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• You probably say this phrase every day — but people think it’s ‘incredibly annoying’

  25-08-2026 07:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Some people find it offensive (Picture: Shutterstock / PeopleImages)Before you sip a drink you toast with ‘cheers’. It’s ‘bon appétit!’ as you tuck into a meal. And when someone sneezes? You follow it up with a ‘bless you’.It’s one of those phrases you say almost instinctively (we bet you say it at least once a day) but you might not even know why you ask God to bless a sneezer.Before the advent of modern medicine, an outward display of ill
  
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• The Witcher 3 Remastered looks amazing and it’s free if you own the original

  25-08-2026 23:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Witcher 3 Remastered – a welcome surprise (CD Projekt)Gamescom 2026’s Opening Night Live event has revealed not only a current gen remaster for The Witcher 3 but CD Projekt are giving away its expansions for nothing.It’s 11 years since the release of The Witcher 3 and while it’s one of the best-selling video games of all-time you would assume that its moment had passed, especially as developer CD Projekt has already announced a sequel. It’s not clear when that
  
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• Mollie Gallagher hoping for call back to Coronation Street after ‘very sad’ decision

  25-08-2026 23:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  It might not be a final goodbye… (Picture: Danielle Baguley/ITV)We’re devastated, you’re devastated, everyone is devastated to be losing Coronation Street’s goth Queen, Nina Lucas, as she heads to Whitby for a new job in an art gallery.But why is she going?!‘Nina is kind of at a point in her life where she just feels like everything is a bit mundane, and nothing is really going on, explained Mollie Gallagher.‘She’s still working at the cafe, but s
  
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• Mother-of-four died in a ferocious blaze at her £1.2million home despite her estranged husband climbing up the drainpipe in desperate bid to save her

  25-08-2026 22:34 via dailymail.com
  
  The fire started in the attic bedroom of the newly built home where Kate Mulcahy, 37, was sleeping alone after separating from husband John.
  
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• Homicide case is sensationally declared a mistrial after one of 14 jurors is caught smoking WEED during their lunch break - but no one would own up to it

  25-08-2026 22:22 via dailymail.com
  
  Safon Gump, 25, stood trial over the killing of Gregory Prince, 38, who was gunned down in Pennsylvania, when it was forced to mistrial after a juror was caught smoking weed.
  
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• Boomtown Fair 2026 review: Madness and creativity take festival to a whole new level

  25-08-2026 22:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  From supersonic stages to immersive adventures, this is the UK's best interactive party, but it also delivers some serious messages ☆☆☆☆☆
  
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• Gears Of War: E-Day preview – sandbox spectacle meets linear action

  25-08-2026 22:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Gears Of War: E-Day – the grey days of the Xbox 360 return (Metro)GameCentral revs up the Lancer and goes hands-on with Act 2 of the new Gears Of War game, with impressive open world areas and a new look for old faces.For all Gears of War’s different settings, across five mainline games dating back to 2006, you couldn’t pick a better one than E-Day. Also known as Emergence Day, it’s this universe’s Pearl Harbour, with hostile subterranean hordes bursting from the g
  
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• Emmerdale’s Katie Hill confirms Sarah’s ending amid job loss fears

  25-08-2026 22:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  One move changed everything (Picture: ITV)Sarah Sugden’s (Katie Hill) world turned upside down a few weeks ago in Emmerdale when she pushed Doctor Caitlin Todd (Caroline Harker) over during a confrontation.
  It was a move to defend herself and gran Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins), but there was no way Sarah could’ve predicted what happened next.
  Todd smacked her head on a table and then died seconds after. The horror dawned on Sarah – Dr Todd was dead because of her.
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• Mental health nurse denies having sex with patient and faces trial after being extradited to the UK

  25-08-2026 21:57 via dailymail.com
  
  Jason Forde, 56, pleaded not guilty to having sexual intercourse with the woman at a mental health unit at Homerton Hospital in east London, while she was receiving treatment for a mental disorder.
  
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• Incredibly disturbing final moments of girl, 5, after she died alone just steps away from her family's Texas mansion

  25-08-2026 21:54 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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• Wayne Rooney tells Michael Carrick to drop two Man Utd stars against Ipswich

  25-08-2026 21:51 via metro.co.uk
  
  Manchester United players need to take ‘responsibility’ on the pitch, says Wayne Rooney (Picture: The Overlap)Wayne Rooney has called on Michael Carrick to take both Luke Shaw and Andrey Santos out of Manchester United’s starting XI following the side’s opening-day defeat to Hull City.Hull produced the major upset of the weekend as Semi Ajayi and debutant Nobel Mendy scored two unanswered goals to ensure Sergej Jakirovic’s side got off to a perfect start on their r
  
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• Major disruption hits trains to Stansted Airport as passengers told 'do not travel'

  25-08-2026 21:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Stansted Express and Greater Anglia passengers face cancellations and delays of up to an hour after all lines were closed near Cheshunt.
  
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• Special Forces sniper who drove boat drunk and killed beloved 10-year-old girl swimming with friends in lake learns his fate

  25-08-2026 21:37 via dailymail.com
  
  Quinten Kight, 42, was sentenced to prison after investigators found his blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit five hours after slamming his boat into 10-year-old Brooklyn Carroll.
  
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• Ground in former mining village is STILL sinking almost four months on

  25-08-2026 21:30 via dailymail.com
  
  Ground in a former mining village is continuing to move at a rate of around 2mm a week towards an 'epicentre', officials have warned.
  
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• Pandemonium as women spill out of skimpy leotards during massive brawl at taco restaurant

  25-08-2026 21:29 via dailymail.com
  
  Footage of the fight, captured early Sunday morning, appeared to somehow grow more chaotic as the fight continued in front of Tacos el Gordo in downtown San Diego.
  
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• Dolly Parton’s heartbreaking confession days before her death: ‘I have more to achieve’

  25-08-2026 21:27 via metro.co.uk
  
  One of Dolly Parton’s final interviews included a devastating quote about her future plans (Picture: AP)Dolly Parton heartbreakingly revealed she still had ‘so many things’ she wanted to achieve in one of her final interviews before her death aged 80.The country music legend’s death was announced by her nephew Bryan Seaver, who shared an emotional video on her official Instagram account on behalf of the Parton and Owens family. The news sparked an outpouring of grief wor
  
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• Donald Trump says there ‘will never be anyone like Dolly’ and makes grand gesture

  25-08-2026 21:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  Trump has ordered a grand move in honour of Dolly Parton (Picture: EPA / AP)Donald Trump has announced a grand gesture in a tribute to Dolly Parton after the legend’s death aged 80.
  The US president took to Truth Social to pay tribute to the country music star after her death was revealed in a shocking announcement made by Parton’s nephew.He joined the long list of celebrities honouring the legendary musician behind classics like Jolene and 9 to 5, whose family said in a touching st
  
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• Cop with aggressive mullet haircut blames daughter, 3, for shooting man, 40, and his seven-year-old son during turkey hunting debacle

  25-08-2026 21:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Racine County Deputy James Lehman, 35, of Union Grove, was charged on August 17 with four felonies after his daughter shot his coworker and his son in April while they were turkey hunting.
  
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• Dolly Parton's life in photos from young country star to glam icon before death at 80

  25-08-2026 21:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dolly Parton, the country music icon who rose from humble roots to global superstardom, has died at the age of 80, her family confirmed in a statement on Instagram
  
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• Lawless Scotland exposed as grim figures show impact of soft-touch justice under SNP

  25-08-2026 21:08 via dailymail.com
  
  One crime was recorded nearly every minute in Scotland as offending surged to its highest level in four years, new figures reveal.
  
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• Former soldier killed grandmother, 75, and left her husband in hospital after attacking them with metal bar in burglary, court told

  25-08-2026 21:02 via dailymail.com
  
  Rose Smith, 75, and her husband Ronald Smith, 81, were watching TV at their home in Finsbury Park, north London , when four men burst in and demanded cash, a court heard.
  
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• Sudanese asylum seeker who arrived in UK after claim was rejected in France lay in wait on high street for lone woman before slashing her 30 times with a broken bottle

  25-08-2026 21:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Ibrahim Albashir, 34, launched the frenzied attack on his victim, now 32, as she walked home from a meal in March 2024.
  
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• Mass Effect successor Exodus announces 2027 release date at Gamescom

  25-08-2026 20:51 via metro.co.uk
  
  If this was Baldur’s Gate 3, these two would start making out (Archetype Entertainment)An original sci-fi role-playing game from former Mass Effect devs has been given a release date and a new trailer, as the studio boasts about its wishlist figures.There are understandable concerns about the future of Mass Effect, EA and BioWare’s sci-fi action role-playing series, even though a new game is supposed to be in development.The sequel was announced in 2020 and in that time, there have
  
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• Trump breaks silence on death of Dolly Parton, 80, as he orders flags at half-mast 'in her honor'

  25-08-2026 20:50 via dailymail.com
  
  Donald Trump paid tribute to Dolly Parton following her death at 80.
  
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• Heartbroken celebs lead tributes after death of Dolly Parton: ‘This really hurts’

  25-08-2026 20:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  Country music superstar Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80 (Picture: AFF-USA/Shutterstock)Celebrities have lead emotional tributes to country icon Dolly Parton after her death at the age of 80.The family of the Jolene and 9 to 5 singer confirmed her death on Tuesday, saying she’s now ‘in the arms of Jesus’.‘This video announcement is something Dolly asked of me years ago before I fully absorbed it as a future reality,’ her nephew, Bryan Seaver, said.‘Doll
  
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• Birmingham bids to become England's first 20mph city as 'anti-motorist' council policy moves to lower speed limit on hundreds of roads

  25-08-2026 20:47 via dailymail.com
  
  The Liberal Democrat , Green and independent-led city council wants to stop cars 'dominating' the streets and is instead encouraging residents to walk and cycle.
  
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• Chilling 911 call details how police watched Montana home go up in flames before 8 found dead inside... as shooting suspect's haunting final act is revealed

  25-08-2026 20:46 via dailymail.com
  
  Police descended on a Billings, Montana home Sunday evening after receiving reports of 'shots being fired' and a 'child unconscious,' according to Yellowstone County dispatch audio.
  
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• Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner to be sent back to court for rape retrial

  25-08-2026 20:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Christian Brueckner, 50, is due back in court for 'aggravated rape among other offences' after being released from prison in 2025 - he remains a lead suspect in the disapperance of Madeleine McCann
  
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• Fresh fury as Karen Bass skips more than HALF of LA's homelessness board meetings

  25-08-2026 20:38 via dailymail.com
  
  Criticisms of Bass come as the Los Angeles City Council lifted a ban on homeless encampments in a dozen sites around the Hollywood, Silver Lake and Echo Park neighborhoods.
  
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• Mystery as wallaby is seen hopping around Cornish town months after shock appearance on industrial estate

  25-08-2026 20:37 via dailymail.com
  
  Residents in the ancient market town of Liskeard reported seeing the marsupial - native to Australia - jumping along a busy road.
  
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