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• Fox breaks into MP’s office and rummages through cabinet

  25-08-2026 17:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  The fox appears equally surprised to see an MP in there (Picture: George Freeman)A Conservative MP was stunned to find an unexpected visitor rifling through the paperwork in his parliamentary office on Monday morning.Luckily for George Freeman, though, this was no Watergate-style break-in from political opponents or a crafty piece of subterfuge from a foreign spy.It was a fox.
  Freeman will be relieved to hear foxes are unable to read, while the fox may be disappointed to hear Freeman has not he
  
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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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• 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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• Boy, 15, arrested on suspicion of murder after Brent Council HQ stabbing

  26-08-2026 16:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 17-year-old was fatally stabbed at Brent Civic Centre in Wembley.
  
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• Brittany Hockley's private regrets after oversharing about her husband... Plus, the TikTok conspiracy theory sparked by rival Tess and Jules interviews: INSIDE MAIL

  26-08-2026 16:38 via dailymail.com
  
  Their podcast is called 'Life Uncut' - but Brittany and Laura seem to have a habit of regretting what they say on the air... especially when it comes to their husbands.
  
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• ‘One of the biggest wrestling spectacles ever’ could take place at London’s Wembley

  26-08-2026 16:37 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 PageTony Khan has promised something special when All Elite Wrestling returns to Wembley Stadium this weekend.The billionaire sports mogul, who is chief football strategy officer for the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars and director of football at Fulham, helped launch WWE’s main wrestling rivals in 2019, and they’ll be back in London for a massive s
  
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• 341 tourists missing, including 12 Brits aged 13-65, with huge death toll feared as flash floods sparked by earthquake destroys buildings and washes people away in Nepal

  26-08-2026 16:36 via dailymail.com
  
  More than 300 tourists, including 12 Britons and three Americans, are missing after devastating flash floods and mudslides wiped out buildings and bridges along the Nepal-Tibet border. 
  
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• College dean who lives in stunning $1.1m home with Princeton director wife faces complete reputational destruction over vile sex scandal

  26-08-2026 16:34 via dailymail.com
  
  Joshua Kohut, 51, was arrested and charged with fourth-degree invasion of privacy after his phone allegedly contained 'upskirt' videos.
  
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• Disturbing guillotine discovered in back of pick-up truck outside Supreme Court

  26-08-2026 16:31 via dailymail.com
  
  The 18th century instrument used for beheadings was found just feet away from the Supreme Court and within a stone's throw fromthe US Capitol.
  
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• Three Secret Service officials placed on leave in explosive misconduct investigation that goes right to the top

  26-08-2026 16:30 via dailymail.com
  
  Three Secret Service officials including the agency's top spokesman were marched out  of their offices on Monday.
  
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• Murderers tried to cut throat of Sara Sharif's killer father with a tin lid in suspected revenge attack in his cell, court told

  26-08-2026 16:28 via dailymail.com
  
  Urfan Sharif, who is serving a life sentence for murdering his daufghter, was seriously injured in his cell at Belmarsh Prison after allegedly being attacked by two fellow inmates.
  
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• Couple crowned winners of Britain's Best Pub Shed with incredible garden boozer

  26-08-2026 16:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tina and Rich Hibbs have been crowned winners of Britain's best pub shed after spending years - and thousands of pounds - creating their dream garden boozer in Rugeley, Staffordshire
  
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• Rupert Grint returning to Harry Potter as Ron Weasley in Broadway show

  26-08-2026 16:26 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 PageRupert Grint is making his return to the world of Harry Potter nearly two decades after he last starred as Ron Weasley.The 38-year-old will reprise his role as Ron in the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Broadway play for a strictly limited 17-week run.Grint, who played Harry Potter’s best friend across all eight films, will join the production at New
  
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• Crystal Palace boss speaks out on Ismaila Sarr and Jean-Philippe Mateta’s futures

  26-08-2026 16:19 via metro.co.uk
  
  Pierre Sage is facing the possibility of losing some big Crystal Palace players (Picture: Getty Images)Crystal Palace face interest from other clubs in two of their star names this summer, but Pierre Sage sounds confident in keeping hold of Ismaila Sarr and Jean-Philippe Mateta.The Eagles have already sold Maxence Lacroix to Chelsea in a £52million deal and do not want to lose any other first team starters.Interest in Adam Wharton from Premier League giants appears to have cooled for now,
  
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• Andrew Garfield’s new film suddenly in chaos over ‘unapproved’ Robin Hood plot

  26-08-2026 16:19 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Uprising, Andrew Garfield’s latest film, has suddenly introduced a Robin Hood plot-twist (Picture: Focus Features)Andrew Garfield’s new historical drama The Uprising, set during the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381, has suddenly been revealed as a Robin Hood movie just weeks ahead of its release – or has it?From writer and director Paul Greengrass and co-starring an impressive acting ensemble including Jamie Bell, Tom Hollander, Cosmo Jarvis, Jonny Lee Miller, Katherine Wate
  
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• Three Secret Service officials marched out of their offices in explosive misconduct probe that goes right to the top

  26-08-2026 16:13 via dailymail.com
  
  Three Secret Service officials including the agency's top spokesman were marched out  of their offices on Monday.
  
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• Stourbridge fire which destroyed homes on millionaires' row and left families fleeing for their lives was started accidentally, fire chiefs reveal

  26-08-2026 16:13 via dailymail.com
  
  Two fires which destroyed 19 homes in Stourbridge were started accidentally in a field where agricultural machinery was being used, West Midlands Fire Service said today.
  
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• Firefighters reveal what caused Stourbridge wildfires that nearly destroyed town

  26-08-2026 16:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  West Midlands Fire Service has issued an update on what caused wildfires to destroy 19 homes in Stourbridge.The two blazes were started accidentally in a field where agricultural machinery was being used, West Midlands Fire Service said.Soon after, millions of people in England and Wales were startled to receive an alert on their mobile devices warning them of a ‘very high risk of wildfires nationally’.It came as a direct request from fire services
  
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• Murderers 'tried to cut Urfan Sharif's throat in cell with a tin lid' in suspected revenge attack for killing daughter Sara, court told

  26-08-2026 16:10 via dailymail.com
  
  Urfan Sharif, who is serving a life sentence for murdering his daufghter, was seriously injured in his cell at Belmarsh Prison after allegedly being attacked by two fellow inmates.
  
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• Who is Lindsay Clancy’s ‘fierce’ lawyer Kevin Reddington as murder trial grips Internet?

  26-08-2026 16:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  Kevin Reddington has gained the internet’s support while defending Lindsay Clancy (Picture: Greg Derr/Pool The Patriot Ledge)The internet has been gripped by Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial as it fast approaches its closing statements.The mother of three killed her three children – Cora, five, Dawson, three, and eight-month-old Callan – with resistance bands while her ex-husband Patrick Clancy was running errands.While she does not deny killing the children, Clancy’s
  
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• Row over plans to turn David Bowie's childhood home into tourist attraction as neighbours fear being 'invaded by thousands of fans'

  26-08-2026 16:03 via dailymail.com
  
  Plans to turn David Bowie's childhood home in Bromley, south-east London, into a tourist attraction could bring an 'invasion' of thousands of fans, fearful neighbours have claimed.
  
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• Sir Gary Oldman admits being miscast in ‘terrible’ role still haunts him

  26-08-2026 16:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  TV and film icon Sir Gary Oldman didn’t think much of his own performance (Picture: Neil Hanna)Sir Gary Oldman has opened up about a role that he admits ‘wasn’t his finest hour on stage’.The Slow Horses actor is rightfully regarded as one of the best actors of his generation, earning acclaim for performances in films including Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Sid and Nancy, Darkest Hour, Léon: The Professional, and many more.On Wednesday, he appeared at the Edinburgh TV
  
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