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• Completion date for children's hospital now 'unknown' amid another row as contractor BAM cannot say when prefab bathroom pods that failed fire safety compliance tests will be fixed

  23-07-2026 00:06 via dailymail.com
  
  Another major row between BAM and the Hospital Board, which is in charge of the project, is set to further delay the completion of the €2.24billion hospital.
  
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• The Traitors star comes out one year after splitting from girlfriend

  24-08-2026 15:51 via metro.co.uk
  
  Freddie Fraser entered the castle for the third civilian series in 2025 (Picture: BBC)The Traitors alum Freddie Fraser has shared a series of cute photobooth snaps with his new boyfriend after splitting with his girlfriend last year.The 22-year-old has not publicly spoken about his sexuality, but it was reported that he had broken up with his girlfriend Nisha Davenport last summer.Freddie met Nisha at university and the pair were dating when he entered the castle for the third civilian series i
  
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• Ex-world snooker champion Graeme Dott is found guilty of sexually abusing two primary school children

  24-08-2026 15:38 via dailymail.com
  
  The 49-year-old was accused of lewd, indecent and libidinous behaviour towards a boy and a girl, both of primary school age.
  
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• More than £500k raised for families of hero police officers killed in Teesside crash

  24-08-2026 15:36 via dailymail.com
  
  PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough died on Saturday when a Volkswagen Passat travelling the wrong way down the A66 crashed head-on into their police car.
  
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• Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott guilty of sexually abusing two primary school age children

  24-08-2026 15:36 via dailymail.com
  
  Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been found guilty of sexually abusing two primary school age children.
  
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• Lloyds and Halifax customers given new update over 'change'

  24-08-2026 15:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Halifax is moving customers to the Lloyds app as part of a major overhaul
  
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• Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott found guilty of sexually abusing children

  24-08-2026 15:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott subjected a girl and a boy to multiple incidents of abuse, the High Court in Glasgow heard
  
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• Best deer print fashion buys for autumn 2026 starting from £16

  24-08-2026 15:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  This print is about to be all over your wardrobe! (Picture: Metro/Getty)
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  Animal print has been a huge trend that we welcome back with open arms year after year, and there are no signs of it retiring anytime soon. But for autumn 2026, one of the biggest prints is offering a fresh and slightly more unexpected take on our love for all t
  
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• Forget Paris v Milan, it's North West fashionistas at war as Cheshire Fashion Week takes legal action against organisers of small town event

  24-08-2026 15:29 via dailymail.com
  
  The company behind Cheshire Fashion Week has launched legal action after the town council in affluent Knutsford held their own Fashion Week earlier this year.
  
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• Twelve arrested over A66 wrong-way crash: Nine men and three women held after seven died including two police officers - as force probes second car 'ramming properties'

  24-08-2026 15:28 via dailymail.com
  
  PC Matthew Blades, 37, and PC Tom Clough, 38, died on Saturday when a Volkswagen Passat travelling the wrong way down a dual carriageway near Middlesbrough crashed into their car.
  
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• Royal grocer Waitrose in battle with Burnham ally over £100m taxpayer-backed spa town redevelopment

  24-08-2026 15:27 via dailymail.com
  
  Middle class grocer Waitrose has joined hundreds of locals in a Georgian spa town fighting a £100m redevelopment by a property developer close to the Prime Minister.
  
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• Nigel Farage's Clacton by-election victory rally 'Farage Fest' investigated

  24-08-2026 15:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The organisers of Nigel Farage's Clacton by-election victory rally - dubbed "Farage Fest" - are being investigated for failing to get permission to hold it in time
  
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• 'I feel sad that our parents never visit their grandchild'

  24-08-2026 15:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Coleen advises a reader who feels let down by her daughter's grandparents. All around her, friends' parents seem to chip in much more to help - why can't they?
  
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• Criminals using cloned car plates - and getting innocent drivers pulled over

  24-08-2026 15:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A car involved in a crash that killed two hero police officers is believed to have been using cloned number plates, the IOPC watchdog said amid soaring reports of fakes
  
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• We ‘retired’ in our 30s and travel the world on £60 a day with our kids

  24-08-2026 15:19 via metro.co.uk
  
  The family left their life in the UK to travel the world, with Asia as their base (Picture: Ryan Blackley / SWNS)‘The school system is very outdated.’Those are the words of Ryan Blackley, 35, who, with his wife Jess, 34 and their sons Noah, six, and Bodhi, four, moved to Chang Mai, Thailand on February 24, 2026.The family, who are originally from Cambridge, now travel the world and spend just £60 a day, after becoming disillusioned with the system in Britain.Ryan and Jess had
  
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• Doxcycline 30 minute rule to follow if you're taking the antibiotic

  24-08-2026 15:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Doxycycline is a commonly-prescribed antibiotic
  
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• Shock new favourite in next Premier League manager to leave market

  24-08-2026 15:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sergej Jakirovic got the better of Michael Carrick at the MKM Stadium (Picture: Getty Images)Michael Carrick’s odds to be the next Premier League manager to leave have been slashed and he is now the favourite in that market.Manchester United had an extremely disappointing start to the Premier League season on Saturday, losing 2-0 at newly-promoted Hull City.Tigers boss Sergej Jakirovic had been favourite to be the next top flight manager out of the door, but Carrick now holds that unwante
  
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• Brits have most fun at age 27 with just a few minutes of spontaneity boosting the mood

  24-08-2026 15:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Finding time to have fun seems to get harder as we get older - but Three Mobile and DJ Woody Cook have teamed up to help us make some improvements to the daily grind
  
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• 'Devon maternity ward closing is not isolated failure - it is latest warning after years of pressure'

  24-08-2026 15:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The closure of the maternity unit at North Devon District Hospital is 'not isolated', writes National Childbirth Trust Chief Executive Angela McConville, who warns 'versions of this have played out across the country'
  
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• Another eclipse is happening in UK this week with a major difference

  24-08-2026 15:07 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 PageDo you remember a couple of weeks ago, when there was a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ partial solar eclipse in the UK?Well, another is coming. Kind of.Early risers will be treated to a lunar eclipse on Friday morning, where the moon will be painted a deep blood red.Stargazers have already been treated not only to a partial solar eclipse – where the
  
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• Nine men and three women aged 19 to 61 are arrested by police probing A66 crash that killed seven including two police officers

  24-08-2026 15:05 via dailymail.com
  
  Nine men and three women have been arrested by officers investigating the events leading up to the crash on the A66 which left Pc Matthew Blades and Pc Tom Clough dead.
  
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• Ukrainian robot soldier 'wipes out 20 Russian troops': Footage shows machinegun attack on 'shelter where Putin's forces were sheltering'

  24-08-2026 15:04 via dailymail.com
  
  Ukrainian defence technology company DevDroid said in a press release that the strike was carried out by soldiers from Ukraine's 44th Separate Mechanized Brigade.
  
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• 12 arrested over A66 car crash which killed seven including two cops in probe linked to 'organised crime'

  24-08-2026 15:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Twelve people have been arrested on offences including 'being involved with organised crime' following the A66 crash which killed seven people, including two police officers
  
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• 12 arrested in connection with wrong-way A66 crash as police probe criminal gang connection

  24-08-2026 15:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Twelve people have been arrested on offences including being involved with organised crime following the A66 crash which killed seven people, including two police officers
  
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• Six Flags rollercoaster was so rough man, 22, DIED of brain rupture hours after riding it, family's lawsuit alleges

  24-08-2026 15:02 via dailymail.com
  
  Christopher Hawley, 22, of Garden Grove, California , died in June of 2022 the day after visiting the park and riding the X2 roller coaster.
  
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• Prince Harry parts ways with controversial African wildlife charity ahead of UK return

  24-08-2026 15:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, has stepped down from the board of African Parks after being involved with the charity for 10 years - and is now longer a trustee
  
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• Opticians staff had to empty elderly man’s catheter bag after he was left stranded for nine hours

  24-08-2026 15:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  The elderly cancer patient was left stranded when his patient transport failed to arrive (Picture: iStock/Cover Images)‘Heartbroken’ staff at an opticians waited with an elderly patient for nine hours after his patient transport didn’t arrive to pick him up.Employees repeatedly tried to contact transport service provider G4S while they waited in reception with the cancer patient, who is in his 80s.Staff also emptied the pensioner’s catheter bag after he asked if there wa
  
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• Twelve people arrested following crash that killed seven on A66

  24-08-2026 14:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  Two police officers were among those killed (Picture: Richard McCarthy/PA Wire)Twelve people have been arrested following a crash on the A66 which killed seven people, including two police officers.Nine men and three women, aged between 19 and 61, have been arrested by officers investigating the events leading up to the crash on the A66 on Saturday.The crash – which occurred when a Volkswagen Passat was driven the wrong way along the A road and collided with a police car – killed tw
  
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• Twelve arrested after deadly A66 crash that left seven dead

  24-08-2026 14:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  Two police officers were among those killed (Picture: Richard McCarthy/PA Wire)Twelve people have been arrested following a crash on the A66 which killed seven people, including two police officers.Nine men and three women, aged between 19 and 61, have been arrested by officers investigating the events leading up to the crash on the A66 on Saturday.The crash – which occurred when a car, thought to be a Volkswagen Passat, was driven the wrong way along the A road and collided with a police
  
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• Twelve arrested after deadly A66 crash that killed seven

  24-08-2026 14:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  Two police officers were among those killed (Picture: Richard McCarthy/PA Wire)Twelve people have been arrested following a crash on the A66 which killed seven people, including two police officers.Nine men and three women, aged between 19 and 61, have been arrested by officers investigating the events leading up to the crash on the A66 on Saturday.The crash – which occurred when a car, thought to be a Volkswagen Passat, was driven the wrong way along the A road and collided with a police
  
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