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• Top US official quits over hack

  10-07-2015 21:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The director of the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) resigns after reports that the records of millions federal employees were hacked.
  
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• Hundreds more small boat migrants arrive during Andy Burnham's first week as Prime Minister than first seven days of Sir Keir Starmer's premiership, it emerges, piling pressure on new PM to break his silence on immigration

  26-07-2026 17:08 via dailymail.com
  
  Another 240 migrants arrived in Kent after illegally crossing the Channel over the weekend, meaning at least 881 arrived during Mr Burnham's first seven days as PM.
  
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• Orphaned monkey at Japanese zoo receives 2,500 cards from well-wishers on first birthday

  26-07-2026 17:02 via dailymail.com
  
  Punch, a macaque who lives in Ichikawa city zoo, near Tokyo, sought comfort in a plush toy orangutan after being left alone in his enclosure.
  
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• Ex-Qantas CEO Alan Joyce takes a bow for keeping the airline in business during Covid despite a huge taxpayer handout - as he defends the infamous 'ghost flights' it sold to customers

  26-07-2026 17:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Joyce, who just happens to be releasing his memoir on Monday, appeared as guest on 60 Minutes.
  
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• Runaway frontrunner JD Vance tightens 2028 stranglehold ... as his crushing new lead is revealed

  26-07-2026 16:58 via dailymail.com
  
  JD Vance remains the Republican Party's clear frontrunner for 2028,
  
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• Pregnant woman's face is mauled by vicious dogs while she held her stomach to protect her unborn twins

  26-07-2026 16:57 via dailymail.com
  
  Audrey Suarez, 31, suffered horrific facial injuries in a dog attack as she shielded her unborn twins.
  
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• Spain earthquake rocks Brit holiday hotspot Granada after massive tremors hit

  26-07-2026 16:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The popular Spanish holiday spot of Granada has been rocked by an earthquake which locals described as 'like an explosion'
  
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• The entire city of Bordeaux faces evacuation as 'apocalyptic' wildfires close in forcing 270,000 to flee

  26-07-2026 16:54 via dailymail.com
  
  Huge fires are currently raging across France, with the blazes just 10 miles from the country's ninth-largest city.
  
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• Police 'probe donations to Reform UK by Richard Tice's company' as allegations pile up

  26-07-2026 16:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Met Police is reported to be probing two donations of £250,000 by Britain Means Business in 2024, amid questions about money given to the company by donor Fiona Cottrell, whose fraudster son is a close ally of Nigel Farage
  
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• City of Bordeaux faces evacuation of more than 270,000 over 'apocalyptic' wildfires as huge blazes rage across France 

  26-07-2026 16:37 via dailymail.com
  
  Huge fires are currently raging across France, with the blazes just 10 miles from the country's ninth-largest city.
  
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• Chaos at Gatwick airport as water outage leaves huge queues and passengers unable to flush toilets or wash hands

  26-07-2026 16:36 via dailymail.com
  
  Flyers have been unable to flush toilets, wash their hands or refill water bottles.
  
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• I was sucked out of a Ryanair plane window at 15,000ft, the crew did nothing while my wife saved my life... then all I heard from the airline was an email asking if I wanted to rebook

  26-07-2026 16:35 via dailymail.com
  
  As Ljubisa Karovic reclined in seat 11F on his Ryanair flight, he fastened his seatbelt, and drifted effortlessly off to sleep. But 20 minutes into his doze Mr Karovic's whole world exploded - quite literally.
  
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• Ryan Reynolds crashes Comic-Con as Deadpool but fans missed the obvious joke

  26-07-2026 16:28 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 PageRyan Reynolds seems like a man who likes a laugh; after all, how else can you explain him signing up to make Green Lantern?
  Still, in recent years, the sexiest man alive (according to whoever worked at People magazine back in 2010) has poured most of his irreverent charm into the Marvel character, Deadpool.A regenerating degenerate Deadpool is known for his
  
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• His iconic film was an unexpected hit in America but why DID this local hero never become a Hollywood superstar?

  26-07-2026 16:28 via dailymail.com
  
  Arguably the best Scottish film ever - made with barely £200,000, a cast of unknowns and shot in Cumbernauld - Gregory's Girl is still held in vast affection.
  
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• Melbourne nurse who replaced cancer patients' morphine with water struck off after years of 'appalling' drug thefts

  26-07-2026 16:27 via dailymail.com
  
  A nurse who worked at the Royal Children's Hospital and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre stole medications for her own use and replaced liquid morphine with water, a tribunal found.
  
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• Newly engaged college soccer star, 26, is found dead after body washes up on idyllic California beach

  26-07-2026 16:26 via dailymail.com
  
  Bryn Waite, 26, was found floating in the water of La Jolla Shores Beach on Wednesday morning by a bystander, the San Diego Police Department said. She had just gotten engaged weeks before.
  
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• Unauthorised £1,000-a-night Airbnb 'party pad' is shut down after causing misery for neighbours with 'screaming in hot tub, blasting music and fireworks until 4am'

  26-07-2026 16:17 via dailymail.com
  
  The Airbnb in Leeds, West Yorkshire, was forced to close by the council after neighbours complained their peace and tranquility was shattered by loud stag and hen parties until 4am.
  
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• Newbuilds costing up to £1.2m remain unsold after more than a year - as critics rubbish them as 'industrial units crossed with beach huts'

  26-07-2026 16:17 via dailymail.com
  
  The exclusive seven-home estate on the outskirts of Bristol was hailed by estate agents as a 'landmark in its own right' when properties went on sale in April 2025.
  
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• Axed BBC host Jermaine Jenas delivers bizarre message to critics

  26-07-2026 16:17 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 PageJermaine Jenas has sent a defiant message to his detractors in a strange breakfast-based new Instagram post, following his high-profile firing from the BBC in 2024. The former footballer, 43, was sacked by the BBC amid allegations he sent unsolicited text messages to a female staff member at The One Show, which he co-presented from 2020 to 2024.It was s
  
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• How to see July's full Buck Moon in the UK as it rises on Wednesday

  26-07-2026 16:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Buck Moon will rise over the UK this coming week, with clear skies expected across many areas - meaning there's a good chance of witnessing the celestial event
  
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• I was sucked out of a Ryanair plane window at 15,000 feet, the crew did nothing while my wife saved my life... then all I heard from the airline was an email asking if I wanted to rebook

  26-07-2026 16:05 via dailymail.com
  
  As Ljubisa Karovic reclined in seat 11F on his Ryanair flight, he fastened his seatbelt, and drifted effortlessly off to sleep. But 20 minutes into his doze Mr Karovic's whole world exploded - quite literally.
  
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• Huge manhunt for Lebanese-German ISIS terrorist who plowed into Pride parade killing one and injuring 29 - amid fears he will strike again

  26-07-2026 16:04 via dailymail.com
  
  Police have launched a manhunt for 21-year-old suspect Abdul B, after a van was rammed into a crowd. One person has been killed, and 16 others are injured.
  
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• Samantha Morton is sensational in The Odyssey – she’s the film’s unsung hero

  26-07-2026 16:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Samantha Morton is hauntingly brilliant in The Odyssey (Picture: Christopher Polk/Deadline via Getty Images)Warning: spoilers ahead for The Odyssey.Matt Damon. Anne Hathaway. Tom Holland. Zendaya.In the lead-up to Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey and since its release, the lead stars of the epic blockbuster have been showered with praise by critics, who’ve labelled the film a ‘cinematic masterpiece’.However, there’s one performance in the film that I believe deserve
  
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• £1,000-a-night Airbnb 'party pad' is shut down after stags and hens 'screamed in hot tub, blasted music and set off fireworks until 4am'

  26-07-2026 15:47 via dailymail.com
  
  The Airbnb in Leeds, West Yorkshire, was forced to close by the council after neighbours complained their peace and tranquility was shattered by loud stag and hen parties until 4am.
  
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• Rapper left covered in blood after audience member hurls glass cup at stage

  26-07-2026 15:46 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 PageThe Puerto Rican reggaeton star Hades66 was left covered in blood after a glass was thrown at his head during a concert.The shocking incident, which reportedly happened during a concert at Amok Discoteca in Palma, Majorca, caused several cuts to Hades66’s face.After the attack, Hades66 – real name Ángel Yamil Santiago Vázquez &ndash
  
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• Berlin Pride crash updates: Police hunt suspect as van ramming 'likely terror attack'

  26-07-2026 15:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police in Berlin say a major manhunt is underway after a white minivan ploughed into a crowd of people in the Tiergarten park around 10pm on Saturday night
  
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• Three people seriously injured after multiple machete attacks rock Melbourne over the weekend - despite the weapons being banned a year ago

  26-07-2026 15:09 via dailymail.com
  
  Two separate machete attacks unfolded near the intersection of Elizabeth and Flinders Streets in the city centre.
  
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• Beloved teacher killed along with husband and six children during suspicious house fire... as family beg for answers

  26-07-2026 15:09 via dailymail.com
  
  Amanda 'Mandy' Karolkiewicz, 39, her husband Kristopher, 47, and their six children who were between 5 to 15 years old, were found dead in a suspicious house fire on Friday.
  
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• Inside Aceh's brutal public canings where gleeful crowds watch men and women being whipped until they pass out under Sharia law punishment for sex outside marriage and gambling

  26-07-2026 15:07 via dailymail.com
  
  A woman lies unconscious on the floor, motionless, while medics gather around her contorted body. 
  
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• Pictured: Suspect, 21, in Berlin Pride 'Islamist terror attack' is German citizen with Lebanese background - as manhunt underway after at least one killed and 29 injured with police on alert for 'copycat attacks'

  26-07-2026 15:06 via dailymail.com
  
  Police have launched a manhunt for 21-year-old suspect Abdul B, after a van was rammed into a crowd. One person has been killed, and 16 others are injured.
  
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