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• Boy’s cache of weapons as he’s handcuffed for ‘school shootings plan’

  18-09-2024 01:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Carlo ‘Kingston’ Dorelli (right) was arrested on Monday and charged with threatening to shoot up schools with a cache of weapons (left) (Pictures: Volusia County Sheriff’s Office)An 11-year-old boy’s large cache of weapons was revealed after he was arrested and perp walked for allegedly bragging about shooting up two schools.Carlo ‘Kingston’ Dorelli was taken into custody on Monday after he partook in a Facetime call with fellow Creekside Middle School student
  
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• Barry Hearn sets aim for snooker and darts prize money to overtake huge sport

  04-10-2024 11:21 via metro.co.uk
  
  Barry Hearn is aiming big for snooker and darts (Picture: Getty Images)Barry Hearn wants darts and snooker players to eventually be earning more than golfers, believing that the two sports have the commercial value to reach that stage.While he has partially retired, Hearn is still president of Matchroom and is firmly involved in the running of the Professional Darts Corporation and World Snooker Tour.The top prize in both sports is £500,000, claimed by the World Championship winners at the
  
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• Son Heung-min injury latest: Tottenham captain expected to miss Brighton clash

  04-10-2024 11:19 via metro.co.uk
  
  Son Heung-min is currently sidelined with a hamstring injury (Getty)Son Heung-min is expected to miss Tottenham’s Premier League clash against Brighton this weekend after being dropped from South Korea’s squad due to a hamstring injury.The Spurs captain was forced off in the second half of the 3-0 win against Qarabag FK in the Europa League last Thursday.Son subsequently missed Spurs’ 3-0 victory away to Manchester United in the Premier League last Sunday and did not travel wit
  
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• Tradie Matej Radelich who cable-tied three young Aboriginal children at Broome, WA in a shocking live-stream video is found guilty

  04-10-2024 11:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shocking footage posted to Facebook showed a girl, six, and boys, seven and eight, in tears with their hands tied together outside a home in the Broome suburb of Cable Beach, WA in March this year.
  
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• Brighton boss provides string of injury updates ahead of Tottenham clash

  04-10-2024 11:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  Joao Pedro is set for a spell on the sidelines (Picture: Getty Images)Brighton host Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday and are set to have Brajan Gruda, Solly March and James Milner available after injury, but Joao Pedro has been labelled a ‘long-term’ absentee.March has been out for a year with a serious knee injury but could return to action against Spurs while summer signing Gruda could make his debut for the club following a calf problem.Milner has been suffering with a ha
  
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• Middle East conflict throws Dubai into chaos: Brits set for mass exodus as airlines axe flights and travel warnings issued - amid fears regional unrest will hit tourist hotspot

  04-10-2024 11:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The news comes as the world holds it breath ahead of an expected retaliation strike by Israel against Iran following Tehran's unprecedent missile blitz against on Tuesday evening.
  
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• Lily Allen risks awkward run-in with Noel Gallagher after plane romp with Liam resurfaces

  04-10-2024 11:06 via metro.co.uk
  
  Things could have been a tad awkward between British music icons Lily Allen and Noel Gallagher (Picture: Backgrid)Lily Allen almost had an awkward encounter with Noel Gallagher at a star-studded party just months after details of her steamy plane romp with his brother Liam Gallagher resurfaced.The Hard Out Here singer, 39, and the Oasis legend, 57, were among the guests celebrating Chiltern Firehouse’s 10th anniversary on Thursday night.
  The London event saw the likes of Princess Beatrice,
  
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• Putin ‘met with shamans in Mongolia to ask about using nukes’

  04-10-2024 11:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Russian president sought the opinions of shamans before launching his invasion of Ukraine (Picture: AFP)Vladimir Putin has a ‘special attitude to mysticism and even consulted shamans before unleashing nuclear weapons, Russian sources have revealed.
  The Russian president reportedly visited shamans, who claim they can communicate with the spiritual world, in Mongolia and Siberia to discuss military tactics.
  He even sought their blessing to use nuclear weapons while on his trip to Mongoli
  
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• Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's global press secretary who defended her boss against 'Duchess Difficult' accusations moves on from her role to launch her own firm

  04-10-2024 11:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ashley Hansen, the couple's PR chief for more than two years, recently heaped praised on Meghan following claims that staff call the Montecito-based mother-of-two 'Duchess Difficult'.
  
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• Beware the pub boar! Moment wild pigs are spotted strolling past town centre boozer on a night out

  04-10-2024 11:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The five pigs were seen trotting past The Golden Lion in Cinderford, Gloucestershire, which is near the biggest population of boars in the UK - the Forest of Dean.
  
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• Most iconic Black British films and TV shows and where to watch them

  04-10-2024 11:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Add these to your watchlists! (Picture: BBC/Netflix/Channel 4/Warner Bros)Black History Month is in full swing, so there’s no better time to add some of our favourite Black British films and TV shows to your watch list.Celebrated in October in the UK, Black History Month highlights and commemorates the stories of prominent Black people and their histories and cultures, which may have been left out of mainstream, white-centric accounts.This year’s theme is Reclaiming Narratives, invol
  
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• Alan Shearer’s Premier League predictions including Aston Villa vs Manchester United

  04-10-2024 11:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Alan Shearer fears the writing is on the wall for Erik ten Hag and Manchester United (Picture; Getty / Metro)The Premier League will be back with a bang this weekend after our leading sides were involved in midweek European action.Top of the bill are Manchester United who face a daunting trip to buoyant Aston Villa on Sunday afternoon.
  Unai Emery has worked miracles at Villa Park and the home side will come into this fixture off the back of their astonishing win over Bayern Munich in midweek.By
  
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• Next new 'soft and cosy' wide-leg joggers are perfect for gym goers and lounging at home

  04-10-2024 10:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Shoppers searching for a casual look that's cosy and chic will be happy to find these 'soft-touch' joggers from Next. They are perfect for taking you to and from the gym or lounging at home...
  
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• Earth about to be splooged by plasma ejection from the Sun

  04-10-2024 10:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  An image of the flare – seen as the bright flash in the middle – captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (Picture: SWNS)A colossal solar flare has erupted and is set to trigger disruption to electrical systems and unusually widespread Northern Lights displays.The flare erupted yesterday in the middle of the Sun’s visible surface, and follows a run of powerful space weather events which have caused radio blackouts in recent days.
  This triggered what’s known as
  
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• Rapper and social media star Lucas Coly dies by suicide aged 27

  04-10-2024 10:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lucas Coly has died, aged 27 (Picture: Instagram)Lucas Coly, a French-American social media star, has died at the age of 27, his manager confirmed.The rapper died at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Wednesday night.Exact circumstances surrounding his death are unclear, but police have confirmed he died by suicide.Paying tribute the following morning, his manager wrote online: ‘Rest in peace @iamlucascoly I love you bro. My heart is ripped in half. Wait for me up there.‘Being your ma
  
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• Manchester fire: Huge blaze in Levenshulme as police evacuate homes and locals urged 'shut windows'

  04-10-2024 10:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The fire is said to have started in a commercial building on Longden Road in the area of Gorton at the border with Levenshulme in Manchester - with local residents ordered to leave their homes.
  
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• West Ham owner says 'a lot of rich people' leaving UK ahead of non-dom crackdown

  04-10-2024 10:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  David Sullivan, majority shareholder of the football club, has cut the asking price of his 10-bedroom mansion in London's Marylebone by £10 million amid a tough prime property market
  
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• McDonald's announces exact date popular burger will return after a decade

  04-10-2024 10:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The rumours are true, the McRib is back this October - the beloved pork and barbecue burger will be returning after almost 10 years
  
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• People only just finding 'hidden' fridge hole that gets filled with gunk - there's a fix

  04-10-2024 10:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It turns out many people had no idea there was a 'hidden' hole at the back of the fridge which fills up with gunk and causes water to fill up in the fridge - luckily there's an easy fix.
  
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• Gardener's warning over one pruning mistake to 'never' make in autumn

  04-10-2024 10:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Gardening experts have warned that there is one 'pruning' mistake to 'never' make in the autumn as it can have a big impact on hydrangea bushes and their blooms for the following year
  
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• MasterChef champion suddenly forced to shut down award-winning restaurant

  04-10-2024 10:42 via metro.co.uk
  
  Simon Wood said with ‘much regret’ he was closing Wood (Picture: Louis Cannell / SWNS)MasterChef winner Simon Wood has revealed he has had no choice but to close his Manchester restaurant Wood with immediate effect.The fine-dining establishment was previously recommended in the Michelin Guide and was awarded a double rosette from the AA Guide.The 48-year-old chef said he was forced to shut Wood down due to ‘spiralling business rates’ and rent arrears from Covid.On Instagr
  
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• Pound plunges after Bank boss suggests rate-cutting could be 'more aggressive'

  04-10-2024 10:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Andrew Bailey said that if inflation remains in check the Bank might be able to be “more activist” over reducing borrowing costs
  
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• BBC radio host mortified after huge blunder with terminally ill Dame Esther Rantzen

  04-10-2024 10:36 via metro.co.uk
  
  Dame Esther Rantzen laughed off a very awkward moment during a radio interview (Picture: PA)Radio DJ Amol Rajan made a real clanger when interviewing Dame Esther Rantzen this morning.The broadcaster was forced to apologise after a poor choice of words left him flustered – and Dame Esther chuckling awkwardly.In January 2023, the That’s Life! presenter, 84, announced that she had been diagnosed with lung cancer, which had grown and spread just months later, prompting her to reflect on
  
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• Nicola Bulley search dive expert issues scathing response to bombshell claims in BBC documentary

  04-10-2024 10:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Diving specialist Peter Faulding, of Specialist Group International, has responded to claims he caused "unwarranted stress" to the family of Nicola Bulley, during the search in January 2023
  
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• Minister Ed Miliband says he will back law change allowing assisted dying to end 'cruel' treatment of the terminally ill ahead of landmark vote by MPs next month

  04-10-2024 10:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Cabinet minister  branded the current law 'cruel' towards those who are in the late stage of a terminal illness and in great pain.
  
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• Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin lashes out at suggestion of axing pints for smaller glasses branding them 'daft' and declaring it would NOT encourage less drinking

  04-10-2024 10:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JD Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin has slammed 'daft' proposals to shrink the size of pints in an effort to reduce Brits' alcohol consumption, saying Britons will booze whatever the glass size.
  
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• Former Made in Chelsea star Georgia Toffolo and her ex-BrewDog CEO boyfriend James Watt say they have uncovered a 'shadowy world of dog food' and a 'kibble cartel' among vets

  04-10-2024 10:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Georgia Toffolo has been odds with the pet food industry describing it as the 'kibble cartel', saying that glycotoxins in dried kibble are harmful to dogs.
  
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• Wetherspoon boss slams 'daft' idea for pubs to swap pint glasses for schooners

  04-10-2024 10:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mr Martin, chairman of JD Wetherspoon, said further regulations put forward to reduce alcohol consumption would be likely to lead to more Britons drinking at home
  
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• Hurricane Helene's youngest victims: Twin babies who died alongside their mother are named among the more than 200 dead as questions are raised over unheeded warnings

  04-10-2024 10:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The death toll has now surpassed 200 as rescueres continue to search for survivors from the storm - the deadliest since Katrina in 2005 which killed more than 1,800 people.
  
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• Tesco is 'lowering prices as quickly as possible' says boss with cuts on thousands of items as UK's battle against inflation eases

  04-10-2024 10:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tesco's chief executive said the retailer was 'in good shape' going into the Christmas period, shrugging off concerns customers were reining in spending amid uncertainty over looming tax rises.
  
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