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• Leap second that crashed Reddit and LinkedIn plus knocked out Qantas's booking system

  07-10-2026 18:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Few people have heard of the leap second, yet it is so important that timekeepers from across the world are meeting next week to vote on whether to keep it for, it seems, things are not always as sure as the day is long
  
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• From the 'drama queens' of Reform to the 'Paddington Bear PM', we reveal the main themes of Kemi's speech

  08-10-2026 01:09 via dailymail.com
  
  Kemi Badenoch rallied her troops for battle on Wednesday as she declared the Conservative Party 'back in fashion' and ready to fight for the 'soul of the nation'.
  
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• Roxy Jacenko's billionaire husband Oliver Curtis rocked by $13billion blow as plans for one of Australia's biggest-ever floats are thrown into doubt

  08-10-2026 01:07 via dailymail.com
  
  The husband of socialite publicist Roxy Jacenko could see his AI company's planned IPO delayed, repriced or withdrawn as it prepares for an ASX listing.
  
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• Water companies 'systemically failing' to report sewage spills, charity claims

  08-10-2026 01:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Surfers Against Sewage says all nine of England’s water companies flouted rules requiring them to report sewage discharges within an hour
  
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• Family reveal dying man's stinging act to pregnant girlfriend after she called him a cheat then crashed car into tree... as they compare her to infamous murderer Mackenzie Shirilla

  08-10-2026 01:04 via dailymail.com
  
  New York landscaper Daniel Waterman, 22, died on October 8 last year from injuries sustained eight months earlier, when his girlfriend, Leigha Mumby, 25, swerved into a tree at 93mph in Florida.
  
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• First Brit to have part of his testicles removed and frozen so he can become a dad

  08-10-2026 01:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Teenager had testicular tissue removed before chemotherapy wiped out his sperm - now landmark transplant gives hope for thousands of boys who get cancer
  
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• Three years after images of their kidnap shocked the world Noa Argamani's ex-boyfriend describes his hell in Gaza - from seeing his girlfriend taken, daring escape bid and miracle when his faith saved him

  08-10-2026 01:02 via dailymail.com
  
  On the third anniversary of Hamas' attack on October 7, 2023, Avinatan Or has described for the first time how he and Noa Argamani, his girlfriend of more than a year, fled the Nova music festival.
  
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• Labour 'disconnected from reality' as a damning report warns patients face waiting twice as long for care as ministers promised

  08-10-2026 01:02 via dailymail.com
  
  Think tank urges government to set a 'more realistic' goal as prospects of meeting 18-week target by the end of Parliament 'are receding'.
  
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• Is Dexter the most dangerous crime drama on TV? At least SEVEN murders linked to hit show as criminologist warns it provides a 'how-to script' for killers and offers them justification for gruesome slayings

  08-10-2026 01:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Just 70 days apart, two British killers who styled themselves on TV serial killer Dexter Morgan have been convicted of the most gruesome of murders. There have been seven since 2009.
  
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• Daily horoscope October 8 2026: Today’s predictions for your star sign

  08-10-2026 01:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Here’s what the stars have in store for your day (Picture: Metro.co.uk)With Venus in Retrograde, things could feel tipped on their head. Something you’ve taken for fact could be revealed as fiction.Scorpio, Sagittarius and Capricorn, there may be a somewhat unsettled energy to the day before you. Don’t attempt to understand everything right away.For certain signs, Venus’ retrograde will weigh more heavily. Try to practice patience and know that good things come to those
  
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• Cancer survivor is first to get new artificial tongue on NHS

  08-10-2026 01:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Doctor struggled to speak after losing her tongue aged 26 in operation to remove cancerous tumour - so recruited a team of colleagues to build her a new one
  
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• Putin's birthday blitz: He marks turning 74 with barrage and boy, 14, is killed while writing about 'oppression of the defenceless'

  08-10-2026 01:00 via dailymail.com
  
  One hit a five-storey apartment block that collapsed leaving nine dead, including three children.
  
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• ROBERT HARDMAN: Hiding behind umbrellas, the ghouls marching for Hamas on the October 7th anniversary...

  08-10-2026 00:48 via dailymail.com
  
  Just by Holborn Tube station, I heard the most priceless chant of the day. 'Here's our message to the cops,' they cried. 'Get a real f****** job!'
  
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• Kemi's family home pledge: Tories promise NO stamp duty when you buy your house, NO mansion tax when you're living in it and NO inheritance tax when the time comes to pass it on

  08-10-2026 00:44 via dailymail.com
  
  Signalling a return to the Tories' traditional focus on lower taxes and home ownership, the party leader pledged to scrap inheritance tax on main residences passed down the generations.
  
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• The spy thriller of the year - starring an alligator-wrestling, shotgun-wielding CIA chief and a string of Daily Mail scoops

  08-10-2026 00:42 via dailymail.com
  
  David McCloskey's fifth book, London Station, is published on Thursday and features an unlikely co-star in the shape of the Daily Mail.
  
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• Professor blames colonisation for Australia's bushfires - as he reveals Indigenous solution to stopping them

  08-10-2026 00:41 via dailymail.com
  
  The study, published on Thursday by the University of Melbourne, found long-term environmental shifts should not be blamed on climate change alone.
  
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• Jane Doe's new life after alleged Cornell gang rape: Desperate bid to stay on campus despite agonizing daily incidents... as twisted phone calls and hopes for future are revealed

  08-10-2026 00:35 via dailymail.com
  
  Jane Doe desperately tried to hold onto the Ivy League education she had spent years working toward, having moved hundreds of miles from her family.
  
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• Worker wins significant work-from-home ruling because she's 63 and commuting is too exhausting: 'Reduce physical fatigue'

  08-10-2026 00:30 via dailymail.com
  
  Is age-related commuting fatigue a legitimate reason for flexible working arrangements?
  
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• Scowling man who identifies as female appears in Seattle court charged with helping transgender shooter plan Canadian school massacre that saw five children murdered

  08-10-2026 00:20 via dailymail.com
  
  A transgender Washington state resident was arrested Tuesday for allegedly offering support to a depraved Canadian school shooter who gunned down eight people earlier this year.
  
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• Scowling transgender woman appears in Seattle court charged with helping transgender shooter plan Canadian school massacre that saw five children murdered

  08-10-2026 00:15 via dailymail.com
  
  A transgender Washington state resident was arrested Tuesday for allegedly offering support to a depraved Canadian school shooter who gunned down eight people earlier this year.
  
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• Mexican influencer 'killed her three kids and boyfriend' in 'murder-suicide' horror

  08-10-2026 00:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mexican influencer Cindy Tamez had a glitzy social media life, but investigators now believe she shot her three children and boyfriend before turning the gun on herself
  
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• Married Democrat says she was horrifically raped by man who made political slur while fixing campaign fences late at night

  08-10-2026 00:05 via dailymail.com
  
  A Democratic congressional candidate in Arizona said she was attacked and raped by two men while she was fixing her campaign signs in the middle of the night.
  
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• Don't tell me that I am not British: Mrs Badenoch gives Reform both barrels for 'trying to take the UK backwards'

  08-10-2026 00:02 via dailymail.com
  
  In the most impassioned part of her speech to the Tory conference, the party's leader accused Reform of wanting to take the UK backwards with outdated views on race.
  
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• El Nino forecast update as seven areas face extreme weather chaos and 'cyclones'

  07-10-2026 23:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The World Meteorological Organization has warned this year's record-breaking El Nino could cause drought, flooding, landslides, food shortages and cyclones
  
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• Tragic final moments of teen who fell to his death from Sydney building

  07-10-2026 23:46 via dailymail.com
  
  Tragic new details have emerged.
  
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• First picture of man shot dead in front of children at peace memorial

  07-10-2026 23:40 via metro.co.uk
  
  Levi Davidson, 40, was declared dead at the scene (Picture: Met Police)There is a manhunt for gunmen after a man was shot dead in front of children attending a west London peace memorial.Levi Davidson, 40, was gunned down in front of a crowd of 50 people in Braybrook Street, in Acton at 7.45pm on October 2.Multiple gunshots were heard from the memorial. Police and paramedics rushed to the estate but Mr Davidson was pronounced dead at the scene.A post-mortem examination is scheduled to
  
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• Mia Goth files to divorce Shia LaBeouf after almost 10 years of marriage

  07-10-2026 23:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mia Goth and Shia LaBeouf got married in October 2016 (Picture: AP Photo/Jonathan Short)Hollywood actress Mia Goth has filed to divorce Shia LaBeouf after nearly 10 years of marriage.The 32-year-old actress, who is known for starring in films such as Frankenstein and MaXXXine, reportedly filed court documents on Tuesday night, citing ‘irreconcilable differences’ as the reason for the split.Goth listed July 28, 2025, as their date of separation, with the pair having been reportedly e
  
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• Stetson-wearing Texas mayor pleads guilty to trying to pull his pregnant secretary's pants down and choking her

  07-10-2026 23:21 via dailymail.com
  
  Matthew 'Doc' Dantzer, 52, was the mayor of Magnolia when he attacked city secretary Christian Gable at a work conference in Forth Worth in October 2025.
  
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• Daily pill for Parkinson's disease raises hopes patients could see first major new class of treatment in decades

  07-10-2026 23:16 via dailymail.com
  
  The drug significantly reduced the amount of time patients spent struggling with the stiffness, slowness and tremors associated with the condition.
  
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• Sam Wood's bid for freedom after Bachelor star spends five nights behind bars following alleged domestic violence

  07-10-2026 23:15 via dailymail.com
  
  Melbourne-based fitness influencer Sam Wood has spent several nights in custody on the Sunshine Coast following his weekend arrest.
  
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