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• Get faster wifi at home using 'motorway rule' for improved speed

  25-08-2026 12:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Homeowners could be slowing down their devices if they don't follow the rule
  
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• Fury over litany of failures that left migrant free to slash woman 30 times with a broken bottle

  27-08-2026 01:24 via dailymail.com
  
  In a case that highlights some of the worst fears over the Channel migrant crisis, Ibrahim Albashir, who was refused asylum in France after spending six months at a mental hospital.
  
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• Billionaire's estranged wife who rejected $632m settlement once accused son's fencing coach of being her husband's other woman, lawsuit alleged

  27-08-2026 01:21 via dailymail.com
  
  A billionaire's estranged wife allegedly accused her son's fencing coach of being her husband's other woman as their marriage fell apart.
  
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• Anthony Albanese government to slash annual refugee intake - as it promises not to change UK backpacker rule

  27-08-2026 01:21 via dailymail.com
  
  The Albanese government will cut Australia's annual refugee intake by a third as part of its crackdown to reduce net overseas migration.
  
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• Hypocrisy! High-tax SNP condemn UK government... for failing to cut income tax

  27-08-2026 01:14 via dailymail.com
  
  The Westminster leader of the SNP has been accused of hypocrisy after criticising the UK Government for failing to provide income tax cuts.
  
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• Anthony Albanese to slash annual refugee intake - as it promises not to change UK backpacker rule

  27-08-2026 01:14 via dailymail.com
  
  The Albanese government will cut Australia's annual refugee intake by a third as part of its crackdown to reduce net overseas migration.
  
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• Met police’s new e-bike unit will hunt down moped muggers and turn tide in war against phone snatchers

  27-08-2026 01:10 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 PageWho needs police horses? Scotland Yard has bolstered its fleet of high-powered e-bikes to rev up its battle against phone snatchers plaguing the West End.The Sur-Ron bikes, which can weave through London’s chock-a-block traffic at 50mph, have been credited for reducing phone thefts by 13,000 last year.Moped muggers and thugs on e-bikes could usually ev
  
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• Nursing students and graduates who can't get NHS jobs left stacking shelves in supermarkets

  27-08-2026 01:09 via dailymail.com
  
  Students - many with huge debts - face 'unacceptable barriers' to finding work, said the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).
  
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• Dad of innocent student shot dead by police in Pennsylvania shares heartbreaking last moments

  27-08-2026 01:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Glen Pysher believes his son mistakenly tried to enter what he thought was his friend's house after a night out - the mistake lead to him being shot dead by police
  
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• Human rights chiefs hit with furious backlash after ruling Britain not generous enough to migrants and asylum seekers

  27-08-2026 01:02 via dailymail.com
  
  The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) watchdog said ministers weren't doing enough to prevent asylum seekers falling into poverty.
  
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• Get ready for 'Frantic Friday'! Twenty million drivers to hit UK roads on busiest ever August bank holiday as potential traffic hotspots are revealed

  27-08-2026 01:02 via dailymail.com
  
  Some 20million leisure car journeys will be made between Friday and Monday as families attempt to make the most of the last bank holiday before Christmas, according to the RAC.
  
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• Body-worn video shows new fleet of 'game-changing' Met Police e-bikes mounting pavements and driving down narrow lanes in pursuit of suspects

  27-08-2026 01:02 via dailymail.com
  
  The force has increased its electronic Sur-Ron vehicles from five to 25 in an effort to combat street crime.
  
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• The faces of Britain's prison crisis: The female officers caught fraternising with dangerous inmates behind bars - as it's revealed more than 30 were disciplined for 'inappropriate relationships' last year alone

  27-08-2026 01:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Figures show 32 prison officers were subject to disciplinary action after forming 'inappropriate relationships' with prisoners - often young, female staff.
  
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• Pubs saved from closure by regulars in the running for UK's best local accolade

  27-08-2026 01:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Amid all the gloom of closures are shining examples of pubs that are bucking the trend - including some that wouldn't have survived without the efforts of their regulars
  
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• Moment shopper desperately grapples with gunman in London corner shop as he's targeted in 'underworld shooting'

  27-08-2026 01:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Mustafa Bolat (left), 29, pulled a pistol out at the convenience store in Wood Green, north London and fired three times at shopper Ali Unlu.
  
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• Fury as beloved west London pub closes after 300 years... and turns into discount store selling suitcases just days later

  27-08-2026 01:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Furious neighbours living near the Hammersmith Ram today condemned the move as 'absolutely shameful', claiming the high street is already plagued by similar stores.
  
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• Daily horoscope August 27, 2026: Today’s predictions for your star sign

  27-08-2026 01:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Here’s what the stars have in store for your day (Picture: Metro.co.uk)Mercury’s cazimi, where the planet is aligned with the centre of the Sun, creates a powerful cosmic surge. Thoughts and actions are sharp.Aries, Taurus and Gemini, you are firing on all cylinders today. Your brain and intuition work fast, so make the most of this opportunity to do great things.
  Trust yourself, and the vision you have for your future. Remain focused and goal-orientated, as amazing things are comin
  
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• Nearly 100 Labour MPs to push for Andy Burnham to scrap 'unfair' voting system

  27-08-2026 00:52 via dailymail.com
  
  Andy Burnham will be ordered by Labour MPs to change Britain's voting system via the back door as Parliament returns next week.
  
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• Wild West mom was blessed with life so gorgeous she blogged about it... then vile waste-of-space brother, 44, embarked on arson massacre at $900,000 home over very reasonable request

  27-08-2026 00:43 via dailymail.com
  
  Before her family was brutally murdered in a $900,000 home that was then set ablaze, Megan Ghekiere had a life so gorgeous that she documented it online.
  
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• Cases of liver disease linked to type 2 diabetes and obesity have soared in the past decade

  27-08-2026 00:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Queen Mary University of London and the University of Glasgow looked at the GP records of nearly 12million people and discovered a five-fold leap in a type of liver disease over the past ten years
  
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• Two dead and eight injured as car drives into crowd in Caen 'after argument in bar'

  27-08-2026 00:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Eyewitnesses claim they saw a man, who had been in an earlier barfight nearby, getting behind the wheel of a car which he used to ram through the bus stop nearby
  
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• Revealed: A sneak peek at some of the winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year

  27-08-2026 00:29 via dailymail.com
  
  The world-leading photography contest, run by the Natural History Museum in London , released a preview of several winning images from its 62nd year.
  
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• Missing people are suddenly turning up dead on this misty honeymoon island

  27-08-2026 00:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  Police officers inspect the scene where the body of missing person Jang Mi-ran was discovered at a palm tree farm in Jeju island.(Picture: Reuters)Jeju Island is South Korea’s idyllic honeymoon destination.
  Its dramatic volcanic landscapes, maze-like cave systems and stunning waterfalls offer so much for lovers to explore – but then the bodies started appearing.In just three days, four people who had been reported missing on Jeju turned up dead, police said.Authorities have not link
  
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• Alleged mastermind of 9/11 will finally head to trial, a judge declares nearly 25 years after terror attacks

  27-08-2026 00:26 via dailymail.com
  
  Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the man accused of masterminding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks will finally face trial in 2028, a judge declared on Wednesday.
  
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• Energy Secretary feels the heat over Labour's Net Zero drive pushing up bills

  27-08-2026 00:25 via dailymail.com
  
  Households are facing the highest bills in three years with worse to come this winter.
  
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• Taxpayers stump up nearly £50,000 for Andy Burnham's No.10 North 'vanity project'

  27-08-2026 00:24 via dailymail.com
  
  In figures set to enrage hardworking Britons, the new PM has spent just under £49,000 of taxpayer money setting up his No 10 North office in Manchester.
  
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• Aussie surf brand under fire over 'sexualised' campaign: 'Poor body image'

  27-08-2026 00:23 via dailymail.com
  
  The store, founded in Victoria, has been accused of objectifying women.
  
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• Two killed in horror gyrocopter crash in Italy as vehicle strikes cable car lines

  27-08-2026 00:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Emergency services rushed to the scene of the incident as the vehicle burst into flames
  
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• Investigation launched into Jason Arday's 'unnatural death' at his home in south London, inquest told

  27-08-2026 00:17 via dailymail.com
  
  An investigation has been launched into Professor Jason Arday's 'unnatural death' at his home in south London, an inquest heard.
  
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• Two airport workers die after being bitten by ‘mosquito on a plane’

  26-08-2026 23:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  Traps have been set up inside Frankfurt Airport after six workers fell ill with malaria (Picture: Getty Images)Two airport workers have died from malaria in Germany thought to be from mosquitoes brought on a plane.
  A total of six workers at Frankfurt Airport contracted the illness in the mystery outbreak despite not having travelled to a malaria hotspot.
  German health officials believe the bugs landed at the country’s busiest airport inside a plane.The outbreak of the tropical disease was
  
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