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• I researched Flat Earthers – and found something unexpected

  06-08-2026 12:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  It’s not a globe, apparently, like many of us believe, but as flat as a pancake (Picture: Marka/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)‘I could show you weather balloon footage from 120,000 feet, and it’s absolutely table-top flat!’ Mark Sargent, one of the Flat Earth movement’s most recognisable faces, said this to Philip Schofield on This Morning in a now-infamous 2020 video, when discussing his belief that the world is in fact flat.  It’s not a
  
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• Packed elevator plunges 50ft, with four men suffering broken legs

  11-08-2026 01:07 via dailymail.com
  
  CCTV captured the terrifying moment an overloaded lift plunged 50ft down a high-rise building.
  
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• We CAN find space to stop killers going free: Prison officers union boss rubbishes Andy Burnham's excuse he can't block early release of PC Andrew Harper's killers, as first officer on scene of his death says ministers 'spitting in the faces' of police

  11-08-2026 01:03 via dailymail.com
  
  Mark Fairhurst, chair of the Prison Officers' Association, said he was 'positive we could free up additional space' by bailing or tagging thousands of people arrested and awaiting trial.
  
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• UK's cheapest supermarket named — Aldi and Lidl are not included

  11-08-2026 01:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The cheapest supermarket is more than £100 cheaper than the most expensive if you exclude loyalty discounts.
  
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• Household spending up thanks to the 'Burnham bounce' and hit movie The Odyssey

  11-08-2026 01:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  New research has provided further evidence that Andy Burnham taking over as PM has given voters a boost when it comes to their views on the prospects for the Uk economy
  
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• Councils three-times more likely to deny people social care in some areas of England than in others amid brutal postcode lottery

  11-08-2026 01:01 via dailymail.com
  
  A coalition of charities said its analysis exposes the 'unfairness' of the current system and underlines the need for long-term reform.
  
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• Tim staggered in Coronation Street as killer Richie’s true colours come to light

  11-08-2026 00:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Tim’s troubles continue to grow (Picture: Mark Bruce/ITV)Coronation Street’s Tim and Sally Metcalfe (Joe Duttine and Sally Dynevor) have found themselves trapped in a nightmare that there’s no waking up from.It was supposed to be a simple lads night; too many beers, a bit of moaning about their other halves and a proper reunion for Tim and his cousin, Richie (Nathan Sussex), and it was!When Sally came home the next day, Tim masterfully convinced her th
  
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• The end for Joe ‘sealed’ in Emmerdale as Dawn points a gun at him

  11-08-2026 00:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Dawn gets set to strike (Picture: ITV)There are many people wanting to see Emmerdale’s Joe Tate (Ned Porteous) dead, but only one of them is holding a gun. His behaviour is always pretty abysmal (let’s not forget the kidney theft) and now he’s being blamed for attacking Billy Fletcher (Jay Kontzle). Billy was attacked in the depot and left for dead, waking up days later from a coma and with the threat of brain damage. Despite being attacked from behind, after a conve
  
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• Sarah’s horror situation unfolds as Coronation Street prison nightmare gets terrifying

  11-08-2026 00:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Kacey is prepared to make Sarah’s life a misery (Picture: Danielle Baguley/ITV)As Coronation Street continues its morph into Orange is the New Platt, colloquially known as Prisoner: Cell Block Platt, Sarah Platt’s (Tina O’Brien) nightmare stay in the clink looks set to get even worse.You’d think that when living on a street like Coronation Street, a spell behind bars would be like a spa retreat.Not for Sarah, though, who’s having a hellish experience behind ba
  
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• Pregnant Penny rushed to hospital in EastEnders after nasty accident

  11-08-2026 00:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Penny Branning is rushed to hospital next week (Picture: BBC / Jack Barnes / Kieron McCarron)The wellbeing of Penny Branning (Kitty Castledine) and her unborn child is the subject of much concern in EastEnders next week when she is rushed to hospital.Penny, as viewers know, is bust preparing for her exciting new chapter with boyfriend Vinny Panesar (Shiv Jalota), with the couple set to become parents.
  In addition to expecting a baby, she is also super eager to get her shop up and running. Vinny
  
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• Police issue public plea as desperate hunt for missing Rugby girls, 11 and 12, goes on

  11-08-2026 00:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The police have issued an update in a desperate search for missing Rugby girls, Angelica and Verity, aged 11 and 12, who were last seen 'at 4am' on Sunday
  
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• Linda and Max New Year wedding ‘confirmed’ in EastEnders as their spark reignites

  11-08-2026 00:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Linda and Max grow closer once again – in time for New Year’s? (Picture: Shutterstock/ BBC/ Metro)Despite having fallen for Clive Masters (Jason Durr), EastEnders legend Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) is struggling to move past ex Max Branning (Jake Wood), with yet another charged moment confirmed for next week.
  Linda’s world was rocked last year when Max, who she controversially cheated on soulmate Mick (Danny Dyer) with six years earlier, turned up in the Square.Initially relu
  
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• Kev explodes in Emmerdale and has a very Kev way of destroying life-changing evidence

  11-08-2026 00:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Kev makes quite a revelation (Picture: ITV)There’s a secret going round Emmerdale – Kev (Chris Coghill) is the one who knocked Billy Fletcher (Jay Kontzle) out cold and left him for dead. Why did he do this? Simply wrong place wrong time.It left Billy in a coma with a bleed on the brain, and after the CCTV footage of the attack mysteriously disappeared, Joe Tate (Ned Porteous) was framed for the crime. But Kev comes to learn what happened – Ruby (Beth Cordingly) and
  
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• Imran and Leah’s wedding descends into chaos in Hollyoaks as lies and secrets finally explode

  11-08-2026 00:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Leah and Imran’s wedding day is here – and it’s incredibly eventful (Picture: Lime Pictures)The wedding to end all weddings is almost upon us in Hollyoaks as Leah Barnes (Charlotte Alex Riley) and Imran Maalik (Ijaz Rana) prepare to walk down the aisle and exchange their vows next week.
  But with secrets and lies bubbling under the surface, don’t expect proceedings to go quite as planned for the couple, who returned to screens earlier this year.
  Leah, as viewers are fully
  
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• ‘Excrutiating’ Emmerdale Christmas scene that Chris Coghill is refusing to do

  11-08-2026 00:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  We demand more singing! (Picture: Mark Bruce/ITV)There’s so much to love about Kev Townsend, isn’t there? While actor Chris Coghill probably agrees as far as most points go, one thing he’s not a fan of is his character’s musical numbers that’ve been lighting up Emmerdale since his arrival.Daniel Bedingfield, Boyzone, and the Spice Girls are a few of the notable pop acts that our Kev has covered since arriving in the Yorkshire Dales last year and, honestly, we want
  
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• Craig suspended in EastEnders as he eerily moves in on teen Amy

  11-08-2026 00:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Craig is taken off the Joel case after a complaint is made (Picture: BBC)DC Craig Ingram (Matthew James Bailey) is suspended from his public policing position in EastEnders next week after he’s told a serious complaint has been made against him.The detective, who has taken the lead on the investigation into Joel Marshall’s (Max Murray) attack, has frequented the Square on numerous occasions over the past month in a bid to get answers.
  Joel was attacked with a hammer in July and left
  
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• A face from the past arrives in Coronation Street – and she’s going to die

  11-08-2026 00:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  A relative of Bernie Winter arrives – but she won’t be around for long (Picture: ITV)Next week’s Coronation Street sees a relative of Bernie Winter (Jane Hazlegrove) turn up at her door – but she won’t be around for long.When Glenda Shuttleworth (Jodie Prenger) finds Celeste (Frances Barber) knocking on Bernie’s door, she informs her that Bernie and Dev Alahan (Jimmi Harkishin) are away.Celeste starts to head off, but when she spots Todd Grimshaw (Gareth Pier
  
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• Key Burnham ally puts pressure on for 2% 'wealth tax' on the richest - plus more state regulation of media

  11-08-2026 00:49 via dailymail.com
  
  In troubling news for Britain's highest earners, Mr Burnham has been urged by a staunch ally to bring in a two per cent wealth tax at his first Budget next month.
  
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• Mom and dad are murdered inside their home by son, 35, just weeks after they BAILED him out of jail for allegedly beating up his much older lover

  11-08-2026 00:47 via dailymail.com
  
  Authorities had been called to a home in the town of Madison Friday morning, where they had been able to see two 'obviously deceased' adult bodies through a window.
  
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• Brit tourist dies in horror parasailing accident on Benidorm holiday

  11-08-2026 00:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A 66-year-old British woman has sadly died after a parasailing activity went horribly wrong in Benidorm’s Rincon de Loix today - her husband is thought to have been injured in the tragedy
  
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• Beach where bathers must only speak German sparks racism row

  11-08-2026 00:37 via dailymail.com
  
  Mathias Nobel, lifeguard at the Heidebad lakeside beach in Halle, eastern Germany , banned those who could not speak German from the lake this summer.
  
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• Student police officer, 23, is charged after woman was 'kidnapped and raped' at the weekend

  11-08-2026 00:28 via dailymail.com
  
  Mohammad Hassan, 23, serving with Greater Manchester Police (GMP), was detained while off duty in West Yorkshire after a chase down the M62 on Saturday.
  
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• Mars bar from 1991 shows just how much our chocolate has shrunk

  11-08-2026 00:20 via metro.co.uk
  
  People have slammed the ‘shrinkflation’ between Mars bars today and in the 1990’s (Picture: Getty Images)A 35-year-old Mars bar discovered during a house clearance has left people stunned after it was compared to its modern-day equivalent.Cleaner Victoria Gordon, who tidies hoarders’ homes, could not believe her eyes after stumbling across the sweet treat that dates back to 1991 inside a Scunthorpe property.The 44-year-old, who runs her own cleaning business, found that
  
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• Joseph Duggar and wife Kendra make shock last-minute change to their not guilty pleas for child endangerment

  11-08-2026 00:17 via dailymail.com
  
  Joseph Duggar and his wife Kendra were set to appear at a court in Arkansas today before the last-minute change.
  
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• Japan breaks its silence on Anthony Albanese's 'melons' comment about female PM Sanae Takaichi

  11-08-2026 00:14 via dailymail.com
  
  Japan is desperate to defuse the ongoing saga over the cringeworthy comments.
  
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• Airport chaos: Thousands of passengers hit by major delays at Sydney and Melbourne as air traffic control staff shortage triggers cancellation crisis that will ripple throughout day

  11-08-2026 00:12 via dailymail.com
  
  Passengers are facing major delays at Sydney and Melbourne airports after air traffic control staffing shortages caused widespread disruption.
  
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• Urgent search for missing mum who vanished from Birmingham with her three kids

  11-08-2026 00:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As per shots taken from CCTV footage, the 31-year-old was spotted on security cameras walking with her with her three children and at least two suitcases
  
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• The day small boats crisis became a BIG boats crisis: Forty-nine foot mega-dinghy carrying 230 migrants - more than a Boeing 737 - reaches Britain

  11-08-2026 00:00 via dailymail.com
  
  The record-breaking mega-dinghy arrived less than two weeks after Andy Burnham insisted the Government's plan was working.
  
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• Boss of Britain's largest teaching union distances himself from 'plagiarism professor' - as student claims his lectures were 'mostly nonsense'

  10-08-2026 23:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Daniel Kebede, General Secretary of the National Education Union (NEU), had originally signed the letter two weeks ago 'based on the information provided to him at the time'.
  
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• Coffee CEO has his fate sealed after drowning his own daughter, 9, in shallow swamp to get revenge on his ex-wife

  10-08-2026 23:47 via dailymail.com
  
  Luciano Frattolin, 46, was quickly convicted on Monday of killing his nine-year-old daughter, Melina, during a trip across the Northeast last year.
  
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