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• 'Serial predator' with previous convictions for sexual assault will not give evidence in murder and rape trial

  27-07-2026 17:18 via dailymail.com
  
  A 'serial predator' accused of murdering two sex workers and raping another has decided not to give evidence in his own defence at trial.
  
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• Diner’s disgust at receipt telling staff to ‘burn and spit on eggs’ after sending them back

  24-08-2026 20:21 via metro.co.uk
  Owner tried to claim the aggressive message was a jokeAn Italian restaurant wrote, ‘This is p***ing me off. Burn [her] eggs and spit in them’ after a tourist complained they were runny.Clara had been visiting the Victor Lab, in Romagna, Italy for breakfast with her family last week.But when the Brazilian mum’s scrambled eggs, juice, and coffee arrived she asked her teenage server if the eggs could be ‘a little more cooked’.He reportedly scoffed, ‘we don&
  
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• Diner’s disgust at receipt telling staff to ‘burn and spit on eggs’ after requesting not to be runny

  24-08-2026 20:21 via metro.co.uk
  
  Owner tried to claim the aggressive message was a jokeAn Italian restaurant wrote, ‘This is p***ing me off. Burn [her] eggs and spit in them’ after a tourist complained they were runny.Clara had been visiting the Victor Lab, in Romagna, Italy for breakfast with her family last week.But when the Brazilian mum’s scrambled eggs, juice, and coffee arrived she asked her teenage server if the eggs could be ‘a little more cooked’.He reportedly scoffed, ‘we don&
  
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• Girl, 5, died after being left in hot car outside family mansion during 'extreme heat warning', cops say

  24-08-2026 20:17 via dailymail.com
  
  Faustina Jean-Paul, five, died on Tuesday after she was left in a hot car outside her family's home in Garland for hours, police said. Temperatures reached a scorching 100F that day.
  
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• What happens next in EastEnders? Huge spoilers for tomorrow confirmed

  24-08-2026 20:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  The aftermath of tonight’s Denise breakthrough confirmed (Picture: BBC/ Metro)A huge breakthrough was made in EastEnders tonight amid the search for a potential stem cell donor for Denise Fox (Diane Parish), who was put into a coma to fight off an infection.
  Denise, who has a particularly aggressive form of blood cancer, was told that her recent chest infection has turned into sepsis and thus to give her the best chance of survival, she must be put on a ventilator.
  Fearing she might not w
  
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• Why Moises Caicedo missed Chelsea’s Premier League opener against Fulham

  24-08-2026 20:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  Moises Caicedo missed Chelsea’s Premier League opener (Picture: Getty)Moises Caicedo was missing from Chelsea’s matchday squad for their Premier League opener against Fulham on Monday night.Xabi Alonso’s reign as Chelsea manager began with a west London derby at Craven Cottage.The former Liverpool and Real Madrid midfielder was without influential midfielder Caicedo for Chelsea’s opening Premier League fixture due to a ‘setback’ suffered in training.In Caiced
  
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• Woke European leaders scolded Trump for championing fossil fuels over green energy... now they're all copying him

  24-08-2026 20:06 via dailymail.com
  
  European leaders who criticized Donald Trump for championing fossil fuels are now following in his footsteps - something the White House told the Daily Mail is 'common sense making a comeback'.
  
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• Pictured: Two men officers want to talk to after teenage girl sexually assaulted at Brighton beach

  24-08-2026 20:06 via dailymail.com
  
  The incident is understood to have occurred near West Street, close to the famous pier and Royal Pavilion, on June 23.
  
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• JD Vance brags about 'persuasive' power over wife Usha as ANOTHER woman gives him cold shoulder

  24-08-2026 20:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Fiercely independent GOP Senator Susan Collins is not a attending an event with President Donald Trump's Vice President JD Vance on Monday.
  
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• Doctors did not 'fixate' on Mounjaro before gran's death despite family concerns, coroner says

  24-08-2026 19:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Caroline Savage, 73, died from faecal peritonitis after attending hospital with severe abdominal pain while taking Mounjaro.
  
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• Canada threatens to cut off US electricity as Trump's trade war with Mark Carney spirals into fresh crisis: 'You better have batteries'

  24-08-2026 19:47 via dailymail.com
  
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford has threatened to cut off America's electricity supply after Donald Trump announced tariffs targeting Canada's auto industry.
  
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• Trump launches ferocious 'economic onslaught' to cripple Iran after bombing campaign and peace deal stalls... with chilling warning to China

  24-08-2026 19:46 via dailymail.com
  
  The Trump administration unveiled its 'economic D-Day' plan intended to decimate Iran's already teetering monetary environment with what has been dubbed the 'toughest sanctions in history.'
  
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• Check if any bats live at Batman's house... or it'll be repossessed! Real-life Wayne Manor could be seized in bizarre row over wildlife surveys

  24-08-2026 19:44 via dailymail.com
  
  The Grade I-listed Mentmore Towers, in Buckinghamshire, has served a formal listed-building repairs notice following a decline in the building's condition.
  
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• Family and friends release balloons and set off flares in memory of the five joyriders killed in wrong-way A66 crash - after 12 people were arrested in connection with smash that also left two police officers dead

  24-08-2026 19:43 via dailymail.com
  
  The life of one of the A66 joyriders was celebrated this evening with flares, fireworks and a cavalcade of masked bikers.
  
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• Denise fears she will die in a coma as she ‘can’t say goodbye’ in EastEnders

  24-08-2026 19:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Denise received sad news about her infection (Picture: BBC / Jack Barnes / Kieron McCarron)EastEnders spoilers follow for Monday’s (August 24) episode, which can now be streamed on BBC iPlayer. The episode in question will air at 7:30pm.Denise Fox (Diane Parish) was put into a medically induced coma after a devastating update from doctors amid her cancer battle.
  The show legend, as viewers know, was diagnosed in June with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), a particularly a
  
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• What Trump and Melania appeared to whisper during 'intense' VIP suite exchange... as Natalie Harp stood just behind them

  24-08-2026 19:26 via dailymail.com
  
  Viral videos caught Melania Trump and Donald Trump engaged in an 'intense' conversation at the Freedom 250 Grand Prix in DC on Sunday, as close aide Natalie Harp lurked just behind them.
  
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• Chicago's top female lawmaker caught sending VERY unladylike texts to rival... but insists she has nothing to apologize for

  24-08-2026 19:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas said she will not apologize for sending expletive-filled messages to former Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin.
  
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• Huge inferno damages 140 cars at holiday parking site near Gatwick Airport: Man, 67, arrested on suspicion of arson

  24-08-2026 19:23 via dailymail.com
  
  Police and fire crew were called to the large fire in Caldyne Business Park in Rowfant, near Crawley, West Sussex, at around 9pm on Saturday.
  
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• Nicholas Hoult backs out of Harry Potter role after backlash as Kit Harington replaces him

  24-08-2026 19:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  Nicholas Hoult (right) has pulled out of the second season of HBO’s Harry Potter (Picture: Getty / Warner Brothers)Nicholas Hoult will no longer star as Gilderoy Lockhart in the Harry Potterseries, with Kit Harington named as the replacement.
  The casting for HBO’s season two of Harry Potter has been reshuffled after uproar from fans and LGBTQ+ campaigners.
  Hoult was set to play Professor Lockhart in the upcoming season, but some fans were left dismayed by the actor’s decision
  
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• Nicholas Hoult backs out of Harry Potter after JK Rowling backlash

  24-08-2026 19:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  Nicholas Hoult (right) has pulled out of the second season of HBO’s Harry Potter (Picture: Getty / Warner Brothers)Nicholas Hoult will no longer star as Gilderoy Lockhart in the Harry Potterseries, with Kit Harington named as the replacement.
  The casting for HBO’s season two of Harry Potter has been reshuffled after uproar from fans and LGBTQ+ campaigners.
  Hoult was set to play Professor Lockhart in the upcoming season, but some fans were left dismayed by the actor’s decision
  
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• Elderly dementia patient who couldn't speak suffered horrific death at hands of FIRE ANTS while under care of nursing home, family claims

  24-08-2026 19:22 via dailymail.com
  
  Shelba Catterton, 83, died earlier this month after being attacked in July outside of her care facility Harmony at West Ashley in Charleston, South Carolina.
  
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• Man Utd legend Rio Ferdinand rules two teams out of Premier League title race with Arsenal

  24-08-2026 19:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  Man Utd legend Rio Ferdinand (Picture: YouTube)Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand says he ‘can’t see anyone’ taking the Premier League trophy away from Arsenal this season.Mikel Arteta’s side won the Premier League by seven points last season to clinch the club’s first title since 2004.The Gunners are short favourites to go back-to-back in the Premier League with a number of their potential title rivals possible going through transitional periods.Arsenal, who h
  
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• Man Utd legend Rio Ferdinand rules team out of Premier League title race with Arsenal

  24-08-2026 19:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  Man Utd legend Rio Ferdinand (Picture: YouTube)Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand says he ‘can’t see anyone’ taking the Premier League trophy away from Arsenal this season.Mikel Arteta’s side won the Premier League by seven points last season to clinch the club’s first title since 2004.The Gunners are short favourites to go back-to-back in the Premier League with a number of their potential title rivals possible going through transitional periods.Arsenal, who h
  
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• 'You killed my son! Flat fall boy mum breaks down as inquest rules he tried 'to fly'

  24-08-2026 19:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. EXCLUSIVE: Little Aalim Ahmed was just five years old when he fell 15 stories from his kitchen window in what an inquest ruled was an intentional jump
  
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• Skeleton with more than 160 fractures is first confirmed victim of horrific siege catapult

  24-08-2026 19:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A shattered skeleton found in the room of a chapel at Stirling Castle in Scotland belonged to a young warrior a top archaeologist has concluded was likely nearly obliterated
  
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• Number of NHS dentists falls by 10 per cent in under a decade

  24-08-2026 19:02 via dailymail.com
  
  At least 600 dental practices have abandoned the NHS in the past decade, research shows.
  
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• Meet America's kindest ice cream truck driver who makes sure children growing up in poverty don't feel left out

  24-08-2026 19:01 via dailymail.com
  
  One of America's kindest ice cream truck drivers has served underprivileged and low-income communities in Tucson, Arizona.
  
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• Is Priya pregnant in EastEnders? Latest baby dad twist explained

  24-08-2026 19:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Priya has made quite the discovery (Picture: BBC / Jack Barnes / Kieron McCarron)Priya Nandra-Hart (Sophie Khan Levy) made quite the discovery in EastEnders last week following her affair with Max Branning (Jake Wood).The fan-favourite character, as viewers know, has been sleeping with Max, who is engaged to Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins), since June.
  The affair commenced in the wake of Ravi Gulati (Aaron Thiara) putting an end to their longterm relationship following his return to the Square.
  
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• Gamescom preview – why you should watch Opening Night Live and visit Cologne

  24-08-2026 19:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Gamescom is the biggest game show on Earth (Credits: Koelnmesse GmbHOliver Wachenfeld)The biggest video game event in the world is returning to Cologne this week, as Gamescom prepares to host reveals for games like Final Fantasy 7 Revelation and the new The Witcher 3 DLC.This week, Cologne will be in the spotlight as Gamescom, the biggest videogames show on the modern calendar, takes place there. Here’s how to keep an eye on the action.This week, every gamer’s eyes will be firmly fi
  
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• Boy, 5, leapt from Plaistow tower block window in 'belief he could fly', coroner rules

  24-08-2026 18:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Aalim Ahmed died after falling from a kitchen window at his family’s temporary accommodation in Plaistow, east London.
  
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