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• Racist thug caught on camera by his OWN home CCTV system after attack on cabbie

  09-03-2015 23:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Asian driver had knocked on Mark Wilson’s door to ask for the money after he went into his home in Preston without paying
  
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• More than £300k raised for families of hero police officers killed in Teesside crash

  24-08-2026 09:59 via dailymail.com
  
  PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough died on Saturday when a Volkswagen Passat travelling the wrong way down the A66 crashed head-on into their police car.
  
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• Ukraine hits major Russian shopping hubs in huge drone attack as Andy Burnham makes first trip to Kyiv

  24-08-2026 09:52 via dailymail.com
  
  Ukraine today marked its Independence Day with huge drone attacks on three major Russian online shopping hubs and an audacious bid to strike Vladimir Putin's military cosmodrome.
  
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• Terrified electrician trapped for hours inside 130-foot high gas station sign recorded goodbye message to wife and kids: 'It was my final words'

  24-08-2026 09:50 via dailymail.com
  
  An electrician was stranded 130 feet above the ground inside a gas station sign. Fearing the worst, he recorded goodbye messages for his wife and children.
  
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• Burnham 'poised to bow to demands for EU students to get cut-price tuition fees' as he cosies up to Brussels

  24-08-2026 09:46 via dailymail.com
  
  Andy Burnham told European leaders he had 'ambitions' for a summit intended to 'reset' relations later this year.
  
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• I visited Arctic Circle where it's full sunshine at midnight - 1 thing stood out

  24-08-2026 09:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Towering snow-capped mountains — even in May — the sea everywhere you look, beautiful, traditional houses and, of course, a few trolls to keep you company. Clare Fitzsimons takes a trip to Tromsø
  
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• 'I was diagnosed with skin cancer aged 26 - unethical sunscreen tax must end now'

  24-08-2026 09:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jessica Zbinden-Webster, who was diagnosed with skin cancer aged just 26, will deliver a petition with almost 100,000 signatures to Downing Street calling for the 20% VAT charged on sun cream to be scrapped
  
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• Baby's devastating diagnosis after mum spots 'white glow' in his eye

  24-08-2026 09:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Olivia Hannaford's son, Oliver, was only four and a half months old when they noticed something strange happening to his eye
  
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• 19-year-old blackbelt student dies after heart attack in her sleep

  24-08-2026 09:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Isabelle was found critically ill and airlifted to hospital but could not be saved
  
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• Government demand social media firms remove chilling joyride vids after deadly A66 crash

  24-08-2026 09:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Social media companies have been told to take down dangerous content showing people driving on the wrong side of the road after a tragic crash killed seven people including two police officers
  
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• UK flights to Spain forced to divert due to unidentified drone spotted close to airport runway

  24-08-2026 09:26 via dailymail.com
  
  The drone was spotted near runway 12 at Malaga Airport at around 9pm, prompting incoming flights from cities including London , Birmingham , Bristol and Cork to divert.
  
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• I want a Tory victory, not a monstrous coalition with Reform, says Kemi Badenoch

  24-08-2026 09:24 via dailymail.com
  
  The Tory leader said defectors who left her party for Nigel Farage's are 'some of the most dishonest people' she has met.
  
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• UK couple 'retire' in early 30s and travel the world 'for £60 a day'

  24-08-2026 09:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  They left the UK earlier this year with their sons aged six and four
  
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• I left a sexless marriage at 54. Now, I'm having the time of my life with men in their 20s and 30s. This is what  they all love about me...and why I'll still keep having our sleepovers in hotel rooms

  24-08-2026 09:16 via dailymail.com
  
  At the age of 54, I've discovered my own means of sexual rejuvenation: sleeping with younger men. Does that sound wrong?
  
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• Trump's Treasury chief to launch massive financial warfare against Iran as US seeks to cripple 'tyrannical' regime

  24-08-2026 09:12 via dailymail.com
  
  United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent teased on Sunday that the country will take the 'single greatest financial offensive' against Iran, ahead of a scheduled news conference on Monday.
  
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• Newcastle boss sends message to Manchester United on Lewis Hall interest

  24-08-2026 09:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  Matthias Jaissle hopes to keep hold of Lewis Hall this summer (Picture: Getty Images)Newcastle United manager Matthias Jaissle gave his thoughts on a possible Manchester United move for Lewis Hall and it is not good news for the Red Devils.The left-back has been linked with a move to Old Trafford this summer as Manchester United look to add competition for Luke Shaw.After a nightmare start to the season for Michael Carrick’s side with a 2-0 defeat at Hull City, the need for more arrivals
  
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• Government tells Tiktok to take down vids 'celebrating' people driving down the wrong side of roads

  24-08-2026 08:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Defence minister Luke Pollard said the Government has told TikTok and other social media companies to take down videos of people driving the wrong way down roads as a terrifying new trend emerges
  
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• Coach actress and Elvis Presley co-star Shelley Fabares dies aged 82

  24-08-2026 08:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  Actress Shelley Fabares has died (Picture: Michael Tullberg/Getty)Emmy Award-nominated actress and singer Shelley Fabares, who had a decades-long TV career and co-starred with Elvis Presley in three movies, has died aged 82.Fabares’ breakthrough success came in the 1950s on The Donna Reed Show, where she played the star’s daughter Mary, while she later appeared on sitcom Coach from 1989 to 1997.The star’s family, including M*A*S*H actor Mike Farrell, announced her death on Sun
  
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• Diego Simeone sends message to Julian Alvarez as Atletico Madrid star makes new Arsenal decision

  24-08-2026 08:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  Julian Alvarez was booed by Atletico Madrid supporters during Sunday’s game against Villarreal (Picture: Shutterstock)Diego Simeone has urged everyone connected with Atletico Madrid to rally around Julian Alvarez after he was booed by his own supporters on Sunday.The Argentina international has rendered himself persona non grata after he publicly declared during the World Cup that it was his dream to join Barcelona this summer.
  Atletico, however, have remained adamant that their star stri
  
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• Met Office meteorologist explains how to tell if it will actually rain

  24-08-2026 08:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  You can figure it out at a glance.
  
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• Terrified electrician trapped for hours inside 130-foot high gas station sign for hours recorded goodbye message to wife and kids: 'It was my final words'

  24-08-2026 08:40 via dailymail.com
  
  An electrician was stranded 130 feet above the ground inside a gas station sign. Fearing the worst, he recorded goodbye messages for his wife and children.
  
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• NHS dietician gives warning to anyone having smoothies

  24-08-2026 08:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Registered Dietitian Nichola Ludlam-Raine gave 7 simple supermarket changes for families
  
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• Family living apart as Home Office won't give dad visa to come to UK

  24-08-2026 08:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Rachel Mackay has been raising her baby alone for eight months as her husband has been refused a visa three times
  
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• ‘Gotcha!’ Hollyoaks confirms game-changing twist as Jenson makes major discovery

  24-08-2026 08:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jenson found what everyone was looking for – but just what will he do with it? (Picture: Lime Pictures)Hollyoaks spoilers follow for Monday’s (August 24) episode that is now available to view on Channel 4 streaming. The episode in question will air on E4 on at 7pm.The twists just keep coming down Hollyoaks way, with another pretty big one served up courtesy of Jenson Cole (Ryan Clayton), who stumbled upon something that Warren Fox (Jamie Lomas) has been look
  
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• Murder investigations launched as five bodies found by police on rural Oregon property

  24-08-2026 08:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT: The gruesome discovery was made in the US state of Oregon, after emergency services were called to a vehicle fire at the weekend
  
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• 'We got breast cancer in our 20s like thousands more, screening needs to change'

  24-08-2026 08:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: As a study finds that 95 percent of high-risk women under 50 are being missed when it comes to breast cancer screening rules, The Mirror speaks to three patients who were all diagnosed with the disease before becoming eligible for mammograms
  
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• Woman is killed after car crashes into diners at a Westfield

  24-08-2026 08:22 via dailymail.com
  
  A car crashed into the outdoor dining area of a Westfield in Melbourne on Monday afternoon.
  
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• Terrified electrician stuck inside 130-foot high gas station sign for HOURS recorded goodbye message to wife and kids: 'It was my final words'

  24-08-2026 08:22 via dailymail.com
  
  An electrician was stranded 130 feet above the ground inside a gas station sign. Fearing the worst, he recorded goodbye messages for his wife and children.
  
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• Trump's Treasury chief vows to launch massive financial warfare against Iran as US seeks to cripple 'tyrannical' regime

  24-08-2026 08:21 via dailymail.com
  
  United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent teased on Sunday that the country will take the 'single greatest financial offensive' against Iran, ahead of a scheduled news conference on Monday.
  
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• Andy Burnham arrives in Kyiv for first foreign visit as he hands over top secret Storm Shadow missile plans

  24-08-2026 08:20 via dailymail.com
  
  Andy Burnham is in the Ukraine capital for the country's independence day after travelling overnight by train.
  
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