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• 'I lent a workmate money and now she’s avoiding me'

  14-10-2026 17:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Coleen Nolan advises a reader who helped a work friend out when she was having money troubles. The same friend now seems to be doing her very best to avoid her...
  
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• Mother-to-be, 33, who was pregnant with twins was found dead on bathroom floor 'after being stabbed more than 60 times by her partner', court hears

  14-10-2026 21:40 via dailymail.com
  
  Stephan Garner, 31, admitted killing Ms O'Brien at Manchester Crown Court - but denies murdering her.
  
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• Volodymyr Zelensky's message to King Charles days after Donald Trump takes swipe at Ukraine leader

  14-10-2026 21:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Ukrainian president and King Charles were snapped smiling and shaking hands inside Buckingham Palace before Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the monarch for his support
  
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• Sadie plots to seduce Caleb in Emmerdale – with murderous twist following

  14-10-2026 21:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  Eye on the prizeSadie King (Patsy Kensit) and Joe Tate’s (Ned Porteous) plan to destroy the Miligans is underway in Emmerdale.Joe recruited Sadie for his plot because he’s still hell-bent on ruining everything for Caleb and Ruby Miligan (William Ash and Beth Cordingly), certain they are the reason Dawn Taylor (Olivia Bromley) is dead.Yes, Joe buried Ruby alive and really said nah, it’s not enough!In this evening’s episode, Sadie hid a camera in the Miligan household, hop
  
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• Gabby’s revenge on Robert leaves him with nothing in Emmerdale

  14-10-2026 21:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ah, sweet revenge (Picture: ITV)Gabby Thomas (Rosie Bentham) has royally got one over on Robert Sugden (Ryan Hawley) in Emmerdale.After concluding that he was going to buy The Hide, Robert took full advantage of Gabby’s vulnerable state following the death of Jimmy King (Nick Miles).
  Jimmy died after crashing his car into a wedding marquee. The only reason he smashed into it was because he had to swerve his car to avoid hitting Vinny Dingle (Bradley Johnson), who was driving while on the
  
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• John Swinney admits Peter Murrell scandal is STILL hurting the SNP

  14-10-2026 21:21 via dailymail.com
  
  John Swinney has admitted that the SNP is still 'injured' by the Peter Murrell scandal.
  
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• Woman in her 30s 'is raped in GP surgery car park': Four men are arrested

  14-10-2026 21:09 via dailymail.com
  
  The suspects, aged between 19 and 21, have been interviewed by detectives following the reported attack outside the Great Western Surgery in Swindon, Wiltshire.
  
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• Lisandro Martinez to learn Manchester United’s response to controversial outburst

  14-10-2026 21:09 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lisandro Martinez grabbed the headlines with his comments on Tuesday night (Picture: Amazon Prime)Manchester United chiefs have been mulling over the explosive comments from Lisandro Martinez, with the player to learn of their response on Thursday.The Red Devils were beaten 2-0 by Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday night in Spain, continuing their poor run of results.Six games into the Premier League campaign Michael Carrick’s side has won just once and the loss in Madrid
  
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• Father-of-five who was speeding through 'biblical' rain in his £70K Maserati sports car when he killed mother-of-two parked up in her Audi avoids jail

  14-10-2026 21:05 via dailymail.com
  
  Ronald Dowling, 66, killed Sharon Berry, 54, while driving at 76mph on the A4042 in Pontypool, Gwent, in October 2023.
  
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• Met Office maps show Thursday heat surge as 50 areas over 20C - full list

  14-10-2026 20:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  New Met Office weather maps suggest 50 locations in England could reach temperatures of 20C or more tomorrow, including London, Nottingham and Cambridge
  
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• World's biggest pumpkin record beaten twice in one week with whopper the size of car

  14-10-2026 20:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Two British twin brother won the record for the world's heaviest pumpkin but the title was snatched off them just a week later by a US man who grew a huge 1,431.5 kg squash
  
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• Televangelist Jim Bakker's son says he skipped father's funeral because he got to chat to him just before his death

  14-10-2026 20:52 via dailymail.com
  
  Jim Bakker's son had announced his father's death through a touching Instagram post. He had said he needed time to mourn in peace.
  
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• Van driver who mounted kerb and killed pedestrian blames crash on his DOG

  14-10-2026 20:45 via dailymail.com
  
  A van driver who mounted a kerb and killed a pedestrian has blamed his dog for distracting him and causing the crash.
  
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• Samson nightmare and Cain forced to intervene as Emmerdale spoilers reveal what happens next

  14-10-2026 20:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  Big Samson news divides the Dingles – and it gets worse (Picture: ITV / Metro)War was waged up at Wishing Well in Emmerdale as the imminent return of Samson (Sam Hall) threatens to tear Dingle clan apart forever.
  Battle lines were well and truly drawn after Moira (Natalie J Robb) invited son Matty Barton (Ash Palmisciano) to live with her and Cain up at the cottage, unaware that Samson was due for release.
  Sam (James Hooton) and Lydia (Karen Blick) were left with little choice but to spil
  
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• Man 'murdered 60-year-old retiree, moved his family into victim's home, redecorated it and drained his pension and life savings'

  14-10-2026 20:43 via dailymail.com
  
  Ibrahim Yosif, 44, is accused of killing Gary Piatek, 60, (pictured) who disappeared on April 18 2024 after he went drinking in Leicester.
  
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• University student who 'stabbed housemate 30 times to death' appeared 'incredibly shocked' when police arrived, court hears

  14-10-2026 20:41 via dailymail.com
  
  Jamie Collins, 21, was ambushed by his housemate Zack Coughlan, 23, in the garden of their home shortly, Bristol Crown Court heard.
  
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• Vogue Williams ‘still sees’ woman who slept with her cheating ex

  14-10-2026 20:39 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 PageVogue Williams has revealed that she has been tempted to confront the woman who slept with her ex-partner, whom she still bumps into to this day.The mum-of-four, who has been married to her husband Spencer Matthews for the past eight years, reminisced about her messy romantic past in a new podcast episode with Celebrity Traitors star Joanne McNally.Although
  
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• Co-worker’s horror after pervert paramedic caught ‘masturbating into coffee creamer’ in office

  14-10-2026 20:27 via metro.co.uk
  
  Christopher Carroll filmed himself carrying out some of his lewd acts (Picture: Baltimore County)A former paramedic has been jailed for 25 years after being caught on camera spreading his bodily fluids around the workplace.Christopher Carroll, 36, was sentenced on Tuesday after pleading guilty to three counts of causing another person to ingest bodily fluids in three separate incidents.The former Baltimore County paramedic had worked at both a county fire station and the fire department’s
  
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• 'It's a bitter pill to swallow' - Truth behind King Charles' £100m taxpayer-funded grant

  14-10-2026 20:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  With former Cabinet minister Lord George Foulkes questioning government funding for the monarchy, the Mirror’s Pod Save the King royal YouTube show delves into the debate on public funding for the Firm
  
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• JOHN MACLEOD: The SNP broke their promises on education... now they will face electoral death by teacher strike

  14-10-2026 20:14 via dailymail.com
  
  Even as a boy I had grudging respect for the craft of teaching. The classroom a stage; the space physically claimed. The heightened, declamatory voice.
  
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• Utah father, 35, whipped daughter,14, with jump rope for failing to complete her squats with bar which weighed up to 225lbs, cops say

  14-10-2026 20:06 via dailymail.com
  
  Peter James Reid, 35, was taken into custody on October 10 after police responded to a suspicious 911 call from a home in Provo, Utah.
  
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• Why Shakhtar Donetsk are playing their Champions League home games at Stamford Bridge this season

  14-10-2026 20:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Shakhtar Donetsk have a new temporary home (Picture: Getty)Shakhtar Donetsk are playing their Champions League home games at Stamford Bridge this season as the Ukrainian side continue to be displaced from their home in the Donbass.The Ukrainian champions have not played at their own stadium – the 53,000-capacity Donbass Arena in the east of the country – since 2014.And since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Shakhtar have been forced to play their European home fix
  
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• 'Aggressive' great white shark spotted off coast of California beach... as experts warn that it is hungry

  14-10-2026 19:50 via dailymail.com
  
  An 'aggressive' great white shark was spotted off a California beach coast as experts warn it was hungry while hunting for seals.
  
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• Ronnie O’Sullivan announced for big-money event and rare UK appearance

  14-10-2026 19:48 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ronnie O’Sullivan is in line to return to action in Leicester (Picture: Getty Images)Ronnie O’Sullivan has been confirmed in the line-up for next month’s Champion of Champions, which will see him make a rare UK appearance.The Champion of Champions does what it says on the tin, bringing together the winners of events over the last 12 months into one non-ranking tournament.The Rocket has not won a tournament on the professional circuit since March 2024, but did win this year&rsq
  
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• Attacker faces life in jail for murder after wounding victim so badly by repeatedly stamping on his head that he was then unable to receive life-saving cancer treatment

  14-10-2026 19:48 via dailymail.com
  
  William Ffrench, 66, suffered catastrophic brain injuries when he was attacked by 26-year-old Alfie Conway-Ryle at Southwark Park in June 2024.
  
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• Most royals 'do no real work' fumes peer as he slams £100million grant to King Charles

  14-10-2026 19:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In an explosive speech criticising the royals, former Cabinet member and Labour peer Lord George Foulkes said King Charles and co do no "real work" as he blasted the Sovereign Grant settlement
  
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• Woman, 21, was raped at Chicago frat party as gang of men cheered outside bathroom where attack was unfolding, police report claims

  14-10-2026 19:36 via dailymail.com
  
  The woman, 21, alleged that she was sexually assaulted at the Alpha Epsilon Pi house near the University of Chicago at a wild party in the early hours of Sunday morning.
  
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• The end ‘confirmed’ for Kat and Alfie as EastEnders spoilers reveal what happens next

  14-10-2026 19:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Things get even worse tomorrow (Picture: BBC / Metro)Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace) and Alfie Moon (Shane Richie) have reached breaking point in EastEnders after a huge showdown in the Queen Vic as the aftermath of Zoe’s (Michelle Ryan) death continues to send shockwaves.
  Zoe tragically passed away last month after a falling into a pile of rubble and hitting her head. She died alone in her bed calling for help, with Max Branning (Jake Wood) – who ignored her pleas for assistance &ndash
  
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• Teammates accuse British cycling's axed golden boy Matthew Richardson of having a 'God complex' - as his girlfriend ignores drama to win silver medal at the World Championships in his absence

  14-10-2026 19:30 via dailymail.com
  
  British Cycling's golden boy Matthew Richardson has been accused of having a 'God complex' after being axed from the team following allegations of using racist language.
  
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• UK car giant plunges into administration as all employees lose their jobs

  14-10-2026 19:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Scottish car dealership business Cars4You has collapsed into administration - making redundant 26 people - and seven sites, including Edinburgh, closing their doors
  
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