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• Could AI be messing with our memories? Scientists think so

  15-10-2026 14:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  As machines are taking over thinking, people are having trouble recalling facts (Pictures: Getty/Metro)Scientists have found that artificial intelligence may be messing with our brains more than we realise.Research has found that as machines take over more thinking, people may become less able to scrutinise what truth AI tells us.Increasing levels of AI-generated images and fake news stories have begun to place false details into our brains, making many people confident that events happened whe
  
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• Scientists have a date for when the ‘world will end’ and it’s on a very unlucky day

  15-10-2026 19:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  Might still need to go into the office, though (Picture: Getty Images)Here’s one for your Microsoft Outlook calendar: The world will end on November 13, 2026. Yes, Friday the 13th.That doomsday date is according to a research paper published in Science, a leading scientific journal, in 1960.University of Illinois researchers came to this slightly bleak conclusion by looking at population figures.‘At this date, human population will approach infinity if it grows as it has grown
  
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• Tiger zoo to reopen after visitor was mauled to death as bosses ask public to be 'understanding and respectful' to staff

  15-10-2026 19:02 via dailymail.com
  
  William Chapman, 24, died on Saturday after climbing into a big cat's enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, where he was attacked by a 200kg Siberian tiger named Altai.
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's return in pictures as crowds in Nottingham welcome couple

  15-10-2026 19:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex returned to a city with special memories today for their first public engagement since moving back to Britain. The couple met young people, charity workers and some familiar faces
  
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• Ousted Kimberly Guilfoyle suffers brutal new humiliation at hands of Greek president... as insiders fear a 'brazen' revenge and reveal truth about Trump firing: 'Never seen such a violent beheading'

  15-10-2026 19:02 via dailymail.com
  
  Her ignominious fall came within days of a report alleging she had asked Trump donor Eric Deters to pay a $100,000 credit card bill shortly before her July 2025 Senate confirmation hearing.
  
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• Schoolboy, 11, died five months after being pulled from blaze caused by e-bike battery explosion, inquest hears

  15-10-2026 19:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Cole Leighton-Taylor suffered severe burns and was forced to undergo 70 operations following the blaze at his home near Chorley in Lancashire on January 6.
  
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• Police have now arrested 50 people in crackdown on gang violence in Middlesbrough following A66 crash - seizing three shotguns, two handguns and large sums of drugs and cash

  15-10-2026 18:59 via dailymail.com
  
  Police have arrested 50 people and seized weapons, drugs and money in the aftermath of the A66 crash, after the tragedy sparked a widespread crackdown on gang violence.
  
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• Defiant Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro rails against torture charges and denies claims Americans were asphyxiated and given electric shocks to the genitals...leading judge to stop him speaking

  15-10-2026 18:51 via dailymail.com
  
  The ousted strongman, 63, refused to directly enter a plea as he denounced the charges as 'false testimony against me' during a dramatic hearing in Manhattan.
  
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• Andy Burnham issues new statement and orders 'manual trawl' to uncover Man City documents

  15-10-2026 18:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham continues to face scrutiny over his dealings with Manchester City during his time in office as mayor
  
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• SHANE WATSON: Meghan's not playing it safe any more. She's back - in £3,300 of stealth wealth burgundy... without those pesky tights

  15-10-2026 18:43 via dailymail.com
  
  Today Meghan was wearing her hair in a tightly scraped back fashion ponytail and her outfit was a £3,386 textbook lesson in fashionable tonal dressing.
  
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• 'We're almost back to the age of Bertie when there was an adviser and a salary for everyone': Questions raised over Oireachtas chairs hiring their own 'special advisers', and what happens now

  15-10-2026 18:39 via dailymail.com
  
  Such roles for office-holders at Leinster House had been ended over a decade ago after former Ceann Comhairle John O'Donoghue resigned after controversy over his travel expenses.
  
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• Air Corps whistleblower who was asked to remove ASBESTOS while wearing only flip-flops, shorts and a gym vest claims some horror health conditions Defence Forces members contracted due to exposure to toxic chemicals

  15-10-2026 18:37 via dailymail.com
  
  It's also claimed that Several Defence Forces members became infertile and their partners had multiple miscarriages as they weren't properly protected while working at Casement Aerodrome.
  
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• Volodymyr Zelensky defies Donald Trump with major attack on Russian refinery

  15-10-2026 18:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump fell out with Volodymyr Zelensky again in the worst rift in months after the Ukrainian leader branded a US deal to buy Russian diesel a “gift” to Russian President Vladimir Putin
  
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• Building the Lego Venetian Neighbourhood may be more fun than holidaying there

  15-10-2026 18:34 via metro.co.uk
  
  Venetian Neighbourhood – as pretty as the real thing (Lego)Lego has unveiled one of their last big adult sets for Christmas and it’s a gigantic diorama of Venice, complete with canal and luxury villa.Visiting Venice can be the trip of a lifetime but it can also be a bit of a disappointment when you realise just how many visitors it gets and how much of a problem overtourism has become.It’s still an amazingly beautiful city though and that’s been captured perfectly by thi
  
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• Mother accused of killing son and husband at Great Wolf Lodge was resentful of the child and 'never wanted to get pregnant,' family members say

  15-10-2026 18:32 via dailymail.com
  
  Metallica Harrison was found at Great Wolf Lodge having harmed herself while her husband, Charles Harrison, and their son lay dead on beds in their hotel room.
  
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• Internet star banned from seeing ex-girlfriend after he was accused of tossing her over his shoulder against her will after she went to retrieve Roomba robot vacuum cleaner

  15-10-2026 18:31 via dailymail.com
  
  Internet star Bryce Hall was arrested on felony domestic violence charges after allegedly throwing his ex-girlfriend during a heated argument at his Las Vegas home.
  
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• Who are the Cornell 7? The young frat boys at the center of alleged gang rape that sickened America

  15-10-2026 18:28 via dailymail.com
  
  A slew of text messages between Jane Doe, the frat boys, and her friends have shed light on the complicated relationships and appalling nature of the alleged gang rape.
  
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• Baby girl found dead on North Wales shoreline named as police search for mother

  15-10-2026 18:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police are still searching for the mother of a baby girl whose body was found on a North Wales shoreline on September 27 - she has now been named Ceri by police
  
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• New DWP update shows exactly how long people wait on hold for major helpline

  15-10-2026 18:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Department for Work and Pensions has announced an update this week over a service used by tens of thousands of people
  
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• Teen killer asked AI for legal advice after knifing ‘gentle’ roommate to death

  15-10-2026 18:19 via metro.co.uk
  
  Musa Salih stabbed his victim multiple times during the unprovoked assault at an address in Thorold Road, at around 3am on 2 December 2025. (Picture: Kent Police)A killer stabbed a teenager to death and then asked his AI phone app for updates on the murder and legal advice.Musa Salih tried to trick his victim into a basement toilet with a view to lock him in and steal his money.In the fight that ensued Harley Purdue, 19, was stabbed multiple times during the unprovoked assault in Thor
  
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• Police feared King could step in to halt raid on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's homes, legal documents reveal

  15-10-2026 18:18 via dailymail.com
  
  Documents obtained by the Daily Mail reveal police were worried King Charles could be asked to stop their swoops on the homes of his brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
  
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• Burnham admits dementia patients are treated worse than those with cancer as he promises wage rises for carers on 'poverty pay'

  15-10-2026 18:14 via dailymail.com
  
  The Prime Minister, whose father Roy died from dementia last month, said Britain is failing to provide enough support for people diagnosed with the disease and the families caring for them.
  
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• Girl, 11, abducted from Birmingham street before sexual assault as two men jailed

  15-10-2026 18:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sadak Ali, 28, and Hamza Sharif, 36, have been jailed for abducting an 11-year-old girl, who was sexually assaulted and offered cocaine after being approached on a Birmingham street
  
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• New Steam game wants you to beat it in two hours so you get a refund

  15-10-2026 18:11 via metro.co.uk
  
  This looks tailor made to enrage people (Cactile Games/dofhouse)The appropriately titled Refund The Game is a deceptively challenging platformer meant to emulate viral hits like Getting Over It With Bennett Foddy.Compared to Sony’s awful refund policy, where you can’t get your money back on a game the moment you download it, Steam’s is far more generous.As long as you’ve only played less than two hours of a game, you have two weeks after your purchase to get a refund. Ho
  
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• Locals cry ‘Brixton has fallen’ ahead of new Gail’s opening

  15-10-2026 18:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  Others are citing worries about gentrification (Picture: In Pictures via Getty Images)The area around Brixton Tube station can trigger just about every one of your five senses.From the steel drum man (shout out to his Ariana Grande megamix) to the incense sellers, street preachers and hot dog cart that seems to be open 24/7, there’s nowhere else quite like it.But this iconic spot is undergoing a major change, with a new Gail’s shortly set to open inside the transport hub.News of pla
  
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• British zoo safety under the spotlight after man killed by tiger and child thrown to crocodile

  15-10-2026 18:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Experts say British zoos are among the "safest in the world" despite a string of horror incidents — but campaigners warn direct contact between humans and animals is being "normalised"
  
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• Big Brother star Rochelle Rackham’s ‘racist anecdote axed from episode’

  15-10-2026 18:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Rochelle reportedly shared a ‘racist’ anecdote that was cut from the episode (Picture: Shutterstock for Big Brother)Big Brother star Rochelle Rackham has found herself at the centre of a racism row on the ITV reality series.The contestant, 57, has proved a divisive figure in the house, with co-star Johanne, a Black woman, sharing on air that she felt that one situation with Rochelle in the kitchen ‘felt like a microaggression.’Ofcom received almost 500 complaints from vi
  
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• What's gone wrong at Poundland and will Britain's 'Del Boy billionaire' ride to the rescue?

  15-10-2026 17:55 via dailymail.com
  
  Chris Dawson, nicknamed Britain's 'Del Boy billionaire' is understood to have joined a number of suitors vying to acquire stricken Poundland, or at least parts of the business.
  
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• Greens have left British Jews 'feeling vulnerable' says equalities watchdog as it probes 'Zionism is racism' motion - while Labour threatens to scrap local deals with Zack Polanski's party

  15-10-2026 17:53 via dailymail.com
  
  The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has written to Zack Polanski's party to demand more information over the policy motion backed by Green members.
  
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• Testy James Talarico fires back at CNN when pressed on 'crazy' health conspiracies and admits 'provocative' God is non-binary claim after outrage

  15-10-2026 17:48 via dailymail.com
  
  James Talarico fired back when pressed Wednesday night on the 'crazy' health conspiracies that rattled his campaign and admitted he was being 'provocative' when he said God was non-binary.
  
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