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• Professor Tim Spector issues bran flakes breakfast warning

  20-08-2026 12:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It's eaten by millions every day - but food scientist warns that new research has come to a shocking conclusion
  
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• Susanna Reid vows ‘no one’s too old for a swimsuit’ after raving with Fatboy Slim

  20-08-2026 16:41 via metro.co.uk
  
  Susanna Reid broke the internet with her Ibiza snaps (Picture: Instagram/Susanna Reid)Susanna Reid has proven that age is merely a number, as she brings her time on party island Ibiza to an end.Earlier this week, the Good Morning Britain host showed viewers a side to her they’d never seen before by sharing snaps from her holiday.Rocking a swimsuit and denim shorts, the unrecognisable broadcaster beamed from ear to ear, living her best life at a poolside party at O Beach.Her Instagram pics
  
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• Teen wielding a machete chases man through street packed with people outside bars

  20-08-2026 16:34 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 PageShocking footage shows a knife-wielding man chasing someone with a machete along a busy street packed with people outside nightclubs and bars.Police were called to Birmingham’s Broad Street complex after the man was spotted brandishing the weapon near the Black Sabbath Bridge.Mobile phone footage captured the teenager running across the street while on
  
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• Kind-hearted nurse saved stray pit bull from euthanasia... only for dog to maul her so badly she still can't use her arm months later

  20-08-2026 16:27 via dailymail.com
  
  Liz Shidler, 41, has fostered dogs for the last five years so didn't think twice about temporarily welcoming the pup named Benny into her Tempe, Arizona, home.
  
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• Top White House official QUITS as Trump faces staff exodus ahead of midterms

  20-08-2026 16:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Donald Trump's congressional whisperer is departing the White House as a staff exodus descends on 1600 Pennsylvania Ave and the president's approval nears record lows.
  
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• At least 100 dead in mine tunnels collapse horror as rescuers dig for survivors

  20-08-2026 16:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Underground tunnels collapsed at a goldmine in the Central African Republic causing a landslide which has killed more than 100 people
  
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• Australia's unemployment rises as economy slows - but there's an interest rate upside to the sobering news

  20-08-2026 16:18 via dailymail.com
  
  New employment figures have given a major signal about the next move by the Reserve Bank on interest rates.
  
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• Clapham Junction train fire sparks chaos on Gatwick Express and Southern trains

  20-08-2026 16:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A train fire at Clapham Junction caused disruption to Southern and Gatwick Express services between Balham and London Victoria before services returned to normal.
  
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• Harry and Meghan won't sell their $14.7m mansion despite facing mounting costs of $650,000 a year for its upkeep when they move back to the UK

  20-08-2026 16:09 via dailymail.com
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex , who dramatically stepped down from their royal duties and moved to California in 2020, are set to come back to Britain within days.
  
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• Outrage after man is filmed doing LAUNDRY in scenic Maine river and filling its waters with detergent that's toxic to nature

  20-08-2026 16:08 via dailymail.com
  
  Photographs of a man appearing to clean his clothes in a scenic Maine river have sparked outrage online as locals voiced concerns about the impact on nature.
  
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• Female executives were warned never to be alone with scandal-plagued married CEO and to be 'careful on corporate jet' before his latest ouster, report claims

  20-08-2026 16:08 via dailymail.com
  
  Chris Kubasik, 65, was pushed out of his role at L3Harris, a defense contractor, this week as chairman and chief executive following a probe into his behavior.
  
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• The signs Prince Harry has been plotting his and Meghan’s return to the UK

  20-08-2026 16:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be moving back to England in the coming weeks, after Harry has spoken about wanting to educate his children on their British lineage
  
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• Mystery virus kills thousands of fish found washed up on beach

  20-08-2026 16:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  Thousands of dead fish were spotted across a beach in South Africa (Picture: @777nitro/Newsflash/NX)Scientists have launched an investigation after thousands of dead fish mysteriously washed up along beaches in South Africa.Disturbing footage shows dead pilchards, which belong to the herring family and are generally slightly larger than sardines, covering large sections of Bloubergstrand Beach in Cape Town on Monday, August 17.Several birds can also be seen nearby, with some appearing to be unw
  
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• Mystery virus kills thousands of fish

  20-08-2026 16:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  Thousands of dead fish were spotted across a beach in South Africa (Picture: @777nitro/Newsflash/NX)Scientists have launched an investigation after thousands of dead fish mysteriously washed up along beaches in South Africa.Disturbing footage shows dead pilchards, which belong to the herring family and are generally slightly larger than sardines, covering large sections of Bloubergstrand Beach in Cape Town on Monday, August 17.Several birds can also be seen nearby, with some appearing to be unw
  
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• Village spells out ‘help us’ using bottles after enduring a week with no water

  20-08-2026 16:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  People living in Benenden created a cry for help on the village green (Picture: Cover Images)Villagers have spelled out the words ‘help us’ with thousands of plastic bottles after suffering a week with no water.Some 1,800 properties across Tunbridge Wells, Kent have had no or low water pressure since last Thursday – one week on, there are still approximately 400 affected households.
  Frustrated by the recurring shortages, landlady Lucy Barron-Reid, who runs The Bull in the vill
  
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• Tesco shoppers can now order weekly groceries on Uber Eats with Clubcard Prices and points

  20-08-2026 16:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The supermarket has rolled out its partnership with the delivery firm nationwide, following a successful trial across 73 Tesco stores
  
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• Ryanair steps in as EasyJet permanently axes all flights from UK airport

  20-08-2026 16:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  EasyJet flew from Leeds Bradford Airport for 16 years (Picture: Getty Images)EasyJet has confirmed it will stop operating all flights from Leeds Bradford Airport from January 5, 2027, after 16 years.The budget airline has cancelled all routes from the Yorkshire hub, including those to Geneva, Paris, Belfast, Barcelona, Malaga, and Mallorca.Easyjet say the decision was made to focus on developing its ‘most popular’ routes.Customers with EasyJet bookings from Leeds Bradford beyond Jan
  
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• Fury as police tell desperate family their missing teenage daughter had been found alive - only to deliver devastating truth minutes later

  20-08-2026 16:03 via dailymail.com
  
  Australian police have come under fire after telling the family of a missing teenager that they had found her - only to be given the devastating truth 18 minutes later. 
  
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• Senior manager who was in charge of £150million of ports projects before being sacked for berating boss behind his back to another colleague wins unfair dismissal case

  20-08-2026 16:02 via dailymail.com
  
  Sahir Rahim, senior manager at Associated British Ports (ABP), was overheard by the company's Head of Programme, Ben Hodgkin, 'loudly' criticising him.
  
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• Government's verdict on its 'security system' ahead of Harry and Meghan's UK move

  20-08-2026 16:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Sussexes are returning to the UK later this month – making their home in a non-royal residence outside of London – and have already enrolled Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet in British schools
  
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• Say goodbye to the cockapoo, the next de rigueur dog is here

  20-08-2026 15:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  There’s a new contender in the canine world (Picture: Getty)If it seems like every man and his dog has a cockapoo at the minute, well, it’s because they do.The cross-breed overtook the UK’s poshest pooch, the Labrador, as the most popular puppy to buy in Britain three years ago, the Royal Veterinary College revealed.But there could be a new canine coming for the cockapoo crown, and it’s all thanks to Taylor Swift.The music star and her husband have reportedly become pare
  
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• Husband and wife killed in North Wales plane crash pictured as tributes pour in

  20-08-2026 15:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ketan Swali, 59, and his wife Sheetal, 55, died after their light aircraft crashed in a remote part of Gwynedd, North Wales.
  
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• BBC DJ Trevor Nelson reveals brain tumour diagnosis in update after stepping down

  20-08-2026 15:52 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 PageBBC radio DJ Trevor Nelson has revealed he had a brain tumour, two months after taking a break from work due to ‘health issues’.The R&B icon, 62, announced in June that he would be extending his Radio 2 break to focus on his health but did not share details at the time.He has now revealed that he was actually facing a brain tumour, which has
  
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• Two Afghan migrants 'raped and assaulted a 14-year-old girl on a train from Kent to London'

  20-08-2026 15:48 via dailymail.com
  
  Baryalai Rahimi, 25, and Mirebadurahman Sadat, 29, allegedly attacked the teenager on a South Western Railway service from Sturry to London Bridge on February 5.
  
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• Karmelo Anthony's lawyer lets slip humiliating puberty excuse about killer... as his startling physical transformation shocks courtroom at retrial hearing

  20-08-2026 15:48 via dailymail.com
  
  Looking drastically different than he did at his murder trial two months ago, 19-year-old killer Karmelo Anthony appeared in court on Wednesday.
  
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• If Iran's 'invisible' Ayatollah is barely alive, who's really running the country? DAVID PATRIKARAKOS names the shadowy commander he believes is pulling the strings on latest Deep Dive podcast

  20-08-2026 15:46 via dailymail.com
  
  Patrikarakos, who has been speaking to Western intelligence sources, set out the three theories circulating about Mojtaba's whereabouts.
  
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• 'Reform's Suella Braverman and Richard Tice unveil university attack - but struggle with basic questions'

  20-08-2026 15:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Labour has pulled ahead in the polls, Nigel Farage’s approval rating is at a near record low, and Reform UK has erupted into civil war after Zia Yusuf branded a veteran a 'traitor'
  
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• Most awkward One Show moments ever after cringe-inducing John Cleese interview

  20-08-2026 15:40 via metro.co.uk
  
  Here’s a handful of The One Show’s cringey moments from the archives, after a new addition this week… (Picture: BBC/PA)The One Show has been in the news rather than reporting it this week, after John Cleese’s bumbling appearance on the BBC show.The Monty Python star managed to ask the show hosts their names and name-check controversial director Roman Polanski within his first few minutes in the studio.Hosts Lauren Laverne and Roman Kemp were forced to tell Cleese exactl
  
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• Home Office booklet telling asylum seekers not to commit sex offences is 'pointless', says mum of teen raped by Afghan

  20-08-2026 15:40 via dailymail.com
  
  The mother of a 17-year-old girls raped by Afghan asylum seeker Parmeet Khurana in 2021 condemned the Home Office pamphlet as 'pie in the sky'.
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's UK home won't be what fans expect, property expert claims

  20-08-2026 15:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Following the news that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are set to return to the UK after six years living in the US, a property expert has shared her thoughts on the move
  
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