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• Monzo down - live: Banking app users 'can't transfer money' as thousands report problems

  19-08-2026 14:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Thousands of Monzo customers are reporting problems with the app and bank transfers as outage reports surge across the UK.
  
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• Float to live: The lifesaving advice to stop yourself drowning that everyone should know - as death toll in British waters this summer rises to 43 following Shoreham tragedy

  19-08-2026 16:19 via dailymail.com
  
  At least 43 deaths have been reported so far this summer from open-water incidents in the UK - following 202 water-related fatalities across the whole of last year.
  
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• First responder loses his wife and two young children in horrific RV fire

  19-08-2026 16:19 via dailymail.com
  
  Alexis Renfroe, 31, and her two sons, Alekzander Joshua Renfroe, four, and 10-year-old Cody Lock Jr were killed on Monday night in Texas.
  
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• Race horse crashes to the ground and jockey is injured when fans run in front of the animal to celebrate its victory

  19-08-2026 16:10 via dailymail.com
  
  This is the moment a racehorse crashed to the ground, leaving a jockey injured after a mob of fans ran in front of the animal. 
  
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• Few days left to get free fruit at Tesco UK stores as offer ends soon

  19-08-2026 16:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Certain shoppers only have a handful of days left until the offer ends
  
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• Moment glamorous conwoman is arrested with haul of stolen goods after she posed as a house-sitter and landlady to plunder homes of wealthy clients across Britain

  19-08-2026 16:07 via dailymail.com
  
  Ariana Rose, 40, was jailed for five years last month after she used a string of fraudulent schemes to scam wealthy victims to fund her lavish lifestyle.
  
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• Shoreham deaths - latest: First pictures of tragic refugee family pulled from sea

  19-08-2026 16:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Three members of the same family who died after getting into difficulty in the water off Shoreham-by-Sea in Sussex have been named and pictured for the first time
  
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• Civil servants can be MORE productive when they work from home, claims Angela Rayner - as she defends office attendance at her own department

  19-08-2026 16:06 via dailymail.com
  
  The Housing Secretary was quizzed about the recent revelation that thousands of public sector staff are not required to attend the office.
  
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• 'We will see blood on these walls': Former Ventia executives expose alleged bullying, suicide attempts, 'mind games' and culture of fear inside top defence contractor

  19-08-2026 16:03 via dailymail.com
  
  Former executives have made claims of bullying, intimidation, executive churn and multiple suicide attempts they say expose deep problems inside defence contractor Ventia.
  
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• UK heatwaves give way to rain for some as Brits welcome relief from scorching temperatures

  19-08-2026 16:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Brits were snapped rejoicing as parts of the UK finally sae some rain for the first time in weeks amid droughts and hosepipe bans across a huge part of the nation
  
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• Husband’s double life discovered as he’s arrested for wife’s murder

  19-08-2026 16:03 via metro.co.uk
  Patrick Barnett is accused of killing his wife, Lindsey (Picture: Facebook)A Colorado man has been arrested for the alleged murder of his wife as police discovered his ‘double life’.Patrick Barnett’s wife, 37-year-old elementary school art teacher Lindsey Barnett, was found dead in the shower at their family home in Lakewood with a large cut to her throat on Thursday, August 13.Barnett, 40, reportedly told authorities that he had found her in the bathroom with self-inflicted i
  
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• More cats being rescued by RSPCA than dogs for first time ever

  19-08-2026 16:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  More cats are being taken in by the RSPCA than dogs for the first time ever, with one shocking recent incident seeing 50 cats rescued in a single visit to a home
  
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• London brewery is begging customers to stop queuing in single file at the bar

  19-08-2026 16:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  A weird phenomenon has taken hold at Hackney Church Brew – bar queuing (Picture: Hamish Glenn)Bar queuing is no longer outraging the more committed pub-goer, but is costing venues valuable business.
  Pubs are resorting to buying signs to stop single-file queues from forming out into the street, with many would-be customers turning away after seeing such a long wait.‘It is such a weird phenomenon,’ Hamish Glenn, managing director at Hackney Church Brew, told Metro. ‘And it
  
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• The Ben Cousins radio row that saw his female co-host refuse to go on air... Plus, the PR guru helping Scots College through the alleged gang rape scandal: INSIDE MAIL

  19-08-2026 15:59 via dailymail.com
  
  We reveal the fallout behind Ben Cousins' radio rise, including claims his co-host refused to go on air after his appointment. Plus, the latest behind-the-scenes moves as Scots College faces a scandal.
  
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• Trump's blonde aide's Scottish 'love letters' exposed... as her disturbing 'starvation' confession resurfaces after screaming match with staffers

  19-08-2026 15:55 via dailymail.com
  
  Intimate letters written by Donald Trump's young blonde personal secretary, in which she confesses to starving herself while working for him, have resurfaced.
  
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• Pictured: Good Samaritan allegedly stabbed to death by couple who moved into his house and wouldn't leave

  19-08-2026 15:54 via dailymail.com
  
  Andrew Murray, 66, was fatally stabbed at a home on Lubach Street in Logan about 4.45pm on Tuesday.
  
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• British tourist, 34, dies after being pulled from sea in Zante

  19-08-2026 15:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A 34-year-old British man has died after being pulled from the sea at a beach near Marathonisi in Zakynthos (Zante)
  
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• Blow to Volodymyr Zelensky as axed Ukraine defence minister calls for wartime elections

  19-08-2026 15:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Stricken Ukraine has been under martial law, prohibiting elections, since Moscow’s full-scale invasion in 2022 but an ex-minister has warned: "Democracy cannot be held hostage by Russia."
  
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• Helicopter carrying guests from ultra-luxury safari retreat crashes in Kenya with no survivors

  19-08-2026 15:48 via dailymail.com
  
  A ‌helicopter carrying guests from an ultra-luxury safari retreat in Kenya has crashed, reportedly leaving no survivors. 
  
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• Shoreham beach deaths: First pictures of mum, dad and daughter pulled from water

  19-08-2026 15:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A family who died after getting into trouble in the water off Shoreham-by-Sea were a father, mother and their 13-year-old daughter who were all Palestinian refugees
  
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• James Bond favourite Callum Turner has just given possibly the worst interview ever

  19-08-2026 15:43 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sorry, Callum Turner, but James Bond needs a bit more rizz(Picture: Don Arnold/WireImage)Callum Turner is doing himself no favours if he ever wants to slip into James Bond’s legendary tuxedo. The Masters of the Air star is in the running to play the legendary spy in Amazon’s upcoming 007 reboot.However, Turner’s most recent interview proves he’s not really got a license to thrill, so much as a signed and notarised permit to be excitable (but not excited) between the
  
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• Dog ditched as man fled police on illegal e-scooter leads cops straight to owner's hiding place

  19-08-2026 15:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Charles Foy, 41, was found after a second dog he owned appeared at the window of a seemingly-abandoned proptery after his other pet led officers to the location
  
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• 'I've been homeless for years - the PM must tackle cost of living crisis to end plight of thousands'

  19-08-2026 15:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ivan Corbett, 37, met Prime Minister Andy Burnham today in Elswick, Newcastle, where he revealed his alcohol and cocaine addiction had plunged him £2,000 into debt
  
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• Amazon millionaire sparks privacy row with neighbour after building balcony overlooking her bedroom and garden

  19-08-2026 15:40 via dailymail.com
  
  Michele Venton and husband Dan were aghast when they realised retired software engineer Ian Bray had overstepped his planning consent for a Juliette balcony at the rear of his home.
  
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• CeX to open new retro stores to counter digital-only future says insider

  19-08-2026 15:34 via metro.co.uk
  
  CeX’s future might be a throwback (Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)UK retailer CeX is set to open new stores dedicated to retro games according to an insider, with the first potentially debuting this year. PlayStation’s decision to stop producing physical game discs after 2027 looks set to impact gaming retailers in a major way, but one UK chain is planning to expand its business, rather than see it decline.Following the demise of GAME over recent years, the biggest UK g
  
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• Shoreham sea tragedy prompts son of drowning victim to call for water safety minister

  19-08-2026 15:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The latest drowning tragedy to hit the UK this year has prompted calls for a meeting with the PM and the appointment of a water safety minister to stop the drowning 'epidemic'
  
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• Hayden Panettiere dies aged 36: Recap on investigation and tributes to the late star

  19-08-2026 15:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Hayden Panettiere has died at the age of 36, with the initial investigation from police finding there was 'no foul play' and autopsy results confirming 'no signs of trauma'
  
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• Man falls to his death from top of building in Edinburgh city centre

  19-08-2026 15:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police in Edinburgh received a report of a man having fallen from height at a building in St Andrew Square this morning - he was sadly pronounced dead shortly after
  
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• Family who drowned off Sussex beach were a Palestinian refugee, his wife and daughter - as video shows moment lifeboat battled heavy seas in desperate search for victims

  19-08-2026 15:29 via dailymail.com
  
  Hossam El-Khawwas, his wife and one of their daughters all drowned while swimming in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, at around 3pm yesterday while sea conditions were choppy.
  
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• Disgraceful moment female mayor rockets through intersection way over speeding limit in her Tesla - before allegedly IGNORING attempts to fine her

  19-08-2026 15:29 via dailymail.com
  
  Scottsdale Mayor Lisa Borowsky was caught on a photo enforcement camera going 58mph in a 40mph zone on October 14 last year.
  
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