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• Mikel Arteta rates Mikel Merino debut after summer signing makes instant impact

  02-10-2024 08:42 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mikel Merino finally made his long-awaited Arsenal debut in the Champion League against Paris Saint-Germain as Arsenal won 2-0Mikel Arteta hailed the impact of Mikel Merino after the summer signing from Real Sociedad made a positive impression on his eagerly awaited Arsenal debut last night against PSG in the Champions League.The Gunners fought off competition from the likes of Barcelona and Atletico Madrid in order to recruit a player Arteta had identified as his No.1 midfield target.
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• Strictly Come Dancing: week four – live

  12-10-2024 20:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Punam Krishan jives to Lizzo and Chris McCausland salsas to Men At Work, while crocked Nick Knowles is back in the ballroom game. But who will wow the judges?Alan Carr’s Picture Slam reaching a bifocal crescendo on BBC1 now. That’s Numberwang!Tonight’s musical selections include Abba, Shakira, Lizzo and Billie Eilish, as well as a reggaeton favourite and a banger by The Jam. Well, it beats the George Of The Jungle theme song. Continue reading...
  
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• Croatia v Scotland: Nations League – live

  12-10-2024 20:06 via theguardian.com
  Nations League updates, 5pm BST kick-off in ZagrebLive scoreboard | And feel free to drop Scott an email2 min: Croatia stroke it around to establish whose home this is.Scotland kick off. There’s not much of an atmosphere in the Stadion Maksimir, with one of the main stands out of commission. But the away fans are doing their best. Continue reading...
  
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• Best memes after Northern Lights brighten up UK skies once again

  12-10-2024 20:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  Multicoloured light appeared in the sky above Britain thanks to the aurora borealis (Picture: Andrew Hawkes/AP)The Northern Lights captured people’s minds on Thursday night, not least those turning to memes to fill a void left by not having seen them.Across the world, stargazers stared up the green, blue, pink and purple light show, known as aurora borealis, dancing across the sky above them.It’s rare for this natural phenomenon to be seen so far south. Usually you’d have to go
  
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• Middle East live: UN says peacekeepers will stay in Lebanon despite five members being wounded by Israeli airstrikes

  12-10-2024 19:59 via theguardian.com
  Spokesperson cites ‘unanimous decision to stay’, as Lebanese health ministry reports 2,255 people killed by Israeli raidsImages on the newswires show Palestinians fleeing areas in the northern Gaza Strip after a fresh Israeli evacuation order:In a separate post on X to the one we reported on earlier (see 9.38am BST), Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee reiterated an earlier call for health workers and medical teams in southern Lebanon to avoid using ambulances, claiming they
  
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• Donald Trump to speak at Hispanic event as Kamala Harris releases medical report – live

  12-10-2024 19:58 via theguardian.com
  
  The Republican and Democratic presidential candidates are campaigning with election day just over three weeks awayDespite Donald Trump’s claims that immigrants are taking “Black jobs” and “Hispanic jobs", government data shows that immigrant labor has grown the economy and promoted new opportunities for native-born workers, the Associated Press reports. Mass deportations like those Trump has advocated for could cost taxpayers up to a trillion dollars, economists say.Giova
  
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• Wigan v Hull KR: Super League Grand Final 2024 – live

  12-10-2024 19:54 via theguardian.com
  Grand Final updates, 6pm BST kick-off at Old TraffordFairytale meets formidable | And feel free to email LeeHarry Smith whomps the ball deep into Hull KR territory and we’re away!The teams are strutting onto the field serenaded by The Lathums, an indie outfit from Wigan. Continue reading...
  
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• Alex Salmond, former first minister of Scotland, dies aged 69

  12-10-2024 19:49 via theguardian.com
  
  High-profile politician reported to have collapsed after delivering speech in North Macedonia on SaturdayAlex Salmond, the former first minister of Scotland who led Scotland to the brink of independence, has died at the age of 69.Salmond served as first minister of Scotland from 2007. He stood down from the role after failing to secure independence in the 2014 referendum, handing over to his deputy, Nicola Sturgeon. Continue reading...
  
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• Tributes pour in for ex-Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond as he dies aged 69: 'He shaped our politics for a generation'

  12-10-2024 19:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alex Salmond, 69, has passed away after giving a speech in North Macedonia this morning (Saturday, October 12).
  
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• Chelsea star takes swipe at critics who ‘kept coming’ for him in difficult spell

  12-10-2024 19:47 via metro.co.uk
  
  Enzo Maresca has got the best out of Marc Cucurella this term (Picture: Getty)Chelsea star Marc Cucurella has taken a swipe at the critics who ‘kept coming’ for him during his difficult spell when he first joined the club.Cucurella endured a tough start at Stamford Bridge and was in danger of flopping after moving to the west London club in 2022 from Brighton in a £55m deal.The 26-year-old faced lots of criticism from pundits, but has since turned his form around and has impres
  
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• Hurricane experts give updated warning on the threat of two MORE tropical storms racing towards the US

  12-10-2024 19:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hurricane experts are warning of two more potential tropical storms racing toward the US, just days after Hurricane Milton tore through Florida leaving more than a dozen dead.
  
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• Julia Fox says she was ‘used as a pawn’ by ex Kanye West

  12-10-2024 19:41 via metro.co.uk
  
  Kanye West and Julia Fox had a brief romance in 2022 (Picture: Marc Piasecki/GC Images)Julia Fox has opened up about her short-lived, high-profile romance with Kanye West in January 2022, soon after his split from Kim Kardashian. The Uncut Gems star, 34, and Yeezy rapper, 47, were spotted together many times during their short romance, which is understood to have only lasted one month and occurred one year after Kim, 43, filed for divorce from the father of her children. Whil
  
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• Whip ruling means Cesarewitch joy may be short-lived for Alphonse Le Grande

  12-10-2024 19:39 via theguardian.com
  Whip Review Committee to decide on disqualificationShadow of Light stays on well to win Dewhurst StakesShadow Of Light became only the second Middle Park Stakes winner since 1982 to complete a Group One double in the Dewhurst Stakes here on Saturday, but the afternoon may prove to be just as memorable for a looming controversy over Alphonse Le Grande’s narrow win in the Cesarewitch Handicap which followed the day’s feature event.Alphonse Le Grande, a 33-1 outsider, and his apprentice
  
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• ‘The fear is unspeakable’: airstrikes on northern Gaza leave hundreds of thousands with nowhere to go

  12-10-2024 19:36 via theguardian.com
  
  Roughly 400,000 people trapped in latest offensive with most of territory under evacuation ordersAt least 22 people have been killed in airstrikes in northern Gaza, with Israeli forces stepping up their campaign on the besieged Palestinian territory even as fighting in the new war in Lebanon escalates.On Saturday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) renewed its evacuation orders for Palestinians still living in the decimated northern half of Gaza, although many residents say the fighting and Israeli
  
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• I just constructed my dream bathroom - it came out beautifully except for a glaring issue

  12-10-2024 19:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A designer created the homeowner's dream bathroom but failed to take into account how they laid down their marble.
  
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• Tim Walz is roasted over pheasant hunting stunt to 'woo male voters' - as critics spot glaring gaff

  12-10-2024 19:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Minnesota governor, 60, returned to his home state to attend the Pheasant Hunting Opener in Sleepy Eye, roughly 100 miles outside of Minneapolis, on Saturday.
  
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• ‘You can try weirder and weirder things’: once-mocked synthesisers enjoy new golden era

  12-10-2024 19:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Formerly reviled music technology is more popular than ever as designers experiment for a growing group of enthusiastsQueen refused to use them. The Musicians’ Union tried to ban them. Then computers overtook them. Synthesisers have been mocked, despised and discarded throughout their history, yet somehow they are entering a new golden era.A new wave of synth makers has emerged, creating machines that are more ambitious and often quirkier than their bleep-making predecessors, feeding the a
  
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• Madeleine McCann decision despite prime suspect Christian B being cleared of rape

  12-10-2024 19:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Christian Brueckner was cleared of rape charges this week in an unrelated trial after witnesses who testified against him were deemed 'unreliable'
  
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• Mum 'relieved' after predator who asked for explicit pictures on Snapchat jailed

  12-10-2024 19:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A Leeds mum has shared her relief after seeing the man who messaged her 11-year-old daughter inappropriate messages on Snapchat and asked for indecent pictures put behind bars
  
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• Disabled army veteran, 60, 'feared for his life' as he was beaten with metal pole while walking dog in graveyard

  12-10-2024 19:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  George MacDonald, 60, was walking his German Shepherd, Kaiser, in Arbroath, Angus in Scotland just after 6am on August 9 when he was attacked by two thugs.
  
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• Sick Met cop who let men rape his drugged wife - and her mysterious death

  12-10-2024 19:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Warren Arter, 54, was awaiting trial at Woolwich Crown Court when he died earlier this year, with new allegations regarding the treatment of his life now emerging
  
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• Two children killed in 1,000ft-high fireball from petrol station explosion

  12-10-2024 19:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextThis is the harrowing moment a petrol station exploded, throwing a parked fuel tanker into a residential building in Russia’s Chechnya.Two children are among four people killed in Saturday’s incident in the Chechen capital of Grozny, the emergencies ministry said.Authorities said a fuel tank had exploded at the station, resulting in a fire, in which five others were wo
  
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• Comedian Eshaan Akbar accused of 'mocking ' victims of October 7 attacks in Instagram post

  12-10-2024 19:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Eshaan Akbar wrote on social media that the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust was something 'involving hummus and sausages at a music festival'
  
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• Salisbury Novichok victim makes heartbreaking plea to judge on eve of inquiry

  12-10-2024 19:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The nerve agent left Charlie Rowley in intensive care for 20 days. He has also suffered strokes, contracted meningitis and sight problems
  
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• James Cleverly warned MPs that tactical votes could kill his leadership hopes

  12-10-2024 19:07 via theguardian.com
  Dismayed senior Tories predict second contest for head of party will be needed amid chaos after centrist’s shock ejection from race• Paul Goodman: No matter who Tory members choose, the party has a mountain to climb in 2029James Cleverly launched a last-minute and doomed attempt to stop supportive MPs from trying to manipulate the Tory leadership contest in his favour, after fearing the tactics could accidentally knock him out of the race.The shadow home secretary’s narrow depar
  
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• No matter who Tory members choose, the party has a mountain to climb in 2029 | Paul Goodman

  12-10-2024 19:06 via theguardian.com
  The candidates each garnered about a third of fellow MPs’ votes, but the fracturing of British politics presents bigger problems• James Cleverly warned MPs that tactical votes could kill his leadership hopes“This is the darkest day in the history of the Tory party: they’ve all gone absolutely mad,” a senior Conservative said when Margaret Thatcher deposed Edward Heath. He was expressing the widely held view that the party had just made itself unelectable by lurching
  
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• Celebrity snapper revealed identity of 'second most beautiful woman in world' after his wife

  12-10-2024 19:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dennis Stone died last Sunday, aged 92. The celebrity photographer took iconic shots of stars at Heathrow airport. From Sophia Loren and The Beatles to Elton John and The Spice Girls, Dennis' had a knack for getting stars to play ball
  
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• Father's fury after drink-driver sends his parked car flying through family's living room

  12-10-2024 19:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Allan Vincent, 53, has slammed the 'lenient' punishment handed down to Callum Travell, 22, who was almost double the drink driving limit when he hit Mr Vincent's car into a neighbouring property.
  
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• The Conservatives head towards a rightwing wilderness – cartoon

  12-10-2024 19:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Chris Riddell on the direction of the Tory leadership contest after the elimination of James Cleverly• You can order your own copy of this cartoon Continue reading...
  
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• My wife forgave my office affair — but I want to rekindle things with my 23-year-old mistress

  12-10-2024 19:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  He loves his wife, but still misses his exciting younger colleague (Picture: Emily Manley/Metro.co.uk)We don’t know what goes on behind closed doors, and often the relationships that seem ‘perfect’ on the surface are anything but if you look a little deeper.This week, we hear from a reader whose loved ones are envious of his 25-year marriage. What they don’t know however, is that until a month ago, he was sleeping with a colleague half his age.When his wife found out abou
  
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