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• Rocky Horror Show stars perform special tribute for Tim Curry

  27-08-2026 11:23 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 cast of the Rocky Horror Show on Broadway gave an emotional farewell to Tim Curry hours after his death.Curry, who starred as Dr Frank-N-Furter in the 1975 cult classic film, died aged 80 at his home in Los Angeles on Tuesday, August 25.His cause of death has not been confirmed, but the actor suffered a major stroke in 2012, which left him partially para
  
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• Daily horoscope August 29, 2026: Today’s predictions for your star sign

  29-08-2026 01:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Here’s what the stars have in store for your day (Picture: Metro.co.uk)The Moon sits at an awkward angle to Libra today, complicating otherwise easy things. Go gentle with yourself and others.
  Libra, Scorpio and Capricorn, something will get in the way of you fully embracing the day. Whether it’s doubts, tensions or overexerting yourself, be critical of the reason why.Know that difficult cosmic placements pass, and they only serve to make things better for you in the long run. Keep
  
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• Nicola filled with rage over police revelation about Jimmy in Emmerdale spoiler video

  29-08-2026 00:59 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 PageNicola King’s (Nicola Wheeler) entire world collapsed in Emmerdale this week when husband Jimmy King (Nick Miles) was killed in a car accident.In emotional scenes, Jimmy explained his plan to ask Nicola to renew their wedding vows, revealing that he’d even gone so far as to book the venue.Devastatingly, they will never get the opportunity, as Jim
  
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• Dawn and Joe overwhelmed by new arrival in Emmerdale spoiler video

  29-08-2026 00:59 via metro.co.uk
  
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  Emmerdale bride and groom Joe Tate (Ned Porteous) and Dawn Taylor (Olivia Bromley) take the ‘for better or for worse’ part of their vows to a whole new level.Some things you just don’t come back from. Like planning to jilt your fiancee at the altar before fleeing to Spain with your ex-husband and your unborn baby.Don’
  
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• Casualty star William Beck reveals ‘visually arresting’ tragedy for Dylan Keogh

  29-08-2026 00:59 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 Casualty 40th anniversary is nearly upon us, and star William Beck has hinted at the tragedy set to unfold for Dylan Keogh during the episodes.As the team at Holby ED discover that neighbouring hospital St James has become the site of an explosion, paramedics head over to search through the rubble for bodies.Amid the emotionally charged story, the annive
  
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• Bad news for Casualty fans as star reveals BBC has cut more episodes

  29-08-2026 00:59 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 PageCasualty star William Beck has confirmed the medical drama will air fewer episodes when it enters its new era next year.Back in 2025, the BBC shared the news that Casualty had been put out to tendering.The process decided which producer makes the show, and the baton was eventually handed over to BBC Studios.We knew that change was expected as a result of thi
  
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• All new Coronation Street spoiler videos reveal sad exit amid Debbie trauma

  29-08-2026 00:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Take a look at what next week has in store for the Coronation Street residents (Picture: ITV)There’s a lot going on on the cobbles of Coronation Street next week, from the sad exit of Nina Lucas (Mollie Gallagher) to a traumatic experience for Debbie Webster (Sue Devaney).Nina is set to leave Weatherfield for her new job in Whitby, but not before saying a final, emotional goodbye to a very important person.Elsewhere, Gemma Winter (Dolly-Rose Campbell) is rocked by the news that she may be
  
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• Brace for 'a lot more' migrants, council warns - as Home Office refuses to give guarantees numbers won't soar at ex-RAF sites

  29-08-2026 00:58 via dailymail.com
  
  Minutes of a private meeting with councillors in Norfolk reveal Home Office officials refused to guarantee that the number of small-boat migrants housed there won't soar.
  
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• Man sets himself on fire inside NYC Google office building as horrified staff rush to put out flames

  29-08-2026 00:56 via dailymail.com
  
  The individual is believed to have set himself on fire at a building at 315 Hudson Street shortly before 3pm, sources told the New York Daily News .
  
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• The town where Thursday's a 'no-go day' for women: Locals blame bussed-in migrants for wolf-whistling schoolgirls, theft and violence - while far-Right agitators fan the flames: FRED KELLY

  29-08-2026 00:28 via dailymail.com
  
  The Wethersfield site - 12 miles from Braintree and operated by Clearsprings Ready Homes on behalf of the Home Office - is the largest facility of its kind in Britain.
  
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• Number of Australians now reported missing in devastating Nepal floods hits 41 - as death toll climbs to 600

  29-08-2026 00:28 via dailymail.com
  
  Footage has emerged of locals sprinting for their lives as a catastrophic flood tore through a town in Nepal's Rasuwa region on Wednesday, killing 600 people.
  
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• Houses rammed, stabbings, drive-by shootings - inside the gang warfare turning Middlesbrough into a dystopian nightmare: PAUL BRACCHI

  29-08-2026 00:20 via dailymail.com
  
  Ramming homes with vehicles has become the modus operandi in the tit-for-tat gang wars plaguing Middlesbrough.
  
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• Dad, 41, killed in drone strike on birthday while raising funds for daughter

  29-08-2026 00:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Brazilian dad Tiago Rodrigues Marques, who reportedly served as a soldier in Ukraine's Donbas region, was killed in a drone strike on August 24, his family says
  
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• Double-decker bus crashes into building beside London station - bringing knock-on traffic and public transport disruption

  29-08-2026 00:09 via dailymail.com
  
  The H98 collided with a buildingon Station Road in Hayes and Harlington at around 7 pm on Friday evening.
  
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• Trump eviscerates NYT reporter who claimed he is skipping 9/11 service at World Trade Center

  29-08-2026 00:07 via dailymail.com
  
  The Times reported that Trump had wanted to give remarks at The National September 11 Memorial and Museum and had even gotten his team to visits before being discouraged from it.
  
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• Man sets himself on fire inside Google's NYC office as horrified staff rush to put out flames

  29-08-2026 00:06 via dailymail.com
  
  The individual is believed to have set himself on fire at a building at 315 Hudson Street shortly before 3pm, sources told the New York Daily News .
  
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• Trump's White House construction 'led to issues that resulted in Marine One's near-miss with passenger jet'

  28-08-2026 23:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump's construction of the new ballroom at the White House caused radio issues that led air traffic controllers to not hear messages sent from pilots preparing to carry the US President
  
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• Surrender! John Healey quit in protest at Starmer's refusal to spend 3 per cent of GDP on defence by 2030 - but as Chancellor HE has shelved the same target... just as Putin ramps up threats

  28-08-2026 23:52 via dailymail.com
  
  Critics said it raised fresh questions about Labour's commitment to defence and security of the nation.
  
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• 'King's letters and public response after cops killed in A66 crash are powerful - but action must match'

  28-08-2026 23:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  More than £1.1million has been raised for the families of PC Tom Clough and PC Matthew Blades, a remarkable expression of gratitude for two decent men who made the ultimate sacrifice. But grief must be followed by hard ­questions.
  
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• Uncle's despair over Nepal horror and missing nephew: 'How could anyone survive that flood? It came crashing down like a giant monster that ate everything up'

  28-08-2026 23:48 via dailymail.com
  
  Choppers from the Nepali army whirled overhead through an overcast sky as they made their way towards the Tibet border.
  
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• Man, 41, dies and others are injured after sign falls on revellers at Christian festival

  28-08-2026 23:48 via dailymail.com
  
  Witnesses report helicopters at the scene at Wiston Park, Steyning, West Sussex, with critical care medics also deployed. Paramedics have so far confirmed six patients.
  
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• Big Church Festival latest: Man dies as large sign crushes Sussex festival-goers

  28-08-2026 23:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One person has died after a sign fell on people at Big Church Festival in Steyning in West Sussex, with ambulance crews treating at least six people at the scene
  
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• Man 'sets himself alight' inside Google's NYC office as horrified staff rush to put out flames

  28-08-2026 23:46 via dailymail.com
  
  The individual is believed to have set himself on fire at a building at 315 Hudson Street shortly before 3pm, sources told the New York Daily News .
  
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• Labour backs plans for 20mph speed limits across ALL new housing developments in latest attack on motorists

  28-08-2026 23:44 via dailymail.com
  
  Ministers have endorsed quango proposals to introduce 20mph or lower speed limits, encourage car sharing and make roads narrower on new housing estates.
  
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• Man 'Tasered outside Toby Carvery' as police descend on Oldham car park

  28-08-2026 23:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A man was reportedly Tasered by police outside a Toby Carvery in Oldham, Greater Manchester, on Friday night
  
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• SpaceX recovers Starship from Indian Ocean in biggest salvage mission yet

  28-08-2026 23:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk's SpaceX has recovered the Starship rocket in the Indian Ocean and is taking it back to its company headquarters in Texas - a trip that will take several months
  
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• 10 years later and Train to Busan has lost none of its devastating stopping power

  28-08-2026 23:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Gong Yoo stars as recently divorced dad Seok-woo (Picture: Everett/REX/Shutterstock)By 2016, zombie horror looked like it was running out of steam. Again.Experiencing a surge in popularity in the 2000s after the release of 28 Days Later, Shaun of the Dead, and Zack Snyder’s Dawn of the Dead remake, the subgenre was propelled into the pop culture stratosphere by The Walking Dead, based on Robert Kirkman’s long-running comic book series of the same name.The market, though, quickl
  
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• Thieves snatch diamond necklace worth more than £3,000,000 before ‘calmly walking out’

  28-08-2026 23:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  A manhunt has launched for the two suspects captured on CCTV after a jewellery heist in Vienna (Picture: LPD Wien)Two thieves walked into a museum and grabbed a rare diamond necklace encrusted with more than 600 diamonds in a brazen jewellery heist in Austria.The duo were so confident they didn’t bother to wear masks, instead waltzing in after buying tickets for the exhibition at the Vienna Museum of Applied Arts (MAK).
  The suspects headed for the Van Cleef and Arpels diamond and platinum
  
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• Far-right Brit commentator and Kanye West's ex-chief of staff Milo Yiannopoulos detained by ICE at airport

  28-08-2026 23:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Brit Milo Yiannopoulos, 41, was arrested after he allegedly overstayed "his welcome" in the US - he previously hit out at Donald Trump's second term performance
  
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• Lovers' explosive tiff ended in death of innocent mother caught in path of their unhinged meltdown, cops say

  28-08-2026 23:17 via dailymail.com
  
  Janelle Swenson, 42, died at the collision scene.The couple that caused the crash face multiple charges, officials said.
  
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