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• British runner found dead after falling 60 metres into ravine

  03-09-2026 08:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  A British hiker, Alexander Harris, has died after falling into a ravine in PakistanThe body of Alexander Harris has been recovered after the keen runner and hiker fell into a ravine on the Musa Ka Musalla mountain.Harris, 30, went missing on Saturday on the 4,000-metre (13,000ft) mountain in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.It’s thought he strayed from the trail due to bad weather and due to limited visibility he ‘most probably slipped and fell’ to his death.Khalid
  
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• Anas Sarwar takes his seat in House of Lords... despite having called for it to be abolished!

  03-09-2026 21:14 via dailymail.com
  
  Former Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has taken his seat in the House of Lords - despite previously calling for it to be abolished.
  
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• Another Emmerdale exit ‘confirmed’ as new spoilers reveal what happens next

  03-09-2026 21:11 via metro.co.uk
  
  An almighty twist that could spell the end for another Emmerdale favourite (Picture: ITV / Metro)The jaws of Emmerdale viewers all across the nation no doubt dropped as the culprit who ran Jimmy King (Nick Miles) off the road and straight to his death was revealed – and it wasn’t Gabby Thomas (Rosie Bentham).Jimmy met a devastating end last week when he was forced to swerve to avoid an oncoming vehicle, crashing into the marquee where Joe Tate (Ned Porteous) was set to marry Dawn Ta
  
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• Huge news for Casualty fans as two legends return for 40th anniversary

  03-09-2026 21:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Two familiar faces are back (Picture: BBC/Alistair Heap)Casualty has confirmed Charlie Fairhead (Derek Thompson) and Ethan Hardy (George Rainsford) will return during the medical drama’s 40th anniversary episodes.On Saturday, the BBC will broadcast two instalments of the medical drama to celebrate an incredible 40 years on our screens.
  The drama kicks off right away, as Holby’s neighbouring hospital St James’ becomes the sight of a massive explosion.As Flynn Byron (Olly Rix) g
  
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• New jail is being built by... convicted criminals

  03-09-2026 20:56 via dailymail.com
  
  Scores of convicted criminals are being hired to help build the new Barlinnie prison.
  
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• Berlin airport evacuated over 'security issue' - emergency services rush to scene

  03-09-2026 20:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Terminal 1 at Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) has been evacuated after a woman walked to a service point and claimed to be carrying a suspicious substance, police said
  
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• Roy Keane questions Chelsea signing and disagrees with Arsenal legend Ian Wright

  03-09-2026 20:47 via metro.co.uk
  
  Manchester United legend Roy Keane (Picture: YouTube)Roy Keane disagrees with Ian Wright’s assertion that Emiliano Martinez will help Chelsea go to ‘the next level’ following his move from Aston Villa.Chelsea came into the new season with Robert Sanchez as Xabi Alonso’s first-choice goalkeeper at Stamford Bridge.The Blues attempted to replace Sanchez 12 months ago but focussed on other areas of the pitch for much of this summer.But Sanchez produced another shaky performa
  
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• Female serial squatter hit with satisfyingly lengthy jail sentence after her antics ruined properties and caused young couple to lose their home

  03-09-2026 20:45 via dailymail.com
  
  Heather Schwab pleaded guilty to felony fraud on August 31 and will begin her 20-year prison sentence, putting an end to her serial squatting habits.
  
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• Civil servant provokes fury from colleagues by showing up for work 'dressed as a cat'

  03-09-2026 20:44 via dailymail.com
  
  A civil servant in the Scottish Government has provoked fury from colleagues by showing up for work dressed as a cat.
  
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• Hit-and-run driver who killed boy, 12, and fled UK finally jailed

  03-09-2026 20:43 via metro.co.uk
  
  Dolars Aleksanders was extradited to the UK in early August (Picture: PA)A hit-and-run driver who fled to Latvia after killing a 12-year-old schoolboy has admitted causing death by dangerous driving.Dolars Aleksanders, 23, pleaded guilty on Thursday at Warwick Crown Court to causing the death of Keaton Slater.Keaton was pronounced dead at the scene after being hit by a BMW on Radford Road in Coventry on June 14, 2024.Aleksanders, originally from the Dobele area of Latvia, was extradited to the
  
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• Boy, 16, arrested after police chase crash in 'stolen car' as two officers injured

  03-09-2026 20:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police said they received reports of a car being stolen in Grimsby before a teenager allegedly collided with a marked police vehicle, leaving two officers injured
  
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• Top Kentucky Republican's telling admission on Mitch McConnell as absence stretches past 80 days

  03-09-2026 20:19 via dailymail.com
  
  Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell, once at the top of his game as the Republican Majority Leader, has not been seen in public for over 80 days.
  
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• Aaron Hill: ‘I’m at the stage now where I want to win tournaments’

  03-09-2026 20:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  Rising Irish star Aaron Hill feels ready to land trophies (Picture: Getty Images)Aaron Hill is looking for silverware at the British Open this week, hoping to replicate his coach and mentor by winning the title.The 24-year-old is closing in on the world’s top 32 and wants to make further strides up the rankings this week in Cheltenham.The Irishman is into the last 16 where he takes on Fan Zhengyi for a place in the quarter-finals, which would be Hill’s fourth trip to the last eight
  
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• Midterm bloodbath looms for the GOP: Democrats storm to an 8-point lead as Trump's Iran war and prices bite

  03-09-2026 20:15 via dailymail.com
  
  Democrats are heading into the 2026 midterms with a significant polling advantage, as a new survey shows the party leading Republicans by 10 points among likely voters.
  
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• EastEnders wedding outcome ‘confirmed’ as new spoilers reveal what happens next

  03-09-2026 20:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  The wedding to end all weddings is almost upon us – but will Cindy find out? (Picture: BBC / Metro)Max Branning (Jake Wood) was all of us in EastEnders as he stared in shock at Linda Carter (Kellie Bright), who had confessed her love for him just hours before his wedding to Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins).
  The Walford lothario is engaged to marry Cindy, who reckons love rat Max could be the love of her life, unaware of the fact that he’s been cheating on her with Priya Nandra-Hart (S
  
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• Inside the GOP panic over Trump's 'worst-case scenario': Republicans say president is stuck in a 'bubble' as one unlikely issue threatens to sink them in the midterms

  03-09-2026 20:13 via dailymail.com
  
  The president said that data centers would help create jobs and lower taxes in communities, urging Americans to 'let Data Reign.'
  
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• Natalie Harp mystery grips the nation as Americans demand answers about the 35-year-old aide's role in Trump's orbit

  03-09-2026 20:11 via dailymail.com
  
  Americans want answers about Natalie Harp , the 35-year-old aide with near-unrestricted access to Donald Trump.
  
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• Karen Gillan's got plenty to shout about as she channels Lulu with Union Jack brolly

  03-09-2026 20:07 via dailymail.com
  
  Karen Gillan looked to be channelling her inner Lulu as she was snapped having fun with old school friends.
  
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• Gogglebox confirms two new families and first cast member with Down’s syndrome

  03-09-2026 20:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Max and his mum Sandy hope to show a positive representation of Down’s Syndrome (Picture: Channel 4)Gogglebox UK is welcoming its first cast member with Down’s syndrome as two new families join the hit programme on Friday.The newest additions include football-obsessed Newcastle brothers Steve and Mark, as well as London-based Sandy and her TV fanatic son Max, who is the first person with Down’s syndrome to feature on the show.Sandy, 62, said it will be ‘total magic&rsquo
  
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• Drink-drive lecturer admits killing couple in head-on collision

  03-09-2026 19:57 via dailymail.com
  
  A college lecturer has admitted killing a husband and wife in a drink-drive crash after a Christmas night out.
  
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• Disgraced former lawmaker, 55, set to AVOID prison after she scammed $100k of Covid cash and spent $15,000 of it on her BIRTHDAY party

  03-09-2026 19:55 via dailymail.com
  
  Tiawana Brown, 55, pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and wire fraud for submitting false information to federal programs during the pandemic.
  
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• Jamie Redknapp makes Premier League title prediction after £130m Arsenal transfer blow

  03-09-2026 19:54 via metro.co.uk
  
  Former England midfielder Jamie Redknapp (Picture: Sky Sports)Jamie Redknapp has revealed his Premier League title prediction after Arsenal failed to sign £130m transfer target Julian Alvarez over the summer.Arsenal were pushing to sign Argentine striker Alvarez right up until the summer transfer window closed on Tuesday.Mikel Arteta even reportedly contacted Alvarez on multiple occasions to try to convince him to join the Premier League champions, but the Atletico Madrid star had his hea
  
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• Beer today, gone tomorrow! More than 70,000 pints worth of Guinness stolen from depot by two HGV trailers in evening heist

  03-09-2026 19:52 via dailymail.com
  
  Brazen thieves stole two HGV trailers containing more than 70,000 pints worth of Guinness worth £115,000 from a depot.in Runcorn, Cheshire, on Monday evening.
  
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• BBC crew is attacked by migrant smugglers with stones as they investigate cross-Channel mega-dinghy route

  03-09-2026 19:52 via dailymail.com
  
  A crew of journalists were investigating tactics adopted by the criminal gangs - who are rumoured to be preparing new 'mega-dinghies' earmarked for Britain's shores.
  
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• Tragedy as two beluga whales suddenly die in Chicago aquarium just weeks after being rescued from abandoned theme park

  03-09-2026 19:50 via dailymail.com
  
  The two whales met their fateful end at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium after another whale that came from the same marine park already died away last week.
  
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• GP practice manager who stole £500,000 from colleagues and blew it on designer goods that were still being delivered when police searched her house avoids jail due to overflowing prisons

  03-09-2026 19:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Helena Paiva (pictured) admitted to plundering £517,260.29 from her NHS employers at the Albion Street Practice in Southwark, London , between January 23, 2023, and July 1, 2025.
  
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• Police officer reveals why he shot and killed Heehaw, the baby donkey

  03-09-2026 19:46 via metro.co.uk
  
  Trenton Garner has been placed on paid leave while an investigation is carried out (Picture: Facebook)The police officer removed from duty after shooting and killing a baby donkey during a search for a missing child has said that Heehaw ‘charged’ at the officers.Officer Trenton Garner, 24, has been thrust into the international spotlight after he shot and killed Heehaw on Saturday evening in Cedartown, Georgia.Officer Garner had been called to assist a bloodhound team which was look
  
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• Putin’s top nuclear general ‘shot in face by motorcycle assassin’

  03-09-2026 19:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  Nikolai Varpakhovich is in a critical condition after he was shot in a suspected Ukrainian assassination attempt.
  (Picture: east2west news)One of Russia’s top nuclear generals is clinging to life after a suspected Ukrainian assassination attempt outside his home.Major General Nikolai Varpakhovich, 56, was being driven out of his property when a would-be assassin pulled up next to him and opened fire in Saratov, Russia.The close ally of Vladimir Putin accused of ordering a deadly missile s
  
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• Guinness depot raided as brazen thieves steal 70,000 pints worth £115k

  03-09-2026 19:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police said the thieves took off with two HGV trailers filled with £115,000 worth of Guinness - equalling 70,000 pints - at an industrial estate in Runcorn, Cheshire
  
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• On-the-run capybara is spotted for first time in five months after it escaped from Hampshire zoo

  03-09-2026 19:31 via dailymail.com
  
  Samba vanished from her enclosure at Marwell Zoo, in Hampshire, on March 17 as she and another giant rodent were being moved in.
  
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