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• I was convinced I'd hate £55 Wetherspoons hotel - I was completely wrong

  24-09-2026 11:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  While most of us know Wetherspoons' pubs, I had no idea it had also been running hotels since 1998, when the chain's first opened in Shrewsbury with 22 rooms. It now has more than 50
  
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• Delivery driver who killed five-year-old boy while taking a short cut through 'no entry sign' is jailed for six years

  24-09-2026 20:09 via dailymail.com
  
  Abdullah Ebrahim was struck down on a Leeds backstreet on July 7, 2022 by Colin Agyei, who had driven the wrong way in order to save time.
  
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• Major EastEnders exit reversed and Denise’s fate as spoilers reveal what happens next

  24-09-2026 20:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  A big comeback – as things take a turn (Picture: BBC / Metro)Emotions ran high in EastEnders as Mark Fowler Jr (Stephen Aaron-Sipple) and Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa) decided to continue their affair in secret, behind the back of Peter Beale (Thomas Law).Mark was planning on departing Walford once and for all following his one night stand with Lauren, who found herself torn between the two men in her life.Unhappy in her marriage and encouraging Peter to be more spontaneous, the car
  
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• Is Vinny leaving Emmerdale? Latest twist explained as he faces jail

  24-09-2026 20:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Vinny faces an uncertain future (Picture: ITV)Vinny Dingle (Bradley Johnson) faces an uncertain future in Emmerdale after he was charged with causing the deaths of two village mainstays.
  The show favourite answered a video call from Gabby Thomas (Rosie Bentham) while driving earlier this month, listening as she lamented about Billy Fletcher (Jay Kontzle) dumping her for Dawn (Olivia Bromley).
  Vinny was on cloud nine after picking up an engagement ring ahead of a plan to propose to Lewis Barton
  
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• Efforts to prepare Brits for emergencies ramped up ahead of El Niño - see kit list

  24-09-2026 20:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Security Minister Dan Jarvis said he wants to ensure communities are resilient as he admitted there are likely to be 'a number of challenges' facing the country this winter
  
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• Tragedy as boy, 11, shot inside a Sydney home three days ago dies in hospital

  24-09-2026 20:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Superintendent Naomi Moore from the Hills District Police Area Command said it was 'far too early' to say what happened inside the apartment.
  
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• Is Eva leaving Coronation Street and does she die? Latest twist explained as she’s pushed

  24-09-2026 20:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Eva Price was pushed down the stairs in tonight’s Coronation Street (Picture: ITV)Eva Price (Catherine Tyldesley) took a tumble in Coronation Street tonight when she was pushed down the stairs by – spoiler alert – Sam Blakeman (Jude Riordan).The fall looked to be quite serious, with Eva ending up unconscious on the cellar floor, while Sam watched on in horror.But is this the end for the Rovers’ landlady? Is actress Catherine Tyldesley set to bow out of the ITV soap?
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• You can now binge every episode of the ‘greatest period drama ever written’ on ITVX

  24-09-2026 19:57 via metro.co.uk
  
  Aidan Turner and Eleanor Tomlinson in Poldark (Picture: BBC)ITV has acquired all five series of ‘one of the best’ period dramas of all-time just in time for the weekend.Poldark was an instant smash when it was released in 2015, starring Aidan Turner as Captain Ross, a soldier returning to Cornwall after the American Revolutionary War. It swiftly became a phenomenon, arguably thanks to Turner’s impressive torso which regularly went viral with plenty of shirtless scenes, as
  
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• Footage gives sneak glimpse into life at Buckingham Palace in the winter — as all staff get gifts

  24-09-2026 19:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Buckingham Palace has been at the heart of royal life for nearly 200 years, but much of what happens behind the famous gates remain a mystery - until now
  
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• All the places in London a proposed new Overground line could cover

  24-09-2026 19:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  Coming to a west London postcode near you (Picture: TOLGA AKMEN/EPA/Shutterstock)London could soon be getting a new Overground train line – and you have a say in where it’ll go.The proposed new line would run between Hendon and Hounslow, two west London neighbours about 12 miles away from one another.
  Travelling between the two now is a roughly one-hour and 20-minute journey involving Tube and rail journeys, buses and walking.
  But Transport for London (TfL) wants to repurpose 11.5 m
  
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• Glamping site owner admits sabotaging two £400 bird scarers on neighbouring farmland after 'they disturbed guests with 130 decibel blasts'

  24-09-2026 19:45 via dailymail.com
  
  Nigel Marsh told a court on Tuesday that his glamping customers had been upset by the bird scarers set up on neighbouring land close to his camping site at Edgefield, Norfolk.
  
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• Man, 23, thought he'd been poisoned as he stabbed landlord 179 times in brutal killing

  24-09-2026 19:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Moses Fernandes, 23, stabbed 71-year-old landlord Terry McFadyen with a kitchen knife at his home in Norwich due to a delusional belief that he was being poisoned
  
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• Do we all need to stock up on doomsday essentials? Readers discuss

  24-09-2026 19:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Readers weigh in on if we need to start stocking up on food pronto (Picture: Getty Images)Do you agree with our readers? Have your say on these MetroTalk topics and more in the comments Some contextThere was an appetite on Facebook for our story about the store-cupboard doomsday essentials we should be stocking up on if we want to follow government advice and be ready for a catastrophe (Metro, Thu). The list included cans of beans, pulses and fish, rice, oats and olive oil.‘Doesn’t
  
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• Trump scolded by Xi on 'winning and losing' as tensions simmer behind panda diplomacy at historic US summit

  24-09-2026 19:22 via dailymail.com
  
  Donald Trump gave Xi Jinping a lavish White House welcome on Thursday with all the pageantry the Chinese dictator could have dreamed of.
  
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• James Talarico's lesbian minister questions whether Jesus ever existed and rejects Virgin Birth

  24-09-2026 19:21 via dailymail.com
  
  James Talarico's lesbian minister at his Texas church has cast doubt on some of Christianity's most fundamental beliefs, as far as whether Jesus ever existed
  
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• Trump Butler rally shooting victim James Copenhaver is dead at 76

  24-09-2026 19:16 via dailymail.com
  
  James 'Jim' Copenhaver, 76, died on Wednesday more than two years after surviving the terrifying rally that saw Trump shot in the ear on July 13, 2024.
  
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• Fury as Spain sends in riot police to evict disabled 87-year-old woman from her Madrid home of 71 years after investment firm hiked rent by 275%

  24-09-2026 19:07 via dailymail.com
  
  Maricarmen Abascal was carried from the building on a stretcher and taken away in an ambulance as demonstrators chanted: 'Maricarmen, you are not alone.'
  
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• Man used AI to undress images of children and was bailed to flat near playground

  24-09-2026 18:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Zafer Dogan, 32, used artificial intelligence to “nudify” pictures of women and girls after he photographed them without their knowledge while going about their daily business
  
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• Thousands of women are mistaking this common STI for period pain

  24-09-2026 18:54 via metro.co.uk
  
  Stomach cramps aren’t always caused by your cycle (Picture: Getty Images)Period pain is something many women have learned to ignore, assuming it’s nothing more than a natural (albeit uncomfortable) process.But according to Dr Asiya Maula, GP at The Health Suite in Leicester, your menstrual cycle isn’t always the cause of cramps and mid-month spotting — it could, in fact, be the UKs most commonly-diagnosed STI.‘The frustrating thing about chlamydia is that it doesn&
  
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• Paedophile who took thousands of images of women and girls and used AI to 'nudify' them is jailed for two years - as police condemn courts for repeatedly releasing him on bail to flat near playground

  24-09-2026 18:51 via dailymail.com
  
  Zafer Dogan, 32, captured the images of adults and children going about their 'daily business' without their knowledge or consent.
  
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• The ‘charming’ London neighbourhood with a community vibe and cheaper rent

  24-09-2026 18:47 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Horniman has a weekly market on a Sunday (Picture: Geography Photos/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)Just down the road from East Dulwich and not too far from Crystal Palace, you’ll find Forest Hill: a leafy suburb of Lewisham, known for its independent shops, artsy vibe, and strong community feel.While it might not be as popular as trendy South London stalwarts, like Brixton or Clapham, if you know, you know.In 2024, The Sunday Times named it in their Best Places to Live list,
  
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• Trump forced into screeching U-turn as banned media outlets allowed back into White House after blackout sparked chaos at Xi summit

  24-09-2026 18:36 via dailymail.com
  
  A Politico reporter was denied access to the White House on Thursday despite a judge reinstating the outlet and two others' access to the complex the evening before.
  
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• Hero Brit saved others before he was killed by terrorist's rocket launcher at Mozambique beach hotel

  24-09-2026 18:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING: UPSETTING DETAILS - Philip Mawer, who was from Shaftesbury, Dorset, put the lives of women, children and his own colleagues before his own as militants closed in on a hotel in Mozambique
  
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• GTA 6 collector’s edition includes exclusive merchandise but no game

  24-09-2026 18:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  One for fans of Macca the Gator… whoever that is (Rockstar)The rumoured collector’s edition of GTA 6 is confirmed to be real by Rockstar, but those hoping it would come with a physical copy of the game are out of luck.A couple of weeks ago, word spread of an alleged collector’s edition of GTA 6, thanks to photos taken at a packaging company in Mexico, with some fans hoping, despite how unlikely it was, that it would contain a physical copy of the game.It seems everything and
  
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• Women in Europe won’t have to talk about their ‘shame lips’ anymore

  24-09-2026 18:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  It’s a victory for women in The Netherlands (Picture: Getty Images)From periods to sweating, women have long been made to feel shame over their own bodies.
  And that’s perfectly exemplified in the Dutch word for labia, schaamlippen, which literally translates to ‘shame lips’.For around 300 years, women in The Netherlands have had to use this term to describe a perfectly normal, natural part of their anatomy.It means that the phrase ‘shame lips’ is not only tal
  
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• 'Stop inventing new taxes': Labour urged to axe holiday levy after tourist hotspot scraps £1.30 fee on overnight stays after backlash

  24-09-2026 18:27 via dailymail.com
  
  Days after Andy Burnham was accused of launching another raid on struggling households with a holiday tax for England, a similar move has now been rejected by Anglesey.
  
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• More than 20,000 young children taken to hospital to have rotten teeth pulled out

  24-09-2026 18:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A lack of NHS dentists is a major factor in the 21,787 children aged five to nine who had teeth removed in English hospitals because of decay in 2025/26, surgeons say
  
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• Tempers flare at Trump-Xi meeting as Chinese press clash with White House staff

  24-09-2026 18:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump has made an effort to give Chinese leader Xi Jinping a lavish welcome in Washington, but there were no pleasantries with tempers rising between US officials and the visiting media
  
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• Incredibly selfless act from big brother saves the life of adorable little nine-year-old girl

  24-09-2026 18:18 via dailymail.com
  
  An Alabaman nine-year-old girl will receive a bone marrow transplant from her 13-year-old big brother, which might cure her sickle cell anemia. 
  
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• Shockingly light sentence for evil mom who left her seriously ill son to die while she went DRINKING and slept with a man

  24-09-2026 18:17 via dailymail.com
  
  The mother left her toddler in the care of his brothers, aged eight and seven, who sent her a video of the boy visibly distressed at 1am. She did not return home for nine more hours.
  
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