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• Man dies on railway line after train rams into van on level crossing

  30-08-2026 13:08 via metro.co.uk
  
  The motorist was pronounced dead at the scene (Picture: Phil Taylor / SWNS)A man has been killed after a passenger train smashed into a van at a level crossing.Police, ambulance and fire crews were called to the scene in Burscough, Lancashire, following the crash at 3.18pm on Saturday.The man, thought to be a delivery driver, was pronounced dead at the scene. Two train passengers were treated for minor injuries.A spokesperson for the British Transport Police said: ‘We were called to a lev
  
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• Religious ritual turns to devastation as American tourists among the missing after taking journey to Nepal during epic floods that killed 900

  31-08-2026 07:37 via dailymail.com
  
  Fears are mounting for American tourists who embarked on a spiritual pilgrimage to Nepal when a glacier collapsed and caused devastating floods that have now claimed the lives of nearly 800 people.
  
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• One Nation vows to ramp up gas exploration and scrap 'nonsense' renewable projects as Pauline Hanson unveils new energy policy in Victoria

  31-08-2026 07:37 via dailymail.com
  
  Pauline Hanson has revealed her party's new energy policy ahead of a crucial election.
  
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• Brave mum recalls punching 'monster' shark in face during attack at popular Sydney beach

  31-08-2026 07:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The mum and primary school teacher recounted her thought process as she was attacked by a four-metre great white shark, punching the 'monster' as she refused to become its breakfast
  
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• Met Office maps show 72 UK areas face rain on bank holiday Monday - full list

  31-08-2026 07:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  There are floods warnings and alerts in place across parts of the country as a soggy Sunday led to festival mudslides, delayed cricket matches, and a damp way to end summer
  
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• Child sex crimes rock Melbourne's gym community as popular Anytime Fitness personal trainer Leroy Sevillano admits his guilt

  31-08-2026 07:02 via dailymail.com
  
  Prominent personal trainer Leroy Sevillano has left Melbourne's fitness community in shock after he admitted to vile child abuse material offences.
  
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• UK supermarket opening hours for August bank holiday 2026, from Aldi to M&S

  31-08-2026 07:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  If you need to grab something last-minute, make sure to check your local shop’s opening times. (Credits: Getty Images)Need to grab something last-minute from the shops?Supermarkets have published their opening times for the August bank holiday this year. But depending on your plans, you may have quite a lot of shopping to do.To save you time, Metro has compiled everything you need to know below.Opening hours may vary by branch, so please check your local store’s specific times to av
  
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• Mum denied £1,800 refund after ‘horrendous’ ordeal at UK holiday park

  31-08-2026 07:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Karmen Paige was horrified when her three-year-old daughter found these soiled sheets under a bed at their holiday caravan (Picture: Supplied)When Karmen Paige booked a week-long stay at Haven’s Seashore Holiday Park in Yarmouth, she really needed a break.Her parents had both been diagnosed with cancer in the space of a year, and her dad had died on July 24, 2025.Pre-empting the pain of his first anniversary, she planned a holiday to get away from it all.It was expensive, £1,837 for
  
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• Forget the Dolomites – I found Europe’s wildest mountain escape with £1 beers and barely any tourists

  31-08-2026 07:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Any guesses? (Picture: Sadie Whitelocks)When I send photos from my latest hiking adventure to a friend, his reply is immediate: ‘Are you in the Dolomites?’It’s an easy mistake to make. The pictures show jagged peaks, sweeping valleys and brilliant blue skies, exactly the kind of scenery you’d expect to find in northern Italy.But there’s one giveaway that I’m somewhere else: there’s barely another tourist.I’m actually in Albania, deep in the Albani
  
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• EastEnders star confirms ‘unspoken’ Ned and Nicola twist amid Hawkins family debut

  31-08-2026 07:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ned makes quite an entrance – and he’s got history with Nicola (Picture: BBC / Metro)There is more between Nicola Mitchell (Laura Doddington) and brother-in-law Ned Roper than mets the eye, with EastEnders newcomer Jamie Bamber confirming an ‘unspoken’ secret.
  Ned makes his long-awaited Albert Square debut on Monday (August 31), arriving in Walford with mum-in-law Rose Hawkins (Marian McLoughlin), much to the chagrin of Nicola.
  Nicola, as viewers know, received a visit f
  
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• Channel 4 urged to rename comedy series 8 Out of 10 Cats

  31-08-2026 07:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Cat food brand WHISKAS® has launched a campaign challenging Channel 4 to update the name of its popular comedy show
  
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• Blood test now offered at pharmacies to detect ‘ticking timebomb’ high cholesterol

  31-08-2026 07:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The NHS is expanding a scheme to offer a pin prick blood test which tells whether you have dangerous high cholesterol in just seven minutes while you wait
  
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• 'Andy Burnham is right to keep notorious killers inside jails and block their early release'

  31-08-2026 06:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  "Prison overcrowding is a real crisis - the answer is tougher management of the system, not letting dangerous offenders out before justice has been served."
  
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• Donald Trump shares AI video of Iran's Kharg Island 'being blown to smithereens'

  31-08-2026 06:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Global oil markets have been turbulent since the war began and an attack on Kharg Island - the primary terminal for around 90% of the country's oil exports - would to leave markets in disarray
  
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• Nurse in her scrubs killed in horrific hit-and-run crash as she crossed road in New York

  31-08-2026 06:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Footage has captured the terrifying moment a nurse, 28, was walking along a busy street when a black Cadillac sedan drove through a red light and hit her
  
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• My Kitchen Rules star pleads guilty to child cruelty: Rape and sexual assault charges dropped

  31-08-2026 06:51 via dailymail.com
  
  Claudean Uamaki-Mu pleaded guilty to two counts of cruelty to children under 16 on Monday morning.
  
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• Newborn baby is found dead in a garbage bin - as cops urgently search for his mother

  31-08-2026 06:50 via dailymail.com
  
  Police are urgently appealing for information after a newborn baby was found dead inside a garbage bin in Sydney's west on Monday.
  
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• Revealed: Australia's highest-paying 'six-figure' jobs requiring no degree - with some earning nearly $170,000 a year

  31-08-2026 06:28 via dailymail.com
  
  The figures showed that some of the country's biggest pay packets are available to those who chose a trade instead of attending university.
  
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• Wild map shows warm blast to hit millions of Aussies - and city's spring record could tumble for first time in more than 50 years

  31-08-2026 06:11 via dailymail.com
  
  A large high pressure system that passed over southern Australia will see a mass of hot air sweep across the nation this week.
  
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• Wild map shows warm blast to hit millions of Aussies - and spring record could tumble for first time in more than 50 years

  31-08-2026 06:01 via dailymail.com
  
  A large high pressure system that passed over southern Australia will see a mass of hot air sweep across the nation this week.
  
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• Anthony Albanese's government hires 28 public servants a day as taxpayer-funded workforce closes in on a record 200,000 employees

  31-08-2026 05:15 via dailymail.com
  
  New data has laid bare the massive increase in the size of the public service since Labor was elected.
  
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• Mother's worst nightmare comes true as unlicensed driver rams into her and two children in parking lot

  31-08-2026 05:02 via dailymail.com
  
  Maria CobonGuzman, 20, allegedly struck a mother pushing her nine-month-old baby boy and five-year-old daughter in a stroller through a parking lot in New Jersey at around 11.55am on Friday.
  
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• Your star sign’s tarot horoscope for the month of September 2026

  31-08-2026 05:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Get ready for a new month (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk)September has that back-to-school feeling anyway, but the astrology really does back it up this year.
  The New Moon in Virgo on September 10 is perfect for a reset: routines, work, health, the stuff you’ve been meaning to sort out.
  On the same day, Mercury moves into Libra and Venus into Scorpio, so conversations get more thoughtful while love gets deeper and less willing to skim the surface. Uranus also turns retrograde, adding another
  
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• Irish rappers Kneecap say ‘f*** Benjamin Netanyahu’ during Reading Festival set

  31-08-2026 04:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The latest politically charged performance from the West Belfast trio came as the headline spot for Reading Festival on Sunday, where they performed songs from their latest album FENIAN
  
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• Superannuation fund BUSSQ managing $7.5billion fails crucial test - as Australia's best performing funds are revealed

  31-08-2026 04:48 via dailymail.com
  
  A warning has been issued to Aussies.
  
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• Ontario's biggest power company ignites fury as outage map displays Lake America after Trump's name change

  31-08-2026 04:21 via dailymail.com
  
  Ontario's biggest electrical provider was forced to apologize after their outage maps showed the change to Lake America.
  
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• One hiker found dead and at least 14 others missing as desperate search continues after flash floods rip through Grand Canyon in Arizona

  31-08-2026 04:20 via dailymail.com
  
  The harrowing news came on Sunday, following flash floods in the region on yesterday.
  
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• Ontario's biggest power company draws the wrath of furious Canadians as outage map displays Lake America after Trump's name change

  31-08-2026 04:08 via dailymail.com
  
  Ontario's biggest electrical provider was forced to apologize after their outage maps showed the change to Lake America.
  
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• UK pottery brand founded in 1809 closes last store forever after plunging into administration

  31-08-2026 04:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Fans were so keen to snap up a piece of pottery history shops sold out in hours - bringing 217 years of history to a sad close as the company stops production
  
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• Mom has both legs amputated after careless driver crashes into restaurant as daughter describes terrifying moment vehicle came toward them: 'I just saw headlights'

  31-08-2026 03:51 via dailymail.com
  
  As the elderly woman lay pinned under the car, the allegedly intoxicated driver exited her vehicle and began asking for a lighter for her cigarette, the injured woman's daughter said.
  
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