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• Brit, 56, vanishes while on holiday with partner in Rome

  16-08-2026 20:10 via dailymail.com
  
  Colin Alexander Ross, from Elgin, vanished on Friday, August 14, just hours after he and Annabella Mcallister arrived for their 'dream' trip to the Italian capital.
  
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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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• Brothers who stole £62,000 worth of Pokémon cards are jailed

  16-08-2026 23:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Shane Johnson, 37, and Keith Johnson, 33, burgled a gaming shop in Warrington and a gallery in Rugby.
  
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• Now this 'professional' pickpocket who targeted the elderly is spared jail as prisons are too

  16-08-2026 23:46 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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• Insane $28 price at fish and chip shop sparks outrage - as a restaurant owner defends it

  16-08-2026 23:36 via dailymail.com
  
  The northern Sydney fish and chip shop was labelled 'greedy' by angry customers.
  
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• Rishi Sunak and Nigel Farage earn huge sums on top of MP salary as campaigners demand ban

  16-08-2026 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Rishi Sunak and Nigel Farage have the highest outside earnings among the current crop of MPs, new figures reveal, as ministers face pressure to outlaw second jobs
  
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• 'Cowardly' Reform UK blasted over welfare plot 'that would spark new Brexit clash'

  16-08-2026 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nigel Farage's Reform UK has been savaged over 'cowardly' welfare plans to strip foreign nationals of their rights and breach the terms of the UK's Brexit deal with the European Union
  
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• Miracle for little girl, 2, after horrified mom found her drowned in basement during devastating Indiana floods that killed at least 7 others

  16-08-2026 23:05 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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• Residents of England's 'prettiest village' rage at overtourism and block new developments

  16-08-2026 23:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Locals in the picturesque Cotswolds village of Bibury have been left sp furious by developments on their land that they clubbed together to oppose new developments
  
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• One-time boss of Haddara crime gang is shot in his driveway - as Melbourne's underbelly reels following tobacco kingpin's Iraq arrest

  16-08-2026 22:45 via dailymail.com
  
  Fadi Haddara was shot while sitting in his car on the driveway of his home shortly before 8pm on Sunday night.
  
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• Outrage as Attorney General Todd Blanche refuses to say he will be independent of Trump... but claims president has 'never' demanded he prosecute targets

  16-08-2026 22:41 via dailymail.com
  
  United States Attorney General Todd Blanche refused to pledge that the Justice Department under his leadership would always act independently of President Donald Trump .
  
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• New Attorney General Todd Blanche hints that the FBI will NOT take over search for Nancy Guthrie despite heavy criticism of local police... six months after her disappearance

  16-08-2026 22:27 via dailymail.com
  
  Attorney General Todd Blanche, who was recently appointed by President Trump sat down with Meet the Press host Kristen Welker six months after Guthrie was last seen.
  
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• ‘They are gone!’ – Arsenal fans convinced duo are moving after they are left out of celebrations

  16-08-2026 22:21 via metro.co.uk
  
  Gabriel Martinelli and Ethan Nwaneri watched on from a distance as Arsenal celebrated the win (Picture: X)Gabriel Martinelli and Ethan Nwaneri were seen awkwardly watching on as the rest of Arsenal’s squad celebrated winning the Community Shield – leaving many fans convinced that their days at the club are numbered.There was some surprise as the two attackers were left out of Arsenal’s clash against Manchester City, with the duo failing to even make the substitutes bench in Ca
  
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• ‘They are gone!’ – Arsenal fans convinced duo are leaving after they are left out of celebrations

  16-08-2026 22:21 via metro.co.uk
  
  Gabriel Martinelli and Ethan Nwaneri watched on from a distance as Arsenal celebrated the win (Picture: X)Gabriel Martinelli and Ethan Nwaneri were seen awkwardly watching on as the rest of Arsenal’s squad celebrated winning the Community Shield – leaving many fans convinced that their days at the club are numbered.There was some surprise as the two attackers were left out of Arsenal’s clash against Manchester City, with the duo failing to even make the substitutes bench in Ca
  
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• Influencers warned to stop taking selfies with sharks after series of attacks

  16-08-2026 22:18 via dailymail.com
  
  Cases of sharks biting humans are admittedly rare, but in the last year, at least three influencers have been attacked.
  
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• Flooding 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, 4

  16-08-2026 22:17 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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• Emergency Government phone alert 'put domestic abuse victims at risk'

  16-08-2026 22:11 via dailymail.com
  
  After the blaring warning sounded from phones across the country on Friday, charities and survivors said it could have put victims who keep secret second phones at risk.
  
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• Extraordinary moment bloodied fighter pilot casually greets police officer moments after miracle escape from F-18 Hornet jet that plowed into Washington mountainside

  16-08-2026 22:09 via dailymail.com
  
  The narrowly spared 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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• Flooding victims identified as great-grandmother who died with her dog and teen football star after 'once-in-a-lifetime'... as death toll rises to seven including boy, 4

  16-08-2026 22:08 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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• Nigella Lawson pictured with Paul Hollywood for first time amid Bake Off rift rumours

  16-08-2026 22:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  (Picture: Channel 4/Patch Dolan/Love Productions)Nigella Lawson has been pictured alongside all her Great British Bake Off co-stars for the first time.The 66-year-old TV chef is replacing Dame Prue Leith as a judge on the Channel 4 baking show after the 86-year-old announced in January she was stepping down.In a picture taken on her first day of filming in the Bake Off tent, Lawson is wearing a black zipped dress and standing between presenters Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond, with her fellow
  
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