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• Graffiti targeting celebrities doing mundane things spreads across Newcastle

  01-10-2026 13:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  A slew of random graffiti featured EastEnders actor Danny Dyer among them (Picture: NCJMEDIA)Danny Dyer, Stacey Solomon and Rita Ora were among celebrities featured in odd graffiti appearing in Newcastle.
  Graffiti making ridiculous claims about famous names was daubed in an underpass and on walls around the West Denton neighbourhood.
  Celebrities mentioned in the imaginative scribbles included TV presenter Lorraine Kelly, EastEnders actor Danny Dyer, singer Rita Ora and Little Mix’s Jade T
  
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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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• 'Godfather of the swimming pool industry' Chris Papageorgiou charged with assaulting 'first love' as court rejects bid to keep case details secret

  02-10-2026 15:14 via dailymail.com
  
  They reunited years after a teenage romance ended. Now an executive dubbed the 'godfather' of the pool industry faces assault charges as a court rejects his bid to keep aspects of the case out of public view.
  
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• Putin 'orders his military leaders to abandon the rules of war' as Ukraine sees increase in attacks on civilians

  02-10-2026 15:12 via dailymail.com
  
  Zelensky said that according to intelligence intercepted by Kyiv, the Russian president had eliminated the restrictions that governed earlier air campaigns.
  
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• GTA 6 will feature sex scenes as Vice City signs pop up in Miami

  02-10-2026 15:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  A risqué romance (Rockstar)An age rating in Australia and New Zealand has confirmed GTA 6 will feature sex scenes, but will it be different to past games? GTA has attracted controversy over the years for various reasons, but its handling of sex has always been a hot button issue. While the games have largely skirted around showing sex explicitly, they have always allowed you to pick up sex workers and have relations with them. The biggest sex scandal in the series was the Hot C
  
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• NHS says leg symptom could be sign of heart failure

  02-10-2026 15:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Certain groups are more at risk than others
  
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• Bishop of Salisbury suspended from ministry amid allegations of financial misconduct and 'safeguarding' concerns

  02-10-2026 15:05 via dailymail.com
  
  The Right Reverend Stephen Lake facesallegations of 'financial irregularities', while concerns have also been raised with the Church's National Safeguarding Team.
  
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• Halifax follows Nationwide with extra costs for customers 'from today'

  02-10-2026 15:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The week ends with more bad news and predictions of more 'stress'
  
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• Nurse 'left unconscious man to die in police cell believing he was faking it'

  02-10-2026 15:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sean Cregg, 36, is on trial following the death of 38-year-old William Cameron at Loddon Valley police station, where the defendant was a custody nurse
  
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• Rioter blasts woman in the face with a flamethrower and off-duty cop is kicked unconscious as French student protests descend into anarchy

  02-10-2026 15:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Harrowing new footage shows how a French student rioter blasted a woman in the face with a makeshift flamethrower as the country faces yet another day of violence. 
  
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• Binman shares 'massive headache' when everyday item is thrown in bins

  02-10-2026 15:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One popular item could create serious problems once it ends up in household waste
  
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• Bath councillors want to drop its unique UNESCO world heritage status so it can build new homes to meet Labour's targets

  02-10-2026 15:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Bath, world-famous for its historic Roman baths and Georgian architecture, is the only entire city with protected status.
  
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• Murdered transgender NY Times executive gifted child book about how to mourn your dead mom that chilled his wife to the core, she claimed in ugly unearthed documents

  02-10-2026 14:59 via dailymail.com
  
  Jonathan McKinsey's wife, Candice Jang, described feeling frightened by the birthday gift he allegedly gave their daughter.
  
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• Zack Polanski insists he WON'T have to quit as Green leader if he fails to win Holborn by-election - as activists are told to leave party's conference to help his struggling campaign

  02-10-2026 14:57 via dailymail.com
  
  The self-described 'eco-populist' said his position at the head of the Left-wing party would not depend on him being elected as an MP in the north London seat.
  
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• Inside the new Jill Dando probe - what forensic experts will be doing to try to identify her killer

  02-10-2026 14:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: A top video analyst explains how the move from analogue to digital technology could help to crack the unsolved murder of the BBC star 27 years on as police examine CCTV of a possible suspect
  
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• Wild storms trigger 'extraordinary danger' red alert warning to stay indoors in Spanish tourism hotspot as flash floods turn roads into raging rivers

  02-10-2026 14:56 via dailymail.com
  
  Forecasters have placed the provinces of Valencia, Castellón and Tarragona under a red alert.
  
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• Sir Kevin Sinfield 'in MND campaign for life' as he passes £1m in donations for epic ultramarathon challenge

  02-10-2026 14:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Sir Kevin's latest 7 in 7 challenge ends at Old Trafford on Saturday where his son Jack will compete for Wakefield Trinity in the Rugby League Grand Final.
  
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• Strawberries last longer in fridge every time with kitchen roll storage method

  02-10-2026 14:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Waste management specialists say using the method helps keep strawberries fresh for longer
  
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• I stayed at a ‘family-focused’ UK spa hotel with my toddler — here’s my honest review

  02-10-2026 14:42 via metro.co.uk
  
  Parents will want to bookmark this one. (Picture: Rachel Moss)It’s rare to find a holiday that feels like a treat for parents just as much as the children, but that’s the idea behind The Ickworth Hotel and Spa. The question is, is it possible?
  Just outside of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, The Ickworth is one of five UK properties owned by Luxury Family Hotels (LFH), a brand that claims to be ‘family-focused, not just family-friendly’. Despite the tag line, the ne
  
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• Mum furnished house for free with items worth £4k including £220 Dyson and £180 mattress

  02-10-2026 14:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Michelle Boyle, 47, has furnished her entire home without spending a penny
  
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• Family of teen killed when car drove into River Wear pay tribute to their ‘beautiful girl’

  02-10-2026 14:40 via metro.co.uk
  
  Zara Shaw died along with two other teenagers when an Audi A3 veered off the bridge and into the River Wear (Picture: Family handout/PA Wire)The family of a 16-year-old girl killed with two friends when their car veered into a river has paid tribute.
  The death of three teenagers shocked Sunderland on Tuesday after a car they were travelling in plunged into the River Wear.
  Zara Shaw,  from Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, died alongside Jackson Duke, 17, and Luke Etheridge, 16, when
  
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• The brutal reason Trump's top aides are fleeing the White House in a mass exodus in 'highest turnover' in decades

  02-10-2026 14:34 via dailymail.com
  
  Donald Trump is hemorrhaging senior administration officials as the Republican Party prepares for a beating in November some GOP staffers are calling 'Armageddon.'
  
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• Thierry Henry responds to criticism over Arsenal playing style and Mikel Arteta

  02-10-2026 14:32 via metro.co.uk
  
  Thierry Henry has likened Arsenal to Atletico Madrid under Diego Simeone (RMC Sport)Thierry Henry has hit back at the criticism of Arsenal’s playing style and believes Mikel Arteta should be respected for winning the Premier League title.Arteta guided Arsenal to their first Premier League title in 22 years last season, while the Gunners narrowly missed out on winning the Champions League as they were beaten by Paris Saint-Germain in the final in May.Despite their success, Arsenal have bee
  
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• Florence Pugh’s harrowing Netflix drama might be best TV to binge this October

  02-10-2026 14:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Florence Pugh’s East of Eden has already soared up the Netflix top 10 (Picture: Geoffrey Short/Netflix)We might not be in the throes of autumnal weather yet, but cosy TV season has arrived.While we’re all over the moon at the moment on Thursday and Friday evenings to watch the latest devious plots unfolding on Celebrity Traitors, there’s also so much great TV to binge this October, ranging from psychological drama to comedy.The month kicked off with Netflix launching the Flore
  
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• Family of 'beautiful' girl, 16, killed alongside two teen boys when car plunged into River Wear say 'you had a zest for life' in moving tribute

  02-10-2026 14:24 via dailymail.com
  
  The family of a teenage girl killed alongside two boys when the car they were travelling in plunged into a river have paid tribute to their 'beautiful' daughter who had 'a zest for life'.
  
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• Zack Polanski insists he WON'T have to quit as Green leader if he fails to win Holborn by-election - as activists are told to ditch party's conference to help his struggling campaign

  02-10-2026 14:21 via dailymail.com
  
  The self-described 'eco-populist' said his position at the head of the Left-wing party would not depend on him being elected as an MP in the north London seat.
  
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• Dad of teen killed in A66 wrong way crash ‘attacked man at son’s funeral’

  02-10-2026 14:20 via metro.co.uk
  
  Gye Worthy, the dad of teen Cole Worthy killed in the A66 crash, is accused of attacking a man at his son’s funeralThe dad of a teenager killed in the A66 wrong way crash in Middlesbrough is accused of attacking a man at his son’s funeral service.
  The Teesside town was devastated by the deadly crash on August 22, which claimed the lives of five young men and two serving Cleveland Police officers.
  One of those killed in the Volkswagen Passat driven down the wrong way on the carriagew
  
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• UK weather maps show major chill as just 14 counties remain above 10C – list

  02-10-2026 14:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  October could bring bitterly cold conditions to the UK as weather forecasting models suggest millions of Brits will go an entire day without temperatures rising into double digits
  
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• Motorhead guitarist Phil Campbell died from multi-organ failure, inquest hears

  02-10-2026 14:03 via dailymail.com
  
  The Welsh rock star, who was the band's guitarist from 1984 until it disbanded in 2015, died aged 64 on March 13.
  
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• Who is Celebrity Traitors star Sebastian Croft who had forgotten Game of Thrones role?

  02-10-2026 14:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sebastian Croft is one of the 21 Celebrity Traitors stars and certainly caught everyone’s attention with his mint green jacket… (Picture: BBC/Studio Lambert/Euan Cherry)Sebastian Croft made his Celebrity Traitors debut on Thursday, alongside a stellar cast including several household names.And while this young actor and singer – who instantly gained a lot of attention for his glorious mint green jacket – may be relatively unknown to a lot of the BBC audience, there will
  
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