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• FlyDubai FZ1073 co-pilot begged 'kill me' after attacking captain in cockpit

  02-10-2026 09:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One of the brave passengers on board FlyDubai flight FZ1073 during the attempted hijacking on Wednesday claims the co-pilot who attacked his colleague was begging 'kill me'
  
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• Gambling's terrifying secrets exposed: Leaked audio reveals your parlay is really a 'sucker bet' and how players are tricked into thinking they're beating the system... while insider reveals the 'embarrassing' game that's a surer bet to make money

  04-10-2026 13:40 via dailymail.com
  
  Modern gambling is no longer simply about putting money on a horse, team or number. It is increasingly about designing an ecosystem in which there is always another bet to make.
  
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• Flydubai hijacker called for women to be 'stomped on' in religious rants while studying at British university

  04-10-2026 13:40 via dailymail.com
  
  Hamam al-Hammami, 29, severely wounded captain Smit Machchhar using the onboard crash axe as he tried to take control of the Flydubai plane on its way to Tel Aviv on Wednesday.
  
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• RAF Spitfire pilot, 43, was killed in Battle of Britain Memorial Flight crash likely caused by 'decades-old piece of debris in engine', report finds

  04-10-2026 13:39 via dailymail.com
  
  Squadron leader Mark Long, 43, died near RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire on May 25, 2024.
  
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• Trendy suburb that's home to Peaky Blinders has become a crime-ridden 'slum', locals complain

  04-10-2026 13:38 via dailymail.com
  
  Digbeth, in Birmingham, rose to prominence after Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight opened a studio there in October 2025.
  
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• Teenage e-bike rider who seriously injured seven-year-old boy in crash while speeding through red light is jailed for 18 months

  04-10-2026 13:38 via dailymail.com
  
  Callean Wyburn, 18, and two friends were seen driving dangerously on the electric motorcycles as they approached a pelican crossing in Christchurch, Dorset, on June 10 last year.
  
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• Gillian Anderson urges fan to not sit front row at theatre show: ‘It’s so distracting’

  04-10-2026 13:37 via metro.co.uk
  
  Gillian Anderson’s request for a fan has sparked debate (Picture: Grant Buchanan/Dave Benett/Getty Images for @sohoplace)Gillian Anderson urged a fan at the stage door of her latest theatre show not to sit in the front row as it is ‘so distracting,’ sparking debate
  The X-Files star is currently appearing as Martha in the stage adaptation of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at the Soho Place Theatre.She stars alongside Billy Crudup in the production, which has received rav
  
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• Who qualifies for 3 payments worth up to £460 this winter and how it'll be paid

  04-10-2026 13:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The money is aimed at helping people meet rising bills but not all are means-tested
  
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• Tom Allen: ‘People think I’m snooty – they’re often quite horrified’

  04-10-2026 13:34 via metro.co.uk
  
  Tom Allen is nothing like some people expect him to be (Picture: Gettty)Tom Allen is surprisingly passionate about brunch – passionately against it.‘Brunch is a lie,’ he tells me. ‘They don’t want you to know this but brunch is just an early lunch
  with an egg on it.’‘It’s this idea that maybe you’ll meet your friends for brunch, sit down at 11, but in reality, you’re
  talking, as the waiters well know, you end up eating at about 12, whi
  
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• Kemi Badenoch vows to keep pension triple lock - as new analysis warns Labour's plans to ditch it could cost some workers £38,000 in retirement

  04-10-2026 13:33 via dailymail.com
  
  The Tory leader has ended speculation she could follow Andy Burnham in ditching the mechanism which has helped protect the value of the basic state pensions for years.
  
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• ‘Hijacker who stabbed Flydubai pilot’ said woman should be ‘stomped on’

  04-10-2026 13:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  Hamam al-Hammami as seen in his alleged and since-removed LinkedIn profileThe Flydubai co-pilot accused of attempting to hijack the plane called for violence against women while studying in the UK.Hamam al-Hammami, 29, allegedly slashed Capt Smit Machchhar during the Wednesday flight from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to Tel Aviv, Israel.Al-Hammam, who is now being held in Abu Dhabi, said in archived social media posts seen by Metro that women should be ‘stomped on’ in 2022.The posts
  
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• Arsenal cult hero picks out surprise team as Premier League title rivals

  04-10-2026 13:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mikel Arteta is bidding for back-to-back Premier League titles (Picture: Getty Images)Arsenal are clear favourites to win the Premier League this season, according to one of their former players, but should be ‘careful’ of the challenge Chelsea present.The Gunners got off to a great start to their title defence, winning the first four league games of the new season, although were halted in their tracks last time out by a 3-0 defeat by Brighton.That surprise result allowed Manchester
  
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• Strictly stars react to action-packed Movie Week after sad first elimination

  04-10-2026 13:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It's Movie Week on Strictly - and this year's celebrities will hoping to avoid the first dreaded dance-off tonight after a star-spangled Saturday evening
  
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• Private parole hearing for James Bulger's killer Jon Venables is 'an insult' and like 'trampling on my son's grave', toddler's father says

  04-10-2026 13:20 via dailymail.com
  
  Two-year-old James was tortured and murdered by child killer Jon Venables and his accomplice Robert Thompson at a shopping centre near Liverpool in 1993.
  
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• Two people killed as 'mini-hurricane' brings devastating floods to Spain tourist region with more rain forecast

  04-10-2026 13:18 via dailymail.com
  
  A man was confirmed dead after a wall collapsed in the town of Tordera, in the country's Catalonia region, Catalan leader Salvador Illa said today.
  
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• ‘Unbelievable’ Cadbury chocolate bar from the 80s is back — and it’s 80p

  04-10-2026 13:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  Do you remember this product from the 80s? (Picture: LEON NEAL/AFP via Getty Images)Cadbury has been making and selling chocolate bars for more than 200 years.And while the classic Dairy Milk is still going strong, some of our favourites have been lost in the last few decades (RIP Flake Snow).But one ‘unbelievable’ chocolate bar from the 80s seems to be making a comeback.Do you remember Moro? Shoppers have spotted a chocolate bar with the very same name on shop shelves across the UK
  
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• Cadbury fans praise ‘unbelievable’ chocolate bar that’s just like an 80s favourite

  04-10-2026 13:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  Do you remember this product from the 80s? (Picture: LEON NEAL/AFP via Getty Images)Cadbury has been making and selling chocolate bars for more than 200 years.And while the classic Dairy Milk is still going strong, some of our favourites have been lost in the last few decades (RIP Flake Snow).But one ‘unbelievable’ chocolate bar from the 80s seems to be making a comeback.Do you remember Moro? Shoppers have spotted a chocolate bar with the very same name on shop shelves across the UK
  
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• Simple activity could help stroke survivors recover and boost quality of life

  04-10-2026 13:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  People can participate at whatever level they want
  
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• Body of woman 'wearing a wetsuit' is found washed up on popular beach a day after coastguard were seen scouring the area

  04-10-2026 13:05 via dailymail.com
  
  The body was found after emergency services were called out to search the water off Eastbourne on Friday afternoon.
  
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• Murdered James Bulger's dad furious at parole hearing decision as son's killer bids for freedom

  04-10-2026 13:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jon Venables, who tortured and murdered two-year-old James Bulger 23 years ago, last had a parole bid rejected in 2023
  
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• My honest review of Manchester’s ‘poshest hotel’ and its old-school charm

  04-10-2026 13:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Midland: a dose of old-school charm in the heart of Manchester (Picture: The Midland Manchester)It’s late Friday evening when I step off the train at Manchester Piccadilly and make my way to the city centre.I like to travel on the cheap. I usually book hostels for short city breaks, like the one I’m on this weekend. But this time, I’m checking into the Midland Hotel in Manchester.Dubbed the ‘poshest’ hotel in the city by my Mancunian friend, this place opened i
  
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• Donald Trump admits to daily medication for 'psychological' reasons

  04-10-2026 12:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump has fuelled speculation over his health after admitting to daily use of one medication, revealing he takes a larger dose than doctors recommend and says he needs it 'psychologically'
  
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• Murdered Leah Croucher's parents demand fresh law that may have stopped killer sex predator

  04-10-2026 12:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The family of Leah Croucher - who was snatched, raped and murdered by repeat sex offender Neil Maxwell - are calling for "Leah's Law", which would introduce a "three-strike" rule to give repeat sexual offenders mandatory sentences
  
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• Christa Pike botched execution horrors exposed by microphone in public gallery

  04-10-2026 12:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Christa Pike is now in hospital in Tennessee after surviving two doses of a lethal injection as the parents of Colleen Slemmer, who she brutally murdered, watched the death chamber
  
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• Friends hit 200 pubs on epic crawl after landing invite to 'world's most exclusive' pub

  04-10-2026 12:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The six mates have spent more than a decade drinking their way through London's pubs, with the same September weekend strictly reserved for their annual lads' crawl
  
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• Bloodshed on the Costa del Sol: How holiday hotspot is turning into underworld battleground with torture chambers and drive-by shootings as Spain sends in reinforcements

  04-10-2026 12:37 via dailymail.com
  
  It was meant to be a peaceful evening on Malaga's seafront. 
  
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• Andy Carroll reveals ex-BBC star was celebrity friend who sexually assaulted him

  04-10-2026 12:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Andy Carroll revealed in his autobiography that he was sexually assaulted during his second spell playing for Newcastle United in 2021 by a friend of his ex-wife, Billi Mucklow
  
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• Teddy Sheringham claims Erling Haaland is not the best striker in the Premier League

  04-10-2026 12:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  Teddy Sheringham and Man City striker Erling Haaland (Pictures: Getty)Teddy Sheringham has surprisingly claimed that Erling Haaland is not the best striker in the Premier League.Haaland boasts a sensational goalscoring record since joining Manchester City in 2022, netting 169 goals in 205 appearances.The Norway international scored more than 100 in just four Premier League campaigns, quickly closing in on Sergio Aguero’s Man City record.It has even been suggested Haaland could break Alan
  
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• College boss issues statement on Cornell 7 and brands it ‘deeply disturbing’

  04-10-2026 12:16 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 PageThe president of Cornell University has said allegations that a female student was raped and drugged will ‘weigh heavily’ on the institution.Michael Kotlikoff shared an eight-minute clip last night in which he described the claims relating to the so-called Cornell 7 suspects as ‘deeply disturbing’.‘My heart breaks when I think a
  
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• Expert warns Aussies to expect more quakes after Victoria tremor

  04-10-2026 12:13 via dailymail.com
  
  Geoscience Australia recorded a magnitude 4.8 tremor in the Gippsland region just after 2am on Saturday.
  
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