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• NHS 'spin bill' soars as crisis grows

  30-01-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  New figures show steep rise in NHS spending on public relations as crisis in health services mounts
  
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• Former Chelsea defender attracting Liverpool, Newcastle and Coventry interest

  10-08-2026 17:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  Andoni Iraola has work to do on his defence at Liverpool (Picture: Getty Images)Fikayo Tomori is being tipped for a departure from AC Milan this summer and there is plenty of Premier League interest in the England international.The 28-year-old has been with the Serie A giants since 2021 when he joined from Chelsea, initially on loan before making the move permanent for £25 million.The six-cap England international won Serie A in his first season at the club, but success has been harder to
  
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• Student police officer arrested after ‘kidnapping and raping woman’

  10-08-2026 17:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  Officers pursued a vehicle after a distress call from a woman in her 20s, the force said (Picture: Getty Images)A serving student police officer has been arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and raping a woman.The trainee Greater Manchester Police officer, 23, was detained after a police chase on Saturday.A woman called 999 ‘in distress’ in a vehicle at 10.18pm on Saturday, the force said.Responding officers traced the suspected vehicle and pursued it.They arrested the student copper
  
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• Moment British travel influencer is shot in the foot by gunmen who tried to stop his vehicle during Ethiopia road trip

  10-08-2026 17:38 via dailymail.com
  
  Charles Wright was travelling alone through the north African country when armed militia attempted to stop his car before opening fire on him with an AK-47.
  
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• Student stabbed in the heart while on the phone to his girlfriend after falling out with a friend over fake Rolex, court hears

  10-08-2026 17:37 via dailymail.com
  
  Khaleed Oladipo, 20, was walking home when he was knifed five times in the chest by Harper Dennis, 18, after they argued about a 'perceived debt' jurors were told.
  
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• Shocking allegations about doomed boat captain's illegal business come to light after woman, 27, and baby girl killed in vessel flip

  10-08-2026 17:37 via dailymail.com
  
  The boat captain was originally hit with 13 state-level criminal charges that are no longer being pursued now that federal investigators have taken over.
  
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• Cambridge professor accused of plagiarism cancels book tour after resigning

  10-08-2026 17:32 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arday made history in 2023 as Cambridge’s youngest Black professor (Picture: ITV)Professor Jason Arday has called off upcoming events to promote his book amidst a plagiarism row with the University of Cambridge.Arday, who made history in 2023 as Cambridge’s youngest Black professor, stepped down last week after the university confirmed it had opened an inquiry into his ‘academic qualifications and honorary appointments’.Just weeks ahead of his upcoming memoir’
  
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• Colombia earthquake – live: At least 20 dead in 7.4-mag tremor as houses crumble

  10-08-2026 17:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A 7.4 magnitude earthquake has struck San Jose del Palmar in Colombia, with the impact also causing major damage in the capital Bogota - at least 20 people have been killed
  
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• Flight cancelled after child refused to sit down and fasten their seatbelt

  10-08-2026 17:24 via metro.co.uk
  
  The flight to Toronto was forced to make all of its passengers disembark (Picture: John Keeble/Getty Images)A flight in Canada was cancelled after a child refused to sit down and fasten their seatbelt.A Porter Airlines service at Victoria International Airport in British Columbia had left the terminal and was heading for the runway.According to the airline, cabin crew and the child’s parent had tried repeatedly to secure the youngster in their seat to no avail.Without the child strapped i
  
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• Bundesliga star speaks out on future after agent confirms Arsenal transfer talks

  10-08-2026 17:24 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mikel Arteta ‘likes Christian Kofane very much’, according to the striker’s agent (Picture: Getty)Christian Kofane says he would be open to a move to the Premier League in the future – but remains committed to Bayer Leverkusen ahead of the new season.The 20-year-old striker joined Leverkusen from Spanish second-tier outfit Albacete last summer and showed several glimpses of his undoubted promise across an encouraging debut season in the Bundesliga.While he is yet to esta
  
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• Trump makes major senior staff shake-up with weeks to midterm elections

  10-08-2026 17:23 via dailymail.com
  
  President Donald Trump is shaking up his senior-level staff with just weeks to go until the midterm elections could force a major power shake-up in Washington, DC.
  
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• We might be open about masturbation — but there’s one thing we’re still hiding

  10-08-2026 17:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  Masturbation can be one of the most effective ways for you to connect with your own sexuality (Picture: Getty Images)It wasn’t long ago that talking about masturbation was considered extremely taboo — especially for women.Over time, things have generally improved, and attitudes towards self-pleasure are now much healthier — with people openly sharing techniques to help others reach the big O.But while we might be more open about it, there’s one thing many of us are still
  
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• Emirates creates new Arsenal crest from used aircraft parts to celebrate 20 years of partnership

  10-08-2026 17:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sheets of 777 aluminium fuselage skin make up the face of the shield, with cargo tracks adapted to form its outer edge and internal structure
  
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• Woman's arm is severed off after alligator dragged her underwater in horror scenes while swimming with her family

  10-08-2026 17:21 via dailymail.com
  
  A Florida woman and her family were swimming in the Silver River on Saturday, when a beastly alligator attacked her. She survived, but lost her arm as a result of her injuries.
  
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• Setback for John Lewis as department store chief steps down after less than three years in the job

  10-08-2026 17:20 via dailymail.com
  
  This leadership change announcement comes weeks after the chair of John Lewis Partnership warned of tough trading conditions.
  
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• Police raided 'obsessed hobbyist' when he was just 15 minutes away from completing 3D printing of parts needed to make a gun

  10-08-2026 17:20 via dailymail.com
  
  David Boylett, was also caught in possession of ammunition which would have worked with the weapon when it was assembled, and an overpowered air rifle.
  
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• Harry Potter actress insists she ‘strongly disagrees’ with JK Rowling’s gender views

  10-08-2026 17:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  ‘But, I love Harry Potter,’ the actress added when asked about JK Rowling’s views on gender (Picture: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for BAFTA)Bel Powley is starring in the TV adaptation of the Harry Potter books, but has said she ‘strongly disagrees’ with JK Rowling’s stance on the transgender community.The author of the wizarding series of books has mounted a sustained attack on the trans community in recent years, which has plagued announcements on the
  
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• Lidia Thorpe erupts at CEO who wants to stop Welcome to Countries and displaying three flags - as she tells him to 'pay the rent'... and then brands entire state racist

  10-08-2026 17:15 via dailymail.com
  
  Independent senator Lidia Thorpe has clashed with former CEO Peter Balan during a federal parliamentary inquiry into racism.
  
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• Steam hardware hit by cyberattack as Valve warns against ‘fake messages’

  10-08-2026 17:13 via metro.co.uk
  
  A leaky Valve (Valve)Steam customers in Europe who have bought hardware have ‘likely’ had their data compromised, as Valve warns people to stay vigilant of fake messages. Valve’s Steam Machine has already had a turbulent run-up to launch, thanks to the memory crisis, but now the company is facing another issue.Earlier today, customers in Europe who have purchased Steam hardware were sent an email from Valve, notifying them that the company who ships their hardware, CEVA L
  
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• Love-scorned Marine 'wrote cryptic threat' on woman's fundraising page after strangling her until she was left paralyzed, police say

  10-08-2026 17:09 via dailymail.com
  
  Savannah Johnson, 22, was left paralyzed from the neck down after 26-year-old Isaac Ruiz, a Marine, allegedly broke into her home and strangled her after a failed double date in North Carolina.
  
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• Giant 3D dinosaur artwork takes over London hotspot

  10-08-2026 17:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Canary Wharf's Montgomery Square has been taken over by a 3D art display from the prehistoric era.
  
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• Andy Burnham brands Thames Water finance boss's £1m 'golden hello' signing-on bonus as 'unacceptable'

  10-08-2026 17:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Thames Water has handed its finance boss a £1million signing-on bonus, despite the water industry giant battling to stay afloat
  
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• One in three people experiencing homelessness have sight problems

  10-08-2026 17:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The latest ultra-sized edition of Big Issue is trying to break down barriers to eye and hearing care.
  
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• London’s parks are yellow and dusty — doctors say you need this ‘irksome’ item to stay safe

  10-08-2026 17:06 via metro.co.uk
  
  Blackheath in South London is just one of the former green spaces that’s turned brown (Picture: Fraser Gray/ Shutterstock)If you’ve taken a single step outside this summer, you’ll have noticed the transformation of our once thriving, lush green parks to barren and yellow wastelands.It’s a miserable sight. Just one step on the grass kicks up a cloud of dirt, while a dust devil made headlines as it whipped through Greenwich Park in London.But parks aren’t the only vi
  
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• Predator used nickname ‘Epstein’ to force more than 100 girls to self-harm online

  10-08-2026 17:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  Some of his victims had self-harmed and carved his aliases on their skin (Picture: NCA)A 17-year-old forced girls to self-harm and perform sex acts in a campaign against more than 100 victims, the National Crime Agency has said.Justin Swaddle, now 20, was operating in a Com group, which are loose online communities that share extreme graphic material and manipulate victims to allow them to commit both sexual and violent child abuse.Members are mainly teenage boys driven by a desire for status,
  
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• Jennifer Aniston wears Archies flip flops and shoppers say they can walk for hours pain-free

  10-08-2026 17:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Best arch support flip flops? Jennifer Aniston’s £35 favourites are trending. (Picture: Metro/Archies/Getty)
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  No one does summer style like Jennifer Aniston. The Friends star’s effortlessly cool, boho, relaxed California-girl fashion is always top of my inspo list when summer rolls around. So when she was spotte
  
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• 'My life is a mess as I'm lying to my new man about who I am'

  10-08-2026 16:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Agony aunt Coleen Nolan advises a reader who has fabricating her life to her new partner - and is now worried her lies have gone too far and won't ever be able to introduce him to her family and friends
  
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• Huge 7.4-magnitude earthquake hits Colombia, burying people beneath collapsed buildings, with multiple deaths

  10-08-2026 16:56 via dailymail.com
  
  A huge earthquake has struck Colombia, burying people across the country beneath collapsed buildings. 
  
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• How to make pinhole projector to view solar eclipse as special glasses sell out

  10-08-2026 16:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The UK will experience a partial solar eclipse on Wednesday, (12th August) and as specialised glasses start selling out online, here's an easy way to ensure you can still see the spectacle
  
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• Amazon founder and billionaire Jeff Bezos closes in on deal to buy minority stake in Liverpool as consortium's £1.35billion investment nears approval

  10-08-2026 16:54 via dailymail.com
  
  LEWIS STEELE: Daily Mail Sport reported three weeks ago that a consortium were serious and confident of buying a stake of around 30 per cent for roughly £1.35billion.
  
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