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• NHS worker drove wrong way down M61 slip road to avoid traffic jam

  22-08-2026 07:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A motorist is prosecuted every week for risking a head-on collision by reckless drivers who are caught reversing along the motorway, shocking research has found
  
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• One killed after iconic rock band's tour bus is involved in horror multi-vehicle highway crash

  23-08-2026 01:22 via dailymail.com
  
  California hard rock group Buckcherry confirmed that their tour bus had been involved in a 'multi-vehicle accident' on Interstate 26 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, around 2am Friday.
  
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• Backbenchers warn Andy Burnham against calling 'carnage' snap general election

  23-08-2026 01:22 via dailymail.com
  
  The Prime Minister has been urged by a backbencher to 'get on with the job of governing - not plunge us into uncertainty'.
  
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• Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to feature in drama on scandals and cover-ups, his lawyers are warned

  23-08-2026 01:22 via dailymail.com
  
  Titled The Janitor, it stars Peaky Blinders actor Harry Kirton as a publicist who cleans up the elite's scandals.
  
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• Mother of British graduate, 23, who was shot dead by her father in Texas will fly to US as she fights to reopen case after being 'deserted by the British authorities'

  23-08-2026 01:11 via dailymail.com
  
  Jane Coates said she felt 'incredibly alone' over her fight for justice following the death of Lucy Harrison, 23, who was shot dead by her father Kris Harrison on January 10, 2025, in Texas.
  
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• Woke barrister's 'hypocrisy' as he takes left-wing campaign group Good Law Project offshore

  23-08-2026 01:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Good Law Project Director Jolyon Maugham KC has restructured the non-profit organisation so it is owned by a 'purpose trust' on the island.
  
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• Freddie Mercury memorabilia set to fetch six-figure sum at auction

  23-08-2026 01:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A number of iconic items used by Queen frontman Freddie Mercury will go under the hammer later this year - and they are expected to fetch hundreds of thousands of pounds
  
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• Ed Miliband vows bond between Britain and Ukraine 'unbreakable and built to last'

  23-08-2026 01:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Speaking as Kyiv marked the 35th anniversary of Ukrainian independence, the Foreign Secretary Ed Milband also praised the solidarity shown by the British people
  
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• Daily horoscope August 23, 2026: Today’s predictions for your star sign

  23-08-2026 01:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Here’s what the stars have in store for your day (Picture: Metro.co.uk)As the Sun enters Virgo, you may feel compelled to reconsider daily routines. Be real with yourself and others today.Capricorn, Sagittarius and Libra, adventure, curiosity and new experiences come thick and fast. You yearn for change, so honour that.Don’t feel unsettled by this new and exciting cosmic element. Take it has an oppoortunity to learn and grow.
  Ahead, you’ll find all star signs’ horoscopes
  
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• Andy Burnham faces pressure to sack 'climate tsar' who has racked up enough air miles to get to the Moon

  23-08-2026 00:26 via dailymail.com
  
  Rachel Kyte has clocked up 250,000 miles-worth of official flights in less than two years in the job - and that includes business- class trips to glamorous locations.
  
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• Mother-of-three is allegedly killed in her Ferntree Gully home as a man is charged with murder

  23-08-2026 00:25 via dailymail.com
  
  Annmarie O'Reilly, 30, was found injured at a property on Ferntree Gully Road in Ferntree Gully, east Melbourne, at 10am on Friday.
  
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• Jack Chambers opens up on his part in the disastrous Jim Gavin presidential bid - and whether embattled Taoiseach Micheál Martin will lead Fianna Fail into the next general election

  23-08-2026 00:20 via dailymail.com
  
  Within FF it's widely expected Mr Martin - who has led the party for 15 years - will announce the timeline for his departure after Ireland's Presidency of the EU.
  
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• Three-year-old boy left fighting for his life after 'plunging from first-floor window'

  23-08-2026 00:17 via dailymail.com
  
  Emergency services scrambled to the scene after the youngster plunged to the ground from a property in Spotland Tops, Rochdale, on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• The heartbroken mother of Limerick M9 crash teen reveals the desperate request she made to Judge weeks before her son's death, as he spiralled out of her control...

  23-08-2026 00:17 via dailymail.com
  
  Emilia Pustkowska, whose 17-year-old son Kamil died in a stolen car with four other teens last weekend, is a successful accountant and a respected member of the Polish community.
  
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• For better bones try a slice of... Jarlsberg cheese

  23-08-2026 00:17 via dailymail.com
  
  It sounds like a theory that's full of holes. But it appears the secret to maintaining strong bones is… Jarlsberg cheese.
  
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• Revealed: Zelensky's drone blitzkrieg on the 'Russian Amazon' is turning shellshocked public against Putin's war

  23-08-2026 00:16 via dailymail.com
  
  People across Russia are now regularly withdrawing money because of rumours that Vladimir Putin is using their savings to fund war or prop up the economy.
  
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• Those closest to innocent sisters and little boy critically injured in horror M9 collision reveal the true extent of their injuries - as friend of the first person to arrive at scene of the fatal tragedy breaks silence

  23-08-2026 00:15 via dailymail.com
  
  Grace Kelly was also on the way to Dublin airport on Sunday and would have been the first car to arrive on the ramp leading to the motorway after the head-on collision.
  
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• 'Overloaded' UK mobile network is so poor one in five struggle to make calls

  23-08-2026 00:05 via dailymail.com
  
  Ofcom, the regulator, claims 96 per cent of the population has good 4G coverage, allowing them to stream videos or play games online.
  
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• Two men bailed after being arrested on suspicion of manslaughter of 22-year-old soldier

  22-08-2026 23:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Two men, aged 22 and 23, arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in connection with the death of 22-year-old soldier Liam Potts have been released on bail
  
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• Fowl play! Email reveals members' fury at tennis club's lies over goose cull

  22-08-2026 23:41 via dailymail.com
  
  The eight resident Canada geese were shot dead in the early hours at £2,664-a-year St George's Hill Lawn Tennis Club, in Weybridge, Surrey.
  
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• Councillor who stood by sex abuser Jordan Linden is readmitted to SNP

  22-08-2026 23:34 via dailymail.com
  
  A councillor who was suspended from the SNP after paedophile Jordan Linden's conviction has been readmitted to the party.
  
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• Karmelo Anthony is DENIED new trial after being convicted of murdering Austin Metcalf

  22-08-2026 23:27 via dailymail.com
  
  Anthony was convicted of murdering Austin Metcalf earlier this year, but his lawyers begged the judge for a new trial.
  
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• Miracle boy defies doctors — years after parents were told he wouldn't survive birth

  22-08-2026 23:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jude Bedingfield, who doctors feared might not survive birth, is now nearing his third birthday after defying expectations while living with three rare genetic conditions
  
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• Andy Burnham's faces pressure to sack 'climate tsar' who has racked up enough air miles to get to the Moon

  22-08-2026 23:15 via dailymail.com
  
  Rachel Kyte has clocked up 250,000 miles-worth of official flights in less than two years in the job - and that includes business- class trips to glamorous locations.
  
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• Mum of Brit woman shot dead by dad in Texas to travel to US in bid to reopen probe

  22-08-2026 23:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The mum of 23-year-old British woman Lucy Harrison is preparing to travel to the US in a bid to persuade prosecutors to reopen the probe into her daughter's death
  
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• Why playing golf can make your love life go with a swing!

  22-08-2026 23:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Many a golf widow might tell you that long hours spent on the course lead to a chap being under par in bed... but now scientists say that the opposite is true.
  
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• Stop whacking Judy, Mr Punch - it's 2026: Puppeteers back in demand after removing violence from performances

  22-08-2026 23:00 via dailymail.com
  
  But its days seemed numbered after critics accused it of trivialising domestic violence.
  
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• Revealed: Putin's bid to hit German airport with explosive-laden drone linked to blitz on Britain

  22-08-2026 23:00 via dailymail.com
  
  A drone packed with Semtex slammed into the wing of a stationary Ukrainian cargo plane at Leipzig/Halle Airport late on August 4 but failed to detonate.
  
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• British pupils could learn why Red Riding Hood is Freudian and how to stage school walkouts under controversial EU scheme

  22-08-2026 23:00 via dailymail.com
  
  The lesson plans are part of the Erasmus+ student exchange scheme, which is due to cost the UK £570million in its first year.
  
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• Chilling CCTV shows jealous killer follow estranged wife before laying in wait to murder her

  22-08-2026 22:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A jury found Raymond Williams, 61, guilty of the murder of his estranged wife Tania and saw CCTV of the thug searching for the woman in Norwich city centre before eventually locating her in a bar
  
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