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• Shoreham deaths - latest: Child 'caught in fishing net' before three pulled from sea

  19-08-2026 12:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Three members of the same family died after getting into difficulty in the water at Shoreham-by-Sea in Sussex - while a young girl from the family is now fighting for her life
  
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• Lille set asking price for Arsenal to sign Matias Fernandez-Pardo

  24-08-2026 10:36 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lille forward Matias Fernandez-Pardo is wanted by a number of club (Picture: Getty)Arsenal have added Lille’s Matias Fernandez-Pardo to their list of targets in their bid to sign a new forward before the transfer window closes.The Gunners began their Premier League title defence in dominant fashion last Friday, cantering to a 3-0 win over newly promoted Coventry City.
  Summer recruit Christos Tzolis impressed on the left-wing and he is already looking to be a a smart replacement for Leandr
  
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• Black belt law student, 19, dies after heart stopped suddenly while she slept

  24-08-2026 10:33 via metro.co.uk
  
  Isabelle Sava achieved an extraordinary amount in her short life (Picture: SWNS)An aspiring lawyer and Taekwondo black belt has died aged 19 after suffering a cardiac arrest in her sleep.Isabelle Sava, a law student at Queen Mary University, East London, was found critically ill last Monday in Mile End.Emergency crews were unable to save her, leaving her parents, Ovi and Laura Sava, devastated.Isabelle, who was from Romania, was described by family friend Adriana Agache as ‘the kind of yo
  
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• EastEnders fans ‘work out’ another major death – and it’s devastating

  24-08-2026 10:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  Surely not? (Picture: BBC/Metro)EastEnders fans have had their detective hats on over the weekend and have come up with a theory to explain the upcoming returns of Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks) and Lee and Nancy Carter (Danny Hatchard and Maddy Hill).‘Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) is one of the all time great EastEnders characters, so losing her is such a big moment to the show and we wanted to make sure we see Linda at her best in her final few months,’ said ‘Ender
  
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• Woman, 22, passed out from miscarriage twice after 'doctors said bleeding was normal'

  24-08-2026 10:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A 22-year-old woman said she has been left 'scared to get pregnant in the future' after she claimed a hospital refused to give her a scan during her miscarriage
  
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• Putin's newest submarine - designed to carry Poseidon doomsday weapon 'which can unleash tsunamis' - launches for the first time

  24-08-2026 10:22 via dailymail.com
  
  Russia has quietly launched its latest submarine, which is capable of carrying the Poseidon doomsday weapons. 
  
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• France on course to lose crown as world's most-visited country - with UK's favourite set to take top spot despite furious overtourism protests

  24-08-2026 10:22 via dailymail.com
  
  France may have broken tourism records, but its reign at the top is already under threat from a familiar favourite with Brits.
  
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• Ukraine marks independence with audacious drone blitz on Russia’s ‘Amazon’

  24-08-2026 10:19 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 PageUkraine marked its Independence Day by targeting Vladimir Putin’s online shopping hubs.Three Ozon marketplace logistics centres were engulfed by flames following the overnight strikes.The attacks unfolded on the day UK prime minister Andy Burnham was making his first trip as leader to Kyiv.Ozon is often referred to as the ‘Amazon of Russia’
  
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• Audacious drone blitz destroys three warehouses belonging to the ‘Amazon of Russia’

  24-08-2026 10:19 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 PageUkraine marked its Independence Day by targeting Vladimir Putin’s online shopping hubs.Three Ozon marketplace logistics centres were engulfed by flames following the overnight strikes.The attacks unfolded on the day UK prime minister Andy Burnham was making his first trip as leader to Kyiv.Ozon is often referred to as the ‘Amazon of Russia’
  
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• How to spot a Brit abroad! The tell-tale holiday habits that give us away - from packing teabags and downing airport pints to always getting sunburnt

  24-08-2026 10:07 via dailymail.com
  
  Think you can blend in abroad? These familiar holiday habits could give you away before you've even reached the pool - from the airport pint to the inevitable sunburn.
  
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• Iran threatens to kill Barron Trump while he plays Xbox in chilling TV report

  24-08-2026 10:04 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 PageIranian TV has targeted another member of Donald Trump’s close family with a report suggesting how they might be assassinated.Last month, a propaganda clip titled ‘How to Kill Melania Trump’ appeared to provide tips about the US First Lady’s whereabouts and designer stores she frequently visits.That video ended with an apparent threat
  
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• Gary Neville tells Liverpool struggler to ‘sort himself out’

  24-08-2026 10:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  Andoni Iraola must get more out of Liverpool’s expensive signings (Picture: Getty Images)Gary Neville feels it is time for Florian Wirtz to start delivering for Liverpool, telling the Germany international to ‘sort himself out’ after another underwhelming performance.Wirtz arrived at Anfield from Bayer Leverkusen last summer for £116million and has failed to live up to that mammoth price tag since.The 23-year-old started in the 2-2 draw with Newcastle on Sunday and produ
  
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• Fox sneaks into home and attacks sleeping baby in middle of the night

  24-08-2026 10:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mum Carly Clarkson with her three-month-old daughter, Josephine (Picture: James Linsell Clark / SWNS)A mother has spoken out about the moment a fox broke into her home and bit her baby daughter’s head in the middle of the night.Mum-of-two Carly Clarkson had fallen asleep while feeding three-month-old Josephine, but was woken up by the animal sniffing her face.It was only then that she noticed blood around her baby lying beside her.Carly, 37, screamed as she realised her baby had suffered
  
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• Cars destroyed in huge fire at parking site used by Gatwick Airport holidaymakers

  24-08-2026 10:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Eight fire engines and two water carriers rushed to the huge fire at Caldyne Business Park in Rowfant, near Crawley on Saturday as thousands of people were left without power due to the balze
  
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• Joe Tate gets his comeuppance in big Emmerdale twist as Caleb exacts brutal revenge

  24-08-2026 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  He enjoyed every single moment (Picture: ITV)The following article contains spoilers from the episode of Emmerdale dated August 24. It hasn’t aired on ITV1 yet, but can be viewed on ITVX and YouTube.Caleb Miligan (William Ash) has played the long game in Emmerdale – and it appears to have worked.In early 2025, Caleb’s nephew Joe Tate (Ned Porteous) targeted him after discovering that he needed a kidney transplant. He had searched for a donor with dodgy surgeon Doctor Crowley,
  
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• More than £300k raised for families of hero police officers killed in Teesside crash

  24-08-2026 09:59 via dailymail.com
  
  PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough died on Saturday when a Volkswagen Passat travelling the wrong way down the A66 crashed head-on into their police car.
  
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• Ukraine hits major Russian shopping hubs in huge drone attack as Andy Burnham makes first trip to Kyiv

  24-08-2026 09:52 via dailymail.com
  
  Ukraine today marked its Independence Day with huge drone attacks on three major Russian online shopping hubs and an audacious bid to strike Vladimir Putin's military cosmodrome.
  
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• Terrified electrician trapped for hours inside 130-foot high gas station sign recorded goodbye message to wife and kids: 'It was my final words'

  24-08-2026 09:50 via dailymail.com
  
  An electrician was stranded 130 feet above the ground inside a gas station sign. Fearing the worst, he recorded goodbye messages for his wife and children.
  
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• England cricketer Brydon Carse handcuffed after nightclub incident - with former captain Ben Stokes spotted watching on

  24-08-2026 09:50 via dailymail.com
  
  Carse, who was part of England's squad for the first two Tests against Pakistan and their leading wicket-taker during the Ashes defeat in Australia , was released without charge.
  
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• Burnham 'poised to bow to demands for EU students to get cut-price tuition fees' as he cosies up to Brussels

  24-08-2026 09:46 via dailymail.com
  
  Andy Burnham told European leaders he had 'ambitions' for a summit intended to 'reset' relations later this year.
  
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• I visited Arctic Circle where it's full sunshine at midnight - 1 thing stood out

  24-08-2026 09:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Towering snow-capped mountains — even in May — the sea everywhere you look, beautiful, traditional houses and, of course, a few trolls to keep you company. Clare Fitzsimons takes a trip to Tromsø
  
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• 'I was diagnosed with skin cancer aged 26 - unethical sunscreen tax must end now'

  24-08-2026 09:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jessica Zbinden-Webster, who was diagnosed with skin cancer aged just 26, will deliver a petition with almost 100,000 signatures to Downing Street calling for the 20% VAT charged on sun cream to be scrapped
  
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• Baby's devastating diagnosis after mum spots 'white glow' in his eye

  24-08-2026 09:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Olivia Hannaford's son, Oliver, was only four and a half months old when they noticed something strange happening to his eye
  
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• 19-year-old blackbelt student dies after heart attack in her sleep

  24-08-2026 09:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Isabelle was found critically ill and airlifted to hospital but could not be saved
  
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• Government demand social media firms remove chilling joyride vids after deadly A66 crash

  24-08-2026 09:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Social media companies have been told to take down dangerous content showing people driving on the wrong side of the road after a tragic crash killed seven people including two police officers
  
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• UK flights to Spain forced to divert due to unidentified drone spotted close to airport runway

  24-08-2026 09:26 via dailymail.com
  
  The drone was spotted near runway 12 at Malaga Airport at around 9pm, prompting incoming flights from cities including London , Birmingham , Bristol and Cork to divert.
  
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• I want a Tory victory, not a monstrous coalition with Reform, says Kemi Badenoch

  24-08-2026 09:24 via dailymail.com
  
  The Tory leader said defectors who left her party for Nigel Farage's are 'some of the most dishonest people' she has met.
  
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• UK couple 'retire' in early 30s and travel the world 'for £60 a day'

  24-08-2026 09:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  They left the UK earlier this year with their sons aged six and four
  
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• Burnham needs to wake up to the risks of private equity sharks, says RUTH SUNDERLAND

  24-08-2026 09:23 via dailymail.com
  
  It emerged a couple of days ago that Morrisons workforce has shrunk by almost 5,000 in the 12 months to October last year.
  
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• I left a sexless marriage at 54. Now, I'm having the time of my life with men in their 20s and 30s. This is what  they all love about me...and why I'll still keep having our sleepovers in hotel rooms

  24-08-2026 09:16 via dailymail.com
  
  At the age of 54, I've discovered my own means of sexual rejuvenation: sleeping with younger men. Does that sound wrong?
  
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