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• Dozens of migrants 'drown off Libya'

  23-07-2015 22:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Up to 40 African migrants are feared to have drowned when their boat sank off Libya's coast, survivors tell UN and aid agencies.
  
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• Trump makes eyebrow-raising boast about Dolly Parton even as he admits 'she wasn't a very political person'

  26-08-2026 17:27 via dailymail.com
  
  Despite never wearing her political beliefs on her sleeve, and repeatedly dodging reporters' questions about the president, Donald Trump swears that Dolly Parton' really liked' him.
  
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• At least 47 Americans are missing in devastating flash floods caused by catastrophic earthquake in Nepal

  26-08-2026 17:27 via dailymail.com
  
  The seismic earthquake triggered horror flash flooding, sweeping through buildings and toppling everything in its path.
  
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• Game Of Thrones star cast in EastEnders as part of Zoe Slater death tragedy

  26-08-2026 17:21 via metro.co.uk
  Valar Mor’getoutofmypub! (Picture: BBC/Metro)Winter is coming… to EastEnders. Which Game of Thrones legend is trading Westeros for Walford?When you think about it, Albert Square is a lot line George R.R Martins’s famously fantasy world. There’s murder, betrayal, bed-hopping galore, and a lot of exaggerated cockney accents.So surely it was only a matter of time before a star from the hit HBO series swapped Queen Cersei for the Queen Vic. It’s only too easy to imagi
  
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• Storm Dolly is coming (but it’s not linked to Dolly Parton’s death)

  26-08-2026 17:20 via metro.co.uk
  Dolly Parton died on Tuesday (Picture: AP)Within days of the death of country music legend Dolly Parton yesterday, a new storm could share her name.On Tuesday, meteorologists at the US National Hurricane Center spotted two windy areas in the North Atlantic they suspect could become storms.
  When storms are particularly powerful – and potentially devastating – forecasters name them so people can be easily kept informed.Whichever of these two swirling blobs of low pressure first r
  
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• Meta court settlement will see social media giant pay £12.5bn and add child-safety measures to platforms

  26-08-2026 17:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Meta had been accused of collecting data from children aged 13 and under without their parents' consent as well as designing social media platforms to keep young people addicted
  
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• Scot-free: The legal bombshell that could free baby-faced Scots College private schoolboy accused of the gang rape that outraged Australia

  26-08-2026 17:17 via dailymail.com
  
  A rarely-used mediaeval law about the criminal responsibility of children could be used in the case of the Scots Collegeschoolboys charged with rape - but only one boy could make the cut.
  
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• Man rushed to hospital after broad daylight 'stabbing' near Hackney primary school

  26-08-2026 17:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Paramedics were called to Well Street in Hackney this afternoon following reports that a man had been stabbed.
  
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• Brooklyn Beckham blasts ‘disgraceful’ troll commenting on Nicola Peltz’s body

  26-08-2026 17:17 via metro.co.uk
  Brooklyn Beckham has defended his wife Nicola Peltz after posting on social media (Picture: AFP/Getty Images)Brooklyn Beckham had a fiery response to a troll who body-shamed his wife Nicola Peltz on social media.The chef and hot sauce salesman, 27, treated his Instagram followers to another cooking episode where he revealed his recipe for the perfect cottage pie.Other than fans questioning the difference between a shepherd’s pie and a cottage pie, Brooklyn largely received positive commen
  
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• Told he'd never walk again, Fergus Farrell defied the odds. But he didn't realise that challenge wouldn't be his toughest. Now he's walking across America to say thanks to those who helped him back from the brink

  26-08-2026 17:15 via dailymail.com
  
  After injuring his spine in a freak accident former rugby player Fergus Farrell was told he wouldn't walk again. But now he is walking across the US to raise money for others like him
  
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• Doctor woke up to find bat trying to get into her MOUTH, sparking terrifying rabies drama

  26-08-2026 17:15 via dailymail.com
  
  Dr Krista Edelman was dreaming of a 'cute little field mouse' trying to get into her mouth when reality woke her up.
  
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• Boy, 15, arrested on suspicion of murder after teen, 17, stabbed outside council building near Wembley Stadium

  26-08-2026 17:15 via dailymail.com
  
  A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 17-year-old teenager was stabbed outside Brent Council's offices close to Wembley Stadium in north-west London.
  
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• Mecca hunts employee behind 'burn book' of alleged bullying and favouritism: The 'creepy' way the beauty giant unmasked an anonymous Reddit poster

  26-08-2026 17:10 via dailymail.com
  
  A Mecca staffer launched a website exposing claims of bullying and toxicity at the makeup giant. Then an email from HR revealed a personal detail she says she never shared.
  
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• Paradise honeymooner island is rocked as four missing persons are found dead... despite a police officer telling relatives they were alive and well

  26-08-2026 17:05 via dailymail.com
  
  On the tiny Jeju Island in South Korea , known for its mountains, white sand beaches and peaceful volcanic landscape, the bodies turned up in just three days.
  
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• Fireman accused of sex attacks against two teenage girls on a beach told he can leave the country to visit his sick father in Poland

  26-08-2026 17:05 via dailymail.com
  
  Dawid Wlach, 35, appeared in court to answer charges of two counts of rape and a sexual assault against one victim and a sex assault against the other.
  
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• Trish from Hebden Bridge is this year’s seagull impersonation champion

  26-08-2026 17:04 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 PageThe UK’s newest champion seagull impersonator says the birds are ‘much misunderstood’.Trish Clemit, 59, was crowned overall winner of the 2026 Seagull Festival Championships in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, over the weekend.Some 22 adult competitors were given one minute each to impress the judges as they fought to win the country’s bi
  
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• PC Sharon Beshenivsky's killer who spent 15 years on the run died in jail from natural causes, coroner rules

  26-08-2026 17:03 via dailymail.com
  
  Piran Ditta Khan, 76, fled to his native Pakistan after PC Sharon Beshenivsky was shot dead in Bradford during an armed robbery on November 18, 2005.
  
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• Snooker’s four-way scrap to be world number one heats up in Wuhan

  26-08-2026 16:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Zhao Xintong and Judd Trump are battling it out at the top of the world rankings (Pictures: Getty)Judd Trump is fighting to hold onto his world number one spot, but three challengers are now within touching distance of dethroning him.The Ace in the Pack has been top of the charts for two years but is now under serious pressure to remain number one.Trump must win the Wuhan Open this week to hold off his challengers and he is making a good fist of it so far.The 37-year-old is into the quarter-fin
  
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• Woman wins dream Norway trip after 8 years of holidays dominated by sports

  26-08-2026 16:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Hayley Hayes, 60, from Newport, Wales, hasn't been on a proper summer holiday in eight years because of her husband's love of sport - but she's now won a trip of a lifetime to Svalbard, Norway
  
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• UEFA to drop World Cup boycott after FIFA promise over Gianni Infantino plan

  26-08-2026 16:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  UEFA had pledged to boycott FIFA competitions in response to Gianni Infantino's controversial plan to sell stakes in tournaments such as the World Cup to private investors
  
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• ITV bans politicians from on next I’m A Celeb after Hancock and Farage backlash

  26-08-2026 16:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here won't have any politicians heading to the Jungle anytime soon, after previously being hit with controversy over Nigel Farage and Matt Hancock
  
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• Boy punched on Melbourne street allegedly by a stranger who then stabbed his mother is suffering from brain cancer

  26-08-2026 16:57 via dailymail.com
  
  The boy and his mother, Cherie, were on their way to their hotel when they were allegedly attacked by stranger Jerry Sowood about 1pm on Tuesday.
  
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• Uncle of one of A66 crash gang 'was jailed for driving on wrong side of same road in 100mph police chase'

  26-08-2026 16:56 via dailymail.com
  
  Aaron Saddington, 23, was given a 20-month sentence in June after hurtling at oncoming vehicles on the dual carriageway near Middlesbrough.
  
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• Bergerac star's unusual admission - 'I owe my career to 20 incontinent kangaroos'

  26-08-2026 16:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Exclusive: Actress Liza Goddard was 15 when she landed a role in Skippy, after her family moved to Australia. When she returned to the UK, aged 19, she realised she was a global star
  
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• King Charles and Camilla to travel 10,000 miles across three Caribbean countries for next major royal tour

  26-08-2026 16:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  King Charles and Queen Camilla are set to travel a total of 10,000 miles for their next royal tour to Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas and Guyana
  
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• Landline users urged to take action as switch-off deadline looms - what you need to do

  26-08-2026 16:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The UK's traditional phone network is being switched off in January 2027 as services move to digital technology, meaning households with landline phones need to make the transition to internet-based calls before the deadline
  
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• Mum with dementia locked out of care home at 3am in 'disgusting abuse'

  26-08-2026 16:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lorna Doran moved into a Liverpool care home in August 2025 but her son said she was 'locked out at 3am' and 'physically abused'
  
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• Two prisoners tried to decapitate the dad of tragic Sara Sharif in jail

  26-08-2026 16:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The father of schoolgirl Sara Sharif was allegedly attacked by two fellow inmates at HMP Belmarsh while serving life for the 10-year-old's murder - they are now facing on trial
  
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• Barcelona respond to Arsenal attempts to hijack Julian Alvarez transfer in new statement

  26-08-2026 16:40 via metro.co.uk
  
  Alvarez was booed by his own fans over the weekend (Picture: Gardin/NurPhoto/Shutterstock)Barcelona are aware Atletico Madrid are ‘negotiating with other clubs’ as they try to sell Julian Alvarez to Arsenal.Alvarez was brutally booed out of his own stadium by Atletico fans on Sunday with the Argentina international still desperate to join Barcelona this summer.The Catalan giants have already seen an offer of €100million rejected this summer with Atletico furious over their purs
  
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• Melbourne's notorious Tinder swindler caged: How ex-footy player conned another woman out of $350,000 with his most sickening threat yet

  26-08-2026 16:39 via dailymail.com
  
  Christopher Collins became infamous for targeting women he met online. We reveal the disturbing way he coerced another victim into handing over almost $350,000.
  
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