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• This supermarket wine was cringe in the 90s — now it’s better than you remember

  08-08-2026 11:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  The £7.50 wine a real contender on supermarket shelves (Picture: Getty Images)Remember when you couldn’t move for Australian wine?And I mean the high-octane, turbo-charged stuff that gave you a headache just by looking at it.Names like Hardy’s, Banrock Station, Rosemount, Lindeman’s, and Jacob’s Creek basically owned our shopping trolley in the 90s. And of course, we can’t forget the mighty (at the time) Oxford Landing.
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• Yellow health alerts in place ahead of fifth heatwave and 36°C highs scorching UK again

  08-08-2026 10:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sightseers shield themselves from the scorching sun outside Buckingham Palace (Picture: Vuk Valcic/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock)The UK is set to bake under a fifth heatwave, with new heat health alerts in place and highs of 36°C forecast.The yellow heat health alerts run from 9am on Saturday to 9pm on Tuesday and warn that the hot weather is likely to affect the wellbeing of the population.The Met Office said temperatures will climb through the weekend as heatwave conditions return, with a
  
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• Mum loses 9 stone and drops from size 22 to 6 but 'operation wasn't a magic fix'

  08-08-2026 10:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Amy Salmon had spent years comfort eating and despite trying countless diets, she couldn't shift the extra pounds
  
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• Moment thieves flee with £60,000 gold chains before launching vicious attack on the jeweller who chased them

  08-08-2026 10:22 via dailymail.com
  
  Steve Sharp was punched and kicked after pursuing the men from his rural workshop near St Cleer, Cornwall, on Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Tributes to 'wonderful' dad, 44, who died after being hit by six vehicles on busy A40

  08-08-2026 10:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tributes have poured in for a much-loved dad remembered as a “wonderful” man after the fatal A40 incident in Carmarthen.
  
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• The failures that left sex predator Simon Levy free to murder two women revealed

  08-08-2026 10:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  Simon Levy was found guilty of murdering two women in 2025 (Picture: Met Police)Two officers are under investigation for misconduct after a serial sex predator was left free to murder two women and rape a third despite warnings that he was a danger to women.Simon Levy, 40, was found guilty on Friday at the Old Bailey of murdering grandmother Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 53, in March 2025 and mother-of-four Sheryl Wilkins, 39, in August that year.The Metropolitan Police, British Transport Police
  
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• Instant karma after man shattered police car’s windscreen while on emergency call

  08-08-2026 10:03 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 man who threw glass bottles at an emergency police car shattering the windscreen received instant karma after meekly admitting: ‘I don’t know why I did that.’Footage shows Mark Fraser hurling a blue carrier bag, smashing it into the vehicle on an emergency call out in Aberdare, South Wales.Fraser, 40, after throwing the bag of glass bottl
  
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• Tom Holland and Zendaya’s ‘cringey’ old social media photos prove they’re soulmates

  08-08-2026 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Tom Holland and Zendaya used Instagram just like every other teenager (Picture: Tom Holland/Zendaya)Tomdaya fans are rejoicing as Tom Holland and Zendaya threw a big wedding bash this week at one of Britain’s most luxurious locations.
  The pair, who officially tied the knot in a very secret ceremony earlier this year as confirmed by the Euphoria star’s stylist Law Roach, celebrated their nuptials at Surrey’s Beaverbrook Hotel.It’s a venue fitting for royalty, as well as a
  
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• Joel confronts all teen suspects over the attack with an EastEnders twist coming

  08-08-2026 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Joel sets out to get answers as he confronts the teens – and big revelations follow (Picture: BBC / Jack Barnes / Kieron McCarron)Joel Marshall (Max Murray) makes it his mission to get answers in EastEnders next week as he confronts all the teens suspected of having played a role in his attack.
  The character made no shortage of enemies in the Square due to his misogynistic views and vile attitude towards women.
  He was jailed back in January after a devastating attack on stepmum Vicki Fowl
  
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• Emmerdale’s summer storyline spoilers for 2026 reveal death, stunt and iconic return

  08-08-2026 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  The iconic women of Emmerdale take centre stage this summer (Picture: ITV)Much like the weather, things are heating up in Emmerdale this summer, with a sizzling season of secrets set to explode – and a delicious comeback at the centre of it all.New allegiances are formed and old feuds are reignited, with six iconic women taking centre stage amid a number of months that will change the eponymous village forever.
  Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) is determined to do whatever it takes to protect
  
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• Donald Trump's wild week saw him melt down over his ballroom and chase a toddler around

  08-08-2026 09:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Trump found himself chasing a toddler around a stage in Las Vegas, which was more entertaining than anything ever put on at the Sphere. Here's your weekly roundup of the nonsense coming out of Trumpworld
  
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• Arsenal turn to £85m winger after missing out on Vinicius Junior transfer

  08-08-2026 09:32 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arsenal are looking to launch a new move for Kenan Yildiz (Getty)Arsenal are considering a new approach for Juventus winger Kenan Yildiz, according to reports.The Premier League champions’ transfer plans were dealt a major blow this week as Vinicius Junior decided to extend his contract with Real Madrid.Mikel Arteta has already strengthened the left side of his attack with the £34 million signing of Christos Tzolis from Club Brugge.But Arsenal remain in the market for another left-s
  
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• Another hosepipe ban starts today - what is exempt and what you can't do in your gardens

  08-08-2026 09:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Another water company has imposed a hosepipe ban on millions of customers as low rainfall and another incoming heatwave puts pressure on water supplies
  
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• Frances Barber fulfils 40-year dream to land heartbreaking Corrie role

  08-08-2026 09:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Legendary actress Frances Barber recalls being so starstruck by Coronation Street's Barbara Knox that she lost her voice, calling her guest role on the soap a total dream come true
  
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• Brian Reade: 'Farage said Brexit would stop the boats - we must ignore his cynical fantasies'

  08-08-2026 09:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nigel Farage and Reform flog the illusion Britain can be magicked back to some glorious, all-white, problem-free past, says Brian Reade, and it's trapped a naive group into a mental straitjacket
  
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• 'I won £2.7m on lottery but returned to stacking shelves at M&S – money never changed me'

  08-08-2026 09:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It has been just over 30 years since Elaine Thompson won £2.7million on the lottery with her husband Derek but she has explained why she kept working in M&S up until her recent retirement
  
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• Mystery deaths of Epstein's associates: How multiple friends of paedophile tycoon have died in unusual circumstances fuelling conspiracy theories

  08-08-2026 09:07 via dailymail.com
  
  A growing number of those connected to the disgraced financier died, fuelling persistent speculation surrounding the case.
  
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• Woman loses 11 stone without leaving her home by using a wall to work out

  08-08-2026 09:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Laci Gilbert dropped 159lbs with the help of the Simple lifestyle app and at-home Pilates
  
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• What I Own: I nearly passed on my £635,000 Surrey three-bed — then I remembered my golden rule

  08-08-2026 09:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  This weekend, we’re visiting Emma Potter near Hampton Court (Picture: Justin Griffiths-Williams)Welcome back to What I Own – Metro’s property series where we speak to homeowners about getting on the ladder.When Emma Potter first saw her house online, it was an instant no.The three-bed was in Molesey, a Surrey neighbourhood near to Hampton Court that she’d been planning to move to for years — but it needed so much work, she shied away from even lookin
  
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• Lewis to be left ‘devastated’ in Emmerdale as Kev’s dark secrets come to light

  08-08-2026 09:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Things are going to get tough… (Picture: Mark Bruce/ITV)I can’t lie: Kev Townsend (Chris Coghill) has been my favourite addition to not only Emmerdale, but the whole of Soapland in forever.He’s utterly hilarious, with the kind of comic timing and delivery usually found exclusively in sitcoms, tempered only by his dramatic capabilities, creating a thoroughly nuanced human being, deeply flawed and damaged, though still with the desire to change.While his ‘relationshi
  
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• 'I spent night at Travelodge and woke up covered in 100 bites – people say I look diseased'

  08-08-2026 09:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Travel blogger Hannah Stephenson has managed to largely avoid bugs during her trips to Asia and Africa, but she was left with more than 100 bed bug bites during a night at a Travelodge
  
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• Teen, 17, is allegedly tortured and wrapped in plastic before being dumped in bushland - as seven are charged

  08-08-2026 08:51 via dailymail.com
  
  The teenager was found by a jogger in bushland off Cape Pallarenda Road in Townsville.
  
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• Bristol Airport live: Families stranded as passengers rage 'let us out' after mass flight chaos

  08-08-2026 08:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Bristol Airport is closed due to emergency runway repairs, with departures cancelled and inbound flights diverted
  
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• What are legal rights when neighbour's car alarm goes off all day and night

  08-08-2026 08:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A car alarm that repeatedly sounds throughout the day can quickly become a nuisance, but is there anything legal you can do to stop it?
  
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• Royal Mail could 'suspend' post for millions of homes

  08-08-2026 08:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Royal Mail is urging potentially millions of households to act - or risk their post being disrupted
  
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• Miss North Carolina hits back after she was stripped of her title over racist posts as she claims her religious beliefs made her a target

  08-08-2026 08:15 via dailymail.com
  
  Brittany Boltinhouse, 27, was crowned as Miss North Carolina earlier this summer and was expected to compete in the national pageant until her title was stripped.
  
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• 750,000 people are about to see their mortgage payments jump by £170 a month

  08-08-2026 08:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Around 750,000 homeowners are currently sitting on mortgage deals under 3% interest
  
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• 14-day cooling off rule that all UK shoppers need to know about

  08-08-2026 08:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Consumer rights expert Martyn James explains everything you need to know about cooling off periods
  
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• Prince Harry's tattoo plan stopped by friends who 'promised to knock him out'

  08-08-2026 08:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  While the Duke of Sussex is not believed to have any tattoos, he has previously spoken about his desire to get one during a trip to Las Vegas in 2012, before his friends stopped him
  
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• Counter-terror police investigating Ann Widdecombe's murder reopen probe into firebombing incident at Nigel Farage's home

  08-08-2026 08:06 via dailymail.com
  
  Investigators announced on Friday night that they were looking again into a report of an attempted burglary at a London address in April 2025.
  
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• Inside Princess Beatrice's 'traumatic' life in shadows as royal expert makes major demand over money

  08-08-2026 08:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Princess Beatrice celebrates her 38th birthday today after having to endure a year of constant revelations about her parents, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson
  
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• University of Michigan to HIDE grades from students and scrub them from transcripts due to a 'mental health crisis'

  08-08-2026 08:03 via dailymail.com
  
  Final letter grades will be hidden, excluded from a student's grade point average, and scrubbed from external transcripts.
  
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• Cheryl's complicated life since losing Liam as she 'plots major comeback'

  08-08-2026 08:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Cheryl has kept a low profile after the 'earth shattering' loss of her ex boyfriend Liam Payne, but now she may finally be ready to tell her story - on her terms
  
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• 'I tested 4 supermarket Chinese meal deals - one £9 box beat my local'

  08-08-2026 08:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The average Brit orders up to two takeaways a month, but with rising prices, a Friday night treat can quickly add up to a small fortune
  
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• M&S shoppers are obsessed with this £48 slip dress that works for every season

  08-08-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  There are so many wears to wear this £48 beauty! (Picture: Metro/M&S/Getty)
  Metro journalists select and curate the products that feature on our site. If you make a purchase via links on this page we will earn commission – learn more
  When it comes to buying new clothes, it can often feel like a chore, sifting through what’s worth the investment, how versatile it is, and whether it will flatter your body shape. There are endless questions to be asked.One in particular is wh
  
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• Frustrated Trump turns on ANOTHER ally as 'weak' Homeland Security boss Markwayne Mullin is in angry president's crosshairs over four key 'mistakes'

  08-08-2026 07:39 via dailymail.com
  
  Mullin was confirmed in March after being named Trump's pick to replace ousted Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem but may have already worn out his welcome.
  
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• Trump's hair-raising appearance in Las Vegas sends online sleuths into a frenzy over president's impossible glow-up

  08-08-2026 07:32 via dailymail.com
  
  President Donald Trump's refreshed hair style on Wednesday sent the internet into a frenzy, as theories of a wig took over and memes poured in.
  
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• Tragic history of the bizarre Sydney secret society mansion named 'Saturn's Rings' revealed after 23-year-old dies in dog attack

  08-08-2026 07:32 via dailymail.com
  
  Emergency services were called to the sprawling 40-hectare property on Badgully Road at Eschol Park, in Sydney's southwest, shortly before midday on Wednesday.
  
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• Ronnie O’Sullivan told his ‘fear factor has gone’ ahead of huge tournament

  08-08-2026 07:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Are players no longer afraid of the Rocket? (Picture: PA Wire)Ronnie O’Sullivan has struck fear into his opponents for over 30 years, but perhaps those days are finally at an end.The Rocket is still among the world’s best at 50 years old, reaching two big ranking finals last season and producing some stunning moments.Two 147s in the same match against Chris Wakelin in the semi-finals of the Saudi Arabia Masters and a world record break of 153 against Ryan Day at the World Open, were
  
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• Trump presents fresh 'evidence' Reflecting Pool WAS vandalized as he makes an unsubtle demand of besieged US Attorney Jeanine Pirro

  08-08-2026 06:56 via dailymail.com
  
  The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has divided the president from one of his staunchest longtime allies.
  
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• I'm 35, my mates in investment banking are at risk of losing their jobs ... but I'm in an AI-proof industry that will always be needed

  08-08-2026 06:50 via dailymail.com
  
  Brenden Morrissey says many jobs that require university degrees could eventually be affected by artificial intelligence.
  
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• Woke University of Michigan to HIDE grades from students and scrub them from transcripts due to a 'mental health crisis'

  08-08-2026 06:46 via dailymail.com
  
  Final letter grades will be hidden, excluded from a student's grade point average, and scrubbed from external transcripts.
  
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• Meghan Markle reveals her 'superpower and how daughter Lilibet makes her feel ‘brave’

  08-08-2026 06:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Duchess of Sussex has shared the power of Princess Lilibet in a new, personal admission ahead of the release of her production company’s latest documentary, Cookie Queens
  
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• Inside illicit relationship between prison officer pals and jailed gangster brothers

  08-08-2026 06:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Prison officers Jai Gascoyne, 25, and Elle Walton, 27 were both jailed for their illicit relationships with inmates Dil Nawaz, 30, and Haq Nawaz, 32 while working at HMP Buckley Hall
  
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• Perseid Meteor Shower 2026 to peak over UK after solar eclipse - complete guide

  08-08-2026 06:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The August 12 solar eclipse will coincide with the peak of one of the year's most spectacular meteor showers - here's everything you need to know about the Perseids
  
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• Gina Rinehart's company releases blistering takedown of ABC's 'belated' apology over disgusting joke that 'normalised violent torture against a woman till death'

  08-08-2026 05:18 via dailymail.com
  
  The ABC sparked outrage after airing a film by Kate McGuinness critical of Mrs Rinehart during the Race Around the World filmmaking competition on July 12.
  
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• Trump rages at two 'national disgrace' judges after they slap down his beloved ballroom remodel, setting up a Supreme Court showdown

  08-08-2026 05:12 via dailymail.com
  
  On Friday, a three-judge panel ruled 2-1 that the President must stop construction on the site of the East Wing, which was destroyed as part of the $400 million plan.
  
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• NHS worker with psoriasis ‘couldn’t move without skin splitting’ before £11 buy

  08-08-2026 05:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  'In a period of about two months, most of my psoriasis is gone'
  
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• Your horoscopes start making a lot more sense once you hit 40 — this is why

  08-08-2026 05:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Find you’re relating to astrology more as you age? You’re not alone (Picture: Getty)When people don’t relate to their star sign or aspects of their birth chart, it doesn’t mean they never will — in many cases, they’re just trying too early.It takes time to unfurl into your full personality, purpose and true nature. The authenticity of childhood traits and interests gets worn away with schooling, hormones, and peer pressure.
  While the first Saturn Return at 30
  
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• Young woman, 25, dies weeks before second wedding anniversary - as driver who allegedly stole vehicle before crashing into two cars faces manslaughter charge

  08-08-2026 04:54 via dailymail.com
  
  Savannah Spence Paige, 25, died after a 36-year-old man allegedly stole a vehicle and collided with two cars in Smithfield, Cairns, on Wednesday.
  
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