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• Prue Leith’s lunchbox ban reeks of classism

  27-08-2026 16:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  She claims that parents can’t say no when children ask for chocolate bars(Picture: Nordin Catic/Getty Images for The Cambridge Union)Prue Leith, the former Great British Bake Off judge, has said that school meals should be ‘compulsory’ because parents find it too challenging to send in healthy foods – declaring that lunchboxes should be banned.Astonishingly, she claims that parents can’t say no when children ask for chocolate bars in the supermarket, so they should
  
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• Millions of pounds of rotting food causing horrid stench that's plagued locals is FINALLY removed from California warehouse

  30-08-2026 18:47 via dailymail.com
  
  Millions of pounds of rotting food have finally been cleared from the fire-ravaged Los Angeles warehouse - but residents are still waiting for the foul smell to disappear.
  
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• 'At least eight dead' and 24 missing after ferry carrying 270 people capsizes off coast of Cyprus - as police arrest captain and seven others

  30-08-2026 18:47 via dailymail.com
  
  The catamaran-style vessel set off from the port of Kyrenia, also known as Girne at around 12.30pm headed for the Turkish port of Tasucu in Mersin province.
  
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• Big Church Festival recap: Pastor killed by falling sign named and pictured as tributes pour in

  30-08-2026 18:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A 41-year-old pastor killed after a sign fell at Big Church Festival has been named and pictured for the first time, as tributes pour in.
  
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• Kyrenia ferry LIVE: Eight dead as passenger boat capsizes off Cyprus with 267 on board

  30-08-2026 18:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Eight people have died after a passenger ferry carrying 267 people capsized off northern Cyprus, with a search underway for 17 missing people
  
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• Xabi Alonso sends warning to Arsenal after Chelsea win against Brighton

  30-08-2026 18:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  Chelsea continued their perfect start under Xabi Alonso (Picture: Getty)Xabi Alonso says his Chelsea side will do ‘whatever it takes to win’ and will look different for their Premier League clash with Arsenal next Sunday.The Blues continued their perfect start to life under the Spaniard with an entertaining 4-3 win over Brighton at Stamford Bridge.The hosts raced into a three-goal lead after just 32 minutes through goals from Romeo Lavia, Pedro Neto and Joao Pedro, but, just like la
  
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• Energy Secretary says 'no one should doubt our resolve' on tackling climate change as she hits back at criticism

  30-08-2026 18:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh said Britain’s communities 'will not forgive us if we do not act to protect them' after the UK was ravaged by heatwaves and wildfires this summer
  
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• Xabi Alonso provides Moises Caicedo injury update after Chelsea’s win over Brighton

  30-08-2026 18:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  Moises Caicedo’s injury is ‘not a new one’, Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso confirmedXabi Alonso has confirmed that Moises Caicedo came off as a precaution as he was ‘not feeling the best’ during Chelsea’s 4-3 win over Brighton.Cole Palmer’s sublime 74th-minute strike proved decisive as Xabi Alonso’s men continued their 100 per cent start in the Premier League in a seven-goal thriller at Stamford Bridge.However, the concern surrounding Caicedo’s
  
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• Woman who claims Jeffrey Epstein flew her to UK for sex with Andrew 'may testify'

  30-08-2026 18:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The unnamed woman's US lawyer, Bradley Edwards, has revealed he has been in contact with police in the UK after his client changed her mind about assisting the ongoing criminal case
  
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• Body of man found next to critically injured child in attack at family home

  30-08-2026 18:13 via metro.co.uk
  
  The family home has been cordoned off by police (Picture: Cate McCurry/PA Wire)A man was found dead and a child is fighting for life in an attack at a family home.The body of a man was discovered by officers in Lisanahull Road, in Dungannon, Northern Ireland on Saturday.The child remains in a critical condition in a Belfast hospital while the woman has been released from hospital.A terraced house in the estate has been sealed off by police.A child’s trampoline can be seen in the front gar
  
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• Sons of police officer killed in horror A66 crash lead out dad's beloved Man Utd vs Ipswich

  30-08-2026 18:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Manchester United fan PC Matthew Blades was killed in a horror head-on collision with a vehicle that was speeding down the wrong way of the A66 in Teesside last week
  
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• Florida Republican is caught deleting post bashing Trump's oil deal with Venezuela... before embarrassing U-turn

  30-08-2026 18:08 via dailymail.com
  
  Maria Elvira Salazar criticized Donald Trump's latest move on Venezuelan oil - before awkwardly deleting her original post and replacing it with praise.
  
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• Jaw-dropping moment two planes fly over packed stadium in breathtakingly close stunt

  30-08-2026 18:07 via dailymail.com
  
  Two Airlink Embraer E-Jets were seen soaring over DHL Stadium in Cape Town ahead of South Africa 's game against New Zealand on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Kit rocked by Coronation Street death as terrifying news follows in new spoiler video

  30-08-2026 18:00 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 PageBad new seldom comes alone in Coronation Street, and the Winter clan have just been given a double dose.It all started when an old face from Bernie Winter’s (Jane Hazlegrove) past turned up on the Cobbles, her long lost aunt Celeste – her mother’s identical twin – who was dying of breast cancer.
  However, Bernie had no i
  
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• Former mayor and 3 family members are killed when small plane he was piloting crashed near coastal Alaskan town

  30-08-2026 17:57 via dailymail.com
  
  Former Bethel mayor Eric Middlebrook, 68, died when the Piper PA-24 went down in the Seldovia Slough, located 136 miles southwest of Anchorage, on Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Man dies after crashing into tree during police chase

  30-08-2026 17:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A man has died after his car hit a tree during a police chase
  
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• Bill Maher faces backlash over ‘bitter’ Dolly Parton tribute joke

  30-08-2026 17:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  Fans have been left by comic Bill Maher’s quip about Dolly Parton tributes (Picture: Getty)Bill Maher has been slammed by for giving the ‘lamest Dolly Parton tribute yet’ as fans called him out for his crude humour.Parton died on Tuesday aged 80 after a brief battle with cancer, her rep confirmed, leading to an outpouring of love and praise from around the world for a music icon whose charitable actions and attitude made her such a unifying figure.However, Maher, a controversi
  
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• 'At least seven dead' and 24 missing after ferry carrying 270 people capsizes and 'completely sinks' off coast of Cyprus

  30-08-2026 17:48 via dailymail.com
  
  The catamaran-style vessel set off from the port of Kyrenia, also known as Girne at around 12.30pm headed for the Turkish port of Tasucu in Mersin province.
  
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• Mysterious graffiti legend Helch who ‘upset’ Queen Elizabeth dies

  30-08-2026 17:35 via metro.co.uk
  
  Rest in Paint: Helch has passed away (Picture: W8media)An elusive graffiti artist who covered London in his enormous tags has passed away.Helch, who has tagged incredible spots across east London, and Windsor, had just began selling prints at a gallery.His death was annnounced shocking the graffiti and artist community who shared ‘Rest in Paint’ in heartfelt tributes.One particularly large Helch even had to be removed from a railway viaduct near Windsor Castle recently &nd
  
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• Darren Bent names best player ‘by a distance’ after Chelsea beat Brighton

  30-08-2026 17:35 via metro.co.uk
  
  Joao Pedro was Chelsea’s standout player against Brighton, according to Darren Bent (Picture: Sky Sports)Darren Bent picked out Joao Pedro for special praise following Chelsea’s 4-3 win over Brighton, claiming the forward was the best player on the pitch ‘by a distance’.Chelsea had looked to be cruising towards a comfortable victory as Romeo Lavia, Pedro Neto and Pedro all got on the scoresheet inside the opening 32 minutes at Stamford Bridge.But the visitors pulled a go
  
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• Thunderstorm warnings come into force for vast swathes of Britain as festival revellers refuse to let the mud ruin their fun

  30-08-2026 17:27 via dailymail.com
  
  Yellow alerts came into force at 11am in Northern Ireland , Wales, southern Scotland and most of England as the Met Office warned of winds up to 45mph in some areas.
  
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• Fears grow over Social Security cliff edge that could see millions of Americans lose $500 a month: 'This train wreck is going to happen'

  30-08-2026 17:27 via dailymail.com
  
  Americans have been paying into Social Security for generations, but without drastic action beneficiaries are set to lose out.
  
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• The terrifying holes in America's China defense as Iran war drains the arsenal: Just 1,000 missile interceptors left, 30 warships diverted from the Pacific and $30bn in Taiwan weapons still undelivered

  30-08-2026 17:25 via dailymail.com
  
  America's military stockpiles are being dangerously depleted by the prolonged war in the Middle East.
  
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• Police release one of two men arrested over 'murder' of girl, seven, and her aunt, 34, in Middlesbrough house fire

  30-08-2026 17:25 via dailymail.com
  
  Cleveland Police said the 31-year-old would face no further action but stressed that detectives were continuing to question a second man in connection with the alleged attack.
  
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• 'Lowlifes who killed PC Andrew Harper should never have been up for release - public opinion was overwhelming'

  30-08-2026 17:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Writing for The Mirror, Aileen O'Connor, chair of the Thames Valley Police Federation, said officers were shocked that two of PC Andrew Harper's killers were set to be released next year
  
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• Shark attack survivor Leah Stewart describes how she willed herself back to life when she lay dying on Coogee Beach - and her first words to her mother when she woke from her coma

  30-08-2026 17:06 via dailymail.com
  
  Leah Stewart, 35, spent 10 days in a coma after being viciously mauled in the first shark attack at Sydney's Coogee Beach in over a century on June 13.
  
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• Bank holiday ‘over-tourism’ causes huge traffic queues and raging locals

  30-08-2026 17:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  A coach party arriving in Bourton-on-the-water in the Cotswolds, where residents have raised concerns increased numbers of visitors are ruining the area (Picture: PAUL NICHOLLS PHOTOGRAPHY)The bank holiday has seen thousands of holidaymakers decamp to minibreak destinations across the country.But locals living near some of the nation’s favourite natural beauty and coastal spaces have hit back after ‘overtourism’ created traffic bottlenecks and bursting car parks in their areas
  
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• PC Andrew Harper killers' release scandal shows 'victims are always treated like the criminals'

  30-08-2026 17:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Campaigner Diana Parkes, 87, whose daughter Joanna Simpson was bludgeoned to death by British Airways pilot Robert Brown, today welcomed a move to stop the early release of offenders convicted of manslaughter
  
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• Alan Shearer makes Arsenal title claim as Chelsea beat Brighton

  30-08-2026 17:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Premier League legend Alan Shearer (Picture: BBC)Alan Shearer has backed Arsenal to retain the Premier League trophy this season and says Chelsea will be their ‘closest challengers’.Chelsea maintained their perfect start to the season with a 4-3 win over Brighton on Sunday.The Blues, who beat Fulham 3-2 in their Premier League opener, raced into a 3-0 lead in the first half thanks to goals from Romeo Lavia, Pedro Neto and Joao Pedro.Malick Yalcouye pulled a goal back for Brighton be
  
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• Maternity care crisis could get worse as 'more pregnancy units could close' after Devon hospital suspends births

  30-08-2026 16:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Matthew Hopkins, of the NHS Alliance, warned hospitals would "struggle" to provide the required level of obstetric cover, as the NHS grapples an ongoing maternity care crisis
  
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