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• NHS spending way up - but patient care falls short

  11-08-2026 21:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Real-terms spending on the Scottish health service has soared by a quarter in the last decade, new figures show, but patient care continues to fall short.
  
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• Ebola outbreak battle ramps up with first batch of 70,000 vaccines

  22-08-2026 15:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus, which has no current treatment or vaccine - it can spread easily and go undetected
  
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• UK weather maps show 78 counties below 10C as surprise chill looms – full list

  22-08-2026 15:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Daytime temperatures could drop below 10C across the UK at the start of September, weather models suggest, as Met Office forecasters say thunderstorms are on the cards
  
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• Chronic illness left me the skinniest I’ve ever been – I’ve never felt worse

  22-08-2026 15:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  At my slimmest, I was malnourished, and it took a massive toll on my mental health (Picture: Hannah Van De Peer)Stepping on the scales for the first time in 10 days, I saw the result I’d been fearing: I’d lost 21 pounds in under two weeks. It was June 2025, and I was preparing to have my gallbladder removed. Despite the fact that I was in so much pain and had virtually no appetite, my hospital had put me on a strict, two-week diet to shrink my liver, to make it easier
  
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• 'Firefighters battling wildfires with wrong gear and need more support'

  22-08-2026 14:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  'Firefighters have been injured with some having to receive hospital treatment - all for putting their bodies on the line', the Fire Brigades Union general secretary Steve Wright writes
  
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• Home Secretary defends not excluding rapists from initial early prison release scheme

  22-08-2026 14:46 via metro.co.uk
  
  Elliott Appleyard was jailed for repeatedly raping his own daughter. He was told originally he was part of the early release scheme (Picture: PA)The Home Secretary has defended not excluding rapists from the early release scheme from the start, despite victims saying they were worried for their lives.Andy Burnham has paused plans to free prisoners early after a public outcry over the release of PC Andrew Harper’s and one of Daejaun Campbell’s killers.
  A review of the scheme is set t
  
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• Son loses bitter battle with his sister over $7.5million Sydney home after claiming his mother promised it would be his for almost 40 years

  22-08-2026 14:34 via dailymail.com
  
  A son who believed a $7.5million home in a popular Sydney coastal suburb was destined to be his has lost a bitter inheritance battle against his estranged sister.
  
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• Children in Cornwall queue at food bank - just 20 minutes from A-listers' seaside playground

  22-08-2026 14:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Areas of Cornwall, including Camborne and Redruth, are among the most deprived in Europe - but celebrities enjoy luxury second homes and holidays just minutes down the road
  
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• Cheryl to make major TV comeback as judge 16 years after X Factor

  22-08-2026 14:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  Cheryl may be poised for a major return to the spotlight (Picture: David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock)Cheryl could be preparing for a major return to Saturday night television, with the singer reportedly in advanced talks to join The Voice UK.
  The Girls Aloud star, 43, is said to be close to signing up as a coach on the ITV competition, marking her first prime-time TV role in six years.Filming on the new series is due to begin in Manchester on September 11, with negotiations reportedly having taken
  
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• Two more people killed on roads overnight after crash involving three Seat Leons

  22-08-2026 14:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  Two men have died and three people were arrested after the fatal crash in Surrey (Picture: Google)Two young men have died after three Seat Leons crashed on an A road in Surrey overnight.
  The UK’s roads saw several tragedies last night after fatal crashes claimed lives across the country.In Surrey, the alarm was raised after a multi-vehicle collision on Epsom Road in East Clandon shortly after 11pm.
  The emergency services found that a white, black and grey Seat Leon had smashed on the A246
  
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• Trump official calls for academic who was suspended by his university over plagiarism allegations against Jason Arday to be reinstated

  22-08-2026 14:04 via dailymail.com
  
  Nathan Cofnas, an academic specialising in the philosophy of biology, was stood down from his position at Ghent University on Thursday.
  
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• Hospice EVICTED man for dying too slowly... now he's out picking blueberries with his wife

  22-08-2026 14:04 via dailymail.com
  
  Mike Salmon is back to baking his signature lattice-topped blueberry cinnamon pies after being discharged from hospice in May after a long six months.
  
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• How Harry Potter lost its magic: This Victorian bridge is Scotland's third most popular attraction... but locals are near breaking point

  22-08-2026 14:03 via dailymail.com
  
  The 'Harry Potter effect' has placed a massive strain on the area's fragile environment and left despairing locals fearing that overtourism has reached dangerous levels.
  
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• Stand By Me remains a one-of-a-kind Stephen King adaptation

  22-08-2026 14:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Stand By ME turns 40 this year – and remains untouched by the Hollywood remake machine (Picture: Columbia/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock)Stand By Me is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, and it is something of a rarity when it comes to Stephen King adaptations.Hollywood is no stranger to adapting the works of King, particularly when it comes to his more horror-and-thriller titles.It’s a well that producers and filmmakers keep coming back to, and they even return to the same ones, w
  
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• Third arrest in Leicester 'murder' probe as 'much loved' man punched while cycling

  22-08-2026 13:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  George Clover was attacked as he cycled in Leicester and later died at Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham due to his injuries
  
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• My divorce left me renting at 56. Should I buy again or forget about home ownership? VANESSA STOYKOV

  22-08-2026 13:52 via dailymail.com
  
  After a divorce left her renting at 56, Michelle fears she's missed her chance to own a home again. Vanessa Stoykov explains the questions every older renter should ask.
  
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• The uncomfortable truth about Australia's lost decade: How three leaders chose survival over reform - and the nation paid the price: PVO

  22-08-2026 13:50 via dailymail.com
  
  Australia didn't lose a decade because we lacked resources or opportunities. We lost it because politicians stopped believing voters could be persuaded to accept meaningful reform.
  
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• Chaos at Manchester Airport after trespasser 'enters airfield' causing seven flights to be diverted and 17 held in sky

  22-08-2026 13:42 via dailymail.com
  
  The trespasser breached security in a 'mental-health related' incident at around 11.20pm on Friday, police said.
  
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• Moment reckless daredevils defy police to 'tombstone' into sea from charity's roof

  22-08-2026 13:41 via dailymail.com
  
  Police warned the youngsters in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, that they were risking their lives by 'tombstoning', where thrill-seekers jump vertically into water from a high cliff or ledge.
  
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• All the ways Putin could attack Britain from cyber chaos to full-scale drone strikes after ambassador warned London of 'consequences' for helping Ukraine

  22-08-2026 13:38 via dailymail.com
  
  Four years and six months into the Russia-Ukraine war, Moscow has plunged Britain into its crosshairs by delivering a chilling warning.
  
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• Wildfires burning across Europe are setting off old WWI and WWII bombs

  22-08-2026 13:35 via metro.co.uk
  
  Members of a bomb disposal unit sit next to 1.8 ton World War II bomb after defusing it in Frankfurt, Germany, in 2017 (Picture: AP)Emergency crews battling wildfires across Europe have exposed a potentially deadly threat lurking beneath the scorched surface – rusty old wartime bombs and mines.The intense heat has already set off explosions in France, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, where a bomb-disposal team was dispatched to check a forest threatened by flames near a site of fierc
  
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• Wrong-way crash survivor 'can't believe it happened again' after deadly M9 joyride

  22-08-2026 13:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Róisín Stakelum survived a strikingly similar collision than the one that claimed the lives of five teenagers on the M9 in Ireland and left a family in hospital
  
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• Woman baffled as man tries to sit next to her on empty bus and launches a barrage of abuse

  22-08-2026 13:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A woman was trying to get "from A to B" on an empty bus when a "weird" and "dodgy" man chose to sit next to her and lost his temper when she got up and moved away from him
  
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• Ed Sheeran wants to build ANOTHER wildlife pond: Superstar risks wrath of residents at his £1.1million 'Sheeran-ville II' recording studio... but will this pool be just for newts and tadpoles?

  22-08-2026 13:24 via dailymail.com
  
  The pop star wants to dig up farm land to create the feature which is described in planning documents as 'a small habitat pond' to boost biodiversity at his £1.1 million studios.
  
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• BBC series watched by 11,800,000 returns with ‘stakes higher than ever’

  22-08-2026 13:24 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 PageDavid Mitchell and Anna Maxwell Martin are back to solve more crimes with their record-breaking BBC murder mystery.The first season of comedy drama Ludwig stormed screens as a cosy crime show that captured the nation, becoming the broadcaster’s biggest scripted series since 2024 with a total of 11.8million viewers and counting so far.Not only has the s
  
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• Terrible parking lot etiquette rocks America's ritziest mountain town as hikers get up at crack of dawn to take on famed trail

  22-08-2026 13:20 via dailymail.com
  
  Groggy hikers are being forced to rise with the sun to secure parking by 7am before cars line roads' shoulder for up to a mile near popular trailheads in the US's wealthiest county.
  
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• Outrage as woke music festival 'normalizes drug use' with on-site lab for free purity testing: 'This isn't going to end well'

  22-08-2026 13:20 via dailymail.com
  
  The electronic dance music festival l hosted more than 50,000 people, with plenty of festivalgoers indulging in illicit drug use.
  
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• Alaskan senator caught spending campaign funds lavishly hasn't learned as he drops $13,000 on not-yet-open DC steakhouse and checks himself into ANOTHER luxury resort ahead of tight primary

  22-08-2026 13:20 via dailymail.com
  
  Alaskan Senator Dan Sullivan, who is desperately trying to hold onto his congressional seat, has been living large outside of the Last Frontier as he barrels toward a very tight general election.
  
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• Andy Burnham says rough sleeping pledge 'may not succeed' but he 'has to try'

  22-08-2026 13:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The new PM vowed on the streets of Downing Street to try and end rough sleeping, and said he wanted everyone living on the streets to be given an offer of accommodation by Winter
  
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• Andy Burham says rough sleeping pledge 'may not succeed' but he 'has to try'

  22-08-2026 13:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The new PM vowed on the streets of Downing Street to try and end rough sleeping, and said he wanted everyone living on the streets to be given an offer of accommodation by Winter
  
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