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• Factory fire 'destroyed' facilities

  19-01-2015 21:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The owners of a Peterhead fish factory say a major fire at the weekend destroyed two main areas of the facility.
  
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• What do Ricky Gervais fans think of Alley Cats on Netflix? The verdict is in

  08-08-2026 11:14 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 PageRicky Gervais’ new animated sitcom Alley Cats hit Netflix yesterday, and it’s fair to say it was a little divisive.The general critical consensus was that the show, about a grumpy, foul-mouthed cat called Gus who’s trying to help a lost kitten get home, wasn’t very good. Indeed, Metacritic, a site that aggregates review scores, h
  
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• Andy Burnham breaks down in tears revealing how his Alzheimer's-hit father still doesn't realise his son is Prime Minister

  08-08-2026 11:13 via dailymail.com
  
  Mr Burnham has previously spoken movingly about how his father Roy is suffering from advanced Alzheimer's and is being cared for in a home in the North.
  
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• Woman 'sexually assaulted' in broad daylight at Nottinghamshire park as cops hunt man

  08-08-2026 11:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police have increased patrols at Newstead and Annesley Country Park as officers investigate a reported serious sexual assault.
  
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• Medicine currently being wasted could fill 75 swimming pools a year

  08-08-2026 11:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  An association of pharmacists has warned wasted medication could be costing the NHS nearly £500m a year which could be 'invested in better services for patients'
  
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• ‘I can’t use my arms or legs but sailed 3,000 miles across the Atlantic using a straw’

  08-08-2026 11:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Born with cerebral palsy, sailor Natasha Lambert crossed the Atlantic using an ingenious "sip-and-puff" system created by her dad, which lets her steer boats using her breath.
  
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• This supermarket wine was cringe in the 90s — now it’s better than you remember

  08-08-2026 11:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  The £7.50 wine a real contender on supermarket shelves (Picture: Getty Images)Remember when you couldn’t move for Australian wine?And I mean the high-octane, turbo-charged stuff that gave you a headache just by looking at it.Names like Hardy’s, Banrock Station, Rosemount, Lindeman’s, and Jacob’s Creek basically owned our shopping trolley in the 90s. And of course, we can’t forget the mighty (at the time) Oxford Landing.
  They provided us with easy-to-understan
  
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• Postman tracks down First World War soldier's grandson after find on eBay

  08-08-2026 11:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Adam Simpson-York bought the item on eBay and then went on a hunt for the family
  
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• Yellow health alerts in place ahead of fifth heatwave and 36°C highs scorching UK again

  08-08-2026 10:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sightseers shield themselves from the scorching sun outside Buckingham Palace (Picture: Vuk Valcic/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock)The UK is set to bake under a fifth heatwave, with new heat health alerts in place and highs of 36°C forecast.The yellow heat health alerts run from 9am on Saturday to 9pm on Tuesday and warn that the hot weather is likely to affect the wellbeing of the population.The Met Office said temperatures will climb through the weekend as heatwave conditions return, with a
  
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• Water companies are polluting our countryside even MORE than they admit - and the Environment Agency is doing nothing to stop them, whistleblower reveals

  08-08-2026 10:46 via dailymail.com
  
  Official figures released by the EA suggest the number of pollution incidents caused by Britain's water companies is 20 per cent lower than the real number, the Daily Mail can reveal.
  
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• ‘Distress’ as pedestrians targeted with liquid from passing cars across Surrey

  08-08-2026 10:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  There's been several incidents reported to police in the town in recent weeks where pedestrians said passing cars either squirted or chucked a liquid at them
  
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• Mum loses 9 stone and drops from size 22 to 6 but 'operation wasn't a magic fix'

  08-08-2026 10:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Amy Salmon had spent years comfort eating and despite trying countless diets, she couldn't shift the extra pounds
  
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• Moment thieves flee with £60,000 gold chains before launching vicious attack on the jeweller who chased them

  08-08-2026 10:22 via dailymail.com
  
  Steve Sharp was punched and kicked after pursuing the men from his rural workshop near St Cleer, Cornwall, on Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Tributes to 'wonderful' dad, 44, who died after being hit by six vehicles on busy A40

  08-08-2026 10:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tributes have poured in for a much-loved dad remembered as a “wonderful” man after the fatal A40 incident in Carmarthen.
  
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• The failures that left sex predator Simon Levy free to murder two women revealed

  08-08-2026 10:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  Simon Levy was found guilty of murdering two women in 2025 (Picture: Met Police)Two officers are under investigation for misconduct after a serial sex predator was left free to murder two women and rape a third despite warnings that he was a danger to women.Simon Levy, 40, was found guilty on Friday at the Old Bailey of murdering grandmother Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 53, in March 2025 and mother-of-four Sheryl Wilkins, 39, in August that year.The Metropolitan Police, British Transport Police
  
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• Instant karma after man shattered police car’s windscreen while on emergency call

  08-08-2026 10:03 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 man who threw glass bottles at an emergency police car shattering the windscreen received instant karma after meekly admitting: ‘I don’t know why I did that.’Footage shows Mark Fraser hurling a blue carrier bag, smashing it into the vehicle on an emergency call out in Aberdare, South Wales.Fraser, 40, after throwing the bag of glass bottl
  
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• Tom Holland and Zendaya’s ‘cringey’ old social media photos prove they’re soulmates

  08-08-2026 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Tom Holland and Zendaya used Instagram just like every other teenager (Picture: Tom Holland/Zendaya)Tomdaya fans are rejoicing as Tom Holland and Zendaya threw a big wedding bash this week at one of Britain’s most luxurious locations.
  The pair, who officially tied the knot in a very secret ceremony earlier this year as confirmed by the Euphoria star’s stylist Law Roach, celebrated their nuptials at Surrey’s Beaverbrook Hotel.It’s a venue fitting for royalty, as well as a
  
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• Joel confronts all teen suspects over the attack with an EastEnders twist coming

  08-08-2026 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Joel sets out to get answers as he confronts the teens – and big revelations follow (Picture: BBC / Jack Barnes / Kieron McCarron)Joel Marshall (Max Murray) makes it his mission to get answers in EastEnders next week as he confronts all the teens suspected of having played a role in his attack.
  The character made no shortage of enemies in the Square due to his misogynistic views and vile attitude towards women.
  He was jailed back in January after a devastating attack on stepmum Vicki Fowl
  
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• Emmerdale’s summer storyline spoilers for 2026 reveal death, stunt and iconic return

  08-08-2026 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  The iconic women of Emmerdale take centre stage this summer (Picture: ITV)Much like the weather, things are heating up in Emmerdale this summer, with a sizzling season of secrets set to explode – and a delicious comeback at the centre of it all.New allegiances are formed and old feuds are reignited, with six iconic women taking centre stage amid a number of months that will change the eponymous village forever.
  Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) is determined to do whatever it takes to protect
  
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• Donald Trump's wild week saw him melt down over his ballroom and chase a toddler around

  08-08-2026 09:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Trump found himself chasing a toddler around a stage in Las Vegas, which was more entertaining than anything ever put on at the Sphere. Here's your weekly roundup of the nonsense coming out of Trumpworld
  
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• Arsenal turn to £85m winger after missing out on Vinicius Junior transfer

  08-08-2026 09:32 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arsenal are looking to launch a new move for Kenan Yildiz (Getty)Arsenal are considering a new approach for Juventus winger Kenan Yildiz, according to reports.The Premier League champions’ transfer plans were dealt a major blow this week as Vinicius Junior decided to extend his contract with Real Madrid.Mikel Arteta has already strengthened the left side of his attack with the £34 million signing of Christos Tzolis from Club Brugge.But Arsenal remain in the market for another left-s
  
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• Another hosepipe ban starts today - what is exempt and what you can't do in your gardens

  08-08-2026 09:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Another water company has imposed a hosepipe ban on millions of customers as low rainfall and another incoming heatwave puts pressure on water supplies
  
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• Frances Barber fulfils 40-year dream to land heartbreaking Corrie role

  08-08-2026 09:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Legendary actress Frances Barber recalls being so starstruck by Coronation Street's Barbara Knox that she lost her voice, calling her guest role on the soap a total dream come true
  
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• Brian Reade: 'Farage said Brexit would stop the boats - we must ignore his cynical fantasies'

  08-08-2026 09:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nigel Farage and Reform flog the illusion Britain can be magicked back to some glorious, all-white, problem-free past, says Brian Reade, and it's trapped a naive group into a mental straitjacket
  
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• 'I won £2.7m on lottery but returned to stacking shelves at M&S – money never changed me'

  08-08-2026 09:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It has been just over 30 years since Elaine Thompson won £2.7million on the lottery with her husband Derek but she has explained why she kept working in M&S up until her recent retirement
  
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• Mystery deaths of Epstein's associates: How multiple friends of paedophile tycoon have died in unusual circumstances fuelling conspiracy theories

  08-08-2026 09:07 via dailymail.com
  
  A growing number of those connected to the disgraced financier died, fuelling persistent speculation surrounding the case.
  
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• Woman loses 11 stone without leaving her home by using a wall to work out

  08-08-2026 09:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Laci Gilbert dropped 159lbs with the help of the Simple lifestyle app and at-home Pilates
  
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• What I Own: I nearly passed on my £635,000 Surrey three-bed — then I remembered my golden rule

  08-08-2026 09:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  This weekend, we’re visiting Emma Potter near Hampton Court (Picture: Justin Griffiths-Williams)Welcome back to What I Own – Metro’s property series where we speak to homeowners about getting on the ladder.When Emma Potter first saw her house online, it was an instant no.The three-bed was in Molesey, a Surrey neighbourhood near to Hampton Court that she’d been planning to move to for years — but it needed so much work, she shied away from even lookin
  
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• Lewis to be left ‘devastated’ in Emmerdale as Kev’s dark secrets come to light

  08-08-2026 09:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Things are going to get tough… (Picture: Mark Bruce/ITV)I can’t lie: Kev Townsend (Chris Coghill) has been my favourite addition to not only Emmerdale, but the whole of Soapland in forever.He’s utterly hilarious, with the kind of comic timing and delivery usually found exclusively in sitcoms, tempered only by his dramatic capabilities, creating a thoroughly nuanced human being, deeply flawed and damaged, though still with the desire to change.While his ‘relationshi
  
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• 'I spent night at Travelodge and woke up covered in 100 bites – people say I look diseased'

  08-08-2026 09:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Travel blogger Hannah Stephenson has managed to largely avoid bugs during her trips to Asia and Africa, but she was left with more than 100 bed bug bites during a night at a Travelodge
  
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