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• When will next solar eclipse happen in the UK after August 12 - exact year emerges

  11-08-2026 06:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The August 12 eclipse will see up to 96 per cent of the Sun covered by the Moon, making it the most significant event of this kind since 1999
  
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• Wildfires continue raging across south Wales overnight as exhausted firefighters reinforced by 200 soldiers battle tinder dry conditions

  17-08-2026 02:41 via dailymail.com
  
  Days after Andy Burnham described Britain as a 'tinderbox' and imposed a temporary ban on disposable barbecues, fire chiefs said the situation was now 'exceptional'.
  
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• Tourist teen's grieving family demand $105M from NYC after 'stray electrical current' made Central Park horse bolt and kill their son, lawsuit claims

  17-08-2026 02:41 via dailymail.com
  
  Romanch Mahajan, 18, died on June 17 after he fell out of the ride and hit his head after the carriage horse bolted suddenly during their family trip to the Big Apple from India.
  
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• Nit pickers ban litter pickers: Council jobsworths forbid volunteers from cleaning streets because they bought the wrong red bin bags

  17-08-2026 02:41 via dailymail.com
  
  Volunteers in Newport, Gwent, have been trawling their streets armed with bin bags to tidy their neighbourhood for years but have now been blocked by 'petty' council orders.
  
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• You think our potholes are bad? South African mayoral candidate poses with stuffed giraffe to show sheer size of crater

  17-08-2026 02:40 via dailymail.com
  
  A South African political party placed a stuffed giraffe's head in a huge crater to highlight the country's pothole problem - only for the move to backfire dramatically when rescue teams were called.
  
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• Britain's newest chess queen becomes the youngest women's champion ever

  17-08-2026 02:34 via dailymail.com
  
  England's prodigy Bodhana Sivanandan became Britain's youngest-ever Women's Chess Champion - something she has achieved before starting secondary school.
  
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• Henry Nowak’s evil killer 'allowed video calls with mum' in 'disgraceful' decision

  17-08-2026 02:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The decision has sparked outrage, especially among members of staff within the prison who have branded it a "disgrace" and another blow to Henry Nowak's family
  
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• Games Inbox: Should Call Of Duty become free-to-play?

  17-08-2026 02:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 – not free (Activision)The Monday letters page waits for the next The Elder Scrolls 6: Sentinel leak, as a reader hopes FIFA 2K28 becomes a reality.Games Inbox is a collection of our readers’ letters, comments, and opinions. To join in with the discussions yourself email [email protected]
  Free at point of use
  Wow, Activision almost gave the whole game away free with that Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 beta. To be honest, I’ve always felt Cal
  
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• Fundraiser for the family of former Cambridge professor Jason Arday tops £115,000 as flag flies half-mast outside Jesus College

  17-08-2026 02:29 via dailymail.com
  
  The fund, started by Windrush campaigner Sir Patrick Vernon, will go towards the cost of his funeral, and has received more than 2,500 donations
  
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• Moment riot police pull wanted man's trousers off as they haul him off a roof - before he tumbles on top of them

  17-08-2026 02:27 via dailymail.com
  
  Footage shows riot police using a ladder to reach the man who was sleeping on the roof of a back porch at a property in Salford, before a struggle ensued.
  
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• Urgent hunt for sisters, 14 and 15, who vanished three days ago in Cornwall

  17-08-2026 02:26 via dailymail.com
  
  Summer, 14, and Skye, 15, were last seen in Truro three days agowith police 'increasingly concerned' for their welfare.
  
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• Massive litter clean-up is binned 'after the council said the bags volunteers have been using for years won't be collected'

  17-08-2026 02:25 via dailymail.com
  
  Volunteers in Newport, Gwent, have been trawling their streets armed with bin bags to tidy their neighbourhood for years but have now been blocked by 'petty' council orders.
  
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• New Yorkers sob as maniac wielding butcher's knife is shot by cops on trendy Manhattan street as five are rushed to hospital

  17-08-2026 02:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Officers responded to multiple 911 calls about an assault in progress at an apartment building on Ludlow Street, near Rivington Street, at 4.06pm.
  
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• Former Congresswoman claims White House 'discussing using nuclear weapon on Iran'

  17-08-2026 02:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has made unsuported claims that the White House is 'discussing using nuclear weapons on Iran' in her latest strike at Donald Trump
  
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• One Nation supporter is 'punched and spat on' in brutal attack at Brisbane's Ekka - leaving her in hospital

  17-08-2026 02:08 via dailymail.com
  
  An alleged attack on a One Nation staffer in her 60s has been slammed, after she was hospitalised with a broken rib.
  
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• Tourist teen's grieving family demand $105M from New York after 'stray electrical current' made Central Park horse bolt and kill their son, lawsuit claims

  17-08-2026 02:02 via dailymail.com
  
  Romanch Mahajan, 18, died on June 17 after he fell out of the ride and hit his head after the carriage horse bolted suddenly during their family trip to the Big Apple from India.
  
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• Star Wars Zero Company interview – ‘we finally brought this genre to new people’

  17-08-2026 02:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Star Wars Zero Company – heir to the XCOM empire (EA)GameCentral has a king-sized chat with the creators of Star Wars Zero Company and the modern XCOM games, as they describe the future of turn-based strategy and making an authentic Star Wars game.In a year filled with great games, our extensive preview of Star Wars Zero Company is still one of the most entertaining things we’ve played in 2026. But then we are massive fans of XCOM and at least occasional massive fans of Star Wars. T
  
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• The incredible snaps making a splash: Ocean photographer of the year finalists are revealed

  17-08-2026 01:48 via dailymail.com
  
  Thousands of images entered by the world's finest ocean photographers have been whittled down to the final few, with the entries showing how amazing life in the sea can be.
  
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• Police launch urgent appeal for missing Cornwall teen sisters not seen in days

  17-08-2026 01:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The force have launched an urgent appeal after two missing teenage sisters have not been seen since Friday, as they become 'increasingly concerned' for their welfare
  
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• New Yorkers sob as maniac wielding butcher's knife is shot by cops on trendy Manhattan street as six are rushed to hospital

  17-08-2026 01:47 via dailymail.com
  
  Police said they responded to a 911 call about a man with a weapon at an apartment building on Ludlow Street, near Rivington Street, at around 4pm on Sunday.
  
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• Fiancée and six young children are left devastated after dad is killed in freak workplace accident

  17-08-2026 01:46 via dailymail.com
  
  The father's union said that at the time of the accident, he was operating a pot hauler, a large industrial vehicle used to transport and dump containers filled with molten slag.
  
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• Revealed: The middle-class dealers illegally selling unlicensed 'Godzilla' fat jabs made in China

  17-08-2026 01:44 via dailymail.com
  
  Vast quantities of retatrutide, potentially the most powerful weight loss medication ever developed, are being flogged online despite concerns over its safety.
  
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• We'll ban all foreign nationals from any benefits, says Reform: Party vows to cut welfare bill by £50bn - with disability cash axed for millions

  17-08-2026 01:40 via dailymail.com
  
  It has pledged to save £21billion a year - part of £50billion in cuts to the welfare bill - by ending the 'immoral' system where British workers' taxes support citizens from overseas.
  
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• New Yorkers sob as maniac wielding butcher's knife stabs victim in the HEAD before being shot by cops on trendy Manhattan street

  17-08-2026 01:32 via dailymail.com
  
  Police said they responded to a 911 call about a man with a weapon at an apartment building on Ludlow Street, near Rivington Street, at around 4pm on Sunday.
  
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• Andy Burnham is set to make a 'life or death' decision on the North Sea oil

  17-08-2026 01:30 via dailymail.com
  
  The Prime Minister must soon choose whether or not to approve production from a large untapped oil field west of Shetland, as a public consultation on Rosebank closes today.
  
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• Tourist teen's grieving family demand $105M from New York after 'stray electrical currant' made Central Park horse bolt and kill their son, lawsuit claims

  17-08-2026 01:27 via dailymail.com
  
  Romanch Mahajan, 18, died on June 17 after he fell out of the ride and hit his head after the carriage horse bolted suddenly during their family trip to the Big Apple from India.
  
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• Police e-bike seizures nearly double as campaigners call for clampdown on 'menace' bikes

  17-08-2026 01:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  New figures have revealed a growing e-bike crisis on streets across the country, which has seen police seize several thousand illegal vehicles over the last year
  
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• Now this 'professional' pickpocket who targeted the elderly is spared jail as prisons are too full

  17-08-2026 01:09 via dailymail.com
  
  In one offence, Stefka Gishanova, 55, took £1,900 cash a pensioner had withdrawn to spend on family Christmas presents.
  
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• New Yorkers sob as maniac wielding butcher's knife is shot by cops on trendy Manhattan street

  17-08-2026 01:09 via dailymail.com
  
  Police said they responded to a 911 call about a man with a weapon at an apartment building on Ludlow Street, near Rivington Street, at around 4pm on Sunday.
  
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• Help, we've already reached our 'quarter-life' crisis, moan Gen Z

  17-08-2026 01:09 via dailymail.com
  
  They are known for their love of avocado on toast, wellness and matcha lattes. But it seems the comfort ends there for Gen Z.
  
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