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• Notting Hill Carnival marks 60th anniversary and how it became global celebration

  27-08-2026 16:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Notting Hill Carnival today brings an estimated £400million into the London economy - but its roots stretch back decades to a time when Britain’s Caribbean community faced widespread racism
  
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• Man City open talks to hijack Arsenal move for Julian Alvarez

  28-08-2026 20:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  Alvarez has been told he won’t be joining Barcelona (Picture: AFP via Getty Images)Manchester City have enquired into a stunning move to re-sign Arsenal target Julian Alvarez from Atletico Madrid.Alvarez left the Etihad Stadium after two-and-half years in Manchester, joining Atletico for £82million.His future in the Spanish capital has been in doubt throughout the summer with Barcelona and Arsenal eager to sign him. A move to the Camp Nou remains Alvarez’s clear preference but
  
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• Man City open talks to hijack £130m Arsenal transfer before deadline day

  28-08-2026 20:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  Alvarez has been told he won’t be joining Barcelona (Picture: AFP via Getty Images)Manchester City have enquired into a stunning move to re-sign Arsenal target Julian Alvarez from Atletico Madrid.Alvarez left the Etihad Stadium after two-and-half years in Manchester, joining Atletico for £82million.His future in the Spanish capital has been in doubt throughout the summer with Barcelona and Arsenal eager to sign him. A move to the Camp Nou remains Alvarez’s clear preference but
  
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• ‘Fresh start’ for Joe and Dawn after wedding horror in Emmerdale – but is it too good to be true?

  28-08-2026 20:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  How long will it last? (Picture: ITV)An explosion in the wedding marquee left Dawn Taylor (Olivia Bromley) convinced that partner Joe Tate (Ned Porteous) had died in yesterday’s Emmerdale.Things descended into chaos earlier this week when Dawn decided to leave the village with Billy Fletcher (Jay Kontzle) and their children. At the time, Dawn believed that Joe was the person who attacked Billy and put him in hospital, and vowed to leave the violent man.The mistake Billy made was not telli
  
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• Seven more people are arrested in organised crime probe following fatal A66 crash that killed seven people including two police officers

  28-08-2026 19:59 via dailymail.com
  
  In total, Cleveland Police have now detained 24 people following the smash on Saturday, which claimed the lives of seven people, including two police officers.
  
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• Seven more arrested in the wake of A66 crash, bringing total to 24

  28-08-2026 19:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  More arrests have been made following the A66 crash (Picture: Richard McCarthy/PA Wire)Cleveland Police have confirmed seven more men have been arrested following the A66 wrong-way crash.This brings the total arrests to 24 as part of the operation to disrupt organised crime, with several charged with serious offences and a number of offenders recalled to prison.The latest arrests include four men – aged 35, 25, 40, and 21 – who are in custody being questioned on suspicion of crimina
  
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• Middlesbrough - live: More arrests made after wrong-way A66 crash killed cops

  28-08-2026 19:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Cleveland Police announced more arrests this evening as part of an operation against organised crime following the A66 crash - but said the deadly house fire in Grangetown was not linked to the collision
  
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• Mum found dead with husband in Spain villa Jacuzzi by own teen kids is pictured

  28-08-2026 19:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Irish mum and businesswoman Thomasina Tobin, who was found dead alongside her husband by their two young children in a jacuzzi at a holiday home in Spain, has been pictured
  
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• Two different women both seriously ill in hospital with heads shaved after Six Flags X2 roller coaster left them brain-damaged, report says

  28-08-2026 19:39 via dailymail.com
  
  The shocking images are of Hawaii resident Pamela Guillen, 40, and 25-year-old Naomi Greer-Wilkinson from Los Angeles, who each took life-threatening rides on a roller coaster in California.
  
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• At least six people injured after sign collapses at Christian festival

  28-08-2026 19:39 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 PageSeveral people have been hurt by a falling sign at a Christian festival in West Sussex today.The Big Church Festival, a Christian event in Wiston Park, Steyning, was ordered into lockdown today after the serious incident, which left punters injured.The emergency services were alerted to the site at about 3.38pm, with critical care paramedics sent to the fest
  
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• Vladimir Putin 'not seeking direct confrontation with Nato' despite Russia's dire warnings

  28-08-2026 19:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Western official said the threats were part of the Russian playbook and expressed scepticism that Vladimir Putin is preparing for a conventional attack on a Nato country
  
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• Nigel Farage’s convicted fraudster pal ‘posh George’ confronted by the Mirror over police probe

  28-08-2026 19:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The Mirror tracked down the Reform UK leader’s elusive ally George Cottrell, whose mum’s £500,000 donations to the party are being investigated by the Met Police
  
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• Train derailment caused by 'kink' in the track led to carriage being dragged for 1.5 miles while off the rails, report finds

  28-08-2026 19:32 via dailymail.com
  
  Sixty-two passengers were on board the Greater Anglia service from Southend to London Liverpool Street when it came off the tracks.
  
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• Travellers start 'Bank Holiday land grab' early as they begin 'illegal construction works' ahead of long weekend

  28-08-2026 19:27 via dailymail.com
  
  In the last 24 hours, a ten-foot wooden fence has been erected and excavation work has begun on a 0.9 acre site in Irby, Merseyside.
  
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• Putin's appetite for launching hybrid operations against Britain 'is very clear', say Western officials as desperate Putin escalates the conflict in Ukraine

  28-08-2026 19:25 via dailymail.com
  
  Britain cannot afford to become complacent about the threat posed by Russia as Vladimir Putin has already proved his willingness to strike inside this country, officials have warned.
  
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• Inside Prince Harry's fight for police protection as he tries 'the heartstrings route'

  28-08-2026 19:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  With the Duke of Sussex continuing his fight to have his taxpayer-funded security reinstated in the UK, the Mirror’s Pod Save the King on YouTube has delved into Harry’s emotional plea to the Home Office
  
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• Transgender attacker drove into lone woman with van and strangled her in kidnap attempt

  28-08-2026 19:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Safiya Haverty, previously known as Sean, was convicted of a 'chilling' kidnap attempt. The judge told jurors Haverty is a biological male but presented as a woman in court.
  
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• ‘I was having a coffee with my neighbour when I noticed signs I was having a heart attack’

  28-08-2026 19:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Landmark change from today means that women like Allison Lawson who have a heart attack should be prioritised by the NHS - and no longer dismissed
  
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• Running for their lives: New footage shows people fleeing before Nepal floodwaters hit settlement and destroy it in minutes

  28-08-2026 19:19 via dailymail.com
  
  The six-minute clip captures locals desperately fleeing on foot and in vehicles as the water begins surging through the Rasuwa region on Wednesday
  
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• County launches its own security operation over migrant fears after exposure of 'holiday camp'

  28-08-2026 19:19 via dailymail.com
  
  Essex County Council said it will provide 'security operatives' in Braintree, Colchester and Chelmsford after it was announced that the capacity of MPD Weathersfield would rise.
  
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• Scientists hail ‘revolution’ in treatment of women having heart attacks - after they were ignored for decades

  28-08-2026 19:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Heart attacks in women are being upgraded as world’s leading cardiologists admit to ‘unconscious bias’ that assumed they are a health risk mainly for men
  
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• Inside Dolly's glamour with reason for wigs and secret tattoos

  28-08-2026 19:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dolly Parton was the queen of country music, known for her huge hair and iconic voice. Here we take a look at her glitzy life after growing up with nothing
  
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• World's youngest king dies aged 34: Ugandan traditional monarch passes away after 'critical illness'

  28-08-2026 19:07 via dailymail.com
  
  Traditional Ugandan ruler Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who was aged just three when he came to the throne, has died aged 34.
  
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• Big Church Festival live: People crushed by falling sign with several casualties

  28-08-2026 19:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A sign has fallen on people at Big Church Festival in Steyning, with ambulance crews treating several patients and the livestream cutting out
  
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• I dated someone obsessed with Princess Diana – he wanted me to look like her

  28-08-2026 19:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  He was utterly obsessed with the late Diana, Princess of Wales (Picture: Getty/ Metro)‘I just wish women were more demure, like Princess Diana,’ my boyfriend, Jim*, sighed to his group of friends – while giving me unflinching eye contact.It was difficult not to take that personally. As if the blatant sexism wasn’t enough, Jim was making a very obvious and targeted suggestion.I stared back at him nervously, then looked at his friends. Their eyes were also on me &ndas
  
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• Big Brother's Paul 'Bubble' Ferguson now - from The Office role to chart flop

  28-08-2026 19:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  With the new series of Big Brother starting soon, we look back at season two star, Paul 'Bubble' Ferguson, who became one of the show's most popular contestants
  
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• Self-proclaimed misogynist with history of violence against women is banned from going on 'incel forums' and loitering near female toilets

  28-08-2026 18:56 via dailymail.com
  
  Victor Valentine from St Pauls in Cheltenham was issued a five-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order on Monday despite not being convicted of any sexual offences.
  
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• Over 40s are the 'last generation of heavy alcohol drinkers' in Britain, according to new research

  28-08-2026 18:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Britain's biggest drinkers are between 40 and 70 years old, according to a landmark study of the nation's alcohol habits, with younger people less likely to consume over the recommended amount
  
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• British teen dies in Swiss lake ‘while trying to reach shore from island’

  28-08-2026 18:48 via metro.co.uk
  
  The lake tragedy struck during a family holiday to Lake Cauma in Switzerland after the teenager died (Picture: Huwiler/imageBROKER/Shutterstock)A British teenager has died during a family holiday in Switzerland after getting into difficulty in a lake.
  The teen is said to have drowned yesterday afternoon while swimming from an island to the shore.
  The young man was reportedly visiting Lake Cauma, near Flims, with his family when the tragedy struck.
  Alarm was raised at about 5.45pm local time whe
  
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• Big Church Festival live: Lockdown as sign 'falls on people' and livestream cut

  28-08-2026 18:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A sign has reportedly fallen on people at Big Church Festival in Steyning with ambulance crews treating several patients and the livestream cutting out
  
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