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• Xbox boss explains logic behind PS5 exclusivity and it makes no sense at all

  08-06-2026 12:24 via metro.co.uk
  
  Clockwork Revolution – it’s time for your your yearly Xbox U-turn (Microsoft)Microsoft’s ever-changing strategy on exclusives has taken another turn, as Xbox boss Matt Booty attempts to explain the company’s stance. 
  The Xbox Games Showcase may have revealed Persona 6 and a new Spyro, but the big takeaway was Microsoft’s pivot back to exclusive games. 
  Microsoft has pursued a multi-platform strategy for several years, but in its latest showcase, it reveal
  
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• MasterChef star reveals a furious chef stalked him after bad review

  12-06-2026 10:37 via metro.co.uk
  
  William Sitwell, centre, said he was stalked by a chef after receiving scary threats (Picture: BBC /Shine TV)A MasterChef star has revealed how he was forced to call the police after getting stalked by a furious chef.Restaurant critic and writer William Sitwell has appeared on MasterChef for more than a decade and remains one of the show’s long-standing guest judges.However, his searing critiques of chef’s judges has not always gone down well, especially when visiting a restaurant.S
  
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• Nursery manager bit child then lied to parents saying he did it to himself

  12-06-2026 10:35 via metro.co.uk
  
  The boy’s parents said the incident and the subsequent court process had put them ‘through hell’ (Picture: Getty Images)A nursery manager who bit a young child’s arm and then tried to cover it up has been spared jail.Amanda Byrne, 57, sunk her teeth into the boy’s arm at the now-closed Little Stars Nursery in Erith, southeast London, on November 24 last year.When his parents picked him up at the end of the day, they were told their son had bit himself in frustratio
  
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• Warnings Putin is preparing for larger war with Europe as satellite images reveal military expansion on NATO border

  12-06-2026 10:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Satellite images released by Denmark's national broadcaster in cooperation with intelligence services show a flurry of construction work over the past two years.
  
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• World Cup LIVE: Ticket price controversy leaves thousands of seats empty ahead of Canada vs Bosnia clash

  12-06-2026 10:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Group B will get underway today in Canada, while the World Cup remains mired in controversy over a visible lack of attendees due to an ongoing ticket price crisis
  
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• Keir Starmer live: PM shaken to core after two defence ministers quit with devastating attack

  12-06-2026 10:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Keir Starmer's position as Prime Minister has become more precarious after his armed forces minister spectacularly quit just hours following the defence secretary's resignation
  
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• Pauline Hanson spends the first of her $3million 'fire the liar' donations on a cheeky stunt outside Albo's office - as venue pulls the plug on sold-out One Nation event after anti-racist protesters threatened to demonstrate

  12-06-2026 10:17 via dailymail.com
  
  Pauline Hanson has parked a massive billboard outside Anthony Albanese's office with a message for the PM as an event shewas set to speak at was cancelled due to a protest threat.
  
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• World Cup Breakfast: Highlights from the match you missed, ITV gaffe, Erling Haaland takes in a new sport, FIFA left embarrassed by empty seats - and what to watch today

  12-06-2026 10:16 via dailymail.com
  
  Hello and welcome to Daily Mail Sport's World Cup breakfast - your one-stop shop for everything you've missed overnight in North America, Mexico and Canada.
  
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• Radiologist warns to watch for 'dark skin' afer a flight

  12-06-2026 10:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  There are four signs you need to be aware of before you get on a plane
  
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• EastEnders exit confirmed for controversial character – and it’s explosive

  12-06-2026 10:14 via metro.co.uk
  
  Initially, she just seemed like a harmless oddball, didn’t she? An unfortunate victim of childhood teasing and isolation at the hands of queen bee, Linda Carter (Kellie Bright), and her ‘pink posse’, Bea Pollard (Ronni Ancona)’s EastEnders debut was more tragic than terrifying, right?Well that sure changed in a hurry. Now we, the audience, know what an utter bunny boiler she is, and as her insane behaviour only continues to intensify as she zeroes in on claiming Hon
  
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• 164 UK tourists come back with dysentery - with 112 from just one popular location

  12-06-2026 10:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Foreign Office backed experts issue update as tourists from England, Scotland and Wales struck down
  
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• Police inspector caught having obscene chat about child's underwear

  12-06-2026 10:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Inspector Richard Wilson was serving with Durham Constabulary when he was caught by an online sting saying he had the underwear of a 12-year-old girl and was looking at his friend's child on Instagram
  
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• How long can the 'zombie' PM cling on? Starmer reels from defence meltdown with funding plan STILL not finalised - amid fears of MORE resignations to come

  12-06-2026 10:13 via dailymail.com
  
  Keir Starmer is hunkered in No10 as he reels from the resignation of Defence Secretary John Healey - who accused the PM and Rachel Reeves of failing to keep the country safe.
  
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• Morrisons confirms carrier bag rule across all 420 UK stores

  12-06-2026 10:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
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• Belfast attack: Victim's condition 'improving' and he may soon awaken from coma

  12-06-2026 10:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  DUP leader Gavin Robinson told Stormont today that Belfast stabbing victim Steven Ogilvie's condition is steadily improving
  
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• Molly-Mae Hague reveals new photos of her baby boy in £30,000 maternity suite

  12-06-2026 10:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury are in their newborn bubble (Picture: @mollymae, Instagram)Molly-Mae Hague has shared a fresh glimpse of her baby son just moments after giving birth last week, while fans anxiously wait to find out his name. Proudly becoming a ‘boy mum’, Molly-Mae, 27, welcomed her second child with boyfriend Tommy Fury, also 27, in a £30,000 private suite at the Portland Hospital in London. The couple, who are also parents to daughter Bambi, three, ar
  
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• Group 'dine and dash' without paying £347 bill – then give restaurant bad review online

  12-06-2026 10:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The now-viral incident saw 17 diners allegedly skip out on a £347.50 bill – despite happily demolishing their steaks – before a negative review appeared online
  
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• Can you eat turkey eggs and why don't we see them in supermarkets

  12-06-2026 10:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  We eat chicken, duck, and quail eggs regularly in the UK, but turkey eggs are nowhere to be found in supermarkets
  
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• ‘I managed England at a World Cup – this is what Thomas Tuchel must do differently’

  12-06-2026 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Thomas Tuchel is set to take charge of his first major international tournament (Picture: Getty)Thomas Tuchel’s World Cup squad was never going to be universally liked, but it did find approval from one specific corner of English football.Glenn Hoddle is no stranger to a bold World Cup selection call, most famously opting to leave out the mercurial Paul Gascoigne from his squad for the 1998 tournament in France.Tuchel’s decision to go without both Cole Palmer and Phil Foden this tim
  
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• World Cup embarrassment as hundreds of seats are left empty for South Korea-Czechia... despite FIFA boasting of 'unprecedented' demand

  12-06-2026 09:49 via dailymail.com
  
  The row over ticketing pricing is proving to be a PR disaster for FIFA on the opening day of the tournament.
  
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• Lloyds and Halifax closing 79 more branches in 2026 — full list of affected sites

  12-06-2026 09:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The latest closures will affect 31 Lloyds Bank branches and 48 Halifax sites, adding to the 95 branch closures already announced by the banking giant earlier this year.
  
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• Gary Lineker issues Frank Lampard apology after two years over BBC segment

  12-06-2026 09:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Gary Lineker's awkward exchange with Frank Lampard went viral and two years later, he was forced to apologise
  
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• Drinks are on the house when barman learns he has won £3.5million clifftop Cornish house in latest Omaze draw

  12-06-2026 09:44 via dailymail.com
  
  Darren Summers, 50, was pouring pints during a busy shift when the Omaze team walked in to tell him he'd won a spectacular new clifftop home.
  
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• Air India crash unanswered questions one year on from medical record probe to switch riddle

  12-06-2026 09:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One year on from the disaster that stole 241 lives, grieving families are still waiting for answers. Accident investigators are set to release an update on their findings
  
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• Child seriously injured in TikTok stunt as police warn parents of 'dangerous behaviour'

  12-06-2026 09:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police have issued a warning to parents about the dangerous urban exploration trend growing on TikTok after a child was seriously hurt after falling inside an abandoned pub in Altrincham
  
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• 'We sold UK home and bought a French hamlet for £450,000'

  12-06-2026 09:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Helen Diaper, 76, and her husband Terry, 76, bought the rural hamlet of Lac De Maison in Poitou-Charentes, south-west France
  
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• Thai princess who collapsed exercising her dogs dies after three years in a coma

  12-06-2026 09:28 via metro.co.uk
  
  Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha died on Thursday (Picture: AFP via Getty)Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati has died aged 47 after spending more than three years in a coma.The eldest child of King Maha Vajiralongkorn was airlifted to hospital after collapsing while exercising her dogsa in December 2022.Her sudden loss of consciousness was attributed to a heart condition.She died on Thursday evening after her condition deteriorated due to a combination of healt
  
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• Who scored for England in 6-0 victory in final warm-up game before Croatia clash

  12-06-2026 09:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  Tuchel must now decide on his team for Croatia next week (Picture: FA via Getty Images)England rounded off their preparations for their opening match of the World Cup in style with a 6-0 win over Miami FC in a behind-closed-doors warm-up game.The Three Lions squad has spent the last 10 days in Florida, getting to grips with the heat and humidity in games against New Zealand and Costa Rica.Thomas Tuchel’s side picked up wins in both without conceding ahead of their opening Group L match ag
  
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• California hit by another huge fraud bombshell as thousands of claims for $4BILLION in taxpayer-funded compensation meant for sex crime victims are FAKE, investigator says

  12-06-2026 09:19 via dailymail.com
  
  California has been rocked by a massive fraud scheme that has reportedly seen billions of dollars in taxpayer dollars going to fake claims.
  
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• Moving debut novel and powerful Afghan history by war journalist win the 2026 Women’s Prizes

  12-06-2026 09:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Virginia Evans’s moving debut The Correspondent and Lyse Doucet’s powerful history The Finest Hotel in Kabul have triumphed at the 2026 Women’s Prizes for Fiction and Non-Fiction, respectively
  
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