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• Drinking heavily increases threat of arthritis

  04-10-2026 01:36 via dailymail.com
  
  Researchers found that heavy drinkers had an 18.6 per cent higher risk of osteoarthritis compared to non-drinkers.
  
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• More than 250,000 volunteers wanted for major study into mystery of soaring bowel cancer rates in under-50s

  05-10-2026 01:07 via dailymail.com
  
  Experts said early-onset bowel cancer has increased 'substantially' around the world since 1990, and the UK has one of the fastest rising rates.
  
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• Fox News star wounded in Ukraine now accused of ignoring urgent warnings before strike killed two colleagues… as slain producer's parents seek massive payout

  05-10-2026 01:07 via dailymail.com
  
  Fox News correspondent Benjamin Hall is accused of ignoring urgent security warnings before a Russian strike in Ukraine killed two colleagues and left him horrifically wounded.
  
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• UK 'desperately needs mass food storage sites in case of national emergencies or war'

  05-10-2026 01:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Experts have called on the government to ramp-up planning for a possible mass impact on UK food chain - warning households can't afford to stockpile
  
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• Millions of Britons 'avoid seeing friends' due to hygiene poverty

  05-10-2026 01:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nearly a fifth of UK adults said their household had gone without hygiene products such as toilet roll and deodorant. Charities warned the findings should serve as "a wake-up call"
  
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• University professor who led secret double life as paedophile continued working despite guilt - and his bosses only found out when the Mail told them

  05-10-2026 01:01 via dailymail.com
  
  A renowned university lecturer who plotted to sexually assault an underage girl lived a double life as a depraved sex addict for years without his colleagues knowing.
  
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• The unfinished £30million eyesore in 'Cheshire-on-Sea': Work to build 'Benidorm-style' hotel complex in tiny Welsh village stalls AGAIN 'after row between developers'

  05-10-2026 01:01 via dailymail.com
  
  The White House Hotel overlooking Abersoch beach in Gwynedd was a local landmark where generations of families went on holiday, but it closed in 2004 and was demolished in 2016.
  
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• Daily horoscope October 5, 2026: Today’s predictions for your star sign

  05-10-2026 01:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Here’s what the stars have in store for your day (Picture: Metro.co.uk)Mars continues its reign in Leo today, bringing your role in the wider picture into the spotlight. Know your worth.Gemini, Taurus and Aries, you may feel obstacles are arising, and through no fault of your own your work is not being valued. Take some time for you.Tune into the relationships and connections which really matter. Don’t be afraid of letting dynamics go that no longer serve you.
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• Always read the small print: The extraordinary case of the bungling council that sold a run down semi for £395k... and threw in a school worth millions by mistake when the solicitor 'signed the wrong form'

  05-10-2026 01:01 via dailymail.com
  
  The error came to light ten years later when George Dixon Primary School considered becoming an academy and foundBirmingham City Council no longer own the building.
  
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• France names its price for Andy Burnham's Brexit betrayal... as Nigel Farage warns annual migration will go up 200,000 a year

  05-10-2026 00:57 via dailymail.com
  
  French President Emmanuel Macron has warned Mr Burnham he will have to accept open borders with the EU if he wants to rejoin the single market or become a full member again.
  
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• Kash Patel and Alexis Wilkins announce engagement as country singer shows off stunning diamond ring

  05-10-2026 00:49 via dailymail.com
  
  FBI Director Kash Patel and his country singer girlfriend Alexis Wilkins are engaged.
  
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• White House on high alert 'assessing options' as plague breaks out in Russia with hundreds put into quarantine hospitals

  05-10-2026 00:47 via dailymail.com
  
  An official with the Trump administration said on Sunday that the administration is 'aware, monitoring the outbreak, and assessing options.'
  
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• Cool! That long, hot summer gives way to autumn at last as Met Office warns it's 'turning colder for all'

  05-10-2026 00:47 via dailymail.com
  
  After almost four months and a record-breaking summer including five heatwaves, the next couple of days may see the last warm weather of the year.
  
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• A competition with high stakes! Thousands come together for traditional Spanish Castells event that sees crowds battle to build the highest human tower

  05-10-2026 00:44 via dailymail.com
  
  Held every two years in an ancient bullfighting ring in Tarragona, the castells competition sees human tower groups from across Catalonia gather to face off.
  
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• Clueless! Minister admits he has no idea how many freed inmates are tagged

  05-10-2026 00:41 via dailymail.com
  
  Alex Norris claimed it was 'too soon' to know which of the 700 criminals let out of jail last week had been fitted with the electronic devices that monitor their movements.
  
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• Amy Dowden says 'it hurts so much' as she's forced off Strictly with Chris Appleton

  05-10-2026 00:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The first star to leave Strictly Come Dancing 2026 was confirmed in tonight's Results Show after Chris was forced to face Jaime Winstone in the dance off.
  
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• Why Napoleon was truly the boss from hell - and why that might be the REAL reason he lost at Waterloo... argues top historian ANDREW ROBERTS

  05-10-2026 00:09 via dailymail.com
  
  Despite being an inspired leader of ordinary soldiers, when it came to his marshals Napoleon was a total and utter control freak. To put it simply - he was the boss from hell
  
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• 'Israeli 9/11 terrorist pilot dreamed of crashing plane into Tel Aviv's airport or tower complex and had planned to hijack flight weeks ago but didn't want to kill crew member friend', security sources claim

  05-10-2026 00:05 via dailymail.com
  
  'Terrorist' pilot Hamam al-Hammami, who attempted to hijack a Flydubai passenger plane, had  'dreamed' of crashing it into Tel Aviv's main airport and causing mass casualties, sources claim.
  
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• Former-Prince Andrew 'is bringing legal challenge against courts and police over his Epstein files arrest'

  05-10-2026 00:04 via dailymail.com
  
  The disgraced former prince has served Thames Valley Police (TVP) and the Old Bailey with a judicial review claim - understood to concern the lawfulness of search warrants.
  
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• Israel bans Zack Polanski as the Green Party is accused of 'legitimising terrorism'

  04-10-2026 23:57 via dailymail.com
  
  The party has been accused by Israel of giving 'legitimacy to terrorism' after holding a vote on the motion and the Green Party Leader has been barred from visiting.
  
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• REVEALED: The shocking loophole that allows the country's biggest puppy farmer owners to pose as small breeders... for big profits

  04-10-2026 23:53 via dailymail.com
  
  Lauren Cullivan has registered as a pet seller with the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine, which allows her to sell six or more pets a year but have fewer than six breeding bitches.
  
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• Domestic abusers to be flagged by courts to better track vile criminals

  04-10-2026 23:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Domestic abuse is already recognised as an aggravating factor in a wide range of offences, such as assault or stalking - but until now there has been no consistent way to record it
  
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• Erling Haaland demands to be subbed in another blow for Manchester City

  04-10-2026 23:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  Erling Haaland asks for substitution and was seen limping during the game (Picture: AFP)Manchester City appear to have suffered a major injury blow after Erling Haaland demanded to be subbed off during his Norway clash with Portugal.The Norwegian goalscorer signalled to the bench to be taken off in the 67th minute of the last gasp Nations League 2-1 defeat to the Portuguese.The 26-year-old came close to putting his side ahead before falling to the floor.The superstar striker was seen limping of
  
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• Mosque praised by Andy Burnham just held terrorist's funeral

  04-10-2026 23:43 via dailymail.com
  
  The Prime Minister visited the Manchester Central Mosque in February, when he was mayor of the city, and shared an Iftar meal with worshippers at the mosque.
  
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• Labour's early release scheme poses 'existential risk' to probation service as union begs ministers to put entire service into special measures

  04-10-2026 23:41 via dailymail.com
  
  Ben Cockburn, chair of the National Association of Probation Officers (Napo), has said the Government's vow to keep the public safe while freeing thousands of inmates was 'just not credible'.
  
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• US withdraws bombers from RAF Fairford after suspected terror plot

  04-10-2026 23:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  US Air Force bombers were sent back to their home bases in the US from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, with the aircraft flying out on Sunday
  
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• US withdraws all bombers from RAF Fairford after suspected terror plot

  04-10-2026 23:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  US Air Force bombers were sent back to their home bases in the US from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, with the aircraft flying out on Sunday
  
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• 'Terrorist' pilot 'dreamed of crashing plane into Tel Aviv's airport' and had planned to hijack flight weeks ago 'but was friends with a crew member on board', sources claim

  04-10-2026 23:23 via dailymail.com
  
  'Terrorist' pilot Hamam al-Hammami, who attempted to hijack a Flydubai passenger plane, had  'dreamed' of crashing it into Tel Aviv's main airport and causing mass casualties, sources claim.
  
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• KEVIN MAGUIRE: 'Kemi Badenoch’s tax cuts for the wealthy prove the Tories still put the rich first'

  04-10-2026 23:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  OPINION: Kemi Badenoch's newly-developed smileyness can't disguise her poundshop Nigel Farage values - it's still the same old Tories and alarm bells should be ringing, argues Kevin Maguire
  
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• Prosecutors claw back £1.8million from a gangland money launderer who was named in the Panama Papers after selling his home, painting and gold bars... while he's still on the run

  04-10-2026 23:10 via dailymail.com
  
  Lenn Mayhew-Lewis - whose company accounts were listed in the infamous Panama Papers data leak and who has been on the run since March 2023 - has been targeted under proceeds of crime powers.
  
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