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• Truth about Jesy Nelson's split with ex Zion as he makes startling confession

  14-07-2026 12:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jesy Nelson has broken her silence on her split with fiancé Zion Foster following the birth of their twin daughters, saying the tots' diagnosis played a big part in their decision
  
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• Met Office names 107 areas hit by 'heavy showers' on Monday - full list

  30-08-2026 03:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Met Office warns of showers across the country on Monday as the downpours continue to fall this bank holiday weekend
  
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• Man plunges to his death after falling eight storeys at apartment complex in Elizabeth Bay

  30-08-2026 03:30 via dailymail.com
  
  Police are investigating after a man died in Sydney.
  
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• Council rejects free barbecue at Australia Day event after Indigenous board warned it would cause harm

  30-08-2026 03:30 via dailymail.com
  
  A Sydney council has voted down plans to expand Australia Day, with concerns it would cause 'potential harm' to Indigenous Australians.
  
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• 'Travellers' rip up wildlife haven with diggers and heavy machinery as they wage Bank Holiday 'land grab' while council offices are closed

  30-08-2026 03:04 via dailymail.com
  
  Sawbridgeworth, East Hertfordshire was the latest area to be targeted by developers who arrived on Friday morning with huge lorries, fences going up and roads being blocked.
  
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• One killed, five injured after truck driver plows into crowd at bicycle festival

  30-08-2026 03:03 via dailymail.com
  
  Police responded to the scene in Old Fort Collins at around 12.30pm on Saturday, and found six people - including the driver of the vehicle - injured.
  
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• Revellers told to brace for more mixes of sunshine and showers - as Reading Festival wraps up and Notting Hill Carnival hits the streets

  30-08-2026 02:41 via dailymail.com
  
  Scattered showers will mainly affect Scotland at the start of Sunday before spreading south into England, where some could turn heavy and thundery including around Leeds Festival.
  
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• Father-of-two cop is killed and another injured in the line of duty during South Carolina park shooting

  30-08-2026 02:23 via dailymail.com
  
  Columbia Police Officer Christopher DeLong, 29, was fatally struck by convicted felon Adam Dowdy during a shootout near Southeast Park in Columbia late Saturday morning.
  
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• UK corner shop chain to close all stores as it plunges into liquidation

  30-08-2026 02:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The independently owned corner shop chain will close all of its locations after nearly 40 years with the local community stating they will be 'sorely missed'
  
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• Return of historic Bayeux Travesty descended into farce when French police barred British museum bosses from train taking it through Channel Tunnel

  30-08-2026 02:17 via dailymail.com
  
  The Mail on Sunday can reveal that the historic return of the Bayeux Tapestry to these shores descended into diplomatic farce when French bureaucrats cried 'Non!' at the last minute.
  
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• Inside the modern day Noah's Ark built by a billionaire's son: SUE REID visits the world's biggest wildlife sanctuary that has saved 150,000 animals from terrible suffering

  30-08-2026 02:09 via dailymail.com
  
  The young cheetah lies unconscious on the operating table as the world's finest vets battle to mend her shattered back leg.
  
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• Carnage is a terrifying symptom of lawless Britain, warns BEN HOUCHEN, mayor of Tees Valley

  30-08-2026 02:09 via dailymail.com
  
  The burning vehicles have become a picture of lawlessness that shames a corner of England of which I'm otherwise immensely proud.
  
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• I’m worried how GTA 6 is going to affect my children – Reader’s Feature

  30-08-2026 02:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  GTA 6 is not for kids (Rockstar Games)With GTA 6 featuring the most realistic graphics ever seen in a video game, a reader is concerned about how to keep it out of the hands of his kids.They say becoming a parent changes you, but until it happens, you don’t really understand how. I used to be really into horror movies and games, and a big Call Of Duty player, but I just don’t have the time anymore. It’s not just that though, somehow the idea of watching people being dismembere
  
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• Inside the Deliveroo shanty town: People urinating in the street, drug use and terrified locals... we visit the tent encampment under a graffiti-covered bridge home to delivery drivers

  30-08-2026 01:59 via dailymail.com
  
  Tucked away behind a slew of coffee bars, tech start-ups and trendy eateries stands what must surely be one of London's most undesirable addresses.
  
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• Moses Itauma update as boxing star is stretchered out of ring after world title defeat

  30-08-2026 01:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  Itauma was carried as Hrgovic was crowned new IBF world champion (Action Images via Reuters)Moses Itauma was stretchered out of the ring as his world title dream was crushed by Filip Hrgovic in London.The 21-year-old sensation was taken to hospital immediately after his ninth round stoppage in an extraordinary contest at the O2 Arena.His promoter Frank Warren also suggested he had suffered a leg injury after punching himself out to the point of exhaustion.Itauma was aiming to become the second
  
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• Lib Dem leader Ed Davey sparks fury among his MPs after hinting he would do post-election deal with Tories

  30-08-2026 01:49 via dailymail.com
  
  The Lib Dem leader appeared to open the door last week to a pact with Kemi Badenoch's party to keep out Reform in the event of a hung Parliament.
  
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• Forced adoptions scandal as young mums deceived into giving newborns away

  30-08-2026 01:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A groundbreaking BBC documentary is telling the real story of what happened to more than 250,000 unmarried UK mothers between 1949 and 1976, who were coerced, bullied or misled into handing their newborn babies over for adoption
  
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• Trump taunts Canada over Lake Ontario name change after region's premier unveiled defiant sign rejecting 'Lake America'

  30-08-2026 01:34 via dailymail.com
  
  President Donald Trump poked fun at an executive order he signed on Thursday renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America for US federal purposes.
  
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• Burnham hands train drivers on Manchester route bumper pay rise to avoid strike - including £720 boost just for covering five days a week

  30-08-2026 01:30 via dailymail.com
  
  Avanti West Coast drivers, who start on salaries of around £70,000, have secured a 3.6 per cent pay rise alongside improved payments for Sundays and rest-day working.
  
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• Boy, 13, seriously injured after being stabbed at Taco Bell in Rochdale 'when 25 youths ran in with knives'

  30-08-2026 01:19 via dailymail.com
  
  Witnesses dining at the time of the incident described the terrifying moment 25 youths carrying knives allegedly swarmed the crew member guarding the door and broke in.
  
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• Russia is poised to attack Britain and has identified drone factory and missile company as 'legal targets', ex-Kremlin chief warns - as he describes the UK as 'evil number one'

  30-08-2026 01:15 via dailymail.com
  
  A senior adviser to Vladimir Putin warned the 'highest levels of the Russian government' were considering a 'hybrid attack', such as sabotage or arson, rather than an 'outright military strike'.
  
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• Catholic Church forced unmarried mothers to put their babies up for adoption 'into the 1980s' despite law banning the practice

  30-08-2026 01:14 via dailymail.com
  
  Forced adoptions were believed to have ended in the 1970s - but it has emerged the Catholic church was still supporting the practice at least into the eighties.
  
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• Chaos erupts at high school football game with five arrested after huge fight and gun found....as dramatic footage shows emergency services rushing to area and crowds fleeing

  30-08-2026 01:12 via dailymail.com
  
  Three young men, aged 16, 17 and 18, became embroiled in a fight during a packed Georgia high school football game, ending with five people taken into custody.
  
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• Russia is poised to attack a British drone factory and missile company, ex-Kremlin chief warns - as he described the UK as 'evil number one'

  30-08-2026 01:05 via dailymail.com
  
  A senior adviser to Vladimir Putin warned the 'highest levels of the Russian government' were considering a 'hybrid attack', such as sabotage or arson, rather than an 'outright military strike'.
  
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• Reform UK calls for police to reopen probe into attack on Farage aide following Ann Widdecombe murder

  30-08-2026 01:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Adviser George Cottrell was attacked outside his London home in April, days after Mr Farage revealed his house had been firebombed.
  
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• Daily horoscope August 30, 2026: Today’s predictions for your star sign

  30-08-2026 01:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Here’s what the stars have in store for your day (Picture: Metro.co.uk)The Moon-Neptune alliance allows strong visions for the future to take centre stage. Trust your instinct.Sagittarius, Aquarius and Pisces, own your uniqueness today. Creative solutions will be plentiful if you embrace your originality.
  Keep an open outlook and let your mind wander to new possibilities. Then, the world is your oyster.Ahead, you’ll find all star signs’ horoscopes for today: Sunday August 30,
  
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• California lifeguards sue ex-Parks and Rec boss after he secretly filmed them getting changed, lawsuit claims

  30-08-2026 00:58 via dailymail.com
  
  Kevin Pearsall, 59, was charged in June with multiple counts of eavesdropping, secretly filming and the dissemination of a private recording.
  
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• One Nation claims historic by-election win in Western Australia

  30-08-2026 00:46 via dailymail.com
  
  Labor has suffered a crushing defeat in a WA by election.
  
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• Britain's defence firms which supply weapons to Ukraine are warned of Russian spy threat

  30-08-2026 00:38 via dailymail.com
  
  The chiefs were notified about the elevated threats they and their staff face from the Kremlin during a roundtable between senior government officials and CEOs earlier in the summer.
  
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• Sandra was handed 32 traffic fines worth £2,800 after criminals cloned her VW Golf's number plate - but it was when she tried to appeal that the nightmare truly began

  30-08-2026 00:33 via dailymail.com
  
  The media consultant from Earl's Court in London, was astonished to receive no fewer than 32 separate £90 fines from seven different local authorities.
  
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