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• Actor Chad Lowe’s daughter dies aged 13: ‘We are deeply heartbroken’

  30-09-2026 08:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  Chad Lowe pictured with his wife Kim Painter and their three daughters, from left to right, Nixie, Fiona and Mabel (Picture: Cover Images)Hollywood actor Chad Lowe’s daughter Fiona has died at the age of 13, her family has confirmed.The family said they were ‘deeply heartbroken’ by the loss of Fiona, describing her as ‘smart, creative’ and someone who ‘loved to dance’.Fiona was Chad’s second daughter with Kim Painter. She is survived by her parent
  
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• Retired army major, 94, braves terrifying 120mph plane wing walk and raises more than £1,000

  30-09-2026 14:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Daredevil Donald, 94, who was in the British Army for more than 20 years and did parachute training at Sandhurst, said the wing walk experience proved "exhilarating"
  
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• Big state... bigger tax! PM admits axing state pension 'triple lock' might not cover cost of his new social care scheme - and people will still have to sell their homes

  30-09-2026 14:13 via dailymail.com
  
  Andy Burnham conceded downgrading the 'triple lock' on state pensions - estimated to save the Government £15billion a year - might not cover the cost of his social care plan.
  
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• Love Island's Georgia Harrison calls for immediate removal of 'revenge porn' images online as she appears on stage at Labour conference

  30-09-2026 14:10 via dailymail.com
  
  The former star of reality shows The Only Way Is Essex and Love Island said explicit content shared without consent should be taken down 'there and then'.
  
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• Senior detective faces jail after pleading guilty to 'upskirting' teenage girl

  30-09-2026 14:06 via dailymail.com
  
  Detective Constable Lee Harshey-Jones, 45, who has investigated several high-profile murders, is facing jail after pleading guilty to voyeurism.
  
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• Pet rabbit survives 10-mile journey across a busy motorway after escaping killer fox

  30-09-2026 14:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: It was a furry-tail ending as pet rabbit Latte survived a mammoth 10-mile trip, and was found by horse-rider before being returned to owner
  
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• Shoppers flee as ‘gunman fires at machete-wielding rival’ in London’s ‘Wild West’

  30-09-2026 14:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  An area of north London was cordoned off following the incident (Picture: Supplied to Metro)Shoppers ran for their lives after a gunman reportedly fired two shots at a rival brandishing a machete in a corner of north London branded the ‘Wild West’. The shooter narrowly missed bystanders as he fired at a knifeman on a busy stretch of Green Lanes on Tuesday morning.Shoppers and families dived for cover, with one bullet narrowly missing four people in a passing car.Witnesses
  
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• Ken Paxton backstabs Trump in leaked audio recording...with shocking confession

  30-09-2026 14:01 via dailymail.com
  
  The shocking leaked confession is a complete break from the Texas attorney general's public image as one of the president's most devoted loyalists.
  
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• Inside Romesh Ranganathan and Rob Beckett’s friendship as Celebrity Traitors begins

  30-09-2026 14:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Will Romesh Ranganathan and Rob Beckett’s friendship be a tool or a hindrance on The Traitors? (Picture: Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty Images)The Celebrity Traitors is back this week, and with it a whole new roster of famous faces vying to see who can be the best faithful – or the best traitor – in the castle.
  It is a line-up that includes celebs from different corners of the showbiz world, including actors Richard E. Grant and Michael Sheen, Love Island host Maya Jama and co
  
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• Ex-soldier killed after banned driver crashed into back of his stationary car after weaving in and out of traffic

  30-09-2026 13:59 via dailymail.com
  
  Rowan Grant, 34, had been weaving in and out of traffic before smashing into Andrew Lister's car as he waited at a roundabout in Nottingham.
  
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• Average diesel price crosses £2-a-litre threshold as ministers refuse to say whether planned fuel duty hike will be cancelled

  30-09-2026 13:59 via dailymail.com
  
  The RAC Foundation said the average cost on the Government's Fuel Finder site reached 200.03p this morning.
  
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• Sure Start-style health services for parents will be rolled out across England

  30-09-2026 13:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Yvette Cooper, who helped establish the original Sure Start centres, told Labour's annual conference that she was 'still angry' about the Conservatives abolishing the programme
  
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• Micah Richards claims England star has gone ‘to the next level’ after Czechia win

  30-09-2026 13:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  Former Manchester City defender Micah Richards (Picture: The Rest Is Football)Micah Richards believes Harry Kane has gone ‘to the next level’ with his finishing after his latest England goal in their 2-0 win over Czechia.Anthony Gordon opened the scoring in Prague before Kane’s ruthless finish put the game beyond doubt to register England’s first win of their Nations League campaign.Kane has enjoyed a remarkable 12 months of goalscoring for both Bayern Munich and England
  
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• FlyDubai FZ1073 live: Pilot 'tries to crash' flight to Israel as passengers rush cockpit

  30-09-2026 13:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One of the pilots on FlyDubai flight FZ1073 is thought to have tried to crash the plane, which was heading to Tel Aviv in Israel, before passengers rushed the cockpit
  
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• Mike Tindall shares dad's 'horrible' final days after two-decade battle with Parkinson's disease

  30-09-2026 13:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mike, who is married to the King's niece Zara Tindall, announced last week the death of his father Phil at the age of 80 following a two-decade battle with Parkinson's disease
  
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• Center Parcs worker died when her work bike was hit at just 9mph by electric buggy driven by a colleague, inquest hears

  30-09-2026 13:44 via dailymail.com
  
  Penny Bulpitt, 67, sustained a 'devastating' head injury after she was hit from behind on a one-way road at the holiday park in Woburn Forest, near Ampthill in Bedfordshire.
  
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• 'I love Corby!': Kalashnikov-wielding asylum seeker who called for death to Jews and praised Hamas moans about his human rights and says he is determined to stay in UK

  30-09-2026 13:42 via dailymail.com
  
  Palestinian migrant Abu Wadee, 34, served nine months in prison after he was exposed by the Mail on Sunday as arriving in the UK in a small boat in March 2025.
  
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• Brit tourist, 53, falls ill and dies at Ibiza club as police launch urgent probe

  30-09-2026 13:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Spanish police are investigating the death of a 53-year-old British holidaymaker at a club in Ibiza - this is a breaking story
  
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• Sony should delay PS6 ‘as long as possible’ says former PlayStation boss

  30-09-2026 13:33 via metro.co.uk
  
  A troubled generation (Metro)Shuhei Yoshida has encouraged Sony to hold back the PS6, because players and developers are ‘very happy’ using their PS5. Between the soaring prices of consoles and the slow transition from the prior generation, there’s a sense that nobody is ready for the PlayStation 6 or Project Helix other than Sony and Xbox.However, despite the lack of demand, it seems like both consoles will launch in 2027 – based on leaks and manufacturing info. Th
  
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• Single mum who paid collapsed builder her life savings speaks out - as construction boss blames 'family tragedies' for the business going under with $75million in debts

  30-09-2026 13:31 via dailymail.com
  
  Eight companies operated by Beechwood Homes Group have entered liquidation.
  
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• Prince Harry will not 'pull focus from Royal Family' on his first Remembrance Day back in the UK

  30-09-2026 13:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A friend of the Duke of Sussex has claimed Harry has ‘no desire to create drama’ with the royals on the poignant day
  
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• Interrail launches flash sale with 50% off trains to 33 European countries

  30-09-2026 13:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  It’s a real bargain, and you can use it within 11 months across countries including Portugal and Spain (Picture: Shutterstock/Jon Chica)Summer may be winding down, but your European travel bucket list doesn’t have to wait.It’s time to plan an epic European rail adventure — and Interrail has just launched a major promo sale, available now to book.
  The rail operator is offering travel around the rail networks of 33 countries, including everywhere from Paris and Italy, to M
  
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• Police officer's toddler pulls out a loaded handgun at a busy nursery as parent arrested

  30-09-2026 13:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The terrifying near-miss saw the infant remove the weapon from a backpack as police try to determine how the toddler ended up with the gun
  
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• Martin Lewis shares two key checks to make before overpaying your mortgage

  30-09-2026 13:24 via metro.co.uk
  
  A number of MSE readers are asking Martin whether they should overpay their mortgage right now (Picture: Getty)After more than two years of drops followed by recent stagnation, many are predicting the Bank of England will increase the base rate from 3.75% to 4% in November.‘In fact, the market is currently pricing in that the rate will rise four times over the next year,’ Martin Lewis writes in latest newsletter.‘As new fixed mortgage rates depend on the market’s view of
  
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• 'There is a hijacking. We have taken control of the terrorist - we need help': Passenger films plea for assistance moments after overpowering knifeman who stabbed pilot

  30-09-2026 13:22 via dailymail.com
  
  The hero who helped subdue the knifeman is seen in footage with blood dripping down his face, emerging from a gash that stretches from his forehead down to his nose.
  
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• Labour - live: Lucy Powell warns 'fight of our lives' to come after comparing Andy Burnham to Erling Haaland

  30-09-2026 13:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Yvette Cooper, Lisa Nandy and Lucy Powell delivered their key speeches at the Labour Party Conference, announcing the return of Sure Start care - after PM Andy Burnham opened the door to rejoining the EU
  
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• Chinese AI tool told researchers how to make biological weapons and carry out assassinations

  30-09-2026 13:18 via dailymail.com
  
  Mindgard, a company which tests the security of AI systems, found the Moonshot tools Kimi K2.6 and K3 Swarm could get round guardrails imposed by developers.
  
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• Woman returns to Majorca after 3 years away and is 'saddened' by what she finds

  30-09-2026 13:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A content creator who returned to Majorca after spending over three years living in the Dominican Republic has taken to social media to express her sadness over what she found when visiting home
  
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• Greggs to axe around 740 jobs and shut four factories

  30-09-2026 13:14 via metro.co.uk
  
  Greggs is planning to close several factories across the UK (Picture: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)Greggs revealed plans to shut several factories that would see the loss of around 740 jobs.
  The iconic high street bakery chain said it is proposing to close four factories across the UK, including one in London.
  Good news for sausage roll fans is that no retail bakeries are affected.
  The closure of the affected manufacturing sites will be staggered over the next two-and-a-half years.
  Which Greggs facto
  
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• 'I was 16st and feared I couldn't protect children – now I'm a ripped bodybuilder'

  30-09-2026 13:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mother-of-two Tatiana Caso, 28, from Florida, US, weighed 16st 7lbs and wore a size XXL after years of struggling with her relationship with food and an unhealthy diet
  
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