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• England star Geoff Thomas: I got cancer bombshell while sat in traffic jam

  21-01-2015 22:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Former England footballer and Crystal Palace captain Geoff Thomas feared that his time was up after a lump in his stomach turned out to be leukaemia...
  
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• Rapists and child sex offenders to face pinpoint tagging in biggest ever monitoring expansion

  16-08-2026 10:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Ministry of Justice has announced that rapists and child sex offenders will face round-the-clock real-time tagging after serving their full prison term in the biggest ever expansion of electronic monitoring
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing star ‘removes dance experience from CV’ ahead of 2026 show

  16-08-2026 10:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  The 2026 star was a former pupil at The Dance School of Scotland (Picture: BBC)Strictly Come Dancing star Lawrence Robb reportedly removed his dance experience from his CV ahead of his appearance on the BBC showThe 34-year-old Emmerdale actor is a former pupil at The Dance School of Scotland and has previously spoken about his dance background.But that isn’t apparent if you look at his profile on the talent website United Agents, where casting directors can look at Robb’s credits, w
  
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• Massive fire breaks out at Essex warehouse as residents told to ‘keep windows shut’

  16-08-2026 10:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Thick plumes of smoke are billowing out of the warehouse Suffolk Fire and Rescue Servic(Picture: Essex Fire and Rescue Service)Firecrews have been working through the night to tackle a huge fire at a warehouse.Flames engulfed the building on Stour Road in Harwich, Essex, in the early hours and the property is now ‘fully alight’.Essex County Fire & Rescue Service were called to the warehouse at about 3.36am and have sent around 35 firefighers.Thick smoke is billowing out of
  
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• Sarah conflicted over Dr Todd death secret in Emmerdale as Charity pushes ahead with confession

  16-08-2026 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Emotional scenes ahead for Charity and Sarah (Picture: ITV)Weeks ago, we were teased with a clip of Emmerdale’s Dr Caitlin Todd (Caroline Harker) lying dead in a pool of blood. It means we’ve known all along that someone would take action against the sinister doctor, but who was the biggest question. The speculation circulated – could it be Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) getting her own revenge after Todd raped her? Would Mack Boyd (Lawrence Robb) avenge his wife? Woul
  
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• Moment woman jumps from burning 11th-floor building

  16-08-2026 10:00 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 woman narrowly escaped a fire that engulfed a 21-storey building in Berlin, Germany, by jumping out of the window.
  The fire broke out at around 6.27am local time on the balcony of the 11th-floor of a block of flats on Straße der Pariser Kommune in Friedrichshain.
  Footage captured a resident dangling off the window of the 11th floor, about 35 met
  
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• EastEnders wedding drama confirmed as Ravi tries to seal future with Priya

  16-08-2026 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Recipe for disaster? (Picture: BBC)EastEnders’ Ravi Gulati (Aaron Thiara) makes a huge gesture to try and get back with Priya Nandra-Hart (Sophie Khan-Levy) this week, while having no idea that the fella she has secretly been bunking up with is none other than Max Branning (Jake Wood). Since learning that his ex Priya had moved on with someone else, Ravi has been a man on a mission to try and win her back, and even vowed to kill her new man when he’d worked out his identity.&nb
  
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• Coronation Street confirms Nina’s exit story as she gets big news

  16-08-2026 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  A big goodbye (Picture: ITV)The day nobody wanted is finally here. Nina Lucas (Mollie Gallagher) is leaving Coronation Street. We’re not crying, you’re crying.That’s right, we’re waving good by to the alt-goth Queen of Roy’s Rolls, whose departure was announced earlier this year.The no-nonsense alt-goth was first introduced back in 2019, as the long lost niece of the nicest man in Weatherfield, Roy Cropper (David Neilson). Being attached to
  
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• As the British jukebox turns 80 a unique museum vows to keep the music playing

  16-08-2026 10:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The first British made jukebox was launched 80 years ago in 1946. Now enthusiast Karl Dawson celebrates the music machines at the Ditchburn Jukebox Museum, based on the original factory site
  
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• Twelve dead in Hungary tourist bus crash after driver 'fell asleep at the wheel'

  16-08-2026 09:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A tourist bus has crashed in Hungary killing 12 people and injuring dozens more with the vehicle having veered off a motorway and into a ditch
  
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• Early symptoms NHS emergency list as people told 'never too early to call 999'

  16-08-2026 09:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In the UK, someone is admitted to hospital due to the medical emergency once every five minutes
  
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• Arsenal respond to Galatasaray warning over Victor Osimhen transfer

  16-08-2026 09:48 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arsenal want to sign Victor Osimhen from Galatasaray (Picture: Getty)Galatasaray have warned Arsenal that Victor Osimhen will not be sold before the end of the summer transfer window.The Premier League champions have discussed the possibility of signing Osimhen as Galatasaray work on deals for Gabriel Martinelli and Ethan Nwaneri.Osimhen has been heavily linked with a move to the Premier League throughout his career and almost joined Chelsea two years ago.The 27-year-old helped Napoli win Serie
  
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• European Athletics Championships thrown into chaos after 'police incident' in Birmingham

  16-08-2026 09:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Athletics fans trying to leave Alexander Stadium on Saturday night faced lengthy delays, with West Midlands Police later confirming that a man had been arrested on suspicion of fraud
  
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• Swansea ballboy kicked by Eden Hazard now set to pocket £500m in jaw-dropping deal

  16-08-2026 09:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Charlie Morgan hit headlines back in 2013 after a clash with Eden Hazard, and is set to make an absolute fortune away from the world of football
  
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• Nato fighter jets shoot down drone over European member state

  16-08-2026 09:28 via metro.co.uk
  
  A McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet fighter jet of the Spain Air Force (Picture: Joan Valls/Urbanandsport /NurPhoto via Getty Images)Two Spanish fighter jets were sent to shoot down a drone that entered Romanian airspace earlier this morning.The pair of Nato jets were already in the air when they were tasked with intercepting the unmanned aircraft at around 4.45am.Around 15 minutes later, it had been shot down, with the wreckage landing in an unpopulated area between two towns according to Roman
  
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• Nato fighter jets shoot down drone over Europe

  16-08-2026 09:28 via metro.co.uk
  
  A McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet fighter jet of the Spain Air Force (Picture: Joan Valls/Urbanandsport /NurPhoto via Getty Images)Two Spanish fighter jets were sent to shoot down a drone that entered Romanian airspace earlier this morning.The pair of Nato jets were already in the air when they were tasked with intercepting the unmanned aircraft at around 4.45am.Around 15 minutes later, it had been shot down, with the wreckage landing in an unpopulated area between two towns according to Roman
  
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• Manchester-bound flight carrying 230 people makes emergency landing in Russia

  16-08-2026 09:27 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Hainan Airlines plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Russia (file image) (Picture: Manchester Airport/PA)A passenger plane to Manchester was forced to make an emergency landing deep in Siberia.
  Hundreds of people were on board the Hainan Airlines flight HU753 from Beijing, China, to Manchester yesterday when it experienced a technical glitch.
  The Airbus A330-300, carrying around 230 people, headed to Krasnoyarsk in Russia’s eastern Siberia after pilots detected the issue.
  
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• 'My neighbour won't stop stealing my post - I'm taking drastic action'

  16-08-2026 09:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Taking someone else's packages is illegal in the UK and carries serious criminal penalties, but one frustrated shopper is planning drastic action to deter a neighbour from stealing their post
  
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• Jason Arday funeral fundraiser tops £35,000 after tragic death in Cambridge plagiarism scandal

  16-08-2026 09:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  People have rushed the support the bereaved family of Cambridge professor Jason Arday, who was found dead at an address in Battersea, south London, on Friday afternoon
  
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• 5 drinks with more blood pressure benefits than green tea — one is probably sitting in your fridge

  16-08-2026 09:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Green tea is a popular choice for healthy living, but there are other beverages that can work just as well for blood pressure.
  
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• Arsenal vs Man City: Predicted lineups and confirmed team news for Community Shield

  16-08-2026 09:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Guimaraes in line to start this afternoon (Picture: Getty Images Europe)Arsenal and Manchester City meet at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff with the Community Shield up for grabs in the new season’s curtain raiser.After ending their 22-year wait for Premier League title glory, the Gunners meet the side who pushed them most of the way last term with a new face in the City dugout in Enzo Maresca.The FA Cup and Carabao Cup winners have begun life without Pep Guardiola with Rodri possibil
  
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• Moscow 'under siege' as Ukraine onslaught starts inferno 25 miles from Kremlin

  16-08-2026 08:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ukrainian has launched a 600-drone attack on Moscow in what the region's governor Andrei Vorobyov has called 'one of the most massive drone attacks in recent times'
  
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• Ariana Grande’s tour shines with surprisingly emotional cracks in her popstar armour

  16-08-2026 08:54 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ariana Grande was cool, collected, and surprisingly vulnerable (Picture: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for MTV)Ariana Grande has been seemingly unavoidable recently, with endless discourse surrounding her personal life rather than her music.So when I arrived at the O2 for her Eternal Sunshine tour opening night, I was anticipating a more timid, reserved singer.
  I couldn’t have been more wrong.Far from those early show wobbles – caught in 4K by fans on her US leg of the tour – she
  
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• Pedro Neto agrees deal to leave Chelsea after Man City and Arsenal talks

  16-08-2026 08:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  Pedro Neto is closing in on a Chelsea transfer exit (Picture: Getty)Chelsea winger Pedro Neto has agreed personal terms with a new club after holding talks with Manchester City, Arsenal and Tottenham.Neto, 26, has been a mainstay in the Chelsea team over the last two seasons, making over 100 appearances for the Blues since his £54m move from Wolves.The Portugal winger has been linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge after Chelsea continued their remarkable spending spree by bringing
  
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• NATO fighter jet opens fire as warplanes scramble to intercept drone over Europe

  16-08-2026 08:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Two NATO F-18 fighter jets were deployed after a drone was detected breaching Romanian national airspace about 14 miles north of Galați
  
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• NATO fighter jet opens fire as war planes scramble to intercept drone over Europe

  16-08-2026 08:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Two NATO F-18 fighter jets were deployed after a drone was detected breaching Romanian national airspace about 14 miles north of Galați
  
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• Harwich fire - live: Huge blaze fills sky with smoke as people told 'shut windows'

  16-08-2026 08:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Huge flames and plumes of smoke can be seen coming from the fire at a warehouse on Stour Road in Harwich with residents told to keep doors and windows closed
  
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• TV presenter who exposed people smugglers forced to flee home with pregnant wife after police warned of death threats

  16-08-2026 08:25 via dailymail.com
  
  Patrick Christys has told The Mail on Sunday the threat is so serious that the Metropolitan Police ordered him to abandon his home in the small hours of the morning.
  
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• Six dead, including 4-year-old boy, as hundreds rescued in 'once-in-a-lifetime floods' in Indiana as raging waters engulf homes and threaten to swallow towns

  16-08-2026 08:20 via dailymail.com
  
  Whole towns in Indiana were consumed by walls of murky water as overflowing rivers broke their banks and residents resorted to using kayaks to escape.
  
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• Terrifying rogue AI bots spark fears humanity is losing control

  16-08-2026 08:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As campaigners demand more control on artificial intelligence, experts say we can still avoid chaos if strict global regulations are introduced before it's too late
  
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