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• ‘Andy Burnham needs to get justice for my mum shot dead by Iran’

  17-09-2026 07:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mahsa Piraei’s mother Minoo was fleeing protests when she was killedThe daughter of a woman who was killed by Iranian security forces has demanded Andy Burnham bring the country’s officials to justice.Mahsa Piraei’s mother Minoo Majidi was shot dead with metal pellets as she fled Iranian officers in September 2022.She was one of hundreds of protestors who were killed in Woman Life Freedom Uprising the Islamic Republic, triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini, who had been arrest
  
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• Buying a house with a partner is a big step — here’s when to do it

  24-09-2026 12:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  Is there ever a right time? (Picture: Shutterstock/shisu_ka)First kiss. First holiday. First home.Buying a house with your significant other is often compared to marriage as one of the biggest commitments a couple can make together.It’s no surprise then that many wonder when exactly is the right time to take the plunge.According to a 2026 survey from Barratt Homes, 49% of Brits think couples should wait at least one to two years before buying together — and only 12% think it’s
  
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• The 7 English towns where one salary can still buy a house - 'it's our best kept secret'

  24-09-2026 12:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Buying a house in England where the average price is £272,622 might seem out of reach for one-income households but there are some areas it can be done
  
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• Coronation Street’s Gareth Pierce adores ‘instant chemistry’ with Tina O’Brien with more Todd and Sarah to come

  24-09-2026 12:48 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 PageTodd Grimshaw (Gareth Pierce) and Sarah Platt (Tina O’Brien) have a deep history in Coronation Street, and actor Gareth Pierce has confirmed there are more scenes ahead for the iconic characters.Before coming out as gay, Todd was in a long-term relationship with Sarah, who eventually fell pregnant with his child. Tragically, baby Billy was born prematu
  
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• Holy handbags! Partygoer dressed as Batman saves the day when he catches bag snatcher in the street

  24-09-2026 12:44 via dailymail.com
  
  Cosplayer Sonni Mason, 25, was dressed as Batman when he was on a night out for a friend's birthday on Saturday.
  
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• Female exec on £300,000 a year who was sacked by AI 'tech bro' firm after falling asleep in sauna on boozy work trip seeks record £76MILLION payout

  24-09-2026 12:42 via dailymail.com
  
  Shannon Burns could be in line for the record sum of cash after she won a disability discrimination case against Gitpod - a company now owned by ChatGPT developers OpenAI - in 2025.
  
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• Swimmer is found dead after urgent search and rescue operation at a NSW beach

  24-09-2026 12:39 via dailymail.com
  
  A 50-year-old man was found in the water at Marley Beach, south of Sydney, on Thursday.
  
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• Priests rushed to hospital after mass stabbing at abbey in Poland - three fight for life

  24-09-2026 12:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The horror attack happened at Benedictine Abbey in Jaroslaw, Poland, with three men reportedly in life-threatening conditions
  
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• Royal Mail launches bid to hire almost 22,000 festive workers - how to apply

  24-09-2026 12:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Royal Mail has kicked off its annual hiring spree to cope with a surge in letter and parcel deliveries in the run-up to Christmas
  
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• Ex-England footballer Andy Carroll reveals he was sexually assaulted in ‘traumatic’ attack

  24-09-2026 12:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  Andy Carroll has revealed he was assaulted ‘a few years ago’ (Picture: PA Wire)Former England, Liverpool and Newcastle footballer Andy Carroll has bravely opened about his trauma after being sexually assaulted ‘a few years ago’.In his new autobiography entitled ‘Owning It’, Carroll revealed that ‘only a few’ of his loved ones were aware of the attack prior to the release of the book this week.The 37-year-old even came close to leaving out his acco
  
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• Courts backlog soars by nearly 100,000 since Labour came to power, as ministers urged to drop controversial jury trial reforms

  24-09-2026 12:30 via dailymail.com
  
  Ministry of Justice figures showed a combined backlog of 461,059, up 98,725 on the figure at the end of June 2024, a few days before the last General Election.
  
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• Meghan Markle’s friend shares unseen photos from duchess and Harry's first month back in the UK

  24-09-2026 12:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A close friend of the Duchess of Sussex has shared a series of snaps from a trip to Britain, including photos of Harry, Meghan and Lilibet as they settle back into UK life
  
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• Fashion entrepreneur and The Voice stylist dies suddenly, aged 38

  24-09-2026 12:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  She started her career in fashion as a stylist on TV shows - beginning with The Voice
  
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• Russell Kane reveals the surprising twist of his Romeo & Juliet

  24-09-2026 12:19 via metro.co.uk
  
  Russell Kane stars in an unconventional take on Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers (Picture: Getty Images)Not since Charlize Theron played serial killer Aileen Wuornos in the 2003 true crime movie Monster has a casting announcement triggered such a mass double take. Russell Kane? Playing the romantic lead in Romeo and Juliet? Yes, that Russell Kane. The fast-talking comedian and presenter. The one who turned 50 last year.Bizarre as it may seem, it’s all true. Alongside Two Pints
  
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• Russell Kane: I can’t believe nobody’s done Romeo and Juliet like this before

  24-09-2026 12:19 via metro.co.uk
  
  Russell Kane stars in an unconventional take on Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers (Picture: Getty Images)Not since Charlize Theron played serial killer Aileen Wuornos in the 2003 true crime movie Monster has a casting announcement triggered such a mass double take. Russell Kane? Playing the romantic lead in Romeo and Juliet? Yes, that Russell Kane. The fast-talking comedian and presenter. The one who turned 50 last year.Bizarre as it may seem, it’s all true. Alongside Two Pints
  
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• M61 traffic - live: Huge vehicle fire leaves southbound motorway closed in Greater Manchester

  24-09-2026 12:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The M61 in Greater Manchester is closed southbound near Bolton due to a vehicle fire and oil spillage, with National Highways warning drivers to 'expect delays'
  
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• Champion boxer, 15, is left critically ill in hospital with serious brain bleed minutes after winning bout

  24-09-2026 12:16 via dailymail.com
  
  Dexter Mole, 15, won his fight at Ashton Masonic Hall in Ashton-under-Lyne on September 11, but collapsed minutes later.
  
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• Meta reveals camera-free version of ‘pervert glasses’ after backlash

  24-09-2026 12:14 via metro.co.uk
  
  Meta is launching smart glasses without the cameras (Picture: REUTERS)Meta first unveiled its smart glasses in 2023, an AI-powered collaboration with Ray-Ban that turned out to be hugely controversial.CEO Mark Zuckerberg was hoping to achieve ‘personal superintelligence’, instead, the innovation was labelled ‘pervert glasses’.There have been reports of the fashion statement being used to secretly film strangers, raising questions of harassment, particularly for women and
  
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• Squadron leader who flew Princess Diana's body back from Paris after she died in 1997 car crash dies aged 80

  24-09-2026 12:12 via dailymail.com
  
  Squadron Leader Graham Laurie, who served as the personal pilot for the Prince of Wales, now King Charles, for almost two decades, died on August 8.
  
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• Second child dies in Blue Mountains stabbing tragedy as mother remains in custody

  24-09-2026 12:12 via dailymail.com
  
  One of the two surviving children of a horror attack in the Blue Mountains has died in hospital.
  
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• Ryanair flight turns back after passenger claims she was being followed

  24-09-2026 12:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  The plane turned back to Porto after the incident (Picture: Getty)A Ryanair plane bound for Dublin had to turn back to Porto following a bizarre incident involving a passenger who claimed she was being followed by three people.The 48-year-old woman is said to have handed a flight attendant some ‘sheets of paper’ revealing her claim and asked him to hand them over to the pilot.The unnamed Brazilian was removed from the Boeing 737 after it landed at its take-off destination and was id
  
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• Meghan Markle is enjoying a 'beautiful' reception on her UK return, her best friend claims, as 'loving' British public keep telling Duchess that she'd been 'missed'

  24-09-2026 12:12 via dailymail.com
  
  Kelly McKee Zajfen, who has been staying with Meghan and Harry in the Cotswolds over the past week, claimed the public have repeatedly told the Duchess how much she has been missed.
  
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• Female tech exec sacked by AI 'tech bro' firm after falling asleep in sauna on boozy work trip could be in line for record £76MILLION payout

  24-09-2026 12:09 via dailymail.com
  
  Shannon Burns could be in line for the record sum of cash after she won a disability discrimination case against Gitpod - a company now owned by ChatGPT developers OpenAI - in 2025.
  
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• Tories' plan to cut Universal Credit explained - from slashing payments to exemptions

  24-09-2026 12:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Under the Tory plans, Universal Credit payments would be cut for those who have not paid enough into the welfare system through taxes
  
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• British families confront Canadian suicide poison seller in court as parents of teen victim reveal lives have been 'irrevocably shattered'

  24-09-2026 12:02 via dailymail.com
  
  The parents and relatives gave moving statements to the court in Ontario, Canada, on Wednesday ahead of a sentencing hearing of Kenneth Law.
  
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• Martin Lewis-backed tip as people urged 'take photo by October 1 at home'

  24-09-2026 12:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Experts are urging households on standard tariffs to take action before the month ends
  
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• Man who masturbated for nearly 10 hours describes penis as ‘wounded soldier’

  24-09-2026 12:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Masturbating for 10 hours is not advisable (Picture: Masanobu Sato/Metro)Masanobu Sato was just 26 when he took the stage at the 2009 US Masturbate-a-thon, self-pleasuring for a record nine hours and 58 minutes.He’d beat his own record he’d set when he competed in 2008, lasting for nine hours and 33 minutes, winning the endurance category two years in a row.Now 43, the Malaysia-based CEO of TENGA Healthcare says he joined the event, hosted by The Center for Sex & Culture in San
  
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• Aldi launching home delivery with eight shops in first wave - full list

  24-09-2026 12:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A date has been set for a nationwide rollout of the UK-first service
  
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• Can't stop the cavalry! British army turns to horses to travel silently and unseen in the age of drone warfare

  24-09-2026 11:59 via dailymail.com
  
  The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment and its soldiers have been experimenting with using the animals for covert trekking across harsh terrain for potential use in military operations.
  
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• Andy Carroll opens up on sex assault hell after his attacker is jailed for three years

  24-09-2026 11:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Andy Carroll has bravely detailed his 'traumatic' experience of being sexually assaulted, telling his story in the hope that he'll help other survivors of such abuse
  
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