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• US claims warning over possible Syria chemical attack averted strike

  28-06-2017 21:58 via theguardian.com
  
  Russia warns US of proportional response to any preemptive measures against Syrian forces as US official calls intelligence behind warning ‘far from conclusive’US defence secretary James Mattis has said that Syria appears to have heeded a warning from Washington not to carry out a chemical weapons attack. Meanwhile Russia, the main backer of President Bashar al-Assad, warned that it would respond proportionately if the US took preemptive measures against Syrian forces. Continue readi
  
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• You don’t have to wait for Prime Day – these Amazon deals are already live

  18-06-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Hurry: Amazon’s early Prime Day deals are selling fast ahead of June 23. (Picture: Metro/Amazon/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
  Amazon Prime Day makes its long-awaited return, running from July 23 to June 26, but if you’re eager to snap up some deals already, then don’t worry about having to wait; there’s already a great list of brand
  
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• Restore Britain's 'unpleasant' Makerfield campaign has likely done enough to hand Andy Burnham victory, says MARTIN BECKFORD - but will this 'squeezing' of the Reform vote translate to a general election?

  18-06-2026 08:00 via dailymail.com
  
  This same fractured right scenario could play out across the country come the next general election, Beckford predicted.
  
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• New romance for Jodie in Coronation Street – and it’s someone we know and love

  18-06-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Do yourself a favour, lads – swipe left. (Picture: ITV)Men of Coronation Street, beware. Jodie Ramsey (Olivia Frances-Brown), has discovered dating apps… and she’s about to lure one beloved Weatherfield regular into her web.Jodie’s dating profile should come with a health warning.
  Since arriving on the Street in January, the bunny-boiling baddie hasn’t had time for a relationship – she’s been too busy trying to destroy her sister’s.In a
  
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• Nadine Coyle: ‘I’ve wondered how some things were legal during Girls Aloud’

  18-06-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  ‘The industry hasn’t improved as much as it should have,’ Nadine Coyle tells Metro (Picture: Dave Hogan/Getty Images)‘She should still be here,’ Nadine Coyle tells us as she remembers her close friend and bandmate Sarah Harding.Metro sat down with the singer in London ahead of the five year anniversary of Sarah’s death after being diagnosed with advanced breast cancer in August 2020.She died in September 2021 at the age of just 39.Nadine has vowed to raise aw
  
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• ‘My husband was given the lethal injection 5,000 miles away in Texas’

  18-06-2026 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 PageThe first and only time Tiana Broadnax physically touched her husband, he lay dead on a gurney.
  James Broadnax had just been pronounced dead after receiving the lethal injection at a prison in Huntsville, Texas, on April 30.Tiana, having flown over from London, watched through the glass screen for 40 minutes as the poison took his life.
  She told Metro: &lsqu
  
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• Colin Morgan is still ‘very much drawn to unsung heroes’ 18 years after Merlin

  18-06-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Since the very start of his career, Colin Morgan has been drawn to ‘the outsiders’ (Picture: BBC/Shine)Since his breakout BBC role as the secret warlock Merlin, Colin Morgan has portrayed brooding detectives, tortured recluses, and whip-smart activists.From the very start in 2008, when his titular role on the family drama explored a magical hero whose worth goes overlooked, giving a voice to the underdog is a thread that has followed him throughout his career – whether on stag
  
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• All Emmerdale spoilers for next week as controversial character stages chaotic return amid kidnap

  18-06-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  It’s a dangerous week in the Dales (Picture: ITV/Metro)Danger abounds in Emmerdale next week, as Lewis Barton (Bradley Riches) finds himself held captive by a crazed criminal, Charity (Emma Atkins) breaks under the pressure of what happened to her and Caleb Miligan (William Ash) finally solves the scam mystery.Kylie (Pippa Fulton) reveals herself as Lewis’ kidnapper, threatening death unless his dad, Kev Townsend (Chris Coghill), hands over ‘Penny&rsqu
  
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• All EastEnders spoilers for next week as sinister Bea’s plan explodes ahead of exit

  18-06-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Chaos and calamity… (Picture: Metro/BBC)After laying the ground work for months with her insidious scheming, Bea Pollard (Ronni Ancona) finally attempts to destroy Honey Mitchell’s (Emma Barton) marriage next week in EastEnders.Creepy Bea has made it abundantly clear that she wants Honey all to herself, and when she’s finally challenged by Billy (Perry Fenwick) and Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden), she decides to pull the pin out of a grenade and watches as chaos
  
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• Gina Rinehart reveals her bold plan for Australia as she gives Pauline Hanson a bulldozer to cut government waste

  18-06-2026 07:58 via dailymail.com
  
  Gina Rinehart has revealed her bold plan for Australia.
  
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• ‘I gave up my job for 70 hour weeks of unpaid work for my son’

  18-06-2026 07:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Stephanie revealed the harsh emotional and financial reality of being an unpaid carer as cost of living continues to rise
  
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• Nintendo Switch fans snap up Assassin's Creed games for 90p each in flash stack

  18-06-2026 07:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nintendo Switch gamers can get Assassin's Creed games for pennies each
  
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• Lord Robert Winston 'plagued by complaints' over 'dangerous remedies'

  18-06-2026 07:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The treatments are often linked to conditions like prostate health and erectile dysfunction
  
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• Donald Trump signs initial peace deal with Iran to stop ‘economic catastrophe’

  18-06-2026 07:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump has signed an initial peace deal with Iran (Picture: EPA)US President Donald Trump has signed a tentative peace deal with Iran, which includes the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.A final deal is still set to be negotiated over 60 days but Trump’s signature puts the initial agreement into immediate effect, which includes a $300bn (£224bn) plan for Iran’s ‘reconstruction’.The US will also stop ‘all types of sanctions’ on Iran after the pres
  
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• Family who purchased an Amazon urn for their grandma's ashes horrified after discovering someone else's remains inside

  18-06-2026 07:21 via dailymail.com
  
  Dorothy Kuspis died on May 27 at the age of 98. As if dealing with her death wasn't difficult enough, her final arrangements gave the family an unwanted surprise.
  
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• Tragic update as body found in search for personal trainer who vanished after leaving her South Carolina gym

  18-06-2026 07:14 via dailymail.com
  
  The search for personal trainer Elena Katherine Moore, 39, ended in tragedy on Wednesday when authorities discovered a body in a wooded area of Lexington, South Carolina.
  
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• Pharmacies run out of drugs to treat cancer, epilepsy, pain and blood pressure

  18-06-2026 07:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  GPs and pharmacists say it is the 'worst ever shortages' of drugs like Ramipril and Creon
  
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• Instagram scammers are ‘charging hack victims thousands to restore their accounts’

  18-06-2026 07:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Some charge as much as $4,000 (Picture: Getty/Metro)Hackers may be mass-reporting Instagram accounts and charging users thousands to restore them.Dozens of people have claimed this month on X and Meta’s help forum that their Instagram or Facebook profiles have been banned ’for no reason’, often blaming Meta’s AI-powered moderation.But suspended users have told Metro that their inboxes have since been flooded with so-called ‘digital asset recovery experts’ cha
  
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• Forget hot honey, this ‘deeply moreish’ condiment is about to be your new obsession

  18-06-2026 07:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  You can add it to snacks and beverages; it’s incredibly versatile (Picture: January Images/Shutterstock)The ‘swicy’ trend has been going strong for the last few years, with people pouring hot honey over everything from pizza to pancakes.But, honestly? I’m over it.Luckily for me and anyone else getting a bit bored, it’s finally time for a different sweet and spicy condiment to take centre stage – and it will likely become your new obsession.According to food i
  
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• Fake football shirts and kits worth £775,000 seized from traders in Camden

  18-06-2026 07:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Raids have uncovered hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of fake kits in the lead up to the World CupFootball fans have been warned about the dangers of fake football kits after more than 10,000 jerseys were confiscated from rogue sellers in Camden.The value of the counterfeit kits – which campaigners warn could contain harmful toxins – totalled more than £775,000.Thousands of suspected phony football items, including more than 800 England shirts, were also seized by UK
  
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• Brits brace for more price hikes as UK small businesses face rising costs

  18-06-2026 07:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Two in three small business owners have raised their prices three times or more in the last five years, with a quarter planning another increase before the end of summer
  
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• Husband of nuclear scientist found dead fears for his safety as disappearance that captivated the country takes a dark turn

  18-06-2026 06:56 via dailymail.com
  
  The husband of missing Los Alamos National Laboratory employee Melissa Casias has filed for a restraining order against a private investigator, claiming he fears for his family's safety.
  
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• Woman's body found at Gold Coast beach after shock discovery

  18-06-2026 06:55 via dailymail.com
  
  The deceased was found by a member of the public, police said.
  
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• Boy, 5, fighting for life after fire pit 'explodes' in horror Ireland blaze

  18-06-2026 06:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A five-year-old boy is fighting for his life and his mum has suffered life-changing injuries after a fire pit went out of control at a social gathering in Ireland
  
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• Charges against Aussie mum Maree Crabtree over the death of her daughter are dropped just weeks after she was found not guilty of killing her son with a poisoned smoothie

  18-06-2026 06:25 via dailymail.com
  
  The proceedings on charges relating to her daughter Erin had been put on hold for the murder trial over son's death - during which she was found not guilty of all charges.
  
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• Brazen porch pirate stole 20 packages worth $3,000 from Arizona homes, police say

  18-06-2026 06:21 via dailymail.com
  
  Luan Nguyen, 28, was arrested on June 9 by the City of Mesa Police Department after he allegedly began his four-month stealing spree of packages on March 27.
  
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• Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan faces motion for no confidence vote in her Labor government - as the CFMEU inquiry and a fall in the polls put on the pressure

  18-06-2026 06:13 via dailymail.com
  
  Jacinta Allan has faced the week from hell, as a motion of no confidence is set to be moved against her.
  
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• Pauline Hanson's One Nation demands migrants put Australian identity ahead of ethnicity

  18-06-2026 06:08 via dailymail.com
  
  New arrivals to Australia would need to put their ethnicity second to their national identity as part of One Nation's plan to crack down on migration.
  
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• Elderly man hospitalised with severe head injuries after alleged assault at Sydney nursing home

  18-06-2026 06:00 via dailymail.com
  
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• Don Trump Jr. says Ted Cruz is 'lying through his teeth' as GOP infighting over Iran deal continues to spiral

  18-06-2026 05:55 via dailymail.com
  
  Donald Trump Jr accused his father's one-time ally, Ted Cruz, of 'lying through his teeth' after Cruz blasted the president's proposed deal with Iran on Wednesday.
  
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