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• VIDEO: Commuters injured in US train collision

  24-02-2015 23:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  At least 28 people have been injured after the train they were travelling on collided with a truck in California.
  
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• Xbox lost $1,700,00000 this year but execs think all will be fine by June 2027

  30-07-2026 12:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  2026 has been another bust for Xbox and it’s hard to imagine 2027 being any better (Myles Goode/Metro)Microsoft has reported on yet another dismal financial quarter and year for Xbox, but the company claims things will finally improve in 2027.It’s hard to remember the last time Microsoft shared a fiscal report and had anything positive to share about how the Xbox division is performing.Revenue for both Xbox games and consoles has been consistently declining for years and just yester
  
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• Europe wildfires live: Crete inferno rages with warning 'all of continent' at risk

  30-07-2026 11:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Europe's emergency response chief has warned that wildfires could engulf the whole continent as fires ravage parts of the Greek island of Crete
  
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• Moment Dexter-inspired serial killer fights teenager in street - just hours before brutally murdering his love rival

  30-07-2026 11:56 via dailymail.com
  
  Footage appears to show James Desborough, 40, who was yesterday jailed for life for butchering two men, sparring with a young girl and several boys in Truro, Cornwall.
  
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• Suffolk wildfire live: Hundreds evacuated at Dunwich Heath in 'major incident'

  30-07-2026 11:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Holidaymakers evacuated overnight from a caravan site in the path of the flames in Dunwich Heath, Suffolk, as people living nearby are warned to keep windows closed
  
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• Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta delivers Declan Rice fitness update

  30-07-2026 11:48 via metro.co.uk
  
  Declan Rice has keen to make a speedy return for Arsenal’s pre-season (Picture: Getty)Mikel Arteta has allayed fears over Declan Rice’s fitness and revealed the midfielder is pushing to make his return for Arsenal’s pre-season.Rice endured a somewhat frustrating World Cup campaign with England after limping out of the side’s group-stage clash with Ghana with heavy strapping on his left calf.It later emerged that Rice was suffering with a neural issue affecting his hamstr
  
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• The Mercury Prize 2026 nominations will stress you out

  30-07-2026 11:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  The 2026 Mercury Prize shortlist is here and includes huge names like Olivia Dean (Picture: Metro)The Mercury Prize 2026 shortlist has finally been revealed, and it’s impossible to predict a winner among such an incredible group of albums.The annual music award celebrates ‘the work of both exciting emerging talent and more established bands and artists’ among British and Irish musicians.For any artist lucky enough to be nominated, a Mercury Prize nod can change everything.&nbs
  
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• Chilling last text messages sent from phone of Brit woman found dead in Athens suitcase

  30-07-2026 11:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Elisabeth-Jane Ross, 38, was found dead on July 18 in a suitcase dumped in a derelict building in Athens - Greek detectives allege text messages were sent to her family by a person using her phone
  
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• Man whose birth was recognised as a miracle by Vatican accused of double shooting

  30-07-2026 11:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The remarkable medical recovery of Tyquan Johnson, 19, was officially recognised as a miracle by Pope Leo XIV last year after the now 19-year-old 'came back from the dead' shortly after birth
  
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• Meghan, Kate, Diana and Camilla behind closed doors from baby scan secret to Andrew fury

  30-07-2026 11:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Wedding disasters, secret dates, bullying claims and bizarre proposals - a new royal book gives fascinating insight into the lives of the women at the heart of the monarchy
  
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• 19 countries have pulled out of World Cup as UEFA threaten Gianni Infantino boycott

  30-07-2026 11:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A potential World Cup boycott is being considered following revelations this week
  
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• George Cottrell 'transferred $2m to his mum' days before her Reform UK donations

  30-07-2026 11:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The party’s finances have come under intense scrutiny over recent weeks, and the Metropolitan Police are looking at whether donors might have got around restrictions on political funding
  
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• More than 70,000 prisoners set free early under Labour scheme as pressure mounts on Burnham to halt future releases

  30-07-2026 11:27 via dailymail.com
  
  Latest data showed 9,958 offenders were let out during the first three months of this year.
  
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• Alleged rapist DiDi driver accused of kidnapping a teenage girl is unmasked by the Daily Mail - as it's revealed he was quietly freed from jail... even the judge didn't know

  30-07-2026 11:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Mongolian national Amarbayasgalan Yondonlodoi was supposed to front Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court via audio-visual link from prison on Thursday but turned up in person.
  
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• Elizabeth Hurley opens up about Miley Cyrus amid Billy Ray romance

  30-07-2026 11:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  Billy Ray Cyrus and Elizabeth Hurley confirmed their relationship in 2025 (Picture: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)Elizabeth Hurley has shared what it was like to meet partner Billy Ray Cyrus’ daughter, Miley Cyrus.The Austin Powers actor, 61, revealed her relationship with the Achy Breaky Heart singer, 64, following his divorce from his third wife, Firerose, in 2024.Their romance has gone from strength to strength ever since, and during an appearance on SiriusXM’s Radio Andy with Andy
  
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• Poignant video shows Glen Hansard performing in pub an hour before Oscar-winning Irish musician was killed in motorcycle crash

  30-07-2026 11:21 via dailymail.com
  
  Hansard, 56, whose film appearances included playing guitarist Outspan Foster in Bafta-winning 1991 movie The Commitments, died in the early hours of Wednesday.
  
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• 'Significant danger' warning as UKHSA confirms 2,877 UK deaths

  30-07-2026 11:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  An update was released on Thursday morning
  
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• Tragedy as boy, 12, dies after plunge through barn roof in front of horrified pals

  30-07-2026 11:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jaxon Robert Hubery, from Bishop Auckland in County Durham, was rushed to Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle but passed away from his injuries
  
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• Mum-of-three thought she was just tired from dream holiday - but it was something far worse

  30-07-2026 11:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Laura Ann Fitt had to wait more than a year before she was handed a devastating diagnosis by doctors - who explored many possible conditions she could have been suffering from
  
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• Pictured: Boy, 12, who died falling through roof of derelict barn while playing with friends - as family say they are 'absolutely broken'

  30-07-2026 10:59 via dailymail.com
  
  Jaxon Robert Hubery, 12, plunged from the building in Woodhouses, near Bishop Auckland, County Durham, shortly before 2.45pm last Friday.
  
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• Final text of British woman found dead in suitcase ‘said she wanted to be alone’

  30-07-2026 10:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Elisabeth Jane Ross, from Scotland, was found dead in the Kypseli district in Athens on SaturdayThe final texts sent from the phone of a British woman whose body was found in a suitcase in Greece said she wanted to be alone.But police in the country believe this was an attempted cover-up by her killers.Elisabeth Jane Ross, from Scotland, was found dead in the Kypseli district in Athens on Saturday.The final messages sent from the 38-year-old’s phone to her family asked them to leave her a
  
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• Morrisons' freebie that anyone in the UK can claim until September

  30-07-2026 10:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The offer is running in every Morrisons store across the country with a cafe
  
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• British man run over in horror Thailand crash makes 'special' recovery signs after fighting for life

  30-07-2026 10:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tourist Ethan Lacey, 20, was recovering in a Thai hospital for about a month before his family raised enough money to bring him back to Britain for further treatment
  
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• Billy ‘dead’ in Emmerdale as Joe’s killer revenge unfolds

  30-07-2026 10:54 via metro.co.uk
  
  Will anyone find Billy? (Picture: ITV)The following article contains spoilers from the episode of Emmerdale dated July 30. It hasn’t aired on ITV1 yet, but can be viewed on ITVX and YouTube.Billy Fletcher (Jay Kontzle) has been left for dead after an attack in Emmerdale – but was Joe Tate (Ned Porteous) responsible?It’s certainly a high possibility. Just a few hours prior to us discovering what had happened to Billy, Joe had learnt about him kissing Dawn Taylor (Olivia Bromley
  
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• Alleged rapist DiDi driver is unmasked by the Daily Mail - as it's revealed he was quietly freed from jail... even the judge didn't know

  30-07-2026 10:53 via dailymail.com
  
  Mongolian national Amarbayasgalan Yondonlodoi was supposed to front Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court via audio-visual link from prison on Thursday but turned up in person.
  
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• 'There's nothing left, it's all gone': Homeowner in France wildfires tells of devastation after battle to save his home

  30-07-2026 10:47 via dailymail.com
  
  Surveying the burned-out wreckage of his French villa Georgie Schmid shakes his head solemnly as he recalls the three hour battle to save his home from the flames.
  
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• ‘Russian missile’ leaves 33ft crater in Nato territory after hitting Polish field

  30-07-2026 10:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  The crater left in a Polish field last night, which Ukraine says was a Russian missile (Picture: Radio ESKA/ east2west news)A Russian cruise missile left a crater 33 feet wide in Nato territory when it landed in Poland overnight, Ukraine’s foreign minister has said.The landing site was discovered by Polish authorities alongside scattered debris after reports of an explosion near the south-east village of Tarnawa-Kolonia.Fighter jets were scrambled, but Poland’s Prime Minister Donald
  
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• Everything you need to know as Santander confirms extra cost for UK customers

  30-07-2026 10:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Santander followed Halifax earlier this week
  
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• The giant who grew too much: 7ft 4ins Ghanaian dies aged 33 after complications from growing too tall

  30-07-2026 10:39 via dailymail.com
  
  Sulemana Abdul Samed, who was measured at 7ft 4in in 2022 but was believed to have grown even taller before his death, died on Monday from infected sores.
  
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• Dawn French and Jason Manford pay tribute after ‘brilliant’ publicist Neil Reading dies aged 56

  30-07-2026 10:36 via metro.co.uk
  
  Tributes have flooded in for late entertainment publicist Neil Reading (Picture: PA)Leading celebrity publicist Neil Reading, described as ‘quietly magnificent’ and a ‘one-off’, has died aged 56.The entertainment PR to the stars, who founded Neil Reading PR,died after a short illness.During his career, he represented a whole host of high-profile clients including comedians Dawn French, John Cleese, the late Victoria Wood, as well as John Bishop, Sir Lenny Henry, Paul McK
  
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