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• The Morning Poll: Is Andy Burnham doing enough to protect Britain from Russian attacks?

  26-08-2026 00:33 via dailymail.com
  
  Russia has threatened to target British factories in a 'semi-military' response to the UK's support for Ukraine , as Vladimir Putin warned that a 'Pandora's box has been opened'.
  
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• Huge plumes of smoke fill sky as 125 firefighters tackle Mitcham grass blaze

  26-08-2026 21:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Residents in Mitcham have been told to keep windows and doors closed as around 125 firefighters tackle a grass fire.
  
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• Man is arrested on suspicion of murder after woman found dead in caravan in Northamptonshire

  26-08-2026 21:15 via dailymail.com
  
  Police were called to Overstone Lakes in Sywell, Northamptonshire, at around 6.20pm on Monday following reports of an assault.
  
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• What REALLY happened inside a West Wing office on Elon Musk's wild final night in Trump's orbit? Find out in this week's DC Insider newsletter

  26-08-2026 21:14 via dailymail.com
  
  Days before Musk left DOGE, he pulled a lightning-bolt-shaped bottle of Tesla Tequila from his cramped West Wing office and poured shots into plastic cups for a dozen of his top deputies.
  
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• Helena Bonham Carter, 60, enjoys London stroll with art historian boyfriend, 38

  26-08-2026 21:14 via metro.co.uk
  
  Helena Bonham Carter and Rye Dag Holmboe have been together since 2018 (Picture: Eroteme.co.uk)Helena Bonham Carter has been pictured on a stroll through London with her boyfriend of six years, Rye Dag Holmboe.The Fight Club actress, 60, wore a memorable combo of clashing prints while out and about in Hampstead with the art historian, 38, on Tuesday.The couple, who have been an item since 2018, were seen walking their dogs, with Bonham Carter’s signature quirky style on display.The actres
  
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• 'Britain must remember the full horror of Nepal’s catastrophe as we pray for the missing tourists'

  26-08-2026 21:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Nepal Tourist Board said the number of missing people following the floods had risen from 384 to 403 - with 33 UK citizens among 341 foreign nationals unaccounted for
  
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• Terrified wife begs parole board not to free attorney husband who took two hits out on her, and attempted to kill her with poison TOOTHPASTE at comfortable family home

  26-08-2026 20:59 via dailymail.com
  
  Fred Wortman was sentenced to 30 years in prison in 2015 for the attempted murder of Staci Jones.
  
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• Chelsea misfit agrees personal terms over transfer move to Premier League rivals

  26-08-2026 20:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Nicolas Jackson is deemed surplus to requirements at Xabi Alonso’s Chelsea (Picture: Getty)Atletico Madrid have given up hope of signing Nicolas Jackson, with the Chelsea forward reportedly on the cusp of a big-money move to Aston Villa.Jackson joined up with Chelsea again this summer following a season-long loan spell with Bayern Munich, but played no part in the Blues’ 3-2 victory over Fulham on Monday night.The Bundesliga champions confirmed back in April that they had no intenti
  
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• Car crashes through flyover railings and falls onto busy M50 in Ireland

  26-08-2026 20:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Traffic on Dublin's M50 was brought to a standstill for several hours following the crash at Ballymount.
  
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• Middlesbrough fire live: Girl, 7, and aunt die in house fire as police probe gangland revenge theory

  26-08-2026 20:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a house fire in Grangetown, Middlesbrough, left two people - including a child - dead and four others injured
  
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• All BBC Scotland news presenters at risk from jobs cull

  26-08-2026 20:33 via dailymail.com
  
  The jobs of all news presenters at the BBC in Scotland are at risk as part of a major jobs cull, the Mail can reveal.
  
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• Gun-toting Democrat mom's surge in the South sets off midterm 'blowout' alarm as GOP insiders warn of 'dark moment' for Trump

  26-08-2026 20:31 via dailymail.com
  
  On the surface, Republicans remain optimistic they can hold the Senate, but one poll from the Deep South jolted some political consultants in Washington DC out of complacency.
  
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• Huge blaze breaks out in London as 125 firefighters rush to battle flames and smoke billows over the capital

  26-08-2026 20:28 via dailymail.com
  
  Twenty fire engines are at the scene as the blaze is affecting a range of garages and producing a significant amount of smoke.
  
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• Texas drag show ban struck down by Reagan judge citing Dolly Parton's 'sex symbol' legacy

  26-08-2026 20:23 via dailymail.com
  
  A Texas federal judge who has been on the bench since the Reagan era dealt a blow to Senate hopeful Ken Paxton with a late Tuesday ruling, with a nod to Dolly Parton.
  
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• GTA 6 may end up being too ‘grounded’ according to first official preview

  26-08-2026 20:19 via metro.co.uk
  
  GTA 6 has had its first preview (Rockstar Games)The first ever preview of GTA 6 has appeared online, but not from any of the usual sources, and it confirms a number of potentially controversial gameplay elements.The Netflix Extended Look at GTA 6 is due to take place on Thursday evening, but that won’t be the only source of revelations that day. There’ve been rumours that several influencers were invited to Rockstar North last month and at least one has been bragging that he’l
  
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• This ex-Athlete defied the odds to walk again despite severing his spine. But that was just the start of a five year nightmare. Now he's walking across America to say thanks to those who helped him when he nowhere else to turn

  26-08-2026 20:17 via dailymail.com
  
  After injuring his spine in a freak accident former rugby player Fergus Farrell was told he wouldn't walk again. But now he is walking across the US to raise money for others like him
  
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• What happens next in EastEnders? New spoilers for Thursday’s episode confirmed

  26-08-2026 20:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  The aftermath of tonight’s big twists revealed (Picture: BBC/ Metro)EastEnders fans were no doubt breathing a sigh of relief after Darnell Larson (Christopher Colquhoun) turned up at the hospital to introduce himself to Denise Fox (Diane Parish) at the end of the latest episode.
  Denise, as viewers know, is battling blood cancer and earlier this week she was placed in a medically induced coma to fight off an infection.With two rounds of chemo not having had the desired effect on her cancer
  
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• Environment Agency warns of 16 flood alerts as one month's rainfall to batter part of UK - see full list

  26-08-2026 20:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Weather maps show vast swathes of England and Wales are subject to yellow thunderstorm warnings with people in areas at risk of flooding being urged to prepare "emergency kits"
  
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• Dolly Parton will be laid to rest beside husband Carl Dean and string of country music legends

  26-08-2026 20:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dolly Parton's final resting place has been revealed following the confirmation that the country music Queen died of cancer on August 25
  
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• Woman, 52, who laundered more than £50k for husband and son's gun factory business at illegal traveller site avoids jail due to prison overcrowding

  26-08-2026 19:57 via dailymail.com
  
  Sarah Roberts, 52, allowed tens of thousands of pounds to be moved into her bank account by her husband, Hizekiah Roberts, 49, and her 29-year-old son John Parker.
  
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• Distraught mum says her daughter might still be alive if killer husband had been refused bail or made to wear GPS tag

  26-08-2026 19:48 via dailymail.com
  
  The mother of a woman murdered by her estranged husband while he was out on bail has said the family were failed by the justice system.
  
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• Now it's Sturgeon and Murrell - the TV drama!

  26-08-2026 19:44 via dailymail.com
  
  The 'Shakespearean' story of former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell's embezzlement from the party is to be told in a new factual drama by Channel 5.
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle touch down in UK - and may find a very different country to the one they left behind

  26-08-2026 19:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have landed to start their "extended stay" back in Britain. But what will the future look like for the couple who have spent the last six years rejoicing at their exit from royal life?
  
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• UK comedy icon will be secret standout star of Netflix’s Pride and Prejudice

  26-08-2026 19:40 via metro.co.uk
  
  Emma Corrin (left) plays Elizabeth in the new version of Pride and Prejudice (Picture: Netflix/Ludovic Robert)Who else can’t wait for the season of yearning to begin?I am, of course, referring to the imminent release of Netflix’s adaptation of Pride and Prejudice this autumn. More than 20 years after Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen bewitched us, body and soul, the streamer is bringing a new spin to Jane Austen’s romance, helmed by author Dolly Alderton.This week is the E
  
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• Texas drag show ban struck down by by Reagan judge citing Dolly Parton's 'sex symbol' legacy

  26-08-2026 19:30 via dailymail.com
  
  A Texas federal judge who has been on the bench since the Reagan era dealt a blow to Senate hopeful Ken Paxton with a late Tuesday ruling, with a nod to Dolly Parton.
  
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• Julian Alvarez makes dramatic U-turn on Arsenal transfer

  26-08-2026 19:24 via metro.co.uk
  
  Atletico Madrid star Julian Alvarez is now angling towards Arsenal (Picture: Getty)Julian Alvarez has U-turned on a proposed move to Arsenal and is beginning to see it as his ‘only option’ before this summer’s transfer deadline, according to reports in Spain.Arsenal have set their sights on securing a last-ditch deal for the 26-year-old Atletico Madrid striker, with Mikel Arteta eager to add further strength and a genuine goalscoring threat to his title-winning attack.The Gunn
  
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• Yale student accused of groping mom in front of her kids on NYC subway reads uber-pretentious PLAY in full view of judge during his latest court appearance

  26-08-2026 19:22 via dailymail.com
  
  The rising sophomore, 18, was charged with sexual abuse, aggravated sexual abuse, forcible touching and endangering the welfare of a child.
  
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• Ban on drags shows in Texas struck down by Reagan judge citing Dolly Parton's 'sex symbol' legacy

  26-08-2026 19:22 via dailymail.com
  
  A Texas federal judge who has been on the bench since the Reagan era dealt a blow to Senate hopeful Ken Paxton with a late Tuesday ruling, with a nod to Dolly Parton.
  
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• Pictured: Girl, seven, and her aunt who were 'murdered' in Middlesbrough house fire: Two men are arrested over 'arson' feared to be 'gangland revenge attack' linked to youths killed in A66 crash

  26-08-2026 19:21 via dailymail.com
  
  Valentina Foster, seven, and Natalie McDonald, 34, died in the blaze in Grangetown, near Middlesbrough, in the early hours of this morning.
  
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• Woman aged 19 suffered death worthy of worst horror movie at hands of friend, 19, and her boyfriend, court is told

  26-08-2026 19:20 via dailymail.com
  
  GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: Morgan Bauer was 19-years-old when she moved to Atlanta, Georgia, in 2016 and met Katelyn Goble, who was also 19 years old at the time.
  
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