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• Parents scramble as Edge Early Learning collapses into voluntary administration

  26-08-2026 05:05 via dailymail.com
  
  The company runs childcare, kindergarten and preschool centres in Queensland, South Australia and the ACT.
  
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• Dolly Parton dies after ‘brief battle with cancer,’ her team confirms as funeral details revealed

  26-08-2026 08:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The music world is united in grief after it was announced that Dolly Parton - widely regarded as one of the greatest singer-songwriters in country music - has died.
  
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• Raheem Sterling charged with dangerous driving and possessing laughing gas

  26-08-2026 08:27 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 PageFormer England footballer Raheem Sterling is facing a significant jail sentence after he was charged with dangerous driving.
  The 31-year-old, currently without a club following the termination of his Chelsea contract and a failed spell at Feyenoord, crashed his Lamborghini on the M3 back in May.Sterling also faces charges of possessing laughin
  
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• 14 newborn babies killed in maternity ward hospital fire in Pakistan

  26-08-2026 08:27 via metro.co.uk
  
  Police officers outside the intensive care unit at the PIMS hospital in Islamabad (Picture: Reuters)More than a dozen newborn babies have died after a fire broke out in a maternity ward in a Pakistan hospital.
  The fire is now said to be under control after rescue teams attended the scene in Islamabad, with those injured taken to the ICU.Parents of the infants who were killed in the fire have gathered outside the hospital in tears.One newborn out of the 15 babies who were in the ward was rescued
  
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• Hotel guests return from hike to find premises has shut down leaving them scrambling to find accommodation

  26-08-2026 08:25 via dailymail.com
  
  Two families had spent the day hiking beneath the breathtaking scenery of Mount Rainier, expecting to return to their hotel and unwind after a day in the wilderness, however that would not be the case..
  
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• Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal £50m agreement, Man Utd land huge boost, Barcola to Liverpool

  26-08-2026 08:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mirror Football will be here with all of the latest transfer news including the sagas around Bradley Barcola, Manchester United and many more
  
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• Energy bills to hit three-year high as Ofgem announces 4% rise from October

  26-08-2026 08:17 via dailymail.com
  
  Ofgem said today that the energy price cap will rise by £60 per year - or £5 per month - to £1,723 for the average household using both electricity and gas if this level was sustained for a year.
  
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• Raheem Sterling charged with dangerous driving and laughing gas possession after motorway crash

  26-08-2026 08:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Raheem Sterling is due in court next month to face charges of dangerous driving, possession of nitrous oxide for wrongful inhalation and failing to provide a specimen
  
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• Stephen couldn't find a free space so he parked his car on the grass... then came the $345 fine from council: 'Greedy'

  26-08-2026 08:12 via dailymail.com
  
  Stephen Allthorpe, 63, drives to Shaw Park in Wooloowin, Brisbane's inner north, every Sunday to walk his Labrador.
  
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• Two medical episodes on Jetstar flight to Melbourne as retired paramedic leaps into action

  26-08-2026 08:08 via dailymail.com
  
  Not one but two medical emergencies occurred on a Jetstar flight, a passenger said.
  
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• ‘Perfect’ Home Bargains Mrs Hinch £15 item similar to £34 Next and £310 Selfridges

  26-08-2026 08:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Home Bargains is selling an item that bears a striking resemblance to more expensive and high-end alternatives at Next and Selfridges
  
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• 404lb woman on three takeaways a day loses 12st after comment at slimming group

  26-08-2026 08:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Siân Robinson would sometimes eat McDonald's twice a day and then have pizza for dinner
  
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• Yet another Coronation Street male turns criminal with Ronnie swearing revenge

  26-08-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ah Ronnie, why you (Picture: ITV)Ronnie Bailey (Vinta Morgan) is the latest man to fall into Coronation Street’s increasingly concerning trope of being a male and committing a crime in upcoming episodes.At this point, we just want some nice things, don’t we?
  We want characters who can simply be characters, without every new storyline having to uncover a dark secret or plunge them into criminality. Ronnie has been part of the Coronation Street landscape for a little while now, so the
  
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• Triple wedding drama throws EastEnders’ Priya into a frenzy as big days loom

  26-08-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  She’s got a lot going on (Picture: BBC)With not one, not two, but three EastEnders weddings on the horizon, it’s no wonder emotions are running high in certain corners of Walford at present. Chuck into the mix the fact that one of the grooms and one of the brides have been having an affair, and you’ve got quite the recipe for fireworks. And next week, Priya Nandra-Hart (Sophie Khan-Levy) is thrown into a frenzy as her lover Max Branning’s (Jake Wood) nuptials t
  
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• The Tesco summer collection proving great style doesn’t cost a fortune

  26-08-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Shoppers are obsessed with Tesco’s latest fashion drop. (Picture: Metro/Getty/F&F)
  Metro journalists select and curate the products that feature on our site. If you make a purchase via links on this page we will earn commission – learn more
  Remember those days when a trip to the supermarket was tiresome and mundane? Endlessly walking up and down the food aisles to tick off multiple products on your list. Thankfully in 2026, those woes have vanished, thanks to the clothing a
  
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• Rafe Spall: ‘Having a baby with my co-star at 42 gave me perspective’

  26-08-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Rafe Spall and Esther Smith are fictional and real-life partners (Picture: Apple TV)In the six years since Rafe Spall first met Esther Smith on the set of Apple TV’s Trying, the onscreen couple’s romance has turned into a real-life fairytale.Now the 43-year-old actor has spoken candidly with Metro about just how special his family life is after welcoming a child with his co-star two years ago.Most will know the duo as the lovable Nikki and Jason on their hit streaming series, which
  
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• 'I blew £35k on boob job and designer handbags - but cleared £12k in a month with clever debt trick'

  26-08-2026 08:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sarah Outtridge, 31, has been in debt since the age of 18 thanks to purchases ranging from an £8,000 breast augmentation and £1,000 a month on clothes
  
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• How one man survived 438 days adrift at sea

  26-08-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  The fisherman had been missing for 14 months (Picture: Getty)As José Salvador Alvarenga stepped gingerly from a patrol boat onto the dock in Majuro, the capital of the Marshall Islands, he looked nothing like the fisherman who had disappeared 14 months earlier.His hair hung in wild tangles, a thick beard obscured his face, and although he could stand, Salvador walked with the slow, cautious steps of someone much older than his 36 years.Fourteen months adrift in a tiny fishing boat had ra
  
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• Energy bills rise to three-year high as winter Ofgem price cap announced

  26-08-2026 08:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The price cap sets a maximum limit on how much you can be charged for each unit of gas and electricity you use, as well as the daily standing charge
  
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• Emmerdale boss promises big Sugden developments as clan is re-established

  26-08-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  A new era (Picture: Shutterstock/Metro)When Emmerdale shared the news earlier this year that a new Sugden would soon make her way to the village, they also confirmed her arrival would mark the start of a new era for the family.Serena Sugden, played by Casey Al-Shaqsy, headed to Emmerdale in search of her distant cousin Robert Sugden (Ryan Hawley). On her way, she became a pillar of support for Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins), who had reached a crisis point amid an overwhelming amount of secrets sh
  
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• EastEnders star reveals ‘power struggle’ with Nicola as she vows to expose a shocking truth

  26-08-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  The War of the Rose’s – Nicola’s mum Rose has a ‘very sharp tongue’. (Picture: BBC)Nicola Mitchell (Laura Doddington) is not exactly the most honest person on EastEnders.She’s quite happily covered up some heinous actions that would haunt the nightmares of most people , including being responsible for the death of her son’s girlfriend, as well as quite happily watching her husband go toprison for a crime he didn’t commit.With such a talent fo
  
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• All Coronation Street spoilers for next week as Jodie strikes again

  26-08-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Another week of drama… (Picture: ITV/Shutterstock)There’s an emotional goodbye, a spot of grand theft auto, and Weatherfields most insidious femme fatale turns her gaze to a new target next week in Coronation Street.While we all know that Jodie Ramsey (Olivia Frances-Brown) is a bunny boiler of the highest order, not everybody in Weatherfield does, and this week, mostly to spite Bethany Platt (Lucy Fallon), she begins to eye up Kit Green (Jacob Roberts).
  As she makes a mo
  
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• The random stranger accused of attacking a mum and her son with scissors outside a police HQ stuns courtroom with breathtaking confession

  26-08-2026 07:46 via dailymail.com
  
  The man accused of attacking a mother and young child in broad daylight outside Melbourne's police headquarters has admitted carrying out the attack. 
  
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• Fire rips through Pakistan hospital killing 14 newborn babies as 'air-con unit explodes'

  26-08-2026 07:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  An air conditioner compressor reportedly exploded inside a nursery in Pakistan on Wednesday morning killing at least 14 newborn babies, according to hospital officials
  
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• At least 14 babies killed after fire breaks out at maternity ward in Pakistan hospital

  26-08-2026 07:46 via dailymail.com
  
  At least 14 infants were killed when a fire broke out at PIMS hospital in Pakistan's capital city Islamabad.
  
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• Heartbreaking moment man breaks down in tears after his wife and toddler child were killed by lightning strike

  26-08-2026 07:42 via dailymail.com
  
  Kameron Glasgow was just feet away from his wife Kenya, 31, and their two-year-old daughter, Kennedi, when they were tragically struck down in Margate, Florida at around 2.30pm on Sunday.
  
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• Fire at hospital nursery in Pakistan leaves more than a dozen newborns dead

  26-08-2026 07:40 via dailymail.com
  
  The nursery at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences housed at least 15 newborns when the fire broke out, hospital officials said.
  
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• Albo's whirlwind fundraiser tour as PM bounces from one $10,000-a-head event to another as Labor gears up for fight against Pauline Hanson

  26-08-2026 07:40 via dailymail.com
  
  Anthony Albanese has spent the week meeting Australia's corporate elite, as he makes a speech warning against One Nation's rise.
  
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• Fox News host delivers blunt warning to Republicans ahead of make or break midterm elections

  26-08-2026 07:36 via dailymail.com
  
  Republicans face an uphill battle to keep their sweeping power as the November contests quickly approach, with Donald Trump warning he'll be impeached again if the Democrats take power.
  
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• Grandmother, 101, in bitter neighbour row as she's slapped with £1,500 bill

  26-08-2026 07:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The grandmother claims that she "might be 101" but she knows the boundary for her fence that has caused high tensions between herself and her neighbours who made the replacement "in good faith"
  
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