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• Trump says ceasefire with Iran is over – while agreeing to continue peace talks

  10-07-2026 22:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  This week, Iranians said goodbye to Ali Khamenei (Picture: Getty)Donald Trump has said the US has agreed to continue talks with Iran after recent clashes, but said the ceasefire was ‘over’.The US president gave the update in a post on his Truth Social platform, having earlier in the week branded the Tehran leadership ‘scum’ and said it was ‘a waste of time’ dealing with the regime.It follows recent exchanges of fire between the two sides over the strategic St
  
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• Resident, 86, threatens to chain herself to 1ft-high picket fence in ‘petty’ council row

  11-07-2026 17:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  Residents of this retirement housing complex have been ordered to remove their 1ft picket fence, much to their fury (Picture: Newsquest/SWNS)Residents in their 80s are threatening to chain themselves to their 1ft picket fence after being ordered to remove it by the council.The knee-high fencing surrounds a communal garden of 31 flats at the retirement housing complex Helgate Court in Norwich, Norfolk. The properties are mobility aid and wheelchair adapted and have a Careline alarm service.Julia
  
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• Junior and Princess Andre’s dream to star on I’m A Celebrity like parents crushed

  11-07-2026 17:43 via metro.co.uk
  
  Junior and Peter Andre’s plans have hit a stumbling block (Picture: Shutterstock)The I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! hopes of Junior and Princess Andre have reportedly been quashed by the show’s bosses.As the son and daughter of Peter Andre and Katie Price, aged 21 and 19, respectively, they are said to have harboured ambitions to follow their famous parents’ footsteps all the way onto the set of the ITV reality competition.The jungle is where pop star Peter
  
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• Patient living inside iron lung for 70 years dies after machine became too old to repair

  11-07-2026 17:36 via metro.co.uk
  
  Martha Lillard rests in her iron lung in February (Picture: Cindy McVey via AP)One of the last polio survivors to live inside an iron lung has died at the age of 78 after the machine became too old to repair.
  Martha Ann Lillard died on June 26 after spending more than 70 years living inside the 1940s device.
  She was diagnosed with polio on her fifth birthday in 1953.
  Lillard, of Shawnee, Oklahoma, told KFOR last month: ‘I woke up, and it was sunny outside, and I started to sit up, an
  
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• CRAIG HUGHES: Here is a list of questions Labour and Helen Ogbu refuse to answer. In ignoring the controversy, Ivana Bacik is taking a leaf out of Nigel Farage's Playbook - just not any of the pages that deal with electoral success...

  11-07-2026 17:29 via dailymail.com
  
  Ms Ogbu's personal website erroneously stated that she arrived in Ireland in 2006 with her family, after the tragic assassination of her husband.
  
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• Strictly’s Neil Jones offers glimpse inside lavish Italian wedding to Chyna Mills without family

  11-07-2026 17:14 via metro.co.uk
  
  Neil Jones and Chyna Mills have married for the second time in Italy (Picture: Ortica Wedding)Strictly Come Dancing pro Neil Jones has married Chyna Mills in a second extravagant ceremony.The dancer, 44, and Love Island star, 27, finalised their legal marriage in London on July 1 with a sweet ceremony at Marylebone Town Hall, attended by BBC co-stars.Neil and Chyna then jetted to Italy for another round of lavish celebrations, following in the footsteps of Dua Lipa and Callum Turner, who did th
  
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• Ann Widdecombe murder probe: Police launch major search in hedgerows surrounding home as manhunt resumes

  11-07-2026 17:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Devon and Cornwall Police launched a murder probe after ex-Conservative MP and Brexit Party MEP Ann Widdecombe was found dead inside her home with "serious injuries", with a man arrested but later released
  
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• New clip shows dying ‘Outback killer’ refuse to reveal where Peter Falconio’s body is

  11-07-2026 17:02 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 PageNew footage released ahead of the 25th anniversary of Peter Falconio’s murder shows killer John Murdoch refusing to reveal where the British backpacker’s remains are.Murdoch died of throat cancer last year while serving a life sentence for the murder of Mr Falconio, 28, and assaulting his girlfriend Joanne Lees.Huddersfield-born Mr Falconio was s
  
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• Man found dead in Kent woodlands with two men arrested on suspicion of murder

  11-07-2026 16:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Two men, aged 27 and 32, have been arrested on suspicion of murder with a body found in woodlands in Borstal, in Gillingham, with police saying the three are believed to know each other
  
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• Ann Widdecombe's final hours probed with final message sent 11 minutes before horror attack

  11-07-2026 16:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The mystery of the murder of Ann Widdecombe continues as police try to piece together her movements on the final day of her life - here is the timeline of the events as detectives launch a manhunt for her killer
  
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• Sky's Adam Boulton admits he was 'wrong and insensitive' as he apologises for calling Ann Widdecombe a 'spinster' and 'an old maid' on TV after she was murdered

  11-07-2026 16:37 via dailymail.com
  
  Former Sky News presenter Boulton issued the apology on X on Saturday after making comments about ex-Tory minister Ms Widdecombe, who was found murdered on Thursday.
  
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• King Charles' 'critical issue with Harry and Meghan remains' despite Highgrove reunion

  11-07-2026 16:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  King Charles and Queen Camilla welcomed Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and their children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet to Highgrove House for a rare private family reunion, but royal commentator Jennie Bond suggests one issue remains unresolved
  
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• Prince Harry live: Kate Middleton stuns Wimbledon crowd in surprise visit for ladies' singles final

  11-07-2026 16:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Princess of Wales has made a surprise visit to Wimbledon for the ladies' singles final between Karolina Muchova and Linda Noskova, after Prince Harry's family made a quick visit to the King and Queen
  
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• Spain wildfires live: 12 dead 'including Brits' as blaze tears through expat village

  11-07-2026 16:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Twelve people have been killed in a wildfire in Los Gallardos, Almería, Spain - at least four of the dead are thought to be British and were found in a burnt out car
  
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• Four teenage boys charged with rape and abducting woman

  11-07-2026 16:09 via metro.co.uk
  
  Four teenagers have now been arrested after a woman was raped (Picture: Google Maps)Four teenage boys have been charged with rape after a a woman was abducted in Weston-super-Mare.
  A woman contacted police saying she had been threatened and raped at a property.
  Four teenagers have now been arrested. Tommy Campbell, 19, has been charged with six counts of rape, one count of sexual assault, one count of false imprisonment, and one count of assault causing actual bodily harm.Rio Welling, 18, has b
  
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• Andy Burnham must have 'worked-through plan' to govern Britain when he enters No 10 says Rachel Reeves as she prepares to leave as Chancellor

  11-07-2026 16:06 via dailymail.com
  
  The Chancellor was speaking in what could be the last major broadcast interview of her time in office, on the BBC 's Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg.
  
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• England manager Thomas Tuchel scores an unlikely World Cup triumph - as the latest Mumsnet sex symbol

  11-07-2026 16:03 via dailymail.com
  
  Divorced Tuchel, 52, might cringe with embarrassment if he saw some of the suggestive comments posted about him on Mumsnet.
  
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• Father and son killed after their private plane crashed on the way home from Cardinals game

  11-07-2026 16:02 via dailymail.com
  
  Jimmy Don Lewis, 48, and his son, Brayden Ty Lewis, 22, were found dead amongst the wreckage of their Beechcraft Baron 55 by rescue workers on Friday morning.
  
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• My dad had schizophrenia – people would always ask me the same infuriating question

  11-07-2026 16:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  I’ve long been interrogated about the possibility of inheriting schizophrenia (Picture: Layla Nicholson)‘Aren’t you worried that you’re going to turn out mad like your dad?’My stomach dropped. It was happening again.I’d just revealed to a new friend over drinks that my father was under section as a result of his schizophrenia – and what was supposed to be a casual night cap left me feeling deeply uncomfortable.This wasn’t the first time someone ha
  
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• Former Chelsea and Leeds United owner Ken Bates dies aged 94

  11-07-2026 15:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ken Bates was Chelsea chairman from 1982 to 2004 (Photo: Getty)Ken Bates, the former owner of football clubs Chelsea and Leeds United, has died aged 94.‘It is with great sadness that we share the news of the loss of Ken Bates, former owner and chairman of Chelsea Football Club,’ Chelsea announced in a statement on Saturday.‘The club sends our heartfelt condolences to Ken’s wife Suzannah, the rest of his family and his friends.‘Ken’s determination to fight for
  
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• Manu Kone makes transfer decision as Man Utd prepare bid after Ederson blow

  11-07-2026 15:46 via metro.co.uk
  
  United have joined the race to sign the Frenchman (Picture: Harry Langer/DeFodi Images/DeFodi via Getty Images)Manu Kone’s preference is to join a Premier League club this summer having already turned down a move to Atletico Madrid.The Roma midfielder is enjoying a fine World Cup for France, turning in an outstanding midfield display as Les Bleus booked their place in the semi-finals with a victory over Morocco.Arsenal have shown interest in signing the 25-year-old this summer with Mikel
  
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• Why we can't name the father-of-two charged with abusing more kids than any other childcare worker in Australian history

  11-07-2026 15:45 via dailymail.com
  
  The man is facing 192 charges involving 122 children in offences which took place over six years.
  
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• Longleat Safari Park celebrates as its only two Capybaras become parents

  11-07-2026 15:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It's the first time Capybaras have been born in the safari park, with Longleat's only two existing animals becoming parents
  
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• Should I keep windows open or closed during heatwave? Experts say exact same thing

  11-07-2026 15:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As the UK goes through yet another heatwave, many of us are searching for any way we can to cool our homes down.
  
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• Eton parents forced to endure 'agonising' 10-month wait for news of son's death

  11-07-2026 15:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The parents of a young Etonian who suddenly collapsed and died have called on the Health Secretary to address the “chronic shortage” of paediatric and perinatal pathologists.
  
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• 'My little boy drowned while paddling - I had my hand on his heart as he died'

  11-07-2026 15:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The mum of a little boy who drowned after going for a paddle in the hot weather, rested her hand over his heart as it stopped beating. She has now joined the Save Live for Sam campaign
  
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• World Cup warning as millions could miss matches over TV shutdown

  11-07-2026 15:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Exclusive: Polling has revealed that 1 in 3 say they could not afford at all the better high-speed broadband package they would need to stream big sporting live events like the World Cup reliably
  
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• Former Obama staffer accused of stealing from colleagues to fund drug habit

  11-07-2026 15:28 via dailymail.com
  
  Adam Fetcher, 42, was let go from his role as Chief Communications Officer for the City of Minneapolis amid a police probe.
  
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• Britney Spears shocks drivers with risky freeway stunt after DUI case

  11-07-2026 15:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  Britney Spears was seen hanging out of the sunroof of a moving vehicle on a freeway (Picture: X17online.com)Britney Spears was spotted performing a risky stunt on one of Los Angeles’ busiest freeways just months after resolving her DUI case.The Toxic singer, 44, was photographed standing through the sunroof of a black Mercedes SUV as it travelled along the 101 Freeway near Studio City on Thursday, leaving motorists doing double takes.At one point, Spears stretched both arms across the roo
  
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• Before you guarantee your child's home loan, ask these four brutal questions: VANESSA STOYKOV

  11-07-2026 15:23 via dailymail.com
  
  A mother torn between helping her son buy his first home and protecting her own retirement asks Vanessa Stoykov whether saying no makes her selfish - or simply sensible.
  
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