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• Didcot murders: Who was triple-murder suspect Jed Allen?

  25-05-2015 22:46
  
  The body of triple-murder suspect Jed Allen has been discovered in woodland in Oxford, two days after his schoolgirl sister, his mother and her partner were found stabbed to death at their home in Didcot.
  
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• A new European sleeper train will connect 4 iconic cities by 2028

  26-08-2026 13:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  Copenhagen has become one of the most popular weekend trips in Europe (Picture: Getty Images)While Brits’ love for southern Europe may never fade, another region has proved itself to be a worthy rival for UK holidaymakers: Scandinavia.And now, railway operator, European Sleeper, is making it all the more easier to get around.The train company has announced plans for its first night train route to Scandinavia in spring 2028, connecting Brussels and Amsterdam with Copenhagen, and Malmö
  
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• Modern Warfare 4 devs vow to fix Captain Price’s hair after ‘halfprice’ jokes

  26-08-2026 13:54 via metro.co.uk
  
  Paid the priceCaptain Price’s scraggly haircut from the Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 beta has gone viral, but Activision has vowed to give him a glow-up. The first beta for Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 was tepid at best, but it wasn’t the poor campaign mission or absence of omnimovement which caught some people’s attention. Modern Warfare 4’s early access beta concluded after four days on Tuesday, August 25, and developer Infinity Ward addressed issues arou
  
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• 9/11 victim identified after 25 years thanks to DNA breakthrough

  26-08-2026 13:51 via metro.co.uk
  
  The new identification happened weeks before the 25th anniversary (Picture: Getty)Ahead of the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, a victim has been identified using DNA genetic genealogy testing.New York City has been working for more than twenty years to formally identify each of the more than 1,000 people who perished when the Twin Towers fell.This week, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and the NYPD announced they formally identified a victim by using genetic genealogy.The p
  
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• Reform UK promise taxpayers £30 cashback if they are left on hold for more than half an hour by HMRC

  26-08-2026 13:48 via dailymail.com
  
  Robert Jenrick, the party's Treasury spokesman, said a Reform government would offer Britons a £30 tax credit if they have to wait more than 30 minutes to speak to tax officials.
  
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• Trump asked Ukraine to halt attacks on Russia during CIA chief’s secret Moscow mission

  26-08-2026 13:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ukraine suspended strikes on Moscow and other Russian cities at Washington’s request while CIA director John Ratcliffe made a secret visit to the Russian capital.
  
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• Co-op Bank set to move all customers after £780million takeover by rival lender

  26-08-2026 13:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  This will affect those who have a savings, credit card or mortgage - however, there is expected to be no change to the way customers manage their accounts
  
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• Libyan who was cleared over Lockerbie bombing dies aged 70

  26-08-2026 13:41 via dailymail.com
  
  Al Amin Khalifa Fhimah, also known as Lamin, was cleared of involvement in the bombing which killed 270 people on December 21 1988.
  
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• Met Office urges Brits in 73 areas to prepare 'emergency' kit on Thursday – list

  26-08-2026 13:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  More heavy rain and thunderstorms are on the cards on Thursday as Met Office weather forecasters urge Brits to gather essential items and prepare an 'emergency' kit
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ‘to fly back to UK today’

  26-08-2026 13:32 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced their return to the UK earlier this month (Picture: Tom Maddick / SWNS)Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are understood to be flying back to the UK today.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their two children announced plans earlier this month to spend ‘an extended period’ across the pond.Harry, Meghan and their two children, Archie and Lilibet, are believed to be flying into the country privately from California, where the couple has lived since
  
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• Nepal floods live: 100s of tourists missing including 12 Brits after avalanche

  26-08-2026 13:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As many as 384 tourists, with 291 of them from countries including India, the United States, the United Kingdom, have been reported missing in Nepal after flooding
  
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• EastEnders cast share the love after Matt Lapinskas’ baby announcement

  26-08-2026 13:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  Matt Lapinskas and Karina Hind’s sweet baby announcement (Picture: Instagram/Matt Lapinskas)Former EastEnders star Matt Lapinskas has been showered with love from his old co-stars after announcing some very special news: he’s going to be a dad!The actor, best known to soap fans as Anthony Moon, revealed that he and his wife Karina Hind are expecting their first child, with their little one due to arrive in 2027.Matt, 37, shared the adorable announcement on Instagram on Tuesday (Augu
  
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• Beauty technician, 48, fired because she was struggling with menopause symptoms wins £32k compensation - with half awarded for 'injury to feelings'

  26-08-2026 13:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Chantelle Van Vilet, 48, requested flexible working hours due to the 'severity' of her condition which caused 'confusion' and 'brain fog'.
  
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• Mega Man: Dual Override and Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen hands-on previews

  26-08-2026 13:20 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mega Man: Dual Override – platforming like it’s 1987 (Capcom)From brutal 2.5D platforming to snowy role-playing fantasy, GameCentral goes hands-on with two very different Capcom releases.It has been a banner year for Capcom in 2026, with Resident Evil Requiem and Pragmata already out and Onimusha: Way Of The Sword just around the corner. You’re only as good as your last game though and the question is going to be whether they can continue their run into next year.Resident Evil
  
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• Middlesbrough fire live: Two house fire 'murders' may be linked to organised crime

  26-08-2026 13:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Seven fire engines were called to Birchington Avenue and Leighton Road, which are closed, after a house fire in Grangetown - two people have died and a murder investigation has been launched
  
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• Murder probe after two people die in house fire feared to be 'gangland revenge attack' linked to youths killed in A66 crash

  26-08-2026 13:18 via dailymail.com
  
  Police, ambulance, firefighters and gas engineers were on scene in the Grangetown area of Middlesbrough today, near South Bank where the crash happened on Saturday.
  
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• Meghan Markle shares telling joke in first Instagram post since UK return bombshell

  26-08-2026 13:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Meghan has made her first personal social media posts since it was revealed that she, Prince Harry and their children were moving back to the UK by the end of the month
  
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• Man jailed after stealing £50,000 from dad to spend on sausage rolls and OnlyFans

  26-08-2026 13:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  Stephan Dewar was branded as ‘despicable’ by a sheriff in the caseA son who stole £50,000 from his father and wasted it on sausage rolls and OnlyFans has been jailed for two years.Stephan Dewar, 31, was branded despicable by a sheriff after he admitted posing as his vulnerable father to steal from him for several years.Dewar pretended to be his father to carry out a £50,000 fraud to fund purchases from Greggs and OnlyFans, stealing the lump sum after secre
  
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• Mystery Turkish firm loses appeal to stop demolition of holiday homes illegally built in ancient woodland after '300 trees were chopped down'

  26-08-2026 13:11 via dailymail.com
  
  Mystery Turkish firm Azara Gid San has lost an appeal against the demolition of newly-built holiday homes at Jacobs Farm in Keighley, West Yorkshire.
  
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• POLL OF THE DAY: Should older people be taxed more to prop up public finances?

  26-08-2026 13:09 via dailymail.com
  
  The Left-wing Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has called for a reform of a system that is 'heavily tilted towards taxing work and younger earners' .
  
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• Hundreds missing including 12 British tourists after Nepal flash floods

  26-08-2026 13:09 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 PageHundreds of people are missing including 12 British tourists after flash flooding in Nepal.
  At least 17 people have been killed in the flood along the Bhote Koshi river near the border with Tibet.
  Some 291 foreign nationals are missing, including 12 Brits, along with 93 people from Nepal.
  The flood hit early on Wednesday in Rasuwa, which is north of Kathmand
  
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• HRT shown to reduce dementia risk as study reveals best age to start taking it

  26-08-2026 13:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Biggest ever study of HRT following 183,000 post-menopausal women in Britain shows how the treatment appears to boost cognitive health and cut dementia risk
  
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• ‘I landed my dream as easyJet cabin crew – at age 64’

  26-08-2026 13:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  Francesca Hicks (centre) with her colleagues (left to right) Pilar Roman Palomino, Andrew Hampson, Elane Vass and Mehdi Lamrani (Picture: David Parry/PA Media Assignments)She had worked as a secretary and a dementia nurse. But in her early 60s, Francesca Hicks decided she needed a very different challenge.Eighteen months on and now 64, she’s racked up more than 250 flights as an easyJet cabin crew member and has a new found sense of confidence.‘When the opportunity to join easyJet c
  
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• Agony of postpartum psychosis from symptoms to cause as Lindsay Clancy trial grips world

  26-08-2026 13:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lindsay Clancy is standing trial in the US accused of murdering her three children in what has been dubbed 'America's most heartbreaking murder trial'. Her defence claims she was in the grips of postpartum psychosis - a condition that affects as many as every one in 1,000 mothers
  
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• Donald Trump's government halts all visa applications worldwide amid immigration crackdown

  26-08-2026 13:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The US government has continued ongoing attempts to cut immigration - it has now paused all visa applications across the world for staff 'training'
  
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• Ronnie O’Sullivan reveals Stephen Hendry and Steve Davis retirement advice

  26-08-2026 13:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ronnie O’Sullivan is fighting to find form (Picture: Getty Images)Ronnie O’Sullivan can see himself retiring from snooker in 2028 after taking advice from fellow legends Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry.The Rocket is into the quarter-finals of the Wuhan Open this week, still winning matches at 50 years old, but increasingly frustrated with his own performances.The seven-time world champion has beaten Ashley Carty, Yao Pengcheng and Stephen Maguire in Wuhan, but does not have high hope
  
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• Dolly Parton showed cruel billionaires the right way to be rich

  26-08-2026 13:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  There’s no denying Dolly Parton will be remembered as a musical great (Picture: AP/Andres Kudacki)While famous rich people launched themselves into space, invested in bitcoin, and chased trillionaire status, Dolly Parton gave us a real lesson in how to be rich.And following her death, that couldn’t be clearer.The Jolene hitmaker would reinvent what it means to be wealthy with one key difference: being rich shouldn’t just be about keeping your money for yourself – it shou
  
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• Ironman triathlete escapes alligator’s jaws by gouging it in the eye

  26-08-2026 13:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jonathan Bruney managed to get the creature to let go of his arm by poking it in the eye (Pictures: Instagram/j_bruney_/Getty)A 31-year-old triathlete narrowly escaped an alligator attack when it clamped down on his arm.Jonathan Bruney was training for an Ironman triathlon at 10.35am on August 23 when the alligator bit his right bicep while he swam in the Savannah River near 324 East Shoreline Drive, South Carolina.The beast pulled him underwater, but Bruney managed to escape after pushing his
  
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• Two people dead in house fire nearby site of deadly A66 crash

  26-08-2026 13:00 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 murder investigation has been launched after two people died in a house fire in Grangetown near Middlesbrough this morning.The incident comes as the town is still mourning the deaths of seven people, including two police officers, in a crash on the A66 in the early hours of Saturday.Police, ambulance, fire and rescue and Northern Gas Networks remain a
  
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• Two people dead in house fire near site of deadly A66 crash

  26-08-2026 13:00 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 murder investigation has been launched after two people died in a house fire in Grangetown near Middlesbrough this morning.The incident comes as the town is still mourning the deaths of seven people, including two police officers, in a crash on the A66 in the early hours of Saturday.Police, ambulance, fire and rescue and Northern Gas Networks remain a
  
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