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• Liam Gallagher winds up Liverpool claiming Oasis ‘put the Beatles back on the map’

  06-10-2026 21:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  (Picture: Getty/Michael Ochs Archives)Liam Gallagher has been up to his usual shenanigans on social media, but this time he’s rage-baited an entire city.Or at the very least, a legion of football fans.The Oasis rocker, 54, is known for being very active on X, where he likes to share his opinion on all manner of things – as well as tease his fans over that long-awaited 2027 tour confirmation with brother Noel Gallagher, off the back of their Disney Plus reunion documentary.But Tuesda
  
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• Corruption investigation into Bruce Lehrmann is dropped - after his home was raided over claims about secret documents about French submarines

  12-10-2026 08:28 via dailymail.com
  
  Bruce Lehrmann and his former media minder John Macgowan were being investigated by the NACC over the alleged theft of secret government documents.
  
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• My friend lives like a millionaire online and it’s driving me insane

  12-10-2026 08:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  Happy young woman with eyes closed taking selfie during her vacation on a luxury sailboatEver fallen down a social media rabbit hole, scrolling from the high fashion high life to beautiful bodies enjoying cocktails on yachts and thought – why’s my life not like that?While we all know we should know that social media is a curated version of someone’s life, it’s not always that easy to remember it.For Olivia, 31, a recruitment manager from Manchester, seeing her friend&rsq
  
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• Man wins three-year battle over £100 parking ticket using ChatGPT as his lawyer

  12-10-2026 08:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Rafal Goral said he was handed the £100 penalty for not paying quickly enough
  
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• Budget 2026 warning that tax rises may be needed to protect essential services

  12-10-2026 08:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Maintaining public services and funding higher defence spending could lead to £35billion worth of tax hikes or benefit cuts, IFS warns
  
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• Key eligibility criteria as Santander customers 'get £250' in deal

  12-10-2026 08:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It's one of several highlighted by financial experts
  
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• Tony Hadley: ‘Right-wing is a bit of a weird one, isn’t it?’

  12-10-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Tony Hadley shares his views on apolitical music, his next tour, and Traitors (Picture: Lorne Thomson/Redferns)Spandau Ballet’s place at the forefront of the New Romantic movement has long shaped public perception of politically vocal Tony Hadley.As the genre’s early gender-bending looks gave way to sharp suits, Spandau’s sound became strongly associated with Thatcherism.Over the years, frontman Tony has gained a reputation as a right-wing rock star for the rich – but he
  
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• These leopard print homeware finds have convinced me it’s the new neutral

  12-10-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Who knew we’d become obsessed with this trend! (Picture: Metro/Getty)
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  There’s a reason leopard print never really goes away, it’s the one pattern that’s both timeless and modern, whichever room you put it in. Right now, though, it’s having a proper moment in homeware, not just in our wardrobe. And o
  
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• 'American Covid' XFG variant: 12 symptoms to watch for as cases rise in the UK

  12-10-2026 07:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A pharmacist has shared the key symptoms of XFG Covid - the latest strain of the virus to dominate in the UK
  
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• Woman ditches £37k banking job to live on boat she bought on Facebook for £2k

  12-10-2026 07:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Naomi Derbyshire said she was tired of paying £1,500 rent and bills every month
  
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• Car crashes into packed restaurant in popular British tourist hotspot in Greece

  12-10-2026 07:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A breathalyser test was administered at the scene and reportedly showed that the driver was intoxicated when the incident occurred early on Sunday
  
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• New UK pension alert as people 'lose £6,000 on average'

  12-10-2026 07:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  An update has come from the Pensions Policy Institute
  
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• Democratic Socialists revolt over ICE shooting in NYC, demand Mamdani fire police commissioner

  12-10-2026 07:25 via dailymail.com
  
  New York City's Democratic Socialists are demanding Mayor Zohran Mamdani fire NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch following a controversial ICE shooting in the Bronx.
  
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• Russell Brand due in court today for rape and sex assault trial

  12-10-2026 07:17 via metro.co.uk
  
  Brand denies all charges – the allegations span from 1999 to 2009 (Picture: PA)Russell Brand is set to appear in court on Monday for the start of his trial over charges of rape and sexual assault against six women.The 51-year-old, who denies all charges, is accused of groping women and forcing them into sexual acts in allegations spanning 10 years from 1999 to 2009.Brand, a comedian and actor turned podcaster, is due to appear in the dock at Southwark Crown Court this morning for the star
  
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• Corrections officer strangled wife and forced their four children to help while three youngest were locked inside bathroom, police say

  12-10-2026 07:15 via dailymail.com
  
  Jonathan G Houston, 44, was arrested last week and is now facing charges of first-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping in connection with his wife Aunika Houston's death last year.
  
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• Woman slapped and threatened with rape on London train told CCTV was broken as ‘fundamental flaws’ in crime reporting exposed

  12-10-2026 07:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Victims of crime on public transport, including Isadora Medeiros (left) are being ‘fundamentally failed’ (Picture: Isadora Medeiros/Getty Images)Victims of crime on public transport in London are being ‘failed by fundamental flaws’ in the reporting process and a lack of CCTV, Metro can reveal.
  A sense of ‘disinterest’ from station staff, confusion about how to report incidents, and a lack of confidence that anything will happen is preventing people from repor
  
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• Son's destructive past uncovered as he's arrested for murdering his 'sweet and quiet' mother

  12-10-2026 07:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Manuel Farfan-Cabello, 28, was arrested on Friday in Florida and charged with first-degree murder after police found his murdered mother just before 8pm.
  
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• Knife attack ‘streamed live on TikTok’ leaves teens fighting for life

  12-10-2026 07:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  A man holding a zombie knife lunges at the camera in the shocking clip (Picture: TikTok)An alleged zombie knife ambush on teenagers was caught on a TikTok live stream.Terrifying video, which has followers commenting on the cameraman to run to safety, appears to show the moment a man holding a large knife approaches.The video seen by Metro appears to show two people facing off with a blade in east London.
  The clashing of zombie knives can be heard amid screams as they appear to duel in the middl
  
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• Owner of animal hospital charged with obtaining thousands of pills by writing prescriptions for dead dog

  12-10-2026 06:50 via dailymail.com
  
  Dr Kris Taylor, 62, and his alleged aide Camille Angulat-Nieto, 29, prescribed narcotics for a dog named Punkin - who had already died.
  
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• Barefoot Investor unleashes on a small business owner 'hanging by a thread' who was complaining about Albanese government

  12-10-2026 06:50 via dailymail.com
  
  A desperate business owner who says he is 'hanging on by a thread' has been given a blunt warning by the Barefoot Investor.
  
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• From $44billion dream to Firmus flop: Oliver Curtis breaks his silence to blast 'dim' Australians - and vows he'll be proved right: 'Watch this space'

  12-10-2026 06:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Firmus founder Oliver Curtis said the AI infrastructure firm's failure to attract investors with its $44billion mega-float last week was a 'great loss for Australia'.
  
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• Real estate expert Tom Panos tears into Albanese and Chalmers over Australia's economy: 'Nobody gives a stuff'

  12-10-2026 06:28 via dailymail.com
  
  Real estate influencer and top auctioneer Tom Panos has slammed the government, warning that Australia was being run 'like nobody gives a stuff about the numbers'.
  
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• Judge orders Trump to cancel his fawning 'Love Me' $20m taxpayer-funded TV ads

  12-10-2026 06:25 via dailymail.com
  
  The Department of Homeland Security spent $20 million on the campaign, which critics condemned as illegal political propaganda paid for with public money.
  
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• Grandfather killed nine people including relatives and two heroes who were trying to save children in horrific massacre

  12-10-2026 06:16 via dailymail.com
  
  An unidentified 45-year-old grandfather killed nine of his family members in a horrifying mass shooting on Friday evening in Erie, Pennsylvania.
  
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• Grandpa killed six family members and two heroes who were trying to save children in horrific mass murder-suicide

  12-10-2026 06:12 via dailymail.com
  
  An unidentified 45-year-old grandfather killed nine of his family members in a horrifying mass shooting on Friday evening in Erie, Pennsylvania.
  
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• Judge orders Trump to cancel his fawning 'Love Me' taxpayer-funded TV ads

  12-10-2026 06:04 via dailymail.com
  
  The Department of Homeland Security spent $20 million on the campaign, which critics condemned as illegal political propaganda paid for with public money.
  
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• Cattle trader's son set to plead guilty to vile wombat carnage after backroom plea deal: 'Senseless and deliberate'

  12-10-2026 06:03 via dailymail.com
  
  Apprentice electrician Tyson Michael Delbridge, 20, of Fish Creek in Victoria's South Gippsland region, is accused of mowing down the animals on February 18 in Venus Bay.
  
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• Heartbroken family of Thai teen found dead in a suitcase launch lawsuit against Australian truck driver accused of her murder

  12-10-2026 06:02 via dailymail.com
  
  Simon Peter Carman, 45, from Perth's southern suburbs, is currently awaiting trial over the alleged murder of Tunchanok Donhomla, 17, also known as Cake.
  
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• Cheap 59p supermarket tomato soup officially crowned better than Heinz and M&S

  12-10-2026 06:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  It’s the perfect cosy, comforting dish for autumn (Picture: Getty Images/Westend61)As autumn creeps in and the weather chills, there’s nothing like a bowl of soup to warm you up.For many, a tin of Heinz Cream of Tomato soup will be the go-to, but is this actually the best you can buy?According to the results of a new Which? taste test, cheap own-brand soup is actually the stuff to opt for, over big-name brands. A panel of 77 Brits compared supermarket soups from the likes of Te
  
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• Powerful Tropical Storm Rachel batters waterfront properties in California leaving homes crumbling into the ocean

  12-10-2026 05:53 via dailymail.com
  
  A century-old boardwalk in California was seen being ripped apart by blistering winds and towering waves as pricey homes risk collapsing into the waters as Tropical Storm Rachel tears through Long Beach.
  
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