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• Russian-Australian man charged over alleged foreign interference

  21-08-2026 05:14 via dailymail.com
  
  After a Counter Foreign Interference Task Force investigation, the 27-year-old was arrested in Sumner, southwest Brisbane, on Thursday.
  
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• Harvey Price’s health issues as mum Katie confirms he’ll start weight-loss jabs

  21-08-2026 15:25 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 PageKatie Price has revealed her son Harvey is finally set to begin weight-loss treatment after years of fears over the potentially devastating impact of his size on his health.The former glamour model, 48, confirmed Harvey, 24, will start taking Mounjaro, having previously made increasingly desperate pleas for doctors to help him lose weight.Harvey lives with t
  
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• Sergio Aguero names his Premier League dark horses to rival Arsenal this season

  21-08-2026 15:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  Former Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero (Picture: Getty)Sergio Aguero 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&nb
  
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• Xbox 25th anniversary console is hilariously expensive reveals leak

  21-08-2026 15:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  It doesn’t even look good (Microsoft)Xbox’s 25th anniversary is going to be a pricey affair, with a limited edition console set to cost much more than the regular version.After laying off thousands of people and directly contributing to the current memory crisis which is inflating console prices around the world, it’s easy to forget Microsoft is celebrating the 25th anniversary of Xbox this year. As a result Xbox has packed this year with new games across its biggest fran
  
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• Trump's desperate move to stop looming midterm bloodbath as economic downturn tears through American households

  21-08-2026 14:59 via dailymail.com
  
  Americans have faced soaring food prices, with inflation compounded by rising fuel costs stemming from the war with Iran.
  
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• Martha's Vineyard toddler 'died calling out dad's name' after being left in COLD car by babysitter now charged with his murder

  21-08-2026 14:58 via dailymail.com
  
  Frank 'Frankie' Rodenbaugh, 2, died after being left unattended in a vehicle for hours in March of 2025. His babysitter Aimee Cotton was indicted this week on a second-degree murder charge.
  
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• Teacher 'manipulated' 15-year-old schoolboy into sex then left him a note saying 'I enjoy every piece of you'

  21-08-2026 14:55 via dailymail.com
  
  Emily Drury, 26, first targeted the boy after seeing him drinking alcohol with a friend, a court heard, and later left him a note saying 'I enjoy every piece of you', Lincoln Crown Court heard.
  
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• Neighbour from hell threatened to slice woman’s baby in half during row

  21-08-2026 14:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  Paul Foster, 39, made several chilling threats against the couple who lived in the same block of flats, Cardiff Crown Court heard (Picture: Wales News Service/Getty)A neighbour from hell threatened to slice a baby in half during a row with a family.Paul Foster, 39, made several chilling threats against the couple who lived in the same block of flats in Cwmbran, South Wales.After one argument with the mum, he told her: ‘I’m going to slice your baby in half.’When police came to
  
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• Young children and pregnant women told to avoid runny eggs over salmonella risk

  21-08-2026 14:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The warning also includes anything that might include uncooked eggs, such as mayonnaise, souffle or hollandaise sauce
  
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• New England woman who posed for incredibly creepy selfie with doll is jailed over nightmarish morgue crimes

  21-08-2026 14:45 via dailymail.com
  
  Katrina Maclean, 47, was sentenced to 24 months in prison on Tuesday after admitting her role in a ghoulish scheme to traffic human remains from the Harvard Medical School morgue.
  
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• 'My dad won't accept I'm gay and his actions on my wedding day broke me'

  21-08-2026 14:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Agony aunt Coleen Nolan advises a reader who is heartbroken over her dads actions on her wedding day to her long term girlfriend - and claims he's never accepted her sexuality
  
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• Premier League price of pints and pies soars by up to 27% at football grounds

  21-08-2026 14:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Fans face paying up to £7.50 for a beer and £6.50 for a pie while attending matches this season
  
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• Man vanishes from cruise ship sparking search and rescue operation at UK dock

  21-08-2026 14:37 via metro.co.uk
  
  The alarm was raised during sailing from Lerwick to Dundee on board the Ambassador Ambition cruise (Picture: Shutterstock)A man is feared to have gone overboard from Ambassador’s Ambition solar eclipse cruise.
  A large sea search and rescue operation is underway in Scotland after a man was discovered missing from the vessel.
  The Ambition cruise, with around 1,000 people on board, was on its way from Lerwick, Shetland, to Dundee when the alarm was raised.
  The captain and crew were alerted t
  
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• Man missing from cruise ship docked in UK sparking search and rescue operation

  21-08-2026 14:37 via metro.co.uk
  
  The alarm was raised during sailing from Lerwick to Dundee on board the Ambassador Ambition cruise (Picture: Shutterstock)A man is feared to have gone overboard from Ambassador’s Ambition solar eclipse cruise during a North Sea crossing.
  A large sea search and rescue operation is underway in Scotland after a man was discovered missing from the vessel.
  The Ambition cruise, with around 1,000 people on board, was on its way from Lerwick, Shetland, to Dundee when the alarm was raised.
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• 'I simply cannot bear my husband's awful best friend - he constantly makes comments about women'

  21-08-2026 14:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Agony aunt Coleen Nolan advises a reader who can't stand her husband's best friend as he constantly makes crude comments about women - and is considering telling his wife
  
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• Conjoined twins die after final stage of complex separation surgery

  21-08-2026 14:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Two sisters had undergone their fifth and final surgery to separate their connected heads but the little girls sadly died after the 15 hour operation
  
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• People with bird nests in their garden must follow rules to avoid ‘offence’

  21-08-2026 14:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Gardeners need to be aware of the rules - and the RSPB has some useful guidance
  
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• The real reason your child does NOT want to go back to school - essential tips for parents to overcome this distressing scenario, by a leading  psychotherapist who has written THE book on the growing dilemma

  21-08-2026 14:28 via dailymail.com
  
  School avoidance is one of the fastest-growing challenges facing families today, yet few parents know what to do when a child simply can't bring themselves to walk through the school gates.
  
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• Solicitor banned from road for THIRD time after being caught drink-driving twice in five weeks

  21-08-2026 14:27 via dailymail.com
  
  Magistrates were told Helen Dugdale's latest offence, earlier this month, was the fourth time she had been caught drink-driving since 2013.
  
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• 'I don't want to leave my girls' - Mum's tragic diary entries after horrific NHS error

  21-08-2026 14:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The daughter of a terminal cancer patient has revealed her mum’s heartbreaking final diaries after a catastrophic NHS error left her crying in pain for five days
  
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• Serial conwoman, 38, pretended to be 12-year-old girl to dupe families into adopting her

  21-08-2026 14:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira, 38, played with toys and drank from baby bottles in order to con adopted parents into thinking she was a vulnerable child.
  
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• Primark’s back-to-school range includes uniforms, PE kits and shoes from £3.30

  21-08-2026 14:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  These Primark school essentials could save parents a small fortune. (Picture: Metro/Getty/Primark)
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  The summer holidays always seem to fly by, and before you know it, it’s a mad rush to get the kids prepared for their return to education.Whilst the little ones might not be thrilled about swapping lie-ins and playdates for early
  
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• Lidl £20 furniture item looks just like £50 Dunelm and £90 Tesco versions out now

  21-08-2026 14:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A Lidl storage item bears a striking resemblance to two more expensive alternatives on sale at other retailers
  
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• Man threatened to 'blast heads off' judges and 'kill' Met Police chief, court told

  21-08-2026 14:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Karim Ben Ali, 38, is accused of making threats to kill Met Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley and threatening to 'blast off' the heads of judges, a court has heard
  
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• Prince William and Kate join King at Balmoral for ‘Sussex summit’ ahead of Harry and Meghan return

  21-08-2026 14:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Prince and Princess of Wales were spotted in a car near the Balmoral estate after gathering with the King and other royals amid Harry and Meghan’s imminent UK return
  
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• Long lost medieval monastery found underneath football pitch in Denmark

  21-08-2026 14:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists have uncovered the site of St Clare’s Monastery in Roskilde, Denmark, which was found using radar around a metre beneath a sports field
  
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• Man 'goes overboard from cruise ship' as major search launched off Scottish coast

  21-08-2026 14:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A man is believed to have fallen overboard from the MS Ambition cruise ship near the coast of Arbroath in Scotland with a major search underway
  
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• Supermodel Gisele Bundchen's 5 exercises that made core stronger than ever

  21-08-2026 14:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 46-year-old shared the moves that strengthened her core without a gym or crunches
  
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• Prince Harry's 'big US concern' revealed by expert as 'real reason' for UK return emerges

  21-08-2026 14:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry's planned return to Britain has prompted fresh questions after a commentator suggested there may be more behind the move than meets the eye
  
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• Beware: fake copies of GTA 6 are on piracy sites and they’re filled with malware

  21-08-2026 13:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  Don’t be tricked by the pirates (Rockstar)Don’t be fooled by claims that playable builds of GTA 6 exist online, as piracy sites are flooded with fake download links. Rockstar has had a tough week, with gameplay footage leaks from GTA 6 appearing daily, ahead of the planned Netflix Extended Look next Thursday.The situation escalated yesterday when a leaker (or group of leakers, as it seems) known as CyberLeek seemed to demonstrate a playable build of the upcoming sequel. However
  
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