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• UK Weather: What a difference five days makes as snow-covered town basks in sunshine

  08-03-2015 23:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sleepy town of Hawes basks in spring sunshine after being blanketed with snow less than a week ago
  
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• Woman who vanished from San Diego over a year ago after leaving eerie video message behind is found alive in Mexico

  25-08-2026 20:23 via dailymail.com
  
  Ukrainian national Ganna Kovrizhnykh, 39, lost contact with her family on July 5 last year near Potrero, a city located close to the southern border.
  
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• What happens next in EastEnders? Big spoilers for Wednesday’s episode confirmed

  25-08-2026 20:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  More dramatic scenes to come in EastEnders tomorrow (Picture: BBC / Metro)If you’re eager to know what the future holds for Denise Fox (Diane Parish) after that EastEnders cliffhanger then fear not, as we’ve got spoilers detailing what’s ahead tomorrow.The latest visit to Albert Square saw Kim Fox (Tameka Empson) and Jack Branning (Scott Maslen) on a mission to track down Darnell Larson (Christopher Colquhoun).
  With Denise, who was diagnosed with blood cancer earlier in the ye
  
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• Moment police officer borrows man's bicycle to chase down alleged thief through the streets

  25-08-2026 20:15 via dailymail.com
  
  In bodycam footage, an officer can be seen pursuing a cycling suspect by car through the streets of Twickenham in south west London.
  
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• Manchester United issue transfer ultimatum to £57m Erik ten Hag signing

  25-08-2026 20:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  Manchester United boss Michael Carrick (Picture: Getty)Manchester United have reportedly issued a transfer ultimatum to Lisandro Martinez amid his ongoing fitness problems.Erik ten Hag brought Martinez to Old Trafford in a £57m deal from Ajax in 2022 having worked with the Argentine defender at the Dutch club.Several pundits raised concerns over Martinez’s physique and how he would cope in the Premier League but the 28-year-old impressed in his first season in Manchester, making 45
  
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• Son who stole £50k from his frail dad and spent it on sausage rolls and OnlyFans is jailed for two years

  25-08-2026 20:14 via dailymail.com
  
  A son who stole £50,000 from his frail father and 'frittered it away' on sausage rolls and OnlyFans has been jailed for two years.
  
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• Mobile phones could be banned for the full day in EVERY Scottish school under new proposal

  25-08-2026 20:13 via dailymail.com
  
  Mobile phones face being banned for the entire school day under proposals being considered by SNP ministers.
  
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• Caitriona Balfe found fame by ditching Milan and Paris for 'a year in Scotland' to film Outlander

  25-08-2026 20:13 via dailymail.com
  
  She became a global celebrity thanks to Outlander. But Caitriona Balfe admits she had no idea how big a hit the novels that the series was based on were before filming started.
  
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• Teacher accused of sexual relationship with teenage pupil 'not a schoolboy fantasy'

  25-08-2026 20:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sally-Anne Bowen, 65, is accused of indecently assaulting two boys aged around 14 to 15 while she was teaching chemistry at a school in north London in her mid 20s
  
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• Teacher accused of sexual relationship with pupil 'not a schoolboy fantasy', jury told

  25-08-2026 20:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sally-Anne Bowen, 65, is accused of indecently assaulting two boys aged around 14 to 15 while she was teaching chemistry at a school in north London in her mid 20s
  
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• ‘It’s very possible’ – Man Utd legend Paul Scholes makes ‘scary’ Arsenal claim

  25-08-2026 20:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  Paul Scholes won 11 Premier League titles at Manchester United (Picture: Getty)Paul Scholes believes it is ‘very possible’ that Arsenal will not only retain the Premier League title this season but secure a historic treble.The Gunners are short favourites to lift the Premier League trophy once again come the end of the season after clinching their first title since 2004 back in May.Mikel Arteta has bolstered what was already a strong and deep squad with the summer signings of Bruno
  
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• Jenny Gilruth pressured to reveal where axe will fall as savage cuts of £658million loom

  25-08-2026 20:04 via dailymail.com
  
  Major cuts to public spending will be needed because of a £658million real-terms reduction in day-to-day funding next year, the Scottish Fiscal Commission has warned.
  
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• EUAN McCOLM: Drum roll, please, as a new hero steps up to join JK on the frontline in the battle against our authoritarian politicians

  25-08-2026 20:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Barely a week passes without the emergence of a dizzying new scandal about the corrupting influence of the super-rich on our democracy.
  
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• Country music icon Dolly Parton dies aged 80 as son shares tribute

  25-08-2026 20:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80 (Picture: AP)Dolly Parton has died aged 80, her son confirmed in a statement.
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• Country music icon Dolly Parton dies aged 80 as nephew shares tribute

  25-08-2026 20:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80 (Picture: AP)Dolly Parton has died aged 80, her nephew confirmed in a statement.A video was shared from the Instagram account of the legendary singer of hits including Jolene and 9 to 5, in which her sister’s son Bryan Seaver shared the news.Seaver said he was speaking on behalf of the Parton and Owens family to announce that Parton had died.
  ‘This video announcement is something Dolly asked of me years ago, before I fully absorbed it as a futu
  
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• Alan Smith questions Arsenal over two transfer decisions

  25-08-2026 20:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arsenal may face criticism if they decide to sell Gabriel Martinelli, says Alan Smith (Picture: Getty)Alan Smith believes a section of Arsenal’s fanbase may be left ‘disappointed’ if Gabriel Martinelli is allowed to follow Leandro Trossard out the exit door this summer.Arsenal have been active in the summer transfer market on the back of their Premier League title success last season, bringing in Bruno Guimaraes, Ezri Konsa, Christos Tzolis and free agent Illan Meslier since t
  
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• Podcaster James English who interviewed '£1billion crime lord' Daniel Kinahan is found guilty of domestic abuse against his pregnant girlfriend

  25-08-2026 19:57 via dailymail.com
  
  The 43-year-old has amassed a cult following through his chart-topping 'world's most controversial podcast' Anything Goes with fans said to include Wayne Rooney and Justin Bieber.
  
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• Incredibly disturbing new allegations about how girl, 5, died in hot car outside family's Texas mansion during 'extreme heat warning'

  25-08-2026 19:55 via dailymail.com
  
  Little Faustina Jean-Paul, five, died on Tuesday evening after she sat inside a scorching car during an 'extreme heat warning,' police said. New details of the chilling incident have emerged.
  
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• Sir Billy Boston dead aged 92: Rugby league legend - and the sport's first knight - was a gentle giant and a breaker of barriers, writes OLIVER HOLT - he belongs in the same company as Jackie Robinson and Arthur Ashe

  25-08-2026 19:53 via dailymail.com
  
  OLIVER HOLT:Sir Billy, who died on Tuesday at the age of 92, was a breaker of barriers, and deserves to be in the same company as heroes like Jackie Robinson.
  
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• Train operator appears to fall asleep at the wheel causing shocking crash in San Francisco

  25-08-2026 19:49 via dailymail.com
  
  The July 31 collision shattered the train's windshield and seemingly jolted the driver awake as he plowed into another locomotive ahead of him.
  
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• PFA Awards stars arrive on red carpet as first two winners confirmed

  25-08-2026 19:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Manchester Opera House was the venue for the 2026 Professional Footballers Association Awards on Tuesday, with stars past and present from both the men's and women's games pictured arriving
  
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• A66 crash that killed seven 'sparked by turf war' after home of teen victim's dad 'ram raided' in early hours

  25-08-2026 19:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Five more arrests have been made in connection with the A66 crash near Middlesborough. A 16-year-old boy and two men, aged 18 and 21, were arrested on suspicion of participating in an organised crime group.
  
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• New timelapse maps show how scorching 40C heatwave spread across Europe causing tens of thousands of deaths

  25-08-2026 19:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tens of thousands of Europeans have died this summer due to scorching temperatures sometimes exceeding 40C with multiple records being smashed across the continent
  
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• Californians ridicule Gavin Newsom as he lists stunning $7.5 million home for sale while speculation swirls about a White House run

  25-08-2026 19:37 via dailymail.com
  
  The governor of California, 58, listed the more than 12,000sq ft residence in Fair Oaks on Monday after purchasing the home for $3.7million in 2024.
  
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• Chelsea agree deal to sell Liam Delap and set to accept £65m Nicolas Jackson offer

  25-08-2026 19:34 via metro.co.uk
  
  Liam Delap is set to leave Chelsea (Picture: Getty)Chelsea are set to raise around £100m in player sales as Nicolas Jackson and Liam Delap close in on moves away from Stamford Bridge.Jackson and Delap have been training away from Chelsea’s first-team squad as both have been deemed surplus to requirements by Xabi Alonso.Joao Pedro once again showed why he is one of the most highly-rated strikers in Europe in Chelsea’s Premier League opener against Fulham on Monday night.Chelsea
  
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• Brits stranded in Tunisia for almost three days after easyJet flight cancelled

  25-08-2026 19:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Passengers who were left stranded at Tunisia's Enfidha airport after their flight to Belfast was cancelled are finally due to return home
  
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• Trump's power over the GOP is tested as Republicans privately doubt his pick Darline Graham can win heading into tonight's runoff

  25-08-2026 19:31 via dailymail.com
  
  Donald Trump-backed Darline Graham's chances of victory are in doubt as voters head to the polls today in the special election to fill the Senate seat vacated by her late brother Lindsey Graham .
  
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• Family of Minnesota man gunned down by immigration agents found out son was killed while watching live TV footage after recognizing his jacket and glasses

  25-08-2026 19:31 via dailymail.com
  
  Alex Pretti's parents and sister shared the heartbreaking detail on Tuesday as they spoke out in their first on-camera interview since Pretti's death seven months ago.
  
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• Meerkat family killed after tunnel collapses in heavy rain at wildlife park

  25-08-2026 19:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  The mob of meerkats led by matriarch called Big Mama died in the tunnel accident (Picture: Facebook/Tropical Birdland)Popular meerkats have died at a Leicestershire wildlife attraction after a tunnel collapsed on the animals.
  The meerkats living at Tropical Birdland in Desford became trapped under mud and rubble when the tunnel caved in on them.
  Led by the matriarch called Big Mama, the mob had been busy digging for a new underground chamber, the family zoo said.
  The mob were ‘very well p
  
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• Kat Slater left sobbing in EastEnders as Alfie worries about what is wrong

  25-08-2026 19:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Alfie was left very worried about Kat (Picture: BBC / Jack Barnes / Kieron McCarron)EastEnders spoilers follow for Tuesday’s (August 25) episode, which can now be streamed on BBC iPlayer. The episode in question will air at 7:30pm.Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace) was seen sobbing in the loos at the Queen Vic during the latest visit to the Square, leaving husband Alfie Moon (Shane Richie) worried.It’s been quite a year for the landlady of Walford’s signature boozer, following t
  
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