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• 'Today, we don’t talk about baseball': Cubans react to Castro's death

  27-11-2016 22:58 via theguardian.com
  
  In Havana there is a rare mood of quiet and reflection as locals adjust to the loss of a man who had once seemed indestructibleEven before the official decree, the sombre mood had begun. Within half an hour of the news that Fidel Castro was no more, the Fabrica de Arte nightclub had closed its doors.“It happened very quickly,” said one of those present who would only give her first name, Daniella.Continue reading...
  
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• Landlord pushes to kick 92-year-old tenant out onto the street because of 'clutter' in her apartment

  25-06-2026 15:00 via dailymail.com
  
  The San Francisco senior currently pays $281.42 per month, a shockingly low price for the Bay Area, as the 16-unit building she lives in is rent-controlled.
  
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• Jackass: Best and Last will make you gag then cry minutes later

  25-06-2026 15:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Larry the humanoid robot gets to know Steve-O pretty intimately in Jackass: Best and Last (Picture: Paramount Pictures)‘Say a prayer,’ Johnny Knoxville is advised before the stunt that started it all.Footage from 1998 of the Jackass stuntman testing a cheap bulletproof vest by shooting himself with a .38-caliber Smith and Wesson pistol has never been seen in full after MTV refused to air it. Until now.The scene left me sweating just minutes into the start of Jackass: Best and L
  
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• Trump bullies Republicans into submission after explosive meltdown... as even the president's toughest critic makes bold concession on Iran

  25-06-2026 14:58 via dailymail.com
  
  Donald Trump strong-armed Republican senators into rejecting a bill that would have forced him to end the Iran war after erupting at lawmakers for daring to rein in his power.
  
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• Nedd Brockmann shuts down Nedd's Milk brand just months after Young Australian of the Year honour

  25-06-2026 14:58 via dailymail.com
  
  Ultramarathon runner Nedd Brockmann, 27, made the sad announcement on Instagram.
  
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• Petrifying answer of hyperwoke NYC congressional favorite when asked if she thinks murderers should be imprisoned

  25-06-2026 14:55 via dailymail.com
  
  Socialist candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier, 32, sparked backlash with her refusal to commit to imprisoning murderers as she defended her 'prison abolitionist' views.
  
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• Inside the world's first 22 hour nonstop flight 'that hasn't been done before'

  25-06-2026 14:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The plane is being specially modified so it can fly the impressive route
  
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• Former England coach tells Thomas Tuchel to drop Anthony Gordon for unexpected player

  25-06-2026 14:46 via metro.co.uk
  
  Anthony Gordon has been underwhelming so far at the World Cup (Picture: Getty Images)England boss Thomas Tuchel is expected to make changes for the final group game against Panama on Saturday, but what they will be is far from clear.The Three Lions are on four points after two matches, so have already booked their spot in the knockout stages, but need to win to guarantee top spot in the group.Despite a win being important, it is possible that the likes of Reece James and Declan Rice could be re
  
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• Expert shares daily morning hack to survive 'heat strain' as temperatures soar in UK

  25-06-2026 14:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A heatwave expert from Australia has suggested a major tip to help Britons to manage during the latest heatwave, one which has seen temperatures rise close to 40C
  
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• ‘Ideal’ – Man Utd tipped to sign £85m star ahead of Arsenal and Tottenham

  25-06-2026 14:42 via metro.co.uk
  
  Manchester United manager Michael Carrick (Picture: Getty)Michael Carrick has been backed to lure Sandro Tonali to Manchester United despite heavy interest from Tottenham and Arsenal.Tonali has been a vital cog in Eddie Howe’s midfield in recent seasons, but appears poised to leave the club this summer after Newcastle failed to qualify for the Champions League.And despite finishing 17th in the Premier League last season, it is Tottenham who are currently leading the charge to sign th
  
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• Ian Wright hailed for ‘spot on’ and brutal verdict on Scotland’s World Cup campaign

  25-06-2026 14:40 via metro.co.uk
  
  Former Arsenal player Ian Wright has launched a scathing attack on Scottish football bosses (Picture: ITV)Ian Wright has been praised by football fans for accusing Scottish football bosses of ‘letting the country down’.Steve Clarke’s side face an agonising wait to see whether they have enough points to make it through to the round of 32 following a bruising 3-0 defeat to Brazil last night.Asked by Laura Woods what Scotland can do next, Wright said from the ITV studio: ‘W
  
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• Afghan migrant who 'raped two 14-year-old girls at his flat after plying them with vodka' tells court he drank alcohol because 'Satan took over me'

  25-06-2026 14:40 via dailymail.com
  
  Sultani Bakatash, 29, is said to have plied both teenagers with vodka before 'seizing the opportunity to rape and abuse them' in December last year at his Bolton flat.
  
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• UK's best dog-friendly beaches for summer 2026 named — with 4 in the same county

  25-06-2026 14:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  These are the UK's top dog-friendly beaches, which you can visit with your four-legged friends all year round
  
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• UK weather maps show 54 counties plunging below 10C as heatwave ends – full list

  25-06-2026 14:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Met Office forecasters predict record-breaking highs of at least 38C today, but weather models now suggest temperatures will plunge below 10C in several regions on Monday
  
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• The Sense and Sensibility trailer will melt you with a saucy wink

  25-06-2026 14:30 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 PageWe might be mid-heatwave, but the film that will keep us cosy this autumn has just dropped its first trailer – and Sense and Sensibility, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, is ready to truly serve its feral audience of fangirls.And also ready to remind the world that the British truly excel at period dramas.This is no Wuthering Heights wild interpretation, bu
  
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• People over this age to be exempt from ISA rule change next year

  25-06-2026 14:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The cash ISA allowance cut is just one of many rules coming into force
  
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• Should Harry and William bury their feud on UK visit? Take our poll and have your say

  25-06-2026 14:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  With the Duke and Duchess of Sussex likely to meet with King Charles during their visit to Britain next month, some royal watchers have wondered whether Harry will reunite with his estranged brother while in his home country
  
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• Tributes to 'kind and bubbly' 14-year-old feared murdered as body found in park

  25-06-2026 14:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tributes have poured in for 14-year-old Lilly Jones who was reported missing from Blaina in Blaenau Gwent on Saturday - a body was discovered as part of the search for the teenager on Monday
  
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• UK drivers still make summer mistake that's 'burning through fuel'

  25-06-2026 14:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  People should be aware of some simple mistakes that can cause their car to use more fuel
  
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• Joe Cordina charged with assault and denied US visa after alleged incident in Cardiff

  25-06-2026 14:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Welsh boxer Joe Cordina has been charged with assault and threatening a person with an offensive weapon following an alleged incident outside a Cardiff petrol station in February
  
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• Mystery as police find woman dead in parked car on Glasgow street

  25-06-2026 14:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Despite emergency services attending, the woman was pronounced dead at the scene in Glasgow, with officers treating her death as unexplained
  
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• The new ‘Concorde’ could fly passengers from London to Australia in three hours

  25-06-2026 14:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  Plans for a Concorde-like plane could see flights to Australia take three hours (Picture: Getty Images)When Concorde took to the skies for its very first commercial flight in 1976, it was a watershed moment in aviation history.With a speed of 1,350 mph, the aircraft was twice as fast as the speed of sound, and could fly to New York City in around three and a half hours.Since the last Concorde flight took off in 2003 there’s been a supersonic-shaped hole in our lives — but now, that&
  
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• Iran War’s legacy spells ‘the end’ of Trump and MAGA claims Tucker Carlson

  25-06-2026 14:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  The war with Iran has damaged President Donald Trump’s popularity with the American public, according to polls (Picture: AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)The fallout from the Iran War will signal the ‘end of’ Donald Trump and Maga Republicanism, Tucker Carlson has warned.The influential conservative commentator spoke as the US President’s popularity continues to wane with the American public amid rising fuel prices largely triggered by the deeply unpopular war in the Middle
  
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• British 'influencer' 'stabbed man to death' in Dubai after he lured her to kingdom and took her passport - now she faces firing squad

  25-06-2026 14:03 via dailymail.com
  
  Brooke George, 23, a former John Lewis shop assistant from Gravesend, is accused of killing a 26-year-old man she met online.
  
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• When will the heatwave end? Met Office’s latest forecast unpacked

  25-06-2026 14:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  This hellish heat has us all asking – when will it END? (Picture: PA)A rare red warning for extreme heat has been extended into Friday, as parts of the UK brace for more record-breaking temperatures.The warning will now last until 9pm on Friday for London and parts of southeast England, leaving everyone asking one question: when will it end?On Wednesday, the June temperature record – held since the summer of 1976 – was smashed as provisional figures suggest it reached 36.1C in
  
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• When will the heatwave end?

  25-06-2026 14:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  This hellish heat has us all asking – when will it END? (Picture: PA)A rare red warning for extreme heat has been extended into Friday, as parts of the UK brace for more record-breaking temperatures.The warning will now last until 9pm on Friday for London and parts of southeast England, leaving everyone asking one question: when will it end?On Wednesday, the June temperature record – held since the summer of 1976 – was smashed as provisional figures suggest it reached 36.1C in
  
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• GTA 6 graphics have been downgraded complain fans as experts say the opposite

  25-06-2026 14:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  If this is a downgrade, then GTA 6 is still a remarkably pretty game (Rockstar Games)A new batch of GTA 6 screenshots has the internet arguing over whether the game’s graphics are really as good as they look or if they’re worse than the trailers.Alongside opening pre-orders for GTA 6 and proper confirmation of its pricing, developer Rockstar has also shared a bevy of new screenshots this week, mostly to promote the exclusive contents of the £90 Ultimate Edition.Taken at first
  
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• Body is pulled from river in search for missing 15-year-old after police arrested man, 20, for murder

  25-06-2026 14:01 via dailymail.com
  
  A body has been pulled from a Devon river six weeks after a 15-year-old boy disappeared.
  
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• US ambassador billionaire is accused of 'flaunting' his wealth by furious Italians by sailing his $450m six-floor superyacht to Venice

  25-06-2026 13:58 via dailymail.com
  
  Tilman Fertitta, the American ambassador to Italy is touring the European country on his vessel which is reportedly worth $450million (£341.6 million) and boasts two helipads and pools.
  
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• Family of British 'squatters' demand £43,000 to vacate luxury Spanish villa they have occupied for 13 YEARS - as bailiff shouts 'have you no shame?'

  25-06-2026 13:57 via dailymail.com
  
  A British family are said to have demanded an eyewatering £43,000 to leave the luxury Spanish villa they have allegedly been squatting in for 13 years. 
  
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