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• Dolly Parton on course for ‘huge’ milestone days after death

  31-08-2026 09:17 via metro.co.uk
  
  Dolly Parton’s fans are honouring her in many ways following her death (Picture: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)Dolly Parton could finally secure a huge milestone in her music career following her death.The country music icon and philanthropist died aged 80 on August 25, leading to an outpouring of grief from her fans around the world.Admirers of the Grammy-winning singer have been finding various ways to honour her this week, from leaving floral tributes outside her home to lighting
  
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• New GTA 6 pics tease character customisation as Rockstar insists no more delays

  01-09-2026 11:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  The GTA 6 drought is over (Rockstar)A bevy of new GTA 6 screenshots have been shared on Rockstar Games’ website, showing off more outfits, hairstyles, and tattoos for Jason and Lucia.After months of complete silence from Rockstar, the floodgates finally opened with the Netflix preview of GTA 6, which you can now watch here via YouTube.For the first time, the preview showed unedited gameplay and although it lacked any sort of commentary, there was still a lot to learn from it. In the after
  
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• ‘Beautiful friend for life’: Bradley Riches’ tribute as major Emmerdale star exits

  01-09-2026 11:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  An emotional goodbye (Picture: ITV)As the fall out of Dawn Taylor’s death continues to impact Emmerdale, the absence of actress Olivia Bromley is also being felt behind the scenes.Bradley Riches, who plays Lewis Barton on the ITV soap, too to Instagram to bid a proper farewell to Olivia, who he says has become a ‘friend for life’.Sharing a sweet snap of the two of them, Bradley began the caption: ‘So sad to say goodbye to Dawn.‘Although Lewis and Dawn didn’t
  
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• The £1m Notting Hill Carnival clean-up: Residents left with takeaway boxes, beer cans and raw chicken carcasses outside their homes - after a record 560 arrests at festival

  01-09-2026 11:12 via dailymail.com
  
  Streets surrounding the festival in West London were pictured full of rubbish piles, consisting of raw chicken carcasses, takeaway boxes, beer cans and cigarette butts.
  
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• Brigitte Macron's daughter, 42, strikes up relationship with student 20 years her junior in echo of her mother's marriage to French president

  01-09-2026 11:12 via dailymail.com
  
  Brigitte Macron's daughter has struck up a relationship with a student 20 years younger than her, in an echo of her mother's marriage to France's president.  
  
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• Screen time soars as children ditch books over summer holidays

  01-09-2026 11:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It’s the week when millions of children are heading back to school. But as well as sun, sea and a well-deserved rest, the long summer holiday can have a downside.
  
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• Man fleeing police at Notting Hill Carnival dies in canal as arrests pass 550

  01-09-2026 11:06 via dailymail.com
  
  The Metropolitan Police said on Monday night that the body of a man thought to be in his 20s was pulled from the water near a park in North Kensington, west London .
  
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• Andy Burnham enters Parliament for the first time as PM – what’s on the agenda?

  01-09-2026 11:06 via metro.co.uk
  
  Today will be the first time Andy Burnham steps into Parliament as Prime Minister (Picture: James Manning/PA Wire)Westminster is bracing for an all-timer case of summer recess whiplash today, as Parliament returns from its six-week break.How so?Well, cast your mind back to July 16, which was the last time MPs met in the House of Commons before they shuffle back in later today.At that point, Sir Keir Starmer was still prime minister. Rachel Reeves was still chancellor. David Lammy was still fore
  
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• The Game actor Jason Watkins brings grief over young daughter's tragic death to TV role

  01-09-2026 11:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As new Channel 5 thriller The Game begins, award-winning actor Jason Watkins tells how the tragic loss of his daughter inspires his acting and love for gritty roles
  
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• That sucks! Husband catches wife cheating on robot vacuum cleaner's camera... and is jailed for invading her privacy

  01-09-2026 10:57 via dailymail.com
  
  The husband, who used the video in divorce proceedings, was sentenced to five months in prison after filming his wife without her consent (stock image of a robot hoover).
  
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• Roma send message to Chelsea over deadline-day Manu Kone transfer

  01-09-2026 10:57 via metro.co.uk
  
  Chelsea have been credited with a strong interest in Roma and France midfielder Manu Kone (Picture: Getty)Roma manager Gian Piero Gasperini appears to have ruled out a deadline-day transfer move for Manu Kone amid speculation linking the midfielder with Chelsea.Kone was added to Chelsea’s shortlist of would-be replacements for Enzo Fernandez this summer, with the Argentina international pushing to join former manager Enzo Maresca at Manchester City.Monaco’s Lamine Camara and Notting
  
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• Notting Hill Carnival clean-up gets underway: Piles of waste including raw chicken carcasses left in the street by revellers - as police confirm record 560 arrests were made at festival

  01-09-2026 10:57 via dailymail.com
  
  Streets surrounding the festival in West London were pictured full of rubbish piles, consisting of raw chicken carcasses, takeaway boxes, beer cans and cigarette butts.
  
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• Chelsea closing in on £52m transfer deal for Enzo Fernandez replacement

  01-09-2026 10:57 via metro.co.uk
  
  Chelsea have set their sights on Roma and France midfielder Manu Kone (Picture: Getty)Chelsea are closing in on a deal with Roma to sign France midfielder Manu Kone, according to reports in Italy.Kone has emerged as Chelsea’s top target to replace Enzo Fernandez in the final few hours of the transfer window.
  Fernandez has been pushing to join former Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca at Manchester City this summer and talks are ongoing between the two Premier League clubs regarding an agreement
  
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• Glaciers that caused Nepal-China flood are 'at major risk of collapse': Warning as death toll passes 1,000 and race to free 500 trapped in tunnels continues

  01-09-2026 10:52 via dailymail.com
  
  Experts fear that the glaciers that caused the catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China remain at risk of collapse, causing another surge of water, ice and debris. 
  
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• The three ways to add value to your home - and the one thing you SHOULDN'T do

  01-09-2026 10:51 via dailymail.com
  
  Property expert Abi Hookway went from £24,000 in debt to achieving financial freedom and becoming a multi-millionaire through property and business investment.
  
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• Never leave these foods out for hedgehogs in your garden

  01-09-2026 10:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Hedgehogs are often seen in gardens during September as they forage to build up fat reserves ahead of winter
  
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• Inmate 'wanted' by gangs after making '£250K a month' in prison found dead in cell

  01-09-2026 10:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Johnpaul Digweed, 36, was serving a 25-year prison sentence for supplying vast amounts of drugs when he was found dead in his cell at HMP Garth in April 2024
  
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• Lesser-known mouth symptoms could mean you have iron deficiency anaemia

  01-09-2026 10:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Some lesser-known symptoms can show up in and around the mouth
  
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• 'Mum is refusing to give my brother’s girlfriend a chance'

  01-09-2026 10:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Coleen advises a reader whose brother separated from his wife and has since found a new partner. When he brought her to an event, their mum went mad. Was she being unreasonable?
  
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• Police vans rush to Glasgow primary school after 'disturbance' as man arrested

  01-09-2026 10:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police were called to Burndyke Court, outside Govan Gaelic Primary School in Glasgow, on Monday following reports of a 'disturbance' - a man has been arrested
  
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• Kelly Osbourne admits she ‘wasn’t well’ while being body-shamed after dad’s death

  01-09-2026 10:27 via metro.co.uk
  
  Kelly Osbourne said she ‘wasn’t well’ and has been receiving help and support (Picture: Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)Kelly Osbourne has reflected on the ‘hardest year’ of her life following the death of her father, Ozzy Osbourne, in July 2025.The singer, 41, said she was ‘so sick’ while grieving the late Black Sabbath star, who died from a heart attack at the age of 76.Kelly, who recently split from Slipknot’s Sid Wilson, faced cruel body shaming c
  
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• Nationwide gives new update as 'premium' means '£66,500 extra'

  01-09-2026 10:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  New data has been released
  
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• Emmerdale’s Charley Webb spends ‘romantic’ night with Sheridan Smith

  01-09-2026 10:19 via metro.co.uk
  
  Charley has spoken about her friendship with Sheridan (Picture: Instagram/miss_charleywebb)Former Emmerdale mainstay, Charley Webb, spent a ‘romantic’ evening with her bestie, Sheridan Smith, taking to Instagram to show her some love.Charley, best known for her nearly-19 year stint on the ITV soap as Debbie Dingle, recently shared an image of Sheridan sat at a dinner table, watching boxing on her phone and captioned it: ‘who says romance is dead’.She previously spoke abo
  
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• Popular Bluetooth speakers urgently recalled over 'serious risk' — 'stop using'

  01-09-2026 10:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Anyone with the speakers must not turn them on
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's new inner circle in UK – Archie's nanny to Strictly star

  01-09-2026 10:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Harry and Meghan and their two children, Archie and Lilibet, touched down in the UK last week, and questions are swirling over who they'll rub shoulders with now they're back
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's new inner circle in UK – Archie's godmother to Strictly star

  01-09-2026 10:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Harry and Meghan and their two children, Archie and Lilibet, touched down in the UK last week, and questions are swirling over who they'll rub shoulders with now they're back
  
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• Premium Bond results for September 2026 announced including £1million prizes

  01-09-2026 10:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Premium Bonds are a savings product by NS&I, but instead of getting interest back on your money, you are entered into a monthly prize draw
  
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• Elderly man allegedly bashed with cricket bat after trying to stop accused thief at charity shop

  01-09-2026 10:08 via dailymail.com
  
  Footage shows the 75-year-old being chased through the street by a man wielding a sports bat following an alleged robbery at a Salvation Army store in Melbourne.
  
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• Trump says US position on the Falklands is 'under review' as he puts pressure on UK to boost defence spending

  01-09-2026 10:05 via dailymail.com
  
  Addressing reporters in the White House last night when asked if he was reviewing America's position over the islands, he said: 'I always review every position - that's just one of many.'
  
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• Sudanese migrant dies in failed attempt to leap onto the roof of a moving Britain-bound lorry from the top of a Calais road toll booth

  01-09-2026 10:01 via dailymail.com
  
  The 22-year-old was on top of the structure at the Setques toll plaza in Pas-de-Calais when he attempted to leap onto the vehicle at around 2.40am on Sunday.
  
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