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• MDMA, ketamine and ecstasy found buried under Creamfields site

  24-08-2026 17:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  A massive stash of party drugs has been discovered buried beneath Creamfields.‘Brazen’ drug dealers try every year to sneak Class A’s onto the site in Daresbury, sometimes burying packages months in advance only to dig them up when the festival has been built.But officers patrolling the site uncovered a stash of hidden in holdalls buried under the site which 80,000 bucket-hat wearing EDM fans will descend on this weekend.The find included 204 canisters of nitrous oxide, as wel
  
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• Flytipper is fined £1,800 after dumping three fridges on one street... then trying to claim he was coming back to get them

  26-08-2026 01:42 via dailymail.com
  
  Algirdas Bardauskas, 44, claimed he had planned to return to collect the items from Fold Street, Wolverhampton, after abandoning them on August 3 last year.
  
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• He's the online star who took up weightlifting at 81 and is now set to meet his biggest fan, Arnie!

  26-08-2026 01:41 via dailymail.com
  
  Mick Wadge is squaring up for a 75kg deadlift in the Barbell School gym in Burnley in a singlet and shorts and - at my request - talking me through his favourite bits of his body.
  
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• 'Manosphere' streamer Ed Matthews is jailed after attacking 'paedophile' he tracked down in a 'sting'

  26-08-2026 01:27 via dailymail.com
  
  Ed Matthews (pictured with Louis Theroux) previously live-streamed himself confronting alleged paedophiles alongside a group of 'hunters'.
  
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• Britons will be urged to stock up on tinned food and bottled water in new 'national resilience campaign' by Government to prepare for risk of extreme weather or cyber attacks

  26-08-2026 01:25 via dailymail.com
  
  A new public information drive will encourage households to prepare for severe disruption from events such as extreme weather, cyber attacks or hostile state action.
  
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• Sydney Harbour Tunnel closed due to car fire causing traffic delays

  26-08-2026 01:24 via dailymail.com
  
  A car fire has forced the closure of the Sydney Harbour Tunnel in both directions.
  
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• DAN HODGES: What my senior security sources are telling me about Russia's alarming plans for Britain. Putin is determined to test Burnham... and this is how he's going to do it

  26-08-2026 01:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Andy Burnham has chosen to stand up to Vladimir Putin. And Putin is already plotting his revenge.
  
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• Andy Burnham warned that Britain faces impending Russian 'attack' over its support for Ukraine

  26-08-2026 01:23 via dailymail.com
  
  The Kremlin is set to target the UK, sources said, after miscalculating Andy Burnham's commitment to Kyiv .
  
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• Common baby food shouldn't be given to newborns, experts say

  26-08-2026 01:22 via dailymail.com
  
  The products are 'equivalent to fruit smoothies' and should be off the table for those aged under one, researchers have suggested.
  
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• Police vow to examine allegations of illegal 'family voting' at local elections after dossier shows  staff recorded concerns at 50 polling stations across Birmingham

  26-08-2026 01:14 via dailymail.com
  
  West Midlands Police said it would work with the Electoral Commission and Birmingham City Council, to review the dossier of claims made by polling station staff.
  
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• Tax older generation more to boost the public purse, Left-wingers urge Labour

  26-08-2026 01:09 via dailymail.com
  
  The Left-wing Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has called for a reform of a system that is 'heavily tilted towards taxing work and younger earners'.
  
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• The TikTok joyriders 'baiting' police: Youths film themselves being chased and brazenly speeding past cop vehicles as yet more dangerous driving stunts come to light

  26-08-2026 01:04 via dailymail.com
  
  Arrogant drivers joyriding in stolen cars or inhaling laughing gas behind the wheel are becoming increasingly popular on social media platforms such as TikTok.
  
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• 'Revolving door' prison system will cancel out impact of early releases, ministers warn

  26-08-2026 01:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A report by social justice charity Nacro has called for the government to overhaul the prison recall system after figures revealed recalls had rocketed by 136% in a decade
  
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• 'Billie Piper stalker is reminder why behaviour must be taken seriously - nobody should live like that'

  26-08-2026 01:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  'Again and again, cases show that men who ignore boundaries, breach orders and persist despite warnings can escalate their behaviour. Intervention cannot wait until worse happens.'
  
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• UK faces surge in youngsters cutting back on food as 23-year-old tells of food bank 'shame'

  26-08-2026 01:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Almost a third (31%) of young people aged 16-25 have cut back on food so they can afford other essentials in the last three months, grim research by Trussell shows
  
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• Ofgem expected to increase price cap as one in three households struggling to afford energy bills

  26-08-2026 01:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  An estimated 10 million households are struggling to afford their energy already - with warnings from industry giant EDF that bills will remain high for the rest of this decade
  
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• Ex-Bake Off judge Prue Leith calls for lunchboxes to be banned in schools

  26-08-2026 01:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dame Prue Leith praised changed made by the Government on school meals but called for more to be done - this comes as about a third of kids are leaving primary school obese or overweight
  
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• Brit who claimed his wife plunged 200ft to her death during sex on a German hotel balcony is jailed for life for murdering her 'so he could start new life with his mistress'

  26-08-2026 01:02 via dailymail.com
  
  Christian M, 60, was jailed in late July for the murder of his wife, Marta, 40, with reports that prosecutors believe he wanted to 'dispose' of her.
  
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• Wealthy residents near Britain's most famous children's hospital outraged at plans to have 'drones carrying blood' fly over their homes

  26-08-2026 01:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Residents living close to Great Ormond Street Hospital, in central London, say they are 'fearful' over the impact of drones flying over their homes to transport blood samples.
  
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• TransUnion is shaking up its credit score system - and your rating could go down

  26-08-2026 01:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  TransUnion says its new credit score will help consumers better understand how to improve their creditworthiness
  
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• Jay Slater's cocaine dealer Airbnb friend marries glamorous drug mule mum who smuggled £13m worth of cannabis in 22 suitcases into UK

  26-08-2026 01:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Ayub Qassim invited party-loving Jay, 19, back to his rented holiday cottage in Tenerife after a rave before he vanished, sparking a month-long hunt for the apprentice bricklayer.
  
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• First look at Wildlife Photographer of the Year entries - from black bear taking a dip to bullfrog's near miss

  26-08-2026 01:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  We've been given a sneak peek of some of the 100 shortlisted images that have been selected from 65,000 entries, with the winner announced in October.
  
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• Daily horoscope August 26, 2026: Today’s predictions for your star sign

  26-08-2026 01:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Here’s what the stars have in store for your day (Picture: Metro.co.uk)The Sun in Virgo creates a complex angle to Pluto. Emotions could be heightened in unexpected ways.Pisces, Aquarius and Capricorn, what matters most to you will make itself apparent. Don’t be afraid to change your mind and reinvent.
  Big feelings often mean a lack of rationality; this can feel scary, but imbrace it. Weigh up risk and reward, and while seeking advice from those around you.
  Ahead, you’ll find
  
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• Cost of living is more likely to prompt drinkers to cut back than health scare or hangovers

  26-08-2026 01:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: 34% of UK drinkers are now actively moderating how much alcohol they consume to save money, according to new research from Drinkaware
  
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• Abandoned vehicles and rubbish piles left behind by travellers who set up illegal camp in 'land grab' on green belt site near village over Easter bank holiday weekend

  26-08-2026 01:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Families began setting up camp days after barging on to a beauty spot in Flamstead, Hertfordshire, and ripping up the land with bulldozers and diggers in April this year.
  
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• The very flirty exchange between Dolly Parton and Anthony Albanese: 'Come up here and I'll smear lip gloss all over you'

  26-08-2026 00:53 via dailymail.com
  
  Anthony Albanese and Dolly Parton had a very interesting interaction.
  
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• Woman found dead inside property near Melbourne as man, 75, is arrested

  26-08-2026 00:46 via dailymail.com
  
  Emergency services were called to the home in Bacchus Marsh shortly after 3.30am on Wednesday.
  
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• Several supercars are seized by police after 'convoy to wedding celebration turns dangerous'

  26-08-2026 00:31 via dailymail.com
  
  Officers caught the motorists after reports of dangerous driving on the M4 and M5, as they headed towards a wedding celebration.
  
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• Train derails near New Mexico golf course, leaving massive pile-up of freight cars

  26-08-2026 00:28 via dailymail.com
  
  Video showed the freight train at a halt near the course, which is located in Santa Rosa, about 118 miles east of Albuquerque.
  
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• Hiker bitten by venomous snake in Albania helped by dad on phone after emergency services 'hung up' on her

  26-08-2026 00:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Amy Lecons was bitten by a European nose-horned viper and called her doctor dad who assisted her in alerting emergency services to help get her to a nearby hospital
  
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