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• Expert settles debate on if cheese before bed causes nightmares

  09-10-2026 13:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  For years you may have heard your parents, grandparents or friends at the pub tell you that eating cheese before bed can cause vivid dreams - but is there any truth behind the claim?
  
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• David Cameron makes a splash as he enjoys cold plunge at the beach with friends to mark the start of his 60th birthday celebrations

  10-10-2026 13:14 via dailymail.com
  
  The former Prime Minister joined friends for a swim on Saturday morning as they recovered from a boozy dinner hosted at his £2million holiday home in Cornwall on Friday night.
  
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• Christmas will cost average family eye-watering £1,500 this year after huge price rise

  10-10-2026 13:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  New research suggests the typical household expects to spend £693.80 on presents, £185.80 on Christmas dinner and a further £158.20 on snacks, sweets and treats
  
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• US star Ella Langley cancels concert after ‘serious security threat’

  10-10-2026 13:09 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ella Langley had been set to perform at a sold-out venue in Oklahoma (Picture: Variety/Getty)US Country music star Ella Langley cancelled a sold-out concert following reports of a ‘serious security threat’.The Choosin’ Texas singer, 27, was due to perform in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Friday when the threat was called in from an unknown source.Sharing the news to her Instagram Story and grid, Langley wrote: ‘Due to a serious security threat involving the safety of my fans, the v
  
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• BBC Weather issues verdict on El Nino and polar vortex bringing major snow to UK

  10-10-2026 13:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Weather forecasters have warned that this year's super-strength El Nino could lead to extreme cold and snow across the UK due to the polar vortex weakening
  
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• Toby Carvery responds to meat-weighing claims as fans threaten boycott

  10-10-2026 13:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  The chain has addressed social media claims of a policy change (Picture: Getty Images)There are few things more sacred to Brits than a Sunday roast — and arguably even fewer things that grind our gears more than shrinkflation.Toby Carvery has been on the receiving end of these shared national passions this week, with increasing social media critcism forcing the chain to set the record straight.Content creator Tee Gee posted a video on Facebook showing a staff member using weighing scales
  
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• The cost of renting a room in London has reached a depressing milestone

  10-10-2026 13:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  A new study has looked at the average cost of renting a room in London (Picture: Getty Images)Renting in London has many complex layers to it – whether it’s extortionate prices, the mental cost of navigating flatmates, or begging your landlord to reply to your texts about the broken washing machine.Now, depressing new statistics show the average rent for a room in the capital has officially tipped over the £1,000 threshold.Yes, that’s the figure for a room in a house sha
  
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• I didn’t want to see him again but I owed him one after our first date

  10-10-2026 13:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  It was my first date since emerging from the trenches of a turbulent breakup (Picture: Getty Images)‘When can I see you again?’, my date asked.We were standing outside a pub, sharing a Lost Mary on a cold December night, a true modern day romance.It was the end of my first date since emerging from the trenches of a turbulent breakup and, in all honesty, I hadn’t had a chance to figure that out whether I fancied a second date. He was nice. The date had been nice.‘I don&rs
  
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• Boy, 15, was stabbed three times by masked men who also knifed his father in unprovoked midnight house raid as both fight for life in hospital

  10-10-2026 13:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Armed police rushed to the property in Thurnby, Leicestershire, after reports of the 'completely unprovoked' break-in during the early hours of Thursday morning.
  
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• Orange Order launch legal action after minister bans Garvaghy Road march following two-week stand-off

  10-10-2026 12:56 via dailymail.com
  
  The Orange Order has launched legal action after Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant banned the contentious Drumcree parade, following two weeks of deadlock.
  
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• Man with 'sexual obsession' seen 'walking under blanket before killing stepdaughter'

  10-10-2026 12:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nathan Owens is accused of killing his stepdaughter Carla Georgescu, 19, who was found dead at her University of Lancashire halls of residence on February 5
  
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• Key passport rule change for 'anyone entering UK' 'starting from October'

  10-10-2026 12:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  From this month the new rule will start coming in at all UK airports with it fulling in force by early 2027
  
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• Boy, 11, injured in Manchester 'dog attack' with 'Bullmastiff-types on the loose'

  10-10-2026 12:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  An 11-year-old boy was injured in an alleged dog attack in north Manchester on Thursday afternoon - police were called to reports of Bullmastiff-type dogs 'on the loose'
  
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• Panama earthquake triggers tsunami alerts across Central America as buildings crumble

  10-10-2026 12:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Panama sparked tsunami warnings in several countries across Central America and led to buildings crumbling
  
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• Brooklyn Beckham claps back at people saying he ‘always burns food’

  10-10-2026 12:37 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 PageBrooklyn Beckham has clapped back at the haters who claim he routinely singes his recipes. The 27-year-old self-styled chef shared a new cooking clip to his Instagram account, this time whipping up the pasta dish spaghetti all’assassina. Atop the video, which shows tattooed Beckham making the sauce and then cooking the raw pasta in the pan, h
  
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• Bridgerton is ruining our village: Filming for hit Netflix show sparks calls to police over 'artificial smoke' from Grade I-listed mansion and complaints over 'nuisance' camera crews

  10-10-2026 12:34 via dailymail.com
  
  Locals have complained that filming at the Grade I-listed property has caused chaos in the North Mymms parish with less than 9,000 residents - and the police have even been called.
  
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• Moment sports broadcasters flee on live TV broadcast as 7.7-magnitude earthquake hits Panama

  10-10-2026 12:30 via dailymail.com
  
  The five male presenters initially look at each other, confused as the walls and light fixtures behind them visibly start to shake.
  
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• Think YOUR job is a thankless task? Funny moment Singapore workers try to defy the elements and sweep away torrential downpouring threatening the Grand Prix

  10-10-2026 12:29 via dailymail.com
  
  Taking on a thankless task at work can on occasion make workers feel as useful as a chocolate teapot. 
  
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• Teaching assistant who took boy home to see her sex toy collection faces jail

  10-10-2026 12:24 via metro.co.uk
  
  Melanie Rock at the crown court where she was found guilty of grooming and sexual activity with a child in a position of trust on Friday (Picture: Isle of Wight County Press/Solent News)A paedophile teaching assistant groomed a 15-year-old boy before taking him home and showing him her sex toys, see-through lingerie and bondage gear.Melanie Rock, 34, took the boy into her bedroom and gave him a ‘koala hug’, which involved her putting her arms and legs around him on her bed as well a
  
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• Window cleaners rescued after getting stuck at 15th floor of London skyscraper

  10-10-2026 12:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dramatic images showed the moment firefighters rescued two window cleaners stuck 15 storeys outside a London skyscraper
  
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• Met police fires head of Specials after Palantir AI technology found he'd used his work phone to copy sexual images of woman

  10-10-2026 12:23 via dailymail.com
  
  Special Chief Officer James Deller, who headed the force's Special Constables was striped of his position after an accelerated misconduct hearing on Friday.
  
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• Killer husband who contacted escorts while hiding wife’s body in freezer jailed for life

  10-10-2026 12:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  David Barraclough, 46, used a claw hammer to murder Carolann Barraclough, 37, while she lay in bed at their home in Horbury, Wakefield (Picture: Yorkshire Live/MEN Media)A killer husband used his wife’s phone to message her children saying ‘I’ll be home soon’ while her body was hidden in a chest freezer, a court heard as he was jailed for life.David Barraclough, 46, used a claw hammer to murder Carolann Barraclough, 37, while she lay in bed at their home in Horbury, Wake
  
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• Katya Jones makes emotional family statement ahead of Strictly Come Dancing live show

  10-10-2026 12:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Katya Jones has made an emotional family statement ahead of the Strictly Come Dancing live show this evening. The professional dancer was very open when she addressed the matter
  
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• Kit’s head shaved as he snaps over cancer fears in new Coronation Street spoiler video

  10-10-2026 12:04 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 PageKit Green (Jacob Roberts) hits another emotional milestone in his battle with cancer on Coronation Street, in this sneak peak video.The Cobbles Copper has had is life turned upside down by a shocking breast cancer diagnosis, due to the revelation that the BRCA gene runs in his family.Despite his best efforts to keep it secret, Kit ended up confiding the diag
  
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• Remember the moment a UEFA semi-final was delayed for EastEnders’ Phil Mitchell?

  10-10-2026 12:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Oh, the memories (Picture: BBC)There was a time when Britain had the kind of power that could make the rest of Europe pause. We didn’t use this power to solve global crises, of course.
  We actually used it to force a stadium full of elite footballers to sit around waiting in the tunnel because we needed to see who shot a bald bloke in East London.It sounds like a total fever dream but believe me, it actually happened.In a tweet shared by The Away Fans, an account celebrating football, they
  
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• Arsenal vs Leeds LIVE: Premier League latest score and goal updates

  10-10-2026 12:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arsenal host Leeds United at the Emirates as the Premier League returns (Picture: Getty)Arsenal are looking to get back to winning ways against Leeds United as the Premier League returns from a lengthy international break.Mikel Arteta’s side won their first four games of the season but were left stunned before the break after being thumped 3-0 by Brighton.The Gunners will be without summer signings Christos Tzolis after he injured himself playing for Greece, while Kai Havertz and Ezri Kon
  
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• Arsenal vs Leeds LIVE: Premier League latest score and confirmed lineups

  10-10-2026 12:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arsenal host Leeds United at the Emirates as the Premier League returns (Picture: Getty)Arsenal are looking to get back to winning ways against Leeds United as the Premier League returns from a lengthy international break.Mikel Arteta’s side won their first four games of the season but were left stunned before the break after being thumped 3-0 by Brighton.The Gunners will be without summer signings Christos Tzolis after he injured himself playing for Greece, while Kai Havertz and Ezri Kon
  
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• James Bond legend was told she wouldn’t be a film star because her face was ‘wrong’

  10-10-2026 11:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  Bond almost missed out on one of his most beloved allies (Picture: Shutterstock)An iconic star of the James Bond franchise has revealed how she was once told that she’d never make it as a film star – because her face was ‘wrong.’Not to be discouraged, the young actress went on to become one of cinema’s most recognisable – and beloved – faces.This includes her work as M in the James Bond series, defying convention to reappear in the role even after 007 h
  
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• Celebrity Traitors live: Banished Faithful screams as they learn truth about co-stars

  10-10-2026 11:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING: Contains spoilers! The three cloaked Traitors struck again tonight and was bad news for a show favourite.
  
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• He'll be in the dog house now! Moment drink-driver's pet steals the show during police stop as his owner is caught behind the wheel more than four times over the limit

  10-10-2026 11:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Bryan Househam was arrested by Avon and Somerset Police following reports of a grey Toyota RAV4 veering across the M5 near Dursley on September 13.
  
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