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• Alison Hammond rushed off This Morning during live show after falling ill

  02-10-2026 15:46 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 PageThis Morning viewers became panicked as Alison Hammond was rushed off air today, seemingly in pain.The beloved presenter, 51, was hosting alongside Dermot O’Leary, 53, when the incident occurred, with audiences at home saying it was ‘really worrying to watch’.At the time, Dr Scott Miller was leading a phone-in, offering advice to a dog owne
  
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• Texas man died by suicide days after Walgreens told him medication to treat terrifying lung condition had been delayed by insurance query

  02-10-2026 22:35 via dailymail.com
  
  Kenney Blewett, 78, of Kyle, Texas, took his own life after Walgreens reportedly delayed his medication to treat his terrifying lung condition due to an insurance query.
  
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• Christa Pike spoke of fears that lethal injection would fail weeks before 'worst nightmare' came true

  02-10-2026 22:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Death row inmate Christa Pike feared her execution could go wrong, describing a failed lethal injection as her 'worst nightmare' in a prison recording just weeks ago
  
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• Virginia State University gave preferential treatment to Muslim student group while persecuting Christian one, lawsuit alleges

  02-10-2026 22:33 via dailymail.com
  
  The educational institution is accused of breaking 'from its long-standing desire to promote intellectual diversity and to actually seek truth.'
  
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• Enya Martin has gone from online comedian to an international stand up tour, to now acting in a play (while playing at a comedy festival). But she still has one huge career ambition to fulfill...

  02-10-2026 22:31 via dailymail.com
  
  Enya Martin stars in a new play, she has a new TV show in the pipeline and, most importantly a new house.
  
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• Doctor behind Christa Pike's botched execution is seen for first time since Satanist killer survived lethal injections...as his other bungled case is revealed

  02-10-2026 22:29 via dailymail.com
  
  Dr Mark Fowler, 69, who oversaw the botched execution of murderer and accused Satanist Christa Pike in Tennessee was spotted for the first time at his home on Thursday.
  
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• Celebrity Traitors fans gasping after Traitor betrays Traitor already ahead of brutal banishment

  02-10-2026 22:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  Has one star been thrown under the bus? (Picture: BBC/Studio Lambert/Euan Cherry)Warning: spoilers ahead for Celebrity Traitors season 2 episode 2.Two episodes into the second season of Celebrity Traitors – and the game has already reached a shocking level of savagery.The first official roundtable ended on a cliffhanger, so we’ll have to wait until next week to find out who’s been banished. However, fans’ jaws are on the floor after witnessing Maya Jama mercilessly
  
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• Celebrity Traitors fans gasping after one Traitor betrays another so early in the game

  02-10-2026 22:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  Has one star been thrown under the bus? (Picture: BBC/Studio Lambert/Euan Cherry)Warning: spoilers ahead for Celebrity Traitors season 2 episode 2.Two episodes into the second season of Celebrity Traitors – and the game has already reached a shocking level of savagery.The first official roundtable ended on a cliffhanger, so we’ll have to wait until next week to find out who’s been banished. However, fans’ jaws are on the floor after witnessing Maya Jama mercilessly
  
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• Two Iranian small boat migrants are charged over suspected terror plot targeting the Jewish community in Manchester

  02-10-2026 22:16 via dailymail.com
  
  Two Iranian nationals have been charged with preparation of terrorist acts over an alleged plot to target the Jewish community in the Manchester area ahead of Yom Kippur.
  
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• ‘Cold-blooded’ teens who set diners on fire in restaurant arson attack jailed

  02-10-2026 22:14 via metro.co.uk
  
  A forensic investigator at the restaurant in Ilford, east London (Picture: PA)Two teenagers have been jailed for 10 years over an arson attack at an Indian restaurant that left diners in ‘agonising’ pain when they were doused in petrol and engulfed in flames.The youths, aged 17, were armed with ‘long knives and swords’ when they stormed Indian Aroma in Woodford Avenue, Gants Hill, at around 9pm last August 22, the Old Bailey heard on Friday.Am accomplice, who was not inv
  
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• Russia accidentally shoots down its own £11,000,000 helicopter

  02-10-2026 22:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Mi-8 helicopter was shot down, killing all three onboard (Picture: e2w)A Russian Mi-8 military helicopter worth £11 million was shot down by Vladimir Putin’s own air defences, reports say. Three crew members – the pilot, navigator and gunner – were killed in the ‘friendly fire’ incident in the Voronezh region. The helicopter was lost as it attempted to deter incoming Ukrainian drones.Russian pro-war channels are infuriated after the inciden
  
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• Former Senator Kyrsten Sinema's love triangle saga takes dark turn as her bodyguard ex is arrested over gun plot

  02-10-2026 22:11 via dailymail.com
  
  Matthew Ammel, 39, was arrested without incident in a Cheesecake Factory parking lot in Phoenix on Tuesday.
  
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• Grown woman had catfight with girl, 15, then poured boiling water on her, cops say

  02-10-2026 22:08 via dailymail.com
  
  The 15-year-old teen was taken to the hospital after suffering extensive burns.
  
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• Professor Hannah Fry being murdered on Celebrity Traitors would be a gutting injustice

  02-10-2026 22:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Professor Hannah Fry is one half of the murder shortlist on Celebrity Traitors (Picture: BBC)** Celebrity Traitors episode two spoilers ahead **Poor Professor Hannah Fry.Little did she know when she turned to Jerry Hall at the first Celebrity Traitors breakfast and asked if she wanted to pair up, she sealed her fate as one half of the murder shortlist.Cut to what host Claudia Winkleman described as ‘the biggest graveyard in Traitors history’, where the paired-up celebs were shown a
  
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• Final moments of grandmother before she was found dead from head injury at her home: Police release CCTV showing 68-year-old in pub as they continue hunt for killer

  02-10-2026 21:56 via dailymail.com
  
  The body of Rose Johnston, 68, was discovered on Ancroft Road in Dovecot, Liverpool at 12:35pm on October 4 last year.
  
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• Two Iranian nationals are charged over suspected terror plot targeting the Jewish community in Manchester

  02-10-2026 21:55 via dailymail.com
  
  Two Iranian nationals have been charged with preparation of terrorist acts over an alleged plot to target the Jewish community in the Manchester area ahead of Yom Kippur.
  
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• Two Iranian men charged over suspected terror plot targeting Jewish people in Manchester

  02-10-2026 21:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Salam Ahmadyan 36, and Rahman Salehi, 34, have been charged with preparation of terrorist acts over an alleged plot to target the Jewish community in the Manchester area
  
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• Man City charges LIVE: Appeal confirmed in new statement as Andy Burnham threatened by UAE

  02-10-2026 21:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Manchester City have formally confirmed they have launched an appeal after being found guilty of 114 breaches of Premier League financial rules
  
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• Christa Pike unconscious and placed on ventilator after two failed execution attempts

  02-10-2026 21:47 via metro.co.uk
  
  Christa Pike was rushed to hospital after two failed execution attempts (Picture: Tennessee Department of Corrections)Hospital staff have been working to save Christa Pike’s life after two failed attempts to execute her, lawyers have said.On Wednesday, two doses of lethal injection pentobarbital were administered, but Pike remained alive.She was taken to a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, where, as of Thursday night, she was placed on a ventilator and was unconscious.In a court filing to
  
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• Christa Pike unconscious and on ventilator after botched death row execution

  02-10-2026 21:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tennessee woman Christa Pike was placed on a ventilator and unconscious in a hospital in the hours after her failed execution, her lawyers have said in a court filing
  
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• Shameless thief filmed stealing so many pomegranates from California farm he could barely hold them

  02-10-2026 21:36 via dailymail.com
  
  A Californian Fruit bandit was caught red-handed on surveillance footage as he grabbed a bunch of pomegranates and filled several bags.
  
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• Celebrity Traitors star Maya Jama reacts after fans compare her to furry ‘Big Bird’

  02-10-2026 21:34 via metro.co.uk
  
  TV presenter Maya Jama had the best response to the remarks (Picture: BBC)Warning: spoilers ahead for Celebrity Traitors season 2 episode 2.Maya Jama’s furry jacket has sparked a lot of chatter during Celebrity Traitors season 2 – and she’s given the best response.Tonight, the second episode of the BBC series aired, revealing the outcome of the premiere’s jaw-dropping cliffhanger.It was revealed that Traitors Maya and Richard E Grant had decided to recruit James Aca
  
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• Murder suspect, 87, is cleared of shotgun killing of farmhouse couple 33 years ago that saw innocent son-in-law sent to jail

  02-10-2026 21:33 via dailymail.com
  
  The elderly suspect was arrested in December last year in connection to the murder of Harry and Megan Tooze, who were killed in a cowshed at their home in Llanharry, near Cardiff, on July 26, 1993.
  
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• Ann Widdecombe murder suspect charged with terror plot targeting Nigel Farage

  02-10-2026 21:28 via metro.co.uk
  
  Nigel Farage pays tribute to Ann Widdecombe on the main stage at the NEC Birmingham, opening Reform UK’s 2026 National Conference (Picture: Abdullah Bailey / Anthony Bailey – B2421 / Avalon)The suspect in the murder of MP Ann Widdecombe has been charged with planning terrorist acts targeting Nigel Farage.Kerry, 28, was charged today after ‘a hugely intensive and complicated investigation’ by Counter Terrorism Policing.The offence of engaging in conduct in preparatio
  
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• Anti-ULEZ activist jailed for 15 years after blowing up camera with improvised explosive device

  02-10-2026 21:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kevin Rees, from Sidcup in South London, was handed the especially lengthy sentence after the Met Police said a judge ruled the incident had a 'terrorism connection'
  
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• Tories warn UK grooming gangs inquiry must include Scotland as SNP fails to act

  02-10-2026 21:16 via dailymail.com
  
  The statutory probe into grooming gangs must be expanded to Scotland after delays in the SNP Government's own investigation into the issue, the Tories have demanded.
  
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• Fierce Sally fights Christina as Coronation Street spoilers reveal what happens next

  02-10-2026 21:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  Christina tells Sally how she is connected to Lucy (Picture: ITV)Christina Boyd (Amy Robbins) attempts to get closer to granddaughter Lucy (Anya Dewin) in Coronation Street tonight, but she’s quickly stopped by Sally Metcalfe (Sally Dynevor).Lucy is the daughter of Tim Metcalfe’s (Joe Duttine) cousin, Richie (Nathan Sussex). She moved in with Tim and Sally after the murder of her mum, Rachel.Viewers have now discovered that Lucy shares a connection with someone else on the cobbles b
  
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• EastEnders Ian lands a surprising ally as he struggles to adjust back to life in Walford

  02-10-2026 21:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ian is back in Walford after his stint in prison (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)EastEnders’ Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) faces a difficult return to Walford next week as he struggles to put his time behind bars behind him, but an unexpected resident steps up to offer some much-needed support.Ian finally arrives back in Albert Square following his spell in prison, but it soon becomes apparent that settling back into his old life isn’t going to be easy.While his loved ones pre
  
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• Scottish Tories accuse SNP of surrendering to criminals as prosecutors are warned: Our jails are too full

  02-10-2026 20:53 via dailymail.com
  
  More criminals are to be let off with 'soft touch' warnings and fines in a bid to ease prison overcrowding, the Mail can reveal.
  
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• The end for major Emmerdale character as spoilers reveal what happens next

  02-10-2026 20:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  Vinny’s preparing for the end (Picture: ITV)Vinny Dingle (Bradley Johnson) makes preparations in Emmerdale tonight as his time in the village begins to run out.The character recently confessed to Nicola King (Nicola Wheeler) and Joe Tate (Ned Porteous) that he was driving the car Jimmy King (Nick Miles) swerved prior to the crash.Jimmy died shortly after he smashed his car into a wedding marquee, while Dawn Taylor (Olivia Bromley) lost her life in hospital.Vinny knows that he needs to fac
  
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