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• BBC removes 11 offensive Mitchell and Webb sketches that no longer ‘work today’

  21-09-2026 16:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mitchell and Webb sketches have been cut on iPlayer (Picture: BBC)Almost a dozen That Mitchell and Webb Look sketches are being removed from the BBC as they don’t ‘work today’.Starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb, the Bafta-winning series ran for four seasons between 2006 and 2010.The show recently marked its 20th anniversary and returned to iPlayer, but with 11 sketches missing.One of the offending scenes reportedly showed the pair satirising racism while in blackface, whi
  
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• Why you can’t get comfortable at night, but your bed feels like heaven in the morning

  24-09-2026 07:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  The difference is largely internal (Picture: Getty/Metro)Regardless of the mattress you have, sometimes it can feel like trying to fall asleep on concrete, as if you can’t get comfortable no matter how much you toss and turn.By morning, however, that same bed which once seemed so inhospitable hugs every contour of your body, begging you to stay in its cosy embrace.It’s a strange paradox experienced by many, and one that seems particularly frustrating once the alarm goes off each day
  
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• Inside the protests that threaten to derail Burnham’s first Labour conference this weekend

  24-09-2026 07:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham’s first Labour Conference risks being overshadowed before it has even begun (Picture: Getty/ AFP/ Metro)Protests joined by Labour politicians, trade unionists and members will threaten to derail the party’s conference this weekend, Metro can reveal.Party faithful are planning to overshadow the Labour women’s conference on Saturday in opposition to the ban on trans women taking part.Activists from across the country will descend on the Liverpool to protest and have
  
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• Coleen Rooney: ‘I’ve told Wayne to take some responsibility’

  24-09-2026 07:00 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 Page‘I think we’re doing well, aren’t we?,’ Coleen Rooney leans over to ask her husband Wayne with a smile.‘We’ve had really high highs, and we’ve had lows, but we’ve got each other and we’ve got a good support system around us.’Speaking to Metro ahead of the release of their Disney series, The Real Roo
  
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• Huge $1million reward for Gus Lamont mystery triggers dozens of calls from the public in 24 hours: 'Pleased with the response'

  24-09-2026 06:44 via dailymail.com
  
  Detective Superintendent Darren Fielke announced the huge reward on Wednesday, urging anyone with vital information to come forward.
  
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• Urgent recall and 'do not open' warning issued for popular beer over risk of 'cans exploding'

  24-09-2026 06:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Food Standards Agency says the beer cans should not be opened, need to be handled very carefully, and disposed of correctly as they pose an injury risk to drinkers
  
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• Atlassian billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes spotted on date night as $23billion divorce battle with ex-wife drags on

  24-09-2026 06:43 via dailymail.com
  
  The Atlassian co-founder recently took the Telstra tech worker to dinner at Armorica Grande Brasserie in Surry Hills.
  
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• Pauline Hanson blasts Anthony Albanese for keeping Medicare breach a 'secret' until he arrived in New York for global event

  24-09-2026 06:21 via dailymail.com
  
  Pauline Hanson questioned why the public was kept in the dark, pointing out that Parliament continued to sit for a week after Services Australia was first notified.
  
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• OpenAI bot sparks 'extreme concern' after government website hacked

  24-09-2026 06:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  No data was leaked in the government website hack, the Prime Minister said, but Sam Altman has come under fire for OpenAI's response to the attack over the summer
  
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• Trial updates: Pub security video of slain Channel 10 star Jesse Baird is found on Beau Lamarre-Condon's mobile phone - as Baird's texts emerge about mystery man 'standing over my bed' at 11.30pm

  24-09-2026 06:08 via dailymail.com
  
  Follow Daily Mail's live coverage of Beau Lamarre-Condon's murder trial.
  
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• Police Scotland arrest 36 suspected Vietnamese gangsters in force's biggest anti-trafficking operation

  24-09-2026 06:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police Scotland have made 36 arrests in what the force describes as its biggest anti-trafficking operation. Officers found 14 cannabis cultivations and potential trafficking victims during the investigation into alleged human trafficking
  
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• Fraudster Elizabeth Holmes set to swap prison for halfway house as victims of her scam are put on notice amid documentary buzz

  24-09-2026 05:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Elizabeth Holmes is set to leave federal prison for a Texas halfway house in August 2027 as she moves closer to freedom. The development comes as a new documentary about Holmes is set to air.
  
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• Kogan CEO blasts WFH as 'w***ing-from-home' and takes a savage swipe at employees who avoid the office: 'You don't want them'

  24-09-2026 05:48 via dailymail.com
  
  Ruslan Kogan, founder of online retailer Kogan.com, said only a certain type of worker insisted on not coming into the office.
  
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• Major Aussie tutoring company suddenly shuts down and tells parents to turn to AI instead: 'Overpriced'

  24-09-2026 05:31 via dailymail.com
  
  A popular tutoring company will close its doors this week after conceding that AI has rendered its service obsolete.
  
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• Fraudster Elizabeth Holmes set to leave prison and transfer to new facility as victims of her scam are put on notice amid documentary buzz

  24-09-2026 05:30 via dailymail.com
  
  Elizabeth Holmes is set to leave federal prison for a Texas halfway house in August 2027 as she moves closer to freedom. The development comes as a new documentary about Holmes is set to air.
  
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• Wendy's manager, 19, accused of tying neurodivergent worker to GRILL 'after saying she was too busy to babysit him'

  24-09-2026 05:21 via dailymail.com
  
  Michiko Burton, 19, said the incident was part of a TikTok trend and admitted to the deed while speaking to police on September 6.
  
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• Inmate thanks death row 'brothers' for showing him 'what is means to be a man'

  24-09-2026 05:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ker’Sean Ramey was executed Wednesday evening in Texas for a triple killing committed during an attempted robbery in 2005, he used his final words to thank his fellow death row inmates
  
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• Donald Trump greets Xi Jinping with rare gesture as China says two should be 'partners'

  24-09-2026 04:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Xi Jinping touched down in Maryland to a lavish welcome featuring a 21-man guard of honour, 'sonic boom' flyover, and a rare personal greeting from Donald Trump
  
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• 'Very powerful' Hurricane Polo upgraded to category 5 as 'major' fears grow in Mexico

  24-09-2026 04:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Residents are worried everything could be 'destroyed' as the 'very powerful' hurricane in the Pacific is set to batter parts of Mexico as it has been upgraded to a category 5 storm
  
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• Seemingly innocuous rental home in red hot California hotspot hits the market for $6,300... but it's hiding a dark secret that's left a family furious

  24-09-2026 04:32 via dailymail.com
  
  A $6,300-a-month San Francisco rental looks like a dream, until prospective tenants discover the chilling history behind the home and the landlord accused of killing its previous occupant.
  
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• Australia's unemployment rate jumps to highest level in almost five years

  24-09-2026 04:28 via dailymail.com
  
  Australia's unemployment rate has edged up to 4.6 per cent, the highest level in almost five years.
  
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• Beau Lamarre-Condon's mum Coleen is dragged into his murder trial as rental car evidence is heard

  24-09-2026 04:22 via dailymail.com
  
  Follow Daily Mail's live coverage of Beau Lamarre-Condon's murder trial.
  
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• Couple claims IVF clinic used wrong man's sperm after giving baby girl DNA test and finding husband has 'zero percent probability' of being the father

  24-09-2026 04:20 via dailymail.com
  
  Florida couple Natalie and Joshua Strong allege an IVF clinic used another man's sperm to create the embryo that became their daughter. A DNA test found a 'zero percent probability' he was the biological dad.
  
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• Anthony Albanese accepts global citizen award after bold reporter asked if he truly deserved the honour and Aussies lost it at him: 'Worst PM'

  24-09-2026 03:57 via dailymail.com
  
  Anthony Albanese has accepted the Global Citizen Award, brushing off criticism after being accused of being a 'fraud' for receiving the honour.
  
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• Takeaway takedown! Moment police disguised as food delivery driver and street cleaner pounce on knife suspect

  24-09-2026 03:38 via dailymail.com
  
  Roy Hallissey had been keeping clear of officers despite regularly turning up at a market in Poplar, east London.
  
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• Coleen Rooney considered separating from 'careless' Wayne after explosive rows left them not speaking for DAYS - as couple detail marital woes, uncertainty over the future and living in a 'madhouse' in new £10M series

  24-09-2026 03:34 via dailymail.com
  
  The couple, both 40, have given fans an intimate look inside their family life with sons Kai, 16, Klay, 13, Kit, 10, and Cass, eight, in their new £10million fly-on-the-wall show.
  
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• Hayden Panettiere was released from rehab WEEKS before her drug death at 36 and had overdosed in past, new report says

  24-09-2026 03:31 via dailymail.com
  
  Hayden Panettiere was released from a drug rehabilitation facility just weeks before her death from an overdose, per a new report.
  
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• Florida couple alleges IVF clinic used wrong man's sperm as father found to have 'zero percent probability' of being baby's father

  24-09-2026 03:29 via dailymail.com
  
  Florida couple Natalie and Joshua Strong allege an IVF clinic used another man's sperm to create the embryo that became their daughter. A DNA test found a 'zero percent probability' he was the biological dad.
  
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• Creator of AOC's infamous Tax the Rich dress owes more than $1million for A-list gala featuring Meghan Markle

  24-09-2026 03:29 via dailymail.com
  
  Aurora James helped make headlines when the left-wing Congresswoman appeared in the gown, on request from longtime Vogue boss Anna Wintour, who ordered a designer to 'dress AOC for the Met.'
  
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• Six Flags accused of 'gambling with lives' as more than 100 people say rollercoaster that left rider in a COMA also left them with brain damage

  24-09-2026 03:25 via dailymail.com
  
  Civil attorney Christopher Bulone said at a news conference Tuesday that Six Flags in Southern California 'has been willingly gambling with people's lives.
  
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