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• Alan Pardew makes Arsenal transfer prediction and huge title claim after Community Shield win

  16-08-2026 21:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arsenal are ‘head and shoulders’ above the rest in the Premier League, says Alan Pardew (Picture: talkSPORT)Alan Pardew says Arsenal look ‘head and shoulders’ above their rivals in the Premier League ahead of their title defence this coming season.The Gunners breezed past a lacklustre Manchester City to get their hands on the first piece of silverware up for grabs this weekend, putting three goals past Enzo Maresca’s men to clinch the Community Shield in comprehens
  
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• Julian Alvarez makes new Arsenal transfer decision after Atletico Madrid agreement

  23-08-2026 23:41 via metro.co.uk
  
  Julian Alvarez is keen to leave Atletico Madrid (Picture: Getty)Arsenal have been handed a boost in their pursuit of Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez, according to reports in Spain.The Gunners have held long-term interest in Alvarez, the Argentina international who has played in two World Cup finals.Arsenal spent £64m to sign Viktor Gyokeres last summer and the Sweden international scored 21 goals in his first season at the Emirates Stadium to help Mikel Arteta’s side win the
  
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• Incredible moment robot smashes Usain Bolt's 100-metre record of 9.58 seconds

  23-08-2026 23:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A headless machine called Tiangong Ultra was the standout performer at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing where stunned spectators spoke of their amazement
  
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• I was the Aussie almost killed by a great white shark - this is how I survived as it held onto my leg

  23-08-2026 23:35 via dailymail.com
  
  Two months on, the mother-of-one has broken her silence in an emotional interview set to air next Sunday.
  
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• Trump's son in law meets with top House Democrat as Republicans stare down a potential midterm disaster

  23-08-2026 23:27 via dailymail.com
  
  President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has met with House Minority Leader, Hakeem Jeffries.
  
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• Pilot, 62, fighting for life after plane crash trapped him in wreckage

  23-08-2026 23:24 via metro.co.uk
  
  Popham Airfield’s website says both runways are closed ‘until further notice’. (Picture: Getty)A pilot is fighting for his life in hospital after his light aircraft crashed and flipped over at an airfield.The pilot had to be ripped out of the wreckage after the plane came down in Popham Airfield in Hampshire at 5.45pm on Sunday.He was taken to Southampton Hospital where he is receiving treatment for his injuries.Hampshire Police said officers had attended the scene and liaised
  
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• Kevin Maguire: 'Reactionary Reform has declined just like threadbare Union banners amid flag mania'

  23-08-2026 23:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  OPINION: Our man Kevin Maguire argues the heyday of Nigel Farage's Reform UK "feels over for good reasons" as he points out the party has fallen in the polls
  
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• The INFURIATING reason why M9 crash driver was in stolen BMW on tragic night - despite having been arrested in a stolen car just TWO WEEKS before crash that left innocent sisters and little boy fighting for life

  23-08-2026 23:18 via dailymail.com
  
  An M9 gang member was arrested in a stolen vehicle just two weeks before last weekend's horror crash - yet Kamil Pustkowski was back robbing cars later the same night
  
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• Aussie activist who wants trans athletes banned from female sport pulls out of rally after chilling 'bullet' death threat: 'You will suffer'

  23-08-2026 23:18 via dailymail.com
  
  A controversial women's rights activist has pulled out of a rally due to be held in Sydney on Sunday after being inundated with death threats from trans rights activists.
  
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• Reform's social housing plans will leave 'more families at risk of homelessness'

  23-08-2026 23:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Reform UK has been criticised after unveiling "unserious and unworkable" plans which it is argued will make it more difficult for single parents or unemployed people to access social housing
  
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• Joe utterly horrified as Dawn’s full Emmerdale betrayal explodes – he will take shock action

  23-08-2026 23:00 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 proverbial hits the fan as Joe Tate (Ned Porteous) learns the true depth of betrayal from his bride Dawn Taylor (Olivia Bromley) as she packs up her things and prepares to leave Emmerdale – on their wedding day!After Dawn learned Joe was the one to leave Billy for dead (even though he wasn’t), she has been desperate to escape Joe’s clut
  
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• A66 crash: Three questions remain unanswered including why Passat was marked as suspicious before smash

  23-08-2026 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Seven people died when a Volkswagen Passat travelling the wrong way along the A66 collided with a police car - but key questions about the persuit and the movements before the crash remain unanswered
  
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• Joe Marler reveals cute reason he is transforming into first ever celebrity Gladiator

  23-08-2026 22:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Joe Marler is joining BBC’s Gladiators as the show’s first-ever Celebrity Gladiator (Picture: Ian West/PA Wire)‘Contestant, are you ready?’ Joe Marler has spoken for the first time about his transformation from Rugby legend into a Gladiator brute.The Traitors star will be rebranded as ‘Mauler’ in the upcoming BBC series – a permanent cast member taking on contestants, a marked difference to celebrity guests.But the kind-hearted father revealed it was hi
  
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• Fresh humiliation for NY doctor being sued by his stripper mistress as excruciating new secrets about his cheating past emerge

  23-08-2026 22:37 via dailymail.com
  
  Dr. Keith Hoerning was a married father of three when he began an affair with Nicole Elliot in 2017, a 24-year-old medical assistant at his Long Island practice. Now another mistress is suing him.
  
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• Man charged with murder after Irish mum-of-three found dead in Australia

  23-08-2026 22:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Annmarie O'Reilly, 30, originally from Clonmel in Co Tipperary, died after being found injured at her home in Ferntree Gully, a Melbourne suburb in Victoria, Australia
  
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• Motorcyclist who lost leg when his Harley-Davidson flipped in the air as firetruck hit him wins staggering $28m payout

  23-08-2026 22:27 via dailymail.com
  
  Robert Danbom won $28 million after he was crushed by a firetruck while headed through an intersection in East Hollywood on September 2, 2021.
  
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• Circus acrobat who plunged 15 feet in front of a horrified crowd and shattered a dozen bones on impact is now SUING Cirque du Soleil for nearly $17 million

  23-08-2026 22:20 via dailymail.com
  
  The Russian acrobat, who holds the world record for most seated aerial hoop rotations, is seeking $16.75 million from Cirque du Soleil after she suffered devastating injuries from her fall.
  
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• Showdown at the top of Police Scotland as chief is told: 'You've lost the dressing room'

  23-08-2026 22:19 via dailymail.com
  
  Scotland's police chief was told she had 'lost the dressing room' in a showdown with a senior colleague, the Mail can reveal.
  
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• Wean-spotting! Ewan McGregor on his joy at son's Scots accent, and moving back to Scotland to be closer with family

  23-08-2026 22:18 via dailymail.com
  
  He is a Hollywood star who left home in his teens. And Ewan McGregor has now explained he moved back to Scotland to be closer to his family.
  
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• ‘Not good enough’ – Gary Neville tells Man Utd to sign two players before transfer deadline

  23-08-2026 22:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  Manchester United legend Gary Neville (Picture: Sky Sports)Gary Neville has urged Manchester United to make two more signings before the transfer deadline as Michael Carrick’s defence was exposed in the shock opening-day defeat to Hull City.The Red Devils suffered a hugely disappointing 2-0 defeat to newly-promoted Hull on Saturday.United have had a fairly subdued summer transfer window to date, with Youri Tielemans and Andrey Santos the club’s only two major signings.Manchester Uni
  
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• Husband of slain therapist finally breaks silence on killing that rocked their ritzy horse country town... as fear and rumors run wild over mystery of powerful pharma exec's daughter who was knifed to death

  23-08-2026 22:06 via dailymail.com
  
  Conor Hanlon, 36, was seen wearing his wedding ring while returning to his car after picking up a bagel near his Chester Township home, where his wife, Brooke, 35, was found stabbed to death.
  
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• Grieving mum whose son, 16, drowned during heatwave makes desperate plea to Andy Burnham

  23-08-2026 21:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kaddy Ceesay, from Sheffield, told how her wonderful son Muhammed Secka was her family's hope and their pillar and is desperate for other families to avoid this hearbreak
  
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• STEPHEN DAISLEY: Sadly for patients, the NHS has gone down with the sickness of secrecy... a malady that starts at the very top

  23-08-2026 21:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Picture it: you're sitting bored in your hospital bed when your eye wanders from the lightly-nibbled poke of grapes on the side table to a headline in a nearby newspaper. .
  
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• Picturesque Jewish summer camp quickly turns into nightmare after drunken gunman open fired on basketball court...where campers as young as SEVEN were playing

  23-08-2026 21:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Pascal Cohen, the owner of Camp Modin in Belgrade, Maine, has filed a complaint against Nathan Hewett, 36, who he said pelted the basketball courts with bullets during a drunken rampage.
  
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• Skins star ‘earns three times Channel 4 show salary on OnlyFans’

  23-08-2026 21:35 via metro.co.uk
  
  Megan Prescott has said she’s earned three times her Skins salary on OnlyFans (Picture: David Fisher/Shutterstock)Skins star Megan Prescott has said that when she joined OnlyFans during the pandemic, she only had £300 to her name.Prescott starred as Katie Finch in the cult Channel 4 show, acting in 16 episodes of the noughties touchstone alongside her twin sister Kathryn.But the 35-year-old actress has said in a new interview that her earnings on the explicit content sharing platfor
  
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• German politician dubbed 'craziest councillor' wants to turn city of Mannheim into 'swinger's paradise' by hosting sex party at council building

  23-08-2026 21:34 via dailymail.com
  
  While most councillors are focused on fixing problems with traffic lights or bin collections, Julien Ferrat wants to turn the city of Mannheim into a 'swinger's paradise'.
  
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• 'Save others from the same nightmare eighteen families have endured after drownings'

  23-08-2026 21:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  More than 50 people have drowned in open water in 2026 alone and, over recent years, dozens of other families have endured heartbreak after the deaths of loved ones
  
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• How the Great British chippy now costs £11: Average price of traditional fish and chip takeaways soars as overfishing of cod and sanctions against Russia take their toll on shops

  23-08-2026 21:33 via dailymail.com
  
  Five years ago, the average cost of a portion of fish and chips was £6.95, nearly £4 cheaper than the meal would cost today, according to the Office for National Statistics.
  
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• Gary Neville makes huge Arsenal title claim after Liverpool draw with Newcastle

  23-08-2026 21:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  Man Utd legend and ex-England defender Gary Neville (Picture: Getty)Gary Neville says Arsenal should retain the Premier League trophy ‘by a street’ as neither Manchester City or Liverpool look like title-winning teams.The Gunners began their title defence with a routine 3-0 win over newly-promoted Coventry City on Friday night.Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka scored first-half goals for Mikel Arteta’s side before Martin Odegaard added a third after the break.Man City and Liverpool,
  
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• Gary Neville makes Arsenal and Chelsea title claim after Liverpool draw with Newcastle

  23-08-2026 21:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  Man Utd legend and ex-England defender Gary Neville (Picture: Getty)Gary Neville has ‘never been so sure’ Arsenal will retain the Premier League trophy and says Chelsea could be their biggest rivals as neither Manchester City or Liverpool look like title-winning teams.The Gunners began their title defence with a routine 3-0 win over newly-promoted Coventry City on Friday night.Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka scored first-half goals for Mikel Arteta’s side before Martin Odegaard ad
  
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