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• Private school objects to new McDonald's nearby as it will 'put off potential parents'

  09-03-2015 22:10
  
  Governors of 400-year-old Haberdashers School in Monmouth fighting new restaurant just 100 metres away because it would 'dissuade potential parents'
  
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• How old is EastEnders’ Amy Mitchell star Ellie Dadd in real life?

  27-08-2026 17:19 via metro.co.uk
  
  The actress is involved in a dark abuse story unfolding in Albert Square. (Picture: BBC)EastEnders’ new grooming story is an extremely uncomfortable watch.That is in no small part due to the stand-out performance of Ellie Dadd, whose character  Amy Mitchell is unknowingly entering a very dangerous relationship with sleazy police officer Craig Ingram (Matthew James Bailey).The detective’s motives for befriending the teen seemed benevolent enough at the time. He was leading
  
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• Man Utd offered chance to sign Chelsea star ahead of transfer deadline

  27-08-2026 17:17 via metro.co.uk
  
  Chelsea and Manchester United club crests (Picture: Getty)Manchester United have been offered the chance to sign Chelsea defender Tosin Adarabioyo ahead of the transfer deadline, according to reports.United have so far prioritised signings in central midfield, with Youri Tielemans, Andrey Santos, and Carlos Baleba all arriving from Premier League rivals.But with a few days left of the summer transfer window, the Red Devils may now look to address other areas of their squad, particularly after t
  
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• Fans call M&S’ new Custard Cream Spread ‘beautifully filthy’ — and it’s giving déjà vu

  27-08-2026 17:11 via metro.co.uk
  
  Fans are going wild for the spread (Picture: M&S/Ocado)M&S has carved out a niche for bringing us weird and wonderful viral snacks we didn’t know we needed, from the Dippy Egg Cookie Cup to the Japanese-inspired strawberry sando.And now, the supermarket has dropped another exciting new product: Custard Cream Spread, which fans have dubbed ‘beautifully filthy.’M&S describes the £2.50 item as: ‘Sweet, smooth, vanilla-flavoured spread studded with crunchy
  
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• English teacher at £37,000-a-year private school is banned after admitting he smoked crystal meth 'on the weekends'

  27-08-2026 17:08 via dailymail.com
  
  Primary teacher Charles Miles sought to tell bosses at the Dwight School that he only abused the drug to 'relax' and that he was 'pretty controlled'.
  
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• 5 key moments from Lindsay Clancy’s trial as closing statements begin

  27-08-2026 17:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial has been going on for five weeks (Picture: via REUTERS)Closing arguments begin today in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts mother accused of strangling her three young children to death.The case is one of the most unique — and tragic — in modern times, having drawn worldwide attention to postpartum mental health.For many, it has sparked widespread recognition and outrage over the barriers women face in accessing care, and the lack
  
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• The One Show viewers shocked by Matt Lucas’s ‘bizarre’ new facial hair

  27-08-2026 17:05 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 PageComedian and former Bake Off host Matt Lucas has revealed a bold new look, and it’s caused quite a stir online.
  The 52-year-old funnyman has grown himself a rather natty little beard and proudly debuted his impressive facial hair on last night’s episode of The One Show.
  Matt, who was there to promote his six-week stint as Fagin in the West End pr
  
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• One Show viewers shocked by Matt Lucas’s ‘bizarre’ new facial hair

  27-08-2026 17:05 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 PageComedian and former Bake Off host Matt Lucas has revealed a bold new look, and it’s caused quite a stir online.
  The 52-year-old funnyman has grown himself a rather natty little beard and proudly debuted his impressive facial hair on last night’s episode of The One Show.
  Matt, who was there to promote his six-week stint as Fagin in the West End pr
  
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• How tradies knew exactly what was going to happen to Bathla Group years before its $3.6billion crash - as they reveal how they dodged the worst of it: 'Absolute scumbags'

  27-08-2026 17:05 via dailymail.com
  
  On Tuesday, Bathla Constructions entered into voluntary administration with an estimated $3.6billion in liabilities, leaving thousands of would-be homeowners at risk of losing everything.
  
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• Family of four missing in Nepal flood disaster practised hiking around Sydney before sacred Himalayan trek: 'Kindest people you'll ever meet'

  27-08-2026 17:05 via dailymail.com
  
  The second Australian family in a large tour group that went missing in Nepal has been identified.
  
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• Emotional Karoline Leavitt delivers poignant message on last day as Trump press secretary

  27-08-2026 17:05 via dailymail.com
  
  White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt delivered an emotional farewell today on her last day in the role, calling her tenure behind the briefing room podium 'the adventure of a lifetime.'
  
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• Notting Hill holds its breath for carnival chaos: Residents and businesses board up ahead of annual festival - after record number of arrests last year

  27-08-2026 17:04 via dailymail.com
  
  Photos taken in Notting Hill today show locals covering up their homes and shops with protective boarding to stop revellers vandalising them.
  
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• Restaurant forced to apologise after writing ‘happy birthday wheelchair’ on woman’s dessert

  27-08-2026 17:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Antonia Sinibaldi, who suffered a spinal cord injury, was given a dessert that said ‘happy birthday wheelchair’A restaurant has apologised after writing ‘Happy Birthday Wheelchair’ on a woman’s dessert.Antonia Sinibaldi, a singer-songwriter who uses a wheelchair and ventilator, was celebrating her 29th birthday in a New Jersey restaurant called Blu on the Hudson.However, after receiving her apple cinnamon dessert, she was shocked to find the words ‘wheelchair
  
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• Colman's Mustard goes up for sale as owners Unilever look to offload 212-year-old British brand

  27-08-2026 17:01 via dailymail.com
  
  The move is part of a landmark decision made by Unilever to sell its food operations to McCormick Inc for $15.7bn (£11.6bn).
  
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• These sea salt scents smell exactly like a summer holiday by the sea

  27-08-2026 17:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Clean, coastal and utterly addictive. (Picture: Metro/Getty)
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  There is no better smell, in my opinion, than lying on a remote beach on a Greek island with the summer sun beaming down, the waves crashing, and catching wafts of the fresh sea air. If we could bottle that scent, we would. Well…I have seen several fragrance houses l
  
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• Free school meals are changing from this September - what you need to know

  27-08-2026 16:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Free school meals are a vital help tool for millions of families across the UK - and now, new rules mean that thousands more people will become eligible
  
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• Dad demands answers after baseball star shot dead by police at ‘wrong house’

  27-08-2026 16:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  Glenwood Pysher was shot dead by police after apparently approaching the wrong house in Pennsylvania (Pictures: GoFundMe/6 ABC Philadelphia)The father of a college baseball player shot dead by police after approaching the wrong house and being mistaken for a burglar has demanded to know exactly what happened.Glenwood ‘Bubba’ Pysher, 22, was fatally wounded after officers responded to a reported break-in at a property in Upper Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, early on Sunday morning.
  His fa
  
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• Fugitive Showtime star posts photos of himself enjoying private jet Thailand break after failing to turn up to Vegas court hearing

  27-08-2026 16:54 via dailymail.com
  
  The influential sports bettor had been told to relinquish his Hermès Birkin bags, crypto holdings and $400,000 Richard Mille watch, as well as three luxury villas.
  
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• Arsenal hero warns Mikel Arteta over transfer business: ‘You need to be smart’

  27-08-2026 16:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mikel Arteta’s squad has continued to evolve this summer (Picture: Getty Images)Former Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna has warned the Gunners off making too many signings, believing they do not need to bring in another left-winger this summer.The Premier League champions have made three major signings so far this window, with Bruno Guimaraes arriving from Newcastle, Ezri Konsa coming in from Aston Villa and Christos Tzolis jetting in from Club Brugge.Piero Hincapie has also made his loan mo
  
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• British woman describes horror when husband died after Singapore Airlines flight suffered extreme turbulence, leaving her with a fractured spine

  27-08-2026 16:50 via dailymail.com
  
  A devastated British woman has described the horror of losing her husband and fracturing her spine after a Singapore Airlines flight suffered extreme turbulence. 
  
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• Notting Hill Carnival marks 60th anniversary and how it became global celebration

  27-08-2026 16:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Notting Hill Carnival today brings an estimated £400million into the London economy - but its roots stretch back decades to a time when Britain’s Caribbean community faced widespread racism
  
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• Lindsay Clancy sobs as lawyer begs jury for mercy in emotional closing arguments: Live updates

  27-08-2026 16:48 via dailymail.com
  
  Jury in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial will begin to deliberate this morning after hearing closing arguments from the prosecution and the defense.
  
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• Armed police surround house near Middlesbrough after 'knife attack' as town rocked by fears of 'gangland warfare'

  27-08-2026 16:48 via dailymail.com
  
  A youth suffered serious injuries in the incident on the Bankfields estate in Eston. An air ambulance was called in and landed on an adjacent football pitch to take the injured youth to hospital.
  
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• Five killed in A66 'wrong-way' crash 'identified through fingerprint analysis'

  27-08-2026 16:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The five young men inside a Volkswagen Passat that collided with a police vehicle on the A66 in South Bank in the early hours of Saturday had to be identified through fingerprints, Teesside Coroner's Court heard
  
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• Five killed after driving wrong way before A66 crash 'identified by fingerprints'

  27-08-2026 16:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The five young people inside a Volkswagen Passat that collided with a police vehicle on the A66 in South Bank in the early hours of Saturday had to be identified through fingerprints, Teesside Coroner's Court heard
  
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• Beloved skier, 26, drowns in HOT TUB, as stricken family says drugs and alcohol were not a factor in his death

  27-08-2026 16:45 via dailymail.com
  
  Holden Parazette, 26, died on July 9 in what his parents Andy and Danielle have described as being both unexpected and tragic.
  
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• Cowboy builder who fleeced customers of £200,000 for unfinished or unsafe homes has jail sentence suspended

  27-08-2026 16:44 via dailymail.com
  
  Michael Haslam, director of M and J Builders, took money from eight families between 2021 and 2022 while his company failed to pay its debts.
  
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• Ultra rare 1911 car was one of only eight left in the world... then wildfires tore through town where owner lived

  27-08-2026 16:43 via dailymail.com
  
  An ultra rare 1911 car was one of the last eight in the world before it was destroyed in the Old Trail fires in Spokane, Washington this August.
  
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• Met Office tells Brits to gather batteries and torches in 17 areas – full list

  27-08-2026 16:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Another yellow thunderstorm warning has been issued for parts of east England, as the Met Office warns thunderstorms could bring flooding, lightning and hail overnight
  
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• Dr Amir Khan explains why you shouldn't spend too long on the toilet

  27-08-2026 16:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dr Khan said: "Do you know someone who spends far too long on the toilet? I think we all do." He added: "Sitting on the toilet for too long can have negative effects on your health, even if it seems fairly harmless."
  
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