83 m. ago Mystery liquid find sparks police evacuation of 160 families from their homes in Eastbourne

Bomb squad officers were called to the area just before 5.30pm yesterday, and police visited the homes in Eastbourne, East Sussex.

Society

2 h. ago American spends week in Iran after visiting 197 countries and one thing stuns him

Travel vlogger Drew Binsky has visited all 197 countries on Earth, but says he was moved by the welcome he received in Iran, and believes the country has an unfairly bad reputation

Politics

2 h. ago Trump is not interested in listening to US experts on Iran and the Middle East

The US president is more willing to listen to Israel than his predecessors were and is also deeply suspicious of the CIAWhen Donald Trump ordered the US military to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities over the weekend, the debate among intelligence officials, outside experts and policymakers over the status of Tehran’s nuclear program had largely been frozen in place for nearly 20 years.That prolonged debate has repeatedly placed the relatively dovish US intelligence community at odds with Israel and neoconservative Iran hawks ever since the height of the global war on terror. Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago Weather maps show UK to be hotter than Barcelona as exact date 36C heatwave could hit in July

The latest weather maps suggest that parts of the UK could be hotter than Barcelona as they show the exact date when 36C heat will blast the country at the end of June

Society

4 h. ago Can a revolutionary new telescope solve the mystery of planet nine? – podcast

Ever since Pluto was demoted from planet to dwarf planet in 2006, astronomers have been wondering whether Neptune really is the most distant planet from the sun. Now, a new telescope could uncover what lies in the farthest reaches of the solar system. The Vera C Rubin Observatory released its first images this week, and soon the world’s most powerful digital camera will be pointing across the whole of the night sky. Scientists are hopeful that if planet nine exists, the telescope will find it within its first year of operation. Ian Sample is joined by Dr Scott Sheppard, an astronomer at the Carnegie Institution for Science, to find out how Pluto lost its planetary status, why scientists think there could be another super-Earth, and why planet nine has been so hard to findClips: BBC, NBC, CBCFirst images of distant galaxies captured by ‘ultimate’ telescope Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Is he still alive? The mystery of DB Cooper – the hijacker who disappeared

In 1971, a man held a plane to ransom for $200,000, then parachuted out in his suit and dress shoes, never to be seen again. What happened to him?On the evening of 24 November 1971, Florence Schaffner, a flight attendant on a Northwest Orient flight heading to Seattle, Washington, from Portland, Oregon, was handed a note by a male passenger seated at the back of the plane. Schaffner assumed the note was a phone number – this wasn’t the first time a passenger had hit on her – so she stowed it in her purse without reading it. The man leaned towards her and whispered: “Miss, you’d better look at that note. I have a bomb.”Schaffner read it: “Miss – I have a bomb in my briefcase and want you to sit by me.” Continue reading...

Events

6 h. ago Gardeners urged to stock up on one household ingredient boosting 12 plants

If your looking to give your plants a boost then make sure to get your hands on this one popular ingredient which can result in longer blooms, brighter hues and stronger petals

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7 h. ago Pretty UK beach near seaside town among the quietest to visit in Britain

A hidden and 'unspoilt' beach offers one of England's most tranquil summer escapes - a far cry from the crowded sands of nearby Weymouth in Dorset

Politics

9 h. ago Trump’s strikes on Iran have failed to destroy its path to a bomb and may drag the U.S. into a quagmire, experts warn

Experts say the attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities did not destroy its stockpile of enriched uranium and may increase the political will to build a bomb.

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10 h. ago How Tom Cruise's 'Top Gun: Maverick' eerily foreshadowed Trump's stealth bomb raid on Iran's nuclear lab

Donald Trump's stealth airstrikes deep within Iranian territory have opened a floodgate of comparisons to a Tom Cruise blockbuster.

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10 h. ago Where is Iran's missing 880lbs of uranium? Ayatollah may have moved enough to build nukes before Trump struck

Senior Trump administration officials conceded they do not know the fate of Iran's 880 pounds of near-bomb-grade uranium. 

Politics

10 h. ago Terrifying interactive map shows how you could be affected by nuclear bomb

With tensions reaching new highs in the Middle East, a new interactive map has been unveiled that shows just how badly the UK could be hit if nuclear weapons were sent our way

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11 h. ago Tragic final words of Ukrainian girl, seven, killed by Iranian missile while undergoing cancer treatment in Israel, are revealed

Artem Buryk was on the frontline when he learnt his only child, Anastasia - affectionately dubbed Nastya - and her 30-year-old mother, Maria Pashkurova were caught up in the blast.

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12 h. ago Can Iran still make a nuclear weapon? Chances laid bare by ex

Colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, former commander of UK NATO Nuclear Defence Forces, writes for the Mirror, explaining whether Iran is still capable of making 'the bomb'

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12 h. ago AJ Odudu announces engagement to mystery man as she keeps identity hidden

Big Brother star and BBC host AJ Odudu has announced her engagement after sharing the exciting news on social media with a series of loved-up snaps with her new fiancé

Politics

15 h. ago Giant asteroid could crash into moon in 2032, firing debris towards Earth

Researchers say satellites may be at risk and impact could create a spectacular meteor shower in the skies If a giant asteroid smashes into the moon in 2032 it could send lunar debris hurtling towards Earth, researchers have said, posing a risk to satellites but also creating a rare and spectacularly vivid meteor shower visible in the skies.Asteroid 2024 YR4 triggered a planetary defence response earlier this year after telescope observations revealed the “city killer” had a 3% chance of colliding with Earth. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago This satellite image reveals a terrifying truth about Iran's nuclear arsenal that we've all missed. Tehran could now be weeks away from the most shocking attack of all: MARK ALMOND

Further images reveal a flurry of activity at Fordow prior to this. So what was Iran up to and what is in those trucks? The answer will likely dictate what happens in the weeks to come of this war.

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16 h. ago Endangered languages and a fragile Earth: Barbican unveils its Autumn 2025 programme

The Barbican has unveiled its Autumn 2025 programme featuring events on endangered languages, environmental discussions, and a new festival on Fragile Earth

Politics

17 h. ago Former RUC chief sorry for impact of ombudsman spat on Omagh bomb victims

Sir Ronnie Flanagan hit back in 2001 after then Police Ombudsman Nuala O’Loan published a critical report of the police probe into the Omagh bomb.

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17 h. ago How safe will you be if nuclear bomb hits? Find out with this grim interactive tracker

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. As fears over the potential threat of nuclear warfare continue to escalate, the Mirror takes a look at what such a catastrophic outcome might look like, using a disturbing online tracker

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