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• Three babies with birth defects caused by Zika virus born in the US

  16-06-2016 21:12
  
  CDC provided few details about the women, their pregnancies, birth defects or their severity in its first accounting of pregnancy outcomes involving the virusThree babies with birth defects caused by Zika have been born in the US, the government reported on Thursday in its first accounting of pregnancy outcomes involving the virus.Birth defects from Zika were also seen in three other pregnancies that ended. Continue reading...
  
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• BBC responds as Mexico accuse broadcaster of England kick-off time change demand

  04-07-2026 02:47 via metro.co.uk
  
  England’s World Cup last-16 match against Mexico will start at the original kick-off time (Getty)The BBC has denied accusations from Mexico that it had played a role in attempting to move England’s World Cup last-16match to an earlier kick-off-time.Friday evening descended into chaos as Mexican media initially reported that FIFA had decided to switch the match from 1am BST on Monday morning (6pm local time on Sunday) to 7pm BST (12pm local).The reason behind the proposed change was
  
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• Taylor, hold our beer! Trump jets off to Mt. Rushmore to kick off America 250 celebrations with newlyweds Bettina and Don Jr and daughter Tiffany in tow

  04-07-2026 02:42 via dailymail.com
  
  The president was flanked by the happy couple, as well as his daughter Tiffany and her husband Michael Boulos, as they all boarded the new Air Force One on Friday night headed for South Dakota.
  
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• Calls to give workers health MOTs when starting new jobs to tackle sicknote Britain

  04-07-2026 02:41 via dailymail.com
  
  Former John Lewis chairman, Sir Charlie Mayfield (pictured right) said the UK could learn from countries such as Finland and introduce mandatory health checks when people start jobs.
  
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• Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wedding LIVE: Madison Square Garden shares sweet message confirming pair are officially married

  04-07-2026 02:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Signs reading "JUST&T MARRIED!" have started appearing in New York, referencing the first initials of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce as Taylor's publicist confirms the news
  
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• The brave volunteer coastguards who risk their lives for £11 an hour will soon be forced to work for nothing, finds JANE FRYER: Hundreds will die - and people will quit as a result

  04-07-2026 02:25 via dailymail.com
  
  Perhaps unbeknown to most of us - I was certainly in the dark - HM Coastguard is the fourth blue-light emergency service offered when you dial 999.
  
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• Chained to a cage of tigers, beaten with metal pipes or threatened with huge pythons... IAN BIRRELL goes inside Chinese gangs' scamming factories, and reveals the horrific torture imprisoned 'workers' face if they don't steal from their online victims

  04-07-2026 02:20 via dailymail.com
  
  Operated by ruthless Chinese crime gangs in war-torn Myanmar, they dupe, kidnap, traffic and torture imprisoned 'workers' into stealing tens of billions from online victims around the world...
  
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• What on earth is happening to the video games industry? – Reader’s Feature

  04-07-2026 02:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Everything’s gone pear-shaped (Metro)As PlayStation and Xbox compete to see who can upset gamers the most, a reader becomes exasperated with the current state of the video games business.It has been a long time since I last wrote into GC, mainly due to being a busy dad of two, etc. But I have been keeping a eye on the industry and I do not feel it is being hyperbolic to say the industry is in a f’ing mess. With the likes of Ubisoft and EA potentially being in financial trouble, and
  
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• Afghan migrant is found guilty of raping two 14-year-old girls at his flat after he plied them with vodka

  04-07-2026 01:45 via dailymail.com
  
  Sultani Bakatash (pictured), 29, groomed a teenage girl on the social media app Snapchat before he invited her and a friend to his flat in Bolton, Greater Manchester, on December 6 last year.
  
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• California girl, 7, is SCALPED by pack of six vicious stray dogs while playing outside

  04-07-2026 01:40 via dailymail.com
  
  Six dogs who were believed to have involved in the attack were seized as part of the police investigation, authorities said.
  
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• Ricky Hatton's family in row with trustees over his £40 million fortune after boxing legend 'did not leave a will'

  04-07-2026 01:29 via dailymail.com
  
  Trustees were appointed to manage Ricky Hatton's estate after he took his own life in September last year aged 46.
  
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• 'Give us Bobby Moore's 1966 shirt back': World Cup hero's family launch High Court bid to recover iconic red No6 jersey from football memorabilia tycoon

  04-07-2026 01:27 via dailymail.com
  
  The 1966 red shirt could be the greatest souvenir in British sporting history. Now his first wife Tina wants it back and has launched a High Court action against a businessman in Wales
  
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• Eleven-year-old girl shot in the head by McDonald's worker, 18, as he arrived for his shift at Florida fast-food restaurant

  04-07-2026 01:09 via dailymail.com
  
  Dora Belen Rivera was sitting in the car with her two siblings, two and five, and her father on Saturday when she was accidentally shot in the head by Ralph N-Kosi Blue, 18.
  
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• Erika Kirk condemns New York Times journalist for 'misrepresenting' her views on marriage

  04-07-2026 01:05 via dailymail.com
  
  Erika Kirk has accused an NY Times opinion writer of 'misrepresenting' her views on marriage and family after a column criticized her calls for Americans to marry younger and have more children.
  
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• First transplant made possible thanks to ‘breakthrough’ NHS organ-saving pilot

  04-07-2026 01:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Organ saved for transplant by pumping it with oxygenated blood and nutrients in pioneering approach set to save hundreds of lives
  
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• Daily horoscope July 4, 2026: Today’s predictions for your star sign

  04-07-2026 01:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Here’s what the stars have in store for your day (Picture: Metro.co.uk)It’s Independence Day in the USA, one of the most historically important events in world history.
  The huge celestial irony is that the planet of action, Mars, applies to Uranus, the planet that in astrology is all about these very themes.Pisces, Aquarius and Capricorn, this placement geara you into action. Don’t be afraid to make a change.Ahead, you’ll find all star signs’ horoscopes for today:
  
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• 'Council tax is a relic of unfair Britain - it's time to be brave and stop punishing working households'

  04-07-2026 01:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  "If Andy Burnham becomes Prime Minister, he should be brave enough to confront a system that has punished working households for too long"
  
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• Killer Gray gets new ammunition as he closes in on Chelsea in EastEnders

  04-07-2026 00:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Gray is closing in: (Picture: BBC/Kieron McCarron)Gray Atkins (Toby-Alexander Smith) may be behind bars, but next week in EastEnders, he’s far from finished causing trouble as he gains new ammunition in his ongoing bid to stay connected to Chelsea Fox (Zaraah Abrahams) and their son Jordan (Izaiah Hagan-Brown).Despite serving time in prison, Gray continues to pull strings from afar, and thanks to his grandmother Sheila’s growing involvement with the Fox family, he could soon have mo
  
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• Coronation Street spoiler videos confirm unexpected proposal as blast from the past enters

  04-07-2026 00:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Explosions all around (Picture: Danielle Baguley/ITV/Metro)We here at Metro know you lot love your weekly soap spoiler videos, and we’ve got a three-pack of Coronation Street clips for you this week!Abi Webster (Sally Carman-Duttine) is utterly distraught when her young son ends up in hospital, but her fear turns to fury when she discovers that it could all have been avoided had her neglectful landlord, Idris Nazir (Junade Khan), followed up on her concerns.
  As Kevin and Carl We
  
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• The house-sitter from hell: How a glamorous sitter with impeccable references plundered the properties she stayed in, stealing everything from precious jewellery to Jimmy Choo shoes and Le Creuset pots

  04-07-2026 00:49 via dailymail.com
  
  When Natalie Wallis headed off on holiday last July, like thousands of other Brits, she booked a house-sitter to look after her country home and much-loved pets.
  
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• The brave volunteer coastguards who risk their lives for £11 an hour - soon to be cut to ZERO after a legal wrangle, finds JANE FRYER: Hundreds will die - and people will quit as a result

  04-07-2026 00:48 via dailymail.com
  
  Perhaps unbeknown to most of us - I was certainly in the dark - HM Coastguard is the fourth blue-light emergency service offered when you dial 999.
  
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• Kebab firm fed millions of Britons goat, chicken drumsticks and animal fat mislabelled as lamb in scandal likened to horsemeat food fraud crisis

  04-07-2026 00:37 via dailymail.com
  
  Millions of Britons have chowed down on goat kebabs, it is estimated, in a scandal likened to the horsemeat crisis.
  
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• I WAS a successful prime minister, Keir Starmer insists as he vows to 'keep his mouth shut' when Andy Burnham takes charge

  04-07-2026 00:37 via dailymail.com
  
  He also defended his decision to spend a significant time during his two-year premiership on global affairs instead of domestic issues, hitting back at critics who labelled him 'never here Keir'.
  
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• Freak accident sees lightning topple tree that then crashed down on top of Miami man's Range Rover, sending him to hospital

  04-07-2026 00:17 via dailymail.com
  
  Severe weather in Miami triggered a lightning strike that sent a tree crashing on Friday morning, injuring an unnamed driver.
  
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• Labour U-turns on 'Migrant St' as Mail reveals asylum seekers were given priority over veterans for £250,000 newbuild homes

  04-07-2026 00:10 via dailymail.com
  
  They were due to take up residence in 21 new homes worth £250,000 apiece that had initially been earmarked for much-needed social housing.
  
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• M5 grass fire recap: Major road shut as huge blaze causes traffic chaos near Exeter

  03-07-2026 23:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police have had to close the M5 and A38 near Exeter due to grass catching fire on the central reservation and embankment following the recent heatwave and dry weather
  
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• Keir Starmer's 'intensely personal' resignation decision with thinly-veiled swipe at Andy Burnham

  03-07-2026 23:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Keir Starmer insisted whoever replaces him will face the same global conflicts and domestic pressures, dismissing the suggestions that a new Prime Minister could spend less time on international affairs
  
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• EuroMillions results recap: Lucky jackpot winner could scoop huge £69M prize

  03-07-2026 23:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A life changing £69million could be won tonight in the EuroMillions lottery draw which would allow you to buy your dream house or retire and travel the world
  
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• Bigamist tied the knot with new wife in Wild West-themed Vegas wedding despite still being legally married to woman from Hull

  03-07-2026 23:55 via dailymail.com
  
  Liverpool Crown Court heard that, when he flew to the USA to wed Pamela Lewis, 52, he was still married to first wife, 45-year-old Samantha Todd.
  
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• E-bikes linked to nearly 40,000 crimes and crashes in three years as calls grow for registration plates and for them to be treated like mopeds

  03-07-2026 23:54 via dailymail.com
  
  Nearly 39,000 incidents involving the increasingly popular vehicles were recorded by police forces over the last three years, with a 70 per cent surge over the period.
  
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