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• Joel Dommett reveals major Taskmaster regret after being ‘tortured’ by Greg Davies

  08-09-2026 17:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  ‘I’m quite happy to be tortured if it’s funny,’ Joel tells Metro (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock)It’s both an honour and a curse to be singled out on Taskmaster.Very few comedians have the privilege of being given their own task by the big scary boss Greg Davies and his minion Alex Horne. It can be torturous – but oh so entertaining.In series one, Josh Widdicombe had to painstakingly count the number of baked beans in a can and the number of grains of ri
  
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• Millwall vs West Ham LIVE: Police fear violence after spitting incident in heated clash

  19-09-2026 15:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Millwall and West Ham will go head-to-head in the Championship on Saturday lunchtime with police issuing statements ahead of the fixture
  
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• Ally McCoist names who should sign Max Dowman after Arsenal change transfer stance

  19-09-2026 15:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  Max Dowman can only be loaned out once he turns 17 in December (Photo: Getty)Ally McCoist has urged Rangers to make an ambitious move for Max Dowman after Mikel Arteta revealed he was ‘open’ to loaning out the Arsenal wonderkid.16-year-old Dowman is regarded as one of the best young talents in world football following his first-team breakthrough last season, and widely tipped to be a key player for the Gunners and England in the coming years.The winger is yet to play in the Premier
  
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• Pensioner with a rare sleep disorder which makes him act out his dreams sues NHS for £1million after breaking his neck during 'severe nightmare'

  19-09-2026 15:00 via dailymail.com
  
  John Nicholson is suing the NHS and ambulance service, claiming it took over three hours to reach him at his home home near Yelverton in Devon after he fell out of bed.
  
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• I gave birth knowing my baby wouldn’t cry – doctors still call this a miscarriage

  19-09-2026 15:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  We learned that if a baby is born before 24 weeks, it’s classified as a miscarriage (Picture: Alexis Curtis-Harris)‘Look, I’m really sorry,’ said the doctor. ‘There’s nothing we can do.’   I was only five months pregnant, but I’d been rushed to hospital earlier that morning after my waters had unexpectedly broken. As I was scanned, my partner, Charlotte, and I kept watching as our baby’s heart rate dropped – until the m
  
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• Parents could face jail or have benefits docked if their child commits crime

  19-09-2026 14:59 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 PageParents could face going to prison or having their benefits payments docked if their children commit crimes, a justice minister has said.Jake Richards said the Government would put the onus on parents to do more to keep children out of trouble and that they would be ‘held to account’ if they did not.He added that ‘the justice system should
  
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• Children in balaclavas filmed stealing from shops while ‘smiling’ parents wait outside

  19-09-2026 14:59 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 PageParents could face going to prison or having their benefits payments docked if their children commit crimes, a justice minister has said.Jake Richards said the Government would put the onus on parents to do more to keep children out of trouble and that they would be ‘held to account’ if they did not.He added that ‘the justice system should
  
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• Oktoberfest gets underway in Munich as authorities turn to AI-powered cameras to help handle the 6million visitors

  19-09-2026 14:58 via dailymail.com
  
  Munich's Oktoberfest kicked off Saturday with the city's mayor tapping the first keg of beer and opening the 191st edition of the world's largest folk festival.
  
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• Smoke and flames billow over Riyadh airport in Saudi Arabia as Houthi rebels gain ground

  19-09-2026 14:57 via dailymail.com
  
  Smoke and flames billowed out near Riyadh's international airport today amid reports of explosions. 
  
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• Epping fire horror as locals urged to 'keep windows and doors shut' over huge smoke clouds

  19-09-2026 14:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A massive plume of smoke filled the air in Epping as dozens of firefighters tackled a scrap yard blaze, sparking warnings for locals to 'keep all windows and doors shut'
  
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• The inside story of the love match that has seen the son of Ireland's most famous one-time press baron Tony O'Reilly marry the daughter of James Goldsmith, who famously said when a 'man marries his mistress, he creates a vacancy'...

  19-09-2026 14:56 via dailymail.com
  
  When Cameron O'Reilly watched his new bride Jemima Goldsmith walk up the aisle this week, there surely were some among the congregation who must have laughed at the irony of it all.
  
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• Steven Gerrard fires warning to JJ Gabriel over Manchester United exit

  19-09-2026 14:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  JJ Gabriel asked to leave Manchester United this week (Getty)Steven Gerrard insists Manchester United is the best place for JJ Gabriel and believes Michael Carrick would play the 15-year-old if he is ready for first-team football.Gabriel stunned United this week by demanding to leave the club and has already travelled to Spain for discussions with Barcelona, however, Real Madrid are also making a move to beat their La Liga rivals.The 15-year-old is regarded as one of the brightest youth prospec
  
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• British man dies after being pulled from water on Greek island

  19-09-2026 14:42 via metro.co.uk
  
  The man was reportedly pulled from the water on Kato Gouves beach unconscious (Picture: Shutterstock / Peter Etchells)A British tourist has died after getting into difficulty in the water off a Crete beach.
  The tragedy struck on the Kato Gouves beach on the northern shore of the popular Greek island in the Hersonissos municipality.
  The 60-year-old was spotted in the water when something went wrong during the incident on Thursday afternoon.
  He was pulled from the water unconscious, according to
  
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• My 29-year-old son earns good money, but I still pay his bills. How do I cut him off without losing him?: VANESSA STOYKOV

  19-09-2026 14:33 via dailymail.com
  
  The bills aren't what's really keeping Rachel up at night. It's the fear that stopping financial support could damage her relationship with her adult son.
  
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• Taliban massacre survivor describes watching as gunmen slaughtered bus passengers because women had been allowed on board... and how she managed to cheat death

  19-09-2026 14:31 via dailymail.com
  
  It was a journey 17-year-old River had done countless times.
  
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• I've spent decades watching politicians manipulate journalists. Spare me the outrage over Pauline Hanson's 'censorship' - this is the swampy truth about the media: PVO

  19-09-2026 14:31 via dailymail.com
  
  Pauline Hanson isn't the story. The collapse of trust in the media is. Peter van Onselen explains how political access really works and why journalists should look closer to home before crying censorship.
  
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• Double killer Christopher Halliwell's 'third victim' not identified for 15 years after DNA failing

  19-09-2026 14:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Police are investigating the Swindon double killer for the 2002 murder of Darren Carley, who went missing in the town but was not confirmed dead until 2018 after his DNA profile was finally provided
  
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• How much do Strictly contestants get paid? Celebs, dancers and judges’ pay revealed

  19-09-2026 14:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  It’s time to get back on the dance floor with a new look Strictly (Picture: Ray Burmiston/BBC/PA Wire)Strictly Come Dancing became one of the most beloved programmes on British TV when it launched in 2004.Now, over two decades later, the BBC’s besequinned series is marking a year of big changes for 2026 as fans welcome new hosts Emma Willis, Johannes Radabe and Josh Widdicombe, replacing Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman.A new line-up of contestants like Lacey Turner, Delta Goodrem, W
  
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• Horrifically violent MobLand season 2 villain ‘was inspired by Noel and Liam Gallagher’

  19-09-2026 14:00 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 PageSome TV villains are so nefarious and downright devious that they can terrify you even after the TV’s been switched off. I’m thinking of characters like Gus Fring, Ralph Cifaretto, and Richard Hillman – twisted small-screen psychos who are some of the best baddies ever to grace the small screen. And with the release of MobLand sea
  
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• Mother weeps for missing Lillia, 13, as she says 'My heart is breaking without you here' eight days after she first went missing

  19-09-2026 13:36 via dailymail.com
  
  Lillia, 13, from Bolton, Greater Manchester, was reported missing by her family on September 11.
  
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• Moment 'inappropriate old man' jumps on primary school worker's motorbike and grabs her hips in front of his laughing pals

  19-09-2026 13:36 via dailymail.com
  
  Footage - captured on her friend Charlotte's bike helmet camera on September 12 - shows Ellie waiting in traffic on Oldham Street on her bright green Kawasaki ER-6F bike.
  
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• Millwall vs West Ham LIVE: Huge police presence with fears of violence as statement released

  19-09-2026 13:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Millwall and West Ham will go head-to-head in the Championship on Saturday lunchtime with police issuing statements ahead of the fixture
  
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• Man Utd owner Jim Ratcliffe 'living on another planet' after attack on UK

  19-09-2026 13:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The founder of chemicals giant Ineos, who moved to Monaco from the UK in 2020, had claimed the country is on the slide, hitting out at high taxes and immigration
  
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• Londoners are flocking to the ‘perfect’ commuter village with homes £384,684 cheaper

  19-09-2026 13:24 via metro.co.uk
  
  Just over one hour from London is the riverside village of Mistley (Picture: Getty Images)Perched right on the River Stour in Essex lies the unassuming village of Mistley, famed for its warm community feel and unique history.Being an hour away from the capital by train, it’s little surprise Londoners are packing it in and heading to this well-connected piece of coastline.It’s not just a speedy commute you’ll have to look forward to, either. The house prices are a fairly jammy
  
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• 'I left my three jobs in the UK for tropical paradise where luxury pad costs £500 a month'

  19-09-2026 13:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sophia Moulson was working up to 15 hours a day at times in the UK, but says her work-life balance is now much better
  
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• 'I had near-death experience - dying doesn't scare me after terror and ecstasy of what I saw'

  19-09-2026 13:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Neuroscientist Dr Christof Koch has made a close study of near-death experiences after coming close to death himself during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic
  
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• Michael Marra announced as new Scottish Labour leader

  19-09-2026 13:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The North East Scotland MSP called his election a 'singular honour', and now faces the daunting task of turning the party around after Scottish Labour lost its fifth consecutive Holyrood election
  
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• MI5 secrets exposed in explosive new book from Profumo Affair to Heathrow bomb plot

  19-09-2026 13:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Featuring never-before-published info and images, an explosive new book is shining new light on MI5’s involvement in some of the biggest political events, from the Profumo Affair to the Cambridge Spy Ring
  
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• Our first date lasted 7 hours in the least romantic venue possible

  19-09-2026 13:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  There isn’t much about the actual fall that I remember (Picture: Getty Images)Cycling through East London with a man I really liked, I suddenly realised the brakes on my electric bike weren’t working.I tried to stop for a pedestrian but I ended up flying over the handlebars to avoid the crash. I wasn’t wearing a helmet – stupid mistake, I know – and had no time to catch myself.There isn’t much about the actual fall that I remember – just the impact
  
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• Fresh sighting in search for girl, 13, who has been missing for a week

  19-09-2026 12:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lillia, from Bolton, Manchester, was reported first missing on September 11 (Pictures: Greater Manchester Police)Police searching for a 13-year-old girl who disappeared from home more than a week ago have identified a new sighting of her on CCTV.Lillia, from Bolton, Manchester, was reported first missing on September 11.The teenager was last seen at 1.50pm last Saturday at the Trafford Centre.She had then boarded a 247 bus towards Altrincham in south Manchester.It is unclear for how long she st
  
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