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• Five killed in A66 'wrong-way' crash 'identified through fingerprint analysis'

  27-08-2026 16:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The five young men inside a Volkswagen Passat that collided with a police vehicle on the A66 in South Bank in the early hours of Saturday had to be identified through fingerprints, Teesside Coroner's Court heard
  
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• Lunar Eclipse blood moon watch live: Moon to turn red as earth's shadow becomes visible tonight

  28-08-2026 00:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Watch live footage of the partial lunar eclipse as it becomes visible across the UK, Ireland, Europe, Africa and the Americas overnight.
  
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• Andy Burnham goes to war on cowboy builders as he vows to put them out of business

  28-08-2026 00:34 via dailymail.com
  
  Writing in the Daily Mail the Prime Minister tells how one woman was driven to attempt suicide by an unscrupulous tradesman who left her home unsafe to live in.
  
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• British man, 26, shot dead in US as murder probe launched by police

  28-08-2026 00:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A GoFundMe has been set up by the family to help cover the cost of bringing his body back to the UK after police confirmed a murder investigation has been opened.
  
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• Lawless youths torch field of cars in warped tribute to victim of A66 crash: As hundreds of extra police are drafted into Middlesbrough amid fears of gang carnage, masked thugs show what they think of crackdown

  28-08-2026 00:25 via dailymail.com
  
  Youths set fires to cars in a field at a balloon release for one of the A66 'joyriders' on Thursday night.
  
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• Nepal flood devastation deepens as 39 Australians are now reported missing and death toll climbs to 389 - amid fears of 'second tsunami' and horror stories of patients 'asphyxiated by mud'

  28-08-2026 00:22 via dailymail.com
  
  More than 1300 people, including more than 667 foreigners from 33 countries, remain missing.
  
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• British musician, 54, is found dead 'near a sacred temple' in Sri Lanka

  28-08-2026 00:06 via dailymail.com
  
  Thomas Crawford's body was discovered in the upper courtyard of a Buddhist temple by worshippers on the afternoon of August 16.
  
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• Nepal 'tsunami from the sky' devastation deepens as 39 Australians are now reported missing and death toll climbs to 389

  27-08-2026 23:55 via dailymail.com
  
  More than 1300 people, including more than 667 foreigners from 33 countries, remain missing.
  
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• Middlesbrough gang fears: Cars set on fire at balloon release memorial for man who died in A66 crash

  27-08-2026 23:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Shocking videos shared online show several cars set alight in a field as balloons are released at a memorial thought to be for Michael Robert Cahill, 23, who died in the A66 crash
  
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• Lightning and floods leave holidaymakers stranded at major airport

  27-08-2026 23:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  Thunderstorms wreaked havoc at Luton Airport, with lightning affecting its air traffic control gear (Picture: Shutterstock / Cloudy Design)Passengers have been left stranded at a UK airport after lightning strikes forced planes to divert, causing misery for hundreds of holidaymakers.
  Thunderstorms and lightning wreaked havoc at Luton this evening, with several planes diverted to other airports.
  Many unsuspecting passengers were taken hundreds of miles from their planned destination, and left to
  
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• 'Twink fascist' haunts Republican Senate campaign after he posts swastika and poses in KKK robes

  27-08-2026 23:45 via dailymail.com
  
  A former intern and contractor for Representative Mike Collins has been thrust back into the spotlight after a series of disturbing social-media posts.
  
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• Trump's helicopter pilots were warned about communications failures one week before Marine One flew too close to jet

  27-08-2026 23:43 via dailymail.com
  
  Controllers discussed Marine One radio failures just a week before its close call with a passenger jet.
  
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• British mother-of-three, 47, died of burns after getting trapped by wildfire in Spanish villa she was holidaying in, inquest hears

  27-08-2026 23:39 via dailymail.com
  
  Lisa Fryett, 47, was staying near Bedar, Almería, with her partner, Simon Batchelor, when they fell victim to the deadly blaze that ripped through the Los Gallardos neighbourhood on July 9.
  
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• POLL: What should Trump have renamed Lake Ontario? Have your say in this week's DC Insider newsletter

  27-08-2026 23:35 via dailymail.com
  
  Trump renamed Lake Ontario this week amid his escalating trade war with Canada. What would you name it? Sound off in this week's DC Insider poll.
  
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• Bereaved sister and aunt's plea as Andy Burnham vows to speed up violence against women action

  27-08-2026 23:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Nour Norris, whose niece Raneem Oudeh and sister Khaola Saleem were murdered eight years ago has welcomed Andy Burnham's decision to speed up measures to tackle violence against women and girls
  
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• 'We are doing more in fight against violence on women and girls - victims have waited too long'

  27-08-2026 23:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Writing for The Mirror, Safeguarding Minister Satvir Kaur says she often thinks about the world her daughter will grow up in as she explains why the government is speeding up its violence against women and girls programme
  
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• Greedy seagulls have run up a £171million bill over stolen or spoilt meals, report says

  27-08-2026 23:27 via dailymail.com
  
  Until now, no one has gone to the trouble of trying to work out just how much seagulls' airborne thieving is costing us.
  
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• Maine doctor spent FOUR MONTHS trapped in Canada after DMV glitch involving her driver's license, lawsuit claims

  27-08-2026 23:26 via dailymail.com
  
  Dr Behnoosh Dashti, a dual citizen of Iran and Canada, crossed into Canada at the Fort Fairfield port on April 8 for what was expected to be a quick trip.
  
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• 32 things we learnt from watching GTA 6: An Extended Look on Netflix

  27-08-2026 23:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  There was a lot to see and it still feels like the tip of the iceberg (Netflix/Rockstar)GTA 6 has made its Netflix debut, with over 20 minutes of raw gameplay footage and dozens of amazing little details you may not have noticed.You get an idea of exactly how big GTA 6 is going to be when the debut of 26 minutes of only lightly edited gameplay footage manages to crash Netflix. It was only down for a few minutes, when the extended look went live on Thursday evening, but it immediately gave a sen
  
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• The curious case of the newly elected bishop, the forged bank statements, the fund for the poor and a very damning dossier in circulation for years

  27-08-2026 23:10 via dailymail.com
  
  Financial irregularities came to light in August 2006, when a new treasurer raised questions regarding a €21,500 transfer
  
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• GTA 6 will be ‘game of life’ say fans as reaction to Netflix video is ecstatic

  27-08-2026 23:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  Pictured: Rockstar scrolling through socials reading all the fan reactions (Netflix/Rockstar)Online reactions are in for the GTA 6 Netflix preview and although it’s not without criticism, most fans are completely enamoured with the graphics.Now that the much-hyped Netflix exclusive preview for GTA 6 (which will be uploaded to YouTube later) has wrapped up, fans have flocked to social media to post their first impressions.It’s too soon to tell how GTA 6 will feel in players’ ha
  
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• Blood moon lunar eclipse 2026 live: Peak time as 'earth's shadow' set to be visible across UK

  27-08-2026 23:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A partial lunar eclipse will see around 93% of the Moon move into Earth’s darkest shadow as the “blood moon” becomes visible across the UK.
  
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• Nepal flood devastation deepens as 39 Australians are now reported missing and death toll climbs to 389

  27-08-2026 23:07 via dailymail.com
  
  More than 1300 people, including more than 667 foreigners from 33 countries, remain missing.
  
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• Anna Paulina Luna launches war to expose 'grifter' social media influencers paid by foreign interests

  27-08-2026 23:02 via dailymail.com
  
  Rep. Anna Paulina Luna wants to make sure that political conversations on social media are organic, not secretly fueled by paid foreign interests.
  
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• Moment Muslim political leader who once tried to sue Donald Trump for £10million is arrested as he is jailed for cheating life insurance from elderly woman

  27-08-2026 23:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Former mayoral candidate, Kamran Malik, 59, posed as a solicitor through his firm KM Legal Ltd and stole a woman's £51,000 life insurance payment.
  
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• Shona spirals as Harper is left in danger but it runs deeper than that in Coronation Street

  27-08-2026 23:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jodie’s manipulation goes to a whole new level as Harper ends up in danger (Picture: ITV)Coronation Street’s Shona Platt (Julia Goulding) is pushed to breaking point next week as life without David becomes overwhelming, and a terrifying mistake involving baby Harper leaves her horrified.But while Shona is clearly struggling, there’s more going on than simple exhaustion, with Jodie Ramsey (Olivia Frances-Brown) seemingly making life deliberately difficult for her sister.Trouble
  
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• Huge jet's tires catch FIRE as it lands at LAX airport

  27-08-2026 22:54 via dailymail.com
  
  The DHL cargo plane arrived from Phoenix, Arizona, around 11pm when it touched down in fire.
  
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• Midwest construction crew rescues adorable orange kitten from engine and 'HIRES' her to work with them

  27-08-2026 22:53 via dailymail.com
  
  A Midwest construction company has gone viral after catching adorable orange kitten rescue from an engine on camera. River Reach Construction shared the video to their social media this past July.
  
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• Light-fingered maid stole wealthy mistress's Rolex watch and Cartier jewels... then took them to PAWN SHOP, prosecutors say

  27-08-2026 22:53 via dailymail.com
  
  Yuliedy Diaz, 48, was arrested on Wednesday after allegedly stealing roughly $36,500 in items from the home belonging to the woman she worked for.
  
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• I was the first TV anchor to tell America about 9/11. I thought that day had taught me everything about loss... then my own world fell apart

  27-08-2026 22:53 via dailymail.com
  
  As CNN went live with the shocking image of the North Tower ablaze at 8.49am on September 11, 2001, three minutes after the first plane hit, morning show anchor Carol Lin told viewers.
  
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