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• US planes targeted by bomb threats

  24-01-2015 22:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police are searching two aircraft at Atlanta's airport after they were targeted by "credible" bomb threats, US officials say.
  
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• One dead after Hurricane Lala lashes Hawaii with 91mph winds

  16-08-2026 12:13 via metro.co.uk
  
  A vehicle drives near a downed utility pole dangling above Mamalahoa Highway (Picture: Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle/AP)At least one person has died after Hurricane Lala pelted Hawaii with strong winds and torrential rain.The core of the first tropical storm to form in the central Pacific this year ‘brushed’ just south of Big Island yesterday.Lala brought with it winds of up to 91mph, dumped 25 inches of rain and whipped up a 3ft storm surge, a change in sea level.
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• Katie Price asks newly-single reality star if she’s his type after taking off wedding ring

  16-08-2026 12:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  ‘Am I your type or not?’ Katie Price asked Jake Quickenden on stage (Picture: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)Katie Price got on stage over the weekend to tell a gathered crowd – and prove it in the moment – that she’s a woman who says what’s on her mind.The former glamour model attended The Hair and Beauty Awards to present an award at The AO Arena in Manchester on Saturday.Just days after she was photographed having taken off her wedding ring with husband Lee Andr
  
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• I’ve been bullied over my name all my life – but I refuse to change it

  16-08-2026 12:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  I didn’t change my name because I didn’t want the racist bullies to win (Picture: Yashi Banymadhub)‘Your name’s got s**t in it,’ goaded one of my best friends.We were 14 and on a school trip in Normandy; five girls sharing a room. It should have been a treat – but hearing those words, the ugly pink walls closed in on me. This wasn’t the first taunt I’d received about my name, Yashita. I’d had it thrown in my face by jeeri
  
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• Frank Lampard targets deal for second Chelsea star after Mykhailo Mudryk approach

  16-08-2026 11:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Coventry manager and Chelsea legend Frank Lampard (Picture: Getty)Frank Lampard has expressed interest in signing a second Chelsea star for Coventry City after making an approach for Mykhailo Mudryk.Lampard is keen to bolster his Coventry squad further as he prepares for their return to the Premier League.Coventry face Premier League champions Arsenal in their opening fixture of the new season after storming to the Championship title last term.The Sky Blues have signed Caleb Yirenkyi, Carl Rush
  
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• Man, 19, arrested after shooting rampage on university campus left five injured

  16-08-2026 11:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  Camron Harris was arrested after the shooting (Picture: Chesterfield County Police via A)A suspected gunman has been arrested after a shooting spree on a university campus left five people injured.Camron Harris, 19, was detained after reportedly being found hiding in a dorm closet 14 hours after the attack at Virginia State University.The shooting in the early hours of Saturday morning triggered an hours-long campus wide lockdown that was lifted seven hours later.Five wounded aged 17 to 23
  
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• Revealed: Influencer is accused of helping run 'sextortion' racket targeting wealthy married men with honey trap 'dates' - as TikTok star girlfriend dumps him

  16-08-2026 11:57 via dailymail.com
  
  Kane Samms, 35, faces two lawsuits after allegedly luring wealthy men into online relationships via the luxury dating site Seeking - with some claiming they were blackmailed with intimate materials.
  
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• ‘I weighed 14st aged nine - losing 15st showed the real battle was after the weight came off'

  16-08-2026 11:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Susan McGinnis weighs less now at 28 than she did at just nine years old
  
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• Sydney mum's Kmart warning after her six-year-old son 'finds a syringe and needle' in a pair of just-bought pants

  16-08-2026 11:39 via dailymail.com
  
  She said her son had already put on the trousers when he made the alarming discovery.
  
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• Virgin Atlantic engineer, 23, killed after explosion at Heathrow was 'beautiful son'

  16-08-2026 11:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Virgin engineer Georgie Buxton died from a traumatic brain injury after an explosion as he worked inside a plane fuel tank
  
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• Multiple people dead after car drives wrong way on motorway

  16-08-2026 11:36 via metro.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called to the scene in the early hours of this morning (Picture: Alamy Stock Photo)A number of people are dead and four have been taken to hospital after a car drove the wrong way along a motorway in Ireland.Among the passengers injured in the crash in Co Kildare early this morning was a child, who remains in a serious condition.Gardaí, the Irish police force, said the ‘head-on collision’ took place on the northbound stretch of the M9 road at around 3a
  
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• Our siblings have been keeping our mum's body in an undertaker's drawer for FOUR YEARS… now we've sued them for £60,000 but our nightmare goes on: JANE FRYER meets a family at war

  16-08-2026 11:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Laura died on July 29, 2022, in London's Charing Cross Hospital, six months after contracting Covid. Ever since Laura's body has been in a metal drawer in an undertaker's mortuary in London.
  
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• Why DID Agatha Christie vanish for 11 days, sparkling huge manhunt? After her car was found by 600ft drop, many feared suicide. Now a new book reveals the astonishing truth

  16-08-2026 11:23 via dailymail.com
  
  The abandoned Morris Cowley was the first clue. With its headlights still blazing in the morning mist, the car was discovered in bushes at a Surrey beauty spot, 500 yards down a steep slope.
  
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• Twelve dead after tourist bus crashes in Hungary

  16-08-2026 11:23 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 PageAt least 12 people were killed after a packed tourist bus crashed into a ditch in Hungary.
  The fatal collision happened at about 1am local time today when the bus travelling on Hungary’s M3 motorway veered into the ditch.
  The bus, carrying dozens of Polish holidaymakers, was near the town of Mezokeresztes, around 90 miles east of Budapest, when the tra
  
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• 'Clean any room' Aldi's new £40 gadget similar to Dyson and Shark - out Thursday

  16-08-2026 11:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Shoppers can "power through dust, dirt, and debris" with the new Special Buy deal
  
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• M9 crash horror as multiple dead and four injured including child in County Kildare

  16-08-2026 11:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A head on crash with a car understood to have been travelling on the wrong side of the M9 in County Kildare, Ireland, has led to 'a number of fatalities'
  
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• ABC star doubles down over interview with controversial left-wing influencer and 'anti-Israel' figure Hasan Piker who 'hates' capitalist America

  16-08-2026 11:13 via dailymail.com
  
  The Planet America host has been raked over the coals for aninterview with a 'woke' influencer, who once called for the murder of landlords.
  
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• Last man standing in abandoned 1960s estate vows to stay despite his home and hundreds others being earmarked for demolition

  16-08-2026 11:11 via dailymail.com
  
  Andy Roche, 51, is the last person living in Zedburgh, one of seven apartment blocks facing the wrecking ball at the Lower Falinge estate in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.
  
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• Salim Mehajer arrested again for breaching bail when he allegedly raided the letterbox of his former Sydney home

  16-08-2026 11:09 via dailymail.com
  
  Salim Mehajer was back behind bars over the weekend after spending almost 50 days out on bail.
  
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• ABC star doubles down over interview with controversial left-wing influencer and 'anti-Israel' activist Hasan Piker who 'hates' capitalist America

  16-08-2026 10:55 via dailymail.com
  
  The Planet America host has been raked over the coals for aninterview with a 'woke' influencer, who once called for the murder of landlords.
  
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• Man Utd make approach to sign Bayern Munich star after £52m Chelsea transfer

  16-08-2026 10:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  Manchester United boss Michael Carrick (Picture: Getty)Manchester United have put Bayern Munich defender Kim Min-jae on their ‘transfer list’ ahead of the new Premier League season, according to reports in Germany.United have had a relatively subdued summer transfer window to date, with Youri Tielemans, Andrey Santos and Karl Darlow the only first-team arrivals at Old Trafford.The Red Devils could yet bolster Michael Carrick’s squad further before the end of the summer transfe
  
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• PC Andrew Harper's killer listed a 'risk to warders' at prison amid early release uproar

  16-08-2026 10:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jessie Cole, 29, is behind bars at high-security HMP Whitemoor in Cambridgeshire and is still classed as a Category A prisoner, despite being eligible for the early release scheme
  
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• Moment fighter jet pilot walks away from F-18 crash covered in blood

  16-08-2026 10:47 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 PageA bloodied Marine pilot was able to walk away from the scene after a fighter jet crashed into a remote mountainside in the US.
  New body camera footage shows the aftermath of the serious crash in Washington state in June, when an F-18 jet smashed into trees, sparking a wildfire.
  The multi-million-dollar McDonnell Douglas Hornet was destroyed in the crash near
  
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• Greenfield fire - live: Huge blaze near Tesco as firefighters warn 'stay away'

  16-08-2026 10:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Multiple fire crews are tackling a huge fire on an industrial site in Greenfield, Greater Manchester, which is sending massive plumes of smoke into the sky
  
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• Moment apocalyptic fire engulfs huge 'Russian Amazon' warehouse near Moscow after Ukrainian attack - as British-made drones used for 'deep strikes' on mainland for the first time

  16-08-2026 10:36 via dailymail.com
  
  The huge inferno blew up the Wildberries online marketplace complex at Koledino, just 25 miles south of the Kremlin, in the early hours of this morning.
  
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• Pharmacist's urgent advice to anyone with high cholesterol to do simple check now

  16-08-2026 10:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Pharmacist Raj Patel has issued an urgent message to anyone living with high cholesterol as it could lead to a series of dangerous health conditions if it's ignored
  
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• Rapists and child sex offenders to face pinpoint tagging in biggest ever monitoring expansion

  16-08-2026 10:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Ministry of Justice has announced that rapists and child sex offenders will face round-the-clock real-time tagging after serving their full prison term in the biggest ever expansion of electronic monitoring
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing star ‘removes dance experience from CV’ ahead of 2026 show

  16-08-2026 10:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  The 2026 star was a former pupil at The Dance School of Scotland (Picture: BBC)Strictly Come Dancing star Lawrence Robb reportedly removed his dance experience from his CV ahead of his appearance on the BBC showThe 34-year-old Emmerdale actor is a former pupil at The Dance School of Scotland and has previously spoken about his dance background.But that isn’t apparent if you look at his profile on the talent website United Agents, where casting directors can look at Robb’s credits, w
  
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• Massive fire breaks out at Essex warehouse as residents told to ‘keep windows shut’

  16-08-2026 10:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Thick plumes of smoke are billowing out of the warehouse Suffolk Fire and Rescue Servic(Picture: Essex Fire and Rescue Service)Firecrews have been working through the night to tackle a huge fire at a warehouse.Flames engulfed the building on Stour Road in Harwich, Essex, in the early hours and the property is now ‘fully alight’.Essex County Fire & Rescue Service were called to the warehouse at about 3.36am and have sent around 35 firefighers.Thick smoke is billowing out of
  
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• Sarah conflicted over Dr Todd death secret in Emmerdale as Charity pushes ahead with confession

  16-08-2026 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Emotional scenes ahead for Charity and Sarah (Picture: ITV)Weeks ago, we were teased with a clip of Emmerdale’s Dr Caitlin Todd (Caroline Harker) lying dead in a pool of blood. It means we’ve known all along that someone would take action against the sinister doctor, but who was the biggest question. The speculation circulated – could it be Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) getting her own revenge after Todd raped her? Would Mack Boyd (Lawrence Robb) avenge his wife? Woul
  
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