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• Yvette Cooper announces Labour leadership bid

  13-05-2015 22:34
  
  Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper has used an article in a left-leaning tabloid to announce that she is standing for the Labour leadership
  
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• Drone flying at 5,000ft almost crashes into passenger plane near Heathrow

  26-08-2026 18:17 via metro.co.uk
  
  The drone came close to a passenger plane shortly after it had left Heathrow (Picture: Getty Images)A Virgin Atlantic flight came only 16ft from a drone being flown far above the legal limit after taking off from Heathrow.
  Pilots of the aircraft from the UK’s busiest airport to Johannesburg on June 8 spotted the object from the cockpit, flying at about 5,500 ft above Woking, Surrey.
  The white drone was seen flying at almost 14 times above the legal limit, which is usually around 400 ft.
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• The longest Lego set ever made is a gigantic new Star Wars Super Star Destroyer

  26-08-2026 18:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  That’s a big spaceship (Lego)Christmas must be coming, as Lego has unveiled its big new Star Wars set for this autumn and it’s a colossal recreation of Darth’s Vader personal Star Destroyer.For some fans the problem with Lego is not that it’s expensive – because it’s hard to argue you don’t get your money’s worth – but where to put it all. It’s obvious that Lego spends a lot of time thinking about how sets aimed at adults can be displa
  
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• 7 Dolly Parton films to honour her legacy and where to stream them

  26-08-2026 18:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  Dolly Parton wasn’t just a musical icon (Picture: Everett/Shutterstock)Dolly Parton didn’t just make a huge impact in the world of music – she made waves on the big and small screen too.The world was left devastated when it was announced yesterday that the hitmaker and multi-award-winning country music icon had died, aged 80, following a brief battle with cancer.Heartbroken fans and celebrities alike paid tribute to the star, whose creative legacy as well as her tireless work
  
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• The 30-mile torrent of destruction: Unstoppable floodwaters carved a trail of devastation through Nepal, leaving hundreds of tourists missing including 33 Brits

  26-08-2026 18:07 via dailymail.com
  
  More than 300 tourists, including 33 Britons and 47 Americans, are missing after devastating flash floods and mudslides wiped out buildings and bridges along the Nepal-Tibet border. 
  
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• An entire settlement destroyed in just seconds: Video shows huge torrent of floodwater bulldoze through buildings in Nepal as people try to outrun certain death

  26-08-2026 18:06 via dailymail.com
  
  In the terrifying video, the first wave erupts up across the bank of the river and within seconds engulfs the trees and homes built not far from the bank.
  
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• Trump declares Palestine Action a global terror group: UK organisation will face same sanctions as Hamas, al-Qaeda and Isis with supporters banned from US for life

  26-08-2026 18:04 via dailymail.com
  
  The organisation's assets are also set to be frozen, including property and bank accounts, while US citizens would be prevented from doing business with them.
  
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• Nepal floods live: Girl, 13, among 33 Brits missing near Tibet as avalanche causes flood

  26-08-2026 18:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A 13-year-old girl is among 33 British tourists missing in Nepal after an avalanche led to major flooding along the Bhotekoshi River - hundreds of tourists are missing in total
  
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• Dolly Parton: The extraordinary life and times of the dirt-poor mountain girl who became a rhinestone icon

  26-08-2026 18:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dolly Parton, who passed away on Tuesday, rose from grinding Appalachian poverty to become a global icon, brilliant songwriter and formidable businesswoman
  
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• Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy – escaping the rat race

  26-08-2026 18:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy – pretty as a picture (Focus Entertainment)The latest A Plague Tale game is a prequel with very little connection to the previous titles, and yet its more action-oriented approach may make it the best entry in series so far.New releases in the majority of video game franchises are immediately recognisable. Outings of EA Sports FC, Call Of Duty, and Super Mario Bros. each have distinctive qualities and fresh additions, but there are so many familiar elements
  
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• Love Is Blind UK’s Yasmin: ‘I had to reveal my condition in the pods – I was so nervous’

  26-08-2026 18:00 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 PageLove Is Blind UK season 3 star Yasmin Toseafa wasn’t sure if she would reveal her skin condition to her dates on the show.But then came Jordan, the teacher and former military soldier who completely swept her away in the pods.When Yasmin, who is of Egyptian-Lebanese and Ghanaian heritage, was eight years old, she was diagnosed with vitiligo, which caus
  
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• Is Dawn leaving Emmerdale? Latest on Olivia Bromley’s potential exit storyline

  26-08-2026 18:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Every Emmerdale fan has been mentally prepared for the exit of Olivia Bromley, who is set to depart her role as Dawn Taylor after 8 years.However, things may not be that simple.It’s been an especially dramatic week in the Dales, which makes the recent change to broadcast scheduling all the more frustrating.The blushing bride-to-be of Joe Tate (Ned Porteous) has been playing the long game, acting all loved up when in fact she plans to jilt him at the altar and flee the count
  
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• Airyday has finally launched in the UK – and its bestselling SPF is worth every penny

  26-08-2026 18:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Airyday’s SPF50 Dreamscreen is the first sunscreen to break into my daily rotation in years. (Picture: Metro/Airyday/Getty)
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  Suncream is a non-negotiable for my skincare routine, and I wear it every day, even in winter. As a beauty journalist, I’ve spent years testing hundreds, from expensive, luxury formulas to the cheap
  
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• Is this the woman who'll save Chicago? Sensible Democrat ran huge department so frugally she RETURNED cash to city every year... now she wants to lead troubled Windy City

  26-08-2026 17:58 via dailymail.com
  
  Illinois State Comptroller Susana Mendoza, 54, launched her bid for mayor in June and is a top contender for the election on February 23, 2027.
  
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• Bill Gates warns ‘insane’ AI wave could create ‘bioterror weapon’ and destroy human jobs

  26-08-2026 17:57 via metro.co.uk
  
  Bill Gates has called for ‘human reserves’ so jobs are protected (Picture: AFP)Bill Gates is hitting the panic button on the ‘insane’ AI wave that could dream up new bio-weapons, bombs, create pandemics and unleash them on the human race.In a 6,000-word essay titled ‘The Turbulent AI Era Is Here – The Choices We Make Are Critical’, the former Microsoft boss warned AI is developing far faster than humans can control.He insists people will need to protect
  
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• I’m a multi-millionaire — these are the rules my wife and I follow for marriage success

  26-08-2026 17:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  James credits Kerri for helping him with his business (Picture: Jam Press/James Dooley)James Dooley is a Manchester-based businessman, who describes himself as a ‘investopreneur and digital landlord’.The founder of multiple businesses, he’s also a dad of three, and married to his wife, Kerri, who he met 16 years ago.While James firmly believes the old adage ‘behind every successful man, there’s a woman’, he says: ‘Not just standing behind him, but besid
  
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• Key figure in Scotland's gang war Steven 'Bonzo' Daniel is charged with organised crime, firearms and drugs offences after he was arrested in dawn raid

  26-08-2026 17:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Steven 'Bonzo' Daniel, 46, was handcuffed at around 6am outside the house in Robroyston, on the northern outskirts of Glasgow.
  
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• Tim Curry dead at 80: Rocky Horror Picture Show, Home Alone 2 and IT star passes away

  26-08-2026 17:47 via dailymail.com
  
  The star, best known for playing Dr Frank-N-Furter in the cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show, died at his home in Los Angeles last night.
  
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• Chucky-masked suspect arrested in Vegas after two-week Philadelphia manhunt

  26-08-2026 17:46 via metro.co.uk
  
  Zymire Hughes has been arrested in Las Vegas after police identified him as the man filmed terrorising people in Philadelphia (Pictures: Philadelphia Police Department)A masked man accused of chasing and threatening people around Philadelphia has been arrested more than 2,000 miles away down in Las Vegas.22-year-old Zymire Hughes was detained by the US Marshals Service at an apartment complex in the casino-heavy Nevada City on Tuesday. He’s being held at the Clark County Detention Center
  
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• At least 54 Americans are missing in devastating flash floods caused by catastrophic earthquake in Nepal

  26-08-2026 17:43 via dailymail.com
  
  The seismic earthquake triggered horror flash flooding, sweeping through buildings and toppling everything in its path.
  
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• The ‘uncomfortable’ sign your marriage could be doomed before it’s even started

  26-08-2026 17:42 via metro.co.uk
  
  Should a proposal ever really be a surprise? TikTok doesn’t seem to think so (Picture: Getty Images)Down on one knee, you have tears in your eyes, a sparkling ring and one very important question: will you marry me?Proposal videos are everywhere online, with couples leaping into each other’s arms and screams of ‘yes!’.But according to TikTok, if you propose to someone and they look surprised, or even shocked, it doesn’t bode well for your future marriage.London-bas
  
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• Rocky Horror Show, IT and Home Alone star Tim Curry dead at 80

  26-08-2026 17:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Legendary Home Alone and Rocky Horror Show actor Tim Curry has died at the age of 80 at his home in Los Angeles
  
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• Middlesbrough fire live: House fire 'double murder' may be linked to A66 gang crash

  26-08-2026 17:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Seven fire engines were called to Birchington Avenue and Leighton Road, which are closed, after a house fire in Grangetown - two people have died and a murder investigation has been launched
  
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• 341 tourists missing, including 33 Britons aged 13-65, with huge death toll feared as flash flood sparked by earthquake destroys buildings and washes people away in Nepal

  26-08-2026 17:38 via dailymail.com
  
  More than 300 tourists, including 33 Britons and 47 Americans, are missing after devastating flash floods and mudslides wiped out buildings and bridges along the Nepal-Tibet border. 
  
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• The Rocky Horror Picture Show star Tim Curry dies aged 80

  26-08-2026 17:37 via metro.co.uk
  
  Tim Curry was best known for his eccentric acting performances (Picture: Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)The Rocky Horror Picture Show star Tim Curry has died aged 80.The actor, best known for his eccentric performances, died Tuesday night at his home in Los Angeles, TMZ reported. He suffered a major stroke in 2012. Tim Curry suffered a major stroke in 2012 (Picture: Earl Gibson III/WireImage)
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• Boy, 15, arrested on suspicion of murder after teen, 17, stabbed in council building near Wembley Stadium

  26-08-2026 17:37 via dailymail.com
  
  A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 17-year-old teenager was stabbed inside Brent Council's building close to Wembley Stadium in north-west London.
  
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• More than 40,000 people died due to extreme heat in England between 1988 and 2025, report reveals - as experts call it a 'national scandal'

  26-08-2026 17:36 via dailymail.com
  
  More than 40,000 people died in England due to extreme heat between 1988 and 2025, new figures have revealed.
  
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• King and Queen to visit Caribbean in the autumn: Charles will travel to four countries including the Bahamas in second major foreign tour of his reign

  26-08-2026 17:35 via dailymail.com
  
  The King and Queen are to carry out an overseas tour to Antigua and Barbuda in the autumn, with Charles also undertaking a solo trip to the Bahamas and then Guyana.
  
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• Meghan Markle’s friend shares why the Sussex’s UK move will be ‘different this time’

  26-08-2026 17:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, along with their two children, have reportedly touched down in Britain, as a friend of Meghan’s explained how her network are better prepared to ‘protect them’
  
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• Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink makes bold Chelsea title claim after Fulham win

  26-08-2026 17:32 via metro.co.uk
  
  Chelsea hero Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has played down the club’s title hopes (Picture: talkSPORT)Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink says Chelsea are still some way from the ‘finished article’ and lack the quality to win the Premier League title this season.Both Enzo Maresca and Liam Rosenior came and went as the Blues endured a turbulent campaign last term, culminating in a desperately disappointing tenth-placed finish.But there is a renewed sense of optimism amongst the fanbase following
  
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