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• ‘Cold-blooded’ teens who set diners on fire in restaurant arson attack jailed

  02-10-2026 22:14 via metro.co.uk
  
  A forensic investigator at the restaurant in Ilford, east London (Picture: PA)Two teenagers have been jailed for 10 years over an arson attack at an Indian restaurant that left diners in ‘agonising’ pain when they were doused in petrol and engulfed in flames.The youths, aged 17, were armed with ‘long knives and swords’ when they stormed Indian Aroma in Woodford Avenue, Gants Hill, at around 9pm last August 22, the Old Bailey heard on Friday.Am accomplice, who was not inv
  
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• Ranulph Fiennes ‘wrote secret will on Everest hike before wife talked him out of divorce’

  04-10-2026 16:47 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sir Ranulph Fiennes penned a secret will at base camp before attempting to climb Mount Everest, his long time friend Michael Kobold has claimed (Picture:Martin Hartley)Sir Ranulph Fiennes wrote a secret sealed will during an unsuccessful expedition to Mount Everest, one of his close friends has alleged.Fears over the explorer’s whereabouts have begun to circulate after friends and family noted he had not been seen in public for more than two years.A long time friend of Sir Ranulph said he
  
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• Kemi Badenoch vows to emulate Thatcher by restoring 'common sense' Conservatism - as she kicks off conference hinting at slashing inheritance tax

  04-10-2026 16:45 via dailymail.com
  
  Kicking off the party's conference in Birmingham, Mrs Badenoch said she was emulating Thatcher by returning to core principles to turn Britain around.
  
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• Shop worker ‘threatened by man brandishing giant machete’

  04-10-2026 16:43 via metro.co.uk
  
  A machete-armed robber threatened a shopkeeper, demanding they hand over money (Picture: Derbyshire Constabulary)Police are looking for a man after a shopkeeper was threatened with a huge machete.The suspect entered the Gastronom Natali shop in Derby just after 8pm on Tuesday, demanding the shop worker hand over some money before pulling out the large bladed weapon.CCTV then shows him stealing cash before making a quick getaway on an e-bike.The robber was described as a young, white man and abo
  
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• Stunned locals in Aspen gawk at massive bear wandering around farmers' market as it pillages bread shop

  04-10-2026 16:42 via dailymail.com
  
  Shoppers stopped to take in the spectacle, while the bear took a stroll through the streets of the town and started sizing up where it would get its next meal from.
  
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• Trump begs voters to pretend he's on the Midterms ballot otherwise Democrats will 'impeach me'

  04-10-2026 16:39 via dailymail.com
  
  With less than a month left before the midterm elections in November, President Donald Trump is testing out a new line on his supporters in an effort to get them out to vote in November.
  
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• AI video of dead road rage victim used in court to deliver message to killer

  04-10-2026 16:39 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 PageA road rage killer had his manslaughter sentence tossed after an AI-generated video message of the dead victim was played in courtGabriel Horcasitas, 54, was ordered on Wednesday to be resentenced by the Arizona Court of Appeals.Horcasitas was sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison for the 2021 shooting and killing of Chris Pelkey, 37, at a red ligh
  
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• Glastonbury 2027’s rumoured headliners after huge band gives disappointing update

  04-10-2026 16:33 via metro.co.uk
  
  Who could be hitting the Pyramid Stage for 2027? (Picture: Joseph Okpako/WireImage)Tickets sold out for Glastonbury Festival 2027 and fans have already begun speculating who will headline the Worthy Farm event next year.Last year’s Glastonbury saw headline performances from The 1975, Neil Young, and Olivia Rodrigo, with Rod Stewart in the legends slot.Organiser Emily Eavis has confirmed that three headliners have already been booked for the festival, and the rumour mill is in full swing a
  
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• Jim's Mowing founder says Australia's birth rate is dropping because we're getting too much dopamine - as he reveals his radical drug plan to fix it

  04-10-2026 16:32 via dailymail.com
  
  Jim Penman, the founder of Jim's Mowing, believes he's found the solution to Australia's declining birth rate - which hit a record low in new data.
  
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• Family sell home and ditch UK to travel world as dad swaps 50-hour weeks for just 10

  04-10-2026 16:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The family have already spent £6,000 on their adventure so far, travelling through seven European countries with their two youngest daughters and plan to spend Christmas and New Year in Thailand
  
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• Britain’s ‘coolest neighbourhood’ now a graffiti-covered ‘slum’ say locals

  04-10-2026 16:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  Digbeth, once an up and coming arty neighbourhood in Birmingham, has since become a crime and graffiti hotspot, residents complain (Picture: Anita Maric/SWNS)A city district once dubbed ‘Britain’s coolest neighbourhood’ has since become a ‘slum’ full of graffiti and crime, locals claim.Digbeth was often described as one of Birmingham’s trendiest areas and has recently seen development aimed positioning the town as a rival to Media City in Salford.Scenes from
  
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• Texas mom tells police 'I shot both my kids' before their bodies are found inside home

  04-10-2026 16:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Christopher Scott Pitre and his younger brother, Brian Pitre, were allegedly killed by their mother, Colleen Lemonn, 42, on Thursday morning in Waxahachie, Texas, according to police.
  
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• Wu Yize lands first title as world champion as 22-year-old reaches new heights

  04-10-2026 16:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  World champion Wu Yize has added another title to his CV (Picture: Getty Images)Wu Yize has won his first title since becoming world champion, beating Yuan Sijun 10-5 in the Shenzhen Open final, and climbing to new heights in the world rankings.Still just 22 years old, Wu is up to number two in the rankings thanks to the £177,000 top prize in Shenzhen and moves very close to compatriot Zhao Xintong who holds the number one spot.Wu started the final in style with a break of 117 to win the
  
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• There’s room for laughs at Tory conference – but it’s still a long road to power

  04-10-2026 16:17 via metro.co.uk
  
  Kemi Badenoch is in Birmingham with Tory members for the next four days (Picture: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)Nobody at this year’s Conservative Party Conference can have any doubt over where to find the real star of the show.After all, there are arrows around the main exhibition floor pointing them towards the entrance for the Birmingham Tapestry.It’s all anyone has been talking about in the days leading up to the event at the city’s International Conference Centre: an 80-foot p
  
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• Chelsea in pole position to sign £80m England star ahead of Arsenal and Liverpool

  04-10-2026 16:09 via metro.co.uk
  
  Xabi Alonso’s Chelsea are on the hunt for midfield reinforcements (Picture: Getty)Chelsea are reportedly leading a hotly contested transfer race to sign Bournemouth and England star Alex Scott.Scott arrived at Bournemouth from Bristol City back in 2023 and has gone on to establish himself as one of the most sought-after central midfielders in the Premier League over the last three years.The Guernsey-born 23-year-old received his first senior England call-up last November and was
  
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• Riot-hit France closes up to 500 schools amid fears of fresh violence after students burned down their own classrooms and attacked teachers

  04-10-2026 16:06 via dailymail.com
  
  Lessons will be 'totally or partly suspended' in some '400-500' high schools, Education Minister Edouard Geffray said today.
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing’s first axed couple leaked hours before show airs

  04-10-2026 16:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  The first Strictly couple to exit the dance floor has been leaked (Picture: Guy Levy/BBC/PA Wire)The first couple to exit Strictly Come Dancing this year has been leaked just hours before the results show.Last night, the celebrity class of 2026 danced their way through Movie Week with performances inspired by Ratatouille, Wicked, Titanic and Grease – to name a few.In the end, the bottom couples included Will and Diane, Chris and Amy and Melanie and Aljaz – with all in peril of getti
  
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• Mountains of broken fridges pile up after summer heatwave

  04-10-2026 16:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  There are thousands of fridges (Picture: James Linsell Clark / SWNS)A pile of broken fridges and freezers piling up after the summer’s heatwaves triggered a recycling crisis across Britain.More than 30,000 abandoned fridges and freezers are piled up at just one council-run recycling centre, which is now at capacity.The UK had its hottest summer in history this year, with records for the warmest day repeatedly broken.As a result, hundreds of thousands of older fridges and freezers broke do
  
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• Greens labelled 'first openly anti-Semitic party in the UK' as members approve Zionism is Racism motion - but leader Polanski skips vote

  04-10-2026 16:01 via dailymail.com
  
  In a move set to send shockwaves through the divided hard Left party's ranks, members backed a proposal to that calls for Israel to be treated like Apartheid South Africa.
  
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• Thierry Henry speaks out on what ‘struggling’ Arsenal star must improve

  04-10-2026 15:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arsenal legend Thierry Henry wants to see more from Christos Tzolis (Picture: Getty Images for USSF)Thierry Henry likes what Christos Tzolis has brought to Arsenal, but says the summer signing is struggling away from the Emirates.The 24-year-old has taken an interesting route to the Emirates, from PAOK in his homeland, Greece, via Norwich City and Club Brugge.The winger joined the Premier League champions from the Belgian side over the summer for £34 million in a significant move, but not
  
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• Cabinet revolt over John Healey's plans for raid on banks as he struggles to balance books in Budget

  04-10-2026 15:56 via dailymail.com
  
  The Chancellor is said to have been warned that a raid on the sector later this month will threaten Prime Minister Andy Burnham's promise of economic growth.
  
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• Plane vanishes from radar off coast of Nantucket - search team shares chilling update

  04-10-2026 15:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Four Canadians and two Bermudian nationals were on board a plane travelling to Boston when it plummeted 14,000ft in two minutes off the coast of Massachusetts and disappeared
  
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• Kemi Badenoch drops another big hint at slashing inheritance tax as she kicks off 'common sense' Tory conference... and brands Burnham a 'cheesy uncle'

  04-10-2026 15:50 via dailymail.com
  
  Kemi Badenoch said reducing inheritance tax would be 'morally right' amid mounting speculation about an eye-catching move.
  
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• Family's 'luxury' Turkey holiday so bad gran 'cried with relief' when they got home

  04-10-2026 15:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tammy Turner, from Cramlington, Northumberland, said she "broke down crying" when she returned home with her family after staying at a five-star hotel in Turkey
  
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• Octopus Energy-recommended £3 item helps keep bills low this autumn and winter

  04-10-2026 15:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Octopus Energy recommends switching to the common item, noting that it uses less electricity
  
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• Strictly heartbreak tonight as tearful star will be axed in first elimination

  04-10-2026 15:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It's Movie Week on Strictly - and this year's celebrities will hoping to avoid the first dreaded dance-off tonight after a star-spangled Saturday evening
  
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• Burnham calls it 'reform', but it's really the abolition of proper British elections: PETER HITCHENS

  04-10-2026 15:33 via dailymail.com
  
  Most of what Labour leaders say in their conference speeches is pure tripe, marinaded in bilge (the other lot are not much different but we'll deal with that some other time).
  
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• Shipping container village hailed as a 'dream for all homeless people' is making life a 'living hell' for neighbours - who claim residents are trespassing on their £500,000 properties and women are too scared to go out alone

  04-10-2026 15:32 via dailymail.com
  
  Despite originally being described as a 'dream for all homeless people', the site has since spiralled with problems over the past five years.
  
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• Police hunt mystery 'Wokesy' vandal spraying strange graffiti across town

  04-10-2026 15:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A historic hotel, bowls club and newly installed bus shelters are among the unlikely targets of a bizarre graffiti spree that has continued across the Suffolk market town for months
  
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• Trump picks team for new 'Super Intelligence Force' to lead the charge on AI

  04-10-2026 15:27 via dailymail.com
  
  The new taskforce will be in charge of coordinating the government's engagement with religious organizations, providers, consumers and AI companies.
  
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