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• US storm Hermine: Eastern states brace for heavy rain

  03-09-2016 22:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US east coast states are put on alert as storm Hermine pushes north on the long Labor Day holiday weekend.
  
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• Kev exposes the shocking truth about Serena in Emmerdale and it’s unexpected

  02-07-2026 20:40 via metro.co.uk
  
  Has Kev Townsend nailed it? (Picture: ITVKev Townsend (Chris Coghill) of all people has seemingly become the first person to work out who Serena Sugden (Casey Al-Shaqsy) really is in Emmerdale.Robert Sugden’s (Ryan Hawley) distant cousin arrived in the village a couple of days ago. Before she got there, Serena found Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) beside a lake, struggling under the weight of her secrets about Doctor Caitlin Todd (Caroline Harker) and baby Leyla.Serena was kind to Charity an
  
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• Mikel Arteta targets signing ‘underrated’ £60m Aston Villa star after Morgan Rogers

  02-07-2026 20:13 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arsenal have expressed an interest in Aston Villa defender Ezri Konsa (AMA/Getty)Arsenal are considering a move for Aston Villa centre-back Ezri Konsa, according to reports.The Premier League champions are already targeting a deal to sign Morgan Rogers this summer, although Villa are demanding a £130 million transfer fee for the England international.Konsa, meanwhile, has established himself as a key figure in Unai Emery’s side having initially joined in a £12m deal from Brent
  
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• Graham Norton leads star-studded arrivals for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding

  02-07-2026 20:11 via metro.co.uk
  
  Graham Norton is among those who have arrived in NYC for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s big day (Picture: Getty)Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding is finally happening, and true to her word, she seems to have invited everyone she’s ever met.Madison Square Garden is a hive of activity with rumours of an entire castle being built inside as the A-list couple spare no expense.While fans have been speculating who is on the guest list since Travis first popped the question, we
  
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• Speeding driver, 21, narrowly avoids jail after killing pedestrian while delivering pizza

  02-07-2026 20:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Rosie Hanson, 21, hits speeds of around 60mph in her VW Golf when she struck Ryan Phillips while on her way to deliver a pizza in Sheerness, Kent
  
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• Toddler is found ALIVE and breathing inside hospital morgue five hours after Arizona doctor mistakenly declared him dead... as shocking investigation unearths grave mistakes

  02-07-2026 20:05 via dailymail.com
  
  An Arizona toddler was found alive inside a hospital morgue nearly five hours after a doctor mistakenly declared him dead, a bombshell report has claimed.
  
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• Kash Patel busted for quietly hiding his own big crypto bet that's tied to law enforcement contracts

  02-07-2026 20:03 via dailymail.com
  
  The FBI director is under scrutiny for failing to disclose a six-figure stock purchase in a bitcoin-based business that has done business with DOJ.
  
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• Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wedding LIVE: Stars arrive in New York ahead of big day

  02-07-2026 20:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Taylor Swift is set to marry Travis Kelce in one of the biggest showbiz weddings the world has ever seen. The pair - who met in 2023 - are set to say 'I do' in New York in front of thousands of guests
  
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• Wimbledon star left red-faced after mocking England during World Cup match

  02-07-2026 19:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  American tennis star Frances Tiafoe (Picture: Getty)American tennis star Frances Tiafoe was left red-faced after he mocked England midway through their World Cup match with DR Congo.England were made to sweat in their round-of-32 clash with DR Congo, but came from behind to win 2-1 and punch their ticket into the last 16.Brian Cipenga’s seventh-minute opener saw DRC take a shock lead before a superb, talismanic brace from Harry Kane rescued victory for the Three Lions late on.Pl
  
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• England face potential night of hell ahead of Mexico World Cup clash amid fears fans won't let team sleep

  02-07-2026 19:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As England is set to face Mexico, FA bosses fear they may have a hostile night on Saturday with concerns rival fans could target the team hotel with fireworks before the huge clash
  
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• Moment former G4S security guard uses old uniform to trick bank workers into handing over £117,000 before he flees to Ghana

  02-07-2026 19:47 via dailymail.com
  
  Footage played in court shows Kwabena Kissi, 40, carrying a large security briefcase and entering a Santander bank in Brixton, south London, on July 5, 2022.
  
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• Meghan and Harry's select WhatsApp group chat revealed: The messages behind their dramatic return to Britain and why they've left so many furious. They've sunk to a new low, writes RICHARD EDEN

  02-07-2026 19:47 via dailymail.com
  
  We journalists treasure our sources - and nowhere in my chosen trade is that more the case than in the ultra-competitive world of royal reporting, where inside information is extremely hard to come by.
  
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• Teenage terrorist jailed for plot to join ISIS and stage terror attack

  02-07-2026 19:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Muhammad Billal, 19, from Nelson, Lancashire, was sentenced to 13-and-a-half years in jail after he repeatedly accessed material from Islamic State (IS) and planned to buy a gun with cryptocurrency
  
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• Pizza delivery driver, 21, kills man during 60mph drop off but dodges jail

  02-07-2026 19:42 via metro.co.uk
  
  Rosie Hanson was handed a 16-month prison term, suspended for two years at Maidstone Crown Court on Thursday for causing the death by careless driving of Ryan Phillips on January 17 2024.A pizza delivery driver speeding at 60mph knocked over and killed a man who was about to propose to his girlfriend.Rosie Hanson, 21, claimed she saw a cat in the road as she drove on a delivery before slamming into the couple on January 17 2024.She was spared jail at Maidstone Crown Court on Thursday for causin
  
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• Lady Louise Windsor celebrates University of St Andrews graduation with proud parents Edward and Sophie

  02-07-2026 19:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lady Louise Windsor, the late Queen's youngest granddaughter, has earned a degree in English and international relations from St Andrews University and took part in a graduation ceremony today
  
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• Indian migrant murdered wife at $1.3m mansion just six days after he arrived in Canada

  02-07-2026 19:31 via dailymail.com
  
  Jagpreet Singh killed his 41-year-old wife Balwinder Kaur in a rented basement suite of a gorgeous $1.3 million mansion in Abbotsford, British Columbia.
  
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• Should essential public services he privately owned? Readers discuss

  02-07-2026 19:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Readers discuss the privatisation of public services, Andy Burnham’s agenda and if women should make up half of government (Picture: Andrew Hasson)Do you agree with our readers? Have your say on these MetroTalk topics and more in the comments 'This hasn't improved a thing for ordinary people'The privatisation under Margaret Thatcher has only deepened under Johnson, Truss, Sunak and Starmer.
  Our essential services sit overwhelmingly in foreign and private equity hands.
  Thames Water is owne
  
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• Tucker Carlson brands Trump 'enslaved' and floats idea that could tear apart MAGA for good

  02-07-2026 19:26 via dailymail.com
  
  'He's not a man in charge of his own life at this point,' Carlson said. 'I feel sorry for anybody who's enslaved, including him.'
  
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• Driver who fled Southport attack scene and waited to report killer Axel Rudakubana has taxi licence revoked

  02-07-2026 19:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A council review found the taxi driver who dropped off Southport killer Axel Rudakubana no longer met the standards required to hold a private hire licence following evidence heard at the public inquiry
  
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• Walkers is launching two brand new crisp flavours — one is inspired by a takeaway favourite

  02-07-2026 19:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  Two new flavours will sit beside the classics on shop shelves soon – and one will stay there permanently (Picture: Shutterstock / Richard M Lee)Calling all crisp lovers! We’ve got some major Walkers news to share.The crisp giant has finished sifting through thousands of flavour ideas submitted as part of its popular Do Us A Flavour campaign, and two finalists have officially been selected.The competition invited members of the public to get creative and share their dream suggestions
  
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• Andy Roddick makes Novak Djokovic Wimbledon claim as he chases Roger Federer record

  02-07-2026 19:20 via metro.co.uk
  
  Three-time Wimbledon finalist Andy Roddick (Picture: Getty)Andy Roddick believes Novak Djokovic is playing better than he has ‘for a while’ and has a ‘real chance’ of winning Wimbledon as he ‘looks sharper’ than Jannik Sinner.Djokovic, 39, is bidding to win a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam and join his great rival Roger Federer on eight Wimbledon titles.The Serbian legend has failed to add to his Grand Slam tally since 2023, finding it difficult to compete w
  
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• What the last League of Ireland striker to face Pico Lopes before his World Cup heroics thinks the Cape Verde centre-half MUST do as he faces off against the might of Lionel Messi

  02-07-2026 19:19 via dailymail.com
  
  League of Ireland rivals they may be, but there's one former opponent who will be shouting on the Shamrock Rovers hero in his fight against Argentina
  
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• Vanessa Feltz’s new career move revealed after Channel 5 show axe

  02-07-2026 19:17 via metro.co.uk
  
  Vanessa Feltz is making a career pivot after the cancellation of her daytime talk show (Picture: Channel 5)Vanessa Feltz isn’t planning to disappear quietly from daytime television.In fact, if her latest career move is anything to go by, she may simply be swapping the TV guide for the YouTube algorithm.Just days after it emerged that Channel 5 had cancelled her self-titled daytime show, the veteran broadcaster, 64, is reportedly preparing to launch her own online talk show, following in t
  
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• Major airline sued after 'severe turbulence' sends 25 passengers to hospital

  02-07-2026 19:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A group of 20 passengers are suing Delta Air Lines after pilots allegedly failed to avoid a patch of bad weather leading to turbulence that saw 25 customers and crew taken to hospital
  
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• Kind-hearted judge grieving loss of his elderly dog adopts adorable three-legged kitten after spotting her crouched in terror in middle of busy road

  02-07-2026 19:16 via dailymail.com
  
  Judge Beau Higginbotham and his family felt lost after their longtime pet dog passed away, until a terrified kitten appeared on the side of the road last week.
  
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• Kind-hearted judge grieving loss of his elderly dog adopts adorable three-legged kitten after spotting her crouched in terror in middle of busy road

  02-07-2026 19:14 via dailymail.com
  
  Judge Beau Higginbotham and his family felt lost after their longtime pet dog passed away, until a terrified kitten appeared on the side of the road last week.
  
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• Center Parcs visitors outraged after ‘everything is broken’ at holiday park’s pool

  02-07-2026 19:14 via metro.co.uk
  
  A disappointed guest at Center Parcs Longleat claimed the pools had a spate of issues (file image) (Picture: Center Parcs)A Center Parcs guest has accused the holiday provider of a ‘terrible’ visit after a spate of issues with the waterpark.The family attraction has come under fire from a disappointed visitor after alleged problems at the Center Parcs Longleat Swimming Paradise.
  Center Parcs’ popular Longleat Forest in Wiltshire features adventure grounds, a giant re
  
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• New Yorkers outraged over 'selfish' Taylor Swift wedding that will shut down Penn Station AND Midtown as city tries to escape sweltering July 4 heat

  02-07-2026 19:13 via dailymail.com
  
  Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are set to throw what could be the wedding of a generation, but their Big Apple venue is creating chaos in Midtown.
  
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• Girl, 8, died of internal bleeding after neighbor set off illegal July 4 fireworks CAKE next to her, prosecutors say

  02-07-2026 19:09 via dailymail.com
  
  Jasmine Nguyen was killed after prosecutors allege Earl Decastro, 47, lit an illegal $400 fireworks 'cake' purchased from an unlicensed seller during a Fourth of July party at his Buena Park home.
  
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• Sophie and Prince Edward proudly pose with Lady Louise Windsor, 22, in new official portraits after she graduated from St Andrews in front of her boyfriend Felix - and now 'down-to-earth' royal plans to take a gap year

  02-07-2026 19:08 via dailymail.com
  
  Lady Louise, 22, was beaming as she collected her certificate during her graduation ceremony at the prestigious university in Scotland.
  
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