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• Jack the Ripper identity: mystery 'solved' in new book

  31-07-2015 22:30
  
  Exclusive: New book introduces a brand new suspect, Francis Craig, after identifying the real name of the Ripper's final victim - his own wife
  
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• ‘I got £7,000 water bill after meter racked up enough litres for 300 baths a day’

  21-08-2026 16:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mick Foy has been unable to find any water leaks on his property despite his bill reaching astronomical proportions (Picture: Cover Media)A man was stunned to discover his meter had recorded him using enough water in 24 hours to fill 300 baths, leaving him with a bill of £7,000.Mick Foy couldn’t believe it when he checked the gauge, which said he’d used more than a million litres in under a month.He was first alerted to the issue when he got a call from South East Water, who t
  
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• BA stewardess, 19, died on her way to concert in 'entirely preventable' crash

  21-08-2026 16:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Chloe Williams, 19, was one of two passengers heading to a concert in Manchester, when their Volkswagen Polo was hit by Daniel Barlow's truck who attempted to stop too late
  
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• Revealed: Council which pocketed more than £13MILLION from 'unlawful' LTNs has refunded just £520K to fined motorists in six months

  21-08-2026 16:45 via dailymail.com
  
  Croydon Council has refunded just £520,000 of the more than £7.2million it fined drivers across two years.
  
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• Suburban Rail Loop exec axed with $233k taxpayer-funded payout loses unfair dismissal battle after claiming his redundancy was fake

  21-08-2026 16:39 via dailymail.com
  
  A senior executive on Victoria's Big Build pocketed a $233,000 redundancy payout before launching an unfair dismissal claim. A key document would later come back to haunt him.
  
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• Midwest man, 29, killed by lightning while climbing Italian volcano would be 'psyched' by his dramatic death, old friend says

  21-08-2026 16:39 via dailymail.com
  
  Dylan Standfast, 29, was rescued by helicopter on Mount Etna in Sicily when he was already in 'critical' condition. He arrived at the hospital in a state of cardiac arrest and died an hour later.
  
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• Donald Trump 'extremely close' aide Natalie Harp pictured sprinting after his golf cart in Scotland

  21-08-2026 16:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: For the first time pictures show Natalie Harp, the devoted Trump aide nicknamed his "human printer", chasing his golf buggy uphill at Turnberry - after bizarre and intimate letters she sent him were published
  
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• Killer beauty queen Molly Martens is PREGNANT a decade after bludgeoning husband to death amid jealous battle over his children... as her new life with boy toy lover is revealed

  21-08-2026 16:36 via dailymail.com
  
  Molly Martens, 42, is now six months pregnant with a child of her own, 11 years after she killed the man who would not let her adopt his, the Daily Mail can reveal.
  
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• Argentina star Leandro Paredes handed 10-match ban for attacking Spain player after World Cup final

  21-08-2026 16:35 via metro.co.uk
  
  Nahuel Molina and Leandro Paredes attacked Spain midfielder Gavi after Argentina’s defeat (EPA)Leandro Paredes has been handed a ten-match ban as several Argentina players were punished for their role in the disgraceful brawl following the World Cup 2026 final against Spain.The Argentina midfielder was seen grabbing Spain’s Eric Garcia by the throat before throwing Barcelona’s Gavi to the ground.In separate incidents, Argentina defender Nahuel Molina appeared to stri
  
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• Ready Or Not activewear founder accused of domestic violence scores court win as AVO-protected girlfriend backs his bid to see her again... but on one condition

  21-08-2026 16:33 via dailymail.com
  
  A young woman police sought to protect from Corey Jefferys backed a court application allowing the pair to resume contact. The Mail was in court when a surprising request was granted.
  
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• Women rally in support of Lindsay Clancy outside trial over her children’s deaths

  21-08-2026 16:32 via metro.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of people gathered outside Plymouth Superior Court in Massachusetts to support Lindsay Clancy (Picture: CT Post via Getty Images)Hundreds of women have supported Lindsay Clancy from outside the courthouse while she is on trial for killing her three children.Clancy killed 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 lawyer argues she should
  
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• Ukrainian fighter jet Top Gun downs Russian suicide drone using brilliant aerial manoeuvre

  21-08-2026 16:32 via dailymail.com
  
  A Top Gun Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet downed a Russian attack drone using a masterful manoeuvre, sending it crashing before it exploded into a giant fireball. 
  
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• Murder probe launched as human remains found near Padstow Walk, Feltham

  21-08-2026 16:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A murder probe has been launched after remains believed to belong to a woman aged between 25 and 45 were found in woodland in west London on August 12
  
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• Christmas decorations on sale already in heatwave-hit August but customers love it

  21-08-2026 16:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Summer Hill Garden Centre in Billericay, Essex, has left some shoppers needing a sit down after they started selling Christmas decorations as customers battled 34C heat
  
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• 'One of the healthiest' fruits Dr Michael Mosley 'loved' eating 99p in Aldi

  21-08-2026 16:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 'humble' fruit could help people manage and prevent a variety of conditions
  
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• Britain launch bid to host World Cup as Andy Burnham tells colleagues he's backing plan

  21-08-2026 16:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Andy Burnham wants to see the World Cup return to the United Kingdom for the first time since 1966, he has told colleagues
  
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• Two waterparks forced to close over disgusting ‘brown challenge’ spreading across Spain

  21-08-2026 16:21 via metro.co.uk
  
  More pools in Spain have been targeted by the ‘brown challenge’ (Picture: portaventuraworld.com)It appears the revolting ‘brown challenge’ is still going strong, as it’s forced two Spanish pools to close due to connected incidents.For those fortunate enough to still be blissfully unaware of this disgusting trend, never fear, as we can fill you in.In recent years, Instagram and TikTok users have taken it upon themselves to try and get public pools to close by either
  
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• Pictured: Boy, 14, killed after he was hit by a bus as family pay tribute to their 'absolute world' who 'brought joy and laughter to everyone who knew him'

  21-08-2026 16:20 via dailymail.com
  
  Beau Croucher (pictured), 14, was knocked down on a busy street in Portsmouth on Monday evening.
  
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• Argentina star slapped with 10-MATCH ban as FIFA announce World Cup punishments

  21-08-2026 16:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Argentina star Leandro Paredes has been handed a 10-match ban whilst compatriot Nahuel Molina has been banned for seven games following their parts in the brawl that occurred after the World Cup final
  
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• Boy, 14, who died after being hit by bus pictured as family say 'our hearts are broken'

  21-08-2026 16:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Beau Croucher, 14, died after being hit by a bus in Portsmouth as his family paid tribute to their “beautiful, innocent baby boy”.
  
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• Robber who got to France after escaping custody twice in one week is finally jailed

  21-08-2026 16:13 via metro.co.uk
  
  Daniel Boakye, 21, taunted the police while on the run (Picture: PA/ Met police)A robber who escaped custody twice in one week before making it to France has finally been jailed.Daniel Boakye, 21, fled from guards who were taking him to hospital by slipping out of his handcuffs while using the toilet.Despite being caught the following day, Boakye escaped again just days later from a wheelchair at Lewisham Hospital while he was being taken for an X-ray.Boakye, who raps under the name Dsavv, was
  
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• Prince Harry and others told to pay £9,500,000 to Daily Mail

  21-08-2026 16:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry is among several public figures who must pay more than £9.5m to the Daily Mail’s publisher (Picture: AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Prince Harry, along with six other household names, has been ordered to pay more than £9.5million to the Daily Mail’s publisher.It marks the first round of legal costs following their failed High Court case.The high-profile figures, also including Baroness Doreen Lawrence and Sir Elton John, sued Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) over
  
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• Andy Burnham faces calls for all trains on UK railways to be publicly owned

  21-08-2026 16:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Aslef union has called the current system, which allows private firms to make big profits from leasing back trains to operators, a 'national disgrace'
  
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• Oldest US inmate who was served his ‘last meal’ eight times dies after 76 years behind bars

  21-08-2026 16:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  Francis Clifford Smith spent more than 70 years in custody after being convicted of murder back in 1950 (Pictures: Connecticut Dept of Corrections/Google)Francis Clifford Smith was given what was supposed to be his last meal an extraordinary eight times during his decades in custody. Each time his execution approached, it was called off.Smith spent 76 years under sentence and more than 70 of them behind bars. He died aged 101 while still maintaining his innocence.Smith was believed to be both A
  
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• How I spent 24 hours in a curious (and underrated) European capital

  21-08-2026 16:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Croatia’s capital is a curious city… even when it’s not this sunny (Picture: Getty Images)Speeding down a motorway beside an industrial estate, heavens pouring and no umbrella in the bag was not the Euro-summer I had in pictured.Usually, I like the rain. Even when I’m travelling, a grey day never dampens my spirits. But the fact that I had only 24 hours to see Zagreb made the bad weather sting. One step out of the Uber and my Birkenstocks were soggier than tea-dunk
  
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• Anger as video leaks showing boss of company asking guru how to turn his 'compo claims for diggers' enterprise into a billion-dollar business

  21-08-2026 15:57 via dailymail.com
  
  Tom Kliese, of Veterans First Consulting, made the extraordinary remarks while asking US entrepreneur Alex Hormozi how to grow his operation at a business development conference.
  
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• Mum of Manchester arena victim welcomes initiative for new annual commemoration

  21-08-2026 15:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Terror victims' families welcome new day to commemorate their loved ones as UK marks innocent lives lost and changed forever by savage events
  
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• Landmark inquiry into impact of controversial Thatcher era anti-LGBT law rejected

  21-08-2026 15:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Government has rejected calls for a public inquiry into Thatcher-era anti-LGBT legislation, claiming a probe would not uncover new facts despite activists securing over 26,000 signatures
  
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• Horror at Pennsylvania university as soccer star Karoline Heintz is 'stabbed to death by boyfriend... who then got his mom to help dump her body'

  21-08-2026 15:55 via dailymail.com
  
  Shortly after midnight on Thursday near the campus of Pennsylvania Western University, Karoline Heintz was found dead in the back of her blood-stained Jeep Cherokee.
  
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• Boy, 15, killed in wrong-way motorway crash is carried in gold coffin at his funeral

  21-08-2026 15:55 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 of the teenagers killed in a car which was travelling the wrong way down the M9 has been laid to rest in a gold coffin.
  Joe Carthy was one of five teenagers who died when the car they were travelling involved in a head-on collision with a family travelling in another vehicle on the M9.He died alongside Jack Kennedy, Alex McCarthy, Jeremy O’Brien an
  
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