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• DVLA key update as it confirms 4 changes over driving licence renewals

  16-10-2026 08:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Department for Transport has issued a DVLA update this week from Parliament on steps it is taking to ensure drivers are affected as little as possible
  
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• Cindy Crawford breaks silence after son Presley Gerber’s death aged 27

  18-10-2026 21:46 via metro.co.uk
  
  Presley Gerber, son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber died earlier this year (Picture: Getty Images)Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber have expressed their heartbreak at the recent death of son Presley.On September 20, the 27-year-old fashion model died of a suspected overdose after going into cardiac arrest.This occurred at the Santa Monica facility Resolutions Living, where he had checked in the day before.According to sources, Gerber had ‘got high’ on the Saturday beforehand, and b
  
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• Two teenagers killed in horror crash in Suffolk village

  18-10-2026 21:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  Two people have died following a serious road traffic collision in Little Stonham.Police were called by the East of England ambulance service at 10:15am today, Sunday 18 October, following reports of a two-vehicle collision on Debenham Road involving a red Peugeot 107 and a silver Volkswagen Passat.Police, ambulance, air ambulance and fire crew were all in attendance to the incident.The passenger of the Peugeot, a man aged in his late teens, sadly died at the scene.The driver of the Peugeot, a
  
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• ‘Special player’ – David Raya hails Arsenal teammate after Nottingham Forest win

  18-10-2026 21:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  David Raya before Arsenal’s win at Nottingham Forest (Picture: Getty)David Raya branded Arsenal teammate Noni Madueke a ‘special player’ after the Premier League champions beat Nottingham Forest.Mikel Arteta’s side looked set to drop points in successive games and fall further behind early pacesetters Manchester City after a goalless opening 80 minutes at the City Ground.Despite dominating possession, Arsenal created little in the final third and were on course to slip f
  
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• American Covid cases rise in UK as expert shares key symptoms to watch for

  18-10-2026 21:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The XFG variant, nicknamed 'American Covid' after becoming the dominant strain in the US, has been circulating in the UK for around a year, but health chiefs have issued an alert as cases soar
  
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• Trump backs 'great warrior' Netanyahu for re-election as he warns Israelis against choosing any other leader

  18-10-2026 21:14 via dailymail.com
  
  President Donald Trump has formally backed a longtime Middle Eastern ally in his own re-election bid.
  
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• Third Strictly Come Dancing contestant eliminated after ‘shock bottom two’

  18-10-2026 21:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  The third couple has been eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing (Picture: BBC/Guy Levy)The third couple to be eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing has been revealed after Icons Week threw a real curveball.Last night, the remaining 13 couples performed as various kinds and queens of music with some unexpected triumphs, causing, as viewers predicted a ‘shock bottom two’.And it was Paralympian Dame Sarah Storey and her partner Julian Caillon who left the competition following a dance
  
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• Kammy at a loss in Emmerdale as Belle spirals following love declaration

  18-10-2026 21:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Time and a place, hun (Picture: ITV)Kammy Hadiq (Shebz Miah) royally puts his foot in it in Emmerdale soon by accidentally revealing to Belle Dingle (Eden Taylor-Draper) that he loves her.Earlier this year, everything changed for Kammy when Belle learnt about his living arrangements.
  The character was secretly homeless, and had set up camp in one of the barns on Emmerdale Farm. As a result of Kammy not wanting anyone to view him as ‘sad and alone’, he kept his situation a secret, bu
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing live updates - Sarah Storey leaves show as fans blame Icons theme

  18-10-2026 20:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The glitz and the glam of Strictly Come Dancing saw the celebrities channel their favourite icons this week. One star headed home tonight, with Sarah and Julian waving their goodbyes to the show
  
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• Horrifying moment priest is crushed to death by falling crucifix while live streaming Catholic Mass in Ecuador

  18-10-2026 20:58 via dailymail.com
  
  GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: The disturbing video shows an enormous cross striking the priest directly in the head. Parishioners could be heard screaming 'Padre!' in the moments after.
  
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• Inside Brock Turner's secret life with new identity... as united family image is shattered by fresh scandal a decade after ex Stanford swimmer sexually assaulted unconscious co-ed outside frat house

  18-10-2026 20:55 via dailymail.com
  
  Brock Turner, now 31, ignited widespread outrage when he was given a cushy sentence for sexually assault an unconscious woman behind a dumpster in 2015.
  
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• Donald Trump airport suddenly launches investigation hours before president was expected to depart after 'suspicious phone call' freezes flights

  18-10-2026 20:52 via dailymail.com
  
  President Donald Trump International Airport in Florida announced that law enforcement launched an investigation into a 'suspicious phone call' on Sunday afternoon.
  
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• Homeowner sparks fury by boasting of her $1.5m house during spat over a parking space... as protesters descend on her doorstep

  18-10-2026 20:50 via dailymail.com
  
  Footage captured by a student has gone viral showing her confronting a couple, who allegedly placed notes telling commuter not to park in front of their home.
  
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• France riots live updates: Protesters clash with police in central Paris as Macron pleads 'for unity' 

  18-10-2026 20:50 via dailymail.com
  
  Macron has vowed to crack down on violence in France after yet another day of violent protests, with several cities looted and set on fire as more than half a million people took to the streets.
  
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• Davina McCall reveals new diagnosis after brain tumour removal and breast cancer battle

  18-10-2026 20:47 via metro.co.uk
  
  Davina McCall has revealed another diagnosis two years after brain tumour removal (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock)Davina McCall has urged fans to get checked after receiving another diagnosis, two years after having a brain tumour removed. The former Big Brother host had a ‘very rare’ brain tumour removed in 2024 and was diagnosed with breast cancer a year later before getting the all clear.
  However, the 59-year-old has confirmed she has now been diagnosed with cardiovascu
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing live updates - Fans thrilled by shake-up to results show as one pair heads home

  18-10-2026 20:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The glitz and the glam of Strictly Come Dancing saw the celebrities channel their favourite icons this week. With Delta Goodrem out the show due to injury, the drama continues - and we're here for all of it!
  
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• GOP candidate arrested after alleged drunken crash flips his car… as his own running mate demands he quit campaign

  18-10-2026 20:27 via dailymail.com
  
  Massachusetts GOP lieutenant governor hopeful Shawn Oliver, 42, was arrested after overturning his own car in an alleged drunken crash on Saturday.
  
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• Macron pledges crackdown following 'apocalyptic' violence as Donald Trump blames 'immigrants with hatred in their hearts' for French riots amid fears country is 'ungovernable'

  18-10-2026 20:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Mr Macron made an impassioned plea 'for unity' following a weekend of chaos involving up to a half-a-million protesters.
  
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• Matt Willis felt ‘guilty’ for distancing himself from Amy Winehouse before she died

  18-10-2026 20:19 via metro.co.uk
  
  Matt Willis has looked back on his friendship with Amy Winehouse (Picture: Shutterstock)Matt Willis has admitted that he feelt ‘guilty’ about distancing himself from Amy Winehouse prior to her death of alcohol poisoning, aged 27.Busted star Willis, 43, struck up a close friendship with Winehouse after growing up in London together and attending the same drama school.But with Willis suffering from addictions of his own, he and Winehouse drifted apart, so that he could get clean ahead
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing live updates - one pair leaves as pros wow with Madonna tribute

  18-10-2026 20:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The glitz and the glam of Strictly Come Dancing saw the celebrities channel their favourite icons this week. With Delta Goodrem out the show due to injury, the drama continues - and we're here for all of it!
  
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• Mikel Arteta explains Eberechi Eze half-time substitution vs Nottingham Forest

  18-10-2026 20:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arsenal midfielder Eberechi Eze (Picture: Getty)Mikel Arteta defended his decision to haul Eberechi Eze off at half-time in Arsenal’s tense 1-0 win against Nottingham Forest.After registering his first goal of the season in the midweek Champions League victory over Lille, Eze retained his place in the starting XI for the trip to the City Ground.The England international has struggled for regular game time so far this term, but any suggestion he was set to kickstart his campaign was quickl
  
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• Microsoft pulls out of AI deal for UK data centre firm in move that could deprive Nick Clegg of £30million payout

  18-10-2026 20:13 via dailymail.com
  
  The American tech giant was due to be the 'anchor tenant' at the AI infrastructure company's first planned UK site in Loughton, Essex, where it had agreed to rent 23,000 high-end AI chips.
  
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• The 16-year-old victim of horror plane crash was only on his 10th flying 'experience'

  18-10-2026 20:10 via dailymail.com
  
  A teenage boy who died in an air crash with his 80-year-old flying instructor was on his 10th flying exercise, it has emerged.
  
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• Fury as health chief who deleted Covid WhatsApps handed top job... in defence

  18-10-2026 20:07 via dailymail.com
  
  Patient campaigners have raised major concerns after a health official who said he deleted Covid messages as a 'pre-bed ritual' secured a top medical job in the Ministry of Defence.
  
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• Ibiza airport flooded as mum found dead and torrential rain batters holiday hotspot

  18-10-2026 20:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Storm Adam has lashed Ibiza and other regions in western Spain with heavy rain, leading flights from Britain to be diverted to other airports in the country
  
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• Ian Wright says Arsenal star will be ‘devastated’ after Nottingham Forest win

  18-10-2026 20:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ian Wright after Arsenal’s win at Nottingham Forest (Picture: Sky Sports)Ian Wright believes Eberechi Eze will be ‘devastated’ after he was subbed off at half-time during Arsenal’s win at Nottingham Forest.Eze was handed his first Premier League start of the season on Sunday as reigning champions Arsenal visited the City Ground to face struggling Forest.But the former Crystal Palace star was hooked at half-time and his replacement, Noni Madueke, scored Arsenal’s wi
  
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• Londoners baffled by 250 mile high military-grade laserbeam piercing the night sky

  18-10-2026 20:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  Londoners baffled by giant laser piercing the night sky (Picture: tappedinhq)Londoners have been looking up at the sky and could be forgiven for thinking the world was ending this weekend.A beam of light – thought to be one of the most powerful lasers on earth – could be seen for miles around the capital.Theories are abound about whether it was an Independence Day-style alien invasion or thanking the Batman that has been paying for people’s petrol.
  ‘This is apparently an
  
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• Heartbreaking discovery after church letter sent in 1955 is returned by the post office after 71 years of failed attempts to deliver important document

  18-10-2026 19:59 via dailymail.com
  
  In late August, the Christ Episcopal Church in Alameda got an envelope in the mail that was postmarked October 26, 1955. Inside it was a long-lost important document.
  
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• John Swinney 'like Idi Amin and Robert Mugabe' in his bid to nationalise buses

  18-10-2026 19:56 via dailymail.com
  
  Bus operators have threatened legal action against plans to bring services into public control, as they accused John Swinney of acting like dictators Idi Amin and Robert Mugabe.
  
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• Three officers injured after 'lorry on wrong side of the road hits police car'

  18-10-2026 19:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The lorry was seen swerving on the wrong side of the road and failed to stop for police
  
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