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• Foods to 'avoid' amid UK salmonella outbreak

  28-08-2026 11:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Certain people are being urged to avoid a number of foods
  
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• Man charged a year after daylight kebab shop shooting in Sydney that targeted a notorious underworld figure

  29-08-2026 04:23 via dailymail.com
  
  Police arrested the 31-year-old and charged him on Friday with a slew of offences, including three counts of shooting with intent to murder.
  
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• How 'Hot Lips' Houlihan's adopted daughter is causing uproar in a tiny Scottish paradise: Is she a victim of parochial islanders, or a high-handed Hollywood blow-in?

  29-08-2026 04:23 via dailymail.com
  
  Bathed in the late summer sunshine on the western fringes of the Isle of Lewis, it's easy to see why Great Bernera, with its white sandy beaches, might appear the perfect balm for a troubled soul.
  
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• New Victorian premier's blunt reason for cancelling controversial Daniel Andrews statue that would've cost taxpayers $134,000

  29-08-2026 04:10 via dailymail.com
  
  Premier Ben Carroll moved to stop work on the controversial statue saying 'gratitude does not require a taxpayer-funded statue'.
  
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• Trump eviscerates NYT reporter who claimed he is skipping 9/11 service at Ground Zero ...as alleged mastermind's confession is thrown out

  29-08-2026 03:59 via dailymail.com
  
  The Times reported that Trump had wanted to give remarks at The National September 11 Memorial and Museum and had even gotten his team to visits before being discouraged from it.
  
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• Controversial Daniel Andrews statue that would have cost taxpayers $134,000 is cancelled

  29-08-2026 03:59 via dailymail.com
  
  Premier Ben Carroll moved to stop work on the controversial statue saying 'gratitude does not require a taxpayer-funded statue'.
  
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• Sacked care worker smashed elderly couple's door to rob them in terrifying crime spree

  29-08-2026 03:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ediongseyene Essien has now been handed a lengthy jail sentence for his crimes against former patients, which took place after he was suspended as a care worker in Liverpool
  
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• Lindsay Clancy jury sent home for the weekend after failing to reach a verdict after two days of deliberations

  29-08-2026 03:32 via dailymail.com
  
  The jury of twelve was dismissed on Friday and told not to discuss the case after they failed to unanimously decide if Clancy is guilty of murder in the deaths of her children.
  
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• Grieving twin sister demands answers after man found dead inside a Sydney home

  29-08-2026 03:21 via dailymail.com
  
  Brett Whittaker was looking forward to becoming a grandfather, his sister said.
  
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• Sister's heartbreaking plea for information on missing hiker brother after Nepal floods - as 41 Aussies are now reported missing and death toll climbs to 600

  29-08-2026 03:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Footage has emerged of locals sprinting for their lives as a catastrophic flood tore through a town in Nepal's Rasuwa region on Wednesday, killing 600 people.
  
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• One Nation brings tough fight to Labor safe seat in tense by-election

  29-08-2026 02:55 via dailymail.com
  
  WA Premier Roger Cook conceded it will be a battle to hold the safe seat of Secret Harbour.
  
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• 'Swift Justice' TV show host who sentenced OJ Simpson dies aged 70

  29-08-2026 02:52 via dailymail.com
  
  Judge Jackie Glass, who replaced Nancy Grace as the host of the show Swift Justice, died Friday in Las Vegas. She was 70.
  
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• Sister's heartbreaking plea for information on missing brother - as 41 Aussies are now reported missing and death toll climbs to 600

  29-08-2026 02:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Footage has emerged of locals sprinting for their lives as a catastrophic flood tore through a town in Nepal's Rasuwa region on Wednesday, killing 600 people.
  
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• Homicide victims' families including BBC racing commentator John Hunt call for all prisoners convicted of manslaughter to be barred from Labour's early release scheme

  29-08-2026 02:30 via dailymail.com
  
  In a letter to Justice Secretary Alex Norris, the families said they feel victims are 'being asked to bear the consequences of the prison capacity crisis'.
  
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• Former Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson 'plans to move back to Britain in the next few days'

  29-08-2026 02:30 via dailymail.com
  
  The former Duchess of York , 66, has spent seven months living abroad and has been spotted across Europe in Switzerland and Austria.
  
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• How Hot Lips' Houlihan's adopted daughter is causing uproar in a tiny Scottish paradise: Is she a victim of parochial islanders, or a high-handed Hollywood blow-in?

  29-08-2026 02:12 via dailymail.com
  
  Bathed in the late summer sunshine on the western fringes of the Isle of Lewis, it's easy to see why Great Bernera, with its white sandy beaches, might appear the perfect balm for a troubled soul.
  
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• Trump announces record-breaking oil deal with Venezuela to double US reserves and slash gas prices

  29-08-2026 02:09 via dailymail.com
  
  The President has sought American control over the South American nation's reserves since it deposed dictator Nicolas Maduro earlier this year in Operation Absolute Resolve.
  
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• The humiliating truth behind the Tate brothers' wealth: From rented Aston Martins to borrowed superyachts, how they now claim their alpha-male posturing was just 'playing a role'... as they languish in tiny Miami jail cells

  29-08-2026 02:06 via dailymail.com
  
  Taking to the stand, Tristan Tate invoked Borat, the grotesquely exaggerated creation of comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, to explain away some of the boasts.
  
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• Nepal flood recap: 600 dead and 2,000 missing as new footage shows people fleeing before floodwaters hit settlement and destroy it in minutes

  29-08-2026 02:03 via dailymail.com
  
  Nepal is facing what officials described as a scene of 'devastation beyond imagination' after a glacier collapse unleashed a 'tsunami from the sky', sending torrents of water crashing through villages,
  
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• The gangs turning Middlesbrough into a dystopian nightmare - and the most dangerous place in Britain: Houses rammed, stabbings, drive-by shootings... and locals terrified about what will happen next

  29-08-2026 02:01 via dailymail.com
  
  The culture of lawlessness and escalating gang violence in Middlesbrough is encapsulated in a memorial poster for Cole Worthy, one of the teenagers killed in the catastrophic A66 crash.
  
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• It’s okay not to be impressed by GTA 6 – Reader’s Feature

  29-08-2026 02:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  GTA 6 – nobody’s questioning the quality of the graphics (Rockstar Games)A reader takes issue with the Netflix extended look at GTA 6 and questions the apparent lack of new ideas, despite the inarguably excellent graphics.More than once today I’ve seen someone say that GTA 6 may be the best that video game graphics ever get, at least for several decades. That doesn’t seem likely under normal logic, where technology constantly improves, but given the rising cost of hardwa
  
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• Dad accused of killing teen best friends during muscle car race with another man left his injured son, 8, in vehicle and fled, prosecutors say

  29-08-2026 01:59 via dailymail.com
  
  Terry Easter, 50, was arrested in connection to the deaths of Maddalyn, 17, and Isabell, 16, who were struck and killed by two racing muscle cars.
  
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• BORIS JOHNSON: The hot dang Right-wingers of oil-rich Texas love solar and wind power - here's why THEIR electricity bills are so low

  29-08-2026 01:48 via dailymail.com
  
  We just can't go on like this. It is now clear that the cost of electricity in this country is out of control. We are walloping consumers and we are crippling our industry.
  
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• The modern book burners: The tech giants buying thousands of second-hand books - so they can tear off their spines, scan their precious contents... then destroy them: FRED KELLY

  29-08-2026 01:41 via dailymail.com
  
  When Compass Books in Dartmouth, Devon, received an order earlier this summer for second-hand volumes on these subjects and many more, seller Lucy Hingston was delighted.
  
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• Trump eviscerates NYT reporter who claimed he is skipping 9/11 service at World Trade Center ...as trial for alleged plotter is thrown into crisis

  29-08-2026 01:19 via dailymail.com
  
  The Times reported that Trump had wanted to give remarks at The National September 11 Memorial and Museum and had even gotten his team to visits before being discouraged from it.
  
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• Patrick Clancy's verdict torment: As he weighs agonizing decision, legal insiders reveal unforeseen crisis if Lindsay is guilty

  29-08-2026 01:17 via dailymail.com
  
  It's not just Lindsay Clancy whose future hangs in the balance as the jury deliberates her fate in a Massachusetts courtroom.
  
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• Trump secures record-breaking oil deal with Venezuela to double US reserves and slash gas prices

  29-08-2026 01:14 via dailymail.com
  
  The President has sought American control over the South American nation's reserves since it deposed dictator Nicolas Maduro earlier this year in Operation Absolute Resolve.
  
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• Thousands at Reading and Leeds festival to be spoken to about toxic behaviour

  29-08-2026 01:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A Home Office-backed campaign will see thousands of music fans in Reading and Leeds given advice about tackling violence against women and girls as part of a drive to tackle the crisis
  
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• Michelle Obama divides the internet with confession about daughters Malia and Sasha

  29-08-2026 01:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Michelle, 62, confessed that she 'doesn't miss' her two daughters Malia, 28, and Sasha, 25, as she spoke about being an empty nester on the latest episode of her podcast.
  
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• Daily horoscope August 29, 2026: Today’s predictions for your star sign

  29-08-2026 01:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Here’s what the stars have in store for your day (Picture: Metro.co.uk)The Moon sits at an awkward angle to Libra today, complicating otherwise easy things. Go gentle with yourself and others.
  Libra, Scorpio and Capricorn, something will get in the way of you fully embracing the day. Whether it’s doubts, tensions or overexerting yourself, be critical of the reason why.Know that difficult cosmic placements pass, and they only serve to make things better for you in the long run. Keep
  
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