Archive June 30, 2025

In this Monday’s Mirror Daily Digest, we’ve pulled together the biggest stories of the day from the government’s advice on 72-hour emergency kits to the Disney Dream cruise ship horror

Welcome to the Mirror’s Daily Digest, where we’ll be pulling together all the best stories of the day from our News, Showbiz, Sport teams and more. This Monday, we’re featuring everything from the government’s advice to Brits on preparing a 72-hour emergency kit, through to the Disney cruise horror after a girl tumbled into the Atlantic Ocean.

We’ve also got an exclusive with Coronation Street legend Sue Cleaver who addressed ‘catfights’ and ‘fallouts’ with her Loose Women co-star Denise Welch. Meanwhile, our Politics team broke the news that around 150,000 people will still be pushed into poverty under the watered-down welfare cuts.

Full list of what every home needs in 72-hour survival kit

Governments in both the UK and Europe have urged residents to assemble 72-hour emergency kits within their homes, filled with essential supplies that could sustain them for at least three days in times of crisis, our News team reports. In the UK, this message has been reinforced by the unveiling of the Prepare website by Oliver Dowden.

This portal provides practical advice for ensuring households are better equipped to deal with various emergencies such as floods, power outages or pandemics. The website has outlined what the emergency kits should ideally contain, with items including non-perishable food, water, baby supplies, first aid kit, and a battery or wind-up radio.

The UK government has acknowledged that buying all these items at once may prove challenging for some. Instead, the advice is to build up supplies gradually as and when possible, avoiding panic buying, reports the Daily Record.

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Loose Women star addresses ‘catfights’ and ‘massive fallout’ with Denise Welch

There’s never a dull moment on the Loose Women set, and show regular Sue Cleaver spoke exclusively to Love Sunday about the ITV programme. The Coronation Street icon said: “I love that show. It’s brilliant. I’ve known all the girls for years, so, yeah.”

When quizzed on the speculation about women at war and in-fighting, Sue replied: “They always like to say ‘catfights’, but they only say that about women, don’t they? They wouldn’t dream of saying that when it’s blokes presenting something. Actually we’re very tight. But it happens a lot when Denise [Welch] and I are on together.

“We’ve known each other for 25 years – we’re close friends and have a sort of shorthand in the way we communicate. The press will say ‘massive fallout’, but I’ve never fallen out with Denise in my life! It’s quite awful, we’ve still got so far to go that it’s depressing.”

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All 51 Premier League players out of contract today ahead of free transfer moves

Our Sports team has been closely following the latest updates on June 30 cut-off point for football players whose deals had been due to expire at the end of the 2024-25 season. A total of 51 Premier League stars have just hours left on their existing contracts before becoming free agents or sealing free transfer moves, they wrote.

Retained and released lists have been published, goodbyes have been said and lockers have been cleared out. Some players will already have their next move lined up while others enter the free agent market.

Once the clock ticks past midnight and Tuesday begins, those out-of-contract stars are able to join a new club for free thanks to the Bosman rule. There’s been some last-minute movement, though, as Friday saw Manchester United announce that goalkeeper Tom Heaton had signed a contract extension while it was confirmed that Everton captain Seamus Coleman had also signed a new deal.

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DWP welfare cuts to result in 150,000 in poverty – despite major U-turn

In other news, our Politics team broke that around 150,000 people will still be pushed into poverty under the government’s watered-down welfare cuts, new modelling suggests. It comes after Keir Starmer offered major concessions last week after a rebellion over 120 Labour MPs threatened the government with defeat in the Commons.

In a dramatic climbdown, the Prime Minister agreed to protect all existing claimants from losing Personal Independence Payments – a key disability benefit. The changes to PIP will now only apply to new claims from November 2026.

But new modelling published by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) today says an additional 150,000 individuals will be in relative poverty after housing costs by the end of 2029-30. The modelling said the estimate does not include any “potential positive impact” from extra funding to support people with disabilities and long-term health conditions into work.

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Dad dives into sea after daughter falls overboard on Disney Dream cruise ship

Finally, a dad dived into the waves after his young daughter fell overboard during a Disney Dream cruise in the Atlantic Ocean. Horrified passengers watched as a ‘man overboard’ alert was sounded and a major rescue effort launched.

He managed to keep the terrified girl’s head above water as crew members from the liner took to the seas in a rescue boat and battled to reach them. The drama took place as the $900m Disney Dream was on its return voyage to Fort Lauderdale from the Bahamas on Sunday.

MailOnline reported passenger Dewayne Smith posted to Facebook: “We re on the Disney Dream at sea today and just witnessed a first on a cruise. A little girl fell overboard and her dad jumped overboard to try to save her. Man overboard calls went up immediately. The Disney crew went into action asap. Lots of praying folks on this ship! Both the little girl and dad were both successfully rescued.”

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After reviewing footage from Bob Vylan and Kneecap’s sets at Glastonbury, the police launched a criminal investigation. The comments made by both bands at the festival, which included chants from Bob Vylan and Kneecap’s “Death to the IDF” and “F*** Keir Starmer,” have caused a lot of backlash.

Avon and Somerset Police announced in a new update that “the audio and video footage from Bob Vylan and Kneecap’s performances on Saturday at the Glastonbury Festival has been reviewed.”

We have concluded that additional inquiries are necessary and that a criminal investigation is now being conducted after that assessment process has been completed. This investigation will now be led by a senior detective.

“As our inquiries are still in progress, this has been flagged as a public order incident.” The investigation will be based on evidence, taking into account all applicable laws, including those relating to hate crimes.

They continued, “We have received a lot of contact from people all over the world in relation to these events and we are aware of how strong public sentiment is. There is no place for hate in society.

Neighbourhood policing teams are speaking with members of their local communities and key stakeholders to make sure anyone who needs us knows.

The public can be assured that the work we have done and are doing will be handled with respect on Saturday. Because an investigation is already raging, we ask the public to stop contacting us about this matter.

Following both Kneecap and Bob Vylan’s performances over the weekend, police announced they were looking into footage taken from the West Holts stage.

The BBC said in a statement that they should have canceled Bob Vylan’s live show today. Before the BBC removed the set, it was uploaded to iPlayer and remained there for more than five hours. Kneecap’s live performance was later chosen, but it was later aired.

The BBC stated in a statement that “Millions of people tuned in to watch Glastonbury this weekend across the BBC’s output,” but one of our live performances featured offensive comments.

The BBC “respects freedom of expression but is firmly opposed to incitement to violence.” The antisemitic sentiments that Bob Vylan expressed were completely unacceptable and should not be broadcast on television. We applaud Glastonbury’s criticism of the performance. The West Holts stage was streamed live on BBC iPlayer as part of the performance.

They continued, “Our editorial guidelines were followed by the decision on Saturday to issue a warning on the screen while streaming online. Additionally, we made the decision to not provide the performance for free. Although the team was performing live, it is possible that we should have retracted the stream prior to the performance. We regret that it wasn’t possible. In light of this weekend, we will review our guidelines for live events to make sure teams are informed of when it is acceptable to maintain output on air.

Bobby Vylan, a singer, took to Instagram last night to defiantly state, “I said what I said, along with a statement where he wrote about the state of school dinners and teaching our children to” speak up for the change they want.

We are horrified by the statements made by Bob Vylan on the West Holts stage yesterday, said Glastonbury manager Emily Eavis over the weekend. There is no place at Glastonbury for antisemitism, hate speech, or incitement to violence, and their chants have clearly crossed the line.

Following the performance, Downing Street added that they regret the BBC airing the set and that they regret doing so.

We firmly condemn the threatening remarks made by Bob Vylan at Glastonbury, according to a Number 10 spokesman. The Prime Minister has made it clear that no performers should be given a platform for acts of violence or threats.

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