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• VIDEO: 'Grief cuts across divided Jerusalem'

  16-10-2015 23:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Jeremy Bowen reports on fresh violence between Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, with three Palestinians reportedly killed.
  
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• Welcome to the Burnham era: Labour leader officially 'crowned' as he blames Thatcher for Britain's woes and vows return to the 1970s... but still won't say how

  17-07-2026 13:25 via dailymail.com
  
  Andy Burnham has been unveiled as the winner of the bizarre one-candidate contest at an event in London, watched by fawning would-be Cabinet ministers.
  
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• Inside Opus Dei: New On The Case podcast reveals how The Crime Desk infiltrated a shadowy Catholic sect accused of enslaving young women

  17-07-2026 13:24 via dailymail.com
  
  While the Opus Dei of Dan Brown's novel is a caricature, allegations against the organisation are very real, spanning decades and continents.
  
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• Andy Burnham live: PM-in-waiting becomes new Labour leader as Starmer's removal vans arrive at No10

  17-07-2026 13:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham will become Labour Party leader today ahead of entering Downing Street on Monday after Keir Starmer announced he was stepping down
  
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• POLL OF THE DAY: Should Britain give Pakistan £153million in foreign aid?

  17-07-2026 13:17 via dailymail.com
  
  The UK Government has signed off £153million in foreign aid for Pakistan - despite the country refusing to take back grooming gang boss Shabir Ahmed.
  
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• Man denies stabbing Airbnb host to death within hours of entering UK

  17-07-2026 13:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Enzo Bettamio, 18, was charged with murdering Kamonnan Thiamphanit, 27, after a booked a room at Ms Thiamphanit’s property in Stanhope Place, near Marble Arch in central London using Airbnb
  
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• Daughter of murdered MP says Ann Widdecombe's killing is like a 'sick dream' and shows nothing has changed since his death

  17-07-2026 13:13 via dailymail.com
  
  Katie Amess warned that 'nothing has changed' since her father was stabbed more than 20 times by an Islamic State fanatic in 2021.
  
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• Doctor urges anyone born after 2011 to have vaccine 'that could save your life'

  17-07-2026 13:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A leading health expert says one vaccine could protect teenagers from a disease that kills around 35,000 annually
  
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• New Foreign Office Portugal alert for British tourists taking medication

  17-07-2026 13:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Latest travel advice for updated information about travelling with medication
  
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• UKHSA lists symptoms as parents told to 'be vigilant'

  17-07-2026 13:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Some children are 'more vulnerable' to serious infections
  
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• Train terror as man 'headbutts passenger' and 'threatens to kill everyone' after missing stop

  17-07-2026 13:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A train journey through Plymouth was plunged into chaos after a man reportedly unleashed a furious outburst and threatened to 'kill everybody,' a witness said
  
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• Jennifer Garner reveals ‘nerves’ filming reunion with Timothy Olyphant after 20 years

  17-07-2026 13:00 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 PageJennifer Garner’s film repertoire speaks for itself. From 13 Going on 30 to Daredevil, Love, Simon and Juno, she has cemented herself as one of the most cherished actors of all time.In 2006, she starred in one of her most heart-wrenching films called Catch and Release, about a woman called Gray who suffers the sudden loss of her fiancé, Grady.Fo
  
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• Prince William's 'revealing' gesture to Kate Middleton lifts lid on real relationship

  17-07-2026 12:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Prince William and Kate Middleton visited Wimbledon with two of their children, and one "revealing" gesture from the heir to the throne displayed their real relationship
  
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• Man fighting for life in Spain as family told to stay by his side

  17-07-2026 12:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  'Please keep praying, keep believing, and keep hoping with us. Danny is a fighter'
  
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• Ryanair warns of huge queues at 16 airports across Europe this summer

  17-07-2026 12:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ryanair has released a statement claiming that 16 airports in Europe will create "long queues for UK families" as the school summer holidays loom and airports face their busiest time of year
  
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• New PC tech can turn your digital games into physical cartridges

  17-07-2026 12:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  Do you think Sony should offer digital to physical conversion for PlayStation games? (Kazeta)Sony is set to leave physical games behind, so regular people have taken matters into their own hands and concocted new ways to turn digital games into physical ones.The announcement that Sony will no longer be releasing physical PlayStation games after 2027 still has people irate, angrily blasting the company across social media and in the comments under any new videos posted to the PlayStation YouTube
  
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• Teacher died accidentally from toxic effects of medication after coming 'under pressure at work and struggling to sleep', coroner rules

  17-07-2026 12:47 via dailymail.com
  
  Katie Allen-Gyves, 38, was special educational needs coordinator at Cedar Mount Academy in Gorton, Manchester, but tragically she was found dead in bed by her mother on December 6, 2025.
  
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• Devastated Betsy accused of cheating in Coronation Street ordeal as horrible accusation is made

  17-07-2026 12:47 via metro.co.uk
  
  The youngster remains in hospital (Picture: ITV)The following article contains spoilers from the episode of Coronation Street dated July 17. It hasn’t aired on ITV1 yet, but can be viewed on ITVX and YouTube.
  A desperate Dylan Wilson (Liam McCheyne) and Sean Tully (Antony Cotton) have accused Betsy Swain (Sydney Martin) of cheating in the aftermath of her suffering multiple strokes.A couple of days ago, Ryan Connor (Ryan Prescott) found Betsy on the floor in the kitchen. In the hospital,
  
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• Surprise Netflix thriller becomes streamer’s biggest 2026 show after 104,000,000 views

  17-07-2026 12:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jon Berenthal and Tessa Thompson star in the show (Picture: Netflix)Netflix has just revealed the ten most-watched TV series of 2026, and a surprise thriller has taken the number one spot.
  According to Netflix (or the people working at Tudum), the biggest show of the year so far is His and Hers.
  An adaptation of Alice Feeney’s novel of the same name, this psychological thriller stars Tessa Thompson as Anna and Jon Bernthal as Jack, her estranged husband.When Anna hears that a dead body ha
  
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• Moment Taser-wielding police swoop on youth who was hiding massive Rambo knife in his trousers - but the 17-year-old is NOT put behind bars

  17-07-2026 12:38 via dailymail.com
  
  Bodyworn video footage shows 'eagle-eyed' cops pouncing on the teenager whom they suspect of concealing the blaze beneath his clothes.
  
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• Meghan would have felt 'humiliated' as rows overshadowed UK trip, her friends tell People magazine

  17-07-2026 12:36 via dailymail.com
  
  The Duchess of Sussex is letting her husband take the lead in the ongoing conflict with his family, including the row over staying at Buckingham Palace , allies claim.
  
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• Now BBC cuts spending in Scotland by £15MILLION

  17-07-2026 12:35 via dailymail.com
  
  The BBC 's spending on programmes commissioned in Scotland has fallen by more than 11 per cent in the past year, according to its annual report.
  
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• Family of boy, three, thrown into crocodile pit by disabled man reveal distressing extent of his injuries

  17-07-2026 12:35 via dailymail.com
  
  The child was hurled 15ft into an enclosure (pictured) containing at least 15 animals at Johnsons of Old Hurst in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, on June 18.
  
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• Prince Harry 'sad' over England World Cup defeat during solo red carpet appearance

  17-07-2026 12:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Just days after returning from his UK trip, the Duke of Sussex praised a group of polite photographers and spoke about England’s devastating loss in the World Cup
  
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• Labour on course to keep control of Greater Manchester with comfortable poll lead over Reform in mayoral election to replace Burnham

  17-07-2026 12:34 via dailymail.com
  
  Bev Craig has a 14 point lead over Reform's Sian Astley, 38 per cent to 24 per cent, in the first round of voting on July 30, and would win the second round head-to-head 62-38, according to YouGov.
  
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• Pakistan blames UK for Rochdale grooming gang leader's crimes and say they are refusing to take him back after he was 'spoiled' in Britain

  17-07-2026 12:33 via dailymail.com
  
  The country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs went as far as to suggest his crimes were the result of his British lifestyle.
  
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• Moment hero farmers stop field blaze spreading to housing estate after braving flames in their tractors to plough emergency firebreak

  17-07-2026 12:31 via dailymail.com
  
  Jay Loft, 22, and Cameron Bartram, 19, reacted quickly when a blaze spread over 750 yards across wheat fields in the Woodthorpe area of York on Sunday afternoon.
  
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• Argentina fan used bedsheets and £7 pot of paint to make Falklands banner

  17-07-2026 12:30 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 PageAn Argentina fan has bragged of smuggling the notorious Malvinas banner into the World Cup semi-final against England – in his underpants.The supporter, identifying himself only as Santiago, said he used his hotel bedsheets and a £7 pot of black paint to make the sign, which sparked a diplomatic row between London and Buenos Aires.Downing Street
  
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• Should Brits be worried about the mysterious ‘explosive diarrhoea’ bug sweeping the US?

  17-07-2026 12:28 via metro.co.uk
  
  If you’ve been on holiday recently you might want to stay vigilant (Picture: Getty/Metro)You might be thankful to be on UK soil right now, given that nearly 7,000 Americans have fallen victim to a watery and explosive diarrhoea-causing parasite.It’s known for causing a gnarly infection called cyclosporiasis, which has now swept 34 states since May 13, hospitalising 94 people.Due to the difficult nature of tracing this specific parasite, the origin of the outbreak has remained largel
  
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• Lidl just launched ‘irresistible’ new bakery item — and it only costs 59p

  17-07-2026 12:27 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lidl has some new treats in the bakery (Picture: Shutterstock / Craig Russell)It’s the end of the week, which probably means it’s time for a sweet treat.And if you require a little pick-me-up, then you might like to know that Lidl has just launched some new bakery products.The bargain retailer’s in-store bakeries are beloved by shoppers across the UK, with the croissants regularly winning awards.But if you’re looking for something new to try, you’re in luck, as two
  
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