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• Bomb squad deployed as 'WW2 US missile' found at Falmouth docks- 'avoid area'

  21-09-2026 22:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  People have been urged to avoid Falmouth Docks and homes have been evacuated following the discovery of a suspected United States missile from World War Two
  
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• McDonald’s menu shake-up sees return of World Heist and new Happy Meal

  22-09-2026 15:11 via metro.co.uk
  
  The menu changes every six weeks (Picture: McDonald’s/Metro)Every six weeks, McDonald’s changes its UK menu, adding something new or bringing back a discontinued favourite.These changes can get a bit confusing, so we’ve created this mega list to keep track of everything, and we’ll be continuously updating it throughout the year to show what’s in and what’s out.This year has already seen some very exciting additions, including the launch of the Friends Meal in
  
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• ‘Ageing is a beautiful thing’: Emmerdale’s Emma Atkins embracing raw look amid ‘brutal’ doubts

  22-09-2026 15:03 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 PageWhile we see Charity Dingle as a Emmerdale’s fierce, formidable bombshell who – no matter how badly she mucks up – we love with our entire hearts, Emma Atkins isn’t as big a fan of watching her own on-screen exploits!‘It’s awful!’ she exclaimed while talking exclusively to Metro at the Inside Soap awards, when asked
  
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• JD Vance aides privately brace for brutal 2028 primary fight as Fox News favorite senator threatens presidential run

  22-09-2026 15:01 via dailymail.com
  
  JD Vance's aides are privately bracing for a bruising 2028 primary fight as Republican senators begin circling Donald Trump's heir.
  
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• Bootle fire - latest: 'Serious' blaze at Merseyside house with woman heard screaming

  22-09-2026 15:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Forensics teams can be seen outside the family home in Bootle, Merseyside, which caught fire this morning - at least one person has been taken to hospital
  
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• Real-life Addams Family let children play with haunted 'Annie' doll that 'weeps acid tears'

  22-09-2026 14:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  JP Kenny, 36, and his partner Kymmi Jeffrey, 41, and their daughters Snow, 13, and Pebble, 10, have spent five years building a spooky collection that includes some haunted items
  
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• Prince William ignores awkward question about Earl Spencer’s book and smiling Charles shrugs off row

  22-09-2026 14:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Both the Prince and Wales and the monarch swerved the drama surrounding the Earl’s bombshell book, which was released today, as they carried on business as usual
  
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• Center Parcs rolls out sensory libraries for neurodivergent families

  22-09-2026 14:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The family holiday park has become the first holiday operator to begin rolling out sensory libraries across all of its villages, offering free-to-borrow sensory aids for families with neurodivergent children
  
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• Stories in the spotlight during football’s longest ever international break

  22-09-2026 14:51 via metro.co.uk
  
  Tuchel tasked with getting England back on track (Picture: AFP)No top-flight football for a month, you say? Struggling to get your head around three weeks of international games? No matter, we’ve got you covered with a quick guide to the storylines and talking points that matter.Tuchel struggles to move onThomas Tuchel’s attempts to switch the narrative away from England’s World Cup heartache won’t be helped by the sight of tournament winners Spain grinning their way int
  
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• Met Office warns of 'Godzilla' super El Nino storms with weeks to go until peak

  22-09-2026 14:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The current El Nino has already reached record-breaking levels weeks before it is to peak, and could bring storms to the UK throughout autumn and winter
  
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• Spike in number of households earning the maximum amount of benefits after Labour boosted payouts and scrapped two-child cap

  22-09-2026 14:45 via dailymail.com
  
  The number of households on Universal Credit who are subject to the benefit cap increased by 53,000 (48 per cent) between February and May this year.
  
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• Everything we know about John Healey's possible Budget tax hikes - and how they could affect you

  22-09-2026 14:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  ANALYSIS: Official figures have revealed the government was forced to borrow even more than expected last month - piling on the pressure ahead of the Budget in late October
  
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• Three women charged with theft of King's lambs from Sandringham Estate believed Charles would have 'consented' to their rescue, court hears

  22-09-2026 14:44 via dailymail.com
  
  Rose Patterson, 37, along with Sarah Foy and Rosa Sharkey, both 26, are said to have made their way onto Appleton Farm in Norfolk in May 2023 where they took the three animals.
  
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• 'My husband saved me by donating his unusually large kidney - he's given me my life back'

  22-09-2026 14:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Fiona Hulbert can now take her dog out for walks after her husband donated his 'unusually' large kidney, and the couple are now urging other people to come forward to donate their organs
  
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• Driver clocked at 151mph on motorway - then police made horror find on back seat

  22-09-2026 14:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Talib Khan was driving his BMW 320 at speeds of up to 151mph on the M65 in Lancashire, with two children on board, before he eventually stopped
  
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• Phil Spencer answers five key questions for anyone considering shared ownership

  22-09-2026 14:36 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ever thought about getting on the ladder through shared ownership? (Picture: Getty/Shutterstock)According to the latest ONS figures, the average home in the UK now costs an eye-watering £293,000.And with the cost of renting so high, many young people, who might otherwise have been homeowners, simply can’t afford to top up their savings pot.
  Against that backdrop, shared ownership offers an alternative route into homeownership, allowing wannabe homeowners to pay down a smaller deposi
  
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• Cambridge college sparks row after replacing genders on toilets with 'cubicles' and 'cubicles/urinals' despite Supreme Court ruling on single-sex spaces

  22-09-2026 14:34 via dailymail.com
  
  The Equality and Human Rights Commission's code of practice, reinforcing last year's Supreme Court ruling that sex in equality law means biological sex not gender identity, came into effect in August.
  
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• Travellers are ordered to leave illegal site opposite Britain's biggest nuclear weapons factory after building 13 static homes

  22-09-2026 14:28 via dailymail.com
  
  The group had built 13 static homes on the land opposite the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE)'s Aldermaston site in Berkshire in 2025.
  
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• Mother is charged over Blue Mountains alleged stabbing attack on children after passing cyclists discovered bloodied car

  22-09-2026 14:28 via dailymail.com
  
  A mother has faced court after allegedly killing her son and attempting to kill her other two children in the Blue Mountains on Sunday afternoon.
  
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• Ali Carter reveals how Ronnie O’Sullivan feud began and got more bitter

  22-09-2026 14:28 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ronnie O’Sullivan and Ali Carter have had an up-and-down relationship over the years (Picture: Reuters)Ali Carter and Ronnie O’Sullivan have had some compelling and feisty encounters over the years, but used to be perfectly friendly 30 years ago, before things turned sour.The pair practised together as youngsters in Essex but would go on to have controversial clashes, particularly at the World Championship and Masters.Their shoulder barge during a 2018 Crucible meeting was extremely
  
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• Norwegian, 24, killed by female driver, 82, while rollerblading across America... and she didn't even bother to stop to check on him as he lay dying

  22-09-2026 14:17 via dailymail.com
  
  Joachim Lanham, 24, a Norwegian man documenting his journey rollerblading across the US, was killed in a hit-and-run by an 82-year-old female driver, police say.
  
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• Collapsed Aussie retailers The DOM, Running Bare and Glue Store are rescued with a last-minute lifeline

  22-09-2026 14:17 via dailymail.com
  
  The three iconic brands were in the process of shutting down stores and online sales websites.
  
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• Andy Burnham meets Trump live: PM hits the ground in New York before first meeting with US President

  22-09-2026 14:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham will today meet Donald Trump - whose politics he previously branded 'poisonous' - in New York in a high-stakes one-to-one, the first time they have met in person
  
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• Burnham faces Labour pressure to bin 'disastrous' Chagos surrender deal - as PM vows to do 'everything possible' to revive Mauritius handover ahead of Trump talks

  22-09-2026 14:06 via dailymail.com
  
  The Prime Minister spoke with his Mauritian counterpart Navin Ramgoolam last night, with No10 saying he 'underlined his commitment' to working with Mauritius.
  
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• Lottery winner who admitted 'bad decisions' arrested for fifth time after £127m jackpot

  22-09-2026 14:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kentucky Powerball winner James Farthing confessed at the time of his win that he had “caused a lot of stress” for his mother over the years and said he’d made “bad decisions” in the past.
  
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• EastEnders Priya star Sophie Khan Levy exits after three years as she confirms real-life pregnancy

  22-09-2026 14:02 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 PageEastEnders star Sophie Khan Levy is saying goodbye to EastEnders after three years as she confirms she’s pregnant.
  The actress, who plays Priya Nandra-Hart, confirmed the news on the official BBC One soap’s social media channels, saying she’s ‘so proud and happy’ to have been a part of the show.
  ‘Thank you for having me!&r
  
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• Why is it still so warm in the UK? Met Office predicts temperatures could hit 26C in late-September heatwave - as furious Brits plead 'please give us a break'

  22-09-2026 13:57 via dailymail.com
  
  The Met Office predicts that southern areas could reach 26°C today, while people in the north can expect balmy highs of 22°C.
  
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• Five bombshell extracts from Earl Spencer’s new Princess Diana book

  22-09-2026 13:57 via metro.co.uk
  
  Earl Spencer has shared intimate glimpses into his life growing up alongside Diana (Picture: Getty)Princess Diana’s younger brother has made a series of shocking claims while sharing recollections of his life with Diana in his new book.Earl Spencer has made a series of claims in Swan Song: Diana, My Sister – including that the King said ‘we’ll forget her soon enough’ after she died, sparking a war of words between him and Buckingham Palace.Metro has read Earl Spenc
  
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• Exact dates as three bank holidays still to come in 2026

  22-09-2026 13:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  There are three more bank holidays this year
  
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• Lewis Hall sends transfer message to Man Utd after signing Newcastle contract

  22-09-2026 13:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  Manchester United explored a move for Lewis Hall in the summer transfer window (Credits: MI News/NurPhoto/Shutterstock)Lewis Hall insists he wasn’t affected by rumours linking him with Manchester United in the summer and he plans to be with Newcastle for a ‘long time’ if the club are able to match their ambitions.The 22-year-old was identified as the Red Devils’ top target at left-back at the start of the transfer window and various reports indicated he was ‘keen&r
  
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