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• Man nicknamed 'The Hodfather' is climbing mountains while carrying 4.7st of bricks

  02-10-2024 18:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Builder Nigel Howell is climbing every mountain in the Wainwrights Challenge while carrying a 4.7st hod of bricks. Dubbed 'The Hodfather', the 52-year-old has put his own quirky twist on the feat to raise money for charity Mind Over Mountains
  
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• I didn’t know how to explain estrangement to my 5-year-old

  09-10-2024 07:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  I had, unfortunately, quite a toxic home environment (Picture: Santiago Almada)‘Mum… does everyone have two grandpas and two grandmas?’ Asked my son. I froze. I’d known this day was coming, the day he was going to ask me about my family.  He was five years old and, now that he was in kindergarten, he was absorbing information from his world at lightning speed and asking questions even faster than that. So I should have been pr
  
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• Texas death row inmate accused of murdering his daughter is granted hearing in bid to avoid being executed based on widely discredited medical theory

  09-10-2024 07:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Robert Roberson III, 57, has been granted a last-minute hearing in his bid to avoid execution on October 17 for allegedly shaking his daughter so violently he caused her death.
  
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• Four of Elon Musk's top execs call it quits at Tesla amid clashes over billionaire's vision: 'People at Tesla are just tired'

  09-10-2024 07:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nearly a third of staff who report directly to the Tesla boss have walked since he issued his bombshell internal email in April promising to go 'absolutely hardcore' with layoffs across the country.
  
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• Stubborn influencer Caroline Calloway says she's 'going to die' in hurricane because she refuses to evacuate to mom's house

  09-10-2024 07:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scamming socialite Caroline Calloway believes she's 'going to die' because she hasn't evacuated from the area where Hurricane Milton is set to hit.
  
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• Heart-stopping footage shows plane withstand extreme turbulence while flying through Hurricane Milton

  09-10-2024 07:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A plane flying through Hurricane Milton aggressively shook and jolted as passengers endured extreme turbulence, shocking footage revealed.
  
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• Unbelievable moment Anthony Albanese's minister makes the same Tourette's gaffe after footage resurfaces of her very awkward comment

  09-10-2024 07:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Penny Wong had been attempting to answer a question at a Senate committee session in 2013 when she was interrupted by Liberal Senator Mathias Cormann.
  
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• Woman's home invaded by 'swarm of raccoons' after feeding the animals for years

  09-10-2024 07:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nearly 100 raccoons swarmed a woman's Washington home last week demanding their next meal. She began leaving food out for the night bandits more than 35 years ago.
  
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• Kamala Harris chugs beer with Stephen Colbert as she lectures hurricane victims over what they're doing wrong

  09-10-2024 07:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kamala Harris continued her media blitz by letting her hair down and drinking a beer with Stephen Colbert on CBS' 'The Late Show' Tuesday night.
  
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• Tesco cash boost to make sure 140,000 school children get fresh fruit every day

  09-10-2024 07:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Tesco Fruit & Veg for Schools initiative is a project that will see 140,000 primary and secondary children at 400 schools eat at least one piece of fresh fruit or veg every day
  
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• Shopper tells Primark 'if you say sorry, I may come back' in brutal video

  09-10-2024 07:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Carly didn't hold back while telling the high-street store exactly how she feels about its latest autumn fashion collection
  
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• Prince Harry's brutal response when asked about returning to royal duties in UK

  09-10-2024 07:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  When Prince Harry was asked whether he would ever be willing to return to the UK and pick royal duties back up, he had a succinct and clear response to the query
  
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• 'I didn't get the flu jab - what happened next should be a warning to everyone'

  09-10-2024 07:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Brits are being urged to get the flu jab this year. One mum has called on parents to get their child vaccinated after her daughter was left in a high dependency unit
  
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• 5 cities where you can get on the property ladder with the UK’s average salary

  09-10-2024 07:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  A home of your own could be more in reach than you think (Picture: Getty Images)It can often feel like you need to be bringing home a huge pay cheque to be able to afford a house.While that may be the case if you’re looking to buy in London, or its surrounding counties, there are actually places in the UK where the average salary can get you a mortgage.According to the ONS, Brits earn an average of £35,830 per year, which is enough to get you a mortgage in some of the UK’s most
  
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• Thousands of Australians owed money after major retailer collapses

  09-10-2024 06:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Outstanding orders placed before July 3 will not be fulfilled by an Australian company after it collapsed earlier this year.
  
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• Why the Reserve Bank slashing interest rates would be BAD news, too - writes PETER VAN ONSELEN

  09-10-2024 06:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This week New Zealand cut its official cash rate by half a percent, in response to worsening economic conditions.
  
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• Kamala chugs beer with Stephen Colbert as she lectures hurricane victims and lashes 'loser' Trump over misinformation

  09-10-2024 06:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kamala Harris continued her media blitz by letting her hair down and drinking a beer with Stephen Colbert on CBS' 'The Late Show' Tuesday night.
  
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• Bond University students call out male-only booze ban double standard: 'They didn't get fined or banned from drinking'

  09-10-2024 06:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Students at Bond University on the Gold Coast in Queensland have slammed the administration for the blokes-only booze ban.
  
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• How uproar over Albo's Tourette's remark allowed the PM to dodge a key question about a new tax that would hit millions of Aussies

  09-10-2024 06:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anthony Albanese's slur on people with Tourette's syndrome overshadowed a very revealing answer about a new tax on the family home.
  
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• Donald Trump's intimate bedtime detail shared by wife Melania in candid TV outing

  09-10-2024 06:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Melania Trump has not been seen on the campaign trail with husband Donald, but dropped a bedtime bombshell about the former President while promoting her new book
  
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• Sunrise host Nat Barr slammed for being 'out of touch' after making rare admission about her own sons

  09-10-2024 06:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nat Barr has been called out by some Sunrise viewers.
  
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• Kamala chugs champagne of beers with Stephen Colbert and calls Trump a 'sore loser' over 2020 election

  09-10-2024 06:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kamala Harris continued her media blitz by letting her hair down and drinking a beer with Stephen Colbert on CBS' 'The Late Show' Tuesday night.
  
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• Penola is a small town you've probably never heard of... a row over a street name has certainly put it on the map

  09-10-2024 06:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A small town in South Australia has been left divided after a resident complained about a street name - claiming it was offensive.
  
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• Tea and coffee could actually be good for your heart, study reveals

  09-10-2024 06:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Study suggest caffeine - present in coffee, tea, and cocoa - helps endothelial progenitor cells which regenerate the lining of blood vessels
  
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• REVEALED: Diddy's drastic move that bought the silence of celebrities before his bombshell arrest

  09-10-2024 06:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the latest episode of Daily Mail's hit podcast The Trial of Diddy, we welcome former rap star Mark Curry, who revealed a move that Diddy made that surprised the music industry last year.
  
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• UK weather: Cold Arctic air hits UK in just days as Met Office warns of chilly blast

  09-10-2024 06:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  After two days of yellow warnings for thunderstorms, on Thursday conditions will turn again and bring chilly weather lower than the seasonal average expected this time of year
  
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• Meghan Markle's intimate remark to Prince Harry revealed by lip reader

  09-10-2024 06:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A lip reader has claimed to reveal a comment that Meghan, Duchess of Sussex made to her husband Prince Harry when the pair attended a basketball game together in LA
  
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• Horoscopes today: Daily star sign predictions from Russell Grant on October 9

  09-10-2024 06:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Today's horoscope will see one star sign show patience towards a partner, while another will receive an unexpected invitation. These are your Wednesday horoscopes.
  
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• Brits issued warning by travel expert to book holidays now before costs rise

  09-10-2024 06:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Beat the Budget (Picture: Getty Images)If you want a bargain break next year, now’s the time to book it, as the price of travel could be about to sharply rise.The Autumn Budget is due to be delivered on October 30, and experts are predicting a tax hike affecting foreign holidays could be among the ‘difficult decisions’ announced by Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves.Although Labour has promised not to increase income tax, National Insurance (NI) or VAT,it has refused to
  
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• Lorry driver hit with £12,000 fine for migrants hiding in his lorry - despite him alerting Border Force

  09-10-2024 05:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Michael Fletcher, 63, was about to board the ferry at Calais when he felt his vehicle move - he alerted the authorities and they found two stowaways in the back of his lorry
  
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