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• Praise for Harry’s plea to bring back National Service

  17-05-2015 21:41
  
  PRINCE Harry has been applauded for calling on Britain to bring back National Service.
  
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• Andy Burnham slaps down John Swinney's latest independence referendum plan as First Minister accused of a 'catalogue of failure'

  28-08-2026 21:10 via dailymail.com
  
  John Swinney's latest plan for a second independence referendum has been slapped down by the Prime Minister.
  
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• Mum diagnosed with bowel cancer after struggling to go to toilet for weeks denied surgery

  28-08-2026 21:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Vicky Mcloughlin, 66, was diagnosed with stage three bowel cancer after her daughter noticed she "wasn't herself" when she was struggling to go to the toilet for two weeks
  
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• Joe Wicks reveals his kids have ‘never had McDonald’s’

  28-08-2026 20:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  Joe Wicks has made his feelings about feeding his children McDonald’s clear (Picture: Mike English/PA)Fitness personality Joe Wicks has revealed that he’s kept his children far away from McDonald’s.The health guru, 40, with millions of followers on social media, has made a name for himself doling out healthy lifestyle advice and getting the public active. And his guidance doesn’t end at the front door.When he’s not putting in a shift as the nation’s PE teache
  
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• John Swinney's wife quits BBC job over
'excruciating pain' from MS

  28-08-2026 20:50 via dailymail.com
  
  John Swinney's journalist wife has quit the BBC after suffering a health blow in her battle with MS.
  
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• Grangetown house fire victim remains ‘critical’ after 2 killed and ‘murder’ arrests

  28-08-2026 20:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A woman injured in a house fire in Grangetown that killed two people - including a child - remains in a critical condition
  
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• Extra funding handed to Glasgow City Council amid an influx of migrants

  28-08-2026 20:40 via dailymail.com
  
  Extra funding is being given to Glasgow City Council to deal with an influx of migrants amid fears the situation is driving community tensions.
  
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• Border Force seizes 1.3 tonnes of ketamine in three months as it confiscates highest total for 15 years

  28-08-2026 20:38 via dailymail.com
  
  This is the highest amount confiscated in a three-month period in 15 years.
  
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• Final happy photo of Brits on Nepal tour - then they were gone

  28-08-2026 20:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Whole villages were swept away after a glacial collapse sent a 600ft surging wall of mud, rock and ice along the Himalayan border between Nepal and Tibet
  
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• Families of 33 Brits missing after Nepal flash floods plead for information as death toll rises to nearly 600

  28-08-2026 20:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Whole villages were swept away after a glacial collapse sent a 600ft surging wall of mud, rock and ice along the Himalayan border between Nepal and Tibet
  
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• Humiliation for Trump as judge blocks third desperate attempt to drag Stormy Daniels conviction out of New York

  28-08-2026 20:25 via dailymail.com
  
  The effort is the third time Trump has tried and failed to move his case from state to federal court.
  
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• A66 crash tragedy 'sparked by Middlesborough gangland feud between two bitter teenage rivals'

  28-08-2026 20:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  PC Tom Clough, 38, and PC Matthew Blades, 37, lost their lives in a marked police vehicle. Cole Worthy and Theo Rae, both 17, Makai Saddington, 18, and Michael Cahill and Jacob Matusiak all died in the Passat travelling the wrong way on the A66
  
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• 'Terrifying' Ronnie O'Sullivan mural leaves fans snookered as artist insists 'zombie-like' tribute to potting star is not finished

  28-08-2026 20:24 via dailymail.com
  
  The giant 30-foot-tall artwork was commissioned by the owner of the Spot On Snooker and Pool Club in Sheffield, Dan Kirkland.
  
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• California woman who teamed up with sibling to murder her STEPDAD is freed from prison 20 years on

  28-08-2026 20:19 via dailymail.com
  
  A San Diego woman was granted parole last Friday, years after she and her sister plotted to kill their stepfather and stage the crime to look like a home invasion when they were teenagers.
  
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• Woman, 29, hospitalised as boss forces her to do 200 squats for missing targets

  28-08-2026 20:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A woman developed rhabdomyolysis, where skeletal muscle breaks down rapidly, after her boss forced her to do 200 squats as punishment for failing to meet work targets in the Chinese city of Hangzhou
  
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• Woke LA mayoral hopeful Nithya Raman mocked over photos touting new crosswalk in ritzy Los Feliz neighborhood

  28-08-2026 20:10 via dailymail.com
  
  Social media users questioned why the pavement looked cracked and why completing a crosswalk took nearly a year.
  
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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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