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• I’m sick of glugging pints – the humble half is far more chic

  01-10-2026 12:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  I wanted to sleep, not to socialise, which is why I decided to order that half-pint (Picture: Esme Craig)I’ll have a half’, I said pointing to the lager tap in front of me and smiling at the bartender.It was a Tuesday evening, and after-work drinks were in full-swing, though I was more than ready to say my goodbyes. I wanted to sleep, not to socialise, which is why I decided to order that half-pint; it was relatively cheap, cheerful, and could allow me to head home in a matter
  
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• Former Cornell student says she ‘felt like bait’ during alleged gang rape

  01-10-2026 17:43 via metro.co.uk
  Jane Doe’s statement in a 2025 hearing has emerged (Picture: Getty)The woman who was allegedly gang raped at Cornell University said in a statement she felt like ‘bait’ with ‘lions’ surrounding her.ABC News found the statement that Jane Doe made in 2024 after alleging she was raped at the Chi Phi fraternity house by seven men.During a 2025 hearing, she described the night and said: ‘I felt like bait. I felt like lions around me. It just was a totally debilita
  
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• Going for a walk could help teens develop better emotional regulation, study suggests

  01-10-2026 17:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Scientists say every extra walk to school or trip to the shops can boost teenage mental health and even boost brain areas that regulate emotion
  
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• Four-month-old girl found dead in dumpster as mother is arrested

  01-10-2026 17:38 via metro.co.uk
  
  Takiyah Babers, 19, was arrested on suspicion of murdering her four-month-old daughter Luna (Pictures: NBCLA/Go Fund Me)A woman discovered a four-month-old baby girl inside a bag in a Los Angeles dumpster on Monday night.
  The baby was taken to hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Her mother has since been arrested on suspicion of murder.Martha Jimenez discovered Luna, the daughter of 19-year-old Takiyah Babers, on Alba Street. The location is around four-and-a-half miles south of downtown L
  
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• Former royal protection officer slams Harry and Meghan’s 'shameless' paparazzi complaint

  01-10-2026 17:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dai Davis, former head of Met Police security for the Royal Family, has hit back at the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s response to the paparazzi being spotted outside Archie and Lilibet’s school
  
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• Putin increases military spending by 27% to record £150,000,000,000 next year

  01-10-2026 17:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  Vladimir Putin proposes to spend 17.1 trillion roubles (£154billion) on defence in 2027, according to government documents seen by the Reuters news agency (Picture: EPA)Russia is planning to boost military spending by 27%, it has been reported, amid rumours of further mobilisation and warnings of increased ‘hybrid’ attacks in Europe.Vladimir Putin proposes to spend 17.1 trillion roubles (£154billion) on defence in 2027, according to government documents seen by the Reute
  
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• Kanye West’s Russian concerts axed after concerns over ‘Hitler glorification’

  01-10-2026 17:26 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 PageKanye West will not appear in Russia after two huge gigs were cancelled at the last moment.The Heil Hitler rapper had been due to perform in St Petersburg next month but a disagreement over contracts had left the shows in limbo.Now promoters Say ​Agency announced the shows had been pulled altogether.‘Friends, it is with sincere regret t
  
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• Bombshell in the mystery sudden death of eight-month-old baby girl Mia - as shattered foster parents reveal she was returned to her biological mum and dad just days earlier: 'Our daughter is gone'

  01-10-2026 17:26 via dailymail.com
  
  A baby found dead in suspicious circumstances in country Victoria had reportedlybeen handed back by authorities to her biological parents only days earlier. 
  
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• Newborn baby girl whose dead body was found on top of washing machine is named as inquest hears of 33 wounds from 15 stabbings while mother faces murder trial

  01-10-2026 17:25 via dailymail.com
  
  Maria Skopova died on the day of her birth in Sheffield on August 30. Her mother, Andrea Skopova (pictured) is due to stand trial in April, accused of murdering Maria.
  
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• Trump's darkest midterms fear laid bare in extraordinary TIME interview as he makes five-word pardon vow for his inner circle

  01-10-2026 17:22 via dailymail.com
  
  Donald Trump admitted that he would pardon members of his administration should Democrats win Congress and probe his inner circle in a stunning admission.
  
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• California bans child marriage but the practice remains legal across 32 US states

  01-10-2026 17:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A landmark new law will ban child marriage in California after survivors, including Courtney Stodden, endlessly campaigned for greater protections for children
  
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• Algerian teenager who tried to rob Bridgerton star and threatened to decapitate Aled Jones is facing more jail time over Rolex robberies with machete

  01-10-2026 17:22 via dailymail.com
  
  Then 16, Zacariah Boulares used a large bladed weapon to rob Mark Turner of his watch in Kensington Square Gardens, west London, on August 9, 2023.
  
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• Free 007 First Light DLC adds Aston Martin missions and a New Game+ mode

  01-10-2026 17:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  Four new missions involve driving an Aston Martin (IO Interactive)The first substantial DLC update for 007 First Light is already out and it’s added long requested features and… a cute doggy.While Nintendo Switch 2 owners need to wait until March to even start playing 007 First Light, everyone else is currently being treated to a substantial drop of DLC.This year’s James Bond blockbuster video game has already seen a handful of post-launch updates since May, but they were min
  
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• Why all the spiders in your home could be ‘even larger’ this year

  01-10-2026 17:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  No spiders in this image, just in case even an image of them spooks you (Picture: Metro)Maybe there’s one in your bathtub, or lying a bit too still in the corner of your bedroom. Maybe it’s slowly lowering itself onto your head.Spiders are everywhere at the moment, especially in people’s homes in the UK.
  On TikTok, users are sharing skin-crawling clips of tennis ball-sized critters taking a casual stroll.And in bad news for arachnophobes, an insect expert has warned that not o
  
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• Homeowners ‘absolutely devastated’ at plans to turn wedding venue into giant HMO

  01-10-2026 17:14 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Grange Moor Hotel, more recently renamed Apartell, closed in December last year (Picture: William Lailey / SWNS)A group of homeowners have said they’d ‘never have bought’ their properties had they known about proposals to transform a hotel and wedding venue on a nearby street.Residents in Maidstone, Kent, have been left dismayed after hearing plans to turn the Grange Moor Hotel into a large HMO.Plans have been submitted to convert the venue into 42 co-living studio apartme
  
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• Powerball jackpot soars to $60million after a fourth week without being won

  01-10-2026 17:10 via dailymail.com
  
  Thursday night's Powerball jackpot will rollover into next week's prize.
  
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• First images of of the UK’s ‘dream come true’ £50,000,000 Minecraft hotel unveiled

  01-10-2026 17:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  It’s a dream come true for Minecraft fans (Picture: Merlin Entertainments and Mojang Studios)Chessington World of Adventures Resort is set to open its much anticipated Minecraft World next year.And now, officials from Merlin Entertainments and Mojang Studios have released more details about the new Minecraft hotel coming to the Surrey theme park.During a recent virtual event, bosses unveiled plans for a brand new rollercoaster and themed hotel, shared mock up images of what the later migh
  
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• High-profile surgeon and former partner of ex-Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk working on 'alternative resolution' to rape case

  01-10-2026 17:07 via dailymail.com
  
  Reza Adib, 65, is accused of raping a Gold Coast woman at his Burleigh Heads apartment in March, 2026.
  
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• America's dark history of botched executions - 'burst' flesh, flames and terrified last words

  01-10-2026 17:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As killer Christa Pike survives two rounds of lethal injection, The Mirror takes a closer look at America's controversial history with the death penalty and what happens when it goes wrong...
  
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• Today show intruder accused of racially abusing Craig Melvin looks terrifyingly wide-eyed as he appears before court

  01-10-2026 17:02 via dailymail.com
  
  He allegedly racially insulted Melvin and later told him that he 'always wanted to call a black famous person the n-word.'
  
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• Prince Harry admits he 'lost his purpose and identity' after leaving the military

  01-10-2026 17:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  During a candid conversation with military chiefs in Brussels, Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, shared that hanging up his army uniform left him feeling lost
  
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• 'Explosives, guns and drugs' found in Worle police raid as 150 homes evacuated

  01-10-2026 17:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  'Tubs' suspected of containing explosives, an air rifle, firearm and drugs were all found inside a property in Worle near Weston-super-Mare
  
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• Worst humiliation yet for woke Seattle mayor as Democrat lawmaker's text saying 'I'm not confident she knows what she's doing' is exposed

  01-10-2026 17:01 via dailymail.com
  
  The texts released Wednesday show how Governor Bob Ferguson's office and Seattle leaders coordinated calls and discussed a public briefing after the July Bite of Seattle shooting.
  
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• Looking for a Barbour jacket alternative? M&S shoppers recommend this £110 style

  01-10-2026 17:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  M&S shoppers love this classic jacket and it’s easy to see why. (Picture: Metro/M&S/Getty)
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  The leaves are falling, it’s finally getting cold and the mornings darker, which means it’s time for one thing – getting your autumn coat out. If yours has seen better days, then you may be thinking of shopp
  
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• Fuming Bayeux Tapestry fans ‘turned away in queue’ after exhibition closes early

  01-10-2026 17:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  The 70-metre-long embroidery is on display in the UK for the first time (Picture: Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images)A history fan who claims to have been turned away from the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition has shared her disappointment after a section of the British Museum closed early.The 11th-century tapestry is currently on loan to the museum in central London while the Bayeux Museum in Normandy, France – where it is usually displayed – undergoes renovation.This marks the first time in i
  
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• Flydubai hijacker 'was suicidal' and 'had undergone Islamist radical indoctrination', Benjamin Netanyahu says

  01-10-2026 16:55 via dailymail.com
  
  Disaster was averted on Wednesday's flydubai flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv after the wounded captain managed to unlock the cockpit door.
  
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• Cheerleader, 21, is charged after shocking bodycam footage showed her hurled to the ground by cops after she tried to obstruct a man's arrest

  01-10-2026 16:54 via dailymail.com
  
  Eryn Bonner, 21, who was filmed trying to intervene in an arrest, has been slapped with misdemeanor charges over the wild on-camera brawl.
  
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• Boy, 15, died by suicide after being 'sextorted' by internet creep, with mother's anguished screams echoing down the phone as she found his body

  01-10-2026 16:54 via dailymail.com
  
  Bryce Tate, 15, was found by his distraught mother in West Virginia after he had died by suicide following a stranger's cruel attempt to extort the young teenager.
  
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• I Swear’s John Davidson ‘will watch Baftas from separate room’ after N-word controversy

  01-10-2026 16:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  John Davidson will watch the Bafta Scotland ceremony from a separate space alongside family and friends(Picture: Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock)Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson will watch the upcoming Bafta Scotland Awards from a separate room after his involuntary use of the N-word sparked controversy at the main ceremony earlier this year.Davidson, whose life inspired the acclaimed biopic I Swear, is set to attend the Glasgow event on November 15 after the film landed a record seven nom
  
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• How will the higher energy price cap impact your bills?

  01-10-2026 16:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  The price cap has increased by 4% as of today (Picture: AFP)A 4% hike to Ofgem’s energy price cap takes effect today, with warnings that household bills could soar by almost another £300 from January.Campaigners have urged the Government to make plans now to support all households with energy costs this winter because of the severity of forecast bill hikes.As of today, the price cap will increase by 4%, making the bill for the average household in England, Scotland and Wales paying
  
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