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• Playing TETRIS could reduce post-traumatic stress disorder by blocking bad memories say experts

  07-07-2015 21:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Simple puzzle games could form a 'cognitive blockade' that helps to control upsetting flashbacks
  
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• Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson back in court appealing ‘fairness’ of her trial 

  19-08-2026 10:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  A court artist released a new sketch of Patterson during her appeal today (Picture: AFP)Erin Patterson is appealing her guilty verdict after killing three of her estranged husband’s relatives with a poisonous beef Wellington.Three of Patterson’s four lunch guests – her parents-in-law, Don and Gail Patterson, and Gail’s sister Heather Wilkinson – died in the hospital after the 2023 meal at her home in Leongatha.The fourth, Heather’s husband Ian Wilkinson, surv
  
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• Cadbury fans divided over two updates to Heroes chocolate boxes this year

  19-08-2026 09:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The chocolate mega mix has been given a new look - inside and out - this year
  
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• Huge fire in Bermondsey as 50 tonnes of waste burn and people told 'close windows'

  19-08-2026 09:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A massive fire erupted at a waste facility in Deptford/Bermondsey in south-east London, with people sharing footage online of huge flames and plumes of smoke rising over the skyline
  
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• Murder inquiry after TikTok star's naked body is found in south of France vineyard where she had been on holiday

  19-08-2026 09:41 via dailymail.com
  
  Sonia Bellina, 29, went missing while on holiday in the southern Gard department on August 10, as she prepared to celebrate her 30th birthday next month.
  
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• Major UK motorway speed camera glitch 36k fines cancelled - full list

  19-08-2026 09:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Speed cameras on major UK motorways are still flashing drivers — but police are dropping all the fines
  
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• Woman dies in car park, is brought back to life... then gets a parking ticket

  19-08-2026 09:40 via dailymail.com
  
  The 54-year-old collapsed in the car park of a New World supermarket in Orewa, on Auckland's Hibiscus Coast, on July 26.
  
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• I keep going back to one UK seaside town - I like it here but it makes me feel sad

  19-08-2026 09:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  If you were once a child dragged to the British coastline, seemingly regardless of the time of year or weather, then you too will know how beautiful but also bleak it can be
  
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• Delays plague Sydney Airport as it continues to battle air traffic controller shortage

  19-08-2026 09:30 via dailymail.com
  
  Airservices Australia confirmed ongoing rostering issues at Sydney Airport will continue this week.
  
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• Accused 'paedophile' found dead below cliff after not turning up to hear court verdict

  19-08-2026 09:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  David John Grover, 72, absconded from a trial where he faced serious sexual allegations and was found dead at the bottom of the cliff in Cornwall
  
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• Accused paedophile found dead below cliff after not turning up to hear court verdict

  19-08-2026 09:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  David John Grover, 72, absconded from a trial where he faced serious sexual allegations and was found dead at the bottom of the cliff in Cornwall
  
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• Match of the Day chaos as BBC 'fear mass exodus' of top pundits after clashes emerge

  19-08-2026 09:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  More pundits could be following Gary Lineker out of the Match of the Day exit door
  
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• Aussie man dies after he was allegedly stabbed during tenancy dispute

  19-08-2026 09:23 via dailymail.com
  
  A 66-year-old man was fatally stabbed about 4.45pm on Tuesday in Beenleigh, Queensland.
  
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• Biggest jump in Premium Bond prizes for years... and 4.35% rate could soon be hiked again! SYLVIA MORRIS

  19-08-2026 09:22 via dailymail.com
  
  Earlier this month, I predicted that the Government-owned bank would have no choice but to boost its Premium Bond prize rate.
  
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• 'I am the King. You have to follow my rules': How Harshita Brella was allegedly beaten, abused and murdered by her arranged-marriage husband... as her family reveal chilling phone call

  19-08-2026 09:17 via dailymail.com
  
  For the entirety of her young life, Harshita Brella - a beautiful, exuberant, thoughtful 24 year old - hadn't put a foot wrong...
  
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• I got addicted to camping gas at 14 and had to pull out all my teeth

  19-08-2026 09:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sarah Clarke says no-one ever stopped her buying the cans despite it being illegal to sell to children
  
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• 'I've never smoked but now I've got incurable lung cancer'

  19-08-2026 09:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jade Fardon had a cough she couldn't shift alongside other symptoms
  
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• Celebrity MasterChef fans struggle to adapt to new judging lineup and ask 'is that just John Torode talking with an Italian accent?' as show relaunches with Giorgio Locatelli and Grace Dent

  19-08-2026 09:12 via dailymail.com
  
  Celebrity MasterChef returned on Tuesday night as new host Giorgio Locatelli made his debut after replacing axed John Torode. 
  
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• Arsenal injury dossier: Declan Rice warning and possible return dates for two key stars

  19-08-2026 09:11 via metro.co.uk
  
  Rice carried a troublesome injury for six months last season (Picture: Adam Davy/PA Wire)Arsenal got over the line last season and ended their 22-year wait for a Premier League title. But the draining campaign pushed the squad to its limits.63 games across four competitions placed huge demands on the squad with five members of the group racking up more than 4,000 minutes of playing time. Only two players in Europe’s top five leagues managed more minutes for club and country than Declan Ri
  
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• New allegations emerge about Scots College students accused of sexually assaulting teenage girl

  19-08-2026 09:06 via dailymail.com
  
  Three students from Scots College, in the city's east, were charged last week, accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in a Bondi Junction alleyway on July 22.
  
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• John Cleese asks who Roman Kemp and Lauren Laverne are in toe-curling live TV moment

  19-08-2026 09:04 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 PageJohn Cleese made a bumbling appearance on The One Show this week, in which he asked the hosts their names and name-checked controversial director Roman Polanski. It was a characteristically eclectic mix of guests on the BBC One show on Tuesday evening, including MasterChef’s Grace Dent and Love Island alum Shakira Khan. But on the eminently p
  
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• Love Is Blind UK season 3 won’t restore your faith in dating – but it’s addictive

  19-08-2026 09:01 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 PageThis Love is Blind UK season 3 review is based on the first eight episodes.Three seasons in, Love is Blind UK has cracked the formula for addictive reality TV with its best outing yet.I’ve watched Netflix’s famed dating franchise since the very first US season came out in 2020 and took the world by storm, bringing together one of the sweetest dat
  
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• Windrush Line in London suspended after huge fire near track in Bermondsey

  19-08-2026 09:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Service on the Windrush line is expected to be halted until at least 11am following a massive overnight fire at a waste facility in south-east London
  
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• Inside the ‘whorearchy’ dividing women sex workers

  19-08-2026 09:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  There’s many different cliques within the sex worker industry (Picture: Getty / Emily Mai)When mum-of-two Emily Mai began working in a strip club in 2014, she was inducted into the ‘whorearchy’.The non-pc term is a social stratification system within the sex work industry which is reinforced by the women (and men) that earn their living this way.What you offer, how much you charge and how much skin you’re willing to show all impact your social standing.Now a Melbourne-ba
  
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• Man, 33, found dead at Charlton Athletic’s stadium

  19-08-2026 08:57 via metro.co.uk
  
  Officers and paramedics were called to the Championship side’s southeast London ground following an incident in the early hours of Tuesday (Picture: Getty)Charlton Athletic say they are supporting a police investigation after a man was found dead at The Valley.Officers and paramedics were called to the Championship side’s ground following an incident in the early hours of Tuesday morning.The man was declared dead at the scene.Detectives are investigating whether
  
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• John Irvin, legendary British director of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, dies aged 86

  19-08-2026 08:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  John Irvin is said to have ‘died peacefully at home’ last week (Picture: Getty Images)British filmmaker John Irvin, who is best known for directing the acclaimed Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, has died at the age of 86.The three-time Bafta nominee died ‘peacefully at home’ on August 11, according to reports.Born in London, Irvin enjoyed a career spanning more than six decades, working across documentaries, television and Hollywood films.After studying at the London Film Scho
  
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• Arsenal send Myles Lewis-Skelly transfer message to Man Utd and Chelsea

  19-08-2026 08:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  Myles Lewis-Skelly has been linked with moves to both Manchester United and Chelsea (Credits: Kieran McManus/Shutterstock)Arsenal CEO Richard Garlick has refused to rule out the prospect of both Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri leaving the club before the end of the transfer window.
  The Gunners have spent relatively modestly this summer in their attempts to bolster a squad that ended last season as Premier League champions.
  Christos Tzolis and Bruno Guimaraes already appear shrewd additions
  
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• Real Queen Camilla laid bare from 'Andrew power' to Charles heartbreak she bravely hid

  19-08-2026 08:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Her rise to the upper echelons of royal life has been nothing short of extraordinary. But one factor has remained throughout all the turmoil - her unmoving devotion to her husband King Charles
  
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• Monty Don issues August warning to anyone with fruit tree in garden amid drought

  19-08-2026 08:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Gardener's World expert said people say it 'seems like a disaster'
  
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• Sam Allardyce makes ‘flabbergasting’ Premier League title prediction after Arsenal thump Man City

  19-08-2026 08:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ex-Premier League manager Sam Allardyce (Picture: YouTube)Sam Allardyce expects Arsenal to fail to retain the Premier League trophy this season despite a statement win over Manchester City in the Community Shield.Mikel Arteta’s side underlined their status as Premier League title favourites with a dominant 3-0 win over Man City in the traditional curtain-raiser for the new season.The Gunners clinched their first Premier League title since 2004 last season while they were a penalty shootou
  
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