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• Rights Act pledge 'breaches NI deal'

  12-05-2015 23:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The new UK government's pledge to scrap the Human Rights Act would be a "flagrant breach" of the Good Friday Agreement, a human rights organisation says.
  
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• Michael Carrick snaps at TV reporter after ‘ridiculous’ Man Utd question

  23-08-2026 16:33 via metro.co.uk
  
  Michael Carrick was not impressed with one pundit’s question after Man Utd’s loss to Hull (Photo: Viaplay/Getty)Michael Carrick was left fuming with a football pundit who accused Manchester United of ‘lacking passion’ during their defeat at Hull City.United’s season got off to a terrible start on Saturday when they beaten 2-0 by the newly-promoted side in their first Premier League game for nearly a decade.It was a deserved win for the Tigers, with the Red Devils c
  
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• Nolan Wells's three friends threaten to sue Al Sharpton after his comments about them over friend's boat death

  23-08-2026 16:29 via dailymail.com
  
  Attorneys for Wells's friends have demanded that Sharpton issue written and verbal apologies for allegedly defaming the friends by implying they committed murder.
  
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• TUI plane issued mayday call after ‘trespasser’ shut runway at UK airport

  23-08-2026 16:27 via metro.co.uk
  
  The TUI flight, not pictured, had taken off from Cape Verde around five hours earlier (Picture: Getty Images)A TUI flight was forced into an emergency diversion as its fuel supplies ran low during a ‘tresspass’ incident at Manchester Airport.Planes were blocked from landing on a runway at the UK’s third-busiest airport for a period on Friday night due to the security breach.They included one TUI Airways flight from Cape Verde’s Aristides Pereira International Airport, wh
  
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• Woman in her 80s dies after vehicle collision in Morrisons car park

  23-08-2026 16:14 via metro.co.uk
  
  The car collided with several other vehicles (Picture: Google Maps)A woman in her 80s has died after a car collided with shoppers in a Morrisons car park in Gosport, Hampshire.A grey Kia Soul drove into the car park on Walpole Road at around 12.05pm on Friday, striking two pedestrians.
  The woman was pronounced dead at the scene and a second shopper had minor injuries.The car also collided with several other parked and moving vehicles.Footage shared by The News, a Portsmouth news outle
  
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• Police ended chase seconds before car 'with cloned plates' crashed on A66 and killed 7

  23-08-2026 16:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The police watchdog said Cleveland Police officers ended their pursuit of a car just 10 seconds before it collided with a police car not involved in the chase, killing seven people
  
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• Man rushed to hospital after 'collision with car and pedestrian' at Asda

  23-08-2026 16:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called to the Asda supermarket in Bangor, County Down following a report of a collision involving a car and a pedestrian
  
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• £8 million scheme to send 200 Albanian prisoners back to their home has seen 13 go in three years

  23-08-2026 16:00 via dailymail.com
  
  An £8 million plan to remove 200 of Albania's most dangerous criminals from British prisons has seen just 13 sent home in three years. The prisoner transfer agreement was signed in 2023.
  
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• 130 BBC executives are paid more than £178,000 annually

  23-08-2026 15:59 via dailymail.com
  
  The largesse is the latest sign of runaway pay at the top of the BBC, where a record 130 executives now earn more than £178,000 a year.
  
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• Tragedy as beloved teacher and mom of 4 identified as driver who crashed into swimming pool

  23-08-2026 15:54 via dailymail.com
  
  Allison Rahmani, 40, has been identified as the driver who died after she crashed into her backyard swimming pool in Hewlett, New York, on Friday.
  
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• Mom of killer teen gives teary confession while being led away in SHACKLES...after allegedly helping her son hide his soccer star girlfriend's body

  23-08-2026 15:52 via dailymail.com
  
  State police escorted Rachel Moser to a squad car on Thursday, when she was charged with helping her son, Royce Moser, 18, clean up after he allegedly fatally stabbed his girlfriend, Karoline Heintz.
  
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• Rush to vaccinate penguins amid fears bird flu could decimate their numbers

  23-08-2026 15:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Federal Agriculture Minister Julie Collins announced a large round of vaccinations after bird flu was detected in a mammal on Sunday.
  
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• Emily Atack marries Alistair Garner in ‘absolutely perfect’ wedding ceremony

  23-08-2026 15:46 via metro.co.uk
  
  Alistair Garner and Emily Atack have now officially got married (Picture: Dave Benett/Getty Images)Emily Atack has announced that she has ‘officially’ got married to her husband Alistair Garner.The Rivals and Inbetweeners star shared a series of snaps on her Instagram showing their wedding ceremony.
  In a caption she said: ‘Yesterday we officially got married among close family and friends.‘It was absolutely perfect. I can’t believe we get to do all that again in a
  
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• Giovanni Pernice claims Strictly partner Amanda Abbington ‘did Nazi salute as banter’

  23-08-2026 15:37 via metro.co.uk
  
  Giovanni Pernice and Amanda Abbington were paired up during the 2023 series (Picture: Ray Burniston/BBC/PA)Giovanni Pernice has claimed Amanda Abbington made ‘rude gestures’, including a Nazi salute, during their rehearsal for Strictly Come Dancing.The Sherlock actress, 52, competed in the BBC dance show in 2023, when she was now-infamously partnered with Pernice.While all seemed well during their time on the show, Abbington abruptly dropped out after five weeks, citing health reaso
  
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• Xabi Alonso speaks out on fitness concerns over ‘world-class’ Chelsea star

  23-08-2026 15:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  Xabi Alonso gets his first Chelsea campaign underway on Monday (Picture: Getty Images)Xabi Alonso believes Cole Palmer has put his injury worries behind him and is a world-class player when at his best.The 24-year-old was hampered by injury problems last season, most notably a groin issue which he had to manage.Palmer was limited to 26 Premier League appearances as a result, scoring 10 goals, but missing out on England’s World Cup squad at the end of the season.New manager Alonso is hopin
  
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• Officer killed in wrong-way crash on A66 was excited to coach son's football team

  23-08-2026 15:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Husband and father-of-two Pc Matthew Blades, who was killed in the crash near Middlesbrough on the A66 yesterday, was preparing to start coaching his son's football team
  
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• Hackney’s Green mayor says trans women can still use women’s toilets in the borough

  23-08-2026 15:09 via metro.co.uk
  
  Zoë Garbett has told officials not to ‘police’ access to council facilities (Picture: REUTERS)The Green Mayor of Hackney has said trans women can still use women’s facilities in her borough in apparent defiance of the official guidance.Zoë Garbett told Metro that male and female spaces in Hackney remain ‘trans inclusive’ and she has ordered council staff not to ‘police access’ to these services.Her stance appears to conflict with the Equality
  
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• Hayden Panettiere’s mother says account of her death is ‘full of holes’

  23-08-2026 15:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  The mother of late Heroes star Hayden Panettiere has raised questions over her death (Picture: Mathew Imaging/FilmMagic)Hayden Panettiere’s estranged mother, Lesley Vogel, has raised questions over the final hours of her life, claiming the account given by her daughter’s boyfriend is ‘full of holes’.The actress died on August 16, aged 36, at a residence in Greenville, South Carolina, with first responders initially reporting a possible overdose after finding Panettiere i
  
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• Arsenal set asking price for Gabriel Martinelli with transfer talks underway

  23-08-2026 15:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  Gabriel Martinelli has been deemed surplus to requirements by Arsenal (Picture: Getty)Arsenal want to secure a club-record transfer fee for Gabriel Martinelli with talks underway between the Premier League champions and Al-Hilal.
  The Brazil international’s Gunners career appears to be over after he was left out of the matchday squads for both the Community Shield and Friday’s game against Coventry City.Summer signing Christos Tzolis made an eye-catching debut in Martinelli’s c
  
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• Over 200 Brits have applied for asylum in Australia - but authorities tell them to stop

  23-08-2026 15:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Brits trying back door route to stay in Australia by applying for asylum have been told they were getting 'seriously bad advice'
  
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• The places in England where you can afford to buy a home with one salary

  23-08-2026 15:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  A new study has identified the places where you can buy with one salary (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto)When it comes to getting on the property ladder, it goes without saying that it’s easier when you have two salaries to factor in.For single people, there’s only one deposit and one salary going towards the mortgage application.If you don’t have a beau to split everything with, it’s not a completely lost cause, as new research has revealed the areas in England where
  
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• Major crash forces motorway to close northbound causing three-mile queues

  23-08-2026 15:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Traffic on the northbound M6 following the crash this afternoon (Picture: Traffic Cameras)The M6 has been closed northbound following a crash, resulting in significant traffic disruption.Two lanes have been shut between the Lancaster and Carnforth junctions (J34 and J35) while emergency services attend the scene.Traffic is now being allowed to pass via lane three, but considerable tailbacks remain.National Highways has warned delays are exceeding 60 minutes ahead of the incident.Congestion has
  
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• TUI flight issues urgent 'mayday' call above UK with fuel running low

  23-08-2026 14:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The TUI flight from Cape Verde held over the Peak District for about 20 minutes but had to make an emergency landing at East Midlands Airport following an incident at Manchester
  
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• Stray cat has hilarious reaction after being called 'ugly'

  23-08-2026 14:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The stray cat was only very young with a very distinctive yet unusual shade of 'diluted tortoishell' fur and markings - and she just 'showed up' at a cat lover's property
  
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• Pictured: Five 'TikTok joyriders' killed in crash after VW driving wrong way down dual carriageway smashed into police car and left two officers dead

  23-08-2026 14:50 via dailymail.com
  
  Casualties of the A66 crash in Middlesbrough have been named locally as Michael Robert Cahill, 23, Theo Rae, 17, Cole Robert Worthy, 16, Jacob Matusiak, 23, and Makai Saddington, 18.
  
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• Campaigners say plans to switch off Freeview would show 'extraordinary cruelty towards the vulnerable'

  23-08-2026 14:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The Broadcast 2040+ campaign is urging the public to respond and tell the Government not to switch off Freeview, with the DCMS consultation Watch this Space ending on August 31
  
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• 'I wanted to die': Husband and wife kidnapped on October 7 reveal hell they endured in Gaza - from seeing girls 'beaten to pieces' and sexually assaulted to being starved and tortured

  23-08-2026 14:29 via dailymail.com
  
  When Aviva thinks back to the 51 days she spent trapped in Gaza, the spectre of Israeli women returning from sexual assault, bleeding and bruised, crowds her mind.
  
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• Jilted teen who massacred ex's family and three dogs to spend life behind bars

  23-08-2026 14:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Miguel Diego Sandoval waited outside his ex's family home in California, US, until everyone was asleep before breaking in and killing four people, as well as three dogs
  
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• Car destroyed and huge hole left in roof after London house fire

  23-08-2026 14:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  The cause of the fire is under investigation (Picture: London Fire Brigade)A fire has destroyed a semi-detached house and a car in New Malden, a suburb of south west London.
  The blaze erupted yesterday at around 9.35pm, engulfing the ground floor and first floor of the home on Mount Pleasant Road.
  Photographs shared by the fire brigade show the fire, which raged until 1am today, ate a large hole in the roof.Charred solar panels can also be seen, with the now burnt insulation covering the front
  
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• Why Ollie Watkins is not playing for Aston Villa against Brighton

  23-08-2026 14:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  There could still be a big move for Ollie Watkins this summer (Picture: PA Wire)Ollie Watkins is not in the Aston Villa squad to face Brighton on Sunday afternoon amid speculation that he will leave the club.The England international has been heavily linked with a move to Saudi Arabia after interest from Al-Hilal.Birmingham Live report that no agreement has been reached for a move and Villa are still keen to keep him, although transfer expert Ben Jacobs states that Watkins has told his club he
  
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