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• What heatwave?

  13-09-2016 19:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Large swathes of the UK sarcastically remind the south-east of England that the hottest September day since 1911 does not guarantee sunshine everywhere.
  
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• Ukrainian oligarch's wife speaks out and says she is NOT the woman 'whose limbs were blown off in Monaco bomb attack' - as 'police probe tycoon's alleged links to €100m scam'

  30-06-2026 22:36 via dailymail.com
  
  The attack left Vadym Yermolaiev, 56, fighting for his life, and reports first suggested that his wife Anna, 56, was also in a critical condition, having had her feet blown off.
  
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• Queen meets the Queen of fiction as Garden Party radiates both majesty and magic

  30-06-2026 22:36 via dailymail.com
  
  One is the queen of children's fiction and the other is - well, the Queen.
  
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• Dystopian moment Boston police officer is attacked by CROWD while trying to detain man on darkened street

  30-06-2026 22:35 via dailymail.com
  
  A Boston cop was surrounded by a unruly crowd as they threw liquids and even a glass item while he struggled to detain a man.
  
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• Royal Mail? Prince William mucks in at homeless charity by delivering IKEA chair up three flights of stairs!

  30-06-2026 22:34 via dailymail.com
  
  It was all hands of deck for Prince William as he helped to furnish the last of 32 homes in Aberdeen as part of his flagship homeless initiative.
  
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• Will scientists discover the key to eternal youth? A major breakthrough may just have brought it a step closer to reality...

  30-06-2026 22:33 via dailymail.com
  
  For generations, scientists across the globe have been searching for the key to eternal youth.
  
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• Hazmat team deployed after train carrying 'hazardous material' derails suddenly

  30-06-2026 22:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A freight train said to be carrying hazardous material has derailed near a small town in the US, prompting authorities to urge residents to seek shelter.
  
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• Macron gets cozy with glamorous political nepo baby

  30-06-2026 22:29 via dailymail.com
  
  French president Emmanuel Macron was today spotted with a glamorous political 'nepo baby' at the Élysée Palace in Paris.
  
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• Trump nears decision on jaw-dropping '250 pardons for 250 years' plan as lobbyists launch frantic scramble to cash in on birthday bash

  30-06-2026 22:28 via dailymail.com
  
  Lobbyists' phones are ringing off the hook as Independence Day nears and Donald Trump's administration reportedly considers handing out 250 pardons to celebrate the occasion.
  
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• World Cup LIVE: England face extreme weather nightmare as Wayne Rooney makes BBC forfeit

  30-06-2026 22:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Canada, Brazil, Paraguay and Morocco are all through to the round of 16, while more mouth-watering World Cup ties await on Tuesday night
  
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• Primark issues recall over chemical risk on purses that can ‘damage reproductive system’

  30-06-2026 22:17 via metro.co.uk
  Primark has recalled the colour block purse after a chemical hazard risk (Picture: Office for Product Safety and Standards)A Primark purse has been recalled after a chemical health hazard fear.
  A brown colour block coin purse sold by the fast fashion retailer for £6 has been recalled after a chemical risk from the textile.
  The UK’s product safety watchdog issued an alert today to recall the product due to it ‘presenting a serious chemical risk.’
  It has been found to cont
  
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• SuNo! Susan Boyle joins protest against plans for a massive AI data centre near her new home

  30-06-2026 22:11 via dailymail.com
  
  Susan Boyle joined around a rain-soaked protest to campaign against plans for a huge AI data centre near her new home.
  
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• Republican infighting spills into all-out WAR as personal insults fly - and all of Trump's priorities grind to a halt

  30-06-2026 22:10 via dailymail.com
  
  A group of rebel Republican lawmakers is holding up all bills on the floor of the US House of Representatives.
  
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• Megan could get away with abusing Will in Coronation Street after twist

  30-06-2026 22:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  Megan Walsh still holds a great deal of power over Will Driscoll (Picture: ITV)After a hugely worrying moment in the court room, there’s now a high chance Megan Walsh (Beth Nixon) is going to get away with abusing Will Driscoll (Lucas Hodgson-Wale) in Coronation Street.
  This storyline began towards the end of last year, when Megan was introduced to us as Will’s sports coach.
  We very quickly discovered that the student/teacher dynamic was to cover up the fact that Megan and Will were
  
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• Emmerdale’s Mack unable to forgive Charity but an unexpected ally steps forward

  30-06-2026 22:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  They might be at the end of the line (Picture: ITV)Mackenzie Boyd’s (Lawrence Robb) world was ripped apart after wife Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) came clean with him in Emmerdale.In one huge hail of bad news, Mack learned his wife had cheated on him, had a baby with Ross Barton (Michael Parr), palmed the baby off as Sarah Sugden’s (Katie Hill), hid the fact she was being blackmailed over said baby’s parentage, and was raped by her blackmailer.It’s a lot to take in.While
  
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• Declan Rice explains ‘strange’ injury he’s managing at the World Cup

  30-06-2026 21:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  England will call upon Declan Rice again on Wednesday (Picture: Getty Images)Declan Rice is set to return to the England starting XI against DR Congo on Wednesday as he continues to manage a ‘strange’ fitness issue.The Arsenal midfielder started the thrilling win over Croatia and the goalless dud against Ghana, but was left out of the 2-0 victory over Panama in the final group stage game.The 27-year-old played 55 games for the Gunners last season and didn’t arrive at the World
  
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• Hammersmith Bridge won’t reopen to cars for the foreseeable future

  30-06-2026 21:54 via metro.co.uk
  
  London’s iconic Victorian crossings like Hammersmith Bridge are in a dire state after structural damage has seen them close to cars (Picture: Getty Images)A west London bridge that banned motor traffic might never reopen to cars again due to a funding black hole, sparking fears of prolonged travel chaos.  London is facing a ticking time bomb with its ageing bridges that have been hit with structural issues that saw a weight limit imposed on Vau
  
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• SNP is 'bankrupting Scotland' with a massive benefits bill that has soared by a massive £2.3billion in ONE year

  30-06-2026 21:53 via dailymail.com
  
  Spending on benefits controlled by the SNP Government skyrocketed by nearly £2.3billion last year, leading to claims that ministers are 'bankrupting Scotland' by refusing to get a grip of soaring costs.
  
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• Serena Williams' daughter made to leave Wimbledon Centre Court and not allowed to watch mum

  30-06-2026 21:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Serena Williams made a stunning comeback to singles tennis at Wimbledon's Centre Court on Tuesday but her daughter missed the action
  
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• Tunnel vision! Undersea tunnels linking Scottish islands could be built within eight years

  30-06-2026 21:43 via dailymail.com
  
  Undersea tunnels linking Scots islands could be in place within eight years.
  
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• EUAN McCOLM: This Charming Man may suffer same fate as The Selfie Queen... and quickly find himself out of tune with the country

  30-06-2026 21:40 via dailymail.com
  
  The last time a politician evoked The Smiths in a bid to score credibility points, the band's guitarist was having none of it.
  
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• Trump's own Supreme Court pick branded 'DEI hire' by furious MAGA base after birthright citizenship betrayal

  30-06-2026 21:38 via dailymail.com
  
  The decision struck down a Trump executive order seeking to prevent the children of temporarily or illegally present people from attaining citizenship.
  
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• Wayne Rooney signs up to BBC forfeit if England World Cup quarter-final scenario plays out

  30-06-2026 21:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Norway's Viking Row has stolen headlines at the World Cup and BBC Sport pundit Wayne Rooney has made a daring promise
  
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• Suspected Ebola case forces Glasgow Hospital unit into emergency lockdown

  30-06-2026 21:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The person presented at Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital's Acute Receiving Unit around 6am on Tuesday with Ebola symptoms, and the facility in Scotland was quickly sealed off
  
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• Man who killed neighbour with a potato found dead in his flat during livestream

  30-06-2026 21:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Daniel James Long, a schizophrenic man who previously served time after killing his neighbour by blocking his gas flue with a potato, was found dead at his home in St Austell in January.
  
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• Scottish hospital 'is locked down over fears patient may have Ebola'

  30-06-2026 21:32 via dailymail.com
  
  Part of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, in Glasgow , had to be locked down after the individual presented at the Acute Receiving Unit at around 6am this morning.
  
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• Iconic sketch 90s show to make a return after over 20 years

  30-06-2026 21:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  Doon MacKichan, Sally Phillips, and Fiona Allen of Smack the Pony are reuniting (Picture: Channel 4)One of Channel 4’s most beloved comedy shows could soon be galloping back onto our screens.More than two decades after Smack the Pony aired its final episode, original star Sally Phillips has revealed that the team has been offered a television special, with work already underway on brand-new sketches.The cult sketch show, which launched in 1999, became a defining comedy of the era thanks t
  
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• Gorgeous white cat called Fluffy is accidentally installed as part of BATHROOM at owners' stunning $2.9m mansion

  30-06-2026 21:30 via dailymail.com
  
  A cuddly white cat named Fluffy was missing for 30 hours until his owners discovered he was trapped under their recently installed bathtub.
  
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• Scotland has 'high potential' for new nuclear power plants as pressure builds on SNP to reverse opposition

  30-06-2026 21:29 via dailymail.com
  
  The Nationalists are facing growing pressure to lift their ban on nuclear energy after it was revealed Scotland has 'high potential' for new power plants.
  
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• Labour councillor 'tells members how to vote on planning permission application'

  30-06-2026 21:25 via dailymail.com
  
  Comments by a Labour councillor obtained by this newspaper suggest votes for a planning application on green belt land near a reservoir could have been influenced ahead of a hearing.
  
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