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• 'Doctors told me I was being overdramatic when my toddler was ill - the truth was sinister'

  16-09-2026 23:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sophie Sparks, 37, claims she was told she was being an "overdramatic first time mum" after taking her daughter to A&E over her daughter Darcey's symptoms - which turned out to be leukaemia
  
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• Grinning model showcases new facial hair as he stands accused of knifing his hunk husband to death in their NYC apartment

  16-09-2026 23:52 via dailymail.com
  
  Donald Zieben-Hood, the man accused of murdering his husband, Jacob Zieben-Hood, was all smiles in court on Wednesday. He also sported new facial hair and a fresh haircut.
  
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• Flight to Manchester declares mid-air medical emergency after entering UK airspace

  16-09-2026 23:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A Pakistan International Airlines flight from Islamabad to Manchester declared a mid-air emergency on Wednesday due to a medical issue on board
  
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• Police sergeant who asked for sex video from a suspect's phone is jailed

  16-09-2026 23:45 via dailymail.com
  
  Paul Street created a 'toxic' culture and engaged in 'salacious gossip' with former PC Josh Williams after he found intimate footage on the woman's phone.
  
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• Locals who helped in search to find missing Noah are left in tears after body of child pulled from lake: Floral tributes left at scene where non-verbal, partially deaf three-year-old vanished 

  16-09-2026 23:44 via dailymail.com
  
  Floral tributes have been laid close to the playground in the tiny village of Brantham, Suffolk, where the non-verbal and partially deaf three-year-old was last seen on Tuesday.
  
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• Trump's forces preparing for war around the moon as US unveils space weapons

  16-09-2026 23:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump's top military adviser said American troops must prepare to fight 'from the seabed to cislunar space' as the US revealed it sent weapons to space
  
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• Rebuild the Navy or we are all sunk: UK must strengthen its war-fighting readiness or face defeat to Russia, force's First Sea Lord warns

  16-09-2026 23:39 via dailymail.com
  
  First Sea Lord, General Sir Gwyn Jenkins, has previously cautioned that Britain is 'at risk' of losing its naval advantage to Vladimir Putin's maritime forces.
  
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• Carabao Cup fourth round draw: Arsenal and Chelsea learn next opponents

  16-09-2026 23:37 via metro.co.uk
  
  The fourth round ties have been confirmed (Picture: James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Images)Liverpool will host Chelsea in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup with Arsenal heading to Fleetwood Town.Xabi Alonso will be heading back to Anfield with his Chelsea side in the pick of the fourth round fixtures.The lowest ranked team left in the competition in Fleetwood will host the Premier League champions who eased past Ipswich Town in their third round clash this week.Defending champions Manchest
  
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• Pentagon whistleblowers send 'urgent SOS' about Pete Hegseth in extraordinary public appeal: 'Dumb, deluded and utterly incompetent'... as chaotic blunders get so bad, Army leaders turn on 'worst defense secretary in history'

  16-09-2026 23:34 via dailymail.com
  
  Pentagon staffers are risking their careers to blow the whistle on the disarray and discontentment consuming the Department of Defense under Secretary Pete Hegseth.
  
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• Left-wing leader of Britain's trade union movement given seat on Bank of England's board just hours after calling for new tax on banks' 'mega profits'

  16-09-2026 23:30 via dailymail.com
  
  Paul Nowak, General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress, has been appointed a non-executive director of the Bank's Court of Directors by Chancellor John Healey.
  
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• Ohio house of horrors mom-of-16 pleads not guilty to child abuse charges as she cradles stomach in court - but lawyer refuses to say if she's pregnant again

  16-09-2026 23:28 via dailymail.com
  
  Elizabeth Siders, 34, appeared to be cradling a protruding bump under her bright orange prison garb during her court appearance on Wednesday in Ohio.
  
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• Two adults and child found dead in $1 million San Diego home after neighbor heard 'loud bangs' in the night

  16-09-2026 23:23 via dailymail.com
  
  Police said they were called to the home on Boulder Lake Avenue in Lake Murray shortly before 8.20am after getting a call from a concerned neighbor.
  
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• Jamie Redknapp blasts Man Utd star who ‘couldn’t pass the ball’ in Brighton defeat

  16-09-2026 23:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  Another disastrous night for Michael Carrick (Picture: Martin Rickett/PA Wire)Jamie Redknapp blasted Joshua Zirkzee’s performance off the bench in Manchester United’s Carabao Cup defeat to Brighton, accusing the Dutchman of being ‘unable to pass the ball’ to his teammates.After their derby defeat to Manchester City on Sunday, United looked to get back on track at home to Brighton on Wednesday night.
  It was a dream start for Michael Carrick’s side with youngster She
  
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• Minnesota woman's mugshot for stealing power tool batteries goes viral as her looks are likened to VERY famous celebrity

  16-09-2026 23:17 via dailymail.com
  
  Cyrena Anne Quast, 35, was arrested on a gross misdemeanor theft charge after she allegedly stole two double packs of power tool batteries worth $578 from a store in Monticello on August 30.
  
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• Minnesota woman's mugshot for stealing power tools goes viral as her looks are likened to VERY famous celebrity

  16-09-2026 23:11 via dailymail.com
  
  Cyrena Anne Quast, 35, was arrested on a gross misdemeanor theft charge after she allegedly stole two double packs of power tool batteries worth $578 from a store in Monticello on August 30.
  
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• Canadian mayoral candidate under fire for sharing video of him fixing pothole in front of woman's home

  16-09-2026 23:10 via dailymail.com
  
  Ryan Bolender, who is running to be the next mayor of Cambridge , in Ontario, was placed under investigation after sharing a campaign video of himself fixing a pothole outside a woman's home.
  
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• San Francisco landlord searches for new tenant to live in sage-colored townhouse after he allegedly murdered his last renter

  16-09-2026 23:09 via dailymail.com
  
  A three-bedroom, two-bathroom home in San Francisco can be rented for $6,300, but its last tenant was killed outside of it just months ago by the landlord, according to prosecutors.
  
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• Mom issues urgent warning over creepy jack-o'-lantern that sings VERY explicit song

  16-09-2026 23:02 via dailymail.com
  
  A mother of three took to social media to warn other parents after she heard the suggestive words sung by a singing jack-o-lantern toy she bought for her children. 
  
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• Andy Burnham urged to rule out tax rises in next month's Budget - after being stung by jibe that he's just 'another tax and spend socialist'

  16-09-2026 23:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith called for a moratorium on further tax rises, warning they are 'crushing' the economy.
  
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• Student, 21, makes astounding request as he's arrested over child abuse images

  16-09-2026 22:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ashraful Islam, 21, of Chippenham, was handed a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to taking indecent images of children and voyeurism
  
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• Man in his 30s is arrested after teenage girl 'raped under bridge in daylight attack'

  16-09-2026 22:51 via dailymail.com
  
  Police were called to Novi Sad bridge, which is located close to Norwich City's Carrow Road, at around 12.40pm on Tuesday.
  
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• Two boys aged 14 and 16 charged with murder after student Marco Tapia was allegedly shot dead inside his Glen Alpine home in case of mistaken identity

  16-09-2026 22:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Two teens will appear in a children's court on Thursday over the death of Marco Tapia, 23.
  
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• Man, 48, is charged with murder after woman, 74, found dead following 'domestic incident'

  16-09-2026 22:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Carole Langley's body was found at an address in Portsmouth, Hampshire, on Monday morning.
  
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• Lewis Hamilton weighs in as message sent to Macklemore after Ed Sheeran row

  16-09-2026 22:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Macklemore was dropped from Ed Sheeran's tour after making pro-Palestinian remarks on stage, and Lewis Hamilton is among the celebrities who have shown solidarity with the rapper
  
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• Excruciating moment wheelchair-bound Mitch McConnell, 84, has to be told what to do as he struggles to speak in Senate meeting

  16-09-2026 22:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Kentucky Republican Senator Mitch McConnell, was recorded visibly struggling to speak during a Wednesday meeting on Capitol Hill.
  
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• Jennifer Garner’s stark reaction to being cast as ex Ben Affleck’s wife

  16-09-2026 22:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jennifer Garner didn’t hold back when dropping out of Ben Affleck’s film (Picture: SBM/Plux/REX/Shutterstock)Jennifer Garner was all set to star in her ex-husband Ben Affleck’s film – until he decided to play her on-screen partner.The 13 Going on 30 icon, 54, was famously married to the Gone Girl star, also 54, from 2005 until 2018.Since their split, the couple are said to be on very good terms,  spending a lot of time together for their children: Violet, 
  
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• Macklemore donates $1,000,000 earnings from Ed Sheeran tour to Palestinian support groups

  16-09-2026 22:37 via metro.co.uk
  
  Macklemore will donate his Ed Sheeran tour money (Picture: ARNAUD FINISTRE / AFP via Getty Images)Macklemore has made a statement after all of Ed Sheeran’s tour openers and live band members dropped out of the Loop Tour.The Downtown rapper, 43, was removed from the US leg of the tour over his speech on stage calling for a ‘Free Palestine’.After comments from Pink condemning Macklemore, stadium bosses reportedly told Ed he wouldn’t be allowed to perform if
  
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• Met Office issues 'summer returns' forecast as temperatures may reach high-20s

  16-09-2026 22:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Met Office weather forecasters say there could be a 'sense that summer returns next week' as temperatures begin to rise and potentially reach the high 20s in some areas
  
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• Charles told Earl Spencer ‘we’ll forget Diana soon enough’ just days after death, new book claims

  16-09-2026 22:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  King Charles is said to be ‘mindful that the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason’ after the Royal rift.
  (Picture: Tim Graham Photo Library)Charles told Princess Diana’s brother that he and young Prince William and Harry would ‘forget her soon enough’ in a row over her funeral.Diana’s brother Earl Spencer claims he told the now King just days after Diana’s car crash death in Paris that she wouldn’t want the boys, then aged 15 and 12, to make t
  
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• Truck driver gives ridiculous reason he accidentally veered off highway and crashed his truck

  16-09-2026 22:18 via dailymail.com
  
  A pit stop was needed during a Florida man's morning routine after he crashed his pickup truck on the highway while distractedly applying deodorant.
  
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• Elizabeth Line worker grandad killed with single punch by passenger who missed train

  16-09-2026 22:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Grandfather-of-five Jorge Ortega, 61, died after being punched by 29-year-old passenger Ayodele Jamgbadi, who had lashed out after missing his train
  
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• Body found in search for missing Noah Woods, 3, in Brantham as volunteers weep

  16-09-2026 22:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police searching for three-year-old Noah Woods, who vanished from a playground in Brantham, Suffolk, on Tuesday afternoon, have recovered the body of a child from nearby Decoy Pond
  
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• 'Baroness Chakrabarti is correct — the law must not have a blind spot on the right'

  16-09-2026 21:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Baroness Shami Chakrabarti had said Shabana Mahmood should consider outlawing far-right group Patriot Platform under terrorism laws, such as Palestine Action
  
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• Andy Burnham watches Everton with Canadian leader Mark Carney who also lost his dad to Alzheimer's

  16-09-2026 21:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Despite grieving his dad, Andy Burnham continues to work — and today he had an engagement with Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney, who joined him to watch Everton play Wolves
  
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• Illegal immigrant filmed screaming 'f**k Trump, Biden forever' during arrest is deported back to his native Haiti

  16-09-2026 21:40 via dailymail.com
  
  Wisteguens Jean Quely Charles, 25, was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Boston in January. The illegal migrant had a lengthy rap sheet of at least 17 convictions.
  
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• The Battle of Piddington is NOT over: Campaigners hope Home Office great crested 'blunder' may halt plans for asylum camp near Oxfordshire village that has voted to leave the UK

  16-09-2026 21:21 via dailymail.com
  
  Records uncovered by campaigners have revealed numerous protected wildlife species are located on and next to the base.
  
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• Americans say they're terrified of AI 'destroying humanity' as Trump doubles down on NO safeguards demand

  16-09-2026 21:21 via dailymail.com
  
  Lawmakers are scrambling to figure out how to regulate and put limits on artificial intelligence, and Americans are now increasingly concerned about how powerful the technology could become.
  
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• Trump's Chief of Staff Susie Wiles declares she's cancer-free six months after harrowing diagnosis

  16-09-2026 21:16 via dailymail.com
  
  White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles is officially cancer-free after undergoing a medical procedure at the Mayo Clinic.
  
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• Strictly’s Shirley Ballas cosies up to ‘new boyfriend’ 30 years her junior

  16-09-2026 21:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  Shirley Ballas seems to have a new flame (Picture: TillenDove)Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas, 66, stepped out onto the streets with a 36-year-old dancer believed to be her new beau.The Italian dance champion and sparkling TV personality – who serves as head judge on the BBC reality competition series – were out for a walk with their dog and seen snuggled close to one another while sitting down for a quick refresher.They have been seen out and about together more and more
  
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• Woman is arrested for MURDER for 'causing deadly LA bus collision' that NBC journalist was reporting on when her helicopter crashed

  16-09-2026 21:15 via dailymail.com
  
  Gage Weida, 31, and Daniel Castillo, 46, died when the Los Angeles metro bus they were riding was hit by a speeding SUV, and the news helicopter went down while filming the wreckage.
  
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• Beloved dog who disappeared at the groomer is reunited with family more than four years later

  16-09-2026 21:15 via dailymail.com
  
  Owl, a nine-year-old Yorkie, vanished from a groomer before Christmas 2021, leaving the Frawley family devastated.
  
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• Asylum seeker denies repeatedly raping 16-year-old girl after 'luring her to city centre car park'

  16-09-2026 21:15 via dailymail.com
  
  Mourad Iyad Marei Salloum, 20, is accused of carrying out the attack after randomly meeting the teenager just minutes earlier when she stopped to ask him and a friend for a cigarette.
  
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• Five moon bears rescued from tiny cages at South Korean bile farm arrive at their forever home in Suffolk

  16-09-2026 21:10 via dailymail.com
  
  TV farmer Jimmy Doherty helped liberate the Asiatic black bears after they spent more than two decades confined behind rusty metal bars.
  
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• Chelsea handed fresh injury blow ahead of Brentford clash after triple scare

  16-09-2026 21:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  Another headache for Xabi Alonso (Picture: Nigel French/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images)Chelsea striker Joao Pedro has withdrawn from the Brazil squad due to an injury problem.Pedro has started the season in sensational form with three goals in five appearances, also laying on three assists.The Brazil international came to Chelsea’s rescue on Saturday afternoon with a late equaliser at home to Hull City, rescuing a point having been beaten by Arsenal the previous week.Pedro was absen
  
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• Baby dies as family dog Chomp bites him 180 times at Indiana house of horrors

  16-09-2026 20:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One-week-old baby Jason Anthony Weaver was bitten 180 times by a pet dog at his family home in Markle, Indiana, which police said was covered in rubbish and dirt
  
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• Now even ex-SNP health chief wants walk-in GP centres axed and English NHS app used in Scotland

  16-09-2026 20:56 via dailymail.com
  
  New GP walk-in centres should be scrapped and an NHS England app immediately used in Scotland, according to a report co-written by a former SNP Health Secretary.
  
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• Rail bosses reveal rise in reported attacks on women on board the Caledonian Sleeper

  16-09-2026 20:54 via dailymail.com
  
  The Caledonian Sleeper train has seen a rise in reports of assaults on women, its boss told MSPs.
  
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• ScotRail app problems may persist until CHRISTMAS as boss admits the £83million software 'hasn't been good enough'

  16-09-2026 20:51 via dailymail.com
  
  An  £83million ScotRail ticket app may not be fixed until Christmas after the boss of the nationalised rail firm admitted the technology 'hasn't been good enough'.
  
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• Lego, Andy, Lego! Deadpan tennis legend Murray is up for another challenge...

  16-09-2026 20:47 via dailymail.com
  
  Sir Andy Murray has used his comedic talents in an advert aimed at encouraging adults to take up Lego.
  
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• 'Ban Danny Tommo's Patriot Platform like Palestine Action under terror laws'

  16-09-2026 20:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In a speech to peers, Baroness Shami Chakrabarti has called for the government to consider proscribing Patriot Platform as a terror group in the same way as Palestine Action
  
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