UK news

• Man jailed after $8,000,000 scam in first of its kind case

  07-10-2026 11:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  A man was jailed over AI-generated music and streaming fraud (Picture: Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty Images)A man has been jailed for 18 months after a Spotify scam saw him generate over $8,000,000 (£6,040,000) in royalties.In the first-of-its-kind case, Michael Smith pleaded guilty to using AI and bots to farm millions in streaming revenue from the music platform.The 54-year-old man from North Carolina is the first person to ever be convicted of streaming fraud in a criminal case, acc
  
  Read more

• Best Ninja deals in Amazon Prime Day sale with up to 40% off air fryers, Creami and coffee machines

  07-10-2026 18:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Amazon has reduced some of Ninja’s most popular kitchen appliances in its Prime Day sale. (Picture: Metro/Ninja/Amazon/Getty)
  Metro journalists select and curate the products that feature on our site. If you make a purchase via links on this page we will earn commission – learn more
  The Amazon Big Deals Day sale is in full swing, and while we’ve got our eye on the many, many savings across fashion, beauty, home and tech, there’s certain deals you won’t want to miss
  
  Read more

• Fresh humiliation for 'Cornell 7' student accused of sending Snapchat message inviting other frat brothers to join alleged gang rape… as his attempt at new life falls apart

  07-10-2026 17:45 via dailymail.com
  
  A civil suit was filed against Cornell University and seven former frat brothers by a female student who alleges she was the victim of a drug-fueled gang rape in 2024.
  
  Read more

• Trump moves to revoke citizenship for record number of Americans with vows to aggressively expand purge

  07-10-2026 17:44 via dailymail.com
  
  The Trump administration is in the process of revoking the citizenship of dozens of Americans - a lofty goal that far outpaces denaturalization efforts seen under former presidents.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Tom Cruise reveals his feelings about box office sales as Digger bombs

  07-10-2026 17:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  Tom Cruise has revealed why he doesn’t judge his films by their opening weekend box office figures (Picture: Karwai Tang/WireImage)Tom Cruise has revealed why he refuses to judge a film by its opening weekend after his latest movie Digger suffered a disastrous start at the box office.The Hollywood heavyweight, 64, stars in Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s new black comedy, which reportedly cost more than $160million (£120m) to make but pulled in just $8m (£6m) in No
  
  Read more

• Alexander Isak and Cody Gakpo injury update ahead of Liverpool vs Man City

  07-10-2026 17:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  Liverpool duo Alexander Isak and Cody Gakpo (Picture: PA)Andoni Iraola confirmed that Alexander Isak and Cody Gakpo are both doubts for Liverpool’s Premier League clash with Manchester City.Isak started the season in impressive form, with four goals in his first five Premier League games, but withdrew from international duty after sustaining a thigh injury during Sweden’s 2-1 win over Romania.Gakpo, meanwhile, who has been similarly bright under Iraola so far this season, is also an
  
  Read more

• Brits are crashing out over the ‘correct’ amount of Weetabix to eat

  07-10-2026 17:43 via metro.co.uk
  
  A Weetabix fan has caused a stir online (Picture: Bloomberg via Getty Images)How many Weetabix is too many Weetabix? This is the question on everyone’s lips, thanks to a viral TikTok video with more than one million views. A woman named Mariah (@itssmf_1) sent the internet into absolute meltdown when she revealed that she usually ignores the serving suggestion on the box.Instead of eating two Weetabix as recommended, she admitted she usually eats seven of the wholegrain wheat ce
  
  Read more

• Netflix’s number 1 TV show is one of the best period dramas it has made

  07-10-2026 17:42 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 PageJust one month on from the lurid spectre that was the fourth instalment in the Monster franchise, Netflix has dropped a period drama set around the same time that is by far and away among its best.East of Eden is hard to ignore if you’ve been on the streaming platform of late: Florence Pugh’s mesmeric face has been top billing for days, with 6.5m
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Family pay tribute to 'kind, generous and loving' Royal GP 'murdered' at home near Sandringham Estate

  07-10-2026 17:42 via dailymail.com
  
  The family of Dr Hannah Cain, who was allegedly murdered by her husband at their home next to the Sandringham estate have said: 'We are devastated by the loss'.
  
  Read more

• Beeb director general cheerfully tells staff to lift their spirits and 'be more Elvis'... ahead of hundreds of job cuts with BBC Three and BBC Scotland expected to be axed

  07-10-2026 17:41 via dailymail.com
  
  The BBC's director general, Matt Brittin, has said he wants the broadcaster to 'be more Elvis' implying 'A little less conversation, a little more action' amid impending job cuts.
  
  Read more

• DAN HODGES: This was Kemi's best speech yet. She exploited glaring gaps in Labour policy, drew a crystal-clear line between the Tories and Reform - and delivered the most powerful anti-racism speech ever heard from a British party leader

  07-10-2026 17:39 via dailymail.com
  
  Last year, when it looked as if the Tories were set to be overwhelmed by a collapse in their support and a polling surge towards Reform UK, Kemi Badenoch and her aides convened for a meeting.
  
  Read more

• Four kids among 24 civilians killed in Putin birthday blitz on war-torn Ukraine 

  07-10-2026 17:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Moscow’s drones and missiles pounded Kyiv and other regions overnight into Wednesday, with dozens injured in attack coinciding with the Russian President’s 74th birthday
  
  Read more

• King Charles enjoys rap music before joining Sir Elton John for special performance

  07-10-2026 17:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The King visited Apple's UK headquarters in Battersea Power Station today, to see a new collboration between the tech giant and his King's Trust - and was joined by Sir Elton John
  
  Read more

• Benjamin Sesko injury latest with Man Utd plans explained ahead of Tottenham clash

  07-10-2026 17:35 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sesko’s shin injury has resurfaced (Picture: Images/NurPhoto/Shutterstock)Benjamin Sesko is once again an injury doubt as Manchester United prepare to return to action against Tottenham.Since his £74million arrival from RB Leipzig there has been plenty of promise but setbacks have never been too far away.The Slovenia international enjoyed a strong second-half to his debut campaign in England last term, with growing hope he could be the club’s long-term solution up front.Having
  
  Read more

• Heartbreaking tribute to 'loving' royal GP found 'murdered' with 'children at home'

  07-10-2026 17:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dr Hannah Cain, 45, was found dead at her address in Fern Hill, Dersingham, in the early hours of October 4.
  
  Read more

• Woke UCLA students are planning pro-Palestinian march on 3rd anniversary of October 7 attacks that saw Hamas murder 1,200 Israelis

  07-10-2026 17:31 via dailymail.com
  
  The Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA are hosting a protest three years after Hamas terrorists launched their attack on Israel, killiing around 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages.
  
  Read more

• Mum dies without seeing child for final time after DWP 'error' - key details

  07-10-2026 17:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  An official investigation has been conducted into the incident
  
  Read more

• Complaining Doctor Who fans need to grow up

  07-10-2026 17:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  Fans of the show have kept it going for decades (Picture: Wire Image)Yesterday, Doctor Who fans got their first bit of good news about the legendary sci-fi series in what feels like forever. After months of reports about cancellations, controversies and a general feeling that Doctor Who was past its sell-by date, the BBC PR machine groaned into life to announce the show’s latest regeneration. Specifically, they announced a new kids’ cartoon called Doctor Who: TARDIS Crew,
  
  Read more

• Home for sale hides underground network of rooms the owners dug by hand

  07-10-2026 17:21 via metro.co.uk
  
  Tony Deane spent 20 years digging the underground network at this Reading property (Pictures: BTG Eddisons Property Auctions)A Berkshire property hiding four underground levels, a hand-built railway and a sliding concrete door weighing 1.5 tonnes is heading to auction.
  Its owner spent 20 years digging the network by hand beneath his property in the Reading suburb of Tilehurst.Civil engineer Tony Deane created more than 1,300 sq ft of tunnels, corridors and storage rooms underneath his house.
  Th
  
  Read more

• Kamala wonders where the applause is after delivering what she thought was a killer line... then bursts into trademark cackle

  07-10-2026 17:18 via dailymail.com
  
  Harris was addressing supporters of Dr Richard Pan at his Sacramento campaign headquarters on Friday.
  
  Read more

• Christa Pike live: Botched execution update as Tennessee death row killer wakes up

  07-10-2026 17:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Christa Pike was scheduled to be execution on September 30 via lethal injection but somehow survived despite being given two doses of pentobarbital - she is now awake
  
  Read more

• Schoolboy killed by Russian drone in front of his mother while writing homework on not allowing 'powerful to oppress the defenceless'

  07-10-2026 17:17 via dailymail.com
  
  Schoolboy Daniel Umansky (pictured) was finishing his homework when the Russian drone struck his apartment.
  
  Read more

• How France has become the 'sick man of Europe' under Macron: The president sneers at Brexit and the UK... while his country is facing an economic disaster

  07-10-2026 17:17 via dailymail.com
  
  Emmanuel Macron is facing a political crisis as France hurtles towards economic disaster and the streets pulsate with hundreds of thousands of furious student rioters.
  
  Read more

• Mother, 35, deliberately crashed car on interstate near Seattle then tried to stab her two daughters to death, prosecutors say

  07-10-2026 17:16 via dailymail.com
  
  Janieka Ellington, 35, deliberately crashed her car on an interstate near Seattle Monday morning and then tried to stab her two daughters to death, prosecutors allege.
  
  Read more

• Schoolboy stabbed girl in the back after writing notes describing his 'hatred of women', court heard

  07-10-2026 17:14 via dailymail.com
  
  The teenager allegedly recorded the 'motive' as 'misanthropy, misogyny, suicide, bullying'. He is also said to have had a 'dangerous interest in killers and killing'.
  
  Read more

• Woman in her 40s found dead and man in hospital after 'axe attack' in seaside town as suspect arrested for murder

  07-10-2026 17:13 via dailymail.com
  
  The victim, in her 40s, was allegedly attacked with an axe in Dartmouth, Devon, last night. A man, also in his 40s, was taken to hospital with non-life-changing facial injuries.
  
  Read more

• LA man, 26, kills himself at $3.3m home hours before he was due in court on charges of raping one woman and kidnapping another, as stricken family blasts DA

  07-10-2026 17:12 via dailymail.com
  
  Alexander Schecter, 26, was found unconscious and not breathing at his family's residence. He was due in court on Tuesday morning after he was charged with rape, and forced oral copulation.
  
  Read more

• Boy, 9, tossed around like a ragdoll on 62mph Universal Orlando rollercoaster after passing out, lawsuit claims, with mom sharing photo of him unconscious

  07-10-2026 17:11 via dailymail.com
  
  The boy suffered 'severe and permanent bodily injuries' to his face, head, neck and spine after 'his head and face were thrown against the hard surfaces of the ride,' the lawsuit alleged.
  
  Read more

• Man City superstar’s agent reveals what club has told him amid ‘chaos’

  07-10-2026 17:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak and chief executive Ferran Soriano are swamped with controversy at the club (Picture: Reuters)Gianluigi Donnarumma’s agent says the goalkeeper has ‘received assurances from Manchester City’ and ‘everyone is calm’ amid the financial scandal at the club.The Cityzens have been found guilty by an independent commission on an array of the 115 charges leveled at them that related to Premier League financial rules.The club has
  
  Read more

• Young boy gave emotional TV interview about his mom's death in 2007... but now he's accused of murdering a stranger and her stepson just months before

  07-10-2026 17:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Michael James, now 35, was arrested on Friday for the alleged murder of Chynna Dickus, 26, and her 10-year-old stepson Blake during a burglary at their home in Franklin, Indiana in July 2006.
  
  Read more

Follow @newslock_uknews on Twitter!