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• Blackpool hit by suspended three-point deduction for pitch invasion

  04-08-2015 22:12
  
  • Football League deduction suspended for two seasons
  • Punishment in addition to £50,000 FA fineBlackpool have been given a suspended three-point deduction for the pitch invasion that forced their Championship match with Huddersfield to be abandoned in May.Home supporters entered the field of play in the second half of the last game of the season in protest at the club’s owners, eventually forcing the game to be called off when they refused to move for over an hour. Continue reading...
  
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• Bald and shamed with a target on his back in Melbourne's toughest prison: Rapist Ralph Carr brutal new reality at 'The Map' alongside fellow grub Tom Silvagni

  17-08-2026 08:54 via dailymail.com
  
  Convicted rapist Ralph Carr says he is living in a 'hell' inside Melbourne's notorious assessment prison, where inmates spend up to 23 hours a day locked in their cells.
  
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• US Commander brushes off complaints about USS Abraham Lincoln as 'old news' after reports of alarming conditions

  17-08-2026 08:53 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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• Mikel Arteta praised for signing Arsenal’s new £34 million ‘efficiency monster’

  17-08-2026 08:51 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal won the Charity Shield following a 3-0 win against Man City (Credits: Alamy Live News.)Mikel Arteta has been lauded for conducting Arsenal’s shrewd transfer business this summer in the wake of Sunday’s 3-0 Community Shield win over Manchester City.The reigning Premier League champions made a statement of intent at the Millennium Stadium, vanquishing a new-look City who looked a shadow of their former selves with Enzo Maresca at the helm.Arteta handed fir
  
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• Paul Scholes makes Man Utd title claim after Arsenal thump Man City

  17-08-2026 08:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  Paul Scholes won 11 Premier League titles at Man Utd (Picture: Getty)Paul Scholes has been encouraged by Manchester United’s progress under Michael Carrick but believes it is still too early for his former club to challenge Arsenal for the Premier League title.United looked set to miss out on Champions League qualification and perhaps even European football altogether last season until Carrick replaced Ruben Amorim in the Old Trafford hot-seat.Carrick guided the Red Devils to a third-plac
  
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• Actress Hayden Panettiere dead at 36: Hollywood star known for roles in Heroes and Nashville remembered for bringing 'joy to all who knew her' after shock passing

  17-08-2026 08:50 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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• NHS transplant patients hail 'extremely helpful' new initiative that could cut rejections and deaths

  17-08-2026 08:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The major new hospitals initiative has been welcomed by people who have been waiting on the UK's transplant list, which has ballooned to an all-time high in 2026
  
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• UK theme park abandoned after being forced to close forever after 38 years

  17-08-2026 08:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The theme park was loved by families and thrill seekers alike for nearly four decades, but its closure last year has allowed nature to reclaim the rides
  
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• Woman's blood runs cold after reading 'creepy' note unknown man left on her car

  17-08-2026 08:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A woman admitted her blood ran cold after reading the "creepy" note an unknown man left on her car. She alleged the unexpected experience left her severely unsettled
  
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• Seven dead and dozens injured after deadly stampede at Hindu temple

  17-08-2026 08:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A deadly stampede broke out at a Hindu temple in eastern India’s Bihar state on Monday after a snapped electric wire reportedly triggered panic among worshippers, officials said – killing seven people and injuring more than a dozen.
  
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• UK heatwaves see Brits making key purchases to battle scorching weather as certain industries thrive

  17-08-2026 08:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  This summer's extreme weather have been a major headache for most households and businesses. But it has had a silver lining for some firms
  
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• Carer who conned elderly couple out of £25,000 caught by Uber Eats order

  17-08-2026 08:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lyndsey Mcgivern emptied the couple's account after they were put into care homes with dementia
  
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• M6 crash - live: Motorway shut down after 'very serious' crash involving three lorries

  17-08-2026 08:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A "very serious collision" involving three lorries and a car has closed the M6 between junctions 15 and 16 in North Staffordshire causing long delays for motorists
  
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• The smoking gun that will take down Leah confirmed in major Hollyoaks twist

  17-08-2026 08:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Leah is going to have some explaining to do (Picture: Lime Pictures)Hollyoaks spoilers follow for Monday’s (August 17) episodes that are now available to view on Channel 4 streaming. The episode in question will air on E4 on at 7pm.Leah Barnes (Charlotte Alex Riley) will rue the day she walked into the Maaliks’ backyard to say her goodbyes to Prince McQueen (Malique Thompson-Dwyer), who she’s been having an affair with.
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• Scientists uncover ‘hidden brain effects’ of medication taken by millions

  17-08-2026 08:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Metformin was previously believed to only act on the gut and liver
  
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• Wild moment Aussie bloke is refused a drink in Sydney because he was not Chinese: 'For Chinese people only'

  17-08-2026 08:15 via dailymail.com
  
  An Australian man was refused a free milk tea because he wasn't Chinese.
  
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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
  
  Now’s your chance to stock up on all your fave Cetaphil products! (Picture: Metro/Amazon/Cetaphil)
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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 her 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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• 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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