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• Claudia Winkleman shows support for new Strictly host Emma Willis after stunning debut

  21-09-2026 13:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  Strictly’s new hosts have been given the Claudia Winkleman stamp of approval (Picture: Guy Levy/BBC/PA Wire)Emma Willis has officially debuted as Strictly Come Dancing’s new host, alongside Johannes Radebe and Josh Widdicombe.The new season launched without familiar faces Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly at the weekend, after they stepped back last series.Looks like Strictly fans weren’t the only ones loving the new dynamic, as Claudia herself commented some supportive heart em
  
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• OVO, E.ON , EDF, Octopus customers can get £1,700 'from Thursday'

  26-09-2026 14:17 via mirror.co.uk
  Even non-British Gas customers can apply for graint to help if they're in energy debt
  
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• Republican candidate caught falsely claiming combat valor medal in startling 'pattern of deception'

  26-09-2026 14:09 via dailymail.com
  
  Trump-backed Nevada Republican House candidate David Flippo is facing questions over how his military record has been described in campaign materials.
  
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• Labour not complacent over next election despite poll bounce, party chair says

  26-09-2026 14:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Bridget Phillipson praised Andy Burnham’s 'real sense of connection' with the public, which has seen polls show Labour would be the largest party if a snap election were called
  
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• Woke gallery owner was darling of the elite art world... until now: 'I trusted him since he's black'

  26-09-2026 14:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Jonathan Carver Moore, who has championed himself as an advocate for gay and black people, has been accused of exploiting artists.
  
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• Tech boss who slept in sauna on work trip allowed to seek £76,000,000 payout

  26-09-2026 13:51 via metro.co.uk
  
  Shannon Burns could win the largest UK payout for disability discrimination (Picture: Solent News)A high-flying tech executive who was discriminated against after she slept in a sauna has won the right to seek £76 million compensation.Senior tech engineer Shannon Burns could be in line for a landmark payout after winning a disability discrimination case against a company now owned by ChatGPT developers OpenAI.Last year Ms Burns won a disability discrimination case
  
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• Chancellor is warned not to spook bond markets by handing out 'big' pay rises to public sector workers and hiking minimum wage

  26-09-2026 13:49 via dailymail.com
  
  The Chancellor has been warned not to spook bond markets by handing out 'big' pay rises to public sector workers.
  
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• Mississippi police give shocking new detail after black woman found hanged in tree

  26-09-2026 13:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mum-of-four Tasia Fortune, 29, had struggled with homelessness in the years before her death, though her mum claimed her daughter had tried to turn her life around
  
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• Man City told what ‘most likely’ punishment is as Man Utd wait for title verdict

  26-09-2026 13:36 via metro.co.uk
  
  City waiting to learn what punishment they face (Picture: Gary Oakley/PA Wire)A hefty points deduction remains the most likely punishment for Manchester City, according to football finance expert Kieran Maguire.After a four-year investigation, City have been found guilty on 114 of the 115 charges over breaches of Premier League financial rules.  The FFP breaches are related to a period between the 2009-10 and 2017-18 seasons, when Man City won three Premier League titles, one FA Cup, three
  
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• Ben Fogle: ‘I’m deeply disturbed by stories concerning my friend Ranulph Fiennes’

  26-09-2026 13:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ben Fogle has said he’s disturbed by the stories about Fiennes (Picture: Instagram/@benfogle)Adventurer and broadcaster Ben Fogle has shared his concerns about his friend Sir Ranulph Fiennes.
  Fiennes, 82, has allegedly been ‘unlawfully deprived of his liberty’ after being placed in a series of care homes.
  Friends have claimed that Fiennes’ wife Louise Millington-Cotes strictly controls who can visit and instructed staff to disguise the world’s greatest living explo
  
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• Prince Harry does skydive to honour promise to 102-year-old WW2 veteran then rings worried Meghan to tell her he landed safely

  26-09-2026 13:21 via dailymail.com
  
  The Duke of Sussex jumped out of a plane outside Toronto to raise awareness and money for two Canadian military charities.
  
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• Mum and daughter both die from cancer 10 hours apart

  26-09-2026 13:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  Cibele Marchis, 28, died hours before her mum Maria Elisabete Nogueira, 56, in the Brazilian city of Mogi Guacu (Picture: cibelemarchiss)A mother and daughter diagnosed with cancer at the same time have both died 10 hours apart.Cibele Marchis, 28, died at around 4pm on Thursday while her mum Maria Elisabete Nogueira, 56, was sedated in another hospital in the same Brazilian city of Mogi Guacu, around 100 miles northwest of Sao Paulo.Family and friends were still at Cibele’s wake when they
  
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• Family pay tribute to ‘talented’ boy, 16, who died after car crashed into tree in Defford

  26-09-2026 13:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Oscar Mason was pronounced dead at the scene of the horror car crash in Defford earlier this month
  
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• Katherine Ryan publicly apologises to Victoria Beckham after 'joke' is pulled off BBC iPlayer

  26-09-2026 13:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Comedian Katherine Ryan has issued a lengthy public apology to Victoria Beckham after the BBC edited out a joke aired on Have I Got News For You following two complaints and a year-long investigation
  
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• Welcome to Britain's 'HMO street': It was once a happy place where everyone knew their neighbours. Now the community spirit is gone... so what is really behind this erosion of social cohesion? FRED KELLY investigates

  26-09-2026 13:13 via dailymail.com
  
  'It used to be lovely here. Everyone knew everyone,' Matriarch Cynthia Leveridge who has lived on Princes Street in Mansfield for 47 years
  
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• Stephen Graham calls for government to do more to combat violence against women

  26-09-2026 13:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The actor was speaking at an event to promote his new book 'Letters To Our Sons'. It includes emotional notes dads, including Danny Dyer and Ashley Walters, have written to their offspring
  
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• Ranulph Fiennes' stepson calls for explorer's wife to be stripped of power over him as whereabouts of 82-year-old remain unknown to family and friends

  26-09-2026 13:05 via dailymail.com
  
  It was dramatically revealed earlier this week that the retired explorer and author has been staying in various care facilities under a false name
  
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• Gen-Z drinkers are turning back the clock and enjoying a glass of sherry

  26-09-2026 13:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The fortified wine - stereotyped as being associated with down-and-outs or vagrants - is being introduced to a new generation of adventurous drinkers
  
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• What is the Harvest Moon and can you see it in the UK today?

  26-09-2026 13:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  We’re being treated to yet another full moon! (Picture: Reuters)The UK is being treated to another full moon tonight, known as the Harvest Moon.The Harvest Moon is usually the ninth full moon of the year, but due to May’s second and very rare full blue moon, it will be our 10th.The Harvest Moon is one of the most unusual of the year, since it usually appears brighter than other moons and rises earlier – which is why you’ll also be able to see it earlier than most other f
  
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• It was the perfect date – until I told him how I felt

  26-09-2026 13:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  One moment, we were admiring the view and the next, he was looking at me intently (Picture: Shutterstock / F8 studio)It was a few days before Valentine’s Day.The candles were flickering, the wine glasses were empty, and my date, Nico, and I were pressed up against the kitchen counter, making out.We’d been texting back and forth for a year, and it all seemed to have come to a head at this moment.Hours
  
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• Iconic blue-door house where Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts filmed 1999 film Notting Hill goes on the market for £7.95million

  26-09-2026 12:59 via dailymail.com
  
  The British film became a global phenomenon, raising not only the profile of the west London neighbourhood but also that of its famous blue door, which has attracted tourists for decades.
  
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• 'Carousel Karen' erupts at mum in front of her baby as fairground ticket row explodes - and locals start a petition to run her out of town

  26-09-2026 12:58 via dailymail.com
  
  Johanna Haas's family has run The Entrance Historical Carousel on the NSW Central Coast since the 1970s, but it has been plagued by complaints and one-star ratings.
  
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• Record number of internet perverts hoarding child abuse images dodge jail sentences

  26-09-2026 12:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ministry of Justice figures show fewer than one in five of those convicted last year ended up behind bars, with others let off with community sentences or fines
  
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• Kylian Mbappe injury latest after Real Madrid star leaves France squad

  26-09-2026 12:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  Kylian Mbappe injured himself while scoring the winner for France (Photo: Getty)Kylian Mbappe could miss Real Madrid vs Barcelona after picking up a painful injury during France’s Nations League win over Turkey on Friday night.
  Mbappe scored the only goal of the game in the 54th minute from a Michael Olise assist, to give manager Zinedine Zidane a win in his first match since replacing the legendary Didier Deschamps.But the Les Bleus captain began limping almost immediately after finding
  
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• Mum's heartfelt message as Noah Woods' tragic death brings back nightmares

  26-09-2026 12:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The death of little Noah Woods had a major impact on Kylie Reading due to her own son's disappearance - but she has an important message to get across to all grown-ups
  
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• Jeremy Clarkson blasts Nadiya Hussain for accusing Ed Sheeran of crying ‘white tears’

  26-09-2026 12:42 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Clarkson has called out Nadiya Hussain for ‘white tears’ remark (Picture: Getty/ITV)Jeremy Clarkson has blasted Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain after she accused Ed Sheeran of crying ‘white tears’. Sheeran has faced the biggest backlash of his career after dropping Macklemore as the opening act from the US leg of his Loop tour for saying ‘Free Palestine’ on stage. The remaining support acts – Finneas O’Connell, Aaron
  
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• UK homeware brand enters administration after 56 years with 93 jobs at risk

  26-09-2026 12:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The homeware store has been trading since 1970
  
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• TV doctor tells NHS patients 'take 2p pill now' in Saturday advice update

  26-09-2026 12:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  ITV’s This Morning and Sky News regular said people should do 5 things now - including medication check
  
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• Viktor Gyokeres sends message to Mikel Arteta over Arsenal role this season

  26-09-2026 12:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  Gyokeres scored for Sweden on Friday night (Picture: AFP)Viktor Gyokeres says he expects to be playing ‘as much football as possible’ after starting the season out of favour at Arsenal under Mikel Arteta.Signed last summer for £64million, Gyokeres scored 21 goals in his debut campaign in England but often found himself benched for Kai Havertz on the biggest stages – including the Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain.Havertz has started all five of Arsenal&r
  
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• Welcome to England's benefits capital where half of working age people are unemployed and claiming Universal Credit... Grimsby is the once thriving fishing town where hard work fell out of fashion

  26-09-2026 12:23 via dailymail.com
  
  Of East Marsh and Port's 3,492 working-age residents, an estimated 1,700 are Universal Credit claimants who are unemployed.
  
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