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• Better late than never? Only up to the 29-minute mark...

  01-10-2026 03:31 via dailymail.com
  
  Turning up 15 minutes late is 'fashionable' but 29 minutes is the point tardiness becomes rude, research has found.
  
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• The ‘uncomfortable’ orgasm side effect plaguing women during sex

  02-10-2026 17:09 via metro.co.uk
  
  Women are talking about one bizarre side effect of a strong orgasm (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto)An intense orgasm can have some fun side effects: your thighs might be left shaking afterwards, or your skin sensitive to the touch.But there’s lesser-known result of climaxing that some women aren’t enjoying quite so much, and that’s post-orgasm cramping.Traditionally, people with vaginas associate this type of pain with periods, or during the point of the cycle when the ovar
  
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• Trump scores release of 'massive amount' of Europe's oil in scramble to bring down gas prices ahead of the midterms

  02-10-2026 17:08 via dailymail.com
  
  President Donald Trump charmed European allies into releasing 'massive' stockpiles of oil just before the midterms as the global fuel crunch pinches budgets and frustrates voters.
  
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• 'I saw Christa Pike's attempted execution - one moment showed things were going wrong'

  02-10-2026 17:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT: Christa Pike survived two full syringes of the lethal injection during her botched execution in Tennessee and is now in a critical condition in hospital
  
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• Escape the Oxford Street chaos with this ‘winter haven’ hidden on a store rooftop

  02-10-2026 17:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  Step into this winter haven and escape the chaos below (Picture: 1864 Rooftop Bar & Kitchen)There are few streets in London as chaotic as Oxford Street during the festive season.An estimated 500,000 pedestrians visit the retail parade every single day, hunting for bargains, drinking £7 coffees, socialising and weaving between the 300 shops lining its 1.5-mile stretch.While it might be a bucket list experience for tourists eager to witness the hustle and bustle of the city, most London
  
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• Arsenal star’s awkward reaction as former Chelsea boss jokes about Man City charges

  02-10-2026 17:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arsenal’s Viktor Gyokeres has two goals in two games for Sweden (Photo: Getty)Arsenal star Viktor Gyokeres seemed to be struggling not to laugh as Sweden manager Graham Potter joked about Manchester City’s guilty verdict.On Tuesday, it was confirmed that an independent commission had found City guilty of breaching Premier League financial rules.Between the period of 2009 and 2018, during which Man City won three league titles, the club ‘relied on sham agreements to artificiall
  
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• Algerian asylum seeker who spat at security guard after robbing John Lewis of designer handbags is jailed and may be deported

  02-10-2026 17:06 via dailymail.com
  
  Kheirddine Fatmi, 35, of Wood Green, gave the guard a shove and spat on his bare arm at the West End store in London on October 30.
  
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• Two die following 'trench collapse' during road work in Northern Ireland

  02-10-2026 17:03 via dailymail.com
  
  Emergency services rushed to the scene in Crossnacreevy, Co. Down, following the collapse shortly after 11am today.
  
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• Guess the Premier League player: Ultra-hard quiz only experts will be able to nail

  02-10-2026 17:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Test your Premier League knowledge by guessing the player from a screenshot of their career path from Wikipedia - but be warned, this quiz is not for the armchair fans
  
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• Forget the clothes, Mango’s homeware collection is where the real gems are

  02-10-2026 17:00 via metro.co.uk
  
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  You’ve probably only ever thought of Mango as a go-to for tailored blazers, party dresses and glitzy accessories. Think again. It also has an entire homewares range full of interior pieces we can’t stop obsessing over, and its new collection is a must-see. Think warm neutral shades,
  
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• Arsenal issued new Christos Tzolis injury update after tests with Greece

  02-10-2026 17:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Christos Tzolis was forced off during Greece’s 2-2 draw with the Netherlands (NurPhoto/Shutterstock)Arsenal winger Christos Tzolis will be sidelined for at least two weeks due to a hamstring injury, according to reports in Greece.The 24-year-old was forced off after 18 minutes during Greece’s 2-2 draw with the Netherlands in their Nations League match in Thessaloniki on Thursday night.Tzolis has now withdrawn from Greece’s camp and is due to travel back to London on Saturday.G
  
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• Families pay tribute to teens after river Wear deaths - 'Our hearts will ache forever'

  02-10-2026 16:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Zara Shaw and Luke Etheridge, both 16, and Jackson Duke, 17, died when the car they were travelling in crashed off a bridge and sank in Sunderland's River Wear
  
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• Zack Polanski urges Britons to 'vote Green' in order to drag Labour even further Left on rent controls, wealth taxes, banning North Sea oil and Gaza

  02-10-2026 16:51 via dailymail.com
  
  In his keynote speech to the Greens' conference in Brighton, the self-described 'eco-populist' claimed backing his party was the 'most powerful vote you can make'.
  
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• Trump drops diesel export ban threat before US mid-terms - as Europe agrees to release reserves

  02-10-2026 16:51 via dailymail.com
  
  Donald Trump is heaping pressure on Western countries to act to bring down energy prices, which are spiking as the Iran war continues to rage.
  
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• Judge in Fraser Bohm quadruple murder case threatens to BAN spectators over ugly courtroom clashes between families...as accused Malibu killer scores pre-trial victory

  02-10-2026 16:51 via dailymail.com
  
  At every hearing, Bohm's family and friends have packed on one side of the courtroom, while the family and supporters of the four slain Pepperdine University students have filled the other.
  
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• Royal Navy officer abandoned night watch on £143 million frigate leaving 'scared' trainee in charge

  02-10-2026 16:50 via dailymail.com
  
  Lieutenant Samuel Hanney, an officer of the watch in the Royal Navy, 'negligently' left an unqualified trainee officer, Lieutenant Thomas McNally, as the only person keeping watch.
  
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• Newly discovered Bronze Age weapon may have been placed by a ‘cult’

  02-10-2026 16:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  The sword recovered by archaeologists from Lake Mezzano (Picture: Superintendency for Archaeology for Viterbo and Southern Etruria/Cover Images)A ‘perfectly preserved’ sword dating from the Bronze Age has been discovered in a lake in Italy.The weapon found in Lake Mezzano has mystified archaeologists, who believe it may be a ‘cult offering’.The ‘spada a lingua da presa’, or tang-tongue sword, was found on 28 September in a relatively unexplored area along the
  
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• Coca-Cola lovers can't wait to snap up Christmas flavour that's set to return to shelves

  02-10-2026 16:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Coca-Cola is getting in the festive spirit already with the limited edition release of an exciting new flavour that has never been sold in UK supermarkets before
  
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• Priceless Celebrity Traitors moments you probably forgot because of Richard E Grant

  02-10-2026 16:44 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 PageIt’s fair to say the first episode of the new series of Celebrity Traitors was completely stolen by Richard E Grant.Airing on Thursday evening, our first look at the 21 new star contestants in Ardross Castle was as dramatic and hilarious as ever, largely due to the biggest blunder in the show’s history, courtesy of the Oscar-nominated icon.After
  
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• Cop let impaired driver go... moments later he crashed car and killed innocent mother and son, investigators say

  02-10-2026 16:44 via dailymail.com
  
  A mother and son were both killed by an alleged drunk driver just minutes after a Florida police officer pulled the driver over before ultimately letting him go.
  
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• Brits increasingly rely on tech and AI to find presents for hard-to-buy-for loved ones

  02-10-2026 16:43 via metro.co.uk
  
  Brits are using technology to help them shop this Christmas (Picture: IMAGO Images/Cover Images)More than a third of Brits plan to use artificial intelligence to choose presents for loved ones this year, according to new research.Nearly half of Brits (45%) plan to start their Christmas shopping by the end of October, according to a new poll commissioned for PayPal. With many stumped over what to get for those hard-to-buy-for relatives, people are increasingly turning to technology for help.More
  
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• Police chase down prolific M&S shoplifter who fled in an Audi

  02-10-2026 16:39 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 is the moment a prolific shoplifter who pinched produce from M&S was chased by a plainclothes police officer.Andrea Berquez, 41, entered the supermarket in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, on May 15 and was captured on CCTV grabbing something from the fruit and veg aisle and stuffing it in her bag.The repeat offender is then seen fleeing the store and ru
  
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• Electrician turned anti-Ulez activist is jailed for 15 years for blowing up roadside camera with homemade bomb

  02-10-2026 16:36 via dailymail.com
  
  Kevin Rees, 63, has been jailed for 15 years for blowing up a Ulez camera with a homemade bomb.
  
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• Disgraced priest who led 'cult' Nine O'Clock Service convicted of rape and sexually assaulting young women who attended his church

  02-10-2026 16:36 via dailymail.com
  
  Chris Brain, 69, has been on trial at Inner London Crown Court for a series of sexual offences, including one count of rape, against women dating back to the 1980s.
  
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• Students riot across France as schools close amid 'violence' with buildings set on fire and police clashes

  02-10-2026 16:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Fast-growing protests over long hours, teacher shortages and decaying facilities have spread across France as schools have been set on fire and hundreds of people injured
  
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• Tragic boy, 17, is identified after he jumped to his death from fourth floor school balcony moments after being beaten up by bully

  02-10-2026 16:26 via dailymail.com
  
  A Los Angeles high school student has been identified after apparently jumping to his death from a fourth-floor balcony following a classroom fight caught on video.
  
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• ‘House of horrors’ suspect’s manifesto revealed amid links to missing women

  02-10-2026 16:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  Raymond ‘RC’ Horsch’s writings are being examined after police recovered more than a million images and videos from his home (Pictures: US Marshal Service/TNS)A suspected serial killer linked to at least seven missing women described himself as a ‘feminist’ and humanity as a cancer in a self-published manifesto.
  Police are examining Raymond ‘RC’ Horsch’s writings for clues after finding more than a million highly disturbing digital images and vide
  
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• Europe's longest submerged road spans 2.6 miles and disappears under the sea twice a day

  02-10-2026 16:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It takes between 15 and 20 minutes to drive across
  
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• Crypto thieves beat man with hammers and threatened to kill pregnant wife and unborn baby

  02-10-2026 16:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A £10,000 reward is being offered after the masked gang forced their way into the home in Solihull, threatened to stab a pregnant woman and forced the husband to transfer cryptocurrency
  
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• Baltimore rock opera society fires white boss for wearing cornrow hairstyle at Burning Man

  02-10-2026 16:12 via dailymail.com
  
  The executive director claimed the rock opera group's online community began asking questions over whether her hairstyle was a case of cultural appropriation.
  
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