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• Mike Graham filmed making ‘utterly hideous’ jokes about Andy Burnham’s dad’s death

  04-10-2026 17:08 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 PageJournalist Mike Graham has been called out for ‘beyond abhorrent’ comments about Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s late father.The Labour leader’s dad, Roy, died from Alzheimer’s disease last month, with the PM cancelling all engagements for two days.Burnham spoke openly about Roy’s condition, including how his father, who was
  
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• Games Inbox: Is 2026 really the best year ever for video games?

  05-10-2026 02:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  What a year it’s been (Metro)
  The Friday letters page thinks 2026 may be the best game ever for quality titles, as one reader wants the Street Fighter EX characters to enjoy a comeback.Games Inbox is a collection of our readers’ letters, comments, and opinions. To join in with the discussions yourself email [email protected]
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  So, two more 9/10 reviews from GC on Friday, with Ace Combat 8 and Star Wars: Galactic Racer, and according to Metacritic they’re totally d
  
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• The shabby West London street plagued by 33 fast food restaurants, 11 barbers and tacky vape shops... and the campaigners facing death threats in their fight to turn it around: ROBERT HARDMAN

  05-10-2026 02:05 via dailymail.com
  
  The last branch of the last bank has vanished but never mind. There are numerous places on this high street which say 'Money Transfer'. Along the half-mile stretch, I jot down 11 of them.
  
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• Bourbon scion is sensationally ousted as CEO after family members say he filmed them having sex at castle

  05-10-2026 02:04 via dailymail.com
  
  Wes Henderson, 60, a Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame member who sold his first company, Angel's Envy, to Bacardi for a reported $150 million in 2015, was fired from his position at TKC Distilling.
  
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• DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Kemi has led a remarkable rejuvenation in the Tories...but she MUST be ready to fight an election

  05-10-2026 02:02 via dailymail.com
  
  Less than two years after taking over a party still reeling from crushing electoral defeat, Kemi Badenoch has led a remarkable rejuvenation
  
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• Best new mobile games on iOS and Android – October 2026 round-up

  05-10-2026 02:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun Boom – a mobile exclusive banger (Nitro Games)One of the best months for mobile game in years includes Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun Boom and the best version of Mini Motorways yet.It’s not often that the stars align so fully in a single month, but the most recent set of mobile releases is a genuinely vintage crop. There’s the brilliantly realised mobile port of Dave The Diver, which feels perfectly at home on a touchscreen; a new outing for the crown pri
  
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• The Morning Poll: Do you trust Kemi Badenoch to fix broken Britain?

  05-10-2026 01:59 via dailymail.com
  
  On the first day of the Conservative Party conference, leader Kemi Badenoch vowed to be the 'no-nonsense mum' of British politics. But do you think she has what it takes to fix Britain?
  
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• White House on high alert and 'assessing options' as plague breaks out in Russia with hundreds put into quarantine hospitals

  05-10-2026 01:49 via dailymail.com
  
  An official with the Trump administration said on Sunday that the administration is 'aware, monitoring the outbreak, and assessing options.'
  
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• US military removes all B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford after 'Iran-linked terror plot' against the base: New fears over security force 'rapid' removal of planes - some of which only arrived last week

  05-10-2026 01:48 via dailymail.com
  
  The air base in England was used as a hub for launching American bomber strikes in Iran. The withdrawal comes just one week after an alleged terror plot was uncovered at the base.
  
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• Riot-hit France closes up to 500 schools TODAY amid fears of fresh violence after students burned down their own classrooms and attacked teachers

  05-10-2026 01:44 via dailymail.com
  
  Lessons will be 'totally or partly suspended' in 400-500 high schools today, Education Minister Edouard Geffray said on Sunday.
  
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• Britain's biggest environmental quangos and Net Zero rules face the axe to help jolt UK economy back to life

  05-10-2026 01:38 via dailymail.com
  
  Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith will unveil plans to 'abolish' the Environment Agency and Natural England to help streamline regulations that are 'acting as a drag anchor on our economy'.
  
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• Gen Z think babies born today could live to 150, and they're trying ice baths and 'sleepmaxxing' to add years to their own lives

  05-10-2026 01:34 via dailymail.com
  
  The survey of more than 2,200 British adults found that six in ten of Gen Z are actively taking steps to improve their health with the specific aim of living longer.
  
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• More than 250,000 volunteers wanted for major study into mystery of soaring bowel cancer rates in under-50s

  05-10-2026 01:07 via dailymail.com
  
  Experts said early-onset bowel cancer has increased 'substantially' around the world since 1990, and the UK has one of the fastest rising rates.
  
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• Fox News star wounded in Ukraine now accused of ignoring urgent warnings before strike killed two colleagues… as slain producer's parents seek massive payout

  05-10-2026 01:07 via dailymail.com
  
  Fox News correspondent Benjamin Hall is accused of ignoring urgent security warnings before a Russian strike in Ukraine killed two colleagues and left him horrifically wounded.
  
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• UK 'desperately needs mass food storage sites in case of national emergencies or war'

  05-10-2026 01:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Experts have called on the government to ramp-up planning for a possible mass impact on UK food chain - warning households can't afford to stockpile
  
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• Millions of Britons 'avoid seeing friends' due to hygiene poverty

  05-10-2026 01:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nearly a fifth of UK adults said their household had gone without hygiene products such as toilet roll and deodorant. Charities warned the findings should serve as "a wake-up call"
  
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• University professor who led secret double life as paedophile continued working despite guilt - and his bosses only found out when the Mail told them

  05-10-2026 01:01 via dailymail.com
  
  A renowned university lecturer who plotted to sexually assault an underage girl lived a double life as a depraved sex addict for years without his colleagues knowing.
  
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• The unfinished £30million eyesore in 'Cheshire-on-Sea': Work to build 'Benidorm-style' hotel complex in tiny Welsh village stalls AGAIN 'after row between developers'

  05-10-2026 01:01 via dailymail.com
  
  The White House Hotel overlooking Abersoch beach in Gwynedd was a local landmark where generations of families went on holiday, but it closed in 2004 and was demolished in 2016.
  
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• Daily horoscope October 5, 2026: Today’s predictions for your star sign

  05-10-2026 01:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Here’s what the stars have in store for your day (Picture: Metro.co.uk)Mars continues its reign in Leo today, bringing your role in the wider picture into the spotlight. Know your worth.Gemini, Taurus and Aries, you may feel obstacles are arising, and through no fault of your own your work is not being valued. Take some time for you.Tune into the relationships and connections which really matter. Don’t be afraid of letting dynamics go that no longer serve you.
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• Always read the small print: The extraordinary case of the bungling council that sold a run down semi for £395k... and threw in a school worth millions by mistake when the solicitor 'signed the wrong form'

  05-10-2026 01:01 via dailymail.com
  
  The error came to light ten years later when George Dixon Primary School considered becoming an academy and foundBirmingham City Council no longer own the building.
  
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• France names its price for Andy Burnham's Brexit betrayal... as Nigel Farage warns annual migration will go up 200,000 a year

  05-10-2026 00:57 via dailymail.com
  
  French President Emmanuel Macron has warned Mr Burnham he will have to accept open borders with the EU if he wants to rejoin the single market or become a full member again.
  
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• Kash Patel and Alexis Wilkins announce engagement as country singer shows off stunning diamond ring

  05-10-2026 00:49 via dailymail.com
  
  FBI Director Kash Patel and his country singer girlfriend Alexis Wilkins are engaged.
  
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• White House on high alert 'assessing options' as plague breaks out in Russia with hundreds put into quarantine hospitals

  05-10-2026 00:47 via dailymail.com
  
  An official with the Trump administration said on Sunday that the administration is 'aware, monitoring the outbreak, and assessing options.'
  
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• Cool! That long, hot summer gives way to autumn at last as Met Office warns it's 'turning colder for all'

  05-10-2026 00:47 via dailymail.com
  
  After almost four months and a record-breaking summer including five heatwaves, the next couple of days may see the last warm weather of the year.
  
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• A competition with high stakes! Thousands come together for traditional Spanish Castells event that sees crowds battle to build the highest human tower

  05-10-2026 00:44 via dailymail.com
  
  Held every two years in an ancient bullfighting ring in Tarragona, the castells competition sees human tower groups from across Catalonia gather to face off.
  
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• Clueless! Minister admits he has no idea how many freed inmates are tagged

  05-10-2026 00:41 via dailymail.com
  
  Alex Norris claimed it was 'too soon' to know which of the 700 criminals let out of jail last week had been fitted with the electronic devices that monitor their movements.
  
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• Amy Dowden says 'it hurts so much' as she's forced off Strictly with Chris Appleton

  05-10-2026 00:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The first star to leave Strictly Come Dancing 2026 was confirmed in tonight's Results Show after Chris was forced to face Jaime Winstone in the dance off.
  
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• Why Napoleon was truly the boss from hell - and why that might be the REAL reason he lost at Waterloo... argues top historian ANDREW ROBERTS

  05-10-2026 00:09 via dailymail.com
  
  Despite being an inspired leader of ordinary soldiers, when it came to his marshals Napoleon was a total and utter control freak. To put it simply - he was the boss from hell
  
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• 'Israeli 9/11 terrorist pilot dreamed of crashing plane into Tel Aviv's airport or tower complex and had planned to hijack flight weeks ago but didn't want to kill crew member friend', security sources claim

  05-10-2026 00:05 via dailymail.com
  
  'Terrorist' pilot Hamam al-Hammami, who attempted to hijack a Flydubai passenger plane, had  'dreamed' of crashing it into Tel Aviv's main airport and causing mass casualties, sources claim.
  
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• Former-Prince Andrew 'is bringing legal challenge against courts and police over his Epstein files arrest'

  05-10-2026 00:04 via dailymail.com
  
  The disgraced former prince has served Thames Valley Police (TVP) and the Old Bailey with a judicial review claim - understood to concern the lawfulness of search warrants.
  
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