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• Make this super-easy Nutella cake with just two ingredients

  27-04-2020 14:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sweet heavenly chocolate (Picture: TokTok/nickoskitchen)If lockdown has made you realise that you’re not going to be the next Mary Berry (check out these baking fails), this is the recipe for you.This Nutella chocolate cake calls for merely two ingredients, meaning it’s almost impossible to mess up.The ‘cheap, easy and delicious’ recipe was shared by chef Rob Nixon from Perth, Australia, on TikTok, where it has racked up 13,000 views so far.All you need to make his popula
  
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• New Lidl 1p-to-use gadget keeps you 'warm and cosy' at night out Thursday

  15-10-2026 10:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Shoppers can stay comfortable with the affordable gadget that costs little to run
  
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• Andrew Whyment celebrates rarely seen son as he turns 18

  15-10-2026 10:34 via metro.co.uk
  
  Andrew has celebrated two milestone birthdays recently (Picture: Anthony Devlin/Getty Images)Coronation Street mainstay and Royle Family favourite, Andrew Whyment, has taken to social media to celebrate his son Tom’s huge milestone birthday.Uploading a carousel of snaps taken throughout his son’s life, Andrew, who shares Tom with his wife, Nichola Willis, wrote a sweet caption to go alongside the post.‘Today you turn 18 @tomwhyment. Just want you to know that we couldn’t
  
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• Traveller mastermind of violent 'burglary squad' targeting wealthy escaped from open prison months ago

  15-10-2026 10:33 via dailymail.com
  
  Irish traveller James Dooley was part of a 'burglary squad' that raided affluent homes in north London and parts of Hertfordshire by smashing their way in.
  
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• Furious Zelensky resumes attacks on Putin's refineries after lashing out at Trump's 'betrayal' following Starlink 'throttling' - as Musk says it's time for Ukraine's president 'to go' 

  15-10-2026 10:33 via dailymail.com
  
  President Volodymyr Zelensky has resumed strikes on Vladimir Putin's oil refineries after he expressed anger over Donald Trump's 'betrayal' at a time of intense Russian attacks.
  
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• Woman charged after ‘lacing co-worker’s curry with snail poison’

  15-10-2026 10:32 via metro.co.uk
  
  A Perth woman is accused of slipping snail poison into a colleague’s curry (file image) (Picture: Getty Images)An Australian woman has been charged after allegedly slipping snail poison into a colleague’s curry.
  The 43-year-old from Perth, whose name has not been revealed, is said to have been in a relationship with the colleague, a 58-year-old woman, according to police.
  The alleged plot unfolded at their workplace on February 12 when the victim is said to have brought a curry for
  
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• Motorcyclist followed ‘trail of blood’ to find fatally injured headteacher

  15-10-2026 10:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  Michael Mullins was a beloved grammar school head teacher (Picture: MEN Media)A motorcyclist followed a mile-long trail of blood to find Stretford Grammar School headteacher Michael Mullins dying on the side of the road, a murder trial heard.
  Andrew Besant-Roberts noticed the ‘strange’ trail after finding a ‘damaged and bent’ bicycle in the road surrounded by confused drivers who were looking for the rider.Besant-Roberts rode on his Kawasaki motorbike until he came acros
  
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• Houthis 'have started producing their own advanced missiles using Chinese parts'

  15-10-2026 10:30 via dailymail.com
  
  The Houthis have begun producing their own advanced ballistic missiles using Chinese parts, according to a new report. 
  
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• M60 'police incident' leaves road closed in both directions sparking traffic chaos

  15-10-2026 10:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The M60 in Greater Manchester was closed in both directions between junction 17 Whitefield Interchange and junction 18 Simister Interchange
  
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• Coronation Street revisits one of its most harrowing and violent stories ever

  15-10-2026 10:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  Tyrone and Todd have been through similar ordeals (Picture: ITV)The following article contains spoilers from the episode of Coronation Street dated October 15. It hasn’t aired on ITV1 yet, but can be viewed on ITVX and YouTube.Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall) reflected on his experience of being in an abusive relationship in Coronation Street today, as he attempted to help Todd Grimshaw (Gareth Pierce).Yesterday, the Platt clan arrived at court for Sarah Platt’s (Tina O’Brien) tria
  
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• Should the Royal Family receive less public funding? Take our poll and have your say

  15-10-2026 10:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Former Cabinet minister Lord George Foulkes has launched a blistering attack against the £100 million Sovereign Grant, arguing the royals do not offer value for money
  
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• Ghost hunter Yvette Fielding investigates the hidden energy use haunting small businesses

  15-10-2026 10:11 via metro.co.uk
  
  Yvette Fielding turns her ghost-hunting skills to tackling phantom energy use and helping small business owners uncover hidden energy costs (Picture: Supplied)TV star Yvette Fielding is used to investigating spooky goings-on.
  Now she’s been tasked with tracking down a different kind of menace: the phantom energy usage haunting Britain’s small businesses.From leaving computers on standby and appliances running overnight to relying on older, less efficient equipment, hidden energy cos
  
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• Is Traitors really racist? How actress Myha'la's complaints of 'unconscious racial bias' have left bosses dumbfounded and contestants furious... as insiders tell KATIE HIND why her claims couldn't be further from the truth

  15-10-2026 10:10 via dailymail.com
  
  In a comment below Myha'la's post, a social media user wrote: 'Unfortunately you were banished because you are BLACK. This is a consistent thread in this racist show.'
  
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• Three British teenage youths amassed arsenal of guns and machetes and planned to steal drugs from Costa del Sol crime gang in violent raid

  15-10-2026 10:05 via dailymail.com
  
  Police arrested the group of youths after an investigation uncovered five semiautomatic pistols, machetes, baseball bats, clown masks and masks resembling human faces (pictured).
  
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• Reform politicians caught on camera demanding King Charles is beheaded, making incest jokes about female colleagues and labelling black kids 'animals'

  15-10-2026 10:04 via dailymail.com
  
  Three councillors have left the party after ITV obtained covert recordings of them expressing offensive views.
  
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• Meghan and Harry will make first joint public appearance since moving back to UK with three pseudo-royal engagements in Nottingham

  15-10-2026 10:04 via dailymail.com
  
  The couple will appear together at a number of charity events in Nottingham, including at a community food project established in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy.
  
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• Eight missing and huge rescue operation after fire breaks out on tanker in Black Sea

  15-10-2026 10:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Romania says eight people are missing after a fire broke out on a vessel flying the San Marino flag in the Black Sea
  
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• UK economy's 'remarkable' growth in pre-Budget boost to Chancellor John Healey

  15-10-2026 10:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Official figures show the UK economy grew by 0.1% in August - defying forecasts it would shrink - to add to a strong 2026 to date
  
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• 'Why Meghan and Harry's first UK engagement is a huge test after vicious royal spat'

  15-10-2026 09:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry has already been booed at a rugby match and Meghan has been accused of profiting from her tea at Claridge's with a Nobel Prize winner. But today's quasi-royal visit will be the true test, Ellie Fry writes
  
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• 'Why Harry and Meghan's 'grifter' nickname might come back to haunt them'

  15-10-2026 09:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry has already been booed at a rugby match and Meghan has been accused of profiting from her tea at Claridge's with a Nobel Prize winner. But today's quasi-royal visit will be the true test, Ellie Fry writes
  
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• Brutally cold winter could be coming after sign we've all seen in our homes

  15-10-2026 09:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Farmers' Almanac claims there are signs in nature that could point to a harsh UK winter ahead - and one of them may already be lurking in your home
  
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• Nurse dies after heart condition misdiagnosed as acid reflux

  15-10-2026 09:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mum Paula Ivers went to A&E complaining of chest pain but was sent home with a prescription for indigestion medication
  
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• Person of interest identified in the HMAS Leeuwin hidden camera scandal as Navy bosses address 'despicable betrayal of trust'

  15-10-2026 09:41 via dailymail.com
  
  Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Matt Buckley addressed naval officers about the 'despicable betrayal of trust' onboard HMAS Leeuwin.
  
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• Dozens of students killed alongside teacher as school roof collapses in Pakistan

  15-10-2026 09:39 via dailymail.com
  
  Asim Khan from Peshawar's Lady Reading Hospital confirmed the toll to AFP, adding that more than 30 people were injured, with six believed to be in a critical condition.
  
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• Brussels tells Burnham UK must cede powers to EU judges and pay if it wants help with channel migrant crisis

  15-10-2026 09:36 via dailymail.com
  
  Andy Burnham will use a summit next month designed to draw the UK closer to the bloc to get a new deal that includes access to its migrant and criminal databases that was lost after Brexit.
  
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• ISA rule change for people under 65 'is not understood'

  15-10-2026 09:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Significant changes to the tax-free saving accounts are due to begin on April 6, 2027
  
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• Six women Russell Brand is alleged to have preyed upon did not know each other, court hears

  15-10-2026 09:28 via dailymail.com
  
  The comedian says all sexual contact was consensual and suggested his accusers 'reimagined' the encounters after seeing media reports of his alleged sexual misconduct.
  
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• Ricky Hatton's mum breaks silence on boxer's final comments that 'stuck with her'

  15-10-2026 09:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ricky Hatton's mum has spoken out for the first time
  
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• Gary Neville predicts two Man Utd stars are ‘absolutely fuming’ with Lisandro Martinez

  15-10-2026 09:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  Gary Neville has a problem with what Lisandro Martinez said (Picture: Shutterstock)Gary Neville has a problem with Lisandro Martinez’s controversial post-match interview and feels some of his Manchester United teammates will do as well.The Red Devils centre-back made some explosive comments after the 2-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid on Tuesday night in the Champions League.Martinez hit out at the club’s hierarchy, specifically taking aim at Director of Football and former Technical Dir
  
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• UK clocks go back earlier in 2026 — exact date confirmed

  15-10-2026 09:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The clocks will go back an hour at the end of October, marking the end of British Summer Time and the start of Greenwich Mean Time
  
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