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• Toddler dies after being ‘forgotten’ inside sweltering minibus ‘for seven hours’

  24-07-2026 08:28 via metro.co.uk
  
  The 18-month-old girl was found in a ‘critical condition’ inside the vehicle in Almada on the southern bank of the Tagus River directly opposite the capital Lisbon (Picture: Getty Images)A toddler has died after being ‘forgotten’ and left on a nursery minibus for around seven hours amid searing temperatures in Portugal.The 18-month-old girl was found in a ‘critical condition’ inside the vehicle in Almada on the southern bank of the Tagus River directly opposi
  
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• Missing cat named Ginge is found 86 miles away from home... almost a year later

  24-08-2026 03:15 via dailymail.com
  
  Lucy Roche, volunteer branch leader for Cat Action Trust 1977, found Ginge among a feral cat colony in Garforth in Leeds.
  
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• Aldi makes huge change to its stores as supermarket giant axes 20 per cent of its products

  24-08-2026 03:11 via dailymail.com
  
  Around 20 per cent of Aldi's product range, including from its famous weekly 'special buys', will be slashed.
  
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• The Cat in the Hat is not real and is not coming to get you, weary British police tell terrified teens after 'creepy' AI video threats went viral on TikTok

  24-08-2026 03:02 via dailymail.com
  
  Videos showing a figure dressed as the Dr Seuss character lurking in dark streets went viral on TikTok, and spread enough fear that it was reported to the authorities.
  
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• Barnaby Joyce is forced to swoop in after One Nation MP sparked confusion about party's key promise to slash migration to 130,000

  24-08-2026 03:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Barnaby Joyce has stepped in to correct One Nation MP David Farley, after he went rogue on the party's migration policy.
  
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• Cops reveal areas of interest amid nationwide hunt for Chucky mask maniac accused of terrorizing streets of Philadelphia and stalking female jogger before asking her 'are you ready to die?'

  24-08-2026 02:52 via dailymail.com
  
  Zymire Hughes, 22, has fled Philadelphia amid an arrest warrant charging him with making terroristic threats, harassment, simple assault, reckless endangerment and witness intimidation.
  
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• Skeleton with more than 160 fractures is first confirmed victim of a trebuchet

  24-08-2026 02:47 via dailymail.com
  
  The bones were originally excavated in 1997 buried beside eight other people beneath the royal chapel at Stirling Castle in Scotland.
  
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• Perth nurse who lost $130,000 in super collapse lashes out at Labor's reforms - as thousands wait for compensation

  24-08-2026 02:46 via dailymail.com
  
  A Perth nurse who lost more than $130,000 in the collapse of First Guardian says she remains 'fuming' despite the federal government's latest push to strengthen protections for retirement savings.
  
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• Young woman vents her frustration after being unable to access her super: 'It's absurd'

  24-08-2026 02:39 via dailymail.com
  
  Sophia Kim has been trying to withdraw her super for more than 12 months.
  
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• If walls could talk... just where have Parliament's missing artworks gone?

  24-08-2026 02:36 via dailymail.com
  
  The photograph of Benjamin Disraeli is one of more than 65 works which House of Commons authorities are looking for, along with a 19th-century print of William Wilberforce.
  
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• What a fun guy! Sweet mouse stands tall as it tries to reach for food

  24-08-2026 02:32 via dailymail.com
  
  The tiny creature grabbed onto the plant with its front limbs, while stretching one leg out for balance and another on tiptoes - creating a dancer-like pose as it foraged for food.
  
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• Teen joyrider killed in A66 police car crash was awaiting trial for racially abusing and assaulting officers it's revealed as grieving widow of cop who died in carnage says 'the pain of losing him is beyond words'

  24-08-2026 02:29 via dailymail.com
  
  Makai Saddington, 18, one of the five men in the VW Passat that hurtled the wrong way down the A66, was accused of assaulting one sergeantand causing racially aggravated alarm or distress to another.
  
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• Huge landslide at one of Guinea's largest landfills leaves 30 people dead

  24-08-2026 02:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Authorities said that heavy rains, which started at around 2 am, washed over the refuse at the landfill and triggered a landslide that buried nearby structures
  
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• Burnham is jetting to Kyiv 'to hand over missile blueprints' as Russians rage at UK drone raids

  24-08-2026 02:14 via dailymail.com
  
  The Prime Minister's trip is designed to signal the UK's continued support for the country's battle against Russia.
  
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• The bridge of sighs! Nine months of roadworks split village in two and leave residents with an eight-mile detour to get to the shops

  24-08-2026 02:11 via dailymail.com
  
  Residents in canal-side Brewood, Staffordshire, say their community has been left in a sorry state - by a nine-month bridge closure which has split the village in two.
  
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• Games Inbox: Is the PS5 boycott still happening?

  24-08-2026 02:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  Will you be using yours this week? (Sony Interactive Entertainment)The Monday letters page joins in on the PS5 physical media console boycott, as one considers the irony of the Xbox 25th anniversary.Games Inbox is a collection of our readers’ letters, comments, and opinions. To join in with the discussions yourself email [email protected]
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  Well, I’m currently on the weeklong PlayStation 5 boycott. I’m still very annoyed about Sony stopping making discs a
  
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• Former Illinois cop Sean Grayson dies in prison while serving sentence for murder of Sonya Massey inside her home after she called 911 for help

  24-08-2026 02:07 via dailymail.com
  
  Sean Grayson, 32, died around noon on Sunday, just six months into his 20-year sentence for the second degree murder of Sonya Massey.
  
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• Buddhist monk ‘punched in the face’ by balaclava-clad boy in UK park

  24-08-2026 02:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Karucha Sripramote, known locally as Monk Kom, says he was walking through a park when a thug started spinning his bike wheel to spray dirt on him - before the situation escalated quickly
  
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• DAILY MAIL COMMENT: With reports of child abuse on social media increasing fourfold...it's time to protect our young from the tech threat, PM

  24-08-2026 02:03 via dailymail.com
  
  Amid warnings that Facebook encryption protocols are putting young British lives in danger, Labour's apparent drive to cosy up to Big Tech firms is causing concern
  
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• The Morning Poll: Do you worry about letting your children go online?

  24-08-2026 02:01 via dailymail.com
  
  The National Crime Agency has warned that it is 'not safe' for children to use the internet, as there are 400 cases every day of abusers targeting them on social media and gaming apps.
  
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• Widow who bought fly-tipped wasteland and transformed it into a farm for schoolchildren is ordered to tear it all down by jobsworth council

  24-08-2026 02:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Tara Dexter (pictured) bought a smallholding in Sidlesham, West Sussex, while mourning the death of her veteran partner, Gary.
  
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• The Duskbloods Network Test review – FromSoftware offers multiplayer vampires

  24-08-2026 02:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  A big proposal (Nintendo)GameCentral dives into FromSoftware’s Switch 2 exclusive, where fast-paced Dark Souls combat collides with a knockout tournament.FromSoftware’s pantheon of classics are primarily thought of as single-player experiences, but the majority have at least some form of multiplayer. Across Dark Souls and Elden Ring, you can summon others to assist you with bosses, engage in competitive fights, or scatter messages across the open world. They are optional features, b
  
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• 'If I collapsed I think someone would rob me': Life in the least friendly place in the UK where unhappy neighbours say, 'Keep yourself to yourself - that's the best thing to do around here'

  24-08-2026 01:58 via dailymail.com
  
  The London borough of Barking and Dagenham has the unenviable ranking in a new study - and residents and traders have said they are not surprised.
  
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• 'It's like living next to an F1 track': Neighbours say revving supercars, drumming and late-night fireworks at one of UK's biggest Asian wedding venues is making their lives hell

  24-08-2026 01:57 via dailymail.com
  
  The 'grand' and 'luxurious' venue - called The Monal by Jalwa in West Yorkshire - opened last June and hosts extravagant weddings for up to 800 guests.
  
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• Fraudsters are now stealing an average £3,500 with impersonation scams

  24-08-2026 01:57 via dailymail.com
  
  Victims of impersonation scams lost £3,516 on average in the past year - a 10 per cent increase on a year earlier, according to the latest data.
  
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• Hidden extras, tourist tax... and €3 for TAP WATER: The subtle tactics Gran Canaria's rip off restaurants use to squeeze every last Euro out of Brit holidaymakers

  24-08-2026 01:54 via dailymail.com
  
  An undercover Daily Mail investigation found holidaymakers repeatedly handed menus without prices, bogus taxes and items added to bills they hadn't ordered.
  
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• Children are 'not safe' on the internet: Stark warning as head of 'Britain's FBI' tells Mail there are now up to 900 reports of child abuse online EVERY day

  24-08-2026 01:50 via dailymail.com
  
  It is 'not safe' for children to go online, the head of the National Crime Agency has warned.
  
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• Man Utd and Chelsea make approach to sign £43m Barcelona transfer target

  24-08-2026 01:47 via metro.co.uk
  
  Man Utd and Chelsea have expressed interest in deals (Picture: Getty)Manchester United and Chelsea have expressed interest in signing a new striker before the end of the summer transfer window.Man United’s dismal opening-day defeat to newly-promoted Hull City could spark the club into transfer action before the summer window closes on September 3.Virtually all of United’s focus so far this summer has been on midfield reinforcements, with Youri Tielemans and Andrey Santos completing
  
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• Trump's son-in-law meets with top House Democrat as Republicans stare down a potential midterm disaster

  24-08-2026 01:45 via dailymail.com
  
  President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has met with House Minority Leader, Hakeem Jeffries.
  
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• Popular beach forced to close during peak summer after dozens of SYRINGES wash up ashore

  24-08-2026 01:45 via dailymail.com
  
  Manasquan Beach was closed to swimmers Saturday after county officials discovered more than 60 syringes washed ashore.
  
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