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• Runner, 38, vanishes while preparing for record in Alps as helicopter scrambled

  08-09-2026 10:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Canadian skyrunner Kalie McCrystal went missing while on a training session for a record attempt to climb and descend the 14,692ft Matterhorn
  
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• Menendez brothers could walk free after 37 years with parole hearing ‘brought forward’

  08-09-2026 13:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lyle (left) and Erik (right) Menendez in Beverly Hills Municipal Court in 1990 (Picture: AP)Erik and Lyle Menendez could walk free from prison after their next parole hearing was provisionally brought forward.The pair, 55 and 58 respectively, were handed life sentences after they were found guilty of killing their parents in 1989.But the brothers have now been granted an early parole suitability hearing tentatively scheduled for March 2027, TMZ reports.They were previously told they would only
  
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• Why six Champions League games are taking place on Thursday this week

  08-09-2026 13:21 via metro.co.uk
  
  Manchester United are one of the sides in action on Thursday (Picture: Getty)The Champions League returns this week with 18 matches taking place across Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.While Tuesday and Wednesday fixtures are a traditional part of the competition, games taking place on a Thursday are a less familiar sight for Champions League audiences.This is because UEFA has decided that the first week of the Champions League should be exclusive to the competition, with no fixtures from the Eu
  
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• Ballon d'Or 2026 LIVE: Updates as full list of nominated players to be confirmed

  08-09-2026 13:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The nominated list for the 2026 Ballon d'Or is set to be released this morning with Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham expected to be among those in the running
  
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• Team Sussex hit back again in royal letter row as they claim they did not have enough time to 'clarify' points before Palace released it to public

  08-09-2026 13:09 via dailymail.com
  
  Harry and Meghan received the letter an hour before it was sent to the media, but their office claims it was denied the chance to clarify several of the monarch's points before it was released.
  
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• RNLI boats carrying 140 migrants was denied entry to TWO ports before it landed at docks near Portsmouth and met by hundreds of protesters

  08-09-2026 13:06 via dailymail.com
  
  Police officers were injured and vehicles damaged during a stand-off with more than 500 balaclava-clad men after the migrants were brought ashore at Eastney Landing on Sunday.
  
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• Manchester 'house explosion' live: Huge 'bang' in Harpurhey makes ground shake

  08-09-2026 13:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police, paramedics and fire crews have raced to a street in Harpurhey, Manchester, following reports of a house explosion - witnesses say they felt the ground shake
  
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• Double Foreign Office Thailand travel advice alert for all Brits

  08-09-2026 13:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Foreign Office has updated its travel advice for all UK nationals heading to Thailand
  
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• Assistant headteacher who battered his wife and hurled a porcelain toilet brush holder at her escapes ban because it didn't happen in school

  08-09-2026 13:06 via dailymail.com
  
  Douglas Elvy was arrested on December 26, 2023 after police responded to reports of an assault and he was released on bail the following day on the condition that he did not contact the victim.
  
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• Prince George beams as he arrives for first day at £63k-a-year Eton with proud William and Kate

  08-09-2026 13:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Prince and Princess of Wales accompanied 13-year-old Prince George as he arrived for his first day at Eton College today, where he shook hands with his new headmaster
  
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• Paul Scholes urges Michael Carrick to drop Man Utd star against Man City

  08-09-2026 13:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  Scholes wants to see Sesko start (Picture: The Good, The Bad and The Football)Paul Scholes insists Benjamin Sesko must start up front for Manchester United ahead of Sunday’s derby showdown with Manchester City, unconvinced by Matheus Cunha’s role in the team.Sesko averaged a goal every 85 minutes under Michael Carrick last season but is still to start a game this term having missed the entire pre-season campaign with a shin issue.Cunha has led the line against Hull City, Ipswich Tow
  
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• Elation as eighth missing Australian is found alive following Nepal flood disaster - as Newcastle father-of-two details tireless search for his wife

  08-09-2026 13:03 via dailymail.com
  
  Authorities have confirmed the safety of another Australian in Nepal following devastating floods, bringing the total number of safe Aussies to eight.
  
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• Sega says it makes more money from people who don’t play their games

  08-09-2026 12:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  With how expensive the hobby is nowadays, more people can only engage with video games through adaptations and livestreams (Sega)Franchises like Yakuza can generate more ‘engagement’ from people who only watch gameplay videos and streams, and Sega is completely fine with that.When most people are comfortable playing the same small curation of video games that have been out for years, rather than buying new ones, you have to wonder if the hobby’s audience has hit a ceiling.It&r
  
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• Labour warned of tax revenue 'shock' in New Year after Britain's third-biggest taxpayer becomes latest billionaire to leave Britain

  08-09-2026 12:56 via dailymail.com
  
  Hedge fund tycoon Chris Rokos - who paid an estimated £330million to the Treasury last year - has become the latest to join the exodus.
  
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• ‘I didn’t realise’ – Joe Cole praises Chelsea ‘monster’ after Arsenal defeat

  08-09-2026 12:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  Joe Cole has been blown away by Chelsea’s big-money signing Morgan Rogers (The Dressing Room Podcast)Joe Cole says he ‘didn’t realise’ quite how good Morgan Rogers was following his move to Chelsea, branding the attacker an ‘absolute monster’.Chelsea smashed their transfer record to sign Rogers after reaching a £117million agreement with Aston Villa for the 24-year-old England international back in July.Arsenal had initially been in pole position to cap
  
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• Mortgage rates are rising again - what can you do to cut your costs?

  08-09-2026 12:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Barclays, Santander, Skipton, TSB and the Nottingham Building Society have all announced that they are increasing their mortgage rates this week
  
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• Four friends die after car veers off cliff and crashes into a pole

  08-09-2026 12:46 via metro.co.uk
  
  Four best friends died after their car plunged off the mountain road in California (Picture: ABC7 News)A group of friends killed in a California crash are said to have been flung out of the car without seatbelts.
  A mountain community in southern California is grieving the deaths of four young friends, who died after their car crashed near the Angeles National Forest.
  The victims killed at the scene have been named as 21-year-old Rebeka Citlali Cabral Gonzalez, Jason Potter and Cole Torres, both
  
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• University of Warwick evacuated over ‘suspicious package’ as emergency crews called

  08-09-2026 12:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A large emergency services response was sent to the University of Warwick in Coventry following the discovery, with students and staff evacuated
  
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• Adam Peaty family's rebuffed olive branches in full as sister 'walks away'

  08-09-2026 12:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It's been almost 12 months since Adam Peaty-Ramsay barred his family from his wedding to Holly Ramsay. As his sister Bethany reportedly tries to offer an olive branch, The Mirror explores the family's rebuffed attempts to make peace for good...
  
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• Mikel Arteta won’t be ‘long-term Arsenal manager,’ reckons former Man City star

  08-09-2026 12:43 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mikel Arteta has been in charge at Arsenal since December 2019 (Picture: Getty Images)Mikel Arteta will not be at Arsenal for many more years as he is not set to be their ‘long-term’ manager, believes former Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha.Arteta took charge of Arsenal in December 2019, winning the FA Cup in his first season in charge, but really starting a process that delivered this year.The Gunners won the Premier League title last season and reached the Champions League fi
  
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• Coronation Street and Emmerdale pulled from schedules tonight – and football isn’t to blame

  08-09-2026 12:42 via metro.co.uk
  
  It’s not the footy this time! (Pictures: ITV)The soap schedules biggest enemy? Football, of course! But this time, Coronation Street and Emmerdale aren’t being dropped for the sake of a game of footy!No, this time, we can’t blame one of the seemingly-endless football tournaments for costing us a trip to Weatherfield and the Yorkshire Dales.We’re sacrificing our Tuesday night soap power-hour for the National Television Awards, airing on ITV between 8pm and 10.30
  
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• BBC announces Monty Don is leaving Gardeners’ World after more than 20 years

  08-09-2026 12:42 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 PageMonty Don will step down from Gardeners’ World at the end of the current series after more than 20 years, the BBC has announced.The 71-year-old joined Gardeners’ World in 2003 and, from 2011, has welcomed TV audiences weekly into his own garden, Longmeadow, in Herefordshire.He said in a video announcement with the news: ‘I have decided that
  
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• Embarrassed kids are 'skipping school due to fears over dandruff'

  08-09-2026 12:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Thousands of mortified teens are skipping school because they're self-conscious about dandruff, according to a study by a shampoo brand.
  
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• Monty Don, 71, quits Gardeners’ World after 20 years with emotional statement

  08-09-2026 12:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  TV presenter Monty Don has announced he is to step down from Gardeners’ World after more than 20 years
  
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• Mr UK's heartbroken fiancée lashes out after her gut-wrenching humiliation by her lover's Aussie cruise ship romance: 'Hurt, angry and shattered into a thousand pieces'

  08-09-2026 12:30 via dailymail.com
  
  Natalie Green was excitedly waiting for her partner of eight years, Liam McAuley, 41, to arrive home in August after a trip to Australia to visit his family.
  
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• One 'easy' breakfast swap to boost your fibre intake – as most over-50s fall short

  08-09-2026 12:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Only one in three over 50s know if they are getting enough fibre in their diet - but a simple swap can help
  
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• Five feared dead after medical helicopter crashes at airport in Malaysia

  08-09-2026 12:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A Flying Doctor Service helicopter carrying five people crashed in the Sarawak district of Borneo on Tuesday - this is a breaking story
  
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• Wayne Rooney slams Manchester United board over two transfer mistakes

  08-09-2026 12:20 via metro.co.uk
  
  Wayne Rooney says Michael Carrick ‘has been left short’ after Manchester United’s summer transfer window (Stick to United)Wayne Rooney believes Michael Carrick has been ‘left short’ by Manchester United’s hierarchy after the summer transfer window.United focused on bolstering Carrick’s midfield options in the summer window as the club spent around £150 million on the signings of Andrey Santos, Youri Tielemans and Carlos Baleba.A move for Lewis Hal
  
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• Pret has just launched a meal deal — and it’s under £5

  08-09-2026 12:19 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lunch just got tastier and cheaper (Picture: Pret A Manger)A lunch at Pret A Manger is the highlight of any working day, but with baguettes, toasties, flatbreads and salads, it’s hard to make a decision.The wrong sandwich could ruin your entire day.Well now, the chain has launched a ‘Pick Your Pair’ lunch deal, giving customers the opportunity to mix and match.From today, for just £4.99 (or £5.99 if you’re eating in), you can choose not one, but two mains.The
  
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• ‘Weirdly accurate’ beer-flavoured crisps are returning to Aldi shelves this week

  08-09-2026 12:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  The product is an Aldi cult favourite (Picture: Getty Images)Beer is best enjoyed with a salty snack — so it makes sense merging two pints of lager into a packet of crisps would prove a hit.Aldi’s limited edition German Pilsner-flavoured crisps went down a storm back in 2024, prompting a return by popular demand the following year.Now, shoppers can get their hands on these ‘hoppy and savoury’ cult favourites once more, as they’re back on shelves for Oktoberfest&nbs
  
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