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• ‘Unhinged’ Robin Wright thriller that’s uncomfortably erotic soars up Amazon Prime chart

  28-07-2026 15:47 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 PageJust when you thought House of the Dragon had cornered the market on incestuous vibes in 2026, an old Amazon Prime has crawled its way back onto the streaming chart.
  That’s right, people are once again tuning into The Girlfriend, a show about an oddly intense mother-son relationship, and it’s currently number ten on the Amazon Prime suspense TV s
  
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• easyJet shares 'big seat' update for anyone booking summer 2027 holidays

  29-07-2026 10:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The popular airline has shared a booking update for holidaymakers planning their next trip
  
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• Leicester church fire live: 'Shut windows' warning as smoke rises in city centre

  29-07-2026 10:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Firefighters are tackling a large blaze at St Andrew's Church in Leicester city centre with local residents warned to close all doors and windows as thick smoke fills the sky
  
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• Domino's launches garlic and herb dip ice cream – and beachgoers have mixed feelings

  29-07-2026 10:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Domino's has launched a wacky new ice cream flavour inspired by its famous garlic and herb dipping sauce.
  
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• Rambling Donald Trump veers off script and falls asleep during Graham eulogy

  29-07-2026 10:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump struggled to stick to the script and appeared to have difficulty staying awake during the funeral service for Senator Lindsey Graham in Washington DC
  
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• Young mum, 19, says delayed surgery after rushing to emergency cost baby Kiandro's life as she demands answers from hospital: 'He would still be here'

  29-07-2026 10:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Nikita Buhse, 19, was 32 weeks pregnant with her second child when she was rushed to Ipswich Hospital.
  
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• Wildfire 'catastrophe' on Greek holiday island as villages are evacuated and people flee to beaches with huge blaze burning out-of-control

  29-07-2026 10:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Footage shared on social media shows bright orange flames rising above the mountains as dark clouds of smoke engulf the island.
  
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• M1 traffic: Busy motorway closed near Luton airport after 'oil spill'

  29-07-2026 10:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police have closed the motorway near Luton following the incident, which involved multiple vehicles and has created an oil spill which requires specialist clean up
  
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• FA 'deeply concerned' as they issue statement on FIFA's plan to sell off World Cup

  29-07-2026 10:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  FIFA president Gianni Infantino is under fire amid plans to sell shares in the World Cup, sparking anger from fans and confederations such as UEFA, who have accused him of 'crossing a line'
  
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• Hollywood star transformed into Marilyn Monroe for film and nobody recognises her

  29-07-2026 10:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  Dakota Johnson has transformed into Marilyn Monroe for a new film (Picture: Genesis/Getty)Dakota Johnson has undergone a striking transformation to play one of Hollywood’s most enduring icons – and the first glimpse is enough to make you do a double take.The 36-year-old actress swaps her brunette locks for Marilyn Monroe’s unmistakable platinum blonde curls in Flesh Impact, a new short film written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal.In the newly released first-look image, Johns
  
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• Guaranteed WFH rights for millions of Aussies on knife edge under new leader

  29-07-2026 10:34 via dailymail.com
  
  New Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has failed to rule out changes to one of Jacinta Allan's most controversial policies she spearheaded before she left office.
  
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• Doctor was about to start med school when something felt 'really wrong'

  29-07-2026 10:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Thomas Hunt said his experience has shared how he now cares for patients
  
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• British family left sleeping in tent and on beach after France wildfire evacuation on holiday to see grandma

  29-07-2026 10:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Melissa Sood and her family had been visiting her grandmother in Biscarrossee, 40 miles outside of Bordeaux, and were out for dinner when police told them they would have to evacuate
  
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• Family’s relief at conviction of ‘Frankenstein’ who said killing was better than sex

  29-07-2026 10:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  Allan Grimson has been convicted of historic sexual offences, putting paid to his chances of freedom (Picture: PA)For 40 years the parents of a Royal Navy sailor have suspected they know their son’s killer.Simon Parkes was just 18 when he vanished in Gibraltar without a trace during the final leg of a worldwide deployment on HMS Illustrious in 1986.His body has never been found and, desperate for closure, his parents Margaret and David are convinced he was murdered by serial killer Allan
  
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• Andy Burnham's 'cross-party talks' on social care farce: Neither Kemi Badenoch nor Ed Davey can attend after 'being given just 18 hours' notice' - while Nigel Farage is snubbed

  29-07-2026 10:26 via dailymail.com
  
  The Prime Minister wants to build a 'spirit of collaboration' on tackling the social care crisis and vowed to expend 'whatever political capital I have' on fixing the system.
  
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• Tragedy as girl, 9, dies in hospital days after mother killed in horror crash

  29-07-2026 10:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nine-year-old Irena (Ira) Mereacre has been named locally as the second victim of the crash in County Cavan in Ireland which also claimed the life of her mother, 53-year-old Nell Raven
  
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• Doctor 'accidentally glued four-year-old girl's eyelids together'

  29-07-2026 10:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A four-year-old girl was left with her eyelids glued together in the 'extremely distressing' incident at Crumlin Hospital, Dublin - her family has now been handed £12,000 in compensation
  
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• Tyrone’s dad unleashes his horror in Coronation Street as he makes deadly threat to Cassie

  29-07-2026 10:11 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ross Burfield is a dangerous man (Picture: ITV)The following article contains spoilers from the episode of Coronation Street dated July 29. It hasn’t aired on ITV1 yet, but can be viewed on ITVX and YouTube.
  Tyrone Dobbs’ (Alan Halsall) father, Ross Wilkes (Ian Burfield), has unleashed a deadly threat to Cassie Plummer (Claire Sweeney) ahead of her Coronation Street exit.Ross arrived in Weatherfield a couple of weeks ago after Ruby Dobbs (Billie Naylor) and Hope Stape (Isabella Flan
  
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• Powerball winner suffered unexpected dark side after 40p ticket landed him £23m

  29-07-2026 10:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Timothy Schultz won a huge amount of money while playing the Powerball in 1999 and the content creator has now revealed what he would tell his younger self if he could
  
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• Zack Polanski repeatedly refuses to apologise for guillotine T-shirt post

  29-07-2026 10:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Zack Polanski said he had 'shared inadvertently' the image on Instagram, which featured a man wearing a black T-shirt with the message 'We’re only making plans for Nigel' and an image of a guillotine
  
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• UK weather maps show 11 counties at 35C or more as heatwave reaches 36C today

  29-07-2026 10:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Weather forecasting models show temperatures could reach 36C today after the Met Office said heatwave conditions would return for some parts of the UK this week
  
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• The simple thing that can turn around a bad day for four in five Brits

  29-07-2026 10:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The research also explored how EV drivers feel about home charging after switching, with 81% finding it easier than expected and almost all (98%) saying it quickly became part of their routine
  
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• EastEnders ‘confirms’ Joel’s attackers as two key suspects enter the mix

  29-07-2026 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Joel Marshall’s attackers may have just been revealed (Picture: BBC / Metro)EastEnders spoilers follow for Wednesday’s (July 29) episode, which can now be streamed on BBC iPlayer. The episode in question will air at 7:30pm.The mystery of who attacked Joel Marshall (Max Murray) has significantly deepened after two unexpected characters entered the fray as potential prime suspects.
  Joel, as fans are aware, was brutally attacked last week.
  The incident came just 45 minutes after a
  
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• Tree surgeon and his wife found dead in secluded cottage in possible 'murder-suicide'

  29-07-2026 09:51 via dailymail.com
  
  The bodies of Stacy Mair, 35, and a 43-year-old man understood to be her ex-husband Jim Mair were discovered at an isolated cottage near Houston, Renfrewshire, just before 8am on Monday.
  
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• Jared Leto is accused of sexual misconduct by four women who claim Oscar-winner assaulted them as teens

  29-07-2026 09:47 via dailymail.com
  
  Four women have accused Jared Leto of criminal sexual misconduct, with the alleged offences having taken place when they were teenagers.
  
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• Zack Polanski says he won’t apologise to Farage over guillotine T-shirt post

  29-07-2026 09:46 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 PageZack Polanski has refused to apologise after he shared an image to his Instagram page featuring a man in a T-shirt that appeared to threaten Nigel Farage.The Green Party leader also accused Farage of being ‘fundamentally dishonest’ in the way he responded to the post and said he himself had been put in a ‘dangerous spot’ due to Reform
  
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• New Spain warning as people told 'take extreme precautions'

  29-07-2026 09:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A new alert has been issued in Spain
  
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• France wildfires live: Heatwave to peak with 41C blast and winds fanning flames

  29-07-2026 09:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Flames have forced the evacuation of thousands of tourists from the Atlantic Coast to the north-west of Bordeaux with between 500 and 1,000 firefighters deployed in the Gironde region
  
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• The ‘unfashionable’ beauty trend that makes Gen Z think you’re ancient

  29-07-2026 09:42 via metro.co.uk
  
  Do you have eyeshadow in your makeup bag? (Picture: Getty Images)‘I love your eyeshadow,’ a young hairdresser told me, as she massaged shampoo into my scalp.I smiled, thanked her, and was about to reel off the exact shade of the Hourglass Scattered Light glitter I was wearing, when she said: ‘But, you know nobody wears eyeshadow anymore, right?’Her tone wasn’t harsh; she was trying to be helpful (I think), but the way she said it made me feel about 100 years old, b
  
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• The UK’s ‘best hidden beach’ is up north – and it’s not Bamburgh

  29-07-2026 09:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  It’s known for incredible sunsets (Picture: Getty Images)As an island nation, the UK is spoiled for choice when it comes to beaches.With a debated coastline spanning anywhere between 7,723 and 12,251 miles, we’re blessed with long stretches of rocky coves and sandy shores.But often, the focus is placed on southern spots, in Cornwall and Devon, Brighton and Kent.Rightly so. These beaches should be celebrated. However, it sometimes means that places further up the map don’t get
  
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