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• Fight or flight! Two kingfishers lock beaks as they battle mid air

  30-09-2026 02:06 via dailymail.com
  
  The confrontational birds were spotted in Tokyo, Japan, near a river during a light drizzle.
  
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• Parents will be offered greater support with infant feeding, mental health and bonding with their babies, under new plans to set up 1,000 'one-stop shops'

  30-09-2026 07:01 via dailymail.com
  
  The government will establish up to 1,000 'one-stop shops' for infant care across England by 2028 to help give children a better start in life.
  
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• Forget handymen, I’m a handy-them – a safe pair of hands for women in London

  30-09-2026 07:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  El started their DIY business after hearing a number of horror stories from female friends (Picture: El Melbourne)There are approximately 2.7 million tradespeople in the UK – and roughly 96% are male.This means that if you need help putting up shelves, painting a bathroom, or fixing a boiler, the likelihood is that it’ll be a man who arrives at your front door.And for a number of women who live alone, this can be incredibly daunting.In 2018, a survey conducted by the Federation of M
  
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• Sydney designer's 17-year legal battle against pop star Katy Perry faces another twist over damages payout

  30-09-2026 06:55 via dailymail.com
  
  Fashion designer Katie Taylor, born Katie Perry, sued the Firework singer in 2019 for trademark infringement.
  
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• Ofgem shares 'three steps to take back control' days before energy bills rise for millions

  30-09-2026 06:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  More than four million homes on standard tariffs face higher energy bills from Thursday, October 1, as Ofgem's price cap rises 4% - the avergae household will see an increase of £5 per month or £60 a year
  
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• Albanese under fresh pressure over $6million grant for his golf club as new details emerge

  30-09-2026 06:30 via dailymail.com
  
  New revelations about federal funding to the Marrickville Golf Club are likely to add heat on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as a Senate probe looms.
  
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• Chad Lowe's daughter Fiona dies aged just 13 as family release 'heartbreaking' statement

  30-09-2026 06:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The family have paid tribute to their 13-year-old daughter with a heartbreaking statement, saying she was "the light of our lives" and the whole family is "devastated"
  
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• Five arrested in major police operation near Aussie airport as man taken to hospital with gunshot wound and public warned to stay away

  30-09-2026 06:14 via dailymail.com
  
  A 'serious incident' is unfolding near an airport in Western Australia's Midwest as police urge the public to stay away.
  
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• Glamorous influencer who posed with stacks of cash arrested in sprawling money laundering investigation

  30-09-2026 06:10 via dailymail.com
  
  The woman built a huge online following by showing off a luxury lifestyle financed by her drug lord father's dirty money, according to Ecuadorian authorities.
  
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• House price crash warning as Australians face higher rates, falling values and $90,000 borrowing hit

  30-09-2026 05:59 via dailymail.com
  
  A warning has been issued to Australians.
  
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• Man, 77, executed for killing mum in brutal hammer attack with daughter finding her body

  30-09-2026 05:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Curtis Wilkie Beasley was convicted of first-degree murder, robbery and grand theft auto in the 1995 killing of Carolyn Monfort at her home south of Orlando - tragically her daughter discovered her blood-splattered body
  
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• Wild moment 60-year-old woman is rescued from rough Bahamas surf after getting trapped by fence

  30-09-2026 05:47 via dailymail.com
  
  Vendors and beach access advocates have protested that the fence harms local businesses and creates a safety risk for beachgoers.
  
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• Hundreds of prisoners to walk free this week as early release scheme begins

  30-09-2026 05:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A number of of prisoners will walk free from jail on Thursday, October 1 as part of the government's efforts to free up capacity in overcrowded prisons across the country
  
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• Grace Tame hit rock bottom and feared for her life after learning of 'disturbing' social media posts allegedly directed at her by her childhood abuser

  30-09-2026 05:37 via dailymail.com
  
  Former Australian of the Year Grace Tame hit rock bottom and feared for her life after learning of 'disturbing' social media posts.
  
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• Major probe after $10m cocaine haul vanishes from Fiji court and is reportedly replaced with flour

  30-09-2026 05:23 via dailymail.com
  
  Seven of the 39 cocaine bars were initially reported missing earlier this month, before forensic tests found the remaining exhibits had also been tampered with.
  
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• Sour grapes? Mehreen Faruqi steps down as Greens deputy leader - as she launches furious attack on the direction of the party

  30-09-2026 05:14 via dailymail.com
  
  David Shoebridge has been elected Greens leader.
  
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• Lindsay Clancy prosecutors weigh retrial as holdout juror begs public to 'put the focus on the three angels'

  30-09-2026 05:11 via dailymail.com
  
  Prosecutors in Massachusetts have not yet decided whether they will force Lindsay Clancy to stand trial a second time for killing her three children.
  
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• Good news for Australian universities as top institutions rise in rankings despite global slump

  30-09-2026 05:10 via dailymail.com
  
  Four of the six Aussie institutions in the Times Higher Education top 100 have improved on their previous year's scores.
  
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• Why these glowing blue smudges are at the centre of the case against Beau Lamarre-Condon - as trial hears he 'covered up double shootings with paint and putty'

  30-09-2026 04:52 via dailymail.com
  
  Follow Daily Mail's live coverage of Beau Lamarre-Condon's murder trial.
  
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• Wife of wealthy Australian business executive allegedly tries to kill him just days after his birthday

  30-09-2026 04:41 via dailymail.com
  
  Robert Branchi was allegedly nearly killed inside a luxury aged care home, just days after his 90th birthday.
  
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• How gut-wrenching tragedy has stalked family - after teens allegedly stab 'hero' dad in the street, just five years after mum, 38, died suddenly

  30-09-2026 04:39 via dailymail.com
  
  It was Christmas Eve after Victoria's dreaded lockdown and Colin Sheean thought life couldn't get any worse for his young family. 
  
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• Neighbour accused of murdering father and son who travelled interstate to settle estate in rural Australia

  30-09-2026 04:20 via dailymail.com
  
  Nicholas Scott, 32, was arrested at Grafton Base Hospital at about 12.20pm on Tuesday after the bodies were discovered two weeks apart at a property in Gurranang.
  
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• How gutwrenching tragedy has stalked family - after teens allegedly stab 'hero' dad in the street, just five years after mum, 38, died suddenly

  30-09-2026 04:18 via dailymail.com
  
  It was Christmas Eve after Victoria's dreaded lockdown and Colin Sheean thought life couldn't get any worse for his young family. 
  
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• Greens choose outspoken senator David Shoebridge as new leader

  30-09-2026 04:06 via dailymail.com
  
  David Shoebridge has been elected Greens leader.
  
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• Neighbour accused of murdering man and younger relative who travelled interstate to settle estate in rural Australia

  30-09-2026 03:49 via dailymail.com
  
  The man, 32, was arrested on Tuesday at about 12.20pm after the bodies were found two weeks apart at a property in Gurrang.
  
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• MAGA darling Ann Coulter delivers devastating verdict for Republicans on midterm elections: 'bloodbath'

  30-09-2026 03:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Coulter, 64 an ally turned skeptic of Donald Trump, said that the Republicans are headed for an unprecedented defeat in November.
  
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• Inflation surges to 4 per cent sparking fears of more mortgage pain with fresh rate rise in a matter of weeks

  30-09-2026 03:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Less than 24 hours after the Reserve Bank delivered another rate hike new inflation data..
  
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• Heartwarming moment airwoman leaves her adoring little sister in disbelief as she surprises her after three years away

  30-09-2026 03:40 via dailymail.com
  
  A member of the US Air Force popped into her little sister's classroom after three years away, and the heartwarming moment was captured on video.
  
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• Horror as man dragged to his death after bag got stuck in New York train door

  30-09-2026 03:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Yaw Boahene, 57, was exiting the train at a Brooklyn subway station around 6 p.m. when his bag snagged in the closing train doors before being pulled onto the tracks
  
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• MAGA star went to great lengths to wed young Christian fan… now dirty claims of their 'trad' marriage are exposed as troubling new 'boy child' accusations and humiliating explicit posts emerge

  30-09-2026 03:32 via dailymail.com
  
  Kezia Schaffer was a young Christian in Australia when she messaged an up-and-coming American right-wing podcaster in 2018 to say she liked his show.
  
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