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• CCTV released after gran, 68, found murdered at home as 'killer still walks free'

  02-10-2026 12:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Rose Johnston, 68, was found dead at her home in Dovecot, Liverpool, with a blunt force head injury - police have said her killer is still walking the streets
  
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• New bodycam footage shows cop say ‘it’s f***ing him’ when finding Luigi Mangione

  02-10-2026 17:48 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 PageBody camera footage has been released of the moment alleged United Healthcare killer Luigi Mangione was arrested in McDonald’s.Police had launched a five-day manhunt before finding Mangione in a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania.‘It’s f–king him, dude,’ one cop said as they discovered a magazine of bullets in his backpac
  
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• Sloppy work, high billing, disorganised and indecisive... Legal500 accidentally publishes terrible reviews of top barristers

  02-10-2026 17:43 via dailymail.com
  
  Top barristers are used to being told they are wonderful at their jobs. But they got a shock earlier this week when a computer error meant reviews describing them as 'sloppy' were released.
  
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• Newcastle University evacuation live: Police set up huge cordon as students forced to leave

  02-10-2026 17:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A huge emergency response is under way in Newcastle city centre - a number of Newcastle University buildings have been evacuated
  
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• Who Wants To Be A Millionaire host baffled by ‘impossible’ keyboard question

  02-10-2026 17:37 via metro.co.uk
  
  Even the host, Gunther Jauch, was stumped (Picture: RTL)Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? has certainly dished up its fair share of difficult questions since it first hit the airwaves in 1998.The long-running series might have been adapted in over 130 countries but the premise is always the same: correctly answer a series of 15 questions for the chance to win the life-changing sum of money.
  It’s a feat which thousands have tried but only a handful have succeeded in doing.But in order to even
  
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• Algerian asylum seeker who stole 13 designer handbags from John Lewis after spitting on security guard is jailed for two years

  02-10-2026 17:30 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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• Heartbroken families of girl and boy, both 16, pay tribute to teens killed when car plunged into River Wear

  02-10-2026 17:29 via dailymail.com
  
  Luke Etheridge and Zara Shaw, both 16, died alongside 17-year-old Jackson Duke on Tuesday afternoon after the black Audi A3 went into the River Wear in Sunderland.
  
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• Alison Hammond shares video from her hospital bed and says her heart is being checked out after she was seen clutching her chest and rushed off air live on This Morning

  02-10-2026 17:29 via dailymail.com
  
  Alison Hammond was taken to hospital after clutching her chest and suddenly falling ill live on air on This Morning on Friday. 
  
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• Ex-priest who ran rave-inspired 'cult' group guilty of rape and sexual assault

  02-10-2026 17:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Former priest Christopher Brain, who sexually abused women while leader of Christian movement the Nine O’Clock Service, has been found guilty of rape and four indecent assaults
  
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• Visiting 5,280ft high 'Toy Story' city in the clouds made me rethink this country

  02-10-2026 17:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Paul McAuley took a trip to a US city known for its altitude, passion for the natural world, and mad passion for sports, finding a lot of difference with the UK and a lot of things to love
  
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• Excruciating $1,000 cost of filling truck with diesel pushes drivers to the brink as Trump's hated Iran war triggers fuel price spike

  02-10-2026 17:21 via dailymail.com
  
  One of the many side effects of President Donald Trump's stance on the war with Iran is the skyrocketing gas prices in America that is effecting everyday businesses.
  
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• Baby Reindeer star Richard Gadd 'rang 999 to help woman who feared she would be killed in flat above his'

  02-10-2026 17:19 via dailymail.com
  
  The 37-year-old Golden Globe winner (pictured) told Glasgow Sheriff Court he saw a 'flurry of arms' as Xiaoma Zhang was allegedly attacked by 22-year-old Lucas Bains.
  
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• Zack Polanski demands new rent controls - but row opens up Green split

  02-10-2026 17:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Zack Polanski argued that a win for his party in Holborn and St Pancras would serve to drag the Labour government to the left as he demanded a new triple-lock style rent control
  
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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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• Napoleon's code is cracked after 217 years: Scientist uses AI to read a mysterious letter written by the Emperor in 1809

  02-10-2026 17:07 via dailymail.com
  
  A mysterious letter written by Napoleon Bonapartehas been decoded for the first time in more than 200 years.
  
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• Man who witnessed Christa Pike's botched execution heard strange sound when curtain closed

  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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• '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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