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• Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Sheffield United

  21-01-2015 23:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tottenham beat League One Sheffield United in the first leg of their Capital One Cup semi-final at White Hart Lane.
  
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• Kim left aghast in EastEnders as Jack delivers bad news amid Denise emergency

  19-08-2026 21:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Has Jack ruined Denise’s last hope? (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)As if the Fox-Trueman family haven’t had enough bad news thrown their way recently in EastEnders, along comes Jack Branning (Scott Maslen) to deliver some more!Denise Fox (Diane Parish) has courageously been battling with cancer for a while now, and despite her absolute determination and unwavering bravery, it becomes increasingly clear next week that without a stem cell donor, it’s a battl
  
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• Swimmers and pets warned to ‘stay out’ of toxic Thames bathing spot

  19-08-2026 20:51 via metro.co.uk
  
  Swimmers have been warned of toxic algae in the Thames bathing site (Picture: Aaron Chown/PA Wire)If you had plans to take a dip in London’s first official bathing site this summer, think again.Swimmers have been warned against swimming in the water in Kingston upon Thames due to pollution from toxic algae.The caution was issued by the Environment Agency, which has also told locals to avoid going into the water along a broader stretch of the river that is likely to have been hit by the al
  
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• GP's AI receptionist has trouble to understand patients' Yorkshire accents - leaving them struggling to get appointments

  19-08-2026 20:51 via dailymail.com
  
  A health watchdog has found that EMMA, an AI chatbot used by GPs to cut down on waiting times over the phone, has struggled to understand patients from Rotherham, Yorkshire.
  
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• America's saddest stray kitten prompts dramatic rescue attempt after he was spotted cowering by side of freeway

  19-08-2026 20:51 via dailymail.com
  
  A weepy and wounded 14-week-old kitten was given a second chance after the tiny animal was heroically rescued on a busy freeway by the San Francisco Animal Care and Control.
  
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• 'My mum was murdered by her abusive partner — authorities missed the warning signs'

  19-08-2026 20:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Shaun Hall was 13 when his mum Michaela, then 49, was murdered by Lee Kendall, her ex-con boyfriend whose dozens of previous convictions were well known to police
  
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• Army soldier, 21, is charged with raping girl aged TWELVE

  19-08-2026 20:43 via dailymail.com
  
  Jayden Christopher Fox, 21, was arrested at a motel in Montville, Ohio on Friday, according to court records obtained by the Daily Mail.
  
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• Seaside resort's Parkrun is suspended after being overwhelmed by tourists and 'ego-driven' runners wanting to set personal bests

  19-08-2026 20:37 via dailymail.com
  
  Organisers of the weekly event in Weymouth, Dorset, have cancelled the run for the next two Saturdays after reporting an increase in incidents of runners being 'tripped or barged'.
  
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• Privately funded Scots hospital to cost taxpayers tens of millions of pounds as it transfers to NHS next year

  19-08-2026 20:37 via dailymail.com
  
  Taxpayers are to foot a multi-million pound bill to bring one of Scotland's busiest hospitals up to scratch when it transfers to public ownership.
  
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• Mar-a-Lago billionaire, 87, buys Ferrari's first ever electric car for $40m at auction... but says he has no plans to drive the controversial vehicle

  19-08-2026 20:24 via dailymail.com
  
  A Mar-a-Lago billionaire bought Ferrari's first ever electric car for over $40 million but plans to donate all the proceeds to charity. Dr. Herbert Wertheim won a bid for a Ferrari Luce on Saturday.
  
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• Ministers now forced to tell asylum seekers 'DON'T rape women': 'Insane' new booklet teaches migrants how to avoid committing sex crimes in Britain

  19-08-2026 20:23 via dailymail.com
  
  A Home Office publication setting out the 'rules and expectations' of living in Britain will be handed to asylum seekers as part of an education campaign.
  
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• Rio Ferdinand makes Premier League title prediction after Arsenal agree £51m transfer

  19-08-2026 20:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand (Picture: Rio Ferdinand Presents)Rio Ferdinand said the signing of Ezri Konsa only reinforces his belief that Arsenal are favourites to win the Premier League again this season.Mikel Arteta was desperate to add defensive reinforcements this summer, with Jurrien Timber and William Saliba both set to miss the start of the season through injury.The Gunners identified Konsa as their number-one target and now appear to have reached an agreement with As
  
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• John Swinney under further pressure over his 'arrogant' price cap plans

  19-08-2026 20:14 via dailymail.com
  
  Scotland's food and drink industry has issued a warning about the damaging 'unintended consequences' of John Swinney's supermarket price cap plan.
  
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• Scots peer to ramp up pressure on SNP over Peter Murrell scandal inquiry

  19-08-2026 20:10 via dailymail.com
  
  A senior Scottish peer will pile more pressure on the SNP over the Peter Murrell scandal as he prepares for talks on a Lords inquiry.
  
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• John Swinney's World Cup jolly cost the taxpayer almost £100k

  19-08-2026 20:10 via dailymail.com
  
  Taxypayers have been landed with a bill of nearly £100,000 for John Swinney and another SNP minister to attend the World Cup to cheer on Scotland.
  
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• One woman is dead and eight are hurt after house fire in London: Murder probe is launched

  19-08-2026 20:02 via dailymail.com
  
  A murder probe has been launched after one woman died and eight others were rushed to hospital following a fire in Hounslow.
  
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• Missing British gold medal-winning sprinter is found in Moroccan prison after 'sexually assaulting a minor'

  19-08-2026 20:02 via dailymail.com
  
  Leon Baptiste, 41, was thought to be missing as of yesterday after going on a trip to Morocco two months ago. It has since emerged that he has been imprisoned in the north African country.
  
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• America's saddest stray kitten prompts dramatic rescue attempt after he spotted cowering by side of freeway

  19-08-2026 19:49 via dailymail.com
  
  A weepy and wounded 14-week-old kitten was given a second chance after the tiny animal was heroically rescued on a busy freeway by the San Francisco Animal Care and Control.
  
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• Tourist thought 'you're gone' as he fell down 30ft sinkhole that left his BMW teetering above him

  19-08-2026 19:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ex-miner Ian Haynes was preparing to conclude his two-week campervan holiday in Cornwall when he fell down a gaping sinkhole that had opened below his BMW
  
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• John MacLeod: It has faced extinction... yet the stoic 'Highland Tiger' still survives in the shadows

  19-08-2026 19:46 via dailymail.com
  
  Such has been the excitement of late over mooted restoration of wolf and lynx to the Highlands - or immediate fretting about rumbunctious wild boar - that we too readily forget the 'Highland Tiger'
  
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• Distressing photos show critically endangered orca with gunshot wounds in fins

  19-08-2026 19:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING: DISTURBING IMAGES: Conservationists fear Toñi, the oldest known female in the tiny Iberian orca population, may have been deliberately shot
  
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• Murder investigation launched after woman dies in Hounslow house fire

  19-08-2026 19:40 via metro.co.uk
  
  A murder probe has been launched following a fatal house fire (Picture: Alamy Stock Photo)A murder investigation has been launched after a woman died in a house fire in Hounslow early on Wednesday, the Metropolitan Police said.An additional eight people were taken to hospital with injuries, with one still fighting for her life.Police confirmed they were called to a residential address on Berkley Avenue, Hounslow, at 1.14am today, following reports of a fire.Initial reports suggest the fire was
  
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• Trump's bombshell boast about Kim Jong Un and their secret letters as he casually reveals his harrowing nuke stockpile

  19-08-2026 19:32 via dailymail.com
  
  Donald Trump confirmed Wednesday that he will meet with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un later this year.
  
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• Boy, 12, is charged after eight-year-old girl 'was sexually assaulted in playpark'

  19-08-2026 19:31 via dailymail.com
  
  Police received reports that a young girl had been the victim of a sex attack at a park in Macduff, Aberdeenshire, on Monday August 10.
  
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• 'Huge human error' caused 'biggest ever' cyber attack on charity sector with millions warned their data may have been stolen

  19-08-2026 19:29 via dailymail.com
  
  Up to 1,000 charities have been caught up in the hack, including Breast Cancer UK, National Ballet, Historic Buildings and Palaces, and the Molly Rose Foundation.
  
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• Woke Washington officials investigate hardworking volunteer group for cleaning up used NEEDLES in squalid city

  19-08-2026 19:28 via dailymail.com
  
  We Heart Seattle, which is run by Andrea Suarez, sends out volunteer groups to pick up used needles, fentanyl foils, and other drug paraphernalia to keep parks and public spaces safe.
  
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• French civil servant ‘gleeful’ after drugging women on job interviews so they wet themselves

  19-08-2026 19:28 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 PageAlmost 250 women have come forward to claim a French civil servant drugged them during a job interview so they would urinate on themselves.Christian Nègre is accused of lacing the alleged victims’ coffee and tea before taking them on ‘walking interviews’ around Paris and away from toilets.He reportedly took secret pictures of the wom
  
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• EasyJet cancels all flights from UK airport - full list of destinations scrapped

  19-08-2026 19:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EasyJet has confirmed flights from Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) will cease from January 2027 as the airline focuses on 'maintaining and developing' its 'most popular' routes
  
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• Rare audio of serial killer Robert Maudsley's voice during his first interview in almost 50 years

  19-08-2026 19:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Robert Maudsley, who is nicknamed 'Hannibal the Cannibal', killed two men on the same day during his crime spree, which happened between 1974 and 1978
  
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• One in three children talk or play with strangers online with half saying bypassing parental controls is 'easy'

  19-08-2026 19:20 via dailymail.com
  
  A survey by the Information Commissioner's Office found that 36 per cent of youngsters interact with people they only know online - or not at all.
  
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