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• Tegan Lowrey discusses abuse she suffered with son in arms

  04-08-2017 22:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tegan Lowrey, 18, of Kendal, has spoken out about her attack at the hands of 'the love of her life' Jordan Michael Lowther, 21, in a bid to inspire other victims of domestic abuse.
  
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• New Emmerdale star warns you may hate Serena Sugden ‘in the best way’

  23-06-2026 11:47 via metro.co.uk
  
  Love? Hate? Or love to hate? (Picture: ITV/Mark Bruce/Metro)The Sugden clan are undisputed Emmerdale royalty, right alongside the Tate dynasty and the sprawling Dingle family tree, and the powers that be behind the soap are actively working to strengthen the premier families of the Dales.‘At the heart of last year, I wanted to cement the families in our show,’ producer Laura Shaw said. ‘Everyone always talks about the Dingles, but I felt like we needed to build up some of
  
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• London’s best neighbourhood Italians with pasta ‘to die for’

  23-06-2026 11:46 via metro.co.uk
  
  Delicious plates of pici cacio e pepe, carbonara and more (Picture: Supplied)It’s so hot it almost doesn’t feel like we’re in London… more like we’re living la dolce vita in Rome!For the full experience, you’ll want some incredible Italian food, washed down with a nice chilled Pinot Grigio.You’ve probably heard of viral Italian restaurants like Padella – known for the queues at its Borough branch – Lina Stores, and Bancone. And while they h
  
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• Another twist? Coronation Street fans are certain that Sarah didn’t actually kill Theo

  23-06-2026 11:42 via metro.co.uk
  
  The plot thickens… (Picture: ITV)Just when you thought Coronation Street’s killer had finally been unmasked. Soap fans have a theory that Sarah Platt is just a scapegoat for the real murderer.
  The cat is well and truly out of the bag.After weeks of speculating, arrests and paranoid among our beloved Cobbles residents, the mystery of who bumped off the unspeakably evil Theo Silverton (James Cartwright) was finally revealed… and it was none other than Weatherfield’s
  
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• This ‘better than my oven’ Philips airfryer is now £85 – and shoppers are obsessed

  23-06-2026 11:37 via metro.co.uk
  
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  Airfryers are not necessarily a new piece of kit, but they’re still our favourite gadget in the home. The kitchen appliance went viral when it first launched circa 2019, and has had several sell out moments over the last few years. But the
  
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• The ‘lovely’ commuter town 36 minutes from London with homes £300,000 cheaper

  23-06-2026 11:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  One market town in Hertfordshire is perfectly placed for a commute into London (Picture: Alamy Stock Photo)Around 40 miles north of London lies Baldock, a market town famed for its pubs, cheery community vibe, and fish and chip shops, despite being almost two hours away from the nearest piece of coastline.Being outside the capital, but crucially, in close proximity to it, house prices here are much more affordable, so it’s little wonder Londoners are packing up and moving to Hertfordshire
  
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• Best Amazon Prime Day 2026 UK deals for PS5, Xbox, and Switch consoles and games

  23-06-2026 11:27 via metro.co.uk
  
  Amazon Prime Day is here again (Metro)This year’s Amazon Prime Day discounts have gone live and they include price cuts for both PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X consoles.With video game software and hardware growing ever more expensive (just look at how much the Steam Machine costs), it’s more important than ever to take advantage of sales, wherever and whenever they happen.This year’s Amazon Prime Day has already begun and is scheduled to run all the way through Friday, June
  
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• Hull KR appoint Cayless as head coach

  23-06-2026 11:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hull KR appoint Nathan Cayless as their head coach on a three-year deal from next season.
  
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• Nicola Sturgeon’s estranged husband jailed for embezzling £400,000 from SNP

  23-06-2026 11:24 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 PageNicola Sturgeon’s ex-husband and former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has been sentenced to prison for embezzling hundreds of pounds of party funds.Murrell spent £400,000 embezzled from the party on a vast array of items from the flashy to the mundane over several years.They included gifts for Sturgeon, expensive kitchen gadgets and – m
  
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• Ticket reseller StubHub UK customers to get refunds over illegal hidden fees

  23-06-2026 11:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Competition and Markets Authority said StubHub must refund 50,000 customers and pay a fine.
  
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• The Peter Murrell scandal: Nicola Sturgeon's estranged husband sentenced to FIVE YEARS for embezzling £400k from SNP

  23-06-2026 11:21 via dailymail.com
  
  The Peter Murrell scandal has rocked the SNP and shocked the public given the sheer scale and, indeed, strangeness of the fraud he committed.
  
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• Labour Left pushes for 'Red Ed' Miliband to be Burnham's Chancellor despite alarm at 'zealotry' on tax and Net Zero

  23-06-2026 11:21 via dailymail.com
  
  Behind-the-scenes lobbying has been ramping up with a focus on who would be the presumptive PM's Chancellor.
  
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• Two wives at war over bigamous millionaire's £1.8m fortune after they BOTH married him in Las Vegas are fighting over estate 'that could now be worth nothing'

  23-06-2026 11:20 via dailymail.com
  
  Wealthy accountant and Second World War history expert James Dinsdale died of cancer , aged 55, in October 2020.
  
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• Paranoid Putin withdraws air defences from front line and moves them to Moscow after spate of humiliating Ukrainian drone attacks

  23-06-2026 11:16 via dailymail.com
  
  Vladimir Putin has pulled one of his air defences from the front line and moved it to Moscow following a spate of Ukrainian drone attacks. 
  
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• Peter Murrell's court hearing before Scottish election was postponed 'in the interests of justice'

  23-06-2026 11:13 via dailymail.com
  
  Peter Murrell's court hearing was postponed 'in the interests of justice', prosecutors have said.
  
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• The Peter Murrell scandal: New videos show police grilling former party chief over embezzlement as he refuses to answer why SNP would need to spend £19k on pens!

  23-06-2026 11:12 via dailymail.com
  
  Brazen Peter Murrell refused to comment as detectives grilled him about his embezzlement - and what he would say to party members who were victims of his theft.
  
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• Revealed! The remarkable haul of goods bought by Peter Murrell with the money he embezzled from the SNP

  23-06-2026 11:12 via dailymail.com
  
  The extraordinary Aladdin's Cave of designer goods embezzled by Peter Murrell can be pictured for the first time today.
  
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• Nicola Sturgeon's written statement to police FAILED to answer some of the questions detectives put to her about her husband's crime spree

  23-06-2026 11:10 via dailymail.com
  
  Nicola Sturgeon's written statement to police failed to answer some of the questions detectives put to her about her husband's crime spree, the Mail can reveal.
  
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• Devastated parents break down in tears at funeral for their two children, aged under five, killed when a car ploughed into a pram at school pickup

  23-06-2026 11:04 via dailymail.com
  
  Vundy Tha and Sok Ram paid tribute to Katherine, 5 and Harry, 1, at the family Buddhist ceremony in Fairfield.
  
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• UK weather maps show record-breaking 42C surge with 24 counties at 40C – list

  23-06-2026 11:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Weather forecasting models suggest the UK could see a new all-time record temperature this week after the scorching heatwave forced the Met Office to issue a rare red warning
  
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• Ticket reseller StubHub customers to get £10 refund over illegal hidden fees

  23-06-2026 11:02 via bbc.com
  
  The Competition and Markets Authority said StubHub must refund 50,000 customers and pay a fine.
  
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• Former SNP chief jailed for five years over £400,000 embezzlement of party funds

  23-06-2026 10:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nicola Sturgeon's estranged husband had admitted to using SNP funds to splash out on luxury goods, including a £124,000 motorhome, and two Bremont watches for a total of £9,350
  
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• 'Incredibly eye-catching' UK account pays 8pc and anyone can get it

  23-06-2026 10:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It was launched on Tuesday and is already being praised
  
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• British sunbed vigilante hailed a ‘hero’ for targeting ‘pool hoggers’

  23-06-2026 10:46 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 British holidaymaker has gone viral after stripping the towels from an entire row of sun loungers at a Tenerife hotel to give ‘the dirty pool hoggers a little surprise’.Racheal Rogers filmed herself going sunbed vigilante at the four-star Mediterranean Palace in the popular resort of Playa de las Americas.She later hit out at tourists ‘co
  
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• British hero gets revenge on ‘dirty little pool hoggers’ in early-morning raid

  23-06-2026 10:46 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 a scene played out at resorts across Europe: The dawn chorus ends and the 6am Battle of the Sunbeds begins.Tourists, wearing pyjamas and dressing gowns, turn up and put towels on the prime sunbathing spots.They then, according to vigilante holidaymaker Rachael Rogers, ‘toddle off’ to the beach or shops, leaving the best sunbeds vacant.
  
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• Emmerdale’s Charity finally exposes Dr Todd’s full evil to surprise confidante

  23-06-2026 10:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  She cannot keep her secrets anymore (Picture: ITV)The following article contains spoilers from the episode of Emmerdale dated June 23. It hasn’t aired on ITV1 yet, but can be viewed on ITVX and YouTube.Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) has finally told someone about the ordeal Doctor Caitlin Todd (Caroline Harker) has put her through in Emmerdale, but remains unaware at the moment that the person she told is related to someone very close to her.Yesterday, Charity became completely consumed wit
  
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• 'Deliberate' fire rips through New York motel leaving at least six dead

  23-06-2026 10:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  New York State Police arrested Tyler J Russel, 24, and charged him with six counts of second-degree manslaughter along with one count of fourth-degree arson after the blaze devastated the motel
  
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• Ashley Cain says he's 'not proud' of sexist language

  23-06-2026 10:37 via bbc.com
  
  The former BBC Three presenter says he has changed since the historical tweets were posted.
  
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• Montreal shooting leaves officer, civilian and suspect dead

  23-06-2026 10:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It was the first time in 24 years that a Montreal police officer waskilled in the line of duty, the city's police chief said.
  
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• Newly-discovered fungus spider is like something out of The Last of US

  23-06-2026 10:35 via metro.co.uk
  
  The spider resembles the fruiting body of a fungus from the genus Gibellula, which infects spiders and takes over their nervous system (Picture: Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change /Cover Images)A new spider discovered in the Amazon disguises itself as a parasitic fungus – similar to the plot of the video game and TV series The Last of Us.Researchers say the species, named Taczanowskia waska, is the first known example of its kind.It has been described by an internat
  
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