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• One dead after Hurricane Lala lashes Hawaii with 91mph winds

  16-08-2026 12:13 via metro.co.uk
  
  A vehicle drives near a downed utility pole dangling above Mamalahoa Highway (Picture: Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle/AP)At least one person has died after Hurricane Lala pelted Hawaii with strong winds and torrential rain.The core of the first tropical storm to form in the central Pacific this year ‘brushed’ just south of Big Island yesterday.Lala brought with it winds of up to 91mph, dumped 25 inches of rain and whipped up a 3ft storm surge, a change in sea level.
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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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• Maths teacher who told teenage girl he would find her the 'perfect boyfriend' as they exchanged late night emails keeps his job

  22-08-2026 22:32 via dailymail.com
  
  Jamil Wali exchanged more than 200 emails with the 'vulnerable' schoolgirl, some of which were sent as late as 11pm, telling her 'I am always here' and 'I got your back.'
  
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• High school horror as teen shot and killed during football game season opener, sending players, students and parents running for their lives

  22-08-2026 22:28 via dailymail.com
  
  An unidentified teen was shot near the south side of the field around 8pm, leaving attendees scrambling to get to safety. A suspect has not been arrested.
  
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• Drunk Brit, 30, admits pulling down underwear and exposing herself to stunned passengers on flight to Florida

  22-08-2026 22:28 via dailymail.com
  
  Sarah Parker defied instructions from the aircraft's pilot by leaving her seat and using the bathroom during takeoff from Birmingham Airport.
  
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• Drunk Brit, 30, admits pulling down underwear and ‘squatting’ on packed plane

  22-08-2026 22:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sarah Parker, 30, has been charged with public indecency (Picture: Steve Allen)A woman has admitted to exposing herself while drunk in ‘full view’ of other passengers mid-flight.Sarah Parker, 30, was on her way to Melbourne, Australia, from Birmingham Airport via the packed TUI flight TOM 664 on July 24 last year.Despite being instructed to remain seated, Parker, who boarded the plane drunk, disobeyed the pilot and got out of her seat during take-off to use the bathroom.Ca
  
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• Glenn Hoddle claims Roberto De Zerbi ‘dug out’ Spurs star after Brentford defeat

  22-08-2026 22:20 via metro.co.uk
  
  Glenn Hoddle says Spurs should have abandoned their game plan against Brentford (Premier League)Glenn Hoddle believes Roberto De Zerbi ‘dug out’ Mikey Moore after Tottenham’s 3-0 defeat to Brentford on Saturday night.Spurs were convincingly beaten by Brentford in their Premier League opener as goals from Keane Lewis-Potter, Vitaly Janelt and Michael Kayode sealed a deserved win for Keith Andrews’ side.De Zerbi handed starting debuts to Andy Robertson, Marcos Senesi, Jan
  
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• Teen driver and man in his 20s killed in three-car crash in Surrey as three arrested

  22-08-2026 22:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Three people, aged 19, 21 and 22, have been arrested after a teenage driver and his passenger were killed in a three-vehicle crash in East Clandon, Surrey, on Friday night
  
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• Councillor who stood by sex abuser Jordan Linden
is readmitted to SNP

  22-08-2026 22:05 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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• EastEnders boss reveals two returning stars that will ‘drop your jaws’

  22-08-2026 22:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Guess who’s coming back?! (Picture: BBC/Metro)We were all pretty devastated when we learned that Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) would be leaving EastEnders, weren’t we?With the announcement that her son Johnny (Charlie Suff) would be heading off with his mum, it signalled the end of an era, with the other Carter’s all having left Walford, either in the back of a cab or via presumed death via drowning, in Mick Carter’s (Danny Dyer) case.As we officially wave
  
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• EastEnders boss drops big flashforward clues that could be the end of Max

  22-08-2026 22:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  There’s a lot still to come for Max Branning (Picture: BBC/Kieron McCarron)We’re over halfway through 2026, which means we’re getting closer to the resolution of the EastEnders flashforward story and the answers to our many, many questions.For the uninitiated, EastEnders kicked off the year in true soap style: By flashing forward to January 1, 2027 and teasing us with a wedding, an affair, a murder, new babies and a terrifying hostage situation all in one episode.While some st
  
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• EastEnders boss confirms major new story for Suki and Eve after quiet spell

  22-08-2026 22:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  ‘There’s something big coming up.’ (Picture: BBC)Eve and Suki Panesar-Unwin (Heather Peace and Balvinder Sopal) have had a bit of a quieter period in EastEnders recently. According to executive producer Ben Wadey, that’s about to end in a big way.‘Suki and Eve have something big coming up.’ Ben teased during a recent EastEnders press event.‘We deliberately played out the adoption story very slowly and very realistically because
  
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• Reckless thrillseekers ignore police warnings to plunge into sea from children’s charity roof

  22-08-2026 21:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Harriet Davis Seaside Holiday Trust in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, has warned someone could be seriously injured or killed as groups of young children climb onto its roof
  
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• Vigil held for family of four who all died in Shoreham sea tragedy after travelling to beach from London

  22-08-2026 21:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Hassan El-Khawas, 55, his partner Zeina Alayn, 37, and their 14-year-old daughter Sara El-Khawas were pulled from the sea but died at the scene.
  
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• Huge blaze breaks out at Majorca holiday resort leaving five injured and several trapped inside apartment block

  22-08-2026 21:48 via dailymail.com
  
  At least five people are said to have been injured and others are reportedly trapped inside the building.
  
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• E-scooter on charge believed to have caused fire that devastated Derbyshire home

  22-08-2026 21:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A charging e-scooter is believed to have caused a fire that devastated a home in Alvaston, a suburb of Derby, in the early hours of Saturday
  
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• Natalie Harp: Backstory and trigger for executive assistant's devotion to Donald Trump

  22-08-2026 21:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  From experimental bone cancer treatment, to propaganda TV anchor to Donald Trump's most frighteningly close aide, Natalie Harp has become a main character in Trumpworld
  
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• Alfie’s chaos draws police in as Kat is left utterly furious in EastEnders

  22-08-2026 21:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Alfie Moon decides to throw a street party, but it ends in disaster… (Picture:BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)Alfie Moon (Shane Richie) is only trying to cheer Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace) up next week, but his well-meaning plan quickly turns into chaos when the police are called to the Square in EastEnders.Kat has been struggling recently, and Alfie is desperate to put a smile back on her face. But rather than sitting down and talking to her about what’s really bothering her, he de
  
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• Defiant David Sullivan continues to ignore calls to stay away from West Ham matches after allegations of sexual misconduct

  22-08-2026 20:47 via dailymail.com
  
  The defiant West Ham owner, 77, was the subject of a BBC Panorama and Times newspaper investigation earlier this year, which accused him of sexually exploitative and predatory behaviour.
  
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• Donald Trump's wild week as BBC lawsuit descends into farce and he faces ridicule over 'close aid'

  22-08-2026 20:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As well as trying to avoid talking about Natalie Harp, Trump has been threatening to bomb the bond markets, blaming Canada, begging the Supremes not to keep him hangin' on and cosying up to Little Rocket Man
  
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• Drunk Brit, 30, admits pulling down underwear and exposing herself to stunned passengers on flight to Australia

  22-08-2026 20:44 via dailymail.com
  
  Sarah Parker defied instructions from the aircraft's pilot by leaving her seat and using the bathroom during take-off from Birmingham Airport.
  
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• Cargo ship with 24 crew members sinks in Bay of Bengal as rescue operation launched

  22-08-2026 20:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A Panama-flagged cargo ship carrying 24 crew members sank in the Bay of Bengal on Saturday, officials said
  
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