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• Dunelm’s Halloween collection starts at £2 and includes floating candles and pumpkin décor

  15-10-2026 17:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  I found the best Halloween décor at Dunelm and prices start at just £2. (Picture: Metro/Dunelm/Getty)
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  Halloween is just around the corner, and if it’s your favourite time of year, Dunelm has impressed us with its spooky-season decor.  We love the homewares retailer for its affordable bedding, furniture, and st
  
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• Trump press secretary Katie Zacharia hints she regrets taking questions in rocky first briefing as Sean Hannity grills her on 'lawyer' claims

  16-10-2026 04:24 via dailymail.com
  
  The new White House Press Secretary received brutal reviews for her first engagement with the DC press.
  
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• Media tycoon Antony Catalano comes out fighting as he denies swinging an iron at his wife's head before trying to strangle her: 'It didn't happen'

  16-10-2026 04:21 via dailymail.com
  
  Antony Catalano, 59, is accused of the drug-affected assault of his wife Stefanie at their Melbourne penthouse, when he allegedly held the iron to her head and dragged her by her hair.
  
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• Trump hits back at Zelensky and brands him 'not a good guy' in blistering attack

  16-10-2026 03:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump has addressed his true feelings towards Volodymyr Zelenskyy as tensions between Ukraine and Russia continue - Trump didn't hold back when asked if he had lost faith in Zelenskyy
  
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• Inner-city Sydney suburb locked down after reports of gunfire as schoolkids hide under desks, roads shut, trains cancelled and locals ordered to stay inside

  16-10-2026 03:20 via dailymail.com
  
  Officers were called to the area near Williams Parade and Constitution Road in Dulwich Hill on Friday morning.
  
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• Armed citizen chased teen Oregon gunman into elementary school and shot him dead minutes into attack: Police say hero saved multiple children's lives

  16-10-2026 03:16 via dailymail.com
  
  A horrific shootinghas seen children among the 'multiple victims' at an elementary school in Oregon, as the teen suspect was shot and killed by a heroic community member.
  
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• Husband strangled pediatrician wife then set her body on fire while couple's daughter, 7, slept nearby, prosecutors say

  16-10-2026 03:15 via dailymail.com
  
  He allegedly told police during an interview that the couple intended to get a separation because of marriage struggles and were deciding how to tell their daughter.
  
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• Teen gunman, 16, kills three children aged 5, 8 and 11 and a teacher in Oregon elementary school after shooting locked doors to get inside

  16-10-2026 03:08 via dailymail.com
  
  A 16-year-old gunman killed three children and a teacher when he opened fire at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon on Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Homicide victim identified as body found in barrel in Lake Mead amid frenzied speculation it is famous Vegas mobster

  16-10-2026 02:57 via dailymail.com
  
  The identity of a Las Vegas body found in a barrel in Lake Mead will be announced today following a frenzy of speculations tying the homicide to a famous mobster.
  
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• Boy, 5, dies in 'house of horrors' where he was 'duct-taped into sleeping bag' as police launch probe

  16-10-2026 02:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT The boy, aged 5, was found unresponsive inside his family's home and could not be revived. Officers were previously called to the home in 2025 and concerns were raised over what was occurring at the residence.
  
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• Joe Rogan takes another swipe at Australia after declaring he would never move here: 'What a cage Australia is'

  16-10-2026 02:48 via dailymail.com
  
  Joe Rogan has taken another swipe at Australia.
  
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• Stay inside alert issued for Sydney suburb after residents hear shots fired and police descend

  16-10-2026 02:45 via dailymail.com
  
  Officers were called to the area near Williams Parade and Constitution Road in Dulwich Hill on Friday morning.
  
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• Wes Streeting confirms Ukraine’s access to Starlink restored after meeting with Pete Hegseth

  16-10-2026 02:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said he had been reassured by his US counterpart Pete Hegseth that Ukraine's access to Starlink had been restored, as he invoked St Francis of Assisi in his efforts to "bring harmony" between Washington and Kyiv.
  
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• Sweet squirrel swims for supper! Stunning photos show animal's battle to get an acorn

  16-10-2026 02:17 via dailymail.com
  
  The small animal dipped its nose into the water to reach the acorn as it bobbed above the surface.
  
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• River in 'world's most beautiful village' to be fenced off from tourists amid fears hordes of summer paddlers are harming wildlife

  16-10-2026 02:12 via dailymail.com
  
  Thousands of visitors descended on Bibury, a picturesque Cotswolds village, over the summer, with many heading to the River Coln to enjoy the water.
  
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• Games Inbox: Was the GTA 6 launch trailer the last one?

  16-10-2026 02:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  There is no Trailer 3 (Rockstar Games)The Friday letters page is underwhelmed by the GTA 6 launch trailer, as a reader struggles to identify Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4.Games Inbox is a collection of our readers’ letters, comments, and opinions. To join in with the discussions yourself email [email protected]
  Final trailer
  Well, the GTA 6 launch trailer happened, I guess. It almost feels like Cyberleek made it, because it didn’t seem to show or tell us anything we don&rsquo
  
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• Resident Evil at 30 – ranking every mainline game from 1996 to 2026

  16-10-2026 02:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Which is your favourite Resident Evil game? (Capcom/Metro)If you’re looking to catch up with the Resident Evil series, especially as more games come to Nintendo Switch 2, here’s which to play first and which to avoid.While it is by no means the first horror game, Resident Evil is the series that coined the term survival horror. And while other horror franchises have faded into irrelevancy over the decades, Capcom’s franchise is performing stronger than ever.It’s an impre
  
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• BBC Question Time's Fiona Bruce grills Reform MP over ITV undercover sting: 'Why are they still in your party?'

  16-10-2026 01:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Reform UK’s shadow health minister James Evans was grilled on BBC Question Time over the latest allegations of extreme racist views and language within the party
  
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• Education Secretary is told children will be the losers after she said 'speaking skills' will be as important as reading and writing in new plans for GCSEs

  16-10-2026 01:43 via dailymail.com
  
  Education Secretary Lucy Powell was told 'children will be the losers' after she announced 'speaking skills' will become just as important as reading and writing in GCSE assessments.
  
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• Terrified parents rush to crisis center after Oregon elementary school shooting as devastated officials address 'senseless tragedy'

  16-10-2026 01:42 via dailymail.com
  
  The shooting happened at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, where reports of shots fired into a vehicle near the school came around 12.59pm.
  
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• DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Lucy Powell's disgraceful plan to dumb down schools will deprive Britain's young of the education she was lucky enough to enjoy

  16-10-2026 01:42 via dailymail.com
  
  In her infinite wisdom, Education Secretary Lucy Powell wants to overhaul the curriculum by putting speaking skills on a par with reading and writing.
  
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• Rescue dog named Peggy-Sue who was the same weight as a baby HIPPO sheds the pounds and finds a new home

  16-10-2026 01:41 via dailymail.com
  
  Bulldog Peggy-Sue weighed a mammoth 32.5kg - approximately the same as a ten-year-old child or a new born hippopotamus.
  
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• CCTV captures woman's screams after man is shot dead outside his suburban home in Melbourne as cops probe suspected gangland hit

  16-10-2026 01:38 via dailymail.com
  
  Homicide detectives are investigating the circumstances of the death, including whether it was targeted.
  
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• Despairing Team Albo's morale crisis. As 'people lose faith', Labor insiders put forward a tempting suggestion: get rid of Jim Chalmers: PETER VAN ONSELEN

  16-10-2026 01:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Behind the public declarations of unity, two currents of discontent are running through Labor at once.
  
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• Inmates vying to KILL Diddy in prison: How disgraced rapper's outrageous jail antics put target on his back... as stash of nude photos and 'fancy massages' are exposed

  16-10-2026 01:23 via dailymail.com
  
  Diddy's luxurious prison lifestyle has landed him in serious danger, insiders say, as mystery surrounds what happened behind bars to earn him an urgent hospital visit in the middle of the night.
  
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• ANDY JEHRING: My night with elite Ukrainian special forces whose long-range drones are causing such devastation for Putin that Trump's being accused of sabotaging them

  16-10-2026 01:16 via dailymail.com
  
  'Get down!' the Ukrainian commander bellows, as a high-speed drone armed with a 105kg warhead hurtles across the field.
  
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• Former Homeland Security head Kristi Noem no longer serving as special envoy to Shield of the Americas

  16-10-2026 01:14 via dailymail.com
  
  Kristi Noem has left her position as Donald Trump's special envoy to the Shield of the Americas but remains in an advisory role at the State Department.
  
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• 'Tech giants must face heavy fines for spreading Liam Payne death images'

  16-10-2026 01:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror told how Liam Payne's family took on social media giants "for sake of Bear" after photographs of the singer's lifeless body were published online
  
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• Dangerous baby pool floats that could cause infants to drown being sold online, says Which?

  16-10-2026 01:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  An investigation by the consumer champion found 171 of what it described as lethal products for sale on six online marketplaces - Amazon, AliExpress, eBay, OnBuy, Shein and Vinted
  
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• Older people urged to get flu jab after data reveals nearly 4,000 deaths from horror winter

  16-10-2026 01:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  New data from the UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA) has revealed multiple thousands of additional deaths were caused by the most common strain of the flu during the last season
  
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