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• Telstra admits ageing 15-year-old server behind outage could have been replaced for $30,000

  17-07-2026 05:58 via dailymail.com
  
  Telstra's stunning admission comes after Australia's largest telco earlier conceded that last Wednesday's outage would have been averted by a software update or better documentation.
  
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• 90s grunge band L7’s Jennifer Finch dies aged 59, days after confirming cancer diagnosis

  19-07-2026 09:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  (Picture: Juan Aguado/Redferns)Grunge icon and L7 bassist Jennifer Finch has died aged 59, just days after her cancer diagnosis was made public.Finch had been due to join the all-girl music outfit on their final tour before it was revealed earlier this week that she needed ‘extensive medical care’ after being diagnosed with an ‘aggressive’ form of brain cancer.On Saturday night, her loved ones posted to Finch’s Instagram page to reveal that she had died.‘We a
  
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• Dad donates fifth of his liver to save 22-month-old daughter

  19-07-2026 09:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Doctors had no idea if he was a match until they opened him up
  
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• We’ve just realised our understanding of the universe might be wrong

  19-07-2026 09:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  We’ve thought this one thing about the universe for 100 years (Picture: Getty/Metro)The universe, that 13.8billion-year-old thing we call home, is a weird place.But one thing that has made sense to scientists for the better part of a century is the belief that the cosmos is surprisingly uniform.This is known as the cosmological principle, or the idea that if you took a step back – a very big step back – and took a photo of the universe, it would look smooth and blurry, li
  
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• France star ‘in tears in dressing room’ after England defeat at World Cup

  19-07-2026 08:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  England overcame France in a ten-goal thriller in Miami (Picture: Getty)Michael Olise ‘blamed himself’ and broke down in tears in the dressing room after France were beaten 6-4 in a pulsating World Cup bronze-medal match with England.The two teams put on a show in Miami despite the pain and disappointment of missing out on this weekend’s final, with Declan Rice opening the scoring after only three minutes.Rice turned provider with an assist for Ezri Konsa to double England&rsq
  
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• 'I wanted to get out of dinner date and ended up doing something wild'

  19-07-2026 08:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A woman has shared the most hilarious way she ditched a bad date after getting 'weird vibes' during a dinner date with a man she met on a dating app – and it involved faking a faint
  
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• Pedestrians rushed to hospital after horror multi-car crash at Llandudno retail park

  19-07-2026 08:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Four pedestrians and a driver were injured after the collision at Mostyn Champneys Retail Park in Llandudno, North Wales
  
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• Andrew Tate and brother arrested on new ‘child and extreme porn’ and rape charges

  19-07-2026 08:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  The brothers could be extradited to the UK for a trial (Picture: AFP)Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have been arrested in the United States in connection with a UK police investigation into a number of alleged sexual offences, Bedfordshire Police said.The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it was bringing further charges against the brothers, who were arrested by US Marshals in Miami on Saturday, in relation to allegations from four additional victims.The CPS said it has reques
  
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• Spain wildfires: Hundreds flee as 30,000 acre blaze tears through holiday hotspot

  19-07-2026 08:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  More than 1,000 people have been forced to flee their homes after a wildfire burned through around 30,000 acres of land in northern Spain.
  
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• Andrew and Tristan Tate counting on Trump's support despite sickening new charges, as lawyer reveals why he thinks the president will back the brothers in fighting extradition to the UK

  19-07-2026 08:24 via dailymail.com
  
  The pending charges in the UK accuse Andrew, 39, and Tristan, 37, of abusing women between July 2010 and August 2017, which they deny.
  
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• WASPI new hope as Andy Burnham set to meet campaign over redress options

  19-07-2026 08:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Andy Burnham has agreed to meet WASPI campaigners to discuss ways to put the pension age scandal right, having said he is uncomfortable with the way millions of women were treated by politicians
  
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• US unleashes devastation on Iranian missile depots and air defenses in 'swift punishment' for the death of two service members as Tehran claims new strikes on American bases in Kuwait

  19-07-2026 08:22 via dailymail.com
  
  Negotiation failures have renewed military strikes in the Middle East, with both Iran and the US vowing not to back down.
  
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• Andrew and Tristan Tate counting on Trump's support despite sickening new charges, as lawyer reveals why the president will back the brothers in fighting extradition to the UK

  19-07-2026 08:22 via dailymail.com
  
  The pending charges in the UK accuse Andrew, 39, and Tristan, 37, of abusing women between July 2010 and August 2017, which they deny.
  
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• 'Humble yourself': John Fetterman slaps down fellow Democrat Bernie Sanders over his terrible endorsements after he backed 'pro-Hamas' candidate and Graham Platner

  19-07-2026 08:21 via dailymail.com
  
  The Pennsylvania senator unleashed on Sanders, claiming the 84-year-old Democrat was sabotaging the party's chances of victory by his controversial endorsements.
  
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• 'I met Andy Burnham and backstage chat shows what he really thinks of working class'

  19-07-2026 08:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  OPINION: I've only ever interviewed two politicians in my ten or so years as a journalist, but speaking with Andy Burnham instantly put me at ease. I sense we're going to be in safe hands, writes Daniel Bird
  
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• Action to take 'as soon as possible' if bitten by a tick 'to avoid Lyme disease'

  19-07-2026 08:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A pharmacist has spoken after news of an increase in infections
  
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• Popular breakfast food could lower 'bad' cholesterol and reduce heart disease risk

  19-07-2026 08:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Eating this food daily for six months was found to have a significant impact
  
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• TV Licence rules for watching YouTube - including Premium accounts

  19-07-2026 08:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A TV Licence costs £180 per year with the price having risen in April
  
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• Police swarm North Wales retail park as five rushed to hospital

  19-07-2026 08:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  There were several police cars, ambulances and air ambulances at the scene of a serious incident on the Mostyn Champneys Retail Park in Llandudno
  
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• Meghan Markle's bold accommodation request 'firmly denied' by late Queen Elizabeth

  19-07-2026 08:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were given two royal residences to call home during their time as senior working royals, but the couple reportedly had their sights set on Windsor Castle before being gifted Frogmore Cottage by the late Queen
  
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• M&S shoppers are snapping up these £32 kitten heels that look just like Celine’s £860 pair

  19-07-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  The perfect summer sandal? We think so. (Picture: Metro/M&S/Getty)
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  Kitten heels are dominating the footwear scene. While this trend has left many Millennials aghast – after tottering around nightclubs in six-inch skyscraper stilettos – what’s shocked us more is how M&S’ Strappy Kitten Heel Sandals rese
  
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• ‘I helped my mum and sister escape our controlling dad – then he murdered them’

  19-07-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Claire and Charlotte Hart were killed on 19 July, 2016Five days after Luke Hart and his younger brother Ryan had secretly moved their mum, Claire, and sister, Charlotte, into a rented house in Spalding, Luke received a distressed phone call.‘Ryan was in tears, asking if I had seen the news,’ the 36-year-old tells Metro. ‘He said three people had been shot in Spalding.’Luke remembers that Ryan had a horrible feeling the murders somehow involved their mum and sister,
  
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• Brits struggle to get medical help abroad - for one key reason

  19-07-2026 08:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Research shows language barriers on holiday are among the biggest obstacles when falling ill abroad — but a new service aims to help Brits in need.
  
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• Argentina star faced 20,000-signature petition to dump girlfriend over World Cup final act

  19-07-2026 08:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A viral clip led to fans launching a petition calling for an Argentina World Cup hero to break up with his girlfriend
  
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• Tulsi Gabbard's brother arrested after attempting to entice kids back to his hotel room using cash and gum

  19-07-2026 07:57 via dailymail.com
  
  Bhakti 'Batarti' Gabbard, 55, allegedly approached several children, including a nine-year-old boy, near the pool at a hotel in Waikīkī, Hawaii.
  
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• Glamorous Trump-voting socialite reveals her super-rich friends' tax-avoiding tricks after they ousted her for urging them to pay their fair share

  19-07-2026 07:50 via dailymail.com
  
  Julie Macklowe, a member of the Manhattan elite, has become a social pariah after supporting Mayor Mamdani's pied-à-terre tax.
  
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• Liberals in damage control as senior MP distances himself from party president Tony Abbott's fresh claims about multiculturalism: 'I don't agree'

  19-07-2026 07:42 via dailymail.com
  
  The NSW senator made a clear distinction between Tony Abbott's comments and the Liberal Party's support for multiculturalism.
  
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• Aldi makes major announcement with 450 new jobs as part of £370m UK expansion

  19-07-2026 07:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The major supermarket is set to open 40 new stores across the UK and has announced a huge 450 new jobs as part of the £370 million expansion programme
  
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• How Nintendo will beat PlayStation and Xbox to win the console wars – Reader’s Feature

  19-07-2026 07:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Will Nintendo benefit from PlayStation and Xbox’s mistakes? (Metro)Angered at the current state of Xbox and PlayStation, a reader details all their failings and explains why he thinks more and more people will see Nintendo as the superior alternative.My opinion on current and next generation is that Nintendo will finally become the champion of the console wars despite never wanting to compete. Xbox and PlayStation 5 have been so focused on more power that they have truly reached the ceili
  
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• Gut health scientist explains why she would 'never recommend' dieting to lose weight

  19-07-2026 06:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dr Megan Rossi said adding food could actually be the secret to weight loss
  
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