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• How to brew the perfect cuppa: the four-step guide

  22-03-2016 20:06
  
  Leaving the tap to run before filling the kettle could be the key, researchers find
  
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• 'It's been wall-to-wall aggravation': F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone, 95, speaks out after being stopped for illegally carrying shotgun on his jet 'to go clay-pigeon shooting'

  07-09-2026 17:16 via dailymail.com
  
  Bernie Ecclestone says Portuguese police subjected him to 'wall-to-wall aggravation' after he was stopped at an airport for illegally carrying a shotgun.
  
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• Laura Doddington’s connection to EastEnders years before Nicola casting: ‘It was meant to be’

  07-09-2026 17:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  Nicola Mitchell star Laura Doddington reflects on two years in Walford (Picture: BBC / Jack Barnes / Kieron McCarron)Laura Doddington has revealed that, years before she set foot on Albert Square, she was told she looked just like an EastEnders legend.The actress has made quite an impact on show audiences as not-to-be trifled-with matriarch Nicola Mitchell, who landed in the Square shortly after the rest of her clan almost two years ago.
  Nicola swiftly became a show icon, taking up her position
  
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• 'I thought I met Gossip Girl star but was humbled when I checked selfie the next day'

  07-09-2026 17:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A woman was thrilled to have bumped into a star of US teen drama series Gossip Girl star while on a night out in Hong Kong, but as she went to look at the photo they took together the next day, she quickly realised her blunder
  
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• Hollyoaks trailer confirms shocking new romance which absolutely nobody saw coming

  07-09-2026 17:05 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 PageHollyoaks’ penchant for dropping jaws and leaving audiences in shock is in full flow once more, with one of the show’s most unexpected pairings to date confirmed in a brand new trailer.Fresh off her release from prison, Sienna Blake (Anna Passey) returns to the eponymous village and it’s safe to say that she’s not welcomed back with
  
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• Experimental cancer drug could stop osteoporosis and help women stay slim after menopause

  07-09-2026 17:05 via dailymail.com
  
  The drug, known as CADD522, was developed to block a protein which helps drive the growth and spread of several cancers.
  
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• Rescue teams save pilots from burning Amazon cargo plane after fatal crash

  07-09-2026 17:04 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 PageEmergency workers rescued several people trapped in vehicles involved in a cargo jet crash after it overshot a runway.Five people died after an Amazon Prime Air aircraft veered 1,500ft beyond the end of the runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday afternoon.FlightRadar data shows the plane burst into flames after coming to a halt in an Amazon warehous
  
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• High school sweethearts buy local honkey-tonk where they had first date amid fears it was on brink of closing

  07-09-2026 17:02 via dailymail.com
  
  High school sweethearts, Trinity and Trevor Thatcher, returned to the Cowboy Saloon and Dance Hall in Laramie, Wyoming, after their first date years ago, but this time as the bars owners.
  
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• King Charles makes clear Prince Harry and Meghan are not working royals despite UK return

  07-09-2026 17:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  King Charles has issued a letter to "senior stakeholders" today where he has made it clear that despite being back in the UK, Prince Harry and Meghan should be considered "private citizens"
  
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• King Charles issues letter making clear Prince Harry and Meghan are still not working royals

  07-09-2026 17:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  King Charles has issued a letter to "senior stakeholders" today where he has made it clear that despite being back in the UK, Prince Harry and Meghan should be considered "private citizens"
  
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• Fears 'killer' Asian hornets found in Somerset for the first time are swarming across England

  07-09-2026 16:59 via dailymail.com
  
  The predators are native to China but were last week found by a beekeeper in a woodland in Ashcott, near Street. They tagged the hornet and followed it to its nest in a bramble patch.
  
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• World's' only armless racing driver steers with his feet in bid to race at Le Mans

  07-09-2026 16:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Callum Smith and Harvey Phillips have joined Team BRIT as the squad works towards becoming the first fully disabled team to complete in the 24 hours of Le Mans
  
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• Four people are stabbed in neck and face by knife-wielding lunatic on the loose ahead of one of New York's biggest parades

  07-09-2026 16:58 via dailymail.com
  
  Three men were stabbed in the neck and face by a knife-wielding lunatic in Brooklyn's Crown Heights neighborhood just hours ahead of the West Indian American Day Carnival parade.
  
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• Power cuts are only 'a matter of time' if energy system operator bosses do not address problems, claims whistleblower

  07-09-2026 16:57 via dailymail.com
  
  The anonymous engineer claimed staff in the National Energy System Operator (Neso) control room still rely on pen and paper to forecast electricity demand.
  
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• Woman found dead in pond at Lytham park as police investigate 'unexplained death'

  07-09-2026 16:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police have launched an investigation after the body of a woman was found in a pond at Lowther Gardens in Lytham with the area cordoned off
  
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• UK weather maps show nearly half an average September's rainfall to batter Brits in just a few hours

  07-09-2026 16:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  More than 32mm (1.2 inches) of rain is expected to lash across parts of northern England in just a few hours tonight, and the Met Office forecasts a changeable week ahead
  
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• Pupils in Middlesbrough sent home early for funerals of A66 crash victims

  07-09-2026 16:54 via metro.co.uk
  
  Five men were killed after going the wrong way on the A66 and hitting a police car (Picture: PA/Facebook)Several different schools in Middlesbrough will close early for the funeral of one of the seven men who died in the A66 crash.Theo Rae, 17, was among five people travelling in a Volkswagen Passat which went the wrong way along the A66 near Middlesbrough in the early hours of August 22.The car collided with a Cleveland Police vehicle, killing Rae and the other four occupants, as well as polic
  
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• Voters left surprised after misleading migration claims exposed

  07-09-2026 16:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A new report by the Home Affairs Committee based on workshops in three locations in England and Scotland shows many voters feel they are not getting the full story as the migration debate is so polarised
  
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• Three people are stabbed in neck and face by knife-wielding lunatic on the loose ahead of one of New York's biggest parades

  07-09-2026 16:44 via dailymail.com
  
  Three men were stabbed in the neck and face by a knife-wielding lunatic in Brooklyn's Crown Heights neighborhood just hours ahead of the West Indian American Day Carnival parade.
  
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• Convicted paedophile freed early from prison is awarded £2,500 in compensation after moaning his licence conditions breached his human rights

  07-09-2026 16:43 via dailymail.com
  
  Wayne Truter, 53, was released early from HMP Leyhill, Gloucester, after spending five years locked up for sexual offences against three boys.
  
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• Chelsea star claims luck was against them and Arsenal did not deserve win

  07-09-2026 16:41 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal downed Chelsea on Sunday at the Emirates (Picture: REUTERS)Chelsea defender Maxence Lacroix reckons the Blues deserved a draw against Arsenal on Sunday as luck was against them in the 2-1 defeat at the Emirates.Xabi Alonso’s side made the ideal start to the afternoon in north London as Morgan Rogers scored the opener within two minutes.That sparked a brilliantly entertaining first half which was end-to-end and finished level after Kai Havertz equalised for the
  
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• Marco Rubio's mystery wordsmith unmasked: Aide axed over Nazi symbol video now pens US foreign policy

  07-09-2026 16:38 via dailymail.com
  
  Secretary of State Marco Rubio is employing Nate Hochman, a former speechwriter for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis who was dismissed in 2023.
  
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• Tributes pour in for mum killed after car smashes into wall in Liverpool

  07-09-2026 16:37 via metro.co.uk
  
  Kelly was named locally as the victim in the horror crash (Picture: Liverpool Echo)Hundreds of tributes have been paid to a young mother who died in a serious car crash in Woolton.
  Kelly Marie Lundie, 38, was killed when a red Nissan Juke veered off the road and crashed into a brick wall at the junction of Allerton Road and High Street on Friday.The incident, which also involved a white Vauxhall Astra, happened around 11.30pm.
  Police later confirmed the woman was declared dead at the scene. She
  
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• Corrie star tells of iconic 80s role that is 'ready to be heard again'

  07-09-2026 16:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Letter to Brezhnev, starring Margi Clarke, captured Thatcher-era Britain like no other film, and is set to hit the Liverpool stage this year, adapted by writer Frank Clarke, who says its themes of love and hardship still ring true today
  
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• Woman told boyfriend that her ex was a better lover than him... so he did the unthinkable to her and her children, police say

  07-09-2026 16:36 via dailymail.com
  
  Juan Orona, 29, turned on his girlfriend Nohany Flores-Osuna, 41, her daughter Maiya, 16, and her son Noah, 7, after she allegedly told him her ex-boyfriend was a better lover than him.
  
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• HMRC £70 refund payment letter for low earners 'not a scam' - BBC expert's message

  07-09-2026 16:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  People are being told the letter "is not a scam", though still staying vigilant is vital
  
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• Who is Danny Tommo? Tommy Robinson’s ‘right-hand man’ behind Dover protest

  07-09-2026 16:34 via metro.co.uk
  
  Daniel Thomas has attended many marches organised by Tommy Robinson, including this one following the Southport stabbings in 2024 (Picture: AFP)Protests broke out at the weekend against small boats crossings in Dover and Portsmouth this weekend.And at the centre of the disruption was one of Tommy Robinson’s close associates.Daniel Thomas – who goes by the nickname Danny Tommo – is often referred to as the English Defence League (EDL) co-founder’s right-hand man and launc
  
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• Trevor Nelson opens up on ‘darkest moments’ as he makes BBC Radio 2 return

  07-09-2026 16:34 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 PageTrevor Nelson is back on the airwaves following an ’emotional’ summer, which involved surgery for a brain tumour.The 62-year-old broadcaster announced in June that he would be ‘taking a break’ from work, citing ‘health issues’ without going into specifics.Last month, Nelson addressed public speculation and revealed that he
  
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• King: Harry and Meghan are still not working royals after return to Britain

  07-09-2026 16:28 via dailymail.com
  
  The King's senior official, the Lord Chamberlain, has today provided a guidance letter to relevant senior stakeholders across Government, the military and Lord Lieutenancies.
  
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• AfD election win in Germany sparks panic among EU leaders as Chancellor Merz reveals 'shock' and Macron allies call for 'coalition' to keep out hard right

  07-09-2026 16:27 via dailymail.com
  
  Elon Musk and Europe's hard-Right figures today celebrated the historic state election victory of the anti-immigrant AfD party in Germany .
  
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