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• M6 crash - live: Motorway shut down after 'very serious' crash involving three lorries

  17-08-2026 08:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A "very serious collision" involving three lorries and a car has closed the M6 between junctions 15 and 16 in North Staffordshire causing long delays for motorists
  
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• Teen, 17, has hand cut off in Sydney car park assault - as 15-year-old is arrested

  02-09-2026 23:30 via dailymail.com
  
  Police have arrested a 15-year-old following an alleged assault in inner Sydney that left another teenager with a severed hand.
  
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• Second innocent man shot dead in Sydney this week - as chilling moment the gunman opened fire is caught on CCTV

  02-09-2026 23:29 via dailymail.com
  
  Police were called to a shooting in Sydney's west about 3.30pm on Wednesday.
  
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• King Charles hails the Bayeux Tapestry 'a precious symbol of trust' between nations as he Burnham and Macron come together for its unveiling

  02-09-2026 23:28 via dailymail.com
  
  The King and the French president came together at the British Museum to see the 70-metre-long embroidery, which is being loaned to Britain by France for the first time.
  
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• Google ordered to change ad practices after judge ruled tech giant operated illegal monopoly

  02-09-2026 23:28 via dailymail.com
  
  It follows a ruling last year that the tech titan violated US antitrust laws by unlawfully maintaining monopoly power in open web display advertising.
  
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• We need to root out this crackpot ideology... first we had the lactation for kinksters, now we have a charity organising an event that is just as unbelievable...

  02-09-2026 23:27 via dailymail.com
  
  Lactation conference in October will now take place online after criticism of one of the speakers at the event who had previously spoken of kinks in relation to lactation
  
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• American billionaire spotted at tiny Scots train station as it's transformed for lavish party

  02-09-2026 23:25 via dailymail.com
  
  This week the normally quiet village of Boat of Garten in the Cairngorms National Park was transformed into a hive of activity.
  
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• Newlywed wife's heartbreaking last words to Brit husband before vanishing in Nepal floods

  02-09-2026 23:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A British man whose wife, mum, brother and uncle are missing following the horrific floods in Nepal has flown out to try and find his family
  
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• New documents reveal Tim Curry’s cause of death aged 80

  02-09-2026 23:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  Tim Curry played everyone from IT to Nigel Thornberry (Picture: AP Photo/Peter Kramer)The world is still mourning the tragic death of the multi-talentedTim Curry aged 80.The Rocky Horror Picture Show actor known for loving playing the villain had struggled with ill health towards the end of his life.
  After a stroke in 2012 left him partially paralysed, the actor retreated from the spotlight.Dispatch audio obtained by TMZ revealed police responded to a death investigation last Tuesday at Curry&r
  
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• John Higgins reveals retirement plans as legendary snooker career nears end

  02-09-2026 23:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  John Higgins’ epic snooker career is nearing its end (Picture: Getty Images)John Higgins is planning to wind down his snooker schedule as he eyes up retirement in the next two years.The legendary four-time world champion is 51 years old but still competing at the top of the sport, reaching the World Championship semi-finals this year.The Wizard of Wishaw is ranked number six in the world, but still feels the time to hang up his cue is getting close.Motivation to practice is low and he exp
  
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• Just a day after revealing SNP's plan to tackle bloated public sector, John Swinney's blueprint unravels under the spotlight...

  02-09-2026 23:04 via dailymail.com
  
  John Swinney's public sector reforms started 'unravelling' yesterday as he ruled out compulsory redundancies and refused to identify job cuts.
  
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• Family mourn new mother randomly slain in Times Square knife attack

  02-09-2026 23:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  Erin Piacenti died from her injuries after being attacked on the street (Picture: GoFundMe)The family of a banking executive who was stabbed in Times Square have paid tribute to the ‘thoughtful and devoted’ mother.Erin Piacenti, 32, was named as the victim in the rampage at the Crossroads of the World, which also saw an elderly man stabbed.The female suspect, Pamela Cisneros, 49, is said to have randomly attacked strangers with two kitchen knives in the packed tourist attraction bef
  
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• Debbie’s party speech will both raise and break your heart in Coronation Street

  02-09-2026 23:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Debbie’s birthday celebrations are set to be a rollercoaster of emotions (Picture: ITV)Coronation Street fans should prepare for an emotional night at the Rovers next week, as Debbie Webster’s (Sue Devaney) birthday celebrations take a particularly poignant turn.Debbie has been living with young-onset vascular dementia, having received her diagnosis in April 2025.Since then, viewers have watched as the condition has increasingly affected her life, with Debbie facing memory loss and
  
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• Disgraced New England mayor drags her heels with repaying $240,000 in taxpayer cash she improperly used to feather her own nest

  02-09-2026 22:59 via dailymail.com
  
  Erin Stewart, 39, ended her gubernatorial campaign after an investigation exposed alleged misuse of a New Britain credit card on social clubs, tuition fees, clothes and makeup.
  
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• Cop's daughter, 20, who was about to be sworn in as deputy killed in freak accident involving ALLIGATOR after breaking the first rule of driving

  02-09-2026 22:59 via dailymail.com
  
  Cassi Taylor was driving southbound on a highway in Titusville, Florida, when a horrifying chain of events sparked by the reptile led to her death on August 30.
  
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• Three women and a man are arrested 32 years after mother 'was murdered at home with a fork' in Holyhead

  02-09-2026 22:56 via dailymail.com
  
  Four people have been arrested 32 years after farmer's widow Doreen Morris, 64, was found dead in her burned-out bungalow on the outskirts of Holyhead, Anglesey, in March 1994.
  
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• Canadian mansion covered in MAGA flags is vandalized as woke locals call for it to be torched

  02-09-2026 22:56 via dailymail.com
  
  The outrage comes as the US and Canada are on the brink of a trade war. However, the Trump-loving Canadian said he believes the two countries will soon 'kiss and make up.'
  
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• UK bond market turmoil impacts explained as Andy Burnham blames rising debt costs on Conservatives

  02-09-2026 22:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham spent his first Prime Minister's Questions trying to calm jittery bond markets after another rise in government borrowing costs
  
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• Met Office and BBC Weather issue verdicts on 'very warm spells' this month

  02-09-2026 22:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Met Office weather forecasters says the UK could soon face some 'very warm spells' while BBC Weather also says conditions may turn 'warmer' towards the end of this week
  
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• Christian backlash as JD Vance puts a number on his chances of getting into heaven

  02-09-2026 22:53 via dailymail.com
  
  The vice president was interviewed about his faith by Christian influencer Bryce Crawford, discussing his conversion to Catholicism and the 'end times.'
  
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• Racing Santander reveal Arsenal attempt to sign Pablo Garcia on deadline day

  02-09-2026 22:42 via metro.co.uk
  
  Pablo Garcia left his boyhood club Real Betis to join Racing Santander on deadline day (Getty)Racing Santander’s sporting director, Chema Aragon, has claimed that Arsenal were close to signing Pablo Garcia from Real Betis on deadline day.Garcia has been with Betis since the age of five but struggled to secure a regular role in Manuel Pellegrini’s side last season, starting just two games in La Liga and another in the Europa League.The 20-year-old, who is a right-sided attacker, left
  
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• Neighborhood outraged over couple's cruelty towards their frightened French bulldogs that was caught on home security camera

  02-09-2026 22:38 via dailymail.com
  
  Neighbor Annabel Morris caught the brutal duo on camera, leading to the arrest of Charollette Dellinger and David Neely, both 57.
  
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• Airplane frantically dumps fuel over Lake Michigan after suffering dual autopilot failure following takeoff at Chicago airport

  02-09-2026 22:34 via dailymail.com
  
  A pilot aboard an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner requested to dump fuel and return to O'Hare Airport around 12.20pm on Wednesday.
  
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• Fraudsters who blew millions on supercars and property after conning investors into £70million eco-Ponzi scheme face years in jail

  02-09-2026 22:31 via dailymail.com
  
  More than 3,000 people put their hard-earned savings into Bournemouth-based company Ethical Forestry Limited (EFL) between January 2008 and December 2015.
  
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• School defends policy as pupils 'turned away after fortune spent on uniform'

  02-09-2026 22:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Denton Community Academy’s trust has defended its uniform rules after pupils were reportedly turned away on their first day back over skirt lengths.
  
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• Pepperdine murder suspect, 24, had 'giant canister' of drugs in lap when he plowed into four sorority sisters in 104mph crash, prosecutors claim

  02-09-2026 22:15 via dailymail.com
  
  The explosive new allegations emerged at a hearing Wednesday and prompted a judge to postpone proceedings - just days before Fraser Bohm's trial was set to begin.
  
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• Dancing with the Stars’ insane A-list line-up is strictly one for millennials

  02-09-2026 22:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  The new Dancing with the Stars line-up is the one (Picture: Getty/ Metro)Dancing with the Stars’ class of 2026 walked straight out of a 00s magazine and onto the ballroom for a blast of A-list nostalgia.The American version of Britain’s Strictly Come Dancing is about to hit screens once more after last year’s success, where the nation’s adopted sweetheart, Australian conservationist Robert Irwin, tap-danced his way to victory.Now, a new cohort of celebrities is going to
  
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• Donald Trump says he’s ‘happy’ Harry and Meghan left the US

  02-09-2026 22:06 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 PageDonald Trump has said that he is ‘happy’ Harry and Meghan have left the US for the UK and declared that he is ‘not a fan’.The president believes the couple had treated the monarchy with ‘great disrespect’ and if he were in the royal family he ‘would not have taken them back’.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and t
  
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• Ex-soldier, 57, strangled his wife to death after wrongly fearing she was going to leave him just one year into their marriage, court hears

  02-09-2026 22:04 via dailymail.com
  
  Michael Davies, 57, is accused of murdering his wife Tracey Davies, 48, at the couple's home in Cefn Cribwr, near Bridgend, South Wales.
  
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• New laws and powers for police needed to stop 'highly dangerous' e-bike scourge

  02-09-2026 22:03 via dailymail.com
  
  A new licensing scheme for e-bikes and e-scooters should be considered amid concerns over anti-social behaviour and crime , the Justice Secretary has suggested.
  
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