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• Obama breaks out the selfie stick

  12-02-2015 22:37
  
  Buzzfeed follows up interview with president with video in which Obama poses in Joe Biden’s sunglasses and shoots hoops by himself in the White HouseIs it un-presidential to pose with a selfie stick? To pretend to shoot hoops all alone in the White House? To make fun of yourself on the internet? To say “Yolo”?
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• Two more private schools forced to close blame Labour's VAT raid - leaving 'heartbroken' parents struggling to find places elsewhere

  08-08-2026 21:08 via dailymail.com
  
  Avon House School in Essex and Sompting Abbots Prep School (pictured) in West Sussex have both announced they will not reopen in September.
  
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• The never-before-seen pictures of Liam Payne's last hours: Haunted and prowling a Buenos Aires hotel, begging call girls to help him make crack, the Mail shares the startling revelations inside explosive police files

  08-08-2026 21:01 via dailymail.com
  
  While much has been written about Liam's death, the full heartbreaking facts have not been revealed - until now.
  
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• Struggling Dylan makes admission with Bear forced to intervene in Emmerdale

  08-08-2026 21:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Dylan Penders is struggling (Picture: ITV)After a turbulent year, it’s been all quiet on the Western Front for Dylan Penders (Fred Kettle) and April Windsor (Amelia Flanagan) in Emmerdale.They’ve been trying to get on with life since the debacle with Ray (Joe Absolom) and Celia (Jaye Griffiths) has blown over, but they’re still quietly suffering.Dylan, April, and Bear (Joshua Richards) had been involved in Ray’s human trafficking scheme for months and have each been left
  
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• Sally and Tim’s lives change forever as they are rocked by trauma in Coronation Street

  08-08-2026 21:00 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 PageTim Metcalfe (Joe Duttine) and Sally Metcalfe (Sally Dynevor) find their lives turned upside down in Coronation Street next week after a shocking discovery leaves them dealing with tragedy, guilt and an unexpected new arrival.It all begins when Tim’s cousin Richie turns up on the Street looking for somewhere to stay.After receiving a text from his wife
  
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• Mums and babies risk lives on mega-dinghies in desperate bid to get to UK

  08-08-2026 20:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The Mirror visited northern France where we tracked a group of around 50 migrants, including young children and families, as they made their way to get on an illegal boat crossing that could kill them
  
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• Police launch investigation as woman, 60, is found dead at her home and officers arrest 61-year-old man

  08-08-2026 20:31 via dailymail.com
  
  Nicole Beling, 60, was reported missing by a family member at around 12.05am on Friday, July 17. She was graded a high-risk missing person.
  
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• 'Al Fayed told me he'd be my father figure...I was vulnerable and he seized his chance to sexually abuse me'

  08-08-2026 20:26 via dailymail.com
  
  A woman employed by billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed at his 'castle of horrors' Scottish estate has spoken for the first time about how she was sexually assaulted by the former Harrods tycoon.
  
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• Bottle of Guinness found in 162-year-old shipwreck could reveal original recipe

  08-08-2026 20:20 via metro.co.uk
  
  This diver got a surprise when he discovered original Guinness in a shipwreck (Picture: Splitpics UK/Stefan Panis)Scientists are hopeful that a rare 1864 bottle of Guinness could help them recreate the original recipe.Approximately 20 bottles of the 162-year-old stout were discovered in a shipwreck, five kilometres off the coast of Dover.Stefan Panis, a Belgian underwater photographer with more than 40 years of experience, unexpectedly made international headlines upon finding the hidden treasu
  
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• Sturgeon's Edinburgh cringe show... she swears in front of audience (and admits she is hungover!)

  08-08-2026 20:18 via dailymail.com
  
  Nicola Sturgeon was last night accused of going on a 'foul-mouthed rant' at the Edinburgh Fringe after she swore in front of a packed crowd - then announcing she had a hangover.
  
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• Mason Mount injury update after Man Utd draw 1-1 against PSG

  08-08-2026 20:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mason Mount limped out of Manchester United’s friendly against PSG (Picture: Getty)Mason Mount appeared to allay fears he had suffered a serious injury during Manchester United’s pre-season draw against PSG.Michael Carrick’s side more than held their own against the back-to-back Champions League winners and were, ultimately, unfortunate not to come away with a morale-boosting win.United looked to be up against it when Ibrahim Mbaye fired Luis Enrique’s side ahead in just
  
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• Alan Carr plans antique shopping trip to furnish his castle as he jokes he can't put a futon in the turrets

  08-08-2026 20:18 via dailymail.com
  
  Alan Carr is planning to go 'antique shopping' to furnish his £3.3 million castle in Scotland - weeks after flogging a haul of furniture from the stately pile.
  
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• SNP's Monklands Hospital plan was 'already two years behind' when ministers scrapped it

  08-08-2026 20:17 via dailymail.com
  
  Plans to build a much-needed replacement for crumbling Monklands Hospital were already running two years late when they were scrapped by the SNP.
  
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• Food watchdogs found fish suppers and kebabs were not what they seemed

  08-08-2026 20:17 via dailymail.com
  
  Burgers, curries and fish suppers are among a haul of products sold in Scotland that used different meat and ingredients from those advertised.
  
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• Taxpayers to foot eye-watering £170m bill to fix SNP hospital hit by UK's worst infections scandal

  08-08-2026 20:14 via dailymail.com
  
  Vital repairs to Scotland's scandal-hit flagship hospital are set to cost taxpayers an eye-watering £170 million.
  
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• Musician, 45, whose band supported The Wombats dies after being hit by tractor

  08-08-2026 19:54 via dailymail.com
  
  Nathan Smith died in hospital after the crash on Shelton New Road, in Cliffe Vale, Stoke-on-Trent.
  
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• 'Cruel Tory plan to ban non-UK nationals from social housing would see thousands torn out of their homes'

  08-08-2026 19:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Writing for the Mirror, Shelter CEO Sarah Elliott slams Tory leader Kemi Badenoch's 'cynical' plans to ban non-UK nationals from social homes - 'it is scapegoating, plain and simple'
  
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• Chaos continues at UK airport as runway defect sees flights cancelled or diverted with homecoming Brits forced to land hundreds of miles from home

  08-08-2026 19:41 via dailymail.com
  
  Hundreds of flyers were stranded on Friday night as the airport was forced to close with dozens of people waiting in crowds at their departure gates.
  
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• Thieves steal 70 Volkswagen badges in four-day south London spree 'after using drones to scope out their victims'

  08-08-2026 19:39 via dailymail.com
  
  Video doorbell and CCTV footage captured the thieves stealing the sensors kept behind the VW emblem on the bonnet.
  
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• Far-right Clacton by-election candidate 'tried to set off pyrotechnics on pier' as UK battles wildfires

  08-08-2026 19:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  By-election candidate Kai Stephens and a group of far-right protesters from the British Democrats attempted to light pyrotechnics on the timber-decked Clacton Pier
  
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• Murdered Libby Squire's mum brands missed chances to stop sex attacker Simon Levy 'catalogue of disaster'

  08-08-2026 19:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Campaigner Lisa Squire, whose daughter was murdered aged 21, says 'we're not learning from previous incidents' after Levy was convicted of killing two vulnerable women
  
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• Car stolen with toddler still inside before being dumped five miles away

  08-08-2026 19:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Volvo was stolen after the keys were left in the ignition, while the child's parents were nearby, before being taken on a high-speed joyride with the infant still inside
  
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• NHS Trust bosses tell transgender staff they can still use women-only toilets despite Supreme Court ruling on single-sex spaces

  08-08-2026 19:27 via dailymail.com
  
  In spite of clear guidance on single sex spaces the Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust said there would 'no immediate changes' to its policies.
  
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• Days out at UK seaside considered outdated as young people moan about seagulls, toilets and phone woes

  08-08-2026 19:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The poll, commissioned by eco-tech brand Hive, found eight in ten of people aged between 14 and 29 are no longer fond of visits to Britain's seaside resorts
  
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• Ivy League student who refuses to work for Jewish people bizarrely moans about cell tower as he posts unhinged white supremacist screed

  08-08-2026 19:19 via dailymail.com
  
  Austin Franco, 19, has doubled down on his antisemitic views since he sparked outrage online. He recently posted a bizarre rant about 5G cell service and published a disturbing white supremacist article.
  
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• Travelodge guest wakes up with more than 100 bed bug bites after one night in the hotel

  08-08-2026 19:18 via dailymail.com
  
  Hannah Stephenson, 31, suffered the bites after staying in the city's Travelodge on July 26, waking up the next day with itchy red lumps across her body and blood spots on the bedding.
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo responds as thousands mob bride at her wedding in Madeira

  08-08-2026 19:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  An unsuspecting bride was mobbed by Cristiano Ronaldo fans outside Funchal Cathedral on Saturday (Nick Edwards for Daily Mail)Thousands of Cristiano Ronaldo supporters mobbed an unsuspecting bride at her wedding outside Funchal Cathedral on Saturday.Rumours suggesting that Ronaldo was getting married to Georgina Rodriguez in Madeira this weekend were wide of the mark as Funchal city centre was swarming with people hoping to catch a glimpse of what would have been one of the biggest celebrity we
  
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• My ‘wonderful’ boyfriend left me out of the blue – but that’s not what hurts the most

  08-08-2026 19:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Imagine being left in a situation like this? (Picture: Getty/ Metro)Just when you think you know someone, they reveal their true colours.This week’s reader truly believed that after years of ‘disastrous relationships’, she’d finally found her dream man.But Prince Charming was not to be trusted.In reality, she was sleeping next to a manipulator who ultimately abandoned her when she was totally vulnerable.Keep reading to find out more, but before you go, check out&nbs
  
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• Funeral home where 50 rotting bodies were discovered branded 'an abomination'

  08-08-2026 18:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  South Chicago Chapel Funeral Home was raided by cops on Thursday who made the shocking discovery, and officials revealed that the couple who ran the home had allegedly done it before
  
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• MI5 and GCHQ chiefs on hunt for young Russian-speaking spies to combat Vladimir Putin threat

  08-08-2026 18:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Intelligence chiefs from MI5 and GCHQ are looking for young Russian speakers as part of a new recruitment drive in to work out what Russia is thinking and doing
  
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