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• Investigation launched after body found near World Cup training centre

  14-06-2026 11:11 via metro.co.uk
  
  Forensic teams are investigating the circumstances around the discovery (Picture: AFP)Mexican authorities are investigating how a corpse ended up outside a stadium in the border city of Tijuana.A body was discovered in a parking lot across from Estadio Caliente stadium, where Iran’s national team has been training for its upcoming World Cup match against New Zealand.The body was inside a bag in the boot of a grey vehicle, which was opened by police due to its pungent smell.The identi
  
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• Man admits trying to rape woman on Tube carriage in ‘horrific’ late-night attack

  18-09-2026 09:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  Vincent Saxon, 54, dragged the lone woman to the floor of the Tube carriage during the terrifying attack (Pictures: British Transport Police)A man has admitted trying to rape a woman on a London Underground train.Vincent Saxon, 54, dragged the lone woman to the floor of the Tube carriage during the terrifying attack.It happened on a Bakerloo Line train between Waterloo and Lambeth North in central London at around 11.40pm on July 11.The woman bravely fought back, and Saxon fled the tr
  
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• Blow for Putin as Ukraine launches huge drone attack on Moscow during election

  18-09-2026 09:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The attack - involving more than 350 drones - came as three days of voting got underway in Vladimir Putin's 'sham' election for Russia's parliament
  
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• Medics rush to Heathrow runway after American Airlines jet declares mid-air emergency

  18-09-2026 09:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Pilots on an American Airlines has been forced to divert a flight from Delhi to New York and head for Heathrow Airport after a medical emergency onboard
  
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• Woman, 29, has rare condition and can only have tea and biscuits

  18-09-2026 09:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Leah Smith started to get severely bloated every time she ate
  
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• Twenty women had mastectomies they didn't need while being treated for breast cancer and hundreds suffered harm, NHS trust admits

  18-09-2026 09:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Patients have described the shock they felt when they were told the removal of their breast could have been avoided, leaving them with both psychological and physical pain.
  
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• Razorlight reveal how they ‘rebuilt total breakdown of trust’ after epic fallout

  18-09-2026 09:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Razorlight are celebrating a milestoneAndy Burrows and Johnny Borrell sit side-by-side in a darkened tour bus rattling in the wind on the Northumberland coast. At 1.30am after their headline set at Lindisfarne Festival, they are due back on the bus to depart for London again. It’s just like old times – except it’s not. Come 2006, Razorlight had set the indie-rock scene on fire with their debut album Up All Night with breakout singles Golden Touch and Stumble and Fall
  
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• 230 most dangerous areas for knife crime in UK identified with plans to increase CCTV and police patrols

  18-09-2026 08:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police chiefs have identified more than 230 small areas in England and Wales with the highest concentration of knife crime, with targeted measures set to be brought in to save lives
  
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• Parents label school a ‘military base’ after headteacher suspends 25 pupils in a week

  18-09-2026 08:51 via metro.co.uk
  
  New interim principal Dan Jeffries defended the suspensions as necessary to stop pupils’ education being disrupted (Picture: ITV)A total of 25 students have been suspended by a new headteacher within a week for ‘persistent disruption’ including zipping their bags too loudly.Dan Jeffries has made an instant impression since starting as interim principal at the Frome Community College in Somerset this September.He insisted the figure was not a ‘wide-spread number’ fo
  
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• 'I'm a midwife – this is what we think when you scream and swear during labour'

  18-09-2026 08:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A midwife has shared exactly what medical professionals think when women in labour start shouting and swearing at them or their partner that is supporting them..
  
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• Swimmer feared dead after 'shocking' shark attack at popular Australia beach

  18-09-2026 08:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A northern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, is in shock after a man has reportedly died in a shark attack on Friday morning, with a nurse who witnessed the incident saying he was 'mauled'
  
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• Heatwaves helped high street claw back ground over summer… but shops warn of looming inflation pain

  18-09-2026 08:41 via dailymail.com
  
  Retail sales volumes were up 0.5 per cent in August, following a 0.5 per cent drop in July. Over the three months from June the level is up 0.9 per cent.
  
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• M1 traffic - live: Huge queues from Junctions 23 and 24 after lorry overturns near Kegworth

  18-09-2026 08:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A lorry has overturned on the M1 in Leicestershire, between J24, for Kegworth, and J23A for East Midlands Airport, and has come to lie on the central reservation barrier
  
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• Grim details of Aussie woman's fatal fall from Bali's famous T-Rex cliff revealed

  18-09-2026 08:34 via dailymail.com
  
  Brianna Cronin, 29, died immediately when she fell off a notoriously steep cliff in Bali last week, a local doctor has revealed.
  
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• British woman kidnapped in Malawi rescued after shoot out left four dead

  18-09-2026 08:34 via metro.co.uk
  
  The British auditor, who had moved to Malawi from Leicester, was snatched from her home last week (Picture: Handout)A British woman taken from her home by a gang in Malawi has been rescued following a deadly shootout.
  Nusrat Osman, 47, was snatched from her home in the southern city of Blantyre a week ago when masked men forced their way in.
  She was traced to the outskirts of the city, and a rescue operation was launched yesterday after a days-long search that saw a reward of £12,800 bein
  
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• Reform UK pledges hardline crackdown on illegal migrants entering Britain from Ireland, with eye-watering fines for train and bus firms transporting them across the border

  18-09-2026 08:31 via dailymail.com
  
  Reform would levy a £10,000 charge for each illegal migrant caught, in the hope it forces operators to take greater responsibility.
  
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• Emmerdale confirms major and devastating Sadie and Cain twist that changes everything

  18-09-2026 08:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  An absolutely devastating turn of events (Picture: ITV / Metro)Emmerdale spoilers follow for Friday’s (September 18) episode that is now available to view on ITVX and YouTube. The episode in question will air on ITV1 on at 8pm.Sadie King (Patsy Kensit) left Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley) in shock when she revealed that she was pregnant with his child when he fled the eponymous village two decades ago with her millions.
  The two characters, as longtime viewers of the IT
  
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• Russians begin voting in staged election Putin is guaranteed to win - with parties that support his war the only ones allowed to enter

  18-09-2026 08:26 via dailymail.com
  
  Polling stations opened early Friday in Russia's Far East, kicking off a three-day election that President Vladimir Putin's party is all but guaranteed to win in the fifth year of war with Ukraine.
  
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• Royal Family live: Prince Harry 'pleased to be back' in UK as Earl Spencer makes Diana HRH title claim about Queen

  18-09-2026 08:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry has been seen for the first time on a public engagement since his return to the UK by attending an Invictus Games event. Meanwhile further claims over his mother Princess Diana have emerged
  
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• Lady Gaga’s baby’s name revealed with touching family connection

  18-09-2026 08:21 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky’s new baby’s name has been revealed (Picture: Samir Hussein/WireImage)Lady Gaga and fiancé Michael Polansky have welcomed a baby girl, with newly released birth records revealing her name and the touching family meaning behind it.The Poker Face star and tech entrepreneur Michael became first-time parents earlier this summer, with their daughter born in Los Angeles on June 9.According to a birth certificate obtained by TMZ , the couple have
  
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• Aldi launching first of its mince pies for 2026 with date set

  18-09-2026 08:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  There are returning favourites and some new recipes
  
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• DWP explains 'enforcement powers' in new update as it looks at changes to CMS 'charges'

  18-09-2026 08:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Department for Work and Pensions has this week issued a new update on the Child Maintenance Service
  
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• HMRC Child Benefit alert to parents as 'service shuts tonight'

  18-09-2026 08:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  HM Revenue & Customs has put out an alert to parents
  
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• DWP PIP could be cut for millions as 'means testing an option'

  18-09-2026 08:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  New research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies sets out a series of controversial options for reforming Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
  
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• 'Dangerous' crocodile seized from suburban semi-detached house in leafy Manchester suburb

  18-09-2026 08:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police and the RSPCA seized the crocodile from a semi in the leafy suburb of Hale, in Greater Manchester, earlier this week - a python was also found at the same address
  
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• Aussie truckie accused of murdering Thai teen and dumping her in a suitcase pleads not guilty

  18-09-2026 08:07 via dailymail.com
  
  Simon Peter Carman, 45, from Perth's southern suburbs, could face the death penalty over the alleged murder of Tunchanok Donhomla, 17, also known as Cake.
  
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• Sway Dasafo dead: Mobo winner and Top Boy actor dies days after 44th birthday

  18-09-2026 08:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  MOBO winner and Top Boy actor Sway Dasafo has died just days after his 44th birthday as tributes pour in for the Little Derek singer
  
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• Martin Lewis September 'make sure you do it' for OVO E.ON Octopus EDF customers

  18-09-2026 08:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Personal finance expert reacted to '£427' warning about major change coming as fuel situation gets worse
  
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• 5 things to do before October 1 ahead of Ofgem price cap hike

  18-09-2026 08:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  These changes may seem small but can really add up
  
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• 'My mum retired to beautiful country – now she's paralysed and unable to breathe'

  18-09-2026 08:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Heinrich Kreuger was home in Oxfordshire when he got a voicenote from his mum saying she had been admitted to hospital — but she was soon left paralysed
  
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