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• Police called to solar eclipse chaos as crowds rush for free protective glasses

  12-08-2026 22:03 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Officers were called to manage the crowds as people scramble for the complimentary glasses
  
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• Nasa satellites detect nearly 600 UK wildfires - see where they are in Yorkshire

  14-08-2026 21:39 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  NASA satellite data has detected fires in Yorkshire over the past 48 hours
  
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• M62 shut both ways after unexpected visitors spotted

  14-08-2026 21:23 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  A number of sheep are believed to have entered the road
  
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• Two found dead in light aircraft crash after search launched for missing plane

  14-08-2026 20:57 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  A multi-agency air and ground search was launched after the aircraft failed to arrive at Caernarfon airport
  
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• Wildfires burn across South Yorkshire LIVE as firefighters battle multiple blazes

  14-08-2026 20:56 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue are fighting off multiple fires
  
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• Man, 42, jailed after raping girl before fleeing to Spain to avoid justice

  14-08-2026 20:46 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  David Niblett, 42, pleaded guilty at Portsmouth Crown Court to two counts of rape of a girl under the age of 13
  
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• People left 'screaming' after UK emergency alert alarm goes off

  14-08-2026 20:20 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The warning contained an alert from the UK government about the recent wildfires
  
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• Was your phone one of millions to sound the alarm tonight? Here's why

  14-08-2026 20:14 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  That siren on your phone tonight wasn't a glitch
  
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• Brit cyclist, 19, dies after serious accident during Volta a Portugal

  14-08-2026 19:43 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Finlay Tarling was a promising young rider who had represented Great Britain on both the road and track
  
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• Yorkshire nurse turns up late and says 'I am not doing any work today'

  14-08-2026 19:36 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  A Leeds nurse was struck off after a series of failings
  
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• Driver stripped number plates after 100mph crash left teen without a leg

  14-08-2026 19:15 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Mohammed Khan handed himself in to police the next day
  
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• Sheffield club breaks silence after 'anti-fascist' protest at Restore Britain meeting

  14-08-2026 18:55 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The social club said several staff members received 'a vast number of complaints'
  
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• Disgraced reality star Stephen Bear jailed again after taunting police from Brazil

  14-08-2026 18:48 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Reality TV personality Stephen Bear has been sentenced to an additional 24 weeks in prison after taunting police officers while in Brazil, breaching sex offender register requirements
  
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• UK weather forecast sees Met Office predict heavy rain and downpours

  14-08-2026 18:45 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The Met Office says rain could sweep across the UK, bringing intense downpours - but warns it may not be enough to end the ongoing drought
  
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• See the 7 dramatic pictures as firefighters battle huge blaze near M1

  14-08-2026 18:40 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The large fire broke out in a park along the M1
  
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• Yorkshire pub appeals for help after used cooking oil stolen overnight

  14-08-2026 18:34 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The pub has issued CCTV images
  
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• Wayne Solomon latest as accused denies murdering 'kind' man 'cherished' by heartbroken family

  14-08-2026 18:03 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Wayne Solomon was died in hospital after he was stabbed on Wednesday, June 24
  
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• 'Nothing but hell' - Bradford man filmed himself raping teen he groomed on Snapchat

  14-08-2026 17:46 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Burhan Din has now been jailed for 14 years
  
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• New £500 change for households with driveways under Andy Burnham government

  14-08-2026 17:10 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The government has launched a consultation
  
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• Paedophile Kirsty Beckingham, 37, wrecked boy's childhood with sickening abuse as fight erupts in court

  14-08-2026 17:06 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Kirsty Beckingham committed the offences between 2011 and 2014
  
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• Man dies one month after horror crash as four men aged 18 to 20 arrested

  14-08-2026 17:02 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Men aged 18, 19, 20 and 20 have been released on bail
  
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• Ryanair passengers 'pass out' and 'vomit' while on sweltering plane

  14-08-2026 16:38 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Eva Gregory was travelling with her mum and brother from Malta to Birmingham when the incident occurred on flight FR7268
  
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• Feral child 'moved like rabbit' after being strapped to toilet for years

  14-08-2026 16:37 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The child, who became known as Genie, suffered one of the worst cases of child abuse recorded in the USA — isolated from the outside world by her father and kept strapped by her arms and legs for 13 years
  
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• Essex rail services cancelled after second derailment in two days

  14-08-2026 16:30 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  A Greater Anglia service in Essex has come off the track, sparking chaos across the region
  
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• Doncaster man stabbed support worker three times then hid knife under paving slab

  14-08-2026 16:05 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Hussein Juma has been sentenced following the unprovoked attack
  
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• Urfan Sharif attackers charged with attempted murder after prison 'slashing'

  14-08-2026 15:55 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Urfan Sharif was jailed for the murder of Sara who was beaten, burned and bitten in her home
  
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• Disposable barbecue ban as government blocks sale of single-use grills amid UK wildfires

  14-08-2026 15:51 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The Government has issued a temporary ban on the sale of disposable barbecues due to the heatwave conditions
  
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• National Lottery launches new £4m scratchcard game from next month

  14-08-2026 15:36 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The National Lottery is launching a new festive scratchcard with a top prize of £4million, available from September
  
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• Fire service confirms causes of two Yorkshire fires that broke out an hour apart

  14-08-2026 15:30 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Two blazes broke out amid the hot and dry weather in South Yorkshire on Thursday
  
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• Dad 'broken' after schoolgirl Faith Curran found in river at Midlothian beauty spot

  14-08-2026 15:15 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Faith Curran, 11, was found in the Gore Water river near Shanks Bridge at Gore Glen Woodland Park near Gorebridge, several hours after she was reported missing
  
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