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• Foreign Office urgent travel warning for 17 countries issued as crisis 'changing fast'

  02-10-2024 11:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The UK Foreign Office has updated its travel advice for a number of countries including Egypt and Morocco as of September 29
  
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• Major Hollywood thriller adaptation with two huge film stars has everyone beyond ‘excited’

  09-10-2024 12:32 via metro.co.uk
  
  The adaptation of thriller, The Housemaid, just got a star-studded addition (Picture: Instagram)Hollywood stars Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried are joining forces for an adaptation of a bestselling thriller novel, The Housemaid and fans are already excited.The Housemaid, written by Frieda McFadden, came out in 2022 and rapidly climbed the New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists for its psychologically thrilling plot and shocking twists.The novel has been on the NYT
  
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• Celebrity hairdresser Trevor Sorbie determined to see Christmas after being given ‘months to live’

  09-10-2024 12:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextLegendary hairdresser Trevor Sorbie has shared his determination to make it until Christmas, after he was given just months to live.The 75-year-old, who founded charity My Own Hair to help other cancer patients, was diagnosed with bowel cancer after he lost a worrying amount of blood.In June, Trevor and his partner Carol were told he only has months to live, and in September reali
  
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• Celebrity Race Across The World star banned from driving after ‘smashing into multiple cars’

  09-10-2024 12:20 via metro.co.uk
  
  The TV star pleaded guilty to ‘driving without due care’ (Picture: Sam Riley/Comic Relief/Getty Images)Billy Monger, who starred on the BBC series Celebrity Race Across The World, has been banned from driving after admitting to ‘driving without due care’.The racing driver, who has previously competed in the F4 British Championship, had to have both of his legs amputated in 2017 after he was involved in a collision. The next year, he was awarded the BBC Sports Personality
  
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• UK ‘flying blind’ towards looming risk which could have caused Little Ice Age

  09-10-2024 12:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  We have ocean currents to thank for our mild winters, pulling warm water up from the south(Picture: Metro.co.uk)An ocean system which our mild climate relies on could reach a tipping point by 2040 without us even knowing about it, a report has warned.Researchers said we are ‘flying blind’ when it comes to the impacts of climate change as we don’t have enough monitoring in place, and we have not addressed the national security risks.Chaotic and violent impacts could catch us com
  
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• This BBC nuclear horror left me traumatised in 1984 – I never recovered

  09-10-2024 12:17 via metro.co.uk
  
  I was so tense I could hardly breathe (Picture: Alamy Stock Photo)Forty years ago, a nuclear bomb went off in my living room. Or at least that’s how it felt as I watched the BBC film, Threads. I was just 11 years old when I watched the two-hour drama, which is set in Sheffield. I looked on in growing dread as the kitchen-sink characters slowly realised that growing tensions between the US and Russia were going to go nuclear. I could hardly breathe.&n
  
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• This BBC nuclear horror left me traumatised in 1894 – I never recovered

  09-10-2024 12:17 via metro.co.uk
  
  I was so tense I could hardly breathe (Picture: Alamy Stock Photo)Forty years ago, a nuclear bomb went off in my living room. Or at least that’s how it felt as I watched the BBC film, Threads. I was just 11 years old when I watched the two-hour drama, which is set in Sheffield. I looked on in growing dread as the kitchen-sink characters slowly realised that growing tensions between the US and Russia were going to go nuclear. I could hardly breathe.&n
  
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• Woman, 18, is raped in horrific attack on night out - as police release picture in urgent search for man

  09-10-2024 12:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 18-year-old was attacked in the early hours of Sunday April 28 in Newcastle city centre.
  
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• Shocking moment Audi attempting a U-turn crashes into house while terrified family are inside

  09-10-2024 12:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This is the shocking moment a car hurtled at speed down a private driveway and rammed into a family home in Blackburn, Lancashire.as a young child inside looked on in terror.
  
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• Motorbike-riding knifeman 'stabs people at random while driving through Israeli town' before being shot and arrested

  09-10-2024 12:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The attack took place in the town of Hadera and police say the suspect was located and 'neutralised' after fleeing.
  
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• Has mystery over Bitcoin creator's real identity finally been solved? HBO doc claims to have found the man behind trillion dollar invention who goes by Satoshi Nakamoto moniker

  09-10-2024 12:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Peter Todd has been involved in Bitcoin since its founding as a core developer and acknowledges having 'deep insights' into Bitcoin in the early days.
  
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• Evri driver crept into woman's home and lay in her bed waiting for her to get back

  09-10-2024 12:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Daniel Charters had initially struck up a friendship with the victim after delivering parcels to her door but his behaviour started to become more obsessive and "frightening"
  
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• London Fire Brigade responds to claims 'woman set on fire' in horror Islington attack

  09-10-2024 12:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The London Fire Brigade has responded to claims that a woman was set on fire in Islington on Wednesday morning, after medics were called to an injured woman in the area
  
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• Seven lives left! Kushi the cat cheats death after falling from seventh-floor window a second time

  09-10-2024 12:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two-year-old Kushi the cat had to be fitted with casts on both of his front legs after miraculously surviving the drop from a balcony back in April
  
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• Killjoy council ordered me to take down my Halloween body bag decoration after ONE complaint from 'triggered' local - but I think it's good clean fun

  09-10-2024 12:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A mother claims she was forced to tear down her body bag Halloween decorations after one neighbour's complaint triggered a visit from the council.
  
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• Brit tourists in Spain issued urgent 'hurricane' weather alert

  09-10-2024 12:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Spain's national weather agency Aemet has issued a special amber alert as Hurricane Kirk, which has now been downgraded to a storm, is set to arrive in the holiday hotspot today
  
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• Like Big Brother’s Ali, I have AuDHD — it took me 25 years to get diagnosed

  09-10-2024 12:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  Josephine Knechtli, who was diagnosed with AuDHD aged 25 (Picture: Jo Thorne)‘I never really fit in with people that just had ADHD or were just autistic. So for me to find other people that live with both was a real lifeline.’Harry Rutter, 25, from Cambridgeshire, is one of the many people who, in recent years, have been diagnosed with ‘AuDHD’.
  Otherwise known as co-occurring autism and ADHD, they’re both neurological conditions, and until 2010, you could only be di
  
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• Fans devastated by Princess Diaries 3 update from adored leading cast member

  09-10-2024 12:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextThe Princess Diaries 3 has been confirmed, with Anne Hathaway set to return to the beloved franchise – but one cast member hasn’t heard a thing about the new movie.In an interview on Today with Hoda and Jenna, Chris Pine, 44, appeared to discuss his new children’s book.While the actor was on the couch he was asked about the possibility that he might be returning
  
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• Developers near end of £40m rebuild of 88 Barratt homes demolished in Cambridge after 'foundation issues'

  09-10-2024 12:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Speedy developers have quickly re-built 88 new homes on a huge new housing development on the edge of Cambridge after they were bulldozed earlier this year following foundation issues.
  
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• Supermarket hack will let you unlock your trolley even if you don't have £1 coin

  09-10-2024 12:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A social media user has shared a photo of a supermarket trolley and people are only just realising what the hooks are often used for - and it's safe to say they're mind-blown
  
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• Flight showed film with ’40 minutes of penis and boobs’ to all passengers

  09-10-2024 12:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Passengers with children were not happy (Picture: Shutterstock/A Periam Photography)An Australian airline has landed in hot water after a technical problem meant an R-rated film was played on all screens for 40 minutes.The Qantas flight between Sydney Airport and Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan was marred by a technical issue which meant passengers couldn’t select their own film to watch during the flight.After trying to fix the problem, delaying the plane’s departure by more than an
  
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• Airline sorry for showing film with ’40 minutes of penis and boobs’ to all passengers

  09-10-2024 12:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Passengers with children were not happy (Picture: Shutterstock/A Periam Photography)An Australian airline has landed in hot water after a technical problem meant an R-rated film was played on all screens for 40 minutes.The Qantas flight between Sydney Airport and Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan was marred by a technical issue which meant passengers couldn’t select their own film to watch during the flight.After trying to fix the problem, delaying the plane’s departure by more than an
  
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• How the 'Godfather of AI' spent decades working to lay the foundation for artificial intelligence - but now regrets helping to create the very thing that earned him a Nobel Prize

  09-10-2024 11:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'The Godfather of AI ', 76, was awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics alongside John Hopfield on Tuesday after they developed the methods which laid the foundations for the powerful systems.
  
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• McDonald’s just launched the ultimate adult Happy Meal and it’s a millennial dream

  09-10-2024 11:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  McDonald’s fans are going wild over the collab (Picture: McDonald’s/Metro)McDonald’s UK has been knocking it out of the park of late — from the announcement that the McRib is FINALLY coming back, to the new twist the fast food chain is putting on its iconic hash browns.However, it seems there’s one trick the company is missing here, and it’s all to do with adult Happy Meals.Grown-up versions of the kiddie classic have been available on and off in various McDon
  
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• Eating sweets and biscuits can make our mental health worse, research suggests

  09-10-2024 11:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  UK Biobank data on 180,000 adults reveals depression risk linked to eating a lot of sugary treats such as biscuits, cakes and pastries
  
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• PS5 price cut as Sony starts selling refurbished consoles in the UK

  09-10-2024 11:57 via metro.co.uk
  
  Just in time for Christmas (Sony)
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  There are some new options for anyone seeking a PS5 console on the cheap, including an extra price cut at Amazon.While Sony has often given temporary discounts to the PlayStation 5 over the past year, the company
  
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• Primark shoppers pleased to see 'warm and cosy' £18 leopard fleece back in stock

  09-10-2024 11:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The fluffy fleece sold out quickly when it first hit the shelves but it's starting to appear back in stock around the UK
  
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• Unimpressed Gordon Ramsay spits out A-lister’s ‘disgusting’ recipe

  09-10-2024 11:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  Gordon Ramsay has given Dua Lipa a piece of her mind (Picture: X/@dlipahungary)Gordon Ramsay just sampled Dua Lipa’s ‘gross’ cocktail recipe of Diet Coke, pickle juice, and jalapeno juice along with crunchy vegetable garnishes. It’s safe to say, he wasn’t impressed.
  The Kitchen Nightmares star, 57, thought he’d give the drink a whirl on TikTok after the Houdini singer, 29, posted her divisive recipe and fans went wild for it – some with admiration, and o
  
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• NHS hospital tells staff to avoid using the phrase 'born male or female' in case they offend the LGBTQ+ community

  09-10-2024 11:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  James Paget Hospital in Great Yarmouth has urged NHS staff to avoid using the term 'born male or female' in a bid to avoid causing upset among the LGBTQ + community. (file image)
  
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• Run down Brits battle with coughs and colds for nearly half the year

  09-10-2024 11:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A new study of 2,000 adults has revealed that Brits feel 'in good health' just 42% of the time, with the rest of the time spent battling various ailments and issues
  
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