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• Great North Runners form ‘human shield’ around collapsed competitor as two die during ‘very hot’ half-marathon

  14-09-2026 15:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  63,000 runners took part in the Newcastle to South Shields run (Picture: Getty)Two young men taking part in the Great North Run have died after collapsing during the half-marathon.The pair, both aged 25 and from the North East, died despite the ‘very best efforts’ of paramedics, organisers said.One runner Rob Nicholson told Metro: ‘Everyone that was there was great. ‘There was actually an off-duty nurse who was there on the John Reed road doing her best.He added: ‘
  
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• Soccer Saturday icon Bianca Westwood 'won't work in football again' after leaving Sky Sports

  20-09-2026 06:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The former Soccer Saturday star has insisted she won't work for Sky Sports ever again
  
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• Trump proposes striking new names for AI as he doubles down on aggressively pro-tech stance

  20-09-2026 06:16 via dailymail.com
  
  It follows Trump's lengthy rant on Saturday afternoon, likening concerns surrounding the environmental impact of data centers to climate change and a slew of other hot-button issues.
  
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• Child dead and two others fighting for life after horror incident in Blue Mountains

  20-09-2026 06:15 via dailymail.com
  
  Emergency crews were called to a home in the small town Valley Heights in the Blue Mountains at about 1pm on Sunday.
  
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• The ‘disgusting and stinky’ fetish men and women find super attractive

  20-09-2026 06:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  It’s becoming increasingly popular on fetish sites (Picture: Getty Images)Stood outside the pub on a Saturday night, wine in hand, you’re often hit with a waft of smoke as someone puffs on their cigarette.But, if you turn your nose up, you’re actually in a growing minority.
  While it might once have been considered a dirty habit, we’re now increasingly turned on by the idea of smoking, with sales of smoking fetish porn up 58% from the beginning of the year, according to C
  
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• Parents charged with murder after 3-month-old child dies of severe malnutrition

  20-09-2026 05:56 via dailymail.com
  
  Kendal Lee Hayes and Glenn John Delgreco II have been charged with murder after their infant daughter died, with an indictment revealing that the alleged abuse began just six days after her birth.
  
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• Ozempic and mental health concerns raised in court for man accused of killing elderly woman in Bondi Beach unit

  20-09-2026 05:33 via dailymail.com
  
  A woman, aged in her 90s, was found with significant injuries in a Bondi Beach unit on Saturday evening.
  
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• Your star sign’s weekly tarot horoscope reading for September 21 to September 27

  20-09-2026 05:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Get ready for a new week (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk)A busy week of cosmic activity with the Autumn Equinox and herald of a new season (my favourite), the start of lovely Libra season, and a Full Moon in Aries.
  It’s a week of rebalancing, recalibrating, just finding your feet and feeling grounded as the world spins around you.No pressure, no rush, no tension. Enjoy the shifting season, use the romantic and pleasurable vibe of Libra to have fun socially.Then, let the Full Moon in Aries, at
  
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• Trump calls to rename artificial intelligence after whistleblower says new tech could destroy humanity

  20-09-2026 04:32 via dailymail.com
  
  It follows Trump's lengthy rant on Saturday afternoon, likening concerns surrounding the environmental impact of data centers to climate change and a slew of other hot-button issues.
  
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• Mum found decapitated as son arrested in alleged domestic violence incident after horror night of violence against women

  20-09-2026 04:17 via dailymail.com
  
  A man has been arrested after his mother was found decapitated in a remote Northern Tablelands community.
  
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• Elementary school principal accused of helping serial child abuser with alias get a special education teaching job

  20-09-2026 04:17 via dailymail.com
  
  A former Texas elementary school principal allegedly helped a teacher with a history of child abuse accusations change his name and evade hiring safeguards.
  
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• Manchester Airport: Delays to flights after repair work to runway

  20-09-2026 04:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  There have been widespread delays at Manchester Airport tonight, with both arrivals and departures affected following repair work on one of the airport's runways
  
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• Albanese refuses to give direct answer on if copyright laws will be diluted for AI giants ahead of high-stakes talks with Donald Trump

  20-09-2026 03:58 via dailymail.com
  
  Anthony Albanese has dodged questions on a major shake up for AI laws, as he visits the US for a major political summit.
  
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• Terrifying moment blood-soaked teen staggers to stranger's door after being stabbed in toilet block

  20-09-2026 03:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Officers found a teenage boy with stab wounds to his neck, back and shoulder sitting outside a Sydney home.
  
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• The six best and least realistic ninja video games of the 80s – Reader’s Feature

  20-09-2026 03:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Shinobi – ninjas were very big in the 16-bit days (Sega)The late 80s and early 90s were a great time for ninja games, but as a reader points, they weren’t always the most authentic or plausible.There was once a time when video games made sense. You had a plumber who ‘fixed’ pipes, hedgehogs ran fairly briskly, and spaceships that shot down aliens. Then, sometime in the 1980s somebody looked at the concept of a ninja and decided that this wasn’t nearly stupid enough
  
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• Pakistani carer on student visa raped bedbound elderly woman - then claimed she assaulted him

  20-09-2026 02:46 via dailymail.com
  
  Fazli Qadeer, 25, from Peshawar, was handed a prison sentence for the attack on the 'extremely vulnerable' victim.
  
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• Multiple people rushed to hospital after party boat crash

  20-09-2026 02:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The party boat, carrying 21 people, crashed into a pylon with multiple people left injured and rushed to hospital
  
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• West Virginia woman, 76, left her blind husband who had dementia on the toilet for over 19 HOURS before he died, police say

  20-09-2026 02:41 via dailymail.com
  
  Court documents revealed that Margaret Rog, 75, knew her 'incapacitated' husband was trapped in the bathroom but left him without food, water or his prescribed medications for 19 hours.
  
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• Madeleine McCann prime suspect Christian Brueckner admits he was just 150 yards from her family's holiday apartment on night she vanished

  20-09-2026 02:37 via dailymail.com
  
  Christian Brueckner, 49, also said he was stopped in his van three times by police later that evening while making a 'quick getaway', but was waved through without being searched.
  
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• Swimmer dies after surfers find him unresponsive in the water at popular NSW beach

  20-09-2026 02:35 via dailymail.com
  
  Emergency services were called to Cabarita Beach after reports surfers had located an unresponsive man in the water.
  
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• Lauren Boebert blasts 'politically motivated' ethics complaint that accuses her of having sex with staffers and paying hush money

  20-09-2026 02:28 via dailymail.com
  
  Boebert, a onetime ally to Donald Trump who has since antagonized the President with her push to release the Epstein files, was also accused of paying hush money over the allegations.
  
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• ALEXANDRA SHULMAN'S NOTEBOOK: My mother's spirit speaks, to say 'hands off my jewels'!

  20-09-2026 02:27 via dailymail.com
  
  Ever since my mother's death in February, I've been getting clear messages from her that she does not want me to wear her jewellery.
  
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• Mother who allegedly hid secret recording device on son after he came home from school with bruises is charged by police

  20-09-2026 02:13 via dailymail.com
  
  Skye Cooper's seven-year-old son, who is autistic, non-verbal and suffers from epilepsy, was enrolled at a primary school in Victoria when he allegedly came home with unexplained injuries.
  
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• Church leader confronted over exhibition that honoured Hamas terrorists triggers outrage for claim 'history is complex'

  20-09-2026 02:10 via dailymail.com
  
  On Saturday night it emerged that Canon Maybury told Jewish protesters at the exhibition that 'history is complex' when asked to denounce the terrorists' kidnapping and killing of civilians.
  
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• Video games should be more like Blood Of Dawnwalker and less like Wolverine – Reader’s Feature

  20-09-2026 02:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Blood Of Dawnwalker – cheaper and quicker to make (Bandai Namco)With Marvel’s Wolverine receiving unexpected levels of criticism, a reader wishes more publishers followed the lower budget path of games like The Blood Of Dawnwalker.There’s been recent questions about whether there’s an internet conspiracy against Marvel’s Wolverine, which is an interesting idea because I do think it’s one of those things that everyone has decided to hate on all at once. I
  
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• Heartbroken dad of four kids killed by mother and grandmother in murder-suicide seeks $400m, alleging years of ignored abuse

  20-09-2026 02:00 via dailymail.com
  
  A devastated father is seeking $400 million from New York authorities after his four children were allegedly poisoned to death by their mother and grandmother in a murder-suicide.
  
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• 'He didn't have a micropenis - he had nothing to be ashamed of': Son of millionaire influencer who died after FIFTH penis enlargement in Thailand reveals troubling questions about his father's death

  20-09-2026 02:00 via dailymail.com
  
  On the carefully curated pages of social media, Nigerian-born British businessman Igho 'Tiny' Ubiribo appeared to have it all.
  
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• Madeleine McCann prime suspect Christian Brueckner admits he was just 150 yards from her holiday apartment on night she vanished

  20-09-2026 01:46 via dailymail.com
  
  Christian Brueckner, 49, also said he was stopped in his van three times by police later that evening while making a 'quick getaway', but was waved through without being searched.
  
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• Beware of 'kind-hearted' colleagues bringing cupcakes into the office... they may be manipulating you

  20-09-2026 01:46 via dailymail.com
  
  But beware: such apparent thoughtfulness, most common in women, is more likely to be a Machiavellian bid to manipulate other
  
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• Labour is poised for U-turn on hated family farm tax in a victory for Jeremy Clarkson

  20-09-2026 01:42 via dailymail.com
  
  In what would spell victory for celebrity farmer Jeremy Clarkson, those close to Andy Burnham say he wants to abolish the levy.
  
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