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• Two men locked in bank vault at Cardiff's Abacus art space

  13-04-2015 22:28 via
  
  Jacob Church (right), 21, and Joe Tobin (left), 29, who became locked inside an airtight bank vault in Cardiff for six hours had to be dramatically rescued by firefighters using heavy drills.
  
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• Devoted and much-loved mom of two is killed while driving after being hit by a PLANE falling out of the sky onto busy road

  25-08-2026 18:47 via dailymail.com
  
  Alex Garneau was driving down a busy road on August 20 when a small charter plane crashed into four vehicles and crossed three lanes of traffic after losing power mid-flight.
  
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• Partner of female chemistry teacher accused of sexually abusing two pupils in the 1980s tells court 'she had congenital condition which stopped her having sex'

  25-08-2026 18:46 via dailymail.com
  
  The husband of a teacher accused of sexually seducing her former pupils while she taught in north London, told her trial she has a medical condition which means they can only have quick sex.
  
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• Huge queues form for petrol in Tehran after US announced 'economic asphyxiation' sanctions on Iran

  25-08-2026 18:45 via dailymail.com
  
  Washington has turned to pulling economic levers six months into a war on Iran that has ground to a stalemate militarily, with peace talks stalled and most traffic through the Strait of Hormuz blocked.
  
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• Hundreds pull giant castle for repairs in epic tug-of-war

  25-08-2026 18:35 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 PageIf you have ever wondered what a game of human vs castle would look like, look no further.
  Almost 2,000 strong-armed volunteers proved in northern Japan that with enough people, anything will move, even a 360-tonne castle.
  They had enlisted to drag the giant structure by hand, with the historic Hirosaki Castle known for its cherry blossom garden propped on r
  
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• Angela Rayner urged to U-turn on rent controls decision after study shows benefits

  25-08-2026 18:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Dozens of MPs have written to Angela Rayner warning the Government that it has an 'opportunity to fix the foundations of our housing system for the long term'
  
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• Mother-of-four died in a ferocious blaze at her £1.2m home despite her estranged husband climbing up the drainpipe in desperate bid to save her

  25-08-2026 18:32 via dailymail.com
  
  A mother-of-four died in a ferocious blaze at her £1.2m home despite her husband climbing up the drainpipe in a desperate bid to save her, an inquest heard.
  
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• Baby in center of surrogacy saga is in critical condition after complex heart surgery as biological parents demand restraining order against birth mom

  25-08-2026 18:22 via dailymail.com
  
  The newborn baby in the center of the ongoing surrogacy controversy is in critical condition after undergoing complex heart surgery, according to a report.
  
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• Podcaster and reality TV star James English guilty of domestic abuse

  25-08-2026 18:21 via dailymail.com
  
  Scots podcaster James English has been convicted of domestic abuse against his former partner.
  
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• Nintendo brings back Mario Kart World bundle but it’s more expensive now

  25-08-2026 18:21 via metro.co.uk
  
  This one comes with an online subscription too (Nintendo)Since the Switch 2 is seeing a price hike next week, the returning Mario Kart World bundle is following suit, although it does come with a new addition.When the Nintendo Switch 2 launched last year, there was an option to buy it alongside a digital copy of Mario Kart World for £429.99, which was a great offer since you were effectively saving £40 on the game itself.Nintendo said the bundle would only be available through the a
  
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• Former nurse extradited to UK denies having sex with mental health patient at London hospital

  25-08-2026 18:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Former nurse Jason Forde appeared at Wood Green Crown Court after being extradited from Barbados over allegations involving a mental health patient at Homerton Hospital in Hackney.
  
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• Domestic abuse charity voices concern over Reform social housing plan

  25-08-2026 18:14 via metro.co.uk
  
  Richard Tice and Lee Anderson announcing the new policy (Picture: Zeynep Demir/Anadolu via Getty Images)A domestic abuse charity has said it is ‘very concerned’ about proposals from Reform UK to prioritise married couples for social housing, fearing it could mean more women stay with abusive partners.Reform deputy leader Richard Tice and welfare spokesman Lee Anderson set out the policy at a press conference on Monday morning.
  It would mean employed British-born people under 35 will
  
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• A-list fashion designer who had luxury Richard Mille watch 'cut from wrist outside Mayfair restaurant' tells jury: 'I couldn't believe that something like this would happen in London'

  25-08-2026 18:12 via dailymail.com
  
  Catalin Botezatu, an A-list fashion designer, said he feared for his life when he was allegedly ambushed outside a restaurant and had his limited edition Richard Mille watch cut from his arm.
  
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• First look inside tech oligarch Mark Zuckerberg's remote Irish castle: The jaw-dropping feature that wouldn't look out of place in a JAMES BOND villain's lair - and the sinister 'murder hole' that forms part of its dark past...

  25-08-2026 18:10 via dailymail.com
  
  The Meta multi-billionaire and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are understood to have completed the purchase of Strancally Castle in Knockanore several weeks ago.
  
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• Man in his 40s dies swimming in sea off Devon

  25-08-2026 18:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The unnamed man from Sussex, aged in his 40s, died despite the best efforts of paramedics after he was pulled from the waters off a Devon beach earlier this week
  
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• House ‘rammed’ moments before A66 crash belonged to victim’s dad

  25-08-2026 18:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  Cole Worthy, 17, is one of the five young men who died inside the Volkswagen Passat driven wrong way down the A66 (Picture: Facebook)A house damaged by a car shortly before the deadly A66 crash belonged to the father of one of the teenage victims.Five young men and two police officers were killed after a Volkswagen Passat, which was driving on the wrong side of the A-road, crashed into the police vehicle in Middlesbrough on Saturday.Cole Worthy, 17, died alongside four others in the collision,
  
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• Trump's CIA chief John Ratcliffe makes surprise trip to Moscow for secret meeting amid grim fears for Poland

  25-08-2026 17:59 via dailymail.com
  
  A US Air Force transport jet made a highly unusual landing in Moscow on Tuesday, sparking a frenzy of theories about its mysterious mission.
  
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• 89-year-old hit with fine after leaving car park because he couldn't get parking app on his 20-year-old Nokia

  25-08-2026 17:58 via dailymail.com
  
  Roland Nice spent eight minutes in the car park in Haverhill, Suffolk, after discovering he was not allowed to pay in cash.
  
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• Lawyers for Anna Kepner's stepbrother make desperate bid to delay murder trial as they grapple with 'unique and very unfortunate' evidence into Carnival cruise death

  25-08-2026 17:54 via dailymail.com
  
  Lawyers for Timothy Hudson, 16, petitioned to delay his trial due to the 'unique' family dynamic that prevented access to evidence, as he stands accused in his stepsister's brutal death.
  
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• Barcelona fire LIVE: 'Explosion' heard as blaze burns 25 hectares and residents told 'stay indoors'

  25-08-2026 17:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A huge fire has broken out in Barcelona, with smoke visible from a Ryanair flight amid unconfirmed reports of an explosion
  
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• Former Fox anchor ADMITS to stabbing her mom, 80, to death in bed with four kitchen knives and a cheese grater

  25-08-2026 17:51 via dailymail.com
  
  Angelynn Mock, a former Fox anchor, has admitted to stabbing her mother to death on Halloween last year. She called 911 and was found with blood on her hands when police arrived.
  
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• Should Brits get their licences taken away for dangerous driving videos? Take our poll and have your say

  25-08-2026 17:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As a ghoulish social media trend sees young motorists risk everything on the road for likes, but should those who upload dangerous driving videos face serious penalties?
  
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• Pregnant women being offered classes on how to give birth in a car after local maternity ward closes

  25-08-2026 17:46 via dailymail.com
  
  Pregnant women are being offered classes on how to give birth in a car after the sudden closure of a local maternity ward.
  
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• 'Bubbly' young woman, 27, killed when Tesla rammed into a Westfield cafe is identified

  25-08-2026 17:46 via dailymail.com
  
  Jennifer Keen, 27, was on her lunch break from the call centre where she worked just 100m down the road.
  
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• Canada fires back at Trump with $20BILLION 'dollar-for-dollar' tariff strike as trade war intensifies after Lake Ontario threat

  25-08-2026 17:45 via dailymail.com
  
  Canada has enacted a set of 'dollar for dollar' retaliatory tariffs against the US after President Donald Trump threatened it with a staggering 50 percent duty on Monday.
  
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• TV star ‘forced to get vasectomy’ after challenging fans to increase Instagram likes

  25-08-2026 17:41 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 Page10 years ago Nathan Massey and Cara De La Hoyde went on the second season of ITV’s Love Island, not knowing what was in store.
  They won the show, got pregnant, broke up, got back together, and are married with two children.
  Freddie-George was born in December 2017, and Delilah was born three years later in July 2020.
  But now, they don’t want any
  
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• Meghan Markle 'remains in talks' to join Guy Ritchie's hit Netflix show The Gentlemen, sources claim - despite reports offer had been 'withdrawn due to backlash'

  25-08-2026 17:38 via dailymail.com
  
  People magazine, which has close links to the Sussexes, has reported that Meghan Markle 'remains in talks despite recent reports to the contrary, though no deal has been finalised'.
  
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• Young man stabbed to death in middle of day at London council HQ

  25-08-2026 17:36 via metro.co.uk
  
  Eyewitness reports of a stabbing incident in the library of Brent Civic Centre Library near Wembley Stadium.(Picture: Ray Tang/LNP)A man has been stabbed to death just yards away from a council headquarters close to Wembley Stadium.The knife attack took place at the Brent Civic Centre at 2.25pm on Tuesday.Council workers were reportedly evacuated from their offices, as well as people from the library.Witnesses reported seeing spatterings of blood on the pavement outside after the stabbing.First
  
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• Man stabbed to death in middle of day outside London council HQ

  25-08-2026 17:36 via metro.co.uk
  
  Eyewitness reports of a stabbing incident in the library of Brent Civic Centre Library near Wembley Stadium.(Picture: Ray Tang/LNP)A man has been stabbed to death just yards away from a council headquarters close to Wembley Stadium.The knife attack took place just outside Brent Civic Centre at 2.25pm on Tuesday.Council workers were reportedly evacuated from their offices, as well as people from the library.A London Ambulance spokesperson said: ‘We were called at 2:25pm to reports of a sta
  
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• Fox breaks into MP’s office and rummages through cabinet

  25-08-2026 17:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  The fox appears equally surprised to see an MP in there (Picture: George Freeman)A Conservative MP was stunned to find an unexpected visitor rifling through the paperwork in his parliamentary office on Monday morning.Luckily for George Freeman, though, this was no Watergate-style break-in from political opponents or a crafty piece of subterfuge from a foreign spy.It was a fox.
  Freeman will be relieved to hear foxes are unable to read, while the fox may be disappointed to hear Freeman has not he
  
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