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• Football Manager 27 release date confirmed as new deep dive released

  30-09-2026 18:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  A makeover of sorts (Sega)Sports Interactive has announced the release date for Football Manager 27 and they’re very keen to show off the graphics.After last year’s entry became one of the worst received ever, fans are hoping for a return to form with the next game, which is being promoted as a full recovery from the franchise’s recent turmoil.As announced today, Football Manager 27 will launch on November 10, 2026 across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, priced at &poun
  
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• Priceless Celebrity Traitors moments you probably forgot because of Richard E Grant

  02-10-2026 16:44 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 PageIt’s fair to say the first episode of the new series of Celebrity Traitors was completely stolen by Richard E Grant.Airing on Thursday evening, our first look at the 21 new star contestants in Ardross Castle was as dramatic and hilarious as ever, largely due to the biggest blunder in the show’s history, courtesy of the Oscar-nominated icon.After
  
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• Brits increasingly rely on tech and AI to find presents for hard-to-buy-for loved ones

  02-10-2026 16:43 via metro.co.uk
  
  Brits are using technology to help them shop this Christmas (Picture: IMAGO Images/Cover Images)More than a third of Brits plan to use artificial intelligence to choose presents for loved ones this year, according to new research.Nearly half of Brits (45%) plan to start their Christmas shopping by the end of October, according to a new poll commissioned for PayPal. With many stumped over what to get for those hard-to-buy-for relatives, people are increasingly turning to technology for help.More
  
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• Police chase down prolific M&S shoplifter who fled in an Audi

  02-10-2026 16:39 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 PageThis is the moment a prolific shoplifter who pinched produce from M&S was chased by a plainclothes police officer.Andrea Berquez, 41, entered the supermarket in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, on May 15 and was captured on CCTV grabbing something from the fruit and veg aisle and stuffing it in her bag.The repeat offender is then seen fleeing the store and ru
  
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• Electrician turned anti-Ulez activist is jailed for 15 years for blowing up roadside camera with homemade bomb

  02-10-2026 16:36 via dailymail.com
  
  Kevin Rees, 63, has been jailed for 15 years for blowing up a Ulez camera with a homemade bomb.
  
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• Disgraced priest who led 'cult' Nine O'Clock Service convicted of rape and sexually assaulting young women who attended his church

  02-10-2026 16:36 via dailymail.com
  
  Chris Brain, 69, has been on trial at Inner London Crown Court for a series of sexual offences, including one count of rape, against women dating back to the 1980s.
  
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• Tragic boy, 17, is identified after he jumped to his death from fourth floor school balcony moments after being beaten up by bully

  02-10-2026 16:26 via dailymail.com
  
  A Los Angeles high school student has been identified after apparently jumping to his death from a fourth-floor balcony following a classroom fight caught on video.
  
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• ‘House of horrors’ suspect’s manifesto revealed amid links to missing women

  02-10-2026 16:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  Raymond ‘RC’ Horsch’s writings are being examined after police recovered more than a million images and videos from his home (Pictures: US Marshal Service/TNS)A suspected serial killer linked to at least seven missing women described himself as a ‘feminist’ and humanity as a cancer in a self-published manifesto.
  Police are examining Raymond ‘RC’ Horsch’s writings for clues after finding more than a million highly disturbing digital images and vide
  
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• Crypto thieves beat man with hammers and threatened to kill pregnant wife and unborn baby

  02-10-2026 16:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A £10,000 reward is being offered after the masked gang forced their way into the home in Solihull, threatened to stab a pregnant woman and forced the husband to transfer cryptocurrency
  
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• Baltimore rock opera society fires white boss for wearing cornrow hairstyle at Burning Man

  02-10-2026 16:12 via dailymail.com
  
  The executive director claimed the rock opera group's online community began asking questions over whether her hairstyle was a case of cultural appropriation.
  
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• Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s relationship history after partner Ken Urker dies aged 34

  02-10-2026 16:08 via metro.co.uk
  
  Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s partner was found dead this week (Picture: Gypsy-Rose Blanchard/Instagram)Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s relationship history has been anything but conventional, with romances spanning secret dating sites, prison letters, a jailhouse wedding, and an extraordinary reunion with her first fiancé.The 35-year-old is now grieving the death of her partner Ken Urker, who was found dead at his home in Raceland, Louisiana, on October 1 – his 34th birthday.Police re
  
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• Ulez bomber is jailed for 15 years: Electrician-turned-extremist, 63, blew up roadside camera with homemade explosive device after he became radicalised on Facebook

  02-10-2026 16:06 via dailymail.com
  
  Kevin Rees, 63, has been jailed for 15 years for blowing up a Ulez camera with a homemade bomb.
  
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• Shocking moment woman is attacked with makeshift flamethrower during France riots

  02-10-2026 16:05 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 PagePolice in France are searching for a masked protester who burned a woman’s face with a makeshift flamethrower.Protests began in the Paris region in late September before spreading to cities across France.Students are demanding more teachers, better-funded schools and action on overcrowded classes and run-down facilities, as well as long timetables
  
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• The enchanting forest just over an hour from London that’s pure ‘autumn magic’

  02-10-2026 16:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jump on the train and be in this magical forest in just over an hour (Picture: Alamy Stock Photo)After what may well have been the UK’s hottest summer ever, many of us are ready to step into autumn.The start of October typically brings a few things: cooler temperatures, shorter days, pumpkin spiced lattes, and long walks with the promise of a pub lunch at the end.There are hundreds of stunning forests and parks dotted around the UK, but only one seems to capture the true ‘magic&rsqu
  
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• 'I ran with MND charity legend Sir Kevin Sinfield and saw the joy he's bringing those who need it most'

  02-10-2026 15:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kevin Sinfield has completed 83 marathons over the past six years, and his efforts have raised more than £11m, with another £900,000 raised so far on the last 7 in 7 challenge - in honour of Rob Burrow
  
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• Heartbroken families of 'beautiful' girl, 16, and 'funny and handsome' boy, also 16, pay tribute to teens killed when car plunged into River Wear

  02-10-2026 15:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Luke Etheridge and Zara Shaw, both 16, died alongside 17-year-old Jackson Duke on Tuesday afternoon after the black Audi A3 went into the River Wear in Sunderland.
  
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• Shocking moment Alison Hammond rushed off This Morning clutching chest

  02-10-2026 15:46 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 PageThis Morning viewers became panicked as Alison Hammond was rushed off air today, seemingly in pain.The beloved presenter, 51, was hosting alongside Dermot O’Leary, 53, when the incident occurred, with audiences at home saying it was ‘really worrying to watch’.At the time, Dr Scott Miller was leading a phone-in, offering advice to a dog owne
  
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• Alison Hammond rushed off This Morning during live show after falling ill

  02-10-2026 15:46 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 PageThis Morning viewers became panicked as Alison Hammond was rushed off air today, seemingly in pain.The beloved presenter, 51, was hosting alongside Dermot O’Leary, 53, when the incident occurred, with audiences at home saying it was ‘really worrying to watch’.At the time, Dr Scott Miller was leading a phone-in, offering advice to a dog owne
  
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• Woman left almost blind after botched eye operation 'felt like she was being tortured'

  02-10-2026 15:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Geraldine Guite, 61, from Staines, Surrey, was left with severe damage to her right eye after a botched procedure at the SpaMedica private hospital in Wokingham
  
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• 'Madonna's bra' sculptures are too hot to handle: £20,000 spinning structures moved into shade after burning children's hands

  02-10-2026 15:37 via dailymail.com
  
  The 'A Hand's Turn' exhibit, created by artists Natalie Bradwell and Livia Spinolo, was installed in Farnham, Surrey, back in 2023.
  
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• Zack Polanski urges Brits to 'vote Green' in order to drag Labour even further Left on rent controls, wealth taxes, banning North Sea oil and Gaza

  02-10-2026 15:35 via dailymail.com
  
  In his keynote speech to the Greens' conference in Brighton, the self-described 'eco-populist' claimed backing his party was the 'most powerful vote you can make'.
  
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• NHS flu and Covid 'come forward' reminder - check if you're eligible

  02-10-2026 15:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Millions could be offered extra protection this winter against viruses
  
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• Death row killer Christa Pike made final request before surviving botched execution

  02-10-2026 15:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Death row killer Christa Pike made a final request before her execution in Tennessee - she survived the procedure despite two lethal injections
  
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• The niche but ‘intimate’ fetish that gets men’s engines going

  02-10-2026 15:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  It’s men who are more likely to be turned on by feet (Picture: Getty Images)Whether it’s missionary being their ‘go-to’ sex position or the body part that’s an ‘instant boner button’, we’ve got a pretty solid idea of what turns men on.A foot fetish isn’t a surprise either, with about one in seven people (typically men) getting turned on by our toes. In fact, the price of foot-related is far outpacing inflation due to demand.
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• Jesse Baird's housemates raged at him for lounging around shirtless and 'cleanliness issues'. This week, the petty qualms they furiously texted about were seen in a whole new light - at Beau Lamarre-Condon's murder trial

  02-10-2026 15:30 via dailymail.com
  
  At the time, they had no idea Baird, 26, and his partner Luke Davies, 29, had allegedly been killed inside their Paddington, Sydney, share house.
  
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• Wannabe gangster who stabbed boy to death over £20 drug debt jailed for life

  02-10-2026 15:27 via metro.co.uk
  
  The 17-year-old, who cannot be named, knifed Joshua Ingram (pictured) with a 19cm-long blade he had hidden in his tracksuit bottoms (Picture: Family Handout/British Transport Police)A wannabe gangster who stabbed a 16-year-old boy to death over a £20 drug debt has been jailed for at least 14 years.The 17-year-old, who cannot be named, knifed Joshua Ingram with a 19cm-long blade he had hidden in his tracksuit bottoms at Seaford railway station in East Sussex, on September 10, 2025.Hove Cro
  
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• Car ploughs into house in Mossley crash as woman rushed to hospital

  02-10-2026 15:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One woman has been taken to hospital after a car ploughed into a house in Mossley this afternoon, with emergency services flooding the scene
  
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• 'I thought my daughter was safe - until a message from our nanny changed everything'

  02-10-2026 15:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A mum was horrified after getting a text message from her 11-year-old daughter's nanny about what she was getting up behind her back online. The mum is trying to warn others about parental settings
  
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• Thomas Tuchel gives injury update on Arsenal star ahead of England vs Croatia

  02-10-2026 15:20 via metro.co.uk
  
  Thomas Tuchel’s England take on Croatia on Saturday (Photo: Getty)Thomas Tuchel has shared a positive injury update on Ezri Konsa after the Arsenal star missed England training last week.The Three Lions are gearing up for their third Nations League game of this extended international break in Croatia on Saturday.After defeat to world champions Spain in their opening game, England roared back with a 2-0 win over 10-man Czech Republic after Tuchel changed his line-up signicantly.Two of thos
  
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• Witness reveals what happened during Christa Pike’s ‘torturous’ botched execution

  02-10-2026 15:14 via metro.co.uk
  
  Christa Pike was set to become the first woman in over 200 years to be executed in Tennesee (Picture: Knoxville News Sentinel-USA TODAY NETWORK)Death row inmate Christa Pike survived two doses of a lethal injection on Wednesday during a botched execution attempt. Now a witness has spoken out about the ordeal.The 50-year-old had been incarcerated in solitary confinement for over 30 years for the 1995 torture and murder of her classmate, 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer, with her then-boyfriend.Pike&r
  
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