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• I’m a bit of a winker – but I do it responsibly

  10-09-2026 07:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  For clarity, I don’t go round doing this to random women (Picture: Getty Images)I’m a winker. I don’t mind admitting it.I wink at people a fair bit, although I am aware it’s developed a slightly dodgy reputation over time.
  The wink now seems mainly associated with ageing lotharios, 1970s game show hosts and regional sales managers who’ve had three large pinots at the Christmas party.For clarity (and perhaps legal reasons), I don’t go around winking at random
  
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• Fears of 'jobs bloodbath' as Burnham launches huge 'tourist tax' raid - with families and businesses set to be hammered

  10-09-2026 09:28 via dailymail.com
  
  Mayors and other local leaders will get powers to impose charges on accommodation in Labour's latest move to raise revenues.
  
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• Tragedy of care leavers left 'abandoned' after they turn 18 as man forced to sleep in his car

  10-09-2026 09:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: A young man who ended up sleeping in his car after leaving the care system said thousands like him were being 'abandoned', after a damning report revealed a death rate four times higher than the general population
  
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• September key update for anyone taking statins for high cholesterol

  10-09-2026 09:22 via mirror.co.uk
  All you need to know as a major 15-year study looked at the impact of medication like Atorvastatin and Simvastatin
  
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• UK and US forces confront Russian vessels and foil Moscow plot to unleash secret new weapon to disable undersea cables

  10-09-2026 09:19 via dailymail.com
  
  The clandestine Russian operation, described to Reuters by two Western officials, was carried out by Moscow's GUGI undersea warfare directorate.
  
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• Kirstie Allsopp shares health update after horror fall during birthday trip

  10-09-2026 09:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  Kirstie Allsopp has shared an update on her leg a little over a week on from undergoing surgery (Picture: Instagram/kirstiemallsopp)Location, Location, Location star Kirstie Allsopp has shared an update on her leg recovery after a nasty slip resulted in her being air-ambulanced to hospital.The 55-year-old TV presenter shared a fresh series of photos of her leg in a cast, including one of the extensive stitches up her calf, a little over a week on from undergoing surgery.Allsopp previously said
  
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• Russia claims it has detained former guard at British Embassy in Moscow, saying he was part of Ukrainian plot to stage 'false flag attack on UK diplomats'

  10-09-2026 09:14 via dailymail.com
  
  The agency said the data collection was part of preparations for a Ukrainian false-flag operation against British diplomatic staff in Russia.
  
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• 'I spotted sign on baby monitor before my daughter lost an eye'

  10-09-2026 09:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Grace Gravil spotted something in daughter Athena's eye when she was just six months old
  
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• AI told man to call 999 when he took picture of 'lump of metal' in conservatory

  10-09-2026 09:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Stanley Green was thinking of melting down the unidentified object for lead
  
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• Max Allegri pinpoints what Arsenal ‘are very good at’ after making Champions League claim

  10-09-2026 09:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  Allegri said Napoli were simply second best (Picture: Shutterstock)Napoli head coach Massimiliano Allergi has conceded ‘there was nothing his side could do’ up against ‘one of the strongest teams in Europe’ in Arsenal.The Gunners got their Champions League campaign off a winning start with Martin Odegaard’s second-half goal sealing victory at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Wednesday night.Mikel Arteta’s side were in control throughout the contest but pa
  
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• Police officer 'opens fire at preschool' before hours-long standoff with colleagues

  10-09-2026 09:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police officer Tatsapong Tongthat allegedly shot dead his wife at the preschool where she was a teacher in eastern Thailand before engaging in an 18-hour standoff with fellow officers
  
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• 'I'm 22 and fear I won't live to Christmas after losing four stone to illness'

  10-09-2026 08:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ella Rake has been left vomitiing up to 100 times a day
  
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• A revolutionary device or a let-down? Apple's £1,999 iPhone Duo is criticised for its lack of innovation - as fans vent it 'might be the most useless phone ever made'

  10-09-2026 08:57 via dailymail.com
  
  Apple has just leapt into the world of foldable devices with the exciting launch of the new iPhone Duo.
  
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• Mauricio Pochettino calls for former club Chelsea to be stripped of Premier League title

  10-09-2026 08:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  Former Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino thinks the Blues got off lightly (Picture:Getty Images)Mauricio Pochettino believes Chelsea should be stripped of the 2016-17 Premier League title and it should be handed to Tottenham Hotspur.The Argentine, who went on to manage Chelsea, was in charge of Spurs at the time as they finished second, seven points adrift of Antonio Conte’s Blues.Conte’s side finished with 93 points, led by Diego Costa up front and a fabulous season from Eden Haz
  
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• UK and Nato allies intercept Russian plot to deploy secret weapon to undersea cable

  10-09-2026 08:43 via metro.co.uk
  
  The submarines are believed to have been launched from Russia’s Arctic base (Picture: UK MOD)A joint NATO operation encountered Russian submarines attempting to destroy a vital undersea cable in the Arctic.Two Western officials told Reuters that they uncovered covert Russian GUGI undersea warfare submarines trying to destroy a cable near Svalbard.Britain, Norway and the United States were involved in the exercise and managed to stop the submarines.The vital undersea cables are used to con
  
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• Russia arrests ‘spy’ at British embassy over ‘Ukrainian terror plot against UK’

  10-09-2026 08:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Footage shows a security officer at the British Embassy in Moscow being thrown to the ground by masked and armed officers
  
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• Donald Trump pledges $5,000 'dividend' to all US adults if Republicans win midterm elections

  10-09-2026 08:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump vowed to give US adults $5,000 each - a vow that would cost more than $1 trillion - before claiming that Democrats were bringing communism to America
  
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• One year ago today, the assassination of Charlie Kirk shocked the world... and spawned a wave of conspiracy theories. Here, DEEP DIVE's forensic timeline on the murder takes you through EVERYTHING that unfolded on that fateful day 

  10-09-2026 08:36 via dailymail.com
  
  Hailed as 'the youth whisperer of the American Right', Charlie Kirk's death has sent profound shockwaves through a country now contending with a surge in political violence.
  
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• I quit social media for 4 weeks – it changed the way I dream

  10-09-2026 08:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Here’s why everyone should try a digital detox (Picture: Isabel Fraser/Getty/Metro)I’ve gone 22 years without becoming dependent on any of the substances that responsible adults warn you about.On New Year’s Eve 2023, I quit vaping after puffing my way through my teens on a blueberry elf bar.It wasn’t hard, so I figured I wasn’t addicted. When it comes to alcohol, I know that I could quit tomorrow, and illegal drugs don’t interest me.However, there’s one
  
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• Second police officer killed in A66 crash PC Tom Clough 'gave everyone his everything'

  10-09-2026 08:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The funeral of Tom Clough is being held in Kirkleatham, North Yorkshire, today, a day after the service for colleague and fellow crash victim PC Matthew Blades
  
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• Aussies divided after council backtracks on Aboriginal acknowledgement

  10-09-2026 08:23 via dailymail.com
  
  The council decided to cover up the Indigenous wording on all signs with black tape following its August 25 meeting.
  
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• Man killed ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend in fight after ranting about losing everything: 'I warned you'

  10-09-2026 08:21 via dailymail.com
  
  Marc Robertson, 43, had been friends with Aaron Grant before the 28-year-old started dating the mother of his four children.
  
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• RNLI volunteer says 'I'm not a traitor' after being wrongly named as helping small boat migrants ashore - as protesters demonstrate outside charity's HQ

  10-09-2026 08:20 via dailymail.com
  
  The volunteer, Neil, and other RNLI crew members were filmed near Portsmouth Harbour during anti-migrant protests on Sunday.
  
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• Council backflips on Australia Day boycott after years of community backlash

  10-09-2026 08:20 via dailymail.com
  
  Adelaide Hills Council will hold citizenship ceremonies during the national public holiday after reversing a ban.
  
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• At least five dead and 86 missing after passenger ferry fire

  10-09-2026 08:18 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 PageDozens of people are missing and at least five were killed after a ferry went up in flames in the Philippines.
  The blaze swept on board the MV June Aster ferry off the island’s coast yesterday evening.
  It was heading to Coron in the Palawan province, a popular tourist destination famed for its crystal waters and cliffs.
  Coastguard pulled 43 people out
  
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• Families 'priced out of British citizenship' warning as mum issues plea

  10-09-2026 08:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Think-tank the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has called on the government to slash the fee for applying for British citizenship, which is five times more than the cost of processing claims
  
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• 'Godfather of AI’ warns it 'could kill all humans' as BBC presenter speechless'

  10-09-2026 08:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Victoria Derbyshire invited Geoffrey Hinton, known as the 'Godfather of AI' and the 2024 Nobel Prize for physics winner, to talk about claims AI could wipe humanity out
  
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• From sports rorts critic to golf club funds - how Anthony Albanese's defence made Labor's pork barrelling scandal worse: PETER VAN ONSELEN

  10-09-2026 08:13 via dailymail.com
  
  Confronted with this staggering coincidence, Albo offered neither humility nor transparency.
  
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• Philippines ferry live: 5 dead and 86 missing after fire on boat to Coron Island

  10-09-2026 08:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Philippines Coastguard have confirmed that 86 people are currently unaccounted for after sharing terrifying videos of the ferry completely engulfed by flames
  
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• The story behind 9/11’s haunting ‘Falling Man’ photo

  10-09-2026 08:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  The photo of his last moments, falling past hundreds of storeys in central New York, has become a symbol of what the city lost that day (Picture: AP)A man plunges through the air, the wind rippling his white shirt. He appears poised and at peace with his fate as he falls past hundreds of storeys.Hours earlier, he, like thousands of other New Yorkers, woke up to a beautiful autumn morning.Taken by Associated Press photographer Richard Drew, the ‘falling man’ is believed to be 43-year
  
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