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• Martin Lewis '49-day' rule warning for Octopus E.ON OVO users

  09-10-2026 08:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Households in the UK are facing a bills hammer blow but expert said beware of 'exit penalty'
  
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• Royal Mail confirms AI used in Christmas ad after woman ‘outraged by hearing late dad’s voice’

  09-10-2026 12:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  Royal Mail has confirmed AI was used in the Christmas advert last year (Picture: Getty)Royal Mail has been forced to confirm its use of AI in last year’s Christmas advert after a woman recognised her late dad’s voice on TV.Lucy Wynne’s father, Paul Vaughan, had been a familiar voice on British telly, narrating Horizon, Radio 4’s Kaleidoscope, and more.His warm tone and BBC-style English accent is one that most Brits will have come across, with an ‘inflection in his
  
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• Burnham's government hits out at Hegseth's 'disturbing' plan to livestream firing squad execution - and risks fanning tensions with Trump

  09-10-2026 12:50 via dailymail.com
  
  Bridget Phillipson stressed that the decision over the execution of former army major Nidal Hasan was a 'matter for the US Government'.
  
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• Adidas sues popular Aussie brand White Fox over its four-stripe design - arguing it is too easily confused with sports giant's trademark three-stripe look

  09-10-2026 12:47 via dailymail.com
  
  The sports giant has long been known for its vertical three stripes on their clothes, but the fast-fashion Australian label (White Fox pictured) has launched trousers with four stripes.
  
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• Skin 'feels fresh' with Home Bargains' £1.70 version of Lush's £24 'Snow Fairy'

  09-10-2026 12:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  People could save over £22 by switching from the big brand to to the alternative version
  
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• Devastating waterspout tears through Sicily overturning cars and damaging school

  09-10-2026 12:44 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 PageA waterspout has caused widespread damage in Sicily, overturning cars and damaging a nearby school.Marsala saw severe weather this morning, with two waterspouts forming over the sea.The tornadoes hit land in southern Marsala, between Strasatti and Terrenove.
  The Alcide De Gasperi school saw windows shattered and cabinets overturned as students were inside.Se
  
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• Boy, 13, dies in freak accident on playground slide

  09-10-2026 12:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  Olvin Cabrera Valladares, 13, died after his shirt caught on a screw inside the playground slide, his mum says (Pictures: Family handout/Google Images)A boy died after his shirt caught on a screw inside a playground slide and tightened around his neck, his mum says.
  Olvin Cabrera Valladares, 13, was found trapped in the enclosed tube by a man visiting the park with his children.The teenager was taken to hospital and placed on life support following the incident at Shenandoah Park in Miami, Flor
  
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• Student missing for six days emerges from woods and asks 'are you looking for me?'

  09-10-2026 12:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dilan Shaan Ashar, 22, was found safe after a huge search and rescue operation involving drones, thermal cameras, dogs and dozens of emergency workers at the University of Maryland
  
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• Landlord of the Rings! Sir Ian McKellen granted permission to repair rotten rear balcony at his 16th century pub

  09-10-2026 12:36 via dailymail.com
  
  The actor, who played Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, can now repair the damaged stairs and decking at The Grapes pub in Limehouse, London.
  
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• Surviving father had second-hand e-bike battery repaired before it sparked house fire that killed his two young children and their mother, he tells inquest

  09-10-2026 12:32 via dailymail.com
  
  Mother Gemma Germeney and her two young children Lilly Peden, eight, and Oliver Peden, four, were killed in a fire at their home in Sackville Close, Cambridge, on June 30, 2023.
  
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• Should Zack Polanski resign as Green Party leader? Take our poll and have your say

  09-10-2026 12:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Is Zack Polanski's time now up? We are asking Mirror readers for their view after a damaging night for the Greens as the odds tumble on him being gone before the next general election
  
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• Boy, 15, and man in 50s fighting for lives after being stabbed by masked men raiding home

  09-10-2026 12:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  Armed police responded to the ‘terrifying’ incident in Thurnby, Leicestershire, shortly after midnight (Picture: BPM Media)A 15-year-old boy and a man in his 50s are critically ill in hospital after being stabbed when masked men burst into their home last night.Armed police responded to the ‘terrifying’ incident in Thurnby, Leicestershire, shortly after midnight.Detectives said two masked men entered the address and attacked three people inside.The older victim suffered
  
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• Royal Mail urges customers to stop putting address in middle of envelope

  09-10-2026 12:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  People may not realise that putting the address in the middle may cause postal delays
  
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• Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor receives £302,000 in compensation as he surrenders lease on Royal Lodge 50 years early and pays £1.8million for repairs

  09-10-2026 12:29 via dailymail.com
  
  Andrew was evicted from the grandiose mansion in Windsor that was home for years. Now the Crown Estate has announced he is entitled to money back because he quit the lease early
  
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• Andrew pockets £302,000 compensation after being forced to quit royal home

  09-10-2026 12:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A spokesperson for the Crown Estate has said the former prince will be awarded the six-figure sum after he handed back the lease on Royal Lodge
  
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• 'Red flag' sign a gas engineer isn't qualified and could 'affect house insurance'

  09-10-2026 12:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Journalist Holly Hamilton spoke about the red flags on BBC Morning Live
  
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• Burnham's government hits out at Hegseth's 'disturbing' plan to live stream firing squad execution - and risks fanning tensions with Trump

  09-10-2026 12:19 via dailymail.com
  
  Bridget Phillipson stressed that the decision over the execution of former army major Nidal Hasan was a 'matter for the US Government'.
  
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• School worker 'begged' 15-year-old pupil to hide her identity and delete their Instagram messages, court told

  09-10-2026 12:18 via dailymail.com
  
  Melanie Rock, 34, said to the schoolboy she was 'f***ed' if he answered any questions about her so asked him to lie that he was at a skate park, jurors were told.
  
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• Don't do it, Andy! Polling guru warns Burnham that Holborn result shows he would fail to win snap election

  09-10-2026 12:18 via dailymail.com
  
  Labour candidate Sagal Abdi-Wali romped home with a 3,000 majority in the contest for the seat vacated by Keir Starmer.
  
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• Daniel Craig buys haunted London pub that’s left locals shaken and stirred

  09-10-2026 12:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  Daniel Craig ain’t afraid of no ghost (Picture: Metro/ Getty)James Bond has officially swapped a shaken Martini for a chilly pint as Daniel Craig has only gone and bought a pub. However, the former 007 actor probably didn’t bargain on the central London pub being haunted. Daniel, 58, is now the proud owner of the Horseshoe in Clerkenwell after purchasing the old 18th century boozer with three friends – Soho House founder Nick Jones and restaurateur Charlie Carroll.
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• Iconic nightlife chain collapses into administration — no refunds

  09-10-2026 12:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It's been called 'one of the most recognisable names in the UK's nightlife scene for two decades'.
  
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• World’s formerly ‘most expensive’ road becomes most costly bus lane

  09-10-2026 12:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  More than £23,000,000 has now been committed to upgrade the road through the Avon Gorge from Hotwells to Avonmouth (Picture: SWNS)The world’s most expensive road is set to become the ‘world’s most expensive bus lane.’The Portway in Bristol was officially the costliest ever built when it opened in 1926, with a price of £800,000 to construct – around £42,000,000 in today’s money.More than £23,000,000 has now been committed to upgrade the
  
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• Coronation Street stars James Cartwright and Beth Nixon ‘are in real-life romance’

  09-10-2026 12:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  We found love in a villainous place…or whatever Rihanna said (Picture: Farrell/Backgrid)While their Coronation Street alter-ego’s never really crossed paths, too busy abusing their way across the cobbles, off-screen, James Cartwright and Beth Nixon appear to have developed a bit of a romance!James, of course, played Theo Silverton, who’s dark side was, at first, very well concealed.While initially sympathetic as a victim of sick conversion therapy, soon morphed into one of th
  
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• 'A nation without shame: Trump’s America prepares to turn public executions into a grotesque blood sport'

  09-10-2026 12:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  OPINION: America’s grotesque thirst for executions has reached a shameful new low as Trump’s Pentagon prepares to turn a military firing squad into a public blood sport, exposing the moral decay of a nation that once claimed to lead the civilised world.
  
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• Legal rights when neighbour's cat uses your garden as a toilet

  09-10-2026 12:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Finding unwanted surprises in your flowerbeds can quickly become frustrating, especially when it keeps happening and you are left to deal with the mess
  
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• Enzo Maresca makes confident claim over Man City guilty verdict

  09-10-2026 12:06 via metro.co.uk
  
  Manchester City boss Enzo Maresca (Picture: Manchester City)Enzo Maresca insisted he is confident that Manchester City will win its appeal against their guilty verdict for breaking Premier League financial rules.Maresca was speaking to the press for the first time since City were found guilty of 114 charges related to financial misconduct and obstructing the independent commission’s investigation.City have denied all the charges and launched a formal appeal, but could face huge sanctions
  
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• Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor handed back over £300,000 after surrendering lease on crumbling Royal Lodge

  09-10-2026 12:04 via dailymail.com
  
  Andrew was evicted from the grandiose mansion in Windsor that was home for years. Now the Crown Estate has announced he is entitled to money back because he quit the lease early
  
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• Sicily tornado live: Marsala hit by freak weather as holiday hotspot left in 'absolute chaos'

  09-10-2026 12:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The severe weather has hit the area this morning, with two tornadoes seen in Marsala, a city in Sicily, as one resident described the event as 'hell'
  
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• Celebrity Traitors’ Ross Kemp was an Emmerdale star long before he became Grant Mitchell

  09-10-2026 12:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  He was in Yorkshire before Walford (Picture: ITV/Shutterstock)Ross Kemp is best known for his role as Grant Mitchell in EastEnders, a man who could turn a trip to the Queen Vic into a full-blown crisis.Now, he’s swapped Albert Square for the Scottish Highlands in BBC One’s The Celebrity Traitors, where he’s overthinking every conversation, suspicious glance, and wondering if wearing a hat is going to get him killed.But, before Ross donned Grant’s leather jacket, he had a
  
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• Nebulophilia is the ‘deliciously naughty’ kink that gets women going

  09-10-2026 11:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  This kink isn’t an uncommon as you’d think (Picture: Getty Images/Westend61)It was only recently that we discovered Keraunophilia — a kink that sees people get pretty turned on by storms.But, there’s another lesser-known kink which certified sexologist Angie Rowntree says has been gaining traction on her female-centric porn site Sssh.com, and it’s also atmosphere-related.Nebulophilia is a little-known kink referring to an erotic interest in fog, mist, steam, s
  
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