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• John Bishop forced to cancel entire US tour after accident weeks before launch

  16-09-2026 18:41 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 PageJohn Bishop has cancelled the US and Canadian dates of his tour after a motorbike accident has left him unable to fly.The comedian, 59, revealed he has broken his ankle and is required to wear a massive boot to aid his recovery.‘One of the consequences that I found out about breaking your ankle is that you have to wear this boot for six weeks,’ h
  
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• Sandbanks property developer is cleared of strangling 'Amazonian' wife after she drew up divorce wish-list of £1m home, £35,000 Range Rover and £60,000 a year

  17-09-2026 17:48 via dailymail.com
  
  Paul Pressland, 63, said that while he was relieved at being cleared of the alleged attack on Gemma Martin, 52, at their £3million home in Poole, Dorset, there were 'no winners' in the case.
  
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• Nurse's skin melted onto supermarket rotisserie display while she tried to pick up rotisserie chicken, $1 million lawsuit alleges

  17-09-2026 17:48 via dailymail.com
  
  An Oregon woman has filed a $1M lawsuit against Fred Meyer supermarket after a chunk of her skin was melted off while buying a rotisserie chicken.
  
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• Shocking footage shows wild brawl in which teen girl, 18, was stomped on and stabbed six times by up to 10 youths

  17-09-2026 17:47 via dailymail.com
  
  An 18-year-old girl was stabbed six times in Deer Park, west Melbourne, on Wednesday night.
  
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• SNP ministers warned public sector savings hard to achieve without compulsory redundancies

  17-09-2026 17:45 via dailymail.com
  
  Compulsory redundancies may need to be considered if the Scottish Government is to meet its target of reducing the public sector workforce, an economist has warned.
  
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• Means-testing disability benefits could save £8billion and cut handouts to middle-class youngsters with anxiety, Labour told

  17-09-2026 17:44 via dailymail.com
  
  Andy Burnham could slash a further £2.2billion from Britain's bloated benefits bill by limiting disability benefit claims in under-30s to those with the most severe conditions, a report found.
  
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• Huge search for missing Lillia, 13, who 'boarded bus' in Manchester five days ago

  17-09-2026 17:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The search continues for 13-year-old Lillia Lloyd Walton who was reported missing on Friday
  
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• Celebrity Traitors makes list of most unifying moments of last 25 years

  17-09-2026 17:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Celebrity Traitors has been listed among the top 20 unifying moments of last 25 years - alongside sporting celebrations and Royal weddings
  
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• Afghan migrant who raped two 14-year-old girls at his flat after grooming them on Snapchat and plying them with vodka is jailed for 14 years

  17-09-2026 17:34 via dailymail.com
  
  Sultani Bakatash, 29, targeted one of the girls on the social media app before inviting her and a friend to his flat in Bolton, Greater Manchester on December 6 last year.
  
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• World famous 'Sad Oompa Loompa' is finally all smiles after winning a Golden Ticket

  17-09-2026 17:32 via dailymail.com
  
  It was a picture that went viral around the world. But now Scotland's 'Sad Oompa Loompa' has been left grinning after she was given a starring role promoting a big-budget Willy Wonka reality show.
  
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• Nurse who shaved her head daily and claimed she was dying of cancer in £180k pension scam struck off

  17-09-2026 17:28 via dailymail.com
  
  A neonatal nurse who shaved her head and put a cannula in her arm to convince her family she was dying of leukaemia as part of a pension scam has been struck off.
  
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• Sadiq Khan mocks Zack Polanski by answering him in Urdu after Green leader released by-election campaign video in South Asian language

  17-09-2026 17:24 via dailymail.com
  
  The London mayor used the South Asian language to respond to the Green Party leader after Mr Polanski recently spoke it in a by-election campaign video.
  
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• Labour accused of taking money from dinner ladies in 'disgusting' move to pay for teachers' pay rises

  17-09-2026 17:21 via dailymail.com
  
  The GMB union, which represents 100,000 school support staff, said Education Secretary Lucy Powell 'should be ashamed' of taking money from their members.
  
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• Cheered on by his stunning girlfriend, Troy Parrott's La Liga career has burst into life and his goal against Real Madrid has already had THIS astonishing impact in his new hometown of Seville...

  17-09-2026 17:20 via dailymail.com
  
  Parrott became the sixth Irishman to score a goal against Spanish and European giants Real Madrid... we reveal the other five
  
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• Met Office names areas facing heavy rain on Friday with 19 counties at risk

  17-09-2026 17:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Heavy rain and cloud could impact parts of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on Friday, according to the latest Met Office weather forecasting maps
  
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• Klarna axes free credit card as customers say 'no way I'm paying' new £4.99 fee

  17-09-2026 17:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Klarna credit cards can be used at any store which accepts Visa, whereas a normal account with Klarna - the Swedish financial technology - only works with specific partners
  
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• Woman discovers she’s surrogate for Chinese billionaire with 300 kids

  17-09-2026 17:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  Xu Bo claims to have fathered hundreds of childrenA California woman has discovered she is carrying a baby for a reclusive Chinese billionaire, who has reportedly fathered hundreds of children.The woman, who is being referred to as ‘Judy’ for anonymity reasons, was allegedly offered $120,000 to become a surrogate after she saw an advertisement on Instagram.Judy said she had initially considered surrogacy so she could ‘build a better life’ for her and her seven-year-old d
  
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• Moment 80-year-old military historian smashes up neighbours' cars with scaffolding pole in parking row that had left him suicidal

  17-09-2026 17:03 via dailymail.com
  
  Alexandre Binda, 80, (pictured) and his wife June had been at war with two hoteliers whose premises backed on to their mews home in Rothbury, Northumberland.
  
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• Bryan Kohberger's family say they SUPPORT his plan to challenge conviction for murders of four Idaho students he previously pled guilty to killing

  17-09-2026 17:03 via dailymail.com
  
  Kohberger, 31, will enter a courtroom again next June after he filed for post-conviction relief in Ada County District Court in July,
  
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• US stadium owner who sparked Ed Sheeran pro-Palestine tour crisis says the singer has asked him to match his $2m donation to the region

  17-09-2026 17:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Macklemore was dropped from Sheeran's tour after he delivered a politically motivated speech in support of Palestine during his performances.
  
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• Do you struggle with eczema? Dermatologists reveal the best ways to stop a flare-up

  17-09-2026 17:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  How to manage eczema during seasonal weather changes, according to experts. (Picture: Metro/Boots/Getty)
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  Anyone who struggles with eczema will know how unpredictable it can feel. From one week to the next, skin can be sore and inflamed, with flare-ups occurring sometimes out of nowhere. Heatwaves, seasonal weather changes, sweat
  
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• GTA 6 soundtrack up for pre-order and unlike the game will be on a disc

  17-09-2026 16:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  It features new singles by the likes of Travis Scott and Keith Richards (Rockstar)A 36-track album for GTA 6 is scheduled to launch alongside the game, but you’ll at least be able to own it on disc and vinyl.Rockstar and Take-Two Interactive already stand to make incalculable amounts of money via GTA 6, when it launches in November. Take-Two has said that pre-order figures are ‘astonishing’ and the game is estimated to make upwards of half of GTA 5’s lifetime sales in ju
  
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• Prince Harry reveals he was 'aware' of Earl Spencer's book as King enters war of words with Diana's brother who claims Charles told him she would be 'forgotten' days after her death

  17-09-2026 16:57 via dailymail.com
  
  War has broken out between the King and Princess Diana's brother after he claimed Charles told him she would be quickly 'forgotten' in the days after her death in 1997.
  
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• Democrats' celebrity provocateur Hasan Piker hurls ugly claim America has killed more than al-Qaeda

  17-09-2026 16:57 via dailymail.com
  
  A Democratic entertainer with a history of incendiary comments now alleges that America has carried out more terrorism globally than the group that planned the 9/11 attacks.
  
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• The average net worth of Brits, depending on their age

  17-09-2026 16:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ever wondered how your net worth changes with age? The stats are in (Picture: Getty Images)According to the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires list, Elon Musk is the richest man on the planet, with a net worth of $924.8bn (£690.8bn).The first woman on the list, ranking at 16, is Alice Walton, the daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton. A philanthropist, her net worth is yet another eye-watering $118.5bn (£88.52bn).But while the those sums might make you feel dizzy, we each have a slightl
  
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• Mirror readers debate if King Charles should have stayed quiet over Spencer's claims

  17-09-2026 16:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  BuckinghamPalace has broken with its usual approach of remaining silent after explosive allegations emerged in a forthcoming memoir about Princess Diana and the aftermath of her death
  
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• Woman, 29, charged after footballer killed when car 'mounted kerb and hit group'

  17-09-2026 16:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Destiny Carrier, 29, has been charged with assisting an offender in connection with the death of 26-year-old amateur footballer Tyler Fairman
  
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• Police missed 14 chances to save wife Christina Alexander before violent husband murdered her

  17-09-2026 16:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Robert Alexander, 66, murdered wife Christina after police missed 14 chances to stop him during years of horrific abuse when he strangled and bit her and threatened to kill a neighbour
  
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• Max Verstappen races 100 go-karters from last place – and wins

  17-09-2026 16:49 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 PageFormula 1 star Max Verstappen beat 100 go-karters in the world’s biggest race of its kind at Silverstone.
  The amateur drivers had their hopes of winning over the F1 champion quickly dashed during the Red Bull Max vs 100 race yesterday.
  For the Dutch-Belgian racer, the challenge was a walk in the park from the outset.
  The 28-year-old, who drives under R
  
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• Noah Woods confirmed dead as police say body pulled from pond is tragic 3-year-old

  17-09-2026 16:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Noah Woods, who was three years old, went missing after he was separated from a relative at a playground in Merriam Close, Brantham, Suffolk
  
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