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• Boat Race spectators get caught by rising tide

  12-04-2015 22:52
  
  Over 60 people were rescued from the edge of the River Thames by lifeboat crews after trying to get a better view of the race
  
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• Enzo Maresca gives Elliot Anderson injury update after Man City beat Bournemouth

  23-08-2026 18:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Elliot Anderson suffered an injury during Man City’s win over Bournemouth (Photo: Getty)Enzo Maresca has given an update on Elliot Anderson after he came off injured during Manchester City’s 2-1 win over Bournemouth on Sunday.After being humiliated by Arsenal on his debut in the Community Shield last week, Maresca was on course to lose his first Premier League match since replacing Pep Guardiola in the City dugout.Marcus Tavernier gave Bournemouth a shock lead at the Etihad, with Ci
  
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• Britain's spiking crisis: Third of victims reporting offences to police are MEN - as awareness over safer drinking rises and total cases recorded by officers quadruples since the pandemic

  23-08-2026 18:00 via dailymail.com
  
  The proportion of reported spiking offences where the victim was male has risen steadily since 2021, from around 23 per cent to a third last year.
  
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• Calamity Lammy strikes again! Former deputy PM accused of giving Andy Burnham phone number of fraudster pretending to be Trump aide

  23-08-2026 17:58 via dailymail.com
  
  David Lammy gave the Prime Minister the phone number of a fraudster pretending to be Donald Trump's chief-of-staff, it has emerged.
  
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• Toxic stench and dirty cabins: Carnival Adventure cruise ship passengers tell of their holiday hell: 'I was dry retching'

  23-08-2026 17:57 via dailymail.com
  
  A Queensland woman claims she was poisoned by a toxic stench from a Carnival cruise ship that left many others 'throwing up in the corridors'.
  
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• The obscure 2028 Olympics plan that gives LA's leaders a blank check to funnel 'infinite' amounts of cash into its massive pet project

  23-08-2026 17:57 via dailymail.com
  
  The city council approved an agreement with the 2028 Olympics organizers last week that critics say will leave taxpayers on the hook to pay an unlimited amount of money if the event goes over budget.
  
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• Beat the blues with B6: Taking daily vitamin pill could reduce symptoms of depression in a month, research indicates

  23-08-2026 17:57 via dailymail.com
  
  The nutrient, which is found in tuna, bananas and chickpeas, is believed to boost the production of chemical messengers found in the brain that are linked to a person's mood.
  
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• Number of back injuries among people trying to save parched gardens soars as a result of the hosepipe ban

  23-08-2026 17:51 via dailymail.com
  
  Osteopaths are reporting a 'huge' increase in the number of people sufferinginjuries due to having to heft heavy watering cans to stop their beloved lawns and plants from dying in the tinderbox conditions.
  
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• Andy Burnham urged to prioritise construction skills shortages to plug huge gap needed for housing target

  23-08-2026 17:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Andy Burnham has been urged to prioritise skill shortage areas as part of his technical education revolution to help deal with the housing crisis
  
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• Criminal gangs face fresh crackdown over illegal dumping sites

  23-08-2026 17:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Criminals will no longer be able to dodge the rules by buying up a legitimate waste business, with new powers to let officers block bad actors from getting a permit in the first place
  
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• Murder investigation launched after man stabbed in Ramsgate

  23-08-2026 17:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 52-year-old man was fatally injured in Ramsgate in the early hours of Sunday
  
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• Missing cat found 86 miles away from home almost one year after he disappeared

  23-08-2026 17:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ginge had been missing for almost one year when he was discovered more than 100 miles from home living among a feral cat colony - leaving his owner in floods of tears when she received the call
  
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• Manchester United prospect completes loan exit after interest from multiple clubs

  23-08-2026 17:28 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jacob Devaney has joined Hibernian on loan for this season (Picture: Getty Images)Manchester United teenager Jacob Devaney has joined Hibs on loan for the season after interest from ‘a lot’ of clubs.The 19-year-old spent the second half of the last campaign on loan in Scotland at St Mirren and he has returned north of the border.The midfielder has been involved with the Manchester United first team during pre-season, appearing in friendlies alongside his household name teammates.The
  
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• Britain’s Got Talent star hospitalised after suffering brain haemorrhage on holiday

  23-08-2026 17:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mike Newall was spending the day with his two children and wife Nico (Picture: ITV)Britain’s Got Talent star Mike Newall was rushed to hospital after suffering a brain haemorrhage while at the beach with his family.The comedian – who appeared on the ITV talent show in 2020 – was spending the day with his two children and wife Nico when he became ‘seriously ill’.Nico Newall recounted the frightening turn in an Instagram post, in which she said things had changed &ls
  
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• Record 234 pedestrians killed or seriously injured by cyclists last year with 70 hit at crossing

  23-08-2026 17:25 via dailymail.com
  
  Cyclists have killed or injured a record number of pedestrians according to the latest government data. A total of 234 walkers were either killed or seriously hurt by cyclists last year.
  
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• Newcastle pay touching tribute to late Kevin Keegan alongside Liverpool as family thank club

  23-08-2026 17:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United and Liverpool paid tribute to the late Kevin Keegan ahead of their Premier League clash at St James' Park on Sunday, with the family of the legendary manager giving their thanks
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may only move back to the UK for six months before heading to Canada

  23-08-2026 17:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Indeed, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are said not yet know exactly how long they intend to stay in the UK following their return next month
  
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• New footage emerges from inside Ryanair plane cabin in the moments after window shattered at 16,000ft and sucked a passenger out

  23-08-2026 17:17 via dailymail.com
  
  Ljubisa Karovic was half-sucked out of a Ryanair flight from Greece to Germany on July 10 and narrowly escaped with his life..
  
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• Harry and Meghan will look to become 'private royals-plus' while back in the UK and may only stay one year before moving to Canada or Australia, says source

  23-08-2026 17:17 via dailymail.com
  
  With their arrival on British shores raising innumerable eyebrows, the source said that they will look to work out a mutually beneficial relationship with theirfamily.
  
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• Man ‘in taxi’ killed in double stabbing in seaside town

  23-08-2026 17:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  A man has been killed after being attacked inside a taxi parked in harbour town.A 21-year-old suspect has been arrested after a victim was fatally injured in Ramsgate at 4.50am on Sunday.Officers attended the scene, where two men, one in Harbour Street and one in Harbour Parade, had suffered injuries consistent with stab wounds.They were taken to a local hospital for medical attention where one of the victims, a 52 year old man who was in Harbour Street, was later pronounced deceased.
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• Man, 52, killed in double stabbing in seaside town

  23-08-2026 17:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  Police have sealed off parts of Ramsgate harbour following the attack (Picture: Barney Davis)A man has been killed after being attacked with a knife in a harbour town.A 21-year-old suspect has been arrested after a victim was fatally injured in Ramsgate, Kent at 4.50am on Sunday.Two men, one in Harbour Street and one in Harbour Parade, were found with stab wounds.The car which had tried to speed away from the attack was stuck on a concrete bollard in the town centre.
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• Released sexual offenders to be kept in restriction zones monitored by GPS tags

  23-08-2026 17:11 via metro.co.uk
  
  Prisoners will be recalled if they breach the restriction zone (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)Sex and violent offenders will be confined to restriction zones of a few miles and tagged with a GPS in a bid to stop them from reoffending.Victims will have a say in setting the boundaries to limit the chances of unexpectedly encountering their perpetrators.Offenders will be restricted for as long as their probation officers see fit and those who breach the conditions could be recalled to prison.T
  
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• The new mega-dinghies that can bring hundreds of migrants at a time to Britain are earning the gangsters who run them millions

  23-08-2026 17:06 via dailymail.com
  
  The Chinese-made'monster vessels' are sourced online for £1,416 - costing smuggling gangs just £6 per passenger, despite receiving payments of up to £2,000 from desperate migrants.
  
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• Patients at Nevada hospital forced to EVACUATE as devastating Hawk fire rapidly rips through the Silver State

  23-08-2026 17:05 via dailymail.com
  
  The fast-moving Hawk Fire is currently blazing across more than 10,500 acres in the Nevada, having started outside of Reno and moving toward the city center.
  
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• Row over who will fund the Sussexes' security drags on despite reports Home Office review already complete

  23-08-2026 17:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Foreign affairs select committee chairman Dame Emily Thornberry said the family 'deserved to be safe'. But Labour peer Lord Foulkes argued their security was a 'private matter'.
  
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• £100,000 is no longer considered a high salary by experts — here’s what is

  23-08-2026 17:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  What do you think? (Picture: Getty images)Earning a six-figure salary used to mean you’d made it, but with tax traps and inflation, £100,000 has now become the threshold for ‘struggling’ in the capital.For decades, that salary was the ultimate psychological milestone of professional success. A gateway to a detached house, a fancy car, private school and a couple of foreign holidays a year.But as three financial experts point out, that dream may be over.Freddie Winter of
  
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• Dog missing for nearly three weeks saved by mountain rescue team

  23-08-2026 16:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Teddy was missing on England's third-highest peak for three weeks before his barking was overheard by volunteers who brought him back safely to his relieved owner
  
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• Parents who stood by acquitted swim coach Kyle Daniels split after years-long ordeal as father finds love again

  23-08-2026 16:42 via dailymail.com
  
  They put on a united front as son Kyle Daniels fought child sex abuse allegations in court. Years after his acquittal, James and Janine have separated, with his dad now debuting hisnew girlfriend.
  
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• Newcastle surf club stalwart groped local female surgeon while posing for a group photo - before volunteering to become the club's 'complaints officer'

  23-08-2026 16:40 via dailymail.com
  
  A decorated surf lifesaver and former detective admitted groping a local surgeon at a community event. Weeks later, she learnt he had put himself forward for a key complaints role at the club.
  
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• Michael Carrick snaps at TV reporter after ‘ridiculous’ Man Utd question

  23-08-2026 16:33 via metro.co.uk
  
  Michael Carrick was not impressed with one pundit’s question after Man Utd’s loss to Hull (Photo: Viaplay/Getty)Michael Carrick was left fuming with a football pundit who accused Manchester United of ‘lacking passion’ during their defeat at Hull City.United’s season got off to a terrible start on Saturday when they beaten 2-0 by the newly-promoted side in their first Premier League game for nearly a decade.It was a deserved win for the Tigers, with the Red Devils c
  
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