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• Aussie dad learns his son is dead after showing up at his workplace: 'Worst nightmare'

  13-08-2026 08:50 via dailymail.com
  
  An Adelaide father has spoken about the horrifying moment he discovered his newlywed son had been killed at work.
  
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• US Commander brushes off complaints about USS Abraham Lincoln as 'old news' after reports of decrepit conditions

  17-08-2026 08:05 via dailymail.com
  
  The aircraft carrier has been deployed for nearly nine months amid the war with Iran, and there have been widespread reports of sailors trying to jump overboard.
  
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• Save up to 30% off Cetaphil sensitive skincare during Amazon Brand Week

  17-08-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
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  If your skin is prone to throwing a tantrum without any warning, that’s us right now during the heatwaves; your skincare cabinet is probably filled with products ready to tackle any concern you might have.However, if you suf
  
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• ‘Nobody gets paid’: The brutal reality of taking a show to Edinburgh Fringe

  17-08-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  For many, Edinburgh Fringe is the dream – but it comes at a cost (Picture: Dreambite Collective)At 1am, less than 24 hours before leaving London to make her Edinburgh Fringe debut, actor Clare Stenning was still painting the set in her garden.Once she gets to Edinburgh, things are unlikely to become much more restful. Alongside performing almost every day for the best part of a month, she’ll continue working her normal day job remotely because, unlike her theatre work, that job actu
  
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• I’m expected to pay for mum’s care so my nephew can live almost rent-free

  17-08-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mo is concerned his sister isn’t using their mum’s savings right (Picture: Getty Images)Care home funding is one of the most emotionally loaded financial issues a family can face, smashing money and morality together in an often brutal way.But when an attorney is managing the money of a relative who lacks capacity, there is one legal duty that outranks every family wish: acting in that person’s best interests.This week’s Money Problem comes from Mo, 49, from Wiltshire, w
  
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• Chris Coghill breathes oxygen into romance for Emmerdale’s Kev and Nicola

  17-08-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  He answered the question on everybody’s lips (Picture: ITV)Come on, we’ve all thought it, haven’t we?! There’s definitely a spark of sexual tension between sworn enemies, Kev Townsend (Chris Coghill) and Nicola King (Nicola Wheeler) in Emmerdale.As it stands, both of them deeply love Lewis Barton (Bradley Riches), with Kev recently learning that he’s Lewis’ dad, and Nicola long having had a maternal pull toward her café co-owner, who she
  
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• UK department store faces liquidation after 21 years with £24m debt

  17-08-2026 07:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The UK department store has been open for over 21 years but has net liabilities of £24.1 million
  
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• They schemed, gossiped and stacked branches... but won almost nothing: Young Liberal insiders reveal the embarrassing truth about the Reformers: INSIDE MAIL

  17-08-2026 07:56 via dailymail.com
  
  Weeks of explosive ICAC evidence have painted the Reformers as a formidable political operation. Party insiders tell a very different story.
  
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• Met Police ‘failed in duty’ to Al Fayed’s modern slavery victims

  17-08-2026 07:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  Five of Al Fayed’s hundreds of victims were confirmed to be victims of modern slavery as well (Picture: PA)The Metropolitan Police has been accused of failing in its legal duty to victims of human trafficking at the hands of billionaire Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed.It comes after at least five survivors were confirmed by the Home Office as victims of modern slavery.These survivors received positive conclusive grounds decisions from the National Referral Mechanism (NRM), the UK’s o
  
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• Woman injects ger own lip fillers at home after doctors refused

  17-08-2026 07:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  She took an online six-week course and bought 20 syringes from Korea - using them all at once
  
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• Rain and cooler conditions finally on the way after fifth heatwave of the summer

  17-08-2026 07:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  Cooler temperatures are to return to the UK after several weeks of searing heat (Picture: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)Britain will experience a spell of cooler and wetter conditions following its fifth heatwave of the year.After several weeks of hot, dry weather, this week could see the return of rain and even some thunderstorms in parts of southern England.A yellow heat health alert remains in place until 9am on Tuesday for London, the South East and South West.However forecasters predict this week
  
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• Cesc Fabregas makes approach to sign second Chelsea star after £30m transfer

  17-08-2026 07:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  Como boss and Chelsea hero Cesc Fabregas (Picture: Getty)Cesc Fabregas has expressed interest in a second Chelsea player after signing Trevor Chalobah for Como in a deal worth £30m.Chelsea put England centre-back Chalobah up for sale after signing £52m Maxence Lacroix from London rivals Crystal Palace.Chalobah made 151 appearances for boyhood club Chelsea, including 47 last season, and emerged as a key target for Como boss Fabregas.Fabregas briefly played alongside Chalobah at Stamf
  
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• Husband drove hours across state lines with his dead wife's CORPSE propped up in passengers seat after brutal murder, police say

  17-08-2026 07:48 via dailymail.com
  
  Tyronne Brazille, 50, was arrested in Memphis after allegedly driving his wife, Lanessa Bradford, across state lines after killing her, police said.
  
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• Alan Jones accuser reveals the moment he broke down sobbing to radio star Ray Hadley

  17-08-2026 07:46 via dailymail.com
  
  An alleged victim of Alan Jones used graphic language when confiding in loved ones and radio station host Ray Hadley about his claims.
  
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• Russia's 10 new secret drone bases capable of striking NATO exposed

  17-08-2026 07:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Kremlin says its drones could attack the UK from bases it has built inside its borders, but experts say it's highly likely the drones would be intercepted
  
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• Hayden Panettiere described little brother's death aged 28 as 'biggest heartbreak of her life' just three years before her own tragic passing

  17-08-2026 07:32 via dailymail.com
  
  Hayden Panettiere, the 36-year-old actress known for her roles in Heroes and Nashville, said the death of her little brother, Jansen, was the 'biggest heartbreak' of her life.
  
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• UK weather maps plunge to 6C before possible sixth heatwave in September

  17-08-2026 07:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The UK is expected to fast a chilly period at the end of the month before forecasters predict another heatwave to return to the nation at the beginning of September
  
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• For years, Fadi Haddara was the man others feared in Melbourne... then the gunmen came for him

  17-08-2026 06:53 via dailymail.com
  
  It's a near miracle he made it this long, given his propensity for extreme violence.
  
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• Heroes and Nashville star Hayden Panettiere dies aged 36

  17-08-2026 06:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  Actress Hayden Panettiere has died aged 36 (Picture: WireImage)Actress Hayden Panettiere, best known for her roles in Heroes and Nashville, has died aged 36.A representative confirmed her death to ABC News on Sunday, saying she brought ‘immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her’.A statement from her father Skip said: ‘It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden.‘She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immea
  
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• Disturbing moment Australian-Jewish tourists are targeted in vile antisemitic attack while shopping in France

  17-08-2026 06:32 via dailymail.com
  
  A Jewish-Australian couple who were allegedly told, 'It's a shame Hitler didn't finish the job' in a vile antisemitic tirade while holidaying in France have been left 'shaken' by the ordeal.
  
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• The 3 best places to travel when you just want a bargain

  17-08-2026 06:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Budva beach days look like heaven on Earth (Picture: Shutterstock / Nikiforov Alexander)Aarya Patil loves to travel. In her 26 years, has already visited some pretty epic destinations in Europe and beyond.But the Bristol-based content creator insists that travel doesn’t need to be expensive.In fact, she’s earned quite the reputation online for curating luxury-looking experiences at budget-friendly prices.Here, she shares her favourite destinations for when you’re short on cash
  
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• Actress Hayden Panettiere dead at 36: Hollywood star known for roles on Heroes and Nashville remembered for bringing 'joy to all who knew her' after shock passing

  17-08-2026 06:02 via dailymail.com
  
  Panettiere, known for her roles on the hit NBC series Heroes and musical drama Nashville, was remembered as 'an incredible light and a force of nature.'
  
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• Bethenny Frankel causes stir in quiet Hamptons town as her new cafe is ALREADY reprimanded by local marshals

  17-08-2026 05:54 via dailymail.com
  
  Bethenny Frankel, 55, saw over 700 people through the doors of her Hamptons cafe on opening day, only for a 'stop work' order to be plastered on the window by local marshals.
  
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• Trump gushes about Kim Jong Un as he orders scaled-back US military exercises with South Korea... after country's two-word snub over Iran war

  17-08-2026 05:51 via dailymail.com
  
  President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to scale back its planned joint military exercises with South Korea.
  
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• Hayden Panettiere dead: Hollywood actress in 'Heroes' and 'Nashville' dies age 36

  17-08-2026 05:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The star of 'Heroes' and 'Nashville' has died at age 36, her agent has confirmed, with her family issuing a statement to ask for privacy after they navigate their shock loss
  
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• Mum is charged after her four-year-old daughter was killed in horror crash at Canning Vale

  17-08-2026 05:42 via dailymail.com
  
  Saoirse Wynne, 33, was driving her daughter Layna Leavy and her son inside a Holden Astra when it crashed into a Ford Mustang in Canning Vale on June 3.
  
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• Aussie pilot quits his job after more than 40 years to become a baker due to climate change fears: 'How can I justify this?'

  17-08-2026 05:29 via dailymail.com
  
  Geoff Collis, in his 60s, had always wanted to fly since the age of 10 and spent over four decades in the air despite hearing about 'the greenhouse effect' in the 80s.
  
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• Loganair closes all operations from UK airport from October - 'unsustainable'

  17-08-2026 05:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A UK airline is set to withdraw all of its operations from a UK airport from October due to being "financially unsustainable" withh customers impacted to be contacted
  
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• Hayden Panettiere dead at age 36

  17-08-2026 05:20 via dailymail.com
  
  Actress Hayden Panettiere has died at the age of 36, her representative announced on Sunday night.
  
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• Jet-setting CEO who wrote book about making his finances 'bulletproof' is sentenced for conning thousands of people out of $380MILLION

  17-08-2026 04:15 via dailymail.com
  
  The CEO spent millions of dollars of investor funds on a yacht, multiple luxury vehicles, clothing, jewelry, luxury travel and a luxury condo in Mexico before being sentenced to 20 years in prison.
  
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