaos this weekend after being left without running water.Due to issues with low pressure and loss of supply, airport users are unable to flush toilets, use drinking fountains, or have beverages made at cafés and restaurants.In a statement shared on X, Gatwick wrote: ‘A water issue in the Horley area is causing disruption at the airport this morning.
  ‘The
  
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• New Black Panther David Jonsson hailed ‘perfect casting’ – but fans unhappy at sidelined star

  26-07-2026 12:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  David Jonsson will be ‘your new Black Panther’ (Picture: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney)Marvel has officially named ‘your new Black Panther’ as David Jonsson, who will star in a threequel set to hit theatres in 2028.The former Industry star will take on the Wakanda mantle, playing the son of late Chadwick Boseman’s character T’Challa, Toussaint, who was introduced at the end of Wakanda Forever.The announcement was made during Marvel’s much
  
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• Gatwick Airport left without running water with 'no flushing toilets or drinks'

  26-07-2026 12:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Gatwick Airport is facing water supply problems at both terminals, with bottled water being handed out to travellers
  
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• Burnham rules out early election and refuses to commit to date on boosting defence spending to 3% of GDP - even though his Chancellor quit over Starmer's dithering

  26-07-2026 12:32 via dailymail.com
  
  In his first interview from Number 10 North, the new Prime Minister said that he had the support of his colleagues in Parliament.
  
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• The super state school being torn apart by a cabal of 'woke', left-wing parents who say it's 'too strict' to teach their children

  26-07-2026 12:24 via dailymail.com
  
  A bitter war has broken out between parents at the Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy in Hackney over the no nonsense approach to learning which some parents say is too strict.
  
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• More than 300,000 evacuated following wildfires in France and Spain - as flames reach Bordeaux

  26-07-2026 12:17 via dailymail.com
  
  Firefighters have become 'overwhelmed' and are 'concerned about the city of Bordeaux' as flames spread out of control in southwestern France.
  
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• DJ Fat Tony wades back into Brooklyn Beckham's bitter feud with parents David and Victoria

  26-07-2026 12:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  DJ Fat Tony wades back into Brooklyn Beckham's feud with David and Victoria
  
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• Dublin museum worker charged with possession of explosives along with trainee barrister after 'car bomb' was driven towards Northern Ireland

  26-07-2026 12:14 via dailymail.com
  
  Simon O'Donovan was remanded in custody after an alleged car bomb was intercepted by a Garda Special Detective Unit near Carrickmacross, approximately six miles from the border.
  
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• Teacher, husband and six kids found dead in potential 'murder-suicide' house fire

  26-07-2026 12:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The deaths of a teacher, her husband and their six kids, aged five to 15, following a Michigan house fire are being probed as a possible murder-suicide
  
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• Melbourne businesses under threat of closing because of spiralling crime are now in a bitter row with 'socialist' group who has successfully shut down security patrols

  26-07-2026 12:12 via dailymail.com
  
  Counterweight Vinyl & Espresso on Sunday became the latest victim in a series of business closures in the trendy suburb of Footscray.
  
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• EastEnders icon Charlie Brooks to return in storyline that will ‘blow the roof off’

  26-07-2026 12:11 via metro.co.uk
  
  Janine Butcher is set for another EastEnders comeback (Picture: BBC)EastEnders legend Charlie Brooks is set to make an epic comeback to Albert Square.After almost four years away, Janine Butcher is reportedly returning to shake things up again, with her dramatic storyline to air in autumn.Charlie, 45, made her debut in the long-running BBC soap in 1999. She first left in 2004 before returning from 2008 to 2014, then had a stint from 2021 to 2022, meaning her return will mark her fourth era in W
  
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• Kids found in ‘zombie’ state after eating ‘mushroom-laced’ chocolate at summer camp

  26-07-2026 12:06 via metro.co.uk
  
  The camp is run by the youth organisation (Picture: abc7)At least 13 children have fallen ill after eating chocolate laced with ‘hallucinogenic mushrooms’.The youngsters ate the ‘edibles’ at a YMCA camp on North Arlington Avenue in East Orange, New Jersey, on Thursday afternoon.A camp counsellor discovered a camper passing out what appeared to be sweets to other campers.
  One of the children later began to complain of not feeling well, with 12 more later experiencing simi
  
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• 13 children ill after eating ‘hallucinogenic mushroom’ chocolate at camp

  26-07-2026 12:06 via metro.co.uk
  
  The camp is run by the youth organisation (Picture: abc7)At least 13 children have fallen ill after eating chocolate laced with ‘hallucinogenic mushrooms’.The youngsters ate the ‘edibles’ at a YMCA camp on North Arlington Avenue in East Orange, New Jersey, on Thursday afternoon.A camp counsellor discovered a camper passing out what appeared to be sweets to other campers.
  One of the children later began to complain of not feeling well, with 12 more children later experien
  
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• Instant karma for road rager who did 'Asian eyes' at Uber driver in a work ute: You've seen the TikTok drama - now we reveal the extraordinary 10-page legal threat that followed

  26-07-2026 12:05 via dailymail.com
  
  A Queensland mum who went viral after exposing a tradesman allegedly making a racist Asian eyes gesture at her female Uber driver has found herself on the receiving end of a blistering legal threat.
  
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• Girl, 17, fighting for her life after e-scooter crash in Liverpool city centre

  26-07-2026 12:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A teenage girl is fighting for her life in hospital following a collision involving an e-scooter and a car in Liverpool city centre
  
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• ‘My dad took his own life when I was four – I thought it was my fault’

  26-07-2026 12:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  When she was a toddler, Ellie had a close bond with her father, Neil (Picture: Supplied)Not long after Ellie MacDonald had started school, she can remember kids in the school playground teasing her for not having a father.‘I’d get defensive and ask them how I’d be here without a dad,’ Ellie, now 41 and living in Leeds, tells Metro. ‘I made up a story that my dad wanted to see what heaven looked like so climbed up on a big ladder and couldn’t get back down.&rs
  
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• Major UK restaurant chain confirms closure date for all 106 locations

  26-07-2026 12:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  The locations are in Premier Inns across the UK (Picture: Brewers Fayre)Beefeater and Brewers Fayre restaurants across the UK are set to close their doors at 200 locations – and now the closing date for the former has been confirmed.All 106 Beefeater restaurants will shut for good on Thursday, September 10.Owned by Whitbread, which also owns Premier Inn, the company first announced that both restaurant brands would close back in April.Some 30,000 employees currently work at the locat
  
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• Meghan Markle stars in MasterChef Australia after 'TV royalty' controversy

  26-07-2026 11:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Meghan Markle was greeted by stunned MasterChef Australia contestants as she starred as a guest judge on the hit TV show in an episode filmed during her trip with Prince Harry
  
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• New Chancellor John Healey promises 'buy British' blitz in government overhaul

  26-07-2026 11:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  New Chancellor John Healey has ordered government departments to 'buy British', promising a focus on UK goods and services on a sclae
  
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• Inside Adam Peaty’s ‘hurtful’ family feud sparked by wedding to Holly Ramsay

  26-07-2026 11:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  Adam Peaty and Holly Ramsay’s wedding prep was overshadowed by family drama (Picture: Instagram)Adam Ramsay-Peaty and Holly Ramsay-Peaty tied the knot in a festive ceremony last Christmas after a whirlwind romance overshadowed by family drama.The 25-year-old daughter of Gordon Ramsay and Olympian, 31, met when Adam was competing on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing in 2021 while Holly’s younger sister Matilda was also taking part in the show.A relationship wasn’t on the cards
  
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