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• Heathrow runway is closed by grass fire as flights are disrupted

  05-09-2026 15:15 via dailymail.com
  
  Britain's biggest airport's southern runway was closed as the fire took hold - sparking chaos.
  
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• Rene Meulensteen says Man Utd should have signed Spain’s World Cup hero

  08-09-2026 16:42 via metro.co.uk
  
  Manchester United should have explored a transfer move for Unai Simon, says Rene Meulensteen (Picture: No Tippy Tappy Football)Former Manchester United coach Rene Meulensteen says the club should have made a move for Athletic Bilbao and Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon in the summer transfer window.The Red Devils replaced the error-prone Andre Onana by signing Senne Lammens from Royal Antwerp in a deal worth in the region of £18million last summer.The 24-year-old would go on to enjoy a promisi
  
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• British man found dead in Bangkok hotel may not have died of drugs overdose as Thai authorities claim, coroner tells family

  08-09-2026 16:39 via dailymail.com
  
  Health fanatic' Aaron Campbell, of Retford, Nottinghamshire, was discovered in his hotel in March last year when he failed to check out ahead of a flight back to the UK.
  
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• Travel chaos as departures at airports across the UK including Heathrow and Gatwick are grounded over air traffic control 'technical failure'

  08-09-2026 16:38 via dailymail.com
  
  Passengers at several airports across the country, including Luton, Manchester and Newcastle, have also reported delays.
  
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• Lawyer mom received final text from her clinician daughter, 28, before private plane she was on with brother, 22, and grandparents disappeared without a trace over Bahamas waters

  08-09-2026 16:38 via dailymail.com
  
  Guilaine Sosa, 56, last heard from her daughter, Sofia Sosa, 28, when she texted the family group chat that she was flying with her younger brother and grandparents from the Bahamas to Florida.
  
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• How the Taliban's Afghanistan is an influencer's playground 25 years after 9/11 as they heap praise on 'amazing' life under brutal regime

  08-09-2026 16:38 via dailymail.com
  
  The UK currently advises against all travel to Afghanistan, but that has not stopped thrill-seekers such as British social media star Zoe from making the journey.
  
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• Prestigious university students are slammed for 'planning' Charlie Kirk lookalike competition on anniversary of his assassination

  08-09-2026 16:37 via dailymail.com
  
  Conservative groups are outraged by the stunt, which was promoted on the anonymous social media platform used by Georgetown affiliates, Fizz.
  
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• Tony Pulis reveals the key ‘advantage’ Arsenal have in Premier League title race

  08-09-2026 16:33 via metro.co.uk
  
  Former Premier League manager Tony Pulis (Picture: The Managers)Former Premier League manager Tony Pulis believes defending champions Arsenal have a key advantage over their rivals in this season’s title race.Arsenal, who won their first league title since 2004 last season, bolstered their squad over the summer with the impressive signings of Bruno Guimaraes, Ezri Konsa and Christos Tzolis.And Mikel Arteta’s side have made a perfect start to the new season, most
  
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• Air traffic control live: Heathrow and Gatwick among 10 airports facing flight delays

  08-09-2026 16:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Manchester, Birmingham are all among the airports impacted by a technical issue to air traffic control systems across the UK
  
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• RNLI boats denied entry to two ports before being met by protesting crowds at Portsmouth

  08-09-2026 16:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  The boat had 140 migrants from the English Channel (Picture: PA)An RNLI boat that picked up 140 migrants in the English Channel was denied entry to two larger ports and forced to bring the migrants ashore during large protests, it has been revealed.The RNLI boat was also threatened with legal action if it approached either Southampton Port or Portsmouth Harbour, Hants, and tried to bring the migrants ashore.The crew was forced to bring the migrants to Eastney, Hampshire, whe
  
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• Lidl's new cooking sets similar to £149 Le Creuset go on sale this Sunday

  08-09-2026 16:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Shoppers can get their hands on the items within a matter of days
  
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• Local millionaire nuisance flashes a smile as he's arrested AGAIN after being jailed for building illegal $1M pickleball court at his mansion

  08-09-2026 16:28 via dailymail.com
  
  Michael Martin, 63, was hauled off to jail earlier this year in contempt of court for violating a court order to demolish his lavish pickleball court on his Florida property.
  
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• Britain's £100m boost to Ukraine as it suffers latest Kremlin horror attack

  08-09-2026 16:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Russian President Vladimir Putin has unleashed fresh attacks on Ukraine even as US envoys left Kyiv while the UK has pledged another £100m in support - along with defence and deadly weapons
  
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• Police drop year-long case against three Tube passengers who tackled naked man after he dropped his trousers in front of children in packed carriage

  08-09-2026 16:27 via dailymail.com
  
  The men were questioned by detectives from British Transport Police (BTP) after coming forward to give their account of the incident on the District Line in August 2025.
  
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• Neighbours tried saving girl, 7, and her aunt from burning house

  08-09-2026 16:21 via metro.co.uk
  
  Natalie McDonald, 34, and her niece, Valentina Foster, were killed in the Grangetown fire (Picture: PA)Residents tried to save a girl, seven, and her aunt from a house fire in Grangetown, Middlesbrough.
  The deadly blaze engulfed a home on Birchington Avenue, trapping seven-year-old Valentina Foster inside with her aunt Natalie McDonald, 34.
  Their cause of death was confirmed during a brief opening of inquest into the tragedy, which has left the Teesside community grieving.
  The young girl and he
  
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• Brit, 24, could be paralysed after Turkey holiday tragedy as family face huge bill

  08-09-2026 16:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Will Ponter, 24, from Carnforth in Lancashire, is in intensive care after breaking his neck while diving into a pool in Turkey on Thursday
  
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• Church magazine editor prosecuted for picking up deer roadkill to take home and eat says ordeal 'entirely unnecessary'

  08-09-2026 16:15 via dailymail.com
  
  Guy Carpenter, 42, spotted the dead animal on the central reservation of the A66 near Barnard Castle, County Durham, pulled his vehicle over and hoisted the deer onto his shoulders.
  
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• Kerry Katona’s daughter Heidi takes brutal swipe at estranged dad Mark Croft

  08-09-2026 16:14 via metro.co.uk
  
  Heidi Katona has taken aim at her estranged father Mark Croft (Picture: Eob Photography/Shutterstock/TikTok)Heidi Katona has shared a TikTok that proves there’s no love lost between her and her estranged father, Mark Croft.The 19-year-old has posted a video on the popular social media site where she lip-syncs to Kane West’s Call Me Nothing and puts her father on blast.
  She captioned it: ‘When my mum tries to give me relationship advice… but she literally married my dad.
  
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• Emmerdale fans ‘work out’ the truth about Sadie King and it’s explosive

  08-09-2026 16:13 via metro.co.uk
  
  What is Sadie King up to? (Picture: ITV)Sadie King’s (Patsy Kensit) return to Emmerdale has been every bit as camp and chaotic as we would have expected, and it has already thrown up countless questions.The one thing we all seem able to agree on, though, is that Sadie is up to something.She’d barely been back in the village for five minutes before she dropped the major bombshell that she and Jimmy King had been together for the last three years.So far, she has managed to convince Ni
  
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• Mystery as Channel 4 worker is found dead in sea at Welsh resort after travelling more than 110 miles from her home

  08-09-2026 16:07 via dailymail.com
  
  Television librarian Lolita Visa, 32, described as a 'joy to be around' was pulled from the sea in Llandudno, north Wales, on August 26.
  
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• Heathrow and Gatwick ground all flights after issue with air traffic control

  08-09-2026 16:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arrivals are not affected, but many passengers are trapped on planes (Picture: Getty)Departures at two major London airports have been halted as other airports across the UK deal with air traffic control issues.Gatwick Airport and London Heathrow have halted all departures, with other UK airports reporting similar issues.NATS said in a statement: ‘We are investigating a technical issue which is causing some disruption to flight departures. Our engineers are on site, and we will provide an
  
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• Man grabbed pregnant woman by neck and blamed her 'hormones' in parking row

  08-09-2026 16:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The woman found her car blocked in by a van when she left a pet shop before she was assaulted by a man who claimed she had made up the allegations as 'women are dramatic'
  
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• Nigella Lawson’s first Bake Off episode is one of the most disastrous openers ever

  08-09-2026 16:02 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 PageWhen the Great British Bake Off should be crumbling after 17 seasons, Nigella Lawson is making Channel 4’s crown jewel fresher than ever.The Domestic Goddess is easily the best thing that could ever have happened to Bake Off; the equivalent of if Madonna replaced Sharon Osbourne on The X Factor – an impossibility producers can only dream of.And f
  
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• Travel chaos as ALL departures at Heathrow and Gatwick are grounded over air traffic control 'technical failure'

  08-09-2026 16:01 via dailymail.com
  
  All departures at Heathrow and Gatwick have been grounded due to a 'technical failure' with air traffic control. 
  
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• Biomedicine student who filmed dozens of women in public showers and toilets placed on sex offender register after billionaire Elon Musk weighed in

  08-09-2026 16:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Vietnamese student Bao Phuc Cao, 24, was added to the sex offenders registry on Monday.
  
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• Heathrow and Gatwick live: Flights grounded at airports with air traffic control delays

  08-09-2026 16:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Departures at Heathrow and Gatwick airports have been grounded after a technical issue hit air traffic control systems.
  
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• Four children killed by mum and grandma were poisoned with allergy medication

  08-09-2026 16:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sarah Myers was found dead in the apartment in Mechanicville, New York, along with her mother and her four childrenFour children who were killed by their mother and grandmother in a horrific murder-suicide in New York had allergy medication and a herbal substance in their systems when they died.Toxicology reports have indicated Harper Harmon, 13, Hudson Harmon, 11, and 10-year-olds Gavin Harmon and Gracelynn Harmon, were given diphenhydramine — an ingredient found in Benadryl which causes
  
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• Everything we know as desperate dad appeals to mum to return kids after three months on the run

  08-09-2026 16:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ben Baier has launched court action on both sides of the Atlantic after his sons disappeared in March, with judges raising welfare concerns and lawyers urging the public to help trace them
  
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• What to do if your neighbours are loud between 11pm and 7am - your legal rights

  08-09-2026 15:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Everything you need to know about your rights and how to make a statutory nuisance noise complaint
  
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• Truth about hot tub dangers from toxic leaks to suction after couple's death

  08-09-2026 15:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE Thomasina and Patrick Tobin slipped into a hot tub after a happy holiday BBQ with their sons at a luxury resort. What happened next was unthinkable. Here, The Mirror explores the more dangerous side of hot tubs and how to stay safe
  
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