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• Active shooter reported at Oregon elementary school

  15-10-2026 23:19 via News | Mail Online
  
  The Bend Police Department announced on social media that officers are at the scene of Silver Rail Elementary School, and have asked the public to avoid the area.
  
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• Bruno Fernandes can’t play for Man Utd under Michael Carrick again – the romance is over

  22-10-2026 14:56 via Metro
  
  Fernandes created another problem for his club on Wednesday night (Picture: Getty Images)‘I can’t speak, I’m not allowed,’ Bruno Fernandes told reporters as he stomped out of Elland Road on Sunday after another lifeless display against Leeds United.
  Four days later, fears of repercussions were gone as the club captain publicly turned on Michael Carrick in the aftermath of the humiliating Champions League defeat to Como.It was another shuddering blow to a season that has already unravell
  
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• Corruption watchdog weighs in after Anthony Albanese's office evades questions on $6million golf club grant called out by injured MP Helen Haines

  22-10-2026 14:52 via News | Mail Online
  
  A Senate inquiry is examining a controversial grant program accused of being 'pork barelling' favouring safe and marginal Labor electorates.
  
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• Knife crime cases fall as data shows violence down by a third in a decade

  22-10-2026 14:51 via Mirror - News
  
  Policing minister Sarah Jones welcomed new data showing a fall in overall violent crime and a drop in knife-related incidents - but said there is still more to do
  
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• Downing Street hits back at Speaker over Jackdaw dressing down in Chamber

  22-10-2026 14:51 via News | Mail Online
  
  A furious Sir Lindsay Hoyle accused ministers of announcing plans to greenlight drilling in the North Sea to the media before presenting a statement to Parliament.
  
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• Arsonist is blamed for fire at former sheltered housing complex controversially earmarked for asylum seekers

  22-10-2026 14:51 via News | Mail Online
  
  Locals had been protesting against the proposition of the site housing asylum seekers in the days before the blaze in Leverington, Cambridgeshire.
  
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• Met Office urges Brits in 26 areas to prepare emergency kit for 18 hours – list

  22-10-2026 14:50 via Mirror - News
  
  The Met Office has issued weather warnings for wind and rain ahead of the arrival of Storm Austen, with weather forecasters urging Brits to make preparations before the severe conditions
  
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• Nightmare for Trump as oil prices rocket with 12 days to midterms after report reveals president plotting 'Mother of All Bombs' Iran blitz

  22-10-2026 14:48 via News | Mail Online
  
  Oil prices spiked on Thursday after a bombshell report revealed Donald Trump and Israel have drawn up plans to unleash new attacks on Iran once the midterm elections are over.
  
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• Moment police drive away murder suspect, 61, after carer, 47, is stabbed in retirement village before dying as she crashed trying to drive to hospital

  22-10-2026 14:48 via News | Mail Online
  
  Eleanor Barnfield, 47, was severely injured after being attacked at work when she got into her car in Bridgend on Monday morning, and tried to drive to a nearby hospital.
  
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• Tommy Robinson sobs in court as he claims he was left 'terrified' on holiday

  22-10-2026 14:46 via Mirror - News
  
  Tommy Robinson denies two counts of harassment causing fear of violence - the court previously heard he used 'bully-boy, intimidatory tactics' to frighten journalists with posts and messages on X
  
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• ‘He is a genius’ – Harry Brook hailed after historic double century for England

  22-10-2026 14:41 via Metro
  
  England’s Harry Brook smashed a brilliant double century (Picture: Getty)England captain Harry Brook was hailed as a future ‘great’ of the game after smashing the fastest double century in the history of ODI cricket.Brook, 27, smashed 202 from just 116 balls as England piled on 429-4 against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi.England were 85-2 in the 16th over when Brook made his way to the middle and the Yorkshireman proceeded to hit 21 fours and 10 sixes in one of the great white-ball innings.Broo
  
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• Almost half of Brits support cutting benefits to boost defence spending while nearly two-thirds say foreign aid should be axed to fund Armed Forces

  22-10-2026 14:41 via News | Mail Online
  
  A Savanta survey found 44 per cent are in favour of slashing welfare payments so that more cash can be given to the Armed Forces.
  
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• Caroline Flack’s brother Paul ‘never recovered’ from her death and took his own life

  22-10-2026 14:37 via Mirror - News
  
  Paul Flack, 55, had experienced 'low mood in recent years after various life events', including the death of his father and sister Caroline Flack, an inquest heard
  
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• Billionaire Donald Trump donor Peter Thiel embarrasses US President by admitting Iran war was a mistake

  22-10-2026 14:35 via Mirror - News
  
  One of Donald Trump's biggest tech billionaire supporters, Peter Thiel, shared that he is sceptical of the war with Iran, leaked audio reportedly revealed
  
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• London bridges charity gave £1.1million to Muslim group whose trustee 'has ties to Hamas' while capital's river crossings crumble

  22-10-2026 14:34 via News | Mail Online
  
  The charity is now under scrutiny over a £1.17million grant it awarded to Muslim Charities Forum (MCF) in 2023, whose treasurer is Shuaib Yusaf (pictured).
  
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• Airbnb makes major change to check-out rules after years of controversy

  22-10-2026 14:34 via Metro
  
  Airbnb’s house rules have caused controversy among guests and hosts (Picture: Shutterstock / Pawel Kazmierczak)We’ve all been there. You’ve walked through your front door after a long weekend away, exhausted but with unforgettable memories, and your phone pings.It’s a notification from your Airbnb host.‘We’ve taken an extra €20 from your account because you didn’t take the bins out. We’ve also charged you another €20 because you didn’t wash the dishes.’Airbnb check-out c
  
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• Judge brands Katie Price a 'dangerous witness' as Kieran Hayler is cleared of rape - as her ex vows to 'rebuild his life after years of absolute hell'

  22-10-2026 14:28 via News | Mail Online
  
  Kieran Hayler, 39, has been cleared of sexually assaulting and raping a 13-year-old schoolgirl in West Sussex in 2016.
  
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• Her royal hugness! Kate gets a cuddle as she meets children with life-limiting conditions at 'inspirational' hospice where she made her first speech as a royal

  22-10-2026 14:22 via News | Mail Online
  
  Then the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate, now 44, inaugurated the Treehouse in Ipswich 14 years ago as patron of East Anglia's Children's Hospices charity.
  
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• UK's first 'Flower Pharmacy' opens in London to beat winter blues

  22-10-2026 14:21 via Mirror - News
  
  The one-off experience is designed to encourage people to think differently about flowers, showing how they may play a role in everyday wellbeing.
  
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• Captain Tom’s family home back on the market with a £450,000 price cut

  22-10-2026 14:21 via Metro
  
  The family home has been put back on the market for £1,800,000 (Picture: Reuters)The family home where Captain Sir Tom Moore raised millions for NHS charities during the pandemic has gone back on the market with a massive £450,000 off the original asking price.The Old Rectory in Marston Moretaine, in Bedfordshire, was originally put up for sale two-and-a-half years ago in April 2024 for £2.25 million.His daughter, Hannah Ingram-Moore, and her family were told to bulldoze their controvers
  
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• Starbucks millionaire ordered to dig up tennis court and home gym after his planning application fails following row over wife's herd of alpacas

  22-10-2026 14:20 via News | Mail Online
  
  Mark Hepburn, 54, has been given six months to remove the court built on agricultural land behind his six-bedroom home in Durley, Hampshire.
  
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• Kemi Badenoch tells police leaders who once jeered Theresa May they can trust the Tories again, saying her team's 'bad players' have gone

  22-10-2026 14:09 via News | Mail Online
  
  The Tory leader admitted her predecessor had been wrong to cut officer numbers during the austerity years.
  
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• Kay Burley leaves Celebrity Apprentice co-star ‘in tears’ during tense clash

  22-10-2026 14:07 via Metro
  
  Kay Burley and Max Balegde reportedly butt heads on Celebrity Apprentice (Picture: Getty/ Shutterstock)Kay Burley reportedly clashed with Celebrity Apprentice co-star Max Balegde to the point of driving the latter to tears.During filming for the upcoming season of the BBC reality series, where famous faces must prove their business savvy to Lord Alan Sugar, the pair were reportedly sent on a mission to France to collect specific items for a task, with right-hand man Tim Campbell observing.But,
  
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• Jeremy Vine pushes bizarre conspiracy theory that William is to blame for fallout with brother Harry after plotting to take Duke of Sussex 'down a peg or two' out of jealousy

  22-10-2026 14:07 via News | Mail Online
  
  Jeremy Vine has posited a theory that William was to blame for the fallout with his brother Harry because the Duke of Sussex's wedding to Meghan was so popular with the public.
  
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• The bravest man alive: How this Ukrainian fighter had to amputate one of his own legs with a blunt knife after spending 491 days under Russian fire - then became the first person ever airlifted off a battlefield by drone

  22-10-2026 14:03 via News | Mail Online
  
  After enduring 491 days in the kill zone and forced to amputate his right leg with a blunt knife after losing his left to frostbite, Kostiantyn Vlasenko received the call he thought might never come.
  
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• Harry Styles confronts fan harassing him on New York street in heated interaction

  22-10-2026 13:56 via Metro
  
  Harry Styles was caught in a heated exchange with an autograph hunter in New York (Picture: Getty/Backgrid)Harry Styles was caught in an uncomfortable confrontation with an autograph hunter who continued to follow him through the streets of New York.The former One Direction star, 32, appeared visibly frustrated as he exchanged words with a man carrying a stack of records for him to sign on Wednesday.Photographs of the encounter show the pair pointing at one another during what appeared to be a
  
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• 'Obsessed' man guilty of murdering stepdaughter after filming sex with effigy

  22-10-2026 13:55 via Mirror - News
  
  Nathan Owens, 34, has been found guilty of murdering his stepdaughter, 19-year-old Carla Georgescu, at her halls of residence in Preston
  
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• ‘Obsessed’ man guilty of murdering stepdaughter after filming sex with effigy

  22-10-2026 13:55 via Mirror - News
  
  Nathan Owenshas been found guilty of murdering his stepdaughter Carla Georgescu, who he was 'sexually obsessed' with, at her university halls in Preston
  
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• Caroline Flack's brother was four times drink-drive limit when he took his own life at home after struggling to cope with death of his sister and father, inquest hears

  22-10-2026 13:51 via News | Mail Online
  
  Paul Flack, 55, pictured with his TV presenter sister Caroline, had a history of depression. He was also said to have been affected by getting less work as a graphic designer.
  
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• Woman living in peaceful town of Safety Harbor met handsome divorcee whose little girl is battling cancer. Then a horrific bloodbath unfolded that saw her become town's first homicide in a decade, as child wailed with fright

  22-10-2026 13:44 via News | Mail Online
  
  Finley Mae, five, screamed 'Daddy shot Jess' after her father, Christopher Dodge Smith, 40, fired at Jessica Antolini, 30, on October 13, according to a police affidavit obtained by the Daily Mail.
  
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