All news for 2023-06-26

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People baffled over weird 'QR code' appearing over New York on Google Maps
A savvy internet user spotted a strange 'QR code' over the East River in New York when exploring the world on Google Maps - but he is yet to figure out what it means
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Ice hockey star dies aged 20 as club plead for privacy over "tragic situation"
Sheffield Steelers forward Alex Graham has tragically died aged just 20 after making 81 appearances for the South Yorkshire club and representing Great Britain at age group level
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Lily Allen gives Glastonbury 'survivors' top tips to handle festival comedown
Lily Allen has plenty of wisdom to pass on to her followers from her party lifestyle before sobriety and says there's one sure fire thing you must eat if you want to shake off a Glastonbury comedown
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UFC champion Alexander Volkanovski makes prediction for Yair Rodriguez fight
Featherweight champion Volkanovski plans to get past Rodriguez at UFC 290 and earn himself a second fight against lightweight titleholder Islam Makhachev
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Urgent alert for mum and baby issued over fears they've been kidnapped
Police think the 25-year-old mum and two-month-old daughter left with her 'armed and dangerous' husband 'out of duress and fear for their safety' after he previously sexually assaulted a family member
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Three in 10 over-65s find technology like TikTok and Instagram too overwhelming
However over half would like to become more confident in understanding and using new tech – and one in five think they would be more motivated if someone showed them how
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Tourist sparks fury as he's caught carving names into Rome's Colosseum
A tourist has been caught on video carving names into the ancient walls of Rome's Colosseum and people are absolutely livid with calls for him to be found and arrested
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Esme Morgan admits she nearly missed World Cup call-up from Sarina Wiegman
Man City defender Morgan was one of the Lionesses contingent waiting to see if she would be going to her first major tournament when the final 23-player squad was announced last month
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Seven early signs of dementia as many people assume they're 'just getting old'
Dementia can be a debilitating and devastating illness but too many people are quick to brush aside some concerning early signs of the degenerative brain condition
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Man Utd agree first transfer of window despite takeover impacting Ten Hag plans
Manchester United’s transfer plans have been met with pure frustration so far for Erik ten Hag but it finally appears as though the Red Devils are closing in on their first deal of the summer
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Pilot calls in police over 30 'drunk' Brits on flight from Bristol to Spain
The situation became so out of control on the Ryanair plane that the crew had to request a police presence at the airport in Alicante on Saturday
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Man takes cardboard Taylor Swift on date in Fantasy Football forfeit with mates
The football fan found himself on an unusual date after a serious Fantasy Football loss meant he had to take a forfeit - but people reckon the unfortunate player lucked out when it came to his company
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Arsenal star Turner draws rave reviews after he "shifted the momentum" for USA
Arsenal back-up goalkeeper Matt Turner has been unable to break into the Gunners team but is an key member of the USMNT's squad and reasserted his importance with a crucial save
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Putin’s defence minister ‘rushes to war zone’ to face down bid to oust him
Sergei Shoigu, Vladimir Putin's defence minister has been filmed in the war zone flying over military positions and talking with his commanders as he faces down attempt to oust him
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Shoppers ditch using foundation after using ‘amazing’ primer and we have 20% off
Rated five stars by thousands of users, this £33 ‘perfect’ primer is about to become the only product you need for your skin to look its best at all times
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Wagner's coup won't change course of Ukraine war - but Putin is weakened
On Saturday, the leader of the Wagner Company Yevgeny Prigozhin and his 25,000 mercenaries stormed Rostov-on-Don in the south of the country with plans to march on Moscow and depose Vladimir Putin's top military brass
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Five key questions as new Stephen Lawrence murder suspect is finally unmasked
Matthew White has been identified as the sixth suspect in the 1993 murder of Stephen Lawrence - and new findings suggest multiple opportunities were missed to build a case against him
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Blake Shelton imitates wife Gwen Stefani singing new song in 'hilarious' clip
Blake Shelton took to social media just a few days ago to promote his wife Gwen Stefani's latest single, which is titled True Babe, following the new song's release towards the end of last week
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Pregnant Lauryn Goodman dons 'KW' necklace with bikini after Anne Kilner row
Lauryn Goodman shares a son, Kairo, three, with Manchester City footballer Kyle Walker, who is married to the mother of his other three kids, model Annie Kilner
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Man Utd fans to stage fresh protest against Glazers as takeover saga continues
Anger is growing at Manchester United as the Glazers continue to drag their feet over the proposed takeover of the club, seven months after it was put up for sale
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Company looking to hire someone to walk 10,000 steps every day for a month
A fitness company wants to hire a 'Chief Step Officer' who can take on the challenge of walking 10,000 steps every day, earning a cool $10,000 while inspiring others to step up their fitness game
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Price of beer jumps by 50p a pint in just one year as cost of living hits lager
The cost of brewing beer has risen due to higher energy costs, inflation, and supply chain issues - and sadly pubs are forced to pass on the price hikes to customers, they claim
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Wham's Andrew Ridgeley says George Michael's death has left a 'void' in his life
Wham! star Andrew Ridgeley has said he would give anything to have lunch and play Scrabble with beloved friend and bandmember George Michael, who would have turned 60 on Sunday, just one last time
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Woman shares horror reaction from sun poisoning after she fell asleep on beach
Bela Chatwin, 21, from Utah, US, was left unrecognisable after her face swelled up severely due to sun poisoning on holiday, which even scared her own little sister
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You could win a free holiday for having your say on travel companies
The British Travel Awards 2023 take place later this year and you can already cast your votes for your favourites - and you could win a free holiday in the process