UK news

• Adding £1.50 item to lasagne while cooking makes it taste 'next level'

  22-08-2026 08:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A simple kitchen staple can transform a classic Italian comfort dish into a restaurant-quality feast
  
  Read more

• ‘Multiple fatalities’ after crash involving police car with major road closed

  22-08-2026 10:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  Several people have died after a crash on the A66 in the early hours of the morning (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto)Several people have died after a crash involving a police car and a Volkswagen Passat in North Yorkshire.
  A stretch of the A66 has been closed in the South Bank neighbourhood of Middlesbrough after a fatal crash this morning.Cleveland Police confirmed that the collision happened between a police vehicle and a Volkswagen Passat along the A66.
  The identity of the victims has not
  
  Read more

• Careful what you say! Disgruntled homeowner forced to pay builder a whopping $673,000 after accusing him of shoddy work in viral social media posts

  22-08-2026 10:13 via dailymail.com
  
  A homeowner's revenge campaign against the builder he claimed shattered his dream of owning a home has backfired spectacularly.
  
  Read more

• ‘What’s the point?’ – Michael Owen questions Mikel Arteta decision after Arsenal win

  22-08-2026 10:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  Former Premier League striker Michael Owen (Picture: Premier League Productions)Michael Owen was left surprised by Mikel Arteta’s substitutions during Arsenal’s 3-0 win over Coventry City in their Premier League opener.The Gunners got their title defence up and running in style, with goals from Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard securing a comfortable win at the Emirates.Fresh off their title-winning campaign, Arsenal have looked to add more depth to Arteta’s squad i
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• A66 crash: Multiple fatalities after collision involving police vehicle in South Bank

  22-08-2026 10:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Multiple people have died after a crash involving a police vehicle and a Volkswagen Passat on the A66 in South Bank in the early hours of this morning
  
  Read more

• Should Prince Harry & Meghan Markle get taxpayer-funded security? Take our poll and have your say

  22-08-2026 10:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  With the Duke and Duchess of Sussex set to move back to the UK within a matter of weeks, the issue of Harry’s police protection has resurfaced
  
  Read more

• Trauma in Walford as ailing Denise in EastEnders falls into a coma

  22-08-2026 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Denise’s condition gets worse (Picture: BBC)Panic sets in for absolutely everyone in EastEnders soon, as Denise Fox (Diane Parish) is put into a coma.As Denise’s treatment for blood cancer continues, her family are busy trying to find a stem-cell match for her.Next week, right in the middle of the search, Denise’s loved ones are told that she needs to be placed into a medically induced coma because her condition has gotten worse.
  Back in Walford, Kim Fox (Tameka Empson) realis
  
  Read more

• Aggressive runaway donkey jumped into van injuring three people

  22-08-2026 09:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The donkey jumped into a van and kicked and bit two motorists as well as a third woman who tried to restrain the aggressive animal - the motorists were said to have sustained minor injuries
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• At least five killed as 'speeding' bus ploughs into crowd in 'hit-and-run'

  22-08-2026 09:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A 'speeding' bus lost control in a village near Lauriya in Bihar, India and crashed into a crowd of people, killing at least five and injuring others
  
  Read more

• Bride holds wedding without groom after being jilted seven days before saying 'I do'

  22-08-2026 09:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Exclusive: When Katherine Jones' fiance said he didn't want to marry her, she was determined to have her three day wedding celebration anyway - groom or no groom.
  
  Read more

• BRIAN READE: 'Lies and hypocrisy of the welfare slashers is just taking the PIP'

  22-08-2026 09:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Reform's latest plan is to cut £22billion off the welfare bill by slashing PIP, so it's more than a coincidence, says Brian Reade, that the party thought the best time to announce this was after last week's by-election
  
  Read more

• Woman in her 40s ‘raped on woodland path’ with man arrested

  22-08-2026 09:17 via metro.co.uk
  
  The suspected attack happened on the path through the Boscombe nature reserve (Picture: Google)A man in his 60s has been arrested after a suspected rape on a nature path near Bournemouth beachfront.
  Detectives continue to probe a suspected rape in the Boscombe area of Bournemouth after reports of an attack on Wednesday evening.
  It unfolded after a woman, in her 40s, and a man had met on Woodland Walk that evening.
  Dorset Police said it received a report of the rape at 12.16am on Thursday night,
  
  Read more

• Lust of the summer wine: How one tiny corner of Yorkshire has seen FIVE female jail guards lose everything for having sex with prisoners

  22-08-2026 09:17 via dailymail.com
  
  The former pit villages clustered to the north of Doncaster are not the sort of places normally associated with extraordinary tales of criminality.
  
  Read more

• Martin Keown claims Arsenal star is ‘under pressure’ after Coventry win

  22-08-2026 09:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  Former Arsenal defender Martin Keown (Picture: Getty)Martin Keown believes Martin Odegaard is still ‘under pressure’ in an Arsenal shirt after the Gunners picked up a 3-0 win over Coventry City on Friday.The Premier League champions got their title defence underway with a flawless performance against the newly-promoted Sky Blues at the Emirates.Goals from Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka put Arsenal in control early on before Odegaard added a third shortly after the break.The Arsenal cap
  
  Read more

• Unhappy in nappy valley: The two City millionaires at war over a window one wants to build... and the other says will look directly into HIS mansion

  22-08-2026 09:09 via dailymail.com
  
  Luke Stovell wants to install floor-to-ceiling windows, a terrace, lightwells, a vast side extension at the London home he purchased for £6m three years ago.
  
  Read more

• 'Black community-only' days and bans for non-German speakers: How swimming pools have become Germany's new cultural battlegrounds

  22-08-2026 09:08 via dailymail.com
  
  As temperatures have soared, tensions have also boiled over. In Germany this has resulted in the politics around pools blowing up into a heated national debate.
  
  Read more

• Adam Peaty 'faces new crisis' after family feud drama as he's supported by Ramsays

  22-08-2026 09:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Adam Peaty is said to have been supported by his wife Holly Ramsay and her parents Gordon and Tana as he faces a 'new crisis'
  
  Read more

• Manchester Airport chaos as 'person gets onto airfield' and flights diverted

  22-08-2026 09:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police were called to Manchester Airport last night after a person 'encroached' onto the airfield, with seven flights diverted and at least 17 held in the skies
  
  Read more

• 'For most people heatwaves are unpleasant – for us they are life-threatening'

  22-08-2026 09:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As Reform's Deputy Leader Richard Tice dismisses extreme heat as good for sparkling wine, we speak to people whose lives are at risk during heatwaves
  
  Read more

• What I Own: We’ve transformed a £200,000 Chester bungalow into our dream home

  22-08-2026 09:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  This weekend, we’re just outside of Chester, visiting Claire Champion (Picture: Claire Champion/Ufurnish)Welcome back to What I Own – Metro’s property series where we speak to homeowners about getting on the ladder.When Claire Champion first met her husband 10 years ago, she was living just outside the city, in a flat she’d bought a couple of years prior.They’ve been together ever since, and when Claire moved into John’s £200,000 former b
  
  Read more

• Kim de-rails Dawn’s plan to escape Joe forever in Emmerdale as things get dangerous

  22-08-2026 09:00 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 PageThe clock is ticking for Dawn Taylor (Olivia Bromley) in Emmerdale, and that clock is going to feel like it’s ticking a whole lot faster next week, as Kim Tate (Claire King) is back.Dawn decided it was time to leave Joe Tate (Ned Porteous) after Billy Fletcher (Jay Kontzle) shared that her soon-to-be husband put him in hospital. Dawn and Billy got to w
  
  Read more

• Millions on 4 benefits must act by Sunday to secure £150 boost

  22-08-2026 08:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The government has issued a reminder to eligible households to check they are named on their energy bill
  
  Read more

• UK students from 2000 to 2002 'could still owe £8,000' as new data unveiled

  22-08-2026 08:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A new Freedom of Information request has led experts to question the situation
  
  Read more

• Full list of TV licence discounts as Government ‘considering’ new concessions

  22-08-2026 08:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The BBC Charter Review could see new concessions coming in, on top of four existing groups
  
  Read more

• ‘I got cancer at 26 - it opened doors I never expected’

  22-08-2026 08:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jordan Loydall is urging young people to 'trust their instincts' after his shock diagnosis
  
  Read more

• Royal Mail customers told to do one this before looking for missing parcels

  22-08-2026 08:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It can be frustrating to come home to find a parcel hasn't been delivered
  
  Read more

• Female teachers from Scots College make explosive claims about students' 'sexualised gestures', deepfakes and wolf-whistles in wake of gang rape charges

  22-08-2026 08:38 via dailymail.com
  
  Three teenage boys were arrested last week over the alleged sexual assault of a young girl in an alleyway in Bondi Junction.
  
  Read more

• Aussie taxi driver's Bali holiday nightmare after devastating spinal injury leaves him unable to walk

  22-08-2026 08:33 via dailymail.com
  
  A 72-year-old Queensland taxi driver has been left unable to walk after a devastating spinal injury in Bali, with his family facing more than $100,000 in expenses
  
  Read more

• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's former nanny's first impression of Sussexes

  22-08-2026 08:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lorren Khumalo was hired to look after Prince Archie in the months after he was born at Frogmore Cottage, and has since spoken candidly about her time working for The Duke and Duchess of Sussex
  
  Read more

• Jetstar flight dramatically halted on runway as crew ask 'is there a doctor?'

  22-08-2026 08:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jetstar flight 841 was due to go from Whitsunday Coast Airport in Australia to Sydney just after 3pm on Saturday, but was halted on the runway
  
  Read more

Follow @newslock_uknews on Twitter!