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• Arsenal star set for transfer exit after Community Shield decision

  16-08-2026 15:27 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta (Picture: Getty)Arsenal are planning to offload Ethan Nwaneri before the summer transfer window closes after he was left out of the Community Shield against Manchester City.Nwaneri has been linked with another move away from Arsenal this summer after spending the second-half of last season on loan at Marseille.The 19-year-old is one of the most highly-rated players in Europe despite a disappointing 2025-26 campaign.The midfielder became the youngest player to ever play
  
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• Major rail operator serving London issues urgent ‘do not travel’ warning

  16-08-2026 17:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  Passengers to and from London King’s Cross face severe delays for the rest of the day (Picture: Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto/Shutterstock)Thousands of passengers face disruption on the railways after major damage to overhead wires, causing mayhem at London King’s Cross.
  Sunday journeys have been thrown into chaos after the wires broke between Peterborough and Stevenage, blocking part of the East Coast Main Line.
  Grand Central, Great Northern, Hull Trains, LNER, Lumo and Thameslink are sl
  
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• Married At First Sight’s John Aiken addresses ‘difficult’ new season after Mel Schilling’s death

  16-08-2026 16:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mel was first diagnosed with colon cancer in December 2023 and died earlier this year (Picture: Channel Nine/Katelyn Mensah)Married at First Sight’s John Aiken has spoken about filming the new season of the reality dating show without his longtime co-star Mel Schilling.The beloved dating coach died in March at the age of 54, after doctors had informed her that the cancer she had been diagnosed with had spread to her brain.Schilling was first diagnosed with colon cancer in December 2023 an
  
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• Fundraiser for the family of former Cambridge professor Jason Arday tops £75k as flag flies half-mast outside Jesus College

  16-08-2026 16:48 via dailymail.com
  
  The fund, started by Windrush campaigner Sir Patrick Vernon, will go towards the cost of his funeral, and has received more than 2,500 donations
  
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• Twist in $6m drug bust that rocked suburban footy: Maison Bâtard socialite and DJ among five accused linked to ex-Diamond Creek player Keahn Jeremaia

  16-08-2026 16:46 via dailymail.com
  
  The drug investigation that ensnared Diamond Creek footballer Keahn Jeremaia and rocked suburban footy has taken twist - we reveal who's who in the alleged Williams Landing Four.
  
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• Met Office expects 'heavy showers' on Wednesday and Thursday as 36 areas on alert

  16-08-2026 16:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Weather maps show heavy rain moving this week due to a low pressure system with the Met Office saying there is 'a chance of heavy showers quite widely on Wednesday and Thursday'
  
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• One-time boss of Haddara crime family is shot in his driveway - as Melbourne's underbelly reels following tobacco kingpin's Iraq arrest

  16-08-2026 16:40 via dailymail.com
  
  Fadi Haddara was shot while sitting in his car on the driveway of his home shortly before 8pm on Sunday night.
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez step out as details of living room wedding emerge

  16-08-2026 16:40 via metro.co.uk
  
  Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez have stepped out as husband and wife for the first time (Picture: Getty Images)Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez have had their first public outing as husband and wife following their secret wedding.The billionaire footballer, 41, wed his long-time partner, 32, in an ‘intimate and private’ ceremony last week, a year after he popped the question with a £3million ring.It came after rumours of a spectacle at Portugal’s Funchal
  
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• My mum was sexually abused by her dad. After she died, I confronted him before her funeral - and secretly recorded every word of his sickening confession

  16-08-2026 16:39 via dailymail.com
  
  On the eve of her mother's funeral, a daughter made a courageous decision: confront her grandfather over allegations that had haunted her family for generations.
  
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• Aussie engineer's disbelief after losing $150,000 when his super fund collapsed - and why he's now pointing the finger at Labor: 'It's just unthinkable'

  16-08-2026 16:37 via dailymail.com
  
  Sydney engineer Jason Berry has revealed the toll of losing a fortune when his super fund collapsed.
  
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• Man charged with arson after ten fires started in east London in tinderbox conditions

  16-08-2026 16:36 via dailymail.com
  
  Isaac Shozi, 50, of Hackney, was arrested following multiple reports of arson in London Fields, near Lansdowne Drive, shortly after 5am on Saturday.
  
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• New Lidl £8 'atmospheric' lamp similar to £55 John Lewis offer out Thursday

  16-08-2026 16:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Shoppers who like the look of John Lewis' versions could save £47 by opting for Lidl's budget-friendly alternative
  
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• Hundreds more trains turning up with fewer carriages than scheduled on first line re-nationalised by Labour, figures reveal

  16-08-2026 16:28 via dailymail.com
  
  Official data shows 6,191 South Western Railways (SWR) services turned up with fewer carriages than they were supposed to during the first year under state control.
  
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• London mayor Lord Khan rakes in £750 every hour from bus lane fines after cash he's netted from them rockets 400 per cent to £6.6million, sparking fresh accusations of a Labour 'war on motorists'

  16-08-2026 16:19 via dailymail.com
  
  Figures show Transport for London (TfL), which he chairs, netted a staggering £6.6million from 54,761 motorists straying into bus lanes across the capital last year (2025/26).
  
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• Indiana flooding victim identified as teen football star who jumped into surging river... as 'once-in-a-lifetime' disaster leaves six dead, including 4-year-old boy, with hundreds more rescued

  16-08-2026 16:14 via dailymail.com
  
  Matthew Morey, 18, has been identified as one of the victims who died in the terrifying flood in Indiana.
  
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• The dark side of Santorini: Some restaurants on the magical Greek isle beloved by high-end holiday makers are targeting Brits with hugely inflated rip off bills

  16-08-2026 16:08 via dailymail.com
  
  An undercover Daily Mail investigation found UK holidaymakers being asked to pay outrageous amounts in restaurants and bars across the Greek hotspot including £40 for just three prawns.
  
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• NDIS provider is arrested after allegedly making $5million worth of bogus claims to rip-off taxpayers

  16-08-2026 16:05 via dailymail.com
  
  A man, 38, was arrested at Adelaide Airport as he tried to leave the country as the second alleged member of a suspected NDIS fraud scheme.
  
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• This new crime thriller is a sci-fi True Detective – and I couldn’t stop watching

  16-08-2026 16:00 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 PageThis review is based on the first seven episodes of Lanterns.The DCU has got off to a mixed start. While Superman soared, Supergirl was more the woman of yesterday than tomorrow.Yet I’ve enjoyed the small screen offerings from this nascent shared universe.Creature Commandos impressed me with its weird confidence, while Peacemaker season 2 didn’t
  
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• Lone tenant refuses to move from council estate facing demolition

  16-08-2026 15:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Andy Roche has lived in the flat for almost 30 years and isn't winning to give up his home despite the council earmarking marking the entire estate in estate in Rochdale for demolition
  
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• Indiana flooding victim identified as teen football star who JUMPED into surging river...as dangerous rapids bring rescuer's searches to a halt

  16-08-2026 15:58 via dailymail.com
  
  Matthew Morey, 18, has been identified as one of the victims who died in the terrifying flood in Indiana.
  
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• Mounjaro 'four weeks' advice for women taking contraception at same time

  16-08-2026 15:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Women may need to use different methods for weeks after starting the jabs
  
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• Reform plans to scrap Pip disability benefit in £50,000,000,000 welfare overhaul

  16-08-2026 15:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  Reform UK said 2.89 million people would have their benefits removed or modified (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)Reform would get rid of the Pip disability welfare system if it wins power, as part of a plan to cut £50 billion from the UK’s benefits bill.Nigel Farage’s party will set out a full package of enormous savings, which would affect nearly three million people, at a press conference tomorrow morning.The party’s Treasury spokesperson Robert Jenrick said £2
  
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• Louise Haigh signed off on 'needless' emergency wildfire alert that startled millions of people

  16-08-2026 15:42 via dailymail.com
  
  Louise Haigh, who is head of the Cabinet Office, is understood to have approved the alert, which led to panicked Britons jamming 999 lines and startled drivers swerving across motorways.
  
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• Salamina fires - live: Greek island filled with Brits in flames as evacuations ordered

  16-08-2026 15:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Evacuation orders have been issued on the Greek island of Salamis after two massive wildfires erupted at the same time.The separate blazes broke out in the Peristeria area, and Selinia areas, with the latter heading toward the popular tourist village of Kaki Vigla.Salamina Mayor Giorgos Panagopoulos said: "The situation is difficult. There are two major fires, homes are under threat, and we have asked the police to bring us two ferry boats to Saterli Beach so that we can use them for people if w
  
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• US ship forced to ABANDON last post in Pacific and race to relieve USS Abraham Lincoln in Middle East...as sailors aboard carrier describe nightmare conditions

  16-08-2026 15:25 via dailymail.com
  
  The USS George Washington has relieved its post in the Pacific to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln ship that has been out at sea for more than 260 days.
  
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• Man, 55, dies 'after being bitten by German Shepherd on footpath' - as police arrest its owner on suspicion of murder

  16-08-2026 15:21 via dailymail.com
  
  A 55-year-old man died after he was reportedly attacked by the German Shepherd, in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• US ship forced to ABANDON last post in Pacific and race to relieve USS Abraham Lincoln in Middle East...as sailors aboard war-torn carrier describe nightmare conditions

  16-08-2026 15:19 via dailymail.com
  
  The USS George Washington has relieved its post in the Pacific to relieve the war-torn USS Abraham Lincoln ship that has been out at sea for more than 260 days.
  
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• Prince Harry wants to return to UK ‘every few months’ after ‘happy’ reunion

  16-08-2026 15:17 via metro.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry could be visiting the UK ‘every few months’ over the coming year (Picture: Aaron Chown/Getty Images)Prince Harry could visit the UK more regularly after his recent ‘successful’ trip back, royal sources say.
  The Duke of Sussex visited the UK last month for the one-year countdown to the Invictus Games in Birmingham.
  He arrived a few days before Meghan Markle and the couple’s young children, Princess Lilibet and Prince Archie, joined him for the summer ho
  
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• Now Putin goes to war... on OnlyFans models: Vladimir hunts down glamorous young women who fail to follow his 'traditional values'

  16-08-2026 15:15 via dailymail.com
  
  In recent years, Vladimir Putin has been leading a crusade against OnlyFans models in Russia.
  
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• The most puzzling cases from Trump's released UFO files - from 'star craft' to Apollo 17 mystery

  16-08-2026 15:13 via dailymail.com
  
  A fresh trove of files released under Donald Trump's administration has offered a glimpse inside some of the most baffling encounters investigated by the US government.
  
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