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• Arsenal vs Man City LIVE: Community Shield updates as Odegaard makes it 3-0

  16-08-2026 14:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  CARDIFF, WALES – AUGUST 16: Kai Havertz of Arsenal celebrates after scoring a goal to make it 2-0 during the 2026 FA Community Shield match between Arsenal and Manchester City at Principality Stadium on August 16, 2026 in Cardiff, Wales. (Photo by Catherine Ivill – AMA/Getty Images)Arsenal take on Manchester City in Cardiff this afternoon with the Community Shield – the first trophy of the English football season – up for grabs.As ever, the season curtain raiser pits the
  
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• New Yorkers sob as maniac wielding butcher's knife stabs victim in the HEAD before being shot by cops on trendy Manhattan street

  17-08-2026 01:32 via dailymail.com
  
  Police said they responded to a 911 call about a man with a weapon at an apartment building on Ludlow Street, near Rivington Street, at around 4pm on Sunday.
  
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• Andy Burnham is set to make a 'life or death' decision on the North Sea oil

  17-08-2026 01:30 via dailymail.com
  
  The Prime Minister must soon choose whether or not to approve production from a large untapped oil field west of Shetland, as a public consultation on Rosebank closes today.
  
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• Tourist teen's grieving family demand $105M from New York after 'stray electrical currant' made Central Park horse bolt and kill their son, lawsuit claims

  17-08-2026 01:27 via dailymail.com
  
  Romanch Mahajan, 18, died on June 17 after he fell out of the ride and hit his head after the carriage horse bolted suddenly during their family trip to the Big Apple from India.
  
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• Police e-bike seizures nearly double as campaigners call for clampdown on 'menace' bikes

  17-08-2026 01:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  New figures have revealed a growing e-bike crisis on streets across the country, which has seen police seize several thousand illegal vehicles over the last year
  
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• Now this 'professional' pickpocket who targeted the elderly is spared jail as prisons are too full

  17-08-2026 01:09 via dailymail.com
  
  In one offence, Stefka Gishanova, 55, took £1,900 cash a pensioner had withdrawn to spend on family Christmas presents.
  
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• New Yorkers sob as maniac wielding butcher's knife is shot by cops on trendy Manhattan street

  17-08-2026 01:09 via dailymail.com
  
  Police said they responded to a 911 call about a man with a weapon at an apartment building on Ludlow Street, near Rivington Street, at around 4pm on Sunday.
  
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• Help, we've already reached our 'quarter-life' crisis, moan Gen Z

  17-08-2026 01:09 via dailymail.com
  
  They are known for their love of avocado on toast, wellness and matcha lattes. But it seems the comfort ends there for Gen Z.
  
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• Unlicensed 'Godzilla' fat jabs made in China and sold illegally in UK by middle-class dealers

  17-08-2026 01:08 via dailymail.com
  
  Vast quantities of retatrutide, potentially the most powerful weight loss medication ever developed, are being flogged online despite concerns over its safety.
  
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• The Morning Poll: Was Friday's emergency phone alert over wildfires an overreaction?

  17-08-2026 01:08 via dailymail.com
  
  Sirens blared out unexpectedly on millions of mobile phones across the country at 7pm on Friday.
  
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• Miracle for little girl, 2, after horrified mom found her drowning in basement during devastating Indiana floods that killed at least 7 others

  17-08-2026 01:08 via dailymail.com
  
  Alayna, a two-year-old from Indiana, was found drowning in the basement of her home while intense floodwater took over. At least seven others died in the disaster.
  
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• Beckhams win battle for 'Blackpool illuminations', hot tub and firepit at their £6.15M Cotswolds home despite objections from Nimby neighbour (who lives 9,000 miles away in Australia)

  17-08-2026 01:08 via dailymail.com
  
  James Worthington had lodged a string of complaints against planning applications linked to the Beckhams'home, accusing the couple of turning the countryside into 'Miami or Florida'.
  
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• More new homes near stations and rules to protect pubs as Angela Rayner sets out plan

  17-08-2026 01:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Angela Rayner will set out a sweeping new planning strategy on Monday, with more homes near stations and better protections for pubs as the government seeks to deliver 1.5million homes by 2029
  
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• UK's biker wars: Hells Angels, Bandidos and the Vikings battle for supremacy on streets of Britain as family man is murdered in terrifying street fight

  17-08-2026 01:06 via dailymail.com
  
  Anthony Jones (pictured bottom right) died after after a fight near Pontypool, south Wales - and police believe a row between rival biker gangs was involved.
  
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• Moment 'migrants' jump out of lorry at Northampton yard, pose for photos and brazenly walk away... as staff 'turn a blind eye'

  17-08-2026 01:05 via dailymail.com
  
  Footage shown to the Daily Mail showed the pair emerging from a heavy goods truck that had travelled from Calais to Dover then finally Northampton last Friday, on August 7.
  
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• Paedophile fireman used loophole to keep changing his identity: Calls to change law as the Daily Mail exposes shocking case of pervert with 20 aliases

  17-08-2026 01:04 via dailymail.com
  
  Ministers were under pressure last night to close a legal loophole that allows paedophiles and perverts to change their identity.
  
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• Differences between the sexes 'could be inherent', expert says as girls set to beat boys at GCSE for the 38th year

  17-08-2026 01:04 via dailymail.com
  
  Alan Smithers, professor of education at the University of Buckingham, said boys are only likely to be ahead in maths-based subjects, continuing a long-term trend.
  
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• Moment rail fare dodger tells pack of lies to avoid £100 fine before storming through station barriers

  17-08-2026 01:03 via dailymail.com
  
  Two revenue protection officers confronted the passenger at Vauxhall station in south London after he was unable to exit because his Oyster card had no money on it.
  
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• I discovered the man who love bombed me was on trial for rape under a name I've never heard... and that was just the beginning

  17-08-2026 01:03 via dailymail.com
  
  Julie Purvin thought she had found the man of her dreams when her new boyfriend, a former firefighter, looked into her eyes and whispered: 'I love you.'
  
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• Daily horoscope August 17, 2026: Today’s predictions for your star sign

  17-08-2026 01:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Here’s what the stars have in store for your day (Picture: Metro.co.uk)Venus and Jupiter form a bountiful bond today. Make sure to enjoy all that these two generous planets have to offer.
  Pisces, Aquarius and Capricorn, your connections will blossom if you turn your attention where it is needed. Don’t bury your head in the sand.
  Set your sights on what you long for, as now is the time to see your goals through. Stay focused and channel your energy positively.Ahead, you’ll find
  
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• Wounded entrepreneur allegedly attacked by ING boyfriend at $500-a-night French hotel reveals he planned to break up: 'We both agreed'

  17-08-2026 00:56 via dailymail.com
  
  Callum Forbes was allegedly set upon by David Cao, 37, at the Château de Perreux boutique hotel on July 28.
  
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• Eritrean man, 33, dragged pensioner along fence and behind church then raped him

  17-08-2026 00:44 via dailymail.com
  
  Bruke Desalagne, 33, dragged the man behind hoarding at St John's church in Harrow, north London before raping him on a grass verge around midnight on July 23 last year.
  
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• Donald Trump accuses the BBC of harassing his children in defamation battle

  17-08-2026 00:31 via dailymail.com
  
  The US President is in a £7.4billion legal battle with the BBC over a 2024 Panorama documentary which examined the events leading up to the Capitol riots on January 6, 2021.
  
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• Chelsea respond as Man City refuse to give up on Enzo Fernandez transfer

  17-08-2026 00:20 via metro.co.uk
  
  Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez remains in Manchester City’s crosshairs (Picture: Getty)Chelsea have sent out a ‘clear message’ to Manchester City that they hold all the power over Enzo Fernandez’s future and would be ‘happy’ to keep the midfielder.That’s according to transfer insider Fabrizio Romano, who expects City to ‘try again’ for the Argentina international before the transfer window closes on September 1.Enzo Maresca has been activ
  
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• We'll crack down on illegal traveller sites once we quit ECHR, Tories vow

  17-08-2026 00:17 via dailymail.com
  
  By withdrawing from the European Convention on Human Rights the Conservatives said they would have the power to stop groups returning to encampments indefinitely.
  
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• My brush with death aboard Pan Am Flight 103 is in new Netflix drama. But the shocking scenes from Lockerbie are just a half of the story... what I saw haunts me to this day

  17-08-2026 00:15 via dailymail.com
  
  The new Netflix hit drama, The Bombing of Pan Am 103, but it opens with the scenes of Jaswant Basuta ambling off in search of an airport bar, only to run to the gate as the plane pulls back
  
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• The devoted mother banned from visiting her severely disabled son by NHS care home that wants to stop giving him food and drink

  17-08-2026 00:00 via dailymail.com
  
  For almost five years, she built her entire life around caring for her vulnerable son. She mastered clinical procedures and handled complex medication regimens. Now she sees him via a phone screen.
  
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• Extraordinary moment bloodied pilot greets police officer after miracle escape from fighter jet that plowed into mountainside

  17-08-2026 00:00 via dailymail.com
  
  The pilot was flying an F/A-18 Hornet during routine training on June 13, when he experienced a 'non-fatal aviation mishap' that sent the jet crashing into a mountainside.
  
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• Victims identified as great-grandmother who died with her dog and teen football star after 'once-in-a-lifetime' floods... as death toll rises to seven including boy

  16-08-2026 23:54 via dailymail.com
  
  Matthew Morey, 18, Stephanie Jo Sallee, 58, and James Briar, 31, have been identified as three of the seven people who died in the floods in Indiana.
  
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• UK rain maps show every area set for showers this week after fifth heatwave

  16-08-2026 23:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Some Brits will see their heatwave misery alleviated this week as the first rain in months looks set to fiercely beat down on parched ground in every home nation
  
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