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• AI Minister Niamh Smyth makes stark admission as reality hits home - and tech giant admits its bots went rogue and 'meddled' with DOZENS of institutions across globe

  26-09-2026 23:57 via dailymail.com
  
  It comes as Microsoft founder Bill Gates warned that AI is powerful enough to 'cause a billion deaths' if it falls into the wrong hands.
  
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• Scrapping two-child benefit cap has lifted 150,000 children out of poverty

  26-09-2026 23:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Labour party chair Bridget Phillipson MP will reveal the scale of change delivered by scrapping the cap, as she warns the next election will be a choice between hope and fear.
  
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• MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: We need a PM who can deliver growth - not just soundbites

  26-09-2026 23:44 via dailymail.com
  
  As the former mayor of Greater Manchester prepares for his first conference as PM, his main problem is not that he has no mandate from voters - or even from Labour members.
  
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• Family pays tribute to care worker mother, 44, found dead above pub - as 44-year-old man is charged with murder

  26-09-2026 23:43 via dailymail.com
  
  Leanne Park, who was described as the 'best mam, nana, daughter and friend we could wish for', was pronounced dead at The Greyhound pub in Darlington at around 9.15pm on September 23.
  
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• 'Sepehr, my son, where are you?': Footage shows Iranian father's desperate search for his son in hellish aftermath of regime's crackdown on protesters

  26-09-2026 23:41 via dailymail.com
  
  Nine months on from the largest massacre of protesters in modern history, most of the world has not seen Khamenei's crimes.
  
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• 10 NHS employees removed from duty after accessing Noah Woods’ medical records

  26-09-2026 23:33 via metro.co.uk
  
  Over 1,000 people joined the search after Noah Woods, three, went missing (Picture: Suffolk Police/SWNS)The family of three-year-old Noah Woods has received an apology after NHS staff members attempted to access his medical records without authorisation.On September 15, the toddler went missing, prompting a major 24-hour search comprising 1,300 people, helicopters, and dog units in the village of Brantham, Suffolk.His body was discovered in the pond by police divers the next day, with an inques
  
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• Polanski's 'banter Stasi': Chilling order that could have come from 1980s East Germany - Greens tell members to report on friends who crack unwoke jokes... even if the so-called victim finds them funny

  26-09-2026 23:30 via dailymail.com
  
  Diversity training seen by The Mail on Sunday reveals the party's efforts to crack down on jokes between friends, even when those being mocked are 'absolutely fine'.
  
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• Daycare worker accused of letting girl, 6, die in hot bus said she skipped required vehicle check because 'SHE was hot'

  26-09-2026 23:29 via dailymail.com
  
  Winter Jones, six, died on August 13 after she was left inside a hot school bus by staffers, prosecutors said. Tametria Norry, Sabrina Powe and Amilya Hardin have been charged in her death.
  
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• Thomas Tuchel brutally shuts down England question live on ITV with blunt answer

  26-09-2026 23:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  England suffered a narrow 3-2 loss to Spain in the Nations League at Wembley on Saturday evening, with Thomas Tuchel somewhat reserved in his reflection in the aftermath
  
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• Labour at war over migrants and economy: Cabinet ministers trade blows on eve of Burnham's crunch party conference... so is the PM's honeymoon finally over?

  26-09-2026 23:22 via dailymail.com
  
  Cabinet ministers are at loggerheads over a planned crackdown on migrant visas, while another grandee blasted the leadership for putting union demands ahead of economic growth.
  
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• As calls grow for inquiry into our greatest living explorer's 'captivity', Sir Ranulph Fiennes' stepson demands... 'I want a court to ensure Ran has complete free will, the ability to walk outside and see whoever he wants'

  26-09-2026 23:17 via dailymail.com
  
  The stepson of Sir Ranulph Fiennes on Saturday accused the explorer's second wife of 'exerting a controlling influence' over him for more than two decades.
  
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• 'Romance famine' blamed for Britain's plunging birth rate as young women 'hold unrealistically high standards for men'

  26-09-2026 23:15 via dailymail.com
  
  Baroness Camilla Cavendish, 58, says a cause is 'empowered and successful' women rejecting men for 'not being 6ft tall' and not having stable careers.
  
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• Eagle-eyed Strictly viewers think Danny Dyer made explicit comment about judge

  26-09-2026 23:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  A Strictly Come Dancing judge may have made a new enemy tonight (Picture: BBC)Everyone knows one of the dangers of live TV is that someone might swear and offend the nation.
  And you have to wonder if, when the BBC asked Dani Dyer to take part in Strictly Come Dancing, they considered who she might bring to the Claudatorium.
  After all, her dad, Danny Dyer, is well known for his love of coarse language (trust me on that, I’ve met him).
  And sure enough, some Strictly fans think that Danny se
  
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• Democrat golden boy exposed by these BDSM photos and an unpublishable act in a cage... but it's what he did next that's truly shameless

  26-09-2026 23:15 via dailymail.com
  
  He joined the New York National Guard, aged 17, after 9/11, infused with a passion to serve his country. He flew Black Hawks in the Middle East. He led missions to protect the President.
  
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• 'Killer robots' one step closer as Russia and US team up to strip safeguards from UN pact

  26-09-2026 23:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Russian and US delegations stripped out ethics and human-oversight safeguards in 15 hours of last-minute edits after three years of talks on AI weapons
  
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• Labour accused of leaving Falklands 'vulnerable to attack' after key RAF aircraft is withdrawn despite Argentina's president vowing to 'take matters into our own hands'

  26-09-2026 23:11 via dailymail.com
  
  The islands do not have air-to-air refuelling capacity despite Argentina's president vowing to 'take matters into our own hands' at the UN General Assembly last week.
  
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• Forget the Ides of March, just beware the 14 trigger warnings of Julius Caesar!

  26-09-2026 23:06 via dailymail.com
  
  The Royal Shakespeare Company's latest production, with an all-female cast led by Dame Harriet Walter, is set to open with an astonishing 14 trigger warnings
  
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• Roy Keane takes aim at Chelsea’s Cole Palmer over England withdrawal

  26-09-2026 23:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  Roy Keane says Cole Palmer ‘has too many bad habits’ (CameraSport via Getty)Roy Keane has criticised Cole Palmer over his decision to withdraw from England’s squad and claims the Chelsea midfielder ‘has too many bad habits’.Palmer was initially selected for England’s Nations League fixtures but then withdrew from the squad alongside Declan Rice, Kobbie Mainoo, Marcus Rashford and Tino Livramento.The Chelsea midfielder, who was not included in Thomas Tuchel&rs
  
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• Westlife star Mark Feehily 'sues surgeon over weight-loss surgery in private hospital he says caused recurring sepsis'

  26-09-2026 22:41 via dailymail.com
  
  The 46-year-old stopped touring with the hit band two years ago amid a period of ill health, undergoing at least four major surgeries since 2020.
  
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• Moment daredevil Prince Harry honours promise made to 102-year-old Second World War veteran

  26-09-2026 22:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Duke of Sussex held a long-running promise to a 102-year-old veteran while gushing about his return to the UK following several years abroad in Canada with his wife and family
  
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• Trump blasts reporter complaining about media ban after early morning Truth Social tirade: 'Be quiet'

  26-09-2026 22:22 via dailymail.com
  
  The president lashed out at MS NOW White House correspondent Akayla Gardner as he departed for Tennessee on Saturday morning to watch a college football game.
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing 2026 winner 'sealed' one week in - and it's 'not John Nellis'

  26-09-2026 22:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Strictly Come Dancing 2026 fans think they already have their winner of this year's Glitterball Trophy, amid speculation over which pairing will be first from the line-up to leave
  
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• Sarah Ferguson's friend Lizzie Cundy insists pal wants to tell her truth with book

  26-09-2026 22:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Broadcaster and socialite Lizzie Cundy has said there is a 'bidding war' going on behind the scenes over a potential book and interview from the former Duchess of York
  
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• Jay Slater's mum Debbie Duncan returns to Tenerife mountains to seek closure for tragic son

  26-09-2026 21:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Debbie Duncan, mum of tragic teen Jay Slater, returned to Tenerife to retrace his last steps - and met with his expert pathologist to determine a definitive cause of death
  
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• Big Brother fans shocked as housemate quits in first for ITV reboot

  26-09-2026 21:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  Big Brother star Charlotte has left the House (Picture: Shutterstock for Big Brother)Big Brother star Charlotte Nott has shockingly quit the show, it has been confirmed.The 18-year-old student from Oxford is understood to have left the ITV House this afternoon, making her the first participant to walk out since the reboot.She was the youngest of the 2026 batch of housemates but has made her mark with her infectious energy and by holding her own as rows with other cast members erupted.And on lau
  
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• Extraordinary twist in killer dad Chris Watts' prison love life after jail makeout sessions with new wife were exposed... and his major mommy issues are laid bare

  26-09-2026 21:15 via dailymail.com
  
  The Daily Mail previously revealed that Lizzie Henderson had started using the name Lizzie Watts.
  
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• Murder probe after e-bike cyclist killed in horror crash in Kensington

  26-09-2026 21:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police were called to reports of a man found seriously injured in North Pole Road in Kensington, west London, at 1am on Friday
  
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• Sadie closes in on Ruby in Emmerdale but other motives are at play

  26-09-2026 21:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  The search continues (Picture: ITV)The hunt is on for Jimmy King’s (Nick Miles) secret stash of money in Emmerdale – if only Sadie King (Patsy Kensit) had a map.The iconic character returned to the village shortly after Jimmy’s sudden death. Sadie claimed that she was back to pay her respects, but Nicola King (Nicola Wheeler) immediately sensed that she was hiding something.Sadie went on to reveal that for three years, she was in a secret relationship with Jimmy. Nicola was ab
  
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• E-bike rider, 24, dies in crash involving moped - as Metropolitan Police launch murder probe

  26-09-2026 20:59 via dailymail.com
  
  The 24-year-old cyclist was found fatally injured after the collision in Kensington, west London, at 1am on Friday.
  
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• Strictly viewers convinced incredible dancers will break show’s same-sex curse

  26-09-2026 20:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  Strictly fans want Bethany Antonia and Nancy Xu to go all the way (Picture: Ray Burmiston/BBC/PA Wire)Everyone knows about Strictly Come Dancing’s infamous curse.
  Normally, the dark magic of the ballroom and the eldritch sorceries of stepping in time end in heartbreak for a couple close to the show.
  However, there’s another lesser-known curse that fans think might finally be broken.Specifically, fans have noted that female same-sex couples don’t tend to get very far in the com
  
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• Bethany Antonia’s Strictly performance convinces fans she will break show’s curse

  26-09-2026 20:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  Strictly fans want Bethany Antonia and Nancy Xu to go all the way (Picture: Ray Burmiston/BBC/PA Wire)Everyone knows about Strictly Come Dancing’s infamous curse.
  Normally, the dark magic of the ballroom and the eldritch sorceries of stepping in time end in heartbreak for a couple close to the show.
  However, there’s another lesser-known curse that fans think might finally be broken.Specifically, fans have noted that female same-sex couples don’t tend to get very far in the com
  
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• The historic naval port set to become the migrant processing capital of Britain

  26-09-2026 20:53 via dailymail.com
  
  Residents of Gosport, near Portsmouth, fear their historic naval town will become an 'epicentre' of the small boat crisis and could face further unrest in an already sensitive area.
  
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• Victim's family want serial killer nurse Colin Norris retried amid doubt over his guilt

  26-09-2026 20:47 via dailymail.com
  
  The family of an elderly murder victim are calling for a retrial of the Scots nurse convicted of killing her and three others on a hospital ward.
  
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• Mom of woman, 23, shot dead by dad over Trump argument demands new investigation

  26-09-2026 20:44 via dailymail.com
  
  The heartbroken mother of a British woman, who was allegedly shot dead by her father during an argument over President Donald Trump in Texas, is demanding a new investigation.
  
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• Mississippi mayor issues dire warning on dangers of kratom after deaths of two Ole Miss students

  26-09-2026 20:37 via dailymail.com
  
  Oxford Mayor Robyn Tannehill warned taking kratom is like 'rolling the dice on death' following the deaths of two Ole Miss students.
  
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• College professor who resolved to end the loneliness epidemic crippling his students reveals secret to building friendships

  26-09-2026 20:20 via dailymail.com
  
  Justin Vaughn has studied how to help people foster meaningful connections with one another.
  
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• Swinney's bid to modernise NHS services branded 'embarrassing failure' as less than 1% of Scotland's adults use SNP's £17m health app

  26-09-2026 20:11 via dailymail.com
  
  Just a tiny fraction of Scotland's 4.5million adults are using the SNP's 'useless and embarrassing' £17million NHS app, the Mail on Sunday can reveal.
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing fans beg BBC to fix glaring Josh Widdicombe mistake

  26-09-2026 20:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Fans have a suggestion for next week’s episode of Strictly Come Dancing (Picture: BBC)Strictly Come Dancing kicked off its first live show of 2026 tonight, and fans couldn’t help but notice something.
  As new hosts Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe did their thing, several viewers noted something odd.
  Johannes was left at the top of the stairs doing Claudia Winkelman’s old job while Emma and Josh were downstairs by the desk.But fans think this might be a waste of
  
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• Donald Trump's wild week as he embraces his autocratic madman era

  26-09-2026 20:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Trump appears to have acknowledged the impending doom facing Republicans in the Midterms and begun to distance himself from them - meanwhile testing autocracy on for size
  
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• So should you rinse out cans and bottles before putting them in the recycling? Waste management boss finally reveals the answer

  26-09-2026 19:54 via dailymail.com
  
  For decades, Britain's guilt-ridden eco-zealots have scrubbed pots and jars until their knuckles ache, terrified a single smear of jam could contaminate an entire truckload of recycling.
  
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• Paedo swimming instructor jailed after police found more than 120 indecent images on his phone

  26-09-2026 19:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nathan Berry, 38, was found to have sexually abused two vulnerable children while working at the Penarth Leisure Centre, near Cardiff in south Wales following his arrest this year
  
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• Newly-wed mum stranded in Portuguese hospital after having stroke during her sleep

  26-09-2026 19:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Shereen Lafferty, 37, woke up during her holiday in Faro unable to speak and with her right side "paralysed," her devastated family have said
  
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• RUSSELL FINDLAY: As political bin fires go, the SNP's mind-numbing incompetence has been like an inferno at a battery factory

  26-09-2026 19:42 via dailymail.com
  
  For fans of political bin fires, recent weeks at the Scottish Parliament have resembled an inferno at an electric battery factory.
  
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• Westlife star sues surgeon after weight loss operation ‘nearly killed him’

  26-09-2026 19:41 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mark Feehily needed a life-saving procedure after a gastric sleeve op led to a ‘dangerous’ internal leak (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock)Westlife icon Mark Feehily is taking legal action after a weight loss operation nearly had catastrophic consequences.The Irish vocalist, 46, announced a hiatus from the group in 2024, which stemmed from his health issues.Details have now been revealed of Feehily’s claims that his problems began in August 2020 after he underwent a laparos
  
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• Crash sparks fireball as two cars burst into flames with A9 closed in both directions

  26-09-2026 19:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The A9 has been closed in both directions after two cars burst into flames following a collision near the village of Moy in the Scottish Highlands
  
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• Wood you believe it? This magnificent home could be Scotland's first-ever £1million log cabin

  26-09-2026 19:40 via dailymail.com
  
  Built from towering trunks of Douglas Fir, it is a spectacular home that wouldn't look out of place in the rugged wilderness of the Rocky Mountains.
  
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• Facebook owner has a surprise megahit with new app everyone is talking about... but beware what could come next

  26-09-2026 19:39 via dailymail.com
  
  Mark Zuckerberg is launching a toy-like gadget in a bid to capitalize on the success of Meta's recent audacious move.
  
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• Patrick Clancy's deleted Reddit posts show his desperation over Lindsay's deteriorating mental health in years before killings, report says

  26-09-2026 19:38 via dailymail.com
  
  Before his ex-wife strangled their children to death in January 2023, Patrick Clancy reached out to the public on Reddit for answers about what Lindsay was experiencing.
  
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• Revealed after 72 years - the journal entry with extraordinary
eyewitness account of a sighting of the Loch Ness Monster

  26-09-2026 19:13 via dailymail.com
  
  It has lain largely forgotten and gathering dust for decades.
  
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• Manchester United given Bruno Fernandes injury concern by Portugal head coach Jorge Jesus

  26-09-2026 19:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  Bruno Fernandes is an injury doubt for Portugal’s Nations League match against Norway on Sunday (Getty)Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes is set to miss Portugal’s Nations League game against Norway due to injury.Fernandes started in Portugal’s 1-0 win against Wales on Thursday night and was replaced by Joao Neves in the 90th minute.During his press conference on Saturday, Portugal head coach Jorge Jesus said that Fernandes has been suffering from a ‘complicated p
  
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