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• Girl, 12, killed after two men 'opened fire' after parking space argument

  04-10-2026 21:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A 12-year-old girl has been killed while four adult victims remain in hospital, three of them with gunshot wounds, following the incident in Baltimore, Maryland
  
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• Chantelle Cameron confirms positive talks for Claressa Shields ‘super fight’ next year

  06-10-2026 19:36 via metro.co.uk
  
  Cameron has her targets set on the ‘GWOAT’ (Picture: Getty)Chantelle Cameron hopes a ‘super-fight’ with Claressa Shields will be soon agreed for early next year with talks over what weight their contest will be fought at progressing well.Cameron, formerly the undisputed super-lightweight world champion, currently possesses three of the four major world titles up at super-welterweight after outclassing Mikaela Mayer in Birmingham in August.Already WBO champion, she added
  
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• Kick political activism out of the classroom to stop teachers 'brainwashing our children' with trans ideology and 'white privilege', says Laura Trott

  06-10-2026 19:33 via dailymail.com
  
  Laura Trott said the Conservatives would ban teachers from discussing contested beliefs in the classroom such as 'white privilege' and that people can change their biological sex.
  
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• Reform branded 'too nasty for nasty' Tories after Kemi Badenoch dismisses coalition plot

  06-10-2026 19:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Labour critics mocked the prospect of a right-wing coalition between Reform and the Tories, saying Nigel Farage's party are even 'too nasty for the nasty party'
  
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• Would you wake up a tube-napper? Readers weigh in

  06-10-2026 19:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Readers discuss the etiquette of falling asleep on public transport (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto)Do you agree with our readers? Have your say on these MetroTalk topics and more in the comments 'I have appreciated being woken up on the few occasions I have dozed off'You asked the etiquette on whether to wake people up if they were sleeping on the Tube (Metro, Tue). I have appreciated being woken up on the few occasions I have dozed off. Missing your stop is not nice.
  Also, I have twice wok
  
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• EastEnders Jess and Lee twist and major return confirmed as new spoilers reveal what happens next

  06-10-2026 19:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  A big shock about Jess confirmed (Picture: BBC / Metro)The twists just keep on coming in EastEnders as Lee Carter (Danny Hatchard) harbours a big secret regarding partner Jess after the shocking reveal that sister Nancy (Maddy Hill) is carrying their baby.
  Nancy returned to the Square in secret earlier this week but, as is often the case in Walford, nothing stays hidden for too long, with news of her comeback swiftly reaching Linda (Kellie Bright), who demanded answers.Left with little choice,
  
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• Russian oil tanker ‘blows up’ covering holiday hotspot in plumes of smoke

  06-10-2026 19:28 via metro.co.uk
  
  Huge fire engulfs a burning oil tanker off Sochi, as black smoke blankets Russian popular Black Sea resort
  (Picture: east2west news)A Russian oil tanker has exploded off the coast of Sochi.Plumes of smoke can be seen for miles at the Russian holiday hotspot on Tuesday night.Ukraine has not claimed responsibility for the fire at the time of writing.It came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced new sanctions packages targeting the supply of critical components and equipment for w
  
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• British adventurer who has travelled 31,000 miles around the world finally lands back in UK 28 years later after swimming the English Channel

  06-10-2026 19:26 via dailymail.com
  
  Karl Bushby, 57, started his global odyssey from Chile in November 1998 with the simple aim of becoming the first person to continuously circumnavigate the world on foot.
  
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• Humiliation for Kash Patel as 'hollowed out' FBI hits news low... and agents deploy secret tactics for survival: 'Never been this bad'

  06-10-2026 19:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Inside the hulking concrete edifice of the J Edgar Hoover building in downtown Washington, the nation's most experienced federal agents are paralyzed by fear.
  
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• 'Beautiful' girl, 16, dies after being found in road near Wakefield bus stop

  06-10-2026 19:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nadia Mucha, 16, tragically died after she was found lying on Rooks Nest Road, Wakefield, at around 8.33pm on September 29 - a man was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
  
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• 'If you're going to promise an Iron Dome - you had better make sure it is not an iron colander'

  06-10-2026 19:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Minister of State for Defence Readiness and Industry Luke Pollard writes for The Mirror as the Tories launch plans for a missile defence system similar to Israel's 'Iron Dome'
  
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• Boy, 13, killed in freak slide accident after going down flume that was covered in screws, stricken mom says

  06-10-2026 19:22 via dailymail.com
  
  Olvin Cabrera Valladares, 13, was playing at Shenandoah Park on September 25 when tragedy struck inside a slide, his stricken mother, Estefanía Valladares, said.
  
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• Families of Scots soldiers killed by the IRA are 'furious' at John Swinney's talks with Sinn Fein at separatist summit, says Russell Findlay

  06-10-2026 19:21 via dailymail.com
  
  Families of Scots soldiers killed by the IRA are 'furious' at John Swinney's decision to stand shoulder to shoulder with Sinn Fein at a separatist summit, according to Russell Findlay.
  
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• Leaked audio reveals AOC's rising influence in crucial Michigan Senate race as she eyes 2028

  06-10-2026 19:19 via dailymail.com
  
  Leaked audio obtained by POLITICO reveals how key political figures view the Michigan Senate race as a major testing ground for national strategy and the 2028 presidential landscape.
  
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• Arsenal and Chelsea emerge as ‘strongest contenders’ to sign France star

  06-10-2026 19:13 via metro.co.uk
  
  Barcelona defender Jules Kounde is firmly on the radar of both Arsenal and Chelsea (Picture: Getty)Arsenal and Chelsea are closely monitoring Jules Kounde’s situation and have emerged as the ‘strongest contenders’ to sign the Barcelona defender, according to reports in Spain.Kounde joined Barcelona with weighty expectations on his shoulders back in 2022 after catching the eye across an outstanding three-year spell with Spanish rivals Sevilla.The 27-year-old would go on to win
  
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• Four Afghans who fled UK in back of a lorry after gang-raping teenage girl they groomed with vodka and cigarettes jailed

  06-10-2026 19:12 via dailymail.com
  
  Mehrab Safi, 21, Salman Habibkheil and Awal Ahmadzai, both 19, and a boy, 17, attacked the 17-year-old girl at a house in Bristol in November last year.
  
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• Motorist 'deliberately drove at crowd and killed footballer after row at bar'

  06-10-2026 19:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Duane Anthony, 40, has pleaded not guilty to murder and five counts of attempted murder after a red Vauxhall Astra mounted a kerb and struck a group of people in Arnold
  
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• 'Cornell 7' frat boy leaves America for 'Beverly Hills of Dubai', neighbor claims... as details of his international life of privilege and shock phone call with alleged gang-rape victim emerge

  06-10-2026 19:11 via dailymail.com
  
  One of the 'Cornell 7' fraternity brothers hit with explosive sexual assault allegations stemming from an alleged gang rape at the Ivy League school is believed to have retreated to Dubai.
  
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• Where Labour voters are doing their weekly shop might surprise you

  06-10-2026 19:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  Where you shop could reveal more than you think (Picture: Getty Images)Do you usually nip to Tesco or Sainsbury’s, or are you an Asda or Lidl devotee?There are eight major supermarkets in the UK, and which one you choose for your weekly shop might reveal more about you than you realise.New research from More in Common has revealed the political parties shoppers at each store are most likely to vote for, and the results might surprise you.According to the new poll, those shopping at Waitro
  
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• Russia’s patient zero had been working with ‘plague-infected squirrels’ before collapsing

  06-10-2026 19:04 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 PageThe mother of a scientist who died of pneumonia after researching ‘plague-infected squirrels’ is looking for answers amid fears of a global outbreak.Co-workers at the Anti-Plague Institute said that Daria Shipilova, 28, had developed cold symptoms after working with Yersinia pestis – the bacterium behind the medieval Black Death.Daria, nick
  
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• Why a type of 'hidden' cholesterol could be putting YOU at risk of heart attack and stroke - even if you're on statins

  06-10-2026 18:54 via dailymail.com
  
  Good cholesterol and bad cholesterol. For years that's how we've been told to think of the waxy, fat-like substance in blood playing a key role in determining whether we get heart disease.
  
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• Furious ex-girlfriend, 61, filmed driving her car at former boyfriend... only for stranger to save him thanks to coincidence involving a spider bite

  06-10-2026 18:50 via dailymail.com
  
  Surveillance footage captured the woman nearly hitting her ex-boyfriend multiple times before a courageous bystander stopped her with his own vehicle.
  
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• UKHSA issues statement on mystery Russian 'plague' amid reports of second death

  06-10-2026 18:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The UKHSA has issued an update after emergency containment measures were introduced in Russia’s Irkutsk region following the death of an employee at an anti-plague institute
  
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• Watch Dogs: Legion Director’s Cut is definitely happening claim sources

  06-10-2026 18:46 via metro.co.uk
  
  A post-Brexit dystopia (Ubisoft)Ubisoft will release an expanded version of Watch Dogs: Legion next year according to reports, but the company’s CEO says otherwise.
  During the PlayStation 4 generation, Watch Dogs appeared to be a major pillar for Ubisoft, but all enthusiasm around the franchise died with 2020’s Watch Dogs: Legion. The third game in Ubisoft’s open world hacker series took place within a futuristic, dystopian London. Unlike the prior two games, the hook was
  
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• Mum of plague scientist who died in 'lab test tube accident' claims Russian officials 'let my daughter die'

  06-10-2026 18:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Daria Shipilova's grieving mother Svetlana hit out at Russian officials claiming "they simply" let her die before revealing she has not been told the cause of her death
  
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• Trump blames French student riots on 'mass migration' and says 'this isn't about schools, it's about Islam wanting to take over'

  06-10-2026 18:40 via dailymail.com
  
  The US president waded into the debate on his Truth Social account on Tuesday evening, claiming the situation in France has become 'out of control'.
  
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• Can Trump hold back the 'blue tsunami'? The three ways the midterms will go and the 'hidden vote' nobody is talking about

  06-10-2026 18:39 via dailymail.com
  
  Democrats are predicting a 'blue wave' - even a 'blue tsunami' - that will see them sweep the House and Senate on November 3.But other results could very well happen.
  
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• Tanzania safari plane carrying 30 faces emergency after striking and killing zebra

  06-10-2026 18:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A Sindbard Air Embraer EMB-120ER flying from the Serengeti to Zanzibar diverted to Kilimanjaro International Airport after a zebra strike caused landing gear problems.
  
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• Confused elderly dog seen wandering park on its own after being dumped there by Cadillac driver

  06-10-2026 18:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Spokane County Animal Protection Services urged people with information about the owner to contact the police after they put the elderly in foster care.
  
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• Trump's plan to fine illegal migrants $1.8M EACH blocked by Clinton-appointed judge

  06-10-2026 18:20 via dailymail.com
  
  The judge called Trump's fines 'exorbitant' and said they would hurt migrants, who already 'live in an economically precarious position.'
  
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