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• John Mills, major Labour donor, considers backing Liz Kendall

  26-05-2015 23:00
  
  Businessman behind JML household products says Liz Kendall is "brave" for pledging to protect defence spending
  
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• Vin Diesel leaves fans speechless with ‘brave’ Dolly Parton tribute

  27-08-2026 12:33 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 PageAction hero Vin Diesel has stunned fans with a surprisingly ‘vulnerable’ tribute to Dolly Parton, showing off a rarely seen side of himself.Tributes have been flooding in from celebrities and fans alike following Parton’s death aged 80 from a ‘brief cancer battle’.The Fast and Furious icon posted a video to Instagram, with a bla
  
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• ‘Ideal buy’ – Manchester United told they should have signed £50m striker from Premier League rival

  27-08-2026 12:33 via metro.co.uk
  
  Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick (Picture: GettyLee Sharpe believes Manchester United should have pursued a deal for Ollie Watkins to bolster Michael Carrick’s options in attack.Watkins looks set to leave Aston Villa before the summer transfer window closes after missing the club’s opening Premier League game on Sunday.The 30-year-old was left out of the matchday squad for the dismal 4-0 defeat at Brighton, with the English striker now set to join Sau
  
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• Teaching men how to lactate? Here are the three INFURIATING reasons this controversial speaker at an Irish breastfeeding conference believes it's perfectly natural - and it's all funded by you, the taxpayer...

  27-08-2026 12:31 via dailymail.com
  
  A conference aimed at consultants in breastfeeding has been criticised for hosting a man who specialises in helping men lactate - causing outrage from women.
  
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• Terrifying POV video shows group narrowly escaping Nepal glacier collapse

  27-08-2026 12:29 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 PageA terrifying video has shown the moment a group of workers ran for their lives after narrowly escaping a massive flash flood in Nepal.Rescuers are continuing to look for survivors after the US Geological Survey said that a ‘glacial collapse’ triggered the wall of water and mud that tore through Nepal and Tibet.More than 800 people are still said
  
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• Two police officers killed in wrong-way crash died from head and neck injuries

  27-08-2026 12:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  PC Tom Clough (left) and PC Matthew Blades (right) lost their lives (Picture: PA)Two police officers died from head and neck injuries after their marked vehicle was hit by a car going the wrong way down a dual carriageway, an inquest opening has heard.PC Matthew Blades, 37, and PC Tom Clough, 38, died in a head-on collision on the A66 near Middlesbrough on Saturday.Today, inquests into their deaths were opened and adjourned at Teesside Coroner’s Court.In short hearings, coroner Paul Apple
  
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• Forget manspreading, this habit irritates women even more

  27-08-2026 12:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  Men are being called out for this ‘inconsiderate’ habit plaguing the city streets (Picture: Getty Images)Every woman can relate. You’re on the Tube, a man sits next to you, his legs spread wide, while you attempt to take up as little space as possible.Frustratingly, manspreading isn’t just a public transport habit.It can be spotted in waiting rooms, football stands — even living room sofas.And, we’re even see a version of manspreading out on the streets.Women
  
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• Under 18s in UK face new safety features on Facebook and Instagram after Meta legal case

  27-08-2026 12:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Under 18s in the UK could face tightened safety features on Facebook and Instagram after Meta agreed to pay up to £13.3billion as part of a legal battle settlement in the US
  
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• Birmingham floods live: Cars stranded in 'apocalyptic' scenes with more rain to come

  27-08-2026 12:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Firefighters, police officers, and council staff are at the scene of 'apocalyptic' floods in Birmingham, with people warned to 'avoid the area' near Perry Park
  
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• Coronation Street icon finally reappears 14 months after disappearance

  27-08-2026 12:21 via metro.co.uk
  
  She’s back! (Picture: ITV/Danielle Baguley/Shutterstock)An iconic Coronation Street character is set to return to our screens in upcoming scenes, 14 months after their last appearance.Dr Gaddas (Christine Mackie) may only make sporadic appearances in the ITV soap, but she has garnered quite the fanbase among Corrie viewers.Next week, she is set to return to the cobbles, making her first appearance since July 2025.The last time we saw Dr Gaddas, she was picking up a takeaway from Speed Daa
  
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• 125 years of Meccano, iconic British toy that built generations of great minds

  27-08-2026 12:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Model making toy Meccano has sold more than a billion sets since 1901, and has had plenty of famous fans from Prime Ministers to top inventors over an incredible 125 year history
  
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• First Aussie family missing in Nepal is identified after devastating flood triggered by ice avalanche left 160 people dead and hundreds more unaccounted for

  27-08-2026 12:19 via dailymail.com
  
  One of at least six Australian families caught in a devastating flood at the Tibet-Nepal border have been identified.
  
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• Two men die after plunging into silage tank as police race to Cheshire farm

  27-08-2026 12:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Two men, aged 42 and 72, have died after falling into a silage tank at a farm in Cheshire on Wednesday afternoon
  
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• Two men aged 42 and 72 die after falling into industrial silage tank on farm

  27-08-2026 12:16 via dailymail.com
  
  Emergency services launched an urgent search after the incident at a farm in Aston by Budworth, near Northwich in Cheshire yesterday lunchtime.
  
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• Russian commander killed and wife fights for life 'with legs blown off' in St Petersburg car bombing

  27-08-2026 12:15 via dailymail.com
  
  The senior Russian military officer died instantly when the blast tore apart his Chinese-made Geely car at 10am, severing his legs as he drove along Kolpinskoye Highway.
  
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• Number of foreign criminals on Britain's streets who should be deported reaches record levels - as amount of migrants applying to settle in UK hits 16-year high

  27-08-2026 12:14 via dailymail.com
  
  The Home Office said 73,068 of asylum seekers were living in 'non-hotel' accomodation - such as shared homes, flats or military bases - in the year to June 2026.
  
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• Aussie tourist allegedly caught having sex in public on a Bali local's driveway will be kicked out of the country

  27-08-2026 12:13 via dailymail.com
  
  A Brisbane mechanic could have been locked up over the risky escapade.
  
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• Police officers killed in A66 crash died from head and neck injuries while all seven people who lost their lives died at the scene, inquest told

  27-08-2026 12:11 via dailymail.com
  
  PCs Matthew Blades, 37, and Tom Clough, 38, died alongside five occupants of a VW Passat in the head-on smash in the early hours of Saturday morning.
  
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• Police called in over fake council letter sent to residents claiming asylum seekers are moving in

  27-08-2026 12:11 via metro.co.uk
  
  A fake letter told Bexley residents that ‘young’ Asylum seekers would be moving into the area (Picture: Alamy)The Metropolitan Police has been alerted after a fake letter claiming that asylum seekers were being moved into homes across Bexley was sent to residents.The letter, which looked as though it came from Bexley Council’s ‘Deputy Director of Housing’, was posted through some residents’ doors before being shared online.It falsely claimed the council was c
  
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• Fake letters sent to Londoners claiming asylum seekers are moving into nearby homes

  27-08-2026 12:11 via metro.co.uk
  
  A fake letter told Bexley residents that ‘young’ Asylum seekers would be moving into the area (Picture: Alamy)People in south east London borough have been sent a fake letter claiming asylum seekers are being moved into homes across the area.The letter, made to look as though it was sent from Bexley Council’s ‘Deputy Director of Housing’, was posted through some residents’ doors before being shared online.It falsely claimed the council was converting properti
  
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• Oregon man ‘murdered girlfriend and family’ in horrifying quintuple homicide

  27-08-2026 12:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  Five people have been found dead on a rural property in Portland, Oregon (Picture: KIRO 7 News/YouTube)A US man allegedly murdered his girlfriend, her family, two of her friends and some of her pets before taking his own life.Benjamin Charles Parker, 36, from Oregon, is believed to have carried out the quintuple homicide at the weekend, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office reports.Among the deceased, all found on a rural Portland property, were Parker’s girlfriend Stella Jade Kims
  
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• Is Russia considering using nuclear weapons in Ukraine?

  27-08-2026 12:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  Vladimir Putin is reportedly hellbent on a new escalation (Picture: Reuters)There are fears that Russia could be considering using nuclear weapons in Ukraine as talks fail and strikes inside the country increase.Sources close to the Kremlin told Bloomberg that Vladimir Putin is hellbent on a new escalation after peace talks have reached a dead end.And Russia is continuing to experience mounting unprecedented attacks across the nation on oil and gas infrastructure, ports and military sites. 
  
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• BBC confirms Top Gear is officially returning 4 years after Freddie Flintoff crash

  27-08-2026 12:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  Start your engines because Top Gear is back! (Picture: BBC)After four years off our screens, the BBC is officially rebooting Top Gear… again.
  Ed Havard, the BBC’s director of entertainment, told audiences at the Edinburgh TV Festival that: ‘Top Gear is coming back.’While nothing official has been announced, there are rumours that the Beeb is already in talks with at least two new hosts.
  It was reported this weekend that comedian Jimmy Carr is in negotiations with the BB
  
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• Drivers urged to make 3-minute car check as yellow thunderstorm warning given

  27-08-2026 11:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms across parts of the UK today, and one expert has shared his tips for staying safe while driving in heavy rain
  
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• Officers died from head and neck injuries when car driving wrong way on A66 crashed

  27-08-2026 11:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Pc Matthew Blades, 37, and Pc Tom Clough, 38, died when a Volkswagen Passat driving the wrong way down the A66 near Middlesbrough struck their police vehicle on Saturday
  
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• Dr Amir Khan's 'please stop' warning over common health habit

  27-08-2026 11:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The TV regular claims that people are doing more harm than good with this
  
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• Council digs trenches around park to stop travellers setting up illegal camp - days after group broke onto nearby recreation ground for second time in a month

  27-08-2026 11:48 via dailymail.com
  
  Convoys of caravans have repeatedly driven onto Chinn Brook Recreation Ground, in Yardley Wood, BIrmingham, without permission in recent years, according to residents.
  
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• Floods hit UK with lightning, hail and three inches of rain on the way as fresh thunderstorm warnings are issued across England and Wales

  27-08-2026 11:47 via dailymail.com
  
  West Midlands Fire Service confirmed it had been called out to 'significant flooding' in Birmingham after a flood warning was issued for Perry Barr due to rising river levels.
  
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• Emmanuel Petit names ‘powerful’ striker Arsenal could target instead of Julian Alvarez

  27-08-2026 11:47 via metro.co.uk
  
  Julian Alvarez and Victor Osimhen would both be excellent additions for Arsenal, says Emmanuel Petit (Picture: Getty)Emmanuel Petit has picked out Victor Osimhen as a potential option for Arsenal if their move for Julian Alvarez fails to get off the ground.Arsenal have been working behind the scenes to strengthen their title-winning attack ahead of Tuesday’s transfer deadline, with Mikel Arteta desperate to bring in support and competition for Viktor Gyokeres and Kai Havertz.The Gunners h
  
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• BBC drops intense new Celebrity Traitors series 2 trailer and fans ‘can’t wait’

  27-08-2026 11:46 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 PageFinally, the BBC has given us a first look at Celebrity Traitors series two and it’s going to be a big one.Claudia Winkleman was back in her full fringe glory as she asked for a ‘moment of silence’ the stars.Familiar faces could be spotted sitting on the church pews, with Maya Jama, Michael Sheen, Bella Ramsay, Richard E Grant and more with
  
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