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• St Johnstone 1-1 Aberdeen

  23-01-2015 22:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Adam Rooney's 25-yard strike salvages a point against St Johnstone as Aberdeen miss a chance to go top above Celtic.
  
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• Noticed fruit and veg in the shop looking a bit different to usual? This is why

  12-08-2026 17:37 via metro.co.uk
  
  Don’t think it’s unusual if you see an unusual-looking vegetable at the supermarket (Picture: Getty Images)If you think fruit and veg in the supermarket has been looking smaller or stranger than normal, don’t worry – you’re not going crazy.It’s a consequence of the ongoing drought affecting England, Wales and much of continental Europe while heatwave after heatwave dries up the fields.And as the extreme weather stretches on, we might begin to see the contents
  
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• I’m seeing kids flying kites again recently – maybe screens haven’t ruined childhood after all

  12-08-2026 17:35 via metro.co.uk
  
  Spotting some kids enjoying this ancient wind-based pastime almost made me as high as a kite (Picture: Getty Images)Up until very recently, I couldn’t have told you the last time I saw a kite.On the front of a twee children’s birthday card, perhaps. Maybe on the cover of an old Enid Blyton novel spotted through the window of an Oxfam bookshop. Or being enthusiastically recommended on TV by the immortal Cockney barrow boy Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins.But an actual kite, attached to
  
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• Man's leg is mauled by shark during pleasure boat fishing trip off Ireland

  12-08-2026 17:34 via dailymail.com
  
  Five people were on board the small boat when the shark bit the man on Tuesday at around 4.16pm.
  
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• Sean Duffy's strapping son-in-law, 26, poised to carry on his dynasty… despite 'unqualified' claims by bitter Republicans

  12-08-2026 17:20 via dailymail.com
  
  Michael Alfonso, 26, son-in-law of President Donald Trump's transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, has won the GOP nominating contest in Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District.
  
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• Tesco new change from September - 'easier than ever for customers'

  12-08-2026 17:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The UK supermarket giant is promising shoppers a "new and improved" experience
  
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• 'I want the money': Secret sex texts, nudes and cash demands sent by accused 'honey trap' killer before dad-of-one fell to his death - as we track her down living with rich eastern suburbs businessman, 60, who paid her $100,000 bail

  12-08-2026 17:18 via dailymail.com
  
  Exclusive Signal texts and unseen CCTV reveal how nude photos, demands for cash and a late-night trip to Castle Hill allegedly culminated in Nathan Hill's fatal fall from a third-floor apartment.
  
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• A wildly popular 'cream puffs' restaurant is shut down owing almost $1million to the ATO... yet Aussies are defending the owners and demanding it be reopened

  12-08-2026 17:16 via dailymail.com
  
  Operators of Emperor's Garden on Dixon Street in Sydney 's Haymarket, allegedly owe the ATO $845,133.11 in unpaid tax, with a letter of demand sent to the company in March, the ABC reported.
  
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• Bruce Willis and Demi Moore’s daughter Tallulah shares look inside star-studded wedding

  12-08-2026 17:13 via metro.co.uk
  
  Tallulah Willis with mum Demi Moore (Picture: Getty Images)Tallulah Willis tied the knot over the weekend in a star-studded affair hosted in Sun Valley, Idaho.The 32-year-old artist and advocate married her musician fiancé Justin Acee and she has now started to share the first photos and video from the the big day on her Instagram to give a sneak peak inside.
  A year after they hard-launched their relationship at the 2025 American Music Awards, the couple are thought to have held the
  
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• Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire ports coming to Nintendo Switch this year says insider

  12-08-2026 17:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  Groudon’s comeback (Nintendo)More classic Pokémon games are coming to Nintendo Switch this year according to an insider, following FireRed and LeafGreen. 
  This February, Nintendo released ports of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen on the Nintendo Switch, to celebrate Pokémon’s 30th anniversary. They were direct ports, with no extra bells and whistles, priced at £16.99 each. While some complained about the price, they went on to sell more than four mi
  
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• Michael Carrick told to replace £30m Manchester United star: ‘Not good enough’

  12-08-2026 17:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick (Picture: Shutterstock)Former Manchester United defender Paul Parker has urged Michael Carrick to replace Luke Shaw, insisting the left-back is ‘not good enough’.United are looking to rebuild his squad as Carrick prepares for his first full season in charge of the Red Devils.The club have made it a priority to bolster their midfield options after the departure of Casemiro, with Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans arriving fro
  
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• Foetus remains found next to Lancashire river as police issue urgent plea

  12-08-2026 17:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Officers were called to an area beneath Hodder Bridge on Whalley Road, Stonyhurst, after the shock discovery was made
  
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• Woman, 33, on trial after boyfriend's father died of 'catastrophic' injuries when 'powerful' XL bully dog launched 'unprovoked' attack in garden

  12-08-2026 17:03 via dailymail.com
  
  Keven Jones, 62, was bitten on the leg at least twice by the strongly-built pet, named Cookie, in Wrexham in May 2022 resulting in severe blood loss from his 'terrible' wounds, a jury was told.
  
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• Luigi Mangione requests SURPRISE court hearing, sparking speculation he'll request plea deal for murder of CEO

  12-08-2026 17:03 via dailymail.com
  
  Luigi Mangione, the 28-year-old who allegedly gunned down United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024, has requested a surprise hearing on Friday morning.
  
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• Solar eclipse live updates: Huge queues form in last-minute scramble for glasses as UK braces for pandemonium and spate of accidents

  12-08-2026 17:02 via dailymail.com
  
  LIVE UPDATES: Eclipse mania has gripped the nation, as Britons form huge queues in a last-minute scramble for glasses to watch the best solar eclipse in a generation.
  
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• Alligator mauls woman and tears off her arm in front of her family

  12-08-2026 17:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  The woman was swimming with relatives in Florida’s Silver River when the alligator attacked (Pictures: Facebook/Getty Images)A woman has lost her right arm after being attacked and dragged underwater by an alligator measuring almost 10ft while swimming with her family.The victim, who hasn’t been publicly identified, was attacked in Florida’s Silver River on Saturday.
  She reportedly tried to fight off the animal with a paddle as it pulled her beneath the surface.The river repti
  
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• Moment F-16 fighter jet explodes after crashing during training exercise

  12-08-2026 17:00 via dailymail.com
  
  A military F-16 aircraft crashed on Wednesday during a training flight in the northwestern Turkish province of Yalova, Turkey's defense ministry said. 
  
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• It’s a travesty that Coyote vs. Acme almost never saw the light of day

  12-08-2026 17:00 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 PageCoyote vs. Acme was very close to never gracing our screens after Warner Bros. opted to shelve the completed movie in 2023, preferring a tax write-off instead – the same unpopular cancellation decision that had also been made for Batgirl and Scoob! Holiday Haunt.It’s never a pleasant business for film fans to be reminded in such blatant terms tha
  
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• Eclipse - live: Can you watch solar eclipse through your phone? See exact timings

  12-08-2026 17:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The first near-total solar eclipse visible from the UK since 1999 will occur tonight - and experts are warning Brits not to use sunglasses or their phones to watch it
  
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• US opens fire on cargo ship as Strait of Hormuz crisis worsens and Trump claims 'total control'

  12-08-2026 16:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  US military opens fire on Strait of Hormuz ship as mediators fight to get America and Iran back to the negotiating table to try an end the crisis - as Trump falsely claims 'total control'
  
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• Putin's soldiers 'have fingers cut off and are sent to die without ammunition by sadistic Russian commanders'

  12-08-2026 16:57 via dailymail.com
  
  Disturbing footage circulating online shows troops apparently tied to trees with adhesive tape.
  
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• Influencers on notice as regulator takes aim at advertising on TikTok not being transparent - after streamer's glowing workout supplement posts

  12-08-2026 16:57 via dailymail.com
  
  The Australian Association of National Advertisers issued a notice to TikTok after a user, Draven, shared an apparent undisclosed ad on June 25.
  
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• Sarah Beeny's £3m mini-Downton Abbey home is surrounded by an arid desert amid record drought (even though she DOESN'T have a hosepipe ban)

  12-08-2026 16:56 via dailymail.com
  
  Aerial photographs of the Property Ladder star Sarah Beeny's £3million mansion in Somerset show only very small patches of green across the grounds of her 220-acre farm.
  
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• Eurovision changes rules so winning country can be blocked from hosting

  12-08-2026 16:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  The European Broadcasting Union can now prevent the winning country from hosting Eurovision (Picture: Getty)The Eurovision Song Contest has introduced a new set of rules that could prevent the winning country from hosting the following year’s contest.Traditionally, Eurovision is hosted by the broadcaster from the previous year’s winning country, provided that the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) requests it.
  Now, however, updated rules have given the EBU the power to hand out hosti
  
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• Prince Harry’s ex Chelsy Davy shares glimpse of new life in Mauritius with her family

  12-08-2026 16:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Chelsy Davy, who dated the Duke of Sussex for several years, has been sharing insights into her new life after relocating to the tropical island with her family
  
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• Man, 102, fighting for life after being ‘assaulted’ in pub

  12-08-2026 16:47 via metro.co.uk
  
  A 102-year-old man was left critically injured after an incident at the family pub in Cwmbran (Picture: Google Maps)A centenarian was critically injured after an alleged pub assault in South Wales.
  The unnamed elderly man, aged 102, was left with serious injuries following a suspected altercation on Saturday, August 1, in Cwmbran.The emergency services were alerted after reports of an assault at The Crow’s Nest pub.
  He was rushed to the hospital for treatment, where he remains in a critic
  
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• NHS symptoms of deadly condition that could be mistaken for suntan

  12-08-2026 16:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One young woman was amazed at how dark her skin got during a family holiday but the reason could have killed her.
  
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• Serial sex offender who ran children's remote-controlled car events pleads guilty to possessing child abuse material after raid at Melbourne home

  12-08-2026 16:42 via dailymail.com
  
  A serial sex offender spent more than a decade running RC racing events attended by children while continuing to offend.
  
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• Inside the heartbreaking funeral dilemma for family of mother who leapt from a clifftop with her two babies - as police are forced to explain why she was turned away the day before tragedy

  12-08-2026 16:42 via dailymail.com
  
  Helena Wright's grieving husband is facing an impossible funeral dilemma as police investigate why his wife was turned away when she sought help the day before the cliff tragedy.
  
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• Faces of evil - the UK's twisted prisoners who will all die behind bars

  12-08-2026 16:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Simon Levy has joined the list of the country's worst criminals after today being handed a whole life order for murdering Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 53, and Sheryl Wilkins, 39
  
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