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• Trump floats having 'threesome' with his two 'beautiful sons' during rambling speech

  01-07-2026 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump made the bizarre comment during a speech in which his teleprompter failed.
  
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• Wisconsin high school that blocked student from using scripture during graduation is threatened with lawsuit

  02-07-2026 08:41 via dailymail.com
  
  Sarianne Beronja, a recent graduate from Arrowhead High School in Hartland, claimed the verse she submitted, Proverbs 3:6, was abruptly blocked the night before she graduated.
  
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• Volunteers to shoot dead eight prisoners in Idaho's new $1million killing chamber: 'It can be prolonged and agonizing'

  02-07-2026 08:39 via dailymail.com
  
  Idaho is preparing to usher in one of America's most controversial execution methods after completing a lavish new death chamber accompanied by a newly implemented six man firing squad on July 1.
  
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• Ludwigslust hospital fire horror as two dead and dozens injured after flames rip through clinic

  02-07-2026 08:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  At least two people have been killed and more than 30 people are injured after a fire ripped through a hospital in Ludwigslust, northern Germany - forcing patients to evacuate
  
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• Heartbreaking statement by New Jersey dad after 3-year-old son accidentally drowns in pool

  02-07-2026 08:30 via dailymail.com
  
  The grieving father said he and his wife sprinted out and 'saw the worst thing any parent could ever see.'
  
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• Horrifying images show squalor inside house of horrors where sixteen children were found living as parents and grandparents are arrested

  02-07-2026 08:27 via dailymail.com
  
  New harrowing photos reveal the decrepit conditions 16 children, ranging in age from 18 months to 18 years, were forced to live in.
  
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• Armed forces chief targets Burnham: Head of Defence Staff adds to the pressure on PM-in-waiting to fill the military's £5bn black hole

  02-07-2026 08:27 via dailymail.com
  
  Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton said the services require an additional £25billion on top of scheduled spending for each of the next nine years.
  
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• Heated neighbour dispute drags into court after fight breaks out over bamboo in affluent Sydney suburb

  02-07-2026 08:26 via dailymail.com
  
  The dispute landed in the New South Wales Land and Environment Court in December last year, with the shaky relationship deteriorating since 2020.
  
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• 'I was flying to Barcelona then everything went dark, I woke up in Paris'

  02-07-2026 08:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nia Jones woke up in the middle of the plane with a thumping headache
  
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• Morrisons to make three major changes after slashing costs

  02-07-2026 08:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Morrisons CEO said three things will help brick and mortar retailers, but the supermarket is still planning to close 100 stores
  
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• The extraordinary reason a 'high-handed' wife's $9million lawsuit against her ex-husband collapsed: Multiple versions of key loan documents, disputed signatures and a judge's 'grave concerns'

  02-07-2026 08:14 via dailymail.com
  
  Multiple versions of key loan documents, disputed signatures and 'grave concerns' about possible criminal offences have now thrust the bitter legal battle into even more dramatic territory.
  
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• Iraqi 'Godfather of the traffickers' who made £100,000 a week smuggling migrants to UK is now in Britain claiming asylum himself while working illegally

  02-07-2026 08:13 via dailymail.com
  
  Twana Jamal was jailed for five years in France in 2016 after he was caught earning up to £100,000 a week by smuggling migrants across the Channel into the UK.
  
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• 'Basket or trolleys left full in supermarket aisles often means one thing'

  02-07-2026 08:13 via mirror.co.uk
  Security guards have given the lowdown on what is going on after baffled shoppers wondered why baskets or trolleys with items in are abandoned
  
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• 'Powerful' hot drink better for heart health than most fruit and veg

  02-07-2026 08:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The new research shows 'not all of your five a day are equal'
  
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• Is Labour's 'lacklustre' Defence Investment Plan Starmer's parting U-turn? MARK NICOL takes aim at the 'colossal political misjudgment' that saw an extra £1.5 billion appear only AFTER Healey and Carns quit

  02-07-2026 08:08 via dailymail.com
  
  'In a premiership that will probably be remembered for its U-turns, its wobbles, its misjudgments, this may turn out to be the biggest of them all', Nicol said.
  
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• Boy, 16, is fighting for his life after being shot near mosque: No arrests made

  02-07-2026 08:07 via dailymail.com
  
  Police were called to Bowyer Road in Birmingham just before 5.30pm on Wednesday.
  
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• 'We had cash and rings stolen days before our wedding - we had to borrow money to get married'

  02-07-2026 08:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mario Kluczek and his wife, Eliann, spent around 18 months saving for their dream wedding - only for it to turn into a nightmare
  
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• Robbery rocks the Emmerdale village – but Kev might not be the one to blame

  02-07-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Kev Townsend made a grand return a few days ago (Picture: ITV)A robbery takes place in Emmerdale soon and naturally, everyone assumes the unhinged bloke with the man-bun who once held three men hostage with a sword is behind it.
  But what if it isn’t Kev Townsend (Chris Coghill), and his comments about turning over a new leaf really are true?Kev returned to our screens a couple of days ago, when he got word that son Lewis Barton (Bradley Riches) had been kidnapped.
  The person holding Lewis
  
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• Priya issues a dangerous warning to Max after he takes action in EastEnders

  02-07-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Max and Priya are playing with fire (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)Max Branning’s (Jake Wood) secret affair with Priya Nandra-Hart (Sophie Khan Levy) looks set to spiral even further out of control next week in EastEnders, as Priya issues a dangerous warning that could leave his future with Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) hanging by a thread.The pair have been playing a risky game in recent weeks, and despite Max’s attempts to keep everything under wraps, it’s becomi
  
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• I went to Barcelona for 36 hours to see if a ‘micro-trip’ is all it’s cracked up to be

  02-07-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Can a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it trip really amount to a fulfilling holiday? (Picture: Kristina Beanland)‘We have you booked in for one night, is that correct?’ the staff at the check-in desk asked.After getting precisely zero sleep before a 6am flight to Barcelona, the idea that I’d be making my return journey in just 36 hours felt daunting.‘That’s right,’ I smiled through gritted teeth.A short break away is nothing new. The rise of budget airlines like
  
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• How a police grad student cracked an attempted murder case by uncovering key evidence

  02-07-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  The detective in his mid twenties secured an attempted murder conviction against Mr Ruck (Picture: Met Police)A Met Police detective managed to crack an attempted murder case while he was still on a graduate programme.The officer, who cannot be named due to his role within counter terror policing, helped form a rapport with the victim of an attack carried out by Brandon Ruck.Ruck, who was found guilty of attempted murder, stabbed the man 16 times at a property in Lewisham, south east London, la
  
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• Daughter told rapist dad may be released early after serving less than a third of sentence

  02-07-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Carol Higgins managed to secure a conviction against her abuser, Elliot Appleyard in 2019, after fighting with the police and courts for justice (Picture: Andrew McCaren for Metro)It took Carol Higgins 35 years to get justice after she was raped repeatedly by her own dad, but Labour’s early release scheme has warned her he may be released after serving just a quarter of his sentence.
  The mum-of-two managed to secure a conviction against her abuser, Elliot Appleyard in 2019, after fighting
  
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• Cassie’s sudden marriage proposal in Coronation Street stuns Steve amid war with Tracy

  02-07-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Is that wedding bells we here? (Picture: Danielle Baguley/ITV)Cassie Plummer (Claire Sweeney) has come a long, long way in Coronation Street.Arriving as a desperate woman, deep in the throes of addiction, who’s chaotic and dangerous lifestyle proved to be one of the very few chinks in the armour of her hard faced mum, Evelyn Plummer (Maureen Lipman).Although she was reunited with her long-lost son, Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall), she was still a deeply damaged woman and a
  
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• Best bra tops for summer from Uniqlo, M&S and Next starting at £12.50

  02-07-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  The built-in bra tops that are replacing traditional bras this summer. (Picture: Metro/Getty)
  Metro journalists select and curate the products that feature on our site. If you make a purchase via links on this page we will earn commission – learn more
  If going braless isn’t an option for you, you’ll know how hard it can be to find cute, summery tops that suit warm weather and don’t show bra straps.Racebacks, halter necks, and spaghetti-strap tops are all styles that are
  
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• All Emmerdale spoilers for next week as another crime rocks the village

  02-07-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Broken hearts and broken relationships (Picture: ITV/Metro)Kev Townsend (Chris Coghill) is trying, above anything, to build a relationship with his son, but the deck remains firmly stacked against him next week in Emmerdale.While Lewis Barton (Bradley Riches) is softening toward the idea of forming a real relationship with his particularly peculiar father, his brother, Ross Barton (Michael Parr), and workmate-come-surrogate mum, Nicola King (Nicola Wheeler), are firmly again
  
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• All EastEnders spoilers for next week as shock ending to key story is revealed

  02-07-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  It’s Bea’s last stand (Picture: BBC/Metro)Creepy Bea Pollard (Ronni Ancona) has finally been exposed, and her story is set to reach a terrifying crescendo next week in EastEnders.While everybody saw through Bea’s veneer to the seriously unhinged woman beneath, Honey Mitchell (Emma Barton) remained true to her friend until she too realised the truth. As Honey desperately tries to clear husband Billy’s (Perry Fenwick) name, they’re both drawn into a fi
  
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• Horror moment woman hit by boy, 10, riding e-bike - 'my spine and my body split'

  02-07-2026 07:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jane Ouartsi had to relearn how to walk after she was struck by a 10-year-old boy riding a Lime Bike - she sustained a broken femur, a fractured collar bone and two spinal fractures
  
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• Albanese savagely mocks Angus Taylor after his stand-up comedy routine bombed at the Midwinter Ball... and all the insider detail from Parliament's night of nights

  02-07-2026 07:41 via dailymail.com
  
  One of the enduring traditions of the Midwinter Ball is the annual speeches.
  
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• Mumn rushes girl to hospital after squishy toy gel leaves girl blistered

  02-07-2026 07:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The seven-year-old had not heated the toy and says it just broke open
  
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• Mum rushes girl to hospital after squishy toy gel leaves girl blistered

  02-07-2026 07:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The seven-year-old had not heated the toy and says it just broke open
  
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