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• Survivor of wrong-way motorway crash ‘cannot believe it has happened again’

  22-08-2026 15:35 via metro.co.uk
  
  The scene on the M9 after last week’s catastrophic crash (Picture: PA)A woman seriously injured in a wrong-way motorway crash in Ireland three years ago said she ‘absolutely cannot believe it’s happened again’.Róisín Stakelum was driving to the airport on July 1, 2023, for a holiday before a planned emigration to Australia when she was hit head-on by a car full of teenagers going the wrong way.She said the near-identical horror crash on the M9 last week tha
  
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• Kit covered in blood as he takes action and Bethany is stunned in Coronation Street

  22-08-2026 18:00 via metro.co.uk
  Bethany is suspicious of Kit as she finds blood on his clothes (Picture: ITV)Sarah Platt’s (Tina O’Brien) prison ordeal is set to take another frightening turn in next week’s Coronation Street, as Kacey’s threats against her family leave everyone caught up in a dangerous game.Sarah is currently behind bars after being arrested for the murder of Theo Silverton (James Cartwright), but her biggest worry now is making sure her son Harry is safe on the outside.And with Kacey
  
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• A66 Middlesbrough crash: Shabana Mahmood leads tributes to police officers killed on active duty

  22-08-2026 17:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Shabana Mahmood has paid tribute after seven people - including serving police officers PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough - were killed when a wrong-way car collided with a marked police vehicle
  
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• BBC contestant blows fans away with ‘phenomenal’ Mastermind moment

  22-08-2026 17:28 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 PageOne Mastermind contestant has left fans with their jaw hanging open in awe after debuting a truly niche specialist subject.Do you know what a moquette is? If the answer is no, then you wouldn’t have been in with a flying chance of answering any of the questions during Monday night’s specialist subject on the BBC quiz show.Enter policy researcher
  
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• Alejandro Balde makes huge transfer decision after Man Utd hold talks

  22-08-2026 17:27 via metro.co.uk
  
  Balde’s future at Barcelona appears to be uncertain (Picture: NurPhoto/Shutterstock)Alejandro Balde has decided to leave Barcelona with Manchester United making contact over a move.United are poised to complete their midfield rebuild with Carlos Baleba set to join from Brighton in a £65million deal.But Saturday’s dismal 2-0 defeat to Hull City showed there is still work to be done.United eager to strengthen at left-back before the summer transfer window closes. Lewis Hall has
  
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• A66 crash: Two police officers killed in wrong-way crash named

  22-08-2026 17:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The two police officers killed in a crash involving a Volkswagen Passat and a police vehicle on the A66 in South Bank have been named as PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough
  
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• This European country has slashed the number of asylum applications by a third, so why can't we? The man whose policies dramatically cut them reveals how he did it... and how we could too

  22-08-2026 17:22 via dailymail.com
  
  Rasmus Stoklund, until recently Denmark's immigration and integration minister, tells Britain what our government must do to drive down migration
  
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• NYC grandmother, 63, found dead in Las Vegas after family received eerie texts

  22-08-2026 17:22 via dailymail.com
  
  Alisha Goods, 63, of Manhattan, was visiting a friend in Las Vegas when she disappeared on the night of August 8 after saying she was going to go to CVS.
  
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• The dark story behind Balamory: As its original creator is brutally cut from the show's reboot, he reveals how scenes were shot in a disused morgue, why locals were left enraged and what happened at a VERY risque audition...

  22-08-2026 17:21 via dailymail.com
  
  The tone of the call that came out of the blue seemed entirely at odds with its subject matter.
  
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• On your marks, get set, robo! World Humanoid Robot Games begin in Beijing with more than 2,000 robots to compete in five-day event

  22-08-2026 17:21 via dailymail.com
  
  The second edition of the event, which will last five days, is being held at the National Speed Skating Oval in the nation's capital until August 26.
  
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• The new world's most wanted: Now Daniel Kinahan is behind bars, the $1bn narco 'Chubby Jos' who's living 'like a king' in palm fringed Sierra Leone beach resort after fathering a baby with the president's DAUGHTER

  22-08-2026 17:18 via dailymail.com
  
  Despite being sentenced in his absence to more than 100 years in jail in the Netherlands,the world's most wanted man, Jos Leijdekkers is seemingly untouchable in West Africa
  
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• Police officers among seven killed in A66 crash named

  22-08-2026 17:14 via metro.co.uk
  
  The police officers killed this morning have been named by Chief Constable Victoria Fuller (Picture: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)The two police officers killed in this morning’s crash on the A66 have been named.Cleveland Police Chief Constable Victoria Fuller confirmed their identities as PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough.‘These were brave officers protecting our communities and serving our residents who didn’t return home to their families at the end of their shift,’ she s
  
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• Teen biker has time to stop for gas in middle of wild police chase

  22-08-2026 17:07 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 PageDespite police being on his tail as he led them on a wild dirt bike chase, this teenager still made time to stop for fuel.Later identified as Christian Fuentes, the suspect sparked a dangerous pursuit by Los Angeles on Wednesday, which happened to be his 19th birthday.Fuentes rode the stolen bike to a gas station near Huntington Park, where he filled up with
  
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• Teen and man in his 20s are dead after three cars involved in Surrey crash: Trio arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving

  22-08-2026 16:56 via dailymail.com
  
  The fatal collision occurred at just after 11pm in East Clandon, Surrey, last night and involved three Seat Leons - one white, one black and one grey.
  
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• Heartbreak at death of youngster days after parents and sister drowned in Shoreham

  22-08-2026 16:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Little Saja El-Khawas, six, passed away on Friday, three days after three other members of her family died following getting into difficulty in the water at Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex
  
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• TikTok in $400m settlement with US after being accused of violating children's privacy law

  22-08-2026 16:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  TikTok will pay sum to the US Department of Justice to end the 2024 lawsuit, which focused on allegations TikTok and China-based parent firm ByteDance broke federal law
  
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• DVSA shares good news as it reminds learners of changes to practical test

  22-08-2026 16:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  This will give you motivation to keep going if you are a learner driver
  
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• Alan Shearer makes brutal Man Utd Premier League claim after Hull defeat

  22-08-2026 16:32 via metro.co.uk
  
  Former Newcastle United striker Alan Shearer (Picture: PA)Alan Shearer has claimed that Manchester United did not ‘look fit’ during their Premier League opening weekend defeat to Hull City.United were looking to pick up where they left off last season under Michael Carrick, but were instead outthought and outmuscled by the newly-promoted side as they fell to a 2-0 defeat.Sami Ajayi converted a rebound from a corner to give Hull City the lead before Nobel Mendy thumped home Regan Sla
  
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• Owen Hargreaves names signing Man Utd must make after dismal Hull defeat

  22-08-2026 16:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  United fell to a wretched defeat on the opening day of the season (Picture: Annabel Lee-Ellis/PA Wire)Owen Hargreaves believes Manchester United must sign another striker before the summer transfer window closes after their season-opening defeat to Hull City.United suffered a disastrous start to their new Premier League campaign, beaten 2-0 by the newly-promoted Tigers on Saturday afternoon, undone by two set piece goals.The visitors offered no real threat chasing the game and were soundly beat
  
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• The unexpected and visible places STIs will show up on your body

  22-08-2026 16:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  It’s not always downstairs that you get symptoms (Picture: Getty Images)When it comes to sexually transmitted diseases, it’s typically an itching or a burning sensation in your privates that makes you think something’s up.But, it’s not just our genitals we should be worried about. It turns out there are far more unexpected places on our bodies that symptoms can manifest.And with 402,000 new STI diagnoses in 2025 alone, it seems some of us may need a refresher course in s
  
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• Man, 27, dies days after being punched in 'unprovoked attack' while cycling: Two men and woman are arrested

  22-08-2026 16:14 via dailymail.com
  
  George Glover died on August 20 following the attack in Leicester which left him with life-threatening injuries three days earlier.
  
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• Andy Burnham's economic adviser REFUSES government role and calls for 'sensible approach to welfare spending'

  22-08-2026 16:13 via dailymail.com
  
  With the new PM hoping Lord Jim O'Neill confirmed that he would not step in to help Labour tackle the UK's larger than expected July deficit of £1.8billion announced yesterday.
  
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• Gavin & Stacey's Barry Island is home to cheapest beach huts in UK at just £24 a day

  22-08-2026 16:10 via dailymail.com
  
  Barry Island was the butt of many jokes in the hit BBC comedy, but it is the local residents who are having the last laugh after it was revealed that a beach hut in the area costs just £24 a day.
  
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• Dirty tricks, racy texts and other shenanigans are upending crucial midterm races that could cost Trump his control over Congress

  22-08-2026 16:07 via dailymail.com
  
  The primary season has produced more than the usual bruising political battles.
  
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• Girl, 11, suffers life-changing injuries in Devon crash and airlifted to hospital

  22-08-2026 16:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The crash happened on the A30 eastbound near Tedburn St Mary, by Fingle Glen junction, and involved a Volkswagen Polo and a Ford Ranger
  
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• Tracker shows Reform loses newly-elected councillor every three days as Farage troubles mount

  22-08-2026 16:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: A new online tracker by campaign group Best For Britain shows 35 newly-elected Reform councillors have quit or been suspended since May as the group's chief say it would 'struggle to run a bath'
  
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• Constance Marten granted permission to appeal her 14-year jail sentence

  22-08-2026 16:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Constance Marten was sentenced following the death of her daughter Victoria and has since been granted permission to appeal her sentence
  
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• Is Casualty on tonight? When it’s back and next on TV confirmed

  22-08-2026 16:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Bad news for Casualty fans – but there’s something big to look forward to (Picture: BBC Studios/Alistair Heap/Matt Burlem)For fans of Casualty, the wait continues for their usual Saturday night trip to Holby City Hospital.Last month, the BBC One medical drama aired the final instalment in the latest boxset Lethal Legacy.The mini-series primarily focused on exploring Flynn Byron’s (Olly Rix) army past, as well as the relationships Dylan Keogh (William Beck) has w
  
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• Barbie 2 has a big money problem and it couldn’t be more ironic

  22-08-2026 16:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  The outcome of a Barbie sequel remains up in the air (Picture: AP)When I first heard the news of Barbie potentially getting a sequel, I thought, “Well, well, well, isn’t that just the most ironic thing you’ve ever heard?” I think it’s fair to say that any mention of the 2023 Greta Gerwig film throws you back into a vortex of pink, endless memes, and a certain Ken doll being nominated for an Oscar that made women band together and scream ‘seriously!&rsquo
  
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• Trump left Melania at home for second Scottish golf break accompanied by 'close aide' Natalie Harp

  22-08-2026 15:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The Mirror can today reveal Harp accompanied Trump to Turnberry last July for a second visit - where she followed him on the golf course and sat in on at least one meeting with a world leader
  
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