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• Cops spending £1m on armed response vehicles amid escalating terror threat

  19-08-2026 13:24 via dailymail.com
  
  The Mail can reveal that the massive upgrade of the fleet was ordered because the existing ARVs needed to be replaced.
  
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• Reform UK and Tories step up calls to quit European Convention on Human Rights after foreign migrant who raped sleeping woman won right to remain in UK

  19-08-2026 18:44 via dailymail.com
  
  Hendrix Ekwen, 34, took nine years to admit he was to blame for the 'appalling' attack on the woman when she was drunk, unconscious and 'vulnerable', an immigration tribunal heard.
  
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• My mother hired a paedophile to be my babysitter. From the age of six, he brutally raped me for two years before being jailed. I thought my nightmare was over... and then I found him sitting at our kitchen table

  19-08-2026 18:43 via dailymail.com
  
  When we meet in a pub near her home, I notice Della Wright scanning the room cautiously before taking a seat. It's a small gesture, easily missed, but it seems at odds with her authoritative demeanour...
  
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• Sony gives up on yet another live service game as Horizon Zero Dawn 3 news leaks

  19-08-2026 18:37 via metro.co.uk
  
  Another live service failure (Sony Interactive Entertainment)PlayStation’s live service plans continue to shrink, as Horizon multiplayer spin-off Hunters Gathering undergoes a rework. Sony dedicated a huge amount of resources to live service projects at the start of the PlayStation 5 generation, and it’s almost all been a massive failure. From the 12 live service games Sony originally planned to launch by 2026, only a handful have actually come out – and to varying s
  
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• Woke Canadian town officially recognizes TREES as living beings with rights: 'Our biggest ally'

  19-08-2026 18:33 via dailymail.com
  
  A small town in Quebec has become the first public entity in North America to sign onto the Universal Declaration of Tree Rights, which argues that a tree is 'a sentient living being.'
  
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• Over a quarter of Brits think there'll be a war in the UK within 2 years, survey shows

  19-08-2026 18:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Results of a government survey show 28% of people in the UK believe a war will affect their local area by 2028 as the government urges people to seek out advice on how to prepare for emergencies
  
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• Hayden Panettiere dies aged 36: Unexpected death triggers criminal investigation

  19-08-2026 18:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Hayden Panettiere has died at the age of 36, with the initial investigation from police finding there was 'no foul play' and autopsy results confirming 'no signs of trauma'
  
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• Woke LA lawmaker lifts ban on homeless encampments in parks, sparking fears City of Angels will become more squalid than ever

  19-08-2026 18:26 via dailymail.com
  
  DSA councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez has pushed a policy decision allowing homeless people to set up encampments at sites that were previously cleared by law enforcement.
  
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• Fury as UK health chiefs won't disclose source of 'imported' deadly eggs - as major salmonella outbreak kills one and makes 200 sick

  19-08-2026 18:25 via dailymail.com
  
  Scientists and industry leaders said that the Government may need to impose stricter importation rules amid the current spread of Salmonella, which has killed one and left more than 200 ill.
  
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• Number of foreign offenders still living freely in Britain despite being earmarked for deportation surges nearly 10 per cent to record high since Labour came to power - with early release scheme set to fuel crisis, experts warn

  19-08-2026 18:23 via dailymail.com
  
  Just over 18,000 foreign offenders subject to deportation were living freely within the community after serving their sentence when Labour won the election in July 2024.
  
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• Mom blasts courts for failing to punish serial car thief son, 15, harshly... and claims they sentenced him to complete a CROSSWORD and chores after his first offense

  19-08-2026 18:22 via dailymail.com
  
  Christine Taylor's son first stole a car when he was 12. The teen is now 15-years-old and has been hit with another auto theft and his first gun charge. For years, she said she's been trying to get him help.
  
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• Premier League 3pm TV blackout could get SCRAPPED with talks to be held over streaming

  19-08-2026 18:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Premier League and EFL 3pm blackout could be in the process of getting scrapped with talks to be held ahead of a final decision
  
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• Hayden Panettiere dies aged 36: Police seen visiting Hickerson's family home

  19-08-2026 18:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Hayden Panettiere has died at the age of 36, with the initial investigation from police finding there was 'no foul play' and autopsy results confirming 'no signs of trauma'
  
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• Engraving on bullet found on suspected Charlie Kirk murder weapon should condemn Tyler Robinson to death row, prosecutors argue

  19-08-2026 18:16 via dailymail.com
  
  An engraved bullet could condemn Charlie Kirk's alleged killer, Tyler Robinson, to death as prosecutors allege it showed the crime was politically motivated.
  
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• ANNABEL FENWICK ELLIOTT: I adopted Bear, my German shepherd 'lockdown dog', from a shifty man wearing a tracksuit. I was desperate to give him a better life. Then I had a baby - and knew he had to go

  19-08-2026 18:15 via dailymail.com
  
  Indeed, I have confessed to a lot of stupid things I've done in print over the years, but given I'm such an avid animal lover, this feels the most shameful...
  
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• Carlton Cole says Chelsea star ‘messed up’ Arsenal’s transfer window

  19-08-2026 18:13 via metro.co.uk
  
  Former Chelsea striker Carlton Cole (Picture: YouTube)Carlton Cole says Chelsea summer signing Morgan Rogers ‘messed up’ Arsenal’s transfer window by joining the Blues from Aston Villa.Rogers, 24, was heavily linked with Arsenal earlier in the summer and during England’s World Cup campaign.Mikel Arteta identified Rogers as one of his top targets to bolster a Gunners squad that won the Premier League and reached the Champions League final last season.Arsenal were believed
  
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• Why a Wexford youth charity is the BIG loser in a row involving a doomed cash-for-passports scheme, an insolvent housing developer... and the slick Canadian 'migration investment architect' it paid 720K euro to find rich foreign donors

  19-08-2026 18:03 via dailymail.com
  
  The now-derelict youth centre in Co. Wexford was meant to be built six years ago under the Government's 'golden visa' scheme - now anti-fraud cops have been called in.
  
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• Monzo down - recap: Banking app users 'can't transfer money' as thousands report problems

  19-08-2026 18:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Thousands of Monzo customers were hit by problems with the app and bank transfers before the outage was resolved.
  
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• Manchester United make approach to sign Barcelona star after £65m Rodri transfer

  19-08-2026 18:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  Manchester United boss Michael Carrick (Picture: Getty)Manchester United have made an approach to sign Spain World Cup winner Gavi after Barcelona signed Rodri from Manchester City.Michael Carrick remains keen to bolster his midfield options before the summer transfer window closes in less than two weeks time.United signed Youri Tielemans from Aston Villa and Andrey Santos from Chelsea earlier in the summer but are open to a third midfield signing following Casemiro’s departure and M
  
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• Israeli military launches criminal probe into the death of five-year-old girl whose call for help was broadcast around the world

  19-08-2026 18:03 via dailymail.com
  
  Israel's military has launched a criminal investigation into the killing of Palestinian five-year-old Hind Rajab and her family. 
  
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• Insidious: Out of the Further made me squirm with chillingly fun sequel

  19-08-2026 18:00 via metro.co.uk
  Insidious is back and takes the story Out of the Further (Picture: Sony Pictures)Is it possible for Insidious to still be scary in 2026? After five films, 16 years and a very different horror climate, you’d assume that the long-running franchise would have run out of steam. However, its latest sequel, Insidious: Out of the Further, ushers in a new era and yes, it’s possibly the most chilling the series has been in years. That is coming from someone who didn’t exactly
  
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• Insidious: Out of the Further made me squirm with chilling sequel

  19-08-2026 18:00 via metro.co.uk
  Insidious is back and takes the story Out of the Further (Picture: Sony Pictures)Is it possible for Insidious to still be scary in 2026? After five films, 16 years and a very different horror climate, you’d assume that the long-running franchise would have run out of steam. However, its latest sequel, Insidious: Out of the Further, ushers in a new era and yes, it’s possibly the most chilling the series has been in years. That is coming from someone who didn’t exactly
  
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• Dessert trend that ‘quietly died’ in 2010s is back and it’s taking over London

  19-08-2026 18:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  The fro-yo trend died off a decade ago, but now it’s back (Picture: Getty Images)When was the last time you had a SNOG?The frozen yoghurt brand dominated London’s dessert scene in the late 2000s and early 2010s, with 10 stores across the capital at its peak. And while the brand (and its hot pink bus) is still going today, it’s now a far cry from its heyday, as just two locations remain on Tottenham Court Road and in Soho.The fro-yo trend quietly died off in the late 2010s
  
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• I slept rough for years – why has it taken Britain so long to end homelessness?

  19-08-2026 17:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  It felt like I was finally being listened to (Picture: James Manning/PA Wire)This morning I woke up to news that Prime Minister Andy Burnham was proposing to spend £442m to get everyone sleeping rough off the streets by Christmas.I couldn’t quite believe what I was hearing.  He has gone as far to say that every rough sleeper in England will be offered accommodation this winter, alongside practical support for any health needs.As someone who has had to sleep rough and spent the
  
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• Murderer Karmelo Anthony wins first legal battle as he seeks to have his conviction for murder of Austin Metcalf overturned

  19-08-2026 17:55 via dailymail.com
  
  The 19-year-old was convicted in June and sentenced to 35 years behind bars for murdering the 17-year-old athlete at a high school track meet in April of last year.
  
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• What an oasis! Liam Gallagher's north London home stays green with grass intact despite record-breaking drought - but neighbours aren't as lucky

  19-08-2026 17:54 via dailymail.com
  
  Aerial pictures show the land around the Oasis singer's £4million mock Tudor-style mansion, in Highgate, north London , is still extremely green.
  
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• UK's longest-serving prisoner Robert Maudsley: I want to stay behind bars – I could kill again

  19-08-2026 17:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: In his first interview in almost 50 years, quadruple killer Robert Maudsley, 73, spoke to the Mirror from his prison cell on E Wing in HMP Whitemoor, Cambridgeshire
  
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• Aston Villa target Chelsea star to replace Arsenal signing Ezri Konsa

  19-08-2026 17:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ezri Konsa is set to depart Aston Villa for Arsenal (Photo: Getty)Aston Villa have reportedly entered the race for a Chelsea star as they look to replace Ezri Konsa ahead of his transfer to Arsenal.Two days before the start of new Premier League season, it was reported that the Gunners had struck a deal to sign the England international for an initial £51million.Konsa, a centre-back also capable of playing on the right, had emerged as Mikel Arteta’s top defensive target in light of
  
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• British Airways flight attendant 'sexually assaulted female colleague' following boozy night in Rio, court told

  19-08-2026 17:44 via dailymail.com
  
  Ryan Lim, 30, is accused of assaulting the woman after an evening of drinking shots with the plane's captain.
  
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• Fauci ally admits hiding COVID-origin records tied to Wuhan lab after wine and Michelin dinner pay-off

  19-08-2026 17:41 via dailymail.com
  
  The former top aide for Dr Anthony Fauci has pled guilty to a charge related to covering up his professional correspondence to avoid scrutiny about the origins of COVID-19.
  
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