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• Heathrow to close one runway amid traffic fall during coronavirus crisis

  03-04-2020 09:34 via metro.co.uk
  
  A sign at Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 arrivals warning of coronavirus (Picture: AP)Heathrow will close one of its runways next week as air traffic continues to fall globally amid the coronavirus pandemic.The London hub will operate its landings and takeoffs from one strip from Monday April 6 to ‘increase resilience and safety for staff, passengers and cargo’ throughout the Covid-19 outbreak.It has two runways and will alternate which one they keep open on a weekly basis, a spokesman
  
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• Japan earthquake measuring magnitude 5.9 shakes Tokyo and eastern Kanto region

  22-08-2026 19:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A 5.9-magnitude earthquake has rattled Tokyo and the eastern Kanto region in Japan - this is a breaking story
  
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• House prices boom in the north while London homeowners suffer - find out how much YOUR house value has changed with our exclusive tool

  22-08-2026 19:44 via dailymail.com
  
  House prices across the UK increased by 2 per cent in the year to June, adding around £5,392 to the value of the typical home and taking the average property price to £272,188.
  
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• ‘Not even looking!’ – Peter Schmeichel tears into three Man Utd stars after Hull humiliation

  22-08-2026 19:34 via metro.co.uk
  
  A nightmare start for Michael Carrick (Picture: Shutterstock Editorial)Peter Schmeichel took aim at three Manchester United stars for their roles in the woeful opening day defeat to Hull City.Pre-season optimism was chipped away inside 38 minutes on Saturday afternoon as the newly-promoted Tigers took a 2-0 lead through goals from Semi Ajayi and Nobel Mendy.Michael Carrick’s side were twice undone by set pieces with Ajayi lashing into the roof of the net after Oli McBurnie’s initial
  
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• Teacher jailed for sexually abusing boy, 15, after becoming ‘obsessed’ with him

  22-08-2026 19:27 via metro.co.uk
  
  Former teacher Emily Drury ‘manipulated’ a schoolboy into sex (Picture: BPM Media)A teacher has been jailed after ‘manipulating’ a teenage boy into sex and abusing her position of trust.Private tutor Emily Drury, 26, from Mablethorpe, was handed a four-and-a-half-year sentence at Lincoln Crown Court after being arrested last June.Drury admitted five counts of sexual activity with a child, pleading guilty to the charge of engaging in non-penetrative sexual activity with a
  
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• Royal expert casts doubt over Meghan Markle's role in Netflix series The Gentleman

  22-08-2026 19:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It was understood Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, was to return to acting in Guy Ritchie’s Netflix drama The Gentlemen, which is about a British duke who unexpectedly inherits his father’s country estate
  
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• Juventus issue warning to Arsenal over Kenan Yildiz transfer

  22-08-2026 19:20 via metro.co.uk
  
  Juventus are refusing to sell Kenan Yildiz to Arsenal (Getty)Juventus head coach Luciano Spalletti is adamant that Kenan Yildiz will not be sold to Arsenal.The Premier League champions remain in the market for a new left-sided attack having missed out on signing Vinicius Junior from Real Madrid earlier this summer.Earlier this month, reports claimed that Arsenal are now exploring the possibility of signing Yildiz, who won Serie A’s ‘Rising Star’ award for the best Under-23 pla
  
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• Moment humanoid robot smashes Usain Bolt's 100m world record... before it is stretchered off the track at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing

  22-08-2026 19:18 via dailymail.com
  
  The second edition of the event, which will last five days, is being held at the National Speed Skating Oval in the nation's capital until August 26.
  
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• Trump finally TURNS on 'low IQ' Tucker Carlson in blistering takedown after former ally met with ex-MAGA congress members to plot serious threat to the President's legacy

  22-08-2026 19:17 via dailymail.com
  
  President Donald Trump has turned against his once-ally, Tucker Carlson, calling the former Fox personality a 'loser' with a 'very low IQ.'
  
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• Educate parents on law-breaking e-bikes and risk of buying them for children, says police chief

  22-08-2026 19:16 via dailymail.com
  
  Donna Jones, who works across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, said many parents do not know that all electric scooters and some electric bikes roads.
  
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• Dearer than the average mortgage... the cost of student accommodation goes through the roof

  22-08-2026 19:13 via dailymail.com
  
  Analysis by The Scottish Mail on Sunday shows the price of some university halls has risen by up to 6.5 per cent since last year - and has never been more expensive.
  
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• Dunkin' Donuts worker caught in vile act in kitchen sink, prompting health officials to descend on eatery

  22-08-2026 19:05 via dailymail.com
  
  Footage showed the employee washing his bare feet behind the counter aboard a Staten Island Ferry, sparking a health investigation and fierce debate online.
  
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• My childhood babysitter and I are having sex – my parents will go ballistic if they find out

  22-08-2026 19:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  How would you break the news to your parents? (Picture: Getty/ Metro)Finding someone you truly connect with is no simple feat.So when you do fall in love, you want to share that happiness with the people closest to youBut what do you do when you’re convinced your family won’t approve?
  That’s the dilemma this week’s reader finds herself in, having fallen for a woman 10 years her senior.Keep reading to find out more, but before you go, check out last week’s
  
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• Kemi Badenoch 'thrilled' to have sold more tickets than Nicola Sturgeon to Edinburgh Fringe Festival show

  22-08-2026 18:59 via dailymail.com
  
  Kemi Badenoch took great delight in discovering her Edinburgh Fringe event Saturday had sold more tickets than SNP big hitters Nicola Sturgeon and Stephen Flynn.
  
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• Met Office shares 'brace yourself' ahead of -8C temperature change after heatwave

  22-08-2026 18:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The mercury exceeded 23C across parts of the UK on Friday, including Newport, Shropshire, and Cavendish, Suffolk, but temperatures are now set to tumble rapidly
  
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• Burglary gang tried to tunnel into jewellery shop from massage parlour next door

  22-08-2026 18:50 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 PageThree men admitted to digging a tunnel from a massage parlour to a jewellery store so they can attempt to steal from it.Ioan Asafeti, 39, Laurentiu-Daniel Nitisoara, 38, and Sergiu Plastin, 42, pleaded guilty at Kingston Crown Court on Friday to conspiracy to commit burglary with intent to steal and cause criminal damage.They were arrested by the Metropolita
  
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• Young children shown hunted deer corpse in disturbing drone footage

  22-08-2026 18:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. EXCLUSIVE: The Mirror has seen drone footage from a deer hunt in Somerset earlier this year, which was being monitored by animal rights group the League Against Cruel Sports
  
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• Teenage girl dies after being struck by vehicles near footbridge on M20 in Kent

  22-08-2026 18:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A teenage girl has died after being struck by vehicles on the M20 near Aylesford in Kent in the early hours of Saturday
  
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• On your marks, get set, robo! World Humanoid Robot Games begin in Beijing with more than 2,000 robots to star in five-day event - but it's a painful start for some

  22-08-2026 18:02 via dailymail.com
  
  The second edition of the event, which will last five days, is being held at the National Speed Skating Oval in the nation's capital until August 26.
  
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• Victims to draw up exclusion zones for released offenders to 'lock' abusers in areas

  22-08-2026 18:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Victims will have a say in setting boundaries, giving them greater freedom to travel without the fear of unexpectedly coming face-to-face with their offender
  
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• Kit covered in blood as he takes action and Bethany is stunned in Coronation Street

  22-08-2026 18:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Bethany is suspicious of Kit as she finds blood on his clothes (Picture: ITV)Sarah Platt’s (Tina O’Brien) prison ordeal is set to take another frightening turn in next week’s Coronation Street, as Kacey’s threats against her family leave everyone caught up in a dangerous game.Sarah is currently behind bars after being arrested for the murder of Theo Silverton (James Cartwright), but her biggest worry now is making sure her son Harry is safe on the outside.And with Kacey
  
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• A66 Middlesbrough crash: Shabana Mahmood leads tributes to police officers killed on active duty

  22-08-2026 17:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Shabana Mahmood has paid tribute after seven people - including serving police officers PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough - were killed when a wrong-way car collided with a marked police vehicle
  
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• A66 Middlesbrough crash: Andy Burnham leads tributes to police officers killed on active duty

  22-08-2026 17:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham has paid tribute after seven people - including serving police officers PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough - were killed when a wrong-way car collided with a marked police vehicle
  
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• BBC contestant blows fans away with ‘phenomenal’ Mastermind moment

  22-08-2026 17:28 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 PageOne Mastermind contestant has left fans with their jaw hanging open in awe after debuting a truly niche specialist subject.Do you know what a moquette is? If the answer is no, then you wouldn’t have been in with a flying chance of answering any of the questions during Monday night’s specialist subject on the BBC quiz show.Enter policy researcher
  
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• Alejandro Balde makes huge transfer decision after Man Utd hold talks

  22-08-2026 17:27 via metro.co.uk
  
  Balde’s future at Barcelona appears to be uncertain (Picture: NurPhoto/Shutterstock)Alejandro Balde has decided to leave Barcelona with Manchester United making contact over a move.United are poised to complete their midfield rebuild with Carlos Baleba set to join from Brighton in a £65million deal.But Saturday’s dismal 2-0 defeat to Hull City showed there is still work to be done.United eager to strengthen at left-back before the summer transfer window closes. Lewis Hall has
  
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• A66 crash: Two police officers killed in wrong-way crash named

  22-08-2026 17:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The two police officers killed in a crash involving a Volkswagen Passat and a police vehicle on the A66 in South Bank have been named as PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough
  
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• This European country has slashed the number of asylum applications by a third, so why can't we? The man whose policies dramatically cut them reveals how he did it... and how we could too

  22-08-2026 17:22 via dailymail.com
  
  Rasmus Stoklund, until recently Denmark's immigration and integration minister, tells Britain what our government must do to drive down migration
  
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• NYC grandmother, 63, found dead in Las Vegas after family received eerie texts

  22-08-2026 17:22 via dailymail.com
  
  Alisha Goods, 63, of Manhattan, was visiting a friend in Las Vegas when she disappeared on the night of August 8 after saying she was going to go to CVS.
  
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• The dark story behind Balamory: As its original creator is brutally cut from the show's reboot, he reveals how scenes were shot in a disused morgue, why locals were left enraged and what happened at a VERY risque audition...

  22-08-2026 17:21 via dailymail.com
  
  The tone of the call that came out of the blue seemed entirely at odds with its subject matter.
  
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• On your marks, get set, robo! World Humanoid Robot Games begin in Beijing with more than 2,000 robots to compete in five-day event

  22-08-2026 17:21 via dailymail.com
  
  The second edition of the event, which will last five days, is being held at the National Speed Skating Oval in the nation's capital until August 26.
  
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