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• Ucas refusing to release data it holds on students from poor backgrounds - while making £12m a year selling applicants' details

  04-08-2015 22:18
  The body that handles university applications has been accused of blocking efforts to improve social mobility by refusing to release important data it holds on students from poor backgrounds.
  
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• Russian warship carried out live firing exercise off Plymouth coast

  21-07-2026 08:24 via metro.co.uk
  
  A Russian warship was spotted off the Plymouth coast (Picture: Royal Navy / SWNS)A Russian warship carried out a live-fire artillery exercise 40 miles off the coast of Plymouth on Monday.It was monitored by the Royal Navy, who are continuing to ‘track the vessel’s activity closely’, according to the Ministry of Defence.The Russian frigate, Neustrashimy, had reportedly informed the HMS Tyne – a Royal Navy Offshore Patrol Vessel – of its intentions to fire.A French m
  
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• Enzo Fernandez refuses to apologise in statement following ‘stupid’ World Cup final red card

  21-07-2026 08:19 via metro.co.uk
  
  Enzo Fernandez was sent off in the World Cup final (Picture: Getty)Enzo Fernandez refused to apologise for his ‘stupid’ red card offence in a passionate statement in response to Argentina’s World Cup final defeat against Spain.
  The Chelsea midfielder was lambasted for the reckless challenge that sent Pau Cubarsí into orbit and earned him a second booking moments from the end of normal time.It took just over a minute for Spain to make their numerical advantage in the fir
  
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• Andy Burnham live: Prime Minister scraps VAT on household electricity bills ahead of first Cabinet meeting

  21-07-2026 08:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  New Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, has announced cuts VAT on household electricity bills ahead of Cabinet meeting - the move is expected to take around £45 off the yearly Ofgem price cap
  
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• Teen, 17, who 'couldn't wait to be mum' dies day after planned gender reveal party

  21-07-2026 08:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: A 17-year-old who was looking forward to her gender reveal party tragically never got the chance to meet her little baby after she died suddenly earlier this month
  
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• Siân Brooke: ‘I can’t say anything about my Channel 4 show – it terrified me’

  21-07-2026 08:00 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 PageSiân Brooke is putting it out into the universe: she wants to do a period drama.‘I’d like to dress up in corsets,’ she tells Metro. ‘I’m saying that, give me a week, and I’ll be like, untie me! But I’ve done quite a lot of realistic women in gritty situations, which I love, but I wouldn’t mind a bit of a
  
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• Should you keep your skincare in the fridge? Experts warn it could damage your products

  21-07-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Did you know you shouldn’t keep these items in the fridge? (Picture: Metro/Getty)
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  During a heatwave in the UK, we’re prepared to pretty much do anything to cool down. From cold showers five times a day, sleeping with an ice pack, face mist and fan, or even sleeping outside, we are very poorly equipped to deal with the hea
  
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• My doctor told me I was constipated – but the truth was far more serious

  21-07-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  The sense I was carrying something that wasn’t being seen stayed with me (Picture: Erica James / Getty Images)Last year, I woke up and felt a lump around my belly button.At first, I rationalised it. I thought I had slept on my remote control and used frozen vegetables as an ice pack. While the lump felt relatively tough, it did not hurt. I pressed it, watched it, waited for it to go.It didn’t.I live with Scoliosis, so I’m used to my body not feeling straightforward. Guessing i
  
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• Lindsey Graham's sister reveals heartbreaking moment she learned of senator's death and what she plans to do differently in his place

  21-07-2026 07:55 via dailymail.com
  
  Darline, 62, was appointed to her brother's seat following his shock death but confirmed Monday that she's running for a full term in November, with Donald Trump's blessing.
  
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• Pilot miraculously survives after his plane crashes on top of stunning mansion after missing private runway

  21-07-2026 07:50 via dailymail.com
  
  A pilot miraculously survived after his small jet crashed into a tony suburban home in Texas on Monday morning while trying to land at Covey Trails Airstrip.
  
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• Pauline Hanson turns on Channel Seven and leaks email about what really motivated her to travel to the UK - after being 'stitched-up' by network

  21-07-2026 07:49 via dailymail.com
  
  One Nation has published an email from a Channel Seven after filming a one-hour special with Pauline Hanson.
  
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• Domino's points the finger at Australia after huge change to customer favourite backfires and hits profits

  21-07-2026 07:48 via dailymail.com
  
  US investors and analysts were told that some decisions made by Australian management had been a drag on the company as a whole.
  
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• Angry locals tell council 'sort it out' as bin bags pile up in UK city streets

  21-07-2026 07:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Bin bags started piling up under a new fortnightly collection plan - the latest attempt by the council to deal with its collections that have been reduced by an 18 month strike
  
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• Panic on Carnival Cruise as pregnant woman is dramatically evacuated just hours into luxe Bahamas trip

  21-07-2026 07:37 via dailymail.com
  
  A 29-year-old woman was evacuated by the US Coast Guard on Thursday from a Carnival Cruise ship which just embarked on it journey from Miami, Florida.
  
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• Mum-of-two stabbed to death by her neighbour after showing him nothing but kindness

  21-07-2026 07:36 via dailymail.com
  
  A heavily-drugged father murdered his next-door neighbour just days after she baked him cupcakes as a kind gesture.
  
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• New PM Andy Burnham announces VAT cuts on household electricity bills from October

  21-07-2026 07:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Millions of households across the UK will benefit from immediate action to help with their electricity bills this winter, the Prime Minister has announced as one of his first decisions in office
  
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• Doctor says adding one thing to meals will 'change your health'

  21-07-2026 07:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  You likely won't even notice this added to food such as pasta sauce
  
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• Iran-backed group declares another crucial strait closed as Middle East war widens

  21-07-2026 07:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The rebel Houthis in Yemen have said they would close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait - a key Saudi waterway out of the Red Sea since the Strait of Hormuz closed
  
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• Dr Amir Khan warns women 'might not know about' 5 symptoms

  21-07-2026 07:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  You might need to speak to your GP if you experience these
  
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• Mum of two Vicky baked her neighbour cupcakes. Then he brutally killed her in a Satanic frenzy in front of her kids

  21-07-2026 07:01 via dailymail.com
  
  A heavily drugged dad savagely murdered his friendly next-door neighbour just days after she baked him cupcakes as a kind gesture. 
  
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• I rode the most extreme train on the planet — I was cleaning myself for a week

  21-07-2026 07:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mauritania’s legendary iron ore train draws extreme travellers from around the world (Picture: Tom Ruck)With his face wrapped in ski goggles and a vivid green turban, Tom Ruck climbs the ladder of the wagon and takes a deep breath.At 3am on the outskirts of a remote village in northern Mauritania, he is about to fulfil the dream of a lifetime: crossing 700km of the Sahara on top of an open-air cargo train filled with toxic dust.‘It’s an extreme traveller’s fairytale, gre
  
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• Boy, 16, is arrested after allegedly stabbing his mum to death - as injured sister, 12, is found 600m away by passing motorists on a busy highway

  21-07-2026 07:00 via dailymail.com
  
  A mother has been killed and a young girl seriously injured in what police believe was a family violence incident at a Perth home.
  
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• Boy, 16, arrested after mum found dead and sister, 12, seriously injured

  21-07-2026 06:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police found a 35-year-old female dead at a property in western Australia and her 12-year-old daughter was found with serious injuries nearby after fleeing the home and managing to call police
  
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• Desperate attempt to rescue struggling swimmer from Ohio river ends in tragedy with five dead as young child flags down passing car to raise alarm

  21-07-2026 06:12 via dailymail.com
  
  The group was enjoying a Sunday along the Scioto River when one person decided to swim and began to struggle. Others with the group raced into the water in an effort to help.
  
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• Mum is killed in Perth home - as her 16-year-old son is arrested by police

  21-07-2026 06:02 via dailymail.com
  
  A mother has been killed and a young girl seriously injured in what police believe was a family violence incident at a Perth home.
  
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• ‘Snog scabs’ are the unexpected consequence of a really good date

  21-07-2026 06:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Have fun explaining this one to your coworkers on Monday morning (Picture: Getty Images)Sunlight till 10pm, three glasses of wine, and a hot and heavy snogging session in the middle of Soho. That’s what summer is all about.But after a sizzling date, you wake up in the morning, only to take one look in the mirror and see a red, irritated rash developing on your chin.It’s the by product of playing tonsil tennis with a man sporting a beard, stubble or even just a 5 o’clock shadow
  
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• Satisfying moment Aussie tourist unloads at a tosser for dumping rubbish at a world-famous lookout: 'Shame on you'

  21-07-2026 06:00 via dailymail.com
  
  An Australian tourist has unleashed on a fellow traveller after allegedly catching him littering at a world-famous Indonesian lookout.
  
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• Disgusted schoolgirl speaks out after board member sparked fury by telling her 'God, you're hot' during public meeting

  21-07-2026 05:43 via dailymail.com
  
  Hannah Campbell spoke out publicly for the first time about the trauma she experienced when a school board member called her 'hot' during a public meeting.
  
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• Internal Mamamia Slack reveals who will replace Claire Murphy on The Quicky - as key staff quit after controversial redundancy: INSIDE MAIL

  21-07-2026 05:30 via dailymail.com
  
  Inside Mail has seen the internal Slack announcing Claire Murphy's successor. Plus: the departures that followed her controversial redundancy and staff reaction to Luca Lavigne's promotion to CEO.
  
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• Shock proposal to change the Australian flag: Top union demands end to 'oppressive' and 'colonialist' design

  21-07-2026 05:00 via dailymail.com
  
  A powerful union has called on the Labor Party to change the Australian flag, calling it a 'symbol of oppression'.
  
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