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• Cameron's war hero faces being turfed off allotment

  15-04-2015 23:37
  
  Veteran who survived the D-Day landings is threatened with eviction from his allotment in Prime Minister's constituency
  
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• Can Andy Burnham actually end rough sleeping by Christmas?

  19-08-2026 14:55 via metro.co.uk
  Thousands of people are thought to sleep rough in London each night (Picture: Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images)A month ago, Andy Burnham stood outside 10 Downing Street and said his ‘first instruction’ as Prime Minister would be to end rough sleeping in the UK.According to the Chain database, which tracks rough sleeping in London, around 782 people will have made their bed on the streets of surrounding Westminster in the hours after that pledge was made.The borough consistently r
  
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• Moment woman lies down in front of heavy machinery in 1am protest over noisy overnight roadworks in east London street

  19-08-2026 14:40 via dailymail.com
  
  The unnamed woman was seen lying spread out on a torn-up road surface on Trafalgar Way in the Isle of Dogs, east London , at 1.14am on Sunday, August 16.
  
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• Global mystery of patient unable to reveal identity after three years in Amsterdam hospital

  19-08-2026 14:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A mystery patient has remained unidentified for more than three years after collapsing in the streets of Amsterdam, with investigators now tracing possible links to him
  
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• Patients in Yorkshire say doctors' AI receptionist can't understand their accent

  19-08-2026 14:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  An AI system called EMMA is being used to cut phone waiting times for the NHS and patients - but some say their Yorkshire accents are not being understood.
  
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• New Grand Tour trailer has made me want to watch for the first time

  19-08-2026 14:38 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page‘Welcome to our first Grand Tour!’ Francis Bourgeois says, his squeaky voice breaking with excitement.The new Grand Tour is already a far cry from the old iteration, which was hosted by a trio of presenters who’ve appeared on screen together for more than 20 years.Top Gear and its successor never really appealed to me. I’m not a big p
  
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• Arsenal make transfer decision on Ethan Nwaneri after Mikel Arteta admission

  19-08-2026 14:37 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ethan Nwaneri’s future has been the subject of intense speculation (Picture: Getty)Arsenal do not want to sell Ethan Nwaneri this summer and would prefer to send one of their most promising teenage talents out on loan.The England Under-21 international’s career stagnated last season after enduring a difficult loan spell at Marseille.
  Sent to the Ligue 1 club in the hope of gaining regular first team experience Nwaneri began promisingly, scoring on his debut, but Roberto De Zerbi&rsq
  
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• Man is ordered to remove his shower because it would push up neighbourhood rent prices

  19-08-2026 14:36 via dailymail.com
  
  Kasper I, 43, has lived in the area of Kreuzberg, Berlin in Germany for ten years but was told by the council that the shower was a 'luxury' that would change the 'character' of the neighbourhood.
  
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• Dad had no idea men could get breast cancer until he felt a lump while swimming

  19-08-2026 14:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Doctors originally told Julian Albert it was 'probably nothing'
  
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• UK weather maps show new 34C heat surge with 15 counties reaching 31C or more

  19-08-2026 14:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Weather forecasting models suggest temperatures in the UK could soon rise to 34C once more after the Met Office suggested new heatwaves may be on their way
  
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• Witness clashes with defense on second day of Tupac murder trial as graphic autopsy photos are shown

  19-08-2026 14:29 via dailymail.com
  
  A former security guard for Death Row Records testified in court that he would have shot Tupac Shakur if the rapper had ever tried to fight him.
  
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• Peter Crouch makes big Arsenal claim and praises ‘unbelievable’ duo after Community Shield

  19-08-2026 14:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arsenal appear ‘way ahead’ of Manchester City, says Peter Crouch (That Peter Crouch Podcast)Peter Crouch says Arsenal look ‘way ahead’ of Manchester City and more than ‘ready’ for the season ahead on the basis of their Community Shield performance.Arsenal swept City aside in an utterly dominant display in Cardiff, with Enzo Maresca given a rude awakening in his first official match in the dugout.Riccardo Calafiori fired the Gunners in front inside 24 seconds
  
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• New England wife is 'armed and dangerous' FUGITIVE on-the-run after body of her veteran cop husband was found in couple's Massachusetts home

  19-08-2026 14:22 via dailymail.com
  
  Karen Solomon, 58, is being sought by authorities after they were called to her Worcester home and found her off-duty patrolman husband Kurt, 57, dead inside.
  
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• Monzo down - live: Banking app users 'can't transfer money' as thousands report problems

  19-08-2026 14:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Thousands of Monzo customers are reporting problems with the app and bank transfers as outage reports surge across the UK.
  
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• Kenya helicopter crash - latest: 6 dead as safari 'tourist' chopper crashes in Samburu

  19-08-2026 14:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Six people have been killed after a safari helicopter crashed near Mt Ololokwe in Kenya’s Samburu County, with tourists reportedly on board
  
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• Tim Sherwood sends warning to Man Utd over £65m transfer: ‘Not a game-changer’

  19-08-2026 14:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  Carlos Baleba looks set to join Man Utd (Photo: Getty)Tim Sherwood says Carlos Baleba is ‘not a game-changing signing’ and has named the England midfielder Manchester United should be targeting.It was reported on Wednesday that United were closing in on the signing of Brighton star Baleba after submitting an offer worth up to £65million.The Red Devils attempted to sign the 22-year-old last summer and had even agreed personal terms with the player, only to be priced out of a mo
  
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• Monzo goes down with users unable to access their accounts

  19-08-2026 14:14 via metro.co.uk
  Users have been experiencing glitches when logging on (Picture: Getty)Thousands of Monzo Bank users are experiencing issues with the app today.Users who logged into their account were met with a message reading: ‘We’re experiencing issues. We’ll let you know when they’re resolved.’Monzo account holders can still see their account balances and use their cards, but many have said they can’t transfer money.DownDetector showed a sharp increase in outage reports f
  
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• How to beat price rises from energy bills to your mortgage - as inflation hits 2.9%

  19-08-2026 14:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror explains how to cut the cost of your bills - from energy to water and mortgages - as inflation hits its highest rate since March, plus a warning for savers
  
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• Update today 'could mean end of mortgage rate cuts' say brokers

  19-08-2026 14:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Brokers from across the UK have analysed the direction of travel
  
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• More than £130million of taxpayers' money spent on animal crossings - including £12million on unmonitored 'fish motorway'

  19-08-2026 14:10 via dailymail.com
  
  The huge bill covers a handful of schemes across the country designed to help wildlife get around roads, railways and rivers without coming to harm.
  
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• Vinnie Jones-commissioned Land Rover could fetch £150k at auction

  19-08-2026 14:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The one-off Defender was restored from the chassis up for the Gone in 60 Seconds star
  
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• TV soap star pregnant with baby of ‘step-brother’ she did OnlyFans with

  19-08-2026 14:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next PageA Neighbours star has announced that she and her husband, who she has previously called her ‘step-brother’, are expecting their second child.Scarlet Vas, who first played policewoman Mishti Sharma in the Australian soap in 2017, revealed that she and Tayo Ricci have another baby on the way.Sharing the news on social media, the couple wrote: &lsqu
  
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• Common supplement BHF says could 'interact' with warfarin and other medications

  19-08-2026 14:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Before taking your morning vitamins, minerals and supplements, double-check the warning from the British Heart Foundation
  
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• Tear up 'damaging' migration plans or social care shake-up will fail, Burnham warned

  19-08-2026 14:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Analysis by trade union Unison revealed a sharp fall in overseas care workers being appointed, while the sector has a shortfall of nearly 100,000
  
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• Glasgow double murder probe after two found seriously hurt in flat die at the scene

  19-08-2026 14:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A double murder investigation has been launched after Paul Lafferty and Gary Beaton were found seriously injured inside a flat on Chancellor Street in Partick, Glasgow.
  
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• Glasgow double murder probe after two found dead and police launch manhunt

  19-08-2026 14:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A double murder investigation has been launched after Paul Lafferty and Gary Beaton died inside a flat on Chancellor Street in Partick, Glasgow.
  
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• Somnophilia is the taboo kink that’s ‘hella hot’ — but you must approach with caution

  19-08-2026 14:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  Would you practice this kink? (Picture: Getty Images)Just recently, psychosexual therapist Natasha Silverman had someone contact her practice regarding their desire to engage in somnophilia – a sexual interest involving someone who is fast asleep, or pretending to be.Those with the kink either enjoy being woken up by a sex act, or like to perform them on someone as they sleep and wake up.It’s popular on Reddit with 51,500 self-proclaimed somnophiles in a single thread.
  But while som
  
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• Earl Spencer’s book on Princess Diana may be ‘difficult reading for the Royal Family’

  19-08-2026 14:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The late Princess Diana’s brother will be releasing a tell-all memoir about his sister, with a royal expert believing the revelations may be hard for the Firm to hear
  
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• Hidden domestic abuse victims given anonymous voice in groundbreaking UK survey

  19-08-2026 13:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The nationwide survey aims to uncover domestic abuse missing from official figures, giving survivors a way to share their experiences anonymously without reporting to officials
  
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• Helicopter carrying guests from ultra-luxury safari retreat crashes in Kenya 'with no survivors'

  19-08-2026 13:58 via dailymail.com
  
  A ‌helicopter carrying guests from an ultra-luxury safari retreat in Kenya has crashed, reportedly leaving no survivors. 
  
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