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• 'I was training for marathon and thought headaches were dehydration - I was so wrong'

  11-10-2026 08:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Superfit Emily Bahan was taking on a marathon - but now faces the battle of her life after what she thought merely required a tweak in her training turned into a devastating diagnosis
  
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• Nigel Farage says Reform is on ’emergency footing’ as he predicts snap election in months

  11-10-2026 16:05 via metro.co.uk
  Nigel Farage says he placed Reform UK onto ’emergency measures’ three weeks ago (Picture: PA)Nigel Farage has predicted there will be a snap election in the foreseeable future as he put his party on a national campaign footing.The Reform UK leader has said he believes Andy Burnham will take the country to the polls next May.The party leader and long-time political campaigner is now embarking on a tour to woo voters across the UK.Farage said Burnham would likely go to the country aft
  
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• Worker who fell 30 feet from pylon after safety line error wins £10,000,000 payout

  11-10-2026 16:02 via metro.co.uk
  Gavin Pugh was working in East Staffordshire when he fell (Picture: Wales News Service)A worker left paralysed when a loosened nut on an electricity pylon caused him to fall over 30 feet has won more than £10,000,000.Power lines maintenance man Gavin Pugh, from Bangor, North Wales, was working to dismantle a pylon in East Staffordshire in April 2022 when he fell.Mr Pugh had unknowingly clipped his safety line onto a section of the structure which had already been worked on by ot
  
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• Mum 'one step closer to fulfilling promise' to sons after ex-husband lured them to their deaths in blazing loft

  11-10-2026 16:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Claire Throssell said she was closer to keeping a promise to her boys she made as their lives ebbed as new legislation was due to return to the House of Commons
  
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• Michelin star chef Aji Akokomi shows us how to make delicious Nigerian dish

  11-10-2026 16:00 via metro.co.uk
  Aji Akokomi is the creative mind behind restaurants Akara and Akoko (Picture: Supplied)The theme of Black History Month this year is ‘Honouring our Communities’ and, as such, Metro is celebrating the Black people doing amazing things for food and culture in the capital.The Diaspora Dish, Metro’s newsletter focusing on African and Caribbean chefs from across the diaspora, is back for a second series. They will be sharing their signature recipes and the stories behind them.This
  
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• Confronting CCTV emerges of teens allegedly stealing alcohol during terrifying bottle shop rampage - as a teen, 13, is arrested

  11-10-2026 15:59 via dailymail.com
  
  A group of teenagers allegedly stole $1,000 worth of alcohol from The Bottle-O Narellan Vale on Saturday.
  
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• Tech boss fired for falling asleep in sauna explains why she’s suing for £76,000,000

  11-10-2026 15:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  Shannon Burns has claimed her former company, German software firm Gitpod, has discriminated against her because of her ADHD (Picture: Georgia Bates/Solent News)A tech executive who said she had to resort to sleeping in a sauna room during a work trip has explained how she’s suing her former company for a record-breaking sum.Shannon Burns was sacked by German software firm Gitpod after the tech boss from Boston ended up losing the key to her bedroom following a work team-building exercise
  
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• The 'pay zero Council Tax' rule the government urges millions not to miss

  11-10-2026 15:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Most people aged over 18 have to pay Council Tax but the government has issued an alert to some who get it free of charge
  
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• Nearly 140 migrants are dead after overcrowded boat capsizes off Djibouti - as 84 remain missing

  11-10-2026 15:45 via dailymail.com
  
  More than 80 people remain missing following the incident near Guhere, north of the fishing town of Obock, Djibouti, the UN's International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said, citing survivor accounts.
  
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• Trump weighs in on joining Saudi strikes after Houthi terrorists killed 1 American and 11 others in Riyadh airport bombing

  11-10-2026 15:43 via dailymail.com
  
  President Trump has weighed in on whether the US will joing Saudia Arabia's strikes following the deadly airport bombing that left at least 12 dead on Saturday, including one American.
  
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• Stricter emissions rules for new cars and vans from next month

  11-10-2026 15:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Euro 7 will come into force for all new cars and vans in the UK on November 29
  
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• Reform vows to deploy Trump-style tariffs against countries that refuse to accept return of illegal migrants

  11-10-2026 15:43 via dailymail.com
  
  Foreign airlines could also be banned from using British airspace, under drastic action intended to end the 'invasion of our country'.
  
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• Suspect hauled back to UK and arrested years after double 'murder' at lockdown party

  11-10-2026 15:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A 36-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder over the deaths of Junior Ajose and Cheriff Tall - the pair were killed at a lockdown party in Manchester in 2020
  
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• Bikie revenge plot against P-plater accused of ploughing into Knights fans: The disturbing jail 'hit' that saw police rush Indika Samarasinghe, 18, out of Newcastle

  11-10-2026 15:42 via dailymail.com
  
  As public anger boiled over after the Knights crash, police were warned of a far more sinister threat. The Mail can reveal why authorities feared the teen could become a target behind bars.
  
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• Man, 36, arrested abroad and flown back to UK over double shooting of men at car park party

  11-10-2026 15:37 via metro.co.uk
  
  Junior Ajose and Cheriff Tall were killed six years ago at a lockdown partyA man has been arrested in Turkey on suspicion of murder six years after two men were shot dead at a party.Junior Ajose, 36, and Cheriff Tall, 21, were killed at a lockdown party in a car park in the Moss Side area of Manchester in June 2020.A gunman shot Tall first before killing Ajose, who had stepped in to help.Officers have now revealed that a 36-year-old suspect was detained in Turkey over their deaths and was
  
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• Four more UK cities consider banning balaclavas weeks after nation's first

  11-10-2026 15:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  More parts of the UK could introduce balaclava bans after councils complain about anti-social and 'intimidating' behaviour
  
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• Mikel Arteta told that Bruno Guimaraes will solve ‘weird’ Arsenal issue

  11-10-2026 15:32 via metro.co.uk
  
  Bruno Guimaraes was the hero for Arsenal against Leeds (Picture: Getty Images)Bruno Guimaraes brings something to Arsenal that some of his teammates do not, reckons former Chelsea striker Tony Cascarino.The summer signing from Newcastle has already made an impact for the Gunners, scoring a brilliant opener against Sunderland last month and netting the winner in a 2-1 victory over Leeds at the Emirates on Saturday.James Justin had given the Yorkshire side a shock lead in north London, but Riccar
  
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• Explosive leaked audio reveals Kimberly Guilfoyle bragged about two tycoons paying for her luxury lifestyle in return for favors, report claims... as she faces having to 'suffer consequences'

  11-10-2026 15:29 via dailymail.com
  
  Leaked audio allegedly caught Guilfoyle, 57, bragging about Greek shipping tycoon Nikolas Tsakos and  Alexandros Exarchou, the CEO of Greek construction company Aktor Group.
  
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• Pope Leo thanks well-wishers for their support as he prepares to undergo surgery 'in the coming days' after lump found on his lung

  11-10-2026 15:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Pope Leo XIV said doctors had detected a very early-stage nodule in his lung, and that he would undergo surgery in the coming days.
  
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• Greg Norman blasts Qantas in fiery tirade over major flight delays and lack of Wi-Fi: 'Outdated'

  11-10-2026 15:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Once a high-profile ambassador for Qantas, the US-based former world number one took to social media on Sunday to blast the 'never on-time' airline, describing it as outdated.
  
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• Backers of huge data center planned for picturesque town ridiculed over dystopian 'AI slop' lobbying effort

  11-10-2026 15:23 via dailymail.com
  
  The area is known for bald eagles, the official national bird of the US. Activists say they fear the birds' future could be jeopardized.
  
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• Andy Carroll’s Fame Academy abuser Kevin Adams branded a ‘monster’ by daughter

  11-10-2026 15:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  Kevin Adams, now 59, was sentenced to 20 months in prison in 2023 (Picture: David M Benett/Dave Benett/WireImage)Andy Carroll’s abuser, Kevin Adams, has been branded a ‘monster’ by his own daughter Avia.Former England, Liverpool, and Newcastle footballer Carroll revealed in his new autobiography, Owning It: In My Own Words, that he was sexually assaulted by a ‘male celebrity’ in 2021.He later verified that Kevin Adams, a dance coa
  
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• Fresh blow for 'godfather of swimming pool industry' charged with DV offences against 'first love' as he resigns from high-flying executive role after bid to keep case details secret

  11-10-2026 15:18 via dailymail.com
  
  After his failed bid to stop media reporting of the case, the former pool industry powerhouse has now resigned from one of Australia's leading swimming pool companies.
  
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• Britons are now too fed up to make a fuss: More than one in ten are so used to experiencing poor customer service they have given up complaining

  11-10-2026 15:18 via dailymail.com
  
  One in six people have come to expect a bad customer experience and 14 per cent feel that there is no point in kicking up a fuss, according to the study by Talkmobile.
  
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• Pope Leo thanks well-wishers for their support after confirming he will undergo surgery 'in the coming days' after lump found on his lung

  11-10-2026 15:13 via dailymail.com
  
  Pope Leo XIV said doctors had detected a very early-stage nodule in his lung, and that he would undergo surgery in the coming days.
  
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• Andy Burnham confirms Russia interfered in Brexit vote

  11-10-2026 15:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  Burnham was told in No 10 that Russia did interfere with the vote (Picture: Reuters)Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said the UK is ‘clear’ that there was Russian interference in the Brexit referendum.He said that when he entered No 10 in the summer, he had asked whether Moscow interfered in the 2016 vote on whether to leave the EU and was given ‘the clear answer that yes, there was interference’.The Prime Minister said he believes it is important to put this ‘clear
  
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• Pete Hegseth tops humiliating list of senior Trump officials Americans want gone

  11-10-2026 15:03 via dailymail.com
  
  American voters think that Pentagon boss Pete Hegseth will be the next top official to head for the exit.
  
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• Spanish police remove last major Ceuta migrant camp just days before royal family visit

  11-10-2026 15:02 via dailymail.com
  
  The camp sprang up after a mass influx of more than 70,000 people travelled across the border from neighbouring Morocco into the Spanish territory on July 30 and 31.
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing’s Bethany Antonia’s trans ally T-shirt edited out of show by BBC

  11-10-2026 15:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  The BBC has been criticised for editing a pro-trans slogan from a T-shirt worn by Bethany Antonia during Saturday night’s show (Picture: BBC)Fans have branded the BBC ‘disgusting’ for editing out a trans ally slogan on Strictly Come Dancing star Bethany Antonia’s T-shirt.During Saturday’s show, the training montage for Bethany and her partner Nancy Xu’s American Smooth saw the House of the Dragon actress wear a white T-shirt, which originally had phrase &lsqu
  
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• Yorkshire Wildlife Park latest: Tiger will not be euthanised after fatal mauling

  11-10-2026 14:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The man who died after being attacked by a tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, near Doncaster, was seen 'dancing' before entering the enclosure, witnesses say
  
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