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• Blood Moon 2026: Check postcode to see when lunar eclipse visible in your area

  27-08-2026 14:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sky-gazers across the UK will be treated to a striking partial lunar eclipse, known as the Blood Moon, which will see the Moon appear larger and glow an eerie red
  
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• Man was killed when 'Everything's Unmissable' sign fell on him in high winds at Christian music festival as eye witness reveals horrific scene as he ran to help

  29-08-2026 12:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Emergency services were called to Big Church Festival held on the Wiston Estate near Steyning in West Sussex following the incident at around 3.38pm on Friday.
  
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• Bereaved families urge government to block all killers from early release

  29-08-2026 12:47 via metro.co.uk
  
  Signatories include John Hunt, whose wife and daughters were murdered in a crossbow attack, and Emma Webber, whose son Barnaby was stabbed to death in Nottingham (Picture: BBC News/PA)Dozens of bereaved families have urged the government to block more killers from being freed under its early release scheme.In a letter to Justice Secretary Alex Norris, the families said they feel victims are ‘being asked to bear the consequences of the prison capacity crisis’.Signatories include
  
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• Burnham faces wealth tax revolt as ally who turned down job now says it would be 'stupid' to raise capital gains tax

  29-08-2026 12:43 via dailymail.com
  
  Lord Jim O'Neill, who turned down an expected government role only days ago, said more wealth taxes in the government's crucial first budget would damage economic growth.
  
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• Arsenal chances of signing Julian Alvarez rated as Atletico Madrid set new deadline

  29-08-2026 12:43 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arsenal have made no secret of their desire to sign Julian Alvarez (Credits: Bradley Collyer/PA Wire)Arsenal appear to be fighting a losing battle to sign Julian Alvarez from Atletico Madrid.The Gunners’ attempts to strengthen their forward line over the course of the summer window have thus far ended in frustration.
  Morgan Rogers had been earmarked as their No.1 target but the Premier League champions were unwilling to meet Aston Villa’s valuation which contributed to the England i
  
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• Joe Hart names the player Man City must sign to beat Arsenal to Premier League title

  29-08-2026 12:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  Joe Hart says Man City have ‘sent a real message’ to their rivals (Photo: Getty)Joe Hart has named the key player Manchester City must sign to help them challenge the likes of Arsenal for the Premier League title.City have had a shaky start to life under Enzo Maresca, losing 3-0 in the Community Shield to the Gunners before only narrowly beating Bournemouth at home in their Premier League opener.But they looked back to their imperious best on Friday night, thumping Crystal Palace 4-
  
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• Strictly’s Ola Jordan addresses ‘incredibly tough’ split from husband after 22 years of marriage

  29-08-2026 12:32 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ola Jordan has spoken candidly about her split from James Jordan (Picture: Dave Benett/Getty Images for Gaucho)Ola Jordan has spoken publicly about the end of her marriage to James Jordan for the first time, admitting she has endured some of her ‘darkest days’ during an ‘incredibly tough’ summer.The former Strictly Come Dancing professionals confirmed earlier this month that they had separated after 22 years of marriage and 26 years together, with James moving out of the
  
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• Generation Z is twice as likely to 'pull a sickie' and stay home when they are not ill as over-55s

  29-08-2026 12:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Just over 80 per cent of workers under 25 said they took a sick day in the last year when they were not too unwell to work, compared to 43 per cent of staff aged 55 to 64.
  
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• Nothing but ruins: Chinese rescue team find Nepal border station was swept off face of the Earth by flood as incredible satellite images show scale of devastation with 2,426 still missing

  29-08-2026 12:23 via dailymail.com
  
  Pictures taken since the tsunami from the sky - thought to have been triggered by a glacial collapse - swept through remote areas of the country and neighbouring Tibet on Wednesday.
  
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• Transfer news LIVE: £123m Barcola to Liverpool imminent, Man Utd offered Chelsea deal

  29-08-2026 12:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The latest transfer news from the Premier League and further afield, including updates on Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and many more
  
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• Big Church Festival live: Hero helped lift sign off victims after it came 'crashing down' killing man

  29-08-2026 12:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One person has died after a sign fell on people at Big Church Festival in Steyning in West Sussex, with ambulance crews treating six people at the scene
  
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• UKHSA symptoms that mean unwell children should still go to school

  29-08-2026 12:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  UKHSA has issued school absence advice to parents and carers on when to keep children off school if they are unwell
  
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• 'Why did her boss ambush our daughter?' Grieving parents ask why Treasury manager confronted 26-year-old over office gossip in meeting that led to her death

  29-08-2026 12:07 via dailymail.com
  
  The grieving parents of Treasury worker Chloe Moffat, 26, have questioned why her manager 'ambushed' her over 'office gossip' during a meeting that ultimately led to her death.
  
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• Nothing but ruins: Chinese rescue team find Nepal border station was swept off face off the Earth by flood as incredible satellite images show scale of devastation with 2,426 still missing

  29-08-2026 12:07 via dailymail.com
  
  Pictures taken since the tsunami from the sky - thought to have been triggered by a glacial collapse - swept through remote areas of the country and neighbouring Tibet on Wednesday.
  
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• Popular shoe chain enters administration with £37.5m owed to creditors as stores close

  29-08-2026 12:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The shoe chain has closed all its stores except three flagship branches which are now under new ownership
  
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• I found out I wasn’t a psychopath – it was disappointing

  29-08-2026 12:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Unqualified self-diagnosis risks becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy if we allow a label to define what we believe ourselves capable of (Picture: Jude Edginton)‘You are not a psychopath. But if you hadn’t had the education and consistency you’ve had in life, you could well have turned out quite different.’  It’s a strange thing to admit, but I was disappointed when renowned clinical psychologist Kerry Daynes delivered this assessment
  
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• Student killed himself with £40 kit from Canadian ‘poison seller’ linked to 79 Brit deaths

  29-08-2026 11:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  Joshua Warner is one of 79 Brits whose deaths have been linked to Kenneth Law, who supplied pills for people to take their own lives (Picture: Family/Solent News)A first-year university student took his life with poison that he sourced online from a Canadian poison seller, an inquest heard.Joshua Warner is one of 79 Brits whose deaths have been linked to Kenneth Law, who supplied pills for people to take their own lives.The psychology student, 21, who suffered from ADHD, depression, and borderl
  
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• John Terry claims Chelsea have made the best signing of the transfer window

  29-08-2026 11:43 via metro.co.uk
  
  John Terry has been hugely encouraged by Chelsea’s transfer window (Picture: John Terry YouTube)John Terry is confident Chelsea are primed to secure the best signing of the transfer window as the summer deadline approaches.The appointment of Xavi Alonso as Liam Rosenior’s replacement has heralded a new dawn and change of approach at Stamford Bridge.
  Having based their recruitment strategy on signing the best young talent available in Europe and South America with limited success, Ch
  
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• 'My son complained of pins and needles while swimming - I never thought it could be a stroke'

  29-08-2026 11:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Evangelynne Williams' son Junior's problems began with a sensation of pins and needles - but things took a dramatic turn for the worse and she thought at one point he would die
  
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• Jeremy Clarkson shares ‘secret sauce’ that made Top Gear a hit – but the BBC won’t like it

  29-08-2026 11:40 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Clarkson has some words of wisdom for the new Top Gear team and the BBC (Picture: Prime Video)Jeremy Clarkson can be a surprisingly magnanimous guy.
  After all, since leaving Top Gear and the BBC behind, the motoring journalist turned farmer has consistently backed the show.Earlier this year he suggested rebooting the series, saying that they should review electric cars.
  ‘It will work if they do it right,’ he explained. ‘There is an opening for someone to review electric
  
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• Met Office Saturday storm alert as 42 areas told to 'prepare emergency flood kit' - full list

  29-08-2026 11:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for a swathe of England and Wales this afternoon and evening warning of "likely" flooding and damage to buildings from lightning strikes
  
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• Andy Burnham would be 'stupid' if he raises capital gains tax in Budget says senior ally days after turning down government role

  29-08-2026 11:23 via dailymail.com
  
  Lord Jim O'Neill, who turned down an expected government role only days ago, said more wealth taxes in the government's crucial first budget would damage economic growth.
  
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• Jennie Bond: 'It's time for Harry to apologise - but Palace must say sorry too'

  29-08-2026 11:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Harry and Meghan should look for a Royal Family reset following damage done by their 2020 departure, Jennie Bond says, provided the Palace makes a similar effort
  
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• New rule means '£1,800 bill' for renters buying first home

  29-08-2026 11:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Experts have called it an expensive parting gift
  
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• I'm a property expert: This is what you must do when a builder goes bust and stops working on your home - especially if you're caught up in this week's $3.6billion Bathla crash: 'Vital papers'

  29-08-2026 11:20 via dailymail.com
  
  Impacted homeowners have been warned to stay alert and document everything as the fallout into the billion-dollar property giant continues.
  
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• The distressing allegations about zoo animals that have been dismissed by bureaucrats - now an activist MP is demanding answers after worried families say they were ignored when they sounded the alarm

  29-08-2026 11:17 via dailymail.com
  
  Among the most serious of allegations show details of malnourished animals in small enclosures, koalas knocked out of trees for paid photoshoots and a child being bitten by a rat.
  
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• Inside Bali's vile upskirting scandal targeting unsuspecting female tourists using scooter taxis: 'Absolutely disgusting'

  29-08-2026 11:15 via dailymail.com
  
  Loui, who has lived in Bali for six years, says she has become increasingly alarmed the 'creepy,' videos being posted by scooter drivers across social media.
  
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• Rogue doctor struck off after he bashed wife, had a patient kill himself, botched Botox jabs, used his young son for fake prescriptions, gave drugs to chaperones and breached Covid laws 100s of times - but we can't tell you who he is

  29-08-2026 11:14 via dailymail.com
  
  A rogue doctor who attacked his wife, prescribed himself drugs and doped up Medical Board appointed chaperones has been banned. 
  
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• Mum in tears after arriving in Spain to find out £1,100 Jet2 holiday had been cancelled

  29-08-2026 11:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  Karen Cassidy and her husband discovered their holiday booking was cancelled after missing their original outbound flight (Picture: Kennedy News and Media)A couple who missed their original flight to Spain were left distraught after arriving at the hotel to find their entire holiday cancelled.Karen Cassidy and her husband George Gale overslept their 7am Jet2 flight to Malaga.The pair forked out for a replacement journey later the same day but reached their hotel to find the holiday company had
  
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• Bank Holiday Monday supermarket opening times for Lidl, Aldi, Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's, and Morrisons - full list for August 31, 2026

  29-08-2026 11:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Customers are being told to check store opening times to make sure they do not miss out
  
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