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• Real Madrid 3-0 Almeria

  29-04-2015 22:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  James Rodriguez's stunning volley sets Real Madrid on the way to a victory over Almeria that narrows the gap on leaders Barcelona.
  
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• Train derails in Essex in second incident on railways in 24 hours

  14-08-2026 16:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  Another train has derailed, this time in EssexA Greater Anglia train has derailed near Wickford in Essex.It comes not even 24 hours after a Southern Rail train derailed near Lewes railway station in East Sussex, leaving two severely injured and another 18 with less serious injuries.With over 100 passengers on board, people were trapped for hours after several carriages turned on their side, prompting a major incident to be declared.Little is currently known about the situation near Wickfor
  
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• Second train derails in 24 hours

  14-08-2026 16:13 via dailymail.com
  
  A train has derailed in Essex less than a day after 20 people were injured in a similar incident at Lewes.
  
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• RSPCA 'please don't' message for owners using cold towels on pets in heatwave

  14-08-2026 16:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The animal charity has explained the dos and don'ts of pet care during the hot weather
  
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• Eurovision bosses considering drastic rule change for voting in 2027 contest

  14-08-2026 16:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  Further changes are being implemented ahead of Eurovision 2027 (Picture: Reuters)Organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest are reportedly considering a major overhaul of the competition’s voting system.Ahead of the 2027 contest – which has been confirmed to take place in Burgas following Bulgarian singer Dara’s 2026 win – bosses are looking into possible changes.This includes ways to discourage voting campaigns that could influence the results.Consequently, the European
  
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• Killer whale is spotted with shotgun pellet wounds off Spain - following spate of orca attacks on yachts

  14-08-2026 15:50 via dailymail.com
  
  The orca known as Toñi was spotted off Cadiz, southern Spain , with holes in its dorsal fin, which whale conservation charities have identified as gunshot wounds.
  
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• Stourbridge fires - live: Burnham makes planes pledge after fire 'like war movie'

  14-08-2026 15:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Andy Burnham visited Stourbridge in the West Mildands this afternoon, where a grass fire spread out of control and destroyed several homes yesterday
  
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• Mikel Arteta drops huge Ethan Nwaneri transfer hint after two offers for Arsenal star

  14-08-2026 15:47 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arteta spoke out on Arsenal’s incoming and outgoing business (Picture: Arsenal FC via Getty Images)Mikel Arteta has conceded Arsenal starlet Ethan Nwaneri could be sold this summer, admitting the club must accept ‘certain players’ will move on.The Premier League champions have strengthened their squad with the signings of Bruno Guimaraes and Christos Tzolis with Piero Hincapie’s loan move also made permanent. Ilan Meslier has also arrived in goal on a free transfer.There
  
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• Fire breaks out at Holiday Inn hotel 'housing asylum seekers'

  14-08-2026 15:47 via dailymail.com
  
  Videos shared on social media show large plumes of thick black smoke billowing from the building on Empire Way in Wembley.
  
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• British widow, 78, set to be deported from Sweden under post-Brexit rules

  14-08-2026 15:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  British widow Joyce Thomas, 78, faces being deported from Sweden after 21 years in the country under strict post-Brexit rules - but says she has done 'nothing wrong'
  
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• All the ways the UK will have to adapt to extreme heat - from workers' rights to transport

  14-08-2026 15:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As climate change is making hotter temperatures the new normal, how can the country adapt in the future to respond to warmer weather?
  
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• The ‘holy grail’ of Nintendo consoles is on sale for £9,000 at auction

  14-08-2026 15:41 via metro.co.uk
  
  The ‘holy grail’ of Nintendo video game consoles is up for grabs (Picture: Ewbank’s Auctioneers / SWNS)A trio of retro Nintendo video game consoles considered the ‘holy grail’ for collectors could fetch up to thousands at auction.
  The three consoles were officially licensed variants of the Game & Watch series used to promote Phosphatine, a popular French cereal and infant food product.Nintendo first released consoles and games from the Game & Watch series i
  
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• Top White House official QUITS as Trump's Iran war spirals out of control after chilling new attack

  14-08-2026 15:40 via dailymail.com
  
  One of Donald Trump's top national security advisers is resigning as the war with Iran escalates, with new attacks on US allies in the Strait of Hormuz.
  
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• Blind 92-year-old's multi-million dollar fortune sparks inheritance fight after she leaves everything to her stepson instead of her beloved charities

  14-08-2026 15:38 via dailymail.com
  
  A widow who spent decades backing charities shocked friends by leaving her entire fortune to her stepson.
  
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• Princess Beatrice pays respects at Paddy McNally's funeral with Fergie nowhere to be seen

  14-08-2026 15:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Princess Beatrice was seen at the funeral of motorsport tycoon Paddy McNally - who previously dated her mother, Sarah Ferguson, and whom she once called her ‘father figure’
  
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• Missing Emmerdale star returns after two years for celebratory scenes

  14-08-2026 15:33 via metro.co.uk
  
  Emmerdale is set to welcome back a character last seen in 2024 (Picture: ITV/Metro)Emmerdale star Luca Hoyle has made his return to screens after a two year absence.The young actor, who plays Elliot Windsor, has been a key part of the ITV soap since 2016, but he hasn’t appeared on screen since December 11, 2024.Elliot is the son of Jimmy King (Nick Miles) and Kelly Windsor. Jimmy had no idea of Elliot’s existence until Kelly introduced them in 2012. In 2016, Elliot moved in with his
  
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• Shocking charges faced by teen mum who died outside her cell in feared women's prison a day before she was due in court - as funeral reveals fate of son she had at 16

  14-08-2026 15:32 via dailymail.com
  
  Troubled teen Tarsha Golightly had spent less than a week behind bars at the jail made infamous by Erin Patterson when she died mysteriously, a day before she was due in court
  
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• Sam McKnight’s Cool Girl Body is the hair product flat-haired girls need to know about

  14-08-2026 15:32 via metro.co.uk
  
  I’ve never met a Sam McKnight product I wasn’t besotted with. (Picture: Metro/Getty/Sarah Bradbury/Sam McKnight)
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  As someone with famously fine, stubbornly flat hair, I’ve spent years chasing volume.Not the big, Texan beauty-pageant kind. Just the sort of hair that doesn’t collapse by 11am after I’ve spen
  
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• American Pie’s Shannon Elizabeth made $1,000,000 on OnlyFans in just nine days

  14-08-2026 15:32 via metro.co.uk
  
  Shannon Elizabeth has cashed in on her status as a 90s sex symbol (Picture: Image Press Agency/Alamy Stock Photo/PA Wire)American Pie star Shannon Elizabeth has revealed she made an astonishing $1million (£740,000) within just nine days of joining OnlyFans.The actor, 52, became one of the defining sex symbols of the late 90s after playing Czech exchange student Nadia in the raunchy 1999 comedy, and more than 25 years later, fans are clearly still interested.Elizabeth launched her account
  
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• Nicole Kidman opens up on differences in Tom Cruise and Keith Urban relationships

  14-08-2026 15:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Nicole Kidman has shed light on her famous marriages (Picture: Getty Images)Nicole Kidman has given fans a rare glimpse into not one but two of her most high-profile relationships.The Oscar-winning actor was married to Tom Cruise from 1990 to 2001, and adopted two children together: Isabella and Connor.Following their split, she then met musician Keith Urban in 2005 in Los Angeles, with the pair marrying a year later in Sydney, Australia.Nicole and Keith welcomed two daughters, Sunday Rose and
  
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• 'Dead' baby found alive in body bag welcomed back home after 'miracle'

  14-08-2026 15:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A baby who endured an extraordinary medical ordeal has finally returned home to his family after weeks of uncertainty
  
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• Government temporarily BANS disposable barbecues over 'significant risk to public' during heatwave

  14-08-2026 15:25 via dailymail.com
  
  Officials said the items posed 'a significant risk to the public' due to current conditions which yesterday brought Britain's hottest day of the year, at 38.1C (100.4).
  
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• Chelsea raise asking price for transfer flop after Champions League club make approach

  14-08-2026 15:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  Xabi Alonso needs to clear out his Chelsea squad before the transfer window closes (Photo: Getty)Chelsea have set a new price tag for one of their unwanted stars as interest in the £30m transfer flop ramps up.Como, managed by former Arsenal and Chelsea star Cesc Fabregas, are looking to make big moves in the market ahead of their first Champions League campaign.The Serie A side have already splashed £30.7million to sign Trevoh Chalobah and as their relationship with Stamford Bridge
  
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• Wembley hotel fire: Smoke rises near Wembley Stadium as six engines scrambled

  14-08-2026 15:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Fire crews were scrambled to a massive fire at a hotel on Empire Way, near Wembley Stadium, London, with dozens of firefighters tackling the blaze
  
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• Disposable barbecues temporarily banned due to ‘significant risk to public’

  14-08-2026 15:15 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 PageThe government has issued a temporary ban on the sale of disposable barbeques, as they pose a ‘significant risk to the public’.It comes amid a fifth round of heatwave conditions for the UK, with temperatures exceeding 38°C yesterday, marking the hottest day of the year thus far.The single-use grills ‘have been the cause of a number of s
  
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• Two inmates charged with trying to murder Sara Sharif’s dad with jagged tuna lid

  14-08-2026 15:14 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sara Sharif’sfather Urfan Sharif was allegedly ambushed in his cell where his neck was cut with the jagged edge of a tuna tin lid (Pictures: Surrey Police/PA)Two inmates have been charged with trying to kill Sara Sharif’s dad at the high security Belmarsh prison.Steven Sansom, 47, and Adam Watson, 39, are accused of Urfan Sharif’s attempted murder on New Year’s Day last year.Sharif, 43, was allegedly ambushed in his cell where his neck was cut with the jagged edge of a t
  
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• Clacton by-election result recap: Finance probe reopens but Farage nowhere to be seen after beating Binface

  14-08-2026 15:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards’ website states a probe into an alleged failure to declare a gift from Brit crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne has reopened
  
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• Government bans disposable barbecues due to 'significant risk to the public' during heatwave

  14-08-2026 15:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Government has issued a temporary ban on the sale of the cooking devices as they pose a 'significant risk to the public' due to the extreme weather and heatwave conditions
  
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• Heart warning issued to people on levothyroxine for underactive thyroid

  14-08-2026 15:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The NHS GP and ITV doctor explained the potential "life-threatening" symptom in a new episode of his podcast
  
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• As Amy Hunt strives to be fastest woman in the world ex teammate backs her for Olympic gold

  14-08-2026 15:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Exclusive: Queen of the Track Amy Hunt is on a mission to become the first woman to win four European golds at a single championship. Now she has her focus fixed on Olympic gold with good reason, according to Asha Philip
  
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