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• UK 99% certain to host Women’s World Cup for the first time

  03-04-2025 13:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  The UK looks destined to host the Women’s World Cup for the first time in 2035 (Picture: Getty)The United Kingdom looks almost certain to host the 2035 Women’s World Cup after FIFA president Gianni Infantino described its interest as the ‘one valid bid’ for those finals.The football associations of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales announced last month they would submit a joint expression of interest in hosting the finals in 10 years’ time.The deadline
  
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• Furious row among parties after British MPs detained in Israel and deported

  06-04-2025 17:21 via metro.co.uk
  
  Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed are now on their way home to the UK (Picture: REX / REUTERS)Two Labour Party MPs have been denied entry to Israel and deported over accusations of planning to ‘spread anti-Israel hatred’.Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed are on their way home to the UK just hours after being held at the Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv.Israel’s immigration ministry said the pair were suspected of plans to ‘document the activities of security forces and spread anti
  
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• Plumes of smoke darken London skyline for miles after huge fire

  06-04-2025 17:08 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 column of thick black smoke is rising from an industrial site where cars have caught fire in east London.The fire appears to have broken out at a scrap metal yard on Willoughby Drive near Dagenham around 2pm today.Dozens of firefighters have arrived to battle the flames. It cause is not yet known.Gas cylinders at risk of exploding have been removed in case
  
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• Southampton set embarrassing record after being relegated from Premier League

  06-04-2025 17:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Southampton are the first team to be relegated this season (Picture: Getty)Southampton have been relegated from the Premier League and set an embarrassing record in the process.The Saints’ inevitable relegation from the top-flight of English football was confirmed on Sunday as they were beaten 3-1 by Tottenham.Brennan Johnson scored a first-half brace for the hosts and Southampton were unable to respond, slipping to their 25th defeat from 31 league games.Southampton’s Mateus Fernand
  
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• Who is Godwill Kukonki? 17-year-old star in Man Utd squad for Man City derby

  06-04-2025 16:47 via metro.co.uk
  
  Godwill Kukonki set to be included in today’s Man Utd squad (Picture: Getty)17-year-old Godwill Kukonki has been included in the Manchester United squad for today’s Premier League clash against Manchester City.Kukonki trained with the senior squad in one of Ruben Amorim’s first sessions at Carrington and travelled with the squad down to Ipswich for his first game in charge in November.The youngster also made the bench in December and January for games against Arsenal, Newcastl
  
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• Laura Loomer speaks out after Trump firings - and clandestine Oval Office meet

  06-04-2025 16:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The far-right conspiracy theorist responded to a tweet touting her involvement in the prospective talks Saturday, despite the president saying she did not play a part.
  
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• Amazon customers warned about sophisticated ‘iPhone in your basket’ scam

  06-04-2025 16:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  Scammers are increasingly using the trick to defraud people out of their hard-earned cash (Picture: Shutterstock/Charles-McClintock Wilson)Scammers are using increasingly sophisticated tactics to trick Amazon customers into believing their accounts have been hacked.Consumer advocacy group Which? revealed there has been a surge in crimes where scammers posing as Amazon representatives tell people that expensive items, such as the latest iPhone or gift cards, have been added to their shopping bas
  
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• The work of Banksy? Locals suspect graffiti of girl holding toilet seat shaped balloons outside public loos in London could be latest masterpiece by mystery street artist - do YOU agree?

  06-04-2025 16:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A suspected Banksy artwork in Farringdon, north London, has captured the attention of locals who spotted the painting on Thursday morning.
  
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• Our once quiet Essex town has turned into 'Bas Vegas' with raucous stag and hen parties going wild at weekends - we don't go out at night anymore!

  06-04-2025 16:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Basildon in Essex has become a hotbed of anti-social behaviour with some neighbours saying they no longer venture into the town centre after dark.
  
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• Pasty wars! Shop owner in Cornwall seaside town clashes with furious locals over £10 pasties... and says she wants to charge even MORE (despite rivals being much cheaper)

  06-04-2025 16:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Terri Munday of the Mousehole Deli and Kitchen in Cornwall said she was prevented from charging £13.50 for a pasty by customers moaning about prices.
  
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• Kemi Badenoch snaps back in furious row after Tory leader defends Israel's right to refuse entry to two Labour MPs

  06-04-2025 16:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed were detained and then deported after travelling to Israel this weekend.
  
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• Karl Stefanovic is being sued for MILLIONS over notorious conman's 'made for TV' arrest - as career crook launches withering attack on Today host

  06-04-2025 16:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Convicted conman Peter Foster is suing Today show star Karl Stefanovic and the Nine Network for more than $4million, claiming they colluded to have him wrongly incarcerated.
  
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• Cornwall beachgoers urged to AVOID swimming after grim 'slurry pollution' washes up

  06-04-2025 16:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  People have been warned against going into a stream in Cornwall after slurry pollution entered the water, which flows into Mawgan Porth beach - a popular spot with surfers
  
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• Pregnant Jesy Nelson shares health update from hospital bed after emergency surgery

  06-04-2025 16:25 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 PagePop star Jesy Nelson has updated fans from hospital amid her turbulent pregnancy with twins.The former Little Mix star is currently expecting her first children with boyfriend Zion Foster, making her the third member of the hit girlband to become a mum.Jesy, 33, and Zion, 26, have had a rough time of things thus far, as she recently underwent emergency surge
  
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• Amazon Prime viewers kept ‘guessing until the very end’ by gritty thriller

  06-04-2025 16:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  Amazon Prime Video viewers have had to prise themselves away from their screens after watching an ‘atmospheric’ thriller.Canadian series The Disappearance is such a compelling crime drama that fans have been rationing the six episodes.Set in the Montréal suburbs, the French-language show is centred on the disappearance of 10-year-old Anthony (Michael Riendeau), who vanishes from a birthday party.But the investigation takes a turn when it uncovers dark secrets buried by his fam
  
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• How long is Erling Haaland out injured for? Possible return date for Manchester City striker

  06-04-2025 16:20 via metro.co.uk
  
  Erling Haaland is now a doubt for the FA Cup final if Man City beat Nottingham Forest (Picture: Getty)Manchester City will have to make do without Erling Haaland for the next few weeks with the striker ruled out of action with an ankle injury.Haaland required treatment during the 2-1 FA Cup quarter-final win over AFC Bournemouth on March 30 and was forced off in the second half.The Norway international, who has scored 21 goals across 28 Premier League games this season, left the Vitality Stadiu
  
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• Tragedy as man, 39, suffers fatal fall from Times Square hotel

  06-04-2025 16:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A man has plunged to his death from a Times Square hotel window as investigators work to determine whether it was a tragic accident or foul play. 
  
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• Harrowing theory for what REALLY happened to two teenage jackaroos who perished in the Outback 40 years ago - as one boy's father uncovers spine-chilling new evidence

  06-04-2025 16:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The bodies of the two young jackeroos in the Great Sandy Desert, one of most inhospitable places on earth, lay 1km apart - but there was an uncanny similarity that suggested foul play.
  
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• Dagenham fire: Smoke billows over London skyline for miles from blaze at scrap metal site

  06-04-2025 16:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The London Fire Brigade confirmed a fire has broken out on an industrial site on Beamway in Dagenham - they were called at 14:09 and no casualties or injuries have been reported
  
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• Millions of people could see their State Pension taxed as 'freeze' set to end

  06-04-2025 16:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The full New State Pension is set to increase from £221.20 to £230.30 per week - however the personal tax-free allowance will be frozen until 2028
  
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• 'My XL Bully was shot dead by police after mauling me - but I'd get another in a heartbeat'

  06-04-2025 16:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The owner of an XL Bully feared her pet dog would kill her during a frenzied attack in her own home but has vowed she will always back the breed, and would even get another one
  
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• Mystery of how The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg was added to top secret US chat solved at last

  06-04-2025 16:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump's administration was left red-faced last month after journalist Jeffrey Goldberg was mistakenly added to a top secret Signal chat discussing attack plans in Yemen
  
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• My dad disappeared 27 years ago – I haven’t moved on since

  06-04-2025 16:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Andrew Capon went missing after a night out with friends in Skegness (Picture: Supplied)It was a Friday in October 1998 when Andrew Capon, 37, dropped his 15-year-old daughter Tessa at the Grantham bus stop. From there she would catch the bus to school. ‘He was supposed to pick me up on the Sunday because I was staying at a friend’s house for the weekend,’ Tessa, now 42, tells Metro. But it was her mum and grandfather who collected Tessa, and they didn’t go hom
  
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• I refuse to see a male doctor unless there’s no other option

  06-04-2025 16:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  My need for medical support is higher than most – but this support is so often lacking in male physicians, says Punteha (Picture: http://www.vtfeatures.co.uk)Sitting in the consulting room in June 2024, my eyebrows shot straight up. I’d managed to grab an urgent appointment at my doctor’s surgery – but the physician’s assistant’s opening gambit was to tell me that my name was ‘sexy’. The fact I had gone in for a gynaecological
  
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• The funniest and most scathing signs seen at worldwide Donald Trump protests

  06-04-2025 15:45 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 PageProtestors didn’t mince their words during a wave of ‘Hands Off!’ rallies across the US and Europe.
  A sea of protestors swarmed the streets of 1,200 American towns and cities on Saturday – the largest wave of countrywide demonstrations since President Donald Trump returned to power.
  People showed their disdain for the unusual alliance
  
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• Rachael Blackmore gives rare insight into relationship with jockey boyfriend

  06-04-2025 15:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Behind the racecourse glitz, Rachael is in a long-term relationship with fellow jockey Brian Hayes and lives in an interesting housing situation with two other jockeys
  
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• Widow of Jason Hennessy Snr shot dead in gangland attack appears in court 'accused of setting XL Bully on police during drugs probe

  06-04-2025 15:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hennessy Snr was shot and killed in Browne's Steakhouse in Blanchardstown, Dublin, on Christmas Eve 2023, before one of his attackers was stabbed and beaten to death by diners.
  
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• UK passport holders slapped with four-day warning over ‘insane’ price hike

  06-04-2025 15:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  The cost of UK passport applications is about to go up yet again (Picture: Getty Images)Bad news for cash-strapped holidaymakers: there’s about to be yet another increase in the cost of British passports.After years of hiking costs that have had a direct impact on travellers, the government has announced that new fees will come into place on Thursday, April 10 — and will see a variety of services provided by HM Passport Office put their prices up.Across the board, prices will go up
  
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• Dad and 10-year-old daughter who died in caravan fire pictured for first time

  06-04-2025 15:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lee and Esme Baker were enjoying their first week of the holidays at the Golden Beach park in Skegness (Picture: Lincolnshire Police/PA Wire)A man and girl killed in a caravan fire on a Lincolnshire holiday park have been named as Lee Baker and his 10-year-old daughter Esme.Lee, 48, and Esme were on holiday at the Golden Beach park, on Roman Bank in Ingoldmells, Skegness, when the caravan caught fire early on Saturday.Their death has ‘utterly devastated’ the family of the pair, who
  
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• Inside the Valley of the Vapes: Residents of deprived Pennine town blast influx of pop up stores which has made them the vaping capital of UK

  06-04-2025 15:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The former mill town of has been revealed as the most 'vape-obsessed' area in Britain with the highest number of vape shops at almost 40 per 100,000 residents.
  
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