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• VIDEO: Thousands audition for Potter spin-off

  18-07-2015 22:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thousands of young hopefuls queue for the chance to audition for a role in JK Rowling's Harry Potter spin-off film, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
  
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• New mum stranded in Tenerife after giving birth five weeks early on ‘babymoon’

  24-07-2026 11:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  Rico was born five weeks early in Tenerife meaning he has no travel documents (Picture: SWNS)A British mother who gave birth while on holiday is unable to come home because her newborn son doesn’t have a passport.Chantelle Ali, 33, delivered son Rico five weeks early at 7.08pm on July 12 – the last day of her break in Tenerife with partner Ben Major.Nearly two weeks later, mother and baby are still unable to get home because they’re stuck in the lengthy process of getting an e
  
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• ‘Missing’ Coronation Street star confirms return to screens after months

  24-07-2026 10:46 via metro.co.uk
  
  Who’s back on the Cobbles? (Picture: ITV)The fans demanded, and Coronation Street delivered. Quite possibly the most popular recurring character on the show, PC Jess Heywood is back to walk the beat on the Cobbles once more, as actor Donnaleigh Bailey leaks her return to Weatherfield online with a cheeky Instagram post.The minor character became a major hit with viewers, after diehard Corrie-lovers bombarded the show’s social with requests to make the brilliant bobby a permanent add
  
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• Power banks are causing flight delays — latest rules for easyJet, Ryanair, Wizz Air and more

  24-07-2026 10:43 via metro.co.uk
  
  Today is the busiest day of the year for UK airports (Picture: Getty Images)With schools in England and Wales officially out for summer, today will be the busiest flying day of the year as over 550,000 people jet off.But passengers have been told to pack carefully before they do.
  The UK Civil Aviation Authority has issued a warning about summer flights being delayed by wrongly packed electrical gadgets, such as vapes and power banks.The regulator predicts that some 30 million passengers will le
  
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• Meghan and Harry share snaps of their European summer holiday as pro-Sussex People magazine reveals they stayed at Princess Diana's childhood home with Archie and Lilibet

  24-07-2026 10:41 via dailymail.com
  
  After being unable to stay at Buckingham Palace, the Duchess of Sussex has revealed to her 4.7million Instagram followers that the family stayed as guests of Harry's uncle Earl Spencer at Althorp.
  
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• Another embarrassing climbdown for Burnham as Angela Rayner says rent controls are NOT happening... days after he insisted they were being considered

  24-07-2026 10:38 via dailymail.com
  
  Andy Burnham said earlier this week that the Government was 'looking at' the idea of rent freezes to help with the cost of living - something he has called for previously.
  
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• Major search for two men last seen going to the sea near Haven holiday park in North Wales

  24-07-2026 10:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Two men are missing after they were last seen with inflatable kayaks at a beach near Hafan-y-Mor, Pwllheli, North Wales - a major search effort is underway
  
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• 'My best friend ruined my wedding day'

  24-07-2026 10:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Coleen advises a reader who doesn't know how to tell her bestie that she spoiled her big day with her selfish antics. The friend even turned up wearing a white dress!
  
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• We live in Britain's driest village: Locals adopt 'Mediterranean lifestyle' after seeing no rain for a month as they use bath water to keep plants alive

  24-07-2026 10:24 via dailymail.com
  
  The village of Histon, north of Cambridge, has seen just 196.4.mm of rain fall since January 1 making it the driest place in the UK according to the Met Office.
  
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• Fly-tippers dump 200 tonnes of waste in countryside

  24-07-2026 10:23 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 PageA major clean-up has begun after more than 200 tonnes of waste was illegally dumped on a retail park.The mountain of rubbish has been building up near St Oswald’s Retail Park, Gloucester, since February.Among the waste dumped without the landowner’s permission are household waste, white goods and even asbestos.So much has been fly-tipped at the s
  
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• Britain in Iran's crosshairs: How regime 'space rocket' puts London in range - as mullahs renew threat against UK after RAF Fairford was used for Trump's bombing raids

  24-07-2026 10:19 via dailymail.com
  
  The Islamic Republic has renewed its threat of revenge against Britain for letting Washington use RAF Fairford to launch a B1 bomber raid on Iran.
  
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• Man dead and three others in hospital after explosion that ‘sounded like a bomb’

  24-07-2026 10:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called to Brunel Road in Bedford yesterday afternoon as a fire ripped through an industrial unit (Picture: Google Maps)A man has died and three others have been injured after an explosion on an industrial estate.
  Emergency services were called to Brunel Road in Bedford yesterday afternoon as a fire ripped through an industrial unit.
  Residents said it sounded like a ‘bomb going off’ while another said they ‘thought it was a shooting’.
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• Coronation Street’s Tracy Shaw breaks down in tears as she shares cancer update

  24-07-2026 10:17 via metro.co.uk
  
  It was a difficult day for Tracy (Picture: Instagram/tracy.k.shaw)Former Coronation Street star, Tracy Shaw has been keeping fans up to date as she bravely battles breast cancer, but her latest update hasn’t been what anybody hoped for.The actress, held in high regard by long-time Corrie viewers as Maxine Peacock, revealed her diagnosis to the world earlier this year, and, in the following months has kept her social media followers updated while undergoing treatment.Fans ha
  
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• Coronation Street’s Tracy Shaw breaks down in tears as she shares big cancer update

  24-07-2026 10:17 via metro.co.uk
  
  It was a difficult day for Tracy (Picture: Instagram/tracy.k.shaw)Former Coronation Street star, Tracy Shaw has been keeping fans up to date as she bravely battles breast cancer, but her latest update hasn’t been what anybody hoped for.The actress, held in high regard by long-time Corrie viewers as Maxine Peacock, revealed her diagnosis to the world earlier this year, and, in the following months has kept her social media followers updated while undergoing treatment.Fans ha
  
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• Coronation Street star’s unexpected story idea ‘to throw the fans off’ could’ve changed everything

  24-07-2026 10:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  Things could’ve been totally different! (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock)Former Coronation Street star Channique Sterling-Brown has been speaking about a very unexpected storyline idea that had the potential to change everything.Channique, who is 29, played the role of Dee-Dee Bailey in the ITV soap from 2022 until 2025.Dee-Dee headed to Weatherfield after spending three years working in Los Angeles. She wanted to be closer to her family, and quickly became a hugely loved member of th
  
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• Couple buy cute house in small town but then realise they aren't alone

  24-07-2026 10:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tyler and Lauren Bouldin spent £346,000 on a huge property at auction that they believed had been unoccupied for 10 years, but it soon became apparent they weren't alone at their new abode
  
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• Drunkest driver ‘police have ever seen’ who killed student set for early release

  24-07-2026 10:02 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 PageA driver dubbed the ‘drunkest police had ever seen’ after he killed a university student could be set for early release.Malcolm Waite, 72, was four times over the limit when he was found slurring his words next to a half-drunk bottle of vodka after hitting 20-year-old Fenella Hawes.Fenella was carrying a bunch of sunflowers to give to her mum Mar
  
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• UKHSA symptoms list as holidaymakers told to 'avoid these areas'

  24-07-2026 09:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Some people who fall ill will suffer more than others
  
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• Argentina president goes on rant as calls for country to be banned from World Cup grow

  24-07-2026 09:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The fallout from the World Cup final continues, with Argentina's president Javier Milei busy posting on social media amid a backlash against his country after defeat by Spain
  
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• SHARON GRAHAM: "Time for Labour to be Real Labour, and govern for the working class"

  24-07-2026 09:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham will need to ignore the “computer says no” brigade and withstand pressure from disgruntled former Cabinet ministers to make changes, says Unite boss Sharon Graham.
  
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• Gail Porter suffers agonising facial injuries after being knocked down Tube stairs

  24-07-2026 09:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  Gail Porter hit back at criticism, revealing she’d been pushed down stairs (Picture: mega/Instagram)Gail Porter has been left sporting a painful-looking black eye after being knocked over going down a set of stairs.The TV presenter revealed she had been walking down a flight of stairs on at a Tube station when she was pushed by a fellow passenger and fell.Gail, 55, revealed the accident after facing trolling from ‘keyboard warriors’ who criticised her appearance, specifically
  
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• Christopher Bucktin: Trump's tariff sham as he cites forced labour to punish allies whose protections are far stronger than America’s

  24-07-2026 09:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump’s reckless war, economic ignorance and tariff obsession are making ordinary people poorer while his family grows richer from the presidency.
  
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• Premier League star to undergo Chelsea medical today ahead of £52m move

  24-07-2026 09:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  Chelsea are set to make another addition to Alonso’s squad (Picture: EPA)Chelsea are finalising a move for Crystal Palace star Maxence Lacroix with the defender set to undergo his medical today.Lacroix signalled his intention to leave Selhurst Park at the end of last season with Chelsea quickly moving to the front of the queue for his services.Talks have progressed quickly over the last week with the France international now poised to complete a £52million move across the capital.Th
  
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• Manager's brutal reply to worker calling in sick with gastro

  24-07-2026 09:39 via dailymail.com
  
  A Reddit user has gone viral after exposing their manager's brutal response to calling in sick with gastro.
  
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• Let the gimmick begin! Burnham spends first day at temporary 'No10 North' office in Manchester after frantic clearout... amid fears of huge security bill

  24-07-2026 09:39 via dailymail.com
  
  Andy Burnham is making great play of his decision to be based part of the week in Manchester, where his family lives and he used to be mayor.
  
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• Inside the 'woke' changes coming for the Australian census - what you need to know

  24-07-2026 09:37 via dailymail.com
  
  The ABS says the changes are designed to better capture Australia's growing cultural diversity as well as provide valuable insights into the experiences of LGBTQ+ Australians.
  
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• TUI, easyJet, Ryanair and Jet2 rules on how early to arrive at the airport

  24-07-2026 09:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As Brits set out to fly abroad this summer, they may need to know when is best to arrive at the airport - some may have been going too early or even way late this whole time
  
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• Russia in flames as Ukraine strikes two more 'Russian Amazon' warehouses

  24-07-2026 09:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ukraine has launched more devastating strikes on 'Russia's Amazon' Wildberries, leaving the company's online marketplace hubs ablaze in enormous infernos
  
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• Parents issued with noise complaint letters for calling children in for tea

  24-07-2026 09:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The authoritry has said it may arrange noise monitoring to control the 'anti-social behaviour'
  
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• UK hits back at Iran threats as BAE boss warns defence spending 'well short' of what's needed

  24-07-2026 09:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The UK “stands ready 24/7 to defend itself” says the Government after Iran claimed the country would “bear responsibility” for allowing the US to use British bases
  
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