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• Do not overuse mobile alerts, official report warned - The Telegraph

  16-08-2026 20:23 via news.google.com
  Do not overuse mobile alerts, official report warned  The TelegraphEmergency phone alert put domestic abuse victims at risk, campaigners say  BBCFire services stretched as residents still not home  BBCAlarmed by the alarm: people react to ‘severe alert’ on phones over UK wildfires  theguardian.comEmergency Alert to be sent to England and Wales as Government steps up wildfire response with funding, military support and BBQ ban  GOV.UK
  
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• Major UK dog food recall issued as pets reportedly go blind – 192 complaints

  21-08-2026 20:01 via express.co.uk
  A dog food brand in the UK has issued a voluntary recall after reports emerged of pets losing their eyesight.
  
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• Fury as drug-driving killer who mowed down pensioner handed 'disgusting' sentence

  21-08-2026 19:46 via express.co.uk
  CCTV footage shows the moment Jamie Sutton ploughs into Michael Piper behind the wheel of a grey Audi.
  
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• Migrant in UK illegally kills flatmate with steak knife – 20 years since his last murder

  21-08-2026 19:02 via express.co.uk
  The Home Office said it will explore options to deport the killer.
  
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• Man found guilty of murdering estranged wife

  21-08-2026 18:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Raymond Williams killed estranged wife Tania after tracking her down on a night out with friends.
  
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• 'Party leader has given me no red lines' - new health minister Robbie Butler

  21-08-2026 18:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Robbie Butler was announced as the new health minister after his predecessor quit over a policy row with party leader Jon Burrows.
  
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• Horror as woman raped by Syrian refugee in UK beach toilet

  21-08-2026 18:22 via express.co.uk
  Mohammed Abdullah attacked the 19-year-old woman after offering a ride home on the back of a hired bike late at night.
  
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• Body recovered in search for man fallen overboard on cruise ship

  21-08-2026 18:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The man was reported missing at 08:35 on Ambassador Cruise Lines vessel MS Ambition, about 36 nautical miles from Arbroath.
  
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• Horror moment mum forced to flee family home with her kids as migrants invade nearby woods

  21-08-2026 18:00 via express.co.uk
  EXCLUSIVE: The mother-of-two no longer feels safe going to the beautiful farm after migrant 'mini camps' invaded the local area as traffickers try new tactics to get to Britain
  
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• Tesco announces major update across 4,000 UK stores

  21-08-2026 17:35 via express.co.uk
  Tesco has revealed it will expand a popular service for busy customers to more of its stores following a successful trial.
  
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• Child abuse trial of snooker champion Graeme Dott hears closing arguments

  21-08-2026 17:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dott, 49, is accused of lewd and libidinous behaviour towards a girl and boy between 1993 and 2010.
  
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• Woman kicked and strangled in horror attack – thug's mugshot says it all

  21-08-2026 17:20 via express.co.uk
  Charlie Stefano strangled the woman twice in a brutal assault.
  
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• Prince Harry and six others face privacy case legal bill of up to £34.5m

  21-08-2026 17:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The seven claimants, who include Sir Elton John and Liz Hurley, have to pay the Daily Mail publisher an initial £9.54m in the next seven days after losing a privacy case.
  
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• Cliff horses removed after more than 100 years in grazing rights row

  21-08-2026 17:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The decision to take the animals off Rhossili Common on the Gower Peninsula follows months of disagreement.
  
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• I’m a dog behaviourist - what Harry and Meghan must do before family return to UK

  21-08-2026 17:05 via express.co.uk
  EXCLUSIVE: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have some tough decisions ahead of their UK return.
  
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• Female teacher manipulated boy, 15, into sex then sent note about 'every piece' of him

  21-08-2026 16:54 via express.co.uk
  Emily Drury, 26, preyed on the lad after offering to tutor him to help him pass his GCSEs.
  
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• Dog who is 'part panda' desperate for new home after tragic start to life

  21-08-2026 16:44 via express.co.uk
  Panda was found living in a yard with a family who no longer wanted her - but she is now looking for a new forever home in the UK
  
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• Stormy autumn, cold winter - how might El Niño affect the UK weather?

  21-08-2026 16:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  This year's El Niño is expected to be the strongest in living memory and could lead to a range of impacts of the UK - including a stormy autumn.
  
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• Burnham to send high-performing civil servants to mayoral offices

  21-08-2026 16:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The prime minister said the scheme would help communities "unleash and unlock their potential".
  
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• Sir Anthony Hopkins often 'returns' to Wales on Google Maps

  21-08-2026 15:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Hollywood star who was born in Port Talbot says his thoughts bring him back to Wales every day.
  
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• Three admit arson attack at Persian media offices

  21-08-2026 14:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police were called to Volant Media's offices after an "ignited container" was thrown at the site.
  
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• Banned driver in stolen Maserati who killed pensioner jailed

  21-08-2026 14:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fraser Garden was almost three times the speed limit when he crashed into John Bell's garden in Broughty Ferry.
  
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• Killer jailed for murdering second flatmate

  21-08-2026 14:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Eugeniu Neamtu murdered Gheorghe Trica, three years after completing a sentence for killing another housemate.
  
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• Under-fives and pregnant women told to avoid runny eggs when eating out over salmonella risk

  21-08-2026 14:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The advice also applies to the over-65s and others with underlying medical conditions amid salmonella outbreak.
  
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• 'Superhero' boy, 9, with amputated foot completes Three Peaks Challenge in under 24 hours

  21-08-2026 13:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Albie-Junior Thomas was born without a fibula in his left leg, leading to his foot being removed at 15 months.
  
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• Royal Mail misses delivery targets again but hails 'encouraging' signs

  21-08-2026 13:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The struggling firm said it had improved its performance but missed regulator-set delivery targets.
  
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• Man denies charge over Manchester synagogue attack

  21-08-2026 12:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hekmat Omar Ali Hakim, 49, denied failing to disclose information regarding terrorist activity.
  
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• Meghan could return to acting once back in UK

  21-08-2026 12:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sources close to the Sussexes have not denied reports that Meghan has been offered an acting role in the UK.
  
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• Man who murdered stepmother's ex and ate finger jailed

  21-08-2026 12:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gabriel Brown claimed to be possessed by 19th Century occultist Aleister Crowley when carrying out the violent attack on Joseph Ernest Johnston.
  
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• Millennials have found it hard to buy homes – but things may be turning a corner

  21-08-2026 12:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Twenty-somethings are much less likely to own a home than previous generations. But data suggests things may be improving.
  
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