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• 'Dexter' killer victim's tragic final hours before murder in Airbnb 'kill room'

  12-10-2026 13:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Benjamin Day, obsessed with Dexter, prepared an Airbnb 'kill room' before luring sex worker Maria Saceanu there, stabbing her 78 times and attempting to dismember her
  
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• Manchester United duo ruled out of Atletico Madrid clash in Champions League

  12-10-2026 19:48 via metro.co.uk
  Manchester United boss Michael Carrick (Picture: Getty)Michael Carrick has provided an update on the latest team news for Manchester United’s Champions League clash against Atletico Madrid.The Red Devils travel to Madrid on Tuesday night to face La Liga side Atletico in their second Champions League game of the season.United thumped Sabah 4-0 in their European opener but have gone four games without a win since then, only drawing with ten-man Tottenham last time out.Manchester United&rsqu
  
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• Strictly star Delta Goodrem ‘gutted’ to pull out of Saturday live show ‘due to rib injury’

  12-10-2026 19:47 via metro.co.uk
  Delta Goodrem suffered an injury before Saturday’s live show
  (Picture: Thomas Ramstorfer/Shutterstock)Delta Goodrem has had to dramatically pull out of Strictly Come Dancing’s live show on Saturday on doctor’s orders.The Australian singer suffered a rib injury and will get a bye into the next round as per the rules of the BBC’s flagship dance competition.She said: ‘I’m absolutely gutted that a rib injury means I won’t be able to dance on Strictly this w
  
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• Hackers turn up supermarket fridges to 50°C wreaking havoc across France

  12-10-2026 19:46 via metro.co.uk
  Some cold units smoked from how hot they became (Picture: AFP)Millions of euros’ worth of food has gone bad after hackers turned up the temperatures of supermarket fridges to as high as 50°C in France.Cyber criminals pried open the freezers of Coopérative U, Intermarché, E.Leclerc, Monoprix and Carrefour from afar on Sunday night.The hack impacted more than 100 Coopérative U supermarkets, 300 stores from Intermarché and its Netto brand and 80 Carr
  
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• John Swinney urged to give minister's plans for £11k artist the brush off

  12-10-2026 19:36 via dailymail.com
  
  John Swinney has been urged to intervene to stop one of his ministers spending £11,000 of taxpayers' money on an 'artist in residence'.
  
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• Two retired police officers and their daughter dead in suspected murder-suicide in US

  12-10-2026 19:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Investigators believe Kevin Mannix shot his wife, Ann, 65, and their 24-year-old daughter, Katie, before turning the gun on himself at their home in Strawberry, a neighbourhood in Mill Valley, California
  
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• Ned’s shock ‘favour’ of Mark and dark Craig twist as EastEnders spoilers reveal what happens next

  12-10-2026 19:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  More shock twists confirmed for tomorrow (Picture: BBC / Metro)Mark Fowler Jr (Stephen Aaron-Sipple) feels he has no choice but to comply with Ned Hawkins’ (Jamie Bamber) demands in EastEnders – but the extent of what the newcomer asks of him is utterly shocking.Ned, as audiences know, is determined to prevent son Ryder (Felix Uff) from coming out and will seemingly stop at nothing to get him to conform to how he thinks he should be living his life.Ryder sought guidance from support
  
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• Home Secretary admits politicians' security measures are not good enough as she launches review of VIPs' protection in the wake of Anne Widdecombe's 'murder'

  12-10-2026 19:29 via dailymail.com
  
  Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced an overhaul of the protection system on Monday amid growing concerns over the safety of those in public life.
  
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• Moment rapist smirks to himself before attacking girl, 16, in train station toilets

  12-10-2026 19:15 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 teenager has been jailed for five years after smirking at a CCTV camera before sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl.After a five-day trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court, Tommi Harwood, 18, was found guilty of raping a girl he met at a train station two years ago.A court heard how Harwood, then 16, had been messaging a girl on Snapchat on September 5, 2024,
  
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• Montana bar announces plans to host watch party for livestreamed execution for wheelchair-bound terrorist, 56, who murdered 13 at Army base

  12-10-2026 19:12 via dailymail.com
  
  Nidal Malik Hasan, 56, will be publicly executed at Fort Hood military base in Texas on December 3 and patrons at Mike's Alcan Bar & Grill in Frenchtown, Montana, have been invited to watch it live.
  
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• Labour's changes to controversial Troubles Bill are just 'window dressing,' say veterans

  12-10-2026 19:03 via dailymail.com
  
  Furious Northern Ireland veterans have dismissed changes to a Labour Bill that paves the way for possible prosecutions of elderly troops as 'window dressing'.
  
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• Andy Burnham statement recap - PM says Brexit status quo 'not good enough for Britain' as he updates MPs

  12-10-2026 18:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham told MPs that 'sticking with the status quo' on the UK's relationship with the EU was 'not good enough' as he updated MPs after a month-long conference recess.
  
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• Yorkshire tiger attack - latest: Police say man mauled to death by tiger at wildlife park had visited alone

  12-10-2026 18:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Wildlife Park, near Doncaster, remains closed following the tragedy, which happened on Saturday, following which tributes have been paid to the man
  
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• DARREN LEWIS: 'Badenoch rejecting Reform racism might be too little too late'

  12-10-2026 18:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Her speech may have been widely praised but most, if not all the MPs and political commentators doing so have zero experience of what it is to be a person of colour affected by the toxic rhetoric from people just like Kemi Badenoch...;
  
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• Have Russian bots dropped off after Ukraine attacked its data centres?

  12-10-2026 18:53 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 PageVolodymyr Zelensky said that social media users may have noticed their feeds are a tad quieter this morning.
  And the reason, the Ukrainian president told the Warsaw Security Forum in Poland today, is simple.On Sunday, Ukraine attacked a data centre in Vladimir, a city 120 miles east of Moscow, owned by ‘Russia’s Google’, called Yandex.Almos
  
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• Granny, 58, burned to death after boyfriend poured gasoline on outdoor fire pit to try and reignite it

  12-10-2026 18:50 via dailymail.com
  
  Tammy Dodson, mother of two and grandmother of three, died a day before her 59th birthday, her heartbroken family said.
  
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• Special constable sacked from police after not paying £1.20 for carrier bags at Sainsbury's self-service checkout

  12-10-2026 18:46 via dailymail.com
  
  Luke Hodgson, a special constable with West Mercia Police, was dismissed by Sainsbury's for failing to pay for the 40p carriers on three occasions in the space of a fortnight.
  
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• Brickfields level crossing closed as children seen doing handstands beside train tracks

  12-10-2026 18:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Children put themselves at "significant risk of serious injury or death through distraction" at the Brickfields level crossing near Upminster, which is in east London
  
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• Steven Gerrard changes Premier League title prediction after Man City beat Liverpool

  12-10-2026 18:41 via metro.co.uk
  
  Liverpool and England legend Steven Gerrard (Picture: Getty)Liverpool legend and former England midfielder Steven Gerrard has changed his Premier League title prediction just six weeks into the new season.Gerrard says he ‘fancied’ Arsenal to retain the Premier League trophy before a ball was kicked after Mikel Arteta’s side clinched a long-awaited title last season.The Gunners made a bright start to their title defence, winning their opening four games before a shock 3-0 defea
  
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• Ilhan Omar torches Trump over 'political intimidation' after feds raid home amid immigration probe

  12-10-2026 18:39 via dailymail.com
  
  Federal agents swooped on the Washington home of Ilhan Omar early on Monday in a criminal fraud probe into how the congresswoman got into America.
  
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• Trump's DC golf course makeover hit with major setback by irate judge after secret tree clearing

  12-10-2026 18:33 via dailymail.com
  
  A Joe Biden-appointed federal judge tore into the Trump administration's efforts to 'beautify' the East Potomac Golf Course in Washington, DC, starting with secretive tree removals.
  
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• Alison Hammond, 51, reveals the one reason she’d kick out boyfriend, 29

  12-10-2026 18:32 via metro.co.uk
  
  Alison Hammond has a hard and fast rule (Picture: Heart)Alison Hammond has spilt the tea on the outrageous betrayal that would prompt her to kick her boyfriend out of the house.The Great British Bake Off host, 51, is happier than ever with her 6ft10 model boyfriend David Putnam, 29, after they first met three years ago when he gave her a massage.So much so that they now live together just outside of Birmingham as they get on with their mostly private relationship.But there is one thing that wou
  
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• Trump critic Ilhan Omar says ‘I will not be silenced’ after home raided by federal agents

  12-10-2026 18:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  Homeland Security Investigations police search the home of Ilhan Omar (Picture: Getty)A vocal Donald Trump critic has claimed she has been targeted by the US President after her home was raided by federal agents.Ilhan Omar, who is the upcoming Democratic congressional candidate for Minnesota, saw her home being searched in connection with an ‘ongoing federal criminal investigation’. No other details were immediatly available, and she has not been arrested.She posted on X: ‘I&r
  
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• EA Sports FC 27 has a Ted Lasso crossover that includes the Lady Greyhounds

  12-10-2026 18:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  The show was meant to end in 2023 but it returned earlier this year (EA)To coincide with Ted Lasso’s fourth season, EA Sports FC 27 is bringing back crossover content, but this time for the show’s new women’s team.Back in 2022, EA announced it was including content based on the hit TV show Ted Lasso in FIFA 23; a perfect fit considering the show is all about a Premier League football coach.At the time, this was assumed to just be a one-off, especially since the show was schedu
  
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• Diddy suffers ‘head injury’ behind bars and is rushed to hospital

  12-10-2026 18:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has suffered a ‘head injury'(Picture: D Long/Globe Photos/ZUMA Press W)Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been taken to hospital after a medical emergency in prison.He is currently serving a four-year and two-month sentence after a lengthy trial last year saw him convicted of transportation for prostitution.The 56-year-old former music mogul was taken to hospital from FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey at 1am on Saturday, according to TMZ.He was said to be cons
  
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• Kind Arizona cops saved two-year-old girl's birthday after scammers stole money dad planned to use to buy her a bike

  12-10-2026 18:26 via dailymail.com
  
  Two Arizona police officers were hailed as heroes for saving a two-year-old girl's birthday after a scammer stole her father's hard-earned savings.
  
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• Met Office weather maps warn 55 areas to face rain on Tuesday – full list of areas affected

  12-10-2026 18:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Met Office's forecast is of heavy rain, which is set to sweep southeastwards across the UK on Tuesday — becoming the strongest over parts of the Northwest of England
  
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• Student carried out a 'cold-blooded execution' of university housemate by 'ambushing him and stabbing him 30 times' in their garden after rows about rent, court told

  12-10-2026 18:22 via dailymail.com
  
  Zack Coughlan, 23, dressed all in black and wore a mask and gloves to ambush Jamie Collins, 21, in the garden of their home in Filton, South Gloucestershire.
  
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• Parents charged with murders of their two toddlers killed after their home burned down

  12-10-2026 18:21 via dailymail.com
  
  A Texas couple face murder charges after their RV burned down, killing their two young children. 
  
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• Iran 'highly likely' to have been behind RAF Fairford incident says Burnham as Britain joins almost 30 nations warning Tehran about 'hostile activity' in the West

  12-10-2026 18:16 via dailymail.com
  
  The Prime Minister said the UK 'will not tolerate these threats on our soil' as he faced MPs for the first time since a wave of arrests connected to the military site in Gloucestershire.
  
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