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• Cornell student ‘gang raped’ at party is sent threats to drop case

  05-10-2026 10:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  The woman was ‘gang raped’ at the Chi Phi fraternity house, she alleges (Picture: AFP)A former Cornell Student who was ‘gang raped’ at a fraternity party has been sent multiple threats after filing a civil suit.The student, named as Jane Doe, was 20 years old at the time, and is said to have been drugged, attacked and raped by seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity in 2024, according to a civil lawsuit.After widespread outcry, New York prosecutors said they would reopen
  
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• Sam Wood's wife Snezana 'thought she was going to die' after he allegedly 'choked her, banged her head on the floor' and Eve called Triple Zero: Court hears explosive claims

  08-10-2026 07:19 via dailymail.com
  
  The multimillionaire celebrity fitness trainer has been in the Maroochydore watchhouse since he was arrested on Saturday night at a holiday villa in Noosa on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
  
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• Court to hear first arguments in ex-Prince Andrew's legal claim over search warrants

  08-10-2026 07:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police searched the former Duke of York's homes in February, when he was arrested on his 66th birthday, but Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is challenging their lawfulness
  
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• The ‘genius’ commuter habit that train station staff are disposing of

  08-10-2026 07:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  It needs to be done subtly (Picture: Getty Images)There’s no shortage of irksome commuter habits that us Brits are growing tired of, from double bagging to bare beating.But there’s another, much more considerate behaviour, to add to the list — proving humanity on public transport may still be alive and well.Young TikToker Harper Mack posted a video of herself leaving her ticket for the Tyne and Wear Metro on the machine, for someone else to take.The day saver ticket can be use
  
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• The European island with a ‘floating forest’ and 22°C weather in October

  08-10-2026 07:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  A place of pure storybook magic (Picture: Roussel Aurelien / Shutterstock)Replete with turquoise waters, pine forests, and sun-drenched vineyards, this tiny island gem is one of the most authentic in Europe.Porquerolles is a croissant-shaped wisp of land on the French Riviera. At three kilometres by seven, it is small enough to explore by bike or on foot.
  Lucky, that, because there are no cars and no public transport.Just 20 minutes by boat off the Côte d’Azur, this island is a stun
  
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• Sir Alex Ferguson broke down in tears after delivering bombshell to Man Utd players

  08-10-2026 07:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sir Alex Ferguson has opened up about the tears he shed in 2013 after having a difficult conversation with his Manchester United staff and squad
  
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• Reform spells own party name wrong in crucial by-election letter to voters

  08-10-2026 07:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  The typo is the only time Reform mention their party by name (Picture: supplied)Reform UK have been told ‘they can’t even spell their own name’ after a crucial by-election letter called them ‘Refrom’.The campaign leaflet to voters in Camden only mentioned the party by name once, but it was spelt wrong.The ’embarrassing’ typo came just days before the Holborn and St Pancras by-election to replace Sir Keir Starmer as an MP.Green Party leader Zack Polanski
  
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• Bride carried down the aisle on her wedding day after hearing 'loud buzzing' in her ear... only to later learn she was having a stroke

  08-10-2026 07:00 via dailymail.com
  
  An Ohio bride discovered she suffered a stroke on her wedding day after she heard a loud buzzing noise in her ears and lost the ability to walk down the aisle.
  
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• Amol Rajan: My backstabbing Celebrity Traitors strategy never got to see the light of day

  08-10-2026 07:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Amol Rajan writes for Metro about regrets, risks and Richard E Grant… (Picture: Platform Media/James Green)I don’t know about you, but I can’t in good conscience say that I’d given much thought, over the years, to what I would say, in a freezing cold chapel on Celebrity Traitors in the middle of the night, hundreds of miles from my family, when confronted by two cloaked killers hell-bent on my eradication, demanded that I plea for my life.So when the moment came, I clea
  
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• Alexandra Burke reveals the ‘struggle’ that made her postpone wedding plans

  08-10-2026 07:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Alexandra Burke has had a pretty full-on year so far (Picture: lolo creativ)Alexandra Burke desperately needs a well-earned holiday.
  She’s just wrapped up an incredible 10-week stint playing funk legend Chaka Khan at the Troubadour while also running a marathon, taking part in Celebrity Apprentice, and performing at Mighty Hoopla. That’s alongside being a mother to her two young children, a fiancée to partner Darren Randolph and all the other hats she wears. ‘This
  
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• Bombshell new details about Sam Wood's alleged DV attack on his wife Snezana are revealed in court - as his daughter's 'hostile' role emerges and he pleads for bail

  08-10-2026 06:47 via dailymail.com
  
  The multimillionaire celebrity fitness trainer has been in the Maroochydore watchhouse since he was arrested on Saturday night at a holiday villa in Noosa on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
  
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• Pictured: Kebab shop worker charged with murder after three-month-old baby dies of severe internal injuries

  08-10-2026 06:44 via dailymail.com
  
  Detectives have since revealed that the baby's father was 'surprised' when he was arrested at his apartment.
  
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• Inside Sam Wood's financial house of cards: How the fine print in $71M payday could leave him ruined - as details emerge about his mortgaged homes and painful date with the taxman

  08-10-2026 06:39 via dailymail.com
  
  JONICA BRAY examines Wood's finances and reveals a house of cards that stretches from heavily mortgaged homes and crucial contract clauses to a painful battle with the taxman.
  
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• This economist, Richard Holden, has put a number on Albo's big spend that's fuelled inflation: $105billion. So, ask yourself... what lasting improvement has it made to Australia? PETER VAN ONSELEN

  08-10-2026 06:31 via dailymail.com
  
  Australians are being told to tighten their belts .... by a government that keeps letting its own out another notch.
  
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• Bride discovers she suffered stroke on wedding day after she heard 'loud buzzing' and was carried to the altar

  08-10-2026 06:30 via dailymail.com
  
  An Ohio bride discovered she suffered a stroke on her wedding day after she heard a loud buzzing noise in her ears and lost the ability to walk down the aisle.
  
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• Nana Patekar dead: Award-winning Bollywood actor dies suddenly age 75

  08-10-2026 06:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Doctors attempted to save the award-winning actor for around 45 minutes before he was pronounced dead after suffering a cardiac arrest at his home
  
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• Chilling CCTV captures accused killer Beau Lamarre-Condon's movements in the hours after he allegedly murdered Jesse Baird and Luke Davies

  08-10-2026 06:10 via dailymail.com
  
  Follow Daily Mail's live coverage of Beau Lamarre-Condon's murder trial.
  
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• Sir Brian May: ‘I’m a worker and creator, not a celebrity’

  08-10-2026 06:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  ‘I have many facets. I’ve fought not to be put in a box,’ Sir Brian May tells Metro ahead of his latest venture (Picture: Paul Harmer)‘Last night I was up until 4am working on stereoscopes,’ Sir Brian May laughs.The Queen guitarist, 79, is the epitome of a jack of all trades; one of the greatest musicians of all time, an astrophysicist, animal welfare activist. The list really does go on and on.In true Brian fashion, he’s now added another string to his bow 6
  
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• Outrage as decorated Aussie ambulance volunteer is stood down over claims he failed to provide a vegan meal - and now an entire town is up in arms

  08-10-2026 05:45 via dailymail.com
  
  Ambulance station captain Robert Berlin was told to hand his uniform, station keys and other assets within 24 hours of being stood down.
  
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• Care home and charity charged after wheelchair users killed in Roadford Lake tragedy

  08-10-2026 05:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Alex Wood, 43, and Alison Tilsley, 63, were on a day trip from a care home when they died on Roadford Lake in Devon, in June 2022. Now two companies have been charged with corporate manslaughter
  
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• Trump's Texas rally erupts in mayhem as MAGA fan yanks heckler to the ground by his hair and protesters repeatedly interrupt his speech

  08-10-2026 05:21 via dailymail.com
  
  President Donald Trump's Texas rally was disrupted by at least three protesters on Wednesday night.
  
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• The euro's in freefall. France is going bust - fast. What a time for Andy Burnham to plot to rejoin the EU: ALEX BRUMMER

  08-10-2026 05:17 via dailymail.com
  
  Andy Burnham's pledge at the Labour conference that the UK 'could go all the way' to rejoining Europe was lustily applauded by the party faithful.
  
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• Former CDC director questions whether Russian researcher was working with 'manipulated' strain of plague before death

  08-10-2026 05:15 via dailymail.com
  
  Dr Robert Redfield made the warning during an interview, saying the scale of the response from the Russian authorities 'doesn't make sense' for a standard plague infection.
  
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• Spanish pensioner evicted from home dies aged 87 after sparking huge protests

  08-10-2026 05:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  'She was dying in her home and she almost did. They have killed her. I mean, there’s no other word for it, and I hope those responsible for this pay and go to trial'
  
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• Sir Alex Ferguson fears he won't see Man Utd's new stadium - 'Death crosses my mind'

  08-10-2026 05:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sir Alex Ferguson has bared his soul in a new book in which the Manchester United legend admits he thinks about death but is not afraid
  
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• Pornhub returns to Australia after seven-month ban over age verification laws - but only on some devices

  08-10-2026 04:56 via dailymail.com
  
  The website began blocking Australian users in March due to the country's age verification laws, which the company at the time said 'creates harms relating to data privacy'.
  
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• More than half of British students feel unprepared for living away from home, poll suggests - as etiquette expert shares her top tips

  08-10-2026 04:53 via dailymail.com
  
  Polling by mobile network Vodafone found that 54 per cent of young people say they are caught off-guard by the politics of shared accomodation.
  
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• Married Democrat says she was raped while fixing her campaign fences late at night

  08-10-2026 04:47 via dailymail.com
  
  A Democratic congressional candidate in Arizona said she was attacked and raped by two men while she was fixing her campaign signs in the middle of the night.
  
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• Trump unveils massive project to transform his Palm Beach golf club into a new Camp David: 'It's a great idea'

  08-10-2026 04:42 via dailymail.com
  
  President Donald Trump is moving to transform his private Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach into a secure, Camp David-style retreat.
  
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• Young Aussie, 23, dies in motorbike crash two months before dream wedding to Miss Universe Australia state finalist

  08-10-2026 04:41 via dailymail.com
  
  A 23-year-old Adelaide man has been killed in a motorcycle crash just two months before he was due to marry his fiancée of five years.
  
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