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• Andy Burnham says 'strong indications Iran played a part' in RAF Fairford 'terror plot'

  30-09-2026 18:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister said investigators believe foreign actors were involved at the incident near RAF Fairford, which has been used by US bombers to launch air strikes against Iran
  
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• Lucy Fallon shares details and date for wedding to footballer

  01-10-2026 14:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  The happy couple are due to say ‘I do’ in 2028 (Picture: Instagram/ Lucy Fallon)Coronation Street star Lucy Fallon has revealed when she plans to tie the knot with footballer Ryan Ledson as preparations for their big day get underway.The Bethany Platt actress has confirmed the couple are aiming to get married in 2028, although it seems there is still plenty to organise before they walk down the aisle.Lucy, 30, shared the update while discussing her wedding preparations in a new coll
  
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• Florence Pugh feels ‘so much rage’ against rape culture after Instagram block

  01-10-2026 14:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  Florence Pugh has continued her vocal advocacy against ‘rape culture’ (Picture: Lev Radin/Shutterstock)Florence Pugh has continued to speak out against sexual violence, querying whether there was ‘censorship’ of her Instagram post addressing the ‘Cornell 7’ case.This week, a case involving a former Cornell University student who claimed she was ‘drugged and gang raped’ by seven fraternity house members in 2024 was reopened after she filed a civil
  
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• Discovery of ‘suspicious items’ sparks evacuation of more than 150 homes

  01-10-2026 14:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  The suspicious items were discovered on Becket Road in Worle (Picture: Google maps)More than 150 houses have been evacuated after ‘suspicious substances and items’ were found in a property in Somerset.The discovery was made at a home on Becket Road, in Worle, near Weston-super-Mare on Wednesday, Avon and Somerset Police said.A 70-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of fraud by false representation after the items were uncovered.Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit were cal
  
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• I'm going to steal again: The proud declaration of one of 700 prisoners released early under 'shameful' Labour scheme  

  01-10-2026 14:18 via dailymail.com
  
  Inmates grinned and raised their fists in the air in celebration as they streamed out of prisons across England and Wales from 8.30am.
  
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• Rio Ferdinand tells Man Utd to sign former Real Madrid star on free transfer

  01-10-2026 14:17 via metro.co.uk
  
  Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand (Picture: Getty)Rio Ferdinand believes Manchester United should pursue a move for free agent Karim Benzema to bolster their options in attack.United made it a priority to strengthen in central midfield over the summer transfer window, but that approach has left Michael Carrick’s squad thin in other areas of the pitch.Luke Shaw is the club’s only senior left-back, while Benjamin Sesko’s injury problems have highlighted the Red Dev
  
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• Long stretch of M4 closed for most of the day after ‘significant’ diesel spill

  01-10-2026 14:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  Drivers were caught in the M4 closure this morning, with some reporting being stuck for hours before being released (Picture: National Highways)A section of M4 has been closed for hours after a lorry crash, which soaked the motorway in diesel.
  Drivers using the M4 in Wiltshire face tricky journeys today after a chunk of the motorway closed westbound following the spillage shortly after 2am.
  The carriageway is expected to remain shut between junctions J16 Swindon and J17 Chippenham after the cra
  
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• Don't call us 'nutters', say Greens as 'inclusive terminology guidance' that includes banning 'mothers and fathers' is blasted by Rowling

  01-10-2026 14:13 via dailymail.com
  
  An 'inclusive terminology guidance' document for members suggests people use 'parents and carers' instead to avoid upsetting people who do not fit gender norms.
  
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• Controversial 'globalise the intifada' slogan could be outlawed across Australia as second state joins legal battle

  01-10-2026 14:12 via dailymail.com
  
  NSW has joined Queensland in its fight to ban two phrases popularised by activists.
  
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• Boy, eight, died after being kicked in head by horse when he entered fenced off area while his mother's back was turned, inquest told

  01-10-2026 14:12 via dailymail.com
  
  Louie Isaac Webster suffered a brain haemorrhage when he entered a fenced off arena at The Beeches Livery Centre in Warrington on June 15 and was kicked by his sister's new horse.
  
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• Top-ten UK rapper charged over 'murder bid' drive-by shooting that saw innocent woman gunned down

  01-10-2026 14:11 via dailymail.com
  
  Clavish, real name Cian Wright, faces allegations he opened fire on a rival on a side street near his home in Stamford Hill, north London.
  
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• Jamaican migrant jailed for raping his wife and his sister in Britain wins right to stay here because he is now bisexual and engaged to a younger man

  01-10-2026 14:11 via dailymail.com
  
  The now 51-year-old Jamaican man was jailed for 18 years for raping two women, but now has won a case to stay in Britain because it would violate Article 3 of the ECHR.
  
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• Vladimir Putin threatens nuclear strike on NATO countries over hoax 'blockade' claim

  01-10-2026 14:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In a menacing diplomatic memo sent last night, Russia did not hold back and claimed Moscow has 'information that NATO is preparing an air and naval blockade of Kaliningrad'
  
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• David Sullivan to sue the BBC for £150million over Panorama documentary accusing him of abusing and preying on young women

  01-10-2026 14:02 via dailymail.com
  
  The pornography entrepreneur stepped down as the Championship club's chairman this summer days before the broadcast.
  
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• Hollywood filmmaker loses High Court fight with council after it locked him out of his family's crumbling 'Downton Shabby' estate

  01-10-2026 13:53 via dailymail.com
  
  Hopwood DePree had been working to restore 600-year-old Hopwood Hall, located in Middleton, Greater Manchester, after the property fell into neglect.
  
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• Vet warns dog owners of dangerous symptom as Molly-Mae's sister Zoe has 'scariest day'

  01-10-2026 13:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Molly-Mae's sister Zoe Hague said: "I feel really silly for not being aware"
  
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• Graffiti targeting celebrities doing mundane things spreads across Newcastle

  01-10-2026 13:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  A slew of random graffiti featured EastEnders actor Danny Dyer among them (Picture: NCJMEDIA)Danny Dyer, Stacey Solomon and Rita Ora were among celebrities featured in odd graffiti appearing in Newcastle.
  Graffiti making ridiculous claims about famous names was daubed in an underpass and on walls around the West Denton neighbourhood.
  Celebrities mentioned in the imaginative scribbles included TV presenter Lorraine Kelly, EastEnders actor Danny Dyer, singer Rita Ora and Little Mix’s Jade T
  
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• Chaos in France as masked rioters torch schools and douse teachers in petrol after left-wing mayor told protesters 'violence can be legitimate'

  01-10-2026 13:47 via dailymail.com
  
  France has erupted in chaos as masked rioters torched schools, beat up teachers, doused them in petrol, and fought police. 
  
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• Alien Breed 35th Anniversary and the return of Commodore interview

  01-10-2026 13:42 via metro.co.uk
  
  Commodore is back and they’re bringing friends (Commodore)GameCentral speaks to the newly revived Commodore about their plans for remembering the good old days of the C64 and Amiga and for becoming a publisher of brand new games.The Commodore Amiga renaissance has been a long time coming but suddenly the 80s home computer doesn’t seem quite as obscure as it used to be. If you were a gamer in the UK and Europe between the 80s and early 90s, then you very likely didn’t own a con
  
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• A third of British Gen Z will happily read ‘soft smut’ erotica in public

  01-10-2026 13:41 via metro.co.uk
  
  Gen Z are embracing new rituals around reading (Picture: Etsy/SbriStudio) Gen Z may have a reputation for being addicted to their phones, but new research shows they’re actually voracious readers – and there’s one particular genre that has them completely hooked.More than a third of young Brits say they unapologetically read erotic fiction in public, with two in five openly marking the steamiest scenes.In fact, the idea of Britain as a nation of book-shy prudes may itself
  
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• Kurt Geiger’s new Notting Hill collection is a love letter to London’s chaotic weather

  01-10-2026 13:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  Metro HQ approves of the new collection. (Picture: Metro/Kurt Geiger/Getty)
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  As a born-and-bred London brand, it makes sense that Kurt Geiger would look to the capital for inspiration. But for AW26, it’s not Notting Hill’s colourful houses or celebrity residents taking centre stage.
  Instead, it’s something far more r
  
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• I interviewed Christa Pike 20 years ago – these 5 things have stayed with me ever since

  01-10-2026 13:38 via metro.co.uk
  
  Helen has never forgotten her interview with Christa 20 years ago (Picture: Helen Roberts)There are many interviews I remember during my career as a journalist. Some stay with you because of the magnitude of the story, and meeting the youngest woman on death row, Christa Pike, 20 years ago has most definitely stayed with me.The woman I met in 2006 did not look or behave like the monster the public might imagine when they hear the word “murderer”.
  She and her boyfriend at the time we
  
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• UK faces ‘Beast from the East’ snow system after Met Office polar vortex verdict

  01-10-2026 13:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Brits could face severe snow and cold in the coming months as a record-breaking El Nino may cause Sudden Stratospheric Warming - which led to 2018's 'Beast from the East'
  
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• Police officer unmasked as 'depraved' paedo collapses in Strangeways prison and dies

  01-10-2026 13:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  An inquest heard how James Glendenning, who carried out a string of sickening attacks against girls while he was a cop in the 1970s, collapsed in his Strangeways cell following a bleed on the brain
  
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• Compulsive liar who faked pregnancy and stole £125,000 from bosses as she splurged on hotel stays and Amsterdam clubbing must only repay £2,000

  01-10-2026 13:29 via dailymail.com
  
  Megan Reynolds, 29, of Rainham, Essex, was spared prison last year after being found to have totted up large expenses on company cards before attempting to hide her theft by creating fake invoices.
  
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• Earl Spencer reveals Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed groped Princess Diana and made a filthy remark in the early stages of her romance with his son Dodi

  01-10-2026 13:27 via dailymail.com
  
  The late Princess of Wales told him that the billionaire Harrods owner, the father of her partner Dodi Fayed, had squeezed her buttocks.
  
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• Female teacher who tied young private school pupil to bed and blindfolded him for sex is jailed for seven years

  01-10-2026 13:25 via dailymail.com
  
  Deborah Franklin, 65, committed the historic offences against the boy in the early 1990s when she worked at the Hertfordshire preparatory school, where fees are now £18,000 a year.
  
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• Teacher who called her husband's name during sex act with young boy is jailed

  01-10-2026 13:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Deborah Franklin subjected the boy, who was aged between nine and 12, to 'repeated sexual activity' during the 1990s, including tying him to her bed and blindfolding him
  
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• How to get free NHS flu jab - even if you’re healthy and under 65

  01-10-2026 13:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Millions could qualify for extra health protection this winter
  
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• Richard Branson's touching tribute to late wife Joan as she's painted on side of new Virgin Atlantic plane named after her favourite Spice Girls song

  01-10-2026 13:14 via dailymail.com
  
  Sir Richard Branson's wife, Lady Joan Sarah Drummond Branson, passed away aged 80 on November 24, 2025 following complications caused by a back injury she suffered weeks earlier.
  
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