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• Protest head quits amid 'Hitler' row

  21-01-2015 22:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The head of Germany's "anti-Islamisation" movement quits after disparaging anti-refugee comments and a photo showing him apparently posing as Hitler emerge.
  
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• Petition to keep PC Andrew Harper's killers in jail passes 1million signatures as pressure grows on Andy Burnham to keep them behind bars

  14-08-2026 12:08 via dailymail.com
  
  The Thames Valley Police officer, 28, was killed in the line of duty after responding to reports of a quadbike theft near Stanford Dingley, Berkshire, in 2019.
  
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• Choppers scrambled as nine Brits with babies in prams stuck on Austrian mountain

  14-08-2026 12:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nine Brits were among a group of 36 people including two babies in prams who had to be rescued from a mountain in Solden, Austria, with some winched to safety by a helicopter
  
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• 'Nigel Farage's staggering waste of taxpayers' cash for a hollow Clacton by-election victory'

  14-08-2026 12:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Farage will celebrate his hollow victory in Clacton. But the fundamentals remain the same: he still faces an investigation into a £5million gift from Thai-based crypto billionaire, Christopher Harborne
  
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• Chilling realisation as Air Corps aircraft used for vital medical evacuations are GROUNDED - and the questions the Defence Forces STILL can't answer about the 50m euro planes bought just 6 years ago

  14-08-2026 12:06 via dailymail.com
  
  They are used for some of the State's most sensitive and time-critical missions. But a discovery made during a routine inspection has triggered alarm behind the scenes and left officials facing difficult questions.
  
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• Keely Hodgkinson's off-track life – marriage plans, behaviour remark, serious injury

  14-08-2026 12:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Keely Hodgkinson is the face of British athletics and the star of the European Championships in Birmingham, where she will try to beat the long-standing 800m world record on Friday night
  
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• Kate Middleton favourite Karen Millen brand makes high street return today

  14-08-2026 12:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The company collapse into administration in 2019 and since then, customers have only been able to purchase its clothing online
  
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• New Big Brother eye sparks comparisons to ‘one of the greatest films ever’

  14-08-2026 11:57 via metro.co.uk
  
  Fans think the new eye is an improvement on last year’s… (Picture: ITV)Last night ITV unveiled the new eye logo for Big Brother 2026, and it’s giving reality TV fans something they’ve not felt in a long time: hope.The eye, which at first glance appears to be a simple photo of a human eye with a purple iris but, on closer examination, is a collage made up of various people’s peepers, has impressed a fair few fans since it was revealed. On X, @gtothet123 joked:
  
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• Big Brother 2026 eye sparks hope after comparisons to ‘one of the greatest films ever’

  14-08-2026 11:57 via metro.co.uk
  
  Big Brother is watching… (Picture: ITVX)Last night ITV unveiled the new eye logo for Big Brother 2026, and it’s giving reality TV fans something they’ve not felt in a long time: hope.The eye, which at first glance appears to be a simple photo of a human eye with a purple iris but, on closer examination, is a collage made up of various people’s peepers, has impressed a fair few fans since it was revealed. On X, @gtothet123 joked: ‘Whattttt it actually looks go
  
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• Cancer patient floored after asking M&S staff for help in sudden emergency

  14-08-2026 11:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Alex Reddington was shopping when she suddenly got a stomach cramp and knew she needed to head to the bathroom urgently - but there was a problem
  
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• Arsenal in talks to sign former Liverpool star after Ezri Konsa transfer blow

  14-08-2026 11:54 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mikel Arteta wants to sign a new centre-back (Photo: Getty)Arsenal have reportedly opened talks to sign former Liverpool defender and England World Cup star Jarell Quansah.The Gunners are in the market for a centre-back this summer with star player William Saliba to miss the start of the new season with a back injury.Arsenal say the France international will be sidelined for an ‘extended period’, with reports suggesting he could be out for a number of weeks or months depending on ho
  
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• Zara Tindall has been wearing this exact pair of sunglasses on repeat for years

  14-08-2026 11:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Zara Tindall knows the power of a good pair of sunglasses, and she has been wearing the exact same pair everywhere from Wimbledon to Cheltenham and Ascot over the years
  
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• Jamie Carragher urges Mikel Arteta to avoid ‘strange’ transfer mistake

  14-08-2026 11:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher (Picture: The Overlap)Jamie Carragher can’t understand why Arsenal are considering selling Myles Lewis-Skelly and said it would be a ‘strange’ decision to let the academy graduate leave this summer.Premier League champions Arsenal reportedly offered the 19-year-old England international to both Man United and Chelsea.Lewis-Skelly had a frustrating start to the previous campaign but broke into the team at the business end of t
  
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• Decision to let wife killer out of prison reversed – with her body still missing

  14-08-2026 11:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Killer Glyn Razzell, who murdered his estranged wife in 2002, will remain in prison after the Parole Board's decision to release him on licence was reversed at the High Court
  
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• What happens to Nigel Farage now he’s been re-elected as Clacton MP?

  14-08-2026 11:46 via metro.co.uk
  
  Farage leaving a polling station in Clacton after casting his vote yesterday (Picture: Victoria Jones/Shutterstock)Nigel Farage has been comfortably re-elected as Clacton’s MP, coming out on top of a record-breaking field of 34 novelty and fringe candidates.Polls in the run-up to Thursday’s by-election had predicted the Reform leader would get almost three-quarters of votes, but the final figure was 63.3%.Count Binface, meanwhile, secured 26.9%, making him by a wide margin the best-
  
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• ‘Frisky’ Ryan Thomas reveals consequence of separate beds with Lucy Mecklenburgh

  14-08-2026 11:43 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ryan Thomas and Lucy Mecklenburgh have found an arrangement that works for them (Picture: Getty Images)Ryan Thomas has shared an insight into his unique living arrangement with fiancée Lucy Mecklenburgh. The couple have been together since 2017 after meeting and falling in love on Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls. Former Coronation Street star Ryan, 42, then popped the question to ex-Towie cast member Lucy, 34, two years later with a romantic proposal on the Amalfi Coast. They
  
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• German 'swimming pool for everyone' announces today is for 'Black people only', sparking furious backlash

  14-08-2026 11:35 via dailymail.com
  
  The temporary open-air pool in front of Berlin's Volksbuhne theatre (pictured) was officially opened just last week, and will remain open for eight weeks.
  
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• Probe into Farage's £5m donation from crypto-billionaire resumes hours after his by-election victory over Count Binface

  14-08-2026 11:34 via dailymail.com
  
  The Reform UK leader secured a return to the House of Commons by being re-elected to the Essex seat he won at the 2024 general election.
  
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• GTA 6 Netflix show to span three episodes according to latest rumour

  14-08-2026 11:32 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jason and Lucia’s Netflix debut (Rockstar)Rockstar’s Extended Look for GTA 6 will feature multiple episodes according to reports, but there’s no official confirmation yet.After months of speculation, Rockstar is set to showcase the next trailer for GTA 6 via a ‘Extended Look’ on Netflix later this month. 
  It’s unclear what this Extended Look will involve, although it’s expected to include actual gameplay footage for the first time. Considering Rock
  
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• Man trampled to death by cattle at National Trust site, 19 years after first tragedy

  14-08-2026 11:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  John Orton, a 78-year-old retired telecommunications engineer, died after being injured 'trampled by cattle' at Felbrigg Hall in Norfolk on July 13
  
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• 'Make £100s' with leftover coffee jars and shoe boxes - ITV expert explains how

  14-08-2026 11:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  An ITV expert claims that common items destined for the bin could be earning you money
  
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• London bus drivers start 26 days of strike action over 'dangerously hot' working conditions as capital sees latest heatwave in record-breaking summer

  14-08-2026 11:21 via dailymail.com
  
  More than 1,500 bus drivers working for Arriva London started industrial action today - with warnings of major transport delays and chaos across the coming months.
  
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• 'I lost 3st without jabs or gym thanks to cheap home-made kitchen drink'

  14-08-2026 11:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Gracie Maxim, 41, says she has the same drink every morning to boost weight loss
  
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• Arsenal receive new £34m transfer offer for Gunners star amid Victor Osimhen talks

  14-08-2026 11:21 via metro.co.uk
  
  Osimhen is once again on Arsenal’s radar (Picture: Seskim Photo/MB Media/Getty Images)AC Milan have made an offer to sign Arsenal midfielder Ethan Nwaneri with Ruben Amorim eager to bring him to Italy this summer.Six months after being relieved of his duties at Manchester United, Amorim is leading a rebuild at the Rossoneri with seven members of the first-team squad said to have been put up for sale.Portugal star Goncalo Ramos has already been recruited to lead the attack with Amorim keen
  
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• Man accused of murdering Samantha Murphy is rushed to hospital after attempting to take his own life while awaiting trial

  14-08-2026 11:19 via dailymail.com
  
  Patrick Orren Stephenson, 24,was transported from Melbourne Assessment Prison to hospital on Friday.
  
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• Drag Race star Bimini warns nightclub closures 'erode the soul' of LGBTQ+ communities

  14-08-2026 11:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Drag artist and musician Bimini has warned that the rise in closures of nightclubs and music venues is eroding the "soul" of LGBTQ+ communities, as over half of queer spaces have shut down
  
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• Mum killed three-month-old baby by exposing her to ‘sustained’ heat from hairdryer

  14-08-2026 11:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  Courtney Gartshore used the appliance to subject Dahlia-Rose Gartshore to ‘significant and sustained heat’ on the head and body, fatally injuring herA mum who killed her three-month-old daughter with a hairdryer’s hot air has been jailed for six years.Courtney Gartshore used the appliance to subject Dahlia-Rose Gartshore to ‘significant and sustained heat’ on the head and body, fatally injuring her.The ‘harrowing’ incident took place at an address on Ki
  
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• UK warned it ‘doesn’t have the firepower’ to stop Russia seizing ships

  14-08-2026 11:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  Is the UK prepared to defend itself in open waters? (Picture: Royal Navy)As Russia seeks to expand its power at sea, there are fears that Britain does not have the firepower to protect its own cargo ships.Multiple defence planners have revealed that they are concerned about potential Russian ‘hijackings’ of British ships in the Indo-Pacific.It comes after earlier this week, when Vladimir Putin urged his Navy to ‘detain’ any European ships as payback for Europe’s in
  
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• 'How can I get past him cheating on me with ex-wife?'

  14-08-2026 11:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Agony aunt Coleen Nolan advises a reader who has just found out her boyfriend has cheated on her with his ex-wife after acting 'weird' and spending more time with his former partner
  
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• Jimmy Rimmer dies aged 78 as tributes paid to ex-Man Utd, Arsenal and Aston Villa icon

  14-08-2026 11:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jimmy Rimmer, the two-time European Cup winning goalkeeper, has died at the age of 78 having enjoyed successful spells at Manchester United and Aston Villa
  
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