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• Middlesbrough fire live: House fire 'double murder' may be linked to A66 gang crash

  26-08-2026 17:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Seven fire engines were called to Birchington Avenue and Leighton Road, which are closed, after a house fire in Grangetown - two people have died and a murder investigation has been launched
  
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• Oti Mabuse warns former Strictly pro: ‘It’s going to be tough to come back from this’

  31-08-2026 14:40 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 PageOti Mabuse has taken another sassy swipe at former Strictly Come Dancing co-star AJ Pritchard as he continues to divide the internet.The dancer, 31, who was part of Strictly from 2016 to 2019, is currently appearing on Dancing With The Stars: The Next Pro, competing to join the roster of the American show.It’s helmed by Strictly judge Shirley
  
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• Armed police raid more homes in Middlesbrough amid outbreak of deadly gang violence with residents 'afraid to leave homes' following A66 crash and house fire 'murder'

  31-08-2026 14:35 via dailymail.com
  
  Officers toting sub-machine guns were seen training their weapons on homes in Burns Road, Grangetown in the early hours of Monday.
  
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• A66 crash investigators to bring in National Crime Agency experts to hunt gang bosses behind tragedy

  31-08-2026 14:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE The NCA specialises in intelligence led policing and will assist Cleveland Police. They are looking to find organised crime bosses behind the feud which claimed the lives of PC Matthew Blades, 37 and PC Tom Clough, 38.
  
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• Hegseth rocked by secret Pentagon revolt as generals break ranks on Iran war with chilling US homeland warning and Trump shares chilling 'bombing' video

  31-08-2026 14:33 via dailymail.com
  
  US ships, aircraft and other equipment have been pulled from around the world to sustain the Iran war, limiting missions and disrupting military training across three continents.
  
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• The age Brits finally feel in control of their lives — and the signs you’ve reached it

  31-08-2026 14:31 via metro.co.uk
  Do you feel like your life is under control? Turns out many don’t (Picture: Getty Images)Feeling like a proper adult doesn’t always happen overnight.You might think having your life sorted means owning a home and holding down a stable job. But for many of us, adulthood still feels like a work in progress — no matter our age.Brains don’t fully develop into adults until age 32, according to a study by Cambridge University in November 2025. So you don’t need to feel p
  
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• Rough sleeper washes his feet in Marble Arch fountain yards from high-end hotels as homeless camps take over London's most recognisable sights

  31-08-2026 14:31 via dailymail.com
  
  A rough sleeper has been spotted washing his feet and drinking water from Marble Arch's iconic fountains, while dozens of others are seen lounging on walls close to the Grade 1-listed monument.
  
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• Tottenham open talks to sign Chelsea star after shock Man Utd link

  31-08-2026 14:30 via metro.co.uk
  Tottenham and Chelsea are discussing a deal (Picture: Getty)Tottenham have opened talks with Chelsea over a late deal for Tosin Adarabioyo after he was offered to Manchester United.Tosin made 41 appearances for Chelsea during his first season at Stamford Bridge after joining the Blues on a free transfer.But the 28-year-old centre-back has become an increasingly less influential figure in west London and was left out of Xabi Alonso’s matchday squads for Chelsea’s first two Premier Le
  
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• Kyrenia ferry: Eight dead as boat capsizes off northern Cyprus and crew arrested

  31-08-2026 14:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Eight people have died after a passenger ferry carrying 267 capsized off northern Cyprus, with a search underway for 18 missing people
  
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• Mum who killed three-month-old baby with heat from hairdryer in bid for freedom

  31-08-2026 14:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Coutney Gartshore, 28, was sentenced to six years in jail after she was convicted of killing her baby Dahlia-Rose using 'significant and sustained heat' from a hairdryer
  
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• Pete Hegseth rocked by secret Pentagon revolt as generals break ranks on Iran war with chilling US homeland warning

  31-08-2026 14:20 via dailymail.com
  
  US ships, aircraft and other equipment have been pulled from around the world to sustain the Iran war, limiting missions and disrupting military training across three continents.
  
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• Travellers who ripped up wildlife haven are forced to stop building work: Police arrive and diggers move out after hundreds of residents protested overnight over Bank Holiday land grab

  31-08-2026 14:18 via dailymail.com
  
  Hundreds of protesters, many of whom had camped overnight, clapped and cheered as vans and diggers left a field this morning in Sawbridgeworth, in East Hertfordshire.
  
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• Mass circumcision ceremonies leave 43 boys dead and dozens more mutilated in South Africa

  31-08-2026 14:15 via dailymail.com
  
  Mass circumcision ceremonies in South Africa have left more than 43 boys dead and dozens more mutilated. 
  
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• Reading festivalgoers head home in their muddied wellies and trainers after fun-filled weekend despite heavy rain and thunderstorms - with further showers over coming days

  31-08-2026 14:13 via dailymail.com
  
  The popular festival came to a close on Sunday night after three days of live performances headlined by Charli XCX, Chase & Status, Dave, Florence + The Machine, Fontaines D.C and Raye.
  
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• CeX confirms existence of first retro store in Birmingham

  31-08-2026 14:13 via metro.co.uk
  
  CeX is branching out (Geography Photos/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)UK retailer CeX is set to open a dedicated retro store in Birmingham, in what may be the first of many for the company.CeX is the biggest gaming retailer in the UK, following the downfall of GAME, but its future is in question as the gaming landscape becomes increasingly digital.Sony’s decision to end physical PlayStation discs after 2027 has only accelerated fears around the second-hand retailer’s prospe
  
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• Early prison release scheme - how it works and what has changed under Andy Burnham

  31-08-2026 14:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In his six weeks as Prime Minister, Andy Burnham has made huge changes to the prisoner early release scheme he inherited - excluding killers and rapists, but major question remain about what happens next
  
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• Pregnant influencer, 28, dies two months after being 'kidnapped and set on fire'

  31-08-2026 14:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Manjit Kaur, 28, died in hospital nearly two months after she was allegedly kidnapped, brutally assaulted, tied to a tree and set on fire in the Indian state of Punjab
  
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• Pregnant influencer, 28, dies in India after being 'kidnapped and set on fire'

  31-08-2026 14:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Manjit Kaur, 28, died in hospital nearly two months after she was allegedly kidnapped, brutally assaulted, tied to a tree and set on fire in the Indian state of Punjab
  
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• Mel Stride is axed as shadow chancellor as Kemi Badenoch kicks off Tory reshuffle

  31-08-2026 13:56 via dailymail.com
  
  Kemi Badenoch is making changes to her top team with Tom Tugendhat tipped to take the foreign affairs brief.
  
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• Day in the life of a GP - staggering caseload, stressed colleagues and constant demands

  31-08-2026 13:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Dr Tamara Keith, who works in Cambridgeshire, penned a diary for the Mirror on a typical Monday and revealed the staggering range of complex patients our family doctors now treat
  
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• Inside desperate search for 85 Americans missing in Nepal as rescuers dig through mountains of mud and blocked tunnels

  31-08-2026 13:49 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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• Moment orcas rip sailing yacht's rudder to pieces in latest attack off Spanish coast

  31-08-2026 13:37 via dailymail.com
  
  Footage shows the killer whales swimming beneath the 42ft yacht Seika before repeatedly striking the vessel near Picamillo, in Galicia.
  
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• Notting Hill Carnival turns streets of west London rainbow on second day of festival

  31-08-2026 13:36 via metro.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of thousands of people have descended on west London for ‘Adults Day’ (Picture: James Manning/PA Wire)The second day of Notting Hill Carnival 2026 is underway, with hundreds of thousands of revellers lining the streets. Day one was dedicated to families. Police reported the event to have passed off ‘overwhelmingly peacefully’ despite 169 arrests.Bank Holiday Monday is traditionally known as ‘Adults Day’, which is effectively one huge street part
  
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• Hundreds of thousands line the streets in west London for Notting Hill Carnival’s second day

  31-08-2026 13:36 via metro.co.uk
  Hundreds of thousands of people have descended on west London for ‘Adults Day’ (Picture: James Manning/PA Wire)The second day of Notting Hill Carnival 2026 is underway, with hundreds of thousands of revellers lining the streets. Day one was dedicated to families. Police reported the event to have passed off ‘overwhelmingly peacefully’ despite 169 arrests.Bank Holiday Monday is traditionally known as ‘Adults Day’, which is effectively one huge street part
  
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• Coronation Street cancer story for Kit is really polarising everyone

  31-08-2026 13:35 via metro.co.uk
  
  Fans are hot and cold over the recently announced storyline (Picture: Danielle Baguley/ITV)With the announcement that Coronation Street are set to explore the topic of breast cancer in males, fans took to the Metro Soaps Facebook page to have their say in their droves.After the revelation that the familial BRCA gene runs rife in their bloodline, Bernie Winter-Alahan (Jane Hazlegrove), and sister, Gemma Winter-Brown (Dolly-Rose Campbell), urgently undergo testing to disc
  
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• Cornwall beach cliff collapses as famous cave from BBC drama is lost 'forever'

  31-08-2026 13:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Holywell Cave in Newquay, Cornwall, which featured in the BBC TV series Poldark, collapsed following a cliff fall in Cornwall
  
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• ‘Time to go!’ – Frank Leboeuf urges Chelsea to sell star before transfer deadline

  31-08-2026 13:27 via metro.co.uk
  
  Frank Leboeuf says one player’s time at Chelsea is over (Photo: ESPN)Frank Leboeuf claims that ‘nobody’ wants Enzo Fernandez at Chelsea and has urged Xabi Alonso to sell the Argentina international before transfer deadline day.Fernandez’s future at Stamford Bridge has been uncertain for many months after the midfielder publicly shared his ambition to play for Real Madrid one day.The sacking of Enzo Maresca and failure to qualify for Europe further unsettled the 25-year-o
  
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• Iran launches revenge strikes on US forces sparking all-out war fears

  31-08-2026 13:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Iranian and American forces in first bloody exchange of missiles since July as hopes for peace between the two fade and fears of a major escalation across the Middle East return
  
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• Iranian asylum seeker, 23, who fled from custody during medical appointment after trying to sexually assault two teenage girls at bus stops is jailed for just two years

  31-08-2026 13:22 via dailymail.com
  
  An Iranian asylum seeker who escaped custody during a medical appointment after molesting two teenage girls has been sentenced to just two years in jail.
  
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• British Open draw, schedule, TV channel, how to watch, prize money and odds

  31-08-2026 13:20 via metro.co.uk
  
  Shaun Murphy is the defending champion at the British Open (Picture: Getty Images)The British Open gets underway on Monday, with the World Snooker Tour returning to the UK after an eventful trip to China.The Shanghai Masters, China Open and Wuhan Open have all been played over the last few weeks, with Judd Trump, Mark Selby and Chang Bingyu emerging as the respective champions.Chang won his first ranking title by beating Zhao Xintong in the Wuhan final on Saturday and both are quickly pressed b
  
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