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• A ‘Godzilla’ El Niño is brewing – how could it impact the UK next year?

  03-09-2026 15:11 via metro.co.uk
  
  El Niños disrupt weather patterns worldwide, often in devastating ways (Picture: Getty/Metro)El Niño means ‘the little boy’ in Spanish – but this year’s El Niño is anything but small.
  The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said today that a ‘supersized’ El Niño is about to peak, with a ‘nearly 100% chance’ of dragging on until February.
  Heatwaves, droughts, floods, among other extreme weather events,
  
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• ‘When Maya met Dr Todd’: Emmerdale stars who played key villains unite after grim fan theory

  07-09-2026 10:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  It’s a baddie union! (Picture: Instagram/louisaclein/ITV)When Dr Caitlin Todd (Caroline Harker) turned up in Emmerdale and immediately set about making Jacob Sugden’s (Joe-Warren Plant) life an abject misery, fans went wild with theories.One, in particular, linked Dr Todd with a truly heinous villain from years gone by; a devious, self-serving paedophile who nearly tore a family apart with her manipulation and depraved behaviour: Maya Stepney (Louisa Clein), who’d pr
  
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• Miriam Margolyes speaks out after backlash to describing Andi Peters with racist term

  07-09-2026 10:47 via metro.co.uk
  
  Miriam Margolyes has publicly addressed her viral comment about Andi Peters’ race (Picture: ITV/Ben Davis)Miriam Margolyes has responded to the rising backlash after calling This Morning star Andi Peters a racist term.The outspoken actress, 85, is currently promoting her new memoir, Miriam’s Full English, with a packed press and stage tour, which included an appearance on the ITV daytime talk show.Known for her provocative public persona, the British-Australian screen star is now fa
  
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• Xabi Alonso warned he has given new Chelsea signing an ‘impossible’ job

  07-09-2026 10:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  Xabi Alonso watched his side new-look Chelsea side lose 2-1 against Arsenal (Picture: Getty)Frank Leboeuf fears it won’t be long until one of Chelsea’s new signings isreduced to screaming at his teammates having been handed an ‘impossible’ task by Xabi Alonso.The new-look Blues were handed a reality check by champions Arsenal on Sunday, who ran out worthy 2-1 winners in this season’s first heavyweight clash.Alonso’s side were unable to build on the early lead
  
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• Busy south London road closed over emergency works on ‘dangerous’ former cinema

  07-09-2026 10:42 via metro.co.uk
  
  Emergency works being carried out on the site of a former cinema have closed a major road in Peckham (Picture: Southwark Council)A major road has been closed in south London over safety fears at the site of a former cinema.Rye Lane in Peckham is closed to vehicles and pedestrians around the former Tower Cinema building while emergency work is carried out to secure the building with scaffolding.Residents living nearby have been relocated to hotels, with parts of the area not expected to reopen f
  
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• Rapist who kept trophy box of women’s belongings ‘may have had more victims’

  07-09-2026 10:40 via metro.co.uk
  
  Zhenhao Zou is currently serving a life sentence with a minimum term of 24 years after being convicted last year on 11 counts of rape (Picture: Metropolitan Police/PA)A convicted rapist jailed for drugging and assaulting 10 women in both London and China has been linked with more alleged sexual offences.Zhenhao Zou, 29, kept a trophy box of his victim’s belongings and even filmed his rapes as the women fell unconscious.The Chinese PhD student was last year sentenced to life in jail with a
  
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• Almost 990,000 women to receive £70 HMRC refund letter — and it’s not a scam

  07-09-2026 10:38 via metro.co.uk
  
  Letters will be sent out over the coming months (Picture: Getty Images)HMRC will be writing to 1.32 million Brits in the coming months, explaining how to claim a £70 pension top-up refund payment.The ‘low earner’s pension payment’ is designed to reimburse those who missed out on pension tax relief, because of their way their workplace’s pension scheme works.You’ll get the letter if you earned close to £12,570 a year; the threshold at which you starting
  
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• Brit racing driver's wife 'can't believe he is alive' as she hails his 'superhero' rival for saving his life by dragging him from fireball crash - before hours of surgery on broken bones and collapsed lung

  07-09-2026 10:35 via dailymail.com
  
  The wife of the British racing driver whose Ferrari burst into flames says she cannot believe he is not dead - and single-handedly credits him staying alive to the rival who rushed to his recue.
  
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• Unruly airline American Airlines passenger who had to be duct-taped to seat is unmasked

  07-09-2026 10:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Layne Arthur Lundeen allegedly used homophobic and racist onboard an American Airlines flight, which led to it being diverted to Baltimore Airport in Maryland in the US
  
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• John Lewis and Waitrose to hire 10,400 extra staff this Christmas

  07-09-2026 10:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Waitrose will recruit 6,000 extra workers across its 320 stores, and John Lewis will take on 2,600 seasonal staff across its 36 branches
  
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• From the 'Human Rottweiler' to a true Gentleman: The trials and tragedy that reinvented Vinnie Jones from a dirty football player to a hit actor topping the Netflix charts

  07-09-2026 10:30 via dailymail.com
  
  Vinnie Jones was called a lot of things in his footballing career - a thug, a bully, an enforcer, a crusher, the dirtiest player at the league's dirtiest club.
  
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• New Lidl £13 hairbrush with '2-in-1' styling feature coming out this Thursday

  07-09-2026 10:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Shoppers can pick up the beauty buy in stores later this week
  
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• Warning as deadly listeria found in Sainsbury's olives - supermarket issues 'do not eat' alert

  07-09-2026 10:18 via dailymail.com
  
  Britons have been urged not to eat Sainsbury's olives over fears they may be contaminated with dangerous bacteria.
  
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• Elon Musk and Europe's hard-Right figures hail AfD's 'historic' election win in German state as leader predicts Chancellor Merz will fall by Christmas

  07-09-2026 10:18 via dailymail.com
  
  Elon Musk and Europe's hard-Right figures today celebrated the historic state election victory of the anti-immigrant AfD party in Germany .
  
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• Does our big age gap mean I might not inherit my husband's pension? STEVE WEBB replies

  07-09-2026 10:18 via dailymail.com
  
  His company pension people say I may not be eligible for any of his pension as I am more than 15 years younger, and it 'depends' on the situation after he dies.
  
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• Netflix officially announces The Inbetweeners 3 and confirms which cast members are returning

  07-09-2026 10:10 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 PageThe rumours were true – The Inbetweeners is officially returning.Netflix has confirmed that a third film is in the works following weeks of speculation, dropping a surprise announcement video this morning and offering a look at the cast.The 40-second teaser clip showed the four main characters we all know and love climbing into their old, banged-up car
  
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• Emmerdale confirms major Sadie King twist which reveals what she’s really up to

  07-09-2026 10:06 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sadie King is up to no good (Picture: ITV / Metro)Emmerdale spoilers follow for Monday’s (September 7) episode that is now available to view on ITVX and YouTube. The episode in question will air on ITV1 on at 8pm.Despite claims of having turned over a new leaf since she was last in the village, it seems Sadie King (Patsy Kensit) is up to her old tricks once more following her return in the wake of Jimmy’s (Nick Miles) demise.The show villain, who caused abso
  
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• Elon Musk and Europe's hard right figures hail AfD's 'historic' election win in German state as leader predicts Chancellor Merz will fall by Christmas

  07-09-2026 10:04 via dailymail.com
  
  Elon Musk has celebrated the historic state election victory of the hard-right Alternative für Deutschland party in Germany.
  
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• Hollywood stars give Rob Reiner emotional standing ovation as he wins posthumous Emmy

  07-09-2026 10:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  The actor and director of films including The Princess Bride was killed in December last year aged 78 (Picture: Michael Tran/AFP via Getty Images)The late Rob Reiner was given a standing ovation at the Emmys after winning a posthumous award for his performance in The Bear, nine months after his death.This weekend, the awards ceremony, formerly known as the Creative Arts Emmys, took place in Los Angeles at the Peacock Theater.The star-studded event recognised the best creative talent behind the
  
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• Peak hour chaos as four people are injured in ferry crash at Sydney's Circular Quay

  07-09-2026 10:00 via dailymail.com
  
  A ferry has crashed at Circular Quay, in central Sydney.
  
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• Our baby's heart swelled to cover most of her chest - doctors said her chances were slim

  07-09-2026 09:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ada-Mai was healthy before she suddenly stopped feeding
  
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• Mum handed 'ridiculous' £170 Manchester Airport parking fine after five-minute drop-off

  07-09-2026 09:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The mum insists she never tried to avoid paying, and after weeks of attempting to challenge the charge, Josie Eccles was eventually allowed to pay the original £60
  
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• Vogue Williams reveals beautiful Disney-inspired name for fourth child with Spencer Matthews

  07-09-2026 09:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  The baby’s name has dropped (Picture: Vogue Williams)A week after Vogue Williams announced the birth of her newborn baby boy with husband Spencer Matthews, she has shared his name, which appears to have a sweet link to Disney.The 40-year-old reality star’s family has grown by one more, with their new baby joining his siblings – Theodore, seven, Gigi, six, and four-year-old Otto – to make this a glowing family of six.‘The house is bursting with excitement, love and
  
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• Morgan Rogers names only difference between Arsenal and Chelsea after narrow defeat

  07-09-2026 09:51 via metro.co.uk
  
  Morgan Rogers did not see a great difference between Arsenal and his Chelsea side (Picture: REUTERS)Morgan Rogers feels Chelsea went toe-to-toe with Arsenal at the Emirates on Sunday and it was only ‘a bit of quality in and around the box’ which proved the difference between the teams.The Gunners came from behind to win the game 2-1 and keep up their perfect start to the Premier League season.The afternoon started brilliantly for the visitors as Rogers put the Blues ahead within two
  
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• Driverless Uber taxis a 'gimmick' that is doomed to failure, cabbie boss claims

  07-09-2026 09:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The Licensed Taxi Drivers' Association called the driverless cabs 'hype, spin and clever marketing' and claim London is too clogged for the futuristic cars to operate
  
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• ‘Best player on the pitch’ – Peter Schmeichel drools over Arsenal star after win over Chelsea

  07-09-2026 09:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  Martin Odegaard was the ‘best player on the pitch’ in Arsenal’s victory, says Peter Schmeichel (Picture: Getty)Peter Schmeichel picked out Martin Odegaard for special praise after Arsenal’s 2-1 win over Chelsea, claiming no other team in the country has a player of such ‘quality’.Odegaard scored what proved to be the decisive goal as Arsenal, the reigning Premier League champions, overcame their bitter London rivals to emerge from the Emirates with maximum po
  
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• Has Newquay gone posh? 'Britain's Magaluf' swaps strip clubs and mankinis for Michelin-starred restaurants and boutique hotels

  07-09-2026 09:46 via dailymail.com
  
  Once a lads' holiday haven, Newquay has seem something of a revamp of late. Katie Glass checks into the new Nici hotel to see if it lives up to expectations.
  
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• Peak hour chaos as four people are hospitalised after ferry crashes at Sydney's Circular Quay

  07-09-2026 09:44 via dailymail.com
  
  A ferry has crashed at Circular Quay, in central Sydney.
  
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• Body found in search for British man, 23, who disappeared from boat party in Portugal

  07-09-2026 09:37 via dailymail.com
  
  Julian Amaral, 23, vanished around midnight on Wednesday.
  
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• Elizabeth Line disruption to last all day after trackside fire

  07-09-2026 09:33 via metro.co.uk
  
  A trackside fire over the weekend is affecting the Monday commute on the Elizabeth line (Picture: AFP/Getty Images)Londoners face travel misery expected to last all day after a fire wreaked havoc near the railway line.
  The Monday morning commute is off to a difficult start after issues on the Elizabeth line.
  Vital electrical equipment was damaged in a fire on Saturday, with the effects felt on the Elizabeth line, Great Western Railway and Heathrow Express.
  Elizabeth line trains will not run up
  
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