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• BBC faces backlash over story claiming viral bare fingernails trend is 'racist and classist'

  28-09-2026 02:43 via dailymail.com
  
  The BBC has been accused of publishing 'divisive tosh' after an article about a viral manicure trend is 'classist' and rooted in 'white supremacy'.
  
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• Child, 10, among three killed after dinghy got into difficulty in English Channel

  28-09-2026 12:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  Around 100 people were rescued from the boat, which was carrying an estimated 105 people across the Channel (Picture: AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)Three people have died and several more are injured after a boat carrying migrants from France to the UK got into difficulty in the English Channel.Around 100 of an estimated 105 people in the dinghy have been rescued following the accident off the French coast at Wissant, near Calais, on Monday morning.The boat had left Bleriot Plage earlier that d
  
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• Sara Cox’s ‘quick-witted’ replacement on BBC Radio 2 revealed

  28-09-2026 12:28 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sara Cox moved up to the breakfast slot on BBC Radio 2 earlier this year (Picture: BBC/Sarah Louise Bennett)Irish TV icon Angela Scanlon has been announced as Sara Cox’s drivetime show replacement.The Strictly Come Dancing star, 42, will take over the 4pm to 7pm show on BBC Radio 2 every weekday from November after Sara, 51, moved to the breakfast slot.Speaking in a statement about the move, Angela said it was ‘properly exciting’ to land the job, adding: ‘Millions of peo
  
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• EastEnders’ Denise faces the end after an utterly devastating cancer development

  28-09-2026 12:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  Denise Fox received devastating news about her cancer (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)This article contains spoilers for tonight’s (Monday, September 28) EastEnders, which has not yet aired on TV but is available to watch now on BBC iPlayer.EastEnders’ Denise Fox (Diane Parish) has been living in hope that her newly discovered half-brother Darnell Larson (Christopher Colquhoun) could be her saving grace as she awaits a stem-cell transplant, but her hopes were crushed in to
  
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• Sycamore Gap stump surrounded by ring of shoots three years on from felling

  28-09-2026 12:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  The stump is now surrounded by new growth (Picture: Annapurna Mellor/National Trust Images/PA Wire)A thick ring of shoots has grown at the site of the famous felled tree at Sycamore Gap, three years after it was illegally cut down.The stump, next to the historic Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, is now surrounded by shoots standing two to three feet high.The tree was felled by Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers, who had travelled from their homes in Cumbria during a storm on September 28,
  
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• Shock as Larissa Waters unexpectedly resigns as Greens party leader

  28-09-2026 12:13 via dailymail.com
  
  She has been at the helm of the party for a little over a year after taking the reins from former leader Adam Bandt when he was ousted from politics at last year's federal election.
  
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• At least three UK-bound migrants including boy, 10, and two women are killed as mega-dinghy capsizes off Calais

  28-09-2026 12:13 via dailymail.com
  
  At least three UK-bound migrants died today and dozens more were severely injured when a mega-dinghy capsized in the English Channel.
  
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• Prince William declines Diana documentary offer to avoid ‘being pitted against’ Prince Harry

  28-09-2026 12:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Prince of Wales has reportedly rejected offers to take part in a film about his late mother, as the 30th anniversary of her death approached, as to not clash with his estranged brother’s plans for a similar project
  
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• New UK bank account pays 6.5% interest 'with no withdrawal penalties'

  28-09-2026 12:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Customers can put in up to £300 per month
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing 2026: New host speaks out as viewers slam presenting lineup

  28-09-2026 12:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Strictly has returned but with a sparkly makeover. While the glamour and glitter remained the reaction to the new style has been a mix of standing ovations and sour faces, just like Craig's when he raises a 'two' paddle
  
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• MI5 on alert for Iranian terror plots in UK after SAS foiled RAF Fairford 'attack' - as Streeting says hero farmer 'doesn't have full picture'

  28-09-2026 12:07 via dailymail.com
  
  MI5 and counter-terrorism police are scrambling to establish who was behind the suspected bomb plot after arresting five men believed to have been on the verge of carrying out a 'very big attack'.
  
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• Man Utd squad’s stance on sacking Michael Carrick after poor start to new season

  28-09-2026 12:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  Michael Carrick’s Manchester United are languishing down in 12th place in the Premier League (Picture: PA)The Manchester United dressing room reportedly remains fully supportive of Michael Carrick and players are determined to turn the situation around after a disappointing start to the new campaign.There had been a renewed sense of optimism amongst United’s fanbase on the back of the side’s resurgence in the back-end of last season under Carrick, with the club finishing third
  
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• Bill Gates warns AI ‘could cause a billion deaths’

  28-09-2026 12:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  Bill Gates has joined other tech bosses like Sam Altman and Elon Musk (Picture: Reuters)Bill Gates, one of the most powerful and influential people in big tech, has warned that AI could kill a ‘billion’ people.
  The co-founder of Microsoft, the company behind AI chatbot Copilot, told NBC News that AI could be a deadly weapon in the wrong hands.
  It could be ‘certainly powerful enough to drive events that, you know, cause a billion deaths’, he said.‘There’s
  
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• Traitors-inspired doughnuts launch for less than £3

  28-09-2026 12:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The limited-edition doughnut will be popping up in shops across the country
  
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• Fatboy Slim: ‘I’ve played Glastonbury 100 times and never been paid’

  28-09-2026 12:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  Fatboy Slim is celebrating 30 years of his debut album Better Living Through Chemistry (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)‘It’s amazing when you look back, isn’t it? It’s beautiful that we’re all still here.’Norman Cook, AKA Fatboy Slim, is talking to Metro ahead of the most bonkers gig of his career – at London’s Royal Society of Chemistry.Nestled away from the capital’s rush hour at the majestic Burlington House, we’re questionab
  
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• Dr Eric Berg gives warning to anyone on Omeprazole for a long time for chronic acid reflux

  28-09-2026 12:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dr Eric Berg DC said that at least a quarter of people taking PPIs stay on them for at least a year - which can cause issues
  
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• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered review – better than ever, bugs and all

  28-09-2026 12:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Witcher 3 Remastered – not new but it is improved (CD Projekt Red)CD Projekt Red’s legendary action RPG is given a significant overhaul that not only improves the gameplay and graphics but is completely free to existing owners.Founded in Poland in the mid-1990s, CD Projekt Red started life as a video game distributor before deciding to start making its own titles and establishing Steam competitor GOG.com. The turning point came when they were working on the PC version of Baldur&
  
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• No Premier League no problem - my mission to watch five football matches in one weekend

  28-09-2026 11:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  With a three-week break without any Premier League action, we went in search of some other football around London over the first international weekend
  
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• Two-year-old euthanised in Netherlands in first assisted dying case of its kind

  28-09-2026 11:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A two-year-old toddler has been euthanised in the Netherlands after being born prematurely and suffering from severe medical conditions
  
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• Labour conference - live: Ed Miliband says Britain's future 'lies with a stronger EU relationship'

  28-09-2026 11:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has already bashed the The Tories this morning, and Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has demanded a stronger relationship with the EU
  
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• Martin Lewis car and home insurance warning over 'loopholes in law' as woman saves £589

  28-09-2026 11:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Martin Lewis has explained the "loopholes in the law" that remain despite changes introduced in 2022 to protect "loyal" consumers from "very high prices"
  
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• L.A. Noire 2 is Rockstar’s next game after GTA 6 claims source

  28-09-2026 11:51 via metro.co.uk
  
  Cracking the case (Rockstar)Rockstar is developing a sequel to L.A. Noire based around the Zodiac killer according to a resurfaced leak, but its release date is unclear.As we approach GTA 6’s highly anticipated launch on November 19, the inevitable question turns to what is Rockstar cooking up next?While the upcoming sequel will inevitably become a key pillar of Rockstar’s future for years to come, especially with an online component expected in 2027, it’s likely the studio is
  
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• Ed Miliband confronted by Palestine Action activists in Pizza Express as more than 100 activists are arrested at conference demo

  28-09-2026 11:50 via dailymail.com
  
  The Foreign Secretary was accosted in Liverpool outside the party conference, which has been marked by pro-Palestinian protests.
  
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• Britain’s ‘smallest’ house is so tiny no one lives there

  28-09-2026 11:46 via metro.co.uk
  
  Fancy visiting the smallest home in Britain? (Picture: Ken Welsh/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)Two tiny windows, a stocky door, and a facade that abruptly comes to an end halfway up the drainpipe of the neighbouring home.Britain’s smallest home is tucked away in Conwy, a market town in north Wales. Painted a particularly bright shade of red, it measures a mere 72 inches across, 122 high, and 120 deep.Despite its little stature, it manages to fit in a few amenities, including an
  
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• Cast of beloved axed BBC show reunited after pain of drastic cuts

  28-09-2026 11:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  The cast remain great friends (Picture: BBC)A number of stars from BBC One’s Doctors have reunited following the axing of the show.In 2023, the BBC confirmed Doctors had been cancelled. A statement released at the time said: ‘We have taken the very difficult decision to bring daytime drama Doctors to an end after 23 years‘With super inflation in drama production, the cost of the programme has increased significantly, and further investment is also now required to refurbish the
  
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• Woman’s head bitten by stranger ‘like a zombie’ in random attack

  28-09-2026 11:42 via metro.co.uk
  
  Diana Gonzalez before the attack (Picture: Diana Gonzalez)A woman claims a stranger bit off a piece of her face in an ‘unprovoked’ attack.Diana Gonzalez said she had ‘never seen’ her alleged attacker before ‘in my life’ when she allegedly spat on her, grabbed her, and bit her on the forehead, taking out a one-inch chunk of skin.‘It looks like a zombie bite, like in a movie that you would see,’ Diana said in the wake of the attack.The victim believ
  
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• Aussie dad buys small terrace house for $2.23million to give to his university student son

  28-09-2026 11:31 via dailymail.com
  
  A two-storey home in Zetland, inner-south Sydney, sold for $2.23million last week.
  
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• Diesel prices hit new all-time record of 199.18p a litre - as Trump 'seriously' considers US export curbs that could heap more pain on UK drivers

  28-09-2026 11:29 via dailymail.com
  
  The RAC said average pump prices have reached 199.18p, topping the 199.09p seen in June 2022.
  
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• Diesel prices hit a record high - with warning of worse to come

  28-09-2026 11:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The cost of filling up an average family car is now almost £110 - £31 more than it was at the start of the US-Iran conflict
  
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• Israel tracks down and kills motorbike-riding Hamas terrorist who kidnapped October 7 hostage Noa Argamani

  28-09-2026 11:27 via dailymail.com
  
  Israel has tracked down and killed the Palestinian militant suspected of kidnapping Israeli hostages Noa Argamani and Avinatan Or during Hamas' attack on October 7, 2023.
  
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