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• Royal Mail 'one-month rule' all customers should know about

  18-08-2026 12:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The postal service has a policy to help customers get back any undelivered mail
  
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• Trump trolls Iran, declaring Strait of Hormuz a 'new US territory' - prompting threats from Tehran

  18-08-2026 17:20 via dailymail.com
  
  The US President shared a map on Truth Social showing the narrow waterway with the words 'NEW U.S. TERRITORY' written across it.
  
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• WATCH: Somersaulting dolphins put on spectacular show just metres from shore as beachgoers scream with amazement

  18-08-2026 17:19 via dailymail.com
  
  Common dolphins have been spotted coming closer to Irish shores in recent years, particularly along the Atlantic coast.
  
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• Man who threatened to 'skin' Chancellor Rachel Reeves in sexist email rant facing jail

  18-08-2026 17:19 via dailymail.com
  
  Peter Roberts, 40, sent the message in November 2024, four months after Reeves became Chancellor.
  
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• St Louis mayor sparks outrage over shocking allegations about her behavior during funeral of police officer who died by suicide

  18-08-2026 17:18 via dailymail.com
  
  St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer attended a funeral service on Friday for Officer Kevin Bradford, 27. She has now been accused of having an inappropriate conversation with his colleagues there.
  
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• Ready Or Not activewear founder hit with domestic violence charges and AVOs to protect two girlfriends: Now, the houso-turned-TikTok king reveals why HE's considering legal action

  18-08-2026 17:18 via dailymail.com
  
  Police have sought separate AVOs to protect two women from Corey Jefferys. The Ready Or Not activewear founder insists there is 'so much more to it'.
  
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• London St Pancras - live: Evacuation and controlled explosion near King's Cross

  18-08-2026 17:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  London St Pancras train station has been evacuated as emergency services respond to an incident involving an unattended vehicle near King's Cross
  
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• Home Office plans to spend nearly £4.5 million on electric car chargers rather than tackling small boats crisis - as 250 more migrants arrive

  18-08-2026 17:17 via dailymail.com
  
  Nearly £4.5 million has been earmarked for the Net Zero gadgets to be installed at Home Office buildings to help staff go 'green'.
  
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• Teenager arrested as girl, 2, airlifted to hospital after e-bike collision

  18-08-2026 17:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police said a two-year-old girl was airlifted to hospital with 'serious injuries' following reports of a collision with an e-bike in Clacton, Essex - an 18-year-old has been arrested
  
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• The work bags that’ll have you almost looking forward to the commute

  18-08-2026 17:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Heading back to the office? Start with a better bag. (Picture: Metro/Getty)
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  It was always going to come round sooner than any of us thought. The great Return To The Office, which this year, hits particularly hard after a gloriously long summer. Especially if you’ve just returned from two weeks on a sun lounger where the most pr
  
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• The UK pub where you can get ‘sail-thru’ fish and chips straight to your boat

  18-08-2026 17:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  The restaurant serves customers straight to their boat (Picture: McMonagles Fish & Chips)In a brilliant twist on the ‘drive-thru’ concept at McDonalds or Starbucks, one pub in Scotland is offering ‘sail-thru’ dinner.McMonagles Fish and Chips, a restaurant on the Forth & Clyde Canal in Clydebank, is serving dinner right on the water: to paddleboards, kayaks, canoes, whatever.After sailing to the window, punters can be tucking into sustainably caught fish and hand-
  
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• Car blown up in central London after being left outside major train station

  18-08-2026 17:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  A controlled explosion was carried out on the unattended vehicleA car was blown up by the Metropolitan Police after it was left outside King’s Cross St Pancras station this afternoon.Emergency services cordoned off the road around the ‘unattended vehicle’ and evacuated the transport hub.Officers then carried out a controlled explosion, which was heard by passers-by around the area.The vehicle has since been declared non-suspicious, the Met said. The vehicle sparked an evacuati
  
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• London St Pancras - live: Evacuation and controlled explosion at King's Cross

  18-08-2026 16:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  London St Pancras train station has been evacuated as emergency services respond to an incident involving an unattended vehicle near King's Cross
  
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• ANZ manager claimed he was forced to quit after bank rejected his WFH request - but Fair Work found another reason for his resignation

  18-08-2026 16:59 via dailymail.com
  
  An ANZ manager claimed he had no choice but to resign after the bank allegedly refused to extend a flexible working arrangement. But the FWC found he had already secured a new job.
  
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• Eerie footage captured lone woman walking down sandy road called Lost Lane moments before she vanished forever

  18-08-2026 16:57 via dailymail.com
  
  Danielle Lopez vanished from Lost Lane in Penn State Forest, New Jersey, in April 2024. She was last spotted by a couple walking down a road called Lost Lane after her car got stuck in a muddy puddle.
  
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• Home Office plans to spend nearly £4.5mi on electric car chargers rather than tackling small boats crisis - as 250 more migrants arrive

  18-08-2026 16:56 via dailymail.com
  
  Nearly £4.5 million has been earmarked for the Net Zero gadgets to be installed at Home Office buildings to help staff go 'green'.
  
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• Green members chat about 'killing Zionists' in leaked WhatsApp messages

  18-08-2026 16:55 via dailymail.com
  
  Green activists claimed that British Jews were a 'weapon' of Israel and described violence towards Jewish people as 'understandable' in messages shared in a private WhatsApp group.
  
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• Ian Wright names dark horses who could rival Arsenal for the Premier League title this season

  18-08-2026 16:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  Former Arsenal and England striker Ian Wright (Picture: Getty)Ian Wright has named his dark horses to challenge Arsenal this season as Mikel Arteta’s side prepare to begin their Premier League title defence.After an emphatic victory over Manchester City in the Community Shield last weekend, the Gunners now turn their attention to beginning the defence of their league title.Arsenal will kick off the new campaign at the Emirates against newly-promoted Coventry City
  
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• Millions on atorvastatin for high cholesterol given warning by pharmaceutical expert

  18-08-2026 16:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  All you need to know as an expert has explained the side effects and potential issues with food
  
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• Baby died in basement with 'red fluid' coming out of her... then dad vaped nonchalantly while chatting with cops about what happened, prosecutors say

  18-08-2026 16:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Neal English Colby, 42, was arrested on Thursday on charges of child abuse homicide and child endangerment resulting in death in connection with the death of his daughter.
  
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• Scots College chairman and principal release joint-statement after backlash over the handling of alleged rape case grows within the school community

  18-08-2026 16:48 via dailymail.com
  
  Three boys from Scots College are accused of raping a 14-year-old girl in Sydney's east on July 22.
  
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• Where’s Melania Trump? President is spotted everywhere with aide Natalie Harp

  18-08-2026 16:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  Melania hasn’t been seen in almost a month – but Trump’s new aide is with him constantly (Picture: FIFA)As speculation surrounds the blonde woman Donald Trump has been seen with constantly, worries about the First Lady have been raised.Melania Trump was last seen on July 19, almost one month ago, when she attended the FIFA World Cup Final with her husband.After that, she skipped Senator Lindsey Graham’s funeral. She also didn’t greet the families of four killed US
  
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• British sprinter who won two golds at 2010 Commonwealth Games is missing following trip to Morocco two months ago

  18-08-2026 16:43 via dailymail.com
  
  Former sprinter Leon Baptiste, 41, has not contacted anyone back at home since he travelled to Morocco with friends for what was believed to be either a stag do or a golfing trip.
  
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• Schoolboy, 15, faces trial accused of 18 sex attacks including rape of girl aged 10

  18-08-2026 16:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  All of the alleged offences are said to have happened between June 2023 and January 2025, when the defendant was aged between 12 and 14 years old
  
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• London St Pancras - live: Evacuation with 'unattended vehicle' near King's Cross

  18-08-2026 16:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  London St Pancras train station has been evacuated as emergency services respond to an incident involving an unattended vehicle nearby
  
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• Emma Thompson’s actress mum Phyllida Law dies aged 94

  18-08-2026 16:34 via metro.co.uk
  
  Phyllida Law has died aged 94(Picture: Back/Daily Mail/Shutterstock)Phyllida Law, a star of the stage and screen and Emma Thompson’s mum, has died aged 94.Her manager Jacky Leggo shared that she ‘died supremely peacefully at home, surrounded by all her family’.The Glasgow-born actress rose to prominence in the 1960s in shows like Dr Finlay’s Casebook and Dixon of Dock Green, landing high-profile roles in the 80s.Law starred opposite Emma multiple times such as in Peter&r
  
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• Butlin's cancels bookings and offers refunds as adult attraction is closed

  18-08-2026 16:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The attraction was an adults-only zone where grown ups could unwind. However, this has now been closed, with customers who've booked their spot in advance being contacted for a refund
  
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• Former snooker world champion Graeme Dott asked alleged sex abuse victim if it felt 'nice', court told

  18-08-2026 16:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott, 49, is accused of lewd, indecent and libidinous behaviour towards two primary school age children
  
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• Former snooker champion Graeme Dott accused of child sex abuse against boy and girl

  18-08-2026 16:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott, 49, is accused of lewd, indecent and libidinous behaviour towards two primary school age children
  
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• Home Office ministers and civil servants under fire over plans to spend nearly £4.5million on electric car chargers rather than tackling small boats crisis - as 250 more migrants arrive

  18-08-2026 16:27 via dailymail.com
  
  Nearly £4.5 million has been earmarked for the Net Zero gadgets to be installed at Home Office buildings to help staff go 'green'.
  
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