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• Adnan Syed: document casts doubt on case against Serial convict, lawyer says

  24-08-2015 23:14 via feeds.theguardian.com
  Rediscovered material from AT&T indicates phone location data cited by prosecution should not be considered ‘reliable information’A rediscovered document could undermine key cellphone evidence in the case against Adnan Syed, an attorney has claimed. Syed’s conviction for the murder of Hae Min Lee was the subject of the popular podcast Serial. In 2000, prosecutors used cellphone tower evidence to bolster testimony against Syed, arguing that call records put him near the park
  
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• Channel 4 worker found dead in sea 110 miles from home

  08-09-2026 21:41 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lolita Visa was pulled from the water in Llandudno, North Wales (Picture: Wales News Service)A Channel 4 worker was found dead in the sea more than 100 miles from her home, an inquest has heard.Television librarian Lolita Visa, 32, was pulled from the water off Llandudno, North Wales, on August 26.The inquest heard she had travelled from her home in Halifax, West Yorkshire, to visit her father in Manchester in the days before her death.She then travelled to Liverpool, where she sent a photo to
  
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• Flights are STILL grounded at UK airports after air traffic control 'technical failure' saw more than 600 cancelled - with fix 'taking longer than hoped'

  08-09-2026 21:18 via dailymail.com
  
  More than 600 departures and arrivals into British airports were cancelled by 5pm today, with thousands of passengers left stranded in terminals.
  
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• Mum met boy on beach holiday then used him to sell cocaine up to 20 times a day

  08-09-2026 21:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Elle Taylor, 28, also neglected a young girl in her care who subsequently ingested the class A drug
  
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• NTAs 2026 kicks off as Jeremy Clarkson makes cheeky quip onstage

  08-09-2026 21:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The National Television Awards bring together the great and good of the TV world as the stars go head to head in categories like Best Reality Documentary, Best TV Presenter and Best Comedy
  
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• ‘Not having it’ – Wayne Rooney urges Michael Carrick to drop Man Utd star

  08-09-2026 21:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  Former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney (Picture: PA)Wayne Rooney has urged Michael Carrick to stop deploying Matheus Cunha as Manchester United’s central striker after their draw with Everton.Cunha has led the line in all three Premier League matches so far this season, but has struggled to make an impact for the Red Devils.The Brazilian international is yet to get on the scoresheet and was ultimately replaced by Benjamin Sesko after 70 minutes on Sunday, with the Slovenian heading
  
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• Bodies of two siblings and their grandparents found after their private plane vanished off Bahamas coast

  08-09-2026 21:02 via dailymail.com
  
  Mario Lamar, 80, was piloting his Piper PA-34 Seneca carrying his wife Lili Lamar, 79, and two of their grandchildren, Sofia Sosa, 28, and Christian Sosa, 22, when the plane disappeared.
  
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• Powerful Westminster committee is under pressure to press ahead with its own probe into Peter Murrell scandal after Holyrood snub

  08-09-2026 20:59 via dailymail.com
  
  A powerful Westminster committee is set to consider calls to launch its own inquiry into the Peter Murrell scandal after Holyrood refused to carry out joint work.
  
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• Salma Hayek goes naked swimming to celebrate milestone birthday

  08-09-2026 20:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  Salma Hayek is celebrating in style (Picture: EPA)Salma Hayek is celebrating her 60th birthday by stripping down to her birthday suit.
  The Oscar-nominated actor celebrated the big day on Wednesday, September 2, but she’s still making a splash online.
  Salma shared the photos on Instagram, which show her paddling in the sea while stark naked, with her modesty carefully covered by the water.
  The From Dusk till Dawn star captioned the revealing photos: ’60 and grateful.’Unsurprisi
  
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• I spy the next 007! Slow Horses star backs Scotland's own Jack Lowden

  08-09-2026 20:52 via dailymail.com
  
  Oscar winner Gary Oldman has said the new James Bond has already been picked and he's hoping the part has gone to his Slow Horses co-star Jack Lowden.
  
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• Decorated Falklands hero who led Marines on 80-mile 'yomp' to force surrender of Argentinian forces dies aged 86

  08-09-2026 20:51 via dailymail.com
  
  A decorated war hero who led Britain's commandos to victory in the Falklands and later served in Margaret Thatcher's government has died.
  
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• 'We've got nothing left': Parents who lost their only surviving son 16 years after he tried to save his brother with cancer tell of their heartache

  08-09-2026 20:44 via dailymail.com
  
  'I don't know how we carry on without him,' Amanda Pearce's voice shakes. 'It just doesn't feel real.'
  
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• Trump claims he was pulled to safety from Ground Zero right after 9/11

  08-09-2026 20:44 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 PageDonald Trump has again inserted himself into 9/11 claiming to have been pulled to safety by firefighters in the wake of the world’s deadliest terror attack.The US President was making a speech near the White House where a massive, 21-foot, nearly 17,000-pound steel beam recovered from the South Tower was on display for the 25th anniversary of the Twin
  
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• ‘I could hear snoring’: Inside the weird four-hour Elon Musk documentary screening

  08-09-2026 20:44 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 four-hour screening is a tough sell, although this year’s Venice Film Festival isn’t shying away from marathon movies.We’ve got both Alex Gibney’s Musk and Challengers filmmaker Luca Guadagnino’s seven-hour Bernardo Bertolucci effort, Joie de Vivre (although that’s being split into two parts – cowards).The Elon Mus
  
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• RNLI lifeboats carrying 120 migrants denied access to land in two UK ports

  08-09-2026 20:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  When the boats eventually landed at Eastney, Hampshire, anti-migrants protesters blocked the road before clashing with riot cops
  
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• RNLI lifeboats carrying 120 migrants denied access to land at two UK ports

  08-09-2026 20:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  When the boats eventually landed at Eastney, Hampshire, anti-migrants protesters blocked the road before clashing with riot cops
  
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• Four bodies found after plane carrying two siblings, 22 and 28, and grandparents crashed in Bahamas waters

  08-09-2026 20:43 via dailymail.com
  
  Mario Lamar, 80, was piloting his Piper PA-34 Seneca carrying his wife Lili Lamar, 79, and two of their grandchildren, Sofia Sosa, 28, and Christian Sosa, 22, when the plane disappeared.
  
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• Travellers are ordered to leave illegal site opposite Britain's nuclear weapons factory where they built 13 static homes

  08-09-2026 20:38 via dailymail.com
  
  The group had built 13 static homes on the land opposite the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE)'s Aldermaston site in Berkshire in 2025.
  
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• RUTH CHARTERIS KC: Corrosive domestic abuse is not a women's issue - it is a societal issue. And we must ALL play a part in tackling it

  08-09-2026 20:34 via dailymail.com
  
  As Lord Advocate, leading Scotland's prosecution system, I am deeply concerned about the prevalence of domestic abuse.
  
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• Victims of worst ever English Channel migrant boat disaster 'paid at least £2,500 for place' on doomed dinghy

  08-09-2026 20:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  14 alleged people smugglers face involuntary manslaughter charges after dozens of migrants died in the English Channel in what was the worst disaster in the busy waterway
  
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• Calls at food and drink summit for SNP's price cap plans to be scrapped

  08-09-2026 20:31 via dailymail.com
  
  Unanimous calls for the supermarket price cap plan to be scrapped have been made directly to SNP ministers by Scotland's food and drink industry.
  
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• 'RNLI don't check passports before saving lives - they're real British heroes not so-called patriots'

  08-09-2026 20:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  For those who have been rescued, or had loved ones saved from drowning, it's impossible to thank these British heroes enough for what they do - yet so-called 'patriots' branded them 'traitors'
  
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• British father makes last-minute plea to authorities hours before learning if he will be prosecuted for the death of his son who fell from Cyprus hotel window

  08-09-2026 20:22 via dailymail.com
  
  A 37-year-old British father charged over the death of his two-year-old son at the King Evelthon Hotel near Paphos in Cyprus on July 12 has formally urged authorities to drop the case.
  
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• EastEnders confirms Max and Zoe’s fates as new spoilers reveal what happens next

  08-09-2026 20:20 via metro.co.uk
  
  The aftermath of that shocking twist (Picture: BBC / Metro)If Max Branning (Jake Wood) collapsing on his wedding day while clutching his chest in agony has left you desperate to find out what happens next in EastEnders, then you’ve come to the right place.Being Walford’s resident lothario is stressful work, something which Max knows too well, given his penchant for destroying people’s marriages and blowing up families.
  But this time around it’s his own wedding he’s
  
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• Scottish civil servants even live outside of Europe just to avoid SNP's taxes

  08-09-2026 20:15 via dailymail.com
  
  Scottish civil servants are avoiding paying the SNP 's punishing income tax rates by living in other parts of the UK and as far afield as Spain , Poland and even outside of Europe.
  
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• Trump-backed Mike Collins' Senate bid has gone 'disastrously wrong' as Republicans fear he'll drag the whole ticket down with him

  08-09-2026 20:11 via dailymail.com
  
  Trump-backed Republican Representative Mike Collins' Senate campaign has been battered by scandals, an ethics investigation and a staggering fundraising gap.
  
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• Trump's 'BUY AMERICAN' fury ignites all-out war with Canada as he vows to block billionaires' favorite jets

  08-09-2026 20:09 via dailymail.com
  
  President Donald Trump has escalated his trade war with Canada even further by announcing new rules cracking down on a Canadian jet manufacturer.
  
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• Miracle survival as loving husband and wife hit by freak lightning strike found unresponsive by good Samaritans on Florida hiking trail

  08-09-2026 20:08 via dailymail.com
  
  Aaron Walenga, 48, and his wife Elizabeth Clare, 43, were found unresponsive on a hiking trail by three unidentified good Samaritans who stopped to help them and called 911.
  
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• Nigel Farage accused of trying to distract from Reform donations scandal with burka ban

  08-09-2026 20:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The Reform UK leader was criticised after calling for a burka ban in response to the chilling scenes which saw 300 masked far-right protesters blocked roads around the Port of Dover
  
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• Former SNP health secretary calls John Swinney's health board reform plans 'fool's gold'

  08-09-2026 20:05 via dailymail.com
  
  A former SNP health secretary has labelled John Swinney's plan to slash NHS boards to improve services 'fool's gold'.
  
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