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• Weird cures around the world: From Pot Noodle Spas to Burmese python massages

  30-01-2015 23:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A three-tonne Asian elephant has been filmed using its trunk and feet to massage tourists - but it’s not the craziest health treatment dreamt up...
  
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• Emmerdale boss reveals future of killer Sarah story and it’s bad news for some fans

  10-08-2026 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  There’s dark waters ahead (Picture: ITV/Mark Bruce/REX/Shutterstock)As Dr Caitlin Todd (Caroline Harker), Emmerdale’s rapist bully and demon doctor, lay on the floor of Jacob’s Fold, blood gushing from her head after breathing her last, naturally fans’ first question was: ‘what now?!’.Sarah Sugden (Katie Hill), having experienced the brutal effects of Todd’s incessant workplace bullying of her husband Jacob Gallagher (Joe-Warren Plant), w
  
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• British schoolgirl, 16, dies and two siblings left seriously injured after 'terrible accident' on Caribbean family holiday

  10-08-2026 09:59 via dailymail.com
  
  Abigail Lainton, from Swindon, was on holiday in the Dominican Republic with her parents and her two siblings when she was involved in the fatal incident last month.
  
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• Russia burns and 12 dead as Ukraine launches huge strike 1,000 miles from Kyiv

  10-08-2026 09:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A series of explosions have rocked Nizhnekamsk in Tartarstan with the city's mayor Radmir Belyaev claiming the attack involved 'industrial and civilian' targets
  
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• Nigel Farage live: Reform chief to unveil plan to remove foreign nationals from UK prisons to El Salvador jails

  10-08-2026 09:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nigel Farage will hold a press conference at 11 on Monday morning with his home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf - follow live updates below
  
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• Four-year-old girl hospitalised for two months after catching chickenpox

  10-08-2026 09:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Olivia woke up unable to move the left side of her body.
  
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• British schoolgirl, 16, dies and two siblings left seriously injured after 'terrible accident' on family holiday

  10-08-2026 09:25 via dailymail.com
  
  Abigail Lainton, from Swindon, was on holiday in the Dominican Republic with her parents and her two siblings when she was involved in the fatal incident last month.
  
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• Girl, 16, dies and siblings seriously hurt after incident during holiday

  10-08-2026 09:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  Tributes have poured in for Abbie Lainton, who died in an accident while on vacation (Picture: GoFundMe)A British teenager has died and her two siblings were left seriously injured during a family holiday to the Dominican Republic.
  Abbie Lainton, 16, died following an accident while she was on vacation on the Caribbean island with her family during the summer holidays.
  The teen, from Swindon, was looking forward to the next chapter in her life and was expecting her GCSE results when the tragedy
  
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• The UK’s cleanest beaches revealed after hundreds fall ill swimming in British waters

  10-08-2026 09:19 via metro.co.uk
  
  New research has revealed the cleanest beaches across the UK (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto)Britain’s polluted waters have been back in the spotlight since the Environment Agency revealed that that almost all of England’s lakes, rivers and coastal waters are heaving with toxic chemicals. Charming.And now the water crisis is deepening after Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) received a record number of sickness reports from beachgoers.Jo Morley, SAS’s head of campaigns,
  
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• New Forest fire live: Flames rage as A31 drivers told 'leave if you want to live'

  10-08-2026 09:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A massive wildfire is raging in the New Forest after a vehicle fire spread to dry heathland with plumes of choking smoke visible for miles around
  
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• Third family tragedy for widow of meth-crazed celebrity dentist Dr Steven Lin after he was shot dead on a drug-fuelled rampage

  10-08-2026 09:11 via dailymail.com
  
  Cassandra Lin has revealed a third tragic family death just six months after her celebrity dentist husband Steven Lin was shot dead while on an ice-fuelled rampage in Sydney.
  
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• Woman died hours after falling onto concrete while being moved by paramedics

  10-08-2026 09:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Christine Faunch, 75, had not been properly strapped in and ended up with two lacerations to her head
  
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• Parents shouldn’t see school holidays as an endurance test

  10-08-2026 09:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  We feel the need to keep kids constantly entertained (Picture:Getty Images)Scrolling Instagram recently, I saw a reel that caught my attention. ‘How I’ll be surviving the next 6 weeks,’ read the caption, over a video of a garden table, kids’ football net in the background, before a Margarita cocktail slowly slid into frame.  It is just one of the countless such videos that have started appearing on my social media feeds now that the school holidays have arrived
  
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• Inside Oasis’ ‘last great gathering’ at Knebworth 30 years ago that defined everything

  10-08-2026 09:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Two-and-a-half million people applied for tickets to see Oasis back in 1996 (Picture: Mirrorpix via Getty Images)Summer 2025 felt somewhat nostalgic with acts like Pulp, Supergrass and of course, the band of the moment, Oasis, performing to sold-out crowds across the country. This summer also marks 30 years since Oasis were the band of the moment, with 1996 seeing their record-breaking performance at Knebworth, which became arguably the gig of the decade. Two-and-a-half million people
  
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• Aubrey Plaza gives birth to first child with partner Christopher Abbott

  10-08-2026 08:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  Aubrey Plaza gave birth to a daughter in the final week of July (Picture: Getty)Aubrey Plaza has welcomed her first child with partner Christopher Abbott. The White Lotus actress, 42, was seen carrying her newborn baby in New York City last weekend, after watching the actor’s final performance in the Broadway revival of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman. A source told TMZ that Aubrey gave birth to a daughter in the final week of July. The new comes one year after Au
  
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• Drivers told to flee cars ‘if you want to stay alive’ after New Forest fire spreads

  10-08-2026 08:53 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 PageNew Forest is on high alert after a lorry fire spread to the dry heathland along the A31, forcing families to drive through flames to escape.
  Dozens of fire engines and crews continue to tackle a blaze near the major road after it overwhelmed parts of the Hampshire beauty spot yesterday evening.
  Flames began to spread after an HGV fire, quickly latching onto
  
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• 'He killed Rhonda. It was the worst kept secret': Michael Thompson murdered his wife Kim and claimed she'd taken her own life - now former lovers accuse him of staging 'suicide' of a previous partner who was electrocuted in the bath 26 years ago

  10-08-2026 08:52 via dailymail.com
  
  Furious that Kim Thompson had a new boyfriend and was moving on without him, the 56-year-old former doorman meticulously staged a false 'suicide' scene.
  
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• Proportion of late trains on first line to be re-nationalised by Labour soared to nearly half in first year under public ownership, figures show

  10-08-2026 08:45 via dailymail.com
  
  In a blow for Andy Burnham's plans for more state control, services arriving late on South Western Railway (SWR) surged from 34 per cent to 46 per cent.
  
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• Arsenal backed to hijack £100m Liverpool transfer after Bruno Guimaraes signing

  10-08-2026 08:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mikel Arteta is keen to bolster his Arsenal squad further (Picture: Getty)Arsenal have been backed to hijack Liverpool’s move for PSG winger Bradley Barcola after completing a £75m deal for Bruno Guimaraes.Brazilian midfielder Guimaraes was unveiled to Arsenal fans at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday following his move from Newcastle United.Guimaraes became Mikel Arteta’s third signing of the summer following Greek winger Christos Tzolis and French goalkeeper Illan Meslier.Arsen
  
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• Mum told baby boy would likely die – he now asks heart-wrenching question years later

  10-08-2026 08:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Frank Baziak, eight, from Malahide, was given just a 1% chance of survival as a newborn and now asks his parents 'Will I ever be healthy?' - as his family race to raise €1,000 for a medical report into his care
  
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• Man taken to court in two-year battle over 90p parking ticket wins £289.50

  10-08-2026 08:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The company has been ordered to pay him compensation - including the £4.50 it cost him to park at court
  
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• Dukes of Hazzard star Ben Jones dies aged 84 after suffering ‘massive heart attack’

  10-08-2026 08:27 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ben Jones played the friendly mechanic in Dukes of Hazzard (Picture: Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock)Ben Jones, who played Cooter Davenport in the TV show Dukes of Hazzard, has died aged 84.The actor suffered a ‘massive heart attack’, according to his wife who shared the news on Facebook on Sunday.Alma Viator wrote: ‘I lost the love of my life today.
  ‘Ben passed from a massive heart attack. He was home resting in his favourite chair waiting for the Braves to come on and who
  
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• ‘Ultimate’ airport workout before you taking flight this summer

  10-08-2026 08:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Holidaymakers might be able to stop the aches and pains onboard
  
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• 'I had a bottle of vodka every night until I finally had a brutal wake-up call'

  10-08-2026 08:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 29 year old says things spiralled out of control very suddenly
  
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• 'My entitled neighbour kept letting dog bark all day so I got ultimate revenge'

  10-08-2026 08:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A frustrated man has shared his elaborate revenge plan against his alleged inconsiderate neighbour after their dog would bark all day long. People can't believe how events unfolded
  
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• Moment Elizabeth line passenger who dodged £3,700 of fares is caught red handed - before being told to pay just £590

  10-08-2026 08:10 via dailymail.com
  
  The man, who spoke little English, was intercepted at Seven Kings station in east London after using an invalid bank card which he later claimed belonged to his uncle who had moved to Georgia.
  
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• Met Office names date when heavy rain will hit UK after days of heatwave

  10-08-2026 08:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  With the mercury expected to hit 36C in East Anglia and the south east this week, the Met Office is warning there will be a 'north south split' with the weather
  
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• A31 fire live: New Forest fire rages as drivers told 'leave if you want to live'

  10-08-2026 08:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A massive wildfire is raging in the New Forest after a vehicle fire spread to dry heathland with plumes of choking smoke visible for miles around
  
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• Nigel Farage live: Reform UK leader to give press conference days before Clacton by-election

  10-08-2026 08:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nigel Farage will hold a press conference at 11 on Monday morning with his home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf - follow live updates below
  
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• Alaska Airlines flight grounded as passengers 'threaten to take over plane'

  10-08-2026 08:04 via dailymail.com
  
  Alaska Airlines Flight 305 left the gate at Miami International Airport and was taxiing down the runway at 6.40pm on Sunday when it went into lockdown.
  
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